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Worried about Nintendo’s lawsuit over Palworld? One expert thinks the Mario maker doesn’t own any patents that are strong enough to stop Pocketpair from making it
Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair over Palworld, but one expert isn’t sure the Mario…
I am deeply obsessed with this sleepy, yawning Pikachu that won the Pokemon TCG Illustration Contest this year
The final results for the winner of the Pokemon TCG Illustration Contest 2024 are in,…
Star Citizen vs Elite Dangerous in 2024: the games that outlived their biggest rivals
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Caravan SandWitch is a frictionless off-road jaunt which would’ve been better off as a linear experience
Caravan SandWitch prides itself in being a “narrative-driven exploration adventure,” but what happens when the world…
How the Final Fantasy Tactics-like Sword of Convallaria won players over to become one of Steam’s best gacha games
Y’know, every game became Chinese so gradually, I didn’t even notice. Between studios wholly owned by…
Right, so, I’ve convinced myself I need a PS5 Pro, but how cheap can I make it? This investigation will shock you
I’ve gone through what I can only describe as emotional and financial turmoil over the PS5…
“We don’t think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money,” Krafton boss says, possibly winning the award for the strangest thing to come out of a CEO’s mouth in 2024
After the terrible news of Microsoft deciding to shutter of a bunch of studios dropped back…
PlayStation reveals 30th Anniversary Collection, giving you the chance to own a PS5 Pro that reminds you of a time when you were actually happy
Surprise, people who remember the late 1990s, or are somehow really passionate about a time during…
Baldur’s Gate 3 modders are delivering a “Wyll Cinematic Universe” to remedy “Larian’s mistreatment” of the Blade of Frontiers
Warning: Spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3, specifically the bits Wyll is involved in or can be…
Despite being a box office flop, it seems like film bros have yapped on enough about how Fight Club is really reflective of society, actually, to make it Letterboxd’s most watched movie
Fight Club has long been known as a bit of a cult classic, but as it…
Xbox Game Pass’ second wave of titles for September are a good time for egomaniacs who like sitting about for ages and building a thing, less good for Xbox players
Xbox has announced another batch of Game Pass arrivals – the titles which’ll be hitting the…
Yes, EA has finally confirmed a Sims movie is in the works, but perhaps more surprisingly, it’s said there won’t be a Sims 5
Sul Sul! It’s official, Sims fans: a movie based on the beloved life-sim is in…
Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 gets a release window and a hearty teaser trailer with certified undead hot boy Alucard
Netflix has dropped a brand new teaser trailer for Castlevania: Nocturne season 2, and it sure…
Starfield’s Shattered Space DLC gets fresh deep-dive from Bethesda, with a bunch of story details about missing serpent dudes and “the vortex incident”
If you’re looking forward to digging into Starfield’s Shattered Space expansion when it arrives later this…
Getting wound up by badly behaving Deadlock players? Good news, Valve has added in some features to help stop annoying players getting away with anything they want
Deadlock is still early in development, so some players have been able to play however they…
Mobile classic Flappy Bird comes back, immediately ruined by fact it is seemingly just a vehicle for blockchain nonsense with the original creator not involved
The classic mobile game Flappy Bird was announced to be making a return this week,…
The best Sims game turns 20 today, calling forth a wave of warm nostalgia in the face of the franchise’s uncertain future
Like many children, I grew up playing whatever video games I could get my hands on,…
The best games that bricked consoles
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Wild Bastards has got killer style and ideas, but feels like a scattered shotgun blast instead of a bullseye
Blue Manchu’s Void Bastards, published back in the day by Humble Games, was a ‘strategy-shooter’ roguelike…
Following Immortals of Aveum not really doing a thing, some of its former devs sign on with new studio from Rockstar legend Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures
Absurd Ventures, the company formed by longtime Rockstar mainstay Dan Houser a few years ago, has…
Space Marine 2 has opened the door for thousands into one of richest sci-fi IPs out there, I hope future games venture into stranger places
Space Marine 2 appears to be the current hotness. It’s popped off on Steam, hitting an…
Skateboard man Tony Hawk teases that he’s working with Activision on “something the fans will truly appreciate”
Remember Tony Hawk, skateboarder and star of a bunch of video games that served as foundational…
Why the PS5 Pro’s $700 price tag bothers me so much
My first console was the SEGA Master System. It was awesome. My second console was the…
