As Cyberpunk 2077 approaches release, perhaps even for real this time, it holds the promise of a complete cyberpunk experience. CD Projekt Red’s RPG certainly looks the part, promising tales of shady corporations, violent street gangs, and extreme body modifications that seem set to explore many of the sci-fi genre’s …
Read More »Kitty Pryde is now canonically bisexual (and why that matters)
When fans list their favorite X-Men, Kitty Pryde is a frequent character that shows up. But why do people love her so much? She’s never been a focused star of the X-Men film franchise, she isn’t an Avenger, and she’s never had her own solo ongoing series. For the very …
Read More »Call of Duty Warzone: The Haunting of Verdansk does Halloween like no other game
There’s a lot of video game Halloween events, but none of them are doing it like Call of Duty Warzone: The Haunting of Verdansk. The Haunting of Verdansk isn’t some half-baked event, made up of a handful of Halloween cosmetics and a single limited-time mode that feels like a last-minute …
Read More »Deadnamed by Doki Doki Literature Club: How a horror comedy made me face my biggest fear
Doki Doki Literature Club does not look like a horror game, but those who have played it know only too well that appearances can be deceiving. It has an overtly sugary, cutesy anime design, and masquerades as a dating sim where you, as the protagonist, join a literature club with …
Read More »Have you tried… dying a hundred times in Hades and never wanting to stop?
Hades does so many things so well that it’s hard to focus on just one. Anytime I reflect on Supergiant’s latest triumph, an isometric action-RPG about breaking out of the Grecian underworld, my thoughts inevitably spiral into random gushing. The combat’s polished to a blinding luster, the art drips with …
Read More »Gilmore Girls at 20: Why we still find wholesome comfort in Stars Hollow
Every autumn, I rewatch Gilmore Girls. Whether I start right from the beginning or pick and choose an episode at random (thanks, Netflix), it’s become a yearly ritual, and I’m not alone in my tradition. The first episode of Gilmore Girls aired in October 2000, introducing the world to fast-talking, …
Read More »From Crash Bandicoot to Tony Hawk, Activisions focus on franchise revival has made the publisher feel relevant again
Read more (Image credit: Activision) An ode to the Crash Bandicoot 4 level where I died 258 times Ask an alien to figure out what Earth year it is based solely on the last 12 months of Activision games, and they’d probably need to go and have a lie down. …
Read More »Have you tried… pouring beers, carrying corpses, and singing kareoke in Welcome to Elk?
You may not initially pick Elk as a holiday destination, but you’ll come home with plenty of souvenirs regardless – namely the story of its people. The island at the heart of Welcome to Elk is a place full of real stories. Stories of loss and love, protection and silence, …
Read More »Destiny 2 is flexing its RPG muscles with the Stasis subclasses coming in Beyond Light
The upcoming Beyond Light expansion is going to be a sea change for Destiny 2. Four planets worth of stuff is leaving the game, an entire Destiny 1 environment is coming into the game, and a mountain of gear is being retired. And that’s on top of the usual suite …
Read More »The creepy horror of Little Nightmares 2 includes shoes, bodies and a cabin full of NOPE
After playing what looks like the opening half-hour or so of Little Nightmares 2 I can confirm it is pleasingly dark and just plain weird – as you might hope from the sequel to a game that saw you trying to escape twisted situations like being eaten alive by gluttonously …
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