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Compulsion Games showcases why they're one of the best storytellers in the video game sphere with South of Midnight. It sets a new bar for world-building, stylized gameplay, and a heart wrenching narrative based around historical and personal traumas. Here is a spoiler free review of South of Midnight. South of Midnight releases April 8th at 9 AM PT and will be available on Game Pass.
ARK: Aquatica is the latest DLC to come to ARK: Survival Evolved, the crafting survival game that released back in 2017. Meant as an anniversary celebration expansion, ARK: Aquatica's trailer released March 17th at GDC to very mixed responses after the trailer was revealed to have used heavy AI generated content. I sat down with Matt Kohl, lead developer for ARK: Aquatica at Snail Games, and asked him about the AI use and what the DLC would really look like.
Retro arcade games have a special place in my heart, especially when we talk about House of The Dead. Retro Shooter is a company that’s been creating quality lightguns that can be used at home without hefty arcade cabinets having to be dragged around and can plug and play right into your PC at home. Here’s an interview Stella conducted with Derek Dickson, Founder of Retro Shooter.
Ash and Ballistic are the standouts for Apex Season 24, Takeover, but every weapon is now going to be technically viable since Respawn buffed EVERYTHING. Here's a full breakdown of all the changes coming to Season 24.