Category Archives: Χωρίς κατηγορία

Life By You shows off a build mode with the potential to rival The Sims 4

Life By You developer Paradox Tectonic has uploaded the latest of their regular Q&A videos, this one focussing on responses to viewer questions following September’s build mode showcase and a recent developer livestream: Now, I usually don’t like leaning too hard on The Sims comparisons when discussing a new life sim game, even if the […]

The retro king, Analogue, takes on the N64 next with Analogue 3D

After successful run-outs with the NES, SNES, Mega Drive, and Game Boy, neo-retro console creator Analogue is finally going 64-bit. The Analogue 3D is described by the company as a “reimagining of the Nintendo 64”. The machine will maintain 100% compatibility with all games from all regions – and be able to display N64 games […]

Bethesda’s Pete Hines is out, and he announced it… on the Spider-Man 2 review embargo

Bethesda’s Head of Publishing Pete Hines has announced that he’s retiring from the company. The announcement was made via a tweet to Hines’ personal account on X, which sees him ruminate on his tenure at Bethesda and why he’s chosen to call time on his career now. The official Bethesda account has since followed up […]

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: Vincent Valentine is Matt Mercer’s next (critical) role

The voice of Vincent Valentine in the upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is provided by Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer. In addition to having shown everyone the best way to infiltrate a castle in Baldur’s Gate 3, provided you’ve got a rather substantial amount of stackable boxes handy, Mercer is known for having provided the dulcet […]

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 review: The best superhero game I’ve ever played

Spider-Man is about balance. Right back to the earliest days of the Ditko and Lee comics, this has always been the case. Your friendly neighbourhood arachnid has always struggled to find the balance between his personal life, his duty as Spider-Man, the weight of his community, his power, and – as you might remember – […]

Lords of the Fallen’s animators had some fun mocaping animations from their backyards

As a Souls-like, Lords of the Fallen‘s animations will be judged harshly by players in the saturated genre. Boss animations in particular tend to get the most attention, because of the amount of work that goes into them, as well as their relevance for players going through the game. Hexworks developed the game mostly remotely, […]

Lords of the Fallen’s most difficult boss is… performance problems on every platform

Lords of the Fallen has officially been out for a few days, and the initial reception from players has been fairly negative. Although there’s a lot to like about Hexworks’ first project, not least just how next-gen it looks, the main problem everyone seems to be running into is just how poorly it runs. Performance […]

There’s one line in Spider-Man 2’s launch trailer that’s got people talking, for better or worse

The launch trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has dropped ahead of the game’s arrival on October 20 and, for better or worse, there’s one particular line from it that fans have been busy. Featuring plenty of high-octane action, the trailer also offers a glimpse of what’s at stake story-wise. As the summary included in its […]

Even the voice of Baldur’s Gate 3’s Halsin didn’t expect this many people to be this into bear sex

Dave Jones, the voice actor whose dulcet tones bring to life Baldur’s Gate 3’s shapeshifting druid, didn’t think many players would actually be open to bumping uglies with Halsin’s bear form. Jones said as much during a panel at EGX featuring members of the game’s cast (thanks TheGamer), after revealing that one of the lines […]

Minecraft Live 2023: Minecraft Update 1.21 in 2024, new Legends content on the horizon

Minecraft Live 2023 has wrapped up, and the show provided information on upcoming content for the franchise alongside word of a 15th Anniversary Celebration in 2024 and a huge milestone. What’s this huge milestone? Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies since its full release in 2011. “As we approach the 15th anniversary, Minecraft remains […]