One of the greatest action-adventure RPGs of all time, Horizon: Zero Dawn, turns four years old today. When Horizon: Zero Dawn first launched, it was the best-selling game during its release week in the UK, and it passed up No Man’s Sky as biggest intellectual property launched for the PS4. The game was Guerilla Games’ […]
Horizon Zero Dawn: How To Unlock Face Paint (And Every Other Cosmetic Reward)
Being an open-world action-adventure title, Horizon Zero Dawn is full of weapons and armor for Aloy to use, with the majority having their own upgraded versions that slightly alter their appearance, stats, and modification slots. Once New Game+ was introduced, however, Horizon also brought incentives for players to continue to play the game, including various cosmetic rewards […]
‘Doom Zero’ DLC Arrives For The Original Doom And Doom II
Fans of Doomguy’s original outing (much of the gaming world, really) will be glad to know that the iconic title and its legendary sequel still have more to offer. A great wealth more, as it turns out. Of course, Doom fans have a lot on their plates right now. There’s a great deal of rippin’ […]
Kentucky Route Zero Feels Like Home – For Better And Worse
Kentucky Route Zero is, unsurprisingly, a game about Kentucky. But it’s not a game that romanticizes the state or makes it something it’s not. If anything, it places Kentucky under a microscope, revealing its many socio-economic flaws. Debt, addiction, communities destroyed by corporate expansion, a healthcare system fundamentally designed to destroy the poor – all […]
Horizon Zero Dawn’s power comes from its story of motherhood
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Horizon Zero Dawn Patch 1.05 Improves Graphics And Textures On PC
Another week, another patch for Horizon Zero Dawn is out on PC. Guerilla Games is continuing to support their baby after its rocky launch on Steam and Epic Games with update after update fixing all the various bugs, glitches, and crashes. This week is no different, with update 1.05 eliminating several nagging crashes while simultaneously […]
Horizon Zero Dawn Patch 1.03 Fixes Snow Deformation And More
Horizon Zero Dawn’s latest PC patch makes snow look more like snow and also fixes a bunch of crash issues. Guerrilla Games is making steady progress on all the bugs that came with Horizon Zero Dawn’s PC port. Crashes, poor framerate, and other bizarre graphical issues were common complaints when Horizon Zero Dawn released on […]
Horizon Zero Dawn Addresses More Of Its Crashes On PC With Patch 1.02
As promised by developer Guerrilla Games last week, a new update is now available for Horizon Zero Dawn on PC, with the full patch notes found below. Patch 1.02 follows Friday’s 1.01 release by addressing more of the game’s crashes, performance, and graphical issues. The patch fixes two specific crashes related to the game’s shader […]
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition PC review – dawn of a new era
Sony’s first major PC release brings one of the PS4’s best-looking exclusives to a new format, but how much of an improvement does it offer? The release of Horizon Zero Dawn on PC could end up being a one-off experiment or one of the most important releases in Sony’s history. Which it will be is […]
Horizon Zero Dawn Arrives On PC With New Trailer
Guerrilla’s Horizon Zero Dawn arrives on both the Epic Games Store and Steam today, giving PC players a shot to experience Aloy’s open-world adventure in the lands of robo-dinosaurs. PlayStation’s last exclusive to head to the PC scene, Death Stranding, came with a smattering of upgrades and enhancements. We’ll have to see how Horizon plays on […]