Category: Gaming

Maybe this could be the basis for the Nintendo Switch 2 Lite? (Samsung) A new gaming handheld from Samsung takes more than a couple of pages out of Nintendo’s book, but it does have a unique gimmick of its own. Ever since the Nintendo Switch came out in 2017, other companies have been eager to capitalise on the new handheld gaming market it opened up. Valve’s Steam Deck may be the most notable example, but you’ve also got the likes … Continue reading “Samsung has made its own Nintendo Switch that can fold in half”

Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light key art (Feral Interactive) GameCentral’s round-up of the most interesting mobile games of the month include an excellent Tomb Raider spin-off and the almost self-explanatory Stair Quest. This month’s mobile releases include the touchscreen ports of first person shooter I Am Your Beast and Tomb Raider spin-off Lara Croft And The Guardian of Light, along with all-new roguelite Stair Quest – in what has proved to be an unusually iOS-orientated month. Grand Mountain … Continue reading “Best new mobile games on iOS and Android – March 2025 round-up”

You can’t rent a copy of Astro Bot though (Sony) Sony has brought its PlayStation 5 rental service to the UK, which offers temporary leases on consoles and other accessories like the PSVR2. There’s no denying that the PlayStation 5, and consoles in general, are an expensive piece of hardware. Even at its cheapest, it costs £389.99 and that’s the version that comes without a disc drive, so you’re sacrificing the ability to play physical games. The more powerful PS5 … Continue reading “Sony is renting out PS5 consoles for £11 a month in the UK”

It’d be far more shocking if this thing was a Wii U-esque flop (YouTube) A new report suggests Nintendo’s plan for the Switch 2 includes getting a head start on the PlayStation 6, with launch sales estimated to exceed the original Switch and the PS5. With sales for the Nintendo Switch flagging and fans hungry for new hardware, it’s difficult to imagine the Nintendo Switch 2 being anything less than a huge success. Analysts expect the Switch 2 to be … Continue reading “Nintendo Switch 2 will outsell PS5 in first three months says analyst”

Maybe it’s time to let Ellie rest (Sony) While the TV show still has at least one more season in it, it sounds like The Last Of Us fans shouldn’t hold their breath for any new games. It’s been commonly assumed that The Last Of Us Part 3 will be a thing at some point, especially after the series’ notoriety ballooned thanks to the TV show and the last game ended on a relatively ambiguous note. However, series co-creator and … Continue reading “The Last Of Us co-creator has bad news for fans about Part 3”

Roman Reigns is at the heart of WWE 2K25 (2K) WWE 2K25 is using the legacy of The Bloodline as the theme for this year’s new game, as it tries to keep the revived series on its winning streak. After last year’s WWE 2K24 was hailed as one of the best wrestling game ever made it left developer Visual Concepts with the tall task of delivering something even more special for the next game. Annual sports franchises always struggle not … Continue reading “WWE 2K25 review – The Bloodline ushers in new era for wrestling games”

Resistance: Fall Of Man – a trilogy forever (Sony Interactive Entertainment) (Credits: 5655366) The Thursday letters page is not convinced Sega is the best publisher of 2024, as a reader thinks Dragon Age: The Veilguard needed a name change. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Too oldIt’s always interesting to think about what video game sequels could’ve been made but probably never will. EA definitely should’ve made Battlefield: Bad Company 3, but the time for that was … Continue reading “Games Inbox: What retro PlayStation franchise should be brought back?”

How much would you pay for GTA 6? (Rockstar Games) The idea of GTA 6 costing at least $100 has returned, as analyst Michael Pachter adds his voice to those warning of a major price increase. No one likes a price increase, but console video games have cost around $50/£50 since the 8-bit era. In fact, the average price went down when the original PlayStation console popularised the move from cartridges to discs. Over time, that slowly crept up to … Continue reading “Take-Two wants to charge £100 or more for GTA 6 claims another analyst”

Metaphor has kept Sega in the race (Sega) Metacritic has released its annual rankings of the best game publishers of the year and there’s not a big name American company in the whole top eight. Last year may have been dismal for the games industry in terms of sales and layoffs, but there were still plenty of great games to sink yourself into. The positives from last year have been collated into Metacritic’s annual ranking of the most successful video … Continue reading “Sega tops Metacritic list of the best game publishers for third year”

Dragon Age: The Veilguard came out at a rough time (EA) This month’s PS Plus selection on PS5 includes an overlooked role-playing giant and one of the best 3D Sonic games. Developer BioWare has a storied history with role-playing games, with the studio’s biggest franchises including Baldur’s Gate, Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age. The developer’s most recent release was Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the fourth mainline instalment in the series following 2014’s Dragon … Continue reading “One of 2024’s most critically acclaimed games is now free on PS Plus”