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Event: Game Conference MX (GCMX) Date: November 13, 2026 - November 14, 2026 Time: 8:00 AM - 8:00 AM Venue: Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico, n.a. Created...
Fans Accuse Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Of Breaking Deluxe Edition Promise After Revealing FF7 DLC: ‘Paid $100 For This Sh*t, Guess I Learned My Lesson’
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a great racing game with a ton of post-launch support. Unfortunately, the balance between bombarding players with new...
Stardew Valley creator is "struggling" with Haunted Chocolatier thanks to the precedent he accidentally set himself
As the gaming world watches and waits, Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone says he's feeling the pressure to ensure that the...
Save Over $1,000 Off the Cyberpowerpc RTX 5080 Prebuilt Gaming PC With 32GB of RAM and 2TB SSD
If you don't want to wait around until Black Friday to hunt for a good gaming PC deal, fortunately for you there's one available for this week....
Forza Horizon 6 for PS5 Is Up for Preorder - Here's What Comes in Each Edition
Forza Horizon 6 is set to release for PS5 on January 26. Preorders are live now at all the usual retailers (see it at Amazon). This new installment...
Does Blizzard's revival of its classic games signal a return of the 'old Blizzard?'
Opinion Opinion Kwanghee Woo K. Kwanghee Woo is a veteran of the StarCraft scene, having covered esports for community hub TL.net since 2002. He is...
Epic Reportedly Pushing Devs to Use AI, Delays Secret Star Wars and Marvel Crossover Shooter
Epic Games has reportedly delayed its secret Star Wars and Marvel crossover shooter as it pushes its developers to shift to an "AI first" production...
Epic Games reportedly delays Star Wars and Marvel shooter, as the Fortnite maker embraces "AI-accelerated development"
Epic Games has reportedly turned to gen-AI to speed up development on a Star Wars and Marvel crossover shooter, which has been internally delayed....
Epic Games Forces Shocked Developers Into ‘AI-First’ Mode For Delayed Shooter Featuring Marvel And Star Wars Characters
Epic Games is rushing headfirst into generative AI-based game development for an upcoming Disney shooter that uses characters from Marvel and Star...
Assassin's Creed creator says 1666: Amsterdam developers create up to 20 builds a day
A few months removed from its launch into early access, the lead developer of witchy action game 1666: Amsterdam says the team creates dozens of...
Resident Evil Requiem’s Stars: Leon Fever, Crucial Character Moments, and Apocalypse Advice | IGN Fall Fan Fest 2026
Resident Evil has always been huge with gamers, but Resident Evil Requiem is the biggest-selling installment yet. For Fall Fan Fest 2026, IGN spoke...
Marvel's VisionQuest Episodes 1 & 2 Review (No Spoilers)
The first two episodes of Marvel’s VisionQuest debut on Disney+ on Wednesday, October 14.One of the most frustrating things about the post-Endgame...
Riftbound Digital Version: Riot Games Hints at an Online Release for the TCG
Riot Games’ TCG, Riftbound, looks to be off to a very promising start indeed. Translating dozens of League of Legends’ popular Champions to a card...
Ahead of GTA 6, Rockstar narrative lead says the American Dream is "more modest now" but still "out of reach"
One of Rockstar's narrative leads says that GTA 6's Vice City setting is the ideal place to check in on a popular recurring theme within Grand Theft...
Miami Vice ‘85 Looks More Like Miami Vice ‘87 in Those First Look Photos
If I wanted to see Sonny Crockett wearing a grey suit, I’d watch the Miami Vice movie from 2006.Universal released the first official images today...
Other Mommy’s 4K Steelbook Is Now Up for Preorder – Here’s Where To Buy It
Spooky season has officially begun, and that means it's time to watch some scary movies. If Other Mommy was on your horror movie watchlist at the...
Why alts are part of World of Warcraft: Forever's core progression plans
The developers of World of Warcraft: Forever would very much like it if you would create multiple characters, please.There are a number of reasons...
IDW Promises Epic Kaiju Destruction in Godzilla Versus Everything Crossover - Fall FanFest 2026
IDW has been busy establishing an ambitious new Godzilla line with the Kai-Sei Universe, which kicked off in 2025. Now, IGN can exclusively reveal...
IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog Series Begins the 'Road to #100' - Fall FanFest 2006
IDW Publishing will be celebrating a major milestone in 2027, as the long-running Sonic the Hedgehog comic reaches issue #100. The publisher is...
The Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Omni Gaming Headset With Infinite Battery Life Drops to a New Price Low
Steelseries' new Actis Nova Pro Omni is possibly the best wireless gaming headset you can get right now, but it's very expensive. Fortunately, for...
