Final Fantasy 7 Remake now ‘fully playable’ with a motion-controlled Buster Sword

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is now “fully playable” using a motion-controlled Buster Sword. The controller was created bySuper Louis 64,who has previously made videos showing himself playingElden Ringusing a banana as a controller, or using a slice of pizza as a controller in Final Fantasy 14. As shown in the clip posted to Twitter, the Buster Sword can be used to block, attack and move, all using gestural control. Louis claims that the mod works on bothPCand PS5....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Lisa Smith

Following a record launch, EA claims FIFA 23 sales are up 10% on last year’s game

Electronic Arts has said that FIFA 23 has built on a record opening week with strong sales and FIFA Ultimate Team engagement. The publisher recently claimedFIFA 23 had enjoyed a record-breaking launchfor the franchise in terms of first week player numbers. FIFA 23attracted over 10.3 million players in its first seven days of availability, compared to 9.1 million players who joinedFIFA 22in the 10 days following its release. EAprovided an update on the game’s performance as part of its second quarter earnings results on Tuesday....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Anna Jackson

Fruit Seas Race tier list, odds, and how to reroll

Latest update26th May 2024 / 9:10 am We’ve added the first post-launch race to Fruit Seas. Looking to reroll your race in Fruit Seas? The reroll odds make it easy to work out a personalFruit Seas races tier listyou can follow. With the ability to reroll your Fruit Seas race, it’s important to know how lucky or unlucky you need to be to land on a specific one. It’s the best way to avoid rerolling an already rare and powerful race....

July 17, 2025 · 4 min · 643 words · Mrs. Amy Wolf

Geoff Keighley explains why his next big show is a video game music concert

Geoff Keighley is a busy man. After organising and hosting this year’s Summer Games Fest, he’s back to making the final preparations for his next big show. And this one isn’t a video game showcase – it’s a music concert. The Game Awards10-year Celebration takes place on Sunday, June 25 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, which will see the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra performing arrangements of music fromElden Ring,Final Fantasy XVI,League of Legendsand more....

July 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1390 words · Elizabeth Leblanc

Ghost of Yotei directors talk open world philosophy and moving on from Jin Sakai

If Sucker Punch can pull it off, Ghost of Yotei won’t be just another open-world game. Once again helmed by veteransNate FoxandJason Connell, theGhost of Tsushimasequel is due out this October. Yotei follows new protagonist Atsu on a tale of revenge as she hunts down the Yotei Six, a group of warriors that have caused death and destruction across Japan. According toSucker Punch, the sequel will build on Tsushima’s cinematic storytelling, captivating visuals, and reverence for Japanese cinema....

July 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1666 words · Jessica Moore

HANDS-ON: Reanimal is a (literal) new dimension in horror from Little Nightmares studio Tarsier

Often when booking appointments for Gamescom we’re given vague descriptions of games that haven’t been announced yet, to help us decide whether it’s the sort of thing that fits our publication. One of the appointments I booked for was “unannounced horror game”, published byTHQ Nordic. As I sat there during Opening Night Live, watching the trailer roll for Reanimal, I realised what I had signed up for. When I saw the trailer I, like many others, thought “this looks messed up” (or stronger words to that effect)....

July 17, 2025 · 4 min · 756 words · Molly Powell

Here are the 700+ games on the new PS Plus in North America

The North American version of Sony’s revamped PlayStation Plus service has gone live in the region. The newly published North American games line-up contains many games that weren’t previously announced, including over 400 titles for thePS4/PS5as well as almost 300PS3titles that can be streamed. Interestingly, Metal Gear Solid, a series that featured heavily on the now-retiredPlayStationNow, is completely missing from the games library. PlayStation Plus’s new Essential, Extra and Premium tiers are expected to launch in Europe on June 22....

July 17, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Jennifer Reeves

Hogwarts Legacy Well Well Well walkthrough

In Hogwarts Legacy, Well, Well, Well is a quest that you can do as soon as you’re allowed out of Hogwarts castle. While most map solutions are simple, theWell Well Wellmap solution is a bit more complicated and forces you to travel across the whole map. But where is the treasure buried, and what is the solution to theWell, Well, Wellquest? Thankfully we have the answer. Hogwarts Legacy guides: Hogwarts Legacy Merlin Trials|Hogwarts Legacy Statues|Hogwarts Legacy Keys|Daedalian Key locations|Elder Wand location|Hogwarts Legacy killing curse|Hogwarts Legacy pages...

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Ethan Arellano

How much Hitman DNA is in 007 First Light? IO Interactive talks James Bond

If you had to come up with the ideal pairing of game developer and license, Hitman studio IO Interactive and James Bond is certainly up there. The collaboration made perfect sense when it wasfirst revealed back in 2020, and though we knew this would be a new origin story from the beginning, it’sonly now we’ve seenwhat IO’s take on Bond actually looks like. Many were curious to know how it arrived at its vision and how collaborating on such a storied character works, so VGC spoke toIO Interactivefranchise director Jonathan Lacailleon the studio’s working relationship with MGM – from its earliest days through to how things have changed withAmazon taking creative control earlier this year– and, ahead of a gameplay reveal “later in the summer”, how much Hitman DNA we can expect....

July 17, 2025 · 16 min · 3271 words · Christopher Baker

Humble Bundle is selling the entire Doom series and MachineGames’ Wolfenstein titles for $28

The latest Humble Bundle gathers every major Doom title to date, plus most of MachineGames’ modern Wolfenstein games, for less than $30. The bundle, which is titled id & Friends, contains every main Doom game from the original up toDoom Eternal(including the latter’s Year One Pass DLC), as well as three Wolfenstein games and a 10% coupon off theSteamversion ofDoom: The Dark Agesor its Premium Edition. The bundle comes in three tiers, and to get all the items players have to pay $28 / £21....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Brian Allen

In its first gameplay demo, Capcom showed us why Resident Evil Requiem is a ‘bold evolution’

Capcom says Resident Evil Requiem, the ninth instalment in the esteemed horror series, marks “a bold evolution for the franchise.” In a behind-the-scenes demo shown to VGC after its announcement last week, we got to learn a little more about the direction the series is headed. Requiem stars Grace Ashcroft, the daughter ofResident EvilOutbreak’s Alyssa, an FBI analyst investigating a series of mysterious deaths in Raccoon City, 30 years after it was bombed in the events ofResident Evil 3....

July 17, 2025 · 4 min · 752 words · Shannon Murray

Leaked Battlefield pic confirms full name, with a reveal event allegedly close

EA’s next Battlefield game will be called Battlefield 6, with a full reveal event planned for later this month. That’s according to a now-deleted social media post by streamer Doom49, who posted what they claimed was a care package sent byElectronic Arts, featuring the ‘Battlefield 6’ logo. Shortly after,the post was deleted, and Battlefield influencer RivalxFactor claimed the package was sent in advance of a full reveal event, which is allegedly planned for July 29....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Sara Baker

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD developer revealed as Skyward Sword HD studio

The identity of the studio responsible for Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD has been revealed. The remaster of the critically acclaimed 3DS game is set to release on theSwitchon June 27, butNintendohas previously kept its developer secret. WhereasNext Level Gamesdeveloped the original 3DS version, the game’s credits reveal that the HD remaster was handled byTantalus Media, VGC can confirm. The Australian studio is no stranger to Nintendo remasters, having previously been responsible forThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD onWii UandThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDon Switch....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · Nicole Bowen