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Xbox's First $80 Game, The Outer Worlds 2, Gets A $10 Price Cut Ahead Of Launch
23.7.2025
The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian’s bigger and wilder sequel to the original RPG from 2019, was planned to be the first Xbox game to be sold at $80. However, just about a month after making that announcement, Xbox and Obsidian have reversed course and dropped the price of Outer Worlds 2 from $80 to $70....
The Biggest PlayStation Game Of 2025 Is A Four-Year-Old Former Xbox Exclusive
23.7.2025
Microsoft’s push to separate the concept of Xbox games from the Xbox console itself has always felt a little...annoying? The corporation’s “This is an Xbox” campaign has been more confusing than anything else. However, the really significant aspect of this detaching of the games from the machines...
New Awesome-Looking Fallout Shooter Is Actually A Fan-Made Doom Mod
22.7.2025
The big new reveal trailer for Fallout: Bakersfield makes it look so awesome, you might come away thinking it’s an official new boomer shooter from Bethesda set in its popular post-apocalyptic universe. But nope, this upcoming standalone game, built in a modern version of the classic Doom engine...
It Sure Sounds Like Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Coming To Switch 2 This Year
22.7.2025
The Switch 2 seemingly has the capacity to be a perfect port machine for recent blockbusters. Will Assassin’s Creed Shadows be one of them? Reading between the lines of a recent Ubisoft earnings call, it certainly sounds like that’s what the French publisher has planned.Read more
Ancient, Rediscovered Halo Fan Art Proves That Fans Have Imagined A Marathon Crossover Since The Beginning
22.7.2025
If you consider yourself a fan of Halo and love some digital archaeology, boy, do I have some treats for you. As you may or may not know, the original Halo went through several conceptual iterations before it became the first-person shooter that’d take the world by storm as an Xbox exclusive. Hell...
Splitgate 2 Fails To 'Make FPS Great Again,' Shuttering Before Relaunching Next Year
22.7.2025
Things have gone from bad to worse for Splitgate 2. The portal-based sci-fi multiplayer shooter has been bleeding players and continues to face negative Steam reviews, as fans clamor for basic features like leaderboards and balk at the free-to-play live service’s microtransaction prices. As...
Borderlands 4 Launches On Switch 2 Just A Few Weeks After Other Consoles
22.7.2025
Borderlands 4, the next big entry in Gearbox’s popular sci-fi looter shooter franchise, is coming to Switch 2 on October 3. This is just a few weeks after it arrives on other platforms. Borderlands 4 launches on PS5, Xbox, and PC on September 12. So not a long wait for the open-world shooter. Read...
Guy Goes Viral Painting Donkey Kong Bananza Yellow And Ruining His Switch
22.7.2025
Nintendo had fun with the Donkey Kong Land trilogy for the original Game Boy and made the cartridges yellow. It had fun again with Donkey Kong 64 and made that one yellow, too. A fan thought he’d also have some fun and make Donkey Kong Bananza yellow as well, and now it’s trapped inside his Switch...
The Drifter Is A Dark Pulp Horror Game With Stunning Art
22.7.2025
It’s odd how rare it is to hear an Australian accent in a video game. In point-and-click adventure The Drifter, however, you’ll hear a lot of them, along with some superb Aussie vernacular. The Drifter is a lengthy tale of an itinerant man who, on discovering he cannot die, becomes entangled in...
Nintendo Music App Gets 20+ Game Soundtracks, Including Some Of The Worst Songs Yet
22.7.2025
Nintendo has updated its popular music app and added over 200 new songs from over 25 classic NES games. Some of these are genuine bangers that you’ll likely remember from back in the day if you’ve played any of these classics. And then, there’s the horrible “soundtrack” for NES Golf.Read more
Pokémon's Unbelievably Bad Summer Showcase Leaves Fans High And Dry
22.7.2025
This year, The Pokémon Company took the unusual step of announcing today’sPokémon Presents nearly two months in advance, way back on May 28. Usually revealed to be happening with just a few days notice, this peculiar two-month run-up suggested that big things could be in store. Oh my goodness,...
Wait, The Free-To-Play Pokémon Puzzle Game Is Not Free On Switch?
22.7.2025
As is often the case with Pokémon Presents, The Pokémon Company made some announcements during its showcase this morning that initially sounded like cool and fun new things but gradually got worse as the reality became clear. Pokémon Friends, a new puzzle game in which you solve old-fashioned...
New Switch 2 Pokémon Legends: Z-A Bundle Will Save You Some Extra Money
22.7.2025
Tuesday’s big Pokémon Presents showcase was a dud, but one good thing that did come out alongside it is a new Switch 2 bundle that swaps out Mario Kart World for Pokémon Legends: Z-A. It’s $500 and ships when the game comes out on October 16.Read more
New Hellraiser Game Has An Even Gnarlier Version Of The Trailer You Won't Find On YouTube
22.7.2025
Saber Interactive spent the last week teasing a big announcement, and now it’s finally been revealed: Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival. The first proper, single-player adaptation of the famous horror franchise showcases the return of Pinhead actor Doug Bradley and includes a red-band version...
Stop Killing Games YouTuber Says Someone's Filing False Claims Against EU Initiative
21.7.2025
The Stop Killing Games campaign has continued building momentum in recent weeks, even popping up during at least one publisher shareholder meeting. With over 1.4 million signatures in support, the EU petition “Stop Destroying Videogames” now has a real shot at forcing the issue with regulators...
Ori Developer Not Prioritizing Xbox For Its New Action-RPG Soulslike's Console Launch
21.7.2025
No Rest for the Wicked came to Early Access last year and some fans are patiently waiting for it to finally hit console. The head of developer Moon Studios recently told fans the action-RPG Soulslike will likely come to PlayStation 5 first. Xbox, where the studio’s critically-acclaimed Ori games...
Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Is Getting A Big Free Update Later This Year
21.7.2025
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora made nowhere near the splash you might expect given it’s sourced from the highest-grossing box office blockbuster ever, but absurd discounts and ongoing updates have made the open world sci-fi adventure easy to recommend, especially come this December. That’s when...
Here's What Amiibos Can Do For You In Donkey Kong Bananza
21.7.2025
While some might argue that Nintendo hasn’t ever fully capitalized on the potential of amiibos, they’re still wonderful and charming collectibles for fans to geek out over. Forget those naysayers, too. Amiibos do still have uses in many games, including the brand new Donkey Kong Bananza. And in...
Anti-Porn Group Declares Win Over 'Pedo Gamer Fetishists' After Steam's Mass Sex Game Purge
21.7.2025
Steam recently purged hundreds of sex games featuring explicit content, including many with themes around sexual abuse, after rolling out stricter moderation rules. PC gaming’s biggest storefront appeared to blame pressure from online payment processors for the changes, which some developers worry...
5 Things We Just Learned About The Future Of Warframe
21.7.2025
Now in it’s 12th year, the free-t0-play loot shooter Warframe is still going strong and the future looks bright coming off a whirlwind series of announcements and teases from TennoCon 2025. The multi-day event included details on new story expansions, new frames, and access to an alpha build...