Vote for your favourite creator island. The insanely popular battle royale game Fortnite will be celebrating this year’s Game Awards, with players able to vote for “The Best Creator Made Fortnite Island of the Year” in-game. This new update by Nighttimes and Studio 568 is a hub world that links players to ten creator-made islands,…
The used game market has changed a lot in recent years. Prices for classic cartridges and consoles keep climbing, yet plenty of people are jumping into the hobby anyway. Starting a retro gaming collection in 2026 is still very possible on a budget – you just need to know where to look and what to…
Is it worth the hassle, though? One of the biggest surprises from the recent Switch 2 Direct is that the accompanying Pro Controller will actually come with two new back buttons labelled ‘GL’ and ‘GR’. In addition to a slightly revamped design in which Nintendo took inspiration from the GameCube controller, the new Pro Controller…
Where are they, huh? Last weekend, Resident Evil turned 30 years old – can you believe it? The original game launched on the PS1 all the way back on 22nd March 1996, kickstarting an enduring franchise that’s arguably more popular now than it’s ever been. I still vividly remember borrowing the PS1 trilogy from my…
Industry veteran Mike Fischer runs us through his years at Sega, Namco, & Xbox. The marketing expert and former video game exec Mike Fischer may not exactly be a household name in the world of gaming, but we’d argue he has had a more exciting career than most working in his respective field. Over the…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s beta came and went over the weekend, or so we thought. After two days of closed access and another two days open to the public, Activision has decided to extend the beta another three days and add one more 6v6 map, Toshin. The double XP party is now on…
Eternal Strands, the new game from Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw’s Yellow Brick Games, is set to launch on January 28—and today Laidlaw announced that a week before that happens, a playable demo will be released to give curious gamers a taste of what it’s all about. “It’s January, so I’m pleased we can…
Darkstalkers (USA) is also coming to Blu-ray. Discotek Media has announced that it will be bringing out a new Blu-ray of the critically panned Street Fighter: The Animated Series. Originally airing between 1995 to 1997 on the USA Network, Street Fighter The Animated Series was a collaboration between USA Studios, Capcom, Graz Entertainment (season one),…
I sometimes wonder if Steam Next Fest has run its course, if—like so much of Steam—it’s become so overwhelmed by stuff that it’s impossible to pick through it all and find the real gems. Is it really possible for little-known games to make a big splash anymore? I had my doubts. And turns out I…
Rory Norris, Guides Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week I was: teaming up with players in Arc Raiders, and blasting the mean ones. This week I’ve been: clearing out my stash and filling it up just as quickly by engaging in more PvP, and now I’m thinking I’m the bad guy. We’re just weeks away…