Sony appears to be continuing to port over its console successes on the PlayStation to PC via Steam, with a listing for Housemarque’s sci-fi action game Returnal appearing on SteamDB. Codenamed “Oregon”, the page gives away just what exactly the game is with tags referring to the Tower of Sisyphus (referring to Returnal‘s newest expansion […]
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All sorts of neat tricks have accentuated the horror experience on PS5 for me so far. The DualSense controller’s combination of speaker, adaptive triggers, and haptics being chief among them. The pulse headset adds further depth with its sublime 3D audio, but there’s something about the Razer Kaira Pro headset that really elevates horror gaming […]
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Housemarque’s sci-fi shooter Returnal scored big at this year’s BAFTA Games Awards, winning the coveted Best Game award, as well snagging awards in three other categories. Genre titles in Devolver Digital’s Inscryption and Double Fine’s Psychonauts 2 also snagged awards. Riding the momentum of its recently-released Ascension update, Returnal took home the BAFTA in the […]
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Revealed last week, Returnal‘s upcoming DLC “Ascension” has received a new gameplay trailer that takes a look at the new Tower of Sisyphus. Well, it’s more of an 18-minute gameplay walkthrough for Ascension, featuring Returnal‘s game director Harry Krueger and narrative director Gregory Louden. The Ascension update is set to arrive on March 22nd, and […]
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Defining the actual meaning of the term “roguelike” has been a subject mired in debate for well over a decade. Roguelike games are typically associated with the style of gameplay that sees our digital protagonist fight their way through endless enemies, with the threat of permadeath lurking over their heads. Elements such as resource management […]
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Housemarque’s Returnal is getting an upgrade later this month with “Ascension”. The version 3.0 upgrade will be released on March 22, and not only adds online co-op, but a new endless mode known as Tower of Sisyphus. As detailed on PlayStation Blog by Housemarque’s Harry Krueger, the Ascension update adds a cooperative mode for Returnal […]
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This year’s BAFTA Games Awards nominees have been revealed, and as expected, genre titles are well represented. And given its performance at The Game Awards 2021, Bethesda’s Deathloop is in contention for the publicly-voted EE GOTY. However, it will face off against Nintendo’s Metroid Dread among the nominees. Surprisingly, Deathloop doesn’t have the most nominations. […]
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Bethesda’s Deathloop continues to rake in the accolades with another “Game of the Year” nomination for the 25th Annual DICE Awards. The nominees for the event were announced this morning across 23 categories. Deathloop leads genre titles with eight nominations, followed by Devolver Digital’s psychological horror card-battler Inscryption with six. Housemarque’s Returnal has five nominations, […]
Unfortunately, 2021 was still largely haunted by the ghost of 2020, and as such, escapism remained a vital component of day-to-day life. Luckily, there was plenty of it on offer. 2021 marked a huge year for perhaps the biggest name in horror games, Resident Evil. Not only did the series celebrate its 25th anniversary, but […]
To say it has been one hell of a year would be an understatement. Fortunately, the medium of horror was faithfully standing at the ready to provide spooky solace in these uncertain times. As the year comes to a close, Neil and I are counting down our top five horror games of 2021, a task […]
In a rare surprise twist for The Game Awards this year, the winner of Best Game Direction (which was Bethesda’s Deathloop) did not earn the coveted Game of The Year award. Instead, Hazelight Studios’ It Takes Two snuck in for the win. Deathloop didn’t go away empty-handed, however. Of its nine nominations in eight categories, […]
Microsoft must be giddy over this year’s nominees for The Game Awards 2021. Two of the software giant’s studios in Bethesda and Double Fine Productions make up the bulk of the nominations, with Bethesda’s Deathloop earning eight nominations, and Double Fine’s Psychonauts 2 earning five. Both games are nominated for Game of The Year, alongside […]