Heading to the front lines? penned by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 12pm We’ve reached another weekend, people! The week’s been packed, what with Microsoft sharing the latest Xbox Game Pass roundup just a couple of days back. While we’re still kicking our heels for August’s most sizeable Xbox and Game Pass arrivals, there’s already more than
Read MoreGreetings to your Xbox games briefing spanning August 11-15! Across the coming days a handful of eye-catching independent debuts are inbound, featuring titles like Echoes of the End and Bendy: Lone Wolf, while Xbox Game Pass adds three more adventures to its roster—topped off by the “enhanced” edition of Hellblade 2! Below you’ll find every
Read MoreWhat’s set to exit Xbox Game Pass in September 2025? Microsoft hasn’t issued any official statements so far, yet judging by the titles that landed on the service during the same month last year, we can still hazard some educated guesses. We’ve heard many Game Pass subscribers ask for earlier warnings about departures, but the
Read MoreDoes that apply to you, and if so, what’s your verdict? penned by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 5pm Nearly 24 months post-release, Microsoft has finally pushed Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage onto Xbox Game Pass, slotting the 2023 entry alongside titles such as Assassin’s Creed Valhalla in the catalog. With that milestone reached, have you slipped back
Read MoreImage: Mossmouth Greetings, captains! The work-week has officially clocked out, so let’s prep that backlog and rewind the last seven days while we’re at it, shall we? We kicked things off with a stellar Indie World showcase bursting with surprises, shadow-rops and announcements. Elsewhere, the Big N revealed a fresh roster of Mario merch aimed
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Read MoreIntended for the finished release authored by Stephen Tailby Yesterday, 3:30pm Immense chatter is surrounding Battlefield 6 at the moment, spurred on by an ongoing beta test. It’s rolling out to everybody beginning the day after today, August 9, and it carries a small perk for those on PS5. Jump into the Battlefield 6 open
Read MoreEA has confirmed plans to run several test sessions for Battlefield 6 before its October launch, giving shooters fans the chance to preview the new entry ahead of release. Below you’ll find a complete walkthrough, outlining every kickoff time for Battlefield 6’s open beta weekend 1 along with projected server-queue waiting periods. At What Exact
Read MoreBrandish the chain-scythe Refresh #2 : The tale marches on; the clip is back, now sitting on YouTube. Catch it embedded below. Refresh #1 : For reasons unknown, the post containing the Ghost of Yotei clip has vanished. Still, the web moves at light-speed, and you can
Read MoreThe project is still at the “blueprint phase” by Stephen Tailby Yesterday, 5:30pm Hideo Kojima might be the most overbooked creative mind in gaming right now; juggling regular interviews and daily social-media posts, he’s also steering three different titles inside his own studio, Kojima Productions. In one corner sits Death Stranding 2: On the Beach—he’s
Read MoreWhat path brought you all the way here? Edition Checked: PS5 (Standard) / European critique by Graham Banas Yesterday, 6pm Gradius Origins is an astonishingly complete bundle. Beyond bundling six legendary shoot ’em up releases — the original Gradius trilogy, a pair from Salamander, Life Force and their region-specific edits — it also debuts the
Read MoreTremendous surge Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Nintendo’s stock keeps climbing amid the Switch 2’s strong early momentum. Fresh numbers on Google Finance show the share trading at a jaw-dropping ¥14,355. To put that in context, the firm is now valued at twice its Wii-era peak. Back on 31 October 2007 the stock closed
Read MoreIncluding fighters from the Year 2 and 3 DLC Image: via Amazon / Capcom When Capcom released Street Fighter 6 on the Switch 2 in June, it also launched three new amiibo as well as an amiibo card starter set containing 22 cards. Now, in an update, the second series of cards has appeared online.
Read MoreThe ‘Global Jam’ online demo gets underway Image: Nintendo The Drag x Drive ‘Global Jam’ demo event gets underway for Switch Online subscribers this weekend, and as part of this, Nintendo has announced the developers will be joining in on the fun. You’ll apparently be able to take them during this event, which runs between
Read MoreVol. 5 and 6 launched this week Alongside the release of SNK’s ACA NEOGEO Selection Vol. 5 and 6 in Japan this week, Vol. 7 and Vol. 8 have now been announced for the Switch. Both of these collections will launch on 6th November 2025 in the same location. There’s no mention of a local
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Read MoreNintendo’s wading into the baby and toddler market with a new toy, clothing, and “general goods” range it’s pulling together under the My Mario banner. And there’s even a toddler-friendly stop motion Mario series releasing to accompany the whole thing. Read more…Read More
Read MoreBithell Games, the studio behind the acclaimed likes of Thomas Was Alone, John Wick Hex, and Tron: Catalyst, has announced job cuts impacting the “majority” of its full-time employees. Read more…Read More
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Read MoreRetro fans rejoice! Raven Software’s legendary (or at the very least, fondly remembered) fantasy FPS twosome Heretic and Hexen have risen from the grave and received the remaster treatment on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC, courtesy of retro specialists Nightdive. Read more…Read More
Read MorePokémon TCG Pocket has inserted new art to the Ho-Oh EX and Lagia EX cards introduced in the recent Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion. This comes after the original art was removed following allegations of plagiarism. Read more…Read More
Read More(Image credit: Tencent/Polaris Quest) Last week, Sony sued over Light of Motiram, a survival game which the PlayStation parent calls a “slavish clone” of the Horizon series. The results of that lawsuit remain to be seen, but for now it seems to have been enough to convince the devs to scrub Light of Motiram’s Steam
Read More(Image credit: TV Asahi / Shonen Jump) I need to start aggressively wishing for world peace or something, because a lot of my anime wishes have been coming true lately. The latest beloved manga to score an anime adaptation is Akane-banashi, an offbeat Shonen Jump series about the art of rakugo, starring one of the
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