How To Watch the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2025
The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct is nearly upon us, like a monster made entirely of teeth and claws gaming news with a hunger for human blood informing PC gamers about titles they might like to play. The digital showcase, our first from Tokyo Game Show, is fit to burst with over 30 games showing…
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles review
Somebody pinch me. They’ve done it. They’ve actually done it: Not only can I finally play Final Fantasy Tactics on my PC, but this timeless classic has been done justice. It’s not some old game hastily shoved in an emulation wrapper and sent out to die. It’s not some brand new thing so polished and…
Preview: Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Combat Shines Brightly, But Its Visuals Are Still Dull
Too zazzy? It’s no secret that I’ve not been the biggest hype-monster when it comes to Pokémon Legends: Z-A. I’m not big on the idea of an open game being restricted to just a city, and the combat, whilst intriguing, left me apprehensive for how it would be executed. Well, I got the chance to…
“It Shouldn’t Be That Way” – Tetris Company CEO Laments Low Female Representation In The Games Industry
“We’ve got to put ourselves out there”. According to a report by Women in Games, around 22% of the games industry workforce is female, and the higher up the chain to executive level, that percentage drops to 16% within the business’s top 15 game companies. This is something that Maya Rogers, president and CEO of…
Counter-Strike 2 invents a new way to monetise guns and, hoo boy, people seem to hate it even more than crates and keys: ‘I’m not paying 1000+ bucks for a skin!’
Last week brought a new update to Counter-Strike 2 that, among various tweaks to the game, added a brand-new way to obtain the game’s latest set of gun skins. The set is called the Genesis Collection, though sadly Valve neglected the chance to name them all after Phil Collins songs, and can only be bought…
Save On Select Switch 1 & 2 Games In Koei Tecmo’s Tokyo Game Show eShop Sale
Wild Hearts S, Nobunaga’s Ambition, Atelier & more. Tokyo Game Show 2025 is now underway, and Koei Tecmo is marking the event with a Switch eShop sale, bringing some welcome discounts to a range of Switch 1 and 2 releases. This sale is now live and will be sticking around until 2nd October, so you…
I just beat Silksong’s Act 3, and I’m not just thrilled the game was was hard—I’m glad it was mean to me, too
Harvey Randall, Staff Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week I was: Reviewing Borderlands 4, a game I like very much despite its many warts. There’s been a healthy heaping of difficulty discourse surrounding Silksong, and with good reason. This game’s tough as nails. I just wrapped up my 60-hour playthrough of all three acts, and…
After it accidentally leaked it, RGG unveils a full-on Kiwami remake of Yakuza 3, plus a whole new bonus Gaiden game where you play its main bad guy
It has, somehow, been almost a decade since Sega last released a Kiwami remake of one its older Yakuza games (though it’s been a mere six years since its previous one—Kiwami 2—hit PC). Now it’s feeling the itch again: during the last Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) Summit, the mad lads announced that Yakuza Kiwami 3—a…
Ghost of Yōtei Photo Mode features detailed, tips guide
Next week, October 2, Ghost of Yōtei launches on PS5. We’ve gotten a taste of the revenge-fuelled journey to come by way of State of Play, got to grips with the versatility of the game’s multi-weapon combat, discovered how encounters with allies and threats will shape our exploration of the Ezo’s beautiful, rugged landscapes, and…