Oh God, Why Did A Metro Clone Have To Be The Map That Revived Battlefield 2042?

Oh god, why did a Metro clone have to be the map that revived Battlefield 2042? Battlefield 2042 just broke its all-time concurrent player record, I just wish it its last map wasn’t Redacted. Image credit:EA, DICE. It seems like the further away we get from the launch of the latest (and potentially final) season of Battlefield 2042 , the more the multiplayer shooter proves its best days are not behind it....

January 21, 2026 · 3 min · 561 words · Judith Fernandez

Once Human Still Has Plenty Of People Playing It, But Some Negative Player Feedback For Season 2 Has Still Apparently Been "quite Demoralising"

Once Human still has plenty of people playing it, but some negative player feedback for season 2 has still apparently been “quite demoralising” “What’s important is that it’s made us aware of how your experience has been affected by the changes we’ve made.” Image credit:Starry Studio Oh dear, players have been continuing to give the devs behind Once Human their feedback for season 2, and apparently it’s been “quite demoralising.”...

January 21, 2026 · 3 min · 441 words · Margaret Rodriguez

One Of The Best Playstation Games Ever Finally Gets Its Soundtrack On Spotify

One of the best PlayStation Games ever finally gets its soundtrack on Spotify Shadow of the Colossus can finally be enjoyed on music streaming services. Rest in peace Agro. One of the best PlayStation games has finally had its soundtrack made available on Spotify, in an ongoing push by Sony to blare its vast catalogue of gaming IPs into the ears of longtime fans and curious newcomers. We’re of course talking about Shadow of the Colossus , but even if you’re not a huge lover of that game’s tunes Sony has you covered....

January 21, 2026 · 2 min · 366 words · Joseph Manzanares

Our Sleeping Dogs Movie And Sequel Dreams May Not Be Dead, And The Marvel Star Responsible Has Said The Thing About Pork Buns To Prove He Knows The Wei

Our Sleeping Dogs movie and sequel dreams may not be dead, and the Marvel star responsible has said the thing about pork buns to prove he knows the Wei “Everyone’s overwhelming love of Sleeping Dogs here has really given us life!” Image credit:Square Enix Rise from your sleep, fellow slumbering canines enjoyers! Our hopes for a film adaptation of Square Enix’s wonderful triad-kicking not quite GTA Sleeping Dogs may still be alive, with Shang-Chi actor Simu Liu now seemingly fighting to do what Donnie Yen unfortunately couldn’t, and if he can pull it off, he’s also got a sequel on his wishlist....

January 21, 2026 · 3 min · 569 words · Robert Taylor

People Are Comparing Starfield To Cp2077 In Some Silly, And Interesting Ways

People are comparing Starfield to CP2077 in some silly, and interesting ways A perfectly normaly thing to do. For some reason, people have decided to compare Starfield to Cyberpunk 2077 of all games, and even think the latter is the better of the two. Look, I don’t need to remind you of the state that Cyberpunk came out in, do I? It wasn’t good, and even if there are some good things about it now, it took a long time to get there....

January 21, 2026 · 2 min · 369 words · Donald Norris

Pikachu's Latest Music Video Cameo Sees Him Be Abducted By A Man In A Big Hat's Techno Spaceship

Pikachu’s latest music video cameo sees him be abducted by a man in a big hat’s techno spaceship I don’t know what’s going on either, but the Pokemon Company approves of it. Image credit:VG247/The Pokemon Company/Polydor Hi there, it’s Friday as I write this, as a new music video featuring a cameo from Pikachu has arrived in our lives. In case you were wondering, it sees him be abducted by a spacecraft piloted by a DJ in a big hat, which is quite fun....

January 21, 2026 · 3 min · 533 words · Mary Barajas

Playstation Plus Essential Games Announced For June

PlayStation Plus Essential games announced for June Three new titles to play. The PS4 and PS5 games are NBA 2K23, Trek to Yomi, and Jurrassic World Evolution 2. Trek to Yomi is a cinematic action-adventure game that follows Hiroki during his fall against the forces of evil. He returns to make good on his failed promise to save the people he swore to protect as a vow to his dying Master....

January 21, 2026 · 2 min · 331 words · Reyna Sterling

Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Starter, Sprigatito, Is Now Available As A Build-a

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet starter, Sprigatito, is now available as a Build-a-Bear With no voice-box, though. Image credit:VG247 | The Pokemon Company If, like me, you’re a big fan of Pokemon plushies, I’ve good news. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet starter, Sprigatito, has now been in receipt of its very own Build-a-bear. On Build-a-bear’s Pokemon Shop , there’s dozens of Pokemon to choose from and take home; Pikachu, Leafeon, Sobble, Growlithe, Mew, Gengar, and many more fan-favourites....

January 21, 2026 · 2 min · 341 words · James Harcourt

Prepare For Chills: Layers Of Fear Demo To Haunt Steam Next Week

Prepare for chills: Layers of Fear demo to haunt Steam next week A terrifying glimpse of what’s to come. Bloober Team plans to release a demo for its upcoming two-game horror anthology, Layers of Fear , and it drops next week. You will be able to download the demo through Steam starting May 15 for the entire week. Experience an unsettling world where mysteries and danger skulk around every corner....

January 21, 2026 · 2 min · 304 words · Frank New

Prince Of Persia The Lost Crown Review: Ubisoft’s Metroidvania Royal Treatment

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown review: Ubisoft’s Metroidvania royal treatment A princely, self-assured Metroidvania gem whose glamour is only tarnished by a few unwieldy design decisions. Image credit:VG247 The key tenet of a Metroidvania game is that you backtrack – you journey back to once-explored areas and use your newly-acquired powers to forge new paths, reach new ledges, backflip into obscured passageways that contain treasure. It’s part of the game; intuitive and self-aware, and smart developers leave breadcrumbs for you to nibble on as you head back through to the beginning of the game, your avatar’s body humming with new-found power....

