When it comes to messy videogame launches, MindsEye has certainly been a hot contender. The first third-party game to be published under Hitman developer IO Interactive’s Partners programme, its debut has been rather sour—poor sales, a Mostly Negative rating on Steam, and layoffs at developer Build a Rocket Boy. That’s not to mention the bizarre…
We used to have laws in this world. Hard-set traditions that kept us orderly and guided us out of harm’s way. The sun rose in the east and set in the west, dogs chased cats, two plus two equaled four, and any videogame with a movie licence attached was damn-near guaranteed to be bad. But…
Dragon Quest is one of the most acclaimed and influential series in gaming. If you’ve ever played a Japanese (or Japanese-inspired) RPG, it probably owes a debt to this amazing franchise. And it all started with Dragon Quest I and Dragon Quest II. These games captivated players by sending them on epic adventures across expansive…
‘Tis the season. The latest boxed charts from Japan are now in courtesy of Famitsu, and gosh, this week was absolutely full of new releases. For us, perhaps the most notable launch was Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar for the Switch and Switch 2. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater might have claimed the top…
Category: Games September 4, 2025 Free Play Days – Madden 26, TopSpin 2K25, Beyond Galaxyland and Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox Kick off September in style with Free Play Days! Madden 26, TopSpin 2K25, Beyond Galaxyland and Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass…
The perfect OS for “kids, parents, and grandparents who just want to play”. We live in an era when digital gaming is more popular than ever, and that comes with massive benefits—instant access, cross-progression across devices, and the ability to seamlessly update games with patches and fixes. However, it also comes with plenty of less…
The only time I ever get to write about Pokémon TCG anymore is whenever there’s an issue with scalpers, which is kind of depressing. But at this point, I’m so used to it that watching people scalp thousands of Pokémon products it’s just become painfully normal to me now. This time, the expansion in question…
Live on Kickstarter now. Indie studio Ogre Pixel has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Black Tower Enigma, a puzzle-solving adventure for the Game Boy which places you in the shoes of an Orc who has to explore a “mysterious tower” in order to liberate his wife. “Play as Wigo, the Orc, whose wife has been…
By the time you read this article, Silksong will have released—and while I wouldn’t fault you for playing it, I don’t want to let one sterling sentinel’s good work go unnoticed. After around four and a half years of consistent, daily silksong news, Araraura has finally signed off for the last time. Premiering about half…
It’s Silksong release day! Actually, at time of writing, it’s literally Silksong release minute, and the sheer unbridled hype of the whole situation has, um, brought Steam to a crashing halt. Whoops! As I type these very words, attempting to access the Steam store results in an E502 L3 error message and a bashful “Something…