Star Trek: Infinite Review

Whenever I revisit my earliest RPG loves, I often find that the thick fog of ’90s nostalgia does more harm than good. I’ve spent far too much time fondly recalling the way I saw certain games as a kid with a big imagination, only to realize some of those adventures don’t quite measure up in the same ways now.

Star Ocean: The Second Story R strikes a good balance of retro and modernity with its throwback visuals and new combat mechanics.

wants to be the strategy game to beat the band. It was developed by Nimble Giant Studios and published by Paradox Interactive, a publishing house with a reputation for wonderfully deep, complicated strategy games. Among its flagship properties, Paradox counts,, and, which ’s systems are based and built upon. And of course, it has the benefit of its branding. It's set in one of the most fascinating and popular eras of the series’ continuity, beginning in ’s 24th century and stretching far beyond.

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Tom Hardy is a household name – but it wasn’t always that way. The fresh-faced actor appeared opposite Patrick Stewart in 2002’s much-maligned Star Trek: Nemesis and, according to Stewart’s latest memoir, rubbed the Picard actor up the wrong way.

It's hard to say whether one of 's greatest missed opportunities is an oversight or an intentional exclusion. The gamedoes its best to ease players into its lore. They can learn all the basics of the wider galaxy, right up to the nature of the ancient mysteries only solved at the ending of , from the first time they set foot in New Atlantis. However, since most are likely to revisit this major city multiple times across the course of the campaign, players can decide to pace exposition more slowly if they so choose.

Night Stones had me at "inspired by the classics like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Final Fantasy 7." The upcoming open world indie adventure game from the solo developer at Advance Nine has reached half of its funding goal on Kickstarter in just 48 hours, and it's easy to see why.

A new novel reveals that Darth Maul may have been involved in (or at least present during) the events of . takes place during the period between ' prequel trilogy and its original trilogy, in the time after Order 66 caused the death of most Jedi throughout the galaxy. By itself, it's a pretty insular, standalone story, but the complications of the timeline mean it intersects with many other characters' storylines, even if they don't always appear on screen.

had a mostly quiet release recently, without much hype to spread the word to Trekkies and video game connoisseurs about its arrival. Following the other recently released space-faring game,, it seems that may have become lost in its shadow, despite being a vastly different genre of game. is what is known as a 4X game, offering a chance to explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate, in this -themed strategy simulation game.

Yet another wireless service jumped into the US market last month, but while the pricing on World Mobile’s lineup of travel eSIMs doesn’t stand out from the growing selection targeting new smartphones without traditional SIM card slots, the business model does.

Starfield is already the best-looking and most bug-free Bethesda RPG to date. From the crowded streets of New Atlantis to the desolate plains of all those undiscovered planets, it’s sharp, smooth, and a worthy visual successor to the likes of Fallout 4 and Skyrim. But now the Settled Systems can look even better, thanks to a huge new Starfield HD overhaul mod which boosts dozens of textures to 8K resolution.

It’s been a busy week away from home for me, so my gaming has been rather limited. When I have snatched some opportunities to play something, it’s been a game filled with wonder… and that’s all I’ll say about that for now. I will say that I’ve got a busy weekend of gaming ahead of me, because it truly is the silly season out there.