VisionQuest Release Schedule Reveals Early Premiere for Episode 1
Marvel has published the full release schedule for VisionQuest, revealing an early premiere for Episode 1.The Vision (Paul Bettany) and Ultron-led...
No Man's Sky is somehow coming to mobile, and Hello Games says it's partly thanks to Light No Fire
Developer Hello Games has somehow managed to fit its universe-sized space sim No Man's Sky onto iPhone and iPad devices, and it's partly thanks to...
Who to pick from FC 27 Super Lig Future Stars Pick SBC
The Super Lig Future Stars Pick SBC in FC 27 features four special items in Ultimate Team, and you have just one. The SBC is really affordable in...
Beats by Dre Teases Pokémon Collaboration With an Electrified Beats Pill Speaker
Beats by Dre has teased an upcoming collaboration with Pokémon.A six-second video teaser posted to the official Beats by Dre YouTube channel shows...
Jeremy Renner Says the Avengers Will Lose in Doomsday and It's 'Their Fault' Because They 'Didn't Call' Hawkeye
Marvel star Jeremy Renner said the Avengers will lose in Doomsday, and it's "their fault" because they didn't give Hawkeye a call.The original...
A New '3 for 2' Board Game Sale Is Now Live at Amazon and Target
If you’ve been eager to build up your tabletop collection for some fall game nights, you’re in luck: Target and Amazon are both running hefty ‘3 for...
Save $1,000 Off the MSI Vector HX 16 RTX 5080 Gaming Laptop With Lots of RAM and SSD Storage
Walmart just kicked off one of the best deals I've seen this year for a high-end gaming laptop. For a limited time, you can pick up the MSI Vector...
Valor Mortis' system requirements appear to have been drastically cut, just before the FPSoulslike launches
Pretty good first-person Soulsliker Valor Mortis seems to have sliced its PC system requirements down, dropping its minimum CPU and graphics cards...
The Physical Revolution on Jailbroken PS5s Now Has People Emulating PS3 Discs
Roughly three days ago, coder Swordpdf unveiled PS5SX2: a vibecoded port of the PCSX2 emulator, which allows users to emulate PS2 games on...
Elon Musk dressing up as Wario for SNL "did not go over well" at Nintendo, ex-marketing leads say
The bastion of comedy that is Saturday Night Live recently decided to poke fun at the close-by release dates of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time...
Today’s Top Deals: Hyperpop DualSense, SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Gaming Headset, and LOTR Box Set
While last week’s deals were hard to beat, plenty of great discounts are happening today. If you’re looking for a bold-looking new DualSense...
The Best Controllers for Playing PC Games in 2026
After spending several weeks testing 30 of the PC controllers, the Flydigi Vader 5 Pro stands out for its clicky mechanical buttons, long-lasting...
Best players for FC 27 Touchline Magic Evolution
The Touchline Magic Evolution is now live in FC 27, and you can spend 20,000 coins to upgrade one of your lower-rated items. Despite being a paid...
The Pikachu and Poké Ball LEGO Set Has Hit Its Lowest Price Yet at Amazon With $13 Discount
It's been an exciting year for Pokémon fans celebrating the franchise's 30th anniversary. If you're not tracking down some of the new 30th...
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Cast on Preparing for Their Intense Roles | IGN Fall Fan Fest 2026
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is the intense story of a hitman Latif (played by Mahershala Ali) struggling after the death of his wife with...
Dragon Quest co-creator Yuji Horii releases new AI-generated game, and he says it took 30 minutes to make
Dragon Quest co-creator Yuji Horii has just released a new game that he says was made (or, rather, prompted) in about half an hour thanks to gen-AI....
How to get an Emperor Modulator in Arc Raiders
Image 1 of 2 You'll have to craft a key to The Emperor with three special Arc Coupler items and a blueprint (Image credit: Embark Studios) You can...
God of War 3 now runs on PC without an emulator, supports 240 fps and customizable mouse and keyboard controls
These last few days, we’ve encountered literal dozens of reverse-engineered, decompiled games being ported from PlayStation to PC without the need...
No Man’s Sky is coming to iPhone, and yes, it includes all its 10 years of updates
Mobile gaming has had this sort of taboo around it for as long as it has existed. Most of the games on there are pure slop and, more often than not,...
Cut Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Epilogue Seemingly Teases Assassin’s Creed 3 Prequel
A dataminer has seemingly uncovered a scrapped, half-finished cutscene buried in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and the specific appearance...
SNL's Zelda Ocarina of Time vs GTA 6 sketch likely went down fine at Nintendo say ex-marketing leads
Saturday Night Live may have seemingly tried (and failed) to poke fun at The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake in a recent sketch pitting it...
