Original story: Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s game director, Corinne Busche, is said to be leaving BioWare after almost two decades at the company, according to multiple sources. The first confirmation comes from journalist Jeff Grubb, who wrote in a post to X that “Corrine Busche, director of Dragon Age, really is leaving BioWare. But I…
Horror games don’t have to be action-packed thrillers to be fun. Some of my favourites (or least favourite, depending on how you look at it) have been quiet journeys full of tension and anticipation with minimal fights—games like Amnesia: The Bunker or Little Nightmares. But there is a line between a psychological horror game and…
Up to now, anyone wanting to build a new gaming PC with an Intel Core Ultra 200S processor has been forced to choose a Z890 motherboard, and the cheapest of those is only just under $300. Intel’s new B860 motherboard chipset, aimed at the mainstream market, is supposed to address this by offering fewer features…
The Super Mario Bros. speedrunner Niftski has achieved a new world record for the classic Nintendo title on a PC emulator, setting a time of 4:54.565 in the “any%” category. You may well be wondering why I’m bothering to include the hundredths of a second: So many talented players attempt to do something with Super…
The Crucial X9 surprised me a little. I’ve spent so much time with 20 Gbps external drives that I forgot the simple unassuming pleasure of a solid 10 Gbps external SSD such as the Crucial X9. Which is a shame, really, because the best USB ports on most motherboards and laptops tend to offer speeds…
Well, that was a blast. Several of our illustrious hardware team were on the ground at CES 2025 in Las Vegas this year, and now the jet lag has abated and the dust has settled it’s time to round up all of the winners of our Best of CES 2025 awards for your perusal. CES…
Coming Q1 2025. The homebrew developer Reboot Games has revealed via a trailer that it will be bringing out a physical version of the unreleased Atari Jaguar shooter Livewire, under the title “Livewire: Archival Project”. Livewire is a top-down shooter that was in development at the UK studio Black Scorpion Software around 1996-1997 and was…
If there’s one sure sign we’re living in some sort of cyberpunk future, it’s the number of drone stories in our newsfeeds these days. From shady conspiracy theories to their involvement in ongoing conflicts, drones are now a hot topic of discussion—and consumer models flying over areas where they shouldn’t is an ongoing theme. Now…
On the up and up. Atari has released an end-of-year business update regarding its work and performance during 2024; its first full calendar year in executing its new retro-focused strategy. Crucially, things seem to be looking good for Atari, with the company highlighting several launches during 2024, including the likes of Yars Rising, Mighty Morphin…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for January 20 to 24 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published January 17, 2025 Next Week on Xbox provides an overview of the upcoming games set to launch on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass. Detailed information about these upcoming games…