January 2025

Obsidian vet Josh Sawyer says that while ‘it’s not that important’ if players never finish an RPG—after all, who finishes Skyrim—’we can kind of chill out’ on size

1 month ago05 mins

Obsidian head honcho and all around RPG veteran Josh Sawyer did another Tumblr Q&A earlier this week (seen above), wherein he dispensed some more of his design wisdom. For the uninitiated, Sawyer is a seasoned developer—having worked on games like Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights 2, Fallout: New Vegas, and the Pillars of Eternity series—as well…

Switch 2’s Rumoured ‘C’ Button Isn’t Actually A ‘C’ Button

1 month ago01 mins

So what is it..?! The Nintendo Switch 2 trailer seemingly confirmed many of the leaks and rumours ahead of its release, including the magnetic Joy-Con, the colour scheme, the mouse functionality, and more. One thing that continues to baffle, however, is the rumoured additional button on the right Joy-Con, sitting just below the Home Button….

Guide: Switch 2: Hardware Gallery – Take A Closer Look At Nintendo’s Lovely New Switch

1 month ago01 mins

Switch Inspection. After months (more like years) of speculation, Nintendo has finally revealed its new hardware: Switch 2. Today’s brief teaser trailer was nothing more than a ‘first look’ of what’s on offer, but there was enough there to get us suitably excited. We caught our first official glimpse of the console itself, with close-up…

Joy-Con Mouse Functionality Seemingly Confirmed In Switch 2 Trailer

1 month ago01 mins

Now you’re playing with mice. The new Nintendo Switch 2 trailer has just dropped, confirming the existence of what might well be the most leaked console in history. In addition, this debut look at the successor seemingly confirms that the Joy-Con controllers will indeed include mouse functionality. A brief segment of the footage shows both…

Nintendo Will Hold A Switch 2 Direct Presentation In April

1 month ago01 mins

Followed by a hands-on tour. Nintendo has announced that it will host a Nintendo Direct presentation focused on the upcoming Switch 2 on Wednesday, 2nd April 2025. Following this, a hands-on tour will commence in which members of the public can try out the new console for themselves at locations in the US, Europe, Asia,…

If AMD isn’t spilling the beans on the RX 9070 and 9070 XT at least online retailers are, but a release isn’t imminent

1 month ago06 mins

After a bit of an awkward silence moment during CES 2025 when AMD refused to divvy over RX 9070 / 9070 XT deetz, things might now finally be hotting up on the RDNA 4 front, as we’re seeing plenty of stirrings regarding the upcoming GPUs. None of these stirrings are official, mind, but when there…

New Mario Kart Teased For Switch 2

1 month ago01 mins

It’s looking good! Folks, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially revealed, and alongside that, we also know we’re getting a brand new Mario Kart game. Okay, we probably could have predicted that, but we did get a little bit of footage during today’s Switch 2 reveal video. It’s only a glimpse, but you can…

Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Trailer Gives First Official Look At The New Console

1 month ago01 mins

The wait is over! Nintendo has finally unveiled its next console in an official reveal trailer: Say hello to the Nintendo Switch 2! Following months of leaked details and industry rumours, the official Switch 2 trailer confirms many previously leaked hardware details, including a larger screen and magnetic Joy-Con, and showcases previously unannounced games. Check…

Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% review

1 month ago011 mins

The Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% takes the old V3 Pro model, chops it down into a condensed 75% layout, adds a few interesting extras, and whacks the price up into the stratosphere. The key question is whether it’s worth a significant chunk of your hard-earned cash. As with any keyboard, the most important aspect…

Marvel Rivals devs have accidentally buffed Storm into a tornado-yeeting monster that everyone is picking, and no-one knows how to counter: ‘A clustered group is a snack for us’

1 month ago06 mins

Storm is one of the many Duelists in Marvel Rivals, but despite her cool design and neat abilities, she wasn’t really anyone’s first choice in Season 0. It wasn’t that she was particularly weak; there were just a ton of better choices, like Winter Soldier, Punisher, Star-Lord, and Iron Fist. So to remedy this and…

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Cubicle 7 explains why its fantasy RPG based on Warhammer: The Old World will be a separate game and not a line of supplements for its existing Warhammer fantasy RPG, which is called Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play

Obsidian CEO reveals it’s just half the size of many triple-A studios, even as it prepares to launch its 4th game in 5 years

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Obsidian vet Josh Sawyer says that while ‘it’s not that important’ if players never finish an RPG—after all, who finishes Skyrim—’we can kind of chill out’ on size

Switch 2’s Rumoured ‘C’ Button Isn’t Actually A ‘C’ Button

Guide: Switch 2: Hardware Gallery – Take A Closer Look At Nintendo’s Lovely New Switch

Joy-Con Mouse Functionality Seemingly Confirmed In Switch 2 Trailer

Nintendo Will Hold A Switch 2 Direct Presentation In April

If AMD isn’t spilling the beans on the RX 9070 and 9070 XT at least online retailers are, but a release isn’t imminent

New Mario Kart Teased For Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Trailer Gives First Official Look At The New Console

Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% review

Marvel Rivals devs have accidentally buffed Storm into a tornado-yeeting monster that everyone is picking, and no-one knows how to counter: ‘A clustered group is a snack for us’