Posts by Pieter Naude:

Fez is this week’s free game on the Epic Store, Celeste and Inside will be free on August 29

Posted on: 23 Aug 2019

This week the Epic Store shifts their free games roster to the lovechild from one of the most iconic yet peculiar developers of the indie scene, Phil Fish. Indeed, you can now add the one and only Fez to what is steadily turning into a hefty library of free games.

Hyper Light Drifter and Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden are free on the Epic Store, FEZ next week

Posted on: 15 Aug 2019

This week the Epic Games Store is adding two new games to the extensive library of releases they have been giving away for free. Players can now get their copy of both the 2D, action-RPG Hyper Light Drifter, and the isometric strategy game Mutant Year Zero.

Here is your first look at Metal Gear Solid 4 running on the PC via RPCS3

Posted on: 13 Aug 2019

The industrious team of developers behind the PC emulator for the PlayStation 3, RPCS3, has just released footage of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots running in-game. While still a work in progress, the video shows an aged Solid Snake finally making his debut on the PC for the first time in the … Continue reading Here is your first look at Metal Gear Solid 4 running on the PC via RPCS3 →

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Review

Posted on: 13 Aug 2019

A friend and fellow gaming writer once told me the worst part of this job is when you have to review something the community loves, yet you just cannot seem to like it. The Steam store page is plastered with blue thumbs pointing up, Metacritic boasts a whopping 86%, but, somehow, you just cannot relate … Continue reading Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Review →

Sea of Solitude Review

Posted on: 20 Jul 2019

This may sound like a joke, but I actually studied psychology for an entire year during my undergrad years. Admittedly, I came to hate the subject in the end, but the course did have some interesting moments. A particularly fascinating section was on the hidden part of the human mind not accessible to conscious thought, … Continue reading Sea of Solitude Review →

Limbo is currently free on the Epic Store, Moonlighter & This War of Mine will be the next free games

Posted on: 18 Jul 2019

This week the Epic Store partnership with third party developers has truly made a smash hit available for free. Danish studio, Playdead, has offered their atmospheric platformer, Limbo, as the next weekly freebie, and it is available today until July25th.

Overcooked is this week’s free game on the Epic Store

Posted on: 05 Jul 2019

As promised, the Epic Store has yet again rotated its weekly roster of free games as it will continue to do until the end of 2019. This week they have made the co-op, cooking sensation that is Overcooked available for free until the 11th of July.

Octopath Traveller – PC Review

Posted on: 29 Jun 2019

I am one of those weirdos who buys JRPG’s off the Android store rather than taking refuge in the haven of emulation. Many frown when I tell them this, and some check if I remembered to take my medication. Fact is, the Android store has built up a really decent selection, and these days I … Continue reading Octopath Traveller – PC Review →

Last Day of June is free on the Epic Store this week

Posted on: 28 Jun 2019

This week, the ongoing partnerships with the Epic Store brings us something a little more dramatic. Developers Ovosonico have made their evocative indie game, Last Day of June, available for free until Independence Day (that’s July 4th when we beat the aliens).

EA representative defends loot boxes by renaming them ‘surprise mechanics’

Posted on: 21 Jun 2019

Several media outlets dedicated to gaming journalism have noticed an EA spokesperson attempting to re-designate loot boxes as ‘surprise mechanics’. This strange, new nomenclature was uttered by the VP of legal and governmental affairs at EA, Kerry Hopkins, when asked if loot boxes are an ethical feature of video games.