It sounds downright incredible! Just twenty-four months back, Xbox and PlayStation felt like walled gardens—each fiercely guarding its own turf. Sure, Microsoft let blocky universes like Minecraft (and its offshoots) land on PlayStation hardware, and the long-running PlayStation-exclusive baseball sim MLB The Show finally showed up on Xbox not long ago — but those exceptions
Read MoreRivalry heats up. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has opened pre-orders ahead of its 14th November launch date, so it should theoretically reign over the PS Store charts—correct? Not quite. Although its performance is far from shabby… Discover the Rest
Read MoreGears of War! Metal Gear Solid! Lost Soul Aside! Shinobi!We’re officially in the thick of it now, people! The calendar is downright bonkers from this point forward—so many fresh games are launching that it feels impossible to keep count.This week’s headliners hardly need an introduction: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater…Read More
Read MoreChief Hermen Hulst breaks his silence. At the dawn of the current hardware cycle, Sony loudly trumpeted ambitions to ship ten live-service experiences, an effort designed to broaden its roster and cultivate steady, long-tail income. Now a full twelve-months have passed since the space-flavoured shooter Concord arrived, stumbled, and was promptly pulled offline, leaving the
Read MoreZenless band protagonist. Genshin Impact certainly has plenty explaining to do. Just as the dark-fantasy soul-styled titles that hit shelves almost weekly have spawned their own micro-industry, anime-style gacha adventures have grown into a recognizable category unto themselves. The roster now spans dozens—from Zenless Zone Zero to Wuthering Waves and a sea of options in
Read MoreAbsolutely bonkers! After what feels like forever in the oven, Skate’s hotly-anticipated free-to-play relaunch finally lands an Early Access drop next week, 26th August. Tune in to a developer deep-dive on YouTube, kicking off at 9 AM PT. Need help figuring out what hour that is where you live? … Learn More
Read MoreRomeo Is A Deadman marks the newest adrenaline-charged release from Grasshopper Manufacture, conjured up by the creative duo Suda 51 and Ren Yamazaki. The game represents a completely fresh franchise for the studio, and every component hums as if the team has finally hit full throttle. Kurt Indovina went hands-on, hacking through hordes of the
Read MoreThe greatest Project Zomboid add-ons can satisfy practically any requirement you have. The base survival simulation is already intricate, and modders are keenly aware of that fact. With thousands of user-made creations available on the Steam Workshop, picking the right ones can feel overwhelming. If you picture the kinds of details you’d expect to encounter
Read MoreHogwarts Legacy brims with activities and tools crafted to deepen and enrich your stay in the Wizarding World. Still, thanks to the latest patches, installing Hogwarts Legacy modifications is now simpler than it has ever been, unlocking countless tweaks, expansions…Read More
Read MoreDescent Deluxe Collector’s Print: A Novel $24.48 (was $35) | Arrives August 26 Grab it at Amazon Snag it at Walmart Nebula-honored writer R.F. Kuang drops an all-new epic this week. Marketed as a blend of Dante’s Inferno and Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi, Descent spans 560 pages amid an arcane academy and the realm beneath…Read More
Read MoreDon’t scroll past Wake Up Dead Man—this one’s too intriguing to miss…Learn More
Read MoreShawn Layden would keep most things just the way they are inside the next-gen Switch creator…Read More
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Read More2017’s Hollow Knight just scaled a fresh summit…Discover the Details
Read MoreMetal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has revived the elusive Guy Savage sequence in the remake. However, it turns out Konami wasn’t the only studio behind this hidden action vignette—Platinum Games, creators of Bayonetta and Astral Chain, also lent their talents to craft the surprise minigame. Find out more…Discover More
Read MoreDavid Hayter – who first voiced gaming legend Snake – calls embodying Hideo Kojima’s clandestine hero “the pivotal part of my existence” and admits he’d be up for slipping back into the role should Konami call. Read more…See full story
Read MoreGearbox head Randy Pitchford confesses he feels “somewhat anxious” regarding the heightened, tougher challenge awaiting players in Borderlands 4. Discover more…Discover More
Read MoreSilent Hill franchise producer Motoi Okamoto has labeled parallels drawn between the forthcoming Silent Hill f and FromSoftware-style soulslike titles as “misleading,” maintaining that “many of those elements were in fact lifted straight from earlier Silent Hill installments.” Read more…Read More
Read MoreFolks are preparing for Hollow Knight: Silksong in the smartest way imaginable – by revisiting the 2017 masterpiece, Hollow Knight, and pushing its concurrent Steam numbers to new highs. Read on…Continue Reading
Read MoreAbxylute 3D One slated for launch this September. The Verge notes that Abxylute—already known for its streaming-friendly portables—is crafting the globe’s first glasses-free 3D handheld PC. The sizable portable, branded the Abxylute 3D One, stems from a joint prototype that Intel and Tencent showed off at CES only months ago. Check the full story on
Read More“I’m crossing my fingers that everything goes smoothly.” At PlayStation’s State of Play showcase earlier this year, Grasshopper Manufacture debuted Romeo is a Dead Man—the new joint from Suda51 and Ren Yamazaki—and murmurs indicate Switch 2 players might share the spotlight when the title ships in 2026. In conversation with GameXplain…Read More
Read MoreDespite it being far from top-notch. Building on our initial peek at Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition racing along on Switch 2 when docked, fresh clips have surfaced online to illustrate how the title is coping on the go. The broad takeaway from play sessions – ours included – is that Elden Ring tends to lag
Read MoreThe revelation that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is destined for the Switch 2 next year landed like an unexpected gift at the last Gamescom celebration. Veteran raiders of artefact-laden crypts or casual trailer-watchers catching glimpses in passing…Read More
Read MoreWow, imagine that! Japan’s National Diet Library—often shortened to “NDL”—ranks among the planet’s largest libraries, and ever since 2000 it has been collecting video-game discs and cartridges strictly for long-term preservation. Yet a Famitsu report picked up by Automaton reveals that Switch 2’s slim Game-Key Cards don’t meet NDL’s definition of “authentic” physical media, so
Read MoreOr do you need more convincing?The last few months have been filled with reports, news and ultimately, anticipation for the ROG Xbox Ally – as Microsoft prepares to launch its partner handheld device with manufacturer ASUS. This week, a lot of that information has become more concrete — official pricing aside — as the teams
Read MoreEverything you need to know.Helldivers 2 is making its Xbox debut this month, with the former PlayStation exclusive now aiming to spread democracy onto Xbox Series X and S as well. But, when exactly can you play Sony’s first ever PlayStation-published game on Xbox? And can you play along with PS5 users as well…
Read MoreNow open to the public in Cologne, Germany.It’s been a busy old week at Gamescom 2025, and both myself and Ben have been busy covering all the news instead of getting on the floor at the event, but that doesn’t mean we can’t bring you some exclusive photos from it!Some of the Hookshot Media team
Read MoreHere’s 31 minutes of gameplay footage.LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight was one of the big announcements at Gamescom Opening Night Live earlier this week, and a new video featuring 30 minutes of footage gives us a closer look at what to expect from it.You can watch this above…
Read MoreThe latest hands-on impressions.The ROG Xbox Ally has been the star of the show from an Xbox perspective at Gamescom 2025, and people have been getting hands-on with it for the first time over the past few days – with lots of previews cropping up on the web.So…
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