We all know The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was (and still is) called The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but once upon a time Nintendo was thinking of a slightly different name for its Breath of the Wild follow-up.
Please be aware of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom spoilers below.
To see this content please enable targeting cookies.
Manage cookie settings …
Read moreA month after Bungie acknowledged player “uncertainty surrounding the future of Destiny” following mass layoffs at the studio, the developer has announced “major changes for the future” of its live-service shooter, which will now receive multiple paid expansions a year.
More specifically, Destiny 2’s overhauled release model, announced to coincide with the series’ tenth anniversary, will see two “medium-sized” paid expansions release annually, alongside four “major” free content updates. All this will form a “new multi-year saga” (the first since Destiny 2’s Light and Darkness saga concluded with its The Final Shape expansion earlier this year) promising new characters, factions, twists, and more.
Things kick off next summer with Destiny 2’s first new expansi…
Read moreUK spending on video games plummeted by 29.4 percent during the first half of this year, while music and video sales grew.
Physical game sales fell by 40 percent to £111.7m compared to the first six months of 2023, while digital download sales fell 23 percent to £236.9m.
The numbers, reported by the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA), reflect a “soft new release schedule”, according to its latest report.
Newscast: Does the loss of day one launches make Xbox Game Pass pointless?
…
Read moreXbox has revealed a new “Cheeky Controller” in a Deadpool design to celebrate the new Deadpool & Wolverine Marvel film, with a rather prominent behind.
A peachy pair of these controllers will be part of the grand prize in a global sweepstakes, alongside other custom Xbox hardware – details of how to enter have been shared on social media site X.
It’s in Deadpool’s fetching red colour and seemingly offers a firm grip. Just mind where you put your fingers.
Newscast: Does the loss of day one launches make Xbox Game Pass pointless?
…
Read moreIf you’ve been hoping for another No Mans’s Sky universe refresh, today’s your day. The exploratory space sim’s latest update is all about bringing more variety to planets – and it’s chucking in angry Starship Troopers-esque bug hunts and a flamethrower mech too.
No Man’s Sky’s new Worlds Part 1 update owes at least some of its existence to developer Hello Games’ upcoming fantasy planet sim Light No Fire. “Over the last five years making the game, ” it explains, “we’ve learnt new things, and we’re feeding that back into No Man’s Sky”.
Some of No Man’s Sky’s freshly expanded variety comes from the way its new simulated systems combine. There’s new cloud tech that creates skies based on weather conditions, with planets now featuring their own wind patterns. Wat…
Read more