LEGO 2K Drive may sound like it was named at 5:40 on a Friday afternoon – seriously, if blending the publisher’s name and a five-letter verb describing what you’ll be doing most is all it takes these days, I look forward to the next Call of Duty being christened Activision …
Read More »Amnesia: The Bunker Delayed Two Weeks
Frictional Games announced that it has delayed Amnesia: The Bunker to June 6. The decision to postpone the game was to fix issues regarding rare crashes that were difficult to identify and replicate. In a two-minute video from creative lead Fredrik Olsson, he explained that the game is currently undergoing …
Read More »Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – Here's What Comes in Each Edition
From Software’s next game isn’t an Elden Ring or Dark Souls sequel. It’s a sequel to an older series that existed long before those action-RPGs took over the gaming landscape. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is the developer’s next game, and it’s set to release August 25 for PS5, …
Read More »Dredge Review
I didn’t know I needed a cosmic horror-fueled fishing game in my life – at least, not until I played Dredge. It’s not exactly a full-blown management sim ala Fishing Planet, but this 12-hour expedition through haunted open waters is both mysterious and compelling enough to tickle my brain and …
Read More »Tim Sweeney, CD Projekt, and Other Experts React to AI's Rise, and Some Are More Skeptical Than You Think
This feature is part of AI Week. For more stories, including How AI Could Doom Animation and comments from experts like Tim Sweeney, check out our hub. All anyone wants to talk about in the games industry is AI. The technology — once a twinkle in the eye of sci-fi …
Read More »Diablo 4 Battle Pass Will Take Around 80 Hours to Complete
Diablo 4 will have a seasonal model much like its predecessor, and it seems like there will be a lot of content for players to tackle. In an interview with PC Gamer, associate game director Joe Piepiora revealed the length fans can expect to complete each season's battle pass. "Right …
Read More »Not Every Journey Is the Same: Why Remakes and Remasters are Great for Gamers
Hey Unlocked listeners and readers, Stella Chung here again today to talk about how great games are! Specifically, I want to talk about how great remakes are in this current game market. I recently started playing Resident Evil 4 for the first time, thanks to the remake, and I posted …
Read More »Meet Your Maker Review
As someone who’s spent a good deal of time tending to The Entity’s beloved meat hooks in Dead By Daylight, I had high expectations about what developer Behaviour Interactive would work on next. And thankfully, they’ve delivered yet another fresh idea that I can’t stop thinking about with a unique …
Read More »Live Service Games Are Exhausting
MultiVersus is closing its doors – well, early access doors – on June 25, and there’s been a lot of discourse about this move by Warner Bros. Games and Player First Games. I think the general consensus is that everyone sort of forgot MultiVersus was an Early Access game as …
Read More »Lance Reddick Epitomized the Best of the Gaming Community
Friday’s news of Lance Reddick passing hit me hard. Writing this piece without crying has been impossible. But I want to – I need to – talk about Reddick’s impact on the gaming community. Reddick voiced Zavala in the Destiny series and Sylens from Horizon Zero Dawn, and both Bungie …
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