(Image credit: Nintendo) Fans who cherish tangible cartridges are keeping a sharp eye on the Switch 2, eager to determine how well the system functions as a fully-offline device—one that can stay alive not just for years, but for entire decades. The newest firmware drops a troublesome proviso: the ability to boot Super Mario Bros.
Read MoreMarvel Studios is poised to score a major win this calendar year with The Fantastic Four: First Steps, chalking up an estimated global debut north of $190–$210 million for its opening frame, according to Deadline. Revenue that big may just trail James Gunn’s Superman, which bowed to $217 million. Still, even on the conservative side,
Read MoreSony has opened the purse-strings once again, purchasing a 2.5 percent slice of publisher Bandai Namco through a freshly inked “strategic partnership” that seems aimed squarely at jointly growing the global audience for anime and manga. Read more…Keep Reading
Read MoreLet’s launch this dive into Super Mario Party Jamboree’s fresh Nintendo Switch edition with a heartfelt reminder of what Eurogamer isn’t—a single-voice echo chamber. While I totally admire the ever-sharp Katharine’s view that Jamboree is pleasant and perfectly serviceable yet still hobbled by its chaotic, luck-driven swings… Dive Deeper
Read MoreAn anthology assembling the full-screenplay text for both Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us installments—complete with the original game’s Left Behind add-on—is slated for publication. Continue reading…Read More
Read MoreThe 2XKO design squad at Riot Games has revealed that an early-access perk baked into the game’s closed beta will let tournament organizers spin up competitive brackets right away rather than waiting for launch day. Continue Reading
Read MoreSquare Enix has verified that the original codebase for Final Fantasy Tactics has been lost after being overwritten, compelling the studio to reconstruct the forthcoming remake, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, entirely from the ground up. Learn More
Read MoreIndie marketplace itch.io has hidden every adult-NSFW release from its browse-and-search areas, responding to demands from its financial partners about material posted on the site. Learn More…Read More
Read MoreFresh research shows the UK Games Fund (UKFG) could deliver between £30–£58 million (roughly $40.6–$78.5 million) worth of productivity gains to Britain’s economy. Full story…Read More
Read MoreProgress in virtual-reality headset hardware has admittedly decelerated lately, yet the user base keeps expanding and is even sprouting fresh offshoots. A noteworthy illustration of this shift is the emergence of so-called VR natives. Learn more…Find Out More
Read More1047 Games revealed that its no-cost shooter Splitgate 2 is being rolled back into a beta phase, prompting a fresh round of staff cuts at the studio. Read on…Discover More
Read MoreDitch the petite eight-inch stature of Shadow the Hedgehog and shelve the 22-inch Solid Snake until your private hours roll around—direct your awe instead at the colossal grandeur of Grounded 2’s ten-foot-tall ant—a fusion of plush toy and gaming throne—that Microsoft is now raffling off to hype its forthcoming sequel. Read more…Read More
Read More(Image credit: FX) FX’s Alien: Earth is about to bring the dreaded xenomorphs down to our world for the first time in the space-faring franchise’s history, and the show’s creators reportedly have ambitions to make it the next big prestige TV sensation. Per Variety, FX as a network and showrunner Noah Hawley are aiming for
Read More(Image credit: Jagex) The long and storied history of using crabs to train combat skills while AFK in RuneScape has now led to a momentous update in Old School RuneScape’s new Varlamore expansion. The newly released gemstone crab, the crab to end all crabs, is downright glorious. For eons, OSRS players have scrounged together small
Read MoreMaybe you play Marvel Rivals for the challenge, or for your friends, but there are many other people that play the hero shooter for Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman, and her very visible curves, including the cast of the new Fantastic Four movie, who streamer Loserfruit gave a tour of the game in a new
Read MoreGameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Amazon has the Detective Pikachu Limited Edition Steelbook on sale for only $28. Released in late April, this 4K Blu-ray edition had climbed to as high as $42.49 last month (and prior to launch). The current $28
