Blow up classic sci-fi horrors in Fortified next week

No word on the 50-foot-tall woman Next week, on February 3,Fortifiedlaunches on Steam and Xbox One. I’ll be reviewing it. Go me! In the meantime, check out the launch trailer above to get a glimpse at how the game’s aesthetics have changed sinceJordan played it at PAX Prime two years ago. The progress is especially jarring when compared to theoriginal pre-alpha trailer, which almost looks like a totally different game....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Yvonne Smith

Campo Santo’s debut game is Firewatch, an exploration mystery

Intriguing, to say the least Firewatchis exactly the kind of original game one would expect a studio likeCampo Stantoto produce. This is a first-person exploration mystery coming from artist Olly Moss,Mark of the Ninjalead designer Nels Anderson, and writers / designers Sean Vanaman and Jake Rodkin, both of whom worked on the first season of Telltale’sThe Walking Dead. Anyway, back to the new project. Henry, a fire lookout in the mountainous Wyoming wilderness, has a single point of contact with the world back home: his supervisor Delilah....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Debra Sanchez

Comments of the Week 48: Mom of War

Girl Well hello there! ‘Tis I, Mom of War, also known asWILFofthebluesto my closest friends. Here in the Midwest, Spring has sprung. The birds are chirping, the squirrels are looking for their nuts, and Mother Nature appears to have finally gotten laid. She was getting pretty bitchy there for a bit. What’s the deal with Dad of war? Where is Mom of war? Furthermore, why are there few and far between strong female roles in video games?...

May 19, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Terri Baker

Contest: Win eerie horror title Darkwood on Switch from Super Rare Games

Don’t be a Halloweenie! In today’s contest you can win a Switch copy ofDarkwoodfrom Super Rare Games! Super Rare Games is at it again! This week they’re keeping in line with the Halloween spirit and offering upDarkwood, an atmospheric top-down survival horror joint. You know the drill, y’all — read all about it, and enter to win below! The town of Darkwood has a problem — it’s infested with an otherworldly evil that stalks the forests at night....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Sarah Bailey

Dead Rising Wii … does it really look like vomit on a disc?

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drophas been something of a laughing stock among the majority of the gamer community, following as it does a well-received Xbox 360 title that offered pretty good graphics and, more importantly, a mall absolutely stuffed with countless zombies that were begging to be brained. Unfortunately,Dead Rising‘s upcoming Wii counterpart is less impressive. A comparitive handful of zombies appear on the screen, and the graphics are not what one would call impressive....

May 19, 2025 · 4 min · 669 words · Kendra Solis

Destiny 2 feels so good on PC that I might actually get hooked this time

You should try to wait for the PC version If there’s one thing I’m awfully good at, it’s putting off PC upgrades. If there’s asecond thingI’m also really dang good at, it’s buyingDestinyaround launch, playing it for like two hours, and then never touching it again, instead selfishly focusing my energy on temptingdie-hard players like Darreninto picking up games I’m into, likeOverwatch, and then failing to make ground. After playing a bit ofDestiny 2on PC at E3, I need to rethink both of these life choices....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Daniel Edwards

DICE begged to do Star Wars: Battlefront

Studio really, really wanted to work on the property One would think that Electronic Arts would immediately offerStar Wars: BattlefronttoBattlefieldstudio DICE, but according to aCVG interviewwith EA Games Label executive VPPatrick Söderlund, “It was just something as boring as resources and availability.The DICE guys Karl Magnus Troedsson and Patrick Bach were talking and I told them we were in dialogues with Disney over this deal and they just looked at me and said, ‘Why haven’t you spoken to us?...

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · James Christian

Does Harvestella have mouse support on Steam?

Yes, but it’s a little wonky Harvestellais finally out on PC and Switch, and as usual, the PC edition is having some growing pains. Whilemouse and keyboard support is technically inwithHarvestella, it’s a bit annoying when it comes to functionality. Harvestellamouse support for menus is shoddy at launch There is mouse support on Steam/PC, but it doesn’t fully work in tandem with the game’s menus.The issue arises when trying to select menu options, as you can only click to confirm in menus: but you can’t select menu items....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Mr. Scott Mahoney

Dynasty Warriors 7: Gan Ning has no nipples

Tecmo Koei has revealed what may well be the final set of characters inDynasty Warriors 7. Gan Ning, Xu Huang, Huang Gai, Pang Tong and Diao Chan have all been unveiled. Also, Gan Ning has no nipples. Gan Ning and Wei Yan had very radical redesigns inDynasty Warriors 6, and it seems Omega Force has made them a bit more familiar this time around. While the change back to a shirtless Gan Ning has been welcomed by fans, I’m a little disappointed that Wei Yan dropped the funky reptilian look....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Debra Jennings

Europa Universalis wants your love

And will give you stuff for it WithEuropa Universalis IV— which is looking prettygroovyso far — launching in Q3 of this year, Paradox Interactive are sending out a call to arms to fans of the series. Now, before you grab a pike or a musket (I know you keep them lying around), it’s a wee bit more friendly than that. So, I guess it’s time to start pestering your pals, though you might find them ceasing their relationship with you if you’re too forceful....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Autumn Perez

Fallout 4 has 12 companions, you can romance all the human ones

No dog sex Bethesda has revealed moreFallout 4information at QuakeCon today. There are 12 companions in the game (includingDogmeat, the dog) and Bethesda says they can all be romanced regardless of gender. “The human ones,” Bethesda’s Head of Marketing, Pete Hines clarified. So they’re all bi and so is your character (unless you’re locked into one romance and you do a straight one so your character may be straight, I guess, though not necessarily)....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Katherine Harvey

Fallout Shelter Game Show Gauntlet Quest Answers

Fallout Shelter has been a hit for almost a decade now, having released in 2015. It’s a classic management game, where you have to manage a population, construct new elements of your shelter, and take on quests. If you want to get everything correct, we have all Fallout Shelter Game Show Gauntlet Quest Answers for you, as well as those for Lose Your Head. Editor’s note: This guide is applicable to all versions of the game....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Chelsea Blevins

Farming Simulator gets a console release date

Coming this September to Xbox 360, PS3 I was with some of you when you cried tears of joy over the news ofFarming Simulatorcoming to consoles. I still get teary eyed when I think of that day. But get ready to cry again over this news of an official release date. Giants Software’s world-wide hit (seriously!) hits the PS3 and Xbox 360 for the first time this September. With this version comes a new North American environment, new farming vehicles, and other new features, like good ol’ American scenery and farms to add to the existing European ones....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Justin Tucker