Housemarque's PS5 exclusive combines the deadly grandeur of "Dark Souls" with the addictiveness of "Hades" for a perfect hardcore spectacle. For a video game set on a shape-shifting alien world ...

Returnal was the first game Housemarque developed that wasn’t a shoot ’em up and it gathered an extremely positive reception from both players and critics. Housemarque has already said their next game ...

I was losing faith in Returnal until I encountered the second boss. After a few dozen runs, the enchanting presentation and sense of discovery from my first few hours had started to wear off. I felt ...

Ideas they had but couldn’t include in the game. Still from the third-person shooter Returnal (2021) The senior narrative designer at Housemarque mentioned in an interview recently that their next ...

At first glance, it's easy to say "been there, done that" about Returnal. A PlayStation 5 exclusive from Finnish developer Housemarque, best known for shooters like Super Stardust HD, the game puts ...

I didn’t think all that much about Returnal up until a few weeks ago, when the narrative began to shift from “hey that looks sort of cool” to early previews suggesting that many people with early ...

Complete 33 Expeditions for a Trophy. Gee, we wonder where that reference is from.

It’s been almost two years now since the release of Returnal, a game I was very excited for when it was announced but only sort of excited for by the time it released. Since then, Returnal has ...

Although Returnal was a big success for Housemarque, don’t expect a sequel anytime soon. The studio is working on a new game with a fresh IP, managing director Ilari Kuittinen told journalists at the ...

This console cycle has seemingly been cursed since the start; being birthed in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic seemed to serve as an omen. Xbox spent the first few years flailing ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. A lot has been made about Returnal's difficulty and the inability to ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. PlayStation 5 owners have few games really pushing the hardware. Returnal looked like ...