Tokyo Xtreme Racer returns to the road for the first time in 18 years next week
The announcement of a new Tokyo Xtreme Racer for the first time in 18 years was a welcome surprise at the end of 2024. It now has a release date: January 23rd. It's an Early Access launch, but I am excited to drive a gaudy monstrosity on a Japanese highway ...
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is set to release for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on February 4 (see it at Amazon). It’s an action-RPG that’s set in medieval Europe – one without magic or any kind of supernatural elements. You play as a knight who gets involved in all ...
Blade Chimera’s demo suggests another rad 2D metroidvania from the Touhou Luna Nights devs
Blade Chimera is a cyberpunk metroidvania from Team Ladybug, the team behind the really very good Touhou Luna Nights and Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth. As with Deedlit - one of our favourite 'vanias - I’m drawn to it partly for the opulent real-time RPG combat, and partly because, to be ...
Save 26% Off the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro, the Best Wireless Gaming Headset
Amazon is currently offering a SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless gaming headset for only $258.99 after a 26% off discount. Only the Xbox model is marked down, however this is the best model because it's actually compatible with the Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 5 console via USB Type-C. The SteelSeries ...
Video game publishers are starting to use “anti-DEI” as a marketing meme
Following the Republican victory in the US 2024 elections, several US companies have experimented with "pivoting away" from Diversity, Ethics and Inclusion, a collection of employment practices aimed at challenging bias and prejudice in the workplace. Facebook owners Meta, Amazon, Walmart, McDonalds and others are reportedly scaling back their DEI ...
Reaction: Nintendo Pins Hopes On Familiar Fun With Switch 2
The stop-gap generation.And so it begins. Nintendo has pulled back the curtain on its next generation of hardware to reveal... exactly the thing everyone expected.Officially revealed earlier today following months — no, years — of rumours, speculation, and leaks, the Nintendo Switch 2 is, on the face of it, what ...
Free Play Days – January EA Sports Takeover
January 16, 2025 Free Play Days – January EA Sports Takeover Gear up for a weekend of non-stop thrills and epic showdowns! Whether you’re scoring goals, hitting the gridiron, racing to the finish line, or landing knockout punches, this weekend has it ...
10 must-play platformers available with PlayStation Plus
Astro Bot took top honors at the 2024 Game Awards, and we couldn’t be prouder of the little guy and his many friends. But Astro Bot doesn’t exist in a vacuum – Team Asobi’s award-winning hero comes from an illustrious legacy of PlayStation platformers spanning way back to the original ...
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – The Final Preview
The Yakuza series has no shortage of weird and wonderful games. From the serious but goofy at times mainline entries to its plethora of historical spinoffs, prequels, and side stories. There’s something for everyone here, really. Whether you’re looking for the next installment in the long running Like a Dragon ...
Killer strategy boardgame Root’s Steam expansion has made me aware that Root exists as a PC game
I have an on-and-off-again relationship with boardgaming based mostly on the fact that I have nobody to play boardgames with. I used to be part of a boardgaming circle, but then I missed a fateful opening round of Twilight Imperium, and then the pandemic started, and then everybody lost patience ...
