Author: Ed Nightingale

“The beautiful thing about what Black Panther did was it essentially showed there can be heroes that look like me,” says Abubakar Salim. “The feeling I had when watching was I wish I had this when I was a kid, because it shows to me, as an actor, I don’t have to be the…

Gotham Knights studio WB Games Montreal is supporting development on the forthcoming Wonder Woman game. Led by Monolith Productions, which created Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and its follow-up Shadow of War, it will similarly use the Nemesis system mechanic. According to a job description spotted by Tech4Gamers, WB Games Montreal is seeking…

Stardew Valley’s forthcoming 1.6 update will allow players to drink mayonnaise. Developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone is releasing daily patch notes for the farming sim’s long-awaited next update, due out tomorrow on PC. The latest of these simply reads “you can now drink mayonnaise”. I’m unsure exactly why you’d want to do that.…

AI may seem like something of a dirty word at the moment, but 62 percent of studios are using AI at some point during game development. That’s according to a new report by game engine maker Unity, which reveals that more and more development studios are adopting AI tools to make time and…

A new fan mod for Dark Souls 3 has been released offering a complete overhaul of the game that promises “a retelling of the Dark Souls universe”. Named Dark Souls: Archthrones, it’s been created by Archthrones Team and is available on NexusMods for free. The team comprises concept artists, writers, programmers, composers, and…

A replica of Elden Ring’s Dark Moon Greatsword can now be bought, if you’ve got a spare £360. The sword replica is a metre and a half long and is made of resin, so hopefully isn’t as heavy as it looks. And of course it’s painted in brilliant, magical blue. And while…

This piece contains major spoilers for the original Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Please do not read unless you’ve finished Rebirth. It’s hard to overstate how iconic Aerith’s death was in the original Final Fantasy 7. She may not have been the first main character to die in the series, but…

Crow Country, the retro survival horror game from the developer of Snipperclips!, now has a release date: 9th May across both Steam and PlayStation 5. To celebrate next month’s release, SFB Games has released a new trailer to show off more of its creepy amusement park environments and PS1 aesthetic. “We’re really…

The creator of poker-themed rogue-like Balatro has spoken out about the game’s rating drama, stating “it is what it is”. In an AMA session on reddit, developer and artist localthunk was asked for comment on how PEGI mishandled the game’s rating after it was pulled from sale in some countries due to a…