I was pleasantly surprised by the Xbox Showcase overall this year. Seeing Marcus in normal clothes was rather funny, but Gears of War E-Day looks as gnarly as ever. Clockwork Revolution is a very promising time-bending steampunk RPG, and a hit of Bioshock nostalgia. I’m already sold on Vivarium, the most charming Ghibli-esque life sim…
As revealed in today’s State of Play, the God of War 20th Anniversary limited edition DualSense controller launches this October. Designed to evoke the legendary Ghost of Sparta’s ashen skin and scarlet tattoo, the controller pays homage to Kratos, who has taken on countless roles and endless challenges across Ancient Greece and the Nine Realms….
Two of the largest NAND flash manufacturers are eyeing up a mega merger, reports suggest. Kioxia, once part of Toshiba, is said to be nearing a deal with Western Digital that would see the two companies combine to become a new SSD storage entity to rival market share leader Samsung. According to Kyodo News, the…
I have around 25 hours in Foxhole, which in war terms means I’m still green as grass. My Foxhole habit began a few years ago, right before it hit 1.0. I jumped headfirst into a war that’d already been raging for weeks. That first night I didn’t touch a gun or even get close to…
Production of Sony and Amazon MGM’s God of War series seems to be ticking along nicely after starting from scratch back in 2024. Ed Skrein has just been added to the cast. The North London actor will play Baldur, the main antagonist from the 2018 God of War game. As reported by Deadline (via Eurogamer),…
Unless the FTC’s Lina Khan runs in at the last minute to physically tackle Bobby Kotick before he can sign anything, it’s looking very likely that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard will close in the very near future. I mean very near, you understand, as in possibly this Friday, pending word from the UK market…
Team Ico titles — that’s Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, to date — are among the few games out there to have genuinely made gamers shed a tear thanks to their emotional, impactful narratives. And that’s an approach that The Last Guardian is looking to continue, as it tells the story of a young…
A FrostyFest update. Alongside the latest game update, Nintendo has announced the next Splatfest for Splatoon 3. After the ‘family v friend’ theme in Splatoon 2, the third game will now be split between friends, family and solo teams. As previously mentioned, this event will be part of the latest FrostyFest update, and players will…
Due to the memory supply crisis, I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that now is a particularly stressful time to experience hardware failure. With a bit of luck, a sensible multi-year warranty should save your bacon when an SSD stops playing ball—but it looks like the RAMpocalypse may be about to claim another…
As a CRPG fan of a certain vintage, I have a lot of fondness for Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines developer Troika’s fantasy steampunk RPG. But it’s now over two decades old, and still incredibly rough around the edges (and, frankly, everywhere else), so it’s not the most playable…