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Zenless Zone Zero's latest update adds cat testicle jiggle physics

Matt Wales — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:30:38 +0000

Well here's a story I wasn't expecting to write when I got up this morning: Zenless Zone Zero's notorious jiggle physics have struck again, only not like that. Eagle-eyed fans have discovered that, following the gacha game's latest update, its ambient cats now stroll gamely about the place with their testicles wiggling majestically from side to side.

Call of Duty veteran's new PlayStation first-party studio is official, called Dark Outlaw Games

Matt Wales — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:26:50 +0000

Call of Duty veteran Jason Blundell has confirmed previous reports he's heading up a new PlayStation first-party studio, revealing it to be named Dark Outlaw Games.

DF Weekly: if the Xbox handheld is years away, what's the point of Project Kennan?

Richard Leadbetter — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:48:43 +0000

According to Microsoft's Phil Spencer, the highly anticipated Xbox handheld is "several years out" and only exists in prototype form, so what should we make of last week's news that actually, we may see a handheld later on this year? Leaks are suggesting that Microsoft has put together some kind of OEM device proposition, with Asus lined up to produce the first 'Project Kennan' handheld. In my opinion, expectations from this device should be tempered and we should think of it more as one further step down the road that'll see Xbox merge in some way with Windows - a significant undertaking, but a crucial one that needs to be proved out and battle-hardened before next generation hardware arrives in the next few years.

Switch 2 GameCube controller in development, fans believe

Tom Phillips — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:46:50 +0000

A fresh version of Nintendo's iconic GameCube controller looks to be in development for Switch 2, fans think.

Mortal Kombat 2 movie reveals best look yet at Karl Urban's Johnny Cage

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:16:18 +0000

Mortal Kombat 2 will be coming to theaters 24th October, and now we have a fresh look at the upcoming sequel.

Power up your Gamer Network ID with our Steam Integration

Craig Munro — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:02:55 +0000

We've been working on something that we hope you'll love -- especially if you're the kind of gamer who has a wishlist longer than a Final Fantasy cutscene (guilty as charged).

Fallout and Obsidian veterans ditch open-world game plans as team shrinks to a "skeleton crew"

Tom Phillips — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:56:03 +0000

Wyrdsong, the next game from a team of former Bethesda and Obsidian RPG veterans, is struggling on with a "skeleton crew" after further departures from its team and a rescoping of the game.

Sony's making a new Starship Troopers film, separately from its Helldivers 2 movie

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:52:07 +0000

Sony Pictures is working on a new Starship Troopers movie with Gran Turismo filmmaker Neill Blomkamp - and to be clear, this is completely separate from Sony Pictures' Helldivers film, which was announced earlier this year.

Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly working on mystery PlayStation franchise

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:14:35 +0000

People Can Fly - the developer of Outriders and Bulletstorm - has signed a deal with PlayStation to work on a new project based on an existing Sony series.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure was a "large loss" for Square Enix - report

Tom Phillips — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:24:37 +0000

The latest Life is Strange game did not perform well for publisher Square Enix, it's been claimed.

PlayStation logo on Starfield website ignites PS5 launch speculation

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:09:16 +0000

It now seems even more likely that Bethesda's current Xbox console exclusive Starfield will launch on PlayStation 5.

Star Wars: Hunters shutdown confirmed

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:28:33 +0000

The twin suns are setting on Star Wars: Hunters.

Grand Theft Auto 5's PC RT enhancements hint at GTA 6 features

Alex Battaglia — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 15:42:34 +0000

Grand Theft Auto 5 on PC has finally received the RT upgrades to achieve feature parity with the current generation console versions, almost three years since they arrived on Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The wait was worth it as scalability is impressive and the game also includes the ability to toggle ray traced global illumination - which may well hint at the kind of RT features we can expect to see in the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6.

Horizon Forbidden West actress Ashly Burch responds to Sony's controversial AI Aloy

Victoria Kennedy — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 13:39:02 +0000

Actress Ashly Burch has responded to the leaked AI Aloy footage, which made the rounds earlier this week.

