You don’t need to have played OG Control to play Resonant, so say Remedy, but I wish they’d stop doing that
How about that Control Resonant! What was previously referred to as Control 2 now has its own name, and its own protagonist, Dylan Faden, the tongues-speaking brother of the first game's heroine Jesse. Gone is her shapeshifting gun too, replaced with a shapeshifting bit of metal instead. The horrors of ...
Resident Evil Requiem is “like jumping into a cold bath after sitting in a hot sauna”
Have you showered yet today? No? Then maybe treat yourself to a bath if you can. It might help prepare for Resident Evil Requiem. Capcom formally confirmed last night that, as leaked, it contains Leon Kennedy. Some of their devs have now offered a bit more detail as to how ...
ICYMI: TGA’s Day Of The Devs Showcase Highlighted A Pair Of Upcoming Switch Indies
Get those wishlists ready.We've already rounded up all of the Switch announcements from The Game Awards 2025, but that wasn't the only showcase that Mr Keighley served up this holiday season.As ever, Day of the Devs was on hand to highlight a bunch of upcoming indies that we can look ...
Next Week on Xbox: New Games for December 15 to 19
December 12, 2025 Next Week on Xbox: New Games for December 15 to 19 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC, ...
Id Software devs form “wall-to-wall” union, with 165 workers at Doom studio the latest to vote in favour
Doom and Quake studio id Software are now home to a "wall-to-wall" union according to the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The organisation have announced that a group of 165 id workers have just voted to unionise, adding to the ranks of the 300 ZeniMax quality assurance staff who unionised ...
Doom, Quake Developers Form Wall-to-wall Union at id Software
165 workers at id Software, the studio behind the Doom and Quake franchises, have elected to unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in yet another wall-to-wall developer union within Microsoft.The new union encompasses developers, artists, programmers, and other disciplines, and has been formally recognized by Microsoft in accordance ...
Go on then, break 4:Loop’s roguelike-ish mechanics with teleporting berry mischief, says Left 4 Dead creator
I have to say, it does tickle me that pretty much anyone involved with Left 4 Dead just seem to still want to make Left 4 Dead. The Anacrusis and Back 4 Blood both were made by folks who worked on the original co-op shooter, and now the original lead ...
‘Shipping a Major Franchise Like Clockwork Every Year Is a Really Difficult Task’ — Microsoft Responds to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s Disappointing Launch
Clearly, all is not well in the world of Call of Duty. Black Ops 7 appears to have struggled for players and sales relatively speaking amid tough competition from the likes of EA’s Battlefield 6 and Embark Studios’ Arc Raiders, and coming out just a year after Black Ops 6 ...
Deltarune Chapters 3 + 4 is a virtual Dip Dab, and its contrast of zingy humour and bitter story was delicious
Deltarune's third and fourth chapters dropping simultaneously this year was my Silksong. Granted, I haven’t been waiting quite as long as the Hollow Knight sickos. Toby Fox only kept me hanging four years for the latest slice of his episodic Undertale successor. Still, that’s before I’d started freelancing for IGN, ...
CRKD Announces The ‘Nitro Deck 2’, Compatible With Switch And Switch 2
Shipping Spring 2026.We've had mixed opinions on the CRKD Nitro Deck for the Switch, but now the company has come out swinging with a brand new iteration – and it's compatible with both Switch and Switch 2.The Nitro Deck 2 starts shipping in Spring 2026 and looks to be a ...
