Apart from balance patches, The Sims 4 developers have been a little quiet recently. The team has certainly been cooking, though, because we just had our first look at the game’s next big moment. The next major release for The Sims 4 is Adventure Awaits, the expansion that’s just been revealed. To see this content … Read more
After eight long years, Hollow Knight: Silksong has finally arrived. There’s just one small problem: the biggest game release of 2025 is causing all sorts of issues for the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop and Steam store pages. Fans racing to download the highly-anticipated Metroidvania sequel are stuck looking at error screens instead. The PlayStation and … Read more
Good morning! I’m not sure why I’m even writing today’s Morning Checkpoint, as nobody is going to read today’s edition. Instead, you’ll all be out there playing your fancy new Silksong. Congrats to all of you. For the few of you actually here, today’s Checkpoint includes news about another long-awaited indie game, an update on … Read more
Whether your communication real-time game strategy to your mid-laner in League, shouting to a fellow scout to grab your hand in PEAK, or just shooting the shit with your pals while playing co-op Stardew Valley, you’re going to want a solid headset. This wired option from Logitech is super affordable as right now it’s part of … Read more
Nintendo Switch Online, the Switch subscription service with the deeply irritating name, is rearranging the furniture to try to make things make a bit more sense. For one, various libraries of emulated games from older Nintendo systems are now being designated as “Nintendo Classics,” while the Game Boy Advance section receives a couple of significant … Read more
After eight long years, Hollow Knight: Silksong has finally arrived. There’s just one small problem: the biggest game release of 2025 is causing all sorts of issues for the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop and Steam store page. Fans racing to download the highly-anticipated Metroidvania sequel are stuck looking at error screens instead. The PlayStation and … Read more
If there is one thing that anybody with one or several tech devices will never say no to, it’s more storage. Think about it: Everything from your smartphone and tablet to your laptop, digital camera, handheld gaming console — even your drone if you’re an enthusiast (like us) — they’re all just as good as … Read more
MindsEye is one of the worst-reviewed games of the year, and IO Interactive published it. In fact, it was the Hitman maker’s first outside publishing deal ever. How did things go so wrong? The studio’s CEO was finally asked to weigh in on the topic and he makes it sound like he doesn’t know either. … Read more
Just because the pumpkin spice ads are everywhere you look doesn’t mean that your 2025 fun in the sun season is over. There’s still plenty of time left to enjoy a day at the beach or anywhere else outdoors, and you’ll want your tunes to go with you. Thankfully, Amazon’s somehow forgotten that the big … Read more
It seems reports of the death of Amazon Prime’s Tomb Raider series may have been greatly exaggerated. The UK’s execrable Daily Mail reported earlier this year that “sources” had said the project, scripted by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Killing Eve, Fleabag), was dead. However, it’s now being reported elsewhere that the show is still in development, and that Game … Read more