The moment could still arrive, but it isn’t happening yet. by Ben Kerry Fri, 2pm Image: Activision Xbox’s sprawling worldwide reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 during Gamescom Opening Night Live is nearly upon us, yet those owning a Switch 2 might want to keep excitement in check—at least for now. Trusted tipster
Read MoreThis has sparked debate ever since it first came up. written by Fraser Gilbert Fri, 7:30pm This afternoon we were leafing through some earlier Pure Xbox posts from the launch era of the Xbox Series X and Series S, and we’d completely forgotten just how heated the discussion around AA battery use got at the
Read MoreUpdate : The rumored Xbox slip-up concerning Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection’s street date never materialized, yet players now reckon they’ve uncovered new clues suggesting when the coveted anthology will arrive. PSDeals, a service that mines data from the PlayStation Store, briefly displayed 30th October as the go-live date for the bundle.
Read MoreBlade of the Ocean! Bargain Bonanza! And beyond! by Sammy Barker Yesterday, 4pm Right, things are tipping into mayhem. The launch lineup looks gentle for seven days, yet after that it’s non-stop chaos straight through to the holidays. Consider yourself alerted. We’d say the standout this round is Sword of the Sea, already aboard PS
Read MoreImage: Push Square Fine, we’re trying not to get carried away, but there’s a strong chance that the August 2025 slate for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium will end up the community’s top pick of the year. This is the second consecutive month that Extra is stacked with chart-toppers. At the tip of
Read MoreLatest: Michael Pachter Sets the Record Straight written Sammy Barker Yesterday, 8:30pm Update : As anticipated, Pachter has walked back his claim, admitting he misspoke regarding Fairgames’ termination. Paraphrased by former-IGN editor Destin Legarie, Pachter stated: “I misspoke. Said Jade was let go, and assumed development was halted. I haven’t any
Read MoreImage: Push Square Sony has already kicked off an enormous Gamescom event on the PS Store, and we have 45-plus hand-picked suggestions for you, all linked right here. On now through Monday, 18 August, the discounts embrace a broad range of indispensable titles you’ll definitely want in your digital library, with price cuts reaching up to
Read MoreAnimal-advocacy organisation PETA has urged Nintendo to eliminate the nose-ring ornament seen on a bovine character in Mario Kart World. Discover More… Discover More
Read MoreRefresh: All character announcements to date Update #2 : GameMill Entertainment keeps unwrapping new fighters for the upcoming action role-playing adventure, Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny. The newest preview spotlights three boss characters—Azula, Ember, and Angelica—plus additional never-before-seen gameplay moments. Scroll past the trailer for every earlier fighter showcase. The
Read More“Season twenty-one is set to continue without end” Image: GungHo Online Entertainment GungHo Online’s complimentary multiplayer adventure Ninjala has reached its fifth anniversary, and the studio appears ready to taper off sizeable new content once Season 21 wraps. With the most recent patch—labeled Version 21.0—an official statement clarifies that Season 21, along with its associated
Read MoreImage: Nintendo Life Greetings, and welcome to another round of Box Art Brawl! Previously we examined WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ on GBA—an undisputed gem and a personal favorite inside NL Towers. North America paired up with Europe to take on Japan and, well… Oh, Japan, we feel your pain. The Western cover walked away with
Read MoreGrabbed on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Ask anyone who’s clocked shifts behind a till and they’ll tell you retail feels anything but cosy. I still wake up haunted by late-night inventory discrepancies and queues of furious shoppers who seemed committed to ruining whatever remained of my evening. Danish studio Crinkle Cut Games, however, believes running a
Read MoreImage: Nintendo Greetings, crew, as we pull up a chair and leaf through the Nintendo Life Mailbox. It’s been a handful of months since Switch 2 arrived – honestly, time has flown. This marks the third monthly mailbag since launch, and the takes are bubbling over like neon margaritas at a LAN party. Something on
Read More“From substance to a brand-new kind of strength.” penned by Fraser Gilbert Fri, 22:30 We’re already aware that ASUS and Microsoft will share far more details about the ROG Xbox Ally handheld during next week’s Gamescom celebrations, yet now we’re promised another big Xbox unveiling courtesy of ASUS! This latest tease arrived via a brief
