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Sony considers further price rises, as it braces for £500m tariffs impact

Eurogamer -

Sony is considering further price hikes for its products, in response to an expected 100bn yen (£513m) impact from US tariffs.

Video: First Look At 'Wild Hearts S' Four-Player Gameplay On Switch 2

Nintendo Life -

Featuring online and local support

'Shadow Labyrinth' Injects Some Pac-Man Nostalgia Into Its Latest Trailer

Nintendo Life -

Waka-waka, eh ehhh.Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for its upcoming Pac-Man re-imagining Shadow Labyrinth, and if previous glimpses of the game perhaps didn't convince you, then this latest effort may just bring you on board with its nostalgic el…

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake New Update Increases Flight Speed, Here Are The Patch Notes

Nintendo Life -

Fly high.Square Enix has released a patch for its gorgeous Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake today, and it's live to download on Switch right now. (Thanks, RPG Site!)The patch, detailed on Steam, includes adding the Mini Medal Manor as a Zoom location, the a…

Feature: Universal Won't Say Anything About A Zelda Theme Park, But They Don't Have To

Nintendo Life -

Let's use the Lens of Truth

Random: 'Koholint Redrawn' Breathes New Life Into Zelda: Link's Awakening

Nintendo Life -

Gooooorgeous.You might remember the Kanto Redrawn project we covered back in 2024, and the Johto Redrawn project in 2021. Well, we've got another.It's not Pokémon this time, though. Nope. This latest effort from dozens of artists tackles Koholint Island …

A24 Bringing Elden Ring To The Big Screen With Ex-Machina Director

Nintendo Life -

The real question is: Who will play Miriel?

Fantasy Life i Is Proving So Popular That Level-5 Has Already Announced Free DLC

Nintendo Life -

"We would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone"

Check Out This New YouTube Channel For Negativity-Free Pokémon Chat

Nintendo Life -

"a chill place full of discussions on Pokémon news and nostalgia"

Ys vs. Trails In The Sky Crossover Fighter Confirms Summer Release Window

Nintendo Life -

The Whereabouts of Fight.refint/games has nailed down a release window for the upcoming crossover fighter, Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga on Switch (thanks, Gematsu!).The 2010 PSP fighting game is officially coming out this summer, and to cel…

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Dev Used Procedural Generation To Manage 100,000 Different Assets

Nintendo Life -

No, it's not generative AI

Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Lets You Hop Between Timelines To Date Multiple Characters

Nintendo Life -

Love is in the air.Having trouble deciding who to romance in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma? Well fear not, as Marvelous has a solution for you — timeline and world hopping (thanks Siliconera!).No, we're not joking; the official Rune Factory PR account…

Mortal Kombat 1 Dev NetherRealm Confirms It's Shifting Focus To "Next Project"

Nintendo Life -

Fatality!Last week, Mortal Kombat 1 developer NetherRealm Studios signalled the end of the game could be near with the release of the Definitive Edition.Now, in an official statement, it's confirmed it is shifting focus to the "next project" to ensure it…

Atelier Yumia Free Update #2 Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Nintendo Life -

Available now.The development team behind Atelier Yumia have been working to improve the overall experience and it's now rolled out its second major free update for the game.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Video: Here's A Sneak Peek Of Mario Kart World's Start Screen

Nintendo Life -

Press L and R to start racing this June

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th May)

Nintendo Life -

Ready..? Fight!Well folks, the weekend is finally here... Wait, what do you mean it only feels like yesterday when we did our last What Are You Playing? Yeah... time flies, huh? The Switch 2 will be here before you know it!Anyway, this week saw the relea…

Feature: The Long & Rainbow Road To 'Mario Kart World' Part 3 - Final Lap

Nintendo Life -

MK7, MK8, Deluxe & DLC.And we're back, once again, on the road to Mario Kart World - and we're in the final stretch.On the two previous laps we've looked at every console Mario Kart game from the Super NES up to the Wii. For this final go-round, we're lo…

Fantasy Life's New Entry Has Already Hit Its First Major Sales Milestone

Nintendo Life -

Anything but a slow start to life

Gallery: An Intimate Look Inside Nintendo's Latest Theme Park - Universal Epic Universe

