News NOSTALGIC NYOOMS | Buckle up, Need For Speed Unbound's new Underground-inspired drag and drift races have just arrived Hey, it's an old thing that we all liked once, and might like again now. May 21, 2024 Mark Warren 1 comment
Article OH YEAH | So, Danny DeVito wants to be Wario – but is he really the best fit for Mario’s gassy counterpart? And who should play the rest of the cast from the Mushroom Kingdom? May 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke 2 comments
Guide PLAY HAS NO LIMITS | The best PS1 games to play in 2024 Still have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today. May 16, 2024 Kelsey Raynor 3 comments
News RUS-SUL SUL WILSON | LA Chargers use The Sims 2 to announce their 2024 NFL schedule, and yes, there's a pool steps-based murder I genuinely can't stop sniggering at the Broncos wishing well gag, or how well Harrison Butker's been roasted. May 16, 2024 Mark Warren
News LET IT RIP | New Doom rumoured as Xbox June showcase approaches This would mark the first new entry in the reboot since 2020. May 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke 1 comment
News THE MONEY MAKER | From the publisher that popularised loot boxes comes... in-game ads - didn't we do all this in in the late 2000s? Growth is king in the big-budget video game industry, and EA CEO Andrew Wilson has an idea of how to spur it on. May 10, 2024 Connor Makar
News GRUMBLE GRUMBLE | From FF to… FF? Final Fantasy 16's Cid is going to be in Marvel’s Fantastic Four It's been a big few years for Ralph Ineson! Let's see how he does. May 10, 2024 Connor Makar
Article THERE IS ANOTHER | 25 years in, LEGO Star Wars has finally created the perfect set - and it’ll cost you less than what came before Sometimes, less is more - both in cost, in size, even in piece count. That thinking has finally come to LEGO Star Wars. May 4, 2024 Alex Donaldson
News GET REAL | The Legend of Zelda film director wants it to be "grounded" so don't expect a motion captured Tingle "We're working hard, and we're gonna make something great." May 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News TWISTED FIGHTSTARTER | Doom-inspired Dragon's Dogma 2 mod lets you engineer inter-enemy fights by controlling exactly how angry they can get As Harry Hill would say, there's only one real way to find out whether a Cyclops is better than a wolf. April 18, 2024 Mark Warren
News WAHOO! | The Super Mario Bros. movie is getting a sequel, to the surprise of absolutely no one But will it do anything with that post-credits scene? March 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News START YOUR ENGINES | Lego is making a Mario Kart set, but the real winner is The Bowser Express Train Your wallets will be emptied soon enough. March 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News CUT AND TRIM | Need another way to play Doom? How about a lawn mower? Add that to the ever-growing pile of weird ways to play the classic shooter. Feb. 25, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke 1 comment
News RETRO RACING | Need For Speed Unbound to get new NFS Underground and Hot Pursuit-style races Wahey, just try not to feel too old now you know NFS turns 30 this year. Feb. 20, 2024 Mark Warren
News CROSS UP | Are you Toph enough? Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting a fighting game There's no word on a developer yet, but the game will be launching in Early Access in 2025. Feb. 15, 2024 Connor Makar
Article QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS | 24 years later, no-one can quite agree on when exactly The Sims actually came out One year short of the franchise's big quarter-century anniversary, we set out to trace it back to its exact calendar roots. Feb. 4, 2024 Rebecca Jones 1 comment
News R YOU SERIOUS? | Update: Remedy says its letter R logo dispute with Take-Two was "resolved entirely and amicably" last year "There is nothing to see here." Jan. 18, 2024 Mark Warren
News WE'VE STRUCK GOLD | Nintendo Switch Online gets a couple of cult classic Game Boy Advance RPGs next week Expansion Pack's collection of GBA titles gets a little bigger. Jan. 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News GO OUTSIDE | Hideo Kojima says OD is as different as Boktai, his solar-powered Gameboy game Motherfudgers forgot about Boktai, the game that made you touch grass before it was cool. Jan. 4, 2024 Connor Makar
Guide The best PS2 games to play in 2024 It's time to take a trip back in time to one of the best generations of gaming. Jan. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor 1 comment
News RIP | Max Payne voice actor James McCaffrey passes away, tributes pour in “No one could do what he did better than him.” Dec. 19, 2023 Mark Warren 1 comment
Guide The best video game soundtracks to revisit in 2024 From classical symphonies and industrial noise to acid jazz and synthwave, these game soundtracks leave no stone left unturned. Dec. 8, 2023 Kelsey Raynor 1 comment
News SEEEEGA | SEGA announces they're making a new Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi, and more in one trailer Shown off at The Game Awards, a lot of new SEGA games are on the way. Dec. 8, 2023 Connor Makar 7 comments
News BOWSER MODE | Jack Black goes wild in TikTok remix of 'Peaches' from The Super Mario Bros. Movie The gift that keeps on giving. Dec. 7, 2023 Fran Ruiz
News SURE, JAN | Zelda director is aiming for "live-action Miyazaki" and I'm looking for dry water When pigs fly, etc. Dec. 6, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News SUM SUM (OF CASH) | The Sims just got official merch and it's about as pricy as the average expansion pack I don’t need the Sul Sul Bubble Tee. I don’t need the Su-(pulls out credit card). Nov. 22, 2023 Mark Warren
