- ‘Now You’re Pushing It’ — Debra Wilson Drew the Line at the Wolverine Devs Scanning Her Tattoos Into the Game
In a recent interview with GameSpot, actor Debra Wilson, who you might recognize from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, or God of War Ragnarok, said she’s sick of seeing her face in video games. The actor said the developers choose it and she’d rather play characters… Read more » - Valve Developer Mistakenly Mentions Rumored Half-Life 3 Codename
A Valve developer mistakenly slipped up and made mention of Half-Life 3's long rumored codename during a recent conference. Read more » - Surprise! 'Shadow Of The Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition' Has Shadow Dropped On Switch 2
Trilogy bundle also gets a surprise launch.After the previous two games in the 'Survivor' trilogy arrived on Switch 2 with no fanfare, we shouldn't be surprised by today's news. But alas, here we are! Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition has shadow dropped on Switch 2.'Shadow' caps off the… Read more » - GTA 6 Is Almost Here: Trade in Your Old Console and Save on an Upgrade at PayMore
What is your old system worth? Read more » - Magic’s Foundations Commander Precons Are in Stock at Amazon for MSRP — But There’s a Catch
Amazon is selling MTG's rare Foundations precons again for MSRP, but there's a catch. Read more » - Review: Steins;Gate Re:Boot (Switch 2) - The Timeless Visual Novel Gets A Fresh Lick Of Paint
El Psy Kongroo.Want to know why life in a world without time travel is such a bummer? No matter when you decide to take the plunge or how many other games you play, you can only ever experience Steins;Gate for the first time once.Even more than 15 years on from… Read more » - World of Warcraft: Forever Breathes New Life Into an Iconic Classic
World of Warcraft first launched more than 20 years ago, becoming the king of the MMORPG genre and establishing Azeroth as one of the most iconic worlds in gaming. Now, Blizzard Entertainment is reimagining that world with World of Warcraft: Forever, which launches on November 4 and builds on what… Read more » - Mass Effect 5 Trailer Leaks Online With 'Mass Effect: Universe' Title, Reveals Returning Characters and Much More
A trailer for Mass Effect 5 meant for internal purposes at BioWare has leaked online, offering a glimpse at what might have been. Read more » - Alan Wake 2: Deluxe Edition for PS5 Drops to Its Lowest Price Ever, Just in Time for Halloween
IGN's best horror game of 2023. Read more » - Dispatch Gets Over 16 Hours of New Content With Commentary Track, Mobile Version, and Live Concert to Celebrate Its First Anniversary
Dispatch is now officially one year old! To celebrate, Adhoc is giving fans oodles of new content in the form of a commentary track and storyboard modes, a new mobile version of the game, a live concert with a performance from Prism herself, and yes, more merch. Read more » - 3 Very Different Survival Games from indie.io Featured in Steam Next Fest
October is the perfect time to dive into a survival game, and there are three from publishing platform indie.io that are part of Steam Next Fest from now until October 26. And these three prove that “survival game” can mean very different things and have completely different gameplay.One is a… Read more » - Nintendo Download: 22nd October (North America)
Final Fantasy! I Am Your Beast! Wuhu Island!The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week.Also, seeing as… Read more » - Mass Effect 5 Dev Says BioWare Saw What Larian and CD Projekt Had Done in the RPG Space and Was Taking the Franchise to ‘The Next Level’
A former Mass Effect 5 developer has said that BioWare had seen what RPG powerhouses Larian and CD Projekt were achieving with their games, and was responding by taking Mass Effect to “the next level.” Read more » - Digital Foundry Dives Into Monster Hunter Wilds' Switch 2 Demo
It's Wild out there.We are still a good few weeks away from Monster Hunter Wilds' 4th December Switch 2 release date, but earlier this week, Capcom released a demo for it on our beloved hybrids, and the tech experts over at Digital Foundry are here with an analysis of how… Read more » - Star Wars: The Old Republic Lead Writer Mourns Death of BioWare as Farewell Post Leaves Out MMO
The lead writer of Star Wars: The Old Republic has expressed sadness at the death of former developer BioWare, after the studio's official farewell statement failed to mention the MMO. Read more » - Secretlab Reveals K/DA Firestarter Collection With New Gaming Chair and Desk Designs