Nintendo Life -

Needs more Dixie Kong.Now that multiple Nintendo theme parks have been built (with potentially more coming down the road), it's likely on the minds of many whether they should save up the large amount of funds to make a trip out for this.While we can't m…

Feature: Limited Run Talks Switch 2 Game-Key Cards, Huge Carts & Difficult Pitches

Nintendo Life -

No plans for Game-Key Cards "on titles where we are the manufacturer and publisher"

Sega & Lizardcube Talk Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance And How To Modernise A Classic

Nintendo Life -

Take this!With Shinobi: Art of Vengeance's release date now just 97 days away (not that we're counting), both Sega and Lizardcube have been out and about and making sure to satiate our increasing desire for more information on their upcoming side-scrolli…

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Gets Ready To Race With A New Rating Down Under

Nintendo Life -

SEGA launched Sonic's new campaign this week

'It's the definition of insanity here': The Battlefield subreddit's good vibes nosedive into outrage after DICE announces there'll be no class weapon restrictions in Battlefield 6

PC Gamer -

Well, that didn't take long.

This 'stealthvania' is like if Prince of Persia never gave up on 2D and narrated your every move

PC Gamer -

The Siege and the Sandfox wants you to feel every roll, dodge, and dive.

Google CEO pitches dystopia where no one communicates with their friends anymore because AI's writing our emails, claims this makes you 'a better friend'

PC Gamer -

AI is also behind "a total reimagining of search."

MindsEye: All the key details on the new action game from one of the minds behind Grand Theft Auto

PC Gamer -

Everything you need to know about MindsEye including the release date, story and link to GTA.

The original Space Marine is getting a re-release with 4K and crossplay, and the orks wear all black now for some reason

PC Gamer -

The Codex Astartes does support this action.

Super People, the 'PUBG with superpowers' battle royale that closed in 2023, is somehow back from the dead and doing a closed beta test in June

PC Gamer -

After crashing out of early access, Super People is headed back to early access.

Elden Ring Nightreign director says the game was built for squads of three and 'doesn't collapse if it's a solo player,' but admits that duos have gone 'kind of overlooked'

PC Gamer -

It might take two to tango, but ideally you're open to a third if someone brings up Elden Ring.

'We hear you': RoadCraft dev will address early negative feedback with hotfixes, free new vehicles, and a 'Hard Mode' with systems like fuel management

PC Gamer -

It's been a bit of a bumpy road for the new game from the SnowRunner dev.

It's real: A live-action Elden Ring movie from A24 and Alex Garland is in the works

PC Gamer -

Garland is writing and directing it, and George RR Martin is involved.

Warhammer 40,000's space dwarfs will make their videogame debut in turn-based tactics sequel Mechanicus 2 this year

PC Gamer -

Rock and stone.

Today's Wordle answer for Friday, May 23

PC Gamer -

Get all the help you need with today's Wordle.

Light No Fire: Everything we know about Hello Games' planet-sized survival game

PC Gamer -

Sean Murray's follow-up to an infinite sci-fi universe is a single planet—but it's a big one.

Three Warhammer games are free to keep as part of this year's Warhammer Skulls event

PC Gamer -

Two strategy games and Malum Caedo Teaches Typing are all available for free.

Valve certifies the Lenovo Legion Go S for SteamOS, improves AMD compatibility, controller support, and officially brings 80% limiting to SteamOS in 3.7.8 update

PC Gamer -

More AMD devices supported by the platform can only be a good thing for competition within the handheld PC gaming space.

HTC Vive makes impending tariffs a sales event, giving US consumers one last chance to jump into VR before the price hikes

PC Gamer -

"Order by 5/31, we'll cover the tariff cost!"

FTC drops 2-year case against Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard

PC Gamer -

Though the acquisition went ahead in 2023, the FTC has continued to appeal until now.

PNY and Palit have stolen my heart at Computex with their clean and shiny RTX 50-series graphics cards

PC Gamer -

*Snaps fingers* Have you finished polishing my Chrome GPU, yet?

If you never played the original The Witcher RPG then here's a heads-up—the censorship-free Enhanced Edition is now dirt cheap

PC Gamer -

A dark fantasy RPG with 57,500 'Very Positive' reviews

The voice actor for FF14's Alphinaud finally reaches Heavensward, sees his own work after 10 years in all its 'jumpscare' glory

PC Gamer -

"I can see why people had the jumpscare when they started this."

