It's an accepted reality of horror - be it in video games or elsewhere - that things are more daunting when you're alone. The stakes may lessen in a group, the threat may diminish. The same is true of survival games, where extra hands can construct a base or fend off a threat in a fraction of the time of a solo player. So what happens when a popular survival game, known for lurking dangers deep in the ocean, opens the door to four-player co-op?
If, like me, your childhood was one of Masters of the Universe and Rainbow Brite rather than a strange computer-generated man poking his head out a toilet, prepare to ready the nostalgia klaxon: Evercade maker Blaze Entertainment - via its Hyper Mega Tech arm - has unveiled handheld editions of two 80s home computer giants, the Spectrum and Commodore 64, that are launching this October.
It seems Capcom could have another franchise on its hands. After selling 1m copies in just two days (two days!), the studio's astronaut and small girl-starring game Pragmata could be just the beginning for its brand-new IP.
After an earlier leak, we now have an official release date for Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the high-stakes, runs-based racing adventure set in a galaxy far, far away from developer Fuse Games .
Much has been made of the freeform structure of dark fantasy vampire role-playing game The Blood of Dawnwalker, a game that famously has no main quest. There's an overarching goal to rescue your family from the evil clutches of vampires before 30 days and 30 nights are out, but when you do it, or even if you do it, are decisions entirely left to you.
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Victoria falls in love - at least aesthetically - with Replaced; Bertie pretends he's been in Paris (he has been in Paris!); Connor is obsessed about catching a really rare fish; Kelsey's got some strange relationship problems to help people through; Chris is still learning things about Pokémon; and Mat keeps it brief.
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For all the reported toil and general sluggishness with the James Bond license at owners Amazon MGM, working with them has actually been "the easy part" for 007: First Light developer IOI Interactive, according the game's art director Rasmus Poulsen.
Remember a couple of weeks ago when the internet got unusually annoyed (or maybe not that unusually) about the design of 007: First Light's limited edition DualSense PS5 controller?
Development on hardcore fantasy PvPvE dungeon-crawler Dark and Darker is free to continue without fear of being shut down, following a Supreme Court ruling rejecting allegations of copyright infringement from Nexon.
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 studio Warhorse is keeping quiet about whether or not it's working on a Lord of the Rings game, but has assured whatever comes next, it will be "an RPG true to our colours".
Konami has revealed the latest big crossover event for eFootball, bringing beloved characters from beloved anime Naruto to the sports juggernaut. It's also released a trailer to celebrate, which any and all football fans absolutely must watch.
A new consumer survey by Circana has found that 41 percent of surveyed gamers play on a console because of its exclusive games.
I am sorry to say, but it doesn't sound like the head of Apple thinks we are going to get out of the super expensive RAM woods any time soon.
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