Japanese developer MyDearest Inc. launched its interactive visual novel ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos for Oculus headsets at the end of 2020, following that up with further support for SteamVR and PlayStation VR headsets. Today, the studio has announced the first DLC ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos – Episode Yamato will be coming to Oculus Quest first, due to […]
FPS Boost Is The Sleeper Hit Of The New Console Generation
The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S generation has been off to a slow start – and it’s due to a number of circumstances. Both consoles launched during a global pandemic, with the production of hardware and development of games being hindered by a lack of components and the fact that almost all major studios are […]
Mass Effect Still Has The Best Opening In BioWare History
I underestimated my nostalgia for Mass Effect as I booted up the first game yesterday. Despite simply sporting a new coat of paint and several mechanical improvements in the Legendary Edition, Commander Shepard’s debut adventure somehow still carries the same weight and circumstance it did all those years ago. Upon creating my galactic hero, I’m […]
My GTA Online role-play dildo prank went horribly wrong
I am haunted by a telltale vibrator in my digital home. I cannot stop it, and I cannot escape it. The best I can do is avert my eyes and hope that no one else discovers my shame. My friends and I have spent the last few weeks settling into a Grand Theft Auto Online […]
Total War: Warhammer 3 Devs Explain All New Domination Battles
Last month, we got the opportunity to play a demo of Total War: Warhammer 3 for two hours, during which we were introduced to Creative Assembly’s ambitious new strategy game mode: Domination Battles. These battles are specifically designed to raise the scale and stakes of more traditional skirmishes in the Total War series, and are […]
Interview: Molly Knox Ostertag on Girl From The Sea, The Owl House, and Finding Comfort In Queer Media
The Girl From The Sea isn’t afraid of being a queer story. It’s a tale that aims to explore the themes of innocent youthful love while not shying away from the messy reality of coming to terms with one’s own identity. We all grew up with misconceptions about who we are supposed to be, abiding […]
Alien Isolation Is Still One Of The Best Survival Horror Games Ever
Following Alien Isolation’s recent FPS boost across Xbox Series X and S, plus Resident Evil Village whetting my appetite for scares, I’ve ventured back to Creative Assembly’s criminally underplayed sci-fi cult classic. The first-person survival horror crawled its way onto consoles and PC back in 2014, immediately cementing itself as one of the greatest licensed […]
PSA: You Need To Play The Mass Effect Games In Order
I envy everybody that is about to play the Mass Effect trilogy for the first time with the Legendary Edition. If I could wipe one series from my mind and play it over again fresh, it would be Mass Effect. However, I’m kind of glad that technology doesn’t exist, because then I wouldn’t know the […]
Is Nintendo Switch Backwards Compatible? Can you play Wii, Wii U or 3DS games?
Nintendo Switch made its debut in March 2017, and has been a triumph for the Japanese video game company. Such is the success that Nintendo also released a second, smaller Switch Lite model, catering to players with portability more in mind The Original hybrid console can be played by plugging into the docking station of […]
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft is the biggest, best D&D book of this generation
Dungeons & Dragons is undergoing an incredible resurgence in popularity, fueled in no small part by our desperate need for human interaction during these trying times. The giant machine that is Wizards of the Coast has been churning away for years now on the game’s 5th edition, publishing popular scripted campaigns that groups can pick […]