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Tekken 8 has a strong start as its first month sales outpace Tekken 7
It sure is looking like Tekken 8 has a bright future ahead of it, as…
Until Dawn and The Quarry developer Supermassive Games reportedly plans to lay off 90 staff
Supermassive Games, the developer of horror hits Until Dawn and The Quarry, is reportedly planning to…
The problem with Xbox is that you don’t need an Xbox, and that’s a hard circle to square
This week The Shiitake Show asks: what’s the point of Xbox? That’s not us being…
Alan Wake 2 speedrunner says forget a personal best, starts dancing with the game’s best moment mid-run
Speedruns are typically about playing a game as fast as you can, but one Alan…
Stay tuned – more 2XKO updates are set to come “over the coming weeks”
2XKO is due to have various information updates “over the coming weeks”, according to 2XKO editor…
What are you playing this weekend?
The weekend is here! So shrug off your coat, pull off your tie, throw your pants…
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown players can look forward to new content in the future
Ubisoft has announced new content updates are coming to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. News…
Helldivers 2 showed me how badly live service gamification has broken my brain
I didn’t realize how badly live services had altered my enjoyment of games until I really…
Expanding horizons: Sony tests bringing PC VR games to PlayStation VR2 headset, aiming for 2024 launch
Sony has announced it is currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access VR…
Peacemaker arrives in new Mortal Kombat 1 trailer
Mortal Kombat 1’s second guest character is almost here, and it’s none other than Peacemaker from…
Contra revival Operation Galuga gets a demo and a release date
Contra is back with the upcoming Operation Galuga, and as announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, there’s…
Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree first trailer is finally coming – and it’s much sooner than you think
Wake up, Tarnished. It’s time to venture back to the Lands Between and uncover the secrets…
28 Days Later writer’s Civil War continues to confuse in its second trailer
Civil War – no, not the Marvel one, the A24 one – just got its second…
Star Wars Jedi’s Cal Kestis actor has one simple condition for playing the character in live action
Star Wars fans would love Jedi: Survivor actor Cameron Monaghan to reprise his role as Cal…
Vin Diesel nearly got to play Tekken 6 before any of us, but the game’s devs wouldn’t trust him like family
Ok, sit down. According to the world’s most famous Tekken developer, Vin Diesel nearly got to…
NBA 2K24’s fine, unless you want to break time itself so hard the ultimate NBA All-Star straight-up disappears
It’s June 2003. Just last month, in the real world, Michael Jordan – the most famous…
Bandai Namco has apparently cancelled five games, but don’t worry, Elden Ring’s DLC is still on the way
Oh dear, things don’t appear to be doing the best over at Bandai Namco, as…
What are you playing this weekend?
Once again the weekend has come, along with a sense of security knowing we can idle…
Helldivers 2 players are getting stomped out by the new Automaton defense missions
As you may know, Helldivers 2 players are being thrust into a new frontier of robotic…
Disco Elysium is never getting a sequel or spin-off, says final original writer to be laid off at ZA/UM
The last writer who worked on the original Disco Elysium to be laid off by ZA/UM…
Helldivers 2 is not afraid to kill you often, and that’s one of the best things about it
I’ve often been fond of how two seemingly identical games can rely on similar elements, yet…
If the best Xbox exclusive of this generation comes to Nintendo Switch, everyone should be excited
Do you know why Obsidian’s latest obscure RPG is called Pentiment? The word (not a real…
Look alive, Pokemon fans: London is getting another Pokemon Center pop-up, and it’s coming pretty soon
If you’re based in the UK and constantly wish there was a physical Pokemon Center…
PlayStation Plus Extra & Premium blast off with The Outer Worlds, Tales of Arise, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, more
February’s lineup for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium features plenty of must-play titles. This month, you…
One of the best tennis players in the world, Naomi Osaka, is… making an anime?