Marvel still hasn’t really shown much of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, but hopefully the reveal of a prequel comic will tide you over
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is still yet to get its first trailer, but Marvel has…
It sounds like The Hunt for Gollum will take a while, as Gandalf himself says the team behind it is planning for two films
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is, perhaps unsurprisingly, supposedly going to be…
Treyarch confirms Call of Duty Black Ops 6 maps won’t be too big at launch, and certainly no bigger than what you’ve played in the beta
If you’ve been playing the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta, you’ve probably gotten used…
Mbappe, Rodri and Haaland highest rated players in EA Sports FC 25, plus big upgrade for Bellingham
Kylian Mbappe, Rodri, Erling Haaland and Aitana Bonmati share the coveted title of being the highest…
A very small but very nice number of people managed to get Concord’s Platinum trophy before it shutdown
When players found out they had only days to get Concord’s Platinum trophy, many got…
Once Human still has plenty of people playing it, but some negative player feedback for season 2 has still apparently been “quite demoralising”
Oh dear, players have been continuing to give the devs behind Once Human their feedback…
Stay calm, Astro Bot fans: the game’s credits might be hinting towards some more DLC cameos
Astro Bot has been delighting many a player with all of its cameos and references, and…
Space Marine 2’s multiplayer may have its problems, but god is it refreshing compared to other multiplayer games
I need to talk about the Eternal War PvP mode inSpace Marine 2. It has problems.…
“Years ago it was very easy to add more features” – the next 5 years of EA Sports FC 25 with senior producer Sam Rivera
2025 is a big year for EA Sports FC, but when isn’t it? In the ceaseless…
Peter Molyneux reckons AI will “be a real game changer” in the future of games, and it’ll “allow anyone” to make an entire title with a single prompt
After arriving back in all of our lives by showing off his latest project, god game…
Desperate to play Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 7 on console? You and Mac folks will have to wait a little bit longer
Baldur’s Gate 3’s uber-beefy Patch 7 has just arrived for PC bringing with it enough changes…
Astro Bot review | VG247
Astro Bot should feel cynical, a by-the-numbers 3D platformer designed to tap into the nostalgia people…
The studio behind Spy x Family’s next anime is a remake of a classic modern-day samurai series from the creator of Detective Conan
WIT Studio is back with another exciting looking project, this time a brand new anime adaptation…
If you’re expecting Daredevil: Born Again to be an easy watch, don’t, because the Disney Plus series will feature ‘some of the most brutal action’ the MCU has ever had
The original Netflix version of Daredevil had plenty of violence, but it sounds like Marvel…
“It was an insane amount of work” A dive into the challenge of making Space Marine 2 lore accurate
There is perhaps no other IP with such an intensity of detail, or worldbuilding, or lore…
As The Hunt for Gollum continues, it seems that Warner Bros. is hoping Ian McKellen will be back to play everyone’s favourite old wizard
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is slowly making progress, and one step…
Capcom’s reportedly poorly performing Resident Evil mobile ports apparently need an internet connection now, which will surely only help sales
If you’ve booted up the mobile versions of Resident Evil 4, 7, or Village recently,…
Star Wars Outlaws wades into the whole Han Solo/Greedo who shot first debate, proves it’s fallen for charismatic Corellian smuggler propaganda
Massive Entertainment has decided to offer up its stance on the ‘who shot first, Han or…
If you want to play the original Silent Hill 2 before its remake comes out, the final update for the fan-made Enhanced Edition makes it the best way to do so
Silent Hill 2 is a bit tricky to play these days, but the PC version’s fan-made…
Concord isn’t doing well on Steam, but how are its sales doing? If industry analysts are right, not very well at all
Concord, a hero shooter and PlayStation’s latest big live-service title, appears to not be selling very…
Visions of Mana only came out yesterday, but its studio is reportedly already set to be shuttered, following a long string of cuts
Visions of Mana only released yesterday, August 29, but according to a new report, plans to…
What’s the best Star Wars game that isn’t even a Star Wars game? You may have played it years ago…
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Fresh The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer shows the Princess turning blue, da ba dee da ba di, and swinging her sword about
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom just got a fresh trailer, and it’s offered us…
Risk of Rain 2’s new DLC suffers from a serious bug problem, as co-creator morns state of game post Gearbox takeover
Risk of Rain 2 has just recently recieved its Seekers of the Storm DLC update, which…
Exoborne is Sharkmob’s brave next attempt at live-service success, but with one dead game behind it, can this one survive?
