The 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…
Read MoreNo silk to weave. Half a dozen years. People have exhausted thesaurus entries diagnosing Team Cherry’s bear-hug of silence over Hollow Knight: Silksong. Microsoft once vowed it would surface “within twelve months” during 2022. A public hands-on slice hasn’t appeared since June 2019’s E3. Backer posts on Kickstarter have gone as quiet as a forgotten
Read MorePlaytonic is set to unveil a “significant announcement” in the days ahead. Yooka-Replaylee is earmarked for a Switch 2 launch later this year, and fresh evidence suggests a full boxed edition is planned for the Japanese publisher-hardware maker’s next hybrid console. A product page has just surfaced at the Canadian retailer Video Games Plus…Read More
Read MoreThe ‘Ultimate Edition’ debuted earlier this year. Ahead of the Switch 2’s launch, Xenoblade Chronicles X received an updated ‘Ultimate Edition’ on the original Switch back in March. Despite no substantial patches surfacing for the new platform (so far), Nintendo now appears to have uncovered a glitch affecting this specific hardware…Read More
Read MoreHave you herd?The last time I tried shepherding an unruly beast, I wasn’t exactly a fan. It was midnight, I was exhausted, and my dog simply refused to come back inside. Typical. Thankfully, Herdling offers a much cosier alternative, replacing a stubborn pup with fantastical beasties that actually listen to me.Developed by Okomotive…Read More
Read MoreTake the day OFF.Well folks, it’s the weekend once again, which means it’s time to get some gaming done!But first, a recap. This week, Capcom launched an intriguing 30th anniversary website for Resident Evil, though there’s not much on there right now beyond some cool artwork…Read More
Read MoreGit skilled. Sony’s hardware now hosts the full Trophy roster for Ultizero’s hotly-anticipated action brawler, Lost Soul Aside, and the view from the leaderboard suggests it’s anything but a casual stroll. Though most of your gilded knick-knacks will fall into your lap simply by pushing through the narrative campaign… Continue Reading
Read MoreStock-pile Valley.Regarding the pixel-perfect, heart-warming 2D scene that Stardew Valley has dominated for close to ten years, countless clones have appeared.With Discounty, the emphasis on integrating into a tight-knit community blends with compulsive grocery-store micromanagement, allowing it to shine amid the competition…Continue Reading
Read MoreThe definitive Eternian slugfest. We’re living through a glorious age of throwback arcade throw-downs, and Britain-based Bitmap Bureau sits among the front-runners. Their next loud-titled brawler, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction, is being built side-by-side with the feverishly awaited side-scroller Terminator 2D: No Fate—each a nod to two beloved
Read MoreThe basic PS5 also leaves room for improvement.Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater brings a legendary entry into the present day with a full visual overhaul. Though some call it a conservative move—as we highlighted in our review—this remains the definitive way to enjoy Hideo Kojima’s landmark stealth epic.Yet it could still shine brighter…Read More
Read MoreThe Monarch of the Iron-Fist Tourney. An aged snapshot surfaced online featuring Stellar Blade creative chief Hyung-Tae Kim standing beside Tekken mastermind Katsuhiro Harada, inspiring the latter to share a remark. “Pure nostalgia,” Harada typed. “He once confided that he’s a fan of the Tekken lineage. We crossed paths once more behind the curtain at
Read MoreIf you’ve been spamming the vault key throughout the Battlefield 6 beta, you’ll spot a few tweaks once the game ships. DICE has confirmed a cooldown for repeated hops that trims your vertical lift. Likewise, slide-to-leap momentum has been recalculated to slow you down…Read More
Read MoreScott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Color Deluxe Hardcover Collection $100 (previously $250) Find it at Amazon Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Monochrome Hardcover Collection $99.85 (originally $250) View on Amazon Both remastered Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary boxed graphic-novel collections are slashed 60 % on Amazon today. Snag Bryan Lee O’Malley’s acclaimed saga in either vibrant full-color or
Read MoreAhead of KPop Demon Hunters exploding worldwide in June, its make-believe factions Huntrix and Saja Boys have sky-rocketed into bona-fide chart-toppers—yet the true pioneers of digital Korean pop stardom were a four-woman squad born inside League of Legends. Long before Netflix’s demon-slaying spectacular…Continue Reading
Read MoreJean-Luc spent roughly sixty minutes with Valor Mortis while wandering Gamescom ’25, and although genre fatigue is starting to set in, the game’s jump to a first-person viewpoint and its inventive backdrop managed to reignite their curiosity… Read More
Read MoreArcade1Up Class of ’81 Deluxe Countercade—Pac-Man & Galaga Edition $167.16 | Back on shelves August 23 (Discontinued) Perfect for players short on square footage or anyone hesitant to spend five Benjamins on a full-size stand-up cabinet, these Countercades fill the gap with compact nostalgia… Read More
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Read MoreThe Doorman relies on doors rather than portals—even so…Read More
Read MoreRoughly 80 % of PS4 users hadn’t encountered the franchise before, so to them it’s essentially an all-new title…Read More
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Read MoreTwo Point Museum will get complimentary content next week that introduces holographic displays. Find out extra details…Read More
Read MoreHello 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 MoreOur 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
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