Author: Jessica Lamb

Koei Tecmo is finishing out the year in true 2020 fashion. After a recent cyberattack, the company has temporarily taken down both their North American and European websites. If that’s not enough, the company says that information may have been leaked as early as December 25. Apparently, the holiday season doesn’t stop hackers from wanting to ruin everything. In a statement, the company says the cyberattack occured on their European branch website. Some 65,000 accounts on the European forums have possibly been compromised. The company believes that possible information stolen may include account names, encrypted passwords, and e-mail addresses. Multiple…

Lin Qi, founder of Chinese-based developer Yoozoo Games, passed away on Christmas day. His passing came after eight days in the hospital suffering from “acute symptoms of illness.” Now, Shanghai police are investigating the 39-year-old’s death as a possible poisoning. Lin Qi founded Yoozoo Games in 2009 and led the company as both CEO and chairman. Since then, the company has become a multi-billion dollar behemoth. It’s known for creating microtransaction-based browser and mobile titles such as “Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming” and “League of Angels.” On December 23, Yoozoo Games released a statement on Lin’s admission into the…

During such a chaotic time, gamers seek out comfort games. That’s why it really isn’t surprising to discover that Nintendo occupies a ton of spots on Amazon’s best-selling games of 2020 list. After all, people crave the familiar and simple. We would rather design our islands or battle our friends than face the harsh realities of pandemic life. “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” is a force unlike any other. It not only demolished franchise records, but broke records across the world. In both the US and UK, the cutesy title took the number one spot for top-selling game on Amazon. In…

Do you love adorable animals? Want to save them from a fiery death? Then this is the game for you! “Pocket Watch” is an adventure game from Sokpop in which you take on the role of a heroic duck. Your goal is to save your animal friends from a fiery death due to a volcano eruption. To do so, you will utilize a time-loop mechanic that will help you learn from your mistakes. You certainly won’t succeed the first time. In fact, you won’t succeed the second time either. However, each time you fail you will learn more about what…

We spent a lot of time inside during 2020. After all, lockdowns meant we often found ourselves with nothing but time on our hands. So it’s not surprising that many people turned to games for entertainment. This meant that it was a highly-successful year for companies like Valve, owners of Steam. Recently, Valve revealed its list of the top-selling games of 2020. Overall, the list contains very few surprises. Most of the titles on it are ones we have been hearing about throughout the year. For instance, “Among Us” made it on to the list. After seeing their thousandth meme…

“Cyberpunk 2077” has seen a ton of issues since launch. While console players suffered from a slew of problems, PC players largely dodged these same issues. That is until a rather serious PC-exclusive bug was suddenly discovered. Apparently, the game was corrupting save files over 8MB size and rendering them useless. Thankfully, CD Projekt Red has finally fixed this game-breaking issue. Previously, CD Projekt Red’s response to this issue was lackluster at best. The company recommended that players return to an earlier save and minimize their inventory. This meant that players had to get rid of a ton of their…

A new year is fast approaching and that means new challenges for trainers! As we close out this year, we can look forward to new opportunities to catch some special Pokémon. For January, trainers can look forward to four Pokémon spotlight hours in “Pokémon GO.” Following its previous trend, the game is offering trainers a new spotlight hour each week. That means we can expect a spotlight hour every Tuesday from January 5 to January 26. Each mini-event will offer a massive spawn rate increase for a particular Pokémon. You’ll know exactly when the event is happening, as you will…

The holidays are here and Motion Twin is bringing players some serious cheer! All that cheer is coming in the form of a new, free update for “Dead Cells.” This update offers a new mob, weapon, Christmas costumes, and even some cheese. By far, the katana has been the most-requested weapon by the community. It allows players to combine a standard slash with a dashing charge attack. The game’s newest mob, the Demolisher, also comes from community suggestion. It is a crossbow-wielding menace that also happens to be highly explosive. According to Motion Twin, the Demolisher can mainly be found…

It’s safe to say that “Cyberpunk 2077” has been one disaster after another. In fact, things have gotten so bad that the game was entirely pulled from the PlayStation Store. Players everywhere are demanding refunds because their games are virtually unplayable. Now, even CD Projekt Red’s investors are getting in on the action. According to VGC, multiple law firms and an investor are looking into a class-action lawsuit against the company for potential misrepresentation. It seems that many investors feel they were misled about the game’s quality prior to release. This isn’t surprising, as CD Projekt Red showed almost nothing…

“Stardew Valley” is an indie darling. Like many people, we put hundreds of hours into exploring dungeons and improving our farm. Now, we will soon have a reason to do it all over again. Developer Eric Barone, AKA ConcernedApe, recently tweeted about new features coming with the game’s 1.5 update. Update 1.5 will bring players beach farms and some “advanced game options.” At the start of “Stardew Valley,” players must choose which type of farm they would like to start. Normally, there are six farm types to choose from: standard, riverland, forest, hilltop, wilderness, and four corners. However, update 1.5…