Hideki Sato, designer of virtually all of Sega’s consoles, has died. vgc.news/news/hideki-...

Den of Wolves studio 10 Chambers has confirmed a ‘large number’ of layoffs, including ‘several’ co-founders, but insists it remains committed to delivering the shooter. vgc.news/news/den-of-...

Now Clair Obscur’s soundtrack is breaking records, reaching #1 in multiple album charts and placing above the likes of Bad Bunny. vgc.news/news/now-cla...

The Virtual Boy accessory coming to Switch and Switch 2 next week can play the VR modes in Switch games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey, VGC can confirm. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/confirm...

Podcast: State of Play recap and don't sleep on Pokémon Pokopia. @andyrobinson.bsky.social and @petedonaldson.bsky.social discuss this week’s big gaming news. Listen: lnk.to/VGC Video version to follow later today.

Sega says its new releases, especially Sonic Rumble, have performed below expectations. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-sa...

Sega says it plans to release ‘four major new titles for mainstay IPs’ by the end of March 2027 vgc.news/news/sega-pl...

Bungie has announced plans for an ‘open preview weekend’ for Marathon, during which players will be able to try the game and earn rewards. vgc.news/news/bungie-...

The February PlayStation Plus Game Catalog releases have been announced, including Spider-Man 2. vgc.news/news/februar...

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition is officially coming this week, courtesy of Digital Eclipse. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/rayman-...

PlayStation has shadow dropped a God of War 2D spin-off and confirmed that a Trilogy remake is in development. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playsta...

A John Wick game starring Keanu Reeves was revealed during PlayStation's State of Play, with the movie production team said to be heavily involved. vgc.news/news/john-wi...

Metal Gear Solid 4 is finally coming to modern consoles in MGS Master Collection, Konami has announced. vgc.news/news/metal-g...

A new Dead or Alive game is in development, while a special edition of Dead or Alive 6 called Last Round is coming in June. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-new-d...

Ghost of Yotei Legends, a co-op multiplayer mode, is coming next month. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ghost-o...

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is coming to PC next month, Kojima Studios has confirmed. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/death-s...

Timed PlayStation exclusive Kena: Bridge of Spirits is getting a PS5 and PC sequel this year. vgc.news/news/playsta...

Metro and Darksiders owner Embracer says it will soon release a “long-awaited, major” game. vgc.news/news/metro-a...

Finally, I can differentiate the Switch 2s in my household (that blue combo 😮‍💨)

FromSoftware owner Kadokawa has reiterated its intention to release both Elden Ring’s Tarnished Edition and new IP The Duskbloods for Nintendo Switch 2 this year. vgc.news/news/fromsof...

Nexon has detailed some of the phenomenal figures behind Arc Raiders, which it says has now exceeded 14 million sales, with a peak concurrent player number close to 1 million. vgc.news/news/1-milli...

Timeless

This LinkedIn claim has now been reposted by multiple other Highguard developers.

A designer has claimed that “most” of the team behind free-to-play shooter Highguard has been laid off, weeks after it launched. vgc.news/news/designe...

12 years ago today, Konami flew me out to its mental mountain ‘Super Campus’ to play Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes. Like a Bond villain’s lair with PS4s

At a DICE event mourning Vince Zampella, Hideo Kojima claimed that he and the Call of Duty co-creator discussed making a Metal Gear shooter at Respawn. “Without him, the gaming industry wouldn’t be what it is today." vgc.news/news/hideo-k...

‘F*** me, it’s going to carry on’: Peter Molyneux says he teared up watching Xbox's recent Fable reveal. vgc.news/news/f-me-it...

RIP 💔

7 years after I started VGC, I’m incredibly proud of the editorial team. In particular, in the last 18 months, we visited the likes of Team Asobi, Capcom, Kojima Productions, and TPC, while interviewing Todd Howard, Hideki Kamiya, Sega, Square Enix, Konami, Sucker Punch, CD Projekt, and many more.

In a career highlight, I went to Japan to speak to Game Freak veteran Shigeru Ohmori and Koei Tecmo about Pokemon Pokopia. It's going to be absolutely massive. Check out my extensive preview, and Game Freak's first Western interview in years, at the link below.

VGC recently travelled to Tokyo to speak to Game Freak's Shigeru Ohmori and Koei Tecmo about Pokémon’s big spin-off, Pokopia, and learned how it was directly inspired by Ruby and Sapphire. Extensive impressions and dev team interviews via the link: vgc.news/features/pok...

Romeo is a Dead Man Review: "Suda51’s sci-fi spectacle is pure Grasshopper action" vgc.news/review/romeo...

Mario Tennis Fever review: "Camelot serves a double fault with another fun but flawed entry." vgc.news/review/mario...

A second unannounced StarCraft shooter is reportedly in production at Blizzard, co-developed by Arc Raiders owner Nexon. vgc.news/news/blizzar...

New info on PlayStation and Arc System Works’ Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has appeared online, ahead of a planned State of Play later this week, including confirmation of a 20-character roster. vgc.news/news/playsta...

Capcom has confirmed it will reveal a large-scale expansion for Monster Hunter Wilds this summer, 'similar to Iceborne and Sunbreak'. vgc.news/news/capcom-...

Capcom Picross, I will beat you

Riot Games has announced it’s downsizing the development team behind fighting game 2XKO, just weeks after it launched. "... Overall momentum hasn’t reached the level needed to support a team of this size long term." vgc.news/news/riot-ga...

Review: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is a remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken, and ending up with little to show for itself. ⭐️⭐️ vgc.news/review/yakuz...

Sony has announced that the next State of Play presentation will take place this week on Thursday, Feb 12. vgc.news/news/playsta...

‘It’s a different kind of anxiety’: Suda51 tells VGC why this week's Romeo is a Dead Man is crucial for Grasshopper. vgc.news/features/int...

Sign of the times! Just collected some JP Yen from a travel exchange which, a couple of years ago, reacted with excitement at the unusual order, but this time said, “Another one? I have five waiting for collection”

France has awarded 28 Clair Obscur developers a knighthood and said "video games have reached a new level of recognition" thanks to its sucess. vgc.news/news/france-...

Hamster Corporation has announced the entire first wave of 8 and 32-bit games coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 as part of its Console Archives collection. vgc.news/news/hamster...

After a huge first day, less than half the tickets for VGC Live are left. Join @jordanmiddler.bsky.social, @scully1888.bsky.social and @andyrobinson.bsky.social , plus some special guests, for VGC's first-ever live show. Tickets: www.ticketweb.uk/event/vgc-li...

Podcast: Can GTA 6 push PS5 sales beyond PS4? @jordanmiddler.bsky.social , @scully1888.bsky.social and @andyrobinson.bsky.social discuss the week in news. Plus: Andy's played Super Mario Wonder's Switch 2 expansion, but he's not convinced. Watch: youtu.be/Lqk13Gf5rfg Listen: lnk.to/VGC

Holy moly, get yourself a VGC Live ticket sharpish if you're interested in attending! These are going fast.

Tickets for VGC's first-ever live event are on sale now. Following the VGC's Christmas Patreon drive, VGC will perform its first-ever live show in Glasgow's historic Oran Mor on Friday, October 16. Tickets: www.ticketweb.uk/event/vgc-li... Learn more: www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tickets...

Konami is releasing a 13-game Goemon collection this summer for consoles and PC. vgc.news/news/konami-...

PlayStation and Guerrilla have announced a ‘tactical co-op’ Horizon game, Horizon Hunters Gathering, coming to PS5 and PC. vgc.news/news/playsta...