With the Nintendo Switch 2 approaching like a Spiny Shell in Mario Kart, it’s tempting to start thinking about shelving the ...

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Balatro picks up the top prize at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards. Balatro was the big winner at the 25th annual GDC Awards. The roguelike deck builder developed by LocalThunk secured four ...

Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate members can now play three more games for free. This week’s Xbox Free Play Days lineup feature a trio of pretty good games. Fallout 76 might not be the game fans ...

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Accessibility was a key theme at the 2025 Game Developers Conference, highlighted by the launch of the ESA’s Accessible Games Initiative, a new program backed by industry giants including Microsoft, ...

Clap Hanz’s special brand of golf makes its long overdue Nintendo debut with Easy Come, Easy Golf on Nintendo Switch. Has it been worth the wait? First up, a disclaimer: Yes, I am aware that Easy Come ...

Final Fantasy VIII might be the eighth game in the main series, but for Squaresoft on the global stage, it was the proverbial difficult second album. After a somewhat weird opening cinematic ...

Consume Me wins the Grand Prize at the 27th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards. The IGF awards, held as part of the 2025 Game Developers Conference, celebrated the most innovative and ...

Forspoken and the return of Dead Space lead this week’s lineup of new video game releases for the PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. Despite a fair degree of hype, Forspoken remains something of ...

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom blends the series’ classic structure with innovative gameplay, creating an experience that feels both nostalgic and modern. The early hours of Echoes of Wisdom ...