The game certainly leans into a sci-fi horror aesthetic; now you can experience a taste of it for free. The news was shared on Twitter with this very cool looking Metroid pumpkin - anyone else up for carving? The demo begins at the start of the game as Samus lands on the planet ZDR in search of the X parasite. Sales of Metroid Dread were strong, with the best first week sales in the UK for the series so far....

The first thing you’ll notice when you take the Switch OLED out of the package is the quality of the new materials. The screen is now glossy, as is the bezel around it. The rail system that holds the Joycons in place feels more solid with less wobble and the whole device simply feels like a more premium design. Along the top, numerous changes are made to core elements: the power and volume buttons are different in shape and feel while the game card slot now uses a slimmer cover, which is slightly trickier to open than the original Switch....

First, some ground rules. We’ve evaluated these games by their lowest typical resolution, in portable mode, with full 3D graphics - but note that this is meant to be a sampling rather than a definitive list. The first game I looked at is firmly in standard definition territory. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled renders at 854x480 in portable play, with no anti-aliasing. When you’re at a resolution this low, AA sometimes hurts more than it helps, so you will notice that several of these titles drop the technique entirely....

More specifically, those with a hankering for some stuntery and a browser within arms reach can test their racing mettle in Joe Danger Touch and its follow-up Joe Danger Infinity, which were initially released on iOS in 2013 and 2014. Both games, you might recall, unceremoniously vanished from the App Store in 2017, following Apple’s decision to end support for 32-bit apps with iOS11. But in a lovely moment at the start of this year, they each received a surprise re-release....

Now and then, though, Netflix throws a new game show our way. And I always get a bit excited. There is something plush and lavish about a new game show. It is fun to see money spent on something that has rules, of course, and I also love game show set design - the massive screens, the blue spotlights pointed to the heavens, as if the arena for Who Wants to be a Millionaire doubles as the alien landing zone from Close Encounters at weekends....

Whilst playing as Man BLue instead of Manchester City or MD White instead of Real Madrid doesn’t literally impact the action itself, there is an argument to made that the lack of real names inhibits the overall spectacle. Fortunately - for PlayStation 4 and PC players, at least - there’s a remarkably easy way of switching those default names to the real one. Downloading fan-made patches to a USB stick and then onto your PS4 (or copying them across to game files directly on your PC) can replace every single unofficial team, stadium, kit, competition and/or badge in the game, meaning you’re able to make what is a decent footballing experience on the pitch also one of the most visually realistic....

As Kinetic explains in a new Steam post, the team has now revised its early access roadmap for 2022 and beyond to “more accurately represents what we achieved this year, and what we plan to do moving forwards” following a longer-than-expected development period for Phasmophobia’s VR rework, which eventually arrived in April. Kinetic has released some smaller updates since then to keep players appropriately terrified but it’s all go in September with the advent of Phasmophobia’s Custom Difficulty update, which the developers says is “a big one”....

2089, which made its debut on PC at the tail-end of last year, transplants Pistol Whip’s mesmerising, music-driven first-person shooter action - an intense, balletic mix of dodging, ducking, blasting, and high-score chasing - to the far-flung, neon-smeared future. What follows is a five-scene, 30-minute-long story campaign - complete with animated cutscenes, voice work, and a synthwave soundtrack - in which protagonist John Asminov confronts an army of killer machines after tracking a distress signal to an off-world colony....

The roles were primarily based in the company’s sales and marketing divisions, Axios reported, largely in positions that dealt with physical retail stores. Included in the cuts was the company’s “merchandiser” team, responsible for briefing bricks and mortar shop staff on PlayStation games and consoles. Details passed to Axios by affected staff suggested Sony saw the cuts as part of a “global transformation”, as the importance of physical stores continued to diminish worldwide....

After the initial worldwide two-day event in June, we’ve seen three in-person events occur across the globe where a new Ultra Beast has invaded our reality. This Pokémon Go storyline now concludes with the four extradimensional Pokémon appearing throughout the Go Fest 2022 Finale. To help you prepare for the event, you’ll find the Go Fest 2022 Finale start time, ticket price and an overview of the day’s activities below....

