Microsoft has announced that it is willing to allow developers to take 100% of the revenue made through its app store. Provided its not for a game.

This week isn't just about Ratchet and Clank, but also ratchet and crank as the Playdate handheld console is coming soon! Preorders for the quirky little console, which has a crank on the side for…stuff, will go live in July. Here's the important stuff: The console itself will cost you $179, plus you can buy a few other accessories to go with it.

Last year's E3 was pretty much a write-off long before the Electronic Software Assosciation announced that the show would not go on in 2020. Extraordinary circumstances and saw E3 skip out on having any presence whatsoever in 2020, but this year things are a little bit different. The ESA has put together an all-digital showcase, one that has a beefy number of names attached to it, ranging from the biggest players in the industry through to smaller but no less important brands.

With all those games coming to the platform/service, I’m sure users will be rushing to give Stadia another chance...right?

This console generation is off to a bit of a different start. While backwards compatibility has always been a big part of previous generations, this year the lines seem blurrier than ever before. The PS4 and Xbox One era had no shortage of remastered and repackaged games released during its lifecycle, but the PS5 and Xbox Series X are essentially handing players free remasters with many an existing title.

The big draw of the Xbox Series X isn’t just a console that gets you into games quicker than ever before while paving the way for developers to kick elevator transitions into an early grave. It’s the idea that everything you’ve ever played actually matters, and that you can bring your gaming legacy with you onto the new hardware. So how do you do it? Really easily actually. Here’s how it works.

The next generation of Xbox is kicking off with a familiar slate of games that'll feature plenty of visual horsepower.

Sony’s finally taking on Microsoft’s all you can game buffet, with a service of its own linked to its long-running PS Plus paid membership.