The Last of Us Part 2 is riding on high expectations. It’s easily one of our most anticipated games of 2020, but many also think The Last of Us doesn’t need a sequel, which means developer Naughty Dog has its work cut out for it. Naughty Dog is known for its tight set-pieces, incredible character-building, […]
The Division 2 "Polarity Switch" Event Mixes Up The Gunplay
The Division 2 is well into its new season of content following the launch of the Warlords of New York expansion, and now its first global event has gone live. It’s called Polarity Switch, and it adds some modifiers that will make your gunplay feel pretty different for a while. According to a tweet from […]
The Full Nerd ep. 131: Nvidia DLSS 2.0, what Half-Life: Alyx means for VR, Intel Rocket Lake-S leak
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Ung, Brad Chacos, and Adam Patrick Murray dive into the latest gaming news with special guest (and PCWorld gaming guru) Hayden Dingman. We kick things off with a discussion about Nvidia’s DLSS 2.0 technology, which finally looks poised to deliver on the lofty promises made when the GeForce […]
Dishonored–You Can Play The New Tabletop RPG Without Leaving Your House
Modiphius has just released Dishonored: the Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, which is now available as a digital edition PDF for £15 (approx. $17.71). While the physical edition is only available for pre-order on the site for the end of June, the PDF is available immediately on purchase, so you can start your campaign right away. […]
The Final Fantasy VII Retcons – This Story Are Sick
Final Fantasy VII is one of the most popular entries in the series. As such, it received a number of different prequels, sequels, and spin-offs since it was first released. The cast of Final Fantasy VII have also made a number of crossover appearances in games like Kingdom Hearts, Puzzle & Dragons, and the Super Smash Bros. series. There are a lot of […]
The Room VR Is Not A Tommy Wiseau Game, But Still Looks Cool
The Room VR has nothing to do with Tommy Wiseau or the masterpiece that was his film, but it is a good puzzle game that you can play in virtual reality. From Fireproof Games comes another VR title that has nothing to do with Half-Life. It’s called The Room VR: A Dark Matter, and it […]
The Next Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Fighter Is From Arms
Nintendo dropped a surprise Nintendo Direct Mini this week, although there was certainly nothing “mini” about it, as the presentation ran for nearly 30 minutes and revealed a ton of new details on games coming to Switch in the next few months. Among other things, we got our first info on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s […]
Half-Life: Alyx: The Most Important Upgrade Is Also The Most Expensive
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 […]
Magic The Gathering: 10 Best Budget Commanders For Mono-Green
One of the best parts of Magic the Gathering for a lot of players is casting big creatures and watching them stomp all over your opponent. If this is what you want, then green is the color for you. With lots of cards to help ramp up your mana pool, green decks are fast-moving and you […]
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 […]