I don't know what Rick and Morty's about but I have turned GTA 5 into its perfect replica
Los Santos CustomsI'm modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow...
Burn With Me is a hand-drawn demon card game featuring the artist's own hand - and also, a refreshingly finite alternative to yer Balatro-likes
Burn With Me is a hand-drawn game in which the most prominent non-hand-drawn bit is artist Eva Manuilovich's own right hand. Excellent, no notes....
Valve have released the Steam Frame's CAD files, but there’s already a cottage industry of DIY wrist straps and lifesize skull stands
Last week, Valve chose their absolute most favourite announcement time – Friday evening, after we all go home – to release the Steam Frame’s CAD...
Batman Star Ben Affleck Says Justice League Reshoots Were the Lowest Point of His Career
Batman actor Ben Affleck has slammed Warner Bros. for how they handled the production of Justice League and called the experience the lowest post of...
WoW: Forever may take us to Northrend and Pandaria one day as "Azeroth is a big place"
Now that the World of Warcraft: Forever beta is in full swing and Blizzard's public release is quickly approaching, it comes as no surprise that...
The Resident Evil movie gets the Kojima Paragraph of Approval: ‘It’s a film about the experience of playing RE with a controller in hand’
Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film is on track to become the highest-grossing film in the franchise even when adjusted for inflation. So far it’s...
Nvidia are abandoning their RTX 5090 graphics cards in order to focus on AI dev friendly RTX Pro ones, leaker claims
Nvidia, AI-obsessives to the point of yassifying basketballers, are shifting production away from their top of the range RTX 5090 consumer graphics...
No Man’s Sky Is Coming To iOS, And It’s Looking Utterly Extraordinary
No Man’s Sky, 2016’s once infamous, now rightly famous space-faring game of infinite galaxies, that currently requires 32GB on your PC, is…coming...
Hytale drops its first massive update featuring a new biome, a host of gadgets, and more
Hytale, the fabled Minecraft successor created by Hypixel, then sold to Riot Games, who subsequently fumbled it and sold it back to its original...
Street Fighter 6 Reveals Movie Costumes for Zangief, E. Honda and Dhalsim | IGN Fall Fan Fest 2026
The new Street Fighter movie is just days away, and to celebrate, Capcom is releasing a slew of new Street Fighter 6 costumes tied to the film’s...
‘Hit My Line’ — The Walking Dead Star Chandler Riggs Made His Own Resident Evil 7 Fan Film, and He’d Love to Work With Zach Cregger on a Sequel
Chandler Riggs, best known for playing Carl in The Walking Dead, made his own fan film adapting an iconic moment from Resident Evil 7 — and he’d...
People are being robbed of crypto by a tiny chip implanted in their hardware, with $100 million said to have been stolen already
I never got into crypto, but when I was considering doing so I was pretty quickly convinced that I should use a hardware wallet to store my private...
Schrödinger's GPU set for an early 2027 release as the dead/alive 24 GB RTX 5080 Super box is shaken once more
It kinda looks like the only actually gaming-focused Nvidia GPU we're going to be left with next year is an RTX 5070 Ti. And even then only at a...
WandaVision creator is bringing Stargate back to TV, but fans aren't happy after previous attempt was scrapped
WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer is bringing Stargate back to TV – but fans of the beloved sci-fi aren't best pleased.Details are scarce at the...
I am the controller now: MIT engineers have created a 'second skin' that could one day track whole bodies in VR
Remember when they did motion capture on a cube? Well, more specifically, they put actor Jack Quaid in a motion capture suit and then they put him...
Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Thinks AI Is Amazing As He No Longer Needs To Code Or Draw To Make A Game
Yuji Horii, best known for his work on the Dragon Quest RPG franchise, is also known in Japan for creating a murder mystery adventure The Portopia...
Former PlayStation boss apparently had a bold strategy for handling Sony execs – he ignored them
Being part of a corporate structure can be frustrating, because there's always someone else to answer to. When it came to leading PlayStation, one...
You need not hunger for that Zelda Ocarina of Time remake when we already have Indigo, a colossal N64 romhack featuring mushroom forests and bearded Link
The Legend of Zelda series is fond of stories about the inexorable and obliviating passage of time. Somebody should make one about growing so old,...
Avengers: Endgame director Joe Russo says Tom Holland is "the last great movie star"
Avengers: Endgame co-director Joe Russo has very high praise for Spider-Man star Tom Holland."I think Tom Holland translates in a way that I don't...
Miami Vice '85 Pictures Reveal First Look at Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in Costume
Universal has revealed first-look pictures of Miami Vice '85 showing Michael B. Jordan as Ricardo Tubbs and Austin Butler as James 'Sonny'...
