But seriously, don’t name games after bodily fluids I’ll admit: I very nearly deleted the email aboutSnotwithout a second thought. How could agame named after nasal mucusbe worth even a few seconds of my time? Still, I did my due diligence and played the video attached, and found something that looks like it could be a fun retro-styled exploration platformer. The main gameplay hook is that the titular snail can collect an assortment of shells and imbue them with various elemental effects, then throw them in order to fight bosses and solve puzzles....

Relive Lara’s start on your fancy XBOX Before rebooting the entire series with 2013’sTomb Raider, developer Crystal Dynamics decided to take the series in a more modern direction with 2006’sTomb Raider: Legend. Basically setting the groundwork for Naughty Dog’s popularUnchartedseries,Legend’smain flaws were that it lacked much in the way of content and felt disconnected from the rest of the series. That disconnect then got retconned a year later with a remake of the original game, titledTomb Raider: Anniversary....

Like its predecessor,Spider-Man 2features a robust photo mode that allows you to take the perfect photo of Spider-Man web-swinging through New York. Once you’ve unlocked the suit you want, you’re going to want to find a good spot to take photos. This guide will help you find the best locations in New York to go crazy with your camera inSpider-Man 2. Little Odessa Church For the most part, New York looks like a grid of dull, grey skyscrapers....

I’m all about the ice whip I didn’t realize how much I wanted a first-person action game with a whip-wielding protagonist until now.City of Brasshas been doing its thing onSteam Early Accesssince September, and now the formerBioShockdevelopers at Uppercut Games are in the home stretch with a May 4 launch on the docket. This is a rogue-lite adventure for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in which you’ll hunt for precious relics, slash up cursed souls, and use your whip to stun foes, set off traps, and even swing around....

PS Vita v2.10 is the most exciting version Contain your excitement, because Sony is set to release a brand new PS Vita firmware update in the coming days. A notable improvement is that web streaming will finally be possible. Evenmorenotable is that you’ll be able to organize installed software into folders, giving Vita owners the same exciting functionality that 3DS owners were blessed withjust last year. For the time being, only 10 icons can be stored per folder, though there’s always the possibility that the limit will increase in the future....

More gear Destiny 2: Lightfalllaunches with two distinct difficulty settings: Classic (Be Brave), and Legendary (Become Legend_. Here’s a breakdown of both, and what you get for completing the latter. Here are the rewards for finishing theDestiny 2: Lightfallcampaign on Legendary difficulty As soon as you boot upDestiny 2: Lightfall, you’ll select a character. Afterward, you’re greeted with the screen above, which allows players to choose between Classic and Legendary difficulty....

A huge flood of Xbox One leaks slowly being corroborated I don’t want an Xbox One, but if I did,I’d want One in white. An anonymousNeoGAF posterlet loose a flood of leaks, including word that October would see a white Xbox One bundled with Insomniac’sSunset Overdrive. A 1TB console is rumored to follow in November.The Vergewas able to confirm that Microsoft is at least releasing its white Xbox One sometime this year....

Activision has unveiled itsGuitar Hero 5downloadable content plans for October, and they include five weeks of rock n’ roll, baby. From Queens of the Stone Age to Billy Squier, from Wolfmother to the J. Geils Band and Peter Frampton, you’d better be holding on to the edge of your seat for this invasion of rock n’ roll. Baby. There’s even a Halloween-themed track pack, featuring music from GWAR (“Gor Gor”), Marilyn Manson (“Beautiful People”), and The Misfits (“Astro Zombies”)....

If you’ve been playingXDefiantsince its May 21 release date, then there’s a decent chance you’ve encountered an unkillable enemy who looks like they aren’t even moving. While this may look like a hack, it’s actually a glitch —one the devs are aware of. This glitch has been noted on numerous occasions throughout the first week of release, with players posting videos ofXDefiantcharacters floating across the ground, arms and legs welded to their sides, eating bullets, and killing enemies....

Not owning the PC version of Rebellion’sAliens vs. Predatormakes it difficult for me to speak about the state of the game’s multiplayer, but from the outside looking in, it sounds like everything is not quite where it needs to be yet. Of course, this makes any and all news on the patch front extra important. In that respect, today was a good day forAVPplayers. As someone who had to mess with the formatting of the text-heavy patch notes in order to have them display properly past the fold, let me just say, this is a big one....

Hell yeah, actually Inbetweengames, a studio founded by former YAGER staff, recently announced its first major release,All Walls Must Fall. For those keeping score, this is the gameteasedback in October of last year. It takes place in an alternate-history Berlin, where the Cold War is mostly fought in the past — the United States and Russia are constantly one-upping the other via time traveling spies. All Walls Must Fallis ostensibly a real-time strategy game, albeit one set in Berlin nightclubs where players can time travel and action moves to the beat of the club bangerde jour....

About a month ago, Nvidia got the ball rolling on the next generation of PC hardware by releasing its RTX 5000 series GPUs. Things haven’t gone off to a magnificent start, it seems. Among some models missing components (admittedly, these are rare instances), there’s also supply issues. If you’re a gamer in the UK who’s looking to upgrade their rig, you might not be in luck if you’re holding out for one of Nvidia’s newest products....

Play the beta on December 11 Arika’s mysterious fighting gamefor the PlayStation 4 finally has an official title,Fighting EX Layer. The game will also be running a two-week long beta test starting December 11. The beta will have six playable characters: Garuda, Skullomania, Kairi, Darun Mister, Shirase, and Allen Snider. If you attend this year’s PlayStation Experience you’ll be able to play a demo two days before the beta arrives on December 9 and 10....