Latest games news. Hot releases and reviews. Entertainment industry news.

Games

The Latest Paladins Update Emerges from the Shadows

Once a close friend to Lian, Lillith was a warden over the far lands under the Magistrate. But when resistance fighters came to skirmish on the border, she was gravely wounded. Cursing her fate as she slipped away from life, the Abyss reached out and offered her another chance, a power too great to refuse. […]

Games World

Nintendo Says It Wants To Avoid A Repeat Of Wii U With Switch’s Successor

Nintendo’s president calls it “a major concern”. Since Nintendo announced its financial results yesterday — where it revealed that the Switch has now sold more than 107 million units worldwide, and predicted that profits would again drop in the next financial year — there’s been an awful lot of chatter about a Switch successor, hasn’t […]

Games World

Capcom Reports Another Year Of Record-High Sales And Profits

Monstrous figures. Capcom has had yet another hugely successful year. In a report published by the company today, it has announced that its operating income in the year ending March 2022 is up by 24% and net income is up by 30.6% compared to the 2020-2021 period. That means Capcom has had nine consecutive years […]

Games World

Watch: Nintendo Indie World Showcase May 2022 – Live!

20 minutes of downloadable goodies on the way. Nintendo last held an Indie World just before the Holiday season in December, so it feels like a good time for another batch of top-notch downloadable goodies. Today’s show kicks off at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST / 4pm CEST, and you can watch […]

Games World

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood And Teef Bags A Physical Release

Pre-orders open very soon. Warhammer 40,000: Shootas Blood and Teef is the next game from Guns, Gore and Cannoli developer Rogueside, promising the same over-the-top 2D gameplay set within the Warhammer universe. It’s due out on Switch this year and you can now bag yourselves a physical edition via Strictly Limited Games and Games Rocket. […]

Games World

Pro Tennis: World Court Is The Next Ace In The Arcade Archives Line-Up

A forehand winner for the collection. It’s our weekly Wednesday update on the Arcade Archives series. Except for last week, when the magic happened on Thursday. Golden Week, hey? This week, we’ve got something a bit different for Hamster’s series; after weeks of shumps, platformers, racers, and puzzle games, we have a sports game coming […]

Games World

Suda51 Was “A Little Surprised” By The Praise For Killer7

“I wondered if I had really made a game with such power”. Suda51 has been a key, unique figure in the video game industry. The founder and CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture, his games exude style, excess, humour, and violence, and as a result, Suda51 has become one of the most well-known directors today Arguably the […]

Games World

Ex-Retro Studios Devs Laud Metroid Prime’s Camera System

“You never lose sight of Samus”. In a recently video compilation from YouTuber KIWI TALKZ, a group of ex-Retro Studios developers spoke about the late Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, a LucasArts alumni who was in charge of the camera system for the Metroid Prime games. Mark sadly passed away in 2008 from pancreatic cancer and his former […]

Games World

Nature Sim ‘Cloud Gardens’ Delayed Just Ahead Of Its Release

A “minor setback”. The intriguing nature sim Cloud Gardens from publisher Coatsink and developer noio has been delayed indefinitely, just prior to its planned release. The game, which sees you grow flora across a range of urban scenery, was due to arrive on Switch on May 12th (so, tomorrow), however publisher Coatsink cites a “minor […]

Games World

FIFA Will Work With Other Developers To Launch Brand New Football Games

So long, Electronic Arts. One headline sending shockwaves through the video game industry (and football world) today is EA’s split with FIFA. As we’ve already heard, Electronic Arts will be dropping the FIFA branding from its name in favour of ‘EA Sports FC’. It’s touted as the “future of interactive football”, but it seems FIFA […]