Street Fighter's Chun-Li star went above and beyond with her prep because she "didn't want to disappoint the fans"
By now, you're probably familiar with the lengths some actors go to with getting ready for an action movie – whether that's a superhero blockbuster,...
‘Ravioli Planet’ has you making your grandma’s raviolis
I love a good cooking game and Ravioli Planet is cozy, a little puzzle-y and has some adorable graphics! In this game, you play as Mamie Ravioli, a...
The Folio Society's Japanese Ghost Stories Hardcover Is the Perfect Halloween Companion
The Folio Society's newest release is one that should appeal to fans of classic horror stories. Lafcadio Hearn's short story collection Japanese...
After Burnout, Star Wars: Galactic Racer studio lead says "games should challenge players"
The former Burnout developers behind Star Wars: Galactic Racer reckon it's important to challenge players, because they're going to tune out...
Movie Retailer Zavvi Warns Customers to Stop Buying From Its Site as It Enters Administration
Movie retailer Zavvi has entered administration, a legal concept similar to bankruptcy, and has warned customers not to place new orders.Zavvi was...
Merch store Zavvi goes into administration, urges customers to check if they are "entitled to recover their payment"
Entertainment and pop-culture collectible store Zavvi has gone into administration.In an announcement posted today that has taken over the webstore,...
Gears of War: E-Day DDoS attacks are to blame for "intermittent disconnects" and "login issues", The Coalition confirm
DDoS attacks suffered by Gears of War: E-Day over the weekend were to blame for players being suddenly disconnected from servers and having trouble...
Valor Mortis: The Kotaku Review
Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the closest things history has had to a Soulslike protagonist. After suffering defeat in the War of the Sixth...
Dead Space creator put "a lot" of work into patching The Callisto Protocol after releasing it early
Dead Space creator Glen Schofield's 2022 survival horror game The Callisto Protocol might have been met with lukewarm reviews, but the director says...
Arc Raiders player-numbers rebound with the launch of Frozen Trail and the game's 2.0 release, but they might be deceptively high
Arc Raiders has clearly managed to entice back lapsed players with its latest update, Frozen Trail, which upgrades the game to version 2.0. Many...
Riftbound: Radiance Rarest Cards - Riot Games Music Crossovers Dominate the Set
The newest Riftbound set, Radiance, is coming up right around the corner, and with the new set of mechanically exciting cards comes a slew of...
No Man's Sky devs compress the survival game to under 5GB for "free to try" mobile launch
Stop us if you've heard this before, but the No Man's Sky team has yet again been cookin' up a new release for its 2016 survival game – and this...
VisionQuest release schedule: When is episode 1 on Disney Plus?
Unlike its predecessors in Westview and on the Witches' Road, the VisionQuest release schedule is sporadic, spotty, and difficult to pin down.If...
Pearl Abyss goes easy on us critics for our Crimson Desert reviews: 'They had to play the build that is not the exact same version of the launched game'
Lybee Park "I do believe both parties have fair points, especially for the critics—they had to play the build that is not the exact same version of...
Unlike Sony, Nintendo Exec Says Switch 2 Maker Has No Plans To Abandon Physical: ‘We Know How Much Fans Enjoy It’
Sony has taken a lot of heat for its decision to abandon physical games. Fans spent the summer bombarding PlayStation State of Play livestreams with...
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction Release Date Confirmed
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction has a release date: February 4, 2027.Bitmap Bureau, the developer behind...
You don't just paint the map your colour in new WW2 RTS Battleplan, you redraw the frontline with a pencil and hope your troops do the rest
You may have heard that the pen is mightier than the sword, but did you know that the pencil is mightier than the 7th Panzer Division? Here is...
Steam Smashes Its Player Records, With Over 43 Million Concurrent Users In October
Steam has once again broken its all-time record for concurrent users, reaching an utterly extraordinary 43,505,724 people logged in at the same...
Law and Order just referenced The Amazing Digital Circus, and, true to form, they made one of its fans a criminal
The Amazing Digital Circus made a surprise cameo in a recent episode of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent. Unfortunately, the writers behind this...
Valor Mortis review – The Grande Armée and Monsters combine into the perfect soulslike setting
Last year, my colleagues and I declared Valor Mortis to be the best announcement to come out of Gamescom 2025. I played the demo back then and loved...
Valor Mortis review
Ghostrunner studio One More Level returns with a Napoleonic alternative history Soulslike that fuses fluid sword- and gunplay with exhilarating...
Valor Mortis review - this Napoleonic first-person swordfighter is one of the freshest Soulslikes in years
Valor Mortis review Valor Mortis is a simpler kind of Soulslike, even in first-person, but clashy, quality combat and 19th-century horror keep it...
Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential Gets Deluxe Folio Society Release
When it comes to writing about food with wit and candor, few can rival the late, great Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain's memoir Kitchen Confidential:...
Valor Mortis Review
I’ve gotta hand it to the people at developer One More Level: after well over a decade of countless variations on the soulslike formula, I’ll admit...
Starfield seamless planetary landings are finally nearly a thing, thanks to one modder's tireless work
For many Starfield players, the need to go through a loading screen each time you want to land on a planet - rather than seamlessly travel through...
The RTX 4090 launched four years ago today, and now the RTX 5090 is rumoured for the chop, I can't help but look upon it with a warm glow
Join me in saying "Happy birthday" to the RTX 4090, Nvidia's enthusiast-level graphics card of the previous generation. It launched four years ago...
This week in PC games: play a human-eating Katamari from outer space, take over a nature reserve in Planet Zoo 2, and battle Napoleonic body horror in Valor Mortis
Edwin came up the ladder to my office last week to remind me that my quarterly Maw Safety Certification was up for renewal. Without an in date...
Gears Of War: E-Day Was Taken Down By DDoS Attack, Developers Confirm
Developer The Coalition has confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day was on the receiving end of a DDoS attack over the weekend. Posting to the Gears...
Dragon Quest creator continues love affair with AI as he releases a game he generated in 30 minutes
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii is touting his new game which he claims took him about 30 minutes to make using generative AI.Despite being one of...
Nintendo executive confirms company has "no plans to ditch physical games"
Bill van Zyll, VP and general manager for Nintendo in Latin America, has reiterated Nintendo's stance on physical media, confirming that the company...
Hawkeye star Jeremy Renner insists he is not in Avengers: Doomsday, saying "The Avengers will probably lose" without him
Hawkeye star Jeremy Renner has stated that he is not in Avengers: Doomsday, but that the team will probably lose against Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor...
Haunted Chocolatier is for the Stardew Valley players who yearn for the mines, ConcernedApe says
Good news if you yearn for the mines in Stardew Valley – creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone says his long-awaited follow-up game Haunted Chocolatier...
As Gears of War: E-Day servers suffer DDoS attack, the devs are "continuing to monitor" the damage
If you've been taking on the Locust horde in Gears of War: E-Day lately, you might have noticed some disruption in online play. The servers have...
'Your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI' says Microsoft president
Microsoft president Brad Smith claims that AI is currently less regulated than the food we eat and the utilities we rely on. "Right now, your...
"So f****** peak" - Fan who made incredible Lego GTA 6 set is at it again with the perfect PlayStation diorama
A fan has taken it upon themselves to upgrade the new Lego PlayStation set, and dear reader, my jaw was dropped.Prolific builder hachiroku24 (who...
Star Citizen singleplayer spinoff Squadron 42 gets a Steam page ahead of its 2027 launch, and this is how I've learned about 50 million famous actors are in it
Squadron 42, the singleplayer spinoff that Star Citizen devs Cloud Imperium Games have been teasing and promising and roadmapping for a...
Gears of War: E-Day server crashes and login problems are because of DDoS attacks, studio says
Gears of War: E-Day's servers have been struggling because they've been suffering distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, apparently - so...
Spider-Noir star Nicolas Cage says he refused to sign an AI waiver at Amazon
Spider-Noir star Nicolas Cage says he didn't sign an AI waiver for his Prime Video superhero show.Cage played Ben Reilly in the show, which was...
All weapon stencils in ARC Raiders and how to get them
The introduction of weapon stencils in ARC Raiders add a new layer of fun for beginners and veterans to enjoy. Unlike weapon amplifications,...
Here come the weird and wonderful mods for the Steam Frame, as Valve drops the full CAD files for free
Valve has released the CAD files for the Steam Frame, allowing modders the perfect opportunity to get to work on their own creations for the VR...
Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration Boosters Are Back in Stock, but Where’s the Best Price Right Now?
Amazon has recently restocked its allocation of Pokémon TCG's 30th Celebration Booster Bundles, which are currently available for $99. But is it the...
'The algorithm continues to properly prioritise Mister Biddy Blas'—Star Wars: Galactic Racer has created the perfect creature
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out, and it's pretty solid, netting a firm 76 score in our Galactic Racer review. It's also, as should always be the...
Haunted Chocolatier 'More of an Action RPG' Compared to Stardew Valley, ConcernedApe Says
Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe, has briefly discussed the difference between his all-conquering indie game Stardew Valley and his hotly anticipated...
Clayface pre-sales are the DCU's lowest yet – but it could still be a success
Clayface pre-sales are significantly lower than notorious DC flop Supergirl at the same stage.While some numbers have been doing the rounds on...
