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Inside Tencent's long-term strategy: live service, AI tools, and evergreen titles
Many column inches have been spilt questioning the wisdom of a live-service strategy. Sony gambled and lost , as did many other companies chasing the dream of steady recurring revenues, while firms like Capcom that stuck to the traditional path have emerged relatively unscathed . Read more
Great, now motherboard prices might be next to spike thanks to component costs increasing by up to 50%
PC gaming sure ain't cheap.
Silent Hill: Townfall is the most Scottish game I've ever played and the most effective horror game I've seen in ages: 'It made sense for us to dig deep into our upbringings, into our past, and try and build a place that felt believable'
And not just because of the foul weather.
Mass Effect 5 will be great as long as executives "get out of the way," says former designer: "We're all beholden to companies"
You hear that, EA and BioWare?
Halloween the Game single-player review: Is there enough here for solo players?
Illfonic's latest multiplayer horror game has a single-player mode, but is it as well-executed as Michael Myers' victims?
Blood of Dawnwalker: All romance options and how to date them
All romance options and how to get into bed with them in The Blood of Dawnwalker
NBA 2K27 locker codes (September 2026) for free packs
Locker codes for NBA 2K27 will get you free rewards including items for MyCareer and MyTeam
Playing Mass Effect-inspired RPG Exodus was an uncomfortably familiar space trip, despite some brilliant zero-G fights
Full disclosure: I did not get to play Exodus with the grumpy mecha octopus sniper . "Where’s the octopus sniper?", I whispered, confusion melting into sadness as the two other members of my space station infiltration team stepped forward under the support of their dull, seen-it-all-before vertebrae. No, it’s fine. It’s fine . I’d like to say that the demo’s shooting and roleplaying moments made up for the lack of squidmates. In some places, particularly when venturing back out into the vacuum, it actually did. But if Exodus really is going to occupy the Guns & Conversation space that Mass Effect is currently leaving vacant , I’d hope it’s holding much more in reserve, as the corridor battles and bland heroes I saw probably aren’t going to cut it. Read more
Review: The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Deluxe 8LP Boxset - A Suitably Epic Soundtrack Celebration
The vinyl battle. Last year's announcement of a lovely-looking vinyl boxset featuring the Breath of the Wild soundtrack caught many a Zelda fan's attention. Featuring a classy blue-gold box and loads of the game's incredible key art, it's a beautiful collection billed as "the first time a Nintendo soundtrack has been commercially released on vinyl outside of Japan." Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Hands On: The Activision Super Pocket Is Bursting With Games, But I Feel Like I'm Not The Target Audience
...and that's fine! Blaze – via its HyperMegaTech sub-brand – has released a series of Super Pocket devices, each themed around a different video game publisher. This range includes Capcom , Data East and SNK devices, and they come pre-loaded with a curated selection of classic titles and are compatible with the Evercade family of cartridges. I've spotted a pattern with these systems, as I would imagine many others have: when pre-existing deals with publishers are in place for multiple Evercade collections, you can safely assume that a Super Pocket handheld is on the cards, too. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Lanterns is HBO's third most successful new show ever, behind only House of the Dragon and The Last of Us
The DCU show is climbing up the viewing charts
Friend of a Friend in Star Wars Zero Company explained
The Friend of a Friend choice operation in Star Wars Zero Company has you pick between three plants: Nysillin, Marcan Herb, and Brula Fruit
League Classic patch 3 is its "biggest yet," with five new champions
League of Legends Classic patch 3 introduces five more champions to the mix, alongside further balance changes for the MOBA throwback.
Next week, for the first time ever, Nintendo is hosting two Directs back-to-back - and the first one is dedicated to The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary
Back in June, we learned that we're officially getting a The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake , which is supposedly coming to Switch 2 later this year (and we first heard rumours about it back in Marc h). But, as we approach the latter quarter of the year, we still don't know much about this remake, what it looks like, how it plays, or... well, anything really. Read more
'Sega VS Capcom' Fan Project Shut Down For "Using Capcom's Characters & Likeness"
"With any fan game, that's the risk and we have no regrets". A fan-made fighting game featuring characters from various Sega and Capcom games has reportedly been shut down after Capcom reportedly took issue with the use of its copyrighted characters. 4CYDE Studios' PC fighter Sega Vs Capcom has been online for a number of years and has even been covered on Time Extension a few times in the past , but it now seems that the developer has had to discontinue the project, releasing a public statement to try to downplay any speculation about what happened. Read the full article on timeextension.com
'That criticism is justified': Gamescom apologizes for its callous response to developer hardware thefts
Gamescom said it is "committed to jointly reviewing and further improving security," but doesn't mention any compensation for affected exhibitors.
In a sea of failed live service games, I'm shocked to see someone trying to make a MOBA
Project Zeta is trying to crack a near-impenetrable market.
We don't get action games like Tides of Annihilation very often, and after 45 minutes this Arthurian take is better than I expected
Tides of Annihilation's combat is weighty, satisfying, and surprisingly difficult
Nintendo Announces Two Directs For Next Week, 8th & 9th September 2026
Zelda news, anyone? After a busy Gamescom, we assumed it'd only be a matter of time before Nintendo popped up with another showcase, and today, it's done just that! Twice, in fact. That's right, Nintendo has just announced not one, but two Directs for net week. We'll start off with a special The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on 8th September at 3 pm BST / 4pm CET / 10am ET / 7am PT . This one will last for around 30 minutes and will cover "a variety of information related to The Legend of Zelda". Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Substructure is a Stardew Valley-inspired factory sim that takes one of Factorio's hardest and best mods and turns it into a dizzying, planet-wide game of its own
A factory sim with layers
Labor Day Nintendo Switch deals are doing their best to beat price increases ahead of Black Friday
Price increases have hit the Switch 2 but Labor Day sales are holding down the fort as Black Friday looms in the distance.
Nintendo Direct confirmed for next week, as well as a dedicated Zelda Anniversary stream where Ocarina of Time feels inevitable
We'll likely get our first look at The Legend of Zelda movie too
Nintendo confirms 2 Nintendo Directs, including Zelda 40th Anniversary
A special Legend of Zelda Nintendo Direct will take place next week
Blood of Dawnwalker: Free or Imprison Branko the Snitch
Should Coen free or imprison Branko the Snitch in The Blood of Dawnwalker