Trillion: God of Destruction is a PS Vita strategy game where you must stop a demon, Trillion, who seeks to consume the whole Underworld. The catch? Trillion’s got one trillion HP. You’ve got six Overlords to defeat him. In your first playthrough, not all of them will survive. So how exactly do you beat a…
Star Wars Battlefront II looks set to deliver on the big setpiece-heavy space battles fans have been crying out for in Starfighter Assault mode. Covering multiple conflicts spanning all three eras of the Star Wars mythos, the mode – created by acclaimed UK developer Criterion – sees two factions clash amongst the stars for victory…
Since the advent of generative AI and contemporary chatbots, there’s been endless debate about the ethics of using them in gamedev. But how does AI measure up through a purely pragmatic, business-minded lens? According to a blog from Game Oracle written by market data analyst Ross Burton, stigma around the technology can ward off prospective…
“It appears that some people felt uncomfortable about this”. It’s no secret that Level-5 has embraced Generative AI when it comes to game development, and CEO Akihiro Hino has been very open and honest about the fact that the company is using the technology in its games – but few expected the recent Level-5 Vision…
Even Pokémon can’t keep up. The latest Japanese charts data is in from Famitsu, and surprising no one, Mario Kart World is once again at the top of the pile, shifting another 103,861 units. Not even the combined sales of Pokémon Legends: Z-A across Switch and Switch 2 can keep up, though it’s safe to…
Armored Core 6 was a triumph—it gave second wind to FromSoftware’s mecha franchise, brought new fans into the genre (myself included) and it let you gun down tanks as a 20ft-tall Pepsi Man, what more could you want? Co-op, that’s what. Despite the fact that there’s several missions in the game with AI partners, there’s…
A fresh launch may be imminent. When Nintendo released its latest financial data, a lot of people were understandably focused on the news that the Switch 2 would soon be getting a price hike in the west. But one little nugget that fell under the radar was the fact that the original Switch is getting…
It’s a new year, but we can’t help but look back at some of the amazing gaming moments that had us opening up photo mode in 2020. As last year came to a close, we asked you to share you favorite gaming shots using #PSshare and #PSBlog. Here are the highlights: This detailed portrait of…
Until very recently, the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless was our favourite wireless gaming headset, right up until the magnificent Razer BlackShark V3 ate its lunch. It hasn’t taken HyperX long to strike back, however, with the newly-announced HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless 2—complete with a fancy RGB-lit base station with a selection of media controls. HyperX…
At the close of this year’s EVE Fanfest, CCP Games CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson took the stage to announce a surprising new commemoration of the long-running sci-fi MMO: An epic poem in the style of the ancient Icelandic sagas, written on genuine vellum in—and here’s the kicker—the blood of EVE Online fans. Did I mention…