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Pentiment and God of War Ragnarok
One of the signs that gaming is growing up is when you have two games so totally different vying for people’s attention this November. God of War and Pentiment couldn’t be any more different – but expect a lot of chat about them going forward. That’s not to say they should be compared, although inevitably they will be. But with both games now gold, and almost ready to be played, there’s a good chance that Game of the Year talks…
VR Remains For the Few
This has been a bad week for VR. Confirmation, as if confirmation was needed, that it is not for the mainstream came in the announcement of the new PlayStation VR’s price. And that’s not to mention Meta’s problems. A few weeks ago I wrote about VR and it’s problem breaking through to larger crowds. How quickly that article was proven correct. PlayStation fans will be expected to pay $599.99 / €649.99 / £569.99 / ¥79,980 if they want to get…
Octopath Traveler II | Osvald & Partitio Character Trailer
Octopath Traveler 2 is coming to the Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and PS5 early next year. A new trailer has been released for the game. Check it out below along with our thoughts on the game. Octopath Traveler 2 is coming out on February 24, 2023. The newest trailer shows off two of the game’s characters and some new ways to travel too! The first Octopath Traveler was a good game. The second one looks even better! The graphics look…
Lonesome Village is Out Now
A new adventure has just hit the Switch, PC, and Xbox systems! Lonesome Village is described as a “puzzle-solving fantasy adventure with social simulation”. Check out the launch trailer below and our thoughts on the game. Lonesome Village is out now for the Switch, PC, and Xbox systems. It is $19.99 US. And…it looks awesome! I love simulation games, as you all know and Lonesome Village has that and more. In the trailer we see farming and decorating your home.…
Overwatch 2 Pass Still Doesn’t Sit Right
Like all good addicts, I’m still knee-deep into my return to Overwatch 2. That’s giving me a long time to consider the battle pass, and just how much it takes out of the game. I’ve done the review. I’ve spent a decent amount of time with new – or newish – characters. It is, as it always way, a bloody good game. So why is the monetization so bloody bad? The battle pass takes a key part of the first…
Metal Gear Teaser for Game Awards?
Within days of me giving myself hope for a Metal Gear future, some more evidence has popped up that may or may not add to that foolish optimism. The developer rumoured to be working on a Metal Gear Solid 3 remake has teased something… right before deleting it again. The Metal Gear Solid 3 remake has been rumoured for several years, and is bizarrely often mentioned along a new set of remasters for 1, 2 and 3 as well. Virtuos…
Sackboy: A Big Adventure Drops on PC
In the annals of LittleBigPlanet, Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a sad footnote. Not because of the quality of the game, I hasten to add. But because it seems so often people forget it exists. Even Sony themselves, as the PC release has been a very quiet affair. A PS5 launch title, aimed primarily at families, it shouldn’t be a big surprise that it isn’t spoken about in the same breath as Horizon or God of War. But hopefully a…
Game Pass is Profitable – So What Now?
If there has been one sign that the console wars have grown up, it’s this. We no longer argue about lists of games. Instead, we argue over corporate decisions. Nowhere has that been more obvious than in the conversation about Game Pass’s profitability. Game Pass wasn’t sustainable. Then it wasn’t good for the industry. Then it was both, but it wasn’t profitable. Now, thanks to a new interview with Xbox’s Phil Spencer, we know that it is profitable. Which is…
Overwatch 2: Bastion Guide
Everybody’s favourite bird/robot combination has returned to Overwatch – but Bastion is not as you remember him. The famously tough little robot can no longer heal, and his high damage gun is now a temporary move. In some ways this feels like a nerf – especially when you’re surrounding by Tracers and Sombras – but in others it opens him up as a very different charcacter. If the unfortunately missing Assault was still in the mix – and I hope…
Resident Evil Re:Verse Still Exists
Resident Evil Re:Verse still exists and, well, that’s news to me. The multiplayer game, which has been delayed twice, will be free to owners of Village from October 28th. The multiplayer mode for Village was met with skepticism when it was announced nearly two years ago. That was only increased when it was delayed from May 7 – alongside Village – to Summer, and then again to a vague 2022. Well, surprise surprise, it’s still coming in 2022. In fact,…