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Borderlands Movie Director Discusses The Mega-Flop And What Went Wrong
The 2024 Borderlands movie had a cast full of big names, including multiple Oscar winners, and was based on a popular franchise with countless fans. But the film was a critical and commercial disaster. So what happened? Director Eli Roth told Variety said that the film, which cost a mighty $120 mill
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Mini Review: Zero Racers (Virtual Boy) – Is This F-Zero Spin-Off The VB's Long-Lost Killer App?
From zero to hero.Editor's note: Due to the low resolution and peculiarities of how screengrabs display for Virtual Boy games on NSO, all the screens here are Nintendo press shots.I can honestly say that Zero Racers is the most fun I have ever had in a Virtual Boy headset. In fact, the more I play i
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Marvel Rivals’ New Hero Looks Like He Walked Straight Out Of Chainsaw Man
Marvel Rivals has consistently expanded its roster ever since it went live, and for Season 9.5: The Mystery of Thebes, a sinister underworld figure is being added to the live-service game. Voiced by WWE star Damian Priest--AKA Luis Berrios--The Hood is bringing some demonic energy to Marvel Rivals a
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Video: 10 Exciting Games Coming To Switch And Switch 2 In August 2026
Metal Gear?!We're quickly approaching the Autumn season of 2026 (crikey), which means the rate of game releases is slowly but surely starting to ramp up.August is packed with some pretty big-hitters too, including the likes of Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2
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Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny Director Motohide Eshiro On Onimusha: Way Of The Sword’s Resurrection Of The Series
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is the latest game to grace the cover of Game Informer. As part of my cover story trip to Capcom’s Osaka HQ, where I played the game and interviewed the team making it, I also got to speak to Motohide Eshiro, the planner of Onimusha: Warlords and director of Onimusha 2: S
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Action RPG Crimson Moon Joins Busy September Release Calendar
The September release calendar already looks overwhelming, but if you're a fan of action RPGs, there's now one more to consider. Crimson Moon, the next game from ProbablyMonsters, is set to release on September 1 at the $20 price point. Crimson Moon looks to take many of the core tenets of the Soul
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Talking Point: So, What Did You Think Of The Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Nintendo Direct?
Dagdan it.More than six weeks out from its 17th September launch, Nintendo has put out a Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Direct broadcast with over 20 minutes of details covering a bunch of characters, story points, and combat features. If you missed it, scroll down to catch up on the archived version.
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Nintendo Music Adds Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave As A Special Release
Plus, grab a new theme for Nintendo Today.Nintendo has added tracks from Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave to Nintendo Music as a special release, giving you a taste of what's to come when the game launches on 17th September 2026.There are 10 tracks clocking in at 30 minutes in total. We've quickly scann
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Sick of rage quitters? This indie dev has created a very funny answer to those inclined to tilt (and turn)
It's no secret that rage quitting is one of the most frustrating aspects of online gaming. Thankfully, one indie game developer is currently hard at work on a fun idea that could soften the blow of sudden disconnects. Read more
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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Direct Reveals True Protagonist And Plot, Details Gameplay Systems
This morning’s Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Nintendo Direct featured a 20-minute gameplay deep dive into the upcoming strategy RPG. The presentation broke down classes and non-combat activities and revealed the game’s true structure.As previously detailed, Fortune’s Weave centers on four playable p
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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Has Guns Now, Nintendo Just Won’t Admit It
Ahead of its launch in September, Nintendo broadcast a new deep dive on Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave today. So far, it looks like tried-and-trusted Fire Emblem with its mix of turn-based strategy and character buildcrafting, but the biggest surprise was the reveal of the ultimate weapon class in the
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UK Charts: Master Chief Knocks Splatoon Raiders Off The Top Spot
Chin up, Chief.This week's UK physical gaming charts sees Splatoon Raiders ousted from #1 by the Master Chief in Halo: Campaign Evolved, with Nintendo occupying 15 spots in the Top 40 charts and Raiders knocked to #2 in its second week.Both Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced and Tomodachi Life: L
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Xbox Game Pass Loses This Perfect Organism And Three More Games In August
Xbox Game Pass giveth, and it taketh away in August. Fortunately, not too many games are going to be exiting the subscription service in the first half of August, as only four titles are on their way out on August 15. This month, you can say goodbye to Menace--which was available via Game Preview on
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You can try the newly-launched Switch 2 port of Final Fantasy 14 for free, right now, if you have a spare 117GB
Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy 14? Well, today the oft-memed Final Fantasy online title has arrived on Switch 2, marking a very quick turnaround between the announcement of the port at the end of June and its actual release date. Read more
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The developer behind Fifa World Cup - which launched less than two months ago - has laid off 85% of its staff
A vast number of developers at Refractor Games, the development team responsible for Fifa World Cup: Launch Edition, have been laid off. In total, roughly 85 percent of developers at the studio have lost their jobs. Read more
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This Game Was Labeled A Success. Its Developer Laid Off 85% Of Staff 2 Months After Release.
In June, Netflix released an officially licensed FIFA World Cup game, and while it was not a critical success, Netflix management later singled it out as a successful release. Now, however, the studio behind the game, Refactor Games, has enacted a round of mass layoffs affecting the majority of the
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Xbox Game Pass Reveals First Wave Of August 2026 Games
August has just begun, and like clockwork, the first batch of games headed this month to Xbox Game Pass has been revealed. Here's a closer look at what you can expect to play in the first half of the month. Xbox Game Pass August wave 1 games Available today, you can jump into some old-school first-p
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced patch makes the very important change of letting you hide Edward's blowpipe
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is getting a new patch with a sizeable list of changes. Update 1.0.6 arrives later today across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Download sizes vary widely; as small as 1.8GB on Steam or as large as a chonky 15.2GB on Xbox. Read more
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"I Threatened Him" - Capcom Producer's Radical Approach To Negotiating With Miyamoto
Well, it worked.Some of the most memorable Zelda games weren't actually made by Nintendo, but were instead developed by Capcom – more specifically a now defunct division of Capcom called 'Flagship'. These games include Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords, and The Minish Cap.It's fairly we
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Rumours of an unannounced Elder Scrolls game are bogus, sadly
Rumours of an unannounced Elder Scrolls game being in development at Bethesda have been debunked, after a LinkedIn page was misinterpreted by enthusiasts. Read more