Nintendo News
- Feature: Meet Four Developers Making Brand-New Game Boy Titles In 2024 April 20, 202435 years and stronger than ever.The Game Boy turns 35 years old on 21st April 2024, and we'll be running several features over the next few days celebrating the system and its games.Today, George speaks with four talented individuals keeping the candle burning for the DMG-001 in the 21st century...Read the full article on nintendolife.com
- Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (20th April) April 20, 2024Totally rad(s)!The weekend has rolled around once again and we are eager to play some games! Before we do that, however, let's take a look back at the week just gone.The big news this week was Nintendo's first Indie World of the year which didn't bring us that game but did provide plenty of goodies […]
- Random: Sakurai Talks About "The Most Incredible Year For The Game Industry" April 20, 2024In his "personal opinion" it's 1986.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai is back at it with a new "Grab Bag" video - this time discussing the "most incredible year for the game industry". In his own "personal opinion", it's 1986 - a year that marked the beginning of multiple major franchises, the arrival of […]
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons 'Isabelle' First 4 Figures Statue Announced April 20, 2024Pre-orders open next month.First 4 Figures is known for its work on all sorts of high-quality video game game figurines, and with this in mind, it's now teasing its next Nintendo-themed one.More precisely it's an Animal Crossing: New Horizons painted PVC status of Isabelle available in two versions. Pre-orders will open on 2nd May 2024 […]
- Feature: Evolving With Pokémon: How The Games Helped Me Navigate A Confused Childhood April 19, 2024This coping mechanism was super effective!The Game Boy turns 35 years old on 21st April 2024, and we'll be running several features over the next few days celebrating the system and its games.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
- New Nintendo Infographic Showcases Every April Indie World Game April 19, 2024Loco for the logos.Remember the Indie World showcase from earlier this week? It was sweet, huh? Well, to show just how sweet it was, Nintendo has today taken to Twitter to release its regular infographic highlighting all of the titles that were featured.Now it's true, this Indie World graphic might not be quite as stacked […]
- Review: PowerA Wireless Lumectra Switch Controller - Dazzling, Though Missing Some Key Features April 19, 2024Light up your life.If you cast your mind back to 2021, you might remember how PowerA set out to light up our gaming lives with the Spectra controller. This officially licensed pad appeared much the same as your standard Pro Controller on the surface but it was capable of putting on an LED light show […]
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Looks Glorious In New Footage April 19, 2024Please sir, can I have Smorg?Nintendo's marketing campaign for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is well underway at this point (as you would hope, given its 23rd May release date) and that means we are getting to see a lot about what the remake has in store.A new short trailer shared on Twitter today contains […]
- Eiyuden Chronicle Developer Is 'Moving Forward With A Sequel' After Creator's Death April 19, 2024"I hope we will be able to carry on Murayama’s legacy".Rabbit & Bear Studios, the developer behing the upcoming Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, has confirmed that it is "moving forward" with a sequel after the franchise creator's death earlier this year (thanks, VGC).Yoshitaka Murayama, who also created the Suikoden franchise, sadly passed away following complications […]
- Super Nintendo World's Donkey Kong Country Park Delayed To Late 2024 April 19, 2024Swinging away from Spring.It was right at the end of 2023 that Universal Studios announced the opening date for its Donkey Kong Country park at Super Nintendo World Japan. It was supposed to be this Spring (any day now, we would assume), but instead, the studio has announced that the opening has been pushed back […]
PlayStation News
- Share of the Week: Dragon’s Dogma 2 April 19, 2024Last week, we asked you put the spotlight on the Pawns of Dragon’s Dogma 2 and share portraits using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: secondcapture shares a female Pawn wearing a circlet raises a goblin-faced staff lunar9p shares three Pawns standing side by side with a 4th waving from the background shimo_ps […]Kristen Zitani (she/her)
- EA Sports F1 24: new details on overhauled Career and Dynamic Handling, coming May 31 April 18, 2024Be one of the 20 in EA Sports F1 24, the official game of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship, arriving earlier than previous seasons for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on May 31. Through the introduction of the new EA Sports Dynamic Handling, players will feel even closer to the action. Additionally, for […]James Bralant
- Updates on new indie titles coming to PlayStation April 18, 2024Hello, everyone. Today, we revealed three upcoming indie titles that will appeal to many different PlayStation players. These titles are for those who like to challenge the unknown, our fans who prefer more spooky things, and those looking for something in between. We hope you discover something new to play. Darkest Dungeon II | Coming […]Shuhei Yoshida
