Ah, the simple addition of the word ‘Tactics’ to the end of a title. With those seven letters, you can get me handing over wodges of cash, with a nostalgic warmth in my belly. Who knew that one word could have so much power? ‘Tactics’ is gaming shorthand for a turn-based RPG. But more than
Month: November 2022
One of my favorite things about watching superheroes duke it out is when someone gets smacked so hard they fly backwards and crash through solid walls, explode tanker trucks, or slam into their friends. It’s an awesome demonstration of just how strong these godlike characters are supposed to be, and it’s always a disappointment when
The official Elden Ring art books are out in Japan, and from what we’ve seen, they’re an excellent look at details players might not notice otherwise. The game has some fantastic designs, and it’s great to be able to stop and drink it in without a giant dog or bird trying to eat our heads.
Need For Speed Unbound technically isn’t out until December 2nd, but you can scoot in right now if you’ve got Game Pass and are willing to download EA’s app. It’s available as part of EA’s Game Trials, so you’ll only be able to play for 10 hours before you’re kicked out, but that’s time for
Ever hear someone say that there’s nothing new in the world? Turns out – that guy was wrong. Divine Knockout introduces a whole new genre of game: the 3rd-person platform fighter. Imagine a familiar side-scrolling platform fighter, but spin the camera on the Z axis. Suddenly you’ll find yourself jumping, dashing, and smashing your friends
Image: Nintendo Life Update: Here’s a friendly reminder that our Black Friday sale ends today. If you’re wanting to stock up on discounted Switch eShop credit or pick up some digital games, use code ‘BLACKFRIDAY’ on the deals below before the sale ends! November usually means two things: the weather’s turning absolutely miserable (blergh), and
Narrative dinosaur adventure Goodbye Volcano High has awakened from dormancy with a new gameplay trailer and a 2023 release window. The title, unveiled in June 2020 as one of the first PlayStation 5 titles, will now arrive sometime next summer. Goodbye Volcano High is a choice-driven teenage coming-of-age story starring Fang, a high school student, aspiring
Final Fantasy 16 will have much darker themes than previously thought with hate crimes, drugs, and prostitution all listed among the content that has caused the game’s rating in Brazil that clarifies it’s not suitable for children under 16 years of age. While actual details were few and far between, the world of Valisthea does
^Stay tuned after the ad for our deep-dive chat into Midnight Suns, with thirty minutes of gorgeous ultrawide footage We’ll admit it: we thought Marvel’s Midnight Suns had 6/10 written all over it. It seemed to so confused, that we wondered for months – in private – about whether it could possibly be a good,
Xbox Game Studios Game Camp was founded in 2020 on the belief that extraordinary talent resides everywhere. The goal of the program is to enable people from traditionally marginalized communities and non-traditional backgrounds to realize their potential in the gaming industry and grow thriving games communities and industries in places all over the world. In
You may recall that, last night, the announcement of the Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct was followed by a leak of some movie posters. Since then, the Direct has aired, and a brand new trailer for the movie has released, but that’s not all that Nintendo and Illumination had to share. Some more Mario movie
If you’re an Xbox player, then you’ll very soon be able to download a couple of new games for zero cost. Perfect for a cold winter’s night, no!? Announced today as the latest giveaways available through the Xbox Games With Gold scheme – a scheme that used to be brilliant until Game Pass took charge
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide‘s pre-order beta has drawn to a close, because tomorrow the full game will release proper. That’s also when our opinions on Darktide will start to flow across these pages like so many heretics across the streets of Tertium. Perhaps you’d like to enjoy one last dose of concentrated marketing before that happens,
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation Plus owners new content, add-ons, games, and more. Here is the complete global PlayStation Store update. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Microsoft’s bid to acquire Activision Blizzard is on thin ice. Antitrust regulators from several regions have been reviewing the deal all year, and several have recently expressed concern that the acquisition could drastically reduce competition within the video game industry.
