Issue #222

NEWS Link to heading

Everything Announced At Xbox Partner Preview

Unsurprisingly, GTA 6 devs aren’t too keen on Rockstar’s “reckless” decision to drag them back to the office

Nvidia is “getting serious” about making Steam Deck rivals

Latest Fortnite Event Has Big Hole Forming In The Map

Old school co-op action RPG Secrets of Grindea releases after a decade of early access

Steam players hit record high as PC gaming starts to leave consoles behind

Mass Effect the Board Game brings back Shepard and the Normandy crew

Pokémon-Style MMO Temtem Signals End of Development, Removal of All Microtransactions

Nintendo wins $2.4M in Switch emulator lawsuit, Yuzu to shut down

Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra taken offline as collateral damage in Yuzu lawsuit settlement

The huge Terraria overhaul we always wanted might finally be here

Xbox Game Pass Adds MLB The Show 24, Control, No More Heroes 3, and More

Warner Bros. focusing on mobile and free-to-play instead of “volatile” AAA console games

Helldivers 2’s mechs are “ready for deployment” soon, say Arrowhead

Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut comes to PC in May

Hades launches on mobile via Netflix on March 19

REVIEWS Link to heading

Penny’s Big Breakaway

Top Racer Collection

The Outlast Trials

Asus ROG Strix Z590-E Gaming WiFi

The Thaumaturge

WWE 2K24

Expeditions: A MudRunner Game

Unicorn Overlord

Balatro

FEATURES Link to heading

Nintendo’s Yuzu lawsuit puts emulation in the spotlight | Opinion

PlayStation cloud streaming vs Microsoft xCloud: image quality, performance and latency tested

ConcernedApe on Stardew Valley’s 1.6 patch: ‘There’s a lot more of the update than people think’

The next adventure from the developer of Ori and the Blind Forest is a gripping soulslike action-RPG with a survival game twist

‘Before Rockstar, I Was Just a Jobbing Actor Off Broadway’: Arthur Morgan Actor Roger Clark on the Red Dead Redemption 2 Effect

The best games within video games

Dune Awakening preview: A lot spicier than just Rust with worms

The Video Game And Film Industries Are Facing Remarkably Similar Problems

After 3 hours of Dragon’s Dogma 2, I’m convinced it’s not just GOTY contender – it may be an all-time great

How Hasbro’s Chris Cocks is steering the toy company into games | The DeanBeat

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What are some good “100+ hour” games that are NOT RPGs or multiplayer?

What’s the best story in gaming that everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime?

Which game made the best use of its “celebrity” guest?

What video game plot twist actually surprised you?

VIDEOS Link to heading

The Cluckin’ Bell Farm Raid — Coming March 7 to GTA Online

No Rest For The Wicked | New Gameplay Today

How Final Fantasy VII Changed EVERYTHING

Dune: Awakening – Survive Arrakis Trailer

Fallout - Official Trailer | Prime Video

FUNNY Link to heading

Dungeons & dragons realism

Metal Gear Solid 3 feels different in Chile