Category: Gaming

The Switch 2 is probably mere months away (Nintendo) As we approach April’s all-important Nintendo Direct, here are the latest rumours around the price, release date, and games for the Nintendo Switch 2. Although the Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially announced we still know very little about the console, with a brief trailer only showing its expanded size, revamped Joy-Cons, and hinting at its mouse-like functionality. Some of these details have been reaffirmed through patents, but Nintendo is expected … Continue reading “Nintendo Switch 2 release date and price: all the latest information”

Counter-Strike is still one of the biggest games on PC (Valve) The amount of PC gamers has jumped over the past year, but the overwhelming majority are still playing only playing old games. While the console market has plateaued over the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S generation, one area has continued to rise: PC gaming. This is apparent not only through analyst reports but in the actions of Sony and Microsoft over recent years, with both companies releasing games … Continue reading “There are more PC gamers than ever but they’re all stuck in the past”

How long is too long? (Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Credits: AFP via Getty Images) The Wednesday letters page is unsurprised by Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ mostly good reviews, as one reader hopes for Xenoblade Chronicles X-2. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Weekly quotaI’ve a question I don’t see asked much and that’s how many hours a week people play video games and what they think is healthy? I read today that the average is 8.6 hours, … Continue reading “Games Inbox: How many hours a day is too much for playing video games?”

Lego has chosen Pikachu (Lego) A new line of Pokémon themed Lego sets have been announced, with a multi-year deal that is going to cost fans dearly. Not only do Lego and Nintendo get on very well but it’s amusing that they’re both quite similar companies, beloved by their fans but notorious for their secrecy and insistence on doing things their way. Their first partnership was for the ongoing Super Mario line of Lego sets, which rather than just being … Continue reading “Lego Pokémon is now officially real – so let your bank account beware”

Assassin’s Creed Shadows – a relatively dynamic duo (Ubisoft) Ubisoft’s pivotal new entry in the Assassin’s Creed series features two different playable characters in 16th century Japan. The Assassin’s Creed franchise is notionally about the millennia-spanning conflict between the Order of the Assassins and their arch-nemeses the Templars. Experienced in the modern world via the Animus, a machine that lets people inhabit the memories of long dead ancestors, early releases in the series made a big deal of current era … Continue reading “Assassin’s Creed Shadows review – Ubisoft takes a trip to Japan”

It’s not even been a year since this game was added to PlayStation Plus (Bigmode) Just as eight new games are added to the PS Plus catalogue, the same amount is scheduled to leave next month, including one of last year’s best titles. Animal Well was undoubtedly one of the best indie games to be released in 2024. In fact, it was one of 2024’s best games period and probably would have walked home from The Game Awards 2024 with … Continue reading “PS Plus owners only have a month left to play one of 2024’s best games”

No, we’re not talking about the cat girls… though there is a new one of those included in the update (miHoYo) The newest Zenless Zone Zero patch has added jiggle physics to the least expected of places… and replaced two of the game’s English voice actors. Even if you only have a passing familiarity with Zenless Zone Zero (another free-to-play action role-player from Genshin Impact studio miHoYo), you’re probably aware of how… bouncy its characters can be. It’s hardly the … Continue reading “Zenless Zone Zero’s jiggle physics now includes cats’ unmentionables”

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – better late than never (Nintendo) The last big name Wii U game is finally ported to the Nintendo Switch, in a new version that makes a number of important improvements. One of the myriad ways that Nintendo is different to Sony and Microsoft is in its approach to buying other companies. It hardly ever does it and the few times it does, it’s usually small studios you’ve never heard of. But it usually works … Continue reading “Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition review – the Switch’s final must-have”

You know people are desperate for GTA 6 when they’re willing to drive around an empty recreation of its map (YouTube) A fan-made map of GTA 6 recreates everything that is known about the game so far, before the debut of the second trailer. Even though Rockstar has been keeping a very tight lid on GTA 6 since the 2023 reveal trailer, the most eager of fans have pieced together a lot of info about it, thanks in part to … Continue reading “Play the GTA 6 game map recreated by fan in GTA 5”

It’s always a treat to hear Ellen McClain as GLaDOS (Multimorphic/YouTube) The newest Valve game is set to launch this summer and yet again it involves some expensive, bespoke hardware. Despite being one of the most celebrated game developers in the world Valve’s release schedules are never exactly busy. The launched Counter-Strike 2 in 2023 and hero shooter Deadlock is currently in playtesting but it is a very long time since they’ve made a normal single-player game. What Valve fans … Continue reading “A new Portal game is out this year but it costs at least £3,000”