Update: PAX West 2025 footage has us very excited. Bit Kid, the developer behind the well-received procedurally-generated adventure Chasm, has revealed its next project. Wolfhound is a 2D Metroidvania set during World War II. You assume the role of Capt. Chuck “Wolfhound” Rossetti, who is tasked with entering a top-secret Nazi base in the Bermuda…
Serious Sam 2 just got a meaty patch from the devs at Croteam featuring UI updates, graphical improvements, changes to the multiplayer, and bugfixes. George W Bush is president, and the subprime mortgage market can only go up, up, up, baby! Wait, no, sorry. It is in fact 2025, but all those things I said…
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With Spider-Man Homecoming swinging into theaters next month, I got a few minutes to chat with director Jon Watts about his take on Spidey, integrating with the larger Marvel cinematic universe, and what the success of films like Logan and Deadpool mean for comic adaptations. Also, visit PlayStation Store on your PS4 today to watch…
Jump up, Superstar. The latest Japanese charts from Famitsu (via Gematsu) are now in and it has been a pretty quiet week — though that hasn’t stopped a familiar face from returning to the top spot. Yes, everyone’s favourite plumber and occasional elephant (as niche of a group as that is) is back at number…
Details surrounding Nintendo’s 80th annual General Meeting of Shareholders have surfaced on the official Nintendo Japan website and, as expected, there are some strict rules in place due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Nintendo has also confirmed that it will be taking place on June 26th at their headquarters in Kyoto. As well as the meeting…
The CEO of Hasbro (the company that owns Wizards of the Coast, which in itself makes D&D and Magic: The Gathering) has been effusive and cheery about AI in the past, saying that the fact all his mates are using it in his home games is a signal “we need to be embracing it” back…
Heading back to Hyrule. Ready for a spot of weekend gaming? Us too. Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing! Before we dive into our screen plans, let’s have a look back at what happened this week in the world of news. This week has been all about da movies as Nintendo…
Grab your controllers and keyboards, because we have another round of games coming soon! Most importantly though, grab your headphones – Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II launches next week. While sharing is caring, this is one you’re going to want to listen to yourself for the full experience. Now let’s get to all the games! Available…
Gear of the Year (Image credit: Future) Check out more of the year’s best tech in our PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025 coverage. In 2025, as graphics cards, memory, and storage have become harder to find at reasonable prices, monitors have only become better value. So, should you have the rig to run it, there…