May 10, 2025

First spotted by Game File (readers may encounter a paywall), Nintendo has recently changed its online user agreement in multiple consumer-unfriendly ways just before the launch of the Switch 2. Chief among them: Nintendo asserts the right to render your console “permanently unusable” if it determines you’re in violation of the agreement. Nintendo’s specific new…

The gorgeous first person action-roguelike Mortal Sin recently went live with a surprising new update: A graphical overhaul with an arguably even more stunning riff on its pulp comic book art style. Fans of the original needn’t fret, though: You can toggle between the OG palette and new hotness at any time. Mortal Sin’s whole…

As reported by Eurogamer, Elden Ring’s “Tarnished Edition” GOTY re-release and update won’t just come with new weapons out in the world: It’ll have two new starting classes added to the lineup, with both harkening back to Souls characters of the past, and one of them coming equipped with the Milady Light Greatsword, a killer…

Much as I love Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, one thing I didn’t like, at least in the early game, was bed hunting. Sleeping is the main way you save and regenerate health in Warhorse Studios’ marvellous medieval RPG, but in the game’s first area beds are rarer than groschen and good steel. Rocking up to…

It would be unfair to call Starfield a terrible game, but by now it’s safe to say that Bethesda’s sci-fi RPG lacks the magic of its earlier games, particularly when compared to Skyrim and Oblivion. Indeed, the fervour around Oblivion Remastered demonstrates much of what Starfield lacks, like the ability to create a distinct, interesting…

When I was a kid, post-launch support was a concept reserved mainly for NASA, and rarely the domain of video games. Sure, you might download the odd online patch on your 56k modem to fix particularly gnarly bugs. But that was more or less it. These days, it’s expected that games will be supported for…

I am not typically one to celebrate Star Wars Day, partly because dedicating a day of the year to a fictional universe is the highest form of corporate nonsense, but also because being a Star Wars fan always comes with the risk of being blown up by the proton torpedo of disappointment. This year, though,…