Nvidia rolls out GPT-5.5-based Codex to 10,000 of its employees, who apparently all think it’s ‘mind-blowing’ and ‘life-changing’

To paraphrase some lyrics from my mispent youth pining for a Hot Topic, ‘this ain’t a scene, it’s a goddamn AI arms race’. The preview of DeepSeek V4 is now live, and given that the AI giant was reportedly not so keen to grant Nvidia and AMD early access to the new model, the American…

Alice: Madness Returns Dev Put Dildos On A Snail To Shut EA Up

A retired PlayStation boss makes the case for PS5 games on PC. Atari expands its retro game emulation capabilities. And the “efficiency” purge at Meta continues. It’s your Morning Checkpoint for April 24, 2026, where we can safely report that the next Halo game is not a pottery spin-off. I can’t tell you what might…

RIG Spectre R8 Pro HS review

Verdict The RIG Spectre R8 Pro HS is a super convenient wireless headset for anyone with a single games console and PC. Its dual-system and Bluetooth compatibility make it versatile for desk and sofa gaming, it delivers great sound quality, has excellent battery life, and has some useful replaceable parts. It’s not quite the do-everything…

Expedition 33’s first year was full of success and one notable misstep

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was released a year ago today on April 24, 2025, and instantly became one of the most talked-about and beloved games of the generation. It exceeded all expectations on its way to becoming a massive surprise success story. But, looking back, maybe that instant success shouldn’t have been so surprising. When…

Yakuza Creator’s New Studio Deletes, Then Restores YouTube Channel

Yesterday, fans of the Yakuza games were sent into a panic when it was revealed that Nagoshi Studio, the studio started by series co-creator Toshihiro Nagoshi after he left Ryu Ga Gotoku to make spiritual successor Gang of Dragon, had seemingly deleted its YouTube channel amid greater concerns that parent company NetEase was preparing to…

Review: Belkin Charging Case Pro For Switch 2 – A Great Upgrade Over The Original

Image: Ollie Reynolds / Nintendo Life Shortly after the Switch 2 launched, we reviewed a handful of cases for the new console, one of which was the Belkin Charging Case. At the time, we admired the idea, but unfortunately the execution was a bit lacklustre, earning it a score of 6/10. So now, as we…

Neverness to Everness NTE codes April 2026

Though we fully expect to be swimming in premium currency and upgrade materials for a while at launch, there will come a time when new NTE codes are all we can think about. Once you unlock a few post-release characters, you’re going to wish you hadn’t blown all your materials on the starting line-up. That’s…

Try 2026 PS5 Sequel to Acclaimed Adventure Game for Free

PS5 users can now try a promising upcoming game, which is a sequel to an acclaimed 2020 adventure, for free via the PS Store. Call of the Elder Gods is a Lovecraftian follow-up to Call of the Sea, and developer Out of the Blue Games just dropped a much-welcome demo for us. Sample upcoming PS5…

This indie developer is making Titanfall 3 because EA won’t do it, and even in ‘pre-pre-pre alpha’ it’s one of the most fun shooters in years

Titanfall is one of my favourite FPS series of all time, and I’ll forever be bitter that EA canned it at its peak. It’s not Titanfall 2’s fault it was sent to the slaughter being released between Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Actually, that’s EA’s fault. That frustration lives on all these…

Saros Review – Return Stronger

Saros might be a roguelite, but its definition of a “run” is definitely broader than most. The latest game from developer Housemarque shares plenty of similarities with the studio’s previous game, Returnal–both are sci-fi third-person shooters with a bullet-hell tinge–yet Saros takes some bold swings that clearly differentiate the two. By flipping Housemarque’s roguelite formula…