That could be a really good thing considering the Strand genre is under-represented on PC

Mid-generation hardware updates have separated even console gamers into the haves and the have-nots. The PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X are faster, more powerful variants of now six-year-old consoles that are capable of pushing out more pixels per second than the base machines. While that does mean that some games are rendered at a glorious 4K (sigh..yes, really), …

Galar form Weezing in Pokémon Sword and Shield is the kind of silliness I live for, a Pokémon who looks like he’s ready to deny that climate change is real. Naturally the Internet did what it does best, which is run wild with fan art, video and memes highlighting just how wonderfully silly this new take on Weezing is.

Which is super weird because the game has been available digitally through Steam since 2013 without any problems at all.

For as long as WWE wrasslin’ has been an annual fixture in the video game release schedule, one developer has been at the helm of those games. Yuke’s is the name of the studio, and from the sunny shores of Osaka in Japan they’ve been pumping out WWE games at a steady clip that dates back to the early days of when THQ handled the license and through to the modern era that is currently under the stewardship of 2K Games. Well they were, until this week when the studio announced that they’d been future endeavoured.

Loot boxes are a contentious issue. Some feel that they’re a harmless way to monetise games beyond the initial sale. Others feel that they’re akin to gambling, exploiting the dopamine rushes they incite in people to nickel-and-dime them, extracting blood from a proverbial stone. They’ve been banned in some countries, and it’s forced publishers and developers to change how they implement their loot boxes.

Including the world map which looks waaaaay bigger than most people were anticipating, I bet.`

Amara may be the most rough ‘n tumble Siren to date thanks to her ability to win any arms race in Borderlands 3: Six astral ass-punching appendages that allow her to deliver grand slams and phase-grasp enemies with gusto.