Welcome to the world of Stikbold! It’s dodgeball with a dose of 70’s style and handsome moustaches and set in wild arenas where anything goes. Throw bees at your opponents, squish them with a whale, or pursue them with a minivan — it’s all allowed. We’re pleased to tell you that Stikbold is coming to…
We’ve been writing about Strix Halo for so long, without actually seeing any working hardware, that you’d be forgiven for believing that it’s just vapourware. But with the first appearance of AMD’s flagship laptop APU in the Geekbench database, we finally have some numbers to pore over. And a decidedly cumbersome name. The moniker in…
Spoiler: It’s really similar. You’ll no doubt be aware by now that Nintendo was recently forced to update the Switch 2 hardware in Europe to comply with new rules around replacement batteries. Well, that new model is now available for purchase in multiple regions, and YouTube channel Nintendúo recently got its hands on one to…
PC Gamer’s Best Ongoing Game award celebrates an older game that stood out in 2022 through updates, new content or support. This year, we’re honouring Fatshark’s co-op FPS Darktide, which overcame last year’s rough launch through continued updates. This year, it became the game it always promised to be. For more awards, check out our…
At today’s Microsoft developer direct, we finally got a good, long look at RPG powerhouse Obsidian’s upcoming game, Avowed. The studio gave an eight-minute presentation of the first person spinoff of the Pillars of Eternity series, including an early game quest, a breakdown of its new combat system, and a fall 2024 release window. That…
As I was playing through Avowed ahead of release, probably my least favourite element in an otherwise very charming RPG was the tier system. Basically every weapon or piece of armour has a tier, and so do enemies—and this is what determines relative power, rather than levels, almost like a simplified form of Destiny’s gear…
Remember Harebrained Schemes’ turn-based BattleTech game? That was great. 85% great if you listen to our BattleTech review from back when it came out. It is also, now, the best part of a decade old, and there’s no sign of anything like it on the horizon, especially with Paradox cutting Harebrained loose in 2023. But…
Another Code! Turnip Boy Robs a Bank! Lil’ Guardsman! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch…
Part of the G-MODE Archives+ series. We’ve been eating well as far as Ridge Racer on modern-day systems is concerned, with the arcade original and its coin-op-only sequel, Rave Racer, both becoming available fairly recently. Lucky Switch and Steam users are getting another Ridge Racer game, but don’t go expecting an arcade-perfect experience here. Read…
“We’ve had part of the previously unreleased VB game for years”. This week gave us the very welcome news that Zero Racers, a previously unreleased F-Zero spin-off for the Virtual Boy, is coming to Switch. Shown off at E3 1996, the game was cancelled due to the failure of the Virtual Boy, but, like Star…