In case you’ve not been keeping tabs on the live service space in recent years, it’s…
Following Star Wars: The Acolyte’s cancellation, star Amandla Stenberg has stated it was “not a huge shock”
The Acolyte was revealed to be cancelled on August 19, only weeks after its season 1…
All these years later, Everybody Still Hates Chris, and the animated take on the sitcom classic finally has a release date
Everybody Still Hates Chris, the animated continuation of 2000s sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, finally has a…
Goat Simulator 3 somehow wasn’t already on Nintendo Switch, but the comedy sim is finally coming to the platform later today
Wish you could play Goat Simulator 3 on the go? I’ve got great news, as…
Monster Jam Showdown feels a bit like what would happen if Forza Horizon had a baby with my childhood, and that’s cool
What makes a good arcade racing game in 2024? Aiming to be a bit like what…
Nintendo is double dipping on Directs tomorrow with an Indie World and Partner Showcase – and no, the Switch 2 won’t be there
Nintendo is appearing to forgo its usual September Direct with a pair of presentations coming tomorrow,…
Oh dear, Concord’s launch numbers are even worse than 2023’s disastrous Gollum, so where does that leave PlayStation and it’s push for live-service?
The latest PlayStation-published live-service shooter Concord is here, and launch numbers are looking pretty bad…
Yes, Diablo 4’s big 2.0 Vessel of Hatred patch is getting a PTR – and we’re going to find out more next week
It’s fairly well understood that Diablo 4’s first evolution post-launch came with Season 4: Loot Reborn,…
The best game with the most pointless feature
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Helldivers 2 bossman Pilestedt rocks up on Discord for the first time in a little bit to answer about ten million questions and reflect on the criticism
It’s been a little bit of time since Helldivers 2 players have heard much from former…
Diablo 4 is free to play this weekend on Steam, and Blizzard keeps creating more reasons to convince you to dive in
It’s pretty easy to be excited about Diablo 4 right now. The game is currently in…
A new Witcher 3 mod lets Geralt get his Assassin’s Creed Black Flag on and pilot a full-size ship that I’m dubbing ‘The Jankdaw’
Sailing around in a little boat and occasionally sinking because you couldn’t be bothered to get…
Squirrel With A Gun has now loaded a console release date into its pistol alongside the PC bullet it already had, and my hands are very much up
If you’ve been on social media over the past couple of years and are into the…
Night of the Consumers, that indie game about the unspeakable horrors of working in retail, finally looks to have locked in a full release date
If you’re not familiar with Night of the Consumers, it’s an indie horror game about working…
Nif Nif, now on Kickstarter, is a “cozy roguelike deckbuilder” that’s suitable for everyone, and it’s packing more than just cute visuals
There are so many roguelike deckbuilders out there, but what about roguelike deckbuilders that can actually…
Monster Hunter Wilds makes male and female armor sets available to all players, internet at large cries out in joy
Take note, other developers: this is how you do it. Capcom has removed gender-restricted armor sets…
Xbox boss Phil Spencer’s just said some things about the decision to bring Indiana Jones and The Great Circle to PlayStation
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is now confirmed to be arriving on PS5 in spring…
Mafia: The Old Country finishes up Gamescom ONL 2024, so you don’t see a bunch more games and fuhgeddaboudit
Look, we know, it’s a terrible headline. Anyway, Mafia: The Old Country has just been announced…
Wahey, Helldivers 2’s latest patch takes aim at “excessive ragdolling”, ineffective flamethrowers, and inescapable tentacles
Good news, people who’ve been unhappy about the state of Helldivers 2 since the deployment of…
Surprise, Hideo Kojima’s back on the Death Stranding 2 actor tease shenanigans, and fans seem to have sussed this one out in record time
Bang. Hideo Kojima’s back. Well, back to tweeting out Death Stranding 2 teasers that consist of…
“We did the best job that we could” Silent Hill 2 devs on the challenges of remaking beloved horror classic
The upcoming remake of Silent Hill 2 isn’t all that far away, with its release date…
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s producer promises that the final game will be “exactly what the fans are looking for” thanks to feedback Square Enix received for the first two
In a recent interview with the devs behind the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, the…
Struggling to see everything Cyberpunk 2077 has to offer? A new mod will help you check out all the game’s best hidden gems
Cyberpunk 2077 is a big game with lots to discover, but not all of it is…
Black Myth Wukong Review round-up – all the review scores for this summer’s hottest action game
