2024

South Korean man jailed for refusing military service after admitting he loves PUBG: Battlegrounds, which ‘makes the court question whether his conscientious objection is authentic’

2 years ago04 mins

The South Korean Supreme Court has upheld an 18-month prison sentence imposed on a South Korean man who refused to attend military service after being drafted (as reported by the Korea Herald and spotted by GamesRadar+). The length of the sentence is deliberate: 18 months of military service is mandatory for all able-bodied South Korean…

Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is Getting Shantae Cosmetics

2 years ago01 mins

Yaaargh. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has had some interesting cosmetics since its launch, including collaborations with the likes of Journey and Child of Light. If you thought that was the extent of it, then buckle up, because another collaboration is just around the corner. This time, fans of Shantae will be well-catered for with…

Cyberpunk’s latest patch means the cops now care if you kill drunk NPCs

2 years ago05 mins

CD Projekt Red may be done adding new features to Cyberpunk 2077, but the studio isn’t completely finished with the game yet. It’s still issuing patches to fix bugs and further refine both the core game’s much-improved experience and its excellent expansion Phantom Liberty. The latest patch, 2.11, makes a wide array of tweaks and…

Poll: What’s The Best Yakuza / Like A Dragon Game?

2 years ago02 mins

Take to the streets of Kamurochō in our latest poll. The Yakuza series – now known as Like A Dragon these days – has been something of a slow burn outside of Japan. Early entries on the PS2 gained some critical traction but didn’t unduly trouble the sales charts, but, in recent years, the franchise…

Video: We Chat To Eastward’s Composer About How Game Music Is Actually Made

2 years ago01 mins

“‘Perfect’ is way overrated”. We love a good bit of video game music. Whether it is keeping us company throughout a gruelling boss battle or stuck on in the background while we make our dinner in the evening, there is something about these tunes that just hits different. Despite all of these hours getting familiar…

NES-Inspired Platformer Rugrats: Adventures In Gameland Crawls Onto Switch Next Month

2 years ago01 mins

March of the minis. After being announced for ‘consoles’ last September, The Media Indie Exchange Games (The MIX Games) today not only revealed that the NES-inspired puzzle platformer Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland will be taking its first steps in March, but also confirmed that the game is headed for Switch. Based on the titular ’90s…

Talking Point: What’s The Best Nintendo Remake Ever?

2 years ago01 mins

Remake it so. Later this week, Metroid: Zero Mission turns 20. This GBA reimagining transforms the original, iconic 8-bit Metroid — a game that can be hard to return to these days — into a stunning retelling of Samus’ first adventure with a graphical overhaul, various Super Metroid-inspired tweaks, and a fun Zero Suit epilogue…

Minecraft Education Launches Good Game Ahead of Safer Internet Day

2 years ago09 mins

Every day, online games are a way for young people to connect with others. They’re engaging, creative spaces where players interact and build community. At Xbox, we strive for every player to have an inclusive, welcoming experience — and an important step in that is creating environments where players feel safe. Together, we can foster…

This year’s ‘Windows 12’ might just be nothing more than a large update for Windows 11, rather than a whole new operating system

2 years ago06 mins

To the casual observer, the story of the next version of Windows seems to be slowly turning into a 1990s-style sitcom: Will it come out in 2024? Will it be called Windows 12? Will it be full of AI gimmicks? Will Copilot finally get that date with Monica? Adding to the never-ending mystery of it…

Former Skull and Bones director says making a separate solo campaign ‘would have prevented the team from creating a really deep open world’

2 years ago05 mins

Ubisoft’s long-awaited and much delayed pirate adventure Skull and Bones has been elusive not just in terms of its release date, but in what kind of game it actually is. First it was a match-based, multiplayer exclusive affair, then it was going to feature multiple game modes including single-player, and now it’s supposed to be…

Witches and glitches are your targets in retro adventure Witchhunter.exe

Five new Steam games you probably missed (March 16, 2026)

The remastered collection of the first Tomb Raider games just got a controversial patch with some truly terrible-looking new outfits: ‘Lara deserves better than this’

Abubakar Salim, Surgent Studios founder and Raised by Wolves star, gives us a guided tour of his PC: ‘My desktop is so bad that even my wife refuses to look at my screen’

This indie dev is making a Mirror’s Edge-inspired freerunning game, complete with an in-game PDA that looks a lot like a PlayStation Portable

I spent 6 months saving for up for a banged-up truck in GTA RP and now I know exactly what I want from GTA 6’s multiplayer

South Korean man jailed for refusing military service after admitting he loves PUBG: Battlegrounds, which ‘makes the court question whether his conscientious objection is authentic’

Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is Getting Shantae Cosmetics

Cyberpunk’s latest patch means the cops now care if you kill drunk NPCs

Poll: What’s The Best Yakuza / Like A Dragon Game?

Video: We Chat To Eastward’s Composer About How Game Music Is Actually Made

NES-Inspired Platformer Rugrats: Adventures In Gameland Crawls Onto Switch Next Month

Talking Point: What’s The Best Nintendo Remake Ever?

Minecraft Education Launches Good Game Ahead of Safer Internet Day

This year’s ‘Windows 12’ might just be nothing more than a large update for Windows 11, rather than a whole new operating system

Former Skull and Bones director says making a separate solo campaign ‘would have prevented the team from creating a really deep open world’