What we've been playing - Hell and unrelated lumberjack fantasies

Robert Purchese — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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 realises he has a soft spot for Hell-based games, as he dives into Doom Eternal while also still paddling around in Diablo, and Tom Avowed revitalises his Avowed experience by dropping the difficulty a bit.

1.6Gbps broadband reviewed: is multi-gig internet worth upgrading for?

Will Judd — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Early last year, the first widely available multi-gig broadband was announced for the UK market, offering download speeds up to 1.6Gbps over the Openreach FTTP network. As an irredeemable nerd who gets overexcited at the prospect of a download progress bar reaching heretofore unseen speeds, I knew that I had to try it out to see if it actually offered a noticeable improvement over the more readily available 900Mbps BT service I had before. Would there be a tangible benefit for gaming, content creation and downloading Linux ISOs?

The Room studio's 80s-set paranormal VR mystery Ghost Town gets launch date

Matt Wales — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:48:05 +0000

Fireproof Games - the studio behind eerie puzzle box adventure The Room and its equally stellar sequels - has announced a launch date for its paranormal VR mystery Ghost Town. It's coming to Meta Quest on 24th April, with a PCVR/PSVR2 release due later this year.

Star Wars: KOTOR's troubled remake still coming, suggests studio's latest comments

Matt Wales — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:55:16 +0000

It's been almost a year since Saber Interactive last shared an update on its long-in-the-works and reportedly troubled Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake. But despite the ensuing radio silence, it's now insisting, "Everything that we have talked about is still in development."

God of War celebrating 20th anniversary with a free Ragnarök update and some classic Kratos skins

Matt Wales — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:09:39 +0000

God of War's Kratos has had a busy life: he's birthed a teenager, slain the gods, and grown the kind of luscious beard that would make a lumberjack fume - all that and he's only 20 years old! And to celebrate Kratos and the God of War series' big two-oh, Sony is releasing a free update for 2022's Ragnarök that'll include some classic-inspired skins.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is joining Xbox's "Stream your own games" library

Matt Wales — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:38:48 +0000

With Assassin's Creed Shadows now less than a week away, Microsoft has announced it'll be the latest to title to join Xbox's steadily growing "Stream your own games" service.

Intel Arc B570 review: a budget GPU that's too good to be true?

Richard Leadbetter — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:17:26 +0000

Intel's Arc B580 graphics card impressed us a few months back, thanks to genuinely decent performance with plenty of VRAM at a mainstream price, but we never got around to reviewing the even cheaper B570 model - until now. That might not be such a bad thing though, as it's meant that we could spend some real time using this GPU as it's meant to be used, get an idea of availability and run some extra tests on the driver overhead issues identified by the tech press post-launch.

Final Fantasy 14's next patch gets a release date and a flamboyant raid boss

Ed Nightingale — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:05:45 +0000

Final Fantasy 14's next patch, 7.2, will release on Tuesday 25th March.

Ubisoft reportedly considering fresh business to own Assassin's Creed and other big franchises, co-owned by others like Tencent

Tom Phillips — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:04:53 +0000

Ubisoft is considering the launch of a fresh business unit, part-owned by outside companies, that could manage its biggest video game brands.

Pokémon Go datamine points to stat-boosting Bottle Caps, fans say

Tom Phillips — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:05:16 +0000

Pokémon Go looks set to let you increase the stats of your Pokémon, fans say, after code snippets relating to the feature were spotted in a fresh datamine.

Final Fantasy series has now sold over 200m copies worldwide

Ed Nightingale — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:30:04 +0000

The Final Fantasy series has now sold over 200m copies across the globe.

You can now order CEX from JustEat

Tom Phillips — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:19:17 +0000

Second-hand gaming specialist CEX now lets you order items on JustEat.

GTA 5 Enhanced official modding utility is on its way

Victoria Kennedy — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:11:00 +0000

A Rockstar-approved GTA 5 modding tool is on the cars, I mean cards, for all of you PC players out there.

Here's a first look at Sonic as The Flash in Sega's DC Comics crossover

Ed Nightingale — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:59:43 +0000

DC Comics and Sega have released a first look at their Justice League and Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series, including Sonic dressed as The Flash and Shadow as Batman.

