Konami’s new compilation of classic Castlevanias includes what many consider the best entry ever but how do such old games hold up today? In our recent preview of Metroid Dread we noted how the two games that the Metroidvania franchise is named after are almost unknown to modern gamers. Next month Metroid gets its first […]
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KFC trolls Back 4 Blood for being ‘cheap copy’ – Insomniac comes to the defence
The home of Colonel Saunders has decided to troll Turtle Rock and their new game Back 4 Blood, in one of the strangest Twitter fights ever. This week’s launch of Back 4 Blood has been a slightly confused affair, with the multiplayer-focused game being impossible to properly review before launch, but it’s not attracted any […]
Elden Ring delayed but you can still play it in November
A closed network test for Elden Ring is taking place in a few weeks, but the game’s release has been pushed back by a month. After a long and painful silence, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco not only showed proper gameplay for Elden Ring during Summer Games Fest, but shared a release date too. To everyone’s […]
Dungeon Encounters review – oldest school RPG
Two of Square Enix’s most renowned creators release one of the best JRPGs of recent years, but you’ve probably never even heard of it. If we said that Square Enix had just released a new role-playing game by Hiroyuki Ito, director of the classic Final Fantasy 6, 9, and 12 and inventor of the Active […]
God Of War reboot release date on PC is January 2022
The 2018 reboot of God Of War is to become the third major Sony exclusive to be ported to PC, with 4K support and an unlocked frame rate. As many predicted, God Of War is to be the next first party PlayStation exclusive to be released on PC, with the new version of the game […]
Metroid Dread devs cut from credits for not working on the game enough
Metroid Dread developers who left MercurySteam before its launch are upset and confused by their omission from the game’s credits. The long-awaited Metroid Prime 4 is still MIA, but Metroid Dread has more than made up for its absence. Coinciding with the series’ 35th anniversary, it’s easily one of the best Metroid games ever made […]
Metroid Dread review – prime Metroid
The first proper new Metroid game in over a decade celebrates the series’ 35th anniversary and the return of one of Nintendo’s greatest heroes. As far as some fans are concerned Samus Aran is, along with Link and Mario, the third pillar in Nintendo’s trinity of foundational classics. The Metroid games she stars in are […]
The 90s Super Mario Bros. movie is the top-selling movie on Amazon
With a new animated movie on the way, starring Chris Pratt, the original Bob Hoskins film has suddenly seen an upsurge of interest. Hollywood has been making movies based on video games for almost 30 years now and there still hasn’t been a properly good one. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is about as good as it […]
Xbox 360 blades are back… on the Xbox website at least
Microsoft is paying tribute to the old blades dashboard interface for the Xbox 360, as the 20th anniversary of Xbox fast approaches. It’s the 20th anniversary of Xbox this year and Halo Infinite is already poised as the perfect way to celebrate the original console’s most famous launch title. There’s not much about the hardware […]
Twisted Metal reboot underway at Destruction AllStars developer claims rumour
Not only is there a TV adaptation of Twisted Metal in development but supposedly also a new game by British developer Lucid. With Horizon Forbidden West, God Of War: Ragnarök, and Gran Turismo 7 all delayed into next year, Sony’s upcoming line-up has been forced back several months, with little clue as to what will […]