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Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles review
Somebody pinch me. They’ve done it. They’ve actually done it: Not only can I finally play Final Fantasy Tactics on my PC, but this timeless classic has been done justice. It’s not some old game hastily shoved in an emulation…
Pokemon Legends: Z-A Is Reinventing Pokemon Battles And I Couldn’t Be More Thrilled
I love Pokemon’s turn-based battle mechanics. For nearly 30 years, Game Freak has tuned its rock-paper-scissors style combat to near perfection. Different generations have added new mechanics and gimmicks to keep things fresh, but Pokemon’s battles have always been built…
Counter-Strike 2 invents a new way to monetise guns and, hoo boy, people seem to hate it even more than crates and keys: ‘I’m not paying 1000+ bucks for a skin!’
Last week brought a new update to Counter-Strike 2 that, among various tweaks to the game, added a brand-new way to obtain the game’s latest set of gun skins. The set is called the Genesis Collection, though sadly Valve neglected…
Nioh 3 Release Date Leaked on Amazon Japan Ahead of Sony’s State of Play Showcase
It looks like we have one announcement set for Sony’s State of Play in already: the release date of Nioh 3. As reported by Gematsu, listings on Amazon Japan revealed a February 6, 2026 release date for Nioh 3 on…
Save On Select Switch 1 & 2 Games In Koei Tecmo’s Tokyo Game Show eShop Sale
Wild Hearts S, Nobunaga’s Ambition, Atelier & more. Tokyo Game Show 2025 is now underway, and Koei Tecmo is marking the event with a Switch eShop sale, bringing some welcome discounts to a range of Switch 1 and 2 releases.…
I just beat Silksong’s Act 3, and I’m not just thrilled the game was was hard—I’m glad it was mean to me, too
There’s been a healthy heaping of difficulty discourse surrounding Silksong, and with good reason. This game’s tough as nails. I just wrapped up my 60-hour playthrough of all three acts, and I did not walk out of Pharloom with the…
Embracer is leveraging AI “in ethical and sustainable ways”, says new CEO, insisting “human authorship is final”
Embracer’s new CEO Phil Rogers has discussed the company’s use of AI in its latest Annual General Meeting, praising the technology but insisting “human authorship is final”. Read more
How To Play Roblox VR
Did you know that you can play Roblox with a VR headset? It’s not a widely known feature, as many households don’t have a virtual reality device readily available. The first VR headsets required a specific amount of space and…
After it accidentally leaked it, RGG unveils a full-on Kiwami remake of Yakuza 3, plus a whole new bonus Gaiden game where you play its main bad guy
It has, somehow, been almost a decade since Sega last released a Kiwami remake of one its older Yakuza games (though it’s been a mere six years since its previous one—Kiwami 2—hit PC). Now it’s feeling the itch again: during…