South of Midnight Hands-on: A Gorgeous, Pull-No-Punches Fairytale

South of Midnight Hands-on: A Gorgeous, Pull-No-Punches Fairytale

Category: Games February 11, 2025 South of Midnight Hands-on: A Gorgeous, Pull-No-Punches Fairytale Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief At first blush, South of Midnight could be described as a classic action-adventure: a heroine thrust from ordinary life into a remarkable journey; magical weapons and abilities; ability skill trees. But spend just a few minutes with…

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I’d be a nervous wreck, but Monster Hunter Wilds’ producer is ‘very confident’ following up Capcom’s bestselling game ever

A year ago, longtime Monster Hunter producer Ryozo Tsujimoto celebrated some major series milestones, including one very big number: 23 million. That’s how many copies of Monster Hunter: World Capcom had sold by early 2024 (including copies bundling in the game’s expansion, Iceborne). If you take a look on Capcom’s website, where it maintains a…

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State of Play returns tomorrow, February 12

State of Play is back tomorrow, February 12! Tune in live for news and updates on great games coming to PS5. The show celebrates a creative and unique selection of exciting games from studios around the world. The 40+ minute show begins February 12 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET |  11pm CET / February…

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I played the final preview build of Monster Hunter Wilds, and the 2 beasts I hunted were the best kind of absolute freaks

Monster Hunter contains multitudes. Not just multitudes of monsters, but multitudes of moods. What other game series would open with a child’s village being destroyed by a raging mythological beast, then an hour later devote five minutes to a cutscene of a roided-out chicken chasing a bunch of cats carrying a giant steak over their…

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Marvel Rivals players use the power of overwhelming negativity to encourage the devs to abandon plans for a mid-season rank reset

Yesterday, Marvel Rivals devs announced plans for an upcoming rank reset, and players wasted no time in explaining every reason why this would absolutely suck for everyone involved. “Ranks will be reset when the second half of Season 1 starts on February 21, 2025,” a Marvel Rivals blog post says. “Based on your standing at…

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