Introducing… No Man’s Sky Singularity Expedition
Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and Game Pass players have been enjoying searching the No Man’s Sky universe for their one-of-a-kind Sentinel starship ever since we launched the free Interceptor update just a few weeks ago. And before that the Fractal update brought the Wonders Catalogue and much much more. Today ...
Synapse hands-on report: an artistic PS VR2 shooter that puts the power of telekinesis in your hand
Synapse’s State of Play reveal illustrated a potent combo of sidearm and telekinetic-infused combat. Last month at PlayStation Showcase, developer nDreams used the release date announcement to dig into the story of a lone operative diving into another’s mind to avert global catastrophe, and the reunion of two high-caliber voice ...
No Man’s Sky’s New Singularity Update Is About AI Corruption
No Man’s Sky’s next big update is about AI and robot uprisings.The update, out today for all formats, is dubbed Singularity. It is the 10th major update for the long-running space exploration game.Singularity forms a part of a much longer narrative arc that kicked off in the Interceptor update and ...
Reality Bytes: Amid Evil VR is an intriguing experiment
Some games adapt to VR more naturally than others. Games that take place primarily in a cockpit, like Elite Dangerous or Euro Truck Simulator 2, need relatively little adjustment to make them enjoyable in VR. They don't require the player to move around much, and their whole shtick about providing ...
Now Diablo 4 Is Out in the Wild, the True Horror of Its Costly Microtransactions Has Revealed Itself
Diablo 4 launched proper yesterday, June 6, and now all players can see just how pricey its microtransactions are.Blizzard’s $70 action role-playing game leans heavily on in-game monetisation, with plans for various battle passes post-launch.Available now, however, is the in-game shop, which has become a bone of contention among fans.Diablo ...
Get your meaty hands on the Tetris Super Meat Boy spinoff on June 22nd
Tetris is grand, but it could do with more chainsaws. Thus (presumably) went the thought process of the developers behind Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine, a Super Meat Boy spinoff about lining up colourful meaty blobs while dodging buzzsaws and other grizzly hazards. Think Tetris meets match 4 meets Meat ...
Square Enix Celebrates As Octopath Traveler II Ships 1 Million Units
"Thank you for your continued support".It's incredible to think that Octopath Traveler II came out almost four months ago — how are we this far into the year already? But Square Enix is celebrating its HD-2D sequel today as it's announced that the game has shipped over 1 million units ...
Counter-Strike 2 Lets Players Refund Weapons
Counter-Strike 2 now lets players refund their weapons.Developer Valve confirmed the feature, which Counter-Strike players have long-called for, in the tweet below.Bought the wrong thing? Meant to buy a different weapon, armor, or grenade? Sell your purchase back and buy again (during buy time). pic.twitter.com/7KJ4WN82XU— CS2 (@CounterStrike) June 6, 2023 ...
Winnie-the-Pooh mutates into a meaty abomination in Ring Of Pain studio’s next game
Everyone's favourite hunny-yellow bear will mutate into a fleshy horror bristling with extra arms and eyeballs and glands in Winnie's Hole, the next roguelikelike dungeon crawler from Ring Of Pain developers Twice Different. The earliest Winnie-the-Pooh stories are no longer under copyright in the US, see, meaning people can do ...
Wildfrost’s first big update makes life easier for players old and new
Out of all the roguelike deckbuilders that have followed in Slay The Spire's footsteps, Wildfrost is my second favourite. The cardplay never quite reaches the dizzy heights of Spire or Monster Train, but it's far cuter than either of them and still absolutely splendid. Now's a great time to pick ...
