Category: Gaming

A PS5 system update is due tomorrow that will finally add controller pairing across multiple devices. It means if you’re using your DualSense controller across more than one console – or for PC or mobile play, for instance – you will no longer need to pair it each time. This update was […]

Alex Hernandez, the actor behind MindsEye protagonist Jacob Diaz, feared he may never work again following the game’s disastrous reception. Build A Rocket Boy’s game launched to major criticism due to its glitches and bugs, not to mention shallow gameplay. Yet with his face on the game’s cover art, Hernandez is intrinsically linked […]

Ratatan, the spiritual successor to PSP rhythm platformer Patapon, releases this week in early access on PC. The game has been developed by veterans of Sony Japan Studio, known for both Patapon and LocoRoco among other games. In a livestream over the weekend, the developers revealed the launch timing as well as […]

Legendary Weapons and items in Borderlands 4 are the key to successfully surviving your chaotic adventure around Kairos. In Borderlands 4, you can get Legendary Weapons and items through defeating main story or side mission bosses, in vending machines or through fishing (as well as other areas.) The catch? These are very rare drops, so […]

Pokémon Legends Z-A is getting a DLC expansion post launch, dubbed Mega Dimension – and it features not one but two Mega Raichu evolutions. There’s very little to go on from the trailer – a seconds-long sizzle showing Hoopa opening a portal, followed by the two Raichu Megas, Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y, […]

Hello and welcome to the first in an almost certainly occassional series of features we’re tentatively calling The Big Question, in which, having failed to reach a decisive position on something we’ve been having fun chattering about in the office this week, we present it to you, the EG community, for further interrogation. Let me […]

13th September Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve been playing. This week, we’ve been banging our heads on Hollow Knight Silksong and trying to decide, for the most part, whether we love it or not. One moment we do, one moment […]

Editor’s note: With the news that Nintendo is bringing back Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 for the Nintendo Switch 2 next month – and releasing a Super Mario Galaxy movie next year – we thought we’d resurface a lovely piece of retrospective writing on the original, from former Eurogamer Editor-in-Chief and Birdo superfan, Martin […]

Nintendo has announced a rather unexpected Pokémon spin-off, Pokopia. Revealed during the 12th September Nintendo Direct, the new game is coming to Switch 2 in 2026 and is being developed by Koei Tecmo Games. In the game players are tasked with creating their own Pokémon paradise, with Ditto as the protagonist – albeit Ditto taking […]

Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past is getting the full remake treatment, as revealed at today’s Nintendo Direct stream. Unlike the HD-2D remakes of the original Dragon Quest trilogy previously released and revealed, Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined has a new hand-crafted 3D style that expands on the pixel art of the […]

CD Projekt Red is still updating its sci-fi RPG Cyberpunk 2077, now releasing Patch 2.31 across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, and Switch 2. The patch updates AutoDrive so vehicles drive smoothly, overtake blocking vehicles, and won’t stop at traffic lights. There’s also an adjustment to Photo Mode so that poses work […]

When developer and Itch Queer Games Bundle co-founder Taylor McCue awoke one morning in late July it was to panic online. Overnight and without warning, indie-focused storefront itch.io had indiscriminately de-indexed all titles tagged as NSFW from its browse and search pages, regardless of content or nature. Suddenly, thousands of games were far harder to […]

Summer might be coming to an end, but The Sims 4 isn’t quite done holidaying yet. Its new getaway themed Adventure Awaits expansion arrives for all platforms on 2nd October, and ahead of its release EA has shared a first gameplay trailer, providing a better idea of what’s in store. A major new […]

Mega Malamar has been announced for Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Eurogamer couldn’t be happier to see its favourite Pokémon get a glow up. Mega Evolution refers to when a Pokémon undergoes a temporary transformation to increase its power and alter its appearance. In the case of Malamar, its head tentacles have twisted together to resemble […]

Nintendo’s lawsuit against accessory manufacturer Genki, which earlier this year debuted a mock-up Switch 2 unit before the console had actually been officially unveiled, has come to an end. Back in May, Nintendo filed a copyright claim against Genki, when it accused the manufacturer of “capitalising” on demand for Switch 2 news and giving “contradictory […]

Japanese racehorse Haru Urara, who inspired a character of the same name in popular gacha game Umamusume: Pretty Derby, has passed away. Haru Urara was 29 when she passed. In human years, she would have been around 90 years of age. According to Japanese outlet Friday Digital, the cause of Haru Urara’s death was colic. […]

Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves has said he would love to reprise the role of Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2. Reeves spoke to IGN while promoting his new film Good Fortune, in which he plays an angel, fittingly. Apparently it’s funny. When asked by IGN whether he’d like to be in CD Projekt Red’s new Cyberpunk […]

The second season of The Last of Us, which comprised seven episodes, has won its first Emmy. At this weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, The Last of Us took home the award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series for the second season’s second episode, known as Through the Valley. To see this […]

Bethesda has hidden a secret message in a social media post ostensibly marking Starfield’s second anniversary. It’s only 12 seconds long, and starts pretty much as you’d expect, but halfway through the video teaser, the music and visuals are interrupted, the black/blue palette is replaced by yellow and brown, and we see snippets of black […]

82 per cent of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Steam reviews may be positive, but it seems the adoration hasn’t been universal, with hundreds of Chinese-speaking players slamming Team Cherry for issues with the sequel’s translations. It’s been such a problem, in fact, that even though Silksong’s reviews are chiefly either Very or Overwhelming Positive when you […]

Amazon’s God of War TV series will commence filming in March 2026. That’s according to Nexuspointnews, which reports the filming of the series – which will follow Kratos’ “dangerous journey with his estranged son” to fulfil his wife’s dying wishes and “spread [her] ashes from the highest peak” – is finally slated to kick off […]

From next week, anyone who pre-ordered their Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Premium Edition via the PlayStation Store will be refunded. Community developer DebbieElla told players the refunds were coming as part of recent “adjustments”, and confirmed we’ll get “all the details” on the changes on 17th September. We weren’t allowed to direct capture […]

Roblox is investing heavily in AI to assist users with game development, while also increasing the amount of money they can earn. The news comes as part of the Roblox Developers Conference, where the platform also unveiled its new TikTok-style Moments feed of short-form videos taken directly from Roblox games. Roblox now boasts an average […]

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater surpassed a million sales across all platforms by its first day on sale. Konami revealed the sales figure today, based on numbers from 28th August. That was the game’s launch day, though it was available earlier on 26th August for those who bought the digital deluxe version. […]

Two years on from FM25’s initial announce, we finally have our first proper look at actual gameplay from Football Manager 26, the game that supplanted it after FM25’s troubled and ultimately cancelled development. It’s only a brief tease for now: a one minute, 12 second trailer focusing on footage from the new match […]

