Category: Gaming

The anti-video game (Playsaurus) An indie classic that spawned an entire genre, despite having virtually no gameplay, is coming to consoles and the best that can be said about it, is that it’s cheap. Given the genre it created is called an indle game, it’s fair to say that Cookie Clicker does not have the deepest gameplay in the gaming world. All you do is click on picture of a cookie, to make more cookies, to buy in-game items to … Continue reading “The worst video game ever made is coming to PS5, Switch and Xbox this month”

The Precinct – you are the sound of the police (Kwalee) An interesting new indie title is a homage to both old school, top-down GTA games and 80s cop shows like Kojak and Cagney & Lacey. Nostalgia is very much to the fore in The Precinct. Not just for video games but for TV. While its appearance, with an isometric style camera mounted high in its virtual sky, brings to mind memories of early, top-down Grand Theft Auto games, its … Continue reading “The Precinct review – Hill Streets Blues meets GTA”

Evil is stirring (Capcom) The chances of Resident Evil 9 being released next year have just shrunk dramatically, unless Capcom feels like putting it up against GTA 6. The summer preview season is about to start soon, with Summer Game Fest due on June 6 (a day after the Switch 2 launch) and Xbox’s showcase a few days later on June 8. Although so far there’s no indication of PlayStation having an event, even though they usually have theirs in … Continue reading “Resident Evil 9 release date narrowed down by Capcom and it’s not good news”

Valve says there’s nothing to worry about (Valve) Steam users are in a panic about a supposed data breach, but according to Valve nothing significant has actually happened. Data breaches at big companies are hardly a rarity, in the video game world or elsewhere, so when talk of a ‘massive’ breach at Steam started to appear online it wasn’t necessarily that surprising. Warnings spread that customers should immediately change their passwords, phone numbers, and payment details, with reports that personal … Continue reading “Valve confirms Steam data leak but denies it’s a serious problem”

This is the most pre-order options there’s been this month (Nintendo) Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more Multiple UK retailers currently have the Switch 2 available for pre-order, including the Nintendo Store, but stock’s not going to last forever. There have been no big announcements, from Nintendo or anyone else, but after Very had active Switch 2 … Continue reading “You can pre-order Nintendo Switch 2 now in the UK but you’ll have to be quick”

At least Ghost Of Yōtei is out this year (Sony Interactive Entertainment) The Thursday letters page worries what will happen if the new Marvel games are flops, as one reader laments the slow death of physical games. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Summer scheduleI really hope that Sony is planning to make more first party games but I have a feeling there’s no going back to how things were. It’s been too long and too much … Continue reading “Games Inbox: Is there going to be a PS5 State of Play this summer?”

A digital-only PlayStation might be the only option soon (Sony Interactive Entertainment) As the physical games market continues to dwindle, new figures from Sony highlight how PlayStation players are continuing to shift towards digital purchases. The decline of physical games has been an ongoing story for years, with retailers like GAME being gradually chased off the high street, as more people opt for the convenience of digital. We’re now seeing companies like Nintendo try to deter people away from buying … Continue reading “Over 75% of all PlayStation game sales are digital as physical sales plummet”

Iron Man is still yet to be shown (EA) A major Marvel title has been delayed to next year, as details emerge around EA’s upcoming Iron Man game via a job listing. It’s easy to forget about the huge number of Marvel games in development, as there are so few tangible details about any of them. Beyond Insomniac’s Wolverine, we have a standalone Black Panther game from Cliffhanger Games, an Iron Man title from EA Motive, Arkane Lyon’s Blade, throwback … Continue reading “Iron Man game details leaked by EA as Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra delayed”

Capcom Vs. SNK 2 – a good old fashioned brawl (Capcom) The latest in Capcom’s series of retro fighting game compilations focuses on Capcom Vs. SNK and GameCentral favourite Power Stone. Every time we talk to anyone from Capcom, no matter what the subject is, we always ask about a new sequel to Power Stone. We’ve been doing it for over a decade now, mostly just to annoy them, but now, finally, the series has returned. We don’t know how … Continue reading “Capcom Fighting Collection 2 review – Power Stone revival”

A kingdom far, far away (Square Enix) Square Enix has canned a previously announced Kingdom Hearts spin-off, as it looks to ‘reboot’ its business. It’s been over three years since Disney crossover Kingdom Hearts 4 was revealed, in April 2022, and we haven’t seen or heard anything about the sequel since. Square Enix also announced a mobile spin-off entitled Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link during the same 20th anniversary video. The GPS-based action role-playing game received a closed ‘prototype test’ in January … Continue reading “Kingdom Hearts 4 gets new update as Square Enix cancels spin-off”