Author: Ed Nightingale

What Tales of Kenzera lacks in creative game design it makes up for in vital, passionate storytelling. Of all the Metroidvania elements in Tales of Kenzera: Zau, my favourite are the trees. Simply enough, meditating inside a tree provides a health boost. It’s here the camera pans out to reveal these great, almost magical,…

Manor Lords has surpassed 3m wishlists on Steam ahead of its release later this week. The medieval city-building strategy game has been top of the most wishlisted games on Steam for some time, but has continued to build in popularity to pass yet another a major milestone. After the demo released in…

A new version of the classic Konami code has been discovered in Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness 25 years after its release. A sort of director’s cut of the infamously foggy Castlevania 64, Legacy of Darkness features multiple characters to play as but these must be unlocked by completing the game. At least,…

Developers from the original PS1 classic WipEout have formed a new studio, with a futuristic sports game on the way. Starlight Games is a new studio based in Liverpool, UK, founded by former Psygnosis developer Gary Nichols. He’s joined by co-creator of WipEout Nick Burcombe, and Skate co-creator and former Horizon: Call…

Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida has promised the forthcoming graphical update will fix a number of issues spotted in the recent Dawntrail benchmark tool. The tool was released last week and allows players to create a character and test out how the game will run on their PC once the…

Eiyuden Chronicle developer Rabbit & Bear Studios will continue working on a sequel following the death of its creator Yoshitaka Murayama. Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes is set for release next week across PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Switch, but in a reddit AMA the developer stated it was “moving forward with a sequel”. …

Visions of Mana, the next entry in Square Enix’s Mana series, sadly won’t have co-operative multiplayer. 1993’s Secret of Mana was celebrated for allowing players to join forces against its hordes of squidgy, colourful enemies and many games in the series since have played similarly. Visions of Mana, though, will be single…

Earlier this week Hades 2 developer Supergiant announced its technical test, which players can sign up for now ahead of the game hitting early access. The developer is “close” to that initial launch, with the technical test providing players a first look at how the game will play. It’s not available…

Over two years since its release, Elden Ring players are still completing the game in a variety of weird and wonderful ways. Earlier this week, Spanish streamer Silithur completed his run of the game using a single button and Morse code. Back in February, he garnered attention when he beat first major boss…

There are 25 games leaving the PlayStation Plus subscription service next month, including some of the best Final Fantasy games. They are: Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy 8, Final Fantasy 9, Final Fantasy 10 and 10-2, Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age, and Final Fantasy 15: Royal Edition. There’s also spin-off World of…