Glass Heart Games has announced a new content update for Vigil: The Longest Night, titled The Bounty of the Night, is now out–and it’s free! The update is currently live in the Steam version of the cosmic horror-inspired metroidvania, and will follow on Switch shortly. Largely a quality of life …
Read More »Mass Effect: Legendary Edition Improves Female Shepard's Character Model
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition represents a chance for BioWare to retroactively fix things with Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 that the studio didn’t account for when first developing those games. As we learned while attending a presentation for the remaster, that includes the depiction of female Commander Shepard, also …
Read More »Apex Legends Had A Transformative Second Year
Just like its first year–which we detailed in our Year 1 recap—Apex Legends Year 2 (February 4, 2020 – February 3, 2021) was a transformative period for developer Respawn’s battle royale game. The final days of Year 2 will see the start of Season 8: Mayhem, which adds playable character …
Read More »Our 7 Favorite Winter 2021 Anime So Far
January 2021 is the start of this year’s winter anime season, which means a ton of brand-new anime debuted across all the different streaming services. There are plenty of shows to enjoy but seven series in particular have managed to keep us watching beyond their respective premieres. Keep in mind, …
Read More »WallStreetBets Subreddit At Heart Of GameStop Stock Spike Back Up After Going Private
After briefly going private, subreddit r/wallstreetbets is back up. Moderator user zjz posted a response to why the subreddit was briefly taken private alongside the account’s Discord server being banned. “We wrote software to do most of the moderation for us but that software isn’t allowed to read the Reddit …
Read More »Open Roads' Story Will Evolve Based On How You Talk To Your Mom
Open Roads is the third game from Fullbright, the developer that’s made a name for itself with its narrative-focused exploration games Gone Home and Tacoma. For its third game, the studio is changing things up by introducing a partner for you to travel with–in this case, protagonist Tess’ mother, Opal. …
Read More »The Legend Of Zelda-Like Phoenotopia: Awakening Is Now On PC
Phoenotopia: Awakening–previously a Switch exclusive–is now available on PC via Steam. This action-adventure puzzle platformer is a full-blown remake of 2014’s Phoenotopia, a popular Flash game. In Phoenotopia: Awakening, you play as Gale, a simple villager. When mysterious invaders appear from the sky and abduct all the adults, you suddenly …
Read More »New Trailer For The Medium Reveals Connection To Observer: System Redux
Ahead of the launch of The Medium, Bloober Team has released a brand-new trailer for the upcoming cinematic horror game. The trailer details nine uncanny facts about the game, including that The Medium may be set in the same universe as Bloober Team’s Observer: System Redux. “[Protagonist] Marianne’s home, where …
Read More »Deathloop Will Occasionally Trip You Up With Inconsistent Time Loops
As it turns out, Deathloop won’t feature a time loop that acts as a perfect clockwork system–even your best laid plans may become unraveled because of a little déjà vu. In an interview, game director Dinga Bakaba reveals as much, adding that this will result in inconsistencies in the time …
Read More »When Will PS5 & Xbox Series X|S Be Considered "Current Gen" Consoles?
A whole host of information about Resident Evil Village dropped during a recent livestream–a May release date, the reveal of a PS5 demo, and more details about the very tall, very hot vampire lady. But beyond that, one thing about the livestream that really stuck out to me was the …
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