When IO Interactive first announced it was uptaking work on what was then known as ‘Project 007’, the internet collectively cheered. There was one practically unanimous reaction: this is a match made in heaven. I agree – it really is. Except it isn’t. Except it is. Such is the strange, fluid nature of the Bond […]

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we are just a mere matter of minutes away from IOI’s 007: First Light presentation. Things are set to kick off at 7pm UK time, and as a bit (a lot) of a Bond fan, I will be watching along. Please, join me here to chat about what we […]

Techland has shared the PC and laptop requirements for Dying Light: The Beast. The PC requirements are as follows: Minimum: Performance: 1080p 30fps Graphic settings: LOW GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060/AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT/Intel Arc A750 GPU Memory: 6GB CPU: Intel i5-13400F/AMD Ryzen 7 5800F RAM: 16GB OS: Windows 10 or newer Storage: 70 […]

Kojima Productions has announced a 10th anniversary celebration to be held in Japan, which promises guest appearances and “a glimpse into future projects”. The studio unveiled the event today, on the 10th anniversary of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, which doesn’t seem coincidental. The Kojima Productions Beyond The Strand event […]

The Cyberpunk 2077 team is teasing something for this Thursday, 4th September. A rather mysterious post has popped up on social media from President Rosalind Myers (that is to say, Cyberpunk 2077’s president of the New United States of America and former CEO of Militech). “Our great nation is once again facing a mounting cybersecurity […]

Escape from Tarkov is coming to Steam. Rumours began to swirl when Battlestate’s head of studio, Nikita Buyanov, posted a captionless gif to X/Twitter over the weekend showing an old man delightedly holding down the steam button on his iron. Let’s Play Escape From Tarkov closed beta gameplay – HOW LONG CAN IAN SURVIVE ON […]

Overwatch 2 has “enacted” over 23,000 “actions” against cheaters after rolling out a new system to find and detect players who use mouse and keyboard in console lobbies, a practice known as ximming. While “enacted” doesn’t necessarily mean all 23,000 accounts were banned outright, Blizzard says that brings the overall total of banned accounts to […]

Just months after revealing there’d be no more Stardew Valley updates until Haunted Chocolatier released, creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has confirmed that another update is coming to the fan-favourite farming sim. Addressing fans at the Stardew Valley Symphony of Seasons concert in Seattle, Barone himself took to the stage and revealed a “secret” to the […]

The Mortal Kombat 2 movie was set to hit cinemas on October 24th, but it has now been delayed by several months to May 15th, 2026. According to Deadline, test screenings have been “strong”, but a busy October schedule is likely behind the decision to push back the release date to a more favourable mid-year […]

PC modders have already begun optimising Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, even before Konami has released further updates. The Metal Gear remake has been criticised for its poor performance, with videos shared on social media of jarring stuttering. In particular, the PS5 Pro version has come under fire. Konami acknowledged a handful […]

Those of you looking to jump back into the platforming world of Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee thanks to the spruced up version known as Yooka-Replaylee, I have good news. You don’t have much longer to wait. Yooka-Replaylee will be released across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2 on 9th October. It will retail […]

It’s been a rough year for Football Manager. This time last summer, the ambitious FM25 was still a certainty, but while the development team at Sports Interactive remained optimistic – albeit to different degrees – soon came the first of two delays. FM25 would arrive two or three weeks later than its usual early November […]

For those of you who enjoyed Elden Ring’s co-op spin-off Nightreign on release but now think meh, this is too easy, well buckle up buttercup. Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have announced a high-difficulty mode. It’s known as Deep of Night and it’s intended for seasoned players who have navigated through the Night many times, which […]

The new Skate game is free-to-play and pretty much massively multiplayer. It’s a cross-platform live service game to its core, and it drops you into a shared open-world map with up to 150 other skaters. And, as you might expect from all these things being name-checked, my first half hour with the game involved trying […]

People say competition is a good thing, and in the world of video games it’s a phrase that history has proven correct over, and over, and over again. This has happened once more with Call of Duty, which has done a mighty U-turn in regard to its approach to paid cosmetics in the upcoming Call […]

Some of us absolutely love to push ourselves when it comes to games, and believe the harder the better. Overcoming such challenges can offer an immense thrill and sense of achievement, after all. There are even some among us who won’t reduce the difficulty level in a game if we are struggling, and would actually […]

Let’s kick off with a confession: I never really rated 2003’s Kirby Air Ride. I’m well aware that some regard it as a GameCube classic, but I’m not one of them. When a sequel, Kirby Air Riders, closed out the big Switch 2 blow-out Nintendo Direct, my reaction was rather apathetic. A sequel to that […]

Pokémon Go is at long last expanding its trainer level cap. At present, the maximum level for trainers is 50, but from 15th October this will be increased to 80 to rebalance the existing curve for more frequent level ups due to less XP required for each level. As a result, some […]

Plenty of Left 4 Dead-style co-op hoard shooters have come and gone throughout the years. This includes the quickly forgotten spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead series, Back 4 Blood and Remedy’s recently released attempt, FBC Firebreak. Remember FBC Firebreak? Anyone? Anyone? That one might still find an audience after planned updates, but it’s […]

Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto has called comparisons of the upcoming Silent Hill f to soulslike games “disingenuous”, insisting “a lot of these things we actually pulled from classic Silent Hill titles”. The comment comes as more and more footage emerges in the run-up to 25th September’s launch day. And while we already knew […]

People are getting ready for Hollow Knight: Silksong in the very best way possible – by replaying the original, Hollow Knight, in record numbers. Ever since Silksong’s 4th September release date was confirmed at Gamescom last week, more and more people have been heading back into Dirtmouth, so much so that Team Cherry’s critically-acclaimed game […]

The next booster pack coming to Pokémon TCG Pocket has been revealed, and it’s out next week. Secluded Springs will be headlined by the gen two legendary beasts Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, with the new pack available from 28th August. Players can expect more Pokémon from the Johto and Hoenn regions, as […]

Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has stepped down from his position after over two decades at the studio. Parsons has been much-criticised by fans and employees alike in recent years, in particular following multiple rounds of layoffs at the studio. In a public statement, Parsons said he’s “decided to pass the torch” – an ironic use […]

30-minutes until the live reveal of the latest Hollow Knight: Silksong trailer, the Hollow Knight: Silksong Daily News Discord server is packed. Almost a hundred people are sitting in a single voice channel, chatting away, cracking jokes. In less than an hour, they’ll blow out my earphones. Prior to the release date trailer, the regular […]

In case you hadn’t heard the many summon circle participants crying out in joy that their prayers had finally been answered, or the klaxons sounding far and wide, let me tell you the good news – Silksong has a release date! The much anticipated Hollow Knight follow up is set to release across Switch consoles, […]

