After 9 years in Wii U prison, sci-fi JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X debuts as March’s best-selling Switch game in the US, kicking Mario Kart 8 into second place
One of the most underrated Wii U games, Xenoblade Chronicles X, has finally been given a new lease of life on Nintendo Switch, and the sci-fi JRPG has had a phenomenal debut month after dethroning Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the console’s best seller for March in the United States. Xenoblade Chronicles X, despite being…
The best skills in Oblivion Remastered
The best skills in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered are largely the best skills from Oblivion. For the most part, what worked well in 2006 works just as well today. But you should know the quirks before choosing. Leveling up in Oblivion doesn’t work the same way it does in many RPGs. Rather than…
New PS5 Update Brings Back Classic Console UI Designs
Sony will release a new system software update for PlayStation 5 on April 24, and it will bring back the PS5 home screen UI designs based on Sony’s previous consoles. These UI themes based on PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 were first released last December to celebrate PlayStation’s 30th anniversary. They were warmly received at…
The song at the heart of Lazarus’ score was inspired by a blues classic from nearly a century ago
Music has always been instrumental in Shinichirō Watanabe’s anime (pun intended). More than just merely background music, every soundtrack featured across Watanabe’s body of work is inextricable from the identity of each of his series, from the big band jazz and rock of Cowboy Bebop to the lo-fi boom bap beats of Samurai Champloo. Lazarus,…
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sales Top 500,000 Units
Publisher Kepler Interactive and developer Sandfall Interactive have announced the turn-based RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has sold over 500,000 units. “A milestone for us, reached sooner than we’d ever imagined,” said the developers. “Thank you all.” Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 released for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, and Xbox Game Pass on April…
I was already sold on this cozy Metroidvania, and then I learned its cute space rovers are based on the devs’ dogs: “We’re constantly wiping our eyes during team meetings”
Cozy indie Metroidvania Good Boy has done something that no other game has managed before – it’s made me cry, and it’s not even out. I have a feeling that its actual release is going to be an emotional rollercoaster for us all. Developed by a small team of around eight-to-10 people at indie studio…
Resident Evil 9 just got a sneaky teaser by Capcom, fans believe
Capcom just dropped a clever Resident Evil 9 teaser right in front of our noses – or so fans believe. Read more
Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 28, #217
Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 217, for April 28.
