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News Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown DLC Is Unmasked Next Month

The excellent Metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown blew us away back when it launched i9n January, and Ubisoft has been providing fans with free updates since its release. But now, Sargon will be embarking on a new story chapter when the first piece of DLC lands on 17th September 2024. Titled Mask of... Continue reading...

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News Is Local Co-Op On Xbox Still Important To You In 2024?

These days, online multiplayer is a massive part of gaming. The ever-growing live service sector has fuelled that notion even more so in recent years, with lots of modern games featuring some sort of online gameplay - even if 'campaign' is the focus. As a result, local multiplayer is a bit of a dying thing in the... Continue reading...

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News Have You Pre-Ordered an Astro Bot PS5 DualSense Controller?

In case you didn't know, the anticipated Astro Bot PS5 DualSense controller went up for pre-order today, resulting in a surprising amount of hubbub. Indeed, the special edition pad ended up selling out across a number of websites, and even Sony's own PlayStation Direct store had to bring back its dreaded queueing system in a bid to quell... Continue reading...

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News Tennis Sim Tiebreak Has Almost 100 Tournaments on PS5, PS4

For a while, Nacon was making the only tennis games in town – but that’s not the case now TopSpin 2K25 has returned to the arena. The French publisher has been looking for ways to differentiate its latest title, Tiebreak, then. And the solution: it just has way more content, with over 120 officially licensed players and almost 100... Continue reading...

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News Expect Big Fortnite News at Disney's D23, And Livestream It All in the PS5, PS4 Game

As many of you already know, Disney has invested billions of dollars into Epic Games and Fortnite, and the giants are collaborating on all-new experience which will exist within the platform. We may learn more about that this weekend at D23, as the duo have teased big news direct from the show floor. Don’t worry if you’re not in... Continue reading...

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News Quidditch Champions Will Depict Never-Before-Seen Harry Potter Schools on PS5, PS4

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions will feature a number of arenas for you to compete in, and a couple of them will be based upon schools never seen before. Obviously, those familiar with the source material will be familiar with Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute, both of which are referenced in the books – but here... Continue reading...

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News Wild Bastards Dev on Why You Should Be Gunning for This Slick Sci-Fi Shooter on PS5

Following up on 2020's Void Bastards — a moreish first-person shooter with a distinctly tactical edge — the talented team at Blue Manchu is back with more, er, bastards. Its new title, Wild Bastards, should be a hoot if the studio's previous work is anything to go by, and so we caught up with game designer Jonathan Chey to learn all... Continue reading...

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News Best Nintendo Switch 2D Platformers

We've given this list a spruce up, added some stragglers, and updated it with Volgarr the Viking II. Enjoy! With so many excellent platformers available on Switch, picking something out from the overwhelming selection can be hard. The genre has a very strong pedigree on Nintendo systems going all the way back to the... Continue reading...

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News Warner Bros Is 'Looking At' Outsourcing Its Famous IP To External Game Studios

Warner Bros. has some absolutely humongous franchises amongst its ranks across movies, TV and games, and the company says that it wants to better leverage that IP in gaming. In a recent earnings call (via IGN), CEO David Zaslav talked about the growing medium of games and how the team wants to take advantage of that with its... Continue reading...

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News The Blinx-Esque 'Gori: Cuddly Carnage' Now Has A Free Demo On Xbox

When we published our roundup of exciting indie titles to look forward to in August 2024, we received quite a few comments pointing out that the game in the picture (Gori: Cuddly Carnage) looked a lot like Blinx: The Time Sweeper. As far as we know, Gori: Cuddly Carnage doesn't have anything to do with the 2002... Continue reading...

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News SEGA Confirms Partial Delisting For OG Sonic Generations On Xbox

We're just a couple of months away from the release of Sonic X Shadow Generations, and guess what that means? Yep, SEGA is removing the ability to buy the original Xbox 360 version of Sonic Generations from the Xbox Store. Actually, that's not entirely true. In a statement today, SEGA advised that the... Continue reading...

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News The Lullaby Of Life (Switch) - A Kaleidoscopic Puzzler With Plenty Of Bite

If you’re a puzzle fan who wants something unique to add to your library, you’re in for a treat. The Lullaby of Life is a sound-based puzzle experience which places you in the blobby shoes of a particle with the ability to create music, exploring the origins of the universe. At first glance, this game is striking. The aesthetic is... Continue reading...

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News Splatoon 3 Serves Up Starchy Splatfest This Weekend

Update [Fri 9th Aug, 2024 13:30 BST] The next Splatfest is only hours away, and in this humble writer's opinion, it's one of the hardest ones to pick a team for. Like, how dare someone put carbs against carbs? Anyway, the theme for this weekend's Splatfest is "Which could you eat every day?", with the options being... Continue reading...

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News Cats, Butterflies, And Everything Else You Missed In The New Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Trailer

It's hard to believe that in a little under two months, we'll be experiencing yet another brand-new Zelda title on the Nintendo Switch. It's seems like only yesterday that we were analysing the third and final trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, yet here we are to take a look at Nintendo's latest bit of... Continue reading...

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News Capcom Drops Extended Look At Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Ahead Of September Launch

Capcom looks like it's about to deliver the goods once again! We're now just over a month away from the launch of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, and as we close in on the date, the team has provided us with a lengthy look at the upcoming Xbox title. Up above, you can check out this fresh Dead Rising gameplay video from... Continue reading...

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News Square Enix's Final Fantasy I-VI Collection Returns This October, But Still Not For Xbox

We've obviously had issues with getting new Final Fantasy games on Xbox over the past few years, and that includes the collection of Pixel Remasters for the first six titles, which have released on pretty much everything except Xbox. This situation reared its head once again yesterday, as Square... Continue reading...

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News Kena: Bridge Of Spirits (Xbox) - Slick Combat & Cute Companions Smooth Over Some Rough Spots

Kena: Bridge of Spirits was well-received by the majority of critics when it first released as a PlayStation exclusive back in 2021. A slick and incredibly good-looking action RPG - as well as an extremely impressive first effort from Ember Lab - it may lack the polish and fancy final touches of some of Sony’s other big tentpole... Continue reading...

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News Control 2 In 'Playable Form' As Developer Remedy Lays Out Games Pipeline

Developer Remedy Entertainment has just released another financial report this week, as it sums up the last six months of business and what's next for the team. In that report, Remedy talks about its upcoming games pipeline - delivering some insightful updates on Control 2, Max Payne 1+2 Remake and more. First of... Continue reading...

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News Take-Two CEO Says 'Rational Decisions' Result In No Day One Xbox Game Pass Releases

There's been a lot of attention on Microsoft putting Call of Duty onto Xbox Game Pass day one, with the company doubling down on its subscription model after the ActiBlizz acquisition. While lots of other publishers are on board with the service as well, particularly when a deal makes sense, Take-Two has bee Continue reading...

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News It Took PS5 Longer Than PS4 to Pass 4 Million Units Milestone in the UK, But There's Context

The PS5 has officially crossed the four million units milestone in the UK, but it’s achieved it 31 weeks slower than its predecessor, the PS4. There’s crucial context here that needs to be observed, however: the PS5 wasn’t readily available for the first two years of the generation, as the aftermath of... Continue reading...

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