Author: Ed Nightingale

PlayStation has revealed its four free monthly games for PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers this month, which will be available from 7th May. Zelda-like adventure Tunic leads the pack across PS4 and PS5, though don’t let the cute visuals fool you – this is a tricky puzzler full of hidden secrets. May’s full list…

Lego has revealed three new Sonic the Hedgehog sets coming this summer, including Super Sonic for the first time. Super Sonic is the first new Lego Sonic minifigure since Knuckles, Rogue and Shadow, who were teased last October and are now all available in various sets. As with the Sonic minifigure,…

TopSpin 2K25 players are furious at 2K as online server issues have hampered the game’s single-player career mode since launch. The tennis game, the first in the long-running series for 13 years, released last week to generally positive reviews, but its single-player career mode requires an online connection. Unfortunately, multiple server issues…

Pocketpair has revealed four new Pals coming to Palworld in its big summer update. In addition to the four Pals, it looks like a flamethrower weapon will be added. Presumably, too, we’ll get the Arena mode that was recently teased at the Triple-i showcase, which looks a bit like Pokémon Stadium. …

Housemarque yesterday teased an announcement for its sci-fi rogue-lite Returnal to celebrate the game’s third anniversary. And it turns out that announcement is for a graphic novel adaptation of the game. Sorry to anyone hoping for DLC or a sequel. In conjunction with publisher Dark Horse, the Returnal: Fallen Asteria graphic novel…

Deliver Us Mars developer KeokeN Interactive has laid off its team due to a lack of publishing options for its forthcoming projects, but vows to rebuild in future to continue the legacy of its games. The news was revealed in a lengthy statement on social media site X from CEO Koen Deetman and…

Xbox has announced the date of its Xbox Games Showcase in June, followed by a focused Direct on a mystery game. The Xbox Games Showcase will be livestreamed on 9th June at 6pm UK time (10am PT, 1pm ET) across YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook (plus an ASL version). It’s the first showcase with…

Square Enix has abandoned a number of in-development projects, resulting in a ¥22.1 bn (£112m) loss for the financial year. The news was shared today in a Notification of Recognition of Extraordinary Losses to shareholders detailing a decision made back in March, as the company reviews its consolidated forecasts for the fiscal year…

Considering the huge success of the Fallout TV show, it may be surprising that Bethesda doesn’t have a new game to coincide with its release. Yet Bethesda boss Todd Howard believes the franchise is healthy and turns to the “sneaky popular” MMORPG Fallout 76 as a key indicator. Howard was interviewed by…

A new game mode is coming to free-to-play shooter The Finals called Terminal Attack. This new 5v5 mode, arriving on 2nd May, removes healing and revives to give all players just one life. Players will be split into two teams. The attacking team must deliver the Decryption Key to a terminal and…