I paused to take in the surroundings as my little yellow bush plane taxied to a stop at Moloka‘i Airport. Final approach had been beautiful. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky as I lined up on the runway, dipped down below the treeline, and flared out for a graceful landing. I’ve been to the […]
King of Fighters’ South American Acclaim, Explained
The period of dictatorship in Argentina that lasted from 1976 to 1983 was a terrifying time for citizens of the country. Civilians disappearing was a regular occurrence, and it would happen to anyone who was considered to be against the political party of the government . The years that followed when democracy returned to the […]
Dead By Daylight: The Blight’s New Perks, Explained
With a new Killer coming to Dead by Daylight in Chapter XVII, there are also three new perks that can fundamentally change how players hunt down Survivors with all of the available Killers. Although the PTB has only been live since early August 18, all three perks look like they could find a place in […]
Spiritfarer Review – The Long Way Home
Most simulation games are designed to go on forever. Even after you have passed all major milestones and achieved every meaningful upgrade, you can continue gathering resources and accruing wealth. The machinery of the world still runs, even if it has no clear goal. Spiritfarer is different. It’s an engaging story-driven management sim with a […]
Gaming Detail: Sonic CD Has A Creepy Bonus Screen
For those retro-game-lovers out there, have you noticed there’s a weird secret blue screen which appears in the 1993 platform game Sonic CD? Many might not know that Sonic CD includes a secret sound test wherein you can enter a certain combination of buttons that will get you to this creepy screen containing some Japanese text: In case […]
Video games revel in death, Spiritfarer focuses on what happens next
Spiritfarer is a game about death, but in a way that’s different than most video games. Death doesn’t come at the tip of a bullet, with numbers accumulating on a scoreboard. It’s not a restarting point, with a loss of time and progress, as if you’ve run out of life neatly calculated in a counter […]
Second Extinction Team Explains Why Their Dinosaurs Are So Deadly
A few months back, Systemic Reactions announced a three-player cooperative shooter where you hunted down packs of biologically engineered dinosaurs. The studio also recently announced that players can get their hands on the game through early access starting in September. We sat down to chat with lead producer Brynley Gibson and product owner Julianne Hart about the game’s development […]
Four Promising Changes Coming To FIFA 21’s Ultimate Team
Ultimate Team is arguably FIFA’s most popular mode. There’s something about opening packs to build a star-studded team to take on other players that’s extremely absorbing and never fails to get old. Of course, each year EA Sports tries to improve the mode to keep fans coming back to this popular destination, best known as […]
Fortnite is letting Epic Games break every rule in video games
It’s not supposed to work this way. When Apple tells a developer to do something, they do it. There’s no way to make money on your terms within Cupertino’s walled garden of an App Store; if you rebel, your app gets kicked out. Sometimes the company’s limitations can force positive change. When Apple asked game […]
Read Dead Online Arrowhead Locations: All Madam Nazar Arrowhead collectibles
Attention all explorers, there are many collectibles to uncover in Red Dead Online – and we’re here to help you. After the Frontier Pursuits update last summer, players were treated to the opportunity to find hundreds of collectibles. When you take the role as the Collector, you can find items and sell them off to […]