NC’s free-to-play massively multiplayer RPG had 357331 people playing on Steam a week after its 5 October launch, while its 26573 user reviews sit at 59% positive.
The kart racer’s second year brings a 1v1 Duel Mode, a free Bayonetta drop and six paid crossover packs, starting with Godzilla on 3 November.
Bandai Namco says Ace Combat 8 has reached one million units worldwide quicker than any earlier entry, less than a fortnight after early access opened on 29 September.
A new Panda Circus trailer at the Triple-i Initiative pointed players towards a Steam playtest, while the first Pony Island is free to keep for a limited period.
Jagex’s new permanent character type gets its own Grand Exchange and hiscores, plus ten days of free members’ content at launch.
The arcade compilation arrives on PS5 and Switch 2 on 18 February 2027, with Japanese pricing and a special edition already confirmed.
The fourth RuneScape MMO was announced on stage at RuneFest 2026 with a teaser trailer, but Jagex has no release date, platforms or engine version to share yet.
id Software has confirmed that Slaughter Mode, an endless solo mode built around escalating waves of demons across multiple arenas, will arrive as a free update for Doom: The Dark Ages’ Revelations DLC in November, though no exact date has been set.
Xbox executive Matt Booty has confirmed that two potential deals to sell Ninja Theory collapsed, putting the BAFTA-winning Hellblade developer on course to become the first studio shut down outright under Microsoft’s 2026 cuts, despite unveiling its new game Senua just months earlier.
A new combat demo shown at SAGExpo has previewed Break The Night, an early-development hack ‘n’ slash blending late-2000s aesthetics, magical girl transformations and roguelike card-based combos, with a Steam wishlist page now live.
Wardogs studio Bulkhead is said to ask job candidates for their Steam playtime as a way of gauging genuine passion for shooters before hiring them, according to a GamesRadar+ report.
The Coalition has confirmed final PC system requirements for Gears of War: E-Day ahead of its October 6 launch, with the Ultra preset’s upscaled 4K/60fps target demanding an RTX 5070 Ti or RX 7900 XT alongside mandatory ray-tracing hardware and a 115GB SSD install.
Early reviews of Valve’s wireless SteamOS headset single out its 6GHz PC streaming as the standout feature, while short battery life, basic passthrough and a $1,059 starting price temper enthusiasm.
Anti-tamper firm Denuvo has filed a US copyright lawsuit against an unidentified figure known as “voices38”, accused of circumventing its protection on 26 titles including Black Myth: Wukong, Resident Evil Requiem and Doom: The Dark Ages, despite not knowing the defendant’s real identity.
“Gerry Conway was a gifted writer. Deeply attuned to the emotional and moral core of story telling. His writing has inspired us all at Marvel.” – Dan Buckley on X From a personal reading point of view, I don’t have a lot of first-hand experience with Conway’s work. He does have a 28-issue run on […]
Last week we lost the great Sam Kieth. He was an artist who left a long-lasting impression. As a reader, you never forget your first Sam Kieth comic. It seems obvious each time I write one of these that we shouldn’t be sad they are gone; we should be grateful for the art he has […]
Today I sit down with James Corcoran to talk about his comics journey to Alex Automatic, as it reaches its seventh issue, going live on Kickstarter on Friday, 27th March. The collected edition of the first five issues was one of the highlights of the Covid lockdown for me. As well as Alex Automatic with […]
Welcome to the latest instalment of our Dissected feature here on Nerdly, where one of our comic gurus, Ian Wells, delves into comics history and looks back at comics press throughout the 80s, 90s and 2000s. This time round he’s looking at the brand new magazine, Comics The Magazine #1 When I started dissecting comic […]
Nerdly has always prided itself on honest, independent film criticism. That commitment to editorial integrity is the foundation of everything we publish, whether the review is glowing or critical. Following a public screening of Charlie Shaw’s Revenge at February’s Romford Horror Film Festival, Nerdly published a review of the film. Shortly after publication, members of […]
Portsmouth Comic Con – taking place at the Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May 2026 – has announced a number of new comic artists and authors appearing in Artists Alley over the two-day celebration of the best in comics, film, TV and pop culture entertainment. Joining previously announced Chris Wildgoose, Mike Dowling […]
Finish him? Not quite yet… but the hype train has well and truly left the station. New Line Cinema has dropped the first poster and trailer for Mortal Kombat II, the long-awaited follow-up to 2021’s bone-snapping reboot, and it looks set to crank the fatalities up to eleven. This time around, Earthrealm’s champions are thrown […]