Audio player loading… Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin has described Elden Ring as a “landmark megahit” following the game’s release and said he feels “honored” to have contributed to the game’s backstory and world-building. Writing on his personal blog, Martin praised developer FromSoftware and director Hidetaka Miyazaki for their work on the
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If you’re looking for games you can play on a low-end PC or laptop, you’ve come to the right place. This is ExtremeTech’s staff-nominated list of favorite games that will play well, even if your PC is old enough to run for president, with the computing power of a potato. You shouldn’t have to give
I have to confess that I am waiting for the minutes to tick down to the end of my shift, because Far: Changing Tides is out today and I want nothing more than to take a rickety old sailboat out for an atmospheric glide across the seas. I can already smell the grease and the
In addition to unlocking online multiplayer and monthly bonus games, PS Plus subscribers also gain access to deeper discounts in the current PS Store sale. The “Big in Japan” sale is now on, featuring a number of great time-limited deals. Unfortunately, it’s tough to sort out the PS Plus discounts from the normal sale prices. Helpfully, this
Hello everyone – I’m Matt Walker, director of production at Camouflaj, Inc. – and I’m happy to announce that after a long wait, République: Anniversary Edition is finally releasing on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR on March 10! Play Video République started out in 2011 as a true passion project of Ryan Payton’s – veteran
For any enthusiasts following Elden Ring’s entire development process, it can still be pretty easy to forget that George R.R. Martin lent his talent to the game’s central plot. From Software’s titles are synonymous with emergent storytelling – predominantly found in gameplay interactions – and periphery beats discovered within the flavor text of equippable gear and other
Since the beginning, Gran Turismo have always offered an experience where it goes beyond just racing. Staying true in being ‘The Real Driving SImulator’, GT really lets you express your innate love of cars be it through racing, collecting, tuning, photography, or simply just driving. Regardless of your background, everyone who has played GT have
Image: Nintendo Life / Damien McFerran Nintendo has just announced that ‘Missions’ and ‘Rewards’ have been added to Nintendo Switch Online. These elements can be accessed by navigating to the NSO icon on your Switch home screen then selecting the ‘Missions & Rewards’ section. Here, you’ll find a list of available missions, which are related
Far: Changing Tides reviewed by Tom Marks on PC, also available on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch Okomotive’s sequel to Far: Lone Sails lacks some of what made its predecessor truly special, but it’s still another lovely roadtrip to take. #IGN #Games
Blackberry Honey is one of those visual novels where, the more you talk about it, the more the potential audience for it shrinks. This is a kinetic visual novel, which means that there is no branching or agency: you are strapped in for a purely prose-based game (be ready to press A a lot). It’s
Bigger isn’t always better. In the case of Far: Changing Tides, a sequel to 2018’s lovely and underappreciated Far: Lone Sails, bigger certainly means more to do and see, but it doesn’t necessarily mean those things are any more interesting. It’s still an absolutely gorgeous and at times almost meditative roadtrip across a world full
FromSoftware’s games have long been part of the debate concerning game difficulty. Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and now Elden Ring, have all had detractors who called for FromSoftware to add difficulty settings to its titles. Despite this, studio president Hidetaka Miyazaki says it’s not going to happen. Why are FromSoftware games so difficult? In an