Remembering 15 years of Hotel Dusk If there is one thing aboutHigh Fidelitythat rings consistently true, it’s that people love to make Top 5 Lists. Top 5 movies, top 5 songs, top 5 TV shows that were canceled because they cast Scott Foley; we love making lists. But, as much as I enjoy writing up my own top 5s whenever I’m bored out of my mind, I’ve found over the years that I’m quite bad at it....
I’m excited for you, not me. I’ve already played Atlus’ epic DS RPGShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey.I had a lot of really nice things to say about it. I think you will too. This is the deepest DS RPG I can think of, not to mention one of the most rewarding. I can’t wait untilyoudig into it. I want to know whatyouthink of it. Hit me up for demon codes!...
Game sees new life through crowdfunding Many years ago, indie developerLuc Bernardconceived of a game centered on a child working to survivethe holocaust by retreating into his imagination. It was once planned for Nintendo DS, but for a variety of reasons, it never came to be. In the years that followed, Luc put out multiple games across multiple platforms (including PC, Android, iPhone, PS Mobile, and PS3) butImagination Is The Only Escapehas always been in the back of his mind....
Dungeons & Dragons Online(DDO) has been around for over six years now. When it went free to play, the game picked up over a million new players and its revenue increased by 500%. I’d call that successful. It was one of the first games to prove that “free to play” doesn’t mean sub-par gameplay. I’ve dabbled withDDOhere and there since its launch back in 2006, and the thing that has always kept me from playing it more was the setting....
Modders on the ready As announcedon the WWE’s blog,WWE 2K15is coming to the PC later this year. It’s a straight port of the PS4 and Xbox One editions, but apparently no modes will be lost in translation. Additionally, day-one buyers will net free downloads of Sting and Hulk Hogan costumes — modders are probably preparing their packages as we speak. All of the currently released DLC will be included in the PC release, which apparently has John Cena (no joke) pretty psyched, as he “grew up on Texas Instruments and the Commodore 64....
There’s a creature somewhere inDragon’s Dogmathat will take the combined effort of active players and their loudmouth Pawns before it goes down. And it’s a particularly nasty looking dragon. Of course it is! The collective attack of everyone playing the game online will eventually be enough to slay this Ur-Dragon, and the person who lands the final blow will receive a special reward. The rest of us unlucky adventures can earn common and rare items along the way, while all participants will appear in the game’s hall of fame....
Sophie’s Choice simulator 2015 A test to sort your favorite gameshas been making the rounds on social media over the past few days. Normally I ignore this sort of thing, but when it seemed to push our own Jonathan Holmes into an existential crisis earlier today, I started paying attention. What could all the fuss be over? So I gave it a try myself. It’s getting worse somehow. Like choosing which eyeball to cut out....
Unky Death! I may have bounced offLet it Diewhen thegoing got tough, but I do love the game’s skateboarding grim reaper Uncle Death and hope he sticks around. In a short but sweet announcement picked up byGameSpot, GungHo Online Entertainment announced a PC release ofLet it Diefor Steam this fall. It’s official:@LETITDIETheGameis coming to PC.#LETITDIEhttps://t.co/jELEhtkY4m — GungHo Online (@GungHo_America)June 28, 2025 Grasshopper’s free-to-play hack-and-slash game first launched on PlayStation 4 back in December 2016....
Official hub now in beta Many of the cooler virtual-reality projectsI’ve encounteredfor the Oculus Rift have been one-offs, coming to my attention either because they gained traction in the press, on YouTube, or made waves elsewhere. Having a place where games can congregate — if their developers so choose — is exactly what the device needs, and that’s in the works at Oculus VR. The platform,Oculus Share, is currently in beta....
Paying tribute It has been 10 years since we last corrupted on Empire Bay — a city that never sleeps, but its residents sometimes sleep with the fishes. If ratings board rumors pan out, we’ll be racketeering and extorting again later this year. Ratings for aMafia IIremaster recently popped up on theTaiwan Digital Game Rating Committee site(viaNibellion on Twitter). The application was filed by Take-Two’s branch in Asia. This definitive edition remaster is seemingly coming to PC, PS4, and Xbox One....
A new trailer forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3went up this weekend, and it details the exploits of the Vet and the Noob. It’s quite well done and should amuse a few of you. It’s got that Jonah Hill guy in it, and he does some Jonah Hill things. Also, explosions. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is out this Tuesday, and we’re aiming to have our review up by launch. I can’t wait to see what happens to Captain Price’s mustache in this latest chapter of its story....
Mario Kart 8 Deluxeis still on top Nintendo has provided new top-selling investor relations software sales dataon its official site, and the top 10 has shifted slightly. So what changed? Well, interestingly enough,Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearldropped off the list entirely, despite holding firm at the number eight slot the last time we checked in. Essentially taking its spot in the top 10,Pokemon Scarlet & Violetshot up to seventh place, whileSuper Mario Party, Ring Fit Adventure,andPokemon Let’s Go Pikachu/Eeveerefused to leave....
‘HOLY BALLS’ If you’restill salty over the cancellation ofSilent Hills, you are not alone. Norman Reedus – who’s likeness was used in the (terrifying)Silent Hillsinteractive teaser P.T. — is still “super bummed” about the whole thing, but recently toldIGNhe “[has] faith” that he, producer Hideo Kojima and horror legend Guillermo del Toro “can do something else”. “The internet buzz about [Silent Hills] happening was so huge. I’ve never seen anything like it; petitions with a hundred thousand people that signed it, petitions to please make it happen, that’s crazy....