This hacking sim is like if Uplink was more of a puzzle game, and if you live for snooping through other people's emails you're going to be well-served

PC Gamer -

Do you think Bureau 121 ever has to go on mandatory team-building retreats?

'We'll call you back': BioWare's first impression of The Witcher 1 was a bad demo, followed by CDPR declaring that they wanted to 'create the best RPG game ever'

PC Gamer -

A lack of experience can sometimes be a blessing.

Noctua finally cracks the case market with a fan-equipped chassis that 'can substantially reduce noise' and now I want an all-Noctua rig

PC Gamer -

The new case is a collaboration with Antec.

Anthropic says its Claude AI will resort to blackmail in '84% of rollouts' while an independent AI safety researcher also notes it 'engages in strategic deception more than any other frontier model th

PC Gamer -

Oh, and it will try to escape its servers—what could possibly go wrong?

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless headset is now at the best price I've seen at only $229

PC Gamer -

But will it improve my parry-game?

Bugtopia is my next insect idle game obsession and I promise I'm not mad about the grind at the beginning which makes you sell your own bugs

PC Gamer -

I don't want to have to sell my friends.

'They listened! They listened!': Stalker restores Soviet monument after angry fans tanked its Steam reviews, and they couldn't be happier

PC Gamer -

I guess he really will live again.

I've swapped Windows for the latest SteamOS build on my Legion Go S and I'm not going back

PC Gamer -

This feels like what the Lenovo Legion Go S was built for.

Helldivers 2 and Palworld devs wish players understood that 'easy' additions and updates are sometimes really hard: 'That's half a year's work. That takes six months'

PC Gamer -

"Games are so meticulously crafted."

Computex has made me finally care about PC cases and it's not just because of rig envy

PC Gamer -

A use case for a useful case.

REPO will feature 'moon phases' as part of the new update, ramping up the difficulty every 5 levels

PC Gamer -

Uh oh, I'm in danger.

If there was one non-AI Computex trend this year it's that everything needs a damned screen in or on it

PC Gamer -

We heard you like screens...

This XCOM-style strategy game dares to ask: What if Napoleon Bonaparte was a woman who had an army of battlemechs?

PC Gamer -

I've long wondered this myself.

Nubby's Number Factory is like Balatro if it were a plinko roguelike and instead of Jokers had items like Squirmy, Pedro, and A Ton of Feathers

PC Gamer -

I can see this taking over my life.

Brian Eno, creator of the Windows 95 startup sound, calls on Microsoft to sever ties with Israel: 'If you knowingly build systems that can enable war crimes, you inevitably become complicit in those c

PC Gamer -

The art rock legend says he stands with Microsoft workers protesting the company's support of the Israeli military's ongoing attacks in Gaza.

Larian insists it did not accidentally leak Divinity: Original Sin 3, it was just a glitch on X

PC Gamer -

A brief and unexpected change to the studio's social media handle had followers pretty excited.

'We're gonna do right by you': Splitgate 2 CEO apologizes for server meltdown after the open beta goes live

PC Gamer -

The Splitgate 2 servers were taken offline just hours after the beta began, and they're still not back.

Konami re-recorded the Snake Eater theme for Metal Gear Solid Delta, but don't worry—it's still the same excellent vocalist belting "Snaaaaaaaaake Eaaaterrrrrrrrr"

PC Gamer -

Still in a dream.

Most players 'know next to nothing about how games are made': New Blood devs sound off on gamedev misconceptions

PC Gamer -

It's now easier than ever to make "broad incorrect assumptions" about how games work.

Paradox is bringing back White Wolf for tabletop RPGs and at least one videogame

PC Gamer -

White Wolf, which was effectively shuttered in 2018, will serve as co-publisher of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.

Remembering Leif Johnson, the gaming industry's one and only cowboy poet

PC Gamer -

Leif was a historian, a fountain pen connoisseur, and a kind soul who brought a remarkably eclectic background to his time writing about games.

Stop messing with team deathmatch

PC Gamer -

The perfect game mode already exists!

All active Dandy's World codes in May 2025 and how to redeem them in Roblox

PC Gamer -

Top up your Ichor supply to explore Gardenview Center.