Read MoreThe Final Shape ended the Light and Dark saga, but Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate might just end my will to log in By Cheri Faulkner on July 24, 2025 at 2:20PM PDT Bungie had a lot to prove going into Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate. After a year marred by shock layoffs,
Read MoreGameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Earlier this month, Skybound and QuarterUp announced that Rex Splode would be joining Mark Invincible, Atom Eve, and more on the playable roster for Invincible Vs.–the 3v3 tag-team fighting game coming next year. Today, during Robert Kirkman’s
Read MoreGameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Studio Ghibli fans can get the recently reissued movie Grave of the Fireflies for cheap at Amazon. Like other Ghibli animated movies, Shout Factory handled the new Limited Edition Steelbook and standard edition Blu-ray, both of which
Read MoreBy Jason Rodriguez on July 24, 2025 at 1:13PM PDT GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Are you hoping to find the best Jade Pendants in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers? You can only equip three of these accessories at any given time. As such,
Read MoreBrand-new footie game Rematch recently brought its “highly addictive” experience to Xbox Game Pass on day one, and since then, developer SloClap has been working to improve things even further. The fruits of that post-launch labour are now available, as the team shares its first update since the game’s release. Rematch version 1.200.100 is now
Read MoreIt could be coming sooner than you think! by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 4:30pm Yesterday, EA revealed Battlefield 6 as it begins the hype cycle for its next big online FPS, and now the reliable folks over at Dealabs have just released some extra information on what we can expect from the upcoming Xbox launch. First
Read More“In line with current market conditions” by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 3:30pm Not so long ago now, Microsoft announced sweeping price increases for some of its Xbox products, including plans to release future AAA games at $80. In turn, October’s The Outer Worlds 2 was set to be the company’s first $80 release, but those plans
Read MoreMore updates are coming by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 3pm Bethesda has again pledged support for further Starfield updates as the Xbox team continues to work on its space-faring RPG. A new Steam Beta update has just gone live on PC, with “exciting things planned” for future additions to the game after this minor update comes
Read MoreVery impressive results by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 1pm Earlier this month, we brought news that Forza Horizon 5 was about to surpass three million sales on PS5, and now it’s done just that – seemingly becoming the best-selling new PS5 game of 2025 in the process. These figures are again coming from Alinea Analytics, who’ve
Read MorePilgrimage to the PlayStation shrine Sony just unveiled its jaw-dropping ChinaJoy 2025 stand, along with the complete roster of demos visitors can try. The structure borrows from ancient Chinese temples: red lanterns sway beneath sweeping pagoda roofs while a colossal moon bearing the PlayStation emblem hangs above. The whole presentation is simply breathtaking. The teaser
Read MoreFresh 10-minute gameplay footage released Undeniable Dead Space atmosphere saturates the latest 10-minute hands-on look at Bloober Team’s upcoming survival-horror entry, Cronos: The New Dawn. From the creators of last year’s stellar Silent Hill 2 reimagining, the Polish studio is transitioning straight into this follow-up, emphasizing a slightly more action-oriented style within the genre. During
Read MoreDon’t you just love this trend of overanalysing Steam-based player numbers? Marvel Rivals is the latest game to attract negativity, as its player count has suffered a substantial drop over the last few months. But as always, context is vitally important. After releasing in December of last year, the Overwatch-style, live service shooter went on
Read MoreSprouting on the sides You may recall Tekken 8’s hilariously low effort Atelier Yumia crossover content from earlier in the month, which entailed an ahoge and practically nothing else. Well now developer Gust has rolled out its side of the bargain – and it includes a Heihachi wig for the eponymous heroine which may just
Read MoreOut on PS5, PS4 in the next 24 hours Polyphony Digital continues its impressive monthly support of PS5, PS4 racer Gran Turismo 7 with the latest July 2025 update, which brings the game up to version 1.61. Available within the next 24 hours, the patch adds three new cars, three more events, and a GT
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