Doom: The Dark Ages won’t have any multiplayer modes because id Software wanted to focus on “levelling up the single-player experience”
The cat is out of the bag. Doom: The Dark Ages will launch on May 15, 2025, and it’ll be the third ‘nu-Doom’ game from esteemed developer id Software. But this game, which is confusingly a prequel to the instant classic Doom (2016), ...
If the best Xbox exclusive of this generation comes to Nintendo Switch, everyone should be excited
Do you know why Obsidian’s latest obscure RPG is called Pentiment? The word (not a real one) comes from the term pentimento, which refers to a change an artist makes to their work as progress on the project continues. Pentimento, in turn, comes ...
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – 25 hours is the perfect length for a Metroidvania, actually
Earlier this week, a great write-up about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was posted over on Game Informer. The piece goes into some detail about the opening three hours of the game – where you’re introduced to new protagonist Sargon (not...
Crypto, Poker, and Phil Collins: What we want in GTA 6
“What do you want to see in GTA 6?” That’s the very simple question I asked every member of staff at VG247 in order to gauge what the current mood is around the game. Do people want more of the same? It’d make sense – aft...
Monster Hunter Now is, refreshingly, not Pay-to-Win – but damn it’s still a grind
If you’ve been bitten by the Monster Hunter Now bug, you’ve almost certainly also been smashing your head against the progression wall that crops up relatively quickly in your play experience. Thanks to the glacial progression, bizarre dro...
Now it’s sold 10 million, can we finally get a Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sequel?
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice represents a period of experimentation for From Software. Eschewing some of the heavier mechanics of Dark Souls in favour of something altogether more fast-paced and aggressive, Sekiro is the product of a developer at home in...
Now it’s sold 10 million, can we finally get a Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sequel?
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice represents a period of experimentation for From Software. Eschewing some of the heavier mechanics of Dark Souls in favour of something altogether more fast-paced and aggressive, Sekiro is the product of a developer at home in...
If you’re disappointed with Starfield’s exploration and RPG simplicity, you should try EVE Online
There are a lot of ways that Starfield disappointed players. All the companions are squares, we can agree on that, right? None of them will let you indulge in your criminal side. The promise of ‘space piracy’ ended up being nothing more th...
A gorgeous, must-play indie puzzler is free on Epic Game Store game this week
Want some free games? Well, the Epic Games Store has got them. This week – until September 28 – you are able to download both Out of Line and The Forest Quartet, both games with fairly good review scores and delicious art styles. But there...
EVE: Vanguard isn’t “just another generic shooter in an EVE skin,” promises CCP Games
“This is a marathon, not a sprint.” That might as well be the motto of CCP Games from what I’ve seen in my time at EVE Fanfest 2023. The term has come up in a documentary about the development of prize pig, EVE Online, in presentatio...