Earlier this month, EA made the unexpected call to let players have the classic “closed” weapons ruleset in next week’s Battlefield 6 beta, seemingly contradicting its “open” weapons vision for BF6 that lets any class equip any gun. The unprecedented decision to support two opposing rulesets at once begged a question: Come launch, which format…
Four hours of Battlefield 6 multiplayer made one thing extremely clear: Battlefield was perfect just the way it was. I’m no Battlefield 2042 hater—in fact, I maintain it got really good—but it proved that the Battlefield formula doesn’t infinitely scale. Double the players was not automatically better, nor was its faux-class system that emphasized flashy…
We’re all trapped in launcher hell. Right now, as I write this, my taskbar trembles with apps: Steam, Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect, the Epic Game Store. In my start menu lurks another nest: GOG Galaxy, Xbox, EA, the Paradox Launcher. To add insult to injury, pretty much every one of them bar Steam will intermittently forget…
Plus Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake gets new trailer. Intrepid adventurers, if you’ve been holding off on playing Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and have a Switch 2, today’s news might come as a nice little incentive. Announced during the Japanese Nintendo Direct, Square Enix has dropped a free performance update for the…
It took 16 long years, but Plants vs. Zombies is finally coming back. Unveiled during today’s Nintendo Direct showcase (but yes, it’s coming to PC, let’s clear that up straight away), Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted is a full remaster of the original game, “with new levels, fresh twists, and 15 years of never-before-seen franchise history.”…
Re-Pac-ed and Replanted? I’m not one to be disappointed often, especially with Directs. Yes, even Partner Showcases — some of the best Directs have been these third-party lead ones, with June 2022’s Mini Partner Showcase ranking pretty highly for me. Today’s Partner Showcase was not one of those, which maybe hit a little harder because…
Category: ID@Xbox July 31, 2025 Cook Serve Forever Launches with a Banger Soundtrack and Celebrity Voice Actors Nicholas Kraak, Narrative Lead/Writer, Vertigo Gaming Cook Serve Forever is a brand new, story-rich cooking adventure from the creators of Cook, Serve, Delicious. You play as Nori Kaga, a food cart chef who dreams of making it big…
I don’t think it’s remotely overstating things to say that Destiny 2 is currently in shambles. That much was clear from our review of the recently released Edge of Fate expansion, which scored 54%. “Somehow, Bungie has taken the worst elements of multiple live-service grinds and combined them into something nonsensical that feels terrible to…
You might be familiar with the process of verifying your age in the UK. There’s no shame in that. Age verification is hardly limited to just those sorts of sites—it turns out all manner of content is now age-gated, including information on health topics surrounding addiction. Even Xbox is rolling it out. You don’t have…
“Please make sure you purchase the correct version”. Hopefully you’re not getting tired of HD-2D, because Square Enix served up a double helping of new games sporting the neo-retro aesthetic to finish off today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is coming to Switch 2 only, but OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0…