If you missed it when it first launched in September, Astro Bot is a charming adventure game that mixes beautifully designed levels with fun platforming gameplay. For anyone who has owned multiple generations of gaming hardware–specifically, PlayStation consoles–Astro Bot is also effortlessly charming as it features hundreds of little bots, many of which are modeled after iconic characters from PlayStation’s …
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Be careful out there, Sonic fans, as spoilers for the third movie have seemingly hit the internet. Look, I’m not the biggest stickler for spoilers in the world, but they’re still a bit annoying from time to time, and especially if it’s for a film that hasn’t even come out. There’s a lot of joy in being surprised …
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There’s only one more episode left in Dune: Prophecy’s first season, and the show is still adding more Bene Gesserits with the power to shake everything up to the Dune universe. Although we’ve seen her younger self briefly in flashback scenes, the arrival of adult Sister Francesca (Tabu) to House Corrino in the penultimate episode revealed the lengths Mother Supreme …
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The PC is arguably the definitive gaming platform, deeper and broader than any of the bespoke boxes you stick under your TV. It has become a catch-all for multiplatform games, an inevitable second home for first-party console exclusives, and a bastion for smaller games that may not be able to develop ports. It’s also a destination of its own for …
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Fans of Rocksteady’s Batman Arkham games will want to check out Amazon’s deal on the omnibus edition of the Arkham comics before the price jumps back up. The massive 1,648-page Batman: The Arkham Saga Omnibus released in September with a list price of $150, but Amazon currently has the hardcover book marked down to only $82. The 45% discount ($68 …
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Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki is taking a backseat for Nightreign, but he did have some solid advice for the spin-offs director. FromSoftware has kind of been the Miyazaki company for a while now, but it seems like slowly things are changing again, like with last year’s Armored Core 6, and now with the upcoming Elden Ring spin-off Nightreign. This …
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Image: Sony / Ninja Theory / ATLUS / Kotaku The Game Awards, the biggest annual celebration of video games, commenced this past Thursday, handing out awards to the titles that have proven most popular in 2024. There’s a fairly good chance that if you’re fortunate enough to be bought gaming gifts, one of these could be showing up in your …
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The weekend is officially here, and we’ve rounded up the best deals you can find! Discover the best deals for Sunday, December 15, below: LEGO Horizon Adventures for $39.99 LEGO Horizon Adventures – Nintendo Switch 1 LEGO Horizon Adventures – PS5 1 Lego Horizon Adventures is the latest game in the Horizon series, and it marks the first time a …
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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl Most games are made by developers who want players to deeply understand their creations, their gameplay systems, and their stakes. Games are so often hand-holdy power fantasies that something going against the grain can really stand out. Survival games have given us several such games for years now, with many of them likely pointing back …
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Don’t get too excited just yet, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure fans, but an anime event scheduled for next year does have some wondering if the next part is on the way. The thing about being a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure fan, is that it’s a pained existence. It’s already been two years since Part 6, with Jolyne Kujo as that …
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