Like all Mega Evolutions, Mega Aggron can’t be directly caught in Pokémon Go. Instead, you need to keep defeating it in Mega Raids until you’ve collected enough Mega Aggron Energy for its evolution. Below you’ll find Mega Aggron’s counters and weaknesses to help you succeed in Pokémon Go - just remember you need to have an Aggron in your Pokémon storage to conduct its Mega Evolution. On this page:...

Tauros, Farfetch’d, Mr Mime and Kangaskhan - alongside Articuno, Moltres and Mewtwo and Zapdos make up the eight creatures you need to find in the Raid Collection Challenge. On this page: It has, however, since its debut in 2016 appeared in various events so other players have had access in their own region. One such opportunity is during the Tour Kanto event in February 2021, which tasks players with catching all 150 Pokémon within the span of eight days....

This Collection Challenge will task you with catching Pokémon which can be found in and around Pewter City in the Kanto region. There are a total of 10 Collection Challenges for you to complete as part of Pokémon Go Tour: Kanto - Pallet Town, Cerulean City, Fuchsia City, Pokémon League, Raid, Research, Evolve, Trade and Incense. The latter two are different depending on whether you’re playing the Red or Green version of the event....

There’s also a wide range of Vivillon patterns to collect in Pokémon Go and, to help you catch them all, we’ve included a Vivillon region map. Before you can start showing off your Vivillions, however, you first need to know how to get Scatterbug! On this page: Once you receive a Gift, you must pin the Postcard which accompanies it before opening the Gift. This is done by pressing the little pin button which sits next to the ‘Open’ button when you view the postcard....

This six-minute slice shows open-world exploration, Pokémon catching, battling and Pokédex-filling. It also, still, leans heavily into those sweet Zelda: Breath of the Wild vibes. Listen to just the opening of the trailer, for example, to hear a very Zelda-sounding piano riff, over sweeping shots of the overworld: Gameplay-wise, however, The Pokémon Company has already confirmed that Pokémon Legends: Arceus will actually play more like Monster Hunter, with players heading out into large but discrete open areas to pacify beasts and complete quests....

With their new types and movesets, Galarian Form Pokémon help you create a team that uses the new options that Gen 8 offers, while also celebrating the previous Pokémon generations. You’ll also be able to fill your team with Pokémon inspired by the UK and its history, including a new, somehow creepier, version of Mr. Mime. On this page: Regional variant Pokémon made their first appearance in Pokémon Sun and Moon, with the Alola Form Pokémon....

Obviously you’ll receive Pikachu if the save file is for Let’s Go Pikachu! and Eevee, of course, for Let’s Go Eevee! What makes these two Pokémon worth collecting, however, is their ability to Gigantamax. On this page: On your first journey to the city Motostoke, you’ll find your train derailed by a herd of Wooloo wandering onto the tracks. This will leave you in the train station in the Wild Area, which is also where you will receive your free Pokémon....

While this mythical Pokémon was originally only available to players who played Pokémon Unite before Tuesday, 31st August, it can now, thanks to the mobile release, be earned by anyone who missed this deadline. Below you’ll discover how to get Zeraora in Pokémon Unite before this mythical Pokémon is no longer available. On this page: To do so you need to complete the Zeraora mission, which can be found in the ‘Events menu....

There is a myriad of reasons that can lead to this. Either the match is not going anywhere and you’d rather try again with a different team or pick a different Pokémon altogether, or maybe your Deliveroo order arrived just as you started a new game. For this, the option the surrender a match is key, but there are some details to consider. This page will explain how to surrender a match in Pokémon Unite in order to quit a match safely without being hit with penalties....

The bottom line is that PowerSlave Exhumed was the cream of the crop from the 90s ‘Doom clone’ explosion, a game that actually manifested in three different forms: an interesting but not exactly brilliant PC game designed on 3D Realms’ Build engine, followed up by two custom console versions that were very, very different, both using Lobotomy Software’s own SlaveDriver engine. A technological powerhouse on consoles (especially so on Saturn), PowerSlave Exhumed combined cutting-edge visuals with proper full 3D environments (as opposed to Doom’s ‘flat’ levels), but still hailed from the era where opponents were 2D sprites....