Month: April 2024

Developer FromSoftware minted a new genre when Demon’s Souls first released on PlayStation 3 back in 2009. The “Soulslike” genre was born, inspiring developers across the globe with its risk/reward mechanics, thoughtful melee combat, and connected world design. Aggro Crab is one such developer. I recently went hands-on with their game Another’s Crab Treasure, which
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Nintendo has rolled out a fix in its latest system update for the Nintendo Switch that addresses the console’s inability to detect wireless access points (Wi-Fi) when setting up a new network connection. Spotted by VGC, this latest system update, Ver. 18.0.1, specifically addresses players not being able to set up new wireless network connections,
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If you’re looking for a ‘why?’ in Bunhouse, you’re not going to get it. You might question why you are a bunny, or why you’re growing plant after plant, but those questions will stay unanswered. You might wonder (rightly) why a civilisation of rabbits would have carrots as a currency, or why the Kickstarter backers
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PDP Riffmaster: One-minute review The PDP Riffmaster looks to shake up a peripheral market that’s long been dormant. In fact, we haven’t really seen a dedicated guitar controller in nearly the decade since Rock Band 4’s release and its pack-in peripheral. In the years since this, finding a guitar controller for use with Harmonix’s rhythm
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Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation Plus owners new content, add-ons, games, and more. Here is the complete global PlayStation Store update. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation
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Atari has announced the revival of the iconic publishing label, Infogrames, signaling a nostalgic return to its roots in European gaming culture. Infogrames, known for classics like Hogs of War and Alone in the Dark, will once again grace the gaming landscape, sporting its distinctive armadillo logo. The decision marks a significant shift for Atari,
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Been taking some rides on the nostalgia train recently with X-Men ’97? Xbox wants you to keep that locomotive chugging, as it’s giving away a Series X themed around the show. While the MCU is yet to fully reintroduce the X-Men into its live action universe (or I guess multiverse these days), Disney has still
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Royale-battler Fortnite will soon allow players to hide a handful of emotes the developers concede are “sometimes used in confrontational ways”. This includes the emote reported as the most-used in Fortnite’s seven-year history. That’s either a worrying indictment of the game’s players, or a (more?) worrying indictment of universal human psychology. What is the offending
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Epic Games has revealed a new setting for Fortnite that allows players to hide emotes the company considers “confrontational.” This doesn’t outright ban these emotes from the game and those with them can still use them, but if someone has this new setting turned off, they won’t see others use them.  Called “See Confrontational Emotes,”
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