With the next Mass Effect a ways off, maybe The Expanse can fill the void. The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, developed by Owlcat Games, debuted at Summer Game Fest with a trailer showcasing a third-person action-RPG set in a rugged, realistic version of the distant future. Shortly after the trailer aired, viewers began comparing the upcoming sci-fi cover shooter to BioWare’s famous Mass Effect franchise. “I’m Commander Shepard, and THIS is...

One month ago, Nintendo announced that the Switch 2 had sold 3.5 million units in four days after its June 5 launch, making it Nintendo’s fastest-selling console ever, and likely the biggest console launch of all time. It seems the new Switch is maintaining that momentum. Last week, an apparently accidental data leak on Nintendo’s corporate website suggested that the new console had either sold or was projected to sell...

Time Flies — a game in which players step into the shoes (er, wings?) of a common housefly with a brief lifespan and a long bucket list — finally has a release date. Publisher Panic (Firewatch, Untitled Goose Game) and developer Playables (KIDS, Plug & Play) first announced the game during 2022’s Summer Game Fest, but it’s been crickets from the devs in the years since. Now, however, Time Flies...

Glitches are a funny thing. If a game has too many, the experience might be ruined. But as Bethesda has repeatedly proven, there’s definitely a middle ground for glitches as well. A game can be rife with unintended moments, but if they’re harmless — or better yet, funny — a player is much more willing to forgive digital mishaps. When it comes to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Cyrodiil...

Dead by Daylight is welcoming some familiar faces from AMC’s The Walking Dead into the Fog as playable Survivors: the husband and wife team of Rick Grimes and Michonne (aka The Ones Who Live). They’ll be joined by grizzled archery enthusiast Daryl Dixon, who will appear in Behaviour Interactive’s survival horror game as part of a new Legendary Outfit. Actors Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus will reprise their roles in...

For nearly three decades, it has been gaming’s most ruthless foe: the blue shell. First introduced in 1996’s Mario Kart 64, I’d wager that the dreaded homing missile has been the cause of more broken controllers than every FromSoftware game combined. It’s an agent of chaos whose sole goal is to screw over whoever is in first place at the precise wrong moment, whether that’s when driving over a gap...

Amenities evidently do not include a functional sink. So far, I’ve been having a blast with Mecha Break. From its wildly detailed character creator to its wide variety of fun-to-play Strikers, everything about Mecha Break makes sense. In the words of Todd Howard, everything about the game “just works.”Well, almost everything works. The sink in my pilot’s personal quarters, however, does not. This might seem like a tiny, insignificant detail,...

For some people, Mario Kart World is a nonstop cow party. For others, it’s a slow stroll that’s periodically interrupted by lightning strikes. But based on the emerging “meta” for Mario Kart World, the open-world kart competition has been diminished into a droll series of clones. If you’re in the know, you’re probably playing with a light character steering the Baby Blooper kart. I get it. People want to win,...

Exactly one year ago, I found myself so bored that I decided to calculate just how much I was using each gaming platform I owned. The results weren’t surprising: Despite thinking of myself as a proper console player, I found that I was using my Steam Deck to run more than 50% of the games I’d played so far that year. The Nintendo Switch was at a distant second, while...

If anyone can lay claim to the most iconic track in Nintendo’s jubilant kart racer, it’s probably Twitch streamer Technical. The 22-year-old holds the distinction of having the fastest possible run time in Mario Kart 8’s Rainbow Road, both for original version and the Deluxe re-release on Switch. Naturally, the speed demon has been grinding away on the prismatic track since the release of Mario Kart World, and after nearly...