This year saw plenty of online action erupt in more traditional genres, as racing games sped into view and sports titles turned us all into sons of pitches. So which game scored the biggest goal and took first place for a podium finish? Read on and find out!
Which is certainly…an interesting talking point when your date picks it out of your collection and asks you what the Hell it is.
Fisticuffs! Glorious competition, settled on a stage between two individuals who are ready to put everything on the line to see who’s the best. In many ways, fighting games are the essence of competition boiled to its purest form and unleashed with all manner of face-melting techniques that favour the skilled. 2019 may not have been bursting at the seams with fighting games, but what entries there were in this cult favourite genre were some of the best excuses ever to throw down a gauntlet and pick a fight online.
Today, 25 years ago, the original PlayStation was released in Japan. Yes, one of the most influential video game console in the history of the medium has been around for 25 years. I fondly remember getting my first PlayStation. My mom worked for a company that dealt a lot with importers, and she managed to nab me a North American …
In the past, YouTube has been pretty clear on how it views video game violence of any level: If those pixels are red, gushing and violent in nature, you can expect a hefty slap of age restriction gatekeeping to hit your video because someone needs to think of the children. That’s all about to change, as a new policy enforcement update will see some distinctions being made between proper violence and “scripted or simulated violence” present in video games.
It’s easy to understate just how damned good-looking Red Dead Redemption 2 can be on PC. If you have the requisite hardware, the game is really, really, really, ridiculously good looking.
The payout will be shared between the roughly 1,000 women who have worked at Riot in the last five years
Developers Slitherine Games and The Aristocrats reckon that they’ve got what it takes to crack a Klendathu shell to get to the gooey goodness inside, as they’ve just announced Starship Troopers: Terran Command.
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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