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Avalanche Liverpool studio closed following cancellation of Xbox exclusive Contraband

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:51:11 +0000

Just Cause developer Avalanche has closed its Liverpool studio, following the cancellation of Xbox exclusive Contraband earlier this year.

Tomb Raider's 2013 reboot just shadow dropped on Switch and Switch 2 consoles

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:42:20 +0000

Those with Switch consoles who have had a hankering to play Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - that is to say, the remaster of 2013's Tomb Raider reboot - but have been unable to do so due to its lack of availability, well I have good news for you.

Here's our first trailer for Netflix's Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft season two

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:51:28 +0000

The team behind Netflix anime Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft has given us a peek at what's in store for season two.

"Hytale is saved" - Riot sells cancelled Minecraft-like game back to its original co-founder

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:28:08 +0000

Cheers have been heard across the internet, with jubilations that, yes, Hytale has been saved from cancellation.

Here are more Xbox Game Pass games coming this November

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:03:08 +0000

Microsoft has just announced the next batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month and into December (ho ho ho-ly smokes, where has the year gone?!).

"Maybe AI is a creative solution if you aren't a creative person" - Dispatch devs take a firm, refreshing stance against AI

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:33:04 +0000

Dispatch developer AdHoc has no interest in using AI to replace voice actors or game development.

In the wake of Battlefield 6 and Arc Raiders, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 suffered a much smaller launch than previous CoD games

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:27:37 +0000

Activision's own response to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's release seems more muted than previous years.

GTA 6 may not have a PC release yet, but the games industry is heading towards PC dominance, believes publisher's CEO

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:46:45 +0000

Take-Two Interactive's CEO believes the gaming industry is heading towards PC dominance, despite the company's upcoming publishing juggernaut GTA 6 so far only slated for Xbox and PlayStation.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 makes Game Awards history as most nominated game ever

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:43:21 +0000

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, from developer Sandfall Interactive, has become the most nominated game in The Game Awards history, with a total 12 nominations to its name this year.

Krafton CEO allegedly asked AI to "brainstorm ways to avoid paying" earnout bonus to Subnautica 2 devs

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:28:55 +0000

UPDATE 4.07pm: Krafton has provided the following comment to Eurogamer regarding the claims about the recent pre-brief made by Unknown Worlds' former leadership:

How Inkle's Heaven's Vault started life as a Doctor Who game, before it was exterminated

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Did you know that once upon a time, Inkle's Heaven's Vault was actually going to be a Doctor Who game? No, I didn't either until this morning, when a social media post from Inkle's narrative director and writer Jon Ingold was brought to my attention.

I think these set photos are telling us a lot more about the Legend of Zelda movie than Nintendo is letting on - analysis

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:16:51 +0000

Just this very moment, the first official photos from The Legend of Zelda live-action film were shown on the Nintendo today app.

PlayStation's Horizon series reportedly surpasses 40m sales, further cementing its position as one of Sony's best-selling franchises

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:09:45 +0000

It has been reported that PlayStation's Horizon series, which began in 2017 with Zero Dawn, has now passed 40m sales.

GTA 6 delay a "stay of execution" for Helldivers 2, but Arrowhead says Rockstar's game will inevitably "blot out the sun in a way unimaginable"

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:05:57 +0000

Shams Jorjani, the CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead, has spoken more about GTA 6's recent delay, and what it means for the studio.

Horizon Steel Frontier developer wants PlayStation release, but it's "not something we can decide on our own"

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:23:04 +0000

On the reveal of Horizon Steel Frontiers yesterday, there was one big question on everyone's lips. Why is it not coming to PlayStation?

Sony's Horizon series was always thought about as a multiplayer game, says studio head, following MMO announcement

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:34:08 +0000

Despite being one of PlayStation's most prolific single-player series, developer Guerrilla Games has "always thought about" its Horizon franchise "as a multiplayer game".

Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics announces yet another round of layoffs

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:23:15 +0000

Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has announced yet more layoffs at the studio, calling it a "difficult but necessary decision".

