RuneScape developer Jagex descended upon Birmingham (the British one, not the Alabama one) over the weekend with its annual RuneFest. As part of its RuneScape keynote, it showed off a trailer for its upcoming Dragon Slayer 2 quest which, er, featured a player character with six fingers and a bizarre sneaker-like sole on their very…
Embark is doing some monumental spring cleaning in the lead up to its major Arc Raiders‘ update Frozen Trail. There’s been an overhaul to its anticheat approach, the news of a potential PvE test, and a change to loot hotspots. But amid all of this, we’re also getting a rework to one of Speranza’s most…
Despite the immense volume of similarities between Dungeons & Dragons and World of Warcraft, the team working on the upcoming collab rulebook knows that you can’t translate everything 1:1. Half of the MMO is about fighting the same bosses over and over until you finally get a good piece of loot. The grind isn’t made…
xeRAbora brings RetroAchievements to modded hardware for the first time. New homebrew software allows for RetroAchievements to be tracked and recorded from games played on original PS2 hardware, rather than through an emulator. Developed by modder “hacan 359”, the xeRAbora program works in collaboration with another homebrew utility, Open PS2 Loader, to track player progress…
Termina beckons. Nintendo is ramping up its Zelda 40th Anniversary celebrations with a few new initiatives for the N64’s Majora’s Mask. First up, and what is undoubtedly the highlight for us, is the addition of the original soundtrack on Nintendo Music. Nintendo states that this will be added on Friday, 9th October in Japan, so…
“This is an incredible time to be alive for a creator”. Over the weekend of 3-4 October 2026, I attended the Play Expo in Blackpool. It was a 5-and-a-half-hour drive with Paul Drury; we attended to mark the launch of Drury’s new book, The Arcade 1979-2000, and fellow book contributors Martyn Carroll and Frank Gasking…
Last month was filled with an extensive release of games ranging from story-driven spectacles to mini-adventures! Some big new releases included Marvel’s Wolverine, Control Resonant, Dune: Awakening, and NBA 2K27. Which game was your favorite? How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation Blog will open a poll where you can vote…
Amid celebrations for Resident Evil’s 30th anniversary, executive producer Jun Takeuchi revealed what future plans Capcom had for the Resident Evil series, including what will happen after the devs run out of games to remake. “The current ‘Resident Evil’ series is being developed along two tracks: the numbered titles allow players to experience the ongoing…
Still better than the cloud. October is shaping up to be an exceptionally busy month for game releases, and one of these is Kingdom Hearts Collection for the Switch 2. Ditching the cloud for a proper native release, many fans have been eagerly waiting for this for quite some time. But if you’re looking to…
MyCareer and MyTeam hit the bench. We NBA 2K fans are no strangers to an online server shutdown, but 2K is pushing the boat out even further this year, as it has announced that NBA 2K25 is being fully delisted later this month, with the ensuing server closings pruning the title’s two best game modes…