
In memoriam: games industry veteran John Gibson
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 24, 2023 | Gaming, News
Programmer John Gibson, whose career took in Driveclub, MotorStorm and stretched back to 1983, has sadly passed away.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 24, 2023 | Gaming, News
Programmer John Gibson, whose career took in Driveclub, MotorStorm and stretched back to 1983, has sadly passed away.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 24, 2023 | Gaming, News
There's VHS grain, hammers and grime in the new game from Dusk designer David Szymanski. Butcher's Creek is inspired by Manhunt and Condemned.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 24, 2023 | Gaming, News
"We know that reducing player power is never a good experience," Diablo IV's makers say, responding to the game's controversial 1.1.0 patch.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 24, 2023 | Gaming, News
Star Wars Outlaws will feature the original gangster, Jabba the Hutt, who you can run errands for - or even betray.
by Stuart Campbell | Jul 24, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
The 16K ZX Spectrum was only around for a year, but it got a surprisingly large library of games. Stuart counts down the 100 best - and here’s part one…
by Carlton Hill | Jul 21, 2023 | Gaming, Reviews
Pikmin 4 doesn’t stray too far from the series’ action strategy formula, but it’s still the best series entry yet - and the dog is seriously cute. Our review:
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 21, 2023 | Gaming, News
Tengo Project, a subsidiary of Natsume Atari, has posted a video which seems to indicate a remake of Shadow of the Ninja is on the way.
by Vikki Blake | Jul 21, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
Yes, digital downloads are convenient – but without physical copies, how can we save and retain games for future generations?...
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 21, 2023 | Gaming, News
A website that trawls reddit and turns posts into news stories using AI has been caught out with a carefully laid trap.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 21, 2023 | Gaming, News
Atari has released a set of replica circuit boards for some of its 1980s arcade games, including Lunar Lander and Gravitar. They're about £190 each.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 21, 2023 | Gaming, News
Eli Roth's long-in-gestation Borderlands movie, starring Cate Blanchett, finally has a release date - it's out on 9 August 2024. Also: writer Craig Mazin is back on the credits...
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 21, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Throughout the 1980s, 18-rated films were commonly made into games, released unrated, and enjoyed by kids of all ages. Obviously, it couldn’t last forever.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 20, 2023 | Gaming, News
Skull Island: Rise of Kong is a third-person action adventure in which King Kong punches dinosaurs and giant crabs.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 20, 2023 | Gaming, News
Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands sequel Parasol Stars is coming to Nintendo Switch and other modern consoles this year. Rejoice!...
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 20, 2023 | Gaming, News
Hifumi Kouno, director of the classic 1995 horror game Clock Tower, says he wasn't aware the game is being remastered.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 20, 2023 | Gaming, News
Set in 1999, Faceminer is an eerie-looking narrative-driven sim about managing your own AI-driven surveillance empire.
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 20, 2023 | Gaming, News
Capcom's pioneering arcade platformer Bionic Commando was ported to the Famicom 35 years ago, introducing the gaming world to the grapple.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 20, 2023 | Gaming, News
A group of former triple-A developers, including the co-founder of Bungie, have set up a new studio dedicated to making games for Fortnite....
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 20, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
Classic games reissued for new consoles, cartridges for obsolete systems... is it all a bit much? Has the retro games scene hit its peak?
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 19, 2023 | Gaming, News
Phaidon, known for its stunning books about art and architecture, is publishing a book about the history of video games.
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 19, 2023 | Gaming, News
The trade body for UK games has put together a set of 11 voluntary loot-box guidlines in consultation with the government.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 19, 2023 | Gaming, News
South Africa's ratings board appears to have accidentally revealed the existence of The Borderlands Compilation: Pandoras Box....
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 19, 2023 | Gaming, News
Action-adventure UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves revives Go Nagai's vintage anime, lets you punch a mecha turtle, and is out this November.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 19, 2023 | Gaming, News
Before Pikmin became Pikmin, it was a fascinating top-down action game concept for N64, with visuals influenced by Tim Burton.
by Dan Cooper | Jul 18, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Brutal future sports games like Speedball and Carmageddon peaked in the 90s before fading into obscurity. We talk to the developers who spearheaded it.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2023 | Gaming, News
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard's $69bn deal was supposed to conclude today, but the firms are reportedly in talks to extend the deadline.
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 18, 2023 | Gaming, News
Ubisoft says the "handcrafted" planets in Star Wars Outlaws will be equivalent to two of the zones in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2023 | Gaming, News
Free-to-play mobile spin-off Assassin's Creed Jade begins its closed beta test on 3 August. Registrations are open right now.
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 18, 2023 | Gaming, News
Wipeout Phantom Edition completely overhauls the lacklustre PC port to bring it in line with the PlayStation version.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2023 | Gaming, News
Handheld consoles sold within the EU, most obviously Nintendo Switch, will be required to have replaceable batteries in four years' time.
by Steven Tucker | Jul 18, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Sega’s baffling business decisions are nothing new: in 2001, it made an entire game about them - the Japan-only RPG parody, Segagaga.
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2023 | Gaming, News
Xbox Live Gold will become Xbox Game Pass Core, Microsoft has announced. The revised service will launch with new games on 14 September.