The meaning of The Witness (Part 1 of 3)

Promoted from our Community Blogs Hi – this is Part 1 of an essay about the gameThe Witness! This part tries to establish whatThe Witnessis trying to convey, then, I discuss how well the message is communicated. I’mSean Han-Tani-Chen-Hogan,and am currently developing the adventure platformer game,Even the Ocean,with a friend,Joni Kittaka. We also made the gameAnodyne. Spoilers from here on out! I’ve spent around 24 hours inThe Witness, stopping after the Platinum trophy....

June 14, 2025 · 10 min · 2041 words · Patrick Zimmerman

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners has managed to get me interested in VR

Shoot everyone! Just last week, Skybound Entertainment and Skydance Interactive announced a brand new VR shooter based on the popularWalking Deadseries. CalledSaints & Sinners, the studios were looking to leverage the visceral intensity of VR to create the most realistic and plausibleWalking Deadgame yet. It certainly had a bit of promise, what with VR titles typically taking the form of tech demos. At NYCC this past weekend, I got a chance to test it out and I walked away fairly impressed....

June 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1085 words · Craig Patel

Tinykin has some sweet insect designs, especially if you dig Paper Mario

A fresh look at Splashteam’s adventure platformer Sometimes, you hear about a game, take a look, come away feeling positive,and put a pin in it. That’s where I was at withTinykin, a critter-flinging insect adventure from Splashteam and TinyBuild that’s building off some of my favorite Nintendo titles —PikminandPaper Mario— in different ways. If you’ve heard ofTinykinbefore, you’ll get where I’m coming from here; if not, this latest story trailer is the perfect jumping-off point....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Tiffany Mendoza

What do you get for finding all the Crystal Crows in Crow Country?

After you completeCrow Country, you’re given the optional objective of finding and destroying 42 Crystal Crow statues throughout the game’s park. Before you tackle such a task, you may wonder what’s in it for you and if it’s worth it. Finding all 42 Crystal Crows is a pretty monumental task. While the statues themselves are bright blue, they’re often hidden in and behind objects. They’re easy to miss. There is one Crystal Crow in every above-ground room inCrow Country, with some of the linking pathways having two....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · William Smith

What game are you waiting to see that was missing from the summer streams?

Missing games galore During the summer streams over the past few weeks, the flood of new games that were being thrown at us seemed never-ending, and I mean that in the best way possible. We still have a couple moreupcoming news streams, but the bulk of it is behind us. The one downside of this is that any titles that were missing from the streams likely won’t be seeing much love for now, and while we can’t completely write off individual trailer drops or news posts, there isn’t anything concrete to look forward to in the near future....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Robert Barnes

Why the f**k not?: Twitter app on the Commodore 64

Damn Xbox 360, you just got your ass handed to you by a dead console. SNAP! Yeah that’s right you retro loving old people. The Commodore 64 has a Twitter application now. Why? IT DOESN’T MATTER WHY! F**k Twittering from your PC or Phone. You haven’t Tweeted until you tweet on the Commodore 64! The application, or app as all the cool lazy people are saying these days, is called BREADBOX64....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Albert Smith

’90s shmup Cybattler is this week’s Arcade Archives entry

Mecha mayhem on PS4 and Switch Hamster is stepping with style into the 1990s for this week’s Arcade Archives release, which sees Jaleco’s brilliant but underplayed shmupCybattlerreturn for one more round on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released in arcades in 1993 – long after the initial shmup craze had died and fighting game cabinets were filling up centers worldwide –Cybattlerkept the flag flying with its chaotic, vertically-scrolling chaos. One or two players pilot huge mech units in an all-out war against waves of opposing mechas, spaceships, and huge, dominating boss characters....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Lisa Roberts

Best Sevagoth Prime build in Warframe

Warframe’slatest update, The Lotus Eaters, is now live. With it, we have the introduction of a new cinematic quest alongside the release of Sevagoth Prime and his related pieces of gear. He’s already quite astrong frame, but he’s even better with some added stats and a few extra bonuses. If you’re picking him up for the first time, you may be wondering how to best set him up for success. Here’s the best build for Sevagoth Prime inWarframe....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Michael Gibson

Call of Duty is teasing its next entry with a strange Mount Rushmore video

Treyarch has players putting on their detective hats to piece together the puzzle after releasing a creepy teaser video for the upcomingCall of Dutytitle. Treyarch created a new website domain calledthe truth lies. When you go on to the website, a video on a CRT shows a group of people climbing Mount Rushmore and putting blindfolds over the former presidents’ faces with “the truth lies” written on the first three. The fourth blindfold has what will presumably be the logo for the next title....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Leah Joseph

Daylight uses PlayStation Eye to photograph you scared

At least it can’t see you mess your pants Daylightis thepsychological horror titledeveloped by Zombie Studios (and published by Atlus) that will be hitting PlayStation 4 and PC in 2014. After some hands-on time, I can honestly say that the game really did manage to scare me with a lot of its mechanics. The interesting thing is that the game knows when these moments will occur, and will work with the PlayStation Eye camera to take photos of you at just the right moments, allowing you to share them with your friends if you’re in a self-deprecating mood....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Daniel Green

Dead or Alive 6 is set to get a second season pass that’ll likely cost $90

I don’t wanna miss a thing!!! Seaside Eden arena & Season Pass 2 are coming July 23rd!SP2 includes:· Bonus Costume for Marie Rose and Honoka· Seaside Eden costumes· 2 Additional Costume sets· Vacation to Paradise BGM set· 1 New Character with 5 CostumesGet you summer going with Season Pass 2#DOA6pic.twitter.com/y0DRF6sVRU — DOATEC(DOA6)OFFICIAL (@DOATEC_OFFICIAL)Jul 27, 2025 One of the more absurd season passes in recent memory wasthe first one launched forDead or Alive 6earlier this year....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Nathaniel Huff

Disney Dreamlight Valley players are upset about ‘misleading’ Premium Store item

TheDisney Dreamlight ValleyPremium Shop is no stranger to controversy and one of the latest additions, the Small Pink Wings, have caused a bit of backlash within the player community and renewed a call for an item preview function. Ever since it was introduced back in February 2023, the Premium Shop has offered players a chance to get their hands on unique items or items from past Star Path events. From the beginning, there wasdiscourse among playersdue to the price of items, but it has gone on to become a popular addition to the game....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Ricky Herring

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero: How to escape Combos

Breaking out of combos can be one of the most essential things to do during a fight in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero, but it’s easier said than done. When you’re playing against the AI at lower difficulties, it’s pretty easy to break combos. Moreover, the AI at lower difficulty hardly chains combos in the first place. But that’s not the case when you’re playing a human opponent or crank up the difficulty of the AI....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Carl Myers