Blizzard has had to make an understandable change to Overwatch character Zarya, who previously had costumes with a prominent ‘Z’ on them. Although it’s still not clear exactly what it’s supposed to mean, in Russia the letter ‘Z’ has become a symbol for supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Putin government in general. […]

Remakes of Max Payne 1 and 2 will be released as a 2-in-1 compilation, thanks to a new deal between Rockstar and original developer Remedy. Alan Wake developer Remedy must be one of the busiest independent developers in the business and they’re only adding to their workload with remakes of the first two Max Payne […]

Quick Links Where To Find The Ancient Obelisk (x1) Where To Find The Lost Marbles (x2) Where To Find The Lucky Dice (x21) Where To Find The Lore Scrolls (x5) Where To Find The Poetry Page (x1) Where To Find The Rune Switch (x1) In Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, the Gearbox team played off a lot […]

In Chrono Cross, every playable character has unique special abilities called Techs (or "Tech Attacks"). The term is taken from the game's predecessor, Chrono Trigger, and each character ultimately gains access to three in total. We say "ultimately" because they'll start with at least one – in some cases, as many as two – but […]

NES games have a notorious reputation for their difficulty. In a technological era of no save data and many other limitations, game developers needed to make experiences that were brief, but not unsatisfyingly brief. They were also still very much in the "arcade cabinet" mindset that revolved around killing the player quickly to eat through […]

Game Freak has been heavily leaning into regional variants to pad out their new Pokemon lineups since the seventh generation. It's proven itself as an interesting way to revisit and redesign old Pokemon, and even add new evolutions. The most recent title, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, added a lot of new variants and exclusive evolutions. With […]

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands puts you in the role of the Fatewalker and their misadventures across the Wonderlands, in a curious shooter adventure that emulates tabletop RPG games. In a journey as colorful as this, you will find several Shrines scattered throughout the Overworld, some of which will need to be unlocked. One of those many […]

There are three Jean-Luc Picards. I'm not talking about clones, evil twins, robot doubles, or Picards from another dimension. I'm talking about the three very different versions of the character we've seen on our screens over the decades—most recently in Star Trek: Picard, which is currently halfway through its second season. Problem is, they're supposed […]

We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – August 3. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Learn more about Transform 2022 We’re all familiar with devops, the function that bridges the siloes of development and operations, so that software gets built […]

I consider myself to be a pretty mid-tier Sonic fan. I’ll play everything the blue blur is in, know a fair bit about the lore, and listen to the excellent soundtracks on repeat, but I won’t go as far as creating my own OC. I’ll leave that to news editor and Sonic superfan Rhiannon Bevan. […]