Fragpunk could be brilliant, if it wasn't so obsessed with being a hyper-rewarding slot machine

Chris Tapsell — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

In a lot of ways, Fragpunk is much better than I expected it to be. One round the other day began with a wave of frantic team chat screams - standard, for a competitive shooter in the CS:GO mould - only this time the usual storm of verbal friendly fire came with a twist: "BIG HEAD MODE! BIG HEAD MODE! GIVE THEM BIG HEADS!!!!"

Switch 2: analysts predict $400+ price and biggest console launch ever in June

Victoria Kennedy — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:03:42 +0000

While Nintendo itself is still keeping any firm Switch 2 details under wraps until its dedicated showcase next month, analysts believe the company is on course to deliver the biggest launch in game industry history.

Rainbow Six Siege X update detailed, as game goes free-to-play

Tom Phillips — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:01:41 +0000

Ubisoft has detailed the changes coming to its evergreen team shooter as part of its big Rainbow Six Siege X update - dubbed the game's most transformative change yet.

Pokémon TCG Pocket overhauls trading following player backlash

Ed Nightingale — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:44:37 +0000

Pokémon TCG Pocket is overhauling its trade feature following pushback from players.

Nvidia releasing playable Half-Life 2 RTX demo with "cutting-edge ray tracing"

Matt Wales — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:14:14 +0000

Half-Life 2 is getting a "cutting-edge ray tracing" overhaul courtesy of Nvidia's RTX Remix modding tools, and there's a playable demo coming on 18th March ahead of a full release.

Konami's Japan-set Silent Hill f resurfaces with eerie new trailer and fresh details

Matt Wales — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:27:20 +0000

It's been a good long while since Silent Hill f was unveiled as part of Konami's four-game series revival back in 2022. But now that Bloober Team's superb Silent Hill 2 Remake is behind us, the publisher is turning its attention to its curious Japan-set follow-up. And thanks to its latest Silent Hill Transmissions stream, we've got an eerie new trailer and a few more hints at what's in store.

Acclaimed studio Wadjet Eye's time-travelling adventure Old Skies finally has a release date

Matt Wales — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:51:53 +0000

Point-and-click fans rejoice! After a long (and, if you're me, impatient) wait, Wadjet Eye Games - the dependably brilliant studio behind the likes of Unavowed and the Blackwell series - is finally ready to share a release date for its intriguing time-travelling adventure, Old Skies. And it's close, launching for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Switch on 23th April.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 gets mod support, a barber shop, and "over a thousand" fixes and improvements

Matt Wales — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:00:13 +0000

Following a hugely successful launch that saw over 1m people snapping up Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 in just 24 hours, developer Warhorse Studios continues to plug away at its post-release roadmap. And that brings us to today, and the release of the medieval action-RPG's 1.2 update, adding mod support, a barber shop, and "over a thousand" fixes and improvements.

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 3 is already in the works and it's promising an "even more immersive experience"

Matt Wales — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:35:23 +0000

It's only been six months since Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2's well-received arrival, but developer Saber Interactive would already like you to know it's working on a sequel. Yup, Space Marine 3 is officially announced, but that's pretty much all we know so far.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 soundtrack details rolled out

Victoria Kennedy — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:19:30 +0000

Earlier this month and after a few unintentional slips, Activision officially announced that Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4 are coming back, with the two games getting remade from the ground up.

Disco Elysium is being "reimagined" for mobile devices to "captivate the TikTok user"

Ed Nightingale — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:56:05 +0000

Psychological RPG Disco Elysium is set to come to mobile devices courtesy of original studio ZA/UM in a "reimagined" form.

PowerWash Simulator 2 announced, Nintendo Switch 2 launch plans discussed

Tom Phillips — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0000

UPDATE 5pm UK: FuturLab has backtracked on its confirmation of a Switch 2 launch for PowerWash Simulator 2.

Halo Infinite adds classic Firefight mode back to the fray

Victoria Kennedy — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:17:21 +0000

Firefight - a mode that was initially introduced all the way back in Halo 3: ODST - is making its return in Halo Infinite.

Sony quietly expands PS Portal cloud streaming with PlayStation classics

Ed Nightingale — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:08:27 +0000

Sony has quietly expanded the cloud streaming feature on its PS Portal handheld to include a number of games from its Classics Catalogue.

