Nostalgia is a powerful thing, so if you’re in the mood for a love letter to 8-bit RPGs of yesteryear, Berzerk Studio may have you covered with its latest game, Infernax. Billed as a retro action-RPG from the days of yore, Infernax is a side-scrolling pixellated 2D experience that would look right at home on an ol’ CRT display from the 80s. But are you ready for the super-duper good news?...
Rides With Strangers is a psychological horror from Reflect Studios, which forces you to trust potential psychopaths. Jim found it absolutely terrifying, but also extremely clever. Remember, he’s not the only coward here, Miller and Dave are worse. Rides With Strangers is a game about fear, not of monsters, but of the very people around us. Playing a stranded and vulnerable young woman, accepting a ride home could put you in mortal danger....
Riot Games may be required to pay 1,000 female employees a portion of a $400 million fund, instead of the original $10 million sum, to settle the class action lawsuit filed against the company in 2018 (via GamesIndustry.biz). The update comes from an article from the LA Times, which reports that two state agencies have contributed their own investigations into the lawsuit. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing claims that the plaintiffs may in fact be entitled to “over $400 million” due to the gender pay gap at the company, and this revelation is within the calculations made in the original settlement....
It’d be easy to assume that Risk of Rain 2 is a departure. Visually, it looks different from 2013’s Risk of Rain. The first game presented players with a series of 2D levels full of vertical platforming and pitched battles. Risk of Rain 2 is heading down a different path. Developer Hopoo Games changed camera perspectives for the upcoming sequel. It takes place on a 3D plane, featuring lo-fi visuals and a higher level of player control....
A new Overwatch 2 patch is now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch, bringing the much-awaited Season 2 update to the game. The latest season is packed with an abundance of balance changes to a number of heroes, gameplay modes, maps, competitive rules, and more. Apart from this, Season 2 adds new maps to the rotation system. So, here’s a detailed breakdown of Overwatch 2 Season 2 patch notes....
It seems like the plan to bring Pillars Of Eternity 2: Deadfire to consoles has been in limbo ever since the PC version of the game failed to catch on as well as the original title in the series. However, despite low sales on PC, Obsidian has announced that Pillars Of Eternity 2: Deadfire will be making its way to the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch sometime in 2019....
After announcing the large, free Update 1.2, Planet Zoo has begun teasing the next DLC as well. Fans already speculated that DLC was on the way, as Update 1.1 came alongside the Arctic DLC, and Update 1.2 will feature the new moss and tropical rocks. And indeed, the official Planet Zoo Twitter began a little adventure game, asking players for input through hashtags, all the while teasing images of what’s next....
Last month we announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had sailed past the 4 million mark, and it’s clear the digital juggernaut keeps on going, with no signs of slowing. Yesterday it passed the 5 million units sold mark. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was only released into early access in March, yet the sales keep on racking up for the hugely popular game. PUBG is an MMO survival game where up to a hundred players are dropped onto a large area, and they must fight to be the last survivor, scavenging for weapons and supplies as they try to avoid being seen....
I suck at DiRT Rally, so obviously that means I’ll be taking part in a live DiRT Rally tournament this afternoon – and you’ll be my competition. I’ll be joined by the rest of Team VG as I race my way through an 18-stage event live on VideoGamerTV from 2pm today and, if you’ve picked up a copy of DiRT Rally, you can show me exactly how it’s done. To get involved, just join the VideoGamer League, head to the in-game Leagues section, enter the VideoGamer event and submit your times....
Sony has reportedly decided to delay its previous plan to discontinue PlayStation 4 manufacturing, in light of the ongoing supply problems which still plague PS5. PS4 manufacturing had been set to cease at the end of 2021, Bloomberg reported today, but has been extended throughout 2022 - meaning around a million more last-gen consoles will now be created. Sony’s decision is largely due to the ongoing supply chain issues affecting PS5 chips, which have made stock of the newer console scarce even a year after launch....
