2024 has been an uncommonly good year for horror gaming, with releases like Still Wakes the Deep, The Casting of Frank Stone, Crow Country, Withering Rooms, Pacific Drive, and the forthcoming Silent Hill 2 and Slitterhead. Now there’s also Hollowbody, an indie survival horror adventure from the one-person British… Read more…
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After previously being revealed behind closed doors at SDCC 2024, Marvel has finally released the first big teaser for the next chapter in the MCU, Thunderbolts, and it looks like a promising banner under which to marshal some of the more unwieldy characters and loose threads its had hanging around. Read more…
Pre-orders for the limited-edition PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection don’t start going live until later this week, but in the meantime we’re already starting to get a better idea of how much some of the consoles and accessories will cost thanks to a new leak. The prices don’t seem that bad so far. Read more…
Can you feel that chill in the air? Are the trees in your neighborhood shifting shades from verdant greens to crisp reds and oranges? Notice that the sun is setting earlier? Though these are all markers of the beginning of fall AKA the beginning of my seasonal depression, they are also, gratefully, signs of spooky… […]
Shirley Curry is one of the internet’s greatest heroines. The grand dame of YouTube has been making Skyrim videos for nine years, since she was a more youthful 79-year-old, recording an extraordinary 2,300 videos in that time. Mixing long-running in-game series with short, charming vlogs, Grandma Shirley has become a… Read more…
Among our coverage of Dragon Age: The Veilguard this week was our official preview of the game, a deep dive into how BioWare has avoided conforming to a single canon, a look at how factions affect relationships throughout your protagonist’s journey, and, of course, our reactions after having full freedom with the… Read more…
Many games have entered the Game of the Year conversation since Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree became a frontrunner in June. There’s Astro Bot, which some find delightful and others find disgraceful; Black Myth: Wukong, which earns its Soulslike distinction while maintaining merits unique to its ambitions; and Warha… Read more…
You can’t go online this month without stumbling upon something Warhammer 40,000-related, thanks to the immense popularity of developer Saber Interactive’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. It’s an absolute achievement in entertainment, with thrilling horde mechanics, enticing three-play co-op, and serviceable PvP on… Read more…
Hey,Connections fans—it’s that time again. The Sunday puzzle today is not quite as challenging as the notoriously difficult Sunday Times crossword, but it’s no walk in the park either. It’s a great way to close the weekend—that, and of course, fantasizing about what the Nintendo Switch 2 will be like. (OK, maybe… Read more…
Sometimes you need a little help playing your favorite game, and that’s okay. Or maybe you’re in between games and are looking for a good recommendation, and that’s okay, too. We have this week’s best game guides, sales tips, and recs for you to peruse, from sprawling RPGs you should check out after Star Wars […]