Alien Isolation is now even harder…or easier than ever before
Alien Isolation is either going to kill you horribly or hold your hand. You decide!
FFD: “Nightmare” or “I’m too young to die?”
Do you play on the hardest difficulty available, or are you happy to turn it down a few notches and just enjoy the experience?
The Last of Us Grounded DLC: for the truly hardcore
The Last of Us Grounded DLC adds a new difficulty that makes the game almost impossible.
Thief will be massively customisable
Fans need not worry about Thief being watered down, because they’ll be able to transform their game into the experience that they want to have.
This mod for Dark Souls will kick your ass
If you’re playing Dark Souls on PC, then prepare to die all over again. With this mod which ups enemy aggression to Hulk levels of aggro.
How to unlock Bioshock Infinite’s 1999 mode
Want to unlock the hardest of difficulty modes in Bioshock Infinite? Here's how to do so.
Dark Souls 2 is going to be more ‘understandable’
Dark Souls 2 is looking to be a tad less obtuse, and more understandable. Which might not make everyone happy.
Prepare to die in Devil May Cry… a lot
Devil May Cry has some interesting difficulty modes on offer for hardcore gamers. And by interesting, we mean that they'll be ahrd enough to make a grown man cry.
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