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The sim game. Something that gives you the chance to try a job you might fancy in an alternative life or to see if there is room for you to consider a change of career, whether that be running an airport, mowing lawns or even spraying down dirty vehicles or houses. It’s incredible how many

Another day, another gem unearthed from Microsoft Activision deal‘s regulator fiasco. This time, it’s the Xbox maker’s claim that Activision Blizzard isn’t even close to being PlayStation’s biggest third-party supplier. Apparently, it ranks fifth. Electronic Arts and Ubisoft outrank Activision as Sony and Microsoft suppliers In a handy figure included in its response to U.K.’s Competition

Hello, I’m Tommy Refenes. You may remember me from such games as Super Meat Boy and Super Meat Boy Forever. I’m delighted to be able to tell you that the Meat Boy universe is returning to PlayStation later this year in the form of a brand new title called Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine!  Meat

Here’s a neat trick: if you want a high-end gaming laptop but don’t want to pay over the odds for it, consider the Corsair Voyager A1600. If you buy it from Corsair’s US web store, add a PC case like this one and then use code NEWBUILD, you can pick up the laptop and the

Lance Reddick, perhaps best known for his role in HBO’s “The Wire” has died. He was 60 years old.  At the time of this writing, the cause of death is unknown but according to TMZ, ”law enforcement sources say it appears to be natural.” Deadline was also able to confirm, through the actor’s public relations representative, that Reddick has

Return to Silent Hill, the film based on the Silent Hill 2 game from Konami, has started casting actors for the movie. According to Deadline, the Christophe Gans directed film will star Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Hannah Emily Anderson (Jigsaw). Filming is slated to start in April with locations in Eastern Europe and Germany.

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Publisher Playtonic Friends has today revealed a new trailer for its upcoming neon-drenched roguelike, Elsie, and it is looking set to be a pretty one — ‘pretty’ in its visuals, and ‘pretty challenging’ in its gameplay. Developed by Knight Shift Games, Elsie will see you taking on the

The official Gothic game account has teased that the original Gothic game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch. The lengthy RPG was originally released on the PC back in 2001 and became a cult classic, so it is great to hear that German developer, Piranha Bytes, is remastering it and porting it over to the

It is Winter in Mexico, and while it feels pretty Baltic here in merry old England, at least it isn’t currently snowing. But in Forza Horizon 5 land the main focus is on the latest set of Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges, and the best cars and fastest tunes you’ll need in order to compete.  Care

Whether you are creating your own cities during the industrial age, kick flipping your way into the weekend, or autonomizing your own colony, you’ll have plenty to play during Free Play Days! Anno 1800, Session: Skate Sim, and Autonauts are available this weekend for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play

PlayStation veteran and Sony Interactive Entertainment indies boss Shuhei Yoshida is set to receive a BAFTA Fellowship at BAFTA Games Awards 2023, it has been announced. Shuhei Yoshida recognized for his work with indie developers Yoshida has a long list of achievements when it comes to PlayStation but it’s his work with independent creatives that has

Today we’ll be exploring a totally new addition to the Diablo universe; World Bosses. These unique battles in Diablo IV give a taste of what it’s like to play with a large group of players engaging with a monster that is massive in scale, ferocity, and impact. Core Philosophy Each World Boss extends from four

Tango Gameworks’ spooky spell-slinging Ghostwire: Tokyo is getting its next major update, a full year after its launch. On April 12th, the Spider’s Thread update will add a whole new roguelike mode, extended cutscenes, additional areas, and much more. The update will hit PC and PlayStation, along with an Xbox Game Pass release on the

Citizen Sleeper is finally coming to PlayStation, and you don’t have to wait too much longer. That’s because the tabletop-inspired, sci-fi RPG hits PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on March 31. PlayStation and Citizen Sleeper developer, Jump Over The Age, who is actually just solo developer Gareth Damian Martin, announced this today in a new PlayStation

Eight games are leaving Xbox Game Pass, and if you are interested in them, download the titles as soon as possible. Microsoft announced the following games leave the service tomorrow, March 15: F1 2020, Goat Simulator, Kentucky Route Zero, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Paradise Killer, Undertale, Young Souls, and Zero Escape: The Nonary Games.

