Second Extinction is a co-op focused dinosaur-shooting FPS which first released in Early Access back in October of 2020. Unfortunately, despite the team’s best efforts, the game seemingly failed to meet sales expectations – leading to the title being set to permanently go offline. Making the announcement via their blog, …

Cities Skylines II is exactly one week away, with the sequel to the much-loved city building simulator set to arrive on the 24th of October. While the game was previously delayed for consoles to Spring 2024, the PC version will still launch as intended next week. That said, the team …

While Epic Games has been doing seemingly all it can in order to cement itself as a viable alternative to Steam on PC, Valve’s platform has had a good 15 years to build up a massive library of titles. In order to entice publishers to bring more of their back …

Netflix has been expanding its gaming efforts over the past year, offering everything from casual games to licensed games based on Netflix IP and even full-on console titles ported for mobile. Apparently, Netflix is setting its sights on even bigger properties and is reportedly trying to get the Grand Theft Auto games onto its service. 

The release of Yakuza: Like a Dragon back in 2020 represented the first game in the series to feature a full set of English voice acting since the launch of the very first title all the way back for the PS2. While future games will continue to offer the option …

For years, Minecraft has been the best-selling video game of all time, with the creativity-focused sandbox surpassing 200 million copies back in 2020. Its sales trajectory has not slowed down, with the team at Mojang now revealing that the title has officially sold more than 300 million copies. Making the …

After spending the past 15 years working on a variety of Souls and Souls-adjacent titles, FromSoftware finally returned to the Armored Core franchise, releasing Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon in late August of this year. Already, the game has proven to be a sales success, nearing 3 million copies …

The Epic Games Store was a bit late to the party when it came to offering their own PC storefront and platform – coming 15 years after the launch of Steam. That said, in order to stay competitive the store has been offering free games on a weekly basis since …

Following many years of less-than-stellar releases, Sonic the Hedgehog seems to have had a resurgence of sorts – with the likes of Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Superstars and the two theatrical releases putting the Blue Blur back on the map. SEGA seems to have more big plans for Sonic, as detailed …

Back in February of this year it was announced that Shinji Mikami – the founder of The Evil Within and Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango Gameworks – would be leaving the company. Since then, we have heard very little regarding the creator’s future plans. It seems as though this was due …

A couple weeks ago, we reported that the co-founder of PlatinumGames – Hideki Kamiya – announced his departure from the studio after more than 15 years to the surprise of many. Now, the Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 2 and Bayonetta director has spoken a bit more on the situation, …

2023 has been an excellent year for fighting games, with two of the biggest franchises in the genre – Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter – both releasing their latest titles mere months from one another. Tekken 8 is now soon upon us, set to launch in January of next year. …

Humble Bundles are a great way for video game fans to acquire a number of high-quality titles for a relatively low price. Right now, in collaboration with Bandai Namco, you can get your hands on a rather meaty bundle – featuring games such as Tekken 7; Code Vein; Katamari Damacy; …

When Ghost of Tsushima was released back in 2020, one of the many exciting revelations was the fact that the game featured a great focus on offering full Japanese voice acting – making for a much more immersive experience for those who wished to play the game in its most …

With the past few Assassin's Creed games eschewing the series’ traditional formula in favour of a more RPG-like open-world action adventure experience, many old-school fans of the franchise have been yearning for a new AC title which harkens back to the series’ roots. Ubisoft seems to have finally delivered just …

The Dragon Ball series is undeniably one of the biggest franchises in anime, with its popularity translating to sales success on the video game front. One of the series’ most popular games in recent years has been Xenoverse 2. Despite being almost 7 years old at this point, the 3D …

The initial announcement for Counter-Strike 2 was at first met with a great deal of excitement, as many fans never expected to see a new entry in their beloved series – especially as CS:GO was released well over a decade ago. Unfortunately, CS2’s launch last month was met with quite …

For as long as there have been video games, there have been titles released based on Disney’s many iconic properties. That said, the media giant has historically shied away from going all-in on game development, instead preferring to partner with other developers and publishers. According to one report however, Disney is looking to become the next gaming giant – perhaps even by acquiring EA.

One of the more interesting mechanics introduced in Rocket League was the ability for you to trade your acquired items with other players, allowing you to coordinate for specific items, or simply to pawn off any duplicates you’ve gained over the many hours of playing. Unfortunately, this feature is now …

As we inch our way closer to Halloween, many live service titles in particular are prepping their games for thematically-linked horror-based events. Being one of the biggest games in the space, Fortnite is of course getting in on the action, with a number of horror icons set to drop into …

Back in 2021, Nintendo announced and released Pac-Man 99, a Nintendo Switch Online exclusive Battle Royale which would see players take on 98 other competitors in a manner similar to that of other NSO titles such as Tetris 99 and the recently released F-Zero 99. While Pac-Man 99 has since …

Steam’s Next Fest event sees hundreds of demos for upcoming games released for a short period of time, allowing users to get a taste of just some of the titles set to arrive on Steam in the not-too-distant future. The latest iteration of Steam’s Next Fest has now gone live, …

In May of last year, EA announced that it would no longer be partnering with FIFA for its annual football titles, with the long-running FIFA series now being rebranded to EA Sports FC. While there were concerns that the disassociation from the FIFA name would lead to lower sales, this …

2023 has both been one of the best years for gaming as well as one of the worst. While 2023’s output would easily make it an amazing year full of high quality titles, the industry itself has suffered dearly – with constant reports of industry lay-offs. In total, more than 6000 developers have been laid off this year – with it seemingly only set to get worse.

Deep Rock Galactic is a fun co-op first-person shooter which sees players working together to mine underground resources in fully-destructible environments – all the while trying to hold back the horde of enemies coming your way. Since its early access release in 2018, the game has amassed a large audience, …

Over the past many years, The Game Awards has risen to become one of the premiere annual gaming events, with the Geoff Keighley-led ceremony blending new announcements alongside a celebration of the past 12 months in gaming. Unsurprisingly, The Game Awards will be returning this year, set to go live …

In 2016 Bloober Team released Layers of Fear, a psychological horror game which helped put the Polish video game studio on the map. Since then, the team have worked on all manner of games, from a sequel (Layers of Fear 2) to a licensed game (Blair Witch) to a brand …

The Hotline Miami series resonated with a great deal of fans when it released over a decade ago, merging fast-paced top-down shooting with puzzle-like mechanics and layouts alongside a hardcore 1-hit-kill/death system to make for a highly replayable and addictive “1 more try” type of experience. With it having been …

The Rayman series has had an interesting life. While at one point seen as a relic of a bygone era, the mascot platforming franchise has had a resurgence as of late, with many fans both old and new hoping to see a new entry in this long-dormant franchise. While Ubisoft …

CD Projekt Red have had an interesting few years. Following the overwhelming success of The Witcher 3, the team were elevated to new heights, with their next game ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ being huge upon initial release. Of course, the less-than-stellar state of its launch did put a hamper on the studio’s …