Ready or not. Pokémon Pokopia is back with another event, this time starring the dark-type Pokémon Zorua. Kicking off on 19th July at 5am and ending on 27th July at 4:59am local time, you’re invited to play hide and seek with Zorua to win in-game prizes, including a new trophy. There doesn’t, however, appear to…
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is, naturally, a modern Ubisoft game—and as modern Ubisoft games are wont to do, it had some really annoying DLC wrapped up into it alongside an in-game cash shop. One point of contention was a day-one map pack DLC for five bucks, which reveals the location of every collectible in…
As much as AI has its drawbacks, it’d be wrong to say it doesn’t have its uses. Case in point, Microsoft’s previous commitment to leverage AI vulnerability detection in Windows security updates looks to be bearing fruit, as the latest Patch Tuesday release fixes an astonishing 622 CVEs across its products. Which is a new…
“Nobody wants to take a risk on unicorn ballet in space”. Back in the days of the original PlayStation, it felt like Sony was constantly experimenting with new ideas and greenlighting weird and exciting projects. From the paper-thin, hip-hop stylings of PaRappa the Rapper to the Dual Analogue-controlled antics of Ape Escape, the company clearly…
Blowhogging it all. Nintendo has expanded its collaboration with Hot Topic, revealing a new set of Pikmin merchandise including t-shirts, hoodies, a bag, a coin purse, and a cap. Available for pre-order on Hot Topic now (sorry, no international shipping on pre-orders – you might have to wait until they’re released properly), delivery is scheduled…
“You told me when I was good, and you told me when I wasn’t so good”. Glen Schofield, the director of games like Gex: Enter the Gecko, Dead Space and The Callisto Protocol, and the co-director on three Call of Duty games, has announced his retirement after 35 years working in the games industry. In…
It’s now an independent developer. South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games was one of the teams let go during Xbox’s recent layoffs, and now, just a week later, it’s put out the call for collaborations with other studios. In a message on its official LinkedIn page, the Montreal-based developer announced it’s expanding its “opportunities to…
“From the bottom of our grinning hearts, thank you”. Following a 40fps mode update last week, the new noir-style cartoon detective FPS Mouse: P.I. For Hire has now hit a major milestone. Fumi and PlaySide have revealed the title has officially surpassed one million players since arriving on the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms…
Simultaneous release confirmed. Last month, Konami announced Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse would be launching on multiple platforms on 15th October 2026. There was no sign of the Switch logo in this release date trailer, but it’s now been confirmed the Nintendo version will be arriving at the same time as other platforms. Here’s the official announcement…
Glenn Schofield, the creator of Dead Space and The Callisto Protocol, has announced his retirement after 35 years in the industry. In a LinkedIn video post, Schofield thanked his family, Electronic Arts and Activision, and “the people who supported us in videogames”. “The past couple of decades have been some of the greatest times in…