Castlevania Double Pack | Eurogamer.net

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  1064 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Dracula's interior designer. Not a job to be taken lightly, I imagine. Therefore I wonder why, if we're taking the Castlevania series at face value, Dracula ends up with such wildly bizarre abodes. Is it simply the case that Dracula can't help himself and has a nibble on each designer before they finish their grand vision? Or is it perhaps that Dracula, as an immortal symbol of pure evil, is stark raving bonkers and makes nothing but lunatic requests? [Read More]

Cyberpunk 2077 Johnny Silverhand item locations: How to unlock the 'Breathtaking' item set explained

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  984 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Johnny Silverhand is a key character in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, and it's hard to deny his sense of style. Luckily for V, Johnny's items become available to use close to the point of no return in the main story. You only have to follow a number of steps in order to collect all separate items, including his car and gun, the latter showcased during flashbacks in main jobs. [Read More]

Digital Foundry vs. God of War: Ascension

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  16 minutes  |  3220 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

With the next generation of consoles looming large, have we actually seen all there is to see on current-gen hardware? Are any further technological advances subject to the law of diminishing returns? Will further innovations be hamstrung by depressed performance, as we've seen recently in titles like Crysis 3 and Far Cry 3? Whatever else we see, if there's one team out there that can buck the trend, it's Sony Santa Monica. [Read More]

Little Nightmares release date slated for April, the cruelest month

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  265 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Surreal children's horror tale Little Nightmares is due for release on 28th April for PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and GOG, publisher Bandai Namco has announced. Developed by the Swedish Tarsier Studios (LittleBigPlanet Vita, Tearaway Unfolded), Little Nightmares was originally announced in 2014 when it had the working title of Hunger. Looking like the unholy union of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Jan Švankmajer, Little Nightmares follows the exploits of a young girl named Six who is kidnapped and brought to a terrifying subterranean fortress called the Maw where creepy creatures want to gobble her up. [Read More]

New 3DS has a Mario Easter egg in its web browser

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  232 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Nintendo's New 3DS model has a Mario-themed Easter egg hidden away in its web browser. To activate it, you need to tap out the first few beats of Mario's iconic theme tune (duh-duh-duh duh-duh duhhh) on the browser's lower screen. This switches your list of bookmarks into a list of levels. Select one, and it is transformed into a block busting minigame similar to Breakout (or Alleyway, if you're a Nintendo fan). [Read More]

Project M from Subnautica studio Unknown Worlds headed to early access this year

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  332 words  |  Fernande Dalal

PUBG creator Krafton has revealed a new game from Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds, which is currently only known by the code name 'Project M'. Project M will be the first game to be developed by Unknown Worlds since its acquisition by Krafton in 2021. Project M is due to release for early access sometime this year and Krafton has revealed that it will be a "wholly unique turn-based strategy game set in a sci-fi world" [Read More]

Sex education PC game Privates wins a BAFTA

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  260 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Privates, the PC sex education platform shooter game, has won a BAFTA. The last we heard, Privates had been canned on Xbox 360 because of its overtly sexual content. Dan Marshall, founder of developer Size Five (once Zombie Cow Studios), is "brimming with pride". "It's a complete honour and a total shock," he wrote in a statement. "I was excited enough about being able to start all my press releases from now on with the words BAFTA-nominated, but winning one is a whole other level. [Read More]

Tales of the Abyss Review

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  6 minutes  |  1129 words  |  Patria Henriques

Talk of Japanese RPGs in Europe tends to be dominated by the obvious big names, the Final Fantasies and Dragon Quests. That's no surprise, given that a great many other series rarely - if ever - make it as far as European shores. Namco Bandai's Tales is one such series, having clocked up 27 games and spin-offs, not to mention four animated TV shows, without leaving much of a dent in the European gaming consciousness. [Read More]

The best PS4 and Xbox One external hard drive

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  9 minutes  |  1804 words  |  Fernande Dalal

When you first buy a new PlayStation or Xbox, its internal storage seems limitless - but when you've got all your games installed and the tenth consecutive 40GB plus Call of Duty Warzone update arrives, things feel a lot different. Thankfully, the slow internal drives in even the Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro means that expanding your storage is both cheap and effective. Here are the best external drives for PS4 and Xbox One, including both traditional spinning disk hard drives - the best value option - and more expensive but substantially faster external SSDs. [Read More]

The sound of Death Stranding and how Hideo Kojima selects the music for his games

 Posted on May 8, 2023  |  7 minutes  |  1458 words  |  Patria Henriques

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has always been open about his interest in media outside games, claiming to be 70 per cent movies and regularly expressing his love for bands like Chvrches, Apocalyptica, and Silent Poets. However, when it comes to implementing music into his games, his tastes sometimes border on the esoteric. Death Stranding is no exception. Although its denouement is accompanied by a powerful performance from aforementioned Glaswegian synth-pop band Chvrches, its key narrative moments are complemented by tracks from Ryan Karazija's ambient Icelandic Low Roar project, which was written and recorded after the Californian singer moved to Reykjavik. [Read More]