Category Archives: Χωρίς κατηγορία

The best Sims game turns 20 today, calling forth a wave of warm nostalgia in the face of the franchise’s uncertain future

Like many children, I grew up playing whatever video games I could get my hands on, my early choices dictated largely by parental preference and what the owner of the sole computer shop in my rural hometown chose to stock. The original Sims was the first game I ever successfully lobbied to own: actively seeking […]

Hollowbody review – A thrilling PSX-style experience that remixes the classic survival horror formula

Forget all about the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake, for now at least. Hollowbody is the latest survival horror game on the scene, and when VG247 previously described it as one of our most anticipated horror games, we had good reason to do so. Hollowbody is an exceptional experience that pays homage to many cult […]

Following Immortals of Aveum not really doing a thing, some of its former devs sign on with new studio from Rockstar legend Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures

Absurd Ventures, the company formed by longtime Rockstar mainstay Dan Houser a few years ago, has announced that it’s formed a fresh studio under its umbrella. The studio, called Absurd Marin, comes with a starting staff of several former developers of Ascendant Studios’ ill-fated Immortals of Aveum. Yep, that’s the Immortals of Aveum that came […]

Wild Bastards has got killer style and ideas, but feels like a scattered shotgun blast instead of a bullseye

Blue Manchu’s Void Bastards, published back in the day by Humble Games, was a ‘strategy-shooter’ roguelike I enjoyed enough to grab twice, one DRM-free and another on Steam. More than five years later after its launch, Wild Bastards is taking things in a new direction I haven’t been vibing with. I was really excited to […]

“They blow their load all over me, then I can move out” – Helldivers 2’s next patch will make it easier to take on rocket-toting bots and gunships

We already know Helldivers 2‘s upcoming patch will be bringing with it some pretty beefy buffs to the weapons you can wield as a diver, but Arrowhead’s also taking on the task of makinbg certain enemies easier to fight. With that in mind, rocket devastators and gunships are having some extra limits put on their […]

Helldivers 2 players seem pretty cool with Arrowhead sticking stratagems in a Warbond for the first time, provided plenty of free firepower keeps coming

Yesterday, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead revealed the next Warbond that’ll be arriving in the game, Chemical Agents, which is set to kick up a stink when it drops on September 19. Part of this latest Warbond are a couple of stratagem variants – the TX-41 Sterilizer and the AX/TX-13 ‘Guard Dog’ Dog Breath – with […]

Does the PS5 Pro’s high price make jumping to PC instead a no brainer? Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that

In case you haven’t heard, the PS5 Pro’s a bit expensive. As was slapped across a barrage of rightly flabbergasted tweets and articles in the aftermath of the console being revealed on Tuesday, it’ll set you back at least $699.99/£699.99. So, a lot of peopole have been asking, is it a no brainer to just […]

Great news all you Concord players, official merch is now for sale

Great news for all you Concord players out there, official merch is now avialable for sale or pre-order. Listed on the US version of the PlayStation Gear store, you can pick up a Concord mug, t-shirt, hoodie or beanie to show your love for Sony’s hottest live service release. If they’re anything like the game, […]

Stray publisher Annapurna Interactive’s “entire” gaming staff reportedly resigns after independence negotiations break down

All 25 members of staff on the gaming team at Annapurna Interactive – publisher of acclaimed indies like Outer Wilds, Stray and Neon White – have reportedly resigned after talks to spin-off the division as an “independent entity” broke down. According to a report from Bloomberg, corroborated by IGN, Annapurna president of interactive and new […]