I know that, for a lot of you, the obvious best climbing game of 2025 was Peak, the absurd going-up sim from Landfall that took the world by storm. But it’s not my choice. Why? I have no friends preferred White Knuckle, the early access horror-climber from Dark Machine that tasked you with climbing out…
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch CrossCode – Meet Lea as she logs into an MMO of the distant future. A story about the future of gaming from an unexpected angle, this retro-inspired 2D action-RPG might outright surprise you. CrossCode combines 16-bit Super NES-style graphics with butter-smooth…
FromSoftware finally showed off what one of the new Elden Ring: Nightreign Night Bosses is going to look like in the heat of battle, and it looks every bit as chaotic as the frenzied flame and painful as the golden order. “Behold, the first live gameplay for Libra, Creature of Night,” Bandai Namco US says…
The annual Warhammer Skulls event has mutated over the years, going from a week of discounts and freebies involving Warhammer-themed videogames to a showcase of upcoming additions to that growing library of ultraviolence. This year’s edition will be no different, but we’re also getting a whole game earlier than expected, with turn-based tactics-em-up Warhammer 40,000:…
Natalie Vock, a Linux developer for Valve, has recently taken to their GitHub with a simple fix allowing rigs with less VRAM to run games better. Turns out applications in Linux will hog all the resources they can get, though if you have an Arch-based distro with an 8 GB card, things are about to…
I’ve been waiting more than 10 years since the botched Thief reboot for a new game in the series, and now that it’s happening all I can think about is the old “careful what you wish for” adage. Because coming later in 2025 is Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow. Thief VR is a “reimagined” take…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Beta ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes…
Thank you! Thank you very much! We’re extremely excited about the success of Rocket League since its launch in PlayStation Plus on July 7th — we couldn’t have done it without you! For those of you who haven’t played Rocket League, it’s still available for free on PlayStation Plus until August 4th so join in…
With prebuilt machines, or any machine really, you have to make some compromises. This could be going for a slightly more value-friendly GPU to fit your budget, or skipping out on that all-white build because you don’t want to pay so much for colour-appropriate components. The Ryzen 5 7600X3D chip in the OcUK Mach 5R…
“Feeling very grateful and humbled right now”. British composer Robin Beanland has now been with Rare for 30 years. Beanland’s career began in the world of film and TV. He joined Rare back in 1994, working on the music for Donkey Kong Country alongside David Wise and Eveline Fischer. Since then, he has contributed to…