Category Archives: Χωρίς κατηγορία

There’s never going to be a FIFA 24, but EA Sports FC 24 does the same job – review-in-progress

Fundamentally, EA Sports FC 24 is not a new franchise. It’s built on the bones of what would have been FIFA 24, so as much as it’s billed as a new era for EA Sports football, like every yearly update it’s an iterative step with a few showpiece features. However, with that said, the new […]

Tales of the Shire is a cozy Lord of the Rings game coming in 2024

Take-Two’s Private Division label is developing a Lord of the Rings game, and it’s called Tales of the Shire. You might recall the game was announced in 2022, although a title was not provided. In development with Weta Workshop, a special effects and prop company based in New Zealand that produces effects for television and […]

As Nintendo Switch 2 rumours swirl, Valve says no Steam Deck 2 until at least late 2025

Valve has explained why you shouldn’t expect a successor to the Steam Deck anytime soon. The company revealed a little bit of the decision-making process behind releasing new hardware. Pierre-Loup Griffais, who lead the Steam Deck design team at Valve, told The Verge that changing the performance level of the handheld is not something “we […]

The president of Iceland just opened EVE FanFest 2023 – and that’s a big deal

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is a historian. The sixth president of Iceland delighted in telling the amassed crowds at EVE FanFest 2023 this, before whipping out a note from his pocket and reading an excerpt of an ancient saga. It’s possibly the most Icelandic thing I’ve ever seen: patriotic without being jingoistic, educational without being patronising. […]

What are the best cameos in gaming?

Whether it’s Patrick Stewart in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Sean Bean in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, or Terrence Stamp in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, there are numerous examples of big name hollywood actors showing up in video games, and it’s always an exciting little surprise to hear a familiar voice that isn’t […]

Xbox’s cloud gaming workaround worked: Activision Blizzard acquisition gets closer to UK CMA approval

Today, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that the new deal, offered by Microsoft, addresses its concerns regarding monopoly in cloud gaming in the UK. Last month, the CMA blocked Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard because it believed it would give the company an unfair advantage in the cloud gaming […]

Xbox Game Pass gets a TGS 2023 boost, with new games coming soon

At Tokyo Game Show 2023, Microsoft announced a slate of games coming to Game Pass soon. First off, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is comin to Xbox. The Ace Attorney series, one of the most popular visual novel series of all-time, will arrive on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass next week on September […]

Ubisoft announces Tom Clancy’s The Division 3

Today, Ubisoft stealthily revealed that The Division 3 is in the works by announcing the appointment of Julian Gerighty as the new executive producer of the franchise. In this role, Gerighty will head up the many interdependent production elements of The Division brand in a unified direction. This includes development oversight, operations, and creative vision […]

Millenia is Paradox Interactive’s new Civ rival – and it promises a dynamic twist to the 4X genre

Paradox Interactive publishes quite a lot of games, but no matter what variety of stuff it puts out, I’ll always think of it as the champion of what some of my friends have always called the ‘big map game’. That is to say, nerdy strategy, the sorts of titles that invite hundreds of hours staring […]