Category: Gaming

Starring Sydney Sweeneyas “Nagging Girlfriend” (Sega) Hollywood’s new love for video game movies has somehow convinced Sydney Sweeney to sign up for an adaptation of Sega arcade classic OutRun. If film companies had any hesitation about going all in on video game movies, after the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, that will have entirely evaporated after the equally lucrative A Minecraft Movie. We’ve already had a Tetris movie (which was actually quite good) so we can’t make that … Continue reading “Michael Bay to turn Sega 80s classic into a movie: amazing soundtrack guaranteed”

Prepare for Oblivion (Bethesda) Bethesda’s long-awaited remaster of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion is set to shadowdrop today, according to several sources. We’ve known about Microsoft’s remaster of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion ever since it was leaked in 2023, but the revamped role-player will finally be showcased later today. Microsoft officially confirmed the remaster’s existence yesterday, when it announced a livestream in honour of its reveal, which will take place at 4pm BST today on Bethesda’s YouTube channel. Beyond … Continue reading “Insiders claim Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remaster could release today after reveal”

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion – is it the best one? (Bethesda) The Tuesday letters page thinks a new 3D Mario could still be released this year, as one reader looks forward to Doom: The Dark Ages and a Quake reboot. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Best ScrollSo, the world’s worst kept secret is finally going to be revealed, with The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remaster/remake. It sure has taken a long time to get here … Continue reading “Games Inbox: Is Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion better than Skyrim?”

At last, the rumours will stop (Bethesda) Bethesda is teasing an Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion livestream where it will no doubt unveil the first gameplay footage of the long-rumoured remaster. After months of rumours, of Microsoft releasing a remaster of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, concrete evidence of its existence, including several screenshots, leaked last week via the website for Singaporean developer Virtuos. That reinforced suggestions that the remaster could launch as early as this month, with some suggesting that … Continue reading “Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remaster announcement date revealed”

Why is it taking so long for Super Mario Odyssey to get a follow-up? (Nintendo) Nintendo has said that fans should ‘stay tuned’ for news of a new 3D Super Mario but why is taking so long? As the most famous Nintendo character, and star of both the world’s best-selling video game franchise and the highest grossing video game movie (for now at least), it was surprising not to see a new Super Mario game announced, or even teased, at … Continue reading “Nintendo confirms new Super Mario game for Switch 2 but when is it out?”

Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves – a successful comeback (SNK) Terry Bogard and the gang are back as SNK revive the iconic Fatal Fury series for a new 2D fighter that seeks to challenge Capcom’s Street Fighter 6. As a new generation of consoles approaches it’s interesting to think what their technical improvements might mean for various genres. That’s assuming the next gen Xbox and PlayStation 6 are more powerful and don’t instead focus on a new portable design, … Continue reading “Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves review – Street Fighter’s greatest rival returns”

We hope the cereal doesn’t taste as bad as this looks (X) A new contender for the ugliest game controller ever made has popped up on Amazon, but at least it’s cheap. For as long as there have been video games, there have been third party manufacturers trying to sell their own compatible controllers, typically as a cheaper alternative to those offered by Nintendo and Sony. It makes sense, given how expensive official controllers can be (a new PlayStation 5 … Continue reading “You can buy the world’s ugliest game controller right now from Amazon”

So many PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X games are viable for Switch 2 ports (CD Projekt) The use of DLSS in the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk 2077 has been confirmed, as the port becomes one of the console’s most hi-tech games. Before anything official had been shared about the Nintendo Switch 2, it was widely assumed that the console would make use of Nvidia’s deep learning super sampling technology. Better known as DLSS, this was a common … Continue reading “Cyberpunk 2077 is first Nintendo Switch 2 game to use important new tech”

Nintendo must be high-fiving itself for realising it had Paul Rudd in an old 90s ad (YouTube) Paul Rudd’s appearance in a new Nintendo Switch 2 advert is a callback to one he made for the SNES in 1991. One of the easiest ways to advertise anything to the general public is with a celebrity endorsement. Video games are no exception and it’s something Nintendo has been doing for decades. It had the likes of Christina Aguilera and Brie Larson … Continue reading “Nintendo Switch 2 ad brings back Paul Rudd in a 90s throwback”

Surely this is impossible on the Switch 2? The Monday letters page looks forward to Star Wars Zero Company, as one reader explains why they’ve cancelled their Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk The grailI’m seeing rumours about Assassin’s Creed Shadows coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and I wouldn’t be surprised. Or at least I wouldn’t be surprised that Ubisoft is trying but I would be shocked if it looked anywhere near as … Continue reading “Games Inbox: Will GTA 6 be on Nintendo Switch 2?”