Free-to-play tactical shooter Spectre Divide to go offline two weeks after first season, as studio runs out of funding

Victoria Kennedy — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:51:55 +0000

Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop is taking the game offline, and the studio will be "closing its doors" at the end of this week.

After years of complaints from rural players, Pokémon Go adds a new challenge that city-dwellers may now struggle with

Tom Phillips — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:20:33 +0000

It's a fact: Pokémon Go is much easier to play in a city or large town. There are more gyms and PokéStop locations to interact with, more Pokémon that spawn, more fellow players to battle alongside.

The Last of Us season two breaks HBO record, before it's even aired

Victoria Kennedy — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:10:52 +0000

It hasn't even begun airing yet, but The Last of Us season two is already breaking records.

Balatro developer responds to AI art drama, stating it "does real harm to artists of all kinds"

Ed Nightingale — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:03:38 +0000

Balatro developer Locathunk has responded to a debate on AI art, stating "I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds".

Parents "not comfortable" about children's safety shouldn't let them play Roblox, company boss says

Tom Phillips — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:04:36 +0000

Parents shouldn't let their children play Roblox if they are "not comfortable" about their kids' safety in-game, Roblox boss Dave Baszucki has said.

Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy posthumously stars in Netflix's Devil May Cry anime

Victoria Kennedy — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:45:48 +0000

Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy will star posthumously in Netflix's Devil May Cry anime series.

Assassin's Creed Shadows should work on Steam Deck after all, says Ubisoft

Matt Wales — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:35:17 +0000

Ubisoft has some good news for Steam Deck owners looking to sink into Assassin's Creed Shadows later this month: after previously saying the game wouldn't be compatible with Valve's gaming handheld, it's now done a bit of a U-turn.

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remake reportedly set for imminent reveal

Matt Wales — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:20:21 +0000

Bethesda's long-rumoured The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remake is reportedly due to be formally unveiled very soon, with signs pointing to a possible release before June.

The Sims-like Inzoi shares full PC hardware requirements, and a look at how different settings compare

Matt Wales — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:38:41 +0000

There's a lot of buzz around Inzoi, the upcoming Sims-like from developer Krafton - partly because it's a promising new contender in a genre that's so far been dominated by a single series, and partly because it's a bit of a looker. And if you were wondering exactly what sort of PC you'll be needing in order to crank Inzoi up to the max, those details have now been revealed - alongside a video showing how the game'll look at different tiers.

Star Fox veteran's new on-rails shooter and everything else announced in the Humble Games Showcase

Matt Wales — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:32:17 +0000

If you're Star Fox fan then the latest Humble Games Showcase might just be for you, with its tease of a brand-new airborne on-rails shooter from Star Fox veteran Giles Goddard. But there's more where that came from, including weather-controlling corgis and the re-emergence of long-gestating heist sequel Monaco 2. Intrigued? Then read on for the full rundown.

Here's your lineup of PS Plus Premium and Extra games for March

Matt Wales — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:08:33 +0000

With March now at the mid-way point, Sony has revealed the latest titles joining its PlayStation Plus game catalogue for Premium and Extra subscribers - with the highlight undoubtedly being Ubisoft's superb Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

Why aren't there romances in Avowed? Obsidian explains

Robert Purchese — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:14:28 +0000

Romance has become increasingly common in role-playing games in recent years, having had central roles in Baldur's Gate 3, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and Cyberpunk 2077, to name a recent few. But it was conspicuously absent from Obsidian's latest RPG, Avowed, and I am not the only person to wonder why.

The big Avowed interview

Robert Purchese — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:14:25 +0000

What a difference a few weeks make. It wasn't that long ago that question marks were still hanging over Obsidian's coral-coloured role-playing game Avowed. Promotional trailers had left people unconvinced, showing an adventure that looked old-fashioned and lacking in originality. Yet weeks later, Avowed has wide acclaim. "It's one of this year's most pleasant surprises," I wrote in our Avowed review. It's a game that went from being under suspicion to an unlikely Xbox star. Obsidian has proven three times in a row now, with Grounded, Pentiment and Avowed, that it can produce the goods consistently for Microsoft, and do it in a way that's less risky than betting everything on each project it makes. In stormy seas, Obsidian's boat seems, blessedly, buoyant.

