Deep Regrets Board Game Review: Like Bringing Dredge to the Tabletop
In 2023, a video game called Dredge hit a collective nerve with its story of trawling the seas for an increasingly horrible and disturbing catch of fish. One of the people it inspired was horror fan and board game designer Judson Cowan, and he set about riffing on its inspiration ...
Persona 5 Royal is worth the price of Humble Choice alone this month
It’s a good month to be subscribed to Humble Choice, and not just because you get eight Steam keys for the price of one lukewarm Deliveroo. August’s headliner is Persona 5 Royal, and honestly, that’s enough on its own. Read more ...
League of Legends: Wild Rift exec producer says AI slop-looking anniversary video “did not hit the mark”
League of Legends: Wild Rift executive producer David Xu has said Riot "can and will do better," after sharing an anniversary video to the game's account on Chinese social media site Weibo that very much looks to be AI slop. However, Xu hasn't confirmed that the video did use AI ...
PowerWash Simulator 2 Has You Dig (and Clean) a Dirty Toilet Out of a Town Square
Pull on your gloves and ready your hose: PowerWash Simulator 2 approaches, and so far it’s looking ultra-polished (in a gloriously unhygienic kind of way.) I had an absolute ball of a time revisiting Muckingham to correct the townsfolk’s filthy ways.In the niche of “oddly satisfying” games, its predecessor PowerWash ...
Please make the USA the villain in the next Call of Duty or Battlefield game
I'm not the first journalist to accuse Battlefield 6 of failing to read the room. The new Battlefield's single player story explores a near-future in which NATO has collapsed, a dastardly private military corporation has filled the power vacuum, and the USA's somehow-outgunned military must fight to reunite old allies ...
Random: Honda’s Pokémon Koraidon Motorbike Looks Laughable In Practice
Slow and steady.Japanese automotive manufacturer Honda has unveiled the Pokémon Koraidon motorbike during the Suzuka 8 Hours motorcycle endurance race on Sunday, and uh... Well, it looks about as elegant as you could reasonably expect.The vehicle is aided by the Honda Riding Assist system, which means it's able to operate ...
Report Examines Claim Nintendo of America Once Suggested Pikachu Should Look Like ‘A Kind of a Tabby Cat With Huge Breasts’
Fresh light has been shone on an interview that claims Nintendo once suggested Pokémon's beloved mascot Pikachu should have breasts. The interview, with The Pokémon Company's veteran CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara, dates back around 25 years, and is in Japanese — something that has prompted debate over the exact translation of ...
Baldur’s Gate 3 Dev Questions Why TV and Movie Adaptations Often Overlook Video Game Performers: ‘Why Was Doug Cockle Not in the TV Series, The Witcher?’
Baldur's Gate 3 actor and performance director Aliona Baranova has questioned why TV and movie adaptations often overlook in-game talent when casting for the big screen.At a panel at the Tampa Bay Comic Convention moderated by Collider's Maggie Lovitt, Baranova said: "I feel like it’s a shame that the video ...
After being “wrongly banned” from Steam over sexual content rules, horror game Vile: Exhumed launches for free
Horror game Vile: Exhumed, which sees you delving into a 90s computer to uncover a man's obsession with an adult film actress, has launched as a free download after being "wrongly banned" from Steam over sexual content, according to developer Cara Cadaver of Final Girl Games. Initially released via Itch.io ...
Mafia: The Old Country Confirmed PS5 Pro Enhanced From Launch — Here’s What to Expect
Mafia: The Old Country will be PS5 Pro Enhanced at launch.We already knew that Mafia: The Old Country would boast both quality and performance modes on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and now developer Hangar 13 has confirmed the game will also be ready for PS5 Pro when it ...
