Categories Posted inin Gameplay Man of Medan hands-on — Multiplayer adds new dimension to choice-based game Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 11, 2019 7 min I’ve played demos of Man of Medan, the first installment in a five-story anthology dubbed The Dark Pictures, on a couple of occasions. But... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Dragon Quest Builders 2 review — Busywork is happy work Posted byby Jason Wilson July 11, 2019 4 min One of the sports desks I worked on had a motto: “Busywork is happy work.” This was the mantra of my boss and me... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay I’m not playing Shadowbringers yet, but I’m still loving Final Fantasy XIV Posted byby Mike Minotti July 10, 2019 3 min Final Fantasy XIV recently saw the release of its third expansion, Shadowbringers, which came out on July 2. Everyone seems to love it. I... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo Switch Online’s NES games are getting a rewind feature Posted byby Mike Minotti July 10, 2019 1 min Nintendo announced today that a rewind feature is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online’s collection of NES games on July 17. Many older games... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Dauntless gets free Fortune & Glory update on July 16 Posted byby Mike Minotti July 9, 2019 1 min Phoenix Labs announced today that the Fortune & Glory update will come to its multiplayer action game Dauntless on July 16. Dauntless is available... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Cuphead is getting an animated show on Netflix Posted byby Mike Minotti July 9, 2019 1 min Studio MDHR announced today that an animated show based on its game Cuphead is coming to Netflix Cuphead released for Xbox One and PC... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 gets Operation Apocalypse Z content drop on PS4 on Tuesday Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 8, 2019 1 min Activision and Treyarch announced the new season of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 content coming tomorrow (July 9). Dubbed Operation Apocalypse Z, the... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Pokémon Sword and Shield now have Gigantamax on top of Dynamax for some reason Posted byby Mike Minotti July 8, 2019 2 min A new trailer for Pokémon Sword and Shield has revealed several new characters and Pokémon for the Switch games that come out on November... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Why Dino Patti wants to bring online connectivity and persistence to single-player games Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 8, 2019 8 min Dino Patti was one of the business leaders behind single-player games such as Limbo and Inside. But he wished there was a way to... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Brendan Greene created the PUBG phenomenon and then moved on to something new Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 6, 2019 28 min Brendan Greene had a singular vision to bring battle royale to the video game market. He started as a modder, and he was a... Continue Reading 28 min