Naomi Osaka, one of the best tennis players in the world, is making and starring…
Gear up for Dead Island 2’s Steam debut with a free copy of Dead Island: Riptide – Definitive Edition
If you have been waiting for Dead Island 2 to release on Steam, your patience is…
Bad news, Palworld has infiltrated one of Pokemon’s longtime strongholds: weird, unofficial halloween costumes
Look, since Palworld took off, you’ve probably assumed that its creatures would soon soon spawn slightly…
That game everyone loves that you just can’t stand? Turns out, everyone’s got one of those
Sometimes it’s just really baffling why certain games are popular. And you wonder to yourself…
Despicable Me 4’s Minions taking the mickey out of AI might just warm me up to the gibberish-spouting oddballs
The Super Bowl gave us a Minion-focused mini-trailer last night, and, of all the things…
Coming close to death and Metal Gear Solid fans bugging him on Twitter: Kojima shares why he’s making Physint
Following the announcement that Hideo Kojima is returning to the world of action espionage with…
Ubisoft exec tries to justify Skull and Bones’ £70 price tag by saying it’s a “quadruple-A” live-service game
In a statement that I can only refer to as “confident,” Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot…
We used Madden 24 to sim the Super Bowl everyone actually wanted, and sorry folks, it was pretty fun
The air is thick with the smell of hotdogs, sweat, and anticipation. The Baltimore Ravens and…
World of Warcraft Season of Discovery players finish the new raid 12 hours after launch
World of Warcraft Classic was just blessed with phase two of its Season of Discovery last…
Project O.R.C.S preview – A nice option for those dipping into tabletop RPGs after beating Baldur’s Gate 3
Have you ever tried organising your own tabletop RPG session? It can be a hassle. Learning…
Ryan Coogler’s supernatural thriller lands at WB
The as-yet-untitled genre thriller from Black Panther veterans Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan has found…
Prepare to lose yourself in Lost Hellden, the new hand-painted JRPG from Final Fantasy and Valkyrie Chronicles veterans
Artisan Studios has announced the development of a lovely hand-painted JRPG titled Lost Hellden. The studio…
You heard right: Sonic 3 will feature the series’ best song
Sonic Adventure 2 fans, it’ll soon be your time, as it’s been confirmed that the greatest…
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth may have the best version of gaming’s most beloved flashback – final hands-on preview
There are few individual sequences in video game history that are as famed – and as…
Don’t panic, but Halo is the latest Xbox exclusive series that may have hinted at a multiplatform future
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there’s a bit of chatter going on at the…
Fancy some Fallout nostalgia? Here’s how some iconic Fallout 2 and 3 locations look in Fallout 4’s engine
If you’ve ever wondered what a couple of older Fallout games might look like if Bethesda…
All 19 million of you Palworld players are racking up some very high server costs
It turns out that Palworld being popular enough to bring in 19 million players means…
Atlus isn’t “currently” considering a Royal or Golden version of Persona 3 Reload
Who knows if it will stick to this, but Atlus currently has zero intentions to…
What are you playing this weekend?
Are you enjoying your weekend so far? Hopefully, you are reveling in the downtime by playing…
“We’re Fallout 4.5” – Fallout: London isn’t quite Fallout 5, but it might help you navigate real London
The team behind Fallout: London has offered some fresh insight on what to expect from it…
What do Captain Picard, Master Chief, Knuckles, Drew Barrymore, Lt. Dangle, and Creed have in common? A Super Bowl commercial, of course
It’s that time of year again, folks. Yes, we’re talking about the Super Bowl. And while…
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s resort builds already include Kamurocho knock-offs, indoor cars, and bizarre shrines
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth has just cruised past the one million units sold mark, and,…
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Prince of Persia, and now Tales of Kenzera: ZAU: Metroidvania is back, baby!