Vision star Paul Bettany refuses to confirm Avengers: Doomsday casting: "That's for Kevin Feige to decide"
Despite Avengers: Doomsday already having a stacked cast, we know that the full line-up has yet to be revealed. However, Vision star Paul Bettany...
Why Paying "Market Price" for Rare Pokémon Card Sets Somehow Became The New Normal
Even for the biggest and most popular games, getting products at MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) should indeed be the norm;...
For the second time this year, Steam has set a major new concurrent user record
There's clearly no stopping Steam's continued growth. Valve's PC digital store and social platform set a new user concurrent record on Sunday, with...
The Best Books You Can Read In October 2026
We don’t know about you, but October is one of our favourite months to get comfortable and settle in with a good book, and there are plenty of them...
Why Games Workshop's Falling Share Price Is All of a Sudden in the News
Warhammer 40,000 maker Games Workshop has found itself in the news for its falling share price, which has left some wondering what’s going on behind...
As Arc Raiders sees Steam player count surge to 185,000, Embark dev knows it "won't last forever"
After months of decline, Arc Raiders has seen an enormous resurgence in players thanks to its new Frozen Trail update and recent free trial, but...
This tiny E-ink Game Boy can run games at 30fps and docks into a NES controller
Playing Game Boy games on an E-ink display isn't a new-fangled concept, but the Ink-Boy makes a strong case for paper screen handhelds. In fact, by...
Despite new GTA 6 leaks, Cyberleek's cryptocurrency remains over $20 million short of goal
GTA 6 is evidently still suffering from quite significant leaks left, right, and center, with 25 minutes of new gameplay going live last week – but...
The Aurzen ZIP Pro pocket projector takes game night on the go
Have you ever wanted to set up a game night but been defeated by the mass of cables behind your TV? Wanted to run a film night under the stars and...
Nintendo has "no plans to ditch physical games," exec says amid PlayStation disc backlash
Nintendo's vice president and general manager for Latin America, Bill van Zyll, says that the company has no plans to ditch physical media.Physical...
How to turn off your backpack light in Arc Raiders
You're looking for the "Emissive" option (Image credit: Embark Studios)Key deets💡 Arc Raiders now has an option to turn off the light on your...
Steam hits new all-time high of over 43 million concurrent users just 7 months after its last record
We regularly report on individual games breaking their concurrent player records on Steam, but this time the focus is on Valve's storefront itself....
Hideo Kojima reviews Zach Cregger's Resident Evil: "It reminded me how I felt when I played the first [game]"
Hideo Kojima has finally offered his review of Resident Evil – and it sounds like he's a fan of Zach Cregger's take on the hit horror franchise.The...
Former Editor Of Game Developer Launches Vertical Slice, A ‘Fearless’ New Trade Publication
As more and more long-established games publications shrink, vanish, or consolidate, an ongoing rise in independent journalism is working hard to...
Avengers: Doomsday poster features a better look at the main heroes – and teases the apocalyptic event they have to stop
A new Avengers: Doomsday poster has been released in international markets, and it really does put the 'Doomsday' in Doomsday.The Korean poster,...
The Blood of Dawnwalker's lead actor reminds us why AI will always struggle to replicate a human performance
Will de Renzy-Martin, the actor who plays lead character Coen in the English language version of The Blood of Dawnwalker, has reminded us of the...
Gears of War: E-Day Dev Confirms DDoS Attack
Gears of War: E-Day suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend, developer The Coalition has said.Players suffered intermittent disconnects and login...
Explore the town of Detour in this new Fallout 4 mod chock full of voiced NPCs and quests
A group of veteran Fallout 4 modders have just added a whole new town to its wasteland, offering another place to pop into for some trading and...
Latest Leaked GTA 6 Video Shows Lucia Fully Naked, Sparks Fan Skepticism
The GTA 6 leaker has reportedly released yet another unauthorized gameplay video, this time allegedly showing Lucia fully naked in a bid to push...
Stardew Valley creator's new game, Haunted Chocolatier, is "more of an action RPG" than farming sim
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, has given a new interview - and finally revealed a little more information about his upcoming title, Haunted...
Valor Mortis release countdown: Exact date and time
A new soulslike is about to hit the town, and we won’t need long to try out Valor Mortis. Developed by One More Level, Valor Mortis is a...
DMZ for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 being released early, but Infinity Ward shoots down PvE hopes
In yet another surprising move for Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 4 studio Infinity Ward has announced that the game's extraction shooter mode, DMZ,...
Riftbound: Radiance Hands-On Preview and Interview - Riftbound Embraces Complexity
Riftbound’s final set of the year, Radiance, is finally upon us, and I went hands-on with the cards at a very early Pre-Rift tournament. This marks...
