If you’ve spent anytime at all plopping stuff down in 2019’s wonderfully soothing minimalist city builder Islanders, there’s a fair chance you’ve been won over enough that a sequel is potentially quite exciting indeed. So brace yourself: publisher Coatsink has…
Japanese video game producer and design legend Keiji Inafune left Level-5 in the middle of last year, in the middle of development for the next Fantasy Life game. Level-5 boss Akihiro Hino detailed Inafune’s departure in a post on the…
An update for Monster Hunter Wilds will go live on all platforms tomorrow and end any active online sessions when it hits, publisher Capcom has said. The patch, which will include several tweaks and a fix for the game’s current…
Subcult Joint’s frantic 2D Metroidvania, Cookie Cutter, is finally coming to Nintendo Switch. As well as the base game, in which players “punch, stab, slice, and maul enemies as Cherry, a take-no-prisoners fembot trying to survive a twisted planet on…
Valve has partnered with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) to offer over 50 discounted games with 10 percent of proceeds going to the children’s charity. The sale – running from now until 7th March,…
It’s impossible not to compare Valorant and Counter-Strike when it comes to esports and, while both games are immensely successful and great for their own reasons, CS2 has a huge leg up on Valorant in one key area: The way…
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 developer and publisher Saber and Focus has acknowledged fans’ “cold” response to recent changes, stressing to players they were “not looking to transform Space Marine 2 into a full live service game”. After introducing a…
2nd March Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve been playing. This week, Bertie slips back into the warm bath that is Diablo 4, Tom P realises…
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is scheduled to be released in North America and Europe on 5th August, 2025. To celebrate, Sega’s dropped an all new story trailer – which you can see below – and…
PlayStation’s recently cancelled Twisted Metal game was reportedly a battle royale. As spotted by MP1st, the abandoned game – known internally as Project Copper – allegedly blended third-person shooting mechanics alongside the vehicular combat the series is known for. Twisted…
Once Human’s cross-platform test for PC and mobile is now live. Running from now until 30th March, players in Europe, Japan, and North America are able to jump into NetEase’s free-to-play PvPvE sandbox action horror before the mobile port –…
The Rompopolo. Sounds like a bouncy, round little chicken creature or something, doesn’t it? It’s a wonderful word to roll off the tongue – assonance abounds in every syllable, and the cute, repeated plosive of ‘poh poh’ at the end…