Path of Exile 2 developer Grinding Gear Games had previously and optimistically said a 1.0 full release might happen this year. GGG gave it a 65 percent chance of happening when I spoke with the studio in March. But those ambitions have now been ruled out. Speaking after a presentation for the incoming Third Edict […]

El Presidentes assemble! Tropico 7 – the latest entry in Kalypso Media’s Caribbean-set city building sim – is official and heading to Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Game Pass next year. The original Tropico debuted in 2001, melding elements of city building, resource management, and political wrangling that gave players the […]

Racing gear manufacturer Moza has announced a raft of new additions at Gamescom, including two high-end direct drive wheelbases and a pair of licensed wheel rims from Lamborghini and Porsche racing EVs. Attendees to the show can also compete against online/IRL racers Jimmy Broadbent and Jarno Opmeer using the new equipment. I’ve recommended […]

BioShock 4 developer Cloud Chamber is reportedly laying off an “unspecified” number of employees. The news comes as former Diablo boss Rod Fergusson joins as new studio head following claims of development “turmoil”. Word that BioShock 4’s development had running into difficulties first emerged earlier this month when Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported the […]

Battlefield 6 has run its last open beta. This, obviously, is a tragedy. How else am I meant to spend my weekends? Where else can I drive around with four loads of C4 strapped to the boot, or engage in high-flying aerial duels? Well, there’s always Battlefield 2042. But why go back? Well, it seems […]

Movement, meaning and mindfulness combine in Giant Squid’s latest, a game of free-form expression and flow. What do we actually mean, when we call a game rewarding? I reckon typically it’s one of two things. First you have games that reward you for playing them well: rewards are given in return for achievement or superlative […]

In news unlikely to surprise you, modders have already rolled back the “downgraded game experience” introduced with Wuchang: Fallen Feathers’ latest patch, 1.5, for PC players. While the Steam rating was already ‘mixed’, players have wasted no time sharing their dismay, complaining in Steam reviews that the developers “sacrificed the original game’s vision to appeal […]

The First Descendant developer/publisher Nexon has been accused of using a series of “embarrassing” AI-generated TikTok advertisements, at least one of which is alleged to have imitated a real content creator. As collated by u/iHardlyTriHard on Reddit by scrolling on their For You Page for just 15 minutes, they came across four ads, along with […]

Animal rights campaign group PETA is calling on Nintendo to remove Mario Kart World’s Cow’s nose ring. In a statement, PETA said no real-world cow would sport Cow’s “goofy grin” if they were forced to wear a ring, “a tool of cruelty that causes lasting pain and discomfort”, and wrote to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa […]

The U.S. state of Louisiana is suing Roblox, alleging it facilitates “the sexual exploitation of Louisiana’s children”. In a statement, Louisiana Attorney General, Liz Murrill, claimed Roblox “endangers the safety of the children” of the state, writing: “Roblox is overrun with harmful content and child predators because it prioritises user growth, revenue, and profits over […]

When you think of skateboarding games, what is the first thing you think of? For me, it’s the music – whether it was being introduced to the impeccable drum work of Josh Freese in The Vandals’ Euro-Barge on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1, trying to get my voice as high as 3 Inches of Blood’s […]

In case you somehow missed it, Battlefield 6 is taking the world by storm right now. The upcoming EA shooter is currently on its second early beta, having only last week brought in concurrent player counts of over 400k on Steam alone. As such, Battlefield 6 is currently pointing at the stands bat in hand, […]

I don’t mind admitting it; this little write-up would have been published much sooner if I hadn’t made the silly mistake of firing up Dorfromantik first to give my brain a bit of a refresher. And, honestly, I should have known better. This gem from Toukana Interactive is easily one of my favourite – and […]

Everyone loves Vampire Survivors, the budget-priced, super moreish bullet-hell game from Poncle. The game has seen various updates and expansions since its initial release in December 2021, and now the game is shedding its digital clothes and heading into the real world thanks to a board game. Details on Vampire Survivors: The Board Game are […]

Speaking to Eurogamer, producer of the new Virtua Fighter project Riichiro Yamada revealed that there’s an extraordinary level of excitement around the upcoming 3D fighting game at SEGA, especially among the company’s older generation. When asked about the internal mood regarding Virtua Fighter’s revival, Yamada stated (through a SEGA-provided translator): “In SEGA, the upper executives […]

Sony has announced the line-up of games coming to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue this August. Available to PS Plus Extra and Premium members, these new additions include Mortal Kombat 1, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Sword of the Sea, Earth Defense Force 6, and Unicorn Overlord. Sword of the Sea launches day one into the PlayStation Plus […]

Early 2017 was a pretty good period for Metroidvania games. In February we saw Hollow Knight land on PC, and just one month later, a scrappier, weirder game called Rain World hit PC and the PS4. Hollow Knight, of course, now has the spotlight – it’s one of the most successful and beloved indie games […]

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has today received a new patch on PC, offering improved performance and much-needed balance adjustments to tweak some of its infuriatingly cheap difficulty. As a result, the rougher edges of the Soulslike are being smoothed out, allowing the more unique elements of the game to shine through. Initially, Wuchang didn’t sit well […]

Civilization 7 didn’t get off to a great start when it launched earlier this year, quickly becoming mired in complaints around its controversial gameplay choices, lack of features, and clumsy UI. But while developer Firaxis is still struggling to win over series fans – particularly on Steam, where its user reviews remain “mixed” – […]

Former Activision Blizzard president Mike Ybarra posted on X (formerly Twitter) that he thinks Battlefield 6 will “boot stomp” Call of Duty this year, and that this will push the CoD series to stop being “lazy”. The full post reads: “Battlefield will boot stomp CoD this year. But the real win here is CoD won’t […]

If you’ve been wondering just how Battlefield 6’s Secure Boot requirement and anti-cheat system Javelin have been holding up during Battlefield 6’s gargantuan open beta test, AC from EA’s Anti-Cheat team has revealed that during the Open Beta alone, Javelin has blocked over 300,000 attempted cheat efforts and reviewed 100K+ potential cheaters. “Your reports help […]

A TV show based on Ubisoft’s Far Cry franchise is allegedly in development at FX. Confirmation came not via a leak but apparently from Ubisoft itself, which posted about the show on its own site before quickly redirecting it back to the main page again, albeit not quite quickly enough to have escaped the notice […]

Battlefield 6’s open beta has been the series’ biggest beta test ever. On Steam alone, the shooter has clocked up 473,632 concurrent players – that’s simultaneous players, not total – making it one of the weekend’s most-played games, behind only Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and PUBG. It’s also now the twenty-second biggest game on Steam […]

Tencent has quietly removed, edited, and/or replaced key art on the Steam page of its upcoming adventure game, Light of Motiram, just days after Sony filed a copyright lawsuit. Towards the end of last year, Tencent’s development studio, Polaris Quest, revealed Light of Motiram, a post-apocalyptic open-world survival crafting game featuring mechanised animal-like creatures that […]

