I guess 2020 is the year I learnt to appreciate the soulslike. Earlier this year, Nioh 2 opened my eyes to a genre I’ve long had a conflicted relationship with, and now Mortal Shell is here to seal the deal. I can’t stop playing this game, even when—especially when—it kicks …
The already impressive creative possibilities with Media Molecule’s Dreams have opened up even more, with the latest update giving adding PSVR compatibility. The update gives Dreams creators access to new set of tools designed for crafting virtual reality games, as well as a variety of new tutorials and creation kits. …
Despite the name, Ghost of Tsushima isn’t a game about Tsushima Island. It’s not really a game about the attempted Mongol invasions of Japan, either, despite that being the premise of the story. Ghost of Tsushima is, instead, about a very imaginary, artificial version of these things. There’s nothing wrong …
Last November, Sony’s Yoshida Shuhei was appointed “Head of PlayStation Indies” at Sony Interactive Entertainment, signaling a renewed focus on indie games. That’s come to fruition with the formal announcement today of the PlayStation Indies initiative, which aims to showcase and support “the best indie games being published on PlayStation …
Buy The Last of Us Part II from nzgameshop.com [affiliate link] In the couple of years since its announcement, there’s been a lot said about the violence in The Last of Us Part II. I know I’ve been critical of the graphic depictions of torture that were used to market …
I’m the sort of person who, as soon as I see an incomplete map in a game that gets filled in through player exploration, will go out of my way to ensure every inch of every room just to make sure I don’t leave any gaps. This is why I …
I should admit a couple of things up front: I’ve never seen a single Predator film, and don’t tend to play shooters—least of multiplayer ones. That being the case, I really didn’t know what to expect from Predator: Hunting Grounds. It’s fair to say my hopes weren’t especially high, but …
Good news for anyone wanting to try out Guilty Gear Strive: Arc System Works today announced details for a closed beta test in April, and opened sign-ups for those who wish to take part. Anyone with an internet-connected PlayStation 4 system and a PSN account from North America, Japan, the …
If one thing’s become clear in this console generation, it’s that there’s a lot of demand for customisable controllers. A handful of third parties have made “pro” controllers their bread and butter, with things like buttons that are fully remappable at the hardware level, hair-trigger switches, and extra buttons conveniently …
void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium, the latest game from htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary and A Rose in the Twilight creator Furuya Masayuki*, is confirmed for a release in the West this year. Taking place some few hundred years after humanity was seemingly driven extinct by a plague of toxic fungi, Void …
