Speedrunning video games is a time-honored tradition, and this is especially true when it comes to retro titles. Nintendo is getting in on the trend with a fairly bizarre forthcoming Switch game called Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, which d…
Continue reading "Nintendo just revealed a NES speedrunning collection inspired by an ultra-rare 1990 cartridge"Linking to a random third-party account when you just want to play a video game you paid for is truly annoying and, honestly, keeps me from even launching certain games by certain publishers who shall remain nameless. Helldivers 2 players are experienc…
Continue reading "Helldivers 2 PC players suddenly have to link to a PSN account and they’re not being chill about it"Sony just announced an interesting feature coming to the PS5 that should streamline the whole process of wrangling people into a multiplayer game. The new tool will let you invite people into a game even when they aren’t at a console or using the PlayS…
Continue reading "PS5 update will let you invite people to multiplayer games through your smartphone’s apps"The bad news? It’s the beginning of the month, so rent is due. The good news? Sony just revealed the PlayStation Plus games lineup for May, and there are some serious standouts. The lineup includes Ghostrunner 2, Tunic, Destiny 2: Lightfall and EA Spor…
Continue reading "May’s PlayStation Plus games include Ghostrunner 2 and the modern classic Tunic"One of the main reasons it has been difficult to recommend the $500 Quest 3 VR headset over the $200 Quest 2 is a lack of exclusive titles, as most games have to support both models. This means we haven’t really seen the power of the Quest 3 yet, but t…
Continue reading "Batman: Arkham Shadow is the first big exclusive VR game for the Quest 3"The surreal puzzle game Lorelei and the Laser Eyes hits the Nintendo Switch and PC on May 16, as revealed at Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase event. This is a big deal, as the game’s being developed by Simogo, the company behind the mind-blowing adventu…
Continue reading "Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, by Sayonara Wild Hearts devs, comes out on May 19"How many of you had “sequel to a game from 1982” on your Nintendo Indie World Showcase bingo card? If so, you just won big. Yars Rising is a modern metroidvania take on the Atari 2600 classic Yars’ Revenge, and all it took was 42 short years to reach f…
Continue reading "Yars Rising revives a 40-year-old Atari game as a modern metroidvania"After the massive success of Stray, the world has been crying out for another big game about cats. Well, our pleas have been answered. The cozy cat sim Little Kitty, Big City will be available for download on May 9 for multiple platforms, including the…
Continue reading "Cozy cat sim Little Kitty, Big City arrives for consoles and PCs on May 9"Ubisoft’s online-only racing game The Crew stopped being operable on April 1. Some users are reporting, however, that things have gone a bit further. They say that the company actually reached into Ubisoft Connect accounts and revoked the license to ac…
Continue reading "Ubisoft is deleting The Crew from players’ libraries, reminding us we own nothing"Electronic Arts just raised the price of its EA Play subscription service. The standard EA Play tier increased from $5 per month to $6 per month, while the annual fee rose to $40 from $30. These updated prices also impact premium EA Play Pro subscripti…
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