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Image: Sega / Uncanny Brands We love weird video game related accessories and appliances – frankly, the weirder the better. The latest effort from Sega and Uncanny Brands is surely one of the best we’ve seen in quite some time – a Sonic the Hedgehog waffle maker. Yes, available now as a prize option at

Entertainment website Variety has revealed more details on the live-action Knuckles series which is gearing up for release on Paramount Plus. Knuckles will once again be played by Idris Elba and the story will revolve around Knuckles training up Wade Whipple as his protégé and teaching him the ways of the Echidna warrior. The timeline

Kill blob, get dagger, heal up. Kill rat, get sword, heal up. Find dungeon, kill skeletons, get warhammer, heal up. Encounter boss, kill boss, get Necromantic Tome of Skeleton Summoning, heal up.  Loop Hero knows the deal. If you break down most games, you get a loop. It’s the rhythm of every game that teases

Amazon currently has a pretty great offer for a Sony 65-Inch 4K TV that has PS5 exclusive features, allowing players to truly upgrade their experience to a next-generation one. The HDR included with the X90K TV also provides some truly stunning colors, deep blacks, extremely bright whites, and some of the most beautiful imagery you

Last week, we asked you to share eye-catching shots of Resident Evil 4’s dependable hero Leon S. Kennedy using the #PSshare and #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: groovy_snake Leon performs a roundhouse kick ujb3310 Leon serves a brooding look while wearing a winter hat Blakers549 Leon wears a mafia-inspired suit while holding the Chicago

Shardpunk: Verminfall smooshes together a bunch of different ideas you’ll have seen before. It’s got turn-based tactical combat against rats with magic rifles in a steampunk world already in ruins. It’s got the need to keep on moving, lest an approaching rat horde overwhelm you. It’s got bunkers in which your party rests, de-stresses, and

Remedy Entertainment has revealed a new company logo, and fans of the letter R are sure to be pleased as punch. It’s been 20 years since Remedy updated its logo, but above is the image that will appear on the studio’s projects going forward. That includes Alan Wake II, a yet-to-be-revealed Control sequel, a Control

Sony has released the launch trailer for Horizon Forbidden West DLC Burning Shores. Out on April 19, the Burning Shores expansion finds the Nora hunter pursuing a sinister threat in the wilds of volcanic Los Angeles, wracked by violent tectonic activity. Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores | Launch Trailer The story picks up where Horizon

Last month, the new Peppa Pig: World Adventures game made headlines when a clip of the game showing a random Memoriam tribute to Queen Elizabeth II went viral. The game’s lead producer David Moral has shed some light on the situation, explaining to Eurogamer how the Queen passed away during development and the “whole trip

The time has come already for a new Splatoon 3 Splatfest and the theme this time round is of course, The Legend of Zelda, to tie into the forthcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Participants will need to choose between Team Power, Team Wisdom and Team Courage. The event will

Fans are speculating that Armored Core 6 release date and full gameplay reveal are coming soon because the game has been submitted to rating boards around the world. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon was officially announced in December 2022 following a series of leaks, with a release window of “2023.” Armored Core 6 release

During the Necrom Chapter Preview livestream, the Elder Scrolls Online team showcased the upcoming chapter’s (arriving June 20 for PlayStation) new features and gameplay, including the Arcanist class, new group challenges, and a part of Apocrypha never seen before in an Elder Scrolls game.  Master the arcane When it came to the Arcanist, ESO’s first

A handful of Bandai Namco Europe games are headed to the GeForce Now cloud streaming service this week: Get Even, 11-11 Memories Retold, and Little Nightmares and its sequel. They’re four of the seven games joining the service, and the full list also includes the multiplayer medieval melee, Mordhau.

