ANNOUNCEMENT 09 Feb 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Darkest Dungeon’s Radiant Update is Finally Here

In a patch note that spanned five pages and ended with “and more,” Red Hook Studios announced that the free Radiant Mode and all that comes with it is finally here. Radiant Mode is an attempt at cramming the normally 80+ hour campaign into just around 40 all while preserving the difficulty and despair that…
ANNOUNCEMENT 09 Feb 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Dark Souls III – The Ringed City DLC Gameplay Trailer

Remember when you walked out to the end of Dark Souls III, looked around, and though “This place looks like the end of the world?” Well, it looks like we’re returning somewhere similar, and seeing just how many times it’ll end you. The Ringed City, despite being the brightest and happiest place Dark Souls has…
ANNOUNCEMENT 09 Feb 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Street Fighter V Kolin Reveal Trailer

Servant of the Illuminati and ice queen Kolin has already played a major part in the story of Street Fighter V, but she’ll soon be one of the playable fighters online too. Kolin is showing that Sub-Zero’s got nothing on her with an anti-air parry, crossover mixups, double jump, and an ice-slide that would make…
ANNOUNCEMENT 07 Feb 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

FFVII’s Midgar Coming to Mobius Final Fantasy

Mobius Final Fantasy, the mobile and newly on Steam based RPG, is celebrating FFVII’s 20th anniversary by adding FFVII themed content and Midgar itself as a new zone for a limited time. The new update will be released in three parts throughout February, add new gear like an upgraded Masamune and the Aerith Echo, and give…
ANNOUNCEMENT 24 Jan 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Tekken 7 Release Date & Kicking Children

Tekken 7, the only game where you can pit bears against martial artist child abusers, robots, and ancient demons, is coming out June 2nd on Steam, PS4, and Xbox One. On June 2nd Tekken 7’s season pass, that’s promising three content packs with new characters, stages, costumes, and an extra game mode, will also be…
NEWS 24 Jan 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Dark Souls III DLC: The Ringed City Announced

The last Dark Souls III DLC pack has been announced, and this time it’s really the end. The Ringed City DLC is the second of the two promised DLC packs for Dark Souls III, and is looking as bleak and filled with monsters as you’d expect. “At the close of the Age of Fire, as…
ANNOUNCEMENT 23 Jan 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Northgard Available Now on Steam Early Access

Northgard, a viking themed resource management and city building game from Shiro Games, is available on Steam Early Access right now. In Don’t Starve you run away from spiders and dream of Tim Burton, but don’t expect your vikings to be doing the same. Through conquest, trade, building, and advancing your civilization, you’ll eventually come…
ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Jan 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

XCOM 2’s Long War Mod: Better, Stronger, Longer

The word “Mod” is shorthand for some minor “modification,” but it really doesn’t do justice to XCOM 2’s Long War 2 mod. Stormtrooper helmets and new haircuts are good and dandy, but Long War 2 is more like a community-made DLC package for die-hard fans. Long War 2 adds new weapons, classes, skills, and missions, and…
ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Jan 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Torment: Tides of Numenera Injects New Life Into Old Genres

While inXile’s developers are adding the finishing touches on Torment: Tides of Numenera, trailers have been showing off just how many new features are going to be on display in this old-fashioned isometric RPG. While big budget RPGs focus on the choice of who’s face you want to bash in with your mace, Torment has…
ANNOUNCEMENT 14 Jan 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 DLC – Baiken and Answer

As fingers gripped sticks and hype filled the air, Arc System Works debuted a new trailer for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 that showed two new characters and a launch on PC, PS3, and PS4. “Business ninja” Answer and “lone samurai” Baiken have been in story mode cutscenes for ages now, but with this newest…
ANNOUNCEMENT 14 Jan 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Darkest Dungeon Sees New Bosses in Radiant Mode

Recently Red Hook Studios announced that new modes will be added to Darkest Dungeon, the biggest of which being “Radiant mode,” but it seems that Red Hook has more in store for us. “Radiant Mode is a new game mode designed to help reduce the overall time needed to complete the game." In addition to…
REVIEWS 11 Jan 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Dark Souls III – Ashes of Ariandel

While the Dark Souls III base game had you plundering the depths of Lothric Castle, exploring turgid swamps, and running away from crabs, the games first of two planned DLC’s, Ashes of Ariandel, returns players to the Painted World, and oh what a world it turned out to be. Ashes of Ariandel is good, there’s no…
ANNOUNCEMENT 10 Jan 2017­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Darkest Dungeon: Radiant Mode, DLC & More

Darkest Dungeon, 2016’s best dungeon crawler and Red Hook’s Lovecraftian masterpiece, is getting a touch up and continued support in 2017. The vampire-themed Crimson Court DLC has been in production for several months now, but before it’s debut, Red Hook plans to add a new “Radiant mode” that cuts the game’s admittedly grindy 80+ hour…
ANNOUNCEMENT 23 Dec 2016­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Street Fighter V, With Akuma Comes the Winter Update

As you’ve probably noticed by the raging demons out there, Akuma is finally in Street Fighter V, alongside his amazing frame data and rush-down. You can check out Akuma here, or just get your face punched in a few times by him to see how fun he is, but Capcom’s Winter Update has brought all sorts…