Since hosting our first on-console tournament back in 2016, it’s been our pleasure to watch the growth of esports and competitive gaming across our platforms. Over the past three months, we’ve been beta testing the next generation of our on-console competitive experience: PlayStation Tournaments for PS5. The new experience streamlines competitive play with shorter tournament
Image: Nintendo We are but a few short days away from the release of Splatoon 3‘s Chill Season 2022 update on 1st December (or 30th November for America), and Nintendo has started to reveal when we can expect the season’s events to kick off. While there is no word on anything Splatfest related as of
The PS Plus December 2022 games have been leaked ahead of their official reveal. These games will all be available to PS Plus subscribers, regardless of which tier they are subscribed to. This means Essential, Extra, and Premium subscribers will all have access to the following free games. Leaked PS Plus December 2022 games The
Discover spectacular new prehistoric species, three new islands, detailed Mediterranean inspired buildings, and an all-new campaign in Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Malta Expansion. Tying into Universal’s and Amblin’s recent blockbuster, Jurassic World Dominion, you’ll experience new challenges and exciting opportunities that massively expand the scope of the film. Set just before the movie’s dramatic
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has revealed that its upcoming remake of The Witcher will be open-world. This news comes by way of a quarterly financial call held yesterday by the company in which CDPR briefly touched on this remake being handled by developer Fool’s Theory, as reported by VG247. While not much was
Some games are just nice. Something you can stick on your Steam Deck or Switch and just chill out with for a while. One such game, which also happens to be a day one release on Xbox Game Pass for consoles and PC, is Soccer Story. Given that we’re in peak football season at the
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Credit: PCMag)Now that Nvidia has launched the RTX 4090 and 4080, it is desperately trying to clear the channel of older GPUs. The end of crypto mining and economic unease has resulted in a deluge of GPUs, often at bargain
“If You Wanna Party,” put on your dancing shoes and call your friends because Just Dance 2023 Edition is now available for Xbox Series X|S. The all-new dance-on-demand platform comes with 40 new songs from popular artists including BTS, Harry Styles, and Dua Lipa, plus artist collaborations with Ava Max and Billie Eilish. Just Dance
A week ago, you may recall that Nintendo had announced that Golf would be coming to Nintendo Switch Sports via a new update on November 28th. A Japanese commercial for the game had already suggested the update would arrive this month, but it wasn’t until last week that a more specific date was confirmed. Well,
I’ve lost count of the amount of dungeons I’ve trawled through over the years; slaughtering any beast or creature who dares to stand in my path as I seek out some ancient treasure. But I do often wonder, what if the shoe was on the other foot and I had to defend my dungeon from
A new report from Reuters states that Microsoft will be offering Sony a potential concession of a 10-year Call of Duty licensing deal to push the Activision Blizzard merger through. This is according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. If this sounds similar, it’s because The New York Times reported on November 11
That thing in the sky is neither bird, plane nor Superman: it’s the World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion, due to go live at 11pm GMT, 3pm PST, and 12am CET. WoW’s latest expansion brings a new region, a new class, more dungeons, and yes, dragons. Lot’s of ’em. Fill your boots. Ride them, even. Show
Image: The Pokémon Company These Pokémon Scarlet and Violet glitches have really been something, right? At their best: hilarious, at their worst: game-breaking. But the one reaction that these bugs haven’t tapped into is making us go ‘awww‘. That is, until now. Indeed, it seems that some players have discovered a way to share the
It’s been over a year since fans first saw Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 in action, running in real-time on the PS5. Since then, it’s been radio silence from developer Insomniac Games, aside from confirming that the game is still planned for 2023. Those hungry for more details may be in luck, however, as Venom voice actor
Get help with your gaming holiday plans with PlayStation Store’s End of Year Deals promotion, live today! Peruse and save up to 80% on a wide range of games and add-ons that are discounted for a limited time*. You can check out the full list of titles included in this promotion below, then head to
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