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NBA 2K27 codes (September 2026)
Redeem these new NBA 2K27 codes for free currency, card packs, and cosmetics for the latest season.
The Witcher 3: Songs of Past looked alright in its behind-closed-doors preview, though I'm more enticed by the remaster’s combat upgrades
Well, I say behind-closed-doors. It turns out that if I wanted to watch a prerecorded saunter through a chunk of The Witcher III: Wild Hunt ’s Songs of the Past expansion , I could have just tuned into the Gamescom livestream , rather than travelling to Germany before parking myself in an almost pitch-black miniature theatre for 45 minutes. Now my by-touch handwritten notes are completely illegible, and I don’t even get to feel smug about attending a super secret preview. Still, the preview – which like Songs of the Past itself, was a joint operation between CD Projekt Red and co-devs Fool’s Theory – didn’t show off the expansion alone. It also focused repeatedly on the combat, movement, UI and role-playing reworks being introduced in the base game’s Remastered upgrade , which is coming months ahead of Songs of the Past on September 29th. And, usual hands-off disclaimers applying, looks like it could be the more appealing package for lapsed Witchers – especially as it’s free to owners of the original. Read more
Worried about Onimusha's difficulty after the demo? I have the death count to prove the full game's got teeth
Plenty of challenge awaits in Onimusha: Way of the Sword once you get past the game's opening hours.
This Fan-Made Sonic The Hedgehog Demo Brings Green Hill Zone To The Amiga
*Soundtrack not included. The bank holiday brought surprising news in the world of emulation, as Sega's inimitable icon Sonic the Hedgehog was spotted hitting the loop-de-loop on the humble Commodore Amiga, courtesy of a new playable demo from fanmodder Reassembler. Currently titled " Aonic ", Reassembler's demo uses A1200 technology to recreate Green Hill Zone Act 1, a stage practically canonised in the minds of classic gaming fans the world over. The Aonic demo, meticulously adapted directly from the original Sega Mega Drive code, authentically reproduces the stage design, enemies, speed, and physics of Sega's phenomenal 1991 release - a release that became the studio's best-selling game to date while also making a multimedia superstar out of its spiny protagonist. Reassembler's announcement video includes a one-to-one of the original Mega Drive game running alongside the Aonic demo, leaving very little room for comparison. Visually, Aonic looks almost identical to its Mega Drive counterpart - save for a necessary alteration to the game's HUD, which lacks the transparency of the original game and is forced to exist outside the gameplay window. The recreation of the Mega Drive's colour palette is courtesy of another modder, RetroRic, who released their own demo back in January of this year. The combination of RetroRic's visual tinkering and Reassembler's adaptive coding has resulted in Aonic's spectacular first showing. Teamwork indeed makes the Dreamwork. Read the full article on timeextension.com
IKEA's Xbox collab features a moving thumbstick stool and D-Pad pillow, but it's not just a gimmick
I was recently invited to Gamescom to check out the gaming collaboration I never thought I needed: the new IKEA x XBOX furniture range.
"We all benefit from great games": How the 4X devs behind Endless Legend and Humankind went from Early Access pioneers to Civ 7 challengers
As Endless Legend 2 reaches the end of Early Access and Amplitude Studios get ready to dive into Humankind 2, the strategy developer talks player expectations
Square-Enix Announces Miniature CRT Toys That Play Classic Final Fantasy Scenes & Tunes
🤝 Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! Just when I thought my wage for the month was safe, I see an advert from Square Enix on X showing me six miniature CRT toys that play
CD Projekt Red never considered charging for The Witcher 3 remaster, and says expansion Songs of the Past came from a couple of "happy accidents"
Polish developer CD Projekt Red apparently never considered charging players for the recently revealed Remastered edition of The Witcher 3 , and it has explained more about how the expansion Songs of the Past came to be, citing a couple of "happy accidents". Read more
"It folds down to the size of a credit card" - Razer's mobile controllers were getting too bulky so it's launching a foldable one you can carry around in your pocket
Razer is launching a new mobile controller called the Prio, and it folds down to a size that's smaller than your phone is.
Disney Halloween merch has been resurrected early, so I've sorted the tricks from treats for you
This year's Disney Halloween haul has arrived, and it's a particularly good one
Stellar Blade uses Nvidia's DLSS alongside "frame interpolation" to hit 60fps on Switch 2
Shift Up has never left the AI train
JSAUX's latest Switch gadget adds new features to your old Pro Controller, but it is a year too late or right on time?
JSAUX has just launched its Voidjoy Elite Extender Switch Pro Controller add-on, bringing a bunch of new features to the original gamepad.
Hideki Kamiya Says Capcom Has "No Awareness" Of How Scary Resident Evil Is
"I’ve never been a fan of horror". Despite directing one of the greatest survival horror games of all time with Resident Evil 2 , game creator Hideki Kamiya has always been open about his aversion to scary stuff. Now, in speaking with VGC , Kamiya has called out Capcom directly for supposedly having "no awareness" of how scary its flagship survival horror franchise really is. He says that despite wanting to experience this year's Resident Evil Requiem and revisit the ruined site of the R.P.D., he is unable to do so because of how much it scares him. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Pimax Dream Air review
Unbeatable visuals, excellent comfort, and mediocre tracking.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is a sandbox that Creative Assembly will keep adding to rather than making sequels: 'The true experience is the sandbox'
Expect big updates and DLC, but they'll all be built on top of this one game.
League of Legends system requirements 2026
The League of Legends minimum requirements are, thankfully, incredibly low, so here’s the PC specs and the Mac you’ll need to run the game.
Nvidia DLSS 5 releases this week with NBA 2K27, so the AI yassification filter's busy beautifying basketballers early doors
After being prematurely dug out of game files by modders late last week, Nvidia's DLSS 5 neural rendering tech is making its official debut in a matter of days. Yes, it's the filter which was criticised on reveal earlier this year for giving a bunch of game characters weird genAI makeovers. Unsurprisingly, given where those modders pulled the aformentioned files from, the tech's arriving with NBA 2K27 . Read more
This video of a power supply blowing up shows why you should never cheap out on your PSU
New fear unlocked.
Can you save Aurelio in Star Wars Zero Company?
Aurelio dies in the first mission of Zero Company, but can you save him?
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 lead says Nvidia DLSS 5 backlash is "really funny," and that "most talented people I know" use AI
Daniel Vávra says "absolutely every developer" uses the tech
Oops, looks like the Logitech X3 Superstrike has leaked on Amazon and the rapid trigger gaming mouse will have +50% battery life
I don't think this was meant to be shown so early.
The Witcher 4 probably isn't coming to PS5 with a physical disc, CD Projekt Red boss says, but fans will still get something to "open up and enjoy"
The folk at CDPR are "big fans of people having access to tangible collectible things"
Kratos actor Christopher Judge says he read for the God of War TV show, but thinks Dave Bautista is "going to be great"
Ryan Hurst left the production after an on-set injury
No, really, Samsung's USB4 P Series SSDs come in at over $2,000 for the luxury of 4,000 MB/s
Samsung's new portable P Series SSD range boasts speeds up to 4,000 MB/s, but that lightning-fast performance comes at a high cost.