January 21, 2026 · 6 min · 1214 words · John Farnan

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Kicks Off Summer Game Fest

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown kicks off Summer Game Fest Arriving next year! Image credit:Ubisoft Accompanied by a pretty banging soundtrack, Ubisoft kicked off the Summer Game Fest with a trailer for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown . What’s better is that this Prince of Persia title will be arriving early next year on January 24 . The side-scrolling hack-and-slash will arrive on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch....

January 21, 2026 · 1 min · 191 words · Janice Horton

Princess Peach: Showtime A Parade On Ice Sparkle Gems

Princess Peach: Showtime A Parade on Ice Sparkle Gems It’s time for Figure Skater Peach to complete A Parade on Ice! Image credit:VG247/Nintendo Figure Skater Peach is taking to the ice rink again in Princess Peach: Showtime ’s A Parade on Ice stage-play, and this time around, she and her fellow Theets will be performing as part of a parade. That is, unless, the Sour Bunch have anything to say about it, which they do....

January 21, 2026 · 3 min · 466 words · Lorraine Every

Rare Would Like To Remind You That Everwild Is Still A Thing... With A Holidays Card

Rare would like to remind you that Everwild is still a thing… with a holidays card You’ve likely completely forgotten about Everwild, so it’s a good thing the people working on it are here to fresh your memory. On the heels of Rare’s success with Sea of Thieves , the British studio announced what would be its next project in November 2019 . The game’s name is Everwild , and the initial reveal trailer was more of a tone piece than anything, showing a picture-esque world of wild animals and some elements of magic....

January 21, 2026 · 3 min · 461 words · Walter Hill

Red Dead Redemption 2 Hat Locations

Red Dead Redemption 2 Hat Locations You can rock up to any clothing store in Red Dead Redemption 2 and buy a normal cowboy hat, but there are certain other hats for you to find and claim around the wilderness. In our Red Dead Redemption 2 hats guide , we’ll be detailing the locations of loads of unique hats, that are like no other in the game. On this page:...

January 21, 2026 · 4 min · 811 words · Guillermo Seals

Red Dead Redemption's Long

Red Dead Redemption’s long-rumoured PC port might finally have been revealed via the PlayStation Store, as we all expected “Experience the epic western adventures that defined a generation — now on PC for the first time ever.” Image credit:Rockstar Games Speculation that a PC port of the original Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar is on its way has been kicked back into the saddle, thanks to an update to the PlayStation Store description of the game’s PS4 version....

January 21, 2026 · 3 min · 525 words · Patricia Donald

Remember Skull And Bones? No? Well, Ubisoft Is Letting Everyone Play It For Free For A Week Anyway

Remember Skull and Bones? No? Well, Ubisoft is letting everyone play it for free for a week anyway It’s free, what’s the worst that could happen? You might have forgotten Skull and Bones , but it’s back to remind you it exists with an upcoming free week. Oh boy. Skull and Bones was never going to come out to rave reviews, given just how many times it was delayed prior to its release....

January 21, 2026 · 3 min · 441 words · Becky Peel

Resident Evil 4 Remake Has A Little Trick That Lets You Stop The Village Fight Early

Resident Evil 4 Remake has a little trick that lets you stop the village fight early Though you’ll need to play through the game at least once. Image credit:Capcom Resident Evil 4 Remake has only been out for a few days, but players have already found a trick that lets you skip the village fight in its entirety. The Resident Evil games are practically designed for players to speedrun them, encouraging you to learn them inside out so you can get as short a time as possible - after all, why else would it tell you how long it took to play the game?...

January 21, 2026 · 4 min · 752 words · Claudia Pearcy

Risk Of Rain 2's New Dlc Suffers From A Serious Bug Problem, As Co

Risk of Rain 2’s new DLC suffers from a serious bug problem, as co-creator morns state of game post Gearbox takeover The actual content of the Seekers of the Storm DLC is good! It just seems hella rushed is all. Image credit:Gearbox Risk of Rain 2 has just recently recieved its Seekers of the Storm DLC update, which you can buy right now. However, it may be in your best interest to hold off on doing so, as the major update has brought a plague of quite serious bugs and flaws to the game....

January 21, 2026 · 3 min · 441 words · Sarah Suarez

Rival Gacha Game Sends In

Rival gacha game sends in-game mail on Zenless Zone Zero release day that subtly takes shots at HoyoVerse’s similar character designs A cheeky email to players of Alchemy Stars stirs up some delicious genre-wide drama. Image credit:HoYoverse If you love a bit of cheeky drama between game companies, a little bit of cross-corporate banter, then today is a good day! Alchemy Stars, a popular Level Infinite gacha game, has sent out an in-game mail that subtly points to some interesting comparisons to characters featured in HoYoVerse’s Zenless Zone Zero ....

January 21, 2026 · 2 min · 278 words · Regina Merna

Silent Hill 2 Clock Room Puzzle Solution

Silent Hill 2 Clock room puzzle solution Henry, Mildred, Scott… Here’s how to solve the Blue Creek Apartments Clock room puzzle in Silent Hill 2. Image credit:Bloober Team/VG247 One of Silent Hill 2 ’s most iconic and memorable puzzles involves the Grandfather Clock and a poem about three people called Henry, Mildred, and Scott. These three people actually represent different hands of the Clock puzzle in Blue Creek Apartments, and once you get your hands on those, you’ll need to use the poem to work out their positions....

January 21, 2026 · 5 min · 989 words · Michelle Drawdy