On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we’re sitting down with the team behind the upcoming Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy to discuss the setting, the story, the combat, and how the team was able to design a game that fits wonderfully into the Plague Tale series but is presented in a whole new…
Sandy-eyed. It’s easy to think there are as many cosy farm/life sims as grains of sand on a beach. Yet we cosy fans continually desire more: more land to till, more animals to raise, more money to make. Now Starsand Island has cropped up among the clutter. Chinese developer Seed Sparkle Lab released it on…
Los Santos Customs I’m modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I’ve done to Rockstar’s baby, or check out what I got up to earlier. Sometimes happiness isn’t a…
Terranigma is on the horizon, but what else will be shown? Pixel Arcadia is a new retro gaming showcase which kicks off on Monday 24th August, 2026. “Discover the latest in modern retro-inspired releases, HD remakes, and contemporary hardware designed for classic play,” says the event’s official site. “It is a space for everyone, from…
Rockstar is currently enduring one of its most embarrassing PR episodes in recent memory: With just days remaining before its Netflix-exclusive Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay reveal, the developer is on the hunt for the cryptopeddler whose 11 leaks of illicit GTA 6 footage over six days seem to imply ongoing access to a playable…
We’ve still got more than a year to wait for The Witcher 4. In a video ahead of this year’s Gamescom show, CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski spoke a bit about the upcoming Witcher 3 expansion as well as the game’s long-awaited sequel. “We have more than 500 incredibly talented developers working to create something…
Need to know What is it? Nidhogg creators take on the ‘bullet heaven’ or Survivors-like rogueliteRelease date August 26, 2026Expect to pay TBCDeveloper MesshofPublisher MesshofReviewed on RTX 3060 (laptop), Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAMSteam Deck Officially “unknown”, but works greatLink Steam Blood Dungeon adheres rigidly to the autoshooter or ‘bullet heaven‘ format: it’s about moving…
Releasing next month. A new book covering the history of arcade gaming is set to launch next month, from the game journalist/university lecturer Paul Drury & the publisher Bitmap Books. The Arcade 1971–1999 (or The Arcade 1971–1999: The Stories Behind Classic Coin-Ops, Told by Their Creators, to give it its full and proper title) is…
Apart from the very occasional bundle, I can’t remember the last time we recommended a deal on a CPU. Monitors, yes. Gaming PCs, definitely. But not CPUs, because however well-priced they are, it’s hard to recommend a system upgrade when buying the rest of the system needed to go along with it is so damn…
Still hanging on. The latest UK boxed charts data is in, and Oblivion Remastered has taken a bit of a tumble after its strong debut, falling from the top spot all the way down to number 20. It’s still not bad, and a drop in sales is always to be expected after launch, but we…