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Sometimes the world delivers you a bit of proof that you've done a good job cultivating your online environment. For me, that proof was seeing RPG Site post on Bluesky about Ironwing Valiant: Record of Astera—a Valkyria Chronicles-inspired mecha action game from indie studio Tiger Team—and watching as a bunch of sickos near-instantly flooded my timeline with a unified, resounding "hell yeah."Looking at Ironwing Valiant's Steam page, it's not hard...
The burgeoning “friendslop” genre isn’t prepared for its scariest — and most personal — entry yet. Eyes of Hellfire is an upcoming co-op horror game in which 3-5 players must collectively survive in a house of horrors while working to deduce who they can and cannot trust, and the developers at its Dublin-based studio, Gambrinous, want you to play it with your real-life friends. The game (which is published by...
Our Flag Means Death creator David Jenkins has been tapped to write the pilot for HBO Max’s upcoming Booster Gold TV series as part of James Gunn’s new DCU. If the pilot proves successful, Jenkins is set to serve as the showrunner of the superhero series, Deadline reported Wednesday. Jenkins issued a public statement about the new gig on his Instagram on Wednesday, saying, “It’s true y’all! I’m writing a...
It’s been a winding road for the quasi follow-up to indie RPG darling Undertale. Deltarune’s episodic release has left fans waiting for a long time between installments, with Chapter 1 hitting in 2018, Chapter 2 releasing in 2021, and Chapters 3 and 4 available in 2025. The fifth part is still in development for 2026. On Switch 2, you can purchase a version of Deltarune that includes the first four...
Even if you didn’t know that Donkey Kong Bananza was made by the studio behind Super Mario Odyssey, it wouldn’t take very long to figure it out. Nintendo’s latest 3D platformer shares clear DNA with the Switch classic, even if it trades elegant jumps for chaotic smashing. It’s the exact same brand of collect-a-thon, with hundreds of shiny Banandium Gems to collect across well over a dozen diverse biomes. Though...
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I lean into every turn. I throw my whole body forward to pick up speed. I scurry out of the way to avoid other cyclists. But I’m not out racing on a real bike, because New York City summers are disgusting and to step outside is to be instantly damp. Instead, I’m playing Wheel World. Messhof’s new bike-themed adventure game (formerly known as Ghost Bike) isn’t some sprawling open-world game....
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Microsoft’s business strategy of moving past the limitations of proprietary platforms seems to be bearing fruit this year, based on sales numbers trickling in for the first half of 2025. So far, it seems that the most successful game on the PS5 is none other than Forza Horizon 5, a former Xbox exclusive racing game that originally came out four years ago. According to figures shared by the Alinea Insight...
The Nintendo Switch 2 has debuted as the fastest-selling video game hardware device in United States history, according to market research. The Switch 2 sold 1.6 million units in June, the highest launch-month unit sales for video game hardware in U.S. history, says video game analyst Mat Piscatella on social media. This beats the PlayStation 4, which sold 1.1 million units during November 2013. Video game content spending increased by...
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Sony is testing a Power Saver mode for the PlayStation 5, explaining in a new PlayStation Blog update that the option will permit games to run with lower power consumption. While the upcoming feature was revealed as part of the system update beta, the feature will not be available during the beta phase. However, when the feature does hit your console, players will gain access to a new option called...
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Microsoft and Obsidian Entertainment are slashing the price of The Outer Worlds 2 ahead of the game’s October launch. Previously (and controversially) priced at $79.99, The Outer Worlds 2 will now retail for $69.99, Obsidian announced Wednesday via social media. “We have received your SOS via skip drone about the pricing. As an organization devoted to making sure that corporations do not go unfettered, we at the Earth Directorate have...