Diablo 2 remaster arrives September 23rd

HomeNewsDiablo II: Resurrected Diablo 2 remaster arrives September 23rdI’ll see YOU on the Blood Moor I’ll see YOU on the Blood Moor Reader dear, you have three months to put your life in order and prepare to revert to a larval state of Nightmare Baal runs. Blizzard today confirmed thatDiablo II Resurrected, the remaster of their fantastic action-RPG from the year 2000, will launch on September 23rd. I’ll see YOU on the Blood Moor....

June 13, 2021 · 2 min · 251 words · Brian Nguyen

Every game from the Xbox and Bethesda showcase at E3 2021

HomeFeatures Every game from the Xbox and Bethesda showcase at E3 2021Get yer new Arkane game reveal, Forza Horizon and Starfield trailer right here! Get yer new Arkane game reveal, Forza Horizon and Starfield trailer right here! E3 2021 is the first E3 since Xbox acquired Bethesda and shuffled the studio into its deck of game assets. Accordingly, tonight’s Xbox E3 livestream was in fact an Xbox and Bethesda Showcase. Twice the game content!...

June 13, 2021 · 9 min · 1821 words · Nicholas Collins

Expect, just, a tidal wave of rats in next year's A Plague Tale: Requiem

HomeNewsA Plague Tale: Requiem Expect, just, a tidal wave of rats in next year’s A Plague Tale: RequiemSequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence, the adventures of Hugo the Rat Boy Sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence, the adventures of Hugo the Rat Boy Who could forget dear Rat Boy? As revealed at the Xbox and Bethsda E3 2021, next year brings usA Plague Tale: Requiem, the further adventures of rat-whispererHugoand his sling-wielding sister Amicia....

June 13, 2021 · 2 min · 307 words · Jonathan Sweeney

Far: Changing Tides is a seabound follow-up to Far: Lone Sails

HomeNews Far: Changing Tides is a seabound follow-up to Far: Lone SailsSwap your rickety sandship for a scrappy sailboat Swap your rickety sandship for a scrappy sailboat Okomotive, the makers ofFar: Lone Sails, have announced their next game is moving away from sandy deserts and getting into the sea.Far: Changing Tidesis an exploration game where you’re stuck on an abandoned ship in the middle of a drowned world, searching for safety....

June 13, 2021 · 5 min · 961 words · April Leon

Final Fantasy 1-6 Pixel Remasters might finally give us good versions

HomeNews Final Fantasy 1-6 Pixel Remasters might finally give us good versionsAfter all these ugly mobile ports After all these ugly mobile ports After spending several years making vintageFinal Fantasygames look worse with remastered re-releases toting blurry graphics and ugly menus, Square Enix might give people what they actually wanted in the first place. During their E3 showcase today, Squeenix announced a “Pixel Remaster” series of Final Fantasies I through VI....

June 13, 2021 · 5 min · 907 words · Tracy Dennis

Grounded is adding the mother of all spiders in its June update

HomeNewsGrounded Grounded is adding the mother of all spiders in its June updateDid we really NEED a bigger spider? Did we really NEED a bigger spider? Obsidian’s Honey I Shrunk TheKids-like survival gameGroundedhas many wonderful creatures, including some excellentants that Sin said she would die for. Unfortunately, it also has terrifying spiders, and the developers thought it would be a good idea to add an even bigger one. The game’s Shroom & Doom update drops on June 30th, bringing with it new mushroomy structures, and the Broodmother....

June 13, 2021 · 5 min · 972 words · Cody Morris

Halo Infinite launches this holiday season, with a new tamagotchi friend

HomeNewsHalo Infinite Halo Infinite launches this holiday season, with a new tamagotchi friendBecause Master Chef’s old cyberbabe is stuck inside Bing Because Master Chef’s old cyberbabe is stuck inside Bing Microsoft had saidHalo Infinitewould finally launch this year, and they’re cutting it close. They announced today that Hinfinite will arrive this holiday season (November, that usually means) with the first season of its free-to-play multiplayer and its not-free story campaign. The campaign continues the adventures of Torode-117, the Master Chef, with the fight againsta spacegorilla who cuts a mean WWE promo....

