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Japanese developer M2, known for its work on Castlevania Advance Collection, Legend of Mana, and the superb Dodonpachi DaiOuJou Blissful Death Re:Incarnation, has stated that it wants to bring more of its games to the Nintendo Switch. Speaking to Touch Arcade, M2's CEO and founder Naoki Horii...

UPDATE Midori has been exposed as MysticDistance.

Steam is giving its users the chance to get their hands on a grand total of 17 free games this June and no, there are no strings attached. If you are looking for something new to play whilst waiting for some big releases such as Shadow of the Erdtree and Star Wars: Outlaws then Steam has you...

It is that time again. Time surely does fly, huh? PlayStation has revealed the next titles being added to the PlayStation Plus library for June and there are quite a few bangers to say the least. Starting from 18 June, there will be 5 main PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 titles up for grabs...

It probably hasn't escaped your attention that rather a large number of video games have been announced over the last few days. We've finally got a release date for the new Fable, Perfect Dark is back and looking better than ever, and PlayStation has some awesome surprises in store for the rest...

I have two things to say before I get started on my highlights of the Xbox Games Showcase 2024. One: screw Call of Duty, I'm not watching that or writing about it past a release date. Two: I don't care if this was a showcase for Xbox generally speaking, this header is going to be of Max because...

New Xbox hardware is incoming, with three new consoles revealed during the latest Xbox Games Showcase. As revealed in the Xbox Games Showcase by Xbox president Sarah Bond, three new pieces of hardware are being launched soon. There's an all-digital Xbox Series X in white, which is 1TB, there's...

At last, the new Gears of War trailer has dropped. Sadly, it did not feature any gameplay as it was purely cinematic only, but it was enough to send fans in attendance at the live show and for those watching at home into a frenzy. The trailer had the iconic 'Mad World' by Tears for Fears in the...

The Xbox showcase has finally shown off gameplay for Perfect Dark, the reboot of the classic Rare game from the N64 days. Starting with Joanna Dark leaping from a plane, she sped through to the ground in order to stealth her way among enemies. It appears she has plenty of new tech and it was...

Following upon the Summer Game Fest is Microsoft, who is set to take the stage and show what Xbox has on offer for its fans. The Xbox Games Showcase begins soon, and everything announced at the event will be notated here. Follow along with our coverage, or share your thoughts on all things Xbox...

The video game trailer burnout is getting real, or so my eyes (and brain) are telling me. The Future Games Show is a long showcase at the end of a long day so it could be easy to overlook some games or the presentation as a whole. But let's not do that! There are loads of narrative-heavy goodies...

Women-Led Games may be one of the shorter showcases this weekend, but don't let that fool you: there are some really incredible titles from some really incredible people here. The show is hosted by Lianna Ruppert. I'm not going to lie, I've followed her on Twitter for what has to be years now...

Consider this your warning: there is some serious cute ahead. Like, there's so much cuteness that you might get so overwhelmed that you say some bad words. I admit, I swear more often during Wholesome Directs than I do any other showcase – but it isn't my fault everything is so [BLEEP]ing...

With us being in the middle of some major releases, we have hit that common downtime of not knowing what to play next. Luckily Steam has us covered with 8 free games we can download for free to play this weekend. Steam is no stranger to offering its user base the chance to try before they buy...

Day of the Devs is here once again! This bi-annual celebration, from Double Fine Productions and iam8bit, of the weird and wonderful world of indies is always a delight, and at Summer Game Fest 2024, the showcase didn't disappoint. We got a look at 20 games, including seven World Premieres...

Emulation site Vimm's Lair – which has been running since 1997 – has announced that it has been asked to remove many games from its archive. "Vimm's Lair has been asked to remove many games from The Vault on behalf of Nintendo, Sega, Lego, and the ESA," says a statement on the site's main page...

New trailer celebrates the release of the new demo - available to download now via Steam Tampere, Finland 5th June 2024: Time to challenge your limits - Makea Games today release a new playable demo for Supermoves, the ultimate competitive parkour showdown on PC, to celebrate, the studio has...

Two Katamari Damacy games, which were originally released for Japanese feature phones, have been found and preserved, as recently revealed by RockmanCosmo on Twitter. Katamari Damacy-Kun and its sequel Oi Katamari Damacy-Kun were released through NTT DoCoMo's i-Mode service (and other Japanese...

Update #2 [Sat 1st Jun, 2024 20:00 BST]: Anbernic has released a video showing the upcoming RG Cube in action. We also have some solid specs for the device. The Cube will showcase a 1:1 / 720p display, and is powered by the Unisoc Tiger T820 chipset. It's running Android 13, and there's a 5,200...

Japanese video game publisher Marvelous Entertainment has some new announcements to make. Plenty of brand new games are on the way, including entries into the Story of Seasons and Rune Factory franchises. A 30-minute video showcase has shown off all the announcements, which we've summarized...