Month: March 2025

A third party Xbox portable is set to go head-to-head with Nintendo (Valve/Microsoft/Metro) New rumours about Microsoft’s next gen plans suggests that there will be two Xbox handheld consoles and the first is aiming for a 2025 launch. For many, the idea of a next gen Xbox being released in the next year or two seems far too soon. And yet that’s exactly what’s been rumoured for some time now, including from a source this week who claimed that the … Continue reading “Xbox handheld out this year and will go up against Nintendo Switch 2 says source”

Halo Finite (Microsoft) Details around Microsoft’s early plans for Halo Infinite have been uncovered by a fan, including campaign DLC and a battle royale mode. Halo Infinite may have been relatively well received when it launched in 2021, but in the years since it has become regarded as a huge missed opportunity for Xbox. The multiplayer’s popularity dropped off a cliff due to the lack of updates and countless delays to promised content like the Forge and split-screen co-op – … Continue reading “Secrets of Halo Infinite’s abandoned 10-year plan revealed by new leak”

This is just one of several games claiming to be the successor to Disco Elysium (Dark Math Games) Pre-orders are live for one of several Disco Elysium successors, with XXX Nightshift set to feature music from a much-revered music producer. The post-launch saga of Disco Elysium and developer ZA/UM is too long and complex to sum up in a single paragraph… or book. What we can say is that it led to several key figures behind Disco Elysium leaving the … Continue reading “Unofficial Disco Elysium 2 lands a Grammy nominated music composer”

Solid Neil doesn’t quite have the same ring to it (Sony Interactive Entertainment) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach has a new trailer featuring a legally distinct Solid Snake and confirmation of the game’s release date. Aside from Ghost Of Yōtei, the only other major PlayStation 5 exclusive confirmed for this year is Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. We’ve seen several predictably perplexing trailers for the sequel already, but a new one arrived during a panel at … Continue reading “Solid Snake is back in Death Stranding 2 but not as you remember him”

Mamma mia! That’s a awesome Lego model (Lego) As far as Nintendo is concerned it’s a quiet Mario Day this year but Lego has a new set out that may even give a hint as to Mario Kart 9’s release date. Like every big franchise worth it’s salt there is a Mario Day, just as there is a Pokémon Day, Star Wars Day, Alien Day, Mass Effect Day and no doubt many others we are blissfully unaware of. Today is … Continue reading “Lego celebrate Mario Day with an amazing new Mario Kart set”

Wanderstop – bringing burnout to the boil (Annapurna Interactive) The director behind The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide returns with a narrative adventure set in a tea shop, which challenges the very nature of video games.  While farming simulators, cooking games, and virtual pets have existed for years, these experiences are now commonly filed under the moniker of ‘cosy’ game. In recent years, the label has become popular shorthand for anything cutesy, but when boiled down, the term is … Continue reading “Wanderstop review – the ultimate cosy game”

Forza Horizon 5 comes out on PS5 next month (Xbox Game Studios) Xbox’s multiformat ports continue to have some annoying wrinkles, as Forza Horizon 5 on PS5 raises concerns about game preservation. Forza Horizon 5 is the latest Xbox game to make its way to PlayStation 5 as part of Microsoft’s multiplatform strategy and while that is great news for anyone who doesn’t own an Xbox, some of the ports have come with a few problems. One bugbear is the … Continue reading “Forza Horizon 5 on PS5 causes uproar as Xbox upsets PlayStation fans”