Gaming

Until we worked in the games industry, many of us almost never played a video game in the year it was released: they’re expensive, there’s a lot of them, and they can be very time-consuming, so there are plenty of good reasons to leave it a while — even, potentially, a few years — before

The Hollow Knight Silksong release date is right at the top of many gamers’ minds currently, given that the game recently missed its early 2023 release window, and has been announced for quite some time.  So far, Team Cherry has revealed a fair bit of gameplay, a couple of trailers, and provided an update on

Those who love fashion simulation games as much as I do will likely remember a series for the Nintendo and 3DS known as Style Savvy (also known as Style Boutique and Girls Mode). Developed by Syn Sophia, this series of games was exceptional. They each had their own stories as to how you came into

A new Black Panther game is in the works over at Cliffhanger Studio, a brand new outfit under the EA banner. After a couple of years of rumors swirling around the internet, EA finally announced its Black Panther game, alongside some details on what to expect. While information is admittedly light at the moment on

The history of the Stalker series, its developer, the off-shoots it spawned, and the community of players who continue to mod the games and find new ways to play them to this day, is something well worth talking about. These are all reasons why the odds against Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl are stacked. Consider

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft isn’t the most succinct video game title out there, but at least it certainly lets you know what you’re getting. Launching in early 2024, it collects the original Tomb Raider trilogy — as developed by Core Design and released annually between 1996-98 — but buffs out all of

Lucasfilm Games has confirmed a  new Indiana Jones game is on its way. Developed by MachineGames, the studio behind Wolfenstein, it’s finally time for the globe-trotting archaeologist’s next adventure to begin.  Set to be headed up by Bethesda Game Studios’ director Todd Howard there’s still a lot left to be told about this upcoming adventure

Fortnite Chapter 4 Season OG is about to end, and Epic Games has something very exciting lined up for what comes next.  With Fortnite Chapter 4 Season OG coming to an end in the next couple of weeks, we can look ahead to Chapter 5. Thankfully, the battle royale title always lists when the current

2023 has been an incredible year for video games, but as I look forward to 2024, there’s one thing I’m particularly thrilled about: the chance for Apollo Justice to, perhaps, finally get the credit he deserves. Apollo is like… I don’t know, Rey? In the same way that following on from bloody Luke Skywalker as

PlayStation Pulse Elite pre-order links If you want to find out where to place a PlayStation Pulse Elite pre-order, we have you covered. We’re as excited as you are about the next official PlayStation 5 Pulse headset, and want to help you in making a pre-order as easy as possible.   With the original PS5

The viral puzzle game hit Suika Game has received a new update on Nintendo Switch, which adds a festive background theme as well as a fresh tune to match and merge fruits to.  In case you were unfamiliar, Suika Game (also known as Watermelon Game) tasks players with dropping random fruits (with cute faces) into

It’s been confirmed that The Day Before’s servers will be shut down on January 22, 2024, as developer Fntastic has now “officially ceased operations.” In a statement posted on The Day Before Twitter / X account today (December 22), those who supported the game were thanked, but were told: “Unfortunately, without a development team, we

Poor old Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. One of the best games of 2023 — it’s in my personal top 10, for what it’s worth, and has nearly 2,000 Overwhelmingly Positive reviews on Steam if you don’t want to just take my word for it — was never going to get a look-in when

Reasons why Hi-Fi Rush is GOTY by Connor aged 25: Hi Fi Rush has the only good video game cat. Hi Fi Rush somehow has both a good licensed and original soundtrack at the same time. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings I dressed up as Santa to deliver the

New rules have been laid out by regulators in China that aim to reduce the amount of money gamers spend within video games.  As reported by Reuters, the rules were announced today (December 22), and will make changes to how games can reward their players for logging in and making purchases, on top of limiting

Street Fighter 6 is the Game of the Year. Yeah, 2023 has been a truly incredible year for game releases (though certainly not for the industry, what with all the brutal rounds of lay-offs), but even among such stiff competition, Street Fighter 6 stands tall. Or, at least, that’s what I’d say. I know that

What could’ve easily been a totally forgettable licensed game in the traditional style turned out to be a charmingly old-school experience in all the right ways. The kind of game where the enemies are all the same three guys on a motorcycle and the textures pop in on every frame, but you couldn’t care less

Insomniac Games has released an update in response to the recent cyberattack that impacted the studio.  In a statement on the official Insomniac Games Twitter account, the developer thanked fans for the “outpouring of compassion and unwavering support.” “We’re both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll