Half-Life: Alyx has a simple upgrade system that allows Alyx to upgrade each of her three weapons in four different ways, provided she’s found enough resin to make the enhancements. The upgrades range from 15 resin all the way up to 40 based on how powerful the upgrade is. Resin is hidden carefully around the […]
Halo: Infinite Will FAIL Without A Battle Royale Mode
Although many questions remain about the next installment in the Halo saga, fans can be sure of one thing. If Halo: Infinite launches without a battle royale mode, the game will be dead on arrival. Fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the next Halo game, and have shown a thirst for any information that 343 Industries is willing […]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons: The Reality Of Island Sharing And Couch Co-Op
Last week I reviewed Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It’s always a challenge to review a game of this type, due to the sheer length of time it takes to discover everything. While I had all the basics down and a little bit of Time Traveling magic helped me figure out some of the later tasks, […]
The Psychology of Gaming: How A Good Game Satisfies Our Basic Psychological Needs
When good game design produces a good game, the result is that the game can satisfy some of our basic psychological needs. And that’s why it feels so, well, good. Whether you’re a game designer wanting to understand more about what effects your games can have on players, a gamer looking to give names to the experiences mentioned here that you’ve undoubtedly had, or […]
Why You Shouldn’t Sleep On Resident Evil 3’s Resistance Mode
Resident Evil has traditionally been a survival-horror franchise with a focus on moody isolation, which runs counter to the idea of online multiplayer modes. However, Resident Evil 3 includes an online asymmetrical 4v1 mode called Resistance that actually does a stellar job capturing the horror inherent in the series. In Resistance, a group of four […]
Why Gears Tactics Might Have What It Takes To Compete With XCOM
Gears Tactics was announced at E3 2018 alongside Gears 5 and the Funko-branded Gears Pop! It almost seemed like a joke to pull the Gears franchise in so many disparate directions, but the more we’ve seen of Gears Tactics, the less we’re laughing. Not only is Microsoft taking this entry into tactical strategy very seriously, […]
Become A Fishing Master In New Horizons By Closing Your Eyes (Seriously, It Works)
It might sound crazy, but try closing your eyes the next time you go fishing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Oddly enough, you’ll probably catch more fish — and most of the internet agrees that the unorthodox technique works. A recent thread on Reddit pointed out the benefits of “blind fishing.” When you cast your […]
Medical masks are one of Animal Crossing’s hottest looks
The public narrative around Animal Crossing: New Horizons is that the slice-of-life game couldn’t come at a better time. With folks cooped up inside to avoid COVID-19, and the trashfire state of the world, having a calming game is more than an escape. It’s a godsend. And sure, Animal Crossing does appear to be breaking […]
Arriving Today is Arizona Sunshine’s Dead Man DLC for Oculus Quest
Vertigo Games ported its zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine to Oculus Quest in December 2019 following that up with free content updates for the last few months. Today sees the first of the paid-for DLC packs arrive, offering players the Dead Man storyline. The Arizona Sunshine – Dead Man DLC narrative is a prequel where you play as Dockson, a US Army […]
FIFA 20 Division Rivals Rewards Time: When do rewards reset, how to claim?
FIFA 20 has been out for well over a week and as players become more confident they might start exploring more of the game and it's many features. After all, there's much more to FIFA 20 than Career Mode, Ultimate Team or even the new Volta mode. Thankfully, fan-favourite Division Rivals mode returns, and if […]