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Odin be praised! Volgarr the Vikingis a prime example of how old-school design never stopped being fun. There are a bunch of cheaply-placed pitfalls and the difficulty curve is a lot more front-loaded than I’d like, but besting the game’s obstacles is an immense joy. Even if I’ve never achieved the “best” ending, I still feel great for seeing the adventure through to one ending. Now, PS4 and Vita gamers will be able to revel in viking glory with the game this week....

Wii who? Nintendo has finally revealed its next console, the Nintendo Switch. I, for one, am glad we can stop calling it the damn NX. In the days leading up to the reveal, almost everyone was skeptical that Nintendo would be showing off anything worth getting excited about. Then Nintendo showed us the concept of the Switch and almost everyone got excited. Leave it to Nintendo to know how to really get under the skin of even the most jaded fans in order to elicit a positive reaction....

Twee El Topo I was immediately down with the art style, but it took me another minute and a half beforeLittle Devil Insidewormed its way into my brain as something I really, really want to play. A beautiful, surreal little thing that reminds me ofTearaway, but more free form like the latter’s third act. I even bothered to vote for it onSteam Greenlight. The fear here, of course, is how this all materializes into a game we will play and not a pretty movie we will watch....

And the reason they went first-party With the Playstation 4 on the horizon, developer Sucker Punch has their hands full with the third installment in theinFAMOUSseries,inFAMOUS: Second Son. The team has come a long way since their small studio days with theSly Coopertrilogy on PlayStation 2 and is now set to deliver an experience that could define the launch of Sony’s next generation. In a recently postedinterviewon Game Informer, Sucker Punch co-founder Brian Fleming discussed a few of the reasons the small company moved from its humble independent beginnings to going exclusive as a first-party team within Sony after the release ofinFAMOUS 2....

I know that I’ve already caught some flak for my taste in music, so I figure I might as well say ‘screw it’ and go for broke: in my (not-so-humble) opinion,The Beatles are the greatest band of all time. There, I said it. I’m a tremendous fan of the four Liverpudlians and what they did for music, and I love singing/playing Beatles tunes, so this news is incredibly exciting. According to theFinancial Times, representatives of the Beatles have been in talks with both Activision and MTV Games regarding a music videogame involving The Beatles....

We now know thatKinect Star Warswas not the hardcore Kinect experience that it was originally touted to be. As a collection of Kinect mini-games best suited for younger players, I figured the game’s music would take a similarly lighthearted and playful approach, but the score composed by Gordy Haab and Kyle Newmaster is as hardcore and true to theStar Warsfranchise as anyone could have possibly hoped for. With that in mind, I wanted to highlight this ‘serious’ aspect of the game....

The writer is writing again Remedy has been on a bit of a journey since the firstAlan Wake. The team went from the Microsoft-published horror experience into the realms ofQuantum BreakandControl, and all the while, the writer has been waiting. WithAlan Wake 2, it feels like Remedy is returning to the series with both new concepts and ideas built over the years since Wake’s first venture. In a hands-off demo ofAlan Wake 2at Summer Game Fest 2023, I got to see an extended look at just how that adventure will play out....

New ports of spiritual successor TxK ‘will now never see the light of day’ Atari thought it was “absolutely rubbish,” the Jaguar designer told developer Jeff Minter in 1993. The man felt compelled to pull Minter aside at the console’s launch party and let him know how little Atari thought of Minter’s latest creation,Tempest 2000, a remake of the1981 arcade classic. Minter still finished the game, which went on to enjoy a good bit of success, so much so that the developer has continued to tinker with the formula for over two decades....

BlindfoldedSekiro, aSlay the Spirerun, and more Charity speedrunning event Awesome Games Done Quick has finalized the schedule for its 2022 event. And it’s a pretty solid, surprisingly modern lineup filled with a lot of runs that seem like they’ll make for excellent showcases. The event will run from Jul 07, 2025 through Jan. 15. If you’re new to Games Done Quick, runners will showcase their talents of getting through games in surprising ways as fast as possible....

Promoted from our Community Blogs [Forthis month’s Bloggers Wanted prompt, Plaguemaniac3434 (aka Gamemaniac3434 during non-spooky seasons) writes about something pretty delightful and gross. With the recent announcement thatResident Evil 4is coming to Switch, this seems like the perfect time to reflect on the campy, body horror of a true classic. – Kevin] I suffer from a fear of certain things. This is natural, of course. Phobias aren’t exactly an uncommon human experience, and I imagine we all have at least one thing that terrifies us or makes our skin crawl....

It’s up to you to defeat the monsters invading your once peaceful kingdom! Battle Princess of Arcadiasand its splashy art are bound for North America and Europe later this year, thanks to the fine folks at NIS America. TheOdin Sphere-esque action role-playing game will launch on PlayStation 3 as a digital-only release. Unfortunate, I know. However, those with an aversion to hearing their native tongue spoken aloud have reason to rejoice, as the title will only support Japanese audio....

There are many, many Pals to catch inPalworld. In fact, the Paldeck total sits at over 100 as of the time of this writing. But when you’re starting out, it can make finding the right Pals to catch first inPalworlda little difficult. We’ve been playing quite a bit ofPalworldalready, and have internally put our heads together to determine the best Pals to search out first for your collection. While these are, for Internet Purposes, listed out in a ranked numerical order, any of these Pals would make an excellent catch....

Over the course of the past two decades, gaming has evolved and so has our need for tales of horror. Just seeing Jill Valentine getting turned into a sandwich and devoured by a bunch of zombies doesn’t cut it anymore. This prompted developers to ditch more obvious horror and instead look for deeper and more personal fears. The change allowed them to unlock never-before-seen nightmares that power the most powerful nightmares you can experience in and out of video games....