Nintendo’s wading into the baby and toddler market with a new toy, clothing, and “general goods” range it’s pulling together under the My Mario banner. And there’s even a toddler-friendly stop motion Mario series releasing to accompany the whole thing. My Mario is described as a “series which parents and children can enjoy […]

Retro fans rejoice! Raven Software’s legendary (or at the very least, fondly remembered) fantasy FPS twosome Heretic and Hexen have risen from the grave and received the remaster treatment on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC, courtesy of retro specialists Nightdive. Heretic, for those too young to remember, originally released in 1994 while its […]

ASUS’ Xbox-branded ROG Ally – perhaps the closest we’ll get to an official Xbox gaming handheld anytime soon, if recent reports are true – launches this October, says a reliable leaker. Specifically, it’s claimed ASUS is targeting a 16th October European release date for the Xbox ROG Ally and its beefier-specced sibling, the […]

A mere seven days after its third-party-focused partner showcase, Nintendo has given indies a turn, detailing exactly what Switch and Switch 2 players can look forward to in between those bigger-budget releases. And while its latest Indie World Showcase was certainly a brisk affair, it still managed to pack a lot in, so if […]

After celebrating the launch of its digital library earlier this year, the preservation-focused Video Game History Foundation has expanded its publicly available collection with the full run of Computer Entertainer, described as “one of the first American video game magazines”. Computer Entertainer might not be an immediately recognisable name this side of the […]

Powerwash Simulator 2 Developer: FuturLab Publisher: FuturLab Platform: Played on PC Availability: Out 2025 on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox I’ve got quite into rug cleaning videos recently. You may have seen them on YouTube and TikTok: the most horrendously filthy, black, infested rugs are sloshed with an inordinate amount of water and soap, and scrubbed with […]

RTA, Japan’s biggest charity speedrunning event, has confirmed there’ll be no Nintendo games present at this year’s show due to Nintendo’s strict rules around the use of its products. This year’s RTA in Japan marathon runs from 9th-15th August, and promises dozen of speedruns throughout the week, with all proceeds going to Doctors […]

Microsoft has announced the first batch of games coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service this August. Below are all the new games coming to Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard in the coming weeks. Available now: Rain World (Cloud, Console, and PC), via Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game […]

As Steam and Itch.io continued to grapple with recent pressure by payment processors to withdraw NSFW games from their platforms, Mastercard has moved to distance itself from the ensuing censorship controversy, insisting it has not “required restrictions of any” game. But Valve says otherwise, pointing to a Mastercard rule saying the company can refuse […]

As Rare – known for the likes of Sea of Thieves, Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country – gets ready to celebrate its 40th anniversary, a third-party licensed controller themed around the developer’s legacy has leaked online. The controller itself has been built by gaming peripherals manufacturer 8BitDo, and officially licensed with Rare and Xbox. It […]

The Silent Hill fandom is seemingly split once again, this time over Silent Hill f’s “soulslike” combat. As more and more teasers and footage pop up online in the run-up to 25th September’s launch day, fans are getting stuck into all the new gameplay. But while we already knew the combat would have a “heavier […]

Cloud Chamber, the studio tasked with reviving the decade-dormant BioShock series, has reportedly failed an internal review with 2K Games execs, resulting in a leadership shakeup. Anonymous sources speaking to Bloomberg said it was the game’s narrative, in particular, that apparently failed to impress, and was “identified as an area in need of improvement [that] […]

Nintendo has warned Switch owners in Japan not to let their consoles get too hot or too cold. Spurred by the high temperatures in some parts of Japan, Nintendo posted a statement to Japanese social media informing players that by playing in “high-temperature environments”, the device’s temperature, too, may rise, potentially causing “malfunctions”. Nintendo Switch […]

Nintendo is changing the price of its original Switch console – including its OLED and Lite models, as well as “select” accessories – in the US later this week. Price changes will come into effect on 3rd August, the company announced today, citing “market conditions”. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie […]

Hideo Kojima is pretty sure plenty of people will hate his upcoming release OD, but he is ok with that in the short term. Xbox horror game OD was first announced back in 2023, though Kojima stopped short of actually telling us all that much about it. Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer and Udo Kier are […]

According to Battlefield 6 head Vince Zempella, the upcoming military FPS will not be coming to the Switch 2. Sorry, Nintendo fans. In an interview with Eurogamer, Zempella confirmed that EA “doesn’t currently” have plans to bring the game to the Switch 2, and that Battlefield Studios is currently focused on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. […]

Ubisoft has announced a release date for Star Wars Outlaws on Nintendo Switch 2. The game will be arriving this autumn, on 4th September. While we knew Star Wars Outlaws was set for a release on Switch 2 already, until today we didn’t know when. Star Wars Outlaws is already available to play via Ubisoft+ […]

Have you ever gone on a nice hike with your friends, but then suddenly oh no! The climb is tougher than you expected. You must work together to make it to the summit, but now your tummy is rumbling and you don’t have enough food. You turn to your friend, who once looked just like […]

Nintendo has announced a Direct, which is set for tomorrow. The Direct will take place on 31st July, at 2pm UK time. It will be roughly 25 minutes long, and include information about games from Nintendo’s publishing partners. This will include titles coming to both Switch and Switch 2. To see this content please enable […]

Sony has announced the three monthly games coming to PS Plus in August, available for Premium, Extra, and Essential subscribers. The three games, available from 5th August, are: Lies of P (PS4, PS5) Day Z (PS4) My Hero One’s Justice 2 (PS4) Lies of P is absolutely the biggest draw here, the popular Pinocchio-inspired soulslike […]

I’ve had a mixed experience with Grounded 2. It flip-flops between brilliance and frustration. The magic of living in an insect kingdom that’s been made massive around me, by virtue of my being shrunk, is absolutely still here. I will never tire of watching spiders the size of cars prowl around the blades-of-grass forest around […]

It doesn’t sound like Bob Odenkirk wants to play nicely with Nintendo’s moustachioed Jack of all trades Mario. Speaking with Eurogamer’s sister site IGN at San Diego Comic-Con, Odenkirk said that he would, err, “kill” Mario, which sounds quite extreme. Mario Party Switch 2 May Be Fun, but Is It Just an Overpriced Gimmick? Watch […]

Australian pressure group Collective Shout has claimed responsibility for the recent Itch.io and Steam developments that have seen the platforms change how they deal with – and in some cases remove – NSFW games and content from their respective platforms. The group had already been closely linked with the situation, which has seen Itch.io and […]

Surprise! A new Friday the 13th-themed video game is on the way. As spotted by BloodyDisgusting, Horror Inc.’s Robbie Barsamian revealed that not only was a new movie on the cards, but a game – this one a prequel – was also in development. When I say Barsamian gave us nothing else, I do mean […]

