“We didn’t want to do anything substandard”. Richard Jacques is a name that will need little introduction to any long-standing Sega fan. The Ivor Novello Award-winning, GRAMMY and BAFTA-nominated composer joined Sega Europe in the ’90s to work as the in-house composer, creating music for titles such as Sonic R, Shinobi X, Daytona USA: Championship…
Cities: Skylines 2 released in a less than ideal state, and most of the talk around the game has centred around how Colossal Order intends to fix various issues with the game’s performance. Now, the studio has resumed its weekly “CO Word of the Week” feature—last sighted in 2018—to keep players updated on its progress….
After many years of development, hard work, and passion, The Witness is out next week on PS4. The crew discusses this ambitious open-world puzzler — a game that Nick has worked on since he started at PlayStation! We also assert our love for the original Mirror’s Edge, talk Trophies, and even “review” The Great British…
Returns returns. Last week saw the Wii’s Donkey Kong Country Returns return in HD on Switch. Following the first time it returned on 3DS, the Switch port — helmed by Forever Entertainment this time, with the original devs at Retro getting only a cursory nod in the credits this time — brought the levels of…
Wario is missing. When first revealed, Pictonico was clearly channelling serious WarioWare energy. That madcap microgame series got two Switch entries — 2021’s multiplayer-focused Get it Together! and 2023’s Move It!, inspired by the Wii’s Smooth Moves — but the microgame format feels particularly well-suited to touchscreen mobile devices. However, I didn’t expect this to…
Harvey Randall, Staff Writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Defending Hades 2’s honour in the Game of the Year awards, failing. Last week I was: Appreciating player housing in MMORPGs. So—the Steam replay for 2025 debuted recently, giving every Steam user a more granular look at their gaming habits. And I, being a…
Category: ID@Xbox January 23, 2026 Exploring the Wilderness of Over the Hill on Xbox Series X|S Dune Casu, Founder Funselektor Labs Inc. We’re excited to share a closer look at Over the Hill, the next off-road adventure from Funselektor and Strelka Games, coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC (Windows) in 2026. Known for Art…
The Gran Turismo World Series 2023 reaches its conclusion in Barcelona on 1-3 December. A live public audience will witness all the action in the denouements of the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup on Friday, December 1, Manufacturers Cup on Saturday, December 2 and Nations Cup on Sunday, December 3. Play Video The World Finals…
Last month, Slay the Spire 2’s controversial first beta balance patch inspired a massive backlash from its Steam reviewers, drawing over 9,000 negative reviews in the following 24 hours. In an interview with PC Gamer, Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano said the intensity of the feedback rattled some of the studio’s newer developers—but he wasn’t…
“The Duo Lite is using a chip that does not support dual screens”. Retroid caused a bit of a kerfuffle recently when it announced the Pocket Duo Lite Plus shortly after opening pre-orders for the Pocket Duo and Pocket Duo Lite. While it offered an upgrade system for people who had already ordered the original…