Marathon was the fourth best-selling game (by revenue) in the US when it released in March, and the sixth best so far this year, according to market performance analyst firm Circana. That’s quite the surprising statistic given the vitriol surrounding its very existence and the constant doom-watching of its Steam Charts. It’s even more impressive…
“Players can finally walk through the places the 1994 version could only imply”. Here’s something that slipped through the cracks that people have literally been begging us to cover over the last few weeks. It appears the third game in Access Software’s Tex Murphy series, the 1994 FMV adventure game Under A Killing Moon, is…
And we thought our love lives were a disaster. If you play enough video games, you can see when developers are playing it safe, but that isn’t the case for Outerloop’s Thirsty Suitors. If anything, it is trying to do too much, its ambition reaching to heights that its budget simply can’t deliver, but we…
A video’s like count is one of the visible details people may notice when discovering new content. For creators and businesses, that helps explain the appeal of purchasing likes: the aim is to give a post a more established appearance while continuing to publish and attract an audience. However, increasing a counter is not the…
“I was just zoning out, thinking about random game ideas”. When people in the past talk about the inspirations behind Capcom’s arcade fighting series Street Fighter, they typically default to discussing the role of Irem’s Spartan X (better known as Kung Fu Master in North America) — and for pretty good reasons too. Both games…
We’re super excited to announce that Temtem is embracing the next-gen and will be coming to PS5 in 2021. Temtem is a massively multiplayer creature-collection journey where you seek adventure in the lovely Airborne Archipelago alongside your Temtem squad. Players can catch every Temtem, challenge other tamers, customize their house, or join a friend’s adventure…
M-M-M-Maaaaaaario? Christmas for Nintendo fans is here once again, folks – yes, it’s Direct Day! It’s time to break out your favourite snacks and beverages, because we’ve got a whopping 60 minutes’ worth of announcements and updates to get through together, with lots of goodies planned for both the Switch and Switch 2. Read the…
Hope everyone is enjoying the summer! To help you cool down and slide back into the action, check out the brand new winter battlefield on our second DLC: Defiant Honor, available now at PlayStation Store. As I’ve mentioned previously, William will be facing off with the renowned samurai Sanada Yukimura. Our director Yasuda-san and many…
Gear of the Year (Image credit: Future) Check out more of the year’s best tech in our PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025 coverage. Every year, vendors fill the market with a veritable mass of new motherboards, all vying for your attention and wallet. There are so many that it would be almost impossible for anyone…