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Video Games March 17, 2025

With all the trailers, showcases, and dev diaries that can lead up to a game’s launch nowadays, it’s harder than ever for one to be a real surprise – and that’s especially true of a multiplayer first-person shooter when, like me, you are a Certified Old Gamer™ who’s been... Read more
Amazon Is Having a Board Game Sale on Maps of Misterra for $12.99
If you’re interested in unusual or innovative games, then Maps of Misterra should be on your radar, especially since it’s currently selling at a hefty sale discount. It normally runs in the $30 range, but Amazon currently has it on sale for $12.99, which is less than half price.... Read more
<div>‘It Does Real Harm to Artists of All Kinds’ — Balatro Dev Localthunk Steps In to Resolve AI Art Reddit Fiasco</div>
Localthunk, the developer behind breakout roguelike poker game Balatro, has stepped in to resolve a bit of a scrum in the Balatro subreddit over a mod’s statements on AI art. It’s a bit of a wild story, so bear with me here, and thanks to Garbage Day and Rock... Read more
Palworld Gets Crossplay Late March as Part of Big Update
Palworld developer Pocketpair is narrowing in on its big crossplay update, which is due out late March 2025. In a post on X/Twitter, Pocketpair confirmed this update will include multiplayer across all platforms as well as add world transfer for Pals. No further details were offered, outside a promotional... Read more
<div>Why Assassin’s Creed 2 and 3 Had the Best Writing the Series Has Ever Seen</div>
One of the most memorable moments in the entire Assassin’s Creed series happens near the start of Assassin’s Creed 3, when Haytham Kenway has finished rounding up his band of assassins in the New World. Or at least, the player is led to believe they’re assassins. Haytham, after all,... Read more
Best Nintendo Switch Games in 2025
As the Nintendo Switch generation winds down and we await the arrival of Nintendo Switch 2 later this year, it’s time to look back at the last eight years and celebrate what has become one of the greatest game libraries in Nintendo history. The hybrid portable console has surpassed... Read more
In Monster Hunter, some quests can be taken down pretty quick, and others take a bit more time. But at least one Monster Hunter Wilds player has discovered a trick for getting absurdly fast clear times, using one particular quirk of Wilds’ systems. As spotted by VG247, one Monster... Read more
Meta is inexplicably shutting down one of the best Oculus games
Echo VR, formerly Echo Arena, will be no more. We’ve called it a cross between the Battle School from Ender’s Game and ultimate frisbee. We’ve called it Final Fantasy X blitzball meets VR. It made two of our Best VR Games lists — three, if you count the one... Read more
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition plays great on console
Wololo with your contrololo. Image: Microsoft / World’s Edge Age of Empires II is extremely special to me. The game came to me by accident at 16, and it has remained a great gaming love of mine ever since. I played Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Xbox... Read more
Dead Space’s Remake Gives Extra Substance to the Scares
Image: Motive/EA Visceral Games’ Dead Space felt like a shot in the arm for survival horror games when it was originally released in 2008. The franchise has always been fondly remembered, so when EA revealed that Motive was working on a remake of the first game, it felt exciting... Read more
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