"This is a blatant, unapologetic act of vicious union busting" - Hundreds of Rockstar employees sign letter to management, demanding fired colleagues get reinstated

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:18:54 +0000

Over 200 employees from Rockstar North have signed a letter to management, in which they have condemned the firing of their fellow staff members in a move seen by many as 'union busting'.

Dispatch writer regrets cutting sex scenes

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:10:34 +0000

Dispatch writer Pierre Shorette regrets cutting sex scenes from AdHoc's episodic superhero workplace comedy.

Death Stranding's anime is, unfortunately, going to be locked behind a Disney Plus subscription

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:28:00 +0000

Kojima Productions has announced its Death Stranding anime series will be heading exclusively to Disney Plus.

Guerrilla affirms it's working on new games in the Horizon franchise as NCSoft MMO skips PS5

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:31:55 +0000

An upcoming and newly announced game in PlayStation's Horizon series is skipping PS5.

As Xbox boss responds to Valve's new hardware, fellow Microsoft employee jokes it looks like those "rumoured" Series S leaks

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:33:03 +0000

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has commented on Valve's freshly announced hardware, stating "gaming moves forward when players and developers have more ways to play and create, especially across open platforms".

Nintendo's latest update for Switch consoles finally indicates if your games are digital or physical

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:40:41 +0000

Nintendo has issued updates for its family of Switch consoles.

Nintendo announces a Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct with a boatload of Toads

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:39:42 +0000

Nintendo has announced a Direct focused exclusively on its upcoming The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

The next Resident Evil game releases in just one week's time, but…

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:01:12 +0000

Resident Evil Survival Unit - the new strategy game based on Capcom's Resi series - has landed itself a release date.

PlayStation State of Play announced for tomorrow

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:15:04 +0000

Sony has announced a PlayStation State of Play.

Is Dispatch getting a second season? Well, that's something the developer is definitely going to "think" about

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:07:32 +0000

Dispatch has been a massive success for developer AdHoc Studios. In fact, it has been such a hit, the team has admitted it will have to "think" about giving us all a second season.

D'oh! The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel leaks come from the most unlikely place

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:06:20 +0000

Yoshi's appearance along with a few other potential story spoilers for the upcoming Super Mario Bros Movie sequel - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - have started trending on social media thanks to, of all places, Pillsbury. Yes, the American brand of baking products has seemingly leaked a few of things we will be seeing on the film's release.

GTA 6 might be pushed back another half year, but at least GTA 5 looks set to come back to PS Plus

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:39:28 +0000

While we are going to have to wait a bit longer for GTA 6 following last night's news that its release has been delayed once more, it sounds like Grand Theft Auto 5 will be making its return to PlayStation Plus quite soon.

It only came out this week, but already two free updates are planned for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:35:00 +0000

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment may have only just yesterday debuted on Switch 2, but the team is already thinking about what is next for Zelda and co.

GTA 6 wasn't the only delay last night, as Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra also gets pushed beyond "early 2026"

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:17:39 +0000

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, the upcoming superhero release from Skydance Games and Amy Hennig of Uncharted fame, has been delayed.

As the project begins production, it looks like The Legend of Zelda film is following in Lord of the Rings' esteemed footsteps

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:14:01 +0000

Things are moving forward with the live-action Legend of Zelda film, which has now started production.

No, Dawn French isn't eating Pokémon in the new M&S Christmas ad

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:46:29 +0000

Marks and Spencer has released its new Christmas-flavoured food ad for the year, with Dawn French taking a starring role as one of many stuck in a traffic jam on their way home for some festive fun.

Snowy Resident Evil film set photos give credence to major plot leak

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:14:34 +0000

Set photos from the upcoming Resident Evil film from Weapons director Zach Cregger show a very snowy Raccoon City.

Netflix and grill, probably from inside a moving vehicle, as Overcooked becomes a competition series

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:44:29 +0000

Here's something to sink your teeth into on a Thursday morning. An unscripted reality competition series based on the frantic co-op culinary game Overcooked is in the works at Netflix and A24. Yes, you butter believe it.

