Messaging apps are one of the banes of my existence. Every time I connect with someone new it seems there's some back and forth on what app we should use to communicate. Often a part of this includes explaining to folks why I don't use things like WhatsApp, due to the mix of ownership, security, and general distaste. It's a horrible conversation where I look like an elitist jerk, but...
With end of financial year sales winding down, I can finally look at online stores again without fearing the loss of all of my money [er... I've got bad news for you, Hope -Ed.]. Of course, in global news Amazon has managed to put my own finances in perspective, pledging to invest around $54 million dollars into its operations in the UK. Now I feel poor without even having to...
The world of racing sims has grown so much in the past ten years. What was once a niche hobby only available to some of the wealthiest consumers—thanks to the cost and accessibility of sim hardware—is now a fairly commonplace gaming experience. We're even seeing tech and racing companies work together, bringing us neat collabs like the Moza Revulta wheel. Now Logitech and McLaren Racing have furthered their partnership to...
Guarantee yourself a speedy win with a quick click through to today's Wordle answer. We won't tell anyone (promise), and it's always nice to see a clean row of green letters reveal themselves without giving yourself a headache first. A bit much? Not a problem. There's a clue for the June 25 (1467) Wordle waiting below too.I made a nice tower of green letters today, thanks to a pleasant early...
Now, that game, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army, returns tomorrow as RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, an enhanced remaster for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5! View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image The Raidou Kuzunoha games quickly gained a loyal following due to their unique alternate Taisho-era setting, engaging detective narrative, and real-time combat alongside demon companions. Players take on the...
In the timeline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, brilliant inventor Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) uses scavenged parts to build an Iron Man-style suit that manages to look just as good and work as well as anything crafted with the full resources of Stark Industries. However the composition of her new standalone series Ironheart is far patchier, a mess of mismatched plots, themes, and action sequences. Showrunner Chinaka Hodge is certainly...
When the original Death Stranding comes up in conversation, you can count on someone citing its tedious writing, pace-destroying exposition dumps, and reckless use of unexplained proper nouns as the biggest hurdle to enjoying it. Fair enough, but I submit that nothing sucked more in Death Stranding 1 than the menus.Kojima's first apocalyptic hiking sim had dozens of tiny annoyances that chipped away at my patience over two playthroughs totaling...
Just over a week ago, after devoting half my Sunday to delivering packages across the continent of Australia in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, I went to bed with a dull ache behind my temples. I wrote it off as a likely symptom of the usual suspects: maybe I hadn't drunk enough water, or by snacking my way through the afternoon instead of having a proper meal, by the...
Nintendo announced Tuesday that Switch 2 exclusive Drag x Drive — the company’s wheelchair basketball game that shows off the system’s mouse controls — will arrive on Aug. 14. That’s the same day another kind-of-a-big-deal sports game, Madden NFL 26, lands on Switch 2. The release date of Drag x Drive is also providing a little more color about what’s left for Switch 2 in 2025, and what Nintendo’s release cadence...
[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for the first hour of Death Stranding 2, which is now in early access] Death Stranding 2: On the Beach‘s “I won’t do it” choice, the first in Kojima Productions’ long-awaited sequel, is a bit of a surprise. Here you are, presented with your first main-story mission – and you can refuse it. The stakes seem high enough that folks playing the game early...