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These days, it’s pretty much a given that you’ll kill God – or at least some conception of an almighty deity – at the end of any given JRPG. In 1998, when Xenogears launched on PS1, the idea was the source of a lot more controversy. It was particularly troubling to translator Richard Honeywood, who describes his time working on Xenogears as something of a nightmare – and not just because of the religious content.”You have to remember that the content was quite formidable: it’s not only packed with references to Jungian and Freudian psychology, but it’s also a game…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem launched a whole new era for the heroes in a half-shell, and with the movie’s continuity spreading into an animated series, and now comics, the world of Mutant Mayhem is getting bigger by the day. Now, a classic TMNT character who goes back to the earliest days of the franchise is joining the cast, with Fugitoid making his debut in IDW’s Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4.Written by Andrew Joustra and drawn by Louie Joyce, Tales of the TMNT #4 brings the quirky and beloved android into the continuity of Mutant Mayhem…
Helldivers 2 studio CEO Shams Jorjani is teasing something huge in the nastiest way possible, and you’re going to need bigger pants.You’re going to need bigger pants, because Arrowhead lead Jorjani says you’re going to shit them again. Yeah. Sorry. Jorjani is continuing a long-running community joke that started in 2025, when Jorjani told a fan wondering what was next for Helldivers 2, “You’ll shit your pants” – except, now, Jorjani has delivered the omen in even more frightening binary code.Fragile cracks are forming in Super Earth’s usually solid democracy. As of February 5, official Helldivers 2 accounts have been…
Arc Raiders had sold over 12 million copies as of January 12, so Embark CEO Patrick Söderlund is right to say “you don’t have to be a math professor to realize that the game has done well for us.” But the specifics of the game’s profitability and its impact on Embark’s plans, including the development of two new games, remains interesting.Söderlund gets into Arc Raiders’ reception and finances in an interview with IGN. “Of course, it’s been very profitable for us,” he says.Asked about recent reports claiming Arc Raiders was made on a budget of $75 million, Söderlund wouldn’t give…
For all of their faults (the list may be endless), the interesting thing about live service games, when done well anyway, is the way they can change from day to day. There’s an actual living quality to them that, even if I’ll always prefer them, a singleplayer game can’t capture as well. One such game that can change quite drastically is Arc Raiders, with its varying map conditions and events, swapping in and out at the whims of its developers. This rotation isn’t something universally loved, but CEO Patrick Söderlund has said that they’re here to stay. Speaking…
At first glance, the latest update to Warhammer: Age of Sigmar’s Lumineth Realm-Lords range looks perhaps a little underwhelming. There’s the latest Battletome, a Battleforce box made up of older models, and a grand total of one new miniature. As a Lumineth player, I breathed a disappointed sigh.But looks can be deceiving. In fact, this update actually marks a significant change to the way our beloved snooty aelves play in Age of Sigmar, with a bonkers new Battle Trait, and improved profiles for some of the army’s core units.Let’s start with the most significant thing here: the Lumineth Realm-Lords Battletome.…
Last month, Ubisoft pretty unceremoniously cancelled a bunch of games, the most notable of the bunch being that long gestating Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake. This came as part of a major restructuring at the company, putting up to 200 jobs at their Paris HQ at risk, ultimately leading to a call for an international strike, and the firing of one Assassin’s Creed designer. It’s all a concerning mess, and now the creator of Prince of Persia and lead designer on the original Sands of Time Jordan Mechner has shared his sympathy to devs affected by…
February is here, and there’s no better way to hunker down from the cold weather than watching some of the best new movies on Prime Video this weekend. We’re starting our picks with an all-time-great comedy, before adding in a dash of dreamy eccentricity, and finally capping it all off with one of the best action movies ever.You can also dig into our weekly guide to the best new shows and movies on the biggest streaming platforms when you’ve finished your Prime Video marathon of three movies by beloved auteur directors that belong in the canon of great cinema, and…
The Super Bowl is a big deal in this house. After spending all year watching Sunday night, and trying to stay up for, Monday night games, seeing the two top teams duke it out is a fantastic excuse to eat a bunch of junk food and scream at the TV. Except this year it won’t be LG taking the brunt of my shouts, it’s going to be XGIMI.I’ve been testing the best projectors for gaming for a few years now, running all the way up the price scale to the ultra-luxury $18,000 offerings from Sony. And yet, ever since I…
In a few months time we’ll be approaching the anniversary of Square Enix realising that actually, their commitment to releasing certain games only on particular platforms isn’t that good for them after all. These following two years will supposedly have been a time of internal change for the studio, with that translated externally via the Final Fantasy 7 Remake games releasing on more than just PlayStation. Perhaps they’re finally making smart choices! And then last year, instead of finally showing off something like, I don’t know, Kingdom Hearts 4, which was first revealed four years ago now, they announced…