About James Troughton
James is a zoomer from Newcastle who didn't learn what a GameCube was until they were 18. They have bylines at IGN, VG247, and NME, and you can contact them at james.t@thegamer.com. They/Them.
Hermaeus Mora Wants Us To Change The Future In Elder Scrolls Online Necrom
Hermaeus Mora is asking us to change the future for him, but if I know anything, it's to not trust Daedric Princes.
Breath Of The Wild's First Playtests Were A Disaster Because Nobody Explored
While Breath of the Wild is often held up as one of the best games of all time, its initial playtests were far from glowing.
Fallout Creator Reveals The Reason Behind The Sinister Vault Experiments
Fallout's vault experiments weren't just the result of an inhumane corporation having fun, but an inhumane corporation with a plan.
The EU Will Reportedly Approve Microsoft Activision Merger Next Week
The European Commission is expected to reveal its decision on the acquisition on May 15.
EA Doesn't Care About Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition
"Whether that deal goes through or not is not really material to us broadly."
Man Who Beat Neighbour To Death With Tins Of Pokemon Cards Jailed For Life
Witnesses say Hague swung the bag of Pokemon cards like a "cricketer".
The Hardest Way To Play Dark Souls Is Still With A Mouse And Keyboard
Playing with mouse and keyboard is a boss fight in its own right.
Turns Out Starfield Has Sex, And You Can Do It With A Jetpack On
A new ESRB rating contradicts an older report that Starfield has no sex. In fact, your character even references doing it with a jetpack.
Twitch Bans PewDiePie During Infinite Livestream
PewDiePie's infinite Twitch stream was banned today, and fans think it might be because he showed full episodes of Trailer Park Boys.
Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 Is The Perfect Farewell For The MCU
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 finally gives Endgame its epilogue and bookends the MCU in a way where it feels fitting to leave it behind.
Fortnite Joins The Olympic Esports Next Month
Fortnite is coming to the Olympic Esports, but it won't be played as a battle royale.
Turns Out, Pokemon Are Living The Five-Star Hotel Life In Luxury Balls
If the inside of a Luxury Pokeball is luxurious, what does the inside of a Net Ball look like?
Fallout TV Show Set Leak Gives Us First Look At Live-Action Ghouls
Fallout's upcoming Amazon series has had another set leak, showing us a ghoul in Vault 33 overalls.
The Elder Scrolls: Redguard Speedrun Record Drops From Two Hours To 18 Minutes
MoistCritikal's new $10,000 speedrunning challenge is all about Redguard, and in one day, fans have got its world record down to sub-20 minutes.
Dead Island 2 Originally Had Eight-Player Co-Op
A lot of ideas were scrapped when Dambuster Studios took over Dead Island 2, like vehicles, eight-player co-op, and a map crossing all of California.
Life Is Strange May Have Based Its Missing Poster On A Real Murder Victim
Rachel Amber's poster even describes similar tattoos to Sunday Blombergh.
[Updated] Spider-Man Remastered Is Launching Standalone For PS5 Later This Month
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered will finally be available separately nearly three years after its launch.
Dragon Age Studio "Quietly Resented" Its Writers, Claims Narrative Lead
"Even BioWare slowly turned from a company that vocally valued its writers to one where we were... quietly resented".
D&D Unveils Six New Monsters Designed By Children To Support Extra Life Charity
While wholesome, proceeds will go toward the Seattle Children's Autism Center which still uses ABA, a technique many advocates call abusive.
Kai Cenat Will Leave Twitch "For Good" If He Gets Banned Again
Kai Cenat was banned on Twitch again last month and has said if it happens one more time, he'll leave the platform for good.