Two distinct sides within the same gigantic brand that is Star Wars use nostalgia to a great effect and are helping to provide some of the best gaming experiences of the year.
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Review: The challenges of porting Assetto Corsa Competizione to consoles
Assetto Corsa Competizione is aiming to take consoles by storm and it looks good so far.
A chat with Eiko about the Ori and the Blind Forest randomizer
We sat down with EikotheBlue, a member of the Ori randomizer community, to chat about the appeal of randomizers, their contributions, and Ori in general.
The troubling history of Dead Island 2’s development
Dead Island 2’s release has been on hold for years thanks to a series of unfortunate circumstances.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne on PC is finally getting its due in April
And an update on our coverage plans for these updates as they come out later this year!
Pokemon Sword/Shield First Look
If you’d just arrived into the Galar region and were given the town map at the train station, upon perusing it, you’d think it was deceptively simplistic and undersized, given the in game map’s almost whimsical nature. But you’d be mistaken. Galar is huge. Your journey through Galar starts as earnestly as in other Poke-regions. […]
Treyarch Testers Shine Light On ‘Black Ops 4’ Working Conditions
A light has recently been shined on the problematic development process of Call of Duty Black Ops 4. According to a recent report from Kotaku, the AAA shooter had a difficult development period that ended with the game’s campaign mode being discarded in favor of the battle royale mode, Blackout. The change was made about […]
Callum’s Top Games of 2018
Looking back on 2018, I’ve been constantly exhausted by how long it’s felt. There was a time I felt like the years were just zooming by, but this year was the opposite. Maybe it’s just the constant nightmare that is The World right now, and how every day is often just too much. I can’t […]
Callum’s Top Games of 2017
It feels weird to celebrate how good a year 2017 was for videogames when it was a disaster in just about every other respect imaginable. It all feels so frivolous, you know? But then, given how truly awful and exhausting 2017 was, a distraction of any sort is exactly what we all need. I’ve tried […]
What’s the deal with Overwatch’s loot boxes?
After reading through Gareth’s excellent analysis of Hearthstone, I’ve decided to talk about Blizzard’s other hit, Overwatch. Mainly, I wanted to touch upon what bothers me the most about it: the loot boxes. Like a litany of other online multiplayer games, Overwatch “drops” are tied to an acronym whose mention sends shivers down the spine […]