No Man's Sky Goes Full Pokémon In New Creature-Catching 'Xeno Arena' Update
No Man's Skarmory.We've seen Hello Games add all kinds of crazy content to No Man's Sky over the last 10 years (!!), but today's update might take the biscuit for the feature we were least expecting to see.The new Xeno Arena update is Pokémon. Nope, we're not joking. The latest patch adds…
Pokemon battles with space cows, dinosaurs and gaseous blobs are the premise of No Man's Sky's latest update, dubbed Xeno Arena
Ooh, it hasn't got a Pokemon-style mode that lets you collect a bunch of alien critters and force them to fight to the death in a fashion that might be deemed barbaric if it wasn't so bloodless and cutesy. That would've likely been my answer if you'd asked me what ever-growing No Man's Sky doesn't…
No Man's Sky's latest update is an entire new Pokémon-style creature-collection and battle system that's 'an entire multiplayer game all of its own'
No Man's Sky's journey to becoming every game proceeds apace.
Forza Horizon 6's Japan map is the series' best yet
But the new instalment otherwise plays it comically safe.
Cyberpunk 2077's Acclaimed PS5 Pro Update Is Out Now
Three modes to choose from.CD Projekt RED has announced its sci-fi RPG Cyberpunk 2077 will soon receive the promised PS5 Pro update, enabling enhanced visuals for those who own the souped-up console.The update goes live tomorrow, 8th April 2026, and the PS Blog has revealed a few details about what…
Forza Horizon 6 Japan Map Revealed as New Gamplay Drops
Still coming to PS5 this year.Playground Games has uploaded the first look at the complete Forza Horizon 6 map, which teases the iconic Japanese locations you'll be able to race around. The developer has called it the "most dense and vertical" map in the franchise to date, and you can see it in…
A Post-Space Invaders Shooter From Taito & A NES Hoverbike Game Are This Week's "Archives" Releases
Reissues of Taito's 'Polaris' & Nichibutsu's 'Seicross' announced.Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives and Console Archives, has just revealed the next couple of retro titles it will be bringing to modern platforms this week.This includes Polaris, a 1980 submarine-themed arcade shooter from…
You Can Now Play Crimson Desert As A Female Character Via The Magic Of Mods
Pearl Abyss's epic RPG has very few customization options, so modders are fixing that
Anthropic's new Claude Mythos AI model has apparently found thousands of vulnerabilities in 'every major operating system and every major web browser, along with a range of other important pieces of software'
It managed to find a vulnerability in OpenBSD that had lain hidden for 27 years.
Raptor Lake chips 'not going anywhere' as Intel commits to making older CPUs 'abundantly available' and keeping DDR4 support alive
That includes motherboards with both DDR4 and DDR5 support.
The rumoured Switch 2 Star Fox game could be announced this month, trusted leaker says
One of 2026's hottest gaming rumours came at the end of March when trusted leaker Nate the Hate revealed that a new Star Fox game and a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time are to arrive this year on Nintendo Switch 2. Read more
Pokémon Pokopia: One Month Later
The Switch 2 exclusive is already one of the best-selling games on the system, with more support hopefully on the way
Here's What Starfield's New Update Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S & PS5
A quick glance at the new version.The latest major update for Starfield officially dropped yesterday - adding new "Free Lanes" content along with a paid Terran Armada expansion — and the game also officially released on PS5 for the first time.With that in mind, we thought we'd take a look at the…
Talking Point: Which Zelda Game Would You Most Like To See Remade?
Spirit Tracks - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Chuchu Train.Another year, another jaunt on the Rumour Express, right? Yes, whispers of a new Zelda remake are making the rounds once again following a recent claim that Ocarina of Time is making a big comeback on the Switch 2 later this year.We've been…
Next PlayStation State of Play Set for the Coming Weeks, It's Claimed
Expected "well before" June arrives.Sony is planning to host its next State of Play livestream within the next seven or so weeks, according to reliable leaker Nate the Hate. In a social media post, he responded to a user questioning whether there'll be a YouTube video regarding PlayStation's future…
Forza Horizon 6's full map has finally been revealed, and while Tokyo doesn't engulf half of it, I'm still seeing plenty of appealing asphalt spaghetti
Forza Horizon 6's full map has broken cover, giving folks a chance to stare, gawp, and declare 'damn, those be some roads'. Naturally, many have run to compare Playground Games' rendition of Japan to the maps of previous Horizons and having quickly done so myself, I'm still optimisting that I'll…
Call of the Sea sequel Call of the Elder Gods gets a close-at-hand release date
Publisher Kwalee and developer Out of the Blue have announced a 12th May release date for Call of the Elder Gods, the sequel to 2020's stellar narrative puzzle adventure Call of the Sea. It's coming to Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X and Game Pass. Read more
"Framerate Estimator" evidence in Steam's new update points to more detailed performance tests than Valve's Verified programmes
Steam is, most likely, going to get a lot more prophetic about how its thousands of games might run on your PC. ResetEra user dex3108 spotted, deep within the Valve app’s newest client update, a number of unused text strings relating to a "Framerate Estimator" tool. Putting aside my sadness that…
Mirror's Edge's pre-release prototype is now playable, and features a brutal arm break and horrible opening monologue
A prototype for the original Mirror's Edge is now playable, thanks to some hard work from series enthusiasts. In a playthrough uploaded to YouTube, an early look at the beloved parkour game can be seen in all its lighting-less glory, including a truly horrendous opening monologue. Read more
Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios had a Crimson Desert-like game in the works but "every publisher just shut the door"
Crimson Desert might not be everything we hoped it would be but it has undeniably found an audience and reminded everyone there's still significant interest in sprawling open-world games. A studio that knows a thing or two about such projects is Avalanche, best known for the Just Cause series, and…