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With today’s news that Outriders is coming to Game Pass on day one, and last week’s revelations about Bethesda games likely being mostly exclusives now that Microsoft owns that swath of studios, there’s been an uproar from fanboys on both sides, shaking their spears at one another. But no matter which “side” of things you

Hello, everyone. I am Michel Ziegler, the creator and developer behind Mundaun, a folklore-inspired horror game and my first full-length title as a one-man game development studio! Mundaun has been a passion project for me since I began development in 2014. Every character, scene and even environmental textures in the game are hand-pencilled – you

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. “That is genius,” I said to myself as I caught my first glimpse of the colourful chaos of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on YouTube, and my Takeshi’s Castle-filled childhood came zooming back to me like at

In a world where gaming adaptations are a dime a dozen, a new show hovers over the horizon that aims to do something new. Instead of adapting a game series that is beloved by many, a group of YouTubers is joined by some serious talent to save the world through the power of gaming. No,

By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 14 March 2021 15:16 GMT Creative Assembly has confirmed that a new Legendary Lord is coming to Total War: Warhammer 2 later this week. Beastlord Rakarth of Karond Kar is coming to Total War: Warhammer 2 on March 18 – and the new content will be available for free to anyone

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Microsoft’s Game Pass has been around for a while, offering a range of reasonably popular games with a single monthly subscription. Game Pass is about to get a big boost in its game catalog courtesy of the Xbox maker’s recent

© Nintendo Life Nintendo’s handheld console upgrades were so common for so long you could practically set your watch by them: the leap from Game Boy to Game Boy Color via the Pocket; the GBA’s evolution from its original battery powered form to the blazing intensity of the Micro’s beautiful screen; the more recent range

Nintendo of America appears to be in the process of closing down its long-running support forums. The news was discovered via Reddit where a fan posted the following email they had received from the company. Nintendo of America says that they will use other support options for consumers who are having technical issues with Nintendo

In the 1980s we were dominated by the threat of nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the western allies. The fear of this possible end of the world scenario affected art, books, television, and games. In more recent times though that threat has been replaced by many more fears, anxieties and world problems. It

We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you

It’s no secret licensed racing games on a yearly cadence sometimes struggle to innovate, and Monster Energy Supercross — The Official Videogame 4 is no exception. It’s certainly true that Supercross 4 looks the best the series ever has humming along at 60 frames per second on PS5 and Xbox Series X│S, and it’s also

Little Nightmares II has reached one million sales within the first month of the game’s release. At the same time, publisher Bandai Namco said that the Little Nightmares franchise as a whole has reached a “very important milestone” of five million players. Little Nightmares II is the first title developed by a studio for Bandai

What is up PlayStation fans!  We are very excited to be back on the blog, this time with the announcement of a new map that is near and dear to many skateboarder’s hearts. Skater XL has always been about giving access to skateboarding to as many people as possible, including the mechanics, culture, and history

I remember doing these chemistry tests in school, where I’d frantically copy the movements of the person next to me as they shuffled round the lab, in a desperate attempt to pass. Size Matters looks to capture this stress, but elevate it to new heights. Well, the opposite, I suppose, as you play a shrinking

Fans of Overwatch have been starving for new information regarding Overwatch 2 ever since its announcement in 2019. While we did receive some new info last month during Blizzard’s virtual BlizzCon, fans are still clamoring for more updates to Overwatch 1 while they wait for the sequel to launch. We’re currently in the midst of

By Stephany Nunneley, Wednesday, 10 March 2021 20:23 GMT Fall Guys Season 4 has been teased by Mediatonic. The development team teased one of the seven levels coming to Fall Guys with Season 4. According to the tweet, what you see below is a 60-player gauntlet with “Low Gravity Zones, Forcefields, Flippity Bippities, Chonky Buttons,

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda has finally born the fruit most of us were expecting. In a blog post supposedly welcoming its new set of studios to the Microsoft family, Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, laid out the real news: With

It’s 10th March today and that means it’s officially Mario day. While there’s a sale and more to celebrate Mario’s 35th anniversary, unfortunately, Nintendo’s Japanese customer support Twitter account has dampened the mood with yet another reminder the company will end the Super Mario Bros. 35 service on 31st March 2021. Here’s a rough translation

Yesterday, Capcom held a Monster Hunter Rise digital event and now it’s uploaded a bunch of videos to the Monster Hunter Rise YouTube channel. You can see gameplay for the snowy beast Goss Harag, an interesting Q&A with the game’s Director Yasunori Ichinose, some overview clips and more. It’s well worth watching the Q&A video

Ever since Wipeout launched way back in 1995, the anti-grav racing scene has been flooded with clones. But honestly, even though gaming has changed much in the intervening years, none of them have been able to match that PlayStation title for the thrills, nor the massive adrenaline rush. That’s not going to stop the team

As game developers, we should be held accountable for creating great games that are inclusive to all, championing the player experience and building positive player communities. With almost 20 years in game development, creating a space where everyone on the planet can experience the joys of gaming remains paramount for me. My current work on

Microsoft Store has leaked yet another unannounced title. This time, it’s the Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy, and according to the now-deleted listing, it’s out on March 18th. That’s right. It’ll be out in 10 days if Microsoft’s listing is anything to go by. Thanks to screenshots captured by MP1st, we know that the Definitive Survivor

Greetings, Travelers! Genshin Impact’s dev team here once again with exciting news and previews of the game’s upcoming version 1.4 update, launching March 17. We hope you’ve all had a wonderful time exploring and taking part in Liyue Harbor’s Lantern Rite. As the chill of winter begins to fade across Teyvat to make way for

Tales Of Arise was announced in 2019, then delayed into 2021 last due in part to development challenges posed by Covid-19. Now it seems the Japanese action RPG is resurfacing. There’s a new trailer below, with promise of more to come this spring. Arise’s story focuses on two warring planets, and its two protagonists are

Halo Reach fans may remember Moa as an alien species of bird native to planet Reach. The large, flightless bird resembles an emu, and apparently made good burger meat, evidenced by the game’s World Cuisine restaurant advertising Moa burgers. If you ever wondered how a fictional bird-turned-hamburger tastes, Pringles of all companies has pulled the curtain

Castlehold, the competitive strategy game from Scribblenauts developer 5TH Cell, is now available on PC through Steam Early Access. In the free-to-play Catslehold, you will travel to a world formed by a tear in space and time. Here you will recruit Vikings, cowboys, cyber soldiers, ninjas, and more to battle. You will capture villages to

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. If you were playing games 20 years ago, you probably spent at least a little time with Diablo II. This game was so popular that some people are still playing it, but an upgrade is on the way. Blizzard is

Bloomberg published a story earlier this week about Nintendo’s plans to release a new Switch model that would come equipped with a Samsung OLED display which will consume less battery, and offer higher contrast and possibly even a faster response time. It’s reportedly a 7-inch, 720p-resolution panel and will be able to support “4K ultra-high

Kit and Krysta, the duo behind the weekly Nintendo Minute video series, are back to provide fans with another episode. Once again, they’re being joined by a special guest, but this time, it isn’t to play a game. It’s to offer some helpful advice to those that are just beginning to play the game. The

Is there a more generic title than Warrior Boy? Perhaps ‘Game of War’ takes that particular biscuit (thanks, mobile F2P). Still, we’re noting it down for a ‘worst titles of 2021’ article at the end of the year.  We really, really want to be proved wrong about Warrior Boy, but the trailer and screenshots look