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Night in the Woods co-developer Alec Holowka has passed away, his family announced earlier today. Holowka had been suffering from mood and personality disorders for years. However, it appears his death may be related to recent sexual assault allegations made by a fellow developer. Whether Holowka was guilty or innocent is not for me to…
At their annual investment meeting at the back end of June, Nintendo came out to clarify the company’s policy surrounding video game censorship. President Shuntaro Furukawa stated that questions regarding content are best left up to ratings boards like the ESRB, and noted that Nintendo, and indeed all modern video game platforms, have parental controls…
We now know how much Google Stadia will cost, and what it will feature, ahead of its official E3 presentation. The service will initially release with a single Pro tier, which will cost $10 a month. This will give you access to games in up to 4K at 60fps, with HDR colour and 5.1 surround…
Apple announced quite a few new devices at the annual World Wide Developer’s Conference this past week. We have some new iPads, and a brand new Mac Pro. But what’s catching most people’s attention is not electronics, but rather the ludicrously expensive stand for their new professional 5K monitor. The stand retails for $999 US…
The Switch is truly a great gaming system. Perhaps one of the best Nintendo has ever made. However, the same cannot be said about its controllers. To put it mildly, the Joycons are a wee bit rubbish, and that’s getting to be a big problem. Now, having a set of detachable controllers is a brilliant…
We’ve talked quite a bit about the growing encroachment of politics in video games in the past year. It seems every gaming company has decided to jump on the bandwagon to push one agenda or another. Alright, let’s be honest, it’s mostly the same agenda. Though there are a few that are starting to push…
I’ve been trying to avoid political content lately, but I’ve been roped back in as Gone Home was announced as the latest Humble Bundle giveaway. This is a game I have a particular disdain for. Not because of its LGBT narrative, but how it was misrepresented as something it wasn’t. Arguably for purely political reasons….
This week we’ve been hit by a whole slew of rumours regarding next generation PlayStation. Now Sony themselves have come out to confirm what’s cooking for the PS5. In an interview with Wired, Mark Cerny peeled back on the details on what we can expect to find under the hood. The PS5 will feature an…
Hard games have come back in vogue in recent years, largely due to the success of the Dark Souls franchise. This counters a past trend that saw games become progressively easier as studios tried to court more casual players. This ruffled a few feathers among the hardcore community. They wanted a serious challenge, FromSoftware answered…
A common complaint about the Wii U was just how poorly third party titles ran on the system. Nintendo’s black sheep console has often been accused of being underpowered. Yet even the most graphically demanding first party games seem to run smooth as butter, for the most part. At least no worse than what you’d…