Amazon MGM Studios has selected yet another video game series for a TV show adaptation – and this time it’s Wolfenstein. As reported by Variety, the exact plot details have yet to be disclosed, but the show’s official tagline reminds us that “the story of killing Nazis is evergreen”. Fallout season two teaser.Watch on YouTube […]

Former DreadXP and Critical Reflex alum Ted Hentschke has teamed up with Jakub Bałuszek-Sobolewski to form Black Lantern Collective, a new publisher dedicated to horror games. Described as an “all-new indie publisher leveraging the passion and expertise for established horror savants to bring a curated collection of chills, thrills, and unease to the freaky masses”, […]

Krafton has acquired 100 percent of Last Epoch developer, Eleventh Hour Games. Krafton said it was a “strategic acquisition” that aims to expand the global player base, bolster live service capabilities, and demonstrate commitment to the action RPG genre, but stressed “the team behind Last Epoch will continue to work on the game, scale development […]

Cyberpunk 2077 is a massive game – and now it’s finally out on Mac. Nearly five years on from its original release, CD Projekt Red has delivered a version of the RPG epic for Apple Silicon Mac computers, promising ray tracing support and advanced MetalFX features. So how does the sci-fi adventure hold up on […]

He plays Mister Fantastic in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, but can Pedro Pascal actually play Mister Fantastic? Well, when it comes to Marvel Rivals, no not really. The cast of Fantastic Four: First Steps recently got to take their Marvel Rival’s counterparts out for a spin. Joining Pascal was Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm/Invisible Woman), […]

Forget eight inches of Shadow the Hedgehog; forget 22 inches of Solid Snake (until you’re alone at least), and behold the terrifying majesty of Grounded 2’s 10-foot ant plushie/gaming chair hybrid, which Microsoft is currently giving away to promote its upcoming sequel. Grounded 2 is, of course, the follow-up to Obsidian Entertainment’s well-received […]

A new trailer for movie sequel Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 has made its unsettling debut. This trailer again gives us a little look at what Josh Hutcherson’s security guard Mike has been doing since the first film (dealing with some anxious trauma, which, you know, is fair) as well as plenty of animatronic beasties […]

Fresh Battlefield 6 details have emerged from a reliable leaker ahead of its big trailer reveal tomorrow, including word the latest instalment of EA’s beleaguered shooter series is eyeing up an October release date and an €80 price tag on consoles. That’s according to Dealabs’ consistently reliable Billbil-kun, whose sources claim Battlefield 6’s […]

Obsidian surprised us by announcing a sequel to shrunken-player backyard survival game Grounded earlier this summer. We assumed that Grounded, released in 2022 after two years in early access, had more years of live development ahead of it, which is often the case for multiplayer survival games like it. But that was never apparently the […]

As of next year, the Pokémon series will have been around for 30 years. As Nintendo and The Pokémon Company begin to transition to properly adult care of this venerated franchise, one thing is becoming abundantly clear: Pokémon still appeals to audiences of all ages. Some fans (like yours truly) have been attached to the […]

Moon Studios, the developer behind the Ori games, will focus on PS5 over Xbox for its forthcoming game No Rest for the Wicked due to “current market conditions”. No Rest for the Wicked is currently in early access on PC, with a console release due in future. But on the game’s Discord, studio CEO Thomas […]

It’s been five years since artist Alexander “Red888guns” Berezin’s efforts to reimagine the grim world of Fallout as a 3D Doom-style shooter had us wondering what a more substantial version of their vision might look like. And finally we have an answer thanks to a newly shared, and stunningly atmospheric, Fallout: Bakersfield trailer. […]

The latest UK charts for physical video game sales are here, and this week Donkey Kong Bananza has punched its way to the top spot. Fellow Switch 2 exclusive Mario Kart World sits in second place this week, with Hogwarts Legacy in third. Rounding out the UK physical top 5 are EA Sports FC 25, […]

Microsoft is no longer selling or renting movies and TV shows. The change came about abruptly earlier this week, with a FAQ update on both the Xbox and Windows pages confirming that as of 18th July, “Microsoft has stopped selling new movie and TV content”. “Existing customers can continue to access their previously purchased content […]

Way before mechanical keyboard makers started packing layers of sound dampening foam into their boards, Japanese firms Topre and PFU were building expensive, whisper-quiet keyboards using a unique electro-capacitive switch for a cloud-like typing feel. These models stood out against the growing sea of Cherry MX derived mechanicals, and attained a legendary status in the […]

It’s officially Warframe weekend, what with developer Digital Extreme’s tenth TennoCon live event now here, and it’s brought plenty of news about exciting things to come. Including, it turns out, a native Switch 2 version of the free-to-play sci-fi shooter – just as soon as Digital Extremes can get a developer kit from Nintendo, […]

19th July Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve been playing. This week, Bertie makes it to Room 46 and also tries his hand at speedrunning, and Tom O pretends he’s not playing Rematch. What have you been playing? Catch up with […]

Remedy has announced the content and update plan for its three-player co-op Control spinoff, FBC: Firebreak. “It has been approximately four weeks since we launched FBC: Firebreak. During that time, we have released four patches that improve the game and partly address your feedback. Now that the game is live, our community plays a big […]

Robocop: Rogue City was easily one of my favourite games of 2023. It was a perfectly presented love letter to the Robocop franchise. One that paid particular homage to the dick shooting, squib-tastic, satire strewn Paul Verhoeven original in all of its excessively gory, 80’s action movie glory. Robocop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business […]

Destiny 2: Edge of Fate launches later today, but thanks to the opportunity to pre-load the expansion ahead of time, players have been able to hop into the title screen. It’s there that longtime Destiny fans were welcomed with a blast from the past. This nostalgia bomb comes courtesy of a music track that plays […]

If you were previously excited about the impending arrival of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War’s Definitive Edition release, there are now two additional reasons to be excited. Firstly, it’s out very soon on the newly announced date of 14th August, and secondly, there’s a nice chunky discount if you own the Anniversary edition of […]

If you’re eager to know what’s new in EA Sports FC 26, your day is almost here; EA is giving its latest football iteration the full reveal treatment later this week. And it’s also unveiled this year’s Ultimate Edition cover star, so you got something to look at while you wait. More specifically, […]

Ken Levine has revealed his upcoming game, Judas, will be an “old-school” and “traditional” single-player adventure. It’s been 11 years since BioShock Infinite, and on the surface, Judas seems to be a BioShock game in all but name, with gunplay and elemental powers in an offbeat alternate universe setting. And while that is essentially what […]

Summer Games Done Quick 2025 has closed, raising $2,436,614 – £1.8m – for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. Thousands of people stopped by the week-long event held in Minnesota, with “many more” watching via the charity’s Twitch channel as participants took on some of the most popular speedruns including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Balatro, Super […]

