You can’t please everyone — I’ve played — let’s call it a “ridiculous” amount of Diablo III over the last ten plus years across every platform it was released on. …

It’s particularly embarrassing on PlayStation — I like the upstart action RPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem — at least on its home PC platform. I blasted through the campaign a couple of years back and had a mostly enjoyable time with its graphically intensive CryEngine powered take on Diablo III’s design and its very Warhammer-inspired storyline. …

And PS Plus Extra subscribers get it even earlier — I love Ghostwire: Tokyo, Tango Gameworks’ weird open world immersive sim first person “go to the icons and do missions” game. …

The next Dynasty Warriors franchise template? — Koei Tecmo is famous for hitting on a good idea then producing a million copies of that idea. You need look no further than the long-running Dynasty Warriors game franchise to see this in action. What started as a simple one-on-one fighting game grew into a massive action franchise about…

Remember when digital pinball was good? — A year ago, Zen Studios rebooted their iconic Pinball FX platform on PC. Wait, they rebooted a platform? That’s right. Although the previous games in the series could carry over your purchases in order to reward the community and build up a fanbase, this new version made everyone start over. …

I like this mouse even though I probably shouldn’t — Rounding out this week of checking out SteelSeries products that I’ve been curious to try, here we are with the Aerox 3 2022 Edition wired model. I’ll be honest with you: I bought this mouse expecting not to like it. That’s just how it goes sometimes when you’re an online…

Want to pay an extra $20 for less plastic? — Last year, SteelSeries added a couple of new models to their lightweight Aerox mouse lineup. Alongside the existing and somewhat polarizing Aerox 3, they launched the MMO-focused Aerox 9 Wireless and the “multi-genre” Aerox 5 in both wired and wireless variants. The Aerox 9 makes some amount of sense to…

The Best SteelSeries Gaming Keyboard for Most Users — If you’re looking for the perfect price/performance sweet spot in the SteelSeries keyboard lineup, the Apex 9 Mini is it. This is my favorite keyboard of theirs I’ve used, and I think it’ll be the most pleasing to the widest variety of gamers and keyboard enthusiasts. …

Ubisoft finally did a good thing for once! — Last year I wrote a sort of extended lament about a major hole in the otherwise excellent PS5 backwards compatibility system. …