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Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai new Youtube channel has been great at giving fans an insight into Sakurai’s design process for video games and today’s video is no exception. The latest video proves a look at Dragon King, which was the prototype for the original Super Smash Bros on the Nintendo 64 system. The footage

How much did you pay for your last gaming headset? Was it a couple of hundred quid? A little bit less perhaps? Maybe you settled on something like the Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 MAX for around a ton, or the RIG 500 Pro HX Gen-2 for less still.  Well, if your wallet cannot

When something leans too heavily on nostalgia to entertain, it’s often a sign that it can’t stand on its own without praying on your sentimentality. The Last Hero of Nostalgaia, ironically, is at its best when it’s drumming up gags that are funny and clever even removed from its constantly referential concept. This colorfully pixelated

God of War Ragnarok downloads had already been rumored to be more than 90 GB on PS4 without the day one patch, meaning those players were going to have a long wait to play the game if they weren’t able to preload before launch day. Now it seems like that file size is even bigger

Sharpen your senses, warriors – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is just around the corner.  Let’s dive into more details on a special new Operator while we wait for launch on October 28 (MWII Campaign Early Access* also available starting October 20 to those who pre-order digitally). Announced at last month’s Call of Duty:

Robot damage hero Bastion has been unplayable in Overwatch 2 for the past week due to some unfortunate shenanigans with his artillery ultimate. It was only meant to be temporary, Blizzard said. Yet this increasingly lengthy absence from the game’s resulted in some players treating the poor droid as though he’d passed away rather than

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope doesn’t release until Thursday, October 20, but the review embargo lifts today. However, I’m still journeying through Mario’s latest tactical crossover, so I’m not ready to give a full verdict as of yet. In the meantime, however, here are some impressions based on roughly the first half of the

^Stay tuned after the ads for our guide to legging it through a particularly gnarly bit of Requiem’s second chapter. Look, we all know that pang of regret that comes on when you cock-up a stealth section and get spotted but finish the level anyway. There’s always a lingering sense of having not done things

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Nvidia has released a new GeForce video card driver, and it comes with an unexpected bonus feature. The new v522.25 update reportedly removes the cryptocurrency hash rate limits placed on many cards to make them less appealing to miners. This

Image: Nintendo Cited as one of the greatest video games of all time, Perfect Dark is unfortunately rather difficult to find these days. Unless you’re lucky enough to own an N64 console and have a copy of the original game, or have access to the remastered port on Xbox Live Arcade, then chances are you

Update: Not long after this post was written, Hideki Kamiya’s Twitter returned. He’s also tweeted about the matter, confirming that the account went down because he had deactivated it, and decided to reactivate it again. That said, he seems to be suggesting that he may do it again depending on what happens with his mentions.

Whilst the pirating world holds their breath for Skull and Bones, a new pirating game has appeared on the horizon. This one also offers general pirating, looting, swashbuckling cooperative play, but in a much more condensed package. Plunder Panic is a 2D multiplayer game for up to twelve players locally and online. In teams of

We talk with Director of Operations at Ebb Software Miroslav Mićević to learn more about what to expect when we take our first steps in Scorn. Starting today, Game Pass members on Xbox Series X|S and Windows can enter the surreal and nightmarish world of Scorn. From its unnerving surroundings, mysterious world, and frightening creations,

Real golf doesn’t lack thrills – watching a player sink a delicate chip-in generates no shortage of excitement. But in the context of a video game, it needs some extra energy. A pizazz. An added enthusiasm, even if it’s when browsing a menu, just to keep it from becoming something you can sleepwalk through. PGA

If you want some free Overwatch 2 XP then next weekend (or the weekend after) is a good time to jump in, provided you don’t run into any technical issues. Blizzard Entertainment is celebrating the game reaching 25 million players despite its launch woes with several double XP weekends that stretch into November. However, there

Last week, we asked you to share the bright sights of rainbows and colorful corridors in the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s colorful shares:  Sarokeye shares Chloe and Nadine driving the jeep past a rainbow in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. call_me_xavii shares Aloy wading in a pool of water

You can check out the next game from Beeswing and Dujanah developer Jack King-Spooner with a swish demo launched alongside a crowdfunding campaign. Judero is its name, and a surprisingly action-heavy adventure through the Scottish Borders is its game. Expect folklore, witches, jokes, stop motion, and beasties to battle and mind control.

To celebrate Dead Space’s 14th anniversary, Motive Studio held a special livestream showcasing its upcoming remake of the game. The presentation featured an extended guided walkthrough showing off new gameplay footage as well as a rundown of features designed to make the game more terrifying than ever.  The video’s side-by-side comparisons illustrate the major differences

Scorn is one of those games that makes my career as a writer rather difficult. I’m expected to be quick with a quip and verbally insightful – and often have something to say about everything and anything – but Scorn continually left me lost for words. That is, except for the continuous swearing I did

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. This week the GeForce RTX 4090 went on sale, and much to nobody’s surprise they sold out instantly. All eyes now turn to the upcoming RTX 4080. It’ll be available in both 16GB and 12GB varietals, but its performance has

Image: Nintendo / Sega / Nintendo Life Earlier on this week we enjoyed getting a look at the original ‘Black Box’ designs for some classic NES titles, and now we can do the same for the Nintendo 64 and the Sega Mega Drive. The designs in question can be found on an old video game

Microsoft has revealed that Nintendo made nearly $1 billion in revenue last year from Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions. The news was revealed as the Microsoft and Activision merger was approved by Brazilian regulator CADE. We learnt that Nintendo Switch Online had 32 million subscribers as of September 2021 and that the Nintendo Switch Online service

Temtem is here, after a lengthy early access period following its successful Kickstarter, and players can finally enjoy the latest monster catching experience on Xbox. Published by Humble Bundle and developed by Spanish based studio Crema, Temtem wants the crown that sits firmly on the head of Pikachu and the rest of his Pokémon friends.

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For the most well-known rally raid event in motorsport, there really haven’t been that many console or PC games based on the Dakar Rally over the last 40-odd years. There appear to be just five, actually – and one of those is an 8-bit, 1988 fever dream where your car has guns and you get

Sonic Frontiers hasn’t even made it to retailers yet, but Sega is already announcing free post-launch DLC for the game in the form of a Monster Hunter collaboration. The DLC will include costumes and a mini-game to make Sonic stronger. Players will be able to get their hands on the DLC next month. The Sonic

The Dimps team is no stranger to Dragon Ball games. They have been at the forefront of development for several titles such as the Dragon Ball Xenoverse series, Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi series, and Super Dragon All Heroes series. From the fighting game genre to the TCG genre, they understand the power of the

Over at Walmart in the US, you can pick up a set of Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Bluetooth PC speakers for $59, rather than the $95 they normally cost. This is a better deal than I expected to find for this model, which offer a small but powerful 100W subwoofer and two speakers with ‘exclusive horn-loaded

It looks like Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is heading to Steam, with Activision Blizzard announcing the news in an unorthodox fashion. The publisher also appears to be teasing the reveal of a new Crash game  The publisher sent a special Crash-themed pizza box (from ”Aku Aku’s Steam-In Pizza Shack”) to influencers, such as YouTuber Candian

Good news everyone! You can now link together your Steam and PSN accounts. In case you’re not shaking in your boots, screaming and soiling yourself in hype, this means you can claim some super rad free stuff on PC versions of certain PlayStation titles. Snark and sarcasm aside, this marks the latest step in Sony’s