Sad, But True

Sad, but true - Metallica are headlining Fortnite Festival, marking the ideal point for your dad to get into it They’re bringing a new musical PvP mode with them too. Image credit:Epic Games Right, so having been played at every sporting event known to man and put out some undeniably incredible thrash bangers back in the day, Metallica are now doing what everything that exists in our world must - pop up in Fortnite , via an update that launches today, June 13....

January 27, 2026 · 2 min · 426 words · Jarrod Brewer

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Review

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 review – it’s the intrusive thought that counts Ninja Theory’s graphical tour de force is marred by one-note action and narrative arrhythmia, but by God is it a treat for the eyes and ears. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/HELLBLADE-REVIEW-HEADER.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“Hellblade 2 review header that reads: “A tour de force of technical achievement, too often bogged down” - 3 stars - 1”> Image credit:VG247 Intrusive thoughts are impossible to live with....

January 27, 2026 · 7 min · 1280 words · Jeannette Pryor

Shadow Pokemon Are Taking Over Raids During Pokemon Go's Rising Shadows Event

Shadow Pokemon are taking over raids during Pokemon Go’s Rising Shadows event How do you catch a Shadow Mewtwo? Not with a remote raid pass. Niantic has announced a new event coming to Pokemon Go , and it takes place next week. Kicking off May 22 and running through May 28 is the Rising Shadows event, which will see Shadow Pokemon take over gyms. Don’t bother buying Remote Raid Passes - these are all in-person events....

January 27, 2026 · 7 min · 1353 words · Richard Fujisawa

Silent Hill 2 East South Vale Guide

Silent Hill 2 East South Vale guide “The door that wakes in darkness, opening into nightmares.” Here’s how to navigate South Vale, one of Silent Hill 2’s first areas. Image credit:Bloober Team/VG247 James’ journey in Silent Hill 2 begins at the Observation Deck, where he eventually meanders into the foggy streets of South Vale, only to slowly uncover the bizarre goings-on in the town. James isn’t fazed by any of the strange occurrences or creatures he runs into though, with the only thing on his mind being his wife, Mary....

January 27, 2026 · 9 min · 1813 words · Mandie Rivera

Silent Hill 2 Remake Walkthrough

Silent Hill 2 remake walkthrough Here’s our Silent Hill 2 walkthrough to help you with the nightmarish journey that James Sunderland is embarking on. Image credit:Bloober Team/Konami UPDATE 18/10/24: We’ve updated this page with more Silent Hill 2 puzzle guides, as well as more guides to assist you with unlocking alernative endings. We’ve also added a handy YouTube playlist from IGN that provides video solutions to all of Silent Hill 2’s puzzles....

January 27, 2026 · 4 min · 718 words · Ronald Feliciano

Six Years Later, Monster Hunter World Remains As Essential As Ever (and It Deserves Its Steam Renaissance)

Six years later, Monster Hunter World remains as essential as ever (and it deserves its Steam renaissance) Six years ago, I bought Monster Hunter World on a whim – and to this day, I am so pleased that I did. Image credit:VG247/Capcom The Monster Hunter series has always been something that existed in my periphery. Those are games that share a lot of their mechanics, systems and general vibe with many of my favourite games....

January 27, 2026 · 5 min · 875 words · Katie Maslow

Skyrim Co

Skyrim co-op modder gives up on developing Starfield Together because “this game is f*****g trash” “I’m not gonna put my heart and soul into a mod for a game as mediocre as this.” Image credit:VG247/Bethesda One of the modders behind popular multiplayer mod Skyrim Together has revealed that they started work on something similar for Starfield , but have since abandoned its development after finding the game wasn’t to their liking....

