Hey everyone! I’m Jake Solomon, creative director at Firaxis Games, and the good folks at PlayStation have asked me to share some of my top tips for Marvel’s Midnight Suns, which comes out tomorrow on December 2. Marvel’s Midnight Suns is the latest title coming out of Firaxis Games, whom you may know as the
Month: December 2022
Starting to write up your gift lists for friends and family? The Horizon Holiday Gift Guide is here to help. The end of the year is already upon us, but the options are endless when it comes to gifts for Horizon fans. Whether you’re settling in with cozy vibes at home, braving the great outdoors
The team at Striking Distance offers an extended version of its gameplay reveal trailer for The Callisto Protocol, with new clips of monsters, locations, and more. #IGN #Gaming #IGNSummerOfGaming
Marvel’s Midnight Suns reviewed on PC by Dan Stapleton. Also available on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. “With Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Firaxis has put itself in the league of RPG developers like BioWare, Obsidian, Bethesda, and Larian. Its innovative combat takes a bit to get going, but once it does it makes excellent use of
Immediately dark, immediately worrying, the mysterious Children of Silentown has today been detailed and dated for PC and console. Coming from Daedalic Entertainment, Elf Games and Luna2 Studio, Children of Silentown is a new dark point-and-click adventure, very much following the life of Lucy, a young girl who is found growing up in a monster-populated
Survival horror, eh? The thrills, the spills, the intrigue of the adventure? You’re getting all that in The Beast Inside as it releases on Xbox and PlayStation. Available right now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S (fully optimised), and PS5, The Beast Inside breaks out of the PC gamingscape to deliver some new survival horror
The Battle of the Bulge was, for many, the turning point of WWII; a point that signified the ending of the war, the overcoming of a significant German offensive. Today, thanks to the arrival of United Assault – Battle of the Bulge on Xbox, you can play through it. Over and over again. Available to
There are times when you want to test yourself in the gaming world. And when those moments strike, you’ll have no trouble finding games that push you to the limit. Games like Flywrench, Trials Fusion, and In The Groove made their names not for the quality of their storylines and designs, but because of how
If my opinion mattered one jot, I would say to any game developer… NEVER start your game in the dark. Gamers – and people in general – are too fickle, easily frustrated. Starting a game and ensuring that those players need to fumble around with controls, while not being able to see what is going
It’s about this time of year when many start thinking of their “Game of the Year” list. Despite what many have written off as a year of delays, there’s no denying the fact that there have still been a ton of games which have made it to release. Perhaps it’s not obvious to some at
Ah, the simple addition of the word ‘Tactics’ to the end of a title. With those seven letters, you can get me handing over wodges of cash, with a nostalgic warmth in my belly. Who knew that one word could have so much power? ‘Tactics’ is gaming shorthand for a turn-based RPG. But more than
One of my favorite things about watching superheroes duke it out is when someone gets smacked so hard they fly backwards and crash through solid walls, explode tanker trucks, or slam into their friends. It’s an awesome demonstration of just how strong these godlike characters are supposed to be, and it’s always a disappointment when
Image: Nintendo / Illumination With yesterday’s brand-new Mario Movie trailer, and a new ad spot dropping earlier today, we’ve got even more news for Illumination’s upcoming animated movie about the Italian plumber and his adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom. As spotted by VGC, it looks like The Super Mario Bros. Movie is getting an early
Image: Sega Following the special Sonic Frontiers collaboration with Monster Hunter earlier this month, Sega has now revealed its plans for even more free updates. The game company has revealed a new ‘2023 content road map’ – featuring a total of three updates. Players can expect all sorts of content including a Juke Box, Photo
Following the special “Eevee Spotlight”, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are now hosting their second Tera Raid Battle event. This time it features the mighty Charizard. This first event runs from 1st – 4th December and will then run once again between 15th – 18th December. Charizard apparently isn’t native to the Paldea region, so this
Xbox Series X one-minute review The Xbox Series X wasn’t an essential purchase at launch, but Microsoft’s powerhouse console has come a long way since then It’s always been a fantastic piece of hardware, just one that needed a few extra improvements to justify its price tag. Until recently, the Xbox Series X has been
Xbox Wireless Controller – One-minute review The Xbox Wireless Controller is a revised version of the Xbox One controller, which underwent some upgrades for its release alongside the Xbox Series X|S. Despite bearing the same name as its predecessor, the Xbox Wireless Controller is a marked improvement over Microsoft’s previous Xbox One gamepad. If that appeals
PS5 one-minute review Our PS5 expectations were extremely high after the incredible success of the PS4. Thankfully, Sony’s new-gen console delivers and improves upon its predecessor in almost every way. The PS5 DualSense controller – Sony’s clever new pad featuring haptic feedback and adaptive triggers – is nothing short of a revelation. The combination of