A round of videogame company layoffs following a period of “unsustainable” spending? It must be a Wednesday. Swedish conglomerate Thunderful Group AB – whose corporate possessions include Somerville developer Jumpship and several teams working on the SteamWorld games – have announced that they will lay off around 20 percent of their staff as part of
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Beta ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes
By now, you’re more than likely aware of a major content update coming to Cult of the Lamb. The update, which is called “Sins of the Flesh”, adds new mechanics that help you build up your cult, along with much more. The update is releasing on all platforms the game is currently available on, including
The Sony Inzone H5 finds itself in the middle of the pack of the company’s gaming headset range. However, the set is less ‘middle of the road’ and much more ‘hits the sweet spot’ given its balance of performance, features, and pricing. In many ways, I found all my expectations to be greatly exceeded. If
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation Plus owners new content, add-ons, games, and more. Here is the complete global PlayStation Store update. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation
Developer Embark Studios surprise-launched its free-to-play FPS, The Finals, back in December – Game Informer documented everything that goes into a stealth release like this – and the game has continued to garner a strong fanbase. Now, just a little over a month since its release, Embark is set to release Update 1.5.0 and a new limited-time
Square Enix has confirmed the release date for Foamstars and announced that it will be a PS Plus Essential day one release in February. The game will come with free updates for the first year of release, although there will also be a premium season pass. When is the Foamstars release date? Foamstars will be
Every couple of years we get a new generation of graphics cards – but of course it’s only natural that not all cards, or even generations, are created equal. Nvidia’s 40-series of GPUs, designed with ray tracing, AI, and other such cutting-edge features in mind, impressed with performance but left brows furrowed on price. In
Hotfix 17 has arrived for Baldur’s Gate 3 and the good news is that it contains a fix designed to stop everyone’s favourite member of the shadow wizard money gang – Gale – from deserting you forever if you’re unable to offer him a magical item every time he asks. Yup, following a hotfix that
It’s been almost 30 years since Lara Croft took her first snowy steps in the mountains of Peru. In about 30 days, PlayStation players will get to re-experience Lara’s first three globe-trotting adventures, with a fresh look and feel in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. How did we get here?
The Last of Us Part II Remastered launches January 19, and we here at Naughty Dog are so thrilled to offer new and returning players the definitive way to experience Ellie and Abby’s story. Coupled with new behind-the-scenes features and new modes, Part II Remastered is intended to let players dive deeper into the story
Train Sim World 4 goes to Italy Fancy taking a little trip to Italy? Train Sim World 4 is ready to take you there with the introduction of the new Train Sim World 4: Berninalinie: Tirano – Ospizio Bernina Route Add-On. Available right now for Train Sim World 4 players to involve themselves in is
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Publisher Deck13 Spotlight and developer Argonwood have announced that the medieval-inspired turn-based strategy game Rising Lords will be bringing the battle to Switch on 18th January. Taking place in the fictional kingdom of Aubelin, Rising Lords will see you playing as a Lord who is attempting to rise
Skull and Bones has been in development for a very long time indeed, and after a recent delay, does not currently have a release date. From what we’ve seen so far, Skull and Bones looks set to be pretty standard open-world Ubisoft fare. You start off as a shipwrecked pirate, and build your way up
Here’s a pitch for you: a spec ops shooter, except it’s haunted. Well, that’s exactly what early access co-op FPS Contain is going for, where four of you gear up in tactical clobber and clear corners of military chumps and anomalous… rumps? It’s a mixture of Rainbow Six, a bit of Stalker, and maybe a
January is a big gaming month for EA Play members! F1 23 Racing fans: get ready to get behind the wheel in F1 23, the official video game of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship, coming to the Play List on January 18. Featuring new circuits – Las Vegas and Lusail – and a
It’s 2024 now, which means that Pokémon Horizons: The Series will be making its premiere on Netflix very soon. The series is meant to be the debut of two new protagonists who are going to be replacing Ash Ketchum who officially departed from the anime last year. Unfortunately, it seems that the wait for the
The PlayStation Store is finally starting to get busier as the list of new PS5 and PS4 games due to be released during the week beginning January 15, 2024, offers a lot more choice. There are also the first new PSVR 2 games of the year, although the highlights will be Prince of Persia: The