Row, row, row your boat! Come on! Sing! It’s that time of year again. Time to slather yourself in sun lotion, grab your biggest paperback, and hop on board the Desert Bus for another sweaty, non-stop, 45 M.P.H. trip across the empty plains of Arizona. Friday, October 23, will see the return of Desert Bus…
Hellraiser: Revival’s commitment to being both gnarly and horny has already been thoroughly documented, with PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon describing it as “nasty nasty” in his preview . This uncompromising attitude to both gore and kink went down well with fans, but it has also been celebrated by Hellraiser’s creator, Clive Barker. In an interview…
Issue #41 – October 2026. Welcome one and all to the Nintendo Life Mailbox. Everyone good? It’s October, which means with all the video games coming out at once, we’re game-rich and time-poor (money-poor, too). And with Ocarina just around the corner, everyone’s head-down enjoying their gaming as Zelda approaches, and beyond that GOTY pokes…
Red Barrels’ Outlast series has long held a reputation for pushing the envelope further than most horror games, with depictions of violence, gore and nudity that can be shocking even within a medium well versed in delivering scares. But it isn’t just audiences who have found the studio’s games shocking beyond the virtual horror norm….
Soul Searching. A brand-new, sword-swinging adventure has debuted on Nintendo Game Boy Color. Developed by French studio Towea and published by the bravely-monikered Broke Studio, The King’s Return is a medieval platformer now available as a boxed, physical release. The King’s Return follows the exploits of The King of Towea, who travels home from his…
Liquid Swords, the developer behind Samson, has gone bankrupt just six months after its run-based open-city crime sim was released. As reported by Breakit (via Rock, Paper, Shotgun), a bankruptcy order was issued against the Swedish developer on October 12. According to Breakit, Liquid Swords’ staff—around 30 employees—have gone unpaid for at least two months,…
Mission 1 Start! Howdy folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we get cracking this this week’s brawl, let’s see how things went down last week. We checked out Wii Sports Resort for the, uh, Wii. To say it was a one-sided battle would be quite the understatement. Europe and…
Here’s what the critics had to say. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 officially launches for Switch 2 and multiple other platforms next week on 23rd October 2026. Early access for the campaign has also gone live this week, and the critic reviews are now rolling in. If you haven’t already seen it, we’ve also…
“What kind of Karia would you like to adventure with?”. The Koei Tecmo fantasy alchemy RPG Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories is making its way to the Switch 2 early next year. In an update from Gust this week, it confirmed a “body shape change feature” is officially on the…
Capcom confirms. Following the release of Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen earlier this month, Capcom has now rolled out a title update for multiple platforms. Although there’s no update for Switch 2 players just yet, Capcom has noted an update for this version of the game is “currently in development” and will be arriving at…