Author: Tom Phillips

Destiny developer Bungie was once in talks with Netflix to develop an animated TV series based on its sci-fi franchise. That’s according to a new report by Forbes’ Paul Tassi, who said the project never progressed further than its scripting phase. It’s believed the project dated back to a time before…

Platform, the UK gaming bar chain with two locations in London, has reportedly ceased trading and entered liquidation. Both of the chain’s venues, in Shoreditch and in Canary Wharf, now appear to have been permanently closed, Esports-News reported. A message to partners of the firm stated that Platform had now contacted…

Nintendo’s next Indie World Showcase – the cooler, more rebellious sibling to the average Nintendo Direct – will air today, Wednesday 17th April, at 3pm UK time. That’s 10am Eastern time or 7am Pacific time, if you live across the pond. Nintendo has said to expect around 20 minutes of…

Today’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase event has now wrapped up, after bringing us more than 20 minutes of intriguing Nintendo Switch games from independently-minded studios. There was no Hollow Knight: Silksong, which refuses to reveal itself despite recent listings on numerous ratings boards. There was also no sign of any familiar Nintendo franchises…

Ubisoft has responded to the outcry over Star Wars Outlaws’ Jabba the Hutt mission, which will be available at the game’s launch only to owners of the game’s pricey Gold or Ultimate Editions. These editions, priced at £95 and £115 respectively, include the Star Wars Outlaws season pass, which the “Jabba’s Gambit” mission…

Just days after changing its policies to allow video game emulators on iPhone, Apple has pulled Game Boy Advance emulator app iGBA from its App Store. But this wasn’t due to a change of heart by Apple on the moralities of emulators themselves. Instead, it was because iGBA turned out to be…

Baldur’s Gate 3 players who have modded their games are seeing references to a popular NPC character that suggests they were once set for full-on companion status. The Overexplained Interaction Options mod allows you to see which of your party members will approve or disapprove of conversation options, and was originally uploaded to…

Sony’s unannounced but widely-expected PlayStation 5 Pro should run games at 60fps with ray-tracing, upscaled to 4K resolution using the console’s fresh PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology. This is Sony’s preferred standard for PS5 Pro, The Verge reports, though Sony will also allow games to boast of being PS5 Pro “Enhanced”…

A Japanese Pokémon fan faces fines and a potential prison sentence after his arrest for selling hacked versions of the game’s creatures. 36-year-old Yoshihiro Yamakawa from Uji City works as an interior decorator by day. But out of hours he’s accused of hacking Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Scarlet and Violet to turn…