Kieron Verbrugge

PREVIEW // Stranger Than Heaven’s combat is completely two-sided

I may never be able to go back to a time before RGG Studio and Snoop Dogg took to the Summer Game Fest 2026 stage to tell the world they’d pirated a copy of the late Tupac. But during this year’s Summer Game Fest Play Days event, I had the opportunity to finally get my […]

Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration pre-orders are live now in Australia [JB HI-FI UPDATE]

Update: After a period of confusion, JB Hi-Fi has begun informing customers who make enquiries that the Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration products did not sell out and will be made available again shortly. It does not appear to be price-related, but due to a system issue caused by the huge demand this morning. There isn’t

PlayStation game preservation

What does PlayStation’s end to physical discs actually mean for game preservation?

You don’t have to look far into the gaming-focused corners of the web right now to see folks heavily discussing and debating the implications of last night’s announcement that PlayStation will cease producing physical discs for all first and third-party games beginning January 2028. And for good reason – it’s a nuanced enough topic on

REVIEW // Star Fox is a fantastic argument for, well, more Star Fox

As I admitted in my early preview of Star Fox, Nintendo’s Switch 2-exclusive remake of the 1996 Nintendo 64 original, this new iteration is actually my very first playthrough of the game on any platform. This presents a rather unique proposition for the remake, where a lack of personal nostalgia or familiarity with the source

Metroid Ravenous samus

An unannounced Metroid game has seemingly been rated by Brazil’s ratings authority

Here’s an interesting one. If a listing published in the July 2026 edition of Brazil’s “Diario Oficial da Uniao” (Official Gazette of the Union) is to be believed, a new Metroid game could on the way in the (potentially near) future. The game, seemingly titled Metroid Ravenous, was listed by the organisation – which manages

Onimusha Way of the Sword early release date

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is releasing three weeks earlier than expected on September 4

Capcom has announced that it’s bringing the release date of its upcoming sword-swinging action adventure and series revival, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, forward three full weeks. Originally slated to launch on September 25, 2026, it’s now set to hit digital stores and physical retail shelves (disc and all!) on September 4, 2026. This is

PS Plus July 2026

These are your PlayStation Plus monthly games for July 2026

It’s been kind of a rough news cycle out of PlayStation over the last 12 hours or so, but that hasn’t stopped them from announcing the line-up of three monthly titles included as part of all PlayStation Plus subscriptions for the month of July 2026. The titles, which can be claimed starting from Tuesday, July 7 until Monday, August 3, are Call