Category: Gaming

Call Of Duty 2026 may ring in the next generation of consoles (Activision) The first next gen Call Of Duty will be an Xbox exclusive, according to the latest rumours, as more details about Modern Warfare 4 emerge. No matter what else happens in the video games industry, there are always two franchises you can count on for being hits no matter what, year in year out. Or perhaps not. Only weeks after EA Sports FC 25 was revealed to … Continue reading “Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is a next gen Xbox game for 2026 claims insider”

Which console is best? (Metro/Sony/Nintendo) The Tuesday letters page tries to imagine what Nintendo will do for Splatoon 4, as a reader celebrates the French-ness of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk The contendersInteresting celebration of the Nintendo Switch’s eight anniversary and how we might be thinking about the Nintendo Switch 2 in a similar amount of time. I’m not going to try and predict how things will work out, because how could … Continue reading “Games Inbox: Is the Nintendo Switch really the best console ever?”

Which do you think is the best Assassin’s Creed game? (Ubisoft) With a new mainline Assassin’s Creed dropping this month, GameCentral runs through the entire series to determine its best and worst games. Since 2007, Assassin’s Creed has become easily Ubisoft’s most prominent franchise and while the days of yearly releases ended a while ago there are still a huge number of entries out there, for a franchise that is only 18 years old. According to a recent report, there … Continue reading “Every Assassin’s Creed game ranked from worst to best”

Scalebound never took flight (Microsoft) The director behind Resident Evil 2 and Ōkami has called for the return of a cancelled Xbox exclusive, as he reminisces about its development. There are countless cancelled projects in the history of video games but only a few (rest in peace, Silent Hills) continue to be mourned to this day. For some, one of these projects is Scalebound, from developer PlatinumGames. The action role-playing game, which we saw several times in previews, saw players … Continue reading “Devil May Cry creator asks Phil Spencer to revive cancelled Xbox game”

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – an indie game that looks anything but (Kepler Interactive) A Japanese role-player made by French developers, that replaces anime sensibilities with Gothic fantasy, is one of the most interesting RPGs of the year. French indie developer Sandfall Interactive hasn’t released a completed game yet, but Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looks set to be a very impressive debut. Although it’s multiformat, you may recognise it from the recent Xbox focused Developer Direct and now we’ve played … Continue reading “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hands-on preview – French-Japanese RPG”

Sony’s glossophobia strikes again (Sony) Compensation for last month’s PlayStation Network fiasco is finally being sent out, so here’s how to check if you’ve received yours. Nearly a month after the PlayStation Network suffered another major outage, players are only now being reimbursed for the inconvenience. On February 8, the service went down for almost 24 hours, leaving people unable to play online games like Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6, which require a PS Plus subscription, along with some … Continue reading “PS Plus compensation is being paid to PlayStation players now for free”

A monster hit (Capcom) Monster Hunter Wilds’ huge opening weekend has helped push Steam to record highs, but the most-played game is still an old veteran. Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds always seemed destined to be a huge success, based on the player count for the beta, but the game’s launch has surpassed even the loftiest of expectations. The game, which launched on Friday, hit a concurrent player peak of 1,384,608 over the weekend on Steam. That is the fifth highest … Continue reading “Steam hits new 40 million peak thanks to Monster Hunter Wilds”

Furfrou makes a comeback in Pokémon Legends Z-A (Nintendo) The next Pokémon game looks set to fill in the blanks in the Nintendo Switch Pokédex, but a certain elemental trio are still missing. Pokémon Legends Z-A received a brand new trailer during last week’s Pokémon Presents showcase, where we got a first look at the revamped real-time battles and the return of mega evolutions. Beyond the mechanics, the trailer also revealed some Pokémon we can expect to see in the … Continue reading “Pokémon Legends Z-A trailer shows there’s now just three pokémon not on Switch”

Ghost Of Yōtei – definitely out this year, probably (Sony Interactive Entertainment) The Monday letters page feels that being a game developer is no longer a desirable job, as a reader is upset the PS5 version of Forza Horizon 5 is digital-only. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Exclusive newsI see there’s not much in the way of new games scheduled for March and after the Sony State of Play I’m still not clear if they’ve actually … Continue reading “Games Inbox: What is the next big PS5 exclusive?”

A tough act to follow (Nintendo) The original Nintendo Switch is celebrating its eighth anniversary, but, given its huge success, is there any way the Switch 2 can match or surpass it? On March 3, 2017, Nintendo released their follow-up to the disastrously unsuccessful Wii U console. By the time the Nintendo Switch launched, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were already over three years old and this marked the first time Nintendo, or any other major console manufacturer, had … Continue reading “As the Nintendo Switch 2 looms the best console ever turns 8 years old today”