IO Interactive has confirmed it is “addressing” Hitman: World of Assassination issues on Nintendo Switch 2. While no specific time scales were provided for when players can expect an improvement to the Switch 2 launch title, the team is reportedly “working on some of those performance issues right now” and continue to do so “over […]

Resident Evil Survival Unit was only unveiled last week, but already franchise owner Capcom is pulling back the curtain to give us our first look at the mobile strategy game. Survival Unit is being co-developed by Aniplex Inc and Joycity Corporation, with Capcom working in “close collaboration” with the studios to “ensure authenticity and quality”. […]

Ghost Town – the spooky, 80s-set VR puzzle-adventure from the studio behind the acclaimed The Room series – is a genuine treat, and one that’s poised to shake off its former Meta Quest exclusivity very soon. Developer Fireproof Games has announced Ghost Town’s paranormal delights will be available on PC via Steam VR from […]

RimWorld is boldly going where no acclaimed sci-fi colony sim with a weird cannibalism obsession has gone before: up a bit. RimWorld is leaving the ground behind and heading into space for the first time in its new paid Odyssey expansion, which launches today on PC. Core to Odyssey’s heft of new stuff […]

Ghost of Tsushima’s gorgeous PlayStation 5 sequel Ghost of Yōtei is inching ever-closer to release, and ahead of its October arrival, developer Sucker Punch has shared its best look yet at what the revenge-soaked open-world action-adventure will bring – including, it turns out, a lo-fi beats mode for a more soothing saunter through Ezo. […]

WipEout is one of the original PlayStation’s most important games released during the launch period – its style, speed and challenge made a strong statement against the competition. The game received many sequels over the years including three installments on PlayStation and ports to other platforms – but now, WipEout is available to buy on […]

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered team has released a new patch, with those who are part of the Steam Beta getting first dibs. This patch, known as update 1.2, addresses a number of fixes for areas such as quests, gameplay, and performance. It also adds the ability to customise your difficulty settings even further […]

July is here in a waft of warmth (your meteorological mileage may vary), meaning a fresh batch of games has arrived for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers. And it’s a pretty exciting month, with CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 making its service debut, alongside the likes of Planet Zoo and Life is Strange studio […]

Activision has pulled the PC Game Pass version of Call of Duty: WW2 offline while it investigates an unspecified “issue” some reports claim is a remote code execution exploit that’s left some players grappling with app pop-ups, PC shut downs, and even screens full of pornography. Call of Duty: WW2 made its PC […]

I’ll never forget CES 2017. The year before I started at Digital Foundry, Razer stole the show with a triple-screen gaming laptop prototype called Project Valerie. Eight years on, I’m using a similar setup to spearhead Eurogamer’s deals coverage for Prime Day, and it’s every bit as fun and functional as I’d hoped back then. […]

Apple is appealing the €500m (£429m) fine it received from the European Union in April over the restrictions it places on app developers wishing to use alternative purchase methods, insisting the punitive measure is “far beyond what the law requires”. The European Union hit Apple with the fine after accusing the company of […]

The Pokémon Go team has shared a new piece of artwork for the mobile game’s 9th anniversary, hinting that a few familiar faces may be joining very soon. This artwork reveals Paradox Pokémon – which first appeared in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet – could well be heading to Pokémon Go. Paradox Pokémon are a special […]

5th July Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve been playing. This week, Bertie puts his feet up and ponders the effect our changing mindsets have on the games we play; Ed finally gets Death Stranding, and finds himself falling for it; […]

Games have a singular power that I don’t believe any other medium has. Try this: has the meaning of a screenshot ever changed for you the longer you played a game? Have you ever experienced the feeling of looking at a screenshot early on and not understanding it, and then, many hours later, looking again […]

Audiophile headphones don’t have to be super-expensive, as Meze proved with the 99 Neos we reviewed last year. Now the 99 Classics are here, offering a step up in materials – walnut earcups and a spring steel frame – and a subtly different sound signature in exchange for a higher £269/$309 price. The walnut earcups […]

Hello! All this week, as you might have noticed, Eurogamer has been celebrating Pride with another series of features exploring the intersection of queer culture and gaming. As ever, it’s been a pleasure and a privilege to have so many wonderful people share their stories on the site – a massive thanks to Keza […]

It’s usually the dogs. Every Souls player knows how infuriating they can be as enemies, leaping from behind corners, gnashing their jaws, surprising players before swiftly removing a decent chunk of their health. If you’ve played Bloodborne, you’ll know what I mean. That comparison is how I started a preview of Lies of P before […]

It’s been a devastating week for the games industry as hundreds of employees have lost their jobs at Xbox as a result of a round of layoffs across parent company, Microsoft – layoffs that have totaled in excess of 9000. It’s been a depressingly regular story in the video games industry over the past few […]

Mario Kart World will be featured at Summer Games Done Quick 2025. Games Done Quick, for those unaware, is a series of charity video game marathons, which promise “high-level gameplay” from those with a lot more skill and patience than I have. Summer Games Done Quick 2025 will run from 6th – 13th July, with […]

Sega president and CEO of Sega America and Europe Shuji Utsumi has admitted live-service games are the company’s biggest challenge. Live-service games dominate playtime, but at present Sega does not have a competitive offering in this space. In an interview with The Game Business, Utsumi stated: “One of the biggest challenges is the GaaS [Games […]

Soon, the fairies will be upon us thanks to The Sims 4’s imminent Enchanted by Nature expansion. But before all that, EA has laid the foundations for its impending pixie dust explosion with a free content update – introducing the likes of glass walls and rooftop plants – that’s available to download and muck […]

Mecha Break is out at last and its initial reception on Steam has been strong. The game has shot past 132,000 concurrent users as of writing, which isn’t too shabby by any means. However, while plenty of people are playing it, initial reviews are mixed. The reason is thanks to one thing: Microtransactions. Hordes of […]

As I leave my little granite box of power generators, fabricators, refineries, and a bookcase – my humble, frequently extended base-for-one in Dune: Awakening – I reflect on the ritual I perform. Check that my equipment has enough durability left, fill a literjon with water, pack a stilltent. I clamber up a sheer rock face, […]

July and the sizzle of summer are finally upon us. And as ever, a new calendar month means a fresh batch of Xbox Game Pass titles, which this time include the likes of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Little Nightmares 2. Microsoft has so far […]

Nintendo has suggested it’s preparing to raise prices across a significant number of Switch products in Canada – including consoles, games, and even Nintendo Switch Online memberships – blaming what it calls “market conditions”. More specifically, Nintendo has said pricing for the Switch family of systems and products in Canada will “change” due […]