All active Blade Ball codes in May 2025 and how to redeem them in Roblox

PC Gamer -

Look sharp on the Blade Ball field with the latest codes for free wheel spins and more.

Today's Wordle answer for Saturday, May 24

PC Gamer -

Get all the help you need with today's Wordle.

Microsoft's take on Civilization is getting an expansion that lets you play through the Bronze Age collapse, the Mongol invasion, and something inexplicably called 'Spider World'

PC Gamer -

Untold Scenarios DLC launches for Ara: History Untold next month.

Mech farming sim Lightyear Frontier is getting a complete overhaul, adding a bigger map, massive tornados, and an interplanetary delivery cannon: 'It's been clear that we were not living up to the fan

PC Gamer -

"Many of you quickly explored the entire map and were left wanting more."

One of the worst games of all time got a Steam release, but is it even that bad compared to our current hell of asset-flips and Steam shovelware?

PC Gamer -

Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing is a dark vision of future past.

A24 is making a movie based on The Backrooms, the 2019 creepypasta that now forms the basis for every other game on Steam

PC Gamer -

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Cristin Milioti in talks to star.

The Finals' latest update adds a limited-time mode that's mostly just hitting each other with hammers

PC Gamer -

Hammer, timed.

'Son, you did a good job:' Doom grandaddy John Romero streamed hit indie FPS Dusk and absolutely loved it

PC Gamer -

It's gotta feel pretty good to be Dusk dev David Szymanski and hear that.

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Sony considers further price rises, as it braces for £500m tariffs impact

Video: First Look At 'Wild Hearts S' Four-Player Gameplay On Switch 2

'Shadow Labyrinth' Injects Some Pac-Man Nostalgia Into Its Latest Trailer

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake New Update Increases Flight Speed, Here Are The Patch Notes

Feature: Universal Won't Say Anything About A Zelda Theme Park, But They Don't Have To

Random: 'Koholint Redrawn' Breathes New Life Into Zelda: Link's Awakening

A24 Bringing Elden Ring To The Big Screen With Ex-Machina Director

Fantasy Life i Is Proving So Popular That Level-5 Has Already Announced Free DLC

Check Out This New YouTube Channel For Negativity-Free Pokémon Chat

Ys vs. Trails In The Sky Crossover Fighter Confirms Summer Release Window

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Dev Used Procedural Generation To Manage 100,000 Different Assets

Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Lets You Hop Between Timelines To Date Multiple Characters

Mortal Kombat 1 Dev NetherRealm Confirms It's Shifting Focus To "Next Project"

Atelier Yumia Free Update #2 Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Video: Here's A Sneak Peek Of Mario Kart World's Start Screen

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th May)

Feature: The Long & Rainbow Road To 'Mario Kart World' Part 3 - Final Lap

Fantasy Life's New Entry Has Already Hit Its First Major Sales Milestone

Gallery: An Intimate Look Inside Nintendo's Latest Theme Park - Universal Epic Universe

Feature: Limited Run Talks Switch 2 Game-Key Cards, Huge Carts & Difficult Pitches

Sega & Lizardcube Talk Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance And How To Modernise A Classic

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Gets Ready To Race With A New Rating Down Under

'It's the definition of insanity here': The Battlefield subreddit's good vibes nosedive into outrage after DICE announces there'll be no class weapon restrictions in Battlefield 6

This 'stealthvania' is like if Prince of Persia never gave up on 2D and narrated your every move

Google CEO pitches dystopia where no one communicates with their friends anymore because AI's writing our emails, claims this makes you 'a better friend'

MindsEye: All the key details on the new action game from one of the minds behind Grand Theft Auto

The original Space Marine is getting a re-release with 4K and crossplay, and the orks wear all black now for some reason

Super People, the 'PUBG with superpowers' battle royale that closed in 2023, is somehow back from the dead and doing a closed beta test in June

Elden Ring Nightreign director says the game was built for squads of three and 'doesn't collapse if it's a solo player,' but admits that duos have gone 'kind of overlooked'

'We hear you': RoadCraft dev will address early negative feedback with hotfixes, free new vehicles, and a 'Hard Mode' with systems like fuel management

It's real: A live-action Elden Ring movie from A24 and Alex Garland is in the works

Warhammer 40,000's space dwarfs will make their videogame debut in turn-based tactics sequel Mechanicus 2 this year

