NHL 23: All improvements, as detailed by EA Vancouver
FeaturesNHL 23 improvements were recently detailed by EA Vancouver, leveraging the second year that the franchise will use EA’s proprietary Frostbite engine.
Evan Evagora on The Quarry, horror, games and Elnor’s fate in Picard
InterviewsThe actor kindly agreed to sit down with Stevivor to talk about The Quarry, horror, the acting process and his own take on what happens to Elnor post season two of Star Trek Picard.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Review: Flexible and functional
Reviews“SteelSeries’ Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is absolute God tier,” Steve writes in his review.
Toge Game Fund Initiative offers safety net for Southeast Asia devs
NewsNot content with just developing or publishing games, Indonesia’s Toge Productions has introduced the Toge Game Fund Initiative, a grants scheme available to new and emerging developers in Southeast Asia.
Indonesian video game development: The fight for the chance to fail
FeaturesAs Indonesians took advantage of faster, cheaper and more powerful mobile phones and networks, they also started dipping their toes into mobile games.
Halo Infinite campaign level select coming, says 343
InterviewsHalo Infinite campaign level select will be added to the game at a later date, 343 Industries has told Stevivor, meaning players will be able to replay missions without the need to start the game from scratch.
Halo Infinite Collectibles Guide: All Cores, Armories, Towers & Skulls
GuidesHalo Infinite is almost upon us, and we have a handy collectibles guide that will assist you in collecting all Spartan Cores, Propaganda Towers, Forerunner Archives, Mjolnir Armory and Skull locations.
Talking The Artful Escape with Johnny Galvatron
InterviewsStevivor jumped at the chance to talk all things The Artful Escape with Melbourne’s own Johnny Galavatron, its creative director.
Double Fine under Microsoft: “Limited integration,” says Tim Schafer
InterviewsDouble Fine’s Tim Schafer explained what the day-to-day of the company is like now that it has been acquired by Microsoft as a member of Xbox Game Studios.
In his words — or rather, in Microsoft’s — it’s a matter of “limited integration”.
Eidos Montreal’s Olivier Proulx & Mary DeMarle on Guardians of the Galaxy
InterviewsGuardians of the Galaxy was today officially announced by Eidos Montreal and Square Enix. Ahead of time, Stevivor was fortunate enough to check out the upcoming single-player game and speak with Eidos Montreal about it.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition Review
ReviewsMass Effect Legendary Edition hits consoles and PC tomorrow, and Stevivor was able to put the remastered trilogy through its paces (at least, in part) on both Windows PC via Origin and Xbox One via Xbox Series X ahead of that time.
Resident Evil Village Files Guide: Be a Bookworm
GuidesResident Evil Village is out now and this guide is all about tracking down each of its 47 files for the Bookworm Achievement or Bookworm Trophy.
Resident Evil Village Challenge Guide: Earn each Achievement, Trophy
GuidesResident Evil Village is absolutely packed with challenges — some tied to Achievements or Trophies — and this handy guide details all of them below.
Doom Eternal composers Hulshult, Levy talk Ancient Gods soundtrack
InterviewsDoom Eternal continues to grow with its Ancient Gods DLC. Ahead of the release of Ancient Gods Part 2 later today, Stevivor sat down with composers Andrew Hulshult and David Levy to discuss their contributions to the franchise that rips and tears.
PS5 Review: Play has no limits
ReviewsStevivor’s had the week to put the PS5 through its paces, and our full thoughts on features like loading times, backwards compatibility, enhancements, UI and more can be found inside.
PS5 loading times compared to PS4 Pro
FeaturesStevivor’s putting the PS5 through its paces, and as part of it all, we’ve timed loading speeds across it as compared to the PS4 Pro.
NBA 2K21 inserts unskippable ads into pre-game loading screens
News2K has added unskipped ads into NBA 2K21 pre-game loading screens, Stevivor has today confirmed.
