From snowscapes and shattered relics of an ancient civilization to plague-infested highrises and the Mass Effect equivalent of a gamified James Bond movie, the artistic shift from Mass Effect to Mass Effect 2 is stark, striking, and spectacular. The first game brilliantly articulates the enormous, unquantifiable scale of the universe by going hard on environmental […]
Bundle For Palestinian Aid Has Over 1000 Games For $5
Following the ongoing humanitarian crisis faced by Palestinians, the gaming community has recently hosted dozens of fundraisers. So far, this has taken the form of marathon livestreams and even a one-off Smash Bros. Melee tournament. Now, anyone wanting to chip in can bag a tremendous indie game collection in the process, as the “Bundle for […]
Horizon Forbidden West Has A Better Water Rendering Technique On PS5
Horizon Forbidden West has done the impossible and made fans across the globe excited for underwater levels, but there’s a lot more depth than you might have expected. It’s not just swimming. “Exploration is really the theme,” narrative director Benjamin McCaw said, “And it’s not enough for us to just show underwater. We wanted to […]
Cruella Has The Stupidest Opening I’ve Ever Seen, But It Works
Cruella, as a concept, is a movie begging to be memed. We’re all a little tired of origin stories by this point, especially when they’re being given to characters that nobody has ever wondered about the backstory of. Ratched, the story of Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, is the latest example […]
Blizzard Has Canceled BlizzCon 2021, Will Hold Global Event In Early 2022
On Twitter this afternoon, Blizzard announced that plans for BlizzCon 2021 have been canceled. Originally set to take place this November at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, the company has decided to err on the side of caution with the uncertainty around COVID-19 guidelines in California. A short blog post details these issues and […]
Resident Evil Village Has Completely Sold Me On HDR
While 4K resolution and HDR color are hardly new inventions, I wasn’t sold on them in the past generation. Be it because 4K displays were too expensive or HDR wasn’t really expressive enough, it took the recent release of Resident Evil Village to show me how substantial an improvement HDR can make to a game. […]
Amazon Has Acquired MGM Studios For $8.45 Billion, Now Owns James Bond
Amazon has confirmed its acquisition of MGM, the studio behind the James Bond and Rocky movies, for $8.45 billion. Following rumors that Amazon was the latest company looking to buy MGM Studios, it has now been confirmed that a deal for the merger has been struck. Variety reports Amazon will pay $8.45 billion to acquire […]
THQ Nordic Currently Has No Plans For Biomutant DLC
Those hoping for more Biomutant content in the near future will have to wait for a while as the publisher has confirmed it has no plans for DLC at this time. Biomutant may have only just come out, but you know that hasn’t stopped people from asking what’s next. Big open-world games like Biomutant often […]
Battlefield 6 Has Seen The Best And Worst Of Gaming Leaks
Another day, another Battlefield 6 leak. It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen a game that’s quite so leaky, but it’s also a stark reminder of some of the best and worst things about gaming leaks. If you’re unaware, the next Battlefield game (we’ll call it Battlefield 6, even if EA is inevitably going […]
Mass Effect Has Me Feeling Guilty About Virtual Love Triangles
Commander Shepard is such a slut. Not intentionally so, but my version of the galactic saviour accidentally found herself in an awkward love triangle amidst the Normandy when she should have been focused on putting a stop to Saren’s evil plans. But there’s always time to relax between stopping evil hypnotic bugs on Feros and […]