EA Sports FC 24 Is The Top Game For December ’23 As Switch Settles In Behind PS5 (UK)
Switch sales increase by 37% over November.The latest GfK data puts EA Sports FC 24 at the top of the physical and digital pile for December 2023 for the UK (thanks, GamesIndustry).Thanks to a bunch of sales and discounts, the latest entry in EA's not-FIFA-but-still-basically-FIFA franchise took the lion's share ...
Screenshot Saturday Mondays: Space, mechs, and photographing draculas
Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter's #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by games with mechs, games set in space, games with aerial action, a game where you take photographs ...
Larian Boss Swen Vincke Reckons He’s Figured Out Act 1 of His Post-Baldur’s Gate 3 Game
Larian Studios' next game is sure to be one of the most anticipated ever following the breakout hit of Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3. What that game is remains to be seen, but Larian boss Swen Vincke has indicated he’s already worked out its Act 1 narrative.In ...
Former Activision exec sues Call of Duty publisher for discrimination against “old white guys”
An unnamed former Activision executive is taking the Call of Duty publisher to court in California, accusing the company of age discrimination and violating the state's whistleblower protection law. Said executive is a 57-year-old who worked at the company from 2014; apparently, he and six other men aged 47 or ...
Random: The Golden Globes Is The Place For Top Super Mario Bros. Banter
"You ever make it to King Koopa?".If you've hopped onto social media this morning, you've undoubtedly been inundated with coverage of the 81st Golden Globe Awards event. We're here to add to that, because we're nice, but also because it's kind of, sort of relevant to Nintendo.You see, when presenting ...
Xbox Exclusive Hi-Fi Rush Rumored for Nintendo Switch
Xbox hit Hi-Fi Rush is heavily rumored to be set for rival console the Nintendo Switch in 2024, sparking a vociferous debate about Microsoft’s exclusives strategy.Insider “Nate the Hate”, who has a good track record when it comes to video game announcements, teased that a critically acclaimed Xbox exclusive is ...
HP Omen Transcend 16 review: a slim and proper gaming laptop
Even with the rising power of integrated graphics, the prospects of getting high-quality, high-rez gaming capability in a laptop of ultrabook proportions is still years from becoming a feasible reality. Until then, slimmer gaming laptops like the HP Omen Transcend 16 remain the closest approximation of that dream, cramming discrete ...
The Maw – 8th-13th January 2024
Welcome to another instalment of the Maw, our weekly live round-up of all things New and videogame-flavoured, as we continue our eternal efforts to appease the festering dark god of gossip and reportage. I asked the Maw if it had any 2024 resolutions last Friday, and it responded with the ...
Eighting Is Working On A New Hunter x Hunter Fighting Game
Platforms and release date TBA.The manga and anime series Hunter x Hunter is getting a new fighting game and it's being developed by Eighting and published by Bushiroad Games. It's officially titled Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact.Platforms and a release date haven't been revealed just yet. It's also unclear ...
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail Trailer, Pictomancer Job, Female Hrothgar, and More Revealed at Tokyo Fan Fest
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Tokyo is currently underway and its keynote revealed such exciting things as the full Dawntrail trailer, a new Pictomancer job, and a look at the female Hrothgar playable race in action.While we didn't get a release date for the much-anticipated Dawntrail expansion beyond Summer ...
