World of Warcraft Classic (opens in new tab) recently launched a “small-scale” closed beta for a limited number of players ahead of it’s live release worldwide on August 27. Since the beta started, Blizzard has apparently been receiving reports from players who are mistaking features of the classic version of …
Read More »Red Dead Online finally leaves beta testing, in its biggest and most promising update yet
We would forgive you for presuming that Red Dead Online (opens in new tab) was a fully fledged multiplayer experience, and not an early access Beta with its own growing pains and pre-launch schedule, but Red Dead Redemption 2 (opens in new tab)’s online accompaniment has technically been in prototype …
Read More »Mortal Kombat 11 Fatalities as told by an elderly couple: “Hes only got half a body”
To the surprise of no one, Mortal Kombat 11 (opens in new tab) is an exceedingly gory game. It may well be the goriest game ever made. Where else can you see faces pulled off, punched out, and peeled like a dang onion so closely and in such lurid detail? …
Read More »Rage 2 launch trailer has sandworms, cat memes, and Walmart Canada
Rage 2 (opens in new tab) has had a long line of pretty darn good and increasingly bonkers trailers, and the launch trailer released today may be the best and bonker-est yet. I mean, it opens with the game’s final boss – cyborg maniac General Cross – but it ends …
Read More »Dead Cells mobile version will let you die, learn, and die again on iPhone this summer
Dead Cells (opens in new tab) is one of those “just one more try until you have to drag yourself away from the console” games, so I don’t know how we’re going to deal with it on our phones. Developer Motion Twin has announced that it’s partnering up with indie …
Read More »Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night responds to “looks like poop” criticisms with a major makeover
A lot of hopes are riding on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the spiritual successor to classic Castlevania headed by series veteran Koji ‘Iga’ Igarashi – but impressions of early builds were lukewarm, particularly regarding the bland 2.5D visuals. 505 Games has taken that criticism to heart, and has a …
Read More »After all that Troy Baker/Gearbox drama, here’s what Rhys actually sounds like in Borderlands 3
I’ll get straight to the point: after all the Troy Baker Borderlands 3 (opens in new tab) drama, we finally have footage of what Rhys actually sounds like in Borderlands 3 (opens in new tab). So now you can listen for yourself and see if you agree with Baker being …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks extra gorgeous in this first-person mod
The Nintendo Labo VR version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (opens in new tab) leaves something to be desired, and that something has been perfectly captured by a fan-made first-person mod available via the CEMU emulator. As YouTuber BSoD Gaming explained in the video above, this …
Read More »Sekiro manga coming next month – heres a bloody first look
As we said in our Sekiro review (opens in new tab), From Software’s latest is another unmissable action RPG set in an exciting, enticing world. To further explore that world, From Software is partnering with manga artist Shin Yamamoto on a new manga starring Hanbei the Undying, who serves as …
Read More »Hideo Kojima chats Death Stranding with Norman Reedus: “Everyone is playing it together… everyone will be connected”
Tonight in New York, on stage with his Death Stranding (opens in new tab) star Norman Reedus, Hideo Kojima threw the audience a few tantalizing scraps of information about his new game, including how all players will be connected, how Reedus shapes the hero Sam, and about a secret area …
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