Posts by Chris Kountouras:

Someone has finished Half-Life: Alyx in 46 minutes

Posted on: 31 Mar 2020

It’s been a week since Half-Life: Alyx has been released, and someone has already finished the game in under an hour. The VR title is about 10 to 12 hours long, and about 14 hours if you are a completionist. Player Fishy_F1shy has recently uploaded a video of his 46 minute run of the game.

The creator of the original Prince of Persia talks about his ambitious vision

Posted on: 31 Mar 2020

Joran Mechner is the creator of the original Prince of Persia title. He begun developing the game in 1985, the same year he graduated from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. At that time, he had already developed the game Karateka. It was a martial arts action game originally programmed for the Apple II.

The origin of the BFG 9000 from DOOM

Posted on: 31 Mar 2020

The BFG 9000 is an iconic part of DOOM’s identity. The BFG 9000 is a large, solid metal gun which fires large balls of green plasma. It’s considered as the most powerful weapon in the game. The initials composing the weapon’s name stand for “Big Fucking Gun”. In the 2005 movie they called it “Bio … Continue reading The origin of the BFG 9000 from DOOM →

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord will be released sooner than expected

Posted on: 29 Mar 2020

The developers of the upcoming Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord have recently posted an announcement on Steam. The game will be released sooner than expected, on March 30th. Meaning on Monday players will be able to gird on their sword, don their armor, and summon their followers to ride forth to glory.

DOOM Eternal PC Review: The End Is Nigh

Posted on: 28 Mar 2020

The tagline of the game is “rip and tear, until it is done”, but ripping and tearing is only a portion of what the game has to offer. The DOOM Slayer has been unleashed upon earth to destroy everything that is evil in his path. You can rip and tear demons in half, or pull … Continue reading DOOM Eternal PC Review: The End Is Nigh →

Here are 20 minutes of gameplay from Gears Tactics

Posted on: 28 Mar 2020

Gears Tactics is a turn-based strategy game developed by The Coalition, and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game is planned to be released this April. This is not your typical Gears of War title. Gears Tactics plays like XCOM, but it is less complicated.

Resident Evil 3 Remake New Game Plus, difficulty settings, game length and more

Posted on: 24 Mar 2020

Resident Evil 3 Remake fans, here is something for you today. Some new details have emerged from various Resident Evil 3 Remake interviews. In an interview with GamingBolt, Resident Evil 3 producer Peter Fabiano talked about Nemesis. In terms of visual design, the art director Yonghee Cho wanted to make Nemesis fit naturally in the … Continue reading Resident Evil 3 Remake New Game Plus, difficulty settings, game length and more →

According to a leak, GameStop had plans to remain open during the outbreak [UPDATE]

Posted on: 21 Mar 2020

GameStop is struggling to remain in business the last few years. According to a leaked GameStop corporate memo, the company had plans to remain open during the Covid-19 outbreak. The memo posted contained the following.

Razer is converting existing manufacturing lines to produce surgical masks for donation

Posted on: 21 Mar 2020

Min-Liang Tan, Razer’s CEO, has recently posted on Twitter announcing their plans to donate surgical masks. The company is planning to help in the fight of Covid-19, by converting some of their existing manufacturing lines to produce masks.

Launch and preload dates and times for Half-Life: Alyx & DOOM Eternal

Posted on: 19 Mar 2020

The preload for Half-Life: Alyx will begin this Friday and Saturday for Australia. The game will not be unlocked until the release date on March 23rd at 10:00AM PT. You can check the list below for more region times.