Image: Square Enix During this week’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, Square Enix announced it would be bringing Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined to the Switch and Switch 2 in early 2026. Since then, an FAQ page for this title has gone live on the official Dragon Quest website in Japan, and it’s confirmed there is no upgrade path currently available or planned …
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iPhone 17 Pro Max vs. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL: A level playing field
Worth the wait We’ve been waiting for a redesign for half a decade, and the iPhone 17 Pro Max doesn’t disappoint. You get an aluminum unibody chassis with durability and thermal benefits, plus, there’s an A19 Pro chipset under the hood. A square front-facing camera sensor and up to 8x optical-quality zoom round out the improvements. Pros Anti-reflective display with …
Read More »Hollow Knight: Silksong: How To Unlock Act 3 – Silk And Soul Quest
Image: Nintendo Life Hollow Knight: Silksong is full of secrets, isn’t it? That includes an entire third Act which has some pretty particular requirements to access. Given that Pharloom and The Citadel are huge, and there are a few different things you need to do to unlock the third (and final) Act, here’s our guide to accessing the true endgame …
Read More »The Helldivers community is coping with a spotlight it doesn’t want
“Yesterday was an interesting day for the Helldivers community.” That’s the very obvious understatement that announced the reopening of the Helldivers gaming subreddit in the small hours of Saturday morning. On Friday it was discovered that Tyler Robinson, arrested for the alleged killing of Charlie Kirk, had inscribed messages on the casings of several bullets found at the crime scene. …
Read More »‘More People Will Experience Our World’: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trilogy Sheds PS5 Exclusivity
Update [Sat 13th Sep 2025, 6am]: Following the news that the final entry in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy will not be a PS5 exclusive, director Naoki Hamaguchi has released a statement, saying he’s “truly grateful that more people will have the opportunity to experience the world we’ve poured our hearts into”. He added: “We’re committed to making sure …
Read More »New Borderlands 4 update brings stability improvements “for a wide range of PCs”
A new Borderlands 4 update today offers developer Gearbox’s first salvo at tackling the performance complaints for the PC version of its long-awaited looter shooter. If you’ve been playing as much as I have, you’ve likely encountered texture pop-in, lag, frame rate drops, crashes, or other issues. This BL4 patch is the first post-launch attempt to solve those problems, and …
Read More »In Silksong, spite is my motivation to keep playing
In the depths of The Marrow, the second major area of Silksong, there’s a particularly nasty midboss. I eventually beat him, but my reward wasn’t a new ability, item, or a bench where I could rest and save my progress. All I got was pain, suffering, and death. In Silksong, the only way out is through, but the “through” is …
Read More »Dying Light: The Beast gets a release date bump so short you’ll wonder why they bothered
Whenever there is word of a video game’s release date being changed, it’s hardly ever surprising because nine times out of ten, it’s because it has been delayed. That’s just the way things are these days, no one can have the luxury of Team Cherry, who took so long making Silksong just because they were having fun. However, in …
Read More »iPhone 17 sales off to a strong start in China, while iPhone Air launch is blocked
The iPhone 17 is seemingly resonating with Chinese consumers, with seemingly strong preorder sales volume. The South China Morning Post reports that iPhone 17 sales at JD.com (a large online Chinese retailer) within the first hour of preorders going on sale exceeded the first day of iPhone 16 preorders last year. The base iPhone 17 with 256 GB storage was …
Read More »Get A Free Shiny Koraidon And Miraidon In Pokemon Scarlet And Violet
Pokemon fans will soon have a chance to get another shiny legendary in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Beginning September 26, select retailers across the US and other regions will distribute a free download code for a shiny Koraidon or a shiny Miraidon. US residents will be able to receive the download code from participating GameStop stores. Players in Canada, Australia, …
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