Since 2017’s Resident Evil 7, a regular staple of Capcom’s horror series has been the inclusion of an enemy that stalks you. Jack Baker burst through a wall and into our hearts, the world fell in love with Mr. X, and Lady Dimitrescu provoked *cough* her own kind of online […]
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Pragmata Aims to Break the Rules of Third-Person Shooters | gamescom 2025
After a period of time, video game genres tend to calcify. They establish firm rulesets that are difficult to break. This leads to familiarity and, eventually, repetition. How many third-person shooters have you played that all kind of felt the same? Capcom is trying to break the rules with Pragmata, […]
Onimusha: Way of the Sword Skilfully Sharpens a PS2 Classic for a New Generation | Gamescom 2025
It’s safe to say we’re currently living through a golden age for swordplay games. Sekiro and Ghost of Tsushima lead a pack of accomplished duelers where every strike, lunge, and parry feels supremely satisfying. Hoping to find a place among them is Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Capcom’s long-awaited return […]
Upset That Alien: Earth Completely Reinvents the Xenomorph's Mythology? Get Over It
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Alien: Earth through Episode 3, “Metamorphosis.” With any fandom, there are always specific ideas about how and why things can and should work. That can be true on an individual basis, or a global basis as the fanbase argues about “canon” – what is, […]
Project Spectrum Is Looking Extremely Weird and More Than a Little Creepy
As a general rule, any first-person game where you’re walking around derelict areas and pointing a camera at things is probably going to be super creepy, and upcoming asymmetrical shooter Project Spectrum certainly seems like it will reinforce this tried-and-true guideline. The brief eight-minute hands-off demo of this suspenseful shooter […]
Project Spectrum Is Looking Extremely Weird and More Than a Little Creepy
As a general rule, any first-person game where you’re walking around derelict areas and pointing a camera at things is probably going to be super creepy, and upcoming asymmetrical shooter Project Spectrum certainly seems like it will reinforce this tried-and-true guideline. The brief eight-minute hands-off demo of this suspenseful shooter […]
Project Spectrum Is Looking Extremely Weird and More Than a Little Creepy
As a general rule, any first-person game where you’re walking around derelict areas and pointing a camera at things is probably going to be super creepy, and upcoming asymmetrical shooter Project Spectrum certainly seems like it will reinforce this tried-and-true guideline. The brief eight-minute hands-off demo of this suspenseful shooter […]
One of the Best Nintendo Switch 2 Cases Drops to the Lowest Price Ever on Amazon
The Tomtomc Slim is easily one of the best Switch 2 cases currently available and many of us use this case ourselves. The only criticism is its steep $40 sticker price. Fortunately, it's on sale today for the lowest price I've seen so far. Amazon has the Tomtoc Slim in […]
Hyperkin’s DualSense-Style Xbox Controller is Coming in October
At the beginning of the year, Hyperkin revealed The Competitor, a DualSense-style controller for PCs and Xbox consoles. You know, for competitive gamers. Now, the controller has a price and a release month: Hyperkin tells IGN that it’s coming in October, for just $49.99. The Competitor, as steady IGN readers […]
Kirby Air Riders – The First Preview
After zipping around in Kirby Air Riders for maybe an hour, I rushed back to my apartment to get in a round of Mario Kart World just to see. In the game’s Direct earlier this week, director Masahiro Sakurai said (even if he was just being cheeky) his unlikely GameCube […]