Black Myth Wukong review’s are out, which means you (yes you) can finally learn what all…
Supermassive is as on-form as ever with The Casting of Frank Stone, a Dead by Daylight spin-off for fans of lore and gore – hands-on preview
Even the briefest glance at promotional materials for The Casting of Frank Stone reveals that it…
It’s a Roblox brat summer: Charli XCX is coming to one of Roblox’s biggest games, Dress to Impress – here’s what you need to know
There are two things taking the internet by storm as of late, and that’s Roblox’s dress-up…
Genshin Impact version 5.0 launches August 28 with a new continent, characters, cute traversal mechanics
Genshin Impact version 5.0 – the next major update set to bring a new region to…
“If you’re going to expect to be involved in the culture, you need to become part of the culture” Evo general manager speaks on growing Saudi presence in the FGC
It’s been a great year for fighting game events. Not only did Evo 2024 — the…
The Plucky Squire, one of 2024’s coolest looking indies, is launching day one on PlayStation Plus
The Plucky Squire – one of the coolest looking indie games set to release this year…
Evo is trying to kick off some world warrior ambitions” General manager Rick Thiher speaks on the biggest video game tournament going global
Earlier this year, we saw the biggest open bracket video game tournament conclude – Evo 2024.…
PlayStation Plus goes wild this August, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Wild Hearts, Cult of the Lamb and more
Good news for PlayStation Plus subscribers with a taste for the wild side, as the August…
The Borderlands movie may be rotten, but at least it’s pushed players to return to the excellent games
The Borderlands movie is so trash, so bereft of merit, that it’s driven Borderlands refugees back…
Those freshly announced Halloween games? Turns out one of them is a pixel art, side scrolling platformer, and the devs behind Shantae are helping out on it
Two new games based on the Halloween series were announced yesterday, and one of them,…
“You can be inspired, but understand the sacrifice” Fallout: London project lead on Team FOLON’s future and making massive mods
“Don’t.” That’s the first thing Fallout: London project manager Dean ‘Prilladog’ Carter, through a cheeky grin…
“We had ridiculous scenes happening” Fallout: London’s devs had to ditch rideable horses and bikes because they wouldn’t stop flying up buildings
Fallout: London’s massive, but naturally there’s still some stuff that didn’t quite make it into the…
Life is Strange: Heatwaves proves that the franchise is still willing to experiment, and has me more excited than ever for Double Exposure
The 10th anniversary of Life is Strange is fast approaching: in January next year it’ll have…
It sounds like we won’t be playing as Geralt in The Witcher 4, according to his voice actor – but that doesn’t mean he won’t be in it
Everyone’s favourite witcher Geralt of Rivia will be in The Witcher 4… it’s just sounding…
Fallout: London review – beneath Blighty’s bugs lies something brilliant
My skeleton has become detached from my body. It looks quite painful. Whenever I crouch, I…
Delta Force: Hawk Ops’ multiplayer is the closest thing we have to a Battlefield clone at the moment, I just wish it didn’t have heroes
The Battlefield series is a classic for a reason. Battlefield multiplayer has always been its strongest…
Jeremy Bentham, Doctor Who, and horse meat – our favourite things in Fallout London
Fallout: London, the DLC-sized mod — which is a complete lie given how gargantuan this mod…
Wuthering Waves 1.2 trailer shows off new characters, weapons, and events
The world is due another Wuthering Waves update, and luckily for all of us, we won’t…
The actor behind Deadpool & Wolverine’s most surprising cameo was “sick to his stomach” after filming, but it was mostly his own fault
Spoilers ahead for Deadpool & Wolverine. Deadpool & Wolverine is filled with plenty of big and…
Think you know what’s going to happen in Invincible season 3? ‘You’re going to be so wrong’ says creator Robert Kirkman
Invincible fans might think they know what’s coming in season 3 based on what happens in…
What’s the best game where you can do a wee wee
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Sword of Convallaria can’t shake mixed Steam reviews due to predatory monetisation and progress blockers
Sword of Convallaria is out and doing well, drawing in players with its tactical gameplay, classic…
Fixing the Fiddlesticks problem – 2XKO’s Shaun Rivera speaks on tricky champ transitions to the 2D plane
May 9th was a dark day in the 2XKO official Discord. A conversation on could-be characters…
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’s latest trailer shows that Breath of the World’s influence will spread even to the 2D games
Nintendo surprise dropped a new overview trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom today,…