You'll need to re-earn all your PUBG PlayStation trophies as of next week

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:13:43 +0000

The team behind PUBG will be making the full transition to current gen consoles in just over one week's time, meaning it will no longer be playable on Xbox One and PS4.

In its first few months on sale, Switch 2 outpaced the PS4, the PS5 and the original Switch - and Nintendo only expects things to get better

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:30:15 +0000

Nintendo has increased its sales forecast for its recently debuted Switch 2 console ahead of the festive season.

We all know that The Simpsons has come to Fortnite, but did you know that Fornite has also come to the latest episode of The Simpsons?

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:09:25 +0000

The Simpsons has a long running couch gag bit, which plays out during the show's title sequence. Sometimes this sees America's yellow cartoon family taking part in a group dance or being abducted by aliens. There are also times when the fivesome are surprised by some unexpected visitors already plopped down in front of the TV, leaving Homer and co with nowhere to park their own rears.

Xbox confirms five games leaving Game Pass in early November

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:21:18 +0000

Microsoft has revealed the next batch of titles set to leave its Game Pass subscription service.

There's apparently a very good Mario-themed reason you should go and see Wicked: For Good this November

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:31:02 +0000

If you are planning on clicking your heels together and setting off to the cinema to watch Wicked: For Good, the next film in the musical adaptation of Oz's witches Glinda and Elphaba, you may also get a first proper peep at another famous duo.

Styx: Blades of Greed managed to impress with its stealth gameplay despite my attempts to do the opposite

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000

"Just to let you know, I am not very good at these kinds of games." "Don't worry, I am sure you will be fine." "No, really, I am not known for putting the b in subtle… I really struggle with stealth." "Honestly, you will be fine."

Hades 2 release date announced for Switch consoles and PC

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:34:29 +0000

Hades 2 has landed itself a full fat release date.

Assassin's Creed Shadows update coming ahead of Claws of Awaji DLC

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:51:04 +0000

Assassin's Creed Shadows' DLC Claws of Awaji will be ready to dive into very soon, and in anticipation Ubisoft is issuing a new update for the base game.

Beloved Japanese racehorse that inspired Umamusume: Pretty Derby character has passed away

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:22:43 +0000

Japanese racehorse Haru Urara, who inspired a character of the same name in popular gacha game Umamusume: Pretty Derby, has passed away.

Nintendo and accessories manufacturer Genki settles Switch 2 trademark infringement lawsuit

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:52:34 +0000

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.

Co-op climber Peak gets colourblind mode and more

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:36:52 +0000

There is a new patch for co-op climbing caper Peak, which adds a colour blindness mode as well as a number of fixes and balance tweaks.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater stability improvements promised, as new patch addresses crashes and textures

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:07:20 +0000

Konami has released a patch for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater on Xbox Series X/S and PS5, which among other things will update some of those wonky textures during certain scenes.

GTA 6 leak reveals potential in-game sites that parody Uber and more

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:22:49 +0000

A number of in-game websites and apps which may well be a part of GTA 6 have leaked, and they appear to parody the likes of Uber and WhatsApp.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC feels like a brief, cut down version of the main game, but an enjoyable story carries you through

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000

After about ten minutes of running around the Vatican brandishing a biscotti like it was my own holy grail and ultimately angering a fair few fascists in the process (which in turn lead to me heroically fleeing the scene in order to find some kind of weapon - in this case, a crutch - to fight them off) I finally rediscovered my Indiana Jones and the Great Circle sea legs. Several months after finishing the main game, I was now ready to go back for a second helping thanks to its newly-released Order of Giants DLC.

Hollow Knight: Silksong developers are trolling players with a seemingly safe haven

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 08:53:33 +0000

While Hollow Knight: Silksong's cute character designs may suggest something light and effortless, do not be fooled. Silksong is not an easy game to play. In fact, it is darn difficult, requiring plenty of precision, be it platforming of fighting.

