Modern technical advancements in gaming can feel a bit… underwhelming at times. Ray tracing only seems to exist so I can briefly admire an FPS-tanking reflection or puddle I would have otherwise walked straight past. Chromatic aberration is mostly there to be turned off. My once-spacious SSDs are quickly clogged up by multi-gig patches that…
Wahoo! Nintendo has announced that Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be coming to the Switch as a bundle, launching on 2nd October 2025. It doesn’t appear that this release will be enhanced for Switch 2 in any way, but Nintendo is also launching new Mario Galaxy-themed amiibo alongside a physical storybook…
Among many FromSoftware signatures, the Dark Souls developer’s NPCs always seem to talk, you know, like that. They’re cryptic and brittle, giving the minimum amount of information and surrendering zero context while they laugh, chuckle, or even chortle in the most unsettling way possible. Then you do a few quests, forget them for a while,…
In a series of events that future historians will point to as emblematic of our age, NATO— y’know, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, established in 1949 to wage Cold War against the Soviet Union—is “actively addressing incidents affecting some unclassified NATO websites” following an alleged intrusion by a group of “gay furry hackers”. That’s what…
XDefiant may not have been as spectacular a flop as Concord, but it was another stark example of how ephemeral online gaming can be in today’s industry. Ubisoft’s multiplayer shooter released in 2024 to not-insignificant critical acclaim, with PC Gamer’s Jake Tucker calling it “a breath of fresh air” in a sphere dominated by Call…
He’s aware fans haven’t even seen gameplay yet. One of the many surprises during the Switch 2 reveal in April was the new game Kirby Air Riders, a sequel to the GameCube outing. It’s scheduled to arrive later this year, so what’s the latest? Game director Masahiro Sakurai has issued another small update via social…
You see that front-panel USB-C port on the fancy Fractal Design Terra Mini-ITX case? That’s a USB 3.2 x2, and if you plug it into a standard USB 3 header on a motherboard the system chucks an error and won’t boot. That’s my experience, anyway. So it was with some trepidation that I picked up…
The year is 2025, and there’s no better indication that we live in an increasingly meaningless and absurdist hellscape than the fact I read the news “They’re re-releasing a 2006 videogame based on a 1984 movie, but with upscaled graphics, but also they might have just bundled mods into it without anyone’s permission” and thought…
The worm has turned. He might not be quite as famous today, but once upon a time, Earthworm Jim had considerable commercial pulling power and became one of the most popular characters to emerge during the latter part of the 16-bit era. Four games have been released in the franchise – Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim…
Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! Builder Simulator Frozen Way ☆☆☆☆☆…