Though it’s often pretty faithful to the 2001 original, Bloober Team’s remake of Silent Hill 2 is also filled with differences. Chief among those are the puzzles. While this new version of the game often works to preserve the spirit of elements, like the famous gallows scene or the coins …
Read More »New Destiny 2 Discord Quest Gets You A Free Shader
Destiny 2 developer Bungie has teamed with Discord for one of the chat app’s video game “quest” advertisements, offering players a free shader if they log in to its newly released content season, Revenant. The blue-ish shader is called Celestial Ties, released during the Season of the Lost in 2022, …
Read More »Get The Dark Knight Trilogy On 4K Blu-Ray For Cheap During Prime Big Deal Days
The Dark Knight Trilogy on 4K Blu-ray $34 (was $71) See at Amazon Browse B2G1 Free Sale Amazon has some stellar deals on Batman Blu-rays and graphic novels for Prime Big Deal Days, and some of the items are also eligible for the retailer’s B2G1 free sale on movies and …
Read More »10 Years Later, I Think I Finally Understand Alien: Isolation Hate–But It's Still A Masterpiece
Alien: Isolation celebrated its 10-year anniversary on October 6, 2024. Below, we reexamine how the despite its great ideas, the game may not have communicated its expectations clearly enough. This piece was written before the announcement of a sequel, with the original director returning. It’s been a decade and I’m …
Read More »Silent Hill 2 Remake – Bug Room Door Code In Toluca Prison
Entering Toluca Prison is one of the more unsettling and strange moments of Silent Hill 2, and that disturbing vibe is amplified early on when you find yourself trapped in a room filled with bugs, with a keypad locking the door and barring your exit. The only way to escape …
Read More »How Long Is Silent Hill 2 Remake? – Playthrough Times For All Play Styles
Like the 2001 original, the Silent Hill 2 remake is a dense game with lots to find within it if you’re willing to scour its foggy and dark corners. With a greater emphasis on combat and a few areas that feel larger and more involved, and with new puzzles that …
Read More »Documentary Shows Stalker 2 Is "An Element Of Resistance" Amid Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, it threw the entire country into chaos. Missiles fell on Ukrainian cities and Russian soldiers pushed over its borders. For developers at Ukrainian developer GSC Game World, it was a harrowing time–they had to decide whether to flee the fighting and the …
Read More »Destiny 2 Armor Gets An Overhaul With Set Bonuses And New Stats
Bungie is revamping Destiny 2‘s armor system in Codename: Frontiers, cutting the number of stats armor includes from six to three and allowing players to pump their character stats to as much as double their previous values. The developer ran down the upcoming changes, launching in Summer 2025 with Destiny …
Read More »New Destiny 2 Concept Art Sheds Just A Little Light On Upcoming Expansion
We still have very few concrete details about Destiny 2‘s next expansion, Codename: Apollo, but Bungie has provided some new, if vague, looks at what we can expect with concept art and a list of inspirations that include The Doors, Slaughterhouse Five, and Scavenger’s Reign. Bungie talked a bit about …
Read More »Destiny 2 Revenant Brings A New Onslaught Mode And A Big Focus On Stasis
One of Destiny 2‘s newest long-term activities, Onslaught, will see a new version, new maps, and a few updates when the game’s next content episode, Revenant, launches on October 8. Bungie gave a look at the next major content drop coming to the game during a developer livestream, showing off …
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