Reports are coming in that Sony has released a minor hardware revision on new PlayStation 5 consoles from this week. It was first reported by Australian outlet Press Start, noting that the most recent stock of the console sported a new serial number. Further investigation revealed this new model is 300 grams lighter, and features a new screw for the base stand unit. While the previous one required a screwdriver, the new one can be adjusted by hand....
PlayStation has announced it’ll be holding its next State of Play presentation next week, including a peek at PS VR2 games. As per the PlayStation Blog, the broadcast on Thursday, June 2 will include around 30 minutes of announcements and updates. While they’re not mentioning specific games just yet, they do promise a “sneak peek at several games in development for PlayStation VR2”. Aptly, earlier this week PlayStation confirmed it would have more than 20 games ready for the new headset’s launch....
Summer is dangerously close to over, but no one tell Sony that. Even though the movie arm of the company is busy ruining Spider-Man (or saving him from big bully Disney if you choose to believe that), the PlayStation division has been on-point with the summer sales. The August Savings are a plentiful batch of everything from iconic favorites to niche anime titles. Let’s break down some of the better offers....
Updated by Jerrad Wyche on February 8th, 2020: With the expansion pass being announced for Pokémon Sword & Shield, fans are hoping some of the candidates below make it in. Though Pokémon trainers across the world can’t wait to get their hands on Pokémon Sword & Shield, there was a disappointing announcement made by GameFreak concerning the upcoming games. The National Pokédex for the Galar region was said to be limited and wouldn’t include a good number of pokémon from fan favorites to forgotten misfits....
Pokémon Go has created an eye-catching 3D billboard to celebrate International Cat Day. The billboard is situated in Tokyo - specifically, outside Shinjuku station - and features Pikachu, Meowth and a variety of other cat Pokémon. Alternatively, you can just watch the billboard from the perfect angle yourself via the video below. To accompany the advert, Pokémon Go will feature a menagerie of cat Pokémon spawns in the Shinjuku area, plus event-specific tasks and raids....
The Adventure Sync feature, coming to Pokémon GO soon, will allow players to track stats and progress towards goals without even opening the game! For all its flaws, Pokémon GO has always had one goal in mind: to get us all up off our saggy cheeks and catching Pokémon. It’s very Nintendo, just the sort of tech they wish they had back in the days of Wii Fit and the like....
It’s time for another interlude cup in Go Battle League of Pokémon Go. This time it’s the Summer Cup, so if you’re enjoying all that these sunny months are bringing in the world of Pokémon Go, now is the time to start building a reliable team The rules of the Great League in Pokémon Go apply here - but as always with a bit of a twist. Not only do you have to come up with the most effective team possible at 1500 CP and under, but you have to do so with huge type restrictions: only normal, fire, water, grass, electric and bug-type Pokémon are allowed....
A new Pokemon GO Update, 0.33.0 on Android and 1.3.0 on iOS, has rolled out to all users, though only a “subset” of players will get the brand new Nearby Pokemon feature which is being tested by developer Niantic. “We’re currently testing a variation of the ‘Nearby Pokemon’ feature with a subset of users. During this period you may see some variation in the nearby Pokémon UI,” explained the patch notes....
Thanks to a post from the official Power Rangers twitter account we’ve learned the name of the 28th season of Power Rangers. Power Rangers Dino Fury! We’ve got the logo below. Earlier in the year at New York at Toy Fair, Hasbro announced the twenty-eighth season of Power Rangers. We know that it’ll be taking footage from the Japanese Super Sentai series Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger. There had been a lot of speculation about which Sentai season would be adapted for the series, with many not sure if ToQger, Zyuohger, Kyuranger, or Lupinranger v....
PowerWash Simulator developer FuturLab has launched a new initiative that’ll enable players to opt-in and help independent researchers from Oxford University’s Internet Institute gather data for its research on gaming and mental health. From today, Steam players that select the ‘research-edition – Research Edition 2022’ drop-down option under PowerWash Simulator’s Properties > Betas menu will gain access to what FuturLab calls a “one-of-a-kind anonymous research study centred around the well-being of PowerWash Simulator’s players [that] also aims to deliver insights into the larger discourse of gaming and mental health....