Crusader Kings 3 to receive Genghis Khan-inspired expansion in strategy game's fourth chapter

Ed Nightingale — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Paradox has announced a new core expansion coming to its strategy game Crusader Kings 3 this April, inspired by Genghis Khan and the Mongols.

Hideki Kamiya on leaving PlatinumGames: "I couldn't allow myself to kill my soul"

Ed Nightingale — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:24:09 +0000

Hideki Kamiya has commented further on his decision to leave PlatinumGames in 2023, stating: "I couldn't allow myself to kill my soul in order to work in an environment that I didn't agree with".

Monopoly Go maker buying Pokémon Go for $3.5bn

Tom Phillips — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:20:59 +0000

Pokémon Go will be sold to Saudi-backed Monopoly Go maker Scopely as part of a $3.5bn deal, developer Niantic has confirmed.

EA's Skate doesn't yet have a full release date, but already has microtransactions

Victoria Kennedy — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:10:45 +0000

Microtransactions have been added to EA's free-to-play Skate revival during the game's closed alpha test.

Two Zenless Zone Zero actors lose jobs over AI dispute without notice, finding out alongside players

Ed Nightingale — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:52:08 +0000

UPDATE 17/03/25: Genshin Impact voice actor Showtaro Morikubo has now been removed from Arknights, another popular Chinese gacha game, following the sudden announcement last week they would no longer be part of Hoyoverse's voice cast.

Former Netflix gaming boss departs, following move to AI role

Tom Phillips — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:42:12 +0000

Netflix's first gaming boss has left the company, following a shift in role and various changes behind the scenes last year.

Lego "building up" in-house game development

Tom Phillips — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:07:21 +0000

Lego is working to build up its in-house game development, the company's boss has revealed.

SAG-AFTRA actors' strike set to continue, as union warns of "alarming loopholes" for "AI abuse" in latest proposal

Ed Nightingale — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:04:41 +0000

UPDATE 2.30pm UK: Negotiators on behalf of video game companies bargaining with SAG-AFTRA have responded to news of the continuing actors' strike.

Former Ubisoft execs stand trial in France, accused of harassment

Tom Phillips — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:03:09 +0000

Three top Ubisoft employees have appeared in a French court, accused of harassing employees before their departure from the company almost five years ago.

Expelled! An Overboard Game review

Katharine Castle — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The arrival of a new Inkle game is always cause for celebration in my books, but I'll admit I was somewhat surprised when Expelled received 'An Overboard Game' as an addendum. Previously known as Miss Mulligatawny's School for Promising Girls, the name change did dampen my excitement for it a bit, because as much as I've enjoyed Inkle's games in the past, Overboard is probably the one I've liked the least. It's got nothing to do with the game's top notch writing or deliciously villainous heroine, nor its frankly brilliant premise of trying to get away with literal murder before you arrive into New York by boat and face the awaiting police.

GTA publisher sues "lawless enterprise" allegedly selling modified accounts and currency obtained through hacking

Matt Wales — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:24:12 +0000

Grand Theft Auto and Borderlands publisher Take-Two Interactive is suing PlayerAuctions - an online marketplace already targeted in a complaint by Roblox - accusing it of selling "heavily modified" player accounts, items, and virtual currency obtained through hacks and cheats.

Hitman: World of Assassination gameplay leads flurry of VR reveals

Matt Wales — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:45:26 +0000

It's been a bit of a busy day in the world of virtual reality, thanks to a flurry of PSVR 2 and PCVR announcements courtesy of the aptly named VR Games Showcase. And if you've been itching for an excuse to don goggles again, there's fresh gameplay of Hitman: World of Assassination, a new look at Fireproof Games' intriguing Ghost Town, and more.

Ori, No Rest for the Wicked studio goes 'fully independent' in aftermath of Private Division closure

Matt Wales — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:07:51 +0000

Moon Studios - the developer behind the acclaimed Ori series - has announced it's now 'fully independent', having secured the publishing rights to its latest game, No Rest for the Wicked, from Grand Theft Auto and Borderlands publisher Take-Two Interactive.