June 13, 2021 · 5 min · 948 words · Joshua Jones

I am surprisingly hyped for Ubisoft's Avatar: Horizon Zero Catpeople game

HomeFeaturesAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora I am surprisingly hyped for Ubisoft’s Avatar: Horizon Zero Catpeople gameI want to fly the big-chinned pterodactyl I want to fly the big-chinned pterodactyl I thought that the 2009 film Avatar, of big blue cat people fame, was a bit underwhelming. Speaking as a massive speculative exobiology nerd (which is to say I think theoretical aliens are well cool), I found it baffling that with a budget of 237 million big ones and a brief of “create a convincing alien planet”, they couldn’t have let their brains rip just alittlebit harder....

June 13, 2021 · 3 min · 593 words · Nicholas Frank

Just Cause developers announce co-op smuggling game Contraband

HomeNewsContraband Just Cause developers announce co-op smuggling game ContrabandSet in a 1970s “smuggler’s paradise” Set in a 1970s “smuggler’s paradise” “In Contraband, players will take on the roles of smugglers exploring the fictional Southeast Asian world of 1970s Bayan,“the devs say. Contraband – Official Announce Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube Contraband – Official Announce Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 In the trailer we see some sweeping shots of smuggling prep, complete with maps and a picture of an ornate locked box with some annotation that says: “FIRE PROOF SAFE....

June 13, 2021 · 2 min · 220 words · Jocelyn Salazar

Life Is Strange: True Colours trailer shows empathy superpowers in action

HomeNews Life Is Strange: True Colours trailer shows empathy superpowers in actionA power I don’t think I’d want A power I don’t think I’d want Normally, when I watch shows or play games with superheroes in, I always end up thinking about how cool it’d be to have their powers, but I don’t get that with Life Is Strange. In the latest trailer forLife Is Strange: True Colours, we see new character Alex Chen putting her empathy abilities to the test....

June 13, 2021 · 2 min · 338 words · Jessica Moore

Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting a free Top Gun expansion this autumn

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting a free Top Gun expansion this autumnIt’s a lovely day on the planet and you are the killer of Goose It’s a lovely day on the planet and you are the killer of Goose The larger part of theMicrosoft Flight Simulatorannouncement at tonight’s Microsoft E3 showcase was that it’s coming to Xbox Series X|S. There was a brief glimpse of something for us at the end of the trailer, though: there’s a free expansoin coming later this year to tie-in with Top Gun: Maverick....

June 13, 2021 · 5 min · 950 words · Tony Davis

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 looks to be another ray tracing showcase in its new E3 2021 trailer

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 looks to be another ray tracing showcase in its new E3 2021 trailerIt’s arriving on PC on April 28th 2022 It’s arriving on PC on April 28th 2022 The focus was definitely on the action we’ll be seeing inStalker 2, rather than its immersive sim elements, so we’ll have to see how the rest of the game plays once we get a bit closer to launch. Still, there look to be plenty of horrors lurking in the dark, as we also got a glimpse of some of the mutants we’ll be facing as well....

June 13, 2021 · 1 min · 139 words · Michael Hernandez

The Outer Worlds 2 announced, vaguely

HomeNews The Outer Worlds 2 announced, vaguelyDon’t say Outer Wilds 2, don’t say Outer Wilds 2, don’t say Outer Wilds 2 Don’t say Outer Wilds 2, don’t say Outer Wilds 2, don’t say Outer Wilds 2 Microsoft today announcedThe Outer Worlds 2and I for one will be delighted to probe the many mysteries of another solar system stuck in a time loo- oh god damn it,not again. Right, right, notOuter Wilds, it’s Outer Worlds, the Obsidian Entertainment RPG that’s kinda like a space version ofFallout: New Vegas....

June 13, 2021 · 5 min · 864 words · Jason Brooks