Fans of metroidvania games should have a look at the upcoming release from Surgent Studios, Tales…
Denis Villeneuve is only making three Dune movies
Before Dune: Part Two‘s arrival next month, we’re getting more and more comments on what the…
Kojima will be working on a new Action Espionage game after Death Stranding 2
Kojima and Sony has announced that the legendary video game creator will be working on a…
While impressing shareholders about Xbox revenue, Microsoft avoids saying “layoffs” when talking about 1900 job losses
After laying off a small town’s worth of people from its gaming arm just last week,…
Heroes rise again: Diablo, Warcraft, and Warcraft 2 arrive on Battle.net
Blizzard has made three of its classic games available on Battle.net: Diablo, Warcraft: Orcs and Humans,…
Former Call of Duty boss is now in charge of Blizzard, and she knows what she’s walking into
In somewhat surprising news, Johanna Faries has been appointed as the head of Blizzard Entertainment. Faries…
Do NOT mention this game on the podcast
What’s the best game that has no business being brought up on a podcast that’s…
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth isn’t doing Palworld numbers, but it has set a Steam record of its own
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth isn’t hitting the soaring heights of Palworld on Steam, but it…
CliffyB thinks Microsoft would be “smart” to consult him on Gears of War, but also thinks it’s time to move on
Cliff “CliffyB” Bleszinski, former lead designer of the Gears of War series, thinks Microsoft would…
Legendary Mario and Zelda composer Koji Kondo is the latest inductee of the AIAS’ hall of fame
The one and only Koji Kondo, composer of many games across the Mario and Zelda…
What are you playing this weekend?
The weekend is here, and we’re spending ours playing games – as usual. What else is…
Leon, Goku, Blade! Tekken 8 players are going wild with the character customisation
Tekken 8 has only been out a day, and already players are going absolutely wild with…
Cavill says training for Highlander is about to begin “in earnest”
Our favorite Witcher, Henry Cavill, is ready to start chopping heads like its 1536 as he…
Suffering from success: Tekken 8 hit with online issues due to server overload
Tekken 8 is suffering from success, as the initial wave of players trying to jump online…
Ahoy, mateys! Skull and Bones sets sail for open beta with Year One Roadmap revealed
Ubisoft has announced its endgame and post-launch plans for Skull and Bones along with providing dates…
The Pokemon Company addresses the whole Palworld thing without actually mentioning, well, Palworld
Following what feels like years worth of debate on social media and in other places about…
Third chapter in the Poppy Playtime Series, Chapter 3: Deep Sleep, is out later this month
Mob Entertainment has announced a release date for Poppy Playtime Chapter 3: Deep Sleep, the latest…
Netflix’s latest live action Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer looks fine, but please watch the cartoon
Netflix put out a brand new trailer for its live action remake of Avatar: The Last…
Early Access hit Last Epoch announces official release date of February 21
A release date was announced today for the action RPG Last Epoch alongside pre-order information on…
As Apex Legends turns five, do you still care about it?
Apex Legends is turning five years old. Do you feel ancient yet? The game, released by…
Creator of Skyrim’s dragons and Fallout 4’s deathclaws set to speak at new Bethesda community modding event
If you’re a fan of Bethesda games, a new community modding event that’s set to take…
Far Cry PEGI rating might be signalling the arrival of a new spin-off of a spin-off
A recent rating from European ratings board PEGI seems to suggest a new Far Cry…
Want to get good at fighting games? There’s a university course for that now
You’ll have to get into the university first, but the University of California, Berkeley is…
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s central concept based on real-world theory involving ancient sites
MachineGames has revealed the storyline of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle centers around a real-world…
What are you playing this weekend?
