Maintaining games, especially old games, is a real minefield. Even the oldest, most beloved classics have some issues in them, but what should devs do about that? If you go in and fix them, you might cause some new, bigger issue, setting off a maintenance spiral that just produces headache after headache, and all for…
Fighting games are no stranger to an odd crossover: Bandai Namco put Final Fantasy 15’s Noctis in Tekken 7, Mortal Kombat 11 had the Terminator, and Dead or Alive 4 even made an entire new Halo character called SPARTAN-458, someone who is canon in neither game’s universe. But hey, what about a semi-niche Bosnian-Swedish DJ?…
Do you remember your first video game / arcade you played and what do you remember about it? I believe it would have been Astrosmash! On the Intellivision. I know that the Intellivision was our first video game system when I was a kid and I have many memories playing games with my older brother…
Category: Next Week on Xbox April 4, 2025 Next Week on Xbox: New Games for April 7 to 11 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, and Game Pass! Get more details…
The studio was originally formed in 2002 as FreeStyleGames. Earlier this year, in January, Ubisoft announced as part of its staff that it would be closing Ubisoft Leamington, amidst a larger restructuring of its business, bringing an end to the UK studio’s impressive 22-year run. Over the last few days, the studio put out one…
It’s the shipping story that just won’t die, so here’s the latest twist in the almost fanfic pairing of Intel and TSMC. The two companies have reportedly inked a “preliminary” agreement for a joint venture to run the latter’s chip manufacturing factories, otherwise known as fabs. We’ve been here before, with an initial rumour to…
“We tried something cute for a change”. FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has been speaking to Nintendo about The Duskbloods, a surprise Switch 2 exclusive which was revealed during the recent Nintendo Direct. While the title shares many similarities with previous FromSoftware games such as Bloodborne and Dark Souls, one of the most notable elements in…
The Spring Taste Test quest is one of the four main challenges during the spring Eggstravaganza event in Disney Dreamlight Valley. To complete it, you’ll need to conjure up three recipes with special limited time ingredients. Which, if it wasn’t obvious, are eggs. There are three different types of eggs you can forage during the…
Another day of Switch 2 gameplay. For the third day running, Nintendo has another batch of piping-hot Switch 2 news for us in the shape of another Treehouse – Live. Yesterday’s presentation saw gameplay showcases for Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Drag x Drive, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour and…
We’ve come a long way from 2017. While OLED screens are the hot ticket these days, LCD panels have evolved considerably since the days of the original Switch—as was stated by Nintendo’s Tetsuya Sasaki during the recent Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on event in New York. Rumours that the new console would use LCD over OLED…