In defense of one of PlayStation's most divisive giant cat-bird companions

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. This should be easy. Tricos your buddy, right? Surely everyone loves Trico? Some who played The Last Guardian came to hate the chimeric beast more than any villain. In a way, its understandable. Trico is, lets say, stubborn, and doesnt always respond predictably to the games young protagonist. In practice, he might sit down and scratch his ear....

February 11, 2024 · 1 min · 109 words · Nicolas Harrington

Kill someone every 10 seconds or die in this must-play Steam Next Fest FPS that's set inside a classic anime style

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. That seems like no time at all, right? Gen 20XX loves their kaleidoscopic violence, I guess. Screenshots only give a small taste of just how jaw-dropping Mullet Mad Jack is. Jack moves with a swagger that rivals Doomguy’s confidence. The UI has an effortlessly cool retro-futuristic look. But it’s not all style and setup, though....

February 11, 2024 · 1 min · 119 words · Matthew Miller MD

Nintendo Switch 2 will reportedly have digital and physical backward compatibility, plus "enhanced" older games

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. TheNintendo Switch successorwill reportedly feature backward compatibility for physical and digital game copies. (Thanks for the spot,Eurogamer.) One industry survey revealed that8% of game developers were already working on titles for the Switch successor.

February 11, 2024 · 1 min · 51 words · Hannah Mccullough

Skyrim player spends 150 hours beating their own hardcore permadeath version of the RPG, still recommends stealth archers as the best way to win

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. After 150 hours and four characters lost to the fiery gates of permadeath, Redditor Inward_Perfection finally did it! Their advice on the best character build? Well, it’s the same thing wed all recommend, I guess: stealth archer. “Be a stealth archer! “Illusion spells like Calm/Pacify are also good, they work regardless of the difficulty setting....

February 11, 2024 · 1 min · 183 words · Alex Freeman

12 years on, this PS Vita-exclusive action adventure game still one of the very best

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Enter Gravity Rush, where shifting is everything. It also elevates these activities by presenting them through the eyes of protagonist Kat. And thats important, because you have to throw her into things a lot. Tap R1 and Kat hovers above the ground. Hit a wall or a ceiling and Kat plants her feet on it as if it were the ground....

February 10, 2024 · 1 min · 171 words · Jesse Rodriguez

After Resident Evil 4's remake, that notorious yellow paint discourse has come for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Yellow Paint Discourse has once again hit the gamer networks. Signposting in this way only makes games more accessible for gamers with low visibility, too. What’s the solution? Like Sekiro too, these games give you jumps and runs or grapples. Verbs that it’s possible for you to use at any point.

February 10, 2024 · 1 min · 68 words · William Hutchinson DVM

Artist spends 9 months combining all 152 original Pokemon into a horribly beautiful abomination

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Well, one artist spent nine months doing exactly that. And the result is horribly beautiful. Grote originally took to the series main subreddit to share his pitch with the community. Look closely enough and you’ll see Beedrill’s stingers latched onto Mewtwo. Golem is ominously holding Eevee’s tail (what happened to the rest of her?...

February 10, 2024 · 1 min · 157 words · Brian Gonzalez

Geometry Wars' bullet hell mayhem gets a roguelike remix in this throwback Steam Next Fest demo

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Now it’s back! OneSteam Next Festdemo unofficially emulates the series' blinding neon style and inserts it into the Vampire Survivors formula. I enjoyed my time with Geometry Survivors, as a more precise version of Vampire Survivor’s moreish loop. And as you might have heard, Microsoft recentlyacquired that publisherand thenlaid off almost 2,000 employees....

February 10, 2024 · 1 min · 91 words · Todd Larsen

Kind Words 2 had me writing comforting words to strangers, but I realized I was writing what I needed to say to myself

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “You are loved. Be kind to yourself.” In a way, everything I jot down out is what I actually needed to say to myself. A lot of the time, it feels like my brain is hardwired to put me down. Why can’t I believe in my own words? Believe in yourself"; “You are not a burden....

February 10, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Derek Brown

Medieval expert who had never heard of Skyrim until 2024 breaks down what would happen if you took an arrow to the knee in painstaking detail

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “Well, in medieval times, if you took an arrow to the knee, did you survive? Could you soldier on again? What actually happened to you?” The video below does get into some gory details, which the squeamish among us might want to avoid. Skyrim keeps surprising with this Doom-era demake.

February 10, 2024 · 1 min · 67 words · Olivia Vega

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is starting an entirely new leaderboard thanks to an absolutely broken build "far beyond what the game was balanced for"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “We want you to surprise us with the powerful builds you find and construct,” Rydby said. “We want you to continuously find a new meta and then break it by finding a better one. Burn it all down and start over.

February 10, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Kimberly Bryant

'Florida Joker' says he's giving up on his $10 million GTA 6 lawsuit threat, because he now wants to voice the character

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. This time, he’s asking to work on the hugely-anticipated crime fest. “GTA, Rockstar, Take-Two, we gotta talk. “It’s been two whole months,” he continues. Y’all still haven’t reached out to me, still haven’t [messaged] me. Let’s do what’s right. Let me promote the game.” Sullivan also claims that his headline-grabbing statements have made the game “more relevant....

February 9, 2024 · 1 min · 108 words · Megan Dominguez

A crime drama that viewers are comparing to Broadchurch is getting a second life on Netflix

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. The series has hit no. 1 on the Netflix UK Top 10, and sits at no. The miniseries aired in four parts on Channel Four in January 2020. New viewers are comparing it to Broadchurch, much likeThe Guardiandid in its 2020 review of the series. Both shows are tense, gripping, and devastating. “Like most crime drama, there are suspects and clues....

February 9, 2024 · 1 min · 118 words · Timothy Patrick