The Metro series has its roots in war-scarred post-apocalyptia, as such, it grapples with a lot of themes: The indescribable cost of nuclear war, the grim, complicated grey at the heart of humanity, and the cost of human life in a world no longer built to support it. Which, to those developers who founded the…
With the memory crisis only continuing to get worse, a PC gamer’s fear right now is likely their memory, storage or GPU borking, and needing to spend an inflated price to replace it. One such Redditor had an external drive die in just one year, and Crucial only offered a refund of the original price…
If there were ever a laptop design to be right “up my alley”, as we brits like to say, it would be this one. That’s because it makes its sacrifices in exactly the right places to deliver something genuinely portable, sleek, elegant, and satisfying to use both for gaming and work. The MSI ‘Stealth’ laptop…
Over the past several months, Sega has pulled back the curtain on many high-profile projects from its global studios. At Gamescom 2026, six of our titles will make their playable debut for the public: Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Persona 4 Revival, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, Stranger Than Heaven, Alien Isolation 2, and Sonic Pico Park. …
“If we don’t care about our own IP, then people will either turn on you or turn away”. Released on the C64 in 1988, Cyberdyne Systems’ Armalyte is considered to be one of the finest 8-bit home computer shooters ever made, scoring a whopping 97% in Zzap!64. In 2010, it was remade for PC by…
Launching alongside the Switch 2 release. We’ve been patiently waiting for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight to make its way to Switch 2, and next month’s 18th September launch date is going to be all the sweeter since it also marks the arrival of the Mayhem Collection DLC. This paid expansion will be…
Players have spent decades building their XBOX libraries. Some games were purchased on disc. Some were purchased digitally. Many span multiple generations of hardware. Our goal is to make it easier for those libraries to move forward with players. Today we are introducing a feature that brings the benefits of digital to physical discs, giving…
“I didn’t want to lose my anonymity”. Roller Coaster was a truly unique video game when it launched on the ZX Spectrum back in 1985. Effectively a 2D platformer, the game took place in an amusement park modelled on the real-world Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the UK, and was such a hit with players that…
Return of the king. At this point, what is there left to say about Elden Ring? FromSoftware has rightly become one of the most influential developers in the industry after its pioneering of the Soulslike genre, and Elden Ring is arguably its finest contribution yet. It’s won countless awards and been lauded as one of…
Today, we’re excited to open pre-orders for the XBOX 25th anniversary collection, featuring the XBOX Series X25 Limited Edition console and Special Edition controller. From the translucent OG Green design to the details and tributes hidden throughout the hardware, every detail was created to celebrate the players, games, and moments that have shaped XBOX over…