It is 2026 and Sony has finished steaming Jim Ryan’s ghost out of the office sofa cushions once and for all. Per a report from Bloomberg, the PlayStation company is pulling all the way back on its strategy of releasing its exclusive games on PC, a U-turn on a welcome policy introduced during the Ryan…
Improved textures, realistic clothing and more. The classic PS2 title ICO has already been remastered once on PS3, but that hasn’t stopped modder Sad_Origami from giving the original game a spruce-up. A new texture pack has been previewed which allows you to run the original game under emulation with improved detail. Read the full article…
Crimson Desert seems huge — not just in how much there is to do, but simply how enormous its world is. As an open-world RPG, that’s to be expected, but it’s only when you’re standing on a strange island floating in the sky, seeing the whole world stretch out beneath you, that it’s clear just…
In the age of seasonal updates and battle passes, each new release is a marathon, not a sprint, as they aim to keep us all hooked for years to come. Bungie’s Marathon roadmap isn’t any different in this regard, with new playable classes, weapons, maps, and more—you know the shtick. Still, there’s a lot riding…
From its first announcement trailer at the tail end of last year, it’s been clear that Control Resonant is not the safe Control sequel that many players may have been expecting. With a new protagonist, a new setting, and a shift from gunplay to melee combat, it’s shaking up pretty much every element of the…
I gotta say, it’s been a good time to come back to Overwatch. Five new heroes, plus all of the ones I missed out on in the three or four years I haven’t been playing. The Sanrio collaboration that actually had me contemplating playing Widowmaker for the first time in my life. A renewed drive…
Harvey Randall, Staff Writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Getting stuck in to World of Warcraft: Midnight. Last week I was: Playing Crimson Desert, my opinions on which you’ll be reading here. Crimson Desert is one of the most overstimulating games I’ve ever played, and I’m going to make it my mission for…
A few weeks ago, during State of Play, we shared the first gameplay footage of Control Resonant running on PlayStation 5 Pro. The trailer was fast-paced and focused — but it only scratched the surface of the gameplay systems at work. Play Video Today, we want to go deeper into the systems behind Control Resonant,…
Mui and me. Planet of Lana released in 2023 to strong reviews, but flew under the radar. Wishfully Game’s short and sweet indie platform puzzler was a real treat, with its painterly style and cute central partnership at its centre. While the original is still well worth seeking out, the story is quickly recapped in…
Category: Games Control Resonant: Getting to Grips With Remedy’s First-Ever Melee Action Game Will Fulton, Xbox Wire Editor Published March 4, 2026 Summary Control Resonant evolves the original Control’s 3rd-person shooting combat into an intense melee action-RPG. Creative Director Mikael Kasurinin and Lead Gameplay Designer Sergey Mohov gave an overview of the sequel’s elaborate combat…