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BE PREPARED
Before you rush to buy the discounted Steam Deck, know what you’re buying – some essential tips
I love my Steam Deck, but there’s a limit to what it can do.
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NO SPAIN, NO GAIN
Resident Evil 4 Remake review: A bolder, Leon-hearted version of a classic, refined in every way
“This time, it can be different.” And that’s okay. In fact, it's more than OK.
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LOOK AT THE FUTURE
"It's at full speed everywhere" - AI specialists tell all during King GDC roundtable
During a packed-talk at GDC, some of the biggest (organic) names in AI speak their mind.
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SNAP, CRACKLE, POP.
Marvel Snap praised for restoring growth in the Collectable card games genre
Dubbed a "runaway hit" at GDC, the game is estimated to be making roughly $300,000 a day.
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Greez Lightning
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor finally shows off some fan favourite characters with its story trailer
Cal is in for a tough time.
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This Is Hell
Diablo 4 players think the dungeons feel too repetitive
The first beta took part over the weekend.
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RIP
Elden Ring players died so many times, it’d have wiped out all of humanity in the real world
And they tried to fight Malenia a whole bunch too.
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Snapshot
Sonic Frontiers first free DLC adds in a photo mode and more this week
Plus a juke box mode and new challenges.
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Blades of Miquella
Let Me Solo Her takes on their greatest challenge yet by turning every Elden Ring enemy into Malenia
I am Malenia, blade of Miquella times a thousand.
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CUTE COLMILLOS!
Check out Resident Evil 4 Remake’s short but sweet anime trailer
It's an awfully cute take on Resident Evil 4.
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Hell Of An Update
Diablo 4 beta gets a hotfix to deal with "stability issues" on console
Hopefully this will help for next weekend's open beta.
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Floor It
Disney Speedstorm drifts into early access April 18
The game comes from Disney Dreamlight Valley developer Gameloft.
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STEAM TAKES NOTES
Valve is reportedly working on a ‘game notes’ system for Steam
There’s possibly a new notifications page on the way, too.
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Completed It
Ahead of the Wii U and 3DS eShops' closure, YouTube's most prolific completionist bought every game
Wait 'til you see how much it cost.
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Play It By Year
The Last of Us season 2 should arrive "end of 2024, early 2025" says Bella Ramsey
Shooting is expected to take place later this year, or early next.
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Man, Hitman
As Hitman takes a hiatus, IO Interactive shares details of its James Bond game
Still no release date, though.
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How Long To Beat
Final Fantasy 16 will take you about 35 hours to beat, 70-80 hours to complete
Plenty to do, it seems!
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The Royal Treatment
Persona 5 is getting a mobile spin-off with a new cast of characters
No word on an international release, though.
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DELAYED DECISION
European Commission postpones decision on approving Activision Blizzard acquisition until May 22
The decision was original scheduled for April 25.
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STAY SANE, JAMES
Return to Silent Hill film has cast its main characters
The film is set to start filming next month.
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WELCOME TO HELL
Diablo 4 beta servers are going through hell as countless players rush in
Massive queues and DCs are common, and tragic.
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You can get a like-new Xbox Series S console for £180 from Amazon Warehouse
Comes without the power cord or HDMI cable, but everything else is accounted for.
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Get Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion on PS5 for under £30 from Currys
Save £15 on the fully remastered version of the FF7 prequel.
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SCARY TIMES AHEAD
Layers of Fear trailer shows 12 minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming horror chronicle
Meet a new character, The Writer.
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J’ADORE HARDCORE
If you want a real taste of hell, you should play Diablo 4 on Hardcore mode
Let’s be honest here, the real Diablo experience lies in the threat of permadeath – not this softcore nonsense.
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NO WALLET NO CRY
Steam Spring Sale kicks off with a discount on Steam Deck
That's right. It's on sale.
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ATLAS BUGGED
Atlas Fallen has great combat and that joyous single-A energy
If you like your games slightly wonky – but effortlessly charming – Atlas Fallen is likely for you.
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GET TO THE POINT
VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.43: The best game that takes ten or more hours to get good
A sewage pipe that leads to an ocean.
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BINGO!
Resident Evil 4 Remake review round-up - all the scores for Capcom’s latest remake
Does the Resident Evil 4 Remake live up to the original’s legacy?
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VORACIOUS SURVIVAL
Survival horror, VORAX, looks to give The Forest fans a thorough single-player experience
Set on yet another island, of course.
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WARRIORS OF LIGHT
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin heads to Steam next month
Take the fight to Chaos on Steam.
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BOOTBOX
I booted a boombox around Sons of the Forest so you don't have to
Who says silence is golden? I went on a quest to bring music to my Sons of Forest base.
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X GON GIVE IT TO YA
Metroid Fusion remains the scariest 2D game ever
The Metroid franchise has never been too cheery, but GBA’s sole new Metroid entry cranked the spook factor up to eleven. 21 years later, it still unnerves us.
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NO SPAIN, NO GAIN
Resident Evil 4 Remake review: A bolder, Leon-hearted version of a classic, refined in every way
“This time, it can be different.” And that’s okay. In fact, it's more than OK.
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FINE CHINA
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty review – How to make friends and annihilate people
As great as Team Ninja’s tidal, back-and-forth take on the Souls-like formula is, some small regressions keep it from landing a killer blow.
