Metroid Prime Remastered: a sublime reworking of a stone-cold classic

An approachable, beautiful refinement of the GameCube original. The game pushed visual boundaries, with dense, moody environments and a solid 60fps frame-rate target. The lighting upgrade is completed by the addition of new light sources, while existing objects gain emissive properties. There’s even static volumetric-style lighting in many spots that looks quite convincing. There is one caveat here though. In the original Metroid Prime, beam weapons cast dynamic lights throughout the environment when you fired them....

February 14, 2023 · 2 min · 231 words · Randy Parker

Remembering the Game Boy Advance SP's edgy marketing

“The second best thing to do in the dark.” The Game Boy Advance SP was forward-thinking in a lot of ways. But its marketing here in the UK now looks more than a little more dated. Its colours were more muted - its all-silver option made its hinged design look like a small laptop. Its angular shape was more business-like (and its dinky shoulder buttons rather less ergonomic to hold down)....

February 14, 2023 · 1 min · 169 words · Monica Huang

Season's smallest moments are reminders of the real world

On bicycles and note-taking. I dream of bicycles. At last, Season has done it. Scavengers Studio’s Season: A Letter to the Futurecasts you as documenter of a fading world. But Season understands that movement isn’t just a tool; it’s an experience. It doesn’t just happen in front of me - I canfeelit. There is a strong chance we are living in the beginning of the end of the world. But we’re not so far gone that Season’s quiet cataclysm doesn’t feel alien....

February 14, 2023 · 2 min · 251 words · Mr. Jack Hubbard Jr.

Wanted: Dead review

I do not like these things at all. But I do kind of love them. But whether a rose-tinted delusion or not, it fits Wanted: Dead to a tee. He’s paired with a kawaii version of the mad cat lady from The Simpsons. There’s also a touching flashback in which Stone has to comfort a kid whose mother has been murdered. Wanted’s combat has a certain flare, to begin with....

February 14, 2023 · 1 min · 189 words · Janet Adams

Woobat 100% perfect IV stats, shiny Woobat in Pokémon Go

Everything you better know about Woobats Spotlight Hour. This guide was written for a past Spotlight Hour, but theIV stats remain unchanged. There’s no dancing around this: both Woobat and its evolution Swoobat are awful inPokemon Go. ‘Perfect’ means two things in Pokemon Go, depending on how you plan to use a given Pokemon. These values will, however, be different if you’re currently below Level 30. Is Swoobat good in PVP?...

February 14, 2023 · 1 min · 193 words · Mary Hill

Fortnite best weapons tier list for Chapter 5 Season 4

Including a list of weapons available in Fortnite Reload. If it’s of Uncommon rarity, it’ll already have one mod. If it’s of Rare rarity, it’ll have two mods. Epic rarity, three mods. And Legendary, four. As of writing, there are 38 weapons and utility items available in the Fortnite Reload mode. We’re personally very excited to get our hands on the Heisted guns again. Inventory space is limited - so choose wisely when coming across the best weapons in Fortnite!...

February 13, 2023 · 1 min · 80 words · Kelly Cunningham

Let's discuss The Last of Us episode five

Or does it all depend on whose lens you see a story through? Let’s get into it. THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BOTH THE SHOW AND THE GAME SERIES IT IS BASED ON. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS OF SUICIDE BELOW. c’mon READ ON AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION. He became what the revolutionaries call a “rat” or a “collaborator”. The reason he did this, it transpires, was to help his younger brother....

February 13, 2023 · 3 min · 543 words · Nicholas Petersen

The Witcher 3 next-gen patch 4.01: one step forward, one step back

RT modes perform better on consoles, performance mode is slower. Coming to the rescue is patch 4.01: an update that promises specific visual and performance tweaks. That’s the promise then, but what hasCD Projekt REDactually delivered? Screen-space reflections - only accessible in the RT modes on the consoles, confusingly enough - are also improved. Side-by-side with the launch code, you’re looking at much higher resolution reflections. They’re more accurate, sharper and cleaner....

February 12, 2023 · 2 min · 352 words · Jeffrey Dunn

EA Sports is "closing in" on a £500m deal with the Premier League

They think it’s all over… EA Sports is “closing in” on a deal with the Premier League. According toSky News, the deal thought to be worth 488m was shared with the 20 Premier League clubs yesterday (Friday, 10th February) among reports of a “new six-year partnership”. According to Sky, one club executive “said it would deliver more than 80m annually, and would consist of EA remaining as the league’s lead partner as well as retaining its exclusive electronic game licence”....

February 11, 2023 · 2 min · 218 words · Shelly Lewis

Asus ROG Azoth: bridging the gulf between mainstream and custom mechanical keyboards

A feature-packed 75% keeb at an enthusiast price. Let’s talk design first of all. It should therefore come as no surprise to learn that there is no deck flex at all. The excellent build quality and thoughtful nature of the Azoth’s construction also extends into its PBT keycaps. In addition, its gasket mounting helps to offer a springier but no less satisfying typing experience. That’s some pretty serious endurance. And then there’s arguably the largest bugbear - the price....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 87 words · Audrey Cross

Fortnite Quen challenge walkthrough

And how to fix the Quen challenge not clearing error. Quen Challengeis one of the tasks associated with the School of Llama quests inFortnite. Via aweb portal, Fortnite players can completeSchool of Llamachallenges to move around a map. One such challenge is the Quen Challenge, which takes place on a Creative playlist island. Note this particular challengeis no longer able to be completed. Chapter 4 Season 2 has arrived! New additions include theGrind RailsandKinetic Blades, along with the newBattle Pass,character collectionandEren Jaegerskin....

February 10, 2023 · 3 min · 464 words · Madison Martinez

Here's where to buy Metroid Prime Remastered

Here are the places you’ve got the option to buy and pre-order the remaster of Metroid Prime for Nintendo Switch. Nintendo dropped a very cool surprise during their February 2023 Nintendo Direct, revealing a remaster of the classic GameCube gameMetroid Primefor the Nintendo Switch. Yes it’s time to look through the eyes of Samus Aran again and blast away Parasites and complete puzzles in Morph Ball mode, this time with revamped graphics and audio....

February 10, 2023 · 2 min · 314 words · Timothy Taylor

Hi-Fi Rush might just be hinting at The Evil Within 3

Chai tease. Hi-Fi Rushis unquestionablyfab, but developer Tango Gameworks' rhythm-action treat might just be a little bit fabber than we all initially thought if a newly made discovery turns out to be the cheeky tease for a newThe Evil Withingame some are interpreting it to be. Asnoted by GamesRadar, Hi-Fi Rush features one particular cinematic - situated just before Track 11: The Needle Drop - in which a news ticker can be spotted on a screen as protagonist Chai and his crew ride an elevator up to the game’s final boss....

February 10, 2023 · 2 min · 277 words · Angela Lucas