Tag: Arcade

Xbox at E3 shows it finally has games, but is still struggling to match Sony in terms of wow factor

Xbox at E3 shows…

A largely brilliant 90 minutes should have left Xbox fans happy, but Sony still has the upper hand in…
Xbox hires analyst who said games were losing the attention battle with gambling, crypto and porn as chief strategy officer in another leadership revamp

Xbox hires analyst who…

Microsoft’s newly appointed gaming boss Asha Sharma has made more leadership changes at Xbox, this time hiring a handful…
Street Fighter 6 director shares surprise at Capcom’s controversial decision to charge pay-per-view for its esports finals

Street Fighter 6 director…

Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama has shared his surprise at Capcom’s decision to charge for the game’s upcoming…
Clover Pit does for slot machines what Balatro did for poker, and I can’t stop spinning

Clover Pit does for…

It’s almost shameful. To play Clover Pit is to collide with gambling head-on. There, in front of you, is…
Here’s our next batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for May

Here’s our next batch…

Microsoft has revealed the next batch of games coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service this May, and…
At last, The Bullet Heaven genre – popularised by hits like Vampire Survivors – has been sanctioned by Steam

At last, The Bullet…

The bullet heaven genre, poplarised by relatively new hits like Vampire Survivors, finally has a dedicated tag on Steam.…
Nintendo has just announced Wario Ware-like game Pictonico! for mobile phones, and it looks absolutely bonkers

Nintendo has just announced…

Nintendo sure loves its surprise announcements, and the latest feels especially chaotic even if the game reveal is rather…
Sektori’s solo developer can finally pay themselves a salary after Nintendo Switch 2 success

Sektori’s solo developer can…

Last week’s Nintendo Switch 2 release of Sektori, a brilliant twin-stick shooter that’s a lot like Geometry Wars, has…
As the Stop Killing Games initiative advances, blocky racing game Lego 2K Drive is being delisted tomorrow

As the Stop Killing…

The Stop Killing Games initiative, which is fighting against the full termination of games, recently made it to the…
Roblox’s new ‘sensitive issues’ label deemed “a step backward for both creative expression and social justice” by advocacy groups

Roblox’s new ‘sensitive issues’…

UPDATE 01/10/25: Roblox has responded to criticism of its “sensitive issues” descriptor, stating it wishes to empower parents. Read…