Author: David Carter
The PlayStation 2 game is called Okyo Xtreme Racer. Now, you may have learned from years of YouTube comments from cynical people who were probably still squirming inside an ovary at the beginning of the new millennium that “PS2” is a derogatory term that is used to disparage anything that doesn’t blow the multiprocessors off a graphics card. However, it need not be. The PS2 was a fantastic console, full of fantastic, approachable games that accomplished their goals, were utterly free of microtransactions and live-service jargon, and were utterly addictive. Genki’s 2025 Tokyo Xtreme Racer remake, which just became available…
I have given up on ever being a decent golfer, even though I have a strong passion for all things sporting. It just doesn’t make sense to me how the body must bend to efficiently crank a ball down the fairway. However, few other games can achieve what I see myself doing in real life, and PGA Tour 2K25 does it digitally thanks to its detailed simulation gameplay that allows my brain and thumbs to do things my real body just won’t. I must admit that I was a little nervous going into PGA Tour 2K25. Despite not being the…
Avowed is a return to the classic action RPG comfort food we know and love, following two delightfully unexpected diversions from developer Obsidian’s best-known work: a survival game with a lot of insects and a 16th-century 2D detective thriller. This game, which takes place in the fantasy world of Pillars of Eternity, is full of all the clichés I love about role-playing games, such as gathering around a campfire with my party members to share dark pasts and unresolved traumas and looting every single victim before their corpse has even had a chance to cool. After two pleasantly surprising detours…
On my second sortie in Synduality Echo of Ada, I lost my mech for the first time, and a lot of things went wrong. I pushed the wrong button, took much too many things with me, and neglected to take a moment to fix it before I went into the encounter that killed me. I didn’t purchase insurance beforehand. It’s a good indicator that once I finished criticizing Synduality and then myself, I was eager to try and get it all back because I made a stupid decision following a string of preventable mistakes, and this mech-flavored extraction shooter made…
Science fiction has a long history of using non-human subjects to depict moving human stories. Because of its deep examination of individuality and community in a world where everything seems fragile, 2022’s Citizen Sleeper almost immediately earned a spot alongside films like Blade Runner. The compelling, system-hopping plot of this sequel continuously reaches the same high points. A consequence of its tabletop-inspired design, redesigned survival systems, new multilayered crew missions, and an enhanced sense of tension in every dice roll makes Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector more engaging more often, even though it can be extremely slow-paced, repetitive, and full…
You need to look no further than my strange yet enduring fondness of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts to see that I usually embrace sequels that are a radical departure from the original. I feel like Vito Corleone is asking you to look at how they killed my child after spending more than a dozen hours with Hyper Light Breaker, which is a follow-up (though not a true sequel) to Hyper Light Drifter, one of my all-time favorite independent games. The foundation of a decent action RPG is undoubtedly present in this extremely difficult cooperative roguelike, but it is currently hidden…
The Marvel Rivals Spring Festival event, which features a soccer game style that may look similar to users of Overwatch and Rocket League, as well as a few new hero skins, has been released by NetEase Games.The Clash of Dancing Lions game mode and the Fortune & Colors Gallery Card customization event will launch on January 23 at 9 am UTC, according to the latest update trailer released by the developers behind the popular hero shooter game. First of all, rather than concentrating on a single hero, the limited-time mode appears to highlight at least three characters: Star-Lord, Iron Fist,…
Warhorse Studios co-founder Daniel Vávra has refuted a recent report that Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 was banned in Saudi Arabia due to an unskippable LGBT cutscene. The story-driven action role-playing game Kingdom Come Deliverance (2018) takes place in the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia. Although it presents itself as a historically accurate depiction of the scene, in the months after its debut, the absence of persons of color became a topic of discussion. Players should anticipate a slightly different experience in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, which is scheduled for release on February 4, 2025, but again relies on historical accuracy for…
Developer Poncle has described the challenges of adapting Vampire Survivors, which was first revealed as an animated series but now seems to be a movie. The main issue is that “the game has no plot.” Poncle stated in a Steam post that it is “still working with Story Kitchen on a live-action picture” even though the adaptation was revealed as an animated series in 2023. Nevertheless, given that Vampire Survivors is a fairly straightforward action game about overcoming hordes of foes, Poncle has recently admitted how challenging it will be to make a solid movie. As stated last year, Poncle…
Following last year’s game’s overwhelming success, EA Sports has announced that College Football 26 will be available this summer. The impending sequel was revealed via the series’ X/Twitter account. It started with, “We said this place will be packed again,” “We appreciate the presence of our athletes, players, and supporters in the house. Let’s maintain the initial enthusiasm until College Football 26 is out this summer. EA Sports did not disclose the cover stars, a particular release date, and other details; but, since College Football 25 was released in July of last year, fans will probably soon learn more. We…