Dunno where you are in the world, but for us, it’s brass monkeys out there. There’s…
Palworld sold over 1 million copies in just eight hours
Palworld was released during the wee hours today, and within eight hours, it was purchased over…
EA FC 24 TOTY: Final 11 cards and release schedule announced
It’s that time of the year in EA Sports FC 24, with the eagerly anticipated Team…
Ara: History Untold intends to change how you play grand strategy games this fall
During Xbox Developer Direct, Oxide Games gave us a new look at Ara: History Untold gameplay…
Jodie Foster almost was Star Wars’ Princess Leia
True Detective: Night Country lead actress Jodie Foster has revealed she was offered the Princess Leia…
Rock Band DLC is officially ending, but the music will live on
Harmonix has announced that Rock Band 4 DLC will exit stage left on January 25. After…
Got the January blues? The best anime racing film around might just help you
Out of all the months of the year, January probably sucks the most, right? Sorry…
Baldur’s Gate 3’s latest hotfix stops Gale from leaving in a huff if you can’t spare magical items every time
Hotfix 17 has arrived for Baldur’s Gate 3 and the good news is that it contains…
January’s second wave of new Xbox Game Pass titles revealed – includes ‘Pokemon with guns’
Xbox has taken the cover off the next batch of titles coming to Game Pass as…
Forget about live service, PlayStation already has a brilliant solution to its single-player games dilemma
If you follow broader industry trends, particularly when it comes to the types of games every…
Elden Ring’s singular good dog does want to kill you, actually
Elden Ring players have been wondering what’s up with a single dog that doesn’t seem interested…
Valve shuts down a cool looking N64 Portal demake, but its dev doesn’t want you to be mad at anyone
Portal 64, a very cool-looking Nintendo 64-inspired Portal demake, was cancelled earlier this week because of…
Blizzard says forget about Overwatch 2’s support players, soon anyone can heal themselves
Blizzard just can’t help but make some baffling changes to Overwatch 2, the latest being an…
“It’s a little bit more than we can take on” – Why Smite’s rarest skins aren’t coming to Smite 2 for now
If you’ve been keeping tabs on the Smite community ever since Smite 2 was announced, there’s…
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s most controversial feature is a game changer
With Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Ubisoft has deftly proved two things that many capital-G…
The Sims 4 leak gives us our first look at the Castle Estate Kit
Maxis has announced what The Sims 4 players can expect between now and April. According to…
Minecraft Legends development ends with the Lost Legends: Snow vs Snouts challenge event
The latest Minecraft Legends event, Snow vs Snouts, has been released, and it is the last…
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown review
The key tenet of a Metroidvania game is that you backtrack – you journey back to…
The Mandalorian movie is just repeating Marvel’s mistake of giving us homework
I don’t think it’s a particularly revolutionary statement to say that homeworks sucks, it’s an…
Spider-Man spin-off Madame Web’s hero suit gets a first look via… a cranberry juice bottle
Madame Web, the upcoming Spider-Man spin-off, finally has a first look at the titular character’s hero…
One Piece’s latest season will stream on Netflix, along with it’s all-timer of an opening
Netflix is truly going all in on One Piece, as the show’s upcoming season Egghead Arc…
Explore Starfield as your Exo Destiny 2 Guardian thanks to this new mod
If you think the one big thing missing from Starfield is a touch of Bungie shooter…
City of Heroes reborn: NCSoft licenses popular MMO to fan-run project Homecoming
NCSoft, the original publisher of the MMO City of Heroes, has officially granted a license to…
EA Sports’ college football game update coming sooner than you think, report claims
EA is planning to deliver an update on EA Sports College Football on the day of…
Hideo Kojima says OD is as different as Boktai, his solar-powered Gameboy game
Hideo Kojima has commentated on his reputation as a developer that’s responsible for games that “go…
John Wick director wants to do Blade and Star Wars
Having the filmmaker behind the John Wick movies tackle Blade and Star Wars sounds amazing, but…
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2 lead first batch of Game Pass titles for 2024
Microsoft has announced the first batch of Game Pass titles for 2024, and it’s a pretty…
It only took one day for that Mickey Mouse horror game to stir up some serious controversy
The developers of recently announced horror game Infestation 88 have changed its name to Infestation: Origins…
New Baldur’s Gate 3 mod gives famously quiet companions like Astarion and Lae’zel a bunch of cool new quips
Sick of not having Baldur’s Gate 3’s cool cast of characters tell you in no uncertain…
Square Enix kicks off 2024 by pledging to be “aggressive in applying AI”
In a New Year’s letter released to the public, president of Square Enix Takashi Kiryu has…
Here’s why you should play Persona 4 Golden this festive season
Until we worked in the games industry, many of us almost never played a video game…
Forget triple-A GOTYs, 2023 was year of the ‘B game’
It’s common to hear 2023 referred to as one of the best years we’ve had in…
The developers of Skate, Dead Island 2, and more look back at 2023
2023 was certainly a tumultuous year for the video game industry, for good and for bad.…
The best thing about 2024’s Tomb Raider 1-3 remasters? The price point is perfect
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft isn’t the most succinct video game title out there,…
Stalker 2: Can it ever deliver on the enormous potential built up over the years?
