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Dark Souls developer FromSoftware surprised fans — and perplexed some — with this week’s reveal of a new competitive multiplayer game for Switch 2, The Duskbloods. Alongside Elden Ring Nightreign, it’s the second multiplayer-forward game coming from the studio, which is best-known for its immersive role-playing games. But there’s a reason why The Duskbloods director Hidetaka...

Developer Compulsion Games continues its impressive streak of eye-catching, visually creative projects with South of Midnight. Following its work on 2013's Contrast and 2018's We Happy Few, this time we pivot to a gothic fantasy setting inspired by American deep south myths. It's a unique premise, and the third game from the studio to champion an aesthetic of some kind - with South of Midnight's twist being that it plays out using a stop motion style. To complete the effect, the game puts an arb...

As the mighty FF14 and World of Warcraft continue to duke it out, lots of other MMORPGs are stepping up to the plate, and South Korea is one of the leading players, bringing us the likes of NCSoft’s Throne and Liberty and Smilegate’s Lost Ark. Now, Norse mythology MMO Odin: Valhalla Rising is preparing to join the global lineup, as Kakao Games confirms its worldwide launch date for April. You won’t have long to wait, then, and you can even pre-register right now to secure your character name and...

Ready? Enhance! The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition promises to deliver on the ultimate BOTW experience. We're talking higher frame rates, increased resolution, HDR, and even a new mechanic called 'Zelda Notes', which encorporates your smart phone. If you already own the game on Switch 2, then you'll have options available that will allow you to upgrade to the new version without buying the game outright again (and we'll provide more details when these upgrades be...

Apple stock dropped 4% in early Friday trading, broadly following yesterday's trend after China announced reciprocal tariffs in response to U.S. President Trump's trade policies. The latest decline follows Thursday's dramatic 9% plunge that erased nearly $300 billion from Apple's market value – the company's worst single-day performance in five years – amid growing fears that Trump's trade war will hurt the global economy. Apple's market value was expected to be reduced further today as markets ...

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Well, there is *one* country where he's quite popular.

There’s a line early on in the psychological thriller Gazer that’s been running through my mind ever since I finished watching it. “How can time heal, if you can’t even feel time passing?” a character rhetorically asks the film’s protagonist. As the plot unfolds, that question transforms into a thesis for Gazer as a whole:...

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FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki has confirmed that the studio doesn't intend to stop making single-player-focused games in future.

FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has confirmed the studio hasn't shifted to focus on multiplayer games.

The involvement of AMD, Nvidia and Broadcom remains unclear...

Midjourney has released the alpha version of V7, which it says is an "entirely new" AI image generation model and is much smarter at processing your text prompts. The image quality of its output is noticeably higher, the Midjourney team says, and can create better textures, bodies and hands. AI image generators typically struggle with creating accurate depictions of hands, but based on photos posted by some users on their socials, V7 is capable of spitting out some photorealistic images of human...

"We tried something cute for a change". FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has been speaking to Nintendo about The Duskbloods, a surprise Switch 2 exclusive which was revealed during the recent Nintendo Direct. While the title shares many similarities with previous FromSoftware games such as Bloodborne and Dark Souls, one of the most notable elements in the trailer was a rat-like character seen at the end of the footage.

It's not exactly a conventional egg hunt, but I'll take it.

Nintendo is about to kick off its second Treehouse: Live stream, giving us a look at some of the upcoming games and enhancements coming to Switch 2.

Another day of Switch 2 gameplay. For the third day running, Nintendo has another batch of piping-hot Switch 2 news for us in the shape of another Treehouse - Live. Yesterday's presentation saw gameplay showcases for Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Drag x Drive, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour and the Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Library. We also got a taste of GameChat and saw some sweet new features coming to the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app.

Nintendo has discussed why it decided to use an LCD screen within Switch 2 rather than an OLED display, as found in the premium Switch OLED.

We've come a long way from 2017. While OLED screens are the hot ticket these days, LCD panels have evolved considerably since the days of the original Switch—as was stated by Nintendo's Tetsuya Sasaki during the recent Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on event in New York. Rumours that the new console would use LCD over OLED had been circulating for a while before it was officially confirmed, but, having had some hands-on time with the Switch 2, we can report that the "downgrade" isn't anywhere near as b...