Controversial shooter Ready or Not passes 13m copies sold across platforms

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:38:57 +0000

Controversial and violent shooter Ready or Not has now sold over 13m copies across platforms.

The Last of Us season two wins series another Emmy

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:17:03 +0000

The second season of The Last of Us, which comprised seven episodes, has won its first Emmy.

It doesn't sound like we've heard the last from MachineGames' Wolfenstein series

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:46:20 +0000

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle studio MachineGames may right now have its focus on the whip-wielding professor, but it hasn't forgotten its Wolfenstein heritage. In fact, in the words of studio head Jerk Gustafsson, the team would like to work on a New Colossus sequel.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle update adds new difficulty, improved hair and more

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:27:04 +0000

While Silksong may be dominating the headlines, yesterday also saw the release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's DLC, known as The Order of Giants. The developer has released an update for the base game across platforms which along with enabling compatibility for the DLC, also adds a new action experience difficulty, among other bits and pieces.

Star Wars Outlaws dev comes out with first actually good reason for using Switch 2's controversial Game Key Cards

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:38:52 +0000

Many of us have a few things to say about the Nintendo Switch 2's controversial game key cards, which don't actually contain game data, and instead trigger a download from the Nintendo eShop when they are popped into the device. However, developer Rob Bantin, who is an audio architect on Ubisoft's game engine Snowdrop, has revealed why the studio opted for key cards when it came to Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2.

Layoffs confirmed at Civilization 7 developer Firaxis

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:51:14 +0000

Firaxis is the latest developer to be subject to layoffs.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is so popular, even pirates are urging others not to pirate the game

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:34:52 +0000

After Hollow Knight: Silksong released across multiple platforms yesterday, the game - which has a DRM-free version, and also comes with a rather low retail price attached to it - was quickly cracked.

Second season of Netflix's Tomb Raider adaptation will also be its last

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:34:07 +0000

The second season of Netflix's Tomb Raider animated series has landed itself a release date.

"Bury this game and experience forever? That should be a crime" How a group of modders revived Ubisoft's cult driving game, The Crew

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Back in 2023, Ubisoft announced it would shut down The Crew's servers on 31st March, 2024, which would make the game unplayable due to its always online requirements - even those with physical copies of the game were to be locked out. Needless to say, many were unhappy with Ubisoft's decision.

Hollow Knight: Silksong causes server chaos on Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo as platforms grind to a halt

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:15:04 +0000

A little game by the name of Hollow Knight: Silksong just released, and it has thrown platforms into chaos.

Batman Arkham Shadow VR sequel in the works, actor confirms

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:17:46 +0000

Last year, Camouflaj and Oculus Studios released a Batman-flavoured VR release in the form of Arkham Shadows, and it looks like the teams are taking another bite of the apple.

The Switch Nintendo Classics app just got a cool, hidden Game Boy Advance Easter Egg

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:56:10 +0000

Nintendo recently released an update for Switch Online, which among other little tweaks adds a nice, nostalgia infused Easter egg to the Game Boy Advance app.

Amazon's live-action Tomb Raider series has found its Lara Croft

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:06:23 +0000

Amazon has cast Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in its upcoming live-action Tomb Raider series.

Watch 007: First Light's September PlayStation State of Play livestream with us here

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:29:45 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we are just a mere matter of minutes away from IOI's 007: First Light presentation.

Upcoming Resident Evil film "lives" in the world of RE2 and RE3, but with the tone of 4

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:54:04 +0000

Director Zach Cregger - known for Barbarian and more recently modern horror fairytale Weapons - has shed more light on his upcoming Resident Evil film, which will begin shooting later this year. Most notably, the director has said the film will be "true to the experience of the games", and "lives" in the world of Resident Evil 2 and 3. That being said, Cregger said his adaptation "adheres more to the tone of 4".

Former PS5 console exclusive, Helldivers 2, now tops Xbox sales chart as Sony continues to dabble with its multi-platform strategy

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:50:32 +0000

Last month, the beloved PlayStation published Helldivers 2 made its Xbox debut, after months of many asking and developer Arrowhead joking the move would require "Sony and Phil [Spencer] to duke out" for a port to happen.

