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Gaming laptops are a tougher proposition at a time when the Steam Deck offers portable PC gaming at a fraction of the cost. Yet while Valve’s handheld is great for playing indie games and older AAA titles, there are some circumstances where it’s simply not fit for purpose. It isn’t really suited for twitchy multiplayer

After four seasons of brand new content, Epic Games injected a healthy dose of nostalgia into Fornite Chapter 4’s fifth season, officially called Season OG, by bringing back the Chapter 1 map for players to experience once more. Season OG has included weekly updates to add items from Chapter 1’s various seasons, too, making it

While it’s only been out for around a week now, I think it’s safe to say that Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is one of animation studio Science Saru’s best. Killer animation with great character designs, a soundtrack you can’t help but jam to, and a star studded cast, it has it all. But there’s another

Image: Nintendo Life Updated with Advance Wars. Enjoy! Strategy and tactics games by their very nature require deep thought and careful consideration, and many gamers these days often find it hard to embark on epic multi-hour campaigns in a single sitting. Planning a multi-turn offensive in a 4X game like Civilization or outfitting your party

Nintendo has unveiled a special Ganondorf statue as part of the on going marketing for the exemplary The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The Link statue has been doing the rounds for a while now at video game trade shows, but the Ganondorf statue is brand new and looks throughly awesome. The Ganondorf

Timberman: The Big Adventure is on console and PC If you sleep all night and work all day, there’s a good chance that you’ll be found living the life of a lumberjack. If that is the case, then you’ll be in your element with the latest release on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC as Timberman:

Worldless is a game driven by its unique approach to combat and exploration – and part of that unique nature is that it makes it impossible to die at any point – but without losing a sense of challenge throughout. Let me explain how we achieved that. The combat of Worldless is a complex merge

A former Rockstar Games developer published a now-deleted blog explaining why PS3 exclusive Agent was canceled, drawing the company’s ire. The information comes from former technical director Obbe Vermeij who spent over a decade at Rockstar before moving on in 2009, after having worked on GTA 4. Rockstar canceled PS3’s Agent to prioritize GTA 4,

Let’s get this out of the way first: KnifePlayground: Horror Battle Royale is an absolutely terrible name for game. You might as well call Halo “GunMap: Alien Crowd Control”, or Baldur’s Gate 3 “TownDungeon: Party Enhancement Simulator”. But the project beneath the moniker has something to it. Announced just today and created by small Brazilian

Subscribers to Nintendo Switch Online’s highest tier, the expansion pack, have access to an ever-growing catalog of modern and classic games, including a small library of N64 games. In December, that expansion pack is expanding a little more, as Jet Force Gemini is coming to the service. First released in 1999, Jet Force Gemini is

Here’s a nice surprise for you: Petroglyph has updated its strategy RTS, Star Wars: Empire at War, 17 years post-release. The update mainly allows the game to run in 64-bit, but it also fixes some minor bugs, applies some balance changes, fixes out-of-sync issues with multiplayer, and stops some behavior issues with units (thanks, RPS).

Who you gonna call? by Jim Norman 2 secs ago Image: Illfonic It has only been a few weeks since the 4v1 co-op title Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed slimed its way onto Switch and now developer Illfonic has brought a brand-new update our way, one that makes it even easier to team up with your pals.

Believe it or not, this year marks 20 years since The Simpsons: Hit & Run released on the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. Since then, it has been revealed that there was actually a sequel in the works that was ultimately scrapped. That said, there were some more details about the matter shared

Ready to head to space with Construction Simulator Spaceport Expansion? Why just build your bog-standard buildings when you can go all-out on an intergalactic space journey? It’s that which comes to the fore in the new Spaceport Expansion for Construction Simulator.  Construction Simulator has been around for a good year or so now, with the

The year might be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean we can’t fit one more crossover into Dying Light 2 Stay Human before we see 2023 out. As we mentioned in our Sneak Peek, our last crossover event of the year will be with For Honor. So, Pilgrims, it’s time to sharpen your

