Senior Treyarch developer says he’d be ‘dead lying’ if he claimed not to be worried about series fatigue with Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Call of Duty has proven itself highly resilient to series fatigue. While the quality of each entry has varied wildly for at least a decade, its overall popularity hasn’t been in serious doubt since Call of Duty 4. Perhaps this is because Call of Duty is so culturally omnipresent it would require active effort from…
Rumour: Iconic Studio Codemasters May Soon Close For Good
EA! Stop! It’s been a little while since any Codemasters-developed game made its way to a Nintendo system; in fact, the latest one may well have been F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition for the Wii U in 2014. But the iconic studio has been a staunch support of Nintendo in the past, developing and…
OEM Steam Deck LCD batteries are back in stock on iFixIt, but now cost $130 for just the part
Last month I reported that replacement batteries for the original LCD version of the Steam Deck would return to the iFixIt store after a brief absence. Well, Valve sent more batteries, and you can purchase these replacements from iFixIt right now. Unfortunately, the replacement battery alone now costs $130. Purchasing a new L-shaped battery without…
Preview: Despite Low Expectations, Pokémon Pokopia Had Me Grinning From Ear To Ear
Cut above. There was a moment quite early into my time with Pokémon Pokopia where I sat back, exhaled, and said, “Oh dear, it’s got me.” See, I’ve not been too hot on Pokémon games for a while now, and initial trailers for Pokopia suggested that this probably wouldn’t be changing anytime soon. After spending…
Mini Review: Simon The Sorcerer Origins (Switch) – A Faithful Return To A Classic Adventure Series
Simon says spells. If you’re an adventure game fan of a certain age, you’ll have a place in your heart for Simon the Sorcerer. Part of the first major wave of point-and-click adventures back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Simon offered a goofy British counterpart to Monkey Island’s swashbuckling comedy. The series now…
As Assassin’s Creed Shadows support comes to an end, Ubisoft reiterates what’s coming in the future, and yes, co-op factors into it somehow
Ahead of a stream on March 20, Ubisoft has confirmed Assassin’s Creed Shadows is moving “into its final phase of support”. The publisher’s focus will move to three previously announced Assassin’s Creed projects, including the “darker, narrative driven” Codename Hexe. “We’re winding things down with smaller, less frequent updates… but still a few surprises!” Ubisoft…
Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Beyond expectations? Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is very nearly here. It’s so close, in fact, that the reviews for the Switch 2 version of the game have now gone live, letting us all find out what we can expect from Samus’ long-awaited adventure on the latest hardware. Here at Nintendo Life, we had a blast…
How to complete the Goblin King quests in The Forge
The Forge certainly isn’t lacking when it comes to RPG-inspired sidequests, as the mining sim is chock full of lengthy NPC chores and requests with valuable rewards distracting from the main path. The Goblin King quests are some of the more annoying tasks, and it’s not enough to just complete one for his highness and…
Science Puzzler Splice Coming to PS4, PS3 on Jan. 20th
Hello there, Playstation.Blog! I hope you’re looking forward to the new year just as much as we are. This year is already shaping up to be fantastic. In that vein, we’re so excited to announce that Splice will be launching on PS4 and PS3 on January 20th for $14.99 as a cross buy game! Save…