Coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox consoles. Since its original release back in 1997, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has gone on to inspire countless indie games that have sought to capture the same satisfying blend of exploration, gothic storytelling, and action-packed combat. Just last month, for instance, we told you about…
Ghost of Yōtei is now available on PS5, and players are taking their first steps into the lavish, dangerous world of Ezo, joining Atsu on her quest to hunt down the Yōtei Six and discover a life beyond revenge. To mark launch, and delve further into the process of bringing this new protagonist so vividly…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for October 6 to 10 Will Fulton, Xbox Wire Editor Published October 3, 2025 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass! Get…
Last month felt like a big month in PC gaming as the surprise imminent launch of long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong had smaller games all announcing delays to dive out of its way. Hot on its heels was Borderlands 4, both of which were sitting high on the list of top wishlisted games on Steam ahead…
Has already surpassed its Kickstarter goal. All the way back in 1983, Andrew Hewson (he of Hewson Consultants fame) published 20 Best Programs For The ZX Spectrum, a book which introduced a whole generation of gamers to the wonders of bedroom coding. It’s impossible to say how many people were inspired to start making games…
He has a soft spot for Madden, too. Wrestler and actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is currently doing the rounds promoting his latest movie, The Smashing Machine, and was innocently quizzed by IGN on his favourite video game of all time. Initially, 53-year-old Johnson – who rose to fame during the WWE’s ‘Attitude’ era and…
I have to tell you something, and it might be a little scary—this entire world is actually a simulation designed to entertain me and my specific interests. I can draw no other conclusion from the fact that Critical Role: Campaign 4 is already everything I want out of an actual-play D&D game, and that my…
Ah, Peter Molyneux. The games industry’s premier promiser taught me a valuable lesson when I was young: never believe in anything. Ironically, he did that with Fable 2—generally recognised to be one of the best of his games. I had let him get me so hyped for it that when it came out and was…
The best part of any cosy game is getting to decorate your own space. Whether that’s a single house, a shopfront, or an entire town, getting to customise your area is what makes these games so relaxing. The odds of you decorating in the same way as the next person are incredibly slim, which makes…
The 43rd Golden Joystick Awards’ shortlist has just been revealed, and the voting is now open, but the hardest part has only just begun. This year, there are 21 categories, such as PC Game of the Year, Best Multiplayer Game, and Best Indie Game, all of which are completely stacked with stand-out games—it’ll be almost…