When a studio like Remedy Entertainment announces that it’s going to deliver a new multiplayer spin-off, it’s all too natural to look on with some skepticism. After all, Remedy as a developer is historically known for its strong single-player offerings, with the likes of Alan Wake, Quantum Break, and Control. …
Read More »Minute of Islands takes you on a thoughtful journey through a beautifully unusual hand-drawn world
In Minute of Islands, it all begins below the surface. Down in the dark depths, surrounded by tubes and wiring that snakes through the underground structure, I begin to climb upwards. In the underbelly of an island, I’m quickly met with a fleshy, vascular-like opening that’s pulsating, as though it …
Read More »Rainbow Six Extraction preview: Hands-on with the PvE shooter formerly known as Quarantine
In hindsight, Quarantine was never the best title for Ubisoft Montreal’s Rainbow Six: Siege spin-off. Not just because of its unfortunate timing with real world events, but because Rainbow Six Extraction – as it’s now known – is concerned with precisely the opposite of quarantining. Your squad of three Operators …
Read More »The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator is like playing through a reality TV series that hates my taste
The entire Caliente family is crying. Sobbing, actually. They’re standing in their Mediterranean-style villa, under the stone archway that transitions the entryway into the living room, their shoulders shaking with sobs. I’ve just revealed their redone space made with The Sims 4 Dream Home Decorator Game Pack. The Game Pack …
Read More »Enlisted is the perfect next-gen shooter to keep you busy until Battlefield 6
The plan was doomed from the start. Storming onto the beaches of Normandy, leading my Enlisted squad amongst dozens of others, it immediately became clear that the Axis powers held the advantage. Our soldiers’ war cries are soon drowned out by the thunder of artillery and crackle of gunfire. Planes …
Read More »Mass Effect Legendary Edition review-in-progress: Still slaps… but now in 4K
Mass Effect Legendary Edition seizes you exactly one minute into the first game, from the very moment the title card drops. The camera pans over an impressive view of Earth from space. The dulcet tones of Keith David provide Commander Shepard’s backstory as you view your custom Shepard in three-quarter …
Read More »These are the fictional video game bars I want to drink at right now
As a New Yorker, I’ve been lucky enough to get vaccinated and return to some of my favorite pre-COVID haunts. While it’s been great to sit outside my local dive bar crushing cheap gin and tonics, I’ve spent the last few weeks daydreaming about the fictional video game bars I’d …
Read More »Why Destiny 2 players are upset about its new armor synthesis transmog system
Bungie has finally detailed the armor synthesis transmog system coming to Destiny 2 in just a few weeks with the launch of Season 14, and in classic Destiny fashion, the discourse around a Big New Feature quickly became a dumpster fire. Bungie was trending on Twitter for all the wrong …
Read More »How Call of Duty: Warzone season 3 draws from the best of Black Ops history for Verdansk 84
After months of foundation laying, the metamorphosis is complete. Call of Duty: Warzone has become a Call of Duty: Black Ops battle royale with season 3, turning the clock back to Verdansk 84 from its original, present day setting in the Modern Warfare timeline. Don’t believe me? Just look at …
Read More »Genshin Impact raids look more likely and more promising with every update
Like a lot of Genshin Impact players, I’m hungry for new stuff to do. Genshin Impact update 1.5 looks incredible but it’s still a week away, and that only makes the wait harder. So like a starving castaway daydreaming about food, I’ve frequently caught myself imagining what new, harder end-game …
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