Cult of the Lamb composer Narayana Johnson, also known as River Boy, has sadly passed away, with no cause of death currently known.

Razer has just announced that it's signed the legendary Counter-Strike rifler Nikola "NiKo" Kovač to its brand. This is a huge coup for Razer, with NiKo being largely associated with Logitech gear for a large part of his career. Now, he not only makes the move to using Razer gear in-game, but is also available to consult on future esports-focused products. A player's decision on which PC peripherals to use for a game such as Counter-Strike 2 isn't taken lightly, but there are clear favorites tha...

Best deals and cheapest prices. After decades of waiting, Nintendo has finally unveiled a new 3D adventure for its prized primate: Donkey Kong Bananza. Set to launch on Switch 2 on 17th July 2025, this action platformer is guaranteed to be one of the console's biggest hitters in its launch year. Below, we'll be keeping track of all the different storefronts you can order the game from across the UK and US.

You have to go all the way back to the Nintendo 64 to play the most recent 3D Donkey Kong game. But without a new mainline Zelda or Mario title (Mario Kart World doesn't quite count) queued up for the Switch 2's launch in June, Nintendo's favorite ape is getting some time to shine in Donkey Kong Bananza. And after getting a chance to play a demo of the game prior to its release on July 17, I have to say I'm loving this glowed-up gorilla. Now, I'm not entirely sure how DK went from the jungle to ...

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Let's see if others will follow suit. The big talking point that has arisen out of the Switch 2 Direct is Nintendo's approach to game pricing. Mario Kart World comes with a suggested retail price of $80 / £75, and while the likes of Donkey Kong Bananza is a little cheaper at a suggested $69.99 / £66.99 (both cheaper when bought digitally, we might add), hearing a figure that high has been a tough pill to swallow. And yet, we mustn't forget that this is only a suggested price. Retailers are free ...

About 15 hours into Assassin’s Creed Shadows, it was finally time to take a journey I had been avoiding. Six-ish hours of gameplay earlier, I had unlocked second playable protagonist Yasuke, and saw in the gorgeous objective screen that he had two objectives tied to his narrative, in Omi. Like many other open-world RPGs, Shadows...

The trailer for M3GAN 2.0 is here and if you were expecting a copy-paste of the original's horror vibe, you may be surprised. Instead, the sequel is embracing a turn towards action in vein of Terminator 2 complete with upgrades to the original doll, a robot showdown and... a wing suit?  Set to arrive in theaters only on June 27, the film is once again directed by Gerard Johnstone and features returning cast members Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Brian Jordan Alvarez and Jen Van Epps, along wit...

Racing to find the best deals. Mario Kart World has been unveiled as a launch day game for the Nintendo Switch 2, releasing on 5th June 2025. As the first proper mainline Mario Kart in over a decade, it's got big boots to fill, but with a new open world structure in which you drive from one course to the next, we reckon it's going to be a smash hit. There's been a bit of controversy around the game's price, but it's safe to say that this will be a true next-gen Mario kart experience; one that we...

And it won't work on old rigs.

A new Pacific Drive update is here, and it's bringing a brand new roguelite-style game mode, as well as lots of other improvements and tweaks.

Hack, slash.

The Last of Us Part 2 made its PC debut just yesterday, but already the game has been cracked.

Need a fresh game for the weekend and you're playing on Steam Deck or Desktop Linux? Here's some fresh picks of games that recently became Steam Deck Verified.

Dolby Amos music playback is now supported in Apple Music for Windows, bringing true immersive audio to PCs with compatible hardware via Apple's music streaming service for the first time. Dolby Atmos is a surround-sound audio format that allows sound to be heard in an immersive, three-dimensional audio experience with compatible stereo headphones and speakers. Apple's Spatial Audio technology takes Dolby Atmos content and applies its own directional audio filters to make sounds appear to be com...

Amazon has started testing another AI-powered feature called "Buy for Me," which allows the e-commerce company to make purchases for you from other websites. Specifically, from the actual website of a brand you're looking looking up. The experience is built into the Amazon app. When you search for an item from a particular brand, you may see a section of results labeled "Shop brand sites directly" separate from the results you'll get from Amazon and its third-party sellers.  If you click on the ...