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Everything We Saw At The January Xbox Developer Direct
23.1.2025
It’s January, and that means Xbox held another one of its annual Developer Direct showcases to talk about some games coming to Xbox Series X/S and Windows. We knew a few games that would be featured, including Doom: The Dark Ages and South of Midnight, but Microsoft had also teased a surprise...
Ninja Gaiden 4 Teases Franchise Comeback For Fall 2025 In Extended Reveal Trailer
23.1.2025
Over a decade after Ninja Gaiden 3 first graced Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, fans of the action franchise are finally getting a long-awaited sequel. Team Ninja and Platinum Games announced Ninja Gaiden 4 as a joint-venture at this week’s Xbox Developer Direct and provided a deep-dive into the story...
Assassin's Creed Shadows Might Be Able To Do The Impossible And Satisfy All Fans
23.1.2025
Earlier this month, I got to try out Assassin’s Creed Shadows via a livestreamed four-hour preview. Just a week before that preview, Ubisoft had announced that the next main entry in the open-world franchise about sneaky assassins and evil Templars had been delayed. Again.Read more
Future Sonic Movies Could Leave Human Characters Behind And Fans Are Conflicted
22.1.2025
It’s been five years since the original live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and in that time a lot of the sentiment around the series has changed. We’ve gone from being threatened with a horrifying blue gremlin on the big screen to a critically acclaimed adaptation of video game Sonic Adventure...
Phantom Blade Zero Could Be The Next Black Myth: Wukong
22.1.2025
Phantom Blade Zero was first revealed back at Sony’s 2023 gaming showcase. At the time, the Chinese-made PlayStation 5 exclusive looked like another project heavily inspired by FromSoftware’s Soulsborne games. But playable demos last year revealed it’s much closer to a Ninja Gaiden or Devil...
Sonic 3 Deleted Scenes Reveal An Entire Cut Plotline
21.1.2025
If you didn’t feel like heading into a theater to see it, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is now out on digital platforms to watch from the comfort of your own home. The digital release includes some behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes, and while they’re not as consequential as the cut moments...
New Sonic 3 Concept Art May Clear Up That Confusing Post-Credits Scene
21.1.2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is available on digital platforms today. As such, Paramount has done another marketing push for the movie by releasing concept art of some of the film’s most pivotal moments. The images include what seem to be previous iterations of the movie’s post-credits scene, which...
Far Cry 3 Does What Every Game Should And Ditches Unobtainable Multiplayer Achievements
17.1.2025
Far Cry 3 was released over a decade ago, and while it supported achievements on console and Ubisoft’s own PC launcher, it didn’t include any Steam achievements. But as Ubisoft returns to Steam, it’s also going back and adding these missing challenges to older games, including Far Cry 3. And even...
Bayonetta Director Calls For Switch 2 Leakers To Be Covered In Poop And Shot Into Space
17.1.2025
Hideki Kamiya, the director behind Platinum Games’ Bayonetta series who’s now working on Okami 2 under a new studio, has never been one to hold back. The latest targets of his ire are Switch 2 leakers who basically beat Nintendo to revealing the console weeks ago. Kamiya used the occasion of...
Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii Hands-On: The Next Act In Gaming’s Greatest Variety Show
16.1.2025
As someone who has only casually engaged with the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series, I’m fascinated with its ability to sway in and out of different genres and subgenres while still maintaining the wacky soap-opera core that has made it so beloved. Yakuza has shapeshifted from a crime drama beat-em-up...
Suicide Squad's True Ending Is Finally Live And Players Are In Disbelief
15.1.2025
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’s final update is live, and with that its true ending has been revealed. Was the comic book finale worth the grind the live-service game’s diehard fans have been toiling through across four seasons? Nope. Not even a little bit.Read more
Remedy Has A Plan To Make Sure Its Online Shooter Doesn't Flop Like Concord
9.1.2025
In 2025, the idea of releasing a paid, online-only multiplayer shooter seems very risky, as we’ve seen plenty of them fail. But Remedy, the developers behind Control and Alan Wake, have a plan to make sure their first multiplayer game—FBC: Firebreak—succeeds and doesn’t flop like Concord...
Assassin's Creed Shadows Delayed Again
9.1.2025
Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been delayed again. The open world stealth game was set to arrive in February following its initial delay in September 2024, but now it won’t launch until March 20. Read more
Toughen Up Like A Dragon For This Yakuza-Themed Astro Bot Trophy
9.1.2025
There are a lot of unique, one-off trophies to earn in Astro Bot if you’re trying to unlock the game’s platinum trophy. Some of them are worded in a way that makes you stop and think for a bit, which isn’t the most helpful for us digital completionists. For instance, if you’re stuck on...
5 Things We Noticed In The Last Of Us’ New Season Two Trailer
7.1.2025
If you missed it last night, Sony and HBO announced that The Last of Us’ second season will premiere on Max in April at CES 2025. The seven-episode season will cover only part of The Last of Us Part II’s story, as HBO plans to split the events of the 2020 sequel across multiple seasons. Based...
Sony Announces Helldivers And Horizon Zero Dawn Movies
7.1.2025
Sony has big Hollywood plans for its hit gaming franchises. The PlayStation 5 maker announced a series of new movie spin-offs at CES 2025 this week, including movie versions of Helldivers 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn, as well as an anime spin-off of Ghost of Tsushima. Read more
HBO's The Last Of Us Season 2 Gets New Trailer And Surprise April Release Date
7.1.2025
HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us returns for season 2 in just a few months. Sony revealed the hit horror game will be back on TV with fresh episodes beginning in April and dropped a new trailer for fans to pore over in the meantime. Read more
This New Dungeons & Dragons Pinball Machine Will Send You On An Epic Adventure For Just $7,000
3.1.2025
Stern Pinball is back with another new machine and this time it’s a tribute to Dungeons & Dragons following the tabletop RPG’s 50th anniversary. The table comes with all kinds of whimsical bells and whistles and an all-star voice cast, and it can be yours starting at $7,000. Or you could pay nearly...
One Of Sonic 3’s Biggest Game References Is Hidden In Plain Sight (And Fans Are Split On It)
2.1.2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is heavily based on the events of the 2001 Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure 2. The live-action movie doesn’t recreate the platformer’s story beat for beat, but it introduces Sonic’s revenge-driven rival Shadow, explores villain Doctor Robotnik’s family, and the moon gets blown...
9 Differences Between Sonic The Hedgehog 3 And The Game It’s Based On
27.12.2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is out in theaters now, and as we’ve long known, the third live-action movie about Sega’s speedy mascot is heavily inspired by Sonic Adventure 2. The 2001 Dreamcast game introduced a new brooding antihero in Shadow the Hedgehog, and expanded the Sonic mythos into some dark...