Author: Vikki Blake

Hadi Ismail is the next hero to come to Naraka: Bladepoint. Revealing that “his design is inspired by the Middle-East and he will use his mechanical arm to shake up the competition”, the team dropped a new teaser showing Hadi in action, as well as confirmed that he’ll be available from 15th November 2023. You…

We already knew that the original director for Super Mario RPG on the SNES, Chihiro Fujioka, wasn’t returning for the forthcoming Switch remake, but now we know which development studio did lead development: ArtePiazza. As spotted by Naruki on X/Twitter, players who’ve already pre-ordered the remake from the eShop have discovered that ArtePiazza – perhaps…

Sledgehammer Games has hit back at reports about the development cycle of Modern Warfare 3, insisting it is “incredibly proud” of the latest Call of Duty instalment and says that its “proud to be the team to lead the way on Modern Warfare 3”, and “anything said to the contrary is simply not true”. The…

Bandai Namco has announced it is expanding its retail presence across the UK with an additional London store and “more stores nationally”. From 14th November, there’ll be a new “collection” of Bandai Namco Cross Store at London’s Victoria Place which will “celebrate the physical nature of entertainment and Bandai Namco’s rich brands”, including Gashapon, Ichibankuji,…

Konami is hiring for “large-scale projects” associated with its Silent Hill franchise. The advertisements, which recently went out on social media, include a call for “game creators” interested in joining the Japanese publisher as producers, artists, planners, engineers, and project managers. Eurogamer Newscast: Will Konami succeed bringing Silent Hill back from the dead? “The ‘Silent…

This week we learned that Nintendo is developing a live-action The Legend of Zelda movie, but did you know that an animated movie almost brought Hyrule to life back in 2007? Ten years ago now, Forbes – as spotted by The Digital Fix – shared a concept trailer for a CG Legend of Zelda movie.…

Baldur’s Gate 3 has swept the board at the 2023 Golden Joystick Awards. Baldur’s Gate 3 secured wins for best storytelling, best visual design, studio of the year, best game community, PC game of the year, and the ultimate game of the year, whilst Neil Newbon, who plays Astarion, also took home an award for…

A new tour celebrating the “most iconic video game music” will kick off in May next year. After two sold-out shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Video Games in Concert is set to tour the UK next summer, stopping off in Brighton, Liverpool, Wolverhampton, Manchester, and Bournemouth. Sadly, there are no dates outside of England…

Comparisons between the OG PS5 and the PS5 Slim are out, and some say the sleeker new design is “not that much smaller” than its chunkier sibling. Dave2D has provided a detailed teardown of the brand-new console system, showing off the machine’s trimmer stature and the console’s new outer cover, which now boasts a half…

Alan Wake 2’s most memorable – and surprising – chapter was almost cut. That’s according to the critically acclaimed horror game’s creator Sam Lake and director, Kyle Rowley. This story contains spoilers for Alan Wake 2, so please only read on if you’ve completed the game or are happy to be spoiled. Let’s Play…