Doom 2016 Composer Mick Gordon Says "F##k AI"
Aussie composer Mick Gordon is highly regarded for his experimental approach to musical composition. For 2013's Killer Instinct he employed a...
Steam Week in Review: The curious case of Wonder Boy in Monster Land's dubious PC debut
Wonder Boy in Monster Land released in Japanese arcades in 1987 and for the Sega Master System the following year. Its success led to numerous...
Star Wars Galactic Racer's devs tested its roguelite progression system by turning it into a board game
Years ago, I read that Jake Solomon prototyped the Firaxis reboot of XCOM by making a simple board game version. Something rudimentary that could be...
Seamless Landing mod looks set to bring Starfield another step closer to No Man's Sky
Starfield - Seamless Landings without loading screens (teaser) - YouTube Watch On There are mods for Seamless Grav Jumps and for Seamless Planet...
Doom 2016 Composer Mick Gordon Says He'd Return to the Doom Series "In a Heartbeat"
Mick Gordon, the legendary Aussie composer who brought a headbang to every headshot in 2016's Doom and its 2020 follow-up Doom Eternal, has told IGN...
The shortlist for 2026's Golden Joystick Awards is out, including PC Game of the Year, and you can vote now
The Golden Joystick Awards have been running for so long there was a period where they awarded separate prizes for 8-bit and 16-bit games in each...
PvP pinball is such a good idea I can't believe I haven't played it before
Bumper Bout Feature Trailer - YouTube Watch On One of the great things about videogame conventions is there are always people up for playing a local...
All Outpost upgrade materials in ARC Raiders and how to get them
The Outpost, added to ARC Raiders as part of the Frozen Trail update, serves an important role in the endgame. It’s not only a safe haven for you to...
Yahtzee is still out there being mean about videogames, and good for him
Alan Wake 2 | Fully Ramblomatic - YouTube Watch On When the HMS Escapist sank everyone worth a damn swam away to form a YouTube channel called...
Artemis Fowl Animated TV Show Greenlit With Eoin Colfer as Executive Producer
Artemis Fowl is coming back to TV screens in the form of an animated show on Disney Channel and Disney+.Author Eoin Colfer announced that Disney had...
GTA 6 Leaker Posts Lucia Skydiving Naked To Sell Crypto
After going quiet for over a month following the Grand Theft Auto 6 extended reveal on Netflix, the account Cyberleek has been busy over the last...
Planet Zoo 2 release countdown: Exact date and time
Planet Zoo 2 is coming soon to gamers worldwide, and we won’t need to wait to try out the game. Developed by Frontier, this will be a sequel to the...
Resident Evil Overtakes Weapons as Zach Cregger's Highest-Grossing Film, The Social Reckoning Bombs
Resident Evil beat Weapons to become director Zach Cregger's highest-grossing film while The Social Reckoning bombed at the box office.The...
The Best Deals Today: Doom: The Dark Ages, Star Wars Zero Company, 007 4K Blu-ray, and More
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Doom: The Dark Ages, Star Wars Zero Company, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Shuten Order,...
EA Producer Announces Wing Commander 3 Remaster At Portland Retro Gaming Expo
While forgotten by newer players, the Wing Commander series was a major affair for ‘90s PC gaming. Spanning five entries, a dozen expansions, an...
How long does it take to beat Hellraiser: Revival?
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival puts players on a leather-filled journey through the Labyrinth, where one wrong step can mean a very painful end....
Arrow Co-Creator Gives Glimpse At The Lanterns That Could Have Been
Last weekend, HBO’s Lanterns came to an end. Like the rest of the show, its resolution was composed of more emotional struggles and internal bouts...
New NetEase FPS Sparks Warzone 'Rip-Off' Claims, But Some Call of Duty Fans Are Happy to See It
Call of Duty fans are torn about NetEase Games' ECC: Redline, a new FPS that many have called a "rip-off" with the power to fill the void for...
Notorious Hacker Steals 250,000 User Discord Server For Infamous Terraria Mod Calamity, Immediately Uses It To Pump And Dump A Crypto Coin
If you haven’t heard of the wildly popular Terraria mod Calamity, it’s very difficult to sum up its fall from grace over the past few years. To call...
FC 27 Future Stars Challenge 1 SBC solutions and rewards
The Future Stars Challenge 1 SBC is now live in FC 27, and you can complete it to get a bonus pack for free. While the rewards you get depends on...
EU Taking Action Against Activision, Riot, Ubisoft On Gaming’s Oldest Monetization Scheme
Live service, gacha and freemium games are among the top-earning in the industry. With the likes of Fortnite and Roblox especially popular among...
