In one of Assassin’s Creed Shadows‘ earliest quests, you’ll need to find Imai Sokyu, a wealthy and influential merchant in Sakai. While you’d think this quest would warm you up to the new, more exploration-based quest objectives, you’re thrown in at the deep end. I’ll admit that it took me a good fifteen minutes running…
One of the big highlights of Assassin’s Creed Shadows is its dual protagonists that split the series’ roots into two halves. Naoe is a shinobi who prefers the shadows over brute force, while Yasuke is a samurai, favouring close-quarters combat. Both characters have their own skills that make deciding how to approach quests and combat…
Category: Games March 18, 2025 Discover Unforgettable Experiences in the Square Enix Publisher Sale Jay Curtis, Marketing Manager, Square Enix Summary For a limited time, find great deals across the Square Enix catalogue on the Xbox Store. Critically acclaimed games like Nier: Automata, the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, and Kingdom Hearts – HD 1.5+2.5 Remix –…
Ben Porter, director at the consultancy firm NewZoo, is giving a GDC talk this week that picks out some highlights from the firm’s annual look at the state of the games industry. PC Gamer was fortunate enough to get a sneak peek at his slides, and one of the takeaways is that PC gaming is…
An AMD spokesperson has claimed that Radeon gaming graphics cards now have 45% market share in Japan. This appears to be something of a surprise to the AMD rep, referred to as Mr. Sato, who said that the company, “isn’t used to selling graphics cards”. Er, righto…! According to Japanese website ASCII (via Google translate),…
HyperX has just announced a follow-up to its Cloud III headset, the HyperX Cloud III S Wireless. As well as coming with a few technical upgrades, it is giving users the opportunity to wear wings on the side of their heads. Those wings come in the form of removal magnetic earcup plates. Like those you…
Give ’em Skell. Well folks, at the time of writing, we’re merely a couple of days away from the launch of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on Switch. As such, reviews of Monolith Soft’s revamped port have started to crop up and, spoiler alert, it sounds like a fresh trip to Mira may well be…
Category: Games March 18, 2025 Towerborne Releases onto Xbox Game Preview and Game Pass on April 29 Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Summary On April 29, Towerborne will release onto Xbox Game Preview for Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC via the Xbox app, and with Game Pass. Enjoy a reimagined looter-brawler ARPG experience with full…
…but was it worth the wait? When City Connection announced last year that it was dusting off the cancelled Jaleco title P-47 II: The Freedom Star for a physical release on Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, it generated an understandable amount of interest. After all, this was a famous canned title in a series of…