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Thunderful Development, the team behind the beloved Steamworld video game franchise, has teased that a new announcement related to the long-running series will happen later this week. The Morse code in the tweet below translates to the 18th January, which is this Wednesday. It is not clear what will be showcased, but there is a

The world of the flight sim is an intricate one. Whether that be the game itself, as it takes players off to unknown lands, flying to dream locations, or through the plethora of accessories that help aid immersion, the devil really is in the detail.  It’s that flight sim world in which Thrustmaster have made

The Last Us TV series will finally air for the general public later today, and what better time for PlayStation owners to grab a discount of 40 percent on an HBO Max subscription? By all accounts, The Last of Us’ television adaptation is something fans don’t want to miss. Not only has it earned glowing

Last week, we asked you to find moments where characters ran out of luck in the game of your choice, and share using #PSBlog #PSshare. Here are this week’s unlucky highlights: ForgottenJasmin shares Aloy falling from a snapped rope in Horizon Forbidden West. OuterRimsPhoto shares a troll about to be whipped by Kratos’ Blades of

When it was released on January 14th 2003, SimCity 4 had its problems. Its huge cities would chug on even decent PCs, for one, and its traffic simulation seemed outright broken. Twenty years later – thanks to faster PCs, the Rush Hour expansion, and a huge modding community – SimCity 4 is the best of

Developer Scavengers Studio revealed last month that it was releasing Season: A Letter To The Future on January 31, and now, just a few weeks ahead of that, the studio has released a gorgeous new story trailer.  This new trailer provides yet another beautiful glimpse into the painterly world of Season while providing new details

A new developer video for Skull and Bones has been released and shows off 30 minutes’ worth of footage from the game. While the game itself is not a narrative adventure, there is some “narrative” in it to tell a story in specific circumstances, and referred to as an “investigation.” Skull and Bones Developer Stream

Image: The Arcade Crew With the Christmas chocolates finally dwindling in number, we think it’s fair to say that 2023 is well under way. And as the year kicks off, so too do we see the return of gaming news — nature is healing, people! This week at Nintendo Life, we have been welcoming in

It’s a new year, which means that it won’t be too long before the Game Developers Conference, or GDC for short, is going to begin. Nintendo is no stranger to GDC, as they have attended it in previous years. However, Nintendo has something interesting planned for attendees this year. You see, it has been announced

Even someone with barely more than a passing interest in anime will know what One Piece is. And the Straw Hat Crew are here again in what could be their biggest videogame yet. One Piece Odyssey is out today on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation and PC. After searching across the New World for their next

Welcome to 2023! Thank you for another bustling year of DC Universe Online on Xbox. Together we fought off Perpetua’s Dark Knights, stormed Neron’s Underworld with Black Adam, and Saved the Universe (literally, again).  Doesn’t ring a bell? Don’t worry. All our storyline content is delivered in free episodes, and you can still jump in right

A Resident Evil First Aid Spray-themed drink is available for pre-order from GameFlavor, but it’ll cost you. The collector’s box is priced at €167,23 ($181.41), and a limited edition (which isn’t available for pre-order yet) is listed at a whopping €839,50 ($910.67). Spray your pain away with this pricey Resident Evil drink The Resident Evil

In Season: A letter to the future, you play as a young woman from a secluded village exploring the world by bike for the first time, collecting memories before a cataclysm washes everything away. Your journey brings you to a strange valley where the seeds of the next Season have been planted. You meet the

Microsoft were hoping to complete their takeover of Activision Blizzard by the end of their financial year in June. That’s looking less likely now that the US Federal Trade Commission have published a schedule that sets dates for final hearings to decide on the merger, and they’re going to begin on August 2nd. As this

Microsoft has announced an Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct, a new games showcase “providing fans an inside look at some of the games coming to Xbox, PC, and Game Pass over the next few months.”  It will air on January 25 and feature Xbox studios like Arkane Austin, Mojang Studios, Turn 10 Studios, and ZeniMax

Ubisoft has updated its 2022-23 year-end financial targets as well as made changes ahead of its next financial year. These changes have led the company to cancel three unannounced titles and delay its pirate game Skull and Bones for the sixth time. Hopefully, someday, the game will FINALLY be released According to Ubibsoft, it wants

Image: Devolver Digital It has been a good few months now since the release of Return to Monkey Island, but many of the team here at Nintendo Life are still having a blast with it! After becoming the fastest-selling game in the series, there was the question of what is next for the comeback title?

The second half of Nintendo’s 2022 featured a lot of game updates. The majority of them were for their new game releases, but Nintendo even updated some video games that have not received a single update in multiple years. Well, 2023 seems to be beginning on a similar note. Nintendo and PlatinumGames have released an

Do we really need colour-changing controllers in the world? Probably not.  Do we want them? Hell yeah.  The NACON Pro Compact controller for Xbox may not be our go-to gaming pad, especially not for long drawn-out sessions, but it’s not a bad option to have, particularly as it is well suited to those who need

Here are this week’s games and add-on deals available from the Microsoft Games Store. Discounts are valid now through January 16, 2023 (actual end date varies by sale).     Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S Deals Content Title Content Type Discount Notes Marvel’s Midnight Suns Enhanced Edition Xbox Series X|S (Optimized) 33% Last Chance

With The Last of Us set to launch on HBO this weekend, fans are already drawing influence from the show to create mods for games like The Last of Us Part 2, and one of those mods has turned Ellie into Bella Ramsey. However, Joel’s TV show actor Pedro Pascal is yet to receive the

A new year is upon us, but we still have time to take one final look back at 2022 to visit your Share of the Year moments. Here are this year’s epic highlights: justinphotomode shares Aloy framed by a machine’s wings in Horizon Forbidden West. __Auron__ shares a close up of the cat from Stray,

Several games have been accused of being little more than spreadsheets, but few have decided to lean into the allegation. That’s what EVE Online is doing later this year though, when developers CCP release their own Microsoft Excel plug-in.

Don’t expect The Last of Us HBO show to extend beyond the story of the two games in the series. That’s because The Last of Us game director Neil Druckmann says there are no plans for stories beyond the games in this show. This news comes by way of a new interview with Druckmann from The Hollywood

If you’re finding yourself missing Zack Fair and co’s original voices, then you might want to check out the Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion mod that brings them all back. Announced last June and released last month, Crisis Core has received a pretty extensive remaster that has overhauled a lot of what was present

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: AMD)This year’s high-end GPU launches have been a bit rocky. First, there was cable-gate on the Nvidia side of the fence. That was followed by junction-gate for AMD, where some of its new flagship GPUs were hitting the 110C

Image: Humble Games / Rose-engine One of the highlight survival horror experiences on the Nintendo Switch last year was the indie title Signalis. If you’ve been holding out for a local physical release, you’re in luck – with the developer Rose-engine announcing a hard copy published by Humble Games. It will release towards the “end

Those of you who are waiting for Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood to open will seemingly be in for a treat. Footage of Super Nintendo World along with all the currently complete attractions have started to find their way online. YouTube channel MiceChat has uploaded over two minutes worth of footage, as they

We’ve all watched those “Neighbours from Hell” programmes featuring boundary disputes, loud music and rubbish everywhere, hoping that we never end up living next to such people. However, the picturesque town of Raven Brooks is home to something a little more sinister than jungle music blaring through the walls at 3am. Hello Neighbor 2 once

Hey there — I’m Scott, Design Director at Heart Shaped Games, and I’ve been given the opportunity to share a bit about the unique design process behind our new sci-fi grand strategy RPG, We Are The Caretakers. A lot went into creating the game over its 4+ years in development, but I’d like to focus