This might seem like a tiny, insignificant detail, and in the grand scheme of gameplay, it is. But I have concerns about the lack of a functional sink, mainly because my pilot’s bedroom does have a functional toilet.Let me explain. When not actively playing a match in Mecha Break, you...
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle made me motion sick until I changed these settings
Greetings, fellow nauseated traveler who just wanted to enjoy Indiana Jones and the Great Circle but couldn’t manage to play for longer than an hour at a time. You’ve come to the right place. I, too, couldn’t deal with the strange head bob that our hero does in this first-person...
The Jurassic Park franchise could have been a lot worse — and there’s proof
By now, it’s a familiar pattern: A new Jurassic Park franchise movie movie comes out during the summer, garnering middling and sometimes exhausted-sounding reviews. Yes, it has some decent special effects and maybe a fun set piece or two, but it’s not a patch on Steven Spielberg’s 1993 original. Terms...
How to get more rations in Assassinâs Creed Shadows
Rations are functionally potions in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. You can use them to heal yourself in combat, but in bigger areas filled with lots of enemies, the standard allotment of rations might not feel like enough. Lucky for you, you can increase your ration capacity, but you’ll need to keep...
EA is shutting down Anthemâs servers, which were still up
Electronic Arts announced Thursday it will be shutting down the servers for Anthem, the BioWare-developed, always-online, cooperative multiplayer action game, effective next year.“After careful consideration,” EA’s statement begins, “we will be sunsetting Anthem on January 12, 2026. This means that the game will still be playable online for the next...
Death Stranding 2 desperately needed content warnings
Content warnings have become, if not standard, then at least more common in entertainment media over the past decade. Films and video games dealing with sensitive topics add small messages alerting viewers and players that they might encounter something troubling. Two highly sensitive topics that would fit the bill are...
Switch 2 has actual competition from Nintendo clones
Sony and Microsoft don’t sweat Nintendo. At least, that’s the corporate line — they still might be coming for Nintendo’s ass. Sony has shrugged off the notion that the PlayStation brand, with high-end graphics and adult-friendly play, could be considered in the same market as Nintendo’s Switch. Meanwhile, Microsoft Gaming...
All Synergy Bonds and romance candidates in Persona 5 The Phantom X
Social Links and Confidants return in Persona 5: The Phantom X, but they go by a new name: Synergy Bonds.Synergy Bonds are The Phantom X’s take on social stats tied to NPCs that you can unlock once specific criteria are met. While the name is different than elsewhere in the...
Shazad Latif turned to Alan Moore’s comics to inspire him as Nautilus’ Captain Nemo
AMC Plus’ ongoing adventure series Nautilus is set before the events of Jules Verne’s classic science fiction novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, following a young Nemo shortly after he built his submarine. That gave Star Trek: Discovery’s Shazad Latif the chance to make the mysterious captain his own.“I had...
These fans claimed Silent Hill as a cozy retreat
Christian Zeva acknowledges how strange it sounds to call Silent Hill games “cozy,” especially to people who haven’t played one before. His introduction to the horror series, however, wasn’t in front of a TV. During a rainy train ride one day, he heard the ethereal sound of “The Day of...