Image: Nintendo The Umbra Witch is back this Friday, but not in the way you might expect. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon is a prequel to PlatinumGames’ hit high-octane action series, but this prequel stars the young witch long before she becomes Bayonetta. Reviews dropped today and they’re pretty positive for the top-down

The remake of the original Metroid game, Metroid Zero Mission, is heading to the Nintendo Switch Online service at some point and a dataminer recently discovered some images from within the Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy Advance app. Interestingly, the screenshots show the game’s link functionality. If you linked Metroid Fusion to the GameCube with

Okay, I’ll admit it. When I first heard the legendary Resident Evil 4 was being given the same treatment as the second and third games in the series, I was a little concerned. Actually, I was very concerned. I played the original multiple times from start to finish, and was absolutely blown away by its

Summary We take a deep dive into the decisions behind Destiny 2’s second Darkness subclass Gameplay Feature Lead Eric Smith talks us through Strand design choices Check out early concept art for Strand supers and abilities Late February saw the highly anticipated release of Destiny 2: Lightfall, the new expansion that signals “the beginning of

The PlayStation Store applies “PS Plus Exclusive” label to select games but it’s unclear what that actually means. Fan theories about the nomenclature vary greatly. What is a PS Plus Exclusive? As pointed out by Reddit user HelpfulApple22, who appears to be a PS Plus Extra subscriber, Outer Wilds is one of the games that’s listed

It’s time to see which top downloads for PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and F2P received the most hearts and candy. The US and EU PS5 charts have the same top pick for February, while the US and EU PS4 charts also had the same front-runner. Newcomers Wild Hearts, Football Manager 2023, and Hogwarts Legacy all

I have a soft spot for SimCity (2013). It was beautiful and it was fun, even if it was heavily compromised in its construction. Cheery RPS fanzine PC Gamer recently spoke to some of its design team about those compromises, their causes, and the enormous series-killing backlash that followed.

Fan-favorite fighter Paul Phoenix has punched his ticket (among other things) for Tekken 8, and he’s so excited that he’s let his hair down for the first time in years.  A new trailer shows off Paul’s new look and familiar offense of dishing out powerful, flame-licked punches. At one point, he flexes his bicep so

Microsoft has confirmed it will not be on the showfloor at E3 this year. In a statement to IGN, a spokesperson for the company stated as much, but said the firm was looking forward to supporting the show via Digital Week. It’s wonderful to have a release date for Starfield (again). “We can’t wait to

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) If you’ve not heard of Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, then don’t worry. Although this curious visual novel is receiving a worldwide release on the Switch eShop, its reveal was specifically earmarked for the Japanese Nintendo Direct back in February. So while we were undoubtedly smitten over Metroid Prime

Believe it or not, Pokemon GO has been available to play on mobile devices for nearly 7 years now. The game is still getting lots of support from Niantic, and a new blog post from the company on the official Pokemon GO site is the latest example of this. In the blog post, Niantic had

Critically acclaimed, Owlcat Games’ Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous has today got another smattering of DLC dropped in, and this time we get introduced to The Last Sarkorians.  Available right now as the fourth piece of DLC for the epic cRPG Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, is The Last

The success of Hogwarts Legacy continues, with the latest digital sales figures showing that the game came top of the PS5 PS Store charts for February 2023. Hogwarts Legacy PS5 tops PS Store chart for February 2023 Despite formidable competition from the likes of the newly-launched Dead Space, Atomic Heart, Wild Hearts,  and Like a Dragon:

News on Resident Evil 4, Exoprimal, Monster Hunter Rise, and more headlined the Capcom Spotlight – a global digital livestream event featuring updates on our latest titles coming to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Buckle up and get ready to recap the news. Play Video Play the Resident Evil 4 demo today The wait is

Resident Evil 4‘s remake launches in just a couple of weeks on March 24th. If even that is too long to wait, you’re now in luck: Capcom just released a demo. It features an early section of the game and no time limit.