Author: Ed Nightingale

Ratchet and Clank has received a new update, eight years after its debut in 2016 on PS4. The update adds fan-favourite weapon the Bouncer, which fires a bouncing grenade-like bomb that splits into smaller bouncing clusters upon explosion. The weapon was previously seen in PS2 games Going Commando and Up Your Arsenal,…

Stellar Blade’s developer has asked players to “go easy” on the game’s demo, with some players racking up over 50 hours of playtime. The demo for the forthcoming action game was released on 29th March with progress carrying over to the main game. As such, some players have been mining the demo…

Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3 has been celebrated for the performances of its voice cast, who received several performance nominations for this year’s BAFTA awards and which last night won the coveted Best Game award. However, on the red carpet, the game’s actors detailed the darker side of their success thanks to the rise…

Microsoft is limiting Xbox Game Pass subscription extensions in certain countries to deter players from stacking their membership at a cheaper rate. Using digital codes or gift cards, Game Pass subscriptions can be extended to a maximum of 36 months to ensure players are covered without needing to pay each month. However,…

Square Enix has released a further update to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which finally fixes a bugged quest that prevented some players from achieving the game’s platinum trophy. The chapter 12 side quest Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop requires players to beat the high score in G-Bike, however a bug in the previous patch…

Sony has announced the game catalogue additions for PlayStation Plus this April for Extra and Premium subscribers. Leading the list are two games arriving day one of release: Tales of Kenzera: Zau (23rd April) and Dave the Diver, as previously announced. Animal Well is another brand new game joining the catalogue later on…

Deck-building roguelite Slay the Spire is getting a sequel. It was announced at tonight’s Triple-i showcase with a suitably gloomy animated trailer, featuring three characters seemingly from the original game: The Ironclad knight, The Silent huntress, and a new skeletal necromancer character called The Necrobinder. There’s no release date yet, but the…

Vampire Survivors is heading to PlayStation consoles this summer. Already available across PC, Switch, Xbox and mobile devices, this release completes the platform set and was announced at tonight’s Triple-i showcase. In addition, the game will receive a Contra DLC across all platforms. Vampire Survivors Contra DLC reveal trailerWatch on YouTube …

Tonight marked the first ever Triple-i showcase, a new digital event highlighting a vast number of indie game projects on the way. The “no nonsense” showcase was initially created by Dead Cells developer Evil Empire, which said the goal was to create a “straight-to-the-point show packed with announcements as a collective of studios,…

Sega has officially declared 2024 the Year of Shadow in honour of the ultimate lifeform. Sorry Luigi. Fearless: Year of Shadow is primarily to celebrate the forthcoming release of Sonic x Shadow Generations, as well as the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film. In addition, the Year of Shadow will include bonuses in…