In the wake of K/DA’s Firestarter comeback, Secretlab has revealed a new gaming furniture collection themed after the virtual girl group. The collection features new special-edition designs for two of Secretlab’s most popular products: the Titan Evo gaming chair and the Magnus Pro gaming desk. Both battlestation items are decorated… Read more » - Opinion: I May Never Play The Original Ocarina Of Time Again
A thing isn't beautiful because it lasts.A classic xkcd webcomic came to mind while I watched last week’s Zelda Direct live. In the one-panel comic, two people from the far future (as evidenced by their Jetsons-style bubble ship) say their goodbyes. Here’s the interaction:“Bye!”“May the Force be with you!”“Huh?”“It’s just… Read more » - EA Never Knew What It Had With BioWare, and It’s All of Our Loss
EA's complete misunderstanding of BioWare's RPG heritage and a desire for mass market, microtransaction-fuelled action games has robbed us of one of the industry's greats. Read more » - Skate Studio Also Hit With Cuts as Scope of EA's Mass Layoffs Becomes Clearer
Following the announcement that EA is closing down Mass Effect developer BioWare, staff at the studio behind the latest Skate game have also reported suffering layoffs. Read more » - Gran Turismo Limited-Edition PS5 DualSense Controller Is Up for Preorder in Celebration of the Series 30th Anniversary
Heads up, racing fans. We’re coming up on 30 years since the original Gran Turismo game launched on PS1. To celebrate, Sony is releasing a new Gran Turismo limited-edition DualSense PS5 controller. It’s up for preorder now (see it at Amazon). It costs $84.99 and is set to release on… Read more » - Japanese Charts: Castlevania And Tales Of Eternia Battle It Out For The Gold
Tales of Castlevania.We are back with our latest look at the Japanese physical charts from Famitsu, and two new releases have been racing for the top spot this week.Both Tales of Eternia Remastered and Castlevania: Belmont's Curse came out of the gate swinging, but it was the former that just… Read more » - First GTA 6 TV Commercial Strips Out Steamy Shower Scenes, but Shows More of Lucia's Fancy Hair Tech
GTA 6 has its first TV commercial, and it's a little different than the launch trailer. Read more » - Mass Effect 5 Trailer Reportedly Ready to Go Before BioWare Closure
A Mass Effect 5 trailer was reportedly ready to go before EA canceled the game and shut BioWare down. Read more » - DevGAMM Awards 2026 Reveals 70 Nominated Games For Its 3rd Annual Show: See the Full List
Check out the full list of nominees from the third annual DevGAMM Awards, which will celebrate 70 games from 25 different countries on November 18, 2026. Read more » - Pokémon Apps Are Coming Back Online After Extended Cybersecurity Outage
Sleep, HOME and Champions all went down yesterday.You may have read yesterday about the cybersecurity alert that hit sites and apps around the world after two vulnerabilities were found in the popular programming language, PHP. The Pokémon Company were one of the many teams hit by the outage, with Pokémon… Read more » - 'Regions Are Cheating and We Need to Address It' — Wardogs Dev Says Region Locking Is About 'Protecting the Largest Amount of Players'
Bulkhead is rolling out region locking in Wardogs to, in the studio's words, protect "the largest amount of players from an influx of regions that are more prone to cheating." However, legitimate players in Asia have raised concerns, and cross-region players have criticized the developer for blocked from joining their… Read more » - Resident Evil Developer Capcom Issues Phishing Warning After Data Breach Hits Over 11 Million Customer Accounts
Capcom has disclosed a data breach of its online membership service affecting over 11 million customer accounts, warning gamers to brace themselves for potential phishing attempts. Read more » - EA Outlines Future Development Plans As It Prepares To Cut Around 400 Jobs
Sports games remain top priority, unsurprisingly.Alongside the news Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare and reports about it axing around 400 jobs across the entire company, EA executives have also revealed future development plans.According to an internal letter to staff, reviewed by Bloomberg, EA says it will continue investing in… Read more » - Minecraft x Dragon Ball Z - 1.1 Legends Update Adds More Characters, New Story Mode Fights & Custom Tournament
Just a week out from the Switch 2 release.Last year, Minecraft got a DLC crossover with the manga and anime series Dragon Ball Z. Now, almost a year later, a special "1.1 Legends Update" has been released.It comes loaded with new fighters (like Bardock, Teen Gohan, Gotenks, Vegito), new battle… Read more » - Limited Run Announces Hitman: Absolution Switch 2 Physical Release, Here's A Look
