Valve’s new Deadlock character places doors on walls to teleport across the map, and yes, it’s also reminding me a bunch of Portal
The Doorman relies on doors rather than portals—even so…Read More
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Former PlayStation boss says he greenlit Ratchet and Clank on PS4 despite Sony saying “no one wants to play that old game”
Roughly 80 % of PS4 users hadn’t encountered the franchise before, so to them it’s essentially an all-new title…Read More
Read MoreNew Dan Da Dan season 2 teaser reveals beloved Attack on Titan character as voice of Kinta as it marches on toward “chaotic” kaiju battle climax
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Read MoreTwo Point Museum getting spoof video game exhibits in free Digiverse update next week
Two Point Museum will get complimentary content next week that introduces holographic displays. Find out extra details…Read More
Read MoreWhat we’ve been playing -anticipated Bloodlines 2, and more
Hello and a warm hello-again to our weekly catch-up where we share quick thoughts on the titles that have captured our attention lately. This time around, our travelling squad has just made it back from Gamescom, while the office crew is still shaking off the post-Gamescom exhaustion. Quite the whirlwind, wasn’t it? Has anything managed
Read MoreA few hours into The Rogue Prince of Persia’s 1.0 release, it’s Dead Cells with beautifully balletic carnage
Our chum, the Prince of Persia, has endured countless reinventions since his defining debut in 1989, his silhouette morphing as fluidly as the fabled sands themselves. Across the decades, from those mesmerizing rotoscoped beginnings to his vault into full 3-D combat, and now, during these most recent seasons…Read On
Read MoreThe Division 2 kicks off 10th anniversary year with The Division 2: Survivors, “an updated take on the survival extraction experience”
The Division 2: Survivors reimagines the survival extraction genre with a fresh overhaul—set to land inside The Division 2. Get the full details…Read More
Read MoreAssassin’s Creed Mirage to get surprise free story DLC later this year
Ubisoft has verified that fresh downloadable content is arriving before the year’s end for 2023’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Dive deeper…Read More
Read More2K is ‘reducing the size’ of Bioshock 4 developer Cloud Chamber
2K president David Ismailer conveyed the update in an internal memo, and former Diablo lead Rod Fergusson has taken the reins of the studio…Read More
Read MoreHollow Knight: Silksong gets a release date after 7 years in development
Launching on September 4, more than 300-thousand fans tuned in to Team Cherry’s YouTube broadcast for the long-awaited reveal…Read More
Read MoreFeature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 25-29)
Including two big Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 25-29! We’ve got a stacked list of new releases on Xbox over the next few days, including the likes of Helldivers 2, Gears of War: Reloaded, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, NBA 2K25’s early access period for the premium editions…
Read MoreTalking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 23-24)
A Gamescom shadow drop, perhaps?Welcome to another weekend on Xbox! It’s a bank holiday one over here in the UK, which means a fair few of us will get an extra day of gaming. Nothing like a three-day weekend to relax after all the Gamescom shenanigans!Here’s what we’re getting stuck into over the next few
Read MorePoll: With ‘Reloaded’ On The Horizon, How Many Times Have You Completed Gears Of War 1?
