Gaming

Last week our resident novelty-guzzling elder god the Maw ate me, as Julian sorrowfully reported. Well, I’m back in the waking world, and not as smelly as I could be, all things considered. I’ve been eaten by the Maw a…

Jeff Kaplan, the former boss of the Overwatch team, has some short and candid advice for people who complain about games they have not and will never play: “shut the f*** up.” Speaking via a lengthy livestream, in which Kaplan…

Actor Jessie Buckley took home the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, and now the developer behind a game she starred in is celebrating her achievement for the movie Hamnet. Buckley played the starring…

Angela Sant’Albano took on a formidable task when she accepted the role of Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem. Grace wasn’t just a new character in a long-running franchise where new characters are rare (and often don’t survive their debut…

There are still dozens of developers who have been there since Halo

Its purpose is supposedly “pure investment”. The Saudi investment firm Misk Foundation, using its Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) branch, has acquired a significant number of shares in Capcom, according to GameBiz (thanks, Automaton). The firm, owned by Saudi Arabian…

Among The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom‘s many strengths, Patricia Summersett’s performance as the titular Princess stands out. She characterised the long-eared heroine well, and – for many fans – has become the…

Xbox-published shooter Doom: The Dark Ages has been cracked by anti-DRM pirates, it’s been revealed, with a Reddit user who goes by voices38 announcing the bypassing of its unpopular Denuvo software on 13th March (via TheGamer). Read more

I’m still chewing on the thick, juicy slab of meat that is World of Warcraft: Midnight for our review—eagerly awaiting the launch of Season 1 later this week. I am also secretly very glad that I’m not into crafting, because…