Issue #198

NEWS Link to heading

Everything Announced at the September PlayStation State of Play

Nintendo Direct roundup for 14th September, 2023

Starfield is Bethesda’s biggest launch of all time

Paradox’s grand strategy Star Trek game releases this October

RuneScape rolls back controversial pay-to-win Hero Pass in new update

Opera GX’s new browser AI wants to answer all your videogame questions

Roblox launches on PlayStation in October

Stalker 2 developer’s latest setback is a fire gutting a third of its office, but it insists the team’s ‘dealt with worse than that before’

Next Mass Effect will ditch open world and return to series’ “classic format”, insider teases

Official Xbox credit cards will soon be a thing in the US

Unity adding a fee for each time a game is installed

The next Sims game will be free to play without a subscription or energy mechanics, EA confirms

New iPhone 15 Pro goes full Nvidia with ray tracing and upscaling

Xbox Game Pass Core full list of games revealed

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog lineup for September 2023 announced

Supergiant Games Announces Hades II Early Access Starts Next Year

REVIEWS Link to heading

The Crew Motorfest

Mortal Kombat 1

NBA 2K24

Mythforce

Total War: Pharaoh

Lies of P

Dune: Spice Wars

FEATURES Link to heading

The pressure of expectation adds a sour note to Starfield’s launch | Opinion

From Elder Scrolls to Starfield: How Bethesda Defined the Role-Playing Game

Diablo 4 and Path of Exile’s new rival is an ARPG built by Redditors

Starfield on PC is the best way to play - but the game still requires a lot of work

Path Of Exile 2 Hands-On: Unironically A Diablo Killer

Alan Wake 2: Exclusive Hands-On Preview - IGN First

Assassin’s Creed Mirage feels a clear-sighted return to the series’ roots

STALKER 2 is a merciless trip down memory lane

Starfield is the death of videogames as we know them

Monster Hunter Now is the best mobile game I’ve played all year – and it’s not even close

Unity’s pricing is a symptom, not the cause of tougher times ahead for the games industry | Opinion

AAA games on iPhone 15 Pro: Game changers or gimmick? | Opinion

I’ve Been Playing Cyberpunk 2077’s Wild 2.0 Update, Here’s How It Feels

That Time An MMO’s Creator Was Assassinated By A Lone Rogue

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What’s a game you can play for 500 hours and still be considered a noob?

What’s a game you 100% believe lived up to the hype?

Anyone here have a game they played for more than 8k hours and still dont see themselves stopping?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Lies of P Everything to Know

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty — Official Cinematic Trailer

The First Descendant│New Prologue│The First 17 Minutes (4K)

FUNNY Link to heading

im never using public toilets again (Starfield)