Read MoreAdditional Battlefield 6? by Ben Kerry Yesterday, midday Welcome to one more weekend on Xbox! There’s a stack to dive into over the coming days, including another round of the Battlefield 6 Beta – completely open to everyone on the console. This is what’s spinning in our drives this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer As
Read MoreGreetings to your Xbox game harvest for August 18-22! As the teaser says, next week brings a pair of colossal debuts: the eagerly awaited Black Myth: Wukong and the no-cost tactical shooter Delta Force. Dig a little deeper and you’ll spot more treats on the horizon—think Shantae Advance or the featured survival-RPG Sengoku Dynasty—and Game
Read MoreThe complete low-down by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 2:30pm Today’s squad-based FPS Delta Force lands on consoles mere days from now – bringing a narrative campaign, an extraction offering and a complete PvP multiplayer package to Xbox Series X|S. Because of that, we’re rounding up every crucial bit of intel in advance of the shooter’s imminent
Read MoreChat Corner: How Will You Spend Gamescom 2025? Stream squad, anyone? by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 4pm Photo: Gamescom In seven days, the continent’s largest games expo—Gamescom 2025—touches down, and the organizers promise its most sprawling edition yet. Scores of publishers have locked in their attendance, mixing hands-on demos on the show floor with a torrent
Read MoreWill lightning strike twice? Marcel Zurawka—the mind behind the viral Steam hit Bongo Cat—is packing a brand-new idle typing project for Gamescom as he hunts for a publishing deal. He won’t unveil the game in our Discord chat just yet; the demo build is purposely petite, reserved for eyes-only publisher meetings…Read More
Read MoreIt would be downright foolish for Wizards of the Coast—creators with the perfect moniker for stewarding Dungeons & Dragons—to forgo a sequel to Baldur’s Gate 3 after that title’s record-shattering triumph and the spotlight it’s thrown on the D&D label. Naturally, parent-company Hasbro…Continue Reading
Read MorePearl Abyss’ striking action title Crimson Desert is set to appear at next week’s Gamescom in Cologne, and if you won’t be attending, you can still get a sense of its progress by watching a fresh gameplay trailer. Explore additional details…Read More
Read MoreShould the hype somehow have passed you by, the latest Battlefield entry is presently stealing every headline. EA’s soon-to-release shooter is deep into its second closed-beta wave, and only a handful of days ago it was managing simultaneous Steam player numbers north of 400,000. Read more…Read More
Read MoreWhen skateboarding titles cross my mind, the very first association is the soundtrack—hearing Josh Freese’s faultless drum fills in The Vandals’ “Euro-Barge” during Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 was my earliest wake-up call, while later I strained to match the falsetto warfare of 3 Inches of Blood’s front-man howling “Deadly Sinners” in Tony Hawk’s Underground
Read MoreYour definitive Donkey Kong Bananza hub penned by Jim Norman Yesterday, 6:01pm Image: Nintendo Life Donkey Kong Bananza overflows with activities to tackle and sights to see. Lucky for you, the Nintendo Life crew has assembled the definitive Donkey Kong Bananza Guide. Below, we’re covering every angle of DKB — grab-lists for collectibles like Every
Read MoreImage: Nintendo We’d all swear that we’ve scribbled some clandestine catalogues—one for every machine we’ve ever hooked to a television—listing oddball or boundary-pushing titles we keep meaning to try. Occasionally you tick one off, more often you don’t. You get the idea. On the GameCube, my private picks start with Cubivore, extend to Eternal Darkness,
Read MoreAccessible on-site at the World Championships Pokémon Legends: Z-A has an October street date, yet attendees of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships can sample a Switch 2 demo this very weekend. First-hand accounts are beginning to surface, so we’ve collected the highlights so far — kicking off with our senior video producer Zion Grassl’s ‘hands-on’.
Read More“The project that never came to be” Picture: courtesy of Christian Whitehead on Bluesky Sonic Mania ranks among the finest entries in the franchise, and although fans crossed their fingers for a direct follow-up, it emerged a while back that SEGA aimed to leave pixel art behind, so the sequel was shelved. Back then, SEGA
Read MoreTo the stars! Image: Capcom The long-awaited freakin’ break has arrived, and our backlog awaits! Before we load up save files, though, here’s a swift recap of the week. Things were surprisingly hushed in Nintendo Land—no hint of a Direct, which feels odd after the trio of presentations we just saw. The big N quietly
Read MoreThis week on the Game Developer Podcast, Soft Rains imaginative director Joel Burgess and narrative lead Kait Tremblay dive into the creation of Ambrosia Sky, the most captivating release you’re going to learn about in 2025…Read More
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