In some ways, Pokémon is a lot like FIFA. Come the end of days or when Half-Life 3 is made, it will still be with us. And we’ll have pocket monsters based off of garden furniture. In all seriousness, Pokémon Sword and Shield has something big to show off in terms of gameplay development. More on that in a sec. …

The month ahead looks set to be a scrumptious buffet of all you can play choices. Fantasy! Action! SPORTS BALL! Here’s a look at what September has in store for hungry gamers.

The iconic website that hosted what many consider to be the birthplace of Internet content creation wants to make sure we don’t lose out on history Anyone who was active on the Internet in the early to mid-2000s will no doubt have heard of Newgrounds, a place where anybody with a passion to create animation, games or full-blown films could …

Steam has and will continue to be king in this digital marketplace, but the throne ain’t too secure lately. The Epic Games Store has rocked up in the court, shouted WOOF! and proceeded to upset the current status quo thanks to their ability to have infinitely deep pockets of cash with which to lure game studios and publishers to their side for exclusivity deals. One brand that isn’t interested in leaping over for a bit of the ol’ timed exclusivity? None other than famed Japanese publisher and developer, Bandai Namco.

I’m not going to debate whether or not pro-gamers and esports stars are athletes. If you stick with dictionary definitions, then they very probably aren’t. English, however, isn’t some immutable thing. It’s a living, constantly evolving language – and it seems that the word “athlete” is slowly being redefined.

What can I say about the greatest face-off that ever happened? Not that much as Mario And Sonic competing at the Olympic Games isn’t the biggest of shocks to one’s rig. But that being said, there is a sense of unity about this section of the Nintendo universe. Unlike Smash or even that weird outing with the Rabbids, the Nintendo …

The fan favourite 16-bit platformers will be getting a make-over for the release on all modern consoles in late 2019. Having started up a personal project of mine to work through the top 100 SNES games of all time (progress is slow, especially once you hit those JRPGs) and I gotta say that it really was a golden age for …

While the established console base has the easiest of installs to activate, PC players will need to see if their rigs are worthy of Gearbox’s long in development threequel, as the developer has just officially revealed how many horses you’ll need to have under your hood to run Borderlands 3.