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I’m an enormous Dishonored fan, but I only got around to starting Prey last week. I reckon it’s because I’m a big baby - just look at how close Phasmophobia came to making me shit a brick - or could be a result of that weird Desmond-from-Lost energy where you never consume stuff you know you’ll like so you still have it down the line. Maybe it’s because I’ve finally stopped being a four-year-old who sleeps with a nightlight, or perhaps it’s because we recently passed the one-year anniversary of the pandemic starting and I felt it was okay to start something new....

Following the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, several social media platforms have decided to suspend the accounts of the outgoing US president. Besides Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, streaming platform Twitch has suspended Trump’s account, citing his potential to incite further violence if given a platform. Due to these decisions, a social media power vacuum has been created, and an unlikely challenger from the Hearthstone community has emerged to fill the void, albeit reluctantly....

A new PS5 firmware update has gone live which improves system performance and corrects an issue related to installing the correct version of cross-gen games. A new PS5 firmware update (update 20.02-02.50.00) has gone live today and should start automatically downloading whenever you fire up your console. In typical PlayStation update fashion, there isn’t much in the way of information regarding what exactly has been updated. Other than the customary “improves system performance”, of course....

Bethesda has just finished up with its QuakeCon at Home event which featured panels and livestreams for some of the studio’s biggest games. Throughout the weekend, the event was also raising money for charity, which unlocked some cool perks for the Quake games on the Bethesda Launcher when significant milestones were reached. QuakeCon may have been in celebration of all of Bethesda’s games, including Fallout, Prey, and Doom, but one of the major features was naturally the headlining title, Quake....

Quantum Break’s PC version is not doing as well as its Xbox One counterpart, suffering from frame-rate issues as well as taking issue with Nvidia software. Quantum Break released this week, giving players a chance to experience Remedy Entertainment’s new time travel-themed shooter after years of waiting. However, now it seems that the PC version of the game is suffering from multiple issues, such as lesser frame-rates and the lack of a quit button....

Rage 2 is getting a New Game+ and Ironman game modes in its next update. Despite the fact that Rage 2 isn’t doing nearly as well as its predecessor, Bethesda is still supporting the sequel that nobody asked for with an update that adds more game mods, fixes bugs, and adds quality of life improvements. According to the official Rage 2 Twitter account, the game will get New Game+ and Ironman mode, which are hardly new but should add some replayability to Rage 2’s campaign....

Ubisoft releases plenty of news about the upcoming year of Rainbow Six Siege content which includes loot packs, UI fixes, gameplay improvements, and more. Now that the Six Invitational tournament in Montreal has wrapped up, it’s clear that plenty of Rainbow Six Siege news has poured forth from the event. Among the expected news of hit registration updates and general bug fixes came more exciting revelations, like the fact that the Year Two DLC of Rainbow Six Siege will be receiving Alpha Packs, which function as a free loot crate system for Ubisoft’s tactical e-sports title....

A new Kickstarter adventure has launched for what may very well be the ultimate insight into what goes on in the minds of game masters during the worldbuilding process. Polyhedral is a “collection of interviews with TTRPG developers” that currently has just over 50% funded toward its $10,000 goal, with 29 days remaining. The Kickstarter was launched by Joshua Mendenhall, a TTRPG designer, writer, graphic designer, and co-director of Islands of Sina Una....

This article contains some spoilers Late on Christmas Eve, a precocious young boy dashes away from the strange man who has entered his home. His mother miles away, the boy must stop the invader himself, deploying an arsenal of traps and gadgets. But just when he thinks he has a chance to escape, the invader suddenly returns. The camera swirls chaotically around the invader as he batters the boy’s hiding spot with a sledgehammer while discordant metal music squeals on the soundtrack....

Atlus has released another Persona 5: The Royal “Morgana’s Report.” This ten-minute video delivered news concerning the highly anticipated game such as new mechanics and areas. First off, we see Ann and Yusuke demonstrating the new battle feature, “Show Time.” By deepening the bonds between the members of the Phantom Thieves, players can use combos in fights. The “Baton Touch” feature, similarly, relies on the bonds of the members. Baton Touch allows players to pass their turn to a different party member and opens up the possibility of better targeting the enemies’ weaknesses....

