Life imitating art, or the other way around? The phrase “Egg of Columbus” is used to describe a brilliant discovery which seems so obvious after the fact. It’s something we’ve been pondering for weeks now, ever since interviewing former games journalist Frank O’Connor for our recent ‘Nintendo’s Golden Ticket’ feature. “I might conflate my discovery…
After two decades of Half-Life 3 rumors, each new burst of hope looks a lot like Charlie Brown once again getting set to kick a football. None of the suspicious lines of CS:GO code or yarn-webbed conspiracy board YouTube videos have actually preceded an announcement of the fabled Half-Life 2 sequel. And yet, here we…
Mining for data. A new survey conducted by Japanese variety show Ariyoshiiieeeee! – Oh yeah! Wanna play games at your place now? has revealed Japan’s favourite video games, both overall and by age rating, and while the likes of Mario, Splatoon, Pokémon, Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Dragon Quest all make frequent appearances, none of them…
Those of us at Hopoo Games and Gearbox Publishing are stoked out of our minds to surprise launch Risk of Rain 2 today on PS4. If you’re hearing about Risk of Rain 2 for the first time, let’s play a little catch up! Way back in the halcyon days of 2013, Risk of Rain dropped,…
Diablo 4’s upcoming season was shaping up to be a big disappointment after the excitement around its latest expansion. Blizzard threatened to completely flatten the identity of the most powerful loot with a change that—while healthy in the long run—spoiled the fun of having ultra-rare items to chase in an action RPG. But after holding…
Need to know What is it? An extremely cheeky sci-fi adventure romp. Release date January 27, 2026 Developer Size Five Games Publisher No More Robots Reviewed on RTX 4090, Intel i9-13900k, 32GB RAM Steam Deck Unknown Link Official site VValak Lizardtongue, Grand Shepherd of the Tyrythian Ascendancy, isn’t a born leader. For one, he wasn’t…
Pre-orders open this week. Following the shadow drop of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on the Switch 2 last November, physical distributor Limited Run Games has now officially announced a physical release. Pre-orders for a standard edition and collector’s edition go live on 2nd July 2026. The standard edition priced at $49.99 comes with a copy…
If you’re searching for Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1 release times, you’re likely as excited to fight Mizutsune as I am. This beloved bubble-blasting fox is returning to the game as part of the first free content drop, alongside Zoh Shia arriving as a repeatable hunt, and a Grand Hub where you can gather…
Shake it, baby. A few years before he was “all outta gum”, Duke Nukem starred in a pair of MS-DOS action platformers which were distributed as shareware. Created by Apogee Software, Duke Nukem (1991) and Duke Nukem II (1993) were two rare beasts, at least on PC; while home consoles had plenty of Contra-style run-and-gun…
Ahead of a service update next week. Following the news that two previously unreleased Virtual Boy titles would be joining the ‘Nintendo Classics’ service next week, Nintendo has now announced a limited-time discount on its cardboard headset in select locations. Read the full article on nintendolife.com