One of Twitch’s biggest streamers has given his home a FromSoftare makeover, all in service of encouraging Sony to make a Bloodborne remaster
Kai Cenat, one of the fastest rising and biggest streamers on Twitch, has given his…
As Larian gears up for its next big release, it’s faced with one slight problem: it keeps coming up with ideas it already did in Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios is hard at work on its next title, but the…
Divorced Dads is a brilliant Magic The Gathering clone, but with more existential dread
Every now and then, a joke is just too good to stay a joke. Such is…
“It’s something we couldn’t do in the past” How World of Warcraft: The War Within has one zone at its foundation
World of Warcraft: The War Within, is almost here. It’s an ambitious looking expansion, taking players…
Get the tissues out, the maker of one of Crunchyroll’s most emotional anime series has a new film
The makers of beloved anime series Anohana are reuniting for a brand new film which has…
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter’s remaster is above-average, but be prepared to face the original’s rough edges
You might be looking at Star Wars Outlaws as your next stop in a galaxy far,…
Former GTA developer Lazlow Jones thinks real-life believers in its parody of Scientology not only might exist, but once called him to say Kifflom
You remember the Epsilon Program? It’s basically the GTA series’ parody of Scientology and other religions…
Edward Storage is cool, but Fallout: London has one bit of satire that arguably feels a bit out of place, and a new mod does away with it
In the time I’ve spent with it so far one of my favourite things about massive…
Destiny 2 developer Bungie to lay off 220 staff, integrate more deeply with Sony, and “spin out” one game’s development to a new PlayStation studio
Destiny 2 developer Bungie has announced plans to lay off 220 staff, integrate 155 of its…
Move over Shinkai, one of the best anime directors of all time will soon have his moment in the spotlight
I love Makoto Shinkai. I’ve seen all of his films, have manga and artbooks for his…
‘You could call it Grand Theft Andor’ Star Wars Outlaws has been pulled from an alternate dimension where teenagers get to pitch Star Wars games, and they actually get made
I’m almost certain that I pitched Star Wars Outlaws to my mate Manky Kev when we…
That Balatro still has a grip on my very soul is proof it’s the best game of 2024
There’s one particular feeling I associate with a game being an all-time great. It’s a feeling…
Kiki’s Delivery Service is still the best film about the struggle of turning your passions into work, 35 years on
I would say a pretty defining sentiment of the 2010s when it comes to work…
Vitrix Pro Fightstick review: You’ll have to drag my dead body back to the PS5 pad
Ever since I’ve been playing video games, I’ve been playing them on a pad. The lovable…
On the fence about picking up Astro Bot? Eight minutes of new gameplay might be able to help you make up your mind
Astro Bot is getting its very own game in September, but if you aren’t sure whether…
In case you forgot, you’ve only got one day left before the Xbox 360 Marketplace shuts down for good
If you’ve been meaning to pick up something on the Xbox 360, you best do…
Creature Commandos’ debut teaser trailer gives a strong first look into the James Gunn-led future of the DCU
The first trailer for Creature Commandos is here, and it looks like it will be…
Mortal Kombat 1’s next round of characters are half guests again, but Ghostface and Terminator 2’s T-1000 are still pretty cool picks
NetherRealm Studios has announced a whole new expansion for Mortal Kombat 1 called Khaos Reigns, and…
Marvel Rivals reminds me of pre-identity crisis Overwatch in the best possible way, but it’s far from ready
I wasn’t sure about Marvel Rivals after its initial announcement and previews, but the closed beta…
No Rest for the Wicked’s combat gets more brutal, the Crucible gets a revamp and stray animals arrive in latest update
Today is a big day for No Rest for the Wicked, the action RPG from Moon…
It might not be Elden Ring Numbers, but Armored Core 6 sailing past a sales milestone proves the people still yearn for mecha action
FromSoftware has announced that Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, has surpassed 3 million units sold,…
After Game Pass made me fall in love with this Slay the Spire-like on Xbox, one of the best roguelike deckbuilders out there is finally coming to PlayStation 5
You know, when I first booted up Monster Train back in 2020, I rolled my eyes.…
“Imagine if you could play with young Messi” The biggest update to Career Mode in years is exactly what EA Sports FC 25 needs
Even as Ultimate Team in EA Sports FC 25 seems to be making strides towards becoming…
Good news: what GOG is doing with Fallout: London is a “trial run” for potentially supporting other major mods as a “one-click-and-run experience”