The history of the Stalker series, its developer, the off-shoots it spawned, and the community of…
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ one-line pitch
Director Wes Ball’s (now also attached to the live-action Legend of Zelda movie) one-line pitch for…
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC will wrap things up with an epilogue next month
Even if you’ve finished Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC already, you’re not quite done yet,…
New Avatar: The Way of Water scene is shocking
The new collector’s edition of Avatar: The Way of Water in 4K comes with plenty of…
It’s about time Apollo Justice got his dues
2023 has been an incredible year for video games, but as I look forward to 2024,…
When you think about it, Cyberpunk 2077 was the 2020 game of the year after all
For better or worse, in the year of our lord two-thousand and twenty-three, video games are…
Unsurprisingly, Lego’s latest modular is the best set of 2023
In this job, you spend a lot of the time at the end of the…
New Chinese regulations could spell trouble for gacha games
New draft regulations from China’s National Press and Publication Administration (PPA) may spell trouble for the…
The Best Games Ever Show Christmas Special
Well, for the six of you who kept asking, Merry Christmas. For this festive episode on…
Bethesda’s masterpiece is our Game of the Year 2023
Reasons why Hi-Fi Rush is GOTY by Connor aged 25: Hi Fi Rush has…
Paranormasight, one of 2023’s best games, might be the best visual novel to get you into the genre
Poor old Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. One of the best games of 2023 —…
Ghostwire: Tokyo was one of the most under-rated Game Pass additions of the year
Until we worked in the games industry, many of us almost never played a video game…
VG247 GOTYs 2023: Street Fighter 6
Street Fighter 6 is the Game of the Year. Yeah, 2023 has been a truly incredible…
RoboCop Rogue City was the best shooter of 2023, and it’s our GOTY
What could’ve easily been a totally forgettable licensed game in the traditional style turned…
Starfield isn’t just a Christmas game, it’s the ultimate festive nightmare
I can’t wait to see the looks on their goofy little faces. As my red and…
VG247’s Games of the Year: Baldur’s Gate 3’s unlikely consensus
Surprise, surprise. Rebecca’s Game of the Year is Baldur’s Gate 3, and can we blame…
Hungry for robo-dino steak? The official Horizon cookbook won’t have that, but it does have other tasty treats
Those that have a hankering for robotic meats won’t find the upcoming Horizon cookbook useful,…
Kane & Lynch 2 is still the GOAT, so it’s our GOTY
In a year of wall to wall bangers, with at least one genuine GOTY candidate…
My 2023 GOTY? Fantasy Football remains a contender
In any given year, I play a lot of video games. It’s the nature of the…
VG247 GOTYs 2023: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
2023 was, for better or worse, a year. One of its good bits was The…
Hunter x Hunter is finally getting a fighting game, and it’s coming from the devs behind Marvel vs Capcom 3
Hunter x Hunter fans rejoice, a fighting game based on the beloved shonen series is in…
Armored Core 6 is getting ranked online matches in its next update, so get ready to be utterly decimated
Good news, sweaty mech pilots, Armored Core 6 is getting ranked online matches as part of…
DC Studios head James Gunn hints at future of Arkham games beyond Suicide Squad
It’s sounding like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League might not be the last game…
Naughty Dog cancels The Last of Us multiplayer, will stick to its single player roots
The multiplayer Last of Us game Naughty Dog had in the works is no more, with…
Embracer layoffs hit studios 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks
Embracer Group has issued another round of layoffs across its studios, and this time, redundancies have…
Caught cheating in Dota 2? You’re getting a permaban and a lump of coal for Frostivus
Dota 2 is celebrating Frostivus 2023 by handing out goodies to all. You can earn goodies…
Could Kojima’s OD be the P.T. game we always wanted?
During The Game Awards last week, Hideo Kojima was given a sizable chunk of stage-time –…
Here are the nominees for the Steam Awards 2023
Valve has announced the nominees for this year’s Steam Awards, based on your nominations during the…