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Image: LucasArts It’s 2023 and there’s a brand-new Indiana Jones film coming out in a matter of months. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, really. Is there a cinematic or televisual icon that hasn’t returned in a surprise sequel, multiverse cameo, or limited streaming series in the last few years? Not all of them have

The Bafta Game Awards took place last night and there were plenty of interesting nominees for the various categories. The game which walked away with the coveted Best Game Award wasn’t Elden Ring or God of War Ragnarok, but instead it was the fiendishly addictive Vampire Survivors for PC and Xbox Series X|S consoles, which

You’ve found all the roads in Mexico, you’ve taken to the skies with Hot Wheels, but now Forza Horizon 5 is looking to take you on a Rally Adventure. Yep, it’s time to get behind the wheel once more.  Available as the latest expansion for Forza Horizon 5 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and

Summary Expand your park with beautifully feathered dinosaurs and reptiles Read our deep dive into four awe-inspiring new prehistoric species Pack launches March 30 on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S The park of your dreams is about to get even bigger and more diverse with the Jurassic World Evolution 2: Feathered Species Pack. Containing

Developer Arvore recently announced its upcoming virtual reality game Pixel Ripped 1978 at GDC 2023. I was given a sneak peek, and got some hands-on time, with the team’s first fully licensed addition to its line of Pixel Ripped games. Both of the studio’s previous releases, Pixel Ripped 1989 and Pixel Ripped 1995, were loosely

Hello everyone! My name is Stephanie, and I am the community manager at Amplitude Studios, and I am here to tell you a little more about our latest game, Endless Dungeon. Endless Dungeon is a genre-blending roguelite developed by Amplitude Studios and published by Sega – equal parts top-down tactical action & twin-stick shooter with

The Razer Naga Trinity is the RPS MMO mouse of choice, or at least it was the highest-ranking MMO option the last time we did some Reader’s Choice polls, so I thought you might like to know that this popular rodent is more than half-off on Amazon at present as part of the firm’s Spring

A new character trailer for Tekken 8 showcases the action of the returning Jun Kazama. Jin’s long-lost mother is making her first playable appearance in a mainline entry since Tekken 2, and based on a new gameplay trailer, she hasn’t lost a step. A gameplay trailer shows off Jun’s expert use of Kazama-style martial arts to cleanse

Ubisoft has announced it will skip E3 this year and host its own presentation. The company today revealed it will host one of its Ubisoft Forward streams on June 12 live from Los Angeles. More information on the showcase is expected at a later date. Ubisoft had originally planned to attend E3, but told VGC

Image: Nintendo Life With so many exciting releases taking place throughout early 2023, including the likes of Metroid Prime Remastered and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, it’s important to remember that Pikmin 4 is also just around the corner! This long-awaited sequel to Pikmin 3 launches on Nintendo Switch on 21st July

It would appear as though the special edition The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom-themed Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) will be revealed by Eiji Aonuma today as a new Nintendo Switch SKU has appeared on GameStop’s internal system. Photos of the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) appeared online

The next time someone asks me what superpower I would want, I’m going to opt for the Sensible Soccer aftertouch. Whenever something is just missing its target, I’ll be able to bend it subtly back in the right direction. Missing a throw at the bin? I’ll aftertouch it and send it back on course. Chucked

Sam Barlow, the writer for prior Silent Hill games, is concerned that the Silent Hill 2 remake by Bloober Team cannot be done “without upsetting people.” Having worked on Silent Hill: Origins and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Barlow is actually excited to see how the developer will change and modernize the classic horror game, but

Hi, my name is Yang Yu. Today I am excited to share that Honkai: Star Rail, the forthcoming free-to-play space fantasy RPG, arrives on PlayStation soon. You play as the protagonist embarking on a trip aboard the Astral Express with distinctive passengers. As “The Trailblazer,” you are going to discover the realms of the universe

Imagine for a moment, if you will, that Persona 5 let you suplex your opponents. Even better, imagine if those moves were pulled off through timing based minigames that resembled the battles found in Nintendo’s excellent (and underrated) Mario & Luigi RPG series. Sounds good, right? Well guess what, that game exists! It’s called Wrestle