Cult classic 3D N64 shooter from 1998, Forsaken, arrives on Nintendo Classics tomorrow

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:54:12 +0000

Nintendo has announced another game coming to the mature corner of its Switch Online subscription service. That game is shooter Forsaken 64, which first released on Nintendo 64 all the way back in 1998.

Cancelled Perfect Dark reboot almost saved by Rockstar owner Take-Two

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:53:58 +0000

Microsoft's Perfect Dark reboot could have been saved from cancellation by Take-Two.

Here are the PC requirements for Dying Light: The Beast

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:41:11 +0000

Techland has shared the PC and laptop requirements for Dying Light: The Beast.

Here are our first Xbox Game Pass games for September

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:37:47 +0000

Microsoft has announced the first batch of games coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service this September.

"It's about incredibly talented people not doing incredibly boring stuff" - Blizzard devs say it's possible to use AI tools while still feeling "handcrafted"

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

There seems to be no escaping AI these days. Along with the numerous posts on social media which at times have left me questioning what is real, it has also become a common feature across various platforms and devices. Even the transcription tool my friends and I use in our D&D game often delivers a summary of the session back to us, all unprompted.

Xbox confirms three games leaving Game Pass in September

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:49:56 +0000

Three games have been confirmed to be leaving Xbox's Game Pass subscription service in the coming weeks.

September's PS Plus monthly games are now available

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:29:35 +0000

Those PlayStation Plus subscribers among us are now able to access the monthly games for September.

Switch 2 upgrade pack for Hollow Knight Silksong will be free

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:40:23 +0000

Team Cherry has shared an update on its Kickstarter campaign, with some key delivery details including that the Hollow Knight Silksong Nintendo Switch to Switch 2 upgrade pack will be free in the eShop.

The Cyberpunk 2077 team is seeking "brave netrunners" for something on 4th September, but won't say what it is

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:14:36 +0000

The Cyberpunk 2077 team is teasing something for this Thursday, 4th September.

Left 4 Dead creator teasing new four player co-op shooter

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:43:18 +0000

Left 4 Dead creator Mike Booth has announced he is working on a new four-player co-op shooter.

Cyberpunk 2077 anime Edgerunners getting physical Blu-ray release

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:56:10 +0000

The first season of Cyberpunk 2077's acclaimed anime spin-off Edgerunners is getting a physical Blu-ray release.

Silksong won't release bang on midnight on 4th September, so maybe don't take the whole day off

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:31:12 +0000

Team Cherry has confirmed both the cost and release times for Hollow Knight Silksong.

Yooka-Replaylee lands autumn release date

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0000

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.

Becoming Karlach: Two years after release, Samantha Béart reflects on Baldur's Gate 3, stoicism, and... Gordon Ramsay?

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000

If you have played Baldur's Gate 3, you will know Karlach. She's the tall and muscular barbarian you can recruit to your party, and she certainly casts an imposing figure. But while she may look intimidating, there is a softer side to Karlach that, combined with a rather wicked sense of humour, makes her an endearing character.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle DLC will adjust difficulty levels depending on your progress in the base game

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:37:09 +0000

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's DLC The Order of Giants will be arriving next week, and as previously announced, will branch off from the Great Circle's Rome location, which those who have played the game know is pretty early on in the grand scheme of things.

Over three quarters of Cyberpunk 2077's Nintendo Switch 2 sales were physical

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:30:02 +0000

Earlier this year, the team at CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077 would be a Switch 2 launch title. Not only that, the studio was going to offer those interested a physical game cartridge to purchase, with the actual game on it.

If Elden Ring Nightreign wasn't punishing enough for you, FromSoft is adding a high-difficulty mode

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:18:42 +0000

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.

