When I was young, a good storybook was like magic. Words and illustrations ignited my imagination, characters and adventures would come alive before me, and I would get lost in fantastical lands and places that burst from every colorful page. As I’ve gotten older, I still think of books in …
Read More »Exoprimal is a fun dino shooter tragically attached to some truly awful PvP
I couldn’t get Destiny 2’s Gambit mode out of my head as I hopped into a brief closed beta test for Exoprimal, an upcoming online shooter from Capcom, also known as the maker of the inexplicably unrelated Dino Crisis. I’m grateful to Gambit for not only demonstrating the normally theoretical …
Read More »The Callisto Protocol has a weapon worthy of matching Half-Life 2s gravity gun
The Callisto Protocol took centre stage at this year’s Summer Game Fest. During a cinematic short we saw gore. A lot of blood. The twisted wreckage of an ill-fated space station. A lone ranger, fumbling around on a dark and desolate planet. We heard screams. Heavy breathing. Otherworldly groans. We …
Read More »Overwatch 2 beta: Junker Queen has me hanging up my healer hat
The second Overwatch 2 beta gave me Junker Queen, and now I don’t want anything else. The aggressive tank has made my second go at Overwatch 2 far better than the first. Sure, I still fundamentally dislike the 5v5 format and the new lightning-fast, kill-heavy combat that has subsequently sprung …
Read More »A lifelong fascination with space is enough to get me hyped for Starfield
Starfield is about to let us explore one of the most fascinating and varied settings in games: Space. In Bethesda’s upcoming RPG set among the stars, we’ll be taking on the role of a member of an organization known as Constellation that is “committed to uncovering the mysteries of the …
Read More »Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – Everything we know about Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 has been detailed by developer Square Enix, and it’s now called Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The new title was announced as part of a 25th Anniversary Celebration for Square’s iconic RPG. That showcase also brought word that a Crisis Core Remaster is in development, …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 6 wishlist – what wed love to see
Konami is yet to confirm the existence of Metal Gear Solid 6. But that hasn’t stopped MGS fans from wanting it to happen. It’s already been seven years since the release of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, and the breakup between long-time collaborators Kojima Productions and Konami. While …
Read More »Soul Hackers 2 wants to turn Persona fans into Shin Megami Tensei fans, and it feels stylish enough to pull it off
The Megami Tensei franchise is having a bit of a moment. Shin Megami Tensei 5 launched last year hot on the heels of the almost-as-excellent Nocturne HD, dropping a double-whammy of unforgiving dungeon-crawling and bleak world-building. This propelled the main branch of the franchise back into the spotlight, and seemingly …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers hands-on preview: “It makes a staggeringly awful first impression”
Sonic Frontiers is the most stupefying game I have played in some time. I got 30 minutes with it at Summer Game Fest’s Play Days event, and I spent the entire session blinking and wincing like a dog in the rain, physically recoiling in sheer bewilderment. It was not a …
Read More »Who is Cal Kestis, the Jedi alive in the time of Obi-Wan?
The Star Wars canon is passionately guarded, so new characters like Jedi Cal Kestis, played by Cameron Monaghan, don’t turn up that often. However, appearing in the Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order game means he might not be that well known to those only familiar with the films and TV …
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