The Legend of Zelda’s first Lego set is even cooler than it looks
The Legend of Zelda is the latest Nintendo franchise to get the Lego treatment, as Nintendo and Lego have unveiled the Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 Set.
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May is packed with great games, but don’t miss these 3 hidden gems
While its biggest hitters have been Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, XDefiant, and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, May has also seen indie games thrive. While some of these games, including Animal Well and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, have clearly gotten the respect they deserve, in the past week alone, three standout games flew under the radar among all the AAA releases.
Move over Hades 2, another great roguelike just hit early access
2024 has been a great year for early access video games. Some of the year’s most popular titles, like Palworld and Manor Lords, released this way on Steam, delivering an entertaining experience that will be added to and improved over time. Just this month, Hades 2 surprise launched into early access and is shaping up to be just as enjoyable as its predecessor. Now, another excellent early access roguelike has arrived: The Rogue Prince of Persia.
3 Xbox Game Pass games to play over Memorial Day weekend (May 24-27)
This was a big week for Xbox as it received its first console-exclusive first-party game of the year in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. We’re also approaching a holiday weekend where you’ll have a lot more time to play video games if you so choose. As such, there’s one really easy recommendation I can make to people looking for what to play this weekend. Hellblade 2 is a very dark and mature game that depicts what it’s like to have psychosis, though, so my other recommendations are a little more lighthearted.
3 new PS Plus games to play this Memorial Day weekend (May 24-27)
Memorial Day is coming up, so you’re probably wondering what games you should play on your PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 over the holiday weekend. Lucky for you, a new batch of games were added to the PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra game catalog earlier this week, and it brought plenty of games well worth your time. Three in particular stand out to me; download them today and try them out over the next few days.
George Miller wants to see ‘someone like’ Hideo Kojima make a Mad Max game
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga director and series creator George Miller has caused a stir by negatively reflecting on 2015’s Mad Max video game from Avalanche Studios and Warner Bros. and saying that he’d like Hideo Kojima to make a Mad Max game.
How MultiVersus worked Jason Voorhees into a kid-friendly fighting game
After a long wait, MultiVersus relaunches next week. I was able to go hands-on with this reworked version of the game early, and I also got the scoop on how its latest fighter, horror icon Jason Voorhees, was reimagined for the relaunch.
MultiVersus is back, but it still has the same identity crisis
No game has been able to dethrone Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the king of crossover fighting games, but Player First Games and WB Games’ MultiVersus is trying its best to take the throne.