In December, The Pokémon Company revealed that after 25 years, Ash’s time as the main protagonist in the long-running Pokémon anime was coming to an end. He had finally achieved his dream of becoming the Pokémon World Champion and now, it was time for new characters – Loki, Roy, Professor Friede, and Captain Pikachu – to take over.  Today, Ash’s journey

The first of three free content updates for Sonic Frontiers has been released, and it comes with newly added features and modes. Dubbed the Sights, Sounds, and Speed update, it includes a Photo Mode and a Juke Box that allows you to play your favorite tracks while exploring the Starfall Islands. It includes tracks from

Image: VIZ Media / Nintendo Nintendo fans will want to keep an eye out for the free manga up for grabs on Comic Book Day this year. This year participating comic book stores will be offering a two-in-one ‘Animal Crossing & Kirby Manga Mania’ by VIZ Media. It’s mostly Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Deserted

The latest Nintendo eShop charts are now in and the sale during this year’s MAR10 Day has seen Mario Party Superstars climb back to the top of the top ten. Mario Party Superstars in followed by the best-selling game in the Nintendo Switch library of games, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which has seen boosted sales

Don’t be mistaken by the delicate, soothing title – I dream of you and ice cream comes to Xbox, bringing all manner of horror.  Having previously found success and acclaim over on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, I dream of you and ice cream makes moves onto the Xbox systems that we love, working

Last week, we asked you to use your green thumbs to share green-themed moments from your favorite games using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: scottoka1 shares Cloud in green lighting from Final Fantasy VII Remake. kani3_sun shares a green-tube experiment in Observer: System Redux RM7_GoWR_VP shares Atreus shooting green Runic arrows in God

Everywhere (not to be confused with Everything) was a big fat question mark at last year’s Gamescom Opening Night Live. It comes from Build A Rocket Boy, the studio founded by ex-GTA boss Leslie Benzies, and despite its cryptic reveal trailer, AliceB theorised it was some kind of Robloxlike. Turns out her hunch was correct

A video game based on the hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles graphic novel The Last Ronin is in the works, Polygon reports. The news comes from Polygon‘s interview with Doug Rosen, senior vice president for games and emerging media at Paramount Global. According to Rosen, The Last Ronin video game will be a single-player action role-playing

During GDC 2023, CI Games studio Hexworks revealed a technical showcase for its dark-fantasy action-RPG Lords of the Fallen as part of Epic’s State of Unreal keynote. Powered by Unreal Engine 5, the showcase revealed one of the reboot’s early locations, character customization, adaptable armor, and the Lumen Global Illumination lighting. Lords of the Fallen

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Nintendo doesn’t seem to be very interested in reviving the Nintendogs franchise for the time being (well if you ignore the recent patent that cropped up), so it’s fallen to publisher Fireshine Games to pick up the pieces with Little Friends: Puppy Island, a cosy simulation game that

A little more than a month ago, Nintendo officially released an update to the Nintendo Switch firmware. The update put the firmware at 16.0.0, but it surprisingly didn’t do much. Nevertheless, it was only a matter of time before the next update would be releasing. Sure enough, a new update has been released tonight. Once

Working with 20th Century Studios, Tindalos Interactive and Focus Entertainment have today announced the release date for Aliens: Dark Descent, dropping a commentary-fuelled gameplay trailer for good measure. Working as a strategic, real-time squad-based tactical action game, Aliens: Dark Descent will launch worldwide on June 20th 2023, playable on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5,

Summary I went hands-on with Redfall, playing a solo mission twice to discover how much of a difference your character choice will make. Redfall launches with four characters, each with wildly differing abilities and upgrade paths, making each paythrough different. Redfall arrives on May 2 for Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC, and will be

Earlier today, EA announced that Mirror’s Edge would be delisted and its servers closed at the end of next month, but this is no longer the case. In a tweeted correction, all mention of the game has since been removed from the original blog and DICE has revealed that it’s inclusion “was an error.” Will

The wait for a new entry into the Crash Bandicoot franchise is finally over! Crash Team Rumble is an all-new spin on the Crash formula, pitting players into epic 4v4 competitions, where each team aims to collect and bank more Wumpa fruit than the other. Between the many unique and varied heroes, equipable powers to