A few months ago, when Bethesda suddenly announced that the Fallout 4 next-gen update a lot…
Yes, Blizzard knows you want a sword-and-board class in Diablo 4 but no, the Spiritborn is not it
It’s a pretty common criticism of fandoms these days that fans only really want the same…
We’re so sorry, Fortnite players, the world’s worst automobile is on its way to default dance-ville
It’s happened. Hell’s frozen over. There’s a new Fortniteadd-on that — aside from the most annoying…
After Helldivers 2 players clutched the latest Major Order with less than an hour left, Arrowhead’s temporarily pulled the trigger on free mechs
Helldivers 2 left it a little late to pull out a victory in the game’s latest…
Heihachi is not dead! Everyone’s favourite grandpa is back from the dead, and returning to Tekken 8 this Autumn
Heihachi Mishima, a major character who seemingly died at the end of Tekken 7, is back!…
Splatoon 3’s Splatfests are seemingly coming to an end, but at least some incredibly fresh amiibo are on the way
You might want to get ready to say goodbye to Splatoon 3’s Splatfests, as a…
2XKO won’t force players to buy characters: “you can be the best player in the world for free”
New 2XKO information was revealed live during Evo 2024, as part of a live panel featuring…
After half a year of layoffs and closures, more than 240 Bethesda workers come together to unionise
It’s a big day for the labour movement in the games industry, as 241 Bethesda…
From The First Descendant to ZZZ, it’s F2P hell
The live-service bubble has been bursting for a while. That much is clear. But with how…
Those recent Xbox Game Pass changes are “exactly the sort of consumer harm” the FTC warned the Activision Blizzard deal could lead to, it claims
You remember those recent changes Microsoft made to Xbox Game Pass, both in terms of tiers…
By the way folks, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree’s poor snake lad Messmer’s now been beaten by a streamer battling him on both PS5 and PC at the same time
Warning, spoilers for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree lie ahead. Bad news everyone. If you’ve…
Devil May Cry anime answers one major question
Devil May Cry already had an anime adaptation back in 2007, but Netflix is giving it…
EA Sports FC 25 hands-on preview: EAFC 25 finally gives tactics, visuals, and Career Mode a much-needed overhaul, with modernisation as a focus
The rhetoric around EA Sports football games is, ironically, the same year after year. People who…
The studio behind Jujutsu Kaisen is remaking gender-bending classic Ranma 1/2, and you’ll be able to check it out on Netflix this year
Mappa, the studio behind big series like Jujutsu Kaisen and Attack on Titan, is taking on…
What’s the best game that could convince Biden to step down?
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What do you get when you mix Genshin Impact and Grand Theft Auto? The Tower of Fantasy devs may have come up with the answer
Tower of Fantasy developer Hotta Studio has shown off its next title, Neverness to Everness, a…
Crash Bandicoot 5 was reportedly in the works, but one former Toys For Bob dev says it’s been canned: “It’s gonna break hearts”
Sorry, Crash Bandicoot fans, it seems like a fifth game was in the works, but…
Don’t expect to play The Witcher remake or Cyberpunk 2077’s sequel anytime soon, as CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 4 is “the most advanced” of its projects
CD Projekt Red fans will probably want to prepare themselves for The Witcher 4, as that’s…
With Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring is a classic and I hope they never make another one
Do you remember when Elden Ring was first announced? That beautiful moment back during E3 2019,…
Tencent is coming for all your favourite FPS games, but the publisher’s obsession with mobile will ruin every last one of them
Suggesting that a Chinese company is trying to copy the success of a major Western competitor…
Shadow of the Erdtree finally lifted the veil on one of Elden Ring’s biggest mysteries, and it’s properly mind-blowing
Elden Ring loves its mysteries. Strange gods, forbidden unions, an unknown vow between brothers that changes…
Still yearning for Bloodborne on PC? You’re obviously out of luck for now, but you can help build a huge Elden Ring mod inspired by it
Look, it’s ok to feel sad about a proper Bloodborne PC port being a thing we…
There’s now an Elden Ring mod that swaps Shadow of the Erdtree’s final boss for Hidetaka Miyazaki riding Patches, because why not
Warning, spoilers for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree lie ahead. I’ve seen this, so now…
Once Human players are saying no to violence, choosing to build beautiful homes instead
Once Human players are having a blast exploring the game, taking on tense fights and pushing…
Deadpool & Wolverine may appear in Avengers 5 or 6
Deadpool & Wolverine is right around the corner, and that means stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh…
