Relishing in the details of game development helps me build an appreciation for both the worlds of games and the people who make them. This includes environmental design I normally take for granted, like a game’s day-to-night cycle. While time of day can often influence how I play a game, I rarely stop and pause […]
Varjo Teases 'Varjo For All' Message Ahead Of New Reveal
Ahead of an announcement this Thursday, high-end headset maker Varjo is teasing the message ‘Varjo For All’. That phrase was hidden in a teaser video the company posted on its Twitter account this week. Reddit user r448191 spotted the message (thanks to Max Larsson for the tip) amongst a stream of jumbled letters, and we’ve […]
League of Legends has a new song and animated hype video for Worlds 2021
The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is about to begin, but first, Riot is kicking off the event with another new song and animated video featuring many of the world’s best pro players. This time around the track is called “Burn it All Down” by the synth-pop band Pvris, while the video was created […]
Diablo 4 has a new game director
Joe Shely is the new game director of Diablo 4, Blizzard Entertainment revealed Thursday. Shely replaces former Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, who exited Blizzard in August in the wake of a lawsuit against the company alleging a toxic workplace environment that subjected female employees to gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Shely has been […]
Here's A Poffin-Flavored Look At Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl arrive in November, and if you haven’t decided whether or not to revisit this remade adventure through the Sinnoh region, a new gameplay trailer makes another case for your Poké-dollars. The trailer shows off the Pokétch, an all-purpose app device that, among other things, can find hidden items and […]
SMOORE Wins a 2021 MUSE Design Award for its Disposable Vape TA15
SHENZHEN, China–(BUSINESS WIRE)–October 13, 2021– SMOORE, a global leader in offering vaping technology solutions, today announced that its flagship tech brand, FEELM, has received a gold award in the product design category of 2021 MUSE Design Awards for its ultra-slim disposable vape with ceramic coil, TA15. Moreover, FEELM is the only brand winning 2021 MUSE […]
Metroid Dread has a game-breaking bug — here’s how to fix it
It could happen to you: Metroid Dread has a game-breaking bug near its ending that will result in the game force-quitting with the message, “The software was closed because an error occurred.” But don’t worry. Nintendo has released a workaround for any players facing this problem, which the company also plans to fix in an […]
NBA 2K22 makes being a selfish jerk a worthwhile career choice
Football or baseball, Formula 1 or soccer, you can count on me to be a nice guy. It’s how I’d prefer to think of myself, after all. In the role-playing choices offered by franchises like MLB The Show, or in the narratives of Madden NFL’s Longshot or FIFA’s The Journey, I’ve always taken the high […]
In Unsighted, You Must Save A City Of Robots From Transforming Into Monsters In Real-Time
Unsighted is a sci-fi top-down action-adventure game that transports players to the robot-ruled world of Arcadia. In this land, humanoid automatons have been blessed with sentience thanks to an energy source called Anima. Unfortunately, this fuel is running out, and when it does, the machines will devolve into mindless killers called Unsighted. As the automaton Alma, […]
Virtual Boy Wario Land is a painful, nostalgic experience
The unimaginatively titled Virtual Boy Wario Land could be considered Wario’s first true standalone game. Wario Land released first for the Game Boy in 1994, but it featured the subtitle “Super Mario Land 3” to not scare off anyone unsure about controlling Super Mario Land 2’s antagonist. There are no such qualifiers for Virtual Boy […]