Screenshot: Remedy / Smilegate I really, really wanted to like Catalyst, the new campaign developed by Remedy Entertainment and released for free to play shooter CrossfireX earlier this month. Remedy, the developer behind great games like Control other Alan Wakeis one of my favorite out there, and while I wasn’t thrilled about them making a ...
photo: Anadolu Agency (Getty Images) For a young up-and-coming NBA player, the phone call telling them they’ve been selected for their first ever All-Star game can rank as one of the most defining experiences of their entire career. Provided, that is, they’re able to pause the Pokemon game they’re playing to take the call. While ...
The moment Kirby sucked up a car in the latest Nintendo Direct, things changed. The internet is now filled with countless memes starring Carby—the name of Kirby when they have a giant car in their mouth. So it’s not surprising that after only a few days, someone has brought Carby into Mario Kart 8 via ...
Screenshot: Smilegate/Amazon Lost Ark has become one of the very few games on Steam to reach over 1 million concurrent players. Not only that, but the Diablo-like MMO has now surpassed DOTA 2 to become one of the most played games in the entire history of Steam. Originally Lost Ark, a free-to-play ARPGMMO, was released ...
Screenshot: The New York Times/Kotaku Internet language sensation Wordle is now owned by The New York Times and housed firmly on the Gray Lady’s servers. That’s meant a rickety migration for some players, but also changes to the game itself. Words like “sluts” have recently been banned from being used as guesses, and the paper ...
image: maxis The Russian government is notoriously homophobic, to the point where a law was passed in 2013 that everyone outside of Russia simply refers to as the ‘Russian gay propaganda law’. Which goes a long way to explaining why EA won’t be releasing the latest sims expansion in the region. in a blog post ...
image: IGDA The International Game Developers Association has been an outspoken critic of the culture at companies like Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard that has led to so many lawsuits, departures and firings over the last few years. Yet a report today by GI.Biz says that the group has failed to act on its own internal ...
image: Nintendo Switch owners can finally chill for a minute. the first Nintendo Direct of 2022 has been revealed, and it’s taking place tomorrow, February 9. The lengthy presentation will “mainly” cover games coming out in the first half of the year, so news about Breath of the Wild 2 might be a long shot, ...
image: OlliOlli World The first two OlliOlli games were great, but developers Roll7 have really outdone themselves with the third entry in the series, OlliOlli World, which is out this week. While the first two games had a crisp, clean art style, the third game has turned into a living cartoon, with gorgeous character design ...
Screenshot: Private Division I can’t skate. At this point. I’ll never be able to do it. But, I can (and do) play skateboarding video games. They let me live out my skater punk fantasies without breaking any bones. And soon, I’ll have a new game to scratch that skateboard itch when OlliOlli World drops in ...
