MMOs are, in many ways, the cradle of live service games—the place where the model we all know and loathe got its start. They have, in turn, tried to adopt some of the live service models that have proven to be the most popular, such as seasonal structures and, in some cases, battle passes. Sometimes…
Amazon Prime Day is coming, with the event officially beginning on June 23 and running through to June 26. As usual, though, the gaming laptop deals (and deals on everything PC gaming hardware-related) are starting far earlier than that, and a few will likely run beyond the end date, too. While gaming laptop prices have…
Lego Batman, like all Lego games, is absolutely loaded with references and easter eggs. As well as recreating memorable scenes from the Dark Knight’s storied history, it is packed with geeky, niche in-jokes. One such easter egg requires a Commodore 64 to actually make sense of. As pointed out by Cabelsa over on TikTok, when…
Japan at your fingertips, over 600 cars to collect, and now the live-service Series updates rolling out every week, you could easily spend hundreds of hours in Forza Horizon 6. In fact, many people already have. I’ve put in 50 hours so far, and plan for many more learning to actually beat Touge races in…
“It still retains much of that early-90s Japanese-to-English ‘charm’”. A fan-made relocalisation of Quintet & Enix’s action role-playing game Soul Blazer has just been released. Released in 1992 in Japan & North America (PAL territories would have to wait until 1994 for an official release), Soul Blazer is often considered the first game in the…
“we’re going to have to take some risks”. The recent Xbox showcase included an awesome reveal for Spyro: A Realm Beyond; the first mainline Spyro adventure since 2008. It’s currently scheduled to launch in 2027 for the Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. In a new interview with GamesRadar+, Paul Yan, the studio…
Shoutout to my X. It’s set to be a day of announcements, it seems. Before the Direct can even get underway, Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy X/X-2 will be getting an all-new Switch 2 version later this month. The HD Remaster will arrive in its new form on 23rd July, with pre-orders going…
“Please forgive the noughties production values”. Not so long ago, we delivered the unwelcome news that Retro Games Ltd’s THE A1200 would be delayed, but today we’re giving you something positive about the machine – a short hands-on demonstration. In the footage, a prototype of THE A1200 is shown playing Turrican and Defender of the…
“The first new entry in the Culdcept series in 10 years”. After a 10-year hiatus, the Japanese series Culdcept is getting its first new entry for Switch and Switch 2 on 16th July 2026. Ahead of the release of Culdcept Begins, it’s been announced pre-orders have officially gone live this week on the eShop for…
Prepare for a miniature-scale adventure. Last month, Maximum Entertainment released its open-world survival game Smalland: Survive the Wilds on the Switch 2. Now, in an update, it’s unveiled its next chapter in the “beloved miniature-scale” franchise with the announcement of Smalland 2: Lost Realms. The Switch 2 version will launch after other versions of the…