The Daily Hotness: The Musical Typewriter

So who knew you could make music with a typewriter? Pretty neat! Spotted onThe Awesomer. Sean Carey looked at choice and consequences in videogames, Jim reviewedAPB, win Junpei’s hat fromPersona 3 Portable,Alpha Protocol 2ain’t happening, Hulu Plus won’t require PlayStation Plus and more happened on 07/06/10. Destructoid Originals:Videogame cosplay at Anime Expo 2010Pipe dreams: Real choice and consequencesGame SERIES Debate to the Death! Fallout seriesCommunity:Community blogs of 07/06/10Forum of the day:Sin & Punishment: Star SuccessorReviews:APB...

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Beth Anderson

The Last of Us Part II officially delayed to May 2020

I’m sure the people will wait a little longer Naughty Dog has confirmed recent murmurs thatThe Last of Us Part IIwill miss itspreviously statedFebruary release date, and will now launch in May of 2020 on PS4. The news was confirmed by director Neil Druckmannin a post on PlayStation Blog. “As we were closing out sections of the game, that we realized we simply didn’t have enough time to bring the entire game up to a level of polish we would call Naughty Dog quality,” said Druckmann....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Jamie Simmons

The Risk of Rain team’s new game is Deadbolt

Stealthy action with the grim reaper Two years ago, I professed my love forRisk of Rainon this site. It ended up becoming one of my favorite roguelikes, right up there with my all-time bestie,Spelunky, and just thinking about it now makes me want to go back for “a few more runs.” But doing so would mean the immediate and total end of my productivity, so instead let’s take a look at Hopoo Games’ new project,Deadbolt....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Seth Mathis

The Talos Principle is out on Steam today, here’s a launch trailer

Puzzle enthusiasts should definitely check it out Croteam’s sharp departure from running and gunningThe Talos Principleis out on Steam today.I think it is great, and I amnot alone. It is probably the best puzzle game to come out this year, and it is certainly the game that has made me think the most. The trailer above gives a bit of setup to the narrative without giving away too much. There’s a woman’s voice, a man’s voice, and some lasers....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Andrew Benjamin

The Witcher TV series includes writers from Jessica Jones, Constantine and The Originals

Development continues on spin-off show Producer Lauren S. Hissrich hastaken to social media once again, revealing a little more about Netflix’upcoming TV seriesbased on CD Projekt RED’s popular RPG franchiseThe Witcher. Some of the writers for the show’s eight episodes have been revealed. These include vets such as Jenny Klein, who wrote for Marvel’sDaredevilandJessica Jones, Beau DeMayo, who helped scribe political monster dramaThe Originals, and Sneeha Koorse, who wrote forConstantineand ’80s-themed conspiracy seriesThe Americans....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Megan Hodges

Ubisoft’s new game is for all the singer ladies (and men too)

Jordan approved this dumb headline, yell at him In the easily-Instagramable now that we live in, people expect to be able to capture and share everything that happens. Bonus points if there’s quick access to some sort of production values. It’s why everyone on Snapchat has a dog face. It’s there, it’s quirky, it might get some Facebook likes. Ubisoft knows exactly who it’s catering to with its new gameJust Sing....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Mark Thompson

Valve gives an update on last year’s Steam intrusion

Valve’s Gabe Newell hasissued another letterto all Steam users, but if you’re like me, you don’t leave the program running constantly so thatsomework can get done. This is a follow-up to the company finding out that intruders had accessed a Steam database. “Recently we learned that it is probable that the intruders obtained a copy of a backup file with information about Steam transactions between 2004 and 2008,” writes Newell. “This backup file contained user names, email addresses, encrypted billing addresses and encrypted credit card information....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Tanner Keller

Wadjet Eye’s debut The Shivah gets a re-release

Shivah: Kosher Edition will be released on November 21 Despite enjoying the recent Wadjet Eye Games adventure titles, likeGemeni RueandResonance, I didn’t know anything about the studio’s first gameThe Shivahuntil now. First released in 2006, the game is being remastered and re-released asShivah: Kosher Editionon November 21. Costing just$3.99 for a pre-order, Kosher Edition will feature new graphics and new music and will be available on Steam, PC DRM-free, and iOS....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Jennifer Ray

Watch Charlie Brooker talk Jon Snow through games

Not that Jon Snow. Yesterday I posted on why you should all watch Charlie Brooker’sHow Videogames Changed the World. Realizing that it might be hard to watch if you’re outside the UK, it’s worth sharing this clip from Channel 4 News, where Brooker talks videogames with the fairly hapless Jon Snow. After being none to impressed with the latestCall of Dutytitle, the more approachableLEGO Marvel Super Heroesproves just as challenging....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · James Johnson

What if Ganondorf and Link were… closer?

Slash fan art burns up the charts It was fun to see how the internet reacted to speculation that Link in the nextZeldafor Wii U might be a woman. The response was very similar to how I imaginedthe world might respond to a Blasian Link. When it was revealedthat Link was definitely a dude, many were disappointed, while others breathed a sigh of relief. Either way, the feelings were intense....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Kristina Hernandez

What’s your all-time favorite Game Boy release?

Cblogs of 5/15 to 11-06-2025 –Eggs&Brewsterjrdiscusses eight Game Boy games they know they would love to play. –GamingDinohighlights another gaming dinosaur inARK. –D-Voltwrites about how theSonicfranchise may be limited by their own focus on Sonic’s speed. –Manasteel88highlights an incomingSonicfan gaming jam. –Lord SpencerreviewsOddworld: Abe’s Oddyseeas part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –Eggs&Brewsterjrshares a list of random 22 games that they just heard about and might play sometime in the future....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Carlos Richardson

Why was the FragPunk console release delayed at the last minute?

Even thoughFragPunkwas all set for a global launch on PC and consoles, things took a turn just two days before its release. We’re here to explain the reasoning behind theFragPunkconsole delay and what to expect for pre-orders. FragPunk console release delay, explained According to theFragPunkteam’sannouncement, the console release was delayed due to‘unexpected technical challenges in optimization and adaptation.’The issue became noticeable during a compliance testing process, ultimately leading to the delay....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Martin Lambert

Wii U Virtual Console obtains first Nintendo DS game

Brain Age lands on Japanese eShop for free It’s happening. The first Nintendo DS game has arrived on the Wii U eShop in Japan. Brain Age, also known asDr. Kawashima’s Brain Training, is presently availablefor freevia the system’s regional Virtual Console. The educational puzzle game was initially released in 2005, and went on to sell more than19 millioncopies worldwide. And, nearly a decade later, here it is again. Nintendo first revealed plans to harness the portable’s software lineup on Wii U earlier this year, though it didn’t announce any particular titles or when we could expect them....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Amy Newman