#console-gaming

#console-gaming

Thousands of games are released every year, with numbers increasing recently thanks to an explosion of indie games across all platforms. That means there's more opportunity than ever to find something new and unexpected among the latest releases, but for a lot of players, the comfort of a few familiar games wins out. Newly released statistics show that, at least on consoles, the biggest games of 2025 were exactly the same as 2024's top titles. Do those figures point to an industry in crisis.

Mario Kart World topped charts for months after the Switch 2 came out. Part of that is console bundles inflating the numbers, but Mario Kart was always going to sell regardless. Donkey Kong Bonanza performed well too, both games got good reviews and people actually bought them instead of just talking about them online. EA Sports FC 25 keeps showing up in sales data because football games always sell in the UK.

"The launch of Crimson Desert, our first large-scale AAA console game, has been unavoidably delayed by one quarter, from the previously announced schedule."

As I write this, I'm in an Uber on my way to the airport to fly to Los Angeles for Summer Game Fest. Odds are, there wasn't really going to be a good window for me to use my Switch 2 if it had showed up on time, but this doesn't change my disappointment that it still has not arrived at my home in New York City.

The Razer DeathAdder V2 is designed with graduates in mind, offering ergonomic comfort and responsiveness for long gaming sessions, proving to be ideal for both casual and competitive gaming.

New features are added in each update PC users should benefit from automatic updates when your device is in standby mode, or while it's connected to the internet.