Soapbox: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’s Incredible Opening Is One Of Nintendo’s Best
Sheik it up.Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim dives into that opening...Despite having been counting down the days until The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's release over the past four ...
Long Covid Mods translate “real-world symptoms” into Elden Ring, Minecraft, and The Witcher 3
A new series of challenge mod packs aim to raise awareness for Long Covid and chronic fatigue symptoms using three perennial favourites: Elden Ring, Minecraft, and The Witcher 3. The initiative is called Long Covid Mode and all three mods make sweeping adjustments to the games, turning “real-world symptoms into ...
One of Tears of the Kingdom’s Most Adorable Updates: Link’s Cooking Tunes
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out in the wild for a weekend now, and fans are spotting all kinds of fun easter eggs and tidbits all over the place. One of our favorites? Link's cooking animations have gotten the smallest, sweetest musical upgrade. Yes, Link ...
Veiled Experts is 3rd person Counter-Strike, and somehow it’s utterly fantastic
I've been meaning to write about Veiled Experts for over a month now, since playing it religiously during the Final Beta Test. I've been putting it off mostly because I've been busy, but also because I'm trying to find a way of saying "actually it's really good" without people laughing ...
Tears of the Kingdom Carries on a Breath of the Wild Tribute to Satoru Iwata
In Breath of the Wild, which released almost two years after the death of late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, Nintendo seemingly included a tribute to his memory in the form of Satori Mountain and its resident Lord of the Mountain. And now, in the sequel Tears of the Kingdom, that ...
You can try the Layers Of Fear collection today, thanks to a chilling UE5 demo
After giving us a release window for horror collection Layers Of Fear, developers Bloober Team have now set a concrete date: June 15th, 2023. The game previously changed its name earlier in the year, dropping the pluralisation of Layers Of Fears. Presumably, it'll still explore more than one fear, though ...
Don’t Lose Yer Head In This Creepy PS1-Inspired First-Person Horror
Robert Eggers would be proud.If you're a fan of the utterly fantastic Robert Eggers movie The Lighthouse, then this upcoming first-person horror might well be up your street.No One Lives Under the Lighthouse is a slow-burn horror in which you take on the role of a lighthouse keeper, tasked with ...
Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: FIFA 23, Planet of Lana, Railway Empire 2, and More
May has a plethora of genres and game styles coming your way. You can hit the pitch later today, or soon you can build a railway empire, collect monsters, voyage a magical world, or we can stop here and get right into the games. Let’s dive in! Available Today FIFA ...
The Art of System Shock Explores the Development of the Game Remake
It's safe to say Night Dive Studios' remake of System Shock is one of the most hotly anticipated releases of 2023, and that release is just around the corner. But System Shock fans have another project to look forward to in early 2024 - a hardcover art book called The ...
David Gaider says making mythological musical Stray Gods was “a little bit more complicated” than expected
What can I say? I love games that have a bit of a sing-song. I've enjoyed the pop platforming of Sayonara Wild Hearts, the DIY DJ-ing in Fuser, the grungy game-meets-album Teenage Blob, and the recently released fist-pumping robot-thrashing Hi-Fi Rush just to name some from the top of my ...
