PlayStation to Start Putting Fans into PS5 Games with New Playerbase Program
Beginning with Gran Turismo 7.Well, if you've ever wanted your likeness to appear as an official asset in a PlayStation game, you now have the chance: Sony has announced a new scheme called The Playerbase, where you can have yourself scanned and placed into a PS5 title.To start off, one fan will be…
These 19 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (April 7-23)
A huge list of new XGP titles!Microsoft has today unveiled its next batch of Xbox Game Pass titles, which features some huge Xbox releases such as Hades 2 and the long-in-development Replaced.Here's everything coming to Xbox Game Pass from April 7 through April 23:Read the full article on…
MAME Set To Introduce Changes To Its System Requirements & "The Frequency Of Releases"
Moving forward, "there will no longer be a release nearly every month".The developers of the popular multi-purpose emulation framework, MAME, have today announced incoming changes to its system requirements and "the frequency of releases."The news was shared in a blog published on the emulation…
Review: People of Note (PS5) - A Catchy Musical RPG That Hits Most of the Right Beats
A catchy number.It doesn’t happen very often, but occasionally a game comes around that’s tailor made for me. People of Note, a musical RPG from indie outfit Iridium Studios, is that kinda release.This one fuses Final Fantasy with K-Pop Demon Hunters, delivering a distinctly dulcet adventure…
UK Charts: Mario Galaxy Jumps Up The Rankings Thanks To A Big-Screen Boost
Movie Star.After a short pause for the Easter Bank Holiday, this week's UK charts are finally in, and no, it's not the most surprising ranking this time.The top 10 is much as you might expect, with EA SPORTS FC 26 holding onto the top spot once again, and Switch 2 hits like Mario Kart World,…
Marathon players are fiercely debating how to best change one of the game's most "present and dominant" weapon attachments
Marathon players are busy suggesting tweaks and changes to the game's thermal gun optics, which remain a powerful tool in the hands of good players invested in the extraction shooter. Read more
Modder uses Claude AI to code new BIOS that gets obscure all P-core Intel Bartlett Lake CPUs running on a Z790 motherboard
Maybe AI isn't so useless after all.
'I have crawled through depths of hell': One coder's suffering is a potential joy to every web user, as their project could make sluggish browsers a thing of the past
And for once, it's a positive news story about AI, too.
Rumour: Naughty Dog 'Floated' the Idea of Uncharted 5 Before COVID
A thief's continuation.Naughty Dog, the studio behind Uncharted, has apparently been toying with the idea of a new entry for years. That's according to reliable insider Tom Henderson.Speaking on the Insider Gaming podcast, Henderson briefly touches on the Uncharted series, stating that the studio…
Blizzard reveals Overwatch hero Anran's new "fiery and fierce" look, following player backlash over 'same-face syndrome'
Overwatch's big 2026 revamp has largely been seen as a success, yet many players weren't happy with the design of new hero Anran's face. They thought she looked different to how she appeared in a cinematic trailer, more baby-faced, and that she exhibited 'same face syndrome' and looked like many…
This week in PC games: gritty GTA 4-coded brawler Samson, Ancient Greek bull defender Minos, and a wobbly violinist battles some stairs
Didn't expect to see me here, did you? Well, as always there's a new - if slightly abbreviated - week of PC games to dissect. Edwin's away travelling the world and hopefully encountering some tolerable bed and breakfasts, so I've popped in to see what sorts of stuff we can stick in the Maw in order…
Xbox Is Hosting Two Major Betas This Month, Starting This Week
Plus a third one on Steam.Fancy checking out some new betas on Xbox? We've got a couple of big ones heading our way in April!The first of these is for Invincible VS, and it's happening this week. The brutal 3v3 superhero brawler releases in full on April 30th, but its free open beta takes place for…
Disney Dreamlight Valley's all-new Star Path feature means rewards never truly disappear for good
It's huge news if you missed out on previous goodies.
Rumour: Persona 1 and 2 Re-Release Hinted at by New Merchandise
Now it's Personal.Oh no, Atlus is doing that thing again where it gets everyone's hopes up with weirdly vague naming conventions!As you probably already know, 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Persona as a series, with developer Atlus having already teased a number of "updates" that'll be shared…
Crimson Desert has received FSR SDK 2.2 support, offering better upscaling and frame generation for AMD cards
Time for a second playthrough? It'll only take you 600 hours.
Team Liquid becomes the 4-peat World of Warcraft Race to World First champions after 2 weeks, 473 pulls, and one fake out
They had us in the first half.
OG Persona fans beg Atlus for a remake, Atlus says best I can do is a surprise rebrand and a phone case
They're doing this on purpose, I think.
11 years later, Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity gets a turn-based combat mode, making it a little bit more like Baldur's Gate 3
More than 11 years later, Obsidian's old-school-style role-playing game Pillars of Eternity has added a turn-based combat mode on PC. Read more
Announced Nearly Half a Decade Ago, Quantic Dream's Star Wars Game Reportedly Still 'Years Off'
Studio relying on another game to generate funding.You may recall a game named Star Wars Eclipse, a narrative adventure game announced several years ago. Well, according to a new report, that game is still nowhere near complete.Insider Gaming reports that it's heard from several anonymous sources…
Valve could well be giving Steam its most useful update ever: Frame rate estimates for games, based on how well they've been running on users' gaming PCs
Power from the people, power to the people.