“I've had a lot of experience in these gallery spaces and it always felt like this vague form of superficial hell to me,” Filippo Meozzi, director and producer of Doom: The Gallery Experience, tells me.
]]>Do you enjoy taking in some high culture, ruminating on the messaging of art, chatting to fellow brain-havers about the nature of humanity and its history? Do you like classic Doom? Well, good news, there's now a game called Doom: The Gallery Experience, and it lets you wander around exhibits as a wine-sipping version of everyone's favourite demon-slayer.
]]>When the Nintendo Museum was announced back in 2021, the reveal gave it a slightly different name to what it launched as. Back then it was known by the tentative name of the ‘Nintendo Gallery’ - and that conjures up a much fairer, more appropriate image of the final product than the title ‘Nintendo Museum’.
]]>“I remember going to what was probably the local video game shop or computer shop, and me and my friends saw it on the 3DO, and we were like ‘what’s this?’, we all jumped on it, and you felt badass,” current Need For Speed producer Patrick Honnoraty says. “Being able to drive it, being chased by the cops, there wasn’t an experience that was really like it at the time.”
]]>Which entries in the about to turn 30 years old Need For Speed series are your favourites? Did you think the same of all of them right after playing them for the first time? You might well have done, but a lot of games in the iconic racing series, especially over the past decade or so, have garnered a bit of a polarised or mixed reception on release.
]]>Sorry, Splinter Cell fans, but that long in development movie appears to be dead and buried.
]]>UPDATE (14/11/24, 8:40 AM GMT): VG247 has recieved the following statement from a Microsoft spokesperson: "We respect our employees’ rights to express their point of view as they have done today. We will continue to listen and address their concerns at the bargaining table."
]]>It's kind of impossible to separate the Kingdom Hearts series from the word 'weird', because fundamentally it just is.
]]>Another week, another Nintendo announcement, except yet again it has nothing to do with that Switch 2 we're all waiting on.
]]>You know, it probably isn't great for my gnawing sense of panic about getting older to see more and more games from my childhood reaching 20 year anniversaries, but unfortunately time doesn't give a hoot about that, and it's a simple fact that The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap came out two decades ago now. Existential crisis aside, an anniversary like this is a great time to remember the Game Boy Advance classic, not just because it's timely, but because we've almost certainly got a brand spanking new Nintendo console coming up, and there's a lot the developer could learn from one of its best Zelda games.
]]>If a device exists, you can almost guarantee someone has put Doom on it, and that's exactly what's happened with the Nintendo Alarmo.
]]>Helldivers 2's next big patch is now set to drop tomorrow, October 15, because Arrowhead forgot to factor weekends into its plans when it announced that 60 day plan during the summer. The good news is that the studio's made up for this minor oversight via a cheeky video teasing what's coming in the patch, including one inclusion that's seen Johan Pilestedt get in on the jokes.
]]>Like many children, I grew up playing whatever video games I could get my hands on, my early choices dictated largely by parental preference and what the owner of the sole computer shop in my rural hometown chose to stock. The original Sims was the first game I ever successfully lobbied to own: actively seeking it out — and my subsequent fascination upon actually getting to play it — was, with hindsight, a fairly significant early expression of my emerging personality as a 10-year-old. As you can probably imagine, therefore, four years and countless mercifully-untracked in-game hours later, I was about as hype for The Sims' first-ever sequel as a geeky 14-year-old can get. Read: extremely. And because life is nice sometimes, I was destined not to be disappointed.
]]>Do you remember Thatcher's Techbase, the Doom mod that lets you kill deceased former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher, whose actions while in office rendered her more hated by working class people than even the numerous Tories that've followed in her footsteps since the 1980s? Well, it's now playable on modern PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
]]>A financial report from Remedy Games released this morning has confirmed that the Max Payne remake - a modern combination of Max Payne 1 and 2 - is in "full production". This report reveals that the game entered this state within the quarter spanning April - June 2024.
]]>There's now a premium, extended version of this podcast that you can get as a VG247 paid subscriber - check out our Support Us page for more info. Doing so helps ensure that we can keep making the show! But don't worry if that's not for you, the main show will always be free.
