You aren’t prepared for Midsommar (opens in new tab). That’s Ari Aster’s follow-up to Hereditary (opens in new tab), the film that dropped last year announcing the young director as a bonafide horror auteur. Midsommar explores the world of cults, following a young couple as they travel to a Swedish …
Read More »Divinity: Fallen Heroes is a tactical RPG that blends the world of Divinity: Original Sin 2 with the action of XCOM
Larian Studios has been making Divinity RPGs for nearly two decades, since the tautologically titled Divine Divinity in 2002 up to its most recent instalment, the celebrated Divinity: Original Sin 2. With Fallen Heroes, though, it’s hopping the fence into tactics games. But as producer Kieron Kelly points out, “the …
Read More »If you could only play one game from now until you died, what would it be?
No matter how many new and incredible games are released, most of us have an old faithful that we always go back to. Maybe it’s an MMO that feels like home, or a cellphone game that you’re addicted to, or a game that keeps changing just enough to keep you …
Read More »E3 2019 schedule: Every game, conference, and major announcement recapped
The E3 2019 schedule of press conferences has officially wrapped up, with new announcements from Microsoft, Nintendo, Bethesda, and many more, and the E3 2019 (opens in new tab) show floor is open with hundreds of playable E3 2019 games (opens in new tab). If you’ve missed some of the …
Read More »Square Enix E3 2019 Recap: Best of Square Enix at E3 2019
The Square Enix E3 2019 presentation at E3 2019 (opens in new tab) had a lot of stuff we already knew about, but the new footage we got to see for Final Fantasy 7 Remake and the big debut of Marvel’s Avengers made it all worth it. And if you’re …
Read More »Watch Dogs Legion: Parkouring grandmas, post-Brexit dystopian London and a world of playable characters set it apart from the rest
I never thought Watch Dogs would be the series where I’d play as a parkouring grandma. But here I am, breaking into Great Scotland Yard as a woman called Chris, who’s in her seventies, but still capable of (slowly) vaulting a barrier and landing, almost cat-like, on the street below. …
Read More »10 reasons the new Borderlands 2 DLC is a sneak peek of Borderlands 3
Gearbox really is spoiling us. The free Borderlands 2 DLC, Commander Lilith and the Fight for Sanctuary, has just been announced for real. Having played it myself, let me tell you that it is a fairly hefty beast of extra content for Borderlands 2 (opens in new tab), especially considering …
Read More »Sekiro has players calling for an Easy mode – has FromSoftware finally gone too far this time?
Hidetaka Miyazaki has made some of Edge’s favourite games of all time, but for all that his output sits among the best of what this medium has to offer, in many ways it also embodies some of its worst traits. There is often a certain sneering elitism associated with his …
Read More »Journey to the Savage Planet is an interstellar romp that puts comedy before action
Journey to the Savage Planet has a jetpack, a grappling hook, and a crafting system that doesn’t suck. With that alone I was on board with developer Typhoon Studios’ first-person sci-fi adventure, and after playing it at a recent pre-E3 2019 (opens in new tab) demo, I’m excited to see …
Read More »Everybodys Golf VR is creepy, annoying, and lacking most features a golf game needs
I don’t play golf in real life. I need to get that out there right away as a disclaimer, but I love golf video games. From the simulator-like nature of Tiger Woods PGA Tour to the arcade-style of Everybody’s Golf and the top down, story-like take on the genre with …
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