The original beta for cancelled multiplayer Star Wars shooter First Assault popped up again in the wild this week, in the form of YouTube videos that showed the game being played online. Cancelled in 2013, First Assault was just gearing up for announcement, with a playable beta already in place. Then, a few years ago,…
After a mysterious desert statue and trademark-filing snafu, Larian has officially unveiled its next game after Baldur’s Gate 3 at The Game Awards. Larian is returning to its home-grown fantasy series with a new entry simply titled Divinity. We do not yet have gameplay or a release window, but Geoff Keighley described it as Larian’s…
From unreleased ports to unrealized spin-offs and abandoned ideas. Don’t worry – you’re not suffering from déjà vu. If you feel like you’ve read this before, it’s because we’re republishing some of our favourite features from the past year as part of our Best of 2024 celebrations. If this is new to you, then enjoy…
From now until the end of Cyber Monday, consumers that purchase a select Nintendo Switch system on the digital storefront of participating retailers will receive a 128GB SanDisk microSD card at no extra cost. The one-day offer runs until 11:59 p.m. PT on Dec. 2 for a Nintendo Switch with Gray Joy-Con or Nintendo Switch…
If you follow the Japanese sales charts which are published each Thursday then you will be aware that the Nintendo Switch is by far the dominant console in Japan. Games Industry is reporting that Nintendo Switch devices accounted for 87% of all consoles sold last year in the land of the rising sun. The standard…
There’s a lot to say about AI’s integration into journalism—and if you’re only asking me, almost all of it would be extremely negative. Well, an engaged reader wouldn’t just take my word for it, instead seeking to read widely on the subject to better inform their own opinion. My one request, if I may be…
Febru-RE. We’re well into 2026 now, having made it through a long January into the shortest month of the year – short in days, that is, but hardly short on games. Nintendo is back on court with a brand new Mario Tennis and Dragon Quest 7 is getting ‘Reimagined’, for starters. But the biggest RE-release…
Calling all PS4 fans! Before we launch our next major system software update, we’re running a beta program to test its functionality. If you’d like to get a sneak peek at the features of the new system software, and help us with feedback on ways to improve it, sign up today. You can sign up…
A new Baldur’s Gate 3 hotfix is live today, and it’s good news for Steam Deck fans: The update features a new native Steam Deck build, which Larian says will deliver “more stable framerate, lower loading times, and smoother gameplay” on Valve’s portable platform. Until now, Baldur’s Gate 3 made use of the Proton compatibility…
As the CES techfest thunders towards us with irresistible momentum, Dell has pulled the wraps off its latest XPS laptops and the new 16-inch model looks almost irresistible. It’s not an out-and-out gaming laptop. But it is available with an Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU and it’s also drop dead gorgeous. For its new XPS laptops,…