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Europa review - ecological ruminations on a distant moon

Published: October 11, 2024 16:00

Did you know that Studio Ghibli got its name from an Italian plane? As the story goes, founder Hayao Miyazaki took inspiration from a World War II era aircraft called the Caproni Ca.309, which was used for reconnaissance in the North African desert. The…

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero review - arena fighters don't get much better than this

Published: October 11, 2024 09:09

I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with arena fighters. My recent (one-star) Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash review is probably a decent example of that. Although I've come to loathe it in recent years, I actually have very fond memories of the genre.…

Brighter Shores, the new MMO from RuneScape's creator, sees its early access release date moved back

Published: October 10, 2024 14:18

Brighter Shores, the upcoming MMO from Fen Research, is having its early access launch on Steam pushed back by a single day to Wednesday 6th November. Why? Well there's that whole US election happening on Tuesday 5th November, so Andrew Gower, one of the…

Starfield developer says Bethesda still focused on fan concerns, despite believing its "the best game we've ever made"

Published: October 10, 2024 10:34

Starfield design director Emil Pagliarulo has taken to social media to assure fans that Bethesda is addressing community concerns, in the wake of his comments in a recent interview that some took to suggest the company was satisfied with the game's…

"Even the smallest of gestures can lift somebody up" - developer Popcannibal on the lasting impact of Kind Words

Published: October 10, 2024 09:44

Editor's note: 10th October every year is World Mental Health Day. This year, we're marking it with a look at the wonderful Kind Words. Please be advised this piece contains discussion of sensitive topics such as self harm. Read more

Dragon Age: The Veilguard won't have an arachnophobia mode because it doesn't have a single spider

Published: October 9, 2024 22:26

Dragon Age, a series not exactly known for being shy when it comes to chucking in a spider or two, is taking a novel approach to the increasingly common practice of implementing an arachnophobia mode for its upcoming fourth instalment: it's getting rid of…

Original Stalker trilogy launching for Switch later this month

Published: October 9, 2024 18:20

With Stalker 2's November release looming, anyone looking to acquaint (or reacquaint) themselves with the series' acclaimed post-apocalyptic horror action ahead of its arrival will soon be able to do so on the go, with the original Stalker trilogy now set…

PlayStation suddenly pulls Hotline Miami 2 from Aussie PS5 owners after realising country's ratings board denied game's release a decade ago

Published: October 9, 2024 12:00

PlayStation has removed Hotline Miami 2 from sale in Australia and refunded PS5 owners who bought the game, a decade on from the infamous kerfuffle over its release down under. Read more

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii began life as Like A Dragon: Tuna, and featured Kazuma Kiryu as a fighting fisherman

Published: October 9, 2024 09:58

Once upon a time, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio toyed with calling its upcoming spin-off Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii 'Like A Dragon: Tuna', with the idea to have the series' original protagonist Kazuma Kiryu star as a fighting fisherman. Read more

Frostpunk 2 set off a personal and ideological storm in my head

Published: October 9, 2024 09:33

Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios doesn't engage with the question of whether video games should tackle ideological questions, so much as it takes that engagement as a given. It's an axiom baked into the DNA of everything from This of War Mine, which…

Paradox must refocus to rebuild trust and survive, bosses say, after Life By You cancellation

Published: October 8, 2024 13:00

"It is clear that we have made the wrong calls in several projects... and this must change." That was the message from Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester in the company's latest financial report in July following a string of high profile failures and project…

Behind the scenes at Blizzard: Jason Schreier talks misconduct, swingers parties and what press got wrong

Published: October 8, 2024 11:46

Few video game companies hold such a personal connection to fans as Blizzard. Now, imagine how deep that connection runs if you worked there. For the many thousands of staff who sweated to build World of Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, Hearthstone and…

Acclaimed plague horror Pathologic is getting a third instalment, this time with time travel

Published: October 7, 2024 21:59

Pathologic, the acclaimed plague-themed horror series from developer Ice-Pick Lodge, is returning for a third instalment, this time slinging time travel into its gruelling, emotionally draining mix of intentionally dispiriting survival and haunting…

Until Dawn's PS5 remake scares - with bugs, image quality concerns and frame delivery issues

Published: October 7, 2024 16:00

Ahead of its eventual theatrical release (and rumoured sequel), Sony has returned to the Canadian Rockies to remake 2015's interactive horror drama Until Dawn for PS5. Digital Foundry's own Canadian representative, Oliver Mackenzie, was given just 24 hours…

Metaphor: ReFantazio review - the quintessential Japanese RPG, with Atlus in epic, operatic form

Published: October 7, 2024 14:00

What's the true meaning of fantasy? Often it's synonymous with magic, fairies, and dragons; tales of heroism and drama; vast, elaborate worlds that defy the impossible. Metaphor: ReFantazio gives us all of this, but Atlus goes deeper too. What is the real…

What Halo on Unreal Engine 5 means for PS5

Published: October 7, 2024 11:55

Today's announcements by the newly-rebranded Halo Studios - formerly 343 Industries - that multiple new Halo games are in development has excited fans of Microsoft's flagship Xbox franchise. But is there cause for celebration for PlayStation 5 owners too? …

Silent Hill 2 Remake Wikipedia page locked after salty fans try to rewrite its critically-acclaimed reception

Published: October 6, 2024 14:37

Wikipedia has had to lock down the Silent Hill 2 Remake page after repeated vandalism from editors who refuse to accept that the remake of Konami's seminal horror game released to critical acclaim earlier this week. Read more

Apartment Story's fascinating domestic puppet show traces the thin boundaries between player and character

Published: October 6, 2024 09:00

One of the strange, hard-to-grasp questions that quietly haunts a lot of games is whether we are the people we are controlling. Whether we are meant to be those people, anyway. Are we Mario, or are we his custodian for the hours in which we play? Is there…

Silent Hill 2's remake is authentic and compelling - but technical problems need addressing

Published: October 5, 2024 15:27

Developer Bloober Team faces a challenging balancing act in bringing a cherished 2001 classic like Silent Hill 2 to a new generation. The good news is that the Silent Hill 2 Remake - released on PlayStation 5 and PC - does capture the essence, the…

Spectre Divide review - a unique two-body concept falls flat

Published: October 5, 2024 09:10

For a new game studio, there are few genres as difficult to break into as that of the tactical shooter. With the space dominated by behemoths Valorant and Counter-Strike, newcomers are up against established games with deep tactical gameplay, distinctive…