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Razer’s Blade 14 returns with a speedy AMD 5900HX CPU

When last we saw the 14-inch Razer Blade, it was toting 7th-gen Intel CPUs and NVIDIA’s GTX 1650 graphics. Now it’s back, and it’s powered by AMD’s Ryzen 5900HX and up to an RTX 3080 GPU. What a difference three years can make!  Recently, Razer has focused on cramming more specs into its Blade 15… Continue reading Razer’s Blade 14 returns with a speedy AMD 5900HX CPU

Hand-drawn adventure game ‘Minute of Islands’ gets a surprise E3 release

Minute of Islands‘ creepy-cosy style turned a lot of heads when it first debuted at Gamescom in 2019. The “narrative puzzle platformer” is made by Germany developer Studio Fizbin (the team behind the acclaimed The Inner World and its sequel) and is hand-crafted in an illustrative style.  The game sees you playing as young engineer,… Continue reading Hand-drawn adventure game ‘Minute of Islands’ gets a surprise E3 release

A ‘Slime Rancher’ sequel is coming to Xbox Series X and PC in 2022

Microsoft’s E3 2021 event had its share of surprise sequels, but this may be one of the most… adorable. Monomi Park has revealed that Slime Rancher 2 is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store) in 2022. You’re still running around an open world gathering relentlessly cute slimes… Continue reading A ‘Slime Rancher’ sequel is coming to Xbox Series X and PC in 2022

Apple was told to quietly supply data on Trump’s White House counsel in 2018

Apple wasn’t just caught up in legal requests targeting Democrat politicians, it seems. New York Times sources claim the Justice Department subpoenaed Apple for information about former President Trump’s White House counsel, Don McGahn, in February 2018. It’s not clear what the FBI was looking for or if McGahn was the focus, but officials issued… Continue reading Apple was told to quietly supply data on Trump’s White House counsel in 2018

‘Babylon’s Fall’ will put a co-op twist on the PlatinumGames formula

The last time we saw Babylon’s Fall, it looked like a stylish third-person action game. That much hasn’t changed, but what we now know about the game is that it will be an online co-op title. In Babylon’s Fall, you’ll make a character and party up with up to three other players to take on… Continue reading ‘Babylon’s Fall’ will put a co-op twist on the PlatinumGames formula

The first six ‘Final Fantasy’ games are getting ‘pixel perfect’ remakes

While this isn’t quite the same attention paid to more recent Final Fantasy remakes, Square Enix is giving the first six games in the RPG series a ‘pixel remaster’ treatment. At the company’s E3 presentation, it announced that these pixel-perfect editions would land on mobile platforms and Steam. Other details, however, were scarce.  The Final… Continue reading The first six ‘Final Fantasy’ games are getting ‘pixel perfect’ remakes

‘Diablo II: Resurrected’ lands September 23rd

The game that destroyed a hundred thousand computer mice is back, as Blizzard’s remake of Diablo II arrives on September 23rd. The HD remaster of the classic title not only gets the usual visual spit-and-polish but will boast 4K, 60fps gameplay and 8-player co-op. In addition, and as promised when the title was announced earlier… Continue reading ‘Diablo II: Resurrected’ lands September 23rd

‘Psychonauts 2’ finally arrives on August 25, 2021

It’s been 16 years since the first Psychonauts, making its proper sequel hotly anticipated. During today’s Xbox/Bethesda broadcast we finally got a firm release date for this long-awaited title: August 25th. (This year, unlike a lot of other games we’re seeing in this showcase.) [embedded content] The original Psychonauts was a platforming adventure game from… Continue reading ‘Psychonauts 2’ finally arrives on August 25, 2021

First ‘Battlefield 2042’ gameplay trailer shows tornadoes, rockets and wingsuits

After a brief tease, EA and DICE are finally ready to show what Battlefield 2042 is like to play — and the earlier trailer wasn’t far off from reality. The companies used Microsoft’s E3 2021 event to show gameplay that’s just as ludicrous as the previous trailer suggested, including chaos-inducing tornadoes, a rocket launch and… Continue reading First ‘Battlefield 2042’ gameplay trailer shows tornadoes, rockets and wingsuits