Has Playtonic done enough to entice players back to the world of Yooka-Replaylee? I think it depends on the price

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:20:23 +0000

If you cast your minds back to 2017, you will remember Playtonic's Yooka-Laylee first making its way onto the scene. Players were given control of a bat and chameleon duo in an homage to Rare's Banjo and Kazooie, who together could make their way through the 3D platform-riddled world collecting quills, pagies as such as they went. It was a charming little number, but it had its niggles. As our original Eurogamer review noted: "Playtonic's tribute to Banjo is a gentle, irreverent platformer let down by spotty handling and a slight shortage of genius".

Crystal Dynamics subject to more layoffs following Perfect Dark cancellation

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:58:09 +0000

Crystal Dynamics has announced the "difficult decision" to lay off more staff, citing "evolving business conditions". It added the decision was not made lightly, but was necessary to "ensure the long-term health of our studio and core creative priorities in a continually shifting market".

Here are our PS Plus Monthly games for September

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:00:03 +0000

Sony has announced the three monthly games coming to PS Plus in September, available for Premium, Extra, and Essential subscribers.

Hitman World of Assassination arrives on iPhone and iPad

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:05:29 +0000

Agent 47, this is Diana, I have some important information for you. Today - that's 27th August - developer IO Interactive is releasing the full Hitman World of Assassination experience on iPhone and iPad. And, this release includes new touch controls as well as controller support. Have you got all that, 47?

"History is repeating itself" The real-world inspirations of Hell is Us are as relevant today as they were 30 years ago

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000

"The true horrors of war are a very important narrative pillar of the game. We wanted to do it justice. It's never done gratuitously, it's never done in a grotesque way, [but] we want to depict human conflicts as realistically as possible."

I never expected to become emotionally invested in a lighthouse, but Keeper's surreal artistic direction and dedication to accessibility has done just that

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

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 rather stop playing altogether.

"You've just made my day" live reactions to the Silksong release date

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:05:33 +0000

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!

Moonlighter 2 plops players back into the shoes of adventurous shopkeeper Will with early access release date

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:35:11 +0000

The teams at 11 bit studios and Digital Sun have announced Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault will be heading into early access via Steam on 23rd October.

Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski "thrilled" about seeing his once Xbox exclusive on PlayStation

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:12:58 +0000

Gears of War creator Cliff 'CliffyB' Bleszinski is "thrilled" more people will be able to experience the original game when it arrives on PlayStation.

Team behind BAFTA-award winning Endling - Extinction is Forever announces next game

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:11:30 +0000

Developer Herobeat has announced its next game, Rewilders: The Lost Spring, which has been inspired by the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli films.

Humble Choice's August line-up includes renowned RPGs and "adorable" adventures

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:37:58 +0000

The Humble bundle building team has detailed its August Choice collection of games, which includes Persona 5 Royal, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and My Time at Sandrock, to name three.

You asked, they listened - Phasmophobia's newest map will be a small one based on a classic American diner

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:32:41 +0000

Kinetic Games has laid out some of its future plans for Phasmophobia, including a new map coming to the ghost hunting jump-fest.

Atmospheric slasher Hell is Us is getting a demo on Xbox, PlayStation and PC

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:08:15 +0000

Publisher Nacon and developer Rogue Factor have announced demos across both PC and consoles for upcoming slasher Hell is Us.

Genshin Impact to end PS4 support, citing "limitations related to hardware performance and platform application size"

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:01:02 +0000

The team behind open-world adventure RPG Genshin Impact is ending support for those on PlayStation 4.

Here are our first Xbox Game Pass games for August

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:49:07 +0000

Microsoft has announced the first batch of games coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service this August.

Peak developers would rather you pirate its game than play Roblox "microtransaction-riddled ripoff slop"

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:06:45 +0000

The team behind indie hit Peak would rather its community pirate its own game, than play a "microtransaction-riddled" ripoff that has appeared on Roblox.

Baldur's Gate 3 developer celebrates second anniversary with obscure stats, and the revelation over 250k of us opted to see Withers' "Big Naturals"

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:37:16 +0000

Baldur's Gate 3 has just turned two, which doesn't make any sense because there is no way that I am two years older than I was when it first came out, so I think Larian is lying.