I’ve been a fan of the Phantom Thieves since their debut way back in 2017, so I was initially a bit concerned when I heard that Persona 5 Royal would be adding a new member to the team. To be honest, this same concern was amplified even further when I learned that Persona 5 Strikers would be doing the same. Sure, Royal’s new faces won me over in the end, but even more Phantom Thieves?...

MMOs are no strangers to rocky launch weeks, but the North American release of Phantasy Star Online 2 on PC late last month has been plagued with some unique issues of its own. Originally released back in 2012, western fans have had to wait a long time for an official English release of the game, so you can image that some players are not happy with its current state. For starters, the Xbox One version of PSO2 had already been available for a few months prior, leaving PC fans to question when the game would be playable for them....

The Resident Evil team at Capcom has seen a lot of creators come and go over the series’ 24-year history, but one consistent thread throughout its run is that most of the series’ developers have always been massive film geeks. Many of the individual games in the Resident Evil series are a hodgepodge of homages, thefts, swipes, and nods to American and European action, horror, and science fiction movies, particularly from the 1990s, which is likely to become and remain hilarious now that Resident Evil is warming up for a Netflix show and a second live-action film franchise....

It was recently revealed that people from all over the world have collectively managed to prevail over the King Koopa himself in Super Mario Bros. 35’s World Count Challenge over five million times. According to Nintendo, Bowser has successfully been beaten in the game an incredible 5,363,696 times. If you’re included in this number, you’ll be glad to know that you’ve earned yourself a handy 350 Platinum Points. Nintendo has yet to announce when these points will be gifted to successful Bowser-bashers, so stay tuned for more details on that....

It’s something many Pokémon fans have been asking for, but never got. While Gens I-III got the remake treatment at one point in time – in some cases, multiple times – Pokémon fans have been quick to point out that Gen IV has been constantly overlooked in that regard. It’s something that only seems natural for Game Freak to take on, yet all fans have had to work with over the years are rumors and speculation....

Peony, one of the main characters in the Crown Tundra, is undeniably charming. However, he carries a dark past. Peony’s appearances throughout the Crown Tundra DLC are all about bonding with his daughter. She immediately ditches him and forces the player, a stranger, to take her place. Peony spends his time in his cabin waiting for his daughter to change her mind and ends up missing out on the tour he planned out....

In the world of Pokémon, there are creatures that are designed with certain standards in mind. Some are created to be cute, others to look cool, and there’s a select group of monster designs that are meant to strike fear in the heart of trainers. The second generation of games, that being Pokémon Gold & Silver, are home to some cute Pokémon, as well as some terrifying ones. You may be caught up in Pokémon Sword & Shield, but it’s time to look at and rank the 5 most adorable Pokémon in Pokémon Gold & Silver, as well as the 5 scariest....

Cleffa is reasonably resilient as a Fairy-type, suffering deficiencies only against Steel and Poison-types. With a little training, this baby Pokémon grows into a mighty helpful teammate for any Sword & Shield team, but trainers will have to find it first. An Elusive Fairy The infantile Cleffa can only be captured through max raids. It makes a rare appearance as a common raid in Den #33, located within the Hammerlocke Hills and Rolling Fields regions of the Wild Area....

Nintendo recently released Pokémon Sword & Shield’s very first bit of downloadable content in the form of the Isle of Armor, the first of the two-part expansion pass. The release of this new DLC has seen players flocking back to the Galar region to discover what new adventures await. Isle of Armor adds new story content, gameplay features, new Pokémon, Gigantamax, and Galarian forms, as well as including many Pokémon from past titles that were missing in the main games....

Everyone loves a good Electric-Type Pokemon. From the mascot of the series, Pikachu, to the cute Mareep to the powerful Electivire, Electric-Type Pokemon get plenty of love and for good reason. Among the reasons for their popularity is their notoriously high Speed stat. In addition to being able to generate thousands of volts from their bodies, Electric-Type Pokemon can move at lightning-fast speeds. This makes sense, as lightning strikes in a flash, and electricity moves through appliances in an instant....