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Between Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Brothers, it looks like video game movies are making a comeback – and this time, they're actually half decent! Not to be outdone, it seems Capcom is vying for another adaptation of its iconic Street Fighter series, having sold off the film rights to to Legendary Entertainment only a few days ago. — Read the rest
'Challenge runs' are a strange and simultaneously irresistible thing. Take a suitably open-ended and pliable game, like Dark Souls, Minecraft or Fallout, impose a set of arbitrary restrictions on yourself, and watch the hilarity ensue. Whether it's beating Dark Souls with only a hundred arrows and no other weapons or trying to have sex with every possible partner in New Vegas as quickly as possible, there's nothing like challenge runs to give you a different perspective on these beloved games and a real appreciation for all these interlocking systems. — Read the rest
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the developers of the wildly popular Yakuza series, recently launched a livestream with one simple goal: Beat (almost) every Yakuza game in the series, from acclaimed prequel Yakuza 0 to the more somber Yakuza 6. It took almost 170 hours of streaming, but at long last and with a truly staggering amount of bicycles broken over goons' backs, the Ryu Ga Gotoku team brought it home. — Read the rest
A recent earnings report released by Gamestop has, well, reported that they earned a profit of $48 million last quarter. This is, comparatively, quite a step up from their net loss of $147.5 million last year. Net sales and inventory have also dropped, however, continuing the steady decline of the last few years. — Read the rest
After initially being promised close to launch, Elden Ring has finally received its ray-tracing update a little more than a year later. The patch was stealth dropped in the truest sense of the word, with only a same-day Twitter post to clue players in. — Read the rest
Triples is best. Triples makes it safe. After a few scattered teasers over past months, Season 3 of Tim Robinson's awkward, sometimes uncomfortable, uniquely hilarious sketch comedy series "I Think You Should Leave" has been officially confirmed. Not only that, we've been given a hard release date: May 30, unfortunately meaning that we have to wait two and a half months to delve into Robinson's mind once again. — Read the rest
In a bit of gaming news that probably won't surprise anyone, Forspoken proved a critical and commercial failure. Square Enix tried to make lemonade out of their lemons, though, stating to investors that "the game has also received positive feedback on its action features, including its parkour and combat capabilities, so it has yielded results that will lead to improvement of our development capabilities of other games in the future." — Read the rest
Gaming insider Jason Schreier has reported that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League has been delayed yet again, leaving it with a vague 'later this year' release window. This delay comes after significant backlash following a gameplay showcase a few weeks ago, in which Rocksteady's long-awaited continuation of the Arkham series proved to be little more than a big, bland live-service nothingburger. — Read the rest
The battle pass for Fortnite's upcoming season has leaked ahead of its launch, according to reliable insiders. While last season was themed after castles, dungeons and Arthurian knights of yore, the upcoming Chapter 4, Season 2 will take on a decidedly more futuristic aesthetic, boasting a litany of cyberpunk-themed skins sporting more neon and techwear than you can shake a pickaxe at. — Read the rest
Minecraft's previously-nameless 1.20 update has been teased for a while now, with features such as a cherry blossom biome and a lore-heavy archeology system having been previously mentioned. Now, however, there's a name to go with the number: Trials and Tales. — Read the rest
Telltale's The Wolf Among Us (not to be confused with a more popular game) proved to be a cult hit upon its initial release – think film noir set in an R-rated version of Shrek's satirical fairy tale world. Even now, it consistently ranks among Telltale's best games, although for my money, Tales from the Borderlands is their all-time greatest effort. — Read the rest
Don't get too excited! Dead Rising as a series is still, well, dead. Despite the ill-received Dead Rising 4 being the last entry in the series for now, a Dead Rising 5 featuring the return of Dead Rising 2 protagonist Chuck Greene evidently as made it as far as the playable prototype stage. — Read the rest
The next entry in the Sid Meier's Civilization series has been announced via Twitter, likely surprising nobody. Civilization has been a mainstay of PC gaming since 1991, transporting players to a shrunken-down version of Earth where they can step into the shoes of historical leaders like Abraham Lincoln or Julius Caesar, hopefully without the messy assassinations. — Read the rest
Saints Row is perpetually on its back foot, but that eternal status as a scrappy, quirky underdog is precisely what led to its appeal. It's always had to contend with the undisputed king of the crime sandbox genre, Grand Theft Auto, but that just meant it could take bigger risks than GTA could ever dream of. — Read the rest
Every so often, a game designer gets the bright idea to score a little more development capital by partnering with a real-life brand to put advertisements in their game. Sometimes, this is unintentionally hilarious, like Nathan Drake endorsing Subway, and sometimes it's downright bizarre, like Norman Reedus downing Monster Energy by the gallon in Death Stranding. — Read the rest
Hot off the heels of Nintendo's recent Nintendo Direct showcase, rumors about a State of Play —Sony's equivalent gaming presentation—have begun to swirl. Reputable gaming insider Jeff Grubb let slip that a State of Play may be coming as soon as next month. — Read the rest
After the release of its much-lauded remake of Dead Space, EA Motive is putting nose to grindstone once more. According to a recent Reddit AMA, Motive's Iron Man video game — first announced almost six months ago — is officially underway. — Read the rest
The Nintendo Direct showcase today contained no shortage of bombshells, including a look at Splatoon 3's DLC and the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but one reveal in particular had me on the edge of my seat: Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. — Read the rest
Square Enix (Kingdom Hearts 2, Nier: Automata, Final Fantasy XIV) has been in the news quite a lot lately, whether it's thanks to their baffling business decisions, including selling off long-running franchises, forays into NFT boondoggles, or its track record of releasing middling game after middling game. — Read the rest
Like many of Ubisoft's core franchises, Far Cry suffers from a bit of an identity problem. The original game was your typical early-aughts shooter, featuring Desert Eagles, hammy performances, and terrifying mutants. Far Cry 2 set the series on the path it would (attempt to) follow to this day, introducing a charismatic if underutilized villain, opening up the world, and reining the story in to make it a good deal more bleak and cerebral. — Read the rest
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