Matt Brown

Anyone got a time turner? (pic: WB Games) Another major 2022 release has seen a delay into 2023, as Hogwarts Legacy leaves one less game for God Of War: Ragnarök to compete with. After already being delayed out of 2021, Warner Bros. seemed pretty confident that it would have Hogwarts Legacy out by this Christmas. … Read more

Let’s try this again (pic: Warner Bros.) After a minor delay, MultiVersus will exit its beta period in a few days, with its next playable character, Morty, to debut the week after. Only last week, Player First Games announced that it had to delay the first season of content for its crossover fighter MultiVersus. It … Read more

Microsoft doesn’t want to say how much it sold (pic: Getty Images) (Credits: Getty Images) Microsoft might not want to release Xbox sales figures publicly, but they’ve been forced to by their attempt to buy Activision Blizzard. The previous generation was not a good one for Microsoft. The Xbox One was a flop before it … Read more

Given the focus on both Peter and Miles, it’s easy to believe there’ll be some co-op functionality (pic: Sony) Fans are arguing over whether Spider-Man 2 will have co-op after finding evidence of it in the files for the first game’s PC port. In case you missed it, Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man title is available on … Read more

Silent Hill 2 – the king of horror? (pic: Konami) The Thursday letters page realises that the PS5 stock issue seems to be largely over, as one reader looks forward to the Pac-Man movie. Fear ranking I’ve never played Alone In The Dark before but watching the videos I’m kind of shocked at how similar … Read more

Is Sony paying to keep games off Game Pass? (pic: Microsoft) Microsoft has claimed that Sony is paying games companies ‘blocking rights’ to stop them from putting their games on Xbox Game Pass. Although there seems little chance that it will be stopped, Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has not yet gone through and currently … Read more

Warframe – better than Fortnite? (pic: Digital Extremes) The Monday letters page hears about the benefits of ultra wide PC monitors, as one reader sticks up for Gotham Knights. Free to try I got so bored of not having any new games to play that I did something I never imagined I would: I downloaded … Read more

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – game of the year? (pic: Nintendo) A reader argues that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is the best game of 2022 and superior to Elden Ring, even if it’s unlikely to win many awards. One of the side effects of 2022 being such a quiet year for games is that this year’s Game … Read more

The end of era (pic: Metro.co.uk) Sony has said it will no longer report sales of the PS4, meaning its official lifetime sales figure is now set in stone. The pandemic has ensured that the transition to the new generation, of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, has been the slowest and messiest ever … Read more

Up till now female characters in GTA have just been window dressing (pic: Rockstar Games) The rumour that GTA 6 will have the series’ first female protagonist has been applauded in most circles but not amongst some male gamers. Grand Theft Auto – a universe free from the constraints of your moral compass, where you’re … Read more

One last hurrah before FIFA 23 launches (pic: EA) The second half of FIFA 22’s Summer Swaps event is underway, and you only have a few more weeks to unlock some top tier rewards. EA is naturally shifting its priorities to FIFA 23 at the moment, which is set to release in just a couple … Read more