“It’s wanting that gets so many folk in trouble…”. The first time I played Red Dead Redemption was, of course, the day it launched. 2010 really doesn’t seem all that long ago at all, but there was a level of expectation and excitement to those opening moments in Rockstar’s utterly wild West that I do…
Category: ID@Xbox December 2, 2025 Lost Twins 2 Water Update Offers Challenging New Puzzles and Improved Gameplay Fawad Asghar, Game Designer / Game Programmer, Playdew Summary Available now as a free update for all players. The most challenging puzzles yet with new water-based mechanics and fluid physics. Smoother gameplay, haptic feedback support, and new achievements….
The artist whose work was stolen to develop the look of Marathon, Bungie’s upcoming extraction shooter, says it’s all water under the bridge. “The Marathon art issue has been resolved with Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment to my satisfaction,” wrote artist Antireal on X today. The update comes nearly seven months after Antireal posted on…
He was aged just 38. It is with a heavy heart that we report that Retro Gamer’s Features Editor, Nick Thorpe, has passed away at the age of 38. The news was broken by the magazine’s long-running editor, Darran Jones, on social media. Read the full article on timeextension.com He was aged just 38. It…
Shovel Knight was a major indie hit, with more than three million copies sold, an “overwhelmingly positive” rating on Steam, and a brand so recognizable it’s spawned spinoffs and crossovers with games ranging from Bloodstained to For Honor. But in the 10 years since Shovel Knight first appeared, developer Yacht Club Games has struggled to…
The venerable Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is perhaps the most comprehensive attempt humans have ever made to nail down the wonderfully wriggly English language and, over 140 years after the first volume was published, is still battling against the tides. In recent times, one of the tricks publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has used to…
Marksman rifles have always been a popular choice in Call of Duty, and Black Ops 7 has some really fun ones. The Warden 308 may not be as strong as the DMRs that gave Warzone players nightmares over the years, but it’s still super satisfying to use. It’s equipped with a revolving cylinder that gives…
“If we sold, like, 100,000, that’s not so good”. We have been keeping an eye on Mina the Hollower for some years now. This is the GBC-looking Zelda-like from Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Shovel Knight, that launched on Kickstarter back in 2022, and only recently missed out on its initial release date thanks…
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IO Interactive recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of its flagship series Hitman, which has certainly been on a journey. Agent 47’s beautiful, barcoded bald head has become one of the industry’s icons, with the series’ growth into its own identity truly impressive: from the early days where it was a more traditional 3D action game…