Capcom has released an update for Monster Hunter: Wilds which has fixed a shader compilation problem on PC, causing high CPU loads and horrendous performance issues. The title 2 update, which is out now, alters the game so shader compilation occurs upon the game’s initial launch, rather than during gameplay. It’ll take some time, but […]

The developer behind A Short Hike has shelved development on an RPG but is releasing it as a demo, allowing players to enjoy it nonetheless. Adam “adamgryu” Robinson-Yu started Untitled Paper RPG back in 2016, saying, “I was nostalgic for the old style of Paper Mario and thought – well, I make games, why not […]

Players have hit out at The Alters developer 11 Bit Studios after AI prompts were discovered in both subtitles and flavour text in the game, intimating routine use of large language models (LLMs) without disclosure. Since January 2024, Valve has required games that use pre- or live-generated AI to divulge this as part of the […]

Dave the Diver’s In the Jungle DLC has been delayed to 2026. We saw our first peek of In the Jungle at The Game Awards 2024. Described as a new story DLC for the underwater exploration/sushi restaurant management game, the brief teaser confirmed at the time that In the Jungle will launch at some point […]

When Nintendo fully revealed Switch 2, it also announced the existence of ‘Switch 2 Editions’ – enhanced versions of existing games, upgraded for the new hardware. Charging for this has been viewed as somewhat controversial but the fact is that in addition to paid upgrades, Nintendo has also released a range of free patches that […]

Cast your mind back a year or so ago, and you might remember Helldivers 2 being in a bit of a funny old place. On the one hand, it was a huge critical and commercial success; on the other, it was being review bombed into oblivion thanks to Sony’s mandatory PSN nonsense. Eventually, all […]

Betting sponsorships are being introduced into tier one Valorant and League of Legends esports, Riot Games has revealed. This announcement came in the form of a lengthy post by John Needham, head of publishing and esports at Riot Games. In it, Needham justifies the inclusion of sports betting as part of the company’s desire to […]

Monster Hunter Wilds is not having a particularly good time of it over on Steam; thanks to ongoing performance issues and a perceived lack of meaningful content updates, players numbers are routinely dipping below those of the now seven-year-old Monster Hunter World, and recent reviews have tipped the game into Overwhelmingly Negative territory. Amid all […]

Don’t Nod – the developer behind Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Jusant, and the recently-announced Aphelion – is laying off staff from its Montreal office. The number of impacted staff is undisclosed. This wave of layoffs comes from select developers who’ve been struck by the cuts, who posted about them publicly on Linkedin. Eurogamer has […]

It’s a big year for Dying Light; the open-world zombie series is celebrating its tenth anniversary, and developer Techland is marking the occasion with a variety of projects. That includes a newly detailed audio and visual refresh for the series’ debut instalment, which arrives in a free update – titled Dying Light: Retouched – […]

Sony is sticking to its guns, and won’t be releasing its first party games day one on its PlayStation Plus subscription service. Speaking with GameFile, vice president of global services at PlayStation Nick Maguire said the company was “not looking to put games in day and date” on PS Plus, and will instead stick with […]

There’s some bad-ish news if you’ve been eagerly awaiting developer Nightdive’s System Shock 2 remaster on consoles. The studio has been forced to delay the remaster’s PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Switch release, but – good-ish news time – only by a couple of weeks as it seeks to remedy […]

Did you know there’s a 3v3 Sonic the Hedgehog fighting game? Well there is! It’s called Ultimate Sonic Smackdown, and you can play it right now. Indie studio Arcforged has released the game to the public for free. In an announcement trailer released today, you can see a variety of Sonic characters duke it out […]

Previously unseen concept art purportedly showing character designs from Warner Bros. Games Montreal’s cancelled Batman: Arkham Knight follow-up Project Sabbath has surfaced online, showing further glimpses of a beardy Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne, and more. Whispers of Project Sabbath’s existence first emerged back in 2016, with Batman: Arkham Oranges developer Warner Bros. Games […]

Monster Hunter Wilds has been having a rough time of it lately. Over the course of the past week, Capcom’s seventh ‘main’ Monster Hunter title has racked up over 2,000 negative reviews. Most embittered reviewers are lamenting the game’s poor PC performance, whilst others criticise Capcom for the poor optimisation and lack of PC-specific support. […]

Footage of the next Battlefield game is once again popping up online, this time of its single-player campaign. Despite requiring participants to sign an NDA before they can get involved, playtest players continue to find a way to share all manner of things, from clips of gameplay to factions, gear customisation options, and details of […]

Hollywood producer, director, and screenwriter Adi Shankar has acquired the rights to Duke Nukem. Shankar – who developed both the Castlevania and Devil May Cry animated shows for Netflix – told Esquire he has “video games in production”, and has been approached with “different IPs and companies that want to work with [him]”, as well […]

Sega is launching a new store in Tokyo, Japan: Sega Store Tokyo. Sega didn’t share any specifics when it announced the news on social media, but the new store is expected to open in Shibuya’s Parco department complex, near the official Capcom store, a Pokémon Center, and Nintendo Tokyo, too. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – Official […]

Red Dead Redemption 2 actor said he “possibly misled some people” when he teased a Red Dead Redemption-related announcement was on the way. Last week, John Marston himself – or, at least, the actor who brings him to life, Rob Wiethoff – was very excited indeed about an upcoming announcement, stressing that he was particularly […]

It’s already been a lengthy journey for developer Toby Fox’s Undertale follow-up Deltarune. The first of its seven planned chapters originally launched in 2018, and there are still three more to go – but we now know fans won’t have too long to wait until the saga continues. According to the most recently released […]

The poor technical state of MindsEye – the debut game from developer Build a Rocket Boy – is well established by this point. The bottom line is that as a £55 or $60 purchase, there is only morbid curiosity in checking it out at present with glaring bugs, low frame-rates and crashes blighting the […]

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – the sequel to developer Level 5’s 2012 Nintendo DS life sim and RPG thing – is getting a bunch of free DLC, which we already knew. What we weren’t previously aware of, however, is that its DLC will include an open-world roguelike mode. It’s […]

I really don’t think anyone out there does it like Atlus. For better or for worse, really. The studio marches to the beat of its own drum without a hint of self-consciousness, spinning weird tales about Satanic rites, the power of friendship, and the end of the world (localised to the city of Tokyo). Whether […]

EA’s free-to-play Skate reboot is officially gearing up to launch into early access this “summer”, narrowing down its previous “2025” release window. But first, it’ll receive its “biggest playtest update” yet, which will be made available to all registered Insiders starting on 2nd July. This latest iteration of Skate was formally unveiled in […]

Beat Saber is ending support for PS4 and PS5, highlighting how little Sony’s VR efforts have been supported. Beginning this month, updates will no longer be released, including new songs or music packs. The game will still be available to download and play, while any extra content released prior to 18th June will remain purchasable […]

