The extraction shooter genre has officially exploded. For years it was synonymous with a couple of games, most notably Escape from Tarkov, but it’s now more varied and beginner-friendly than ever. Arc Raiders has sucked in first-timers, and I’m tentatively excited by what I’ve played of Bungie’s Marathon ahead of its full launch this week. … Read more
Through its (near-)consistent excellence, innovation, and longevity, Resident Evil games have earned their crown as the king of survival horror. Capcom debuted its world of mutants and mercenaries in 1996 and has since grown Resident Evil into a multimedia franchise that spans over two dozen console games, six films, two recent Netflix series, novels, comics, … Read more
The cryptic Final Puzzle challenge in Resident Evil Requiem seems to have been fully solved, with video evidence of the method now circulating online. Earlier today, Pokémon YouTuber Gengar Collects provided proof they were the first in the world to complete the Final Puzzle — but there was still confusion over how he’d done it, … Read more
Indie games have the freedom to experiment with different genre elements to create something unique, and that’s a pretty good encapsulation of The Abbess Garden, from first-time developer MD Studio and publishing platform indie.io. Your job is to tend a garden in France in 1643, but you’ll dig up more than just plants. You’ll also … Read more
We may now know the solution to Capcom’s devious Resident Evil Requiem Final Puzzle, but a whole new mystery is just beginning for fans — one centered on Leon S. Kennedy, and a huge secret that’s only hinted at in the game’s closing moments. Warning: Spoilers for Resident Evil Requiem follow. Concept artwork for Leon … Read more
Woot’s latest video game sale – titled the ‘Video Games For All!’ sale – is stacked with exciting offers at the moment. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is one of the many great games on sale there that’s crossed our radar, with big discounts on its standard edition for PS5 and its Ultima Limited Edition … Read more
Pokémon TCG’s next Mega Evolution expansion, Perfect Order, is set to release on March 27. It’s been hard to come by at major retailers, at least at MSRP prices. But a recent preorder surge at Target (which is now out of stock again) has seemingly added to the ongoing price crash for Perfect Order products, … Read more
Resident Evil Requiem released last Friday, and while many players are slicing up zombies as Leon S. Kennedy and creeping around as Grace Ashcroft, players of the Japanese version have noticed something is amiss. Namely, Requiem’s ​​censorship of gore in its home country is being criticized for being immersion breaking and uncreative compared to past … Read more
Resident Evil Requiem players have spent the weekend trying to solve the game’s cryptic Final Puzzle, and now a Pokémon fan has provided video evidence they have completed the challenge — despite being uncertain exactly how they did so. Pokémon trading card fans Gengar Collects has posted numerous screenshots and video evidence on YouTube suggesting … Read more
An exceptionally rare floppy disk — one of just 50 copies of Tsukihime Trial Edition ever produced — was allegedly destroyed coming through US Customs. Collector Keripo shared a video of themselves opening the demo floppy disk delivery on X/Twitter, only to discover the disk had been damaged in such a way that it could … Read more