by Luke Stone | Feb 18, 2026 | Gaming News
Let me start this properly, because every time I talk about Ys I feel like I have to justify my place at the table. I haven’t finished Ys X yet. I’m a solid chunk in, I’ve fought enough bosses to know the game has teeth, I’ve upgraded my ship more than is probably...
by Luke Stone | Feb 11, 2026 | Gaming News
There are certain names in gaming that come with baggage. Expectations. A promise. Painkiller is one of them. You do not reboot Painkiller unless you are ready to let players loose in a cathedral full of screaming horrors with weapons that look like medieval torture...
by Luke Stone | Feb 6, 2026 | Gaming News
This is doing my head in a bit. Because on paper, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is exactly my sort of thing. Bleak Eastern European atmosphere. Survival mechanics. Harsh gunplay. No hand holding. A world that does not care if you live or die. That is my lane. I...
by Luke Stone | Feb 4, 2026 | Gaming News
Nioh 3 feels like the moment Team Ninja finally stop reaching for something and just grab it. This is not a radical reinvention of the series, and it does not pretend to be. Instead, it feels like the fully realised version of ideas they have been refining, breaking,...
by Luke Stone | Feb 2, 2026 | Gaming News
I didn’t set out to become a trophy hunter. Honestly, I used to think people chasing platinums were a bit mad. I’d finish a game, roll credits, maybe mop up a few easy trophies, then move on. Clean break. No obsession. That changed in 2024. Somewhere around that year,...
