Author: Ed Nightingale

An update to the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo will improve the visual quality of Performance mode. The update is due 21st February and will add a section of the Junon area specifically for the demo, as well as this visual improvement which will also apply to the full game. Final Fantasy…

Microsoft’s Xbox and PC exclusive Pentiment will make its way to PS5 and Nintendo Switch, alongside the previously-leaked Hi-Fi Rush. That’s according to a new report from The Verge ahead of Thursday’s podcast from Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer, Xbox president Sarah Bond and head of Xbox game studios Matt Booty, where the…

Nearly one in five gamers are members of the LGBT+ community, yet LGBT+ storylines and characters account for less than two percent of all games. That’s according to the first ever GLAAD Gaming Report, the global leader in advocacy for LGBT+ representation, alongside market research company Nielson. A previous report from Nielson…

The demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been out a week and, beyond sharing piano covers, now players are arguing about yellow paint. It’s a familiar trope in many video games: essentially, developers indicate the correct path by adding bright yellow paint to scalable ledges and ladders. It’s also a debate…

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot believes the launch of GTA 6 will be “positive for the market” and expects it to launch after April 2025. Take-Two itself has provided a release window of 2025, but Guillemot expects it “closer to our financial year ’26 than our financial year ’25”. Whenever GTA 6 releases,…

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth players are already sharing piano covers from the game’s demo, just days after its release. The demo takes place in Nibelheim where, as Cloud, players can snoop around in Tifa’s house and play her piano – fans of the original will remember this is how you unlock her ultimate…

Dead Cells developer Evil Empire is no longer working on the game, bringing to a close five years of updates. The roguelite Metroidvania has received four DLC expansions, 18 updates, and crossovers with Castlevania, Hollow Knight, and more, with Evil Empire acting as a subsidiary of developer Motion Twin to support the game…

Beefy boxer Ed joins the Street Fighter 6 roster on 27th February. The fighter was previously announced as the next DLC character, but now we have the release date along with a new gameplay trailer. Ed will be the 21st playable character in the game, following the returning Rashid and newcomer…

Sega has reported poor financial results for the past quarter, due to the “weak” performance of some recent releases. While specific sales have not been noted in its latest report, games released in the last quarter include Sonic Superstars, Persona 5 Tactica, Total War: Pharaoh, and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who…