In a depressingly predictable turn of events, the reveal God of War Laufey came under fire from certain corners of the Internet, as it centres around a female protagonist rather than mad lad turned sad dad Kratos. Much of this negative reaction has centred around Laufey’s actor Deborah Ann Woll, who also played Laufey in…
Issue #38 – July 2026. Welcome back to another look through the Nintendo Life Mailbox. Well done, you made it. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Eight years after leaving the games industry, Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski is considering a full-time return to game development. Bleszinski left the games industry in 2018 after the closure of his studio Boss Key Productions, caused by the commercial failure of its two games—the multiplayer arena shooter LawBreakers, and the ’80s themed Battle…
I still remember cursing aloud when I was first sent to prison in GTA 5 roleplay. You see, unlike in regular Grand Theft Auto—story mode or Online—getting arrested in RP has consequences. Sure, you face the same trigger-happy cops when you fall foul of the law, where you’re pursued until either dead or in cuffs,…
hen I played 007: First Light earlier this year, one element of it stood out to me as unusual—and that is the arc relating to Bond’s fellow 00 trainees, Cressida Bright and Lennox Monroe. IO Interactive puts a huge amount of work into building these characters, successfully selling you on the inherently bizarre concept of…
Brawlmon. Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week’s heated battle focused on the Game Boy title Fortified Zone, which was recently added to NSO as a new playable title. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The Palworld 1.0 update adds 72 new pals—most of which you can catch, while the remainder at least adds an updated entry to your Palpedia. That’s a big undertaking with the expanded Palpagos map and the new World Tree region to explore, and referencing the in-game map can be a real pain, but that’s where…
Out next month. Ahead of the release of Lies of P: Complete Edition on the Switch 2 eShop next month, multiple previews have now gone live. According to the details so far, there’ll be a day one patch at launch to address some performance issues. The previews have also highlighted some issues with the quality…
The limited releases of cards for Magic: The Gathering that are mostly reskins of existing cards with new art are called Secret Lair drops. They’re infamous for selling out fast and being hard to get hold of at normal prices, and they’re also infamous for having unusual themes. There’s been a Monty Python one, a…
In 2021, when The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante came out on Steam, our Shaun Prescott called it “a text heavy narrative RPG with a huge emphasis on gruelling decision making.” Think of those decision-heavy simulations like Princess Maker, only in a grim-and-gritty fantasy setting that cranks up the George R. R. Martin dial…