January 27, 2026 · 3 min · 480 words · Fern White

So Far, The Like A Dragon: Yakuza Tv Show Is Pretty Much What I Thought The Yakuza Games Would Be Before I Played The Yakuza Games

So far, the Like A Dragon: Yakuza TV show is pretty much what I thought the Yakuza games would be before I played the Yakuza games It might not be going full karaoke, but as a Yakuza fan, I don’t feel like I’m totally wasting my time. Image credit:SEGA/Prime Video If you ask someone like me, who’s really into the Yakuza/Like A Dragon games, why you should play the Yakuza/Like A Dragon games, fairly early on in the process there’s a good chance they’ll end just defaulting to grabbing you by the lapells and in their best husky Kiryu voice saying something like: ‘Look, just play the damn things’....

January 27, 2026 · 4 min · 784 words · Emily Rowan

Sony Is Finally Letting You Use Your Psvr2 On Pc, But It'll Cost You

Sony is finally letting you use your PSVR2 on PC, but it’ll cost you And it’s missing a few features too. Image credit:Sony/ Valve Don’t worry, your PlayStation VR2 won’t be gathering dust for too much longer, as you’ll soon be able to use it on PC - if you’re happy to spend more money, that is. We’ve known for a little while now that Sony was testing PSVR2 and PC functionality , and earlier today on the PlayStation Blog it finally confirmed that you’ll be able to use the headset on PCs this coming August 7....

January 27, 2026 · 3 min · 527 words · Jeffrey Smith

Star Citizen Is Finally Pushing Towards Its 1.0 Release, But You'll Still Probably Have To Wait A Bit Longer

Star Citizen is finally pushing towards its 1.0 release, but you’ll still probably have to wait a bit longer At least it’s coming… at some point. Image credit:Cloud Imperium Games After more than a decade of development time, it’s sounding like Star Citizen is finally nearing its 1.0 release. Star Citizen has been playable for a long while now, but it’s technically never been a finished game. Squadron 42, the single-player aspect of the game, was made into its own game, and last year was deemed feature complete, but its main persistent universe MMO (Star Citizen itself, that is) still needed some work....

January 27, 2026 · 2 min · 390 words · Craig Ou

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Pc Woes To Be Vanquished

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor PC woes to be vanquished - Respawn aims to restore order to the Force May the technical woes be fixed. Respawn Entertainment has addressed performance issues players have been experiencing with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on PC. According to a statement from the development team on Twitter, it was acknowledged a percentage of PC players have been affected, particularly those with high-end machines or specific configurations....

January 27, 2026 · 3 min · 449 words · Barbara Lester

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic, Rage 2, And More Coming To Prime Gaming In November

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, RAGE 2, and more coming to Prime Gaming in November And plenty of extra content. Here’s what’s coming to Prime Gaming in November.Watch on YouTube Other games include Evan’s Remains, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos, Orten Was the Case, and Black Widow: Recharged. Here’s the schedule: Prime Gaming November Titles November 2: RAGE 2: Deluxe Edition November 9: Centipede: Recharged November 10: Evan’s Remains November 16: Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery November 16: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic November 22: The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos November 23: Black Widow: Recharged November 30: Orten Was the Case November 30: Caverns of Mars: Recharge Find out what else is coming over on the Prime Gaming blog ....

January 27, 2026 · 1 min · 131 words · Robert Gade

Starsand Island Is A Life And Farming Sim That Isn't Gacha, And It's Out Next Week

Starsand Island is a life and farming sim that isn’t gacha, and it’s out next week Starsand Island officially has an Early Access release date, and it sounds like it won’t stay there for years. Image credit:Seed Sparkle Lab Though it may seem like we just had a big life sim release in Heartopia , 2026 actually has more than one highly-anticipated release in that particular subgenre of cozy game. The next big one on the horizon is Starsand Island , the life and farming sim from Seed Sparkle Lab....

January 27, 2026 · 3 min · 455 words · Nancy Martin

Steam’s Best Roguelike Finally Hits Switch Today

Steam’s best roguelike finally hits Switch today – and every Nintendo fan should take note Dave the Diver contains more genres than Waterstones, and it’s now on console. Image credit:Mintrocket / Nintendo Dave the Diver is out on Nintendo Switch, which is a very good thing for Nintendo fans, because it’s one of the best roguelikes in recent memory. It came out in early access last October on Steam (almost a year to the day) and quickly became a firm favourite on Steam Deck....

