January 2025

One of my favourite surprises of 2024 was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, a pretty unassuming licensed roguelike that turned out to be really good fun. It’s basically Hades with turtles and four-player co-op, but as I said in my review, it’s “a clever take on the formula with lots of ideas and personality…

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is finally out today for PC, but for those of you who aren’t really interested in the 2023 sequel but still want to celebrate, boy, does Marvel Rivals have news for you: there’s a new Spider-Man skin in the shop. “Marvel Rivals brings you the iconic Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Costume,” Marvel Rivals…

Andy Edser, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This month I’ve been testing: Handhelds and headsets. Both of which appear to be getting bigger as time goes on. It won’t be long now before I strap a pair of speakers to the top of my head, stick a slab of granite in my backpack, and merrily…

The day has finally arrived: The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 are now available for purchase…I know, I make it sound so easy. We’ve known for a while now that launch day supplies will be extremely limited, and so retailers have tried to manage expectations accordingly. Unfortunately, even the best-laid plans frequently don’t survive…

Hoo boy. Grinding Gear Games (GGG) has released a new update video, delivered by Path of Exile 2 director Jonathan Rogers, which delivers some bad news to fans of the original Path of Exile. And in its wake there are tears aplenty, tearing of garments, and an awful lot of copium being huffed. GGG released…

If you’re anything like me, the first time you heard about Dune: Awakening, your ears perked up at the phrase ‘they’re making a Dune game,’ then immediately shut off at ‘and it’s a survival MMO’. But this was, I think, a mistake. After a positive first impression at a hands-off demo last year, I’ve finally…

When I started playing the first installment of episodic first-person horror game Poppy Playtime back in 2021, I thought it might be just yet another Five Nights At Freddy’s-alike. I was quickly proven wrong thanks to some top-notch voice acting, inventive puzzle-solving systems, and excellent character design. It may have a lot in common with…