Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen says “a growing section of the audience is becoming fatigued” with huge games that require dozens or hundreds of hours to properly play through, and—tongue in cheek—that he’s sorry for the role he played in helping popularize that trend. “I’m sorry. I’ll say that,” Shen said, laughing, in a…
It’s rare for us Warhammer fans to have a really big 40k game on the horizon, so having two inbound at the same time, and both strategy games at that, is a pretty notable occurrence. Both Dawn of War 4 and Total War: Warhammer 40k are set to drop in the not too distant future—but…
A newly-published paper entitled “Vibe coding kills open source” makes the claim that everyone’s favourite new hobby—that is, using AI tools to code their own products—is actively damaging the developers of open source software. “Vibe coding raises productivity by lowering the cost of using and building on existing code, but it also weakens the user…
It wasn’t long ago now that we had the pleasure of playing the awesome game ‘Aliens NeoPlasma ‘ on the Spectrum which was developed by Sanchez crew (Russian Federation); a horror platformer as their own take on the Aliens movie theme complete with friendly face-huggers. Well fast forward to this month however and as a…
The original Monster Hunter Stories title released back in October of 2016, and the second in the series is making its way onto Nintendo Switch next year. However, fans hoping that the first game will be released on Nintendo’s hybrid console will be disappointed to know that Capcom has no current plans to make this…
I’ve spent my day thoroughly updating our best 14-inch gaming laptop guide, and the new top spot is no surprise—it’s the magnificent Razer Blade 14. However, it’s still a pricey beast, so if you’re tight with the pennies like me you’ll be looking for the best bang for your buck instead. Which is why I’ve…
AMD’s Strix Halo is a beefy chip with superb CPU performance (according to our testing), but I thought it was a bit too power hungry and pricey to slap into a gaming handheld. Well, me just a few days ago was a fool, as GPD has announced just that. There’s just one catch— It doesn’t…
The Analogue 3D in action. Analogue’s FPGA-based N64 – the Analogue 3D – is one of the year’s most highly anticipated retro hardware releases, but it has been subject to more than one delay, which is making the wait even harder. While the system isn’t expected to launch until Q4 of this year, the company…
If you’re dreading the end of Windows 10 in October, you’re not alone. One man from San Diego is taking Microsoft to court over its choice to discontinue Windows 10, claiming that Microsoft is forcing people to buy new devices and attempting to “monopolize the generative AI market.” The plaintiff, Lawrence Klein, argues that Microsoft…
I’ve been waiting more than 10 years since the botched Thief reboot for a new game in the series, and now that it’s happening all I can think about is the old “careful what you wish for” adage. Because coming later in 2025 is Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow. Thief VR is a “reimagined” take…