Have you ever thought you wanted to experience the actual hardship your in-game characters have to go through on a daily basis? The blood, the sweat, the tears, and more sweat? No? Well, apparently someone has, because ShakeMistake on YouTube modded Red Dead Redemption 2 to be able to use his rowing machine as a…
Not tied down. The Yakuza / Like A Dragon series has been one of the biggest surprises of the Switch 2 generation, with three games — 0, Kiwami 1, and Kiwami 2 — available on the platform already. In February next year, it’ll be joined by the brand new Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties…
The departure of Hideo Kojima from Konami saw the publisher react, initially at least, like a spurned lover. There was an ill-advised attempt to remove the creator’s name from certain packaging, followed-up by the even more ill-advised spinoff Metal Gear Survive, before things went quiet and, for years and years, Konami did nothing with the…
Sword subject. It might have been one of the worst-kept secrets in video games in the run-up to its official announcement, but yes, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is coming to Switch 2. In fact, it’s arriving tomorrow. Now, we were rather impressed with Star Wars Outlaws when it arrived on the new hybrid system back in…
Category: Accessories December 1, 2025 How to Build an Xbox Controller With Xbox Design Lab Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Xbox Design Lab is a one-stop shop that allows you to create your very own controller. From the controller itself to every external component, Xbox Design Lab is a hugely customizable platform that lets you…
An unlucky former Rockstar animator has made themselves the new temporary focus of Grand Theft Auto fans, after posting a demo reel of their work on various company titles to Vimeo. The two-minute reel includes finished scenes from the likes of GTA5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, alongside various one-off animations with Pixar-style cartoon characters,…
Another day, another round of bad news regarding the ongoing RAM shortage and rising PC hardware prices. TrendForce reports that the NAND flash wafer supply is getting worse, which will directly impact SSD prices, and it already has. How long will it take for those price changes to trickle down to the consumer market? And…
Never too-ie late. Banjo-Tooie isn’t the most beloved adventure in the bear and bird’s series, but it has its fair share of fans. One of which happens to be Nintendo’s very own Shigeru Miyamoto, which former Rare designer and director Gregg Mayles revealed on social media. Sharing a fax from the legendary game creator and…
Some Arc Raiders players have been desperately searching for a way to identify and punish evil players, to warn others that they aren’t to be trusted before any more blood is shed. Some dabbled with the idea of virtual sheriffs, while others took to naming and shaming on Reddit, but now they’ve taken to using…
PC Gamer Australian editor Shaun Prescott hates Styx, the diminutive goblin “asshole,” but he quite likes the Styx videogames, and so he was suitably pleased when Cyanide and Nacon announced earlier this year that a third game in the series, Styx: Blades of Greed, was set to arrive later in 2025. But now it’s December,…