Pokemon Sword & Shield broke with tradition by not following up with Pokemon Trebuchet. It’s not the first mainline Pokemon game to do this – Pokemon Z did not follow Pokemon X & Y as development switched to Sun & Moon – but it feels like it’s the sign of a change in the air […]

Underlying the frenetic flow of The Ascent is the steady pulse of gunfire. It’s like an energy that courses through the arcade shooter’s neon-drenched city, powering your tightly-wound shootouts against waves of enemies. When your avatar inevitably dies from taking too much damage, you can almost instantly start over, materialising once more at a nearby […]

Cyberpunk 2077 was a mess at launch, that much is clear. It’s almost a shame it was fixed at all – Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 belongs in a museum, it’s such an important piece of video game history. A monument to hubris and hype that deserves to be preserved. Of course, here in the real world […]

All eyes may be on The Game Awards tonight, but there were still plenty of happenings around the industry today in the build-up to tonight’s event. Today’s stories feature updates on titles including Halo Infinite, Pokemon Unite, and Myth of Empires, along with more troubling news continuing to come out from the Activision Blizzard saga. […]

This year I was big on interactive stories, horror games, solving mysteries, and creatively murdering people. There are a few big triple-A hitters on my list, but 2021 was also a great year for weird indie games—a few of which managed to sneak into my top 10. 10. The Black Iris Trippy indie horror game […]

Augmented reality (AR) is one of the more interesting technologies our smartphones can handle with ease. At first, it felt like a bit of a gimmick, but in the right hands, it can add a lot to gaming. Whether you prefer to stay home and solve puzzles, or roam the area battling or catching creatures, […]

I was excited to play some Halo Infinite on PC tonight. I even watched an incredibly long lore refresher on YouTube earlier in the day, just to make sure I was up to speed with the series' famously dense mythology. The night before I subscribed to Xbox Game Pass For PC, found the game in […]

Today’s stories feature updates on titles including Pokemon Unite, Halo Infinite, and Destiny 2, along with news surrounding our first-look at the Sonic The Hedgehog Movie sequel. Here are the biggest gaming news stories for today, December 8, 2021. Switch OLED Docking Station Can Now Be Bought Separately Nintendo has officially launched an OLED docking […]

Apex Legends is an incredibly popular game. It is consistently in the top four most-played games on Steam and the top ten most-watched games on Twitch. That’s pretty impressive considering its playerbase is not only split between Steam and Origin launchers, but also between consoles. However, it has struggled to convert those players into fans […]

Forza Horizon 5 is another spectacular entry in, for my money, one of the best racing series ever made. I love these games, and Mexico is a stunning place to skid around in its vast selection of impossibly shiny cars. But there's one thing I don't like, and that's how relentless the game is in […]