"The best Evercade handheld experience that is available".Evercade maker Blaze has just lifted the lid on its latest system, the Evercade Nexus.The Nexus joins the EXP, VS, Alpha and Super Pocket as part of the growing Evercade ecosystem, which is based around retro games running under emulation…
Into the Deep South.South of Midnight is the kind of game Microsoft would have had to consistently publish to make its Xbox Game Pass subscription truly succeed.This is a relatively straightforward 12-hour adventure with little in the way of gameplay innovation, yet it ships with such stunning…
If Arc Raiders showed the world what an extraction shooter is, Marathon demonstrates, in unambiguous fashion, what extractions shooters are about. Whatever anomalous conditions coalesced to make Embark's game so oddly affable (at least in solos), they are entirely absent among the abandoned…
At least they're more useful than the helmet that lights bonfires.
Gee, ya think?The Super Mario Galaxy Movie releases this week (tomorrow, in fact!) and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it seems like it's set to be a massive success.According to Deadline (thanks, Eurogamer), the movie is projected to make $350m worldwide across the five-day Easter weekend. While this is…
Huntr/x and Saja Boys are reprising their roles in a series of animated ads
Letters have been sent by the US Federal Trade Commission to the CEOs of Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Stripe, reminding them that there could be hell to pay if they deny customers access to their services because of said customers' political or religious views. Potential discrimination against…
MeTV has slopped up everyone's favorite platforming duo and the end results are ugly
Genius!We don't really pay much attention to them these days because they're now hidden away inside your gaming system, but once upon a time, cartridge labels were on full display whenever you were playing a game.With the exception of the NES, pretty much every classic system had the cartridge…
Deus Ex in absentia.Longstanding developer Eidos Montreal has confirmed that it's cutting 124 jobs, and has parted ways with veteran studio head David Anfossi.As you may have noticed, the games industry is in a spiralling state right now; layoffs are commonplace as budgets soar, sales struggle to…
The free-to-play Roblox-like game was many people's first foray into online VR gaming
"There are some calls that need to be answered".Earlier today, Stellar Blade dev Shift Up created a new company social media account and immediately posted a message: “There are some calls that need to be answered.”The caption was attached to a video of CEO Kim Hyung-Tae dramatically answering…
Including many coming to Game Pass!A new month is about to kick off, and looking at the list of games coming to Xbox in April 2026, it's actually quite ridiculous how many great-looking indies are on the way over the next few weeks!Many of them are on Xbox Game Pass, too. The likes of Hades 2,…
Head in the clouds.The Pokémon Company and furniture giant IKEA are teaming up for a rather lovely promotion, appearing in Pokémon Pokopia from tomorrow (thanks, Genki!).From 1st April until 30th June 2026 (and yes, despite the date, this appears to be official) you'll be able to visit a Cloud…
Leave Ellie alone, Naughty Dog
Leave Ellie alone, Naughty Dog
Also: will Disney eventually buy Epic Games?
Fortnite maker Epic Games has had a rough start to the year, with Fortnite's players dropping noticeably, and now over 1,000 jobs being cut as a result. Now, there's talk of entertainment giant Disney looking to buy the company. Read more
The Switch 2 kart racer is nerfing one of its most annoying items
A capacious and speedy power bank is a tech essential in my book for keeping all your stuff charged, be it a phone, headphones or a handheld games console such as a Steam Deck. This Anker Zolo option provides up to 30W of power for speedy charging, and has a hefty 20,000mAh capacity in a compact…