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James Pond: A Review

Imran Khan Jun 30, 2021. 2 minute read

It Kinda Sounds Like Publishing an Indie Game on PlayStation Sucks

Sony’s love affair with indie games seems to ebb and flow. The platform holder got behind independent titles in a big way with the PlayStation 4’s launch, but the support doesn’t always last very long or returns only when it’s convenient to PlayStation. While the publishing policies of the three…

Collin MacGregor Jun 30, 2021. 2 minute read

Sea of Thieves Heart of a Thief Guide – Dead Man’s Chest Key Location

Sea of Thieves is getting its biggest and most exciting update yet. Tied in with Season 3, the new “A Pirate’s Life” update will see this swashbuckling world cross swords with Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. Not only will this season revolve around a brand new storyline, but it will…

Nerium Jun 30, 2021. 4 minute read

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Rouses the Looney Tunes of Legal Drama

When we talk about games gracefully leaping from 2D to 3D, Ace Attorney might not come to mind. Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, and perhaps Final Fantasy dominate the conversation with action and spectacle. There isn’t much of either in the courtroom comedy-dramas. Phoenix Wright and later Apollo Justice…

Andrew King Jun 30, 2021. 8 minute read

From Max Payne to Zeus: How Narration in Games Helps Developers Get Creative

It’s a concept as old as stories, but in games, you can mostly trace the use of a narrator back to a trio of indies released around the start of the last decade. In 2011’s Bastion, you were a little guy running around as your actions were described by a…

Danielle Riendeau Jun 29, 2021. 2 minute read

Cozy Grove Critter Guide: How to Find and Catch Critters

I’ve been playing Cozy Grove every day for months now. I have quite an impressive collection at this point, and several bears have “ascended,” having completed their stories. Just a few days ago, Spry Fox added a hefty chunk of new content in the game’s summer update, including a new…

Colette Arrand Jun 29, 2021. 7 minute read

Interview: Atsushi Onita Still Believes In the Power of Pro Wrestling

[Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.] Atsushi Onita is one of the most influential wrestlers over the past 30 years of wrestling in the United States of America. In that same stretch of time—and you can go back to the end of his 1981-1982 North American…

Imran Khan Jun 29, 2021. 1 minute read

Remedy’s Control Gets a Multiplayer Spinoff and Possibly More

When it came out in 2019, Control had one of the most intriguing universes among Remedy Entertainment’s portfolio, to say nothing of the wider video game fiction in general. Since its release and two major pieces of DLC, Remedy has said that the team is moving on to their next big…

Elise Favis Jun 29, 2021. 4 minute read

The Making of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart’s Most Bombastic Boss Fight

Note: This article contains minor spoilers for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Insomniac spent the last three years crafting a polished platformer that, upon release, has become one of the most compelling reasons to buy a PlayStation 5. The dimension-hopping adventure features technically advanced gameplay on a next-gen console where…

Nerium Jun 29, 2021. 5 minute read

I’m Going Absolute Sicko Mode With Fallout and Skyrim Mods

I have a tough time deciding what to play. My backlog, like so many of our loom Death Mountains of Steam Sale purchases, gives me the kind of analysis paralysis human beings were bred to handle. At the same time, my addictive personality really ties me down to a single game…

Vrai Kaiser Jun 29, 2021. 3 minute read

Enjoy the Hunky Queer Magical Boys of Fairy Ranmaru

My favorite anime are the ones where I sit down every week and gleefully scream “what the fuck is this?!” at the top of my lungs. The sheer number of shows being made every season means that there are a lot of genre-followers and comfort food offerings, not because of…

Imran Khan Jun 29, 2021. 1 minute read

Former BioWare General Manager Casey Hudson Founds New Studio

Not too long ago, Casey Hudson left BioWare for the second time. Hudson had departed the studio after 14 years in 2014, aiming to pursue new projects as a creative director in Microsoft. Within a few years, he was back as BioWare’s general manager to steer the ship in a…