January 27, 2026 · 4 min · 667 words · Bobby Vise

Steamworld Build Will Let You Make A Steampunk City Day One On Xbox Game Pass This December

SteamWorld Build will let you make a steampunk city day one on Xbox Game Pass this December Just in time for the holiday season! Thunderful Games has confirmed a release date for the upcoming steampunk city builder SteamWorld Build . Announced earlier this year , SteamWorld Build finally has a release date of December 1. Better than that, though, is the fact it will also be available on Xbox Game Pass day one, so if you’re playing on Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S, you’ll be able to hop in straight away....

January 27, 2026 · 2 min · 338 words · Thomas Gergen

Stray Pounces Onto Xbox One And Xbox Series X/s In August

Stray pounces onto Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in August Steal down the streets of the Walled City on your Xbox. We knew Stray was coming to Xbox, thanks to an ESRB rating , but now we know exactly when we can play as the sweet ginger tabby on Microsoft’s system - August 10. It’s definitely a game you will want to play, in VG247’s humble opinion , and don’t just take our word for it: many players out there enjoyed playing the game....

January 27, 2026 · 2 min · 271 words · Kennith Nelson

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League's Roadmap Is Finally Coming To An End With Deathstroke, And After An Incredibly Rough Year, Presumably The End Of New Updates

Live service isn’t for everyone. Image credit:Rocksteady It kind of feels like Rocksteady has given up on the game too, as on Friday this week it revealed that Deathstroke would be coming to the game next week on December 10 by… just posting a tweet with an image attached. Zero details about season 4, which the new character is launching with, no trailer, just a simple tweet essentially just saying “yup, it’s happening!...

January 27, 2026 · 1 min · 198 words · Alan Bell

Tears Of The Kingdom Players Think It Might Be Tougher Than Breath Of The Wild

Tears of the Kingdom players think it might be tougher than Breath of the Wild Enemies do certainly seem to be able to do some big hits. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has a lot of changes from Breath of the Wild, and it looks like the biggest for some players is the difficulty. When I first played Breath of the Wild back in 2017, I was surprised at how difficult the early game was....

January 27, 2026 · 3 min · 467 words · Dorothy Ward

Tekken, Mortal Kombat 1, And Street Fighter 6 Prove That Monetization Is The Next Major Hurdle For Fighting Games

Tekken, Mortal Kombat 1, and Street Fighter 6 prove that monetization is the next major hurdle for fighting games - but what’s the answer? With Netcode largely handled well, monetization is the next major hurdle for the genre. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/street-fighter-6-tmnt-dlc-overpriced.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“An image of TMNT Street FIghter costumes and the logo for TMNT with “Fifteen dollar turtle costumes” in the header text - 1”> Image credit:VG247 I’ve played Guilty Gear: Strive , Tekken 8 , and Street Fighter 6 against people in the states over the weekend, and I think it’s safe to say that the war for better netcode in fighting games is pretty much won at this point....

January 27, 2026 · 6 min · 1091 words · Robert Gonzales

Terrible News, Monk Trickshotters, Pentiment Currently Runs At 120 Fps On Ps5, But Only 60 On Xbox

Terrible news, monk trickshotters, Pentiment currently runs at 120 FPS on PS5, but only 60 on Xbox How on Earth are we supposed to 360 no-scope the Abbot during the middle chapter of Andreas’ tale? Image credit:VG247/Obsidian/Activision In a devastating turn of events for those who’ve been hoping to play Pentiment at the absolute max performance settings possible, the game currently runs at 120 FPS on PlayStation, but only 60 on Xbox, thanks to a bug that should be solved soon....

January 27, 2026 · 3 min · 495 words · Ethel Herring