Intrepid folks are speedrunning The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 07, 2023 | Gaming, News
Speedrunners are competing to race through the notorious Gollum game, the worst-reviewed title of 2023 so far.
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Coherence: the engine that aims to revolutionise online multiplayer indie games
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 07, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
Coherence is billed as a network engine that will allow just about anyone to make multiplayer games. We talk to its creators as version 1.0 launches.
Yuji Naka | Sonic the Hedgehog creator gets $1 million fine and suspended sentence
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 07, 2023 | Gaming, News
Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka has avoided a jail term for insider trading, but has received a fine of 172 million yen, or around $1.1 million.
Sega reins in its plans for "boring" blockchain gaming
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 07, 2023 | Gaming, News
Sega has shelved some of its to develop games based on the blockchain. “What’s the point if games are no fun?” said Sega co-COO Shuji Utsumi.
Taito announces LaserDisc game collection, including Time Gal
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 07, 2023 | Gaming, News
The Taito LD Game Collection will remaster three 1980s LaserDisc games - Time Gal, Space Battleship Yamato, and Ninja Hayate - for Nintendo Switch....
Slitterhead | Early footage from Silent Hill creator's new horror game
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 07, 2023 | Gaming, News
Slitterhead is an upcoming horror game from Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama. His studio's just shown off some (very) early gameplay...
GTA 5 | Why does Microsoft want you to know it’s now on Game Pass?
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 07, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Opinions
GTA 5 is one of the most played game in the world. So why did Microsoft fight so hard to get it on Game Pass? Vikki has a few thoughts…
Pokémon Sleep is out on smartphones this month
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 06, 2023 | Gaming, News
Channel your inner Snorlax with the Pokémon Sleep smartphone app, now scheduled to launch in July.
IO Interactive is making Project 007 in Brighton
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 06, 2023 | Gaming, News
Danish developer IO Interactive has announced the opening of a studio in Brighton which will be working on their upcoming James Bond title.
Street Fighter 6 | Rashid to bring his Turbulent Wind this month
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 06, 2023 | Gaming, News
Rashid of the Turbulent Wind is to be Street Fighter 6's 19th playable character - he'll be added to the roster on 24 July....
EA Sports FC | Electronic Arts' post-FIFA game reportedly out in September
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 06, 2023 | Gaming, News
EA Sports FC, the first football game to emerge from Electronic Arts following its FIFA break-up, is said to be out in September.
Peter Molyneux teases his studio's next, "fresher" game project
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 06, 2023 | Gaming, News
Peter Molyneux's latest project has a "mechanic that has never been seen in a game before," he says, comparing it to Fable and Black & White.
When are we going to get these adorable Korok mascots in the West?
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 06, 2023 | Gaming, News
Japan has an amazing range of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom merchandise that's currently unavailable outside the country.
The Outlast Trials: how Red Barrels created a scarily fun co-op experience
by Ignas Vieversys | Jul 06, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Developer Red Barrels talks to us about The Outlast Trials, and turning its horror series into a Saw-style co-op survival game.
Official Pokémon forum launches - and is immediately filled with trolls
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 05, 2023 | Gaming, News
The offical Pokémon forum was quickly spammed with posts on inappropriate topics as moderators struggled to keep up.
Apple Vision Pro production is reportedly being scaled back
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 05, 2023 | Gaming, News
It seems the complex technology in Apple's $3,499 augmented reality headset is providing headaches for manufacturers....
The Division 2 | players who exploit a Descent bug will be suspended
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 05, 2023 | Gaming, News
The Division 2: players who exploited a Descent bug to gain extra XP will be temporarily suspended, Ubisoft has announced.
PowerWash Simulator to get Warhammer 40,000 DLC
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 05, 2023 | Gaming, News
Indie smash PowerWash Simulator is getting Warhammer 40,000 DLC, due for release later this year....
PlayStation 5 Slim and PS5 handheld "expected" this year according to Microsoft
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 05, 2023 | Gaming, News
A court document reveals that Microsoft thinks Sony is "expected to release" Slim and handheld flavours of the PlayStation 5 this year....
The theorycrafting scholars of Genshin Impact
by Brian Lee-Mounger Hendershot | Jul 04, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Entire communities have sprung up around the gruelling mathematical study of Genshin Impact and its systems. We talk to KQM, the game’s largest theorycrafting group.
Disney Speedstorm flips the idea of Early Access on its head
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 04, 2023 | Gaming, News
The Early Access version of Disney's kart racer cost up to £59.99, but the full game will be free to play when it launches on 28 September.
A treasure trove of old video game footage has been found by Noclip
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 04, 2023 | Gaming, News
The Noclip YouTube channel is digitising boxes of video tapes showing footage of past E3 events, developer interviews, and more.
Activision Blizzard | South Africa "unconditionally" approves Microsoft deal
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 04, 2023 | Gaming, News
South Africa has "unconditionally approved" Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard.
Flashback 2 | New trailer shows off a familiar-looking jungle
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 04, 2023 | Gaming, News
Cyberpunk sequel Flashback 2 has a new trailer, which shows off a jungle setting that will be immediately familiar to players of the first game.
Just Cause Mobile quietly cancelled by Square Enix
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 04, 2023 | Gaming, News
Free-to-play multiplayer spin-off Just Cause Mobile has been cancelled by publisher Square Enix, three years after it was announced.
Why you shouldn't try to complete Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
by Sarah Louise Dean | Jul 04, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom is brilliant, fun and awe-inspiring. It can also also exhausting. But what if you simply gave up trying to complete it altogether?
Switch Player and Ninty Fresh magazines set to close
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News
The UK independent Nintendo magazines are set to end their print run, but a new venture is promised.
Someone uploaded the Far Cry source code to the internet
by Lewis Packwood | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News
The source code for the 2004 Ubisoft game Far Cry has suddenly appeared on the Internet Archive.
Once-classified documents reveal Sega's late-1990s battle with Sony
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News
A huge dossier of internal Sega documents reveals the company's fight to push the Saturn as sales of Sony's PlayStation took off.
Ark: Survival Ascended delayed until October
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News
Announced in April, the remaster of Ark: Survival Evolved has had its release date pushed back from August. Expect Ark: Survival Ascended to appear in October...
Ubisoft reportedly has 11 Assassin's Creed games in development
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News
There are now 11 Assassin's Creed games in development at Ubisoft, a report suggests - one of them being a remake of the pirate-y Assassin's Creed: Black Flag.
Lord of the Rings: Gollum studio cancels game, ceases development
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 03, 2023 | Gaming, News
The withering response to Lord of the Rings: Gollum has led developer Daedalic Entertainment to end internal development and concentrate on publishing.