Today's Wordle answer for Friday, May 23

Light No Fire: Everything we know about Hello Games' planet-sized survival game

Three Warhammer games are free to keep as part of this year's Warhammer Skulls event

Valve certifies the Lenovo Legion Go S for SteamOS, improves AMD compatibility, controller support, and officially brings 80% limiting to SteamOS in 3.7.8 update

HTC Vive makes impending tariffs a sales event, giving US consumers one last chance to jump into VR before the price hikes

FTC drops 2-year case against Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard

PNY and Palit have stolen my heart at Computex with their clean and shiny RTX 50-series graphics cards

If you never played the original The Witcher RPG then here's a heads-up—the censorship-free Enhanced Edition is now dirt cheap

The voice actor for FF14's Alphinaud finally reaches Heavensward, sees his own work after 10 years in all its 'jumpscare' glory

This hacking sim is like if Uplink was more of a puzzle game, and if you live for snooping through other people's emails you're going to be well-served

'We'll call you back': BioWare's first impression of The Witcher 1 was a bad demo, followed by CDPR declaring that they wanted to 'create the best RPG game ever'

Noctua finally cracks the case market with a fan-equipped chassis that 'can substantially reduce noise' and now I want an all-Noctua rig

Anthropic says its Claude AI will resort to blackmail in '84% of rollouts' while an independent AI safety researcher also notes it 'engages in strategic deception more than any other frontier model th

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless headset is now at the best price I've seen at only $229

Bugtopia is my next insect idle game obsession and I promise I'm not mad about the grind at the beginning which makes you sell your own bugs

'They listened! They listened!': Stalker restores Soviet monument after angry fans tanked its Steam reviews, and they couldn't be happier

I've swapped Windows for the latest SteamOS build on my Legion Go S and I'm not going back

Helldivers 2 and Palworld devs wish players understood that 'easy' additions and updates are sometimes really hard: 'That's half a year's work. That takes six months'

Computex has made me finally care about PC cases and it's not just because of rig envy

REPO will feature 'moon phases' as part of the new update, ramping up the difficulty every 5 levels

If there was one non-AI Computex trend this year it's that everything needs a damned screen in or on it

This XCOM-style strategy game dares to ask: What if Napoleon Bonaparte was a woman who had an army of battlemechs?

Nubby's Number Factory is like Balatro if it were a plinko roguelike and instead of Jokers had items like Squirmy, Pedro, and A Ton of Feathers

Brian Eno, creator of the Windows 95 startup sound, calls on Microsoft to sever ties with Israel: 'If you knowingly build systems that can enable war crimes, you inevitably become complicit in those c

Larian insists it did not accidentally leak Divinity: Original Sin 3, it was just a glitch on X

'We're gonna do right by you': Splitgate 2 CEO apologizes for server meltdown after the open beta goes live

Konami re-recorded the Snake Eater theme for Metal Gear Solid Delta, but don't worry—it's still the same excellent vocalist belting "Snaaaaaaaaake Eaaaterrrrrrrrr"

Most players 'know next to nothing about how games are made': New Blood devs sound off on gamedev misconceptions

Paradox is bringing back White Wolf for tabletop RPGs and at least one videogame

Remembering Leif Johnson, the gaming industry's one and only cowboy poet

Stop messing with team deathmatch

All active Dandy's World codes in May 2025 and how to redeem them in Roblox

All active Blade Ball codes in May 2025 and how to redeem them in Roblox

Today's Wordle answer for Saturday, May 24

Microsoft's take on Civilization is getting an expansion that lets you play through the Bronze Age collapse, the Mongol invasion, and something inexplicably called 'Spider World'

Mech farming sim Lightyear Frontier is getting a complete overhaul, adding a bigger map, massive tornados, and an interplanetary delivery cannon: 'It's been clear that we were not living up to the fan

One of the worst games of all time got a Steam release, but is it even that bad compared to our current hell of asset-flips and Steam shovelware?

A24 is making a movie based on The Backrooms, the 2019 creepypasta that now forms the basis for every other game on Steam

The Finals' latest update adds a limited-time mode that's mostly just hitting each other with hammers

'Son, you did a good job:' Doom grandaddy John Romero streamed hit indie FPS Dusk and absolutely loved it

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