My most anticipated game of 2025 is a game with no title and no date, but it’s one I hope will make me fall in love with my favourite shooter series all over again
Will the next Battlefield save the series and bring it back as a major player in the shooter space? Is that something that it could even do? EA would certainly like the answer to both of those questions to be ‘yes’, and the publisher has b...
Black Ops 6 is the biggest Call of Duty launch ever, but Activision hasn’t quite shared any hard numbers yet
We’re officially past the launch weekend of this year’s Call of Duty game, Black Ops 6. This is usually when players start picking apart all the things they don’t actually like about it, as the honeymoon phase begins to fade. Read more
Is PlayStation’s State of Play going to show more than just PS4 to PS5 remasters? Watch it here to find out
The next PlayStation State of Play is upon us. Sony has officially confirmed the date and time of its next showcase. We’ve been expecting the September event for some time now, and you'll be able to watch it right here. Read more
The Helldivers 2 PSN account linking backlash was so bad, Ghost of Tsushima devs have to clarify PC players won’t need to do it for single-player
It’s been a roller coaster of a week for Sony Interactive Entertainment, all thanks to the unforced error made with Helldivers 2. Out of the blue, the company, through developer Arrowhead, decided that all PC players would need to create a PlayS...
No Rest for the Wicked makes a killer first impression, but I’m worried about all the crafting and survival guff
Explaining what kind of game No Rest for the Wicked is, is going to prove challenging. After spending a few hours with the - clearly very divisive - Steam Early Access launch build, I don’t think I’m closer to quite nailing the answer down...
First Xbox Developer Direct of 2024 airing January 18
The rumours are true! Xbox is bringing back its Developer Direct showcase, with the first one of 2024 to be livestreamed later this month, January 18. The company dropped the news today alongside a brief blog post which helpfully goes over all the gam...
Forget triple-A GOTYs, 2023 was year of the ‘B game’
It’s common to hear 2023 referred to as one of the best years we’ve had in a while when it comes to the quality of video games consistently releasing throughout the year. But I’d like to argue that it’s also the year many B gam...
Stalker 2: Can it ever deliver on the enormous potential built up over the years?
The history of the Stalker series, its developer, the off-shoots it spawned, and the community of players who continue to mod the games and find new ways to play them to this day, is something well worth talking about. These are all reasons why the od...
10 years later, Battlefield 4 feels like the last game DICE really, truly cared about
In many ways, Battlefield 4 ended up setting a higher bar for the series than anyone could have anticipated. This was the pre-GAAS era, but DICE unknowingly created a blueprint for how well you can maintain player interest over the long haul.
On the ...
Lords of the Fallen devs backpedal and change one of its most controversial mechanics
Things clearly move very quickly in the world of game development, and that's especially true in the case of Lords of the Fallen. Just days after the developer addressed a major point of criticism, saying it will remain as it is, things have already s...