Category: gamescom July 28, 2025 Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Maxi GraeffGaming Marketing Lead DACH, Xbox Summary Xbox returns to gamescom with over 20 titles to play, including the first public hands-on opportunities for multiple games. Play Hollow Knight: Silksong with a new demo – on PC or ROG Xbox Ally X. The Xbox booth will…
Coming 2026. After over 10 years of development, a remake of Mother / EarthBound Beginnings built inside the cult classic SNES title EarthBound is finally “nearing completion”, according to a new trailer published during last weekend’s Free Fangame Festival (F3). Earthbound Beginnings Remake originally started life back in 2007 under the name EarthBound Zero, and…
Back in April, we reported on the commencement of an investigation by the US government. Specifically, the goal of the probe was to look at the country’s reliance on foreign semiconductor production and how such imports might affect national security. In a press conference after a meeting with President Trump and the EU held over…
Total Digital Eclipse of the heart. We’ve been eagerly anticipating more news on Digital Eclipse’s Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection since it was revealed last month with a 2025 release window, and while nothing has been officially shared, it looks like a more specific release date might have accidentally leaked — via the Xbox App, no…
In the late ‘70s, Mattel Electronics’ Intellivision machine was carving out a respectable space among the dense pack of lesser-powered gaming consoles and the deluge of Pong clones that were rapidly flooding the marketplace. Distinguishing itself from the horde, the Intellivision represented a multitude of “firsts” for the industry: It was the first console to…
A PokéPuzzle a day keeps the Nurse Joy away. It seems like every Pokémon Direct spends more than half its runtime detailing updates for or announcing casual Pokémon spin-offs. From Pokémon Café ReMix to Pokémon Sleep, we’ve gotten so many Pokémon-themed experiences that any new announcements outside of the Generation X games feel as tired…
Microsoft is awfully proud of its latest version of Windows, as it claims it’s now less prone to failure. This would make for a pleasant change, as the first few months with the software were not great, to put it lightly. As noted in the Microsoft blog, “We’re also proud to share that Windows 11…
The first time I played Phantom Blade Zero earlier this year, I was bad at it—which might’ve had something to do with jumping straight into a boss fight while I was still learning the controls. But over the last two days at a preview event in Beijing, I’ve gone from fresh-faced trainee to a wispy-bearded…
‘Razing Core’ is the new game from BadComputer. If you’re at all familiar with the homebrew community for the Sega Master System, you’ve probably heard of the name “BadComputer” in the past. The homebrew developer has been one of the most prolific creators designing and creating new experiences for Sega’s legendary 8-bit machine, having previously…
In what might indicate a deep inner yearning on our part to return to our childhoods, Bethesda and Virtuos’ soigné redo of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion has hit the nine million player milestone. That is (PCG’s Harvey Randall informs me) almost double the population of Norway. Which is also an indictment of Norway. Why…