BlizzCon will skip 2025 but finally return in 2026

Tom Phillips — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Blizzard's big convention BlizzCon is skipping 2025, but will return in full strength next year.

Katamari Damacy Rolling Live announced, first all-new entry in eight years

Ed Nightingale — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:31:35 +0000

A new Katamari Damacy game has been revealed, which will release exclusively on Apple Arcade.

Fortnite will let you buy and wear Crocs

Tom Phillips — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:46:26 +0000

Fortnite's next crossover is with Crocs, the ugly clog brand whose socks-and-sandals sense of fashion can now be seen on every high street.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D review

Will Judd — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:13:00 +0000

The story of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is refreshingly straightforward: it is as fast as the chart-leading Ryzen 7 9800X3D in games but has double the cores, so it's significantly better in content creation scenarios like 3D modelling or video transcoding where all available threads are used. If you want a single CPU that can do it all, this is the one to get - even at a hefty £659/$699.

More Disco Elysium alumni join former staff at Longdue working on spiritual successor

Ed Nightingale — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:01:00 +0000

Longdue, a new studio formed by former Disco Elysium staff, has revealed a teaser trailer for its new project and announced the inclusion of key Disco Elysium alumni.

Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM's new RPG C4 is part espionage thriller, part psychedelic sci-fi

Matt Wales — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM - or at least what remains of it after a fractious few years of mudslinging, firings, and lawsuits - has announced its next game: a dice-rolling blend of psychedelic sci-fi and espionage thriller it's calling C4.

Sony is experimenting with AI-powered PlayStation characters, ironically chooses Horizon's Aloy to demonstrate

Victoria Kennedy — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:45:50 +0000

A new leak has revealed PlayStation maker Sony is working on AI-driven characters, including Aloy from the Horizon series, which seems like a somewhat ironic choice given she is a character growing up in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by rogue AI-controlled machines.

Limbo developer responds after co-founder feud goes public

Tom Phillips — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:23:57 +0000

Playdead, the developer behind indie darlings Limbo and Inside, has responded amidst an increasingly ugly spat between the company's co-founders.

Monster Hunter Wilds' popularity due to emphasis on story, says series producer

Ed Nightingale — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:31:02 +0000

Monster Hunter Wilds has seen huge success since it launched at the end of February, which series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto has put down to the emphasis on story.

Fallout season two leaks give first look at New Vegas

Victoria Kennedy — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:26:30 +0000

Videos showing off New Vegas sets created for the second season of Fallout have started making the rounds online.

Wanderstop review

Chris Tapsell — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:18:51 +0000

If you weren't already worried about game developers - and, heck, you really should be by now - the growing emergence of games explicitly about burnout is certainly a good reason to start. Wanderstop, in a similar vein to last summer's Dungeons of Hinterberg, is exactly that, only this time instead of opting for a breezy vacation to get away from it all, your location is a little more confined. Imagine Alice in Wonderland except, instead of a whole forest to act as her psychological gauntlet, Alice is trapped in a single clearing that's been turned into a kind of max-security plant-based rehab facility.

Square Enix celebrating Chrono Trigger anniversary with new projects, sparking re-release hopes

Ed Nightingale — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:55:53 +0000

Square Enix is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its iconic RPG Chrono Trigger with multiple projects that "go beyond the world of the game".

Silent Hill livestream announced, and its stomach-churning focus has been detailed

Victoria Kennedy — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:52:22 +0000

Konami is hosting a dedicated Silent Hill showcase later this week.

After the "hate" directed at The Last of Us Part 2, Naughty Dog boss says next game is about the entirely uncontroversial topics of "faith and religion"

Victoria Kennedy — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:21:07 +0000

Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann has shared more details of the studio's all-new next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

Xbox next-gen console reportedly targeting 2027, with handheld device due this year

Matt Wales — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:19:09 +0000

Microsoft is reportedly aiming to release its next-gen Xbox Series X/S successor in 2027, with a much-rumoured handheld Xbox arriving later this year.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle PS5 release date reported by reliable leaker

Matt Wales — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:03:13 +0000

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's "spring" arrival on PS5 has been known for a good few months now, but with the season of daffodils and egg box art now almost upon us, we might finally have a specific release date to chew on. According to ultra-reliable leaker Billbil-kun, The Great Circle comes to Sony's consoles on 17th April, with pre-orders set to open soon.

