Monster Hunter Wilds’ new cooking system is a win for balance, but there’s a Meowscular Chef-shaped hole in my heart
The opening hours of Monster Hunter Wilds are a shotgun blast of new information for returning hunters. Before I had even a handful of hunts under my belt, Capcom had dazzled me with cool quality-of-life upgrades like Seikrets, base camps, weapon holsters, makeshift camps, and seamless quest creation. “This is so much faster,” I thought….
Former Piranha Bytes veterans unveil their new dungeon crawler, and it’s tripping my Arx Fatalis alarms in all the right ways
Back in July 2024, former Piranha Bytes creative director Björn Pankratz and his wife, game designer Jennifer Pankratz, launched a new indie outfit called Pithead Studio, which they said would enable them to “keep doing what we love.” Today we got our first look at what that is, and I am—with all appropriate caution engaged—very…
Warner Bros. is closing Monolith, Player First Games, and WB San Diego, and has cancelled its Wonder Woman game
Just a month after Warner Bros. Games chief David Haddad announced that he’s stepping down after 12 years in the role, the company is closing its Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego studios, and cancelling the Wonder Woman game first revealed in 2021. The closures, first reported by Bloomberg, were confirmed by…
The Sims 4 is finally bringing the burglar back to the series after a decade away
I enjoy The Sims most when it’s ruining my day with random events and today The Sims 4 is bringing back one of the greats: the burglar. After a not-so-sneaky teaser this week The Sims 4 has dropped a base game update which, among a list of bug fixes, also adds a unique new thief…
Framework takes aim at ‘janky, locked-down, disposable, underpowered, and frankly, boring’ entry-level laptops with its new 12-inch touchscreen
What’s in an inch? We’ve already got the great Framework 13 laptop, so why does the company believe the world needs a Framework 12 laptop as well? Well, it’s not just a smaller version of its current machine, this is a new touchscreen convertible notebook, but one that’s been specifically created to be an entry…
Framework’s first desktop PC is giving us the AMD Strix Halo machine we’ve been craving, and the opportunity to build our own
I’m not sure which I’m most excited about, the idea of a whole new kind of Framework machine, or the fact the company is actually going to make available a Strix Halo motherboard for us to tinker with. On the one hand, a small form factor Framework Desktop is a cute idea, though it is…
Talking Point: Can Nintendo Keep Up The One-Game-A-Month Release Pace On Switch 2?
Keepie uppies. With Switch entering its ninth year on 3rd March 2025, and with over 150 million units sold and more million-selling games than we’ve had hot dinners, it’s hard to remember a time when Nintendo pooling its portable and home console software teams behind a single system felt like a risky move. As Wii…
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Has Been Rated For Switch
Gnarly! Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 has been teased for a good number of months on the trot now, but it finally seems like the skating sequels will be dropping in on Switch soon enough after the as-yet-unannounced title received a rating in Singapore (thanks, VGC). It’s exciting news, no doubt, made all…
Xbox February Update: Send Invite Links, Cloud Gaming Updates, and More
Category: Announcements February 25, 2025 Xbox February Update: Send Invite Links, Cloud Gaming Updates, and More Dean Shimabukuro, Product Marketing Manager, Xbox Services Marketing Xbox updates are rolling out with great new features. Starting today, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can easily invite friends to join their Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) sessions with a single…