Rumour: A Nintendo Direct Is Reportedly Coming Ahead Of Mario’s 40th Anniversary
Clear you calendars for mid-September.A Nintendo Direct is reportedly on the way, and it'll be taking place mid-September.The claim originally came from SwitchForce over on X (formerly Twitter), but VGC has also heard from multiple sources that a presentation is planned for 12th September. If that's the case, it'll be ...
Pokémon Go Boosting Level Cap and Rebalancing Experience, In First Major XP Change for 5 Years
Pokémon Go is introducing a new, higher level cap and rebalancing the XP requirements for existing levels — though no player will see their current level reduced. The game's current level 50 cap, introduced back in 2020, will rise to level 80, giving players a significant new milestone to aim ...
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Review
2025 is turning out to be a stellar year for fans of 2D ninja platformers. The 16-bit blood sprites have barely dried on Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound’s katana, and now Sega’s iconic Shinobi series has emerged from a 14-year stay in the shadows to fling a fistful of kunai straight into ...
Dungeons & Dragons and a Grounded Setting Are Why Dragon Age: Origins’ Mage Ended Up Overpowered, Ex-BioWare Developer Says
Fans have always felt that Dragon Age: Origins’ mage class was more complete, perhaps even more dominant, than the game’s other two classes, the rogue and the warrior. But why was that? Former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah has said it’s mostly about second edition Dungeons & Dragons.In a recently ...
Video: So Just How Might These Third-Party Games Run On Switch 2?
Let's test it.The announcement that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would be making its way to the Switch 2 in 2026 came as a very pleasant surprise during the recent Gamescom festivities.Whether you've played through the game before or simply seen the odd trailer here and there, we can ...
‘On Borderlands 3, in Our Worst Hours, It Sometimes Felt Like Parody’ — Gearbox Explains Borderlands 4’s More Grounded Story
With Borderlands 3 and its divisive story in the rearview mirror, developer Gearbox Software is driving full speed ahead to Borderlands 4 and the totalitarian planet of Kairos.The long road to the launch of a fourth mainline Borderlands game had a bumpy start. While plenty fell in love with Borderlands ...
It’s a UK bank holiday, please talk amongst yourselves
It's a free and simple territory control game from hobbyist dev snow-kiss, in which you switch your tiles between rock, paper or scissors to claim those of opponents. I'm not sure the idea has serious legs, but I like how it thickens when you have more than two participants and ...
Abxylute’s $1,700 Handheld PC Resurrects 3DS’s Glasses-Free 3D, But Using Mario To Promote It Might Not Be The Best Idea
Abxylute 3D One is coming in September.Abxylute – which has previously made a name for itself releasing streaming handhelds – is producing the world's first glasses-free 3D handheld PC, reports The Verge.The massive portable PC – dubbed the Abxylute 3D One – is actually based on a prototype co-developed by ...
Opinion: We Need To Talk About X Games
X and why?Most of the time, I'm pretty oblivious to game name trends. It's normally only when someone points out to me that all AAA games have names like 'Chronicle of Shadows: Rebirth', that I start to see that formula used everywhere — like when you find a trendy new ...