Xbox Series X loading times compared to Xbox One X
FeaturesStevivor’s midway through a special Xbox Series X preview program, letting us put the new next-gen console through its paces ahead of its 10 November launch. This post is all about its loading times in comparison to the current-gen Xbox One X.
Avengers Review: A single-player game ruined by GaaS elements
ReviewsAvengers is two games — an incredibly competent single-player affair that’s been Frankensteined with a Games as a Service title that’s wholly underbaked.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Review: A welcome escape
ReviewsI am very well aware that Microsoft Flight Simulator is meant to be just that: a flight simulator. In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic though, I couldn’t resist the urge to travel over to my hometown of Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Death Stranding Review: Dead on arrival
ReviewsDeath Stranding is an irredeemable piece of garbage that should serve as a warning to publishers who give developers carte blanche to create “art”.
The Last of Us Part 2 Review: Bury your gays, emotionally
ReviewsIn a show of arrogance, Naughty Dog has said this is more than a simple revenge story. The fact of the matter is The Last of Us Part 2 is exactly that, multiple times over.
Daymare 1998 puzzles guide: All puzzles, all solutions
GuidesDaymare 1998 is out now on Windows PC and heads to Xbox One and PS4 later in the week, so we thought we’d help out players new and returning with a handy puzzles guide.
Control Foundation Cat puzzle guide: Feeling lucky, kitty?
GuidesThe Control Foundation expansion is now available, and this guide will serve as a walkthrough it’s craziest puzzle — a cat puzzle involving numerous Maneki-neko Statues.
Control Foundation Pope’s Collection guide: Find those ID cards!
GuidesThe Control Foundation expansion is now available, and this guide will serve as a walkthrough for its Pope’s Collection mission.
Self-isolation makes for the PERFECT time to revive Xbox Fitness
OpinionLike it or not, each passing moment signals a greater likelihood we’ll be limited to our homes wherever possible. It’s for that reason that Microsoft needs to work to reintroduce Xbox Fitness onto Xbox One.
Zombie Army 4 All Collectibles Guide: Collect ’em all
GuidesZombie Army 4 is out now and this Collectibles guide will help you to find each and every comic book, document, zombie hand, upgrade kit and heroic action in the game.
This is how co-op works in Journey to the Savage Planet
GuidesJourney to the Savage Planet is out now and offers two players the chance to explore in co-op. This guide will detail how co-op works within the game.
Phil Spencer on the evolution of the Xbox brand
InterviewsStevivor sat down to speak with Phil Spencer at X019 in London late last year, and we used the opportunity to delve into the evolution of the Xbox brand under his leadership.
Coffee Talk Drinks guide: All recipes to succeed
GuidesCoffee Talk is available for free on Xbox Game Pass & PlayStation Plus — so here’s a listing of all available drinks that you can make in-game.
Blush Blush Uncut is the latest LGBTQ sim on Nutaku
NewsBlush Blush Uncut is the latest LGBTQ dating simulator on adult site Nutaku, it was recently confirmed.
Spencer: Xbox Game Pass isn’t “burning money to gain customers”
InterviewsXbox Game Pass is a sustainable business venture, Xbox head Phil Spencer told Stevivor. At X019 in London late last year, Spencer admitted to Stevivor that Microsoft has “been a little bit opaque [about] how many subscribers” the subscription service has…
Why AO Tennis’ large number of patches is great & horrible
InterviewsGearing up for the release of AO Tennis 2, developer Big Ant invited Stevivor back to its Melbourne-based office to try things out. Over the course of our preview session, conversation inevitably turned to the original AO Tennis and its multitude of patches.
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order: All of BD-1’s encrypted logs
GuidesStar Wars Jedi Fallen Order is out now and one of the game’s Achievements or Trophies tasks you to gather all of BD-1’s encrypted logs. This guide will help you accomplish just that.
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order: All scannable enemies
GuidesStar Wars Jedi Fallen Order is out now and one of the game’s Achievements or Trophies tasks you to scan all enemies. This guide will help you do just that.