Xbox fans eager to jump into Redfall next month will initally have to make do with only one graphics option as the game won’t be launching with a Performance mode. In a tweet, Arkane reveals that only Quality mode will be available when the game releases on May 2. A 60 FPS Performance option is

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube A new Hello Kitty rhythm game titled Hello Kitty And Friends Happiness Parade was due to arrive on the Nintendo Switch this month and has now received a last-minute delay. A media alert revealed how Hello Kitty required just a bit more time to “straighten her bow” to

Square Enix Collective and FuturLab are set to release a new update for their hit game PowerWash Simulator. The update, entitled “The Muckingham Files”, is slated to arrive on April 18th, with a physical edition of the game following on June 13th. PowerWash Simulator has taken the gaming world by storm with its unique approach

Summary Earn unique in-game rewards by recruiting and completing challenges with your friends. Unlock rewards each time you complete some of the various challenges in Warzone 2.0 and earn 2XP Tokens just for signing up. Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is available to play for free on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Download here.

The next PlayStation State of Play is coming on Thursday, April 13, at 2 pm PDT/5 pm EDT/11 pm CEST. It’ll feature 20 minutes of new Final Fantasy 16 gameplay, so those wanting a look at other upcoming titles are out of luck. We’ve already seen quite a bit of the game during the run-up

God of War Ragnarök’s New Game Plus (NG+) update is now available and with it comes a ton of new options for Kratos builds! Without our amazing QA team, both God of War Ragnarök and NG+ would not have been possible. Not only do they have incredible game knowledge, but our QA folks are also

Over the weekend, footage leaked online showing what appeared to be a shiny remake of Atlus’ Persona 3 and the next entry in Jet Set Radio, apparently making Sega the latest company to pursue the remake/reboot gold. Late last year, the publisher emphasised plans to “focus on remaking and remastering existing IPs,” although they haven’t

Ahead of its April 28 release date, publisher EA has revealed the PC requirements for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. And most notably, it’s going to take up a big chunk of your computer’s storage space, weighing in at an eye-watering 155GB.  Here are the minimum and recommended spec requirements, as posted by EA:  Minimum OS: Windows 10

It looks like some footage from a potential Persona 3 remake and Jet Set Radio reboot have leaked online. Right off the bat I should say that like with any leak or rumour, it’s always good to take things with a pinch of salt. But if a leak is to be believed, then some footage

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The 40th-anniversary celebrations for Bomberman can kick off very soon. Konami has revealed that Super Bomberman R 2 is blasting onto Switch on 13th September in North America, and 14th September in Europe and Japan. Physical versions of the game will available in North America a day earlier.

The very first update for Sonic Frontiers came out last month, but attention is already turning towards the next update, which is expected to release in the next few months. There was also a leak recently suggesting that Sonic’s iconic Spin Dash move was coming to the game. Well, Sonic Frontiers director Morio Kishimoto has

8-Ball Pocket has the power to make you reminisce about your favourite snooker or pool game. Mine’s Side Pocket, with a bit of Jimmy White’s Whirlwind Snooker, if you’re asking. It got me reminiscing because I had an itch that I wanted a pool game to scratch, and 8-Ball Pocket completely failed to scratch it.

A new job listing for developer Hangar 13 hints that Mafia 5 could be in early production. The description of the job post on LinkedIn hints to a prior report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier that the developer hopes to greenlight a sequel to Mafia 4 while it is being made. Early Mafia 5 production would

With five new Multiplayer maps, four new game modes, and a new Special Ops Raid, prepare for a massive content offering in Season 03 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. Alejandro and Valeria return to settle the score, Resurgence expands to Al Mazrah, and Ranked Play for Warzone

512GB Micro SD cards have continued to come down in price, and today we’ve spotted a great deal on a 512GB option from Integral that offers read speeds up to 180MB/s. It’s available for £39.99, down from £48, which is the best price we’ve seen for this spec. That makes this Micro SD a premiere

For April Fool’s Day, Sega released a game where the company finally went and did the unthinkable: they killed Sonic. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is a real visual novel in which you investigate the death of Sega’s beloved mascot, currently free on Steam. Here’s the game’s description via the publisher:  It’s Amy Rose’s

For all of its faults, the one thing you can say about Crime Boss: Rockay City is that Vanilla Ice is in it. Which reminded us of a thing that happened a while back: it was called “the nineties”, and it had loads of good stuff, like the Amiga, Fido Dido, and Star Trek: Deep