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Is The First Descendant’s monetization actually as bad as everyone is saying? An investigation
admin July 3, 2024 ArticleThe First Descendant is out, and making waves on both PC and consoles. As it rises steadily up the most-played charts, players are starting to lodge complaints about the free-to-play game’s monetization, especially in relation to some of its competitors like Warframe. Take Reddit user Goompas, who made this comparison directly in regard to Energy […]
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Helldivers 2 might be getting a fresh hotfix with more performance fixes this week, but ‘no sulking if there isn’t one’
admin July 3, 2024 ArticleHelldivers 2 might be getting a fresh hotfix containing more performance fixes this week, as Arrowhead sticks to its current focus of rectifying as many issues as possible before thinking about going hard with any big content additions. There’s been a bit of debate recently as to whether the studio shouls stick steadfastly to its […]
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The creators of Cardcaptor Sakura once made a manga that combined magical girls, mechs, and alternate realities, and for its 30th anniversary its getting a brand new anime
admin July 2, 2024 ArticleMagic Knight Rayearth, a magical girl mecha hybrid series from the creators of Cardcaptor Sakura, Clamp, is getting a new anime. For the most part these days, a lot of you probably only know Clamp for Cardcaptor Sakura, the manga group’s most famous manga to date, but collectively they’ve put out some pretty big […]
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As Helldivers 2 slides down to about 10% of its player number peak on Steam, those left are torn as to how Arrowhead should try to right the ship
admin July 2, 2024 ArticleHelldivers 2 has been in a bit of a quiet period lately, relatively speaking. With Arrowhead largely busy focusing on bug fixes and putting out stuff at a bit of a slower cadence, some players have been getting a bit tired of the same old thing, with an unfortunate milestone the game’s hit PC playerbase-wise […]
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Bien joué! Guilty Gear Strive developer Arc System Works opens French office
admin July 1, 2024 ArticleArc System Works – the Japanese developer behind various popular games including Guilty Gear Strive and Dragon Ball FighterZ – has announced in a blog post that it’s opening a new branch in Paris, France. This office will handle a variety of work, including new IP and Business development, marketing, customer service, licensing, and localisation. […]
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A new, eyeless spider just dropped, and its namesake fittingly comes from Monster Hunter
admin July 1, 2024 ArticleThose of you that fit within the venn diagram of “spider lover” and “Monster Hunter lover” will be very excited to hear about the newly discovered Otacilia khezu. If there’s one thing that can be said about those in the sciences that study animals, it’s that they’re nerds. Seriously, there’s a whole Wikipedia […]
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Say goodbye to linear storytelling in Destiny 2, as for Year 11 Bungie plans to focus on “expanding our worlds and world-building”
admin June 30, 2024 ArticleDestiny 2 is currently in its 10th year, and Bungie has promised more for Year 11, but it will apparently focus more on “world-building” than linear storytelling. Earlier this month, Bungie teased the future of Destiny 2, where there was absolutely no mention of Destiny 3, but there was a promise that “The Journey […]
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Get ready for some Assassin’s Creed remakes, says Ubisoft CEO, as everyone and their mum starts chanting about Black Flag
admin June 30, 2024 ArticleGood news, long-time fans of games about giving up at least one of your fingers so you can run across rooftops and jump on unsuspecting guards, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says some Assassin’s Creed remakes are coming. Yes, there’s a chance one of them might be the game with all the piratey goodness in it. […]
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HoYoverse has another Genshin-level hit on its hands with Zenless Zone Zero, if this dystopian urban fantasy can find itself a suitably nostalgic audience – hands-on preview
admin June 29, 2024 ArticleI’ve made the mistake of underestimating HoYoverse games before. When Honkai: Star Rail launched last year, I approached it very much with the assumption that Genshin Impact had been lightning in a bottle — a one-off banger that I was happy to make the sole exception to the rule that I had no interest in […]
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Still curious about Dragon’s Dogma 2? Zoomer Morrowind’s just gotten a big patch and you can currently play the start of it for free
admin June 29, 2024 ArticleDo you remember March this year, a period of time that simultaneously feel like it took place both five minutes and and entire century ago? Dragon’s Dogma 2 came out during it, and it might be worth giving a go now of you haven’t thanks to to a big patch and free trial. If you […]