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HOUSE OF THE GUNDEAD
Devolver is releasing a new light gun shooter into arcades – but what we really need is a home port
Dodge Roll's latest, House of the Gundead, belongs in arcades, sure... but I bet a lot of players would be happier seeing it in their own homes.
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GODS MADE BY SCIENCE
Redfall story trailer explains how the town became overrun with vampires
Never trust rogue scientists backed by an evil corporation.
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PLATINUM TROPHY
Shuhei Yoshida to be awarded a BAFTA Fellowship on March 30
The legendary Sony figure will be receiving the BAFTA's highest honour.
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HIGH BOLTAGE
Former EA veterans form new studio, Fuse Games
"Once we select a genre, we want to lead that genre.”
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MORE KIRBY!
Nintendo Switch Online adds Kirby's Dream Land 2, XEVIOUS, and more
Are you feeling devious enough to beat XEVIOUS?
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C.R.E.A.M
Forspoken may have had a budget of over $100,000,000
According to a Linkedin post from former staff, the game had a hefty amount of cash injected into it.
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SEE THE LIGHT
Hyper Light Breaker goes into Steam Early Access this fall, first gameplay trailer released
Check out the first footage of the new 3D co-op adventure.
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STOMACH CHVRNING
Switchback VR for PS VR2 is so scary I genuinely had concerns for my health
Do you like the idea of a stomach-churning rollercoaster, but with added jump scares and general terror?
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PS PLUS MARCH UPDATE
17 excellent games are coming to PS Plus in March
The PS Plus games catalogue and classics collection is getting some fresh new games!
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ALIEN MAGIC
Starfield’s latest tease shows that Bethesda is embracing its fantasy roots
On the one hand, their space bound epic depicts a realistic sci-fi future. On the other, it’s got a big swirly thing in it.
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FALSE DESTINY
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League shows how shareholder culture is killing AAA
By wasting Rocksteady’s pedigree and talent on live service guff, the quest to fatten dividends may have robbed us of a good Arkham follow-up.
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AGHAST BOOT
Your next Indie obsession drops in a few weeks, and it ain't on Game Pass
Visit a beautiful island archipelago where everyone is terrified of what happens next (not Britain)
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PARANORMAL FUN
Ghostwire: Tokyo comes to Xbox on April 12 alongside new content update
Xbox Series players can soon use psychic and paranormal abilities to defeat ghosts and spirits haunting Tokyo.
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PLAYSTATION PROLAPSE
PS5 Pro? Even if the spurious rumors are true, right now I just don't care
At this point in the generation, with how it's all gone so far, do we really need a PS5 Pro? I don't think so, really.
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TRY IT OUT
Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer is free to play this weekend
A good opportunity to try the game out, with its much needed season 2 update.
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LOOK FOR THE LIGHT
“Much more” to be shared about The Last of Us multiplayer spin-off this year
Not soon enough, if you ask me.
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WELCOME, INSECT
System Shock remake delayed to May 30 for PC, indefinitely for consoles
SHODAN’s return is imminent.
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ALL GOOD THINGS, ETC
These eight games will be leaving Xbox Game Pass tomorrow
Download them while you can.
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WELL, DEPENDS REALLY
Blizzard says it has "no plans" to release Diablo 4 on Game Pass
Well, that could change if the Microsoft acquisition goes through.
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UPDATE YOUR GAME
The Witcher 3's latest patch improves overall stability and performance, makes other fixes
Hopefully, this fixes a few issues players have experienced.
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LUCKY RABBID FOOT
Please, Nintendo, let Mario take on more mature genres
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope has reminded us of all the potential out there for the Mario franchise outside well-trodden sports games and safe spinoffs.
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GAME RELEASE DATES
Upcoming video games and 2023 release schedule
Our big, comprehensive list of the video game release dates in 2023 and beyond on all the major platforms, updated daily.
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SMELL OF THE GAME
With Guilty Gear Strive, Game Pass finally has a fighting game worthy of the Series X
Arc System Works’ gorgeous fighter is more than just a solid 2D fighting game oozing with style; it’s a graphical masterclass.
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PS PLUS!
These 9 PS Plus games are leaving the game catalogue forever in March
A mix of PS5 and PS4 games, soon all will be unavailable to download.
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Cartographic images!
Try our new interactive map tool (bonus Tom's house included)
Helping you steer clear from cannibals and find the items you're looking for.
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GOOD FAITH?
Bleak Faith: Forsaken called out for supposedly stealing Elden Ring assets
It appears to be one big misunderstanding, however.
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IT'S ABOUT TIME
20 years ago, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time proved we don’t need remakes
Rewinding back to a time when reboots were good, and necessary, and different.
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THAT'S MOCAP
Hopes for Virtua fighter 6 crushed as mocap footage for new ACT AGE movie emerges
That looks like Akira. Shun, and Jacky to me. Damn it!
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Tears Of My Wallet
Nintendo thinks Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is worth that hefty price tag
Though Nintendo would think that.
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Exclusive Club
Sony thinks Starfield being Xbox exclusive justifies why it's worried about Call of Duty
Microsoft initially said it had no incentive to make Bethesda games console exclusives.
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JANE'S AFFLICTION
One of the greatest, grizzliest roguelikes is on Game Pass, and you need to play it now
Darkest Dungeon is punishing, grim, and upsetting – yet still somehow one of the most compulsively playable games on Game Pass.

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