Author: Garry Smith
Boxing fans have gone far too long without a serious contender stepping forward in video gaming. Fight Night Champion is the last true heavyweight in the genre that Punch-Out started, setting the bar high with its weighty focus on realism over a decade ago in 2010. Developer Steel City Interactive’s presumptively named Undisputed comes in as the plucky underdog looking to knock the king off its throne, but while it is a split decision in some areas, it is clear the newcomer still needs to put in a bit more time on the speed bag before it can end this…
On the 10-year anniversary of Alien: Isolation’s release, developer Creative Assembly has confirmed that a sequel is in development.In a statement marking the survival horror classic’s 10th birthday, creative director Al Hope said the development team would share more details “when we’re ready.”Hope returns to lead development on the sequel having done so on the first game. In his statement published to X/Twitter, Hope said: “On the 10th anniversary, it seems only fitting to let you know that we have heard your distress calls loud and clear.”Today, I’m delighted to confirm, on behalf of the team, that a sequel to…
Now Bloober’s Silent Hill 2 Remake is out in the wild, the director of the original Silent Hill from 2001 has offered his thoughts on this reimagining of his work, and he’s full of praise.In a series of tweets, Silent Hill 2 director Masashi Tsuboyama began by saying he is “very happy” about the remake and how a new generation will get to play the horror classic. “It’s been 23 years,” he said. “Even if you don’t know the original, you can just enjoy the remake as it is. Whether it’s good or bad doesn’t affect the original.”Tsuboyama went on…
2012’s Silent Hill HD Collection is perhaps best known by fans for inexplicably changing the Silent Hill Ranch sign font to Comic Sans. It was a tweak to the beloved original that baffled Silent Hill fans and has become infamous in the 12 years since the HD Collection’s release.Never thought I would see it in person but here it is. The Silent Hill Ranch sign which font was changed to Comic Sans in the Silent Hill HD Collection. How embarrassing. by insilenthillFans had wondered which font Bloober would go with for its remake ahead of release, and so now with…
Konami has revealed the global release times for the Silent Hill 2 Remake across PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam.The publisher shared launch times for each region in an X/Twitter post, below, across its October 8 release date, confirming exactly when survival horror fans can get their hands on the highly anticipated remake.It sees players take on the role of protagonist James Sunderland as he follows a mysterious letter from his late wife to the terrifying town of Silent Hill, which teems with nightmarish monsters out for blood. “Silent Hill 2 is a great way to visit (or revisit) one…
The Silent Hill 2 Remake Wikipedia page was locked down after its list of review scores from the press was edited to make them lower.Silent Hill 2 is Bloober Team’s well-received remake of Konami’s classic 2001 psychological horror game for PC and PS5 (it’s console exclusive to PS5 for one year, Sony has confirmed). It sees protagonist James Sunderland following a mysterious letter from his late wife, Mary, and a search for clues in the terrifying namesake town, which is teeming with nightmarish monsters.As reported by Eurogamer, admins were forced to make Wikipedia’s Silent Hill 2 Remake page ‘semi-protected’ after…
Assassin’s Creed Mirage launches on Steam later in October, Ubisoft has announced.Mirage’s Steam release comes a year after it launched exclusively on the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect on PC, as well as PlayStation and Xbox.Ubisoft recently ditched its policy of signing with Epic for PC exclusivity and will now return to day-one releases on Steam following the poor performance of Star Wars Outlaws, which also skipped Steam at launch. Outlaws itself releases on Steam on November 21, 2024.Mirage is the well-received back-to-basics Assassin’s Creed game that focuses more on the series’ stealthy origins. You play Basim, a cunning…
Diablo 4 expansion Vessel of Hatred goes live today, October 7 in some regions, with a global release date of October 8. Here are all the release times across the globe.Vessel of Hatred — Diablo 4’s first expansion — goes live as early as 4pm PDT on October 7. Pre-download on Battle.net and console (Xbox and PlayStation) is already available. There is no pre-download for Diablo 4 on Steam (Steam users must wait to download the update when Vessel of Hatred goes live at 4pm PDT on October 7).It’s worth noting that Diablo 4 players can pre-download the patch that…
The future of Halo is starting to come into focus. During Sunday’s Halo World Championships, 343 Industries made a number of announcements, including that it will officially be changing its name to Halo Studios and that it’s working on multiple new games. In addition, the newly-rebranded studio say that all future projects will be developed on Unreal Engine, leaving behind the Slipspace Engine utilized by Halo Infinite. The announcements were unveiled in a seven-minute video shown ahead of the Halo World Championship’s grand finals, which showcased the results of Project Foundry — an experimental project designed to show a Halo…
The weekend is officially here, and we’ve rounded up the best deals you can find! Discover the best deals for Sunday, October 6, below:EA Sports College Football 25 for $47.99EA Sports College Football 25 is available on sale for the first time this weekend. This game marked the first college football title from EA since NCAA 14, as a lawsuit regarding player NIL (name, image, and likeness) prevented the company from producing further entries. Many of the older modes have returned to College Football 25, including Dynasty, Team Builder, and Road to Glory. Of course, dozens of new features have…