This year hasn’t proved to be a great year for new video game releases in Europe as the year end charts have come through and there were only three new video games in the Top Ten with the rest of the games being part of major series like Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and
When I started writing up my shortlist of 2024 GOTY candidates earlier this autumn – in an attempt to sort through a messy mixture of widely-agreed-upon hits I still needed to play and total heart picks I intended to go to bat for – The Casting of Frank Stone easily cleared my personal top 10,
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Welcome to Xbox! You’re now the proud owner of one of the most powerful video game consoles ever built! To help you get started gaming as quickly as possible, there’s a few things you need to keep in mind after you take your brand-new Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S console out of the
The RPS Advent Calender 2024 is underway! Each day reveals one of our favourite games from this year, leading up to our Game Of The Year on the 24th. Check the main calendar post to see the full list. It was a rainy day when she walked into my office, hard rain, like stray stones
Image: Nintendo To celebrate the recent arrival of Super Mario Party Jamboree, Nintendo’s mobile runner game Super Mario Run is hosting a special limited-time event. This includes three types of missions to participate in – including Rainbow Galleria Missions, Goomba Lagoon Missions, and King Bowser’s Keep Missions. If you complete these missions you’ll unlock special
The American motel has become a compelling setting for fictional narratives. It evokes images of criminals on the run, hidden horrors, and an atmosphere of mystery and intrigue. Games have explored this setting, from the eerie world of Alan Wake to the unsettling reality-bending, in between world of Control. In DETECTIVE – The Motel, a
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle
In a recent interview the creator of Dragon Quest, Yuji Horii, has proclaimed that he has never once thought about retirement as he plans to make video games for as long as he possibly can. He said he intends to always be a video game designer. The interview with Famitsu was between Yuji Horii and
When your game(s) of the year largely consist of psychological horror and back-to-back, brutal boss fights — as mine did — you’ll almost definitely need something mindlessly relaxing to kick back with. Sure enough, as I wrapped up my time wandering around the streets of Silent Hill 2, an adorable, unsuspecting game began doing the
Looking back at 2024, there have obviously been a lot of fantastic games. No doubt about it – it’s been a great year for pretty much anyone who loves turning on their PC, console, or phone and just throwing dozens of hours to the wind. But there is only one game that has truly astounded
The holiday season is fast approaching, and with it comes the excitement of finding the perfect gift for the kid(s) in your life. For some, this means considering an Xbox—an experience that can offer endless hours of fun, connection, creativity, and learning. But navigating the gaming world can seem daunting to some – especially those
The RPS Advent Calender 2024 is underway! Each day reveals one of our favourite games from this year, leading up to our Game Of The Year on the 24th. Check the main calendar post to see the full list. There’s a slight breeze and a comforting glow coming from the crack’s in today’s calendar door,
Happy weekend all. Due to the intervention of Dark Powers and also, half the Treehouse already being on holiday, we neglected to do a round-up of staff Xmas plays before signing off for the year. Well, I’m pretty sure nobody did one. I can’t see anything scheduled in the RPS Post-A-Tron, but the RPS Post-A-Tron
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube789k Following its release in October, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed has received a new update. It adds a new colour blind mode with three options and also “responds to fan demand” for increased gameplay difficulty and other quality-of-life improvements. Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of the PR:
2024 has been an absolute banger year for gaming, with a diverse lineup of incredible titles gracing our Xbox consoles. From epic RPGs to rhythm-infused adventures, heart-pounding action to thought-provoking narratives, this year has truly delivered. But which games reign supreme? We have assembled our team in order to deliver our definitive Games of the
Lenovo Legion Go S may run SteamOS The handheld is also pictured with a Steam button Steam Deck designer attending Lenovo CES 2025 conference There have been plenty of rumors surrounding Lenovo’s upcoming successor to its PC gaming handheld, the Lenovo Legion Go, being equipped with SteamOS. And now it seems there’s credit to these
We all love our PlayStation console and we want to buy the best accessories to make the most of it. However, one thing that most people ignore is purchasing the best PS5 controller charger. We know that the DualSense controller has some great features like adaptive triggers and haptic feedback, but it also consumes a