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STAR WARS Zero Company has arrived as one of the most anticipated entries in the Star Wars gaming franchise in recent memory, blending tactical squad-based combat with the rich lore and visual identity that the franchise has built across decades of films, series, and expanded universe content. The game’s Xbox release has drawn considerable attention

It’s been a while since we saw a September as utterly packed with high-profile releases as this one. While last year’s September gave us one of the most anticipated indie releases ever in Hollow Knight: Silksong, it seems 2026 is trying to outdo its predecessor for sheer hype. Whether it’s prestige PlayStation releases, fascinating RPGs

The end of summer is usually a fairly significant time in the gaming calendar, as it heralds the arrival of Gamescom, which often brings some pretty big announcements along with its opening ceremony. This year, as you might expect, is no different on that front, so we’ll be recapping some of the Gamescom opening night’s

Estonia has spent years building a reputation as one of Europe’s most digitally advanced countries. From online government services and digital identity systems to a thriving startup scene, the country has embraced technology more aggressively than many of its neighbours. That digital-first mentality is also shaping how people interact with entertainment, including gaming. For players

Gamers see the term “open beta” and instantly feel as though they’re being invited to play, no strings attached. The idea makes it seem like everyone can jump in immediately, for free, and get the same experience. Gears of War: E-Day is a great example of how that isn’t always the case. Before the wider

Gamescom ticks ever closer, and as it does, news slightly dries up, as is always the case when a major calendar event nears. After all, if developers have anything special to show, they’re probably saving it for Gamescom. As always, however, that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to talk about. There’s plenty happening, and some of

Playing games has always been social. From swapping cartridges and crowding around split-screen games to clans, guilds, Discord servers and massive online communities, connecting with other players is a huge part of gaming culture. Building a gaming community of your own, however, is a little different from simply joining one. You need to give people

Any gamer who has installed a big release lately runs the same quiet checklist before the main menu even loads. Is the tutorial skippable? Does it explain the controls or just gate them behind a cutscene? How many screens stand between the download finishing and the first real match? We do this without thinking, because

Gaming Laboratories International certifies live dealer systems for regulators, and its test list runs to six categories: technical, systems, synchronicity, responsibility, staffing and premises. Two of those six are about the staff and the building. Live table technology usually gets written up as a solved software problem with a couple of cameras bolted on, and

EDward Gaming are not a team that sits still when results don’t go their way. After an early exit at VCT China Stage 2 Play-Ins, the 2024 world champions are moving quickly to sort out their roster before the biggest event of the year. The change centers on the departure of Zhang “Jieni7” Juntai and

We’re gradually moving towards the end of what has been a long and taxing summer for many, including us here at Gamerbolt Towers. We make no secret of the fact we’ll be glad to see the back of the hot weather. Of course, the passage of time and the seasons have pretty much no effect

Forgive us for once again starting with chat about the heatwaves, but the UK is about to enter the grip of its fifth heatwave this year, and we know we, for one (or many?), are sick of the hot weather now. Thank god for gaming, which can serve as a more-than-adequate escape from the endless