section
Gaming
Releases, platforms, and the people making the games.
5641 stories archived
First trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's Remain puts a rom-com spin on The Sixth Sense
The first footage from Remain reveals the "otherworldly" collaboration between M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks
Humanity's best friend is coming to Old School RuneScape, and seeing a low-poly shiba has me temporally disoriented
"Low-poly dogs!" I hear you chant in the distance. "Low-poly dogs!" The war cry gets louder. "Low-poly dogs!" It's inescapable now, the low-poly dogs requested by the masses are here… Or, well, in the digital world of Old School RuneScape at the very least, as Jagex have added in a new members-only quest that allows you to pick up your very own puppy. Read more
How to watch the Nintendo Direct for September 2026 and what time it starts
A new Nintendo Direct is coming, and we are expecting big things
Feature: Xanadu Or Hydlide - Which Was Truly Japan's Highest-Selling Computer Game For 20 Years?
What degree can we rely on oral histories? A long time ago, I was speaking with fellow site contributor and soon-to-be author Ashley Day about the challenges of interviews. He mentioned an unnamed colleague who refuses to do interviews, saying they're unreliable because of imperfect recall, and instead relies solely on legacy materials, such as old press releases. Read the full article on timeextension.com
New LEGO Set With Adult Link & Epona Showcased In Dedicated Zelda Direct
🤝 Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! Nintendo thought that we would all be so excited by the upcoming trailer for Ocarina of Time in their dedicated Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct that we wouldn'
Gallery: Here's A Closer Look At Zelda: Ocarina Of Time On Switch 2
Open your eyes... and look at these screens! Well, that sure was a lot! As a part of today's Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct , we got our first extended look at The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2, and we mean an extended look. Aonuma-san kicked things off with a full 15-minute gameplay session, followed by a new trailer that showcased... just about the whole game, it seems. A bunch of us here at Nintendo Life Towers were a little teary-eyed throughout the whole thing, truth be told, so we thought it was only right that we assemble the following gallery so we can all get a closer look at the damn thing. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Over 1,000 cut voice lines from Resident Evil 4 and Requiem reveal more about Leon Kennedy, the zombies he fights, and a lowkey bromance
We also got some hints to how later games are linked to Resident Evil 4.
1666: Amsterdam is a witchy body-hopper made by Assassin's Creed's creator, but it has more in common with Hitman
The Assassin's Creed creator's love letter to Amsterdam offers dense maps in which to perform my bewitching assassinations in secret
It May Be 2026, But Here's A Brand New Original Shoot 'Em Up For Your Sega Master System
'Razing Core' is the new game from the Sega homebrew dev Bad Computer. Bad Computer has to be one of the most prolific creators in the Sega Master System homebrew community at the moment. The developer of games like Frontier Force , Star Runner , and Blast Arena , he is regularly putting out new original titles for Sega's legendary 8-bit system, and is already hard at work on his next major title for the console: a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up entitled Razing Core that is shaping up pretty nicely, from what we can tell. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Hideo Kojima is "envious" of 21-year-old Backrooms director: "I made Metal Gear at 23 – but A24 didn’t get in touch with me until I was about 59"
"There was no A24 when I was about 25. I wish they’d called"
Nintendo is touring a Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert: First dates and venues confirmed
The tour will take in Japan, North America and Australia, with four UK dates so far
Arc Raiders is removing Cred for a "more expansive reward system"
Embark Studios confirms that, in Arc Raiders update 1.45.0, it's changing Cred forever as the Frozen Trail draws closer.
PowerWash Simulator devs FuturLab laid off staff and cancelled an unrevealed project earlier this year, but certainly kept quiet about it
It's another one of those layoff days, unfortunately. This time the studio in question is PowerWash Simulator developer FuturLab, who have laid off seven staff members with little fanfare after cancelling a project that has been in development for several years. Read more
Command An Army codes (September 2026)
Here are all of the new Roblox Command An Army codes that you can redeem for free gems to spend on troops.
New amiibo for Ocarina of Time remake look incredible, but what they unlock feels cursed
Ocarina of Time remake amiibo look great, but come with what I can only describe as deeply cursed unlockables
WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer left VisionQuest for "personal reasons," says Paul Bettany
Paul Bettany has talked about Jac Schaeffer stepping away from VisionQuest
The Legend Of Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 Has Been Officially Revealed
🤝 Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! We've seen images of the Nintendo Switch 2 40th Anniversary Edition that had leaked online, and it turns out that they were real. I know, I
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail's final story patch is exactly what the game needed, and has the 4-month wait for Evercold suddenly feeling a whole lot longer
Setting the stage to perfection.
Castlevania Belmont's Curse blends the classic Metroidvania's soul with Dead Cells' immaculate style
The new Castlevania game succeeds in being both familiar and fresh, and it’s easily the prettiest title I saw at Gamescom this year.
Guide: Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct - Every Announcement and Trailer
How would you rate it? Well folks, the first of two Direct showcases for this week is over, and boy was it a doozy. It was a full 30 minutes' worth of delicious Zelda news, including the final release date for the hotly-anticipated Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve Lobby Includes Namco Classics Pac-Man, Galaga, And More
Take the Dragon Spirit challenge. Bandai Namco has released a short teaser revealing a line-up of classic Namco coin-ops that will be playable within its upcoming dogfighter Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve . Similar to the setup in Capcom's Street Fighter 6 , Wings of Theve will feature socialised online lobbies, where digital skyflyers can not only gather for matchmaking purposes, but also enjoy training options, listen to their favourite themes from the Ace Combat series , or hang out and chat with one another, no doubt sharing their omnipresent desire to feel the necessity for some type of acceleration. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Lego announces its third Legend of Zelda set, this time featuring Link on Epona
The set will be released next year and is once again based on Ocarina of Time
Get ready to fight over Steam Frame stock - the same reservation system used for the Steam Controller and Steam Machine has been spotted after SteamDB package updates were issued
Some fresh data mining has found a Steam Frame reservation page, which could point to the new VR headset seeing similar launch demand to Valve's other hardware.
Why the world needs a Club Penguin successor – that isn't Roblox
Club Penguin – the Disney-owned, Flash-based MMO, which ran from 2005 to 2017 – was a formative experience for a generation of children. Stephen MacDonald, who was a senior manager at Disney from 2012 to 2015, says that Club Penguin had over 300 million registered users at its peak. Read more