]]>If you've been hoping for a solo Zelda game, the time is finally here, as Nintendo just announced The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
]]>Good news, people who enjoy it when video games bring back things people used to like many years ago in the hopes that you'll still like them now you're a lot older. NFS Underground-inspired drag and drift events have arrived in Need For Speed: Unbound today, May 21, as part of the latest update to the series' most recent entry.
]]>Years ago, when word started spreading round that a live-action Pokemon movie was finally being made, and it turned out to be a Detective Pikachu film of all things, everyone quickly came together to unanimously agree there was only one person who could play the titular electric mouse: Danny DeVito. Of course, ultimately the role went to Ryan Reynolds, who inflicted his usual sarcastic charm upon the character delivering a genuinely funny film. I'm sure like me many of you are still bitter that the Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor didn't get the role, but dear reader, I wish to inspire new hope into your hearts.
]]>The PlayStation first shipped in 1994 and very quickly made its way into the homes of gamers worldwide. It’s a console that - alongside the PlayStation 2 - many hold near and dear, for good reason. The console was home to a multitude of RPG’s, action games, and highly successful series that were finding their footing at the time, garnering Sony plenty of power that it’s since held on to and grown…for the most part.
]]>OK, so for the past few years, the Los Angeles Chargers - one of LA's NFL teams - have announced the schedule for the upcoming season in pretty entertaining fashion. This year, The Sims 2 has been chosen to host this reveal of who Justin Herbert and co will be playing against and when - creating something that both Sims fans and those of us who like American football can enjoy together.
]]>It's looking like Microsoft is gearing up for a new Doom reveal, as a new report touches on the potential sequel following the closure of two beloved studios.
]]>EA CEO Andrew Wilson has stated in a company earnings call that considerations towards adding advertisements into future video games are very much alive within the company. However it's not a surefire thing - and he stresses that they have to be "very thoughtful" about it.
]]>Ralph Ineson has been cast in a major role in the upcoming Fantastic Four film. The British Actor, known for his serious roles in a variety of movies as well as video games in recent years will be putting on the purple crown as Galactus - marking his second appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
]]>As we head into another corporate made-up holiday for May 4th, know that there is at least one significant, non-annual, and lesser-discussed Star Wars thing to celebrate in 2024 - 25 years of Lego Star Wars.
]]>The Legend of Zelda movie director Wes Ball has said he's aiming for something a little more "grounded" with his adaptation than he first envisioned a decade ago.
]]>You there. Do you like Dragon's Dogma 2 and watching two things that aren't you fight each other? Well, if you've ever wanted to see what happens when an ogre decides it's just about had enough of a pack of goblins or a griffin and don't want to rely on random chance to make that dream come true, a new mod looks like it can help.
]]>Surprise! The Super Mario Bros. Movie is getting a sequel! Or, probably not a surprise, as everyone could see that coming from a mile away.
]]>It's Mario Day today, and as part of the celebrations, Lego and Nintendo revealed their latest collab yesterday: Lego Mario Kart.
]]>In the eternal quest to put Doom on literally everything ever, it is now possible to play Doom on a… lawn more?
]]>Need For Speed: Unbound, the most recent entry in the long-running series about driving around very fast on the streets (yay) or on the track (boo), is getting some new races inspired by bonafide classics NFS Underground and NFS Hot Pursuit.
]]>Good news for those of you out there with a hunger for a new Avatar the Last Airbender game! According to a roadmap video from publisher Maximum Entertainment, the publisher is working in colaboration with Paramount to make a "competitive mulitplayer fighting game set in [the] Avatar the Last Airbender universe."
]]>The Sims franchise celebrates its 24th anniversary this weekend, which is a much-needed reminder for me that as your resident Sims fanatic, I've got exactly a year to plan some fun coverage for its 25th (and that I should probably use some of that time to come to terms with the formal departure of the last vestiges of my youth, as someone who's been playing since practically the very start).
]]>Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, is reportedly in a trademark dispute with Alan Wake developer Remedy Entertainment, with the former having claimed that the latter’s logo featuring the letter R resembles its own.
]]>It's finally your time, Golden Sun fans, as both it and its sequel The Lost Age are coming to Nintendo Switch Online January 17.
]]>Hideo Kojima has commentated on his reputation as a developer that's responsible for games that "go against the current of the times", while also doing the equivalent of pointing to the weird game Wrestlemania sign by stating that OD will be about as out-there as Boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hand. That, if you don't know, is a Gameboy game he made in which you use real-world sunlight to fight off vampires.