NBA 2K25 gets a release date, and it’ll see NBA and WNBA players share a cover for the first time in series history
2K has revealed NBA 2K25‘s release date and selection of covers, with one of the latter…
Bikini Bottom needs saving once more, but the first trailer for The Sandy Cheeks Movie shows SpongeBob isn’t the hero this time
There’s a new CG, live-action hybrid SpongeBob SquarePants film on the way, but this time…
You really don’t want to miss out on this bloody, funny samurai anime from the creator of Assassination Classroom
If you look back at the anime and manga scene in the 2010s, and the…
As the manga approaches its end, My Hero Academia: You’re Next finally locks in a US release date
My Hero Academia: You’re Next is out next month in Japan, and those of you in…
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is resurrecting the original game’s beloved licensed music tracks
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster will feature the original soundtrack from the game in all its glory,…
Bloodborne on PC gets a step closer, but not from PlayStation
You can’t play Bloodborne on PC just yet, but some good progress has been made…
Manor Lords publisher doesn’t think devs should be “forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks” just to regularly update a game
Manor Lords’ publisher has defended the strategy game over a post that it thinks espouses an…
A year after it was released, Exoprimal updates are coming to an end
Sorry, Exoprimal fans, but Capcom has announced that after the game’s current season, the dinosaur…
Hypercharge is a notable homage to early 2000s FPS
Hypercharge: Unboxed has been around for a few years now, but its presence was limited to…
“It lets us really lean into the things that we excel at” – Avowed’s developers on choice, consequence, Game Pass, and those early Skyrim comparisons
Back in 2020, when Avowed was first announced, the internet had a pretty specific opinion of…
The Acolyte shows the limits of TV in the streaming era
Once upon a time, there was this little thing called cable. It let you watch…
Stop what you’re doing, a speedrunning dog just won a game of NES baseball by slamming a walk-off home run at SGDQ 2024
In news that should put a smile on your face no matter how crappy a day…
Cate Blanchett explains why she joined Borderlands
The long-in-the-works Borderlands movie packs an impressive all-star main cast which includes Jack Black and Kevin…
Battlefield 2042 getting limited Dead Space event
Battlefield 2042’s post-launch content drops are ending with its seventh season after getting like three more…
Man jailed for carrying Legend of Zelda Master Sword replica in public, prompting suspicions that Ganondorf runs the Warwickshire fuzz
UPDATE (03/07/24, 17:28 PM BST): Anthony Bray appears to have a number of past offences, including…
Helldivers 2 might be getting a fresh hotfix with more performance fixes this week, but ‘no sulking if there isn’t one’
Helldivers 2 might be getting a fresh hotfix containing more performance fixes this week, as Arrowhead…
Hellboy: The Crooked Man looks a bit cheap in its first trailer, but the horror vibes might just save it yet
The first trailer for the latest take on Hellboy, this time subtitled The Crooked Man,…
As Helldivers 2 slides down to about 10% of its player number peak on Steam, those left are torn as to how Arrowhead should try to right the ship
Helldivers 2 has been in a bit of a quiet period lately, relatively speaking. With Arrowhead…
After making a heap of money with Mugen Train, the Demon Slayer anime is wrapping things up with a trilogy of movies
Demon Slayer – The Movie: Mugen Train made a very large sum of money at the…
A new, eyeless spider just dropped, and its namesake fittingly comes from Monster Hunter
Those of you that fit within the venn diagram of “spider lover” and “Monster Hunter…
Get ready for some Assassin’s Creed remakes, says Ubisoft CEO, as everyone and their mum starts chanting about Black Flag
Good news, long-time fans of games about giving up at least one of your fingers so…
HoYoverse has another Genshin-level hit on its hands with Zenless Zone Zero, if this dystopian urban fantasy can find itself a suitably nostalgic audience – hands-on preview
I’ve made the mistake of underestimating HoYoverse games before. When Honkai: Star Rail launched last year,…
Metaphor ReFantazio plays like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei’s greatest hits – and that’s a good thing when it’s a compilation of absolute bangers
Back in 2002, Iron Maiden released one of their now numerous ‘greatest hits’ albums, Edward the…
Still curious about Dragon’s Dogma 2? Zoomer Morrowind’s just gotten a big patch and you can currently play the start of it for free
Do you remember March this year, a period of time that simultaneously feel like it took…
Could Riot have left clues for what the next 2XKO character is?
