Author: Valhalladidde

In many ways, Lumines Arise represents the series reclaiming its own legacy. Tetris Effect is fantastic, of course, but its fancy lights and catchy music can be traced all the way back to 2004, when the original Lumines gave the PSP a puzzle game to rival the timeless classic. Lumines Arise, then, adopts a similar style and flow to Tetris Effect, but it feels right at home here, the game’s core design fitting perfectly with the emphasis on light, colour, and sound. Developers Enhance and Monstars not only pull off the same trick, they do so to even greater success,…

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Category: GamesNovember 12, 2025 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Zombies Is Tapping Into Its Past to Guide Its Future Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor SummaryLearn how Black Ops 7 Zombies is being designed to pay homage to the past, with each destination within the Dark Aether representing a different period and location.With a drivable Wonder Vehicle, compelling locations to explore, and a tremendous number of surprises hiding within the Dark Aether, Black Ops 7 Zombies is shaping up to slay.Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches November 14, 2025, for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC, ROG…

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We’ve assumed that it would be coming our way for some time now, but Dead Cells developer Evil Empire has today finally given its slick roguelike, The Rogue Prince of Persia, a Switch release date. This one will be arriving on the eShop (for both Switch and Switch 2) on 16th December, with a physical edition following behind on 10th April 2026… albeit as a Game-Key Card. We’ve been keeping an eye on this one ever since it was first revealed early last year, but just in case it hasn’t popped up on your radar yet, here’s a brief rundown…

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Last week I shared some delightful trivia about Windows’ Bluetooth drivers, which really don’t seem like they should be compatible with the words “delightful trivia.” But they are! Microsoft had to make a carveout in its Bluetooth driver code for a specific mouse—its own Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000, released in 2006—because someone stuck a Ā® symbol in the name and caused the driver code to break.After I wrote that story, PC Gamer reader Bill (not Gates) emailed me with his own favorite bit of Windows lore and easily one-upped Microsoft mucking up its Bluetooth code.”Windows XP and Win 7…

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Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said he “scratched his head a little bit” after seeing the company’s first line-up of Switch 2 software. Speaking to The Game Business, the ex-Nintendo veteran shared his thoughts on the company’s handling of the Switch 2 this year, as well as Nintendo’s position in the video game market overall compared to Microsoft and Sony.Discussing the dominance of PlayStation, Fils-Aime, who left Nintendo in 2019, said he expected the company to continue to thrive alongside Nintendo as the latter would never position itself as a direct competitor. As for Xbox, Fils-Aime expressed…

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The PlayStation Store currently has a PlayStation Indies sale, which allows PS4 and PS5 players to save up to 75% on some of the best indie games the digital storefront has to offer. That includes this underrated PS5 adventure game the released just last year. Until Then is $9.99 on the PS Store Developed by Polychroma Games and published by Maximum Entertainment, Until Then is currently 50% off on the PS Store. That brings its usual price of $19.99 down to just $9.99. PS5 players who want to take advantage of this deal will want to act fast. The offer…

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