10 Indie Games That Aged Like Fine Wine

Every console generation, you’ll constantly see Sony and Nintendo re-releasing their old games in a new way, and a new wave of appreciation for the classics that still hold up. That doesn’t happen for indies. Usually, indie game releases come into the world, and people talk about them when that happens. The wave of appreciation dies out as new things come along, which meanstons of heavily polished, great games go underappreciated....

June 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1746 words · Jo Austin

10 Scariest Moments in Non Horror Games

When playing a game that isn’t in the horror genre, the last thing that the player expects is to be scared. However, that doesn’t stop some games from trying. Some games offer an otherwise horror-free experience; everything is normal, apart from one particular level, enemy, or some other encounter that leaves the player terrified. 10 Scariest Levels In Gaming The are several levels in gaming history that gets your hearts pounding with their spookiness, but these are indeed some of the scariest ones....

June 11, 2025 · 7 min · 1474 words · Nathan Elliott

Abyss Herald Genshin Impact"We Will Be Reunited" Release Date?

miHoYo, during the announcements and Sneak Peak stream forVersion 1.4ofGenshin Impact, announced a brand new Archon Quest will be added for the occasion, We Will Be Reunited - the Quest will most notably feature the Traveler meeting with the other sibling, and a boss fight against a new monster, the Abyss Herald. However, while Ver 1.4 launched on March 17, the new Archon Quest and the Abyss Herald still aren’t in the game - when will they be added?...

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · David Harris

Blue Protocol Staff Answers FAQ on PvP, Trading, Recreating Characters and More, New Gameplay

Bandai Namco held the second stream for Online RPGBlue Protocolon February 20. Multiple gameplay sequences were shown, and theBlue Protocolstaff answered many questions via an FAQ. We’ve translated all the details below. ThisBlue ProtocolFAQ re-explains certain features we already heard about in the past, but it also reveals new details and upcoming features: The thirdBlue Protocolstream will be on February 27. It will be the last stream before the Closed Beta Test happening in late March....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Lisa Sanchez

Bright, Colorful and Utterly Bonkers, Project Tides is an Open-World Platformer With a Dark Story You Won’t Know Whether You’re Playing Mario or Fallout 3

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Project Tides, the upcoming open-world 3D platformer from Fabraz, is shaping up to be a unique and wild ride. The developers, known for their previous games Demon Turf and Slime-san, recently released a trailer for the upcoming project. The game looks to immerse players in a vibrant ocean environment with a surface world that features a lively, cartoony aesthetic reminiscent of classic titles likeMario....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 766 words · James Bowers

Bungie Offices Shut Down Due to Coronavirus Fears

Our ongoing coverage of the Covid-19 coronavirus' impacts on gaming continues today with news thatDestinydeveloper Bungie has shut down their offices. Not just their headquarters in Seattle, where thevirus has recently broken out, but globally. Announced through ablog post on Bungie’s site, the company is reacting to the spread of the virus through a “fully remote work infrastructure.” The goal of this plan is simply to keep Bungie employees away from their offices....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Jeffrey Galloway

Bus Simulator on PS4 is Surprisingly Satisfying and Relaxing

It has been a busy few days at PAX East 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts; needless to say, I am playing a lot of video games. Ranging from big AAA blockbusters to small indie darlings, PAX is brimming with unique experiences. Perhaps the most surprising was a game about driving a bus. That’s right, STILLALIVE Studios’Bus Simulator. Not because it is, quite literally, a game about the technicalities of community transit, but how unexpectedly satisfying and fun it is....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Elizabeth Reed DVM

Clair Obscur Expedition 33: Maelle Build Guide

Quick Links With a ton of skills and Pictos to choose from,making a build for any charactercan be challenging inClair Obscur: Expedition 33. But know that Maelle can be turned into one of the strongest characters in this game. When your Maelle build is fully optimized, you’ll realize that she does a great job at dealing additional damage, inflicting Burn on the enemy, and even supporting her teammates in battle....

June 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1583 words · Benjamin Stone

Cloudpunk Review — Missed Opportunities

It’s always tough to simulate a certain type of job in a video game and keep it from getting repetitive for players. Of course, every job has its own unique details, but you can’t find any job in the world that isn’t trapped in a cycle of its own kind. However, when it comes to video games, your main goal is to create a highlight of different scenarios and place them in the best order possible to deliver an enjoyable and diverse experience....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 914 words · Samantha Martin

Cyberpunk 2077: How To Get Money Fast

Quick Links The world ofCyberpunk 2077runs on money. Night City is a massive city where if you want to get to the top, you aregoing to need to get your hands on a lot of Eurodollars(or eddies, for short). And the game makes it clear that you are starting from the bottom when you create your V, as there are not a lot of eddies in your possession. RELATED:Cyberpunk 2077: Best Cyberware Upgrades, Ranked And with how dominant the currency is, you are going to need to find a way to make a lot of it fast....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 610 words · Valerie Savage

Even Critical Acclaim Is Not Enough to Save Sony’s Astro Bot From Trollers as Comparisons to Nintendo’s Super Mario Odyssey Run Amok

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Just after the release,Astro Bothas already started winning everyone’s hearts. This PlayStation 5 exclusive 3D platformer has been released on June 03, 2025. This game is the direct sequel toAstro’s Playroomand overall the third game of the series. Astro’s Playroomwas just a tech survey for the DualSense controller, and the game was included in every PlayStation 5 back then....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 730 words · Joshua Williams

Eve’s Breathtaking Sword Transition in Stellar Blade Demo Proves Hyung-Tae Kim Has Created a Masterpiece For the Ages

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Stellar Blade, the action-adventure game by Shift Up has managed to create quite a hype around it. Shift Up’s upcoming game is scheduled to release on April 26 and will mark the studio’s entry into console gaming. Moreover, as the game will be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, it will be a PlayStation 5 exclusive....

June 11, 2025 · 6 min · 1101 words · Gregory Turner

Fallout: Why Did The Bombs Drop to Start the Great War?

The post-apocalyptic world of Fallout is a big and long-running one, which means that there’s tons of lore out there on its myriad factions, the creatures of the wasteland, and the many vaults that sheltered (and, uhh, experimented upon) people throughout the nuclear war that ravaged the world in 2077. But given that the Fallout games take place decades after those cataclysmic events, not an awful lot is known about the world before the bombs dropped, includingwhythe bombs dropped to trigger the so-called Great War....

June 11, 2025 · 7 min · 1342 words · Daniel Tate