]]>Actor James McCaffrey, who provided the voice of Max Payne and more recently Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2, has died at the age of 65.
]]>SEGA has just dropped the gauntlet at The Game Awards, announcing five new games at once. These include brand new sequels to Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, and Het Set Radio. Wow.
]]>Jack Black ain't done yet with the 'Peaches' song from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and we're not complaining. Let him cook.
]]>The director of the upcoming Legend of Zelda film is apparently aiming for a "live-action Miyazaki" kind of vibe.
]]>The Sims has a new official merch store and, provided you’ve got a decent amount of disposable income to spend on things with green diamonds on them, it might be worth checking out.
]]>Good news, fans of Nintendo’s iconic plumber and/or Jack Black shenanigans, the Super Mario Bros. Movie is set to arrive on Netflix in December. Well, US Netflix at the very least.
]]>After a long wait, Netflix will finally be giving us our first proper look at its live action take on Avatar: The Last Airbender tomorrow.
]]>While I might struggle to actually write this out due to an overwhelming sense of disbelief, a live action The Legend of Zelda film is in the works.
]]>Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, originally meant to release in 2003 but never saw the light of day, is now playable for the first time.
]]>Alan Wake 2 is finally out, but in a recent financial review, developer Remedy Entertainment has offered some updates on what's next.
]]>Alan Wake 2 director Sam Lake has suggested that, in hindsight, he might not have been as open to the idea of lending his own mug to Max Payne had he known how successful the series would become.
]]>Don’t panic, but it looks as though there’s a Marvel's Spider-Man 2 glitch that can suddenly turn the titular hero into a tiny white cube.
]]>Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is off to a fantastic start already. The PlayStation-exclusive action adventure has sold over 2.5 million copies in its first 24 hours on sale. The tremendous milestone was revealed earlier today on the official PlayStation Twitter account.
]]>According to Insomniac, no matter the mode you're playing on, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will always have ray tracing turned on.
]]>The Game Boy Advance title Mario vs Donkey Kong is getting a remake, and it's coming to Nintendo Switch in 2024.
]]>In a surprising announcement from Nintendo, the iconic voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, will be stepping back from voicing the plumber.
]]>Pre-orders for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 bundle started today and customers are web-slinging across the net to get their hands on this extremely limited edition console and its separately sold accessories including a DualSense controller and PS5 covers. All feature a cool red and black symbiote takeover design inspired by the game.
]]>A new story trailer has dropped for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and it finds Peter and Miles facing some personal issues. It also introduces Venom.
]]>Welcome to The Best Games Ever Show episode 59: The best game with the worst gimmick.
]]>Before he was one of the most influential developers in the world, Square Enix’s Takashi Tokita was a stage actor. There was something about the art that appealed to Tokita; the emotion, the drama, the prestige of live acting – from an early age, the romance of the cinema called to him.
]]>A recent rumour claimed that Illumination, Universal, and Nintendo were close to a Legend of Zelda film deal, but the Mario Movie producer has put that to bed.
]]>It seems like it might be impossible for Hideo Kojima to be anything but himself, as he recently expressed wanting to make a game you can play in space.
]]>Game Boy Advance title Fire Emblem will be available for everyone with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership starting June 22.
]]>The ongoing writers' strike has apparently put the sequel to the Super Mario Bros. Movie on hold, according to the voice of Mario himself Chris Pratt.
]]>Welcome to the Best Games Ever show Episode 54: the best game that's a sequel to a bad game.
]]>It's kind of difficult to accurately describe how impressive a game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom actually is. Personally I find it increasingly rare that I actually play a triple-A game that delivers on the promise of its scope, but Nintendo's latest outing has successfully done so. There is just… so much to do, and so much of it is worth doing. Side quests feel like worthwhile endeavours rather than meandering distractions, the new abilities are busted beyond belief, and the main story itself hooked me quickly. Obviously, there's an easy argument to be made that this is the game of the year. But I just hope that whatever Zelda game Nintendo makes next, it's nothing like Tears of the Kingdom.
]]>Additional Mario Advance titles are now available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members.
