Erosion’s time-bending twist stands out, but it’s also a great roguelike twin-stick shooter

Erosion‘s unique selling point is obvious. You can completely alter the future of the game’s world simply by dying or clearing out a little town. As the game’s Steam description reads, “Die in a dungeon? Wake up ten years later. That peaceful farm is now a cultist compound worshipping the Great Ol’ Rooster. That store…

Sonic Frontiers Has Sold Just Shy Of 5 Million Copies

Image: Sega Sega’s been making the headlines today thanks to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance both failing to meet expectations. Shock. There are, however, some more games worth highlighting when it comes to overall sales. First up, Sonic Frontiers – which seems to be getting a Definitive Edition release any day now…

Fun 2023 PS5 Action Adventure Game 80% Off in PS Store Deal

A 2023 PS5 and PS4 historical action adventure game is 80% off on the PS Store in a limited-time deal that ends next week. Set in 1860s Japan, Like a Dragon: Ishin — a remake of 2014’s PS3 and PS4 game Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin — is currently at its lowest price. PS5, PS4 action…

The grim industry summer continues as EA lays off staff ahead of $55 billion sale to Saudi Arabia, likely to soothe the sting of its $20 billion debt

It’s looking like another grim summer for the videogame industry. Microsoft is eyeing up several studios to shutter, and the CEO of Epic Games says there’s a tidal wave sweeping over the AAA business, which I’m sure is fine. The next step in this macabre march comes from EA, which will reportedly be laying off…

AI Hallucinations Are A Feature, Not A Bug

Since 2020, a rapidly evolving neural network technology called NeRF (Neural Radiance Fields) has been used to create 3D scenes from 2D photographs and videos. The most famous example is probably Luma AI, available to use in a browser, which can turn your mobile videos into geometric spaces. In the last couple of years, a…

Steam Machine review roundup: Hefty pricetag for a niche product

The Steam Machine is almost here. Valve has finally announced the price of their latest hardware release, with the interest list for purchasing one of the four options available open until June 25. Valve has sent review models to journalists around the world, and while some are fans of the Steam Machine, they all share…

How To Find The Secret Destiny 2 Exotic Mission And Get Cull’s Shadow

As part of its final ever content drop, a new secret Exotic mission has been added to Destiny 2. The reward is Cull’s Shadow–a fusion rifle with the intrinsic trait of Soulburn. Soulburn means that final blows or rapid hits with the weapon’s frontal blades heal you and provide Soulfire Charges, which cause rounds fired…

JSAUX’s New 6-In-1 Switch 2 Dock Is… A Lot

Image: JSAUX Accessory manufacturer JSAUX has put out some pretty decent products for the Switch 2 so far. It’s Joy-Con 2 charging dock is delightfully sleek and minimal, earning a score of 7/10 back in 2025. Similarly, its all-in-one carrying case ticked all the right boxes for those looking to take their entire setup out…

Rhythm Heaven Groove free demo out now for Switch

Nintendo has released a free game demo for Rhythm Heaven Groove ahead of its release next week on July 2. You can download it now from the eShop. The game consists of one multiplayer minigame and one stage of the single-player campaign, consisting of four minigames and a remix level. The four single-player games are:…

Free PS Plus Premium Being Offered to Select PS5 Players

In a rare move, Sony Interactive Entertainment is offering a free PS Plus Premium subscription trial to select PS5 players. Free membership trials used to be a regular occurrence in the days of yore, but ever since it locked almost everything — including save data backups — behind PS Plus, Sony has only really offered…