Conventional wisdom would have it that the 1997 Star Wars Special Editions are abominations; patchwork monstrosities that add a render farm’s worth of ropey CGI, unnecessary extra dialogue and the indescribably rubbish ‘Jedi Rocks’ musical number.  But there is one major change Lucas got right when ‘correcting’ the perceived ills …

The Wii U is deader than dead. This is a fact. Some would say it was dead on arrival: despite having quite a few games worth playing, the system was an obtuse bit of aging, expensive tech. But that doesn’t matter now. The Nintendo Switch (opens in new tab) is …

Where’s Half-Life 3? When is Half-Life 3 coming out? Ever since Half-Life 2: Episode 2 left us all hanging, fans have been asking when and where we’ll get to see the next chapter of Gordon Freeman’s story. But according to a Game Informer (opens in new tab) interview with an …

I need a quick word about 2017. Because while 2016 was a stand-out year for games, if anything, this year looks like it could be even better. Whatever your tastes, whatever your platform, there’s already a honking great train of incoming good stuff, of every scale, looking set to make …

Nintendo is scheduled to hold a press conference to showcase the upcoming Switch console (opens in new tab) tomorrow evening (early Friday morning if you’re east of the Atlantic). But in the meantime, new reports regarding the Switch’s price are coming to light, and they come straight from the stores …

Since the dawn of gaming, players have found themselves intrinsically drawn to exploring holes in the ground, and Sony’s consoles have provided plenty of opportunities to embark on subterranean adventures. So strap on your head torch and join us, as we delve deep inside the best caves and coolest caverns …

Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab) won’t have a season pass for DLC expansions, according to BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn. This falls in line with the first three Mass Effect games, which didn’t tend to bundle up their post-release DLC. Here’s Flynn confirming the detail in response to …

The official story is that NES Mini will only ever run the 30 included games (opens in new tab), since Nintendo has no plans to sell extra titles for the nostalgia-oozing system. But the people want more, more, more! And if you’re not afraid to hook your adorable palm-sized NES …

We’ve seen all kinds of beautiful tributes to Carrie Fisher (opens in new tab) since she sadly passed away last year. There’s no shortage of incredible anecdotes about the actress and writer and now, in a seldom seen archive interview in the new issue of SFX Magazine (opens in new …

Clueless Gamer has been one of Conan O’Brien’s most popular skits since it debuted in 2012. If you’re a fan, you might want to keep an eye on TBS; according to The Hollywood Reporter (opens in new tab), the skit will soon spin off into its own full-fledged TV series, …