After initially releasing in Japan a literal decade ago, Phantasy Star Online 2 is finally making its way to PS4 in the west. Phantasy Star Online 2 first released on PC in Japan exactly a year ago today (July 4), but didn’t see any kind of western release until 2020. And while its first home
Month: July 2022
Image: PowerA PowerA is joining in with the pink puffball’s 30th-anniversary celebrations in its own way! The accessory manufacturer has created a brand new wired controller to celebrate Kirby’s birthday. Everything about the controller is peak Kirby; pink buttons, splashes of different shades of pink and blue, a little warp star in the middle —
Audio player loading… If you’ve bought a Meta Quest 2 (or an Oculus Quest 2 back when it was called that) sometime in the past year or so, you aren’t the only one who has. Meta’s best VR headset has been hugely popular over the last two years, rising to the top of the Steam
Ubisoft is shutting down Far Cry 3 and older Assassin’s Creed online services among more than a dozen games from the PlayStation 3 era. Starting September 1, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and PC players will no longer be able to access online components of a number of legacy games, with PC players even losing
Disc Room is a game about rooms which are full of discs that want to kill you. While the name itself is a bit uninspired, Devolver Digital is the publisher behind Disc Room and for those unaware, it is they who consistently back polished, fun games that are often incredibly replayable. Two of their most
News has emerged that Nintendo has updated their trademark for the Donkey Kong franchise. You might not find that all too surprising as that’s what companies do with their IP, however, the new trademark has updated language which applies specifically to Donkey Kong video games, stating that the trademark is for “downloadable programs for portable
Rabbids: Party of Legends is out now on Xbox One (and Xbox Series X|S through backward compatibility), delivering a brand-new multiplayer Rabbid party-game adventure packed with wacky games and chaotic fun. After a trip in their washing machine goes awry, the Rabbids find themselves in a mythological world inspired by the classic Chinese novel, “Journey
Image: Nintendo Life Why haven’t there been more games like Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy? We have a particular soft spot for music and rhythm games, and even more so music and rhythm games that put their own twist on the usual beat matching. Theatrhythm is just one of those games. The first game launched in North
Audio player loading… Windows 11 is making steady progress with gamers, but overall the pace of adoption remains pretty sluggish going by the latest stats from Steam. The Steam hardware survey for June (opens in new tab) has just been released, and what it does show is that the number of gamers using Windows 11
Last month 343 Industries confirmed that a playtest would take place for Halo Infinite’s campaign co-op, and now a date is set in stone. Those that are lucky enough to take part in the playtest will be able to drop in with their friends starting the week of July 11, as announced in a Halo
Looking for new PS5 and PS4 games to play? You’ve come to the right place! Those who’ve been with PlayStation LifeStyle since its early years will remember our weekly new games and monthly new games lists. Seeing a strong demand for PlayStation only-release lists, we’ve decided to resurrect them. So what’s in store for the
Are you unable to play PS Plus Extra, Premium DLC content because it appears locked? Fret not, you’re not the only one and there’s nothing wrong with your account or licenses. Following the worldwide rollout of the revamped service, subscribers to the new tiers have reported that they can’t play DLC content in games like
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak reviewed by Tom Marks on PC, also available on Nintendo Switch. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is a relatively simple expansion, but that doesn’t mean its top notch new and returning monsters aren’t a whole lot of fun to fight. That said, Sunbreak isn’t nearly as substantial or surprising as Iceborne was
When Rogue Lords became available to review, we were feeling roguelike fatigue. Our calendar on the wall with ‘Days since the last roguelike’ was only showing a week or so, and we were hankering for something with a beginning, middle and end. Perhaps a story to lead us by the hand. But for all our
Nintendo has been spending most of this year releasing new profile pictures, backgrounds, and borders that Nintendo Switch Online members can get using gold coins that they can earn. These rewards are usually themed around various games, such as Animal Crossing New Horizons and The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild. Well, a user
Ubisoft are switching off online services for several older singleplayer games, including Anno 2070, Far Cry 3, Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, and Splinter Cell: Blacklist. For several of those games, that means that as of September 1st, “the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable,” according to an Ubisoft support page.
I can’t tell you how much I’d prefer to ignore brandter, in which corporate Twitter accounts pretend to be people with terrible senses of humour. Alas, in this instance I cannot. Yesterday EA tweeted a terrible meme and related it to single-player games, and in the process drew the ire of several current and former