- V Rising: Here’s what to expect when you enter Dracula’s frozen domain of Mortium April 18, 2024V Rising is a survival game with action RPG elements and razor-sharp skill-based combat coming to PlayStation 5 later this year. Wake up as a Vampire after centuries of withering slumber, your kin having been forgotten after a catastrophic defeat at the hands of the Church of Luminance. Emerge from your crypt, explore a vast […]Martin Lövgren
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 seeks new employees on PS5 June 20 April 18, 2024Have you been feeling some FOMO at Freddy’s recently? Has your lack of a PlayStation VR2 left you unable to play Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2? Well, I come (Faz)bearing great news: Freddy and the Gang heard you loud and clear, and they’re coming to your PlayStation 5 on June 20. Welcome to […]Ray McCaffrey
- Darkest Dungeon II rolls onto PS5, PS4 July 15 April 18, 2024We are thrilled to officially announce that Darkest Dungeon II will arrive on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on July 15. You can preorder it starting today, with a discount available to PlayStation Plus members. In Darkest Dungeon II, we translated the beloved art style of the first game into 3D, complete with full character […]Michaela Pontellini
- Dead Island 2 adds new zombies variants in SoLA expansion available today April 17, 2024Dead Island 2’s new SoLA expansion introduces players – sorry, Slayers – to a whole new side of Hell-A: an all-American festival where the stage is set for some of the game’s most gruesome zombie slaughter yet. The crowds of rotting, shambling festivalgoers will provide endless zombie-slaying hits, but where would any festival be without […]Stuart Andrews
- Synth Riders goes ‘80s with new music pack, out April 23 April 17, 2024I don’t know about you, but I think the 1980s are awesome! Big hair, big shoulder pads, and huge hits. So we put together a mixtape: Synth Riders 80s Mixtape – Side A… and it’s coming to the PlayStation VR2 on April 23. We picked five favorites from the 80s, then created dancy beat maps […]Sahin “Falcon” San
- Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut PC cross-play and system requirements revealed April 17, 2024Hey everyone, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is coming to PC on May 16! Today we’re giving you all the details on cross-play support in Legends mode and the inclusion of a new PlayStation overlay, with support for PlayStation Trophies and more. As we’ve announced previously, Ghost on Tsushima Director’s Cut on PC contains the […]Julian Huijbregts
- Share of the Week: Dragon’s Dogma 2 April 12, 2024Last week, we asked you to dive into Dragon’s Dogma 2 and share epic moments using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: photomodeoftsu shares a player facing off against an attacking Griffin Photoingame shares a bunch of snakes hissing shimo_ps shares a player fighting against a cyclops with a purple strike […]Kristen Zitani (she/her)
Xbox News
- Xbox Members Can Now Get 3 Months Free of Apple TV+ Until July 7 April 19, 2024Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to enjoy a 3-month free trial of Apple TV+ on your Xbox. Whether you’re a sports fan, an action lover, or a comedy enthusiast, you’ll find something to suit your taste on Apple TV+. But hurry, this offer ends on July 7, 2024, so act now and claim your 3 […]
- Next Week on Xbox: New Games for April 22 to 26 April 19, 2024The post Next Week on Xbox: New Games for April 22 to 26 appeared first on Xbox Wire.
- Towerborne: Bringing an Enemy to Life April 18, 2024The post Towerborne: Bringing an Enemy to Life appeared first on Xbox Wire.
- New Xbox Mastercard Lets Cardmembers Score Points to Use Toward Digital Games, Add-ons, and More April 18, 2024The post New Xbox Mastercard Lets Cardmembers Score Points to Use Toward Digital Games, Add-ons, and More appeared first on Xbox Wire.
- Free Play Days – Dungeons 3, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising and I Am Fish April 18, 2024Why not try something new with Free Play Days? Dungeons 3, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising and I am Fish are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Core and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play from Thursday April 18 at 12:01 a.m. PDT until Sunday, April 21 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Game Pass Core will […]
- Sample Frostpunk 2’s New Sandbox Mode with the New Beta, Available Now Through April 22 April 17, 2024The Frostpunk 2 development team is excited to offer players a chance to return to the unforgiving Frostlands and experience a glimpse of our ambitious sequel, where in addition to the need to survive, you face the new, deadly threat of human nature and its insatiable thirst for power. The Beta features a part of […]
- How The Riders Market Addition is Turning MotoGP 24 Into the Most Authentic Entry Yet April 17, 2024The post How The Riders Market Addition is Turning MotoGP 24 Into the Most Authentic Entry Yet appeared first on Xbox Wire.
