A specter looming over us It takes a great disturbance to stirCastle Vidconsout of its torpor these days, but the high price point of the Oculus Rift seemed to strike a nerve with creator Tyler Rhodes. I suppose a $599 price tag is enough to give anyone nightmares, even Lord PC. I don’t read many webcomics these days, but I adoreCastle Vidcons. Its re-imagining of the ongoing console wars as a War of the Roses historical melodrama is, to me at least, one of the smartest and most hilarious satires of the industry around....

Thank Goodness You’re Here!, a game which feels like someone took a snapshot of a North Yorkshire town in the mid ’70s and somehow turned it into a full-blown quest filled adventure, has gained Steam Deck verification just one day ahead of its release date. Coal Supper, the development team behind the bizarre yet incredibly enjoyable romp through a small British town,revealed on Twitterthat the formerSteam Next Festfeatured game is now completely verified for Steam Deck just in time for its release on August 1....

Going, going… In today’s second contest, you can win a copy of Super Rare Games’ Switch release ofTricky Towers! What, one contest ain’t good enough for ya? Well, then, take another! Super Rare Gamesjust launchedTricky Towersfor Nintendo Switch, and wouldn’t you know it? It’s already almost sold out! ensure you get a copy by winning it from us, since there will be a time [very] soon where you can’t buy it anymore....

Mounts are a lifesaver when it comes to traveling inNinja Timebecause you can’t fast travel without a battlepass. However, you can’t get yourself a rideable pet right away. Instead, you have to complete a quest or be very lucky while spinning your Clan to get a mount inNinja Time. So, if you want to find outhow to get mounts inNinja Time, follow our guide below. How to Get Mounts in Ninja Time You can get mounts inNinja Timeby completing a specificquestgiven by theKaba NPCin Leaf Village....

Another summer inDestiny 2, another Solstice holiday event. While the actual content of the event has mostly stayed the same over the last six years, the main prize, a cosmetic set of Solstice armor, has only gotten more convoluted to earn. It’s now held behind a bureaucracy of Bounties and confusing upgrade paths, making menu dancing more of the main event than Solstice’s longtime featured activity: the, frankly, brain-dead Bonfire Bash....

Like a Dragon I can’t say I’ve ever associated theYakuzaseries with the “bro” community. No offense to anyone, butYakuzais more about honor and bombast than about the bond between friends. Then again,Kiwamiis a remake of the first game and that storyline focuses on the falling out of series protagonist (and almost literal god) Kiryu Kazuma and his sworn brother Nishikiyama Akira, so maybe that is where this marketing pitch is coming from....

SinceSonic x Shadow Generationsis the latest game in the Blue Blur’s franchise, we all need to know: is there a Chao Garden? Are we finally able to relive the early 2000s and raise our ultimate life form? We’ll tell you all we know below. Does Sonic x Shadow Generations have Chao Garden? Unfortunately,Sonic x Shadow Generationsdoes not have a Chao Garden. Even if there are so many references to theSonic Adventuregames from the Dreamcast and Gamecube era, there is no sign of that being anywhere....

Two eras of JRPG united [Update:Siliconerareports that you will be able to switch between 2D and 3D diplays art any time. Thanks Omnes Morimur!] We already knew that the 3DS version ofDragon Quest XIallows players to explore in 2D sprites and 3D polygonsat the same time, but seeing it in action really drives the concept home. It looks like every dungeon, every town, and every inch of the overworld will be constructed from both flat SNES-style graphics and PS2-era “computer animation....

Pre-order to play Techland’sDying Lightis just the latest game to include asymmetric multiplayer into its fold. Seems like everyone’s doing it these days; it’s been all the rage sinceLeft 4 Deaddid it all those years ago. But, Techland’s doing it in a way that’s decidedly worse than everyone else. InDying Light, players can become one of the most powerful zombies in the game and invade others’ games at night. It’s a mode that’s been cleverly dubbed “Be the Zombie....

Some fluff, some new stuff So uh,the Geoff Keighley is inDeath StrandingShowGamescom Opening Night Live ceremony just happened, and there were a few announcements worth looking at. We got another glimpse atDeath Stranding, and even though so much of it was overly-explained on stage, it makes even less sense now.Gears 5(do notcall itGears of War 5) got a new story trailer, a bit ofBorderlands 3endgame was explored, andMagic: Arenawill be hitting the Epic Games Store....

Let’s face it: If it weren’t for themodding community, games likeFallout 4probably wouldn’t still be a major part of the AAA gaming world. Despite the Bethesda RPG coming out in 2015, it’s still getting plenty of love, as evidenced by this one modification that fixes load times. Thanks to Nexus Mods userAntonix35, you can now enjoy speedier loading times with theirFallout 4plugin. As well as making the game load faster in general, the mod also fixes “in-game vertical sync for high frame rate monitors,” adds in the ability to “select loading screens,” and more....

Here’s a Nioh 2 endgame farming strategy for whenever you’re ready I’ve been patiently waiting for theNioh 2community to rally around a go-to farming strategy, and while there isn’t a consensus yet – and there aremultiplelong-term goals to grind out, including your XP, gold, and weapon/Onmyo/Ninjutsu/Shiftling proficiency – I’ve found one particular strategy that’s helping me quickly stockpile Amrita without fuss. It’s gonna carry me all the way to the max level cap of 300....

Aside from the Switch 2-exclusiveThe Duskbloods, FromSoftware is apparently working on another game. This one is meant to be multi-platform and not exclusive to any console, immediately eliminatingBloodborne 2. While various speculations already exist, I just hope FS delivers us a sequel to the fantasticArmored Core 6. According to a Mp1st report, FromSoftware is “in the advanced stages of production on another, as-yet-unannounced project: a multiplatform game with the codenameFMC.” This game is being developed in parallel toThe Duskbloodsand additionalElden Ring: Nightreigncontent....