Horizon Forbidden West video review

Reviews have been published for PlayStation’s Horizon Forbidden West. you’re able to read VGC’s ownHorizon Forbidden West reviewin written form via the link, or watch the video review via the embed on this page, posted below. “When it comes to sequels that are significantly better than the original, a game that often comes to mind isAssassin’s Creed2,” wrote VGC critic Jordan Middler. “The jump from the first Assassin’s Creed to its sequel perfectly represents what a studio can do once it’s found its feet with the first instalment of a franchise – expanding on what worked, listening to what its players didn’t like, and taking advantage of not having to learn to walk at the same time....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Patrick Ward

How to watch the Summer Game Fest 2024 live stream

Summer Game Fest 2024’s kick-off show is taking place on Friday and you’ll be able to watch it live here. Promising world premieres, gameplay demos and announcements, the two-hour event will take place in front of an audience at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. Kicking off at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST / 11pm CEST, it will be viewable live on major streaming sites such asYouTubeandTwitch, including via the YouTube video embedded at the top of this page....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · William Schneider

Immortals of Aveum feels like EA’s next big single-player franchise

Immortals of Aveum feels like something EA would have released in the same stable as Mirror’s Edge and Dead Space. Which is hardly surprising, since it’s the next game fromDead Space’s creative director, Brett Robbins. That’s not to say that the game feels like it’s from 2007, but instead that it has the originality and confidence of something that would have been given the mega publisher’s full backing during their foray into single-player hits....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 890 words · Benjamin King

July’s new Game Pass games include UFC 4 and Tropico 6

Microsoft has confirmed the next wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass for console, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming. UFC 4 will be coming viaEAPlay andXboxGame Pass Ultimate on July 8, allowing players to create their own fighter and take on all-comers in the octagon. It will be available on theXbox OneandXbox Series X/S. It will be joined on July 8 by Tropico 6, which will be available on console,PCand cloud, as well as the cloud version ofDragon Quest Builders 2(which is already available on console and PC)....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Robert Bennett

Just Dance 2020 first songs confirmed, will still support Wii

Ubisoft has officially confirmed that Just Dance 2020 will be released in November. The latest edition will mark the 10th anniversary of the Just Dance series. The first part of the game’s track list was confirmed duringUbisoft‘sE3 2019conference: Just Dance 2020 will be released onSwitch,PS4,Xbox OneandStadia. It will also be coming to the Wii, continuing its tradition of being the only series left that supportsNintendo‘s almost 13-year-old console.

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Howard Wang

Konami plans to address eFootball issues in an update on October 28

Konami will release an eFootball update later this month designed to address various issues with the game. The free-to-play successor to the long-running Pro Evolution Soccer series was released on September 30 and was heavily criticised by players, to the extent that itbecame the lowest-rated Steam game of all time. Following the criticism,Konamireleased a statement acknowledging “reports of problems users have experienced with cut-scenes, facial expressions, movements of players and the behaviour of the ball”....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Megan Powell

Launch Review: Babylon’s Fall is a dull and cynical service game

Disclaimer: This is a launch review of a large service game that is likely to receive significant post-launch content. As such the game experience is likely to evolve as the game’s developer adds and changes its systems over the following months and years. This review is accurate as of the launch window. In the future, Babylon’s Fall will almost certainly be frequently used as an example of how not to launch a live service game....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1202 words · Scott Martinez MD

Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom’s final pre-release trailer arrives on Thursday

Nintendo will publish the final pre-release trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Thursday. The trailer will debut on April 13 at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST / 4pm CEST. Lasting for approximately three minutes, it will be viewable onNintendo‘s YouTube channel (and via the embedded video at the top of this page). In late March, Nintendo released over 10 minutes ofLegend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay footage....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Crystal Wu

Lucario location: Where to catch Lucario Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have finally been released worldwide, bringing with them a huge amount of new Pokemon, and some familiar faces, along with them. With a world as large as the Paldea region, it might be difficult to find some of your old favorites, but don’t worry, that’s where we come in. We have guides telling you where to find some of the most popular, and rarestPokemonaround, such as Bagon, Pikachu, Eevee, Garchomp, Axew, and Lucario....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Renee Davis

Microsoft is cutting another 650 staff from its gaming teams

Microsoft is cutting another 650 jobs from its gaming division, it’s announced. As first reported byGame File,Microsoft‘s head of gamingPhil Spencershared the news with employees in a company-wide email on Thursday. “As part of aligning our post-acquisition team structure and managing our business, we have made the decision to eliminate approximately 650 roles across Microsoft Gaming—mostly corporate and supporting functions—to organize our business for long term success,” Spencer wrote....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 623 words · Brandon Rollins

Microsoft says Black Ops 6 topped Xbox and PlayStation game sales in the holiday quarter

Black Ops 6 enjoyed a record breaking launch quarter as it topped software sales on both Xbox and PlayStation, according to Microsoft. The latest entry inActivision’s shooter series was released on July 10, 2025, forXbox Series X/S,Xbox One,PS5,PS4andPC. Notably, it was also thefirst Call of Duty to be available on Game Pass on day one. MicrosoftCEOSatya Nadellatouched on the game’s early performance duringthe company’s second quarter earningscall on Wednesday....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Jacqueline Johnson

Miyamoto says designing Mario games for mobile was ‘challenging’

Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has suggested Nintendo could be moving away from the “challenging” task of developing mobile titles starring the company’s mascot. “Mobileapps will not be the primary path of future Mario games,”Nintendorepresentative director Miyamoto toldVarietyas part of an interview forThe Super Mario Bros. Movie. Super Mario Run was released in 2016 for mobiles, andMario Kart Tourwas released in 2019. Other Nintendo properties such as Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, and Pikmin have also made mobile debuts in recent years....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Christopher Stokes

Monster Hunter Stories remaster gets a release date

Capcom has announced a release date for its upcoming remaster of Monster Hunter Stories. Originally released on 3DS in 2016, this new enhanced version of the RPG will be coming toSwitch,PS4andPCon Jul 24, 2025. The new version features HD visuals and new voice overs. It will also let players browse artwork and listen to music in a new museum section. The game sees players controlling a rider who befriends and fights alongside monsters in turn-based combat to confront a black blight that plagues the world....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Steven Casey