Issue #279
NEWS Link to heading
Triple-i Initiative Showcase 2025—Everything Announced
Nintendo Has Acquired 2 More Anti-Palworld Patents
A Minecraft Movie Is Most Successful Video Game Movie Of All Time For Its First Friday In The US
ESA Says Tariffs Will Have A “Detrimental Impact” On Entire Gaming Industry, Not Just Nintendo
Fallout 76 is currently testing the one thing that makes every game better: fishing
Ubisoft is Developing a Turn-Based Tactics Game Set in The Rainbow 6 Universe
Nintendo confirms you will have to pay to use the Switch 2’s C button
Switch 2 Tutorial Game Welcome Tour Costs $10, Nintendo Explains Why It’s Not a Free Console Pack-In
Nintendo Switch 2 Won’t Have Achievements
Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con do not feature Hall Effect sticks
Why Switch 2 Is More Expensive, According To Nintendo
Nintendo boss discusses AI use, says games will always have “a human touch”
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders delayed in Canada to align with the US
2025 BAFTA Games Awards winners announced
Blue Prince is currently the best-reviewed game of 2025
Razer is Starting to Pause its Sales in The US Over Tariffs
Xbox Games Showcase Followed by The Outer Worlds 2 Direct Airs June 8
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog lineup for April 2025 announced
HBO renews The Last of Us for season 3 ahead of season 2 premiere
Star Citizen has now raised over $800m, with still no release in sight
The Last Of Us Complete: Collector’s Edition Announced, Preorders Available Now
Esports World Cup To Feature Insane $70 Million Prize Pool
REVIEWS Link to heading
FEATURES Link to heading
I’ve been ensnared into the wild life of a drug dealer in Schedule 1
We Played Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - First Hands-On Preview
Nintendo Switch 2 Hands-On Preview
Mario Kart World Preview - Cross-Country Karting
How I solved my mid-life gaming crisis with retro games – Reader’s Feature
Nintendo built the Switch 2 for the next societal shutdown
How Digital Gaming Platforms Are Adapting Features from Video Games to Boost Engagement
South Of Midnight’s Emotional Journey Doesn’t Overstay Its Welcome
How In-Game Currencies Have Taken Over Gaming
ESO is being completely reinvented in 2025, for new and old players alike
How a 25-year-old Dutch game developer reclaimed her childhood
F1 25 Preview - My Team Improvements Lead The Pack
DISCUSSIONS Link to heading
Unpopular opinion: I miss when games let you be a little lost.
My wife thinks video games are juvenile and playing them makes me less attractive.
Are there online games being kept alive entirely by player communities?
VIDEOS Link to heading
Mario Kart World – Knockout Tour & GameChat Gameplay – Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2
Mario Kart World – Grand Prix Gameplay Day 2 – Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2
Donkey Kong Bananza – Exploration Gameplay – Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2
Marathon | Save the Date Trailer
The Outer Worlds 2: 11 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay – IGN First
FUNNY Link to heading
I’ll never forgive the Japanese
DEV / DESIGN Link to heading
The UK games industry has a class problem - here’s how one organisation is trying to fix it
Bloober CEO: creating a ‘safe,’ sustainable workplace takes priority in studio leadership