Valve have put together their “Best Of 2023” lists on Steam. This is different from the Steam Awards, voting for which is ongoing, and instead is built from Steam data like revenue, peak concurrent players, and so on. It’s interesting every year as older games or indie obscurities do better than you expect.
2024 is right around the corner, and what better way to kick it off than to get some complimentary games from your PlayStation Plus subscription? As announced in the PS Blog, this month’s selection of games is headlined by A Plague Tale: Requiem, Asobo Studio’s 2022 tale of sickness and siblings. While he thought it dragged
CD Projekt RED (CDPR) has denied rumors of a potential acquisition yet again, stressing that the studio wants to remain independent. CDPR is a name that repeatedly comes up when it comes to talk of games industry consolidations, with prior reports that Sony has been in talks with the studio for a possible acquisition. CD
2023’s coming to a close… but even as we shut the book on an incredible 12 months of gaming, we can look forward to even more delights coming in the year ahead. 2024 promises a generous helping of returning icons and new delights, opening the year with the salvo of The Last of Us II
According to a new report, GTA 5 single-player story DLC‘s cancellation was the unfortunate byproduct of intense disagreements between higher-ups at Rockstar Games. Rockstar has previously confirmed that GTA 5 DLC was planned and ultimately scrapped, but it has long been assumed that GTA Online‘s success was the prime reason for the cancellation. While that’s
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Back in July, Nintendo revealed Japan’s “most downloaded” Switch games in the first half of 2023. It was no surprise The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was in the lead at the time. Now, in an update, it’s been revealed Suika Game has officially surpassed it – earning the title of the “most
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season OG is about to end, and Epic Games has something very exciting lined up for what comes next. With Fortnite Chapter 4 Season OG coming to an end in the next couple of weeks, we can look ahead to Chapter 5. Thankfully, the battle royale title always lists when the current
The best Xbox games of 2023 It’s fair to say that 2023 has been a cracking year for games and gamers. It was always going to be the case, with multiple gaming experiences pushed back from the pandemic years, but we couldn’t have guessed it would be quite as strong as it has been. In
The latest edition of the popular Japanese video game magazine Weekly Famitsu is now with subscribers, and Issue 1831 contains a small number of reviews. Ubisoft’s latest blockbuster Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was reviewed and scored a very solid 36/40, making it the highest-reviewed game this week, though it didn’t have much competition. Here’s the
Valve has released its annual “Best Of” list highlighting the top-performing games on Steam measured by gross revenue and player engagement. The categories are top sellers, best-selling new releases, most-played games on PC, most-played games on Steam Deck, highest-grossing early access games, most-played using a controller, and best-selling VR titles. The top 12 games in
Slay The Spire mod Downfall suffered a “security breach” on Christmas day which allowed hackers to distribute malware through Steam, the developers of the mod say. The malware attempts to steal users’ passwords from their internet browser, as well as passwords for messaging services Telegram and Discord.
We’re into the last few days of December and that means Sony has announced the three PS Plus Essential January 2024 games. Following an earlier leak from known insider billbil-kun, the company has confirmed that Nobody Saves The World will be one of the games joining PlayStation Plus Essential on January 2, but it isn’t
Bandai Namco has released a new Tekken 8 trailer showcasing Kuma, the fan-favorite bear character that’s appeared in every single Tekken game. Kuma is a mainstay in the Tekken franchise, having appeared in pretty much every single Tekken game since its inception. The character is a giant bear that often has some of the most outlandish and hilarious
Now that Tekken 8’s 32-character launch roster has been unveiled, Bandai Namco has been releasing gameplay trailers for the fighters that didn’t get one the first time around. It’s Kuma’s turn now, and the fighting bear is embearrassing challengers left and right. Sporting a sweet headband and rugged gi, Kuma looks to be an unbearably
2023 has been an incredible year for video games, but as I look forward to 2024, there’s one thing I’m particularly thrilled about: the chance for Apollo Justice to, perhaps, finally get the credit he deserves. Apollo is like… I don’t know, Rey? In the same way that following on from bloody Luke Skywalker as
Stuffed is a procedurally generated first-person shooter that takes place in the dreams of a little girl. Play as a teddy bear and fight waves of endless waves of nightmares as you defend your owner, Ellie. Originally hitting the gaming scene in Early Access on PC, we’re thrilled to announce that Stuffed is now coming
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The bullet hell indie game Vampire Survivors had plenty of exciting moments throughout 2023 – including a Nintendo Switch release in August. Now, to go out with a bang, it’s released a highlights reel. Along with this it’s also teased the 2024 roadmap (again). In case you missed