‘Impossible’ Tetris NES Beaten for the First Time in 34 Years by 13-Year-Old Phenom
Blue Scuti, a 13-year-old Tetris expert, has beaten the 1989 NES release for the first time by managing to trigger a crash at level 157.
Firewall Ultra Developer First Contact Entertainment to Shut Down After Nearly Eight Years
First Contact Entertainment, the developer behind such VR titles as Firewall Ultra and Firewall Zero Hour, has announced it will be shutting down at the beginning of 2024.
40 Years Later, Nintendo’s Famicom Is Still Ahead Of Its Time
As 1983 came into focus, the future of video games in North America looked bleak. Store shelves were crowded with poorly made games, and consumer interest waned substantially. Developers that…
Dragon’s Dogma 2 director wanted to make a sequel years ago
No one expected to see a sequel to the cult hit Dragon’s Dogma after years of radio silence on the franchise from Capcom. So when Dragon’s Dogma 2 was officially…
Best Of 2023: Alan Wake 2’s Musical Moment Is The Best Surprise In Gaming In Years
Alan Wake 2 surprised us in many ways--how much it differed from its predecessor, how much Saga Anderson added to Alan Wake's story, the way Alan Wake 2 continued to…
Best Of 2023: Cocoon’s Culmination Of Spheres Was One Of This Year’s Most Enchanting Moments
Cocoon can be a difficult game to describe without seeing it in action. The delightful puzzle adventure comes from one of the minds behind other puzzle classics, such as Limbo…
Five Years After It Came Out, Fallout 76 Has 17 Million Players
Bethesda has discussed what’s coming to Fallout 76 in 2024, and confirmed the multiplier-focused post-apocalyptic role-playing game now has more than 17 million players.
The Elder Scrolls Online is “massively successful” nearly ten years on
The Elder Scrolls 6 might still be a speck on the horizon as Bethesda Games focuses on Starfield for the time being, but the previous entry in the long-running fantasy…
25 Years Later, Blade Is Still Marvel’s Secret Weapon
Marvel is betting big on Blade in the years ahead, and both the movie reboot and Bethesda game may be just what the company needs to shake off a rough…