The list of new PS5 and PS4 games for the week of November 20, 2023 is shorter than it has been over the previous few weeks. There are no AAA games to grab the headlines, leaving the honor of highlight of the week to be given to the Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection. At least

A mystery has been brewing since viewers visited the monster-filled lands of Legendary’s 2017 film, Kong: Skull Island. The movie revealed a shady organization called Monarch with special interests in the growing presence of titanic monsters like King Kong and Godzilla. We’ve seen these behemoths crush and clash on the big screen, along with a

Want to get the best value gamepad for PC? Microsoft’s Xbox Wireless Controller is down to £39 at Amazon UK, a great price for a controller that is widely supported in PC games, with Bluetooth, 2.4GHz Xbox wireless and USB-C connectivity. These controllers also work on Xbox Series and One consoles, and plenty of phones

PlayStation and developer Naughty Dog have revealed The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and it hits PlayStation 5 exclusively on January 19, 2024. It includes all the visual and performance upgrades you’d expect, like 4K resolution and an unlocked frame rate option for TVs that support variable refresh rate, as well as a new

How many other releases do you think inspired your favourite video game of all time? One, two, ten? Believe it or not, creative works are usually a swarm of different experiences and references pulled from all over the place. This is true for everything ranging from articles written on video game websites to Bloodborne Kart,

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Following Minecraft Live last month, Mojang has now shown off the new “Trial Chambers” as well as the new hostile mob known as “The Breeze”. The Trial Chambers are a new procedurally generated structure, crafting different challenges each time you enter. Each room contains something helpful or hostile.

Sonic Frontiers was a success for SEGA and the Sonic Team, not only in terms of sales, but also in creating and securing the template for 3D Sonic games in the future. The Sonic Team spoke to Famitsu about the decision to release free content updates for Sonic Frontiers, which was a first for a

There are few games as unassuming as Lily in Puzzle World. It could have been drawn in an exercise book. The graphical fidelity is about the level of one of the 79p games that crop up on the Xbox Store from time to time. There’s no story. It’s chopped up into fifty levels, each fitting

Accessible on-rails arcade fun just in time for the holidays Blast countless zombie hordes, either alone or with a friend Preorder Railbreak today Hello Survivors! I’m Evan Wolbach, co-founder of Dead Drop Studios. We’re excited to share explosive details about our upcoming on-rails arcade shooter, Railbreak!  This is our first ever game built in Unreal

Development on Star Wars: KOTOR Remake has seemingly ground to a halt at all of Embracer Group’s studios. This likely spells cancellation, according to the latest reports. The rumors are fueled by Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors’ refusal to talk about the game during the company’s latest financial earnings investor call. Star Wars: KOTOR Remake is

It’s a good day for small form factor PC case deals, apparently, as you can now pick up Fractal Design’s gorgeous wood-adorned Terra case in Jade or Silver for $150 after a rare $30 discount for Black Friday. This case has attracted rave reviews from hardware journalists and users alike, and just looks completely unlike

Earlier this month, we launched a documentary called “Violence Is Inevitable: The Making of Humanity.” And then, in a bit of a meta twist, we hung out with Humanity co-developer and publisher Enhance and discussed how we made our making-of documentary. Even cooler, we made a Game Informer level within Humanity – and you can

Feeling frustrated with the experience currently on offer in EAFC 24? Well, if you’re interested, EA is looking for volunteers to provide it with feedback on teams and players. The roles the publisher is advertising come with the swanky title of Data Reviewer at the rather ominously-named EA Sports FC Data Collective. The main duties

Image: Nintendo Just last week, Nintendo announced Super Mario Bros. Wonder was officially the “fastest-selling” Super Mario game ever released. It’s also had an outstanding start in a number of different countries, with success in locations like Japan and the UK. Now, to add to this, Circana (formerly NPD) industry analyst Mat Piscatella has shared

Netflix and The Pokemon Company have given fans a closer look at the wonderfully animated Pokemon adventure Pokemon Concierge. Netflix says that the show takes place on a southern island and is set around a new concierge named Haru, who gradually discovers herself as she and her fellow staff members scramble to attend to the