Just a day after its launch, the Gex Trilogy – which bundles together the cult-classic 90s platformer Gex and its two sequels – has officially been deemed a success. And publisher Limited Run Games is celebrating the occasion by reinstating a conspicuously absent audio feature that should please European series fans no end. […]

Microsoft has revealed the next batch of games being added to Xbox Game Pass this June. This follows the previous batch revealed at the start of the month, which included day one release The Alters. This second batch includes two other day one releases: the previously announced FBC: Firebreak, out today, as well as football […]

It’s now been five years since Ubisoft’s beleaguered Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake was originally revealed, and a little over a year since the publisher last popped up to remind us all the project was still alive. But here we are again, 12 months on, with another brief update, this time letting […]

Quietly in the background, plausible technical specifications for Sony’s next generation handheld have come to light. Bearing in mind that we’re likely years away from release, the plausibility of these specs has to be questioned but at the same time, the source of the leak – KeplerL2 – has proven to be a highly reliable […]

Industrious Switch fans have started compiling a fan-made list that tracks which Switch 1 games have seen an improvement – or a decline – in performance when running on their new Nintendo Switch 2 consoles. So far, over 350 games have been submitted and over 150 of them comprehensively categorised, recording what performance changes players […]

Minecraft’s Vibrant Visuals update finally has a release date: 17th June. We’ve known for some time that Mojang was planning on a visual overhaul for Minecraft, and yesterday (14th June), the studio released a new video not only reminding us just what Vibrant Visuals brings to the game, improving “visual elements such as directional lighting, […]

Nier: Automata producer Yosuke Saito and director Yoko Taro have denied that any of their character designs were restricted for Western audiences. As spotted by Automaton, the developers were compelled to comment after a mistranslated Japanese-to-English subtitle intimated Nier: Automata had been subjected to censorship from Square Enix to meet global standards. GODDESS OF VICTORY: […]

Sony has seemingly loosened regional restrictions on a number of its PC games, including God of War Ragnarök, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and Helldivers 2. As spotted by Wario64, the changelogs for all aforementioned games listed on SteamDB show that a number of sale restrictions were quietly lifted yesterday, […]

Video game archival is a noble act, especially in this day and age where always-online games vanish when their servers are turned off, or when niche but beloved games disappear alongside the services they’re locked to. There are libraries of indies locked to Apple Arcade, the PS Vita, and elsewhere, never to be played again; […]

Few games among the Nintendo Switch 2 launch line-up can match Cyberpunk 2077 in putting the system through its paces. It’s a staple of our PC benchmarking suite for good reason: the open world design is a solid stressor for any CPU, while its effects-heavy battles challenge GPU resources as well. This Switch 2 release […]

The Sims 4 is striding purposefully into the verdant splendour of summer with a new nature-loving expansion, which also happens to mark the return of fairies as a playable Sim-type. In fact, for all its talk of the natural world, EA’s Enchanted by Nature expansion reveal suggests fairies – last seen in The Sims […]

Silent Hill f just got a comprehensive deep dive during today’s Konami Press Start showcase. This portion of the event introduced various developers to fans, and highlighted different aspects of the game including the shift to Japan, combat, monster design, and more. It kicked off with Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamato explaining why Silent […]

Days after announcing a “tentative agreement” had been reached with key video game companies, US actors union SAG-AFTRA has suspended its nearly year-long strike, instructing members to return to work on productions that fall under its Interactive Media Agreement. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which represents around 160,000 […]

While many of Switch 2’s launch games are merely ports of existing games, the platform currently excels in one key area – racing games. For my money, there’s nothing better than a system launch packed full of arcade racing action and, in that sense, Switch 2 doesn’t disappoint. Mario Kart World is the system’s biggest […]

Splitgate 2 game director Ian Proulx has apologised for causing “division in the community” following his controversial Summer Game Fest appearance, in which he wore a MAGA-style “Make FPS Great Again” hat while onstage. Proulx’s Summer Game Fest segment last Friday almost immediately drew criticism from viewers; some felt using the high-profile platform […]

Switch 2 has been Nintendo’s biggest launch here in the UK, but sits behind the launches of Sony’s PS5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S. That’s according to data from NielsenIQ shared by The Game Business. Switch 2 has reportedly outsold the original Switch at launch by over two to one in the UK and has […]

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream – the stealth adventure that’s been eliciting all sorts of oohs and ahhs thanks to its lovely looks and impressive motion capture – finally has a release date. It’s coming to PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on 15th July, with a demo available now. Eriksholm is the work […]

Here’s a new date for your bumper summer line up of video game showcases: Konami has today announced its own livestream, which will give us all a fresh look at both Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Silent Hill f. The showcase – known as Konami Press Start – is scheduled for this coming […]

Sunless Sea and Mask of the Rose developer Failbetter Games has unveiled Mandrake, its very first project away from the Fallen London universe. It’s a rural life sim set in a “world of old, wild powers” where horticulture is forbidden, and it’ll eventually be making its way to PC. Taking inspiration from British history […]

A new A Plague Tale game is on the way: Resonance. A teaser popped up prematurely on Focus Entertainment’s Threads account before it was quickly deleted… if not quite quickly enough for someone to grab a copy of it first and post it to reddit, of course. Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy Reveal Teaser.Watch on […]

If you’re the sort who just can’t seem to resist the soothing rhythms of turnip planting and interior design, you’ve come to the right place. This year’s Wholesome Direct – which marks the fifth anniversary of the showcase – has now aired, unleashing a fresh wave of cosy games to stick on your wishlists. […]

Developer IO Interactive is developing a co-op mode for Hitman: World of Assassination. Announced last night, this mode is still relatively under wraps, but does feature two names you may recognise: Stone and Knight. These two popped up in the Hitman Sniper mode. On this co-op mode’s release, players will be able to pop into […]

Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest might have brought the glitz, glamour, and bombastic reveals, but we’re not done yet. Indie enjoyers also have plenty to look forward to, thanks to another strong showing from Day of the Devs, which this year was full of old friends. Over the course of an hour, we got a […]

Tencent has acquired a 15.75 percent stake in Arrowhead Games – the development studio behind Helldivers 2 – for $80m. Tencent has previously founded or acquired shares in a variety of video game companies, including a new gaming venture with Ubisoft Games, total ownership of Riot Games, a major ownership position for 10 Chamber, and […]

With the weekend finally in sight (we just need to make it through this year’s Summer Geoff Fest first), it’s all change on the Epic Games Store. A fresh set of freebies is now available to download and keep, and one of them is Arkane Studios’ ultra stylish Deathloop. Epic’s latest free games […]

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour arrives today alongside the launch of Nintendo’s new console, though it cannot be fully completed without also purchasing extra accessories – and a 4K TV. The minigame collection has already drawn criticism for not being a pack-in game, considering it is designed to show off the capabilities of the Switch […]