[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube We have had an eye on NIS America’s CRYMACHINA ever since we first caught wind of it earlier this year and now, Western Switch owners can finally take this action RPG out for a test drive as a free demo has today been added to the Switch eShop.
If you’re searching for something spooky to play on your Windows PC or laptop this Halloween, you’re in luck. Super Rare Games has today revealed a brand new Super Rare Mixtape that contains a wide range of horror-themed indie titles. For those unfamiliar, a Super Rare Mixtape is effectively a limited edition USB drive that
Grotty fantasy Soulslike Lords of the Fallen – which I have been cautiously looking forward to, despite Ed’s efforts to temper my expectations – is getting its chainmail-wearing arse kicked by Steam players. It seems to be selling well, squatting at third on the platform’s global top seller charts by revenue, but the user review
Last week, we asked you to share thrilling moments from Assassin’s Creed Mirage using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: Diaphragamer shares Basim standing against the setting sun Avadakedvr2 shares Basim making a Leap of Faith into hay below ValkyrieQ8 shares Basim holding a gray and white cat whose fur makes the Assassins symbol
As we get deeper into the Halloween season, the annual slew of themed events in live service games start to roll out. Behaviour Interactive got early out of the gate in announcing the Dead by Daylight Haunted by Daylight roadmap earlier this month. Now there are more details on what to expect from the seasonal event.
Update: As noted by Variety, Best Buy has confirmed that it will stop selling physical media sometime in 2024. However, it will continue to sell physical video games. Months after U.K. retailer Tesco pulled game discs from store shelves, a report has emerged that U.S. retail giant Best Buy is ditching physical media as well.
After nearly two years since the initial announcement, Microsoft has finally and officially acquired Activision Blizzard for a colossal $69 billion. This means that Activision Blizzard, which is the company behind franchises like Call of Duty and Diablo, is now part of Xbox’s first-party umbrella. As a result, Xbox’s stable of IPs and game franchises
Video games and excessive violence go together like cheese and crackers. Laurel and Hardy. Beer and nuts. Bacon and, er, rolls. Playstation exclusives and the concept of mediocrity. We love simulated violence here at VG247, but not the real stuff, so when it came to the task of deciding which notably ultraviolent game is the
Microsoft has officially closed its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard. This follows the announcement this morning that the deal had been cleared by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, following revisions to it by Microsoft that aimed to allay the regulator’s concerns about the effect the acquisition could have on cloud gaming. To
Update, 11:13 a.m. ET, 10/13/23: Earlier today, Microsoft officially acquired Activision Blizzard for nearly $69 billion. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick revealed he will remain as CEO through the end of the year after Xbox head Phil Spencer asked him to stay to help with the company transition. While staying through the end of the year
Microsoft finally closed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard today, but it sounds like Bobby Kotick will be staying on as CEO through to the end of 2023. It may have taken about 20 months, but as of today, Microsoft has officially acquired Activision Blizzard. That of course comes with a heap of questions, and one
Ninja Theory has revealed the next chapter in Senua’s journey for the Xbox Series X.
Star Trek Infinite reviewed by Will Borger on PC. Clearly inspired by Paradox’s Stellaris, Infinite does a great job of capturing the look and feel of Star Trek, but those enticing bones splinter under the weight of its bugs and glitches. Each Major Power feels distinct, Mission Trees add choices and story elements to encourage
Despite the launch of the new Forza Motorsport (keep an eye out for the upcoming review, racing fans!) there is another new Series of challenges appearing in Forza Horizon 5 this week. Series 26 is called Dia Des Muertos, and judging by the amount of new achievements I have gotten just by turning the game
F-Zero 99 has been officially available to play for Nintendo Switch Online members for around a month now. There has already been one significant update released for the game recently that added some new tracks and other content. However, any bug fixes have been few and far between so far. Well, that has changed as
Two years ago, it had been coincidentally decided that Tekken 8 and another fighting game, thought to be Street Fighter 6, were going to be released on the same day. Sensing that this might be an issue, Tekken 8 was delayed by Katsuhiro Harada and Bandai Namco to its current January 2024 date. Tekken 8
Recruits, brace yourselves for an exhilarating new challenge as we proudly present From Space – an action-packed co-op game that will take you and your squad on entirely new adventures where you’ll be defending the globe against an alien invasion. Embark on daring missions across a variety of unique locations, each presenting challenging objectives paired
Image: Nintendo Life Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Andy looks back at a pivotal juncture in the Pocket Monster series which hinted at the path it would take over the following decade… Like its eponymous creatures, the