‘I am not an AI friendly actor:’ Nic Cage takes colossal W even though it likely means the end of Spider-Noir for good
Nicholas Cage, who starred as Spider-Noir in Amazon’s eponymous TV show, has said that he will probably not work with the studio again following a...
Who should you pick from the FC 27 Base Hero Matchday Player Pick SBC
The Base Hero Matchday Player Pick SBC is a fascinating one to complete in FC 27. It guarantees you a Hero item for your squad, but the pool is...
Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is officially the best-performing film in the series
After three weeks in theaters, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil has become the highest-grossing film in the franchise, topping 2016’s Final Chapter. It...
Sonic the Hedgehog is hitting mid-life at full speed with a Dragon Ball-inspired anime short
Sonic the Hedgehog is turning thirty-five, and Sega is honoring the Blue Blur’s mid-life milestone in style with Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and...
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls reveals its Year 1 DLC roster, starting with Phoenix Cyclops on 2nd November
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has revealed its full Year 1 DLC roster, with Phoenix Cyclops, Thor (Jane Foster), Venom, and Jubilee all on the way....
Nier creator Yoko Taro says he's achieved his career dreams, but he continues working because it's 'good for preventing dementia'
They say that art is never finished, only abandoned—but that doesn't seem to be the case for Yoko Taro, creator of Nier and Drakengard, who you...
Nicolas Cage Says He’s Not Working With Amazon After Refusing AI On Spider-Noir: ‘I Am Not An AI Friendly Actor’
Nic Cage has always been a versatile performer. Leading Hollywood blockbusters like Con Air and The Rock. Humbling himself in Adaptation and Leaving...
Arc Raiders 2.0 is here, and you can finally turn those lights on your backpack off
I remember being a kid and wishing I had shoes that lit up. I know now that I was a fool. If I festooned myself with garish lights, how would I...
Escape the Backrooms is throwing an After Party with three new levels this December
Escape the Backrooms is adding three new levels this December, as part of a party-themed update called the After Party. Publisher Secret Mode...
Hellraiser: Revival trophy guide – How to unlock all trophies and achievements
While most see the hallways of the Labyrinth in Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival as a terrifying experience, others consider the nightmare an...
New Naruto Manga And Spin-Off Anime Announced At New York Comic Con
A new Naruto manga, set between the end of the original manga and the beginning of Boruto, was announced last night at New York Comic Con 2026. A...
Tekken 8 Yujiro Teaser Reveals Baki Rep's In-Game Render Is Just as Uncanny as Fans Expected
Bandai Namco has revealed a first look at Tekken 8 DLC character Yujiro Hanma, and the Baki rep is looking just as uncanny as fans expected.The new...
RPGs are simply better when you're an idiot
Dungeon Master(Image credit: Future)Welcome to Dungeon Master, PC Gamer's regular RPG column, where Online Editor Fraser Brown delves into PC...
Escape from EloHello has me reliving my worst online PvP nightmares in roguelike-form
I was stuck in elo hell for a good four years, then I entered elo purgatory for another five years, and now I'm apparently in elo heaven, but for...
Early reactions for Wildwood draws Lord of the Rings comparisons as Laika's best film yet
Word is out about stop-motion extraordinaire studio Laika's latest project, Wildwood, and critics are already calling it their greatest achievement....
Rockstar has a whole team of GTA 6 writers for to pedestrian dialogue: "There are no shortcuts"
Rockstar Games created an entire team dedicated to what some might consider "background noise" for GTA 6.The tidbit comes from GTA 6 developers who...
‘I’m Shocked That People Are Still Playing’ – How GTA 5 Took Over the World
There are over 230 million copies of Grand Theft Auto 5 in the world. As the second-highest selling game of all time, it has been played for...
Marvel Tokon DLC Roadmap Reveals First Look at Jane Foster Thor, Venom and Jubilee Coming in 2027
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will continue its Year 1 DLC roadmap with Thor (Jane Foster) this winter, with two more characters coming in...
This Control-inspired action game set in a 'planet-scale alien mind' has one of the most stunning art styles I've seen this year
In the age of near photorealism, it takes a lot for a game's visuals to impress me. As cramming yet more pixels into a videogame character's face...
Venom, Thor, X-Men's Jubilee and the "Phoenix version of Cyclops" coming to Marvel Tokon Year One
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is welcoming four new playable superheroes in its Year One DLC - Spider-Man's frenemy Venom, X-Men's Jubilee, Jane...
Wildwood Review
Wildwood is in theaters on October 23.There’s something wondrous about the transportive power of stop-motion animated films when they’re executed at...
'I'm the type of player who loves to 100% a game': SungWon Cho on achievement hunting, why he doesn’t like multiplayer games, and the one Balatro joker that nearly drove him to despair
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Godzilla Minus Zero Trailer Reveