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Following numerous leaks, SEGA has today confirmed the existence of Sonic Rumble, which is a 32 player mobile party game featuring a number of classic characters and plenty of customisation. You can check out the debut trailer for Sonic Rumble down below or apply to join the playtest if you are in the United States.

Destiny 2: The Final Shape is set to wrap up the decade-long War of Light and Darkness story arc when it launches on June 4, but ahead of that, developer Bungie is giving players an easy way to catch up on previous expansions. Unveiled yesterday under the initiative name “Expansion Open Access,” all Destiny 2

TESRenewal has provided an update on Skyblivion, its fan-made experience that brings The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion into the newer engine of the Skyrim. In development since 2012, Skyblivion is expected to arrive in 2025 and the developers want to show you how well things are progressing. In the video below, the team showcases gameplay

Google has made the Pixel 8a official today, seemingly ignoring Apple’s M4 and iPad event. For anyone not busy salivating over the new iPad Pro, Google has the Pixel 8a available for pre-order at $499, the same as last year’s Pixel 7a. The new phone comes with a better display, a bigger battery, and even

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) Over the years, many games have tried to recreate the precise, difficult nature of FromSoftware’s Dark Souls, a revolutionary title that created the aptly named Soulslike genre. Another Crab’s Treasure, from developer Aggro Crab, is another one of these endeavours, albeit with a significantly more colourful approach compared to the

A week ago, you may recall that Nintendo announced another Maximus Cup that would taking place in Tetris 99. This one is based on Endless Ocean Luminous, which released on the Nintendo Switch around the same time that the Maximus Cup was revealed. The Maximus Cup is scheduled to occur this weekend. There hasn’t been

Hades II now available in Early Access. Yes, for real. Like right now. Why are you still reading this? Go play it, you’ve got some gods to kill/flirt with/buy things from/etc! However, while you’re waiting for it to download on PC, why not check out Game Informer’s slew of exclusive Hades II content available right now because

It’s been a roller coaster of a week for Sony Interactive Entertainment, all thanks to the unforced error made with Helldivers 2. Out of the blue, the company, through developer Arrowhead, decided that all PC players would need to create a PlayStation Network account and link it to their Steam account if they want to

While most of the US was sound asleep on Friday morning, China conducted an important launch from its Wenchang Satellite Launch Center. The Chang’e-6 lunar lander was hoisted into space by a towering Long March-5 rocket en route to the far side of the Moon. If everything goes as planned, this mission will be the

The Pokémon Company is currently running a new limited-time distribution for the latest Switch titles Scarlet and Violet. This time it’s a special Gift Distribution for a Flutter Mane based on a Pokémon used in last year’s Korean Trainers Cup stream. It will be available until 7th May 2024. Here are the details courtesy of

Proven SEGA Atlus leaker Midori has stated on social media platform X that the Sonic-themed Fall Guys inspired party game, Sonic Rumble, for iOS and Android will be officially unveiled soon. Footage of Sonic Rumble (previously called Sonic Toys Party) leaked a month ago and looks as you would expect from a Sonic party title

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II hits Xbox Series X/S and PC this month, and while we know this sequel will be locked to 30 FPS on consoles, PC players will be able to tap into higher frame rates. Ahead of the game’s May 21 launch, developer Ninja Theory has revealed the PC specs and system requirements

Star Wars Day is here, and May 4th brings plenty of fun things going on in games, discounts to be had, shows to stream, and plenty more. There are likely local festivities to get involved with so you should check the website of your local Chamber of Commerce or Tourism Board. Facebook will be your

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have doubled the number of Earth satellites in just a few years. We talk about rockets and low Earth orbit (LEO) a lot,

Movie director Wes Ball has recently been doing press rounds to promote his new Planet of the Apes movie and he’s once again been asked about his upcoming live-action Zelda movie. Although he can’t say much, during a chat with The Direct, The Legend of Zelda movie director reassured fans about his love of the

In a poignant announcement, Dutch indie developer Paladin Studios bid farewell after an impressive run spanning “almost 19 years.” The studio, known for its collaboration with gaming giant Nintendo on the Switch eShop hit Good Job! in 2020, cited financial challenges as the primary reason for its closure. Paladin Studios, once a bustling hub with

XDefiant, the free-to-play first person shooter starring factions across Ubisoft’s catalogue of franchises, finally has a release date and it’s out very soon. Ubisoft announced today that XDefiant drops onto PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (via Ubisoft Connect) on May 21.  This is the day the XDefiant preseason will take begin, giving players

Elden Ring fans need to prepare to bid farewell to the Lands Between when Shadow of the Erdtree is released. Why? Because according to FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki, Shadow of the Erdtree will be the game’s only DLC, marking a departure from the studio’s usual approach, with games like Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls

This week, AMD reported on its Q1 earnings (PDF), and though there were some bright spots regarding its CPU sales, the gaming division is not doing too well these days. On the call, CEO Dr. Lisa Su revealed the company’s gaming business is facing challenges affecting both discrete GPU sales and that of next-gen consoles

Image: Sega Lego has revealed a trio of new sets from its Sonic the Hedgehog range, and oh my Chao, they look pretty spectacular. What’s more is that one of them (predictably, the most expensive one) also introduces Super Sonic for the first time. Launching on 1st August 2024, the sets include Knuckles and the

Tetris 99 has been available to play for over 5 years now. Nevertheless, the game continues to receive a lot of support. When there isn’t updates, the game is receiving themes that fans can get from Maximus Cups. Most of the new themes involve a first-party game that recently released on the Nintendo Switch. This

The late legend Kobe Bryant has served as the cover star for NBA 2K24 and, for many, a strong incentive to reach the top Collector Level in the game’s MyTeam mode. As the NBA playoffs’ first round wraps up, many fans are more disappointed than excited with the most recent NBA 2K title, as developer

Hello. You know Manor Lords, that fun little early access thing that lets you build a nice little medieval village and slowly take over the world by producing more little gamebesons than your tunic-wearing foes? Well, some people have been running into a very, er, non-medieval issue in it. And now there’s an equally non-medieval

For the past few weeks, there have been reports of instability in certain games while running a late-model “unlocked” Intel CPU. Intel first announced it was looking into the issue but didn’t have a solution yet. That was followed by motherboard manufacturers adding an “Intel Baseline Profile” to a BIOS update that lowered clocks and

Image: Nintendo Takashi Tezuka seems like a good laugh, the kind of chap who knows how to have fun. Despite all the Master-Sword-waving and PR-related hijinx from fellow Nintendo luminary Shigeru Miyamoto over the years, you still get the impression he’s merciless in the workplace — an exacting, intimidating, tea-table-upending taskmaster — whereas Tezuka has

Proven SEGA Atlus leaker Midori has commented further on the slate of remakes in the works over at SEGA and now says that all of them are destined for the successor to the Nintendo Switch. SEGA previously announced that Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi are all being revived, though

The latest teaser for new Palworld content, shared during IGN’s ID@Xbox presentation, shows four new Pals and a new location. There is a frog Pal, a mushroom Pal, a bipedal dog-like Pal, and a peacock Pal. The new location is also heavily inspired by Japan and is covered with cherry blossoms. You can check out

It’s no secret that various developers have taken solid cracks at the Soulslike genre in the wake of Dark Souls’ industry-shaking impact on the industry. Why wouldn’t they? Intricate third person action games with an emphasis on patience and perserverance have not only proved refreshing to gamers looking for a bit of bite to their

This past week, Intel released its quarterly earnings report and took some time to discuss its upcoming products. Though its earnings showed AI has taken over the server industry and dented the company’s data center CPU sales, CEO Pat Gelsinger was bullish about the company’s upcoming products, including those using its next-generation 18A process, the

Update [Sun 28th Apr, 2024 23:55 BST]: A local release of the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth trilogy has now been confirmed, with the game set to launch digitally in both North America and Europe next month on 21st May 2024 (thanks, Gematsu). Original article [Sun 3rd Mar, 2024 00:30 GMT]: To kick off 2024, Idea Factory