The campaign, that is.Gears of War: Reloaded is finally almost here! The new remaster of the original Gears will be with us on August 26th (next Tuesday), and we’re curious to find out whether you’ll be playing through the campaign for the first time ever, the second or third time ever…
Read MoreOpinion: Delta Force Is Solid On Xbox, But Another Upcoming FPS Runs Rings Around It
I miss you already, BF6.So, free-to-play shooter Delta Force has been out on console for a few days now – and while I haven’t put enough time into it yet for a full Xbox review, I just want to get this out there in the here and now…
Read MoreSyberia Remastered Delivers Huge Overhaul On Xbox Series X|S In November 2025
Update: Release date revealed!The team at Microids has announced that Syberia — the early 2000s point-and-click adventure classic — is getting a full remake this year – with Syberia Remastered headed to Xbox Series X and S later in 2025.Another one of those releases that straddles the line between remake and remaster…
Read MoreMario Kart World Wins “Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game” Of Gamescom 2025
DK Bananza takes out “best gameplay” award.In case you missed it, Gamescom gives out awards every year, and while Nintendo didn’t even feature last year, it’s back in 2025 with a few wins. These awards call on a “panel of expert gaming jurors” and the community to decide the winners.The recent Switch 2 release Donkey
Read MoreRound Up: The Final Previews Are In For Hollow Knight: Silksong
It’s almost here.After a long wait and even some delays, we’re now just weeks out from the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong.The ‘hands on’ previews have been rolling in from Gamescom this week, so we’re rounding up a handful here including our own. This is the final demo before the game goes on sale to
Read MoreBeautiful Disney-esque Horror ‘Bye Sweet Carole’ Gets Suitably Spooky Release Date
Bunny hop.Maximum Entertainment and Little Sewing Machine have announced that Bye Sweet Carole, a horror game inspired by Don Bluth and animated Disney movies, is launching on Switch on 9th October 2025, just in time for Halloween.The date was announced yesterday via the IGN Live Showcase…Read More
Read MoreFeature: What’s It Like To Attend Gamescom 2025?
Das Ist Wunderbar?I’ve never been to Gamescom before. I’ve heard all the rumours, though. Gamescom is obviously an event I’ve been aware of for a very long time and it appears to have been growing in stature as of late – even Nintendo decided to return this year after skipping the show in 2024.If you’ve
Read MoreBandai Namco Gets The ‘Once Upon A Katamari’ Hype Rolling With This Opening Movie
Ready to roll.Bandai Namco popped up at the Partner Direct last month to reveal Once Upon a Katamari. It’s not due out until 24th October, but the studio is getting the ball rolling early by sharing a first look at the opening movie.The two-minute video is full of all the classic sphere-pushing you would expect
Read MoreThe ’90s Darkstalkers Animated TV Series Is Getting Resurrected With A New Blu-Ray Release
GameSpot could earn money through affiliate and advertising collaborations for this piece, and also when purchases are made via featured links. During the 1990s, a number of legendary fighting games received their own sanctioned cartoon adaptations—Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat among them. One of the more unexpected small-screen ventures was the cult-favorite Capcom brawler, Darkstalkers.
Read MoreDune: Awakening is a bit more “like a Dune survival RPG” than a full MMO, with multiplayer driving “that feeling of the universe being alive”
(Picture courtesy: Funcom) Fresh from a sweeping Chapter 2 patch and upcoming premium expansion, survival MMO Dune: Awakening is stepping past its newborn release stage and finding its footing. With both the experience and its player-base maturing, studio Funcom notes a noticeable rise in enthusiasts who sink deeper into the survival side of play—an area
Read MoreStar Wars: Visions season 3 returns for more anime this October with 9 new stories, including “something nobody’s ever seen before” in the Star Wars franchise
(Image credit: Lucasfilm) The beloved animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions is headed back to Disney Plus for its third installment, arriving earlier than anticipated on the final day of October. The announcement arrived alongside a poster packed with characters set to appear across the nine shorts comprising Star Wars: Visions volume three—ranging from committed
Read MoreMarvel Rivals now lets you pet Jeff the Shark in an apparent attempt to make him look cute and not like the big dopey menace he’ll be for the rest of his dumb life
(Image credit: Marvel/NetEase Games) No amount of charm will ever make Jeff the Shark—the blood-thirsty, tailing support champ from Marvel Rivals—look adorable to me. Not the wide-eyed, slack-jawed stare he flashes while tearing you limb from limb, not his round tummy or floppy tail, not even the tiny collar and nametag draped around his neck,
Read MoreAmazon-published chaotic dungeon creator King of Meat gets release date
The Amazon-backed dungeon-forging action-romp known as King of Meat finally has a launch day: 7 October. Learn more…Continue Reading
Read MoreCreator of Stardew Valley doesn’t charge for collabs with other games, does it to please players
Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, the mind behind Stardew Valley, has admitted that he’s never pocketed a single cent from the game’s crossover tie-ins. According to Barone, he green-lights those additions simply because he loves the source material or believes his community will enjoy them. Find out more…Learn More
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