With 2XKO finally getting an alpha playtest announcement (which you can sign up for right now),…
Brazil has just become one of best places to make games, here’s why that matters to you – as a consumer
“There’s before 2024, and after 2024”. That’s the main message from Brazil’s first ever Gamescom, Gamescom…
We’ve now reached peak Elden Ring DLC – Shadow of the Erdtree snake boy Messmer’s been cha cha slided to death using a dance pad
Make sure you’re sitting down. Ok, here we go. Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree boss…
2XKO gets its first round of alpha playtests this August
It’s finally time. 2XKO alpha playtests are coming this August, and you can sign up right…
There’s now a Baldur’s Gate 3 mod that turns it into a fully-fleshed out roguelike, just in case you’re done with Hades 2
Modders add a lot of cool stuff to their various games of choice, and this might…
Netflix’s live-action One Piece recruits its first lot of baddies for season 2
One Piece season 2 is yet to start filming, but it has just added a fresh…
Hooray, Roblox’s virtual IKEA opens today, and the jobs it offered spawned “over 178,000” applications
Your prayers have been answered. A fully functional virtual IKEA – yes the Swedish flat-pack furniture…
The most inventive, disruptive city-builder of the last few years is getting a massive expansion – and you can play it for free if you have a Netflix account
I have a lot of time for Terra Nil. I’ve written about it before and extolled…
The original release of The Thing video game didn’t entirely work, but Nightdive Studios promises it will “fulfil the original vision”
The Thing video game adaptation was an ambitious but flawed title, so Nightdive is hoping to…
FromSoftware’s collab with George R. R. Martin on Elden Ring went well, but what about other writers? “We would definitely be open to exploring that”
George R. R. Martin was an important part of building Elden Ring’s world, and it…
Still Wakes the Deep would be better without the monsters: worse things have happened at sea
VG247 is owned by Gamer Network Limited. © 2024 Gamer Network Limited, 1-6 Grand Parade, Brighton,…
Dragon Age: The Veilguard isn’t BG3’s cousin
Dragon Age: The Veilguard (God, I really dislike that title change) is almost here, finally. After…
League of Legends’ new summer event is a loving send-up of Vampire Survivors that you’ve got to play
Heads up, League of Legends players and survival game fans! For the first time in history,…
After Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree snatched The Witcher 3’s crown, one Blood and Wine dev says he’s gonna buy it just “to support the team”
As you might have seen, when the reviews of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree came…
Think Zenless Zone Zero was inspired by Persona 5? Think again – one of the biggest influences was Digimon
Zenless Zone Zero may have drawn comparisons to Persona 5 thanks to its urban fantasy anime…
Sorry, long-suffering Helldivers 2 spear lovers, after being briefly fixed, it’s now causing crashes
Look, make sure you’ve got some tissues ready before you read this. Helldivers 2’s poor spear.…
Marvel Rivals is just a drab Overwatch-like in an eye-catching costume – hands-on preview
I played a few games of Marvel Rivals at Summer Game Fest 2024 earlier this month,…
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake developer says it regrets leaving folks hanging a bit via that early announcement
Team Asano, the studio behind the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, has admittated that it regrets…
Zenless Zone Zero lead would like to see Switch and Xbox ports in the future
Zheyu Li, producer of the upcoming urban fantasy gacha RPG Zenless Zone Zero, has said he…
Danganronpa creators’ next game is The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, which once again sees students having a bad time at school
The creators of Danganronpa’s next game, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, looks like a…
Nintendo wraps Not-E3 up with a summer Direct tomorrow, and no, the Switch 2 won’t be there
Not-E3 season might be coming to a close, but Nintendo has locked in its summer…
Blizzard is considering following in Final Fantasy 14’s footsteps and adding a story mode to legacy World of Warcraft raids
Playing MMOs solo can often be a difficult thing, but Blizzard is considering making it…
Battle Aces feels like a brilliant competitive RTS for the TikTok generation – and also the old, somehow
The whole thing now, I’m told, is that everybody has a short attention span. Are you…
Disco Elysium’s remaining devs were working on a spin-off that would’ve been the “most hardcore Disco since Disco” before ZA/UM layoffs
Following layoffs at ZA/UM earlier this year, some of the developers affected have provided some details…
“If I say I want one, I’ll get in trouble” – Elden Ring’s Miyazaki says he’s not opposed to that Bloodborne PC port everyone and their mum wants
Do you spend many a long evening just yearning away for a Bloodborne PC port? Well,…
Delicious in Dungeon season 2 confirmed
Delicious in Dungeon season one is finally coming to a close (after 24 episodes) today, but…
Marvel’s Blade reboot has lost its director again
It’s happening again! Marvel Studios has lost yet another director for its long-in-the-works Blade reboot, which…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows game director reveals the game’s trick to encourage character swapping
Only a few days ago, Ubisoft revealed gameplay for Assassin’s Creed: Shadows during Summer Game Fest…
The Boys season 5 will be the last one after all, but Amazon doesn’t seem ready to get rid of this cash cow just yet
Despite recently saying he’s not going to commit to a specific number, The Boys creator…
What the best game where everyone’s mad at you even though you did nothing wrong? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 101
There’s now a premium, extended version of this podcast that you can get as a VG247…
Good news, the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake is definitely alive, here’s 30 seconds of a candle to prove it
Surprise, the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake showed up at last night’s Ubisoft Forward.…
Beyond Good and Evil 2 a no-show at Ubisoft Forward, again
Sorry, folks. Tonight’s Ubisoft Forward showcase has now passed by, and Beyond Good and Evil 2…
Starfield’s Shattered Space DLC breaks cover, and wahey – Bethesda’s going all-in on the trippy snake people
Start preparing yourself to head back into Starfield, because Bethesda’s now offerred us our first…