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 more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! The Séance of…
You can give the demo a spin right now! The Sonic Hacking Contest 2026 has officially kicked off, which can mean one thing and one thing only: a bunch of exciting new Sonic ROM hacks are about to hit your newsfeeds. Understandably, given the number of projects that have been released, I haven’t yet had…
According to hardware outlet ChannelGate, the wholesale spot prices of several RTX 50-series graphics cards are on the rise once again in China, which is an ominous indicator for consumer pricing worldwide. The 16 GB RTX 5080 is said to have increased by around 2000 CNY, which equates to around $300, while the RTX 5070…
Our month-long RTS tournament is coming to an end. We started with a shortlist of 16 units, and now we’re down to the final two—both of which were determined by your votes. This is what democracy is all about, folks! Determining what RTS unit has the right to call itself the greatest unit of all…
Tricks of the shade. The farming-sim genre needed Village in the Shade. The horror-tinged cosy game plays all the right beats to slot seamlessly into the library of farming adventures that seemingly come out every month. In fact, its visuals, mechanics, soundtrack, and overall feel would make it one of the better cosy titles to…
Onward and upward! Adding to what is surely the most stacked roster of lifetime achievements, Shigeru Miyamoto is set to be awarded the prestigious Order of Culture award next month. The award, which first began way back in the 1930s, will be given by the Emperor of Japan on the nation’s Culture Day (3rd November),…
The Genshin Impact 7.2 livestream codes have arrived, providing a bit of bonus currency to use when wishing on the new characters coming in this version. For those who don’t know, Hoyoverse runs a livestream every six weeks for its games, showing off the new content coming with the update, but as an added sweetener,…
It’s launch day, and I’m taking my first real look at Judge Dredd in Pinball FX VR. Judge Dredd is Bally’s 1993 classic (designed by John Trudeau), licensed from 2000 AD, rebuilt by Zen Studios. Two ways to play: classic mode with 10 modes — each with its own leaderboard — or SUPER GAME, which…
For a select few, potentially. When iam8bit announced its Legacy Cartridge Collection for Sonic and Sonic 2 on Sega Genesis a few months back, it’s safe to say that most people were taken aback by the price. Available via iam8bit’s official store page, each cartridge — complete with authentic case, instruction manual, and poster —…
Housemarque and Nixxes developed Saros in close collaboration; one area was developing the set-piece bosses. Housemarque brought the creative vision, world, combat language, visual concepts, and signature bullet-hell DNA. Nixxes brought the bosses to life through encounter design, animation, environments, lighting, and technical implementation. The result was a set of encounters designed to challenge players,…