]]>For all of its faults, the one thing you can say about Crime Boss: Rockay City is that Vanilla Ice is in it. Which reminded us of a thing that happened a while back: it was called "the nineties", and it had loads of good stuff, like the Amiga, Fido Dido, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
]]>The list of celebrities that Italy has gifted to the world is definitely quite long: Dante, Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci. But, obviously, the most famous of all remains a short and stocky mustachioed plumber by the name of Mario. But how Italian is he, really, and what exactly is his story?
]]>Long before Nathan Drake entered his first UNESCO Heritage site with a charming grin and an empty backpack, Garrett stalked The City’s shadows in Looking Glass’s Thief series, or Persona 5’s Phantom Thieves awakened their Personas (and a love of crime), Wario was guffawing and filling his pockets with ill-deserved loot.
]]>If you’re good enough, you only need 240x160 pixels to scare the s**t out of players. Released alongside the first Metroid Prime in November 2002, Metroid Fusion marked the long-awaited return of Samus Aran to the 2D action-adventure genre. Something had changed beyond the gorgeous new visuals and gameplay improvements though; Fusion was substantially more hair-raising than its predecessors.
]]>The Game Boy was incredible. It was a piece of gaming hardware that was essentially sent to the ‘80s from the future. To have video games of the quality they are on the Game Boy, even with its lack of colour, felt like some Tomorrow’s World stuff back when I was a small child. I had a Game Boy. I lived that early era. Everyone wanted a Game Boy. To be rather hyperbolic, it was unbelievable that this was a thing we could buy.
]]>Nintendo announced a selection of Game Boy and Game Boy Advance for Nintendo Switch Online.
]]>The Pokemon Company has released a video commemorating the release of 1008 Pokemon.
]]>The PS2 is one of the best-selling consoles of all time, and with good reason. Not only was it a convenient DVD player just as the format was taking off, but its incredible library of fantastic PS2 games raised the bar in almost every way from the original PlayStation.
]]>It’s become apparent that The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King was developed using an engine from a starkly different game: an unnamed Tiger Woods title.
]]>The Urbz is a game that has escaped most of the people I've mentioned it to. A strange spin-off in The Sims series, the game made its way onto the GBA, GameCube, PS2, Xbox, and Nintendo DS in 2004. The simulation title turns 18 today, and I'm still baffled as to how more people haven't played it at some point or another.
]]>^We've re-dubbed the Super Mario Bros. movie trailer with Charles Martinet's voice work in order to give you a taste of what might have been. Stick around after the ads to hear the surprising results.
]]>A game that was previously meant to have been an official Dune adaptation that was ultimately cancelled has been released under a fresh name 20 years later.
]]>If you have a spare cool mill laying around somewhere, and fancy upping your console collection, there's an eBay listing you might want to check out.
]]>As the Sonic Origins collection speedily makes its way towards the latest consoles with the promise of finally giving gamers an official way to play Sonic 3 & Knuckles on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms for the first time in 11 years, my mind has often been drifting to the video games that I would consider to be the real sequels to the Mega Drive’s Sonic the Hedgehog releases: the Sonic Advance series for Game Boy Advance, and how they – frankly – deserve so much more love.
]]>Game Freak's managing director, Junichi Masuda, has left the Pokemon game studio.
]]>Reggie Fils-Aimé, former president of Nintendo of America, has recently touched on the possibility of more Earthbound or a Mother 3 localisation, but unfortunately only to say fans shouldn't expect anything any time soon.
]]>The amount of video games with soundtracks that slap is immense, and the list continues to grow, with new classics like Baldur's Gate 3 joining an already stacked lineup. From atmospheric melodies to synthwave sounds and beyond, it can be quite whimsical how some of the best video game soundtracks will often have you feeling affectionately towards genres of music or specific songs that you may have never given a second thought to otherwise.
]]>You'll be able to play fully-remade versions of the first two Advance Wars titles when Advance Wars: Re-Boot camp blasts onto the Nintendo Switch on December 3. Tactical pre-orders can help save you money, so grab yours from the links below.
]]>Last October, we reported on the Analogue Pocket, a gorgeous-looking retro throwback system. We now know its release date - and a bunch of new features.
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]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé may have retired, but he is still having to answer questions about Mother 3.
]]>Analogue is back, and its latest creation is small enough to slot in your pocket.
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]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
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