Review: Nikoderiko: The Magical World (Switch) – A Gleeful DKC Tribute, But Light On New Ideas
Nik from the best.It’s now been over a decade since the last new Donkey Kong Country game released (yes, you’re that old), and while the world continues to wait for Nintendo to remember that its beloved ape used to star in a really good platforming series of his own, other ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Everything you need to know ahead of Oct 25 launch
Rejoice PlayStation players, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is almost here. In fact, we’re so close to launch that starting today, if you’ve pre-ordered the game – you can begin pre-loading to make sure you’re ready for day one. Ahead of launch, we wanted to go a little deeper ...
Vampire Survivors Gets Big Castlevania DLC With 20 Characters and 40 Weapons Just in Time for Halloween
Hit indie title Vampire Survivors is getting its biggest chunk of downloadable content to date in the Ode to Castlevania expansion releasing on Halloween.Developer poncle revealed a trailer for the DLC on X/Twitter, below. It contains more than 20 characters and 40 weapons alongside one massive stage "and more" for ...
Valve won’t sacrifice battery life to deliver a more powerful Steam Deck 2
If you're fondly dreaming of an actual Steam Deck 2, not some half-and-half OLED travesty, you should also be fondly dreaming of a better class of battery. Valve designers Lawrence Yang and Yazan Aldehayyat have shared a little of the company's thinking regarding "generational leaps" in hardware, commenting that they ...
Alan Wake 2 Gets Major Anniversary Update Tomorrow
Alan Wake 2 gets a chunky patch tomorrow, October 22, as developer Remedy Entertainment has unveiled the Anniversary Update.A blog post outlined the myriad additions coming to Alan Wake 2 in a major update to its acccessibility settings, with Remedy adding options such as infinite ammo and one shot kills ...
Sonic X Shadow Generations Review
Since this is a Sonic review I’ll go fast and cut to the chase: Sonic X Shadow Generations is a fantastic combination of one of the Blue Blur's classics and a new helping of smartly designed Shadow levels built around his own abilities, and after spending some time with it ...
Factorio’s Space Age expansion is out now, adding asteroid factories, Frostpunky iceworlds and rotting jungles
Back in the protean stink of 2013, the beast we call Factorio sprouted in lowercase early access form and began its meticulous, ravenous conquest of the emerging factory sim genre. Some say that Factorio gave that genre life, though I'd point at Dwarf Fortress as one among many notable forebears ...
Review: Fear The Spotlight (Switch) – A Retro-Styled, Narrative Horror Gem & A Must-Play
The spotlight fantastic.When Blumhouse Productions announced its venture into the video game industry with Blumhouse Games, it would have been all too easy for the company to lean on some of its most recognisable IPs for its first release. Franchises such as Insidious, The Purge, Sinister, and Paranormal Activity certainly ...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Ends the 3-Year Scourge of the Riot Shield
The Call of Duty riot shield has been a source of much debate within the community for years. This primary weapon replacement — a huge shield that lets you deflect bullets from enemy weapons — has sparked as much frustration as it has devilish delight, with critics claiming the riot ...
Vampire Survivors to get its “biggest DLC” yet, an ode to Castlevania with a sprawling new map
Vampire Survivors was our best game of 2022 and one of the best roguelikes, period. And over the years it's received a slew of updates that make it a bit bigger and a bit better, but nothing that's been mega substantial. That is, until today's announcement that it's getting an ...
