Gaming

Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot: one-minute review The Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot is an Xbox and PC controller that I want to love. It gets a ton right, from its solid build quality and impressive battery life to its drift-resistant thumbsticks and all-around great-feeling buttons, bumpers, and triggers. As a controller, it ticks all the right

When I started writing up my shortlist of 2024 GOTY candidates earlier this autumn – in an attempt to sort through a messy mixture of widely-agreed-upon hits I still needed to play and total heart picks I intended to go to bat for – The Casting of Frank Stone easily cleared my personal top 10,

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle

When your game(s) of the year largely consist of psychological horror and back-to-back, brutal boss fights — as mine did — you’ll almost definitely need something mindlessly relaxing to kick back with. Sure enough, as I wrapped up my time wandering around the streets of Silent Hill 2, an adorable, unsuspecting game began doing the

Looking back at 2024, there have obviously been a lot of fantastic games. No doubt about it – it’s been a great year for pretty much anyone who loves turning on their PC, console, or phone and just throwing dozens of hours to the wind. But there is only one game that has truly astounded

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle

On TV and in films and games, Star Wars has the same problem. The original trilogy was an unprecedented mix of grizzled Western, brooding Samurai film and pioneering Science Fiction which made for transformative popcorn entertainment, a true pop-cultural event. Most things they do make lots of money, but in a cultural impact sense, in

Larian has put out Baldur’s Gate 3‘s last big community update of 2024, and it brings some nice news. Registration’s now open for the stress test of Patch 8 that’s set to take place early next year, so you you can throw your username in the hat if you wish. As the studio revealed late

New information about the Nintendo Switch 2 has reportedly leaked It suggests the name of the console could simply be “Nintendo Switch 2” It also supports claims of magnetic Joy-Con controllers New leaked information about the Nintendo Switch 2 could give us fresh details about the upcoming console. As reported by The Verge, a Reddit

Just before we all check out of 2024 and prepare for the new year, Capcom hosted one final community update to address pretty much all the major topics the recent beta of Monster Hunter Wilds generated. The livestream touched on a number of key topics, including some that have caused some controversies amongst the Monster

2024 was a big year for folk with a never-ending affinity towards all things survival-horror, largely due to the fact that the Silent Hill 2 Remake finally released. A game that, after its initial announcement, I was truly dreading. I love Silent Hill 2, so much, and for the longest time, all I ever really

Sony has acquired new shares in FromSoftware owner Kadokawa, making it the company’s largest shareholder Sony now owns 10% of shares, including the shares previously acquired in February 2021 The two companies also plan to discuss new initiatives, such as ways to adapt Kadokawa IP in movies, TV shows, co-produce anime, and expand its games

After a good few weeks of ‘will they, won’t they’ chatter surrounding Elden Ring and Bloodborne developer FromSoftware’s parent company Kadokawa Corporation and a potential acquisition by Sony, the pair have announced a thing. It’s a “strategic capital and business alliance” that’s aimed at boosting collaborative ties, with Sony becoming the largest shareholder in Kadokawa.

I don’t know about you, but I find that so many games that try to be funny fall short. It’s a hard thing to do! Different people are amused by vastly different stuff, so a developer looking to inject humour into their game is treading on inherently trecherous ground. Racoon Logic has somehow managed not

NetEase has announced that Marvel Rivals has reached 20 million players The milestone was achieved within two weeks of the game’s launch Players will be able to obtain a free keepsake spray on December 20 to commemorate the milestone Marvel Rivals has officially hit 20 million players within its first month of release. That’s according

A Youtuber has provided a first hands-on look at the Nintendo Switch 2 The model appears to verify previous design leaks The Switch 2 will seemingly be bigger than the original device and have magnetic Joy-Con A Youtuber has seemingly shared the first hands-on look at the Nintendo Switch 2. Leaks for the upcoming Switch

A Youtuber has provided a first hands-on look at the Nintendo Switch 2 The model appears to verify previous design leaks The Switch 2 will seemingly be bigger than the original device and have magnetic Joy-Con A Youtuber has seemingly shared the first hands-on look at the Nintendo Switch 2. Leaks for the upcoming Switch

Modretro Chromatic: Two-minute review The Modretro Chromatic is a 2024 take on the Game Boy Color and is an excellent portable handheld device that elevates the experience of using Nintendo’s 1998 iconic video game console. The Chromatic is founded upon nostalgia, it’s a modern device that requires three AA batteries to run, doesn’t have Bluetooth