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Summary Life is Strange: Double Exposure’s director, Jon Stauder, has responded to the game’s “very interesting” mixed reviews and said he thinks a divisive response is better than a middling one. Although everyLife is Strangegame has its fans and the series as a whole is a bit of a critical darling,the same can’t quite be said of its most recent release, Double Exposure. Bringing back Max Caufieldwas always going to be a tall task considering how important she is to Life is Strange as a whole, and it’s fair to say the final result hasn’t blown everyone away....

Summary Magic: The Gatheringis arguably the most popular it’s ever been, pumping out sets on the regular and crossing over with various popular franchises likeMarvel and Lord of the Rings with Universes Beyond. Despite that, not many inroads have been made into gaming, despite the massive popularity of tabletop on mobile devices, with games likeMarvel Snapand the recently releasedPokemon TCG Pocket. Magic: The Gathering Arena is popular enough, but Hasbro has made it pretty clear that it wants to start seeing more significant growth in its video-game output, specifically with regard to Magic....

Summary Shameless clones of well-performing games, usually with minimal effort put into them, cropping up on various storefronts is nothing new. However,Mariostro Strikers: Soccer League, an incredibly transparent copycat ofMario Strikers: Battle League, might well take home the award for the most blatant and shameless ripoff game we have seen so far. Spotted byNintendo Life- but seemingly, and shockingly, available since Jul 16, 2025 - the Mario Strikers clone iscurrently available to buy exclusively through the Xbox Games Storefor $3....

Summary On its own, reaching GrandmasterinMarvel Rivalsis cool, but somewhat uninteresting. But what about reaching Grandmaster without every dealing a single point of damage? Yes, you read that right. One Marvel Rivals player appropriately named “NoDmgRocket” managed to hit Grandmaster III with a grand total of 0 damage dealt and 0 eliminations. Over 108 matches and nearly 19 hours of gametime, they managed to do what some would call impossible....

Summary It’s been a rough time for those anticipatingMetroid Prime 4: Beyond.Originally announced at E3 2017,over seven years ago, the game has been through development hell. Two years after its announcement, Nintendo confirmeddevelopment had restarted, with Retro Studios taking the helm. Then came years of silence. The odd job listing appeared, in which Nintendo hired aGod of War designeranda Halo artist, but official news was few and far between. That was until Nintendo’s Direct in June of this year, in which the company revealeda brand-new trailer and a 2025 release date....

Summary A reliableMortal Kombat 1insider has “no hope left” for Kombat Pack 3 potentially still being in the works, as their third source has corroborated the recent cancellation reports. As any Mortal Kombat fan is well aware of, Mortal Kombat 1 has had an incredibly rocky time since it launched.While the story mode and gameplay were considered some of the series' best, the monetisation, game modes, and online features were allinstantly rejected by fans who hated the live-service focus the series was headed in....

Summary With the Nintendo Switch successordue to be announced before March, 2025 is already shaping up to be an exciting year for the Nintendo Switch. On top of new hardware, there’s bound to be plenty of new titles to look forward to, especially considering Nintendo loves toshadow drop game announcements completely out of nowhere. 2024 was stacked for the Switch, despite it seemingly being near the end of the console’s life cycle....

In theory,Indiana Jones and the Great Circleshould be an easy 1,000 gamerscore. In practice, not so much. Sure, most of the achievement list revolves around collectibles, but they’re quite time-consuming and can require completing some tough puzzles. Even with Adventure books, you might need help locating some of them. You’ll need to have money on hand, patience, and the willingness to revisit sections you’ve seen before, do some underwater exploring, and do some boxing on your way to unlock all the achievements....

Having looked back atThe Game Awards' Most Anticipated Game recently, it’s clear thatthe biggest game tends to be the one we’re all looking forward to. Shocking, I know. Allowing for a couple of games being delayed and one massive miss (looking at you,No Man’s Sky), the game named Most Anticipated tends to do very well in GOTY the following year. It stands to reason then that we considerGrand Theft Auto 6the front-runner for Game of the Year 2025....

I’ll always be aPokemon TCG Pocketdefender. Sure, it’s a transparent moneymaking exercise that hasgenerated hundreds of millions of dollarsin its first couple of months alone, but I like opening pretty cards. This game hasturned me into a bit of a conspiracy theorist, but in my heart I still know that I’ll open countless packs of the new set, whenever that may be. I’ve got 200 hourglasses saved up and I’ll have to resist inflating that eye-watering revenue number, so I’m ready to go all over again....

ThePS5 Prois here, and it’s the underwhelming mid-gen refresh we all expected it to be. It’s still an impressive console, and the most powerful one that money can buy right now, but it has so much to prove before anyone other than hardcore enthusiasts decides to pick one up. I’m a part of that camp, so when my console arrived in the mail yesterday afternoon I wanted nothing more than to pull the box open and put a bunch of my favourite games to the test....

Summary The Witcher 3director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has explained why he leftCD Projekt Redto open his own studio, Rebel Wolves. This comes after the studio, formed of other former CDPR developers,reveals its debut game, The Blood of Dawnwaker. Speaking withPC Gamer, Tomaszkiewicz says that Dawnwalker is simply too “risky” for a larger studio, and wants to work with a smaller team on this RPG. He feels that this small team will help with communication, and teases that the studio has some “crazy ideas” for Dawnwalker....

Summary One ofGenshin Impact’s legendary Yaksha, Xiao is a warrior who has lived through centuries and seen the greatest wars in Teyvat. AlongsideLiyue’s Archon, Xiao is one of the strongest characters in the region, being more akin to a living myth than a person to be befriended. His legendary status can be seen in his gameplay as he dashes across the battlefield and rains down a barrage of plunges from the sky using his spear....