News EARLY PRATTSENT | The Super Mario Bros Movie is coming to US Netflix in time for Christmas, Pratt lovers rejoice No, you don’t have to tell the actor you love his Mario voice before the film will play (we assume). Nov. 10, 2023 Mark Warren
News HAANG ON | Netflix's live action Avatar: The Last Airbender trailer lands tomorrow, five years after series announcement The show was first announced back in 2018. Nov. 8, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke 1 comment
News EXCUUUSE ME PRINCESS | The Zelda movie is real and I need someone to wake me up from this nightmare And... Sony is producing it? Have I shifted into another plane of existence? Nov. 8, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News SAVED BY THE DEVIL | Twenty years on, a cancelled Daredevil PS2 game is now playable Welcome back to the land of the living. Nov. 5, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News CONTROL YOURSELF | Alan Wake dev, Remedy, offers status updates on major sequel and anticipated remakes Control 2 and the Max Payne remakes sound like they're making good progress. Oct. 31, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News FACE/ON | The face of Max Payne, Sam Lake, on if he regrets using his likeness in the games Alan Wake 2's director seems like he semi-regrets becoming the literal face of the Max Payne franchise. Oct. 30, 2023 Mark Warren 1 comment
News SHAPESWINGER | Spider-Man 2 has a very glitchy way of saying it thinks Miles is a bit of a square Is it about my spider-cube? Oct. 23, 2023 Mark Warren
News THWIPPING TO THE TOP | Spider-Man 2 is already the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever PlayStation has produced another hit with Spider-Man 2, and it's already setting a new record. Oct. 23, 2023 Sherif Saed 2 comments
News Hey Ray | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will have ray tracing on no matter what visual mode you choose Whatever your preferred frame rate is, the lighting will look great. Sept. 17, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News ANOTHER CLASSIC | Mario vs Donkey Kong: The GBA puzzle-platformer gets a Modern Remaster in 2024 The rivalry that heated up on the Game Boy Advance system reignites on Switch. Sept. 14, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News It's A Not Me | It’s the end of an era: Charles Martinet is no longer the voice of Mario The iconic voice actor will also be stepping back from his other roles. Aug. 21, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke 1 comment
Deals Here's where to pre-order Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 bundle and DualSense controller Find out which retailers are issuing pre-orders for the Spider-Man 2 PS5 bundle. July 28, 2023 Corinna Burton 1 comment
News HOW SYMBIOTEIC | Venom returns in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, but he's not who you think he is There's also a cool Spider-Man 2 PS5 Limited Edition on the way July 21, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
Article GIMMICK A BREAK | What's the best game with the worst gimmick? The Best Games Ever Show episode 59 Video games are full of gimmicks, and the bad ones are usually found in bad games. But not always... July 7, 2023 Jim Trinca
Article LIKE A DRAGOON | “Experimentation and emotion”: The past, present, and future of RPGs with Final Fantasy 4's Takashi Tokita One of the most influential RPG creators – developer of Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Live A Live and Parasite Eve – talks about the future of the genre. July 6, 2023 Dom Peppiatt 1 comment
News Hold Your Horses | Super Mario Bros. Movie producer downplays those Legend of Zelda film rumours Always take a pinch of salt when you hear a Nintendo related rumour. June 18, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News To Infinity... | Hideo Kojima stays true to his brand, says he wants to make a game you can play in space The heart wants what the heart wants. June 18, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke 1 comment
News SMODERLING RIVALRIES | Classic GBA title Fire Emblem ignites Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on June 22 Plan your strategy and draw your steel. June 16, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News Pause Screen | Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel on hold due to the ongoing writer's strike, says Chris Pratt A sequel hasn't been formally announced as of yet. June 11, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
Article THE OFFSPRING | Can bad games have good sequels? In contrast to Hollywood, videogames usually improve with every iteration. The Best Games Ever Show Episode 54 June 2, 2023 Jim Trinca 6 comments
Article KINGDOM COME | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is great, but I hope the next game is nothing like it Whatever Nintendo does with the next part in the Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom series, I hope it's something completely different. May 26, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke 5 comments
News ADVANCED TO THE MAX | Complete your Super Mario Advance collection on Switch with these three additional titles Hot town summer in the city, more Mario Advanced on Nintendo Switchy. May 19, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
Article TONY BLEURGH | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.46: The best game that features a 90s star It was the best decade between the 80s and the 2000s. April 7, 2023 Jim Trinca 2 comments
Article MAMMA MIA | A short history of how Mario, gaming’s most famous Italian, almost wasn’t Italian What if Mario had been designed as a generic European guy? What then? April 6, 2023 Damiano Gerli