Tom Regan

SEASON PASS

The best modern PlayStation exclusive isn't what you think

Season: A Letter To The Future is 2023’s first true GOTY Contender, and you should make time to play it.

MAELSTROM PRIVILEGE

The best Life is Strange game is on PlayStation Plus right now – and it’s not what you think

There is a lot of prestige attributed to Dontnod its Life Is Strange, but perhaps one of the best games in the series comes from somewhere else entirely.

subthumper

PS Plus Premium isn't the disaster it's claimed to be – in some ways it's better than Game Pass

It turns out PlayStation’s revamped subscription service is far from the disaster you think it is.

yorda one i want

Ico is awkward, unsettling, and weird – but it's still an essential PS Plus game everyone needs to play

Before Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian, there was Ico – and it's still essential, some 21 years later.

the incredible shulk

You owe it to yourself to play Xenoblade Chronicles before Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Nintendo’s beloved cult classic almost didn’t make it out of Japan and that would, really, have been a crying shame.

hair to eternity

Can Bayonetta 3 capture the magic of Bayonetta 2 –?one of Nintendo’s greatest ever exclusives?

We've waited over eight years, so let's hope that PlatinumGames will be able to top Bayonetta 2's unique magic with its anticipated, overdue sequel.

give it a triad

GTA 5 hits PS5 tomorrow... but I don't want to stop playing GTA: Chinatown Wars

A peculiar little Nintendo DS oddity, Rockstar's top-down tale of drugs, vice and family feuds is as worthy as any of its console siblings.

We need a plumber

January Xbox Live games with Gold Lineup leaks early

A report suggests we'll be getting NeuroVoider, Aground, Silvergun and Space Invaders Infinity Gene.

Boba Royale

Boba Fett Blasts his way into Fortnite on Christmas Eve

Soon, even your gran will be in Fortnite.

Halo Christmas event 'Winter Contingency' starts today

The Christmas-themed event runs until January 4th and features 10 suitably jolly rewards.

Most hands on deck

Steam Deck now works with 80 of Steam's top 100 games

It's almost all hands on deck for Steam's hotly anticipated new handheld.

Taking the pixel

Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster finally has a new release date

The anticipated remaster has been delayed until February 2022 in order to ‘apply additional polish’

DeBINitive Edition

Rockstar offers olive branch for PC GTA Definitive edition owners with free game

PC players can redeem an extra game for free until January 5 2022.

Nin Vs Server

Nintendo warns that servers may struggle during Christmas period

The big N advises people to create new Nintendo Accounts before the Christmas weekend.

Enough is enough

Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley comments on Xbox Live toxicity

Halo Infinite video prompts him to write “this wasn’t the future for Xbox Live we envisioned”

A tale of Eld & Ring

George RR Martin reveals how From Software got him to work on Elden Ring

The Game of Thrones author admits that’s video games aren’t really “my thing”

Double Fine with us

Pyschonauts 2 developer working on 'multiple new projects'

Double Fine reveals in exciting new blog post that it’s exploring new ‘ideas’ and ‘visual styles’

Dig deep

NVIDIA creates Minecraft Winter Wonderland to raise money for children's hospital

This free, 30 million block map spreads Christmas cheer and helps a very worthy cause.

In Pamphlet we trust

Gran Turismo 7 will feature over 90 tracks and 420 cars

Japanese retailer shines a light on the mysterious racer almost ten years in the making.

I love Lamp

Incredibly satisfying video turns a lamp, hoover and toaster into hilarious FPS reload animations

We really, really want to reload that lamp.

A Chiefmas Carol

You really need to see three Gregorian Monks belting out the Halo theme

Just when you thought the Halo theme couldn’t slap any harder…

Call of Christmas

Call of Duty: Vanguard gets six days of free multiplayer, starting today

Players who don’t already own the game can hop on to Vanguard’s multiplayer until December 21.

A real Blockbuster

Minecraft hits over a trillion views on YouTube

Over the last 12 years, videos related to the blocky phenomenon have added up to over 30,000 years worth of viewing time.

Pass us the Games

The Gunk, Among Us and Mortal Kombat 11 are the last Game Pass additions of the year

Microsoft waves goodbye to 2021 with some solid new Game Pass additions.

For all the players

Sony shows commitment to accessibility with new PlayStation website

PlayStation’s new information portal shows the platform holder taking accessibility in games seriously.

Virtual websanity

Tom Holland snuck a move from Spider-Man PS4 into Spider-Man: No Way Home

It turns out, Holland is a big fan of Insomniac’s Spider-Man.

A gamer? Kean-no

Keanu Reeves has never played Cyberpunk 2077, despite CD Projekt Red claiming that he “loved” it

In a new interview, Reeves clarified he doesn’t actually play video games – not even his own.

That’s a yikes Chief

A Halo Infinite glitch is erasing save files and ruining multiplayer

Players report having their campaign progress completely erased on the penultimate mission.

Scorn to be wild

Skin-crawling sci-fi horror, Scorn, gets October 2022 release date

The long-awaited Alien-inspired first person adventure will finally scare you silly next October.

A site for Thor eyes

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla expansion Dawn of Ragnarok leaks ahead of reveal

Odin looks set to take centre stage in this ambitious Norse mythology themed DLC.

2 Fast 2 Furry-ious

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 gets first trailer, introduces Tails and Knuckles

The blue blur is dashing back to cinemas next year, and this time he’s joined by some familiar faces.