- Sea of Thieves Celebrates 40 Million Players April 17, 2024The post Sea of Thieves Celebrates 40 Million Players appeared first on Xbox Wire.
- Donate to AbleGamers for a Chance to Win Epic Prizes From Activision Blizzard April 17, 2024The post Donate to AbleGamers for a Chance to Win Epic Prizes From Activision Blizzard appeared first on Xbox Wire.
- Grounded’s ‘Fully Yoked’ Update Out Today: A Bigger, Bolder Backyard Awaits April 16, 2024The post Grounded’s ‘Fully Yoked’ Update Out Today: A Bigger, Bolder Backyard Awaits appeared first on Xbox Wire.
PC Gaming News
- What are we all playing this weekend? April 20, 2024After ten years at RPS, Friday was my final day, so how come I'm posting this on Saturday morning? Reader dear, I'll let you in on a little trade secret: I do not wake everyone up at 7am to ask them what they're playing. I actually make them tell me on Friday. I have felt […]
- Final Fantasy 14’s long-awaited graphics update in 7.0 will look better than the Dawntrail benchmark, Yoshi-P promises April 19, 2024Ahead of Final Fantasy 14’s next massive expansion, Dawntrail, arriving this summer, Square Enix recently put out a graphical benchmarking tool. Dawntrail’s benchmark is especially noteworthy as it’s the first time we’ve really been able to put the MMO’s much-anticipated graphical update arriving with 7.0 into practice and see what sort of demands it might […]
- Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicles will get a sequel to ‘carry on the legacy’ of late creator April 19, 2024Eiyuden Chronicles, the RPG series that’s effectively a sequel-slash-spiritual successor to nineties and early noughties JRPG classic Suikoden, will continue with a sequel despite the death of its creator earlier this year. Read more
- Well, whaddya know, there’ll officially be a season two of Amazon’s very popular Fallout TV show April 19, 2024In the most unsurprising news you might read today: Amazon are going to make a second season to their very popular Fallout TV show. That means one more season until we get Liam Neeson, right? Read more
- Prison Architect 2 has been pushed from its already delayed release date next month all the way back to autumn April 19, 2024It seems that Prison Architect 2 is going method in its approach to launching the 3D sequel to the jailhouse management game, as - like its inmates - it just can’t seem to secure a solid release. Originally due to arrive in March, before being pushed into May, developers Double Eleven have now shunted it […]
- No Rest for the Wicked’s PC performance suggests the wicked might be better off waiting April 19, 2024Lured like an unsatisfied sailor by the siren song of alleged performance woes, I’ve been giving No Rest for the Wicked a cursory benchmarkin’, and yes! The isometric ARPG does suffer from all the early access wonkiness you’ve likely heard about already today. Read more
- If I never write about video games ever again, let this be my final plea April 19, 2024When I tick the box telling your unwanted launcher to remember my password, make it remember my chuffing password. Read more
- Piecing It Together gave me a timely little island of calm April 19, 2024It's been a while since I snuck my diary into a column, huh? Long-term readers might have discerned that I haven't been well for a very long time. I have various ailments, of which we all suffer, and it turns out that a mere five years of clinging on by your fingernails sometimes leads to […]
- This amazing, surprising browser game shows the Internet can still be magical April 19, 2024What I like about browser games is that clicking on a word in this mundane piece of software could take you anywhere, to anything. For example, if you click on this link to the domain corru.observer, you'll find yourself in a dark room before a strange glowing device. Apparently it's your job to do... something […]
- Capcom plan to make Dragon's Dogma 2's dragonsplague less frequent, and more obvious April 19, 2024Capcom are working on another Dragon's Dogma 2 patch, and this one takes as its target the dreaded dragonsplague, which causes the game's AI-controlled pawns to go nuts and murder everybody, including story-critical NPCs, if you allow it to go untreated for long enough. It'll reduce the infection frequency of dragonsplague, which is spread when […]