Games
Major Gaming Store Delists All NSFW Games Following Pressure From Anti-Porn Campaigners
Following on from Steam’s delisting of hundreds of extreme adult games, indie gaming site Itch.io has made the even more extreme move of (in some cases temporarily) removing all NSFW games from its store pages and search results. The action, made in response to pressure group Collective Shout, has led to even this year’s IGF…
5 Switch-Exclusive Games That Run Better On Switch 2 (Without A Patch)
The Nintendo Switch 2 is already one of the most successful consoles ever launched, and with it came a roster of exclusive launch games that we can only describe as…a little lackluster. Don’t get me wrong, I am the target audience for a new Mario Kart and a remaster of a throwback 3DS RPG. And…
Video Games Weekly: Censorship, shrinkage and a Subnautica scandal
Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday, broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game trends and related topics from me, Jess Conditt, a reporter who’s covered the industry for more than 13 years. The second contains the…
Neon Abyss 2, a prison-break RPG and other new indie games worth checking out
Welcome to our weekly roundup of the goings on in the indie game space. It’s been quite the busy spell, with several notable games debuting or landing on more platforms and some intriguing upcoming projects popping above the parapet. The Steam Automation Fest is taking place this week (it runs until July 21 at 1PM…
10 Best Games Like Deltarune
Perhaps to nobody’s particular surprise, the release of the long-awaited third and fourth chapters of Deltarune, alongside the game’s official retail launch, have reignited a fandom that never really burned out. I know I played it on launch day, and was more than happy to pay Toby Fox his asking price. Deltarune’s not even done…
Video Games Weekly: Who put all these videos in my games?
Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday, broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game trends and related topics from me, Jess Conditt, a reporter who’s covered the industry for more than 13 years. The second contains the…
10 Amazing Games With One Notoriously Hard Level
One of my favorite traditions, popularized by platformers, is having one incredibly brutal segment of a game tucked away somewhere for only the most dedicated of players to find. This isn’t exclusive to one genre anymore, though. You’ll see everything from shooters to RPGs offering one final huge test for the player to conquer, especially…
The Smiling Man’, ‘Gundam Breaker 4’, Plus Today’s Other Releases and Sales – TouchArcade
Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 29th, 2024. We’ve got another big plate of new releases to check out today, and that’s going to be the bulk of the column as it usually is on Thursdays. We also have a relatively hefty list of new sales to delve into, and…
The Switch 2’s mouse controls has me rethinking the future of games
Summary The Nintendo Switch 2 is mostly a spec-improvement over the Switch, but the Joy-Con 2’s mouse functionality is meaningfully different. Mouse controls make it easier to control complex games and could be used to make it easier to port PC games. The convergence between PC and console gaming is increasing and Nintendo is just…
Switch 2’s Zelda Notes Feature Misses The Point Of The Games
Nintendo has given a number of Switch 1 games some extensive upgrades on the Switch 2, but none more so than The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and its sequel, Tears of the Kingdom. Not only do both titles look and run much better on the new hardware, with crisper visuals and smoother…