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A Look Back At The Gaming Highs And Lows Of 2024
28.12.2024
We’re in the final days of 2024, a chance to look back and assess the year that was. What were the highs and lows, the disappointments that left us bereft and the surprises that reignited our love for games? And, importantly, how did Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo navigate this awkward period...
Xbox Game Streaming Still Down After 24 Hours, Reminding Us That Your Phone Isn't Actually An Xbox
27.12.2024
On December 26, Microsoft confirmed that its Game Pass cloud streaming platform wasn’t working as expected. Over 24 hours later, many players are still complaining about long waits and disconnects. This outage comes at a time when Microsoft has been pushing a new marketing slogan that claims...
All Of Astro Bot's Fun Costumes (And Where To Find Them)
27.12.2024
Astro Bot’s titular character is cute enough on his own, but that didn’t stop Team ASOBI from filling this new adventure with plenty of costumes to unlock. Whether it’s random cute outfits or costumes that let you cosplay as famous PlayStation characters, there are no shortage of fun options...
Fans Debate If These Are The First Pictures Of The Switch 2 Or Just Elaborate AI-Generated Fakes
26.12.2024
Earlier this month, an anonymous Reddit user popped up with claims of having seen a Switch 2 model firsthand. The Verge and others found him to be a potentially credible source, but fans eager for morsels of information about Nintendo’s long-awaited next console had to settle for mere written...
The State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2024
26.12.2024
This was a really weird year for Xbox. You could argue that Microsoft’s gaming brand had an amazing year or that it had one of its worst, and either way I’d likely find myself nodding in agreement to most of your points.Read more
The State Of The PlayStation 5 In 2024
25.12.2024
The PlayStation 5 has entered the latter stage of its lifecycle, Sony announced back in February. The fourth anniversary of the console has been marked by impressive victories and surprising setbacks. 2024 felt like an inflection point for the PS5, with Sony unofficially turning the page on the...
The 15 Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of 2024
24.12.2024
Wow! Another year down. It feels like 2024 went by in a flash, and also feels like I spent half my life slowly trudging through this mostly awful year filled with a lot of bad news.Read more
The 15 Best Video Game Surprises Of 2024
24.12.2024
In a lot of ways, 2024 was a worse year for the video game industry than 2023. And that’s really depressing to think about considering how bad 2023 was for game developers and the media covering the industry. Still, even a shitty year can have nice moments and wonderful surprises.Read more
Sonic 3 Beats Mufasa At The U.S. Box Office, Chaos Ensues
23.12.2024
Back in April, Sonic the Hedgehog fans declared war against the new Lion King prequel Mufasa when it was revealed that the blue blur’s third live-action movie and Disney’s latest photorealistic CGI venture would both release in theaters on the same day. Well, the moment has come, with both films...
10 Awesome Movie-To-Game Adaptations To Play After Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
20.12.2024
It’s hard to say what’s more of a bummer, folks. Was it the dark days where every single big blockbuster movie got a shitty tie-in video game crunched out by some poor dev team in six months to launch alongside the film? Or is it the present, where new movies rarely get tie-in games at all outside...
Sonic The Hedgehog 3’s Post-Credits Scenes, Explained
20.12.2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is out in theaters now, and like the first two films, it has a post-credits stinger that gives us an idea of what’s to come in the next movie, which, it seems, is coming in 2027. However, Sonic 3’s isn’t quite as self-explanatory as those in the first two movies if you’re...
4 Tips For Way Better PS Portal Battery Life
20.12.2024
Sony’s PlayStation Portal began its life with a lot of limitations and skepticism. But after a much-appreciated update added the ability to stream PS5 games directly from the cloud, Sony’s PS5 companion has finally secured itself as a worthwhile accessory Sony’s current gen console. It still isn’t...
Ubisoft's New Game Has Rayman! And Blood Dragon! And NFTs!
20.12.2024
Remember NFTs? They were this hilariously stupid and obvious scam from 2021, where people—and you’ll laugh—sold the “rights” to jpegs! Yeah, I know, those things you can right-click and make an infinite number of. So silly. Anyway, three years after that all collapsed, Ubisoft has launched a game...
Sonic 4 Already In Development And Is Set To Arrive In 2027
19.12.2024
A new report claims that Paramount has greenlit a sequel to the still-not-released Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is already in development and the plan is for it to hit theaters in 2027. Read more
More Switch 2 'Leaks' All Point To The Same Thing: A Bigger, More Powerful Version Of The Console Everyone Already Loves
19.12.2024
Alleged Switch 2 leaks have only intensified as Nintendo stays silent heading into 2025. We’ve had rumors about the timing of the reveal and elaborate mockups of what the console purportedly looks like floating around online, plus endless images of accessory manufacturers claiming to have cases...
Helldivers 2 Giving Away Second Killzone Set For Free After Fan Backlash Over $20 Prices
19.12.2024
Yesterday, Helldivers 2 officially revealed its first crossover skins collaboration: Killzone 2. But players immediately balked at the $20 price tag, and now the sci-fi shooter’s developers are trying to put down the fan rebellion with a holiday freebie. Read more
NBA Team Apologizes After Pretending To Give Kid A PS5, Then Taking It Away
18.12.2024
NBA team the Charlotte Hornets screwed up and is having to apologize after recently giving a young fan a PlayStation 5 console during a Christmas-themed halftime skit and then taking the console away after the cameras were turned off. The team is also gifting the fan a PS5 he can keep this time...
LG's New Transparent Hologram TV Costs $60,000
18.12.2024
LG’s new transparent OLED television set is nearly here and you can pre-order it now. The TV can display both transparent and opaque video and it does so wirelessly. And if you want this new fancy TV, you just have to shell out $60,000. Read more
The Musician Behind Some Of Sonic's Most Iconic Music Is Suing Sega
18.12.2024
We’re about one day away from the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and we know that the third movie in the live-action film franchise will include the iconic song “Live & Learn” from Sonic Adventure 2. While Sonic fans will likely feel real nostalgic upon hearing the song in the film, the artist...
EA College Football 25 Is Now The Best-Selling Sports Game In US History
18.12.2024
EA College Football 25 is a massive hit. EA’s first college football game in over a decade is the top-selling game of the year, and has now become the best-selling sports game ever in the United States. Making its achievement even more impressive, it reached that milestone in less than five months....