Whatever you might think is currently undermining the difficulty of Elden Ring, it’s clearly doing a terrible job of it. Does magic make the game too easy? Evidently not; patch 1.04 just buffed the pants off dozens of spells. Maybe it’s colossal weapons with their high stagger and long reach? …
Read More »Switch Sports is more iteration than innovation, but thats not a bad thing
How do you top one of the most played video games of all time? Apparently, for Nintendo the answer was simple – you stick to the script. While the world has changed dramatically since 2006, based on our hands-on, Nintendo’s approach to sports hasn’t. Enter the slick but familiar-feeling, Switch …
Read More »I hope Starfield uses its companions to breathe life into Bethesdas new universe
Nothing brings a virtual setting to life quite like its inhabitants. In so many sprawling, open-world RPGs, it’s the companions you meet along the way who make them feel truly alive. They’re the NPCs who can contextualize the traditions, history, and belief systems of fictional settings, and make you feel …
Read More »Why I chose to replay Kingdom Hearts 3 on the series’ 20th anniversary
Dusting off my copy of Kingdom Hearts 3 isn’t exactly out of character for me, but I’ve recently felt a real urge to return. Whether it’s because this week marks the series’ 20th anniversary, or because I wanted to find comfort in revisiting something familiar, I decided to replay the …
Read More »Git gud? The most popular Elden Ring mods suggest players dont care
Elden Ring main bosses kicking your backside? Git gud, mate. Stressed while soldiering through Leyndell? Git gud, mate. Struggling with the fact the final stretch of Elden Ring makes the first 100 hours look like a vacation? Git gud, mate. Big yawn. It seems the further players wade into the …
Read More »Warzone Season 2 Reloaded sets a high bar for future updates
Warzone Season 2 Reloaded is one helluva update. While Call of Duty: Warzone’s mid-season updates are usually reserved for a new mode, a new POI, and weapon adjustments, Season 2 Reloaded is offering up changes worthy of an entirely new season. Activision could have pitched this as Warzone Season 3 …
Read More »Ghostwire Tokyos real horror is in its human stories
Usually, horror games get their kicks through jump scares, with horrific beasts that’ll haunt your nightmares, or in causing the player physical pain (digitally, of course). While Ghostwire: Tokyo has its fair share of harrowing things, from tall suited businessmen with sacks for faces to creepy little girls in yellow …
Read More »Rebirth Resurgence Solos is the most fun Ive had with Warzone in a long time
It’s only taken 15 months, but Call of Duty: Warzone‘s Rebirth Island has finally received its first solo playlist. Oh, and it’s freaking awesome too. Rebirth Resurgence Solos arrives as part of Warzone Pacific Season 2 Reloaded, a stim shot to the arm of the game’s most criminally underdeveloped map …
Read More »Trek to Yomi is a smart, stylish, and patient Samurai revenge saga
One minute, Trek to Yomi has me crossing swords with my Sensei in a quiet village dojo. The next, it has me sprinting towards a burning building on the other side of town, dashing through bustling street markets, and making frantic shortcuts through Edo-era architecture to fight by my master’s …
Read More »Have You Tried… the cute Elden Ring, Tunic?
It’s not often that I’ve spent the majority of my time with a game with my eyes half on a Discord of fellow journalists unraveling a game’s mysteries. But with Tunic, I became obsessed with watching our minds come together to figure out what lurks between the pages of its …
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