Recent comments from Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino have suggested PlayStation may move towards more hybrid, Switch-like consoles in the future to match modern on-the-go players. Speaking to Famitsu in a special interview marking the Japanese game magazine’s 40th anniversary, Nishino briefly touched upon future Sony hardware. In reference […]
Mario 64’s Bob-omb Battlefield Is Gaming’s Most Important 3D Platforming Level
“Art of the Level” rarely gets this literal. Bob-omb Battlefield is a masterpiece within a masterpiece that established a new grammar for 3D movement and invoked a sense of storytelling within traditionally wordless worlds. The first challenge course of Super Mario 64 is a dense possibility space with precisely-tailored progress […]
Mario 64’s Bob-omb Battlefield Is Gaming’s Most Important 3D Platforming Level
“Art of the Level” rarely gets this literal. Bob-omb Battlefield is a masterpiece within a masterpiece that established a new grammar for 3D movement and invoked a sense of storytelling within traditionally wordless worlds. The first challenge course of Super Mario 64 is a dense possibility space with precisely-tailored progress […]
Official Tekken Cartoon Teaser Re-Imagines Classic Fighting Game Characters With Toy-Like Visuals
Bandai Namco has re-imagined classic fighting game characters like Kazuya and Kuma in the first teaser for a Tekken cartoon. Officially stylized as “TEKKEN! CARTOON,” the minute-and-a-half-long trailer mixes live action and animated elements to reveal an unexpected offshoot for the publisher’s long-running fighting game series. Just five characters – […]
Official Tekken Cartoon Teaser Re-Imagines Classic Fighting Game Characters With Toy-Like Visuals
Bandai Namco has re-imagined classic fighting game characters like Kazuya and Kuma in the first teaser for a Tekken cartoon. Officially stylized as “TEKKEN! CARTOON,” the minute-and-a-half-long trailer mixes live action and animated elements to reveal an unexpected offshoot for the publisher’s long-running fighting game series. Just five characters – […]
Steam’s Summer Sale Is Live – Save on Resident Evil Requiem, Baldur’s Gate 3, and More PC Games
Today may be the last day of Amazon Prime Day, but summer sales aren’t done just yet. Steam is here to keep the party going with some awesome discounts for PC players as part of its big Summer Sale, including price cuts on Resident Evil Requiem, Baldur’s Gate 3, Dispatch, […]
Cape Fear Episode 5 Recap and Review – 'Faith'
Spoilers below for Episode 5 of Cape Fear. New episodes stream every Friday on Apple TV. Things are getting weird on Cape Fear. Like, really weird. Five episodes in and Apple TV’s creepy, moody thriller seems to know where it’s going, but insists on taking its sweet time getting there, […]
IGN Poll Reveals 70% Plan to Buy the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition Over the Standard Edition, Which Begs the Question: Is GTA 6 Effectively the First $100 Video Game?
Earlier this week, IGN ran a poll asking you which edition of GTA 6 you planned to buy: the $80 Standard Edition, or the $100 Ultimate Edition. Well, after thousands of respondents, the results are in — and they might come as a surprise to some. Rockstar has confirmed $79.99 […]
IGN Poll Reveals 70% Plan to Buy the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition Over the Standard Edition, Which Begs the Question: Is GTA 6 Effectively the First $100 Video Game?
Earlier this week, IGN ran a poll asking you which edition of GTA 6 you planned to buy: the $80 Standard Edition, or the $100 Ultimate Edition. Well, after thousands of respondents, the results are in — and they might come as a surprise to some. Rockstar has confirmed $79.99 […]
‘I Torture Myself Over Every Last Detail’ — Stardew Valley Creator ConcernedApe Says He’s ‘Still Here, Still Grinding’ on Haunted Chocolatier
Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe has reassured fans that he’s still working on his next game, Haunted Chocolatier, and explained why it’s taking so long. ConcernedApe, real name Eric Barone, announced Haunted Chocolatier back in 2021, but amid ongoing work on his phenomenally successful Stardew Valley, progress on the follow-up has […]