Grandia is an RPG that was released way back in the 1990’s, 1997 to be precise, on the original Sony PlayStation. Grandia II then launched a little later, in the year 2000, this time on Sega Saturn and PlayStation 2. Both these games received critical acclaim at the time, and have been firm favourites with
Image: Square Enix The SaGa series is one of the most unique franchises to come from RPG behemoth Square Enix. Often known as Final Fantasy‘s “weird” cousin — though that’s a little bit reductive — SaGa was created by Akitoshi Kawazu, one of the game designers on Final Fantasy II, which is often considered the
Andaseat Kaiser 3 XL: Two-minute review If you’re looking for a great value, do-it-all chair, with all the bells and whistles of some of the bigger brand options (most notably Secretlab) then the AndaSeat Kaiser 3 XL is absolutely the chair for you. At $500 / £500, the XL gets you an incredibly comfortable, plush,
A Skyrim VR streamer who spent $15,000 on a VR setup just for the Bethesda game has added a new element into the mix: actual pain. You ever feel like video games don’t feel real enough to you? Sure, you can put on a headset and experience games in first-person thanks to VR tech, but
Booked For The Week is our weekly chat with industry folk about the books they love, have loved, and are hoping to love in the future. Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome to Booked For The Week – our new Sunday feature where we ask a selection of cool industry folks questions
Age of Water is also our love letter to, well, water. Its realistic flow, reflections, and interactions with objects and characters help to immerse players in this vast, aquatic world. From the gentle lapping of waves against your boat to the terrifying majesty of a whirlpool, every aspect of the water has been crafted to
It seems like 2024 is going to be a good year for Alien fans, as alongside the upcoming pre-sequel Romulus, a VR game is on the way. You would think that the world of Alien plus virtual reality would be a match made in heaven (or hell, I guess), but it turns out there hasn’t
Mobapad, which is a Nintendo Switch accessory manufacturer, has published details regarding the Switch 2 on their Bilibili page. While nothing should be taken as truth at present until it is officially unveiled by Nintendo, the accessory manufacturer says that the Nintendo Switch 2 features a 1080p screen with a dock capable of 4K output,
PS Plus Extra subscribers hoping to download the Fallout 4 free current-gen update have been left disappointed, after finding that the upgraded version hasn’t been applied to the subscription service. Instead, those who have downloaded the game from the PS Plus game catalog are stuck with the previous-gen version. As reported by GameSpot, Fallout 4
Sydney Hunter may look like Indiana Jones, but he’s a 180 flip. Sydney didn’t intend to be locked in a Mayan pyramid – he’s there completely by accident. He’s got no interest in the Haab calendar that’s been broken and tossed around levels (there’s no whisper of ‘this artifact belongs in a museum’), and he’s
In the Fallout universe, ghouls are a tragic byproduct of radiation exposure. While some retain their humanity, many succumb to a feral state, driven mad by the same radiation that grants them extended lifespans and a horrifying, ravaged appearance. However, not all is lost. Certain ghouls possess a unique resilience to radiation, even finding it
Image: Nintendo Life Welcome back to Part VIII of our ‘Games We Missed’ series. With so many Switch games large and small releasing every week, we’re eager to highlight great ones which slipped through our net — and thanks to you lovely people, this bi-annual feature can do just that. As always, we asked you
One-minute review Flight sim peripherals are expensive. Thrustmaster’s Warthog HOTAS is the gold standard at north of $400 and Logitech’s cheaper X56 is still more than $200. Turtle Beach wants to undercut them both with this HOTAS-flightstick hybrid and, like a veteran Tom Cruise attempting some bit of cinematic aerial derring-do, it pulls it off
Popular WWE 2k24 modder Status was banned from the game and their creations taken offline earlier this week, with an in-game message stating that the cause was violation of the game’s End User License Agreement. Today, Status has been reinstated, after backlash to the decision caused #FreeStatus to trend on X for several days, with
Brace yourselves for a one-of-a-kind party-based soulslike. Deathbound is a passion project developed by Brazilian developers at Trialforge Studio, with the game already garnering critical acclaim from IGN, Kotaku, The Escapist, and many others. In Deathbound, your journey through the city of Akratya isn’t a solo quest. You’ll need to forge bonds with seven fallen
Another Nintendo Switch 2 leak has emerged and this time it is from Business Korea. The Korean publication claims a number of things, including that we could be seeing the Switch 2 release at the end of the year after all. The site also says that Samsung is the main component provider for the platform
Another day, another Nintendo Switch 2 rumor. This one, however, comes from a reliable source. Spotted by Eurogamer, Spanish gaming publication Vandal reports that, according to various accessory manufacturers, that the Nintendo Switch 2 will feature Joy-Con controllers that magnetically connect to the console. If accurate, this would mean both the controllers and the Switch
Swing by the Xbox Store and you might be tempted by a game with a £2.49 price tag. You might be tempted by its cute cats too, or some combination of them both. But as Nans across the world will tell you, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. If you’re