No prizes for guessing what won Best Game at Bafta 2026 Games Awards
[ad_1] A very unsurprising winner (Credits: Getty Images for BAFTA) The last major video games award event of the season has honoured narrative game Dispatch with three awards, but it didn’t win Best Game. At this point, the only possible surprise that could have come from the BAFTA 2026 Games Awards is if Clair Obscur: […]
Pragmata is another unexpected Nintendo Switch 2 showcase – with some caveats
[ad_1] Pragmata – almost as good on Switch 2 (Capcom) Capcom continues its hot streak with Pragmata, delivering both a great sci-fi shooter and another impressive Nintendo Switch 2 port. Between Resident Evil Requiem, Monster Hunter Stories 3, and Pragmata, Capcom is already having a banner year in 2026. We’re only four months deep as […]
Street Fighter movie trailer highlights the problem with being too authentic
[ad_1] Will you be seeing the movie in cinemas? (Paramount/X) Video game movies are certainly more authentic nowadays, but are films like the new Street Fighter too obsessed with looking like their source material? After debuting at last year’s The Game Awards with a teaser trailer, the upcoming Street Fighter movie has just received a […]
Nigel Alderton interview – the man behind ZX Spectrum classic Chuckie Egg
[ad_1] A blast from a very distant past (Elite Systems) 1983 smash hit Chuckie Egg is being remade for mobile phones, and we’ve spoken to the bedroom programming teen protégé that originally made it. It’s always sobering to realise that what counts as retro gaming is constantly changing. Although there’s no official definition, it was […]
Resident Evil Zero remake will have online co-op suggests new leak
[ad_1] Resident Evil Zero – it wouldn’t take much to improve it (Capcom) The next Resident Evil remake will make some major changes to the original, according to the latest rumours, with a return to online co-op for the mainline series. Even with a new hack having taken place this week, and it being the […]
Starfield on PS5 is ‘unplayable’ complain gamers plagued by bugs and crashes
[ad_1] Artemis II has a munch more successful launch (Bethesda) Bethesda has once again failed to send out review copies of Starfield, with the PS5 version coming under fire from fans unhappy with its performance. As you might have guessed, we were not sent review copies of Starfield on PlayStation 5, when it launched on […]
Forza Horizon 6 map is based on the same part of Japan as Pokémon Red/Blue
[ad_1] Tokyo drift (Microsoft) Playground Games has revealed the full map for Forza Horizon 6, which encompasses Tokyo and the Japanese Alps. Beyond the actual racing, one of the fundamental joys of Forza Horizon is exploring the vast recreations of real-world locations. Past games have been set in Mexico, the UK, Australia, France, Italy, and […]
Darwin’s Paradox review – octopus’s common or garden platformer
[ad_1] Darwin’s Paradox – seagulls are a bigger danger than aliens (Konami) In the tradition of indie classics such as Limbo and Inside, comes a new action adventure starring a cartoon octopus caught up in an alien invasion. We don’t actually play that many video games that are truly awful, since there’s usually nothing of […]
The one ZX Spectrum game from 43 years ago that needs a remake
[ad_1] Ant Attack was also arguably the first survival horror (LaunchBox) Some games are so old they’ve almost faded from memory, but one reader suggests remaking a ZX Spectrum classic that was one of the first ever isometric video games. Back in 1983 Ant Attack came out. A game created for the ZX Spectrum by […]
PS5 prices are still £90 cheaper at some UK retailers but you better be quick
[ad_1] A Pro purchase – but not for long (Sony Interactive Entertainment) Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more All PS5 consoles should be £90 more expensive from today, but you can still […]