Pre-orders go live next week.Hitman: Absolution is out today on the Switch 2, and alongside this, Limited Run Games has announced it will be distributing the physical version.Pre-orders will open next week from 30th October 2026 - 6th December 2026. Here's a look at the game's box art. The fine… Read more » - EA Shuts Down Legendary RPG Developer BioWare
"Early development" on the next Mass Effect is also ending.After more than three decades, Electronic Arts has today confirmed the closure of the legendary RPG developer BioWare.The studio has released an official statement on its website about the shutdown. It's also announced "early development" on the next Mass Effect project… Read more » - Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5) Officially Revealed, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Coming to Switch 2 soon.CD Projekt Red has now shared the official details about the Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5).The good news is the Switch 2 version is getting everything, including cross-platform mod support. However, as noted by CDPR, Nintendo players won't receive Update 2.5 alongside the Xbox and… Read more » - Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Has Been Updated To Ver. 1.1.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
You and Mii.Nintendo Switch Sports Resort releases tomorrow (22nd October), and Nintendo is making sure that launch day goes smoothly by releasing its very first update.The ver. 1.1.0 update is now available. As is often the case with these launch-day jobbies, its purpose is mainly to enable all of the… Read more » - Review: JSAUX 6-In-1 Gaming Dock For Switch 2 - Attractive Enough, But No Replacement For The Real Deal
Wibble-wobble.At a glance, JSAUX’s 6-in-1 Dock for the Switch 2 is a compelling piece of kit.In addition to docking your console for TV mode, it also contains four slots to charge Joy-Con, along with space to charge your Pro Controller. With a foldable design, it makes for a handy travel… Read more » - A Permanent Pokémon Store Is Finally Coming To London
The first of "several" outside Asia.After years of us leaving the pop-up shop at the European International Championships and wondering, "why isn't this a permanent thing?", it seems our wishes have finally been answered.The Pokémon Company has today announced that a "permanent, physical Pokémon store" is set to open in… Read more » - Guide: 65 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In Nintendo's 'Screaming Deals' Sale (North America)
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus a personal pick.Nintendo is welcoming the spooky season the only way it knows how: with a big old eShop sale, of course!The 'Screaming Deals' sale is now live on the North American eShop, bringing welcome discounts to a whole host of Switch… Read more » - Strange Scaffold's Super Slick Revenge Shooter Is Out Now On Switch 2
Beast your eyes.Strange Scaffold — the developer behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, El Paso, Elsewhere, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator and more — announced last month that it was bringing its super slick FPS I Am Your Beast to Switch 1 and 2. Well, what do you know,… Read more » - Feature: After 15 Years Of Coming "Directly To You", Here Are The Best Nintendo Direct Moments Ever
Direct message.That’s right, the humble news delivery machine that is the Nintendo Direct celebrates its 15th birthday on 21st October and to celebrate, we’re chronicling the 15 top moments from their illustrious history.To do so, yours truly has scrubbed through dozens upon dozens of nearly hour-long videos packed full of… Read more » - Award-Winning Indie Horror 'Mouthwashing' Finally Arrives On Switch This Month
Eye spy.Creepy space horror Mouthwashing became something of an indie sensation when it launched back in 2024. After racking up over 500,000 Steam sales, publisher Critical Reflex announced that a Switch version was in the works and now (a year on from that announcement), we finally have a release date.As… Read more » - WWE 2K26 Collides With Street Fighter In "First-Ever" Collab Next Week
Inspired by WWE x Street Fighter figures.Apart from the launch of the new live-action Street Fighter movie, the wrestling series WWE 2K has recently announced its "first ever" collaboration with Street Fighter.Read the full article on nintendolife.com Read more »
