'We'll Continue to Invest, and We'll Always Do So' — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Moves to Reassure Xbox Staff of Commitment to Gaming Following Phil Spencer Exit

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has offered Xbox staff words of reassurance following the exit of previous gaming boss Phil Spencer. Last month, Microsoft announced a huge shakeup at its gaming business, ...
IGN

'This is Not God of War' — Franchise Creator David Jaffe Trashes Side-Scrolling Spinoff Sons of Sparta

God of War creator David Jaffe has slammed the series' new side-scrolling spinoff Sons of Sparta for being "boring" and "an insult" both to fans of the series and its original creative team. In an ...
Push Square

'It's a Terrible First-Party Game': God of War Creator Expands on PS5 Side-Scroller Criticism

After his outburst over the weekend, God of War creator David Jaffe has returned with a more measured critique of Sons of Sparta, the new Metroidvania side-scroller from Mega Cat Studios. To his ...
IGN

Get to the greek.

Sony finished tonight's State of Play broadcast with confirmation of a God of War Trilogy Remake project, and the surprise shadow drop of a side-scrolling spinoff — God of War Sons of Sparta — that ...
TweakTown

God of War: Sons of Sparta is a new 2D side-scrolling action game out now for PlayStation 5

TL;DR: God of War: Sons of Sparta is a new 2D action platformer from Mega Cat Studios and Santa Monica Studio, exploring Kratos' youth with pixel art, combat, and exploration. Available now on PS5 for ...
The New York Times

Good News, Millennials: The Side Part Has Returned

After Gen Z’s embrace of the center part, hair appears to be migrating sideways once again. After Gen Z’s embrace of the center part, hair appears to be migrating sideways once again. The singer ...
PC World

Instagram chief says 16-hour daily scrolling isn’t ‘addiction’

Instagram head Adam Mosseri testified that 16 hours of daily scrolling isn’t “addiction” during a Los Angeles trial where Meta, TikTok, and YouTube face lawsuits over allegedly addictive algorithms.
Psychology Today

Clicking and Scrolling Our Way to Impaired Performance

Has anyone ever told you that the way that they reset after an intense experience is to sit down with their phone to maybe watch a funny video or two? It makes sense: laughter lowers cortisol and ...
Hosted on MSN

Replaced is a side-scrolling cyberpunk beat 'em up that wants to feel like a playable movie

What does it mean to be human? Replaced asks that question through Reach, a machine whose consciousness has somehow been transferred into its creator's body. Reach speaks aloud to Warren as he gets ...
The Big Issue

Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back

Doomscrolling is bad for us, brand new research has found – but it’s the activity we spend most time on. In other breaking news, water is wet and the Pope is Catholic. This doomscroll discovery may ...
Polygon

After 7 years in the works, I’m not sure Replaced will be worth the wait

Sad Cat Studios has been developing its first game, the cyberpunk action-platformer Replaced, since 2018, initially targeting a 2022 release. The project was delayed multiple times: The ...