Dying Light 2 had a remarkable launch, selling more than three million copies in the first weekend and remaining in Steam’s top ten best-selling games throughout February. Despite early success, lead designer Tymon Smektala has no intention of resting on his laurels. “It’s easy to release a game and enjoy its initial success,” Smektala said […]
Wrestling Games Don’t Need To Be So Boring
Wrestling games have not been very good for a while, but if any sport was built for video games it’s wrestling. FIFA and NBA 2K have long been best in class for raw simulation, and that’s aided by how rapid their real sports are. American football may be higher scoring than regular football, but it […]
The Beginnings and Rising Popularity of Simulation Games
Orbital mechanics is, according to internet wisdom, the (deep breath) “application of ballistics and celestial mechanics to the practical problems concerning the motion of rockets and other spacecraft”. It’s clearly a concept loaded with complex principles and formulas no amount of words can fully encapsulate. Even XKCD cartoonist, Randall Munroe, could not fully grasp it […]
The PS5 Is Still Waiting For Its First Truly Hype Moment
The first Tanker section of Metal Gear Solid 2 was a breathtaking experience. The way objects seemed to behave like real ones, possessing physics, and reacting to your bullets was mind-blowing. This level came in the form of a demo, shipped with Zone of the Enders, which along with The Bouncer and Onimusha, was a […]
Remembering Deus Ex: The Fall, One Of The Worst Ports In The History Of PC Gaming
In 2013, when Square Enix still gave half a shit about Deus Ex, it released a spin-off for iPad called The Fall. It wasn't great, but it did a decent enough job of translating the Human Revolution experience to mobile devices, which back then were a lot less powerful than they are today. Playing 'proper' […]
The Biggest Gaming News For March 10, 2022
More news to bring you today, including a serious story regarding Sony’s ongoing gender discrimination lawsuit. We’ve also got news of a reported delay to EA’s Dead Space remake, and a couple of fun Elden Ring stories because that’s all anyone ever talks about these days. You can find out more below. Eight More Women […]
Valkyrie Elysium And Similar JRPG Revivals Deserve Way More Respect
What is it with smaller JRPG names being dragged through the dirt recently? Star Ocean hasn’t had a good game in years, and the reveal trailer for The Divine Force looked awful. Its characters were uninspired, its performance dire, and the overall vibe exuding a level of carelessness I wish the genre wasn’t so accustomed […]
Star Wars Will Never Grow Until It Leaves Tatooine Behind
If you were afraid that the Obi-Wan Kenobi series would do anything even remotely different to every other Star Wars property in existence, fear not. The fact the trailer was filled with washed out desert beige and glowing red lights took everyone by the hand, held them close, and whispered sweetly into their ears "Don't […]
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Hands-On Impressions – What's New?
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax makes its triumphant return with new ports releasing on PlayStation 4, PC, and Switch next week. I’ve had the game in my hands for the last couple of nights fighting in and out of the Midnight Channel, exploring this new version of the fighting game pseudo-sequel to Persona 3 and 4, […]
Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi Makes Triumphant Return In New Disney Plus Series Trailer
We’ve been talking about Obi-Wan standalone projects since 2017. And while news surfaced of a TV show dedicated to the wizened Force master, we haven’t seen widely-loved Ewan McGregor don his ceremonial Jedi garb since Episode III (or The Force Awakens and Rise of Skywalker if you’re counting his voiceover work). So, it’s only fitting […]