The Last of Us Season Two's Abby, Kaitlyn Dever, wants to "do this character justice and make the fans proud"

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:30:53 +0000

When the second season of The Last of Us airs this April, viewers will be introduced to the character of Abby.

Split Fiction passes major sales milestone in just 48 hours

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:52:59 +0000

UPDATE 13/3/25: My goodness, Split Fiction is doing rather well for itself. Having shifted 1m units in 48 hours, developer Hazelight has now announced the game has shifted another 1m copies in its first week.

Control Ultimate Edition free update adds Hideo Kojima mission for all players

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:26:17 +0000

Remedy has released a free content update for its Control Ultimate Edition.

Call of Duty's original Verdansk map return dated

Ed Nightingale — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:05:17 +0000

Call of Duty's original Verdansk map is set to return on 3rd April.

Mark Cerny: FSR 4 for PS5 Pro is the "next evolution of PSSR"

Richard Leadbetter — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Last week, AMD released its new wave of graphics hardware, developed around the new RDNA 4 architecture. Machine learning performance is dramatically increased, opening the door to FSR 4 - a brand-new ML-based upscaler that delivers excellent quality, comparable to Nvidia's DLSS. Just after launch, AMD revealed that it was co-developed in association with Sony as part of its Project Amethyst initiative and in an interview with Digital Foundry, PlayStation lead system architect Mark Cerny says that "our target is to have something very similar to FSR 4's upscaler available on PS5 Pro for 2026 titles as the next evolution of PSSR."

Celeste studio's cancelled Earthblade gets soundtrack release from celebrated composer Lena Raine

Ed Nightingale — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:20:49 +0000

A concept album for the now-cancelled Earthblade from the studio behind Celeste has been released by composer Lena Raine.

Stardew Valley Baldur's Gate 3 mod gives you another way to romance sultry vampire Astarion

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:35:25 +0000

If you enjoyed your flirtations (and more) with Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3, and want more, well, you can now romance the sultry vampire in Stardew Valley.

Nintendo's Alarmo clock now has a general sale date in Japan

Ed Nightingale — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:46:16 +0000

UPDATE 2.30pm UK: Nintendo's Alarmo is on general sale now worldwide.

Doom: The Dark Ages won't end the way you might assume

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:38:37 +0000

Doom: The Dark Ages serves as a prequel to 2016's Doom and its sequel Doom Eternal, and tells the "epic cinematic origin story of the Doom Slayer's rage". But, even though it's a prequel, don't expect The Dark Ages to end with the Slayer being popped in a coffin.

18+ Lego Mario Kart set leaks online

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:57:23 +0000

UPDATE 1.33pm: And, there it is. The Lego Super Mario: Mario Kart - Mario & Standard Kart set has been officially revealed by Nintendo.

Monster Hunter Wilds receives new patch today fixing further issues

Ed Nightingale — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:46:49 +0000

Monster Hunter Wilds has today received its latest update, fixing a number of issues.

Switch 2 features confirmed in new filing, it's Amiibo compatible

Ed Nightingale — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:05:47 +0000

A new filing from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has confirmed multiple Switch 2 features.

Insomniac's delisted VR games return to the Meta Store

Victoria Kennedy — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:48:23 +0000

After its VR catalogue was removed from the Meta Store earlier this year, Insomniac has announced the affected games are now making a return.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach out in June, fake Snake revealed

Ed Nightingale — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:14:38 +0000

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will be released on 26th June 2025.

Death Stranding 2 details leak ahead of Kojima panel later today

Vikki Blake — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 15:15:21 +0000

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will cost £70/$70/€80 for the standard edition and $230 for the collector's edition, according to a new leak, with "several physical editions" also teased.

Yes, you'll need a Microsoft account to play Forza Horizon 5 on PS5

Vikki Blake — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 14:47:07 +0000

Forza Horizon 5 players will require a Microsoft account to play the racer on PS5.