Konami just recently announced that they’re shuttering their 3 game development divisions and consolidating the remnants into a small part of the main production wing of the company. This is basically the news in a nutshell, and I wish I could say that I didn’t see it coming. It’s kind of an end of an…
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Top 5: 8th Generation Disappointments
With the ongoing craziness surrounding CD Projekt Red and Cyberpunk 2077, I could help but think of all the other times I’ve been disappointed by video games. In fact, it seems every console generation has its share of disappointments. Some are downright awful. Some are just bad, and some of aren’t necessarily bad at all….
More STALKER 2 Info Drops
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl ( and Call of Pripyat) have been gaining ground for years as PC cult-classics. The following was enough to inspire the developer, GSC Game World to announce a sequel last year. Since then, new about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has been scarce, but the developer finally dropped a bunch of new information a…
I Definitely Don’t Need It, And Yet…
I like to think that I’m fairly resistant to the video game hype train these days. I’ve been in the gaming world for decades at this point, so I should have some sort of a resistance built up to it all by now. In practice though, I’m not so sure that’s true. I don’t pre-order…
Killzone Website is Retired
Sony and Guerilla Games have retired Killzone.com. If you go there right now, all you’ll find is a short notice explaining what services are still active for the most recent Killzone games: Killzone Mercenary and Killzone: Shadowfall. It’s been about 8 years now since the release of Killzone: Shadowfall, so it’s about time I suppose,…
Listmas 2020: Hatmonster’s Most Anticipated Games
Well, we’ve made it. 2020 is finally gone and 2021 is here at last. Will it be any better than its predecessor? Who knows? I hope so. At the very least there are many interesting games on the horizon, and these are the ones I’m most looking forward to!
Savior of Sapphire Wings/Stranger of Sword City Coming to Switch on March 16
A couple of former PlayStation Vita exclusives are coming to the Nintendo Switch in a couple of months. Both of these games, Savior of Sapphire Wings and Stranger of Sword City, are supposedly more than decent dungeon crawlers, and fans are finally getting their chance to try them.
Listmas 2020: Hatmonster’s Top Games of 2020
With the closing of each year, it’s always good to take a look back at how the past 365 days went. In terms of gaming, I’d say 2020 was a little below average. There was some good stuff released, but nothing outstanding. There was also at least one major disappointment depending on who you ask….
Learn More About Wiswald in Bravely Default II Trailer
Bravely Default II is still a couple of months out, but between the demos available on the Switch and trailers like this one, fans can already get a pretty good sense of what the game is like. In this trailer in particular, fans can get a better look at Wiswald itself and some of the…
Listmas 2020: Making a Merry In-Game Christmas
Video game Christmas events come in all kinds of flavors. Some are sweet and savory, dripping in fun and Christmas cheer. Others though…others are bland and chalky, putting forth the barest effort and only marginally acknowledging that there’s something to celebrate. While there’s definitely no single recipe for a great Christmas event, I believe there…
VIRTUAL BASTION 