Gaming has become one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries in the UK, captivating new players and generating around £2.2 billion each year. Gaming has evolved far beyond a casual pastime. It’s becoming a cultural phenomenon fuelled by stunning graphics, immersive storytelling and innovative ways to play. Whether you prefer mobile gaming or console eSports, there’s…
Kitfox Games was founded in 2013 by a group of four acquaintances. They had almost no shared history, varying levels of experience, different tastes in games, and—despite their hopes of being a PC-first studio—an obligation to their incubator investor to release a mobile game. 12 years later, Kitfox has released four of its own games,…
Imagine the most badass pistol-wielding action hero ever. Now, become them. That’s it. That’s the game. At least, that’s the aim when developing Pistol Whip: for you to experience each level, or “scene,” as cinematically as possible, as though you’re the action hero yourself. Most design decisions — from game modifiers to art direction to…
Hideo Kojima has been on his travels again and, rather than posting pictures of overly elaborate lunches like usual, he’s been posting photos of himself at places like Microsoft. And next on the agenda was Seattle and Valve HQ, where the Koj allowed himself a photo blowout with various cool things around the company’s office….
Dr. Nintendo offered more than pills. May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the US. With Switch 2 drawing near, today Tim shares a personal journey he’s been on throughout the Switch generation… If the Switch’s eight-year-long lifecycle has led you to existential ‘then and now’ thoughts, I’m right there with you. It was my…
Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…
Guilty as charged. For all the Switch 1 Pro Controller’s good points (and there are a lot of them), it can take its sweet time getting to a full charge. Fortunately, the Switch 2 Pro Controller seems to be speeding things along in this department. Nintendo has revealed the technical specifications for the upcoming console’s…
I can’t say I ever thought I’d write a guide about how to destroy sticky notes, but FBC: Firebreak isn’t your average game. If you’ve already played Control, you’ll know that things get a little funky in this federal bureau and paranormal hotbed, including a plague of sentient sticky notes that need to be periodically…
“I’m a hungry pink puffball”. Nintendo’s rollout of new albums for its Nintendo Music app continues this week with the release of Kirby’s Dream Buffet soundtrack. This full-course multiplayer competition originally made its debut on the Switch eShop in 2022, and the album uploaded today contains a whopping 115 tracks, with a runtime of 4…
Mario Kart once again appears twice in the top ten. The latest UK Charts data is in, and there’s honestly very little change in the top ten this week, with EA SPORTS FC 26 once again claiming the top spot. In fact, the top eight games have all played a bit of a switcheroo, while…