Spider-Man 2 – All Chinatown Spider-Bot locations

There are threeSpider-Bots in Spider-Man 2’s Chinatown; Mister Negative, Spider-Woman, and Spider-Armor MK II. Here are the locations for each. Spider-Bots are found by scanning an area using the R3 button when you’re close enough. Collect them all to unlock a differentSpider-Man 2 Spider-Bots ending. Read on for allSpider-Man 2Chinatown Spider-Bot locationsand read ourSpider-Bot locationshub for the others. Spider-Man 2 Chinatown Spider-Bot 1 – Mister Negative The first Spider-Bot in Chinatown can be found in the bottom right of the map....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Mitchell Yang

Square Enix is considering creating ‘HD-2D’ remakes of more SNES games

Square Enix is considering other classic games from its 16-bit catalogue to create ‘HD-2D’ remakes for, it’s said. HD-2D is whatSquare Enixuses to describe the art style given to itsSwitchgamesOctopath TravelerandTriangle Strategy. The style places 2D sprites in a 3D world, designed to look like an ‘HD’ take on the SNES era. As reported byFamitsu, during a new‘radio’ showon Square Enix’s Japanese YouTube channel, developers working on Triangle Strategy confirmed that Square Enix president Yosuka Matsuda wants the studio to use the art style to remake SNES games....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Tiffany Blanchard

Square Enix is developing cloud games in anticipation of it becoming ‘a major trend’

Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda says the company is developing cloud-native games in anticipation of cloud gaming becoming “a major trend” over the next five years. In a new year’s letter published onSquare Enix’s website, Matsuda said the games industry stands on the “cusp of a new era” following the recent launches ofGoogle StadiaandProject xCloud, and the arrival ofPS5andXbox Series Xlater in 2020. “Against this backdrop of change, we are not only making steady progress on developing next-generation console titles, but also actively readying ourselves to support cloud gaming, which we expect to take off with the advent of 5G,”he said....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Richard Lewis

Square Enix reiterates plans for ‘quality over quantity’ and multiformat games going forward

Square Enix has reiterated its plans to focus on “quality over quantity” and release games on multiple formats. The companyannounced its new medium-term business planback in May 2024, which included making its AAA games multiplatform going forward and focusing on producing fewer, better games. Now, as part of its latest financial results,Square Enixstated that this three-year ‘reboot’ plan has started, with the aim of long-term growth. According to the publisher, it’s now in the process of establishing a “mid- to long-term pipeline to achieve a shift from quantity to quality”....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Ethan Ellis

Stalker 2’s second ‘major patch’ is here, with more than 1,700 fixes and improvements

Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World has released a “major patch” for the game, featuring more than 1,700 fixes and improvements. The Version 1.2 patch is described as “a massive one, with over 1700 improvements and fixes to all aspects of the game – balance, locations, quests, blockers, crashes, performance, more A-Life 2.0 fixes, you name it.” “This work wouldn’t have been possible without your feedback and comments on your personal experience with the Zone”, the studio said in a statement....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Beth Thomas

Star Wars Battlefront II for PSP looks set to join the PlayStation Plus Classics library

The PSP version of Star Wars Battlefront II appears set to join the PlayStation Plus Classics library in the future. APlayStationStore page detailing an updated version of the 2005 release was temporarily made live earlier today. While it has since beentaken offline,Gematsurepublished the official overview of the game, which is viewable below, along with a handful of screenshots and some artwork (viaResetera). Star Wars Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) Experience Star Wars Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) originally released on the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, enhanced with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Frank Trevino

Steam Next Fest is now live, featuring ‘thousands of free demos’

Valve has kicked off the latest edition of Steam Next Fest. The week-long digital event, which offers access to“thousands”of freePCgame demos, is running until October 21 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT. In addition to demos,SteamNext Fest includes dozens of livestreams and will give players the chance to chat with developers about their upcoming games. Valve recently launched Steam Families, its new solution for sharing games between groups of players....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Susan Shepard

Switch 2 mouse controls look even more certain in Nintendo’s latest video

A new video released by Nintendo is the surest indication yet that the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons will have a mouse mode. During itsofficial Switch 2 reveal videoin January, which showed theSwitch‘s successor for the first time,Nintendoshowed numerous shots of the full console. This also includes a short animation which appeared to tease the presence of mouse controls onSwitch 2‘s Joy-Cons. Nintendo’s original trailer appeared to show the Joy-Cons attaching to grips then sliding across the ground, much like a mouse would, before detaching from their grips and attaching to the Switch 2 console....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Karen Lopez

Switch SNES controllers are back on sale in the US

The controllers cost $29.99 plus shippingand are limited to four per customer. The European store is still seemingly out of stock. Nintendooriginallyopened online orders for SNES controllersin North America in September 2019, before the products went on sale in Europe two weeks later. UPDATE:The controllers have now sold out, with more stock expected in February. ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES:But shortly after online orders launched, some users reported having trouble successfully completing purchases,leading to an apology from Nintendo, which said it was “looking into” the problem....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Amber Welch

Switch Sports guide: Beginner’s tips on how to win each sport online

If you want to get better at Nintendo’s latest sports game, this Nintendo Switch Sports guide will give you useful tips and advice on how to play all six sports. SwitchSports has online multiplayer and the competition will likely be fierce as players get used to the ins and outs of each sport. Because we’ve already been playing it for a while, we’ve put together theseNintendo Switch Sportstips to help beginners learn key strategies....

July 10, 2025 · 7 min · 1352 words · Shannon Bates

Take-Two boss warns it ‘may not end well’ for companies betting on blockchain-based metaverses

Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has expressed his scepticism of the term ‘metaverse’, warning that it may end badly for companies trying to capitalise on the buzzword. While there’s no universally accepted definition, the ‘metaverse’ is broadly defined as a network of 3D virtual spaces where users can socialise, play and work, and some envision it as a successor to the mobile internet. Companies such asSony,Epic,Lego,Meta,Krafton,Bandai NamcoandMicrosoftare all planning their own takes on the concept....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 573 words · Dr. Robert Singh Jr.

Test Death Stranding 2 reviews are scoring far higher than the original, claims Kojima

Hideo Kojima has claimed that audience test reviews show that players are feeling far more positive about Death Stranding 2: On the Beach than they did about the original game. However, the creator says this puts him in a conflicting situation, since he’s not motivated by “making something that appeals to everyone”. The originalDeath Stranding, which has players delivering packages across a serene landscape, was one of the most polarising blockbuster games in recent memory, withcritic scoresranging from perfect tens, to fours out of tens....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Jason Nash

The Elder Scrolls Online is free to play for the next week

The Elder Scrolls Online is currently free to play on all platforms until August 12. The move, which coincides with QuakeCon, means players onPC/Mac,XboxandPlayStationconsoles can sample Zenimax Online’s MMOat no cost. Players who have previously participated in another free Elder Scrolls Online event can resume where they left off with no progression lost. The Elder Scrolls Online base game and 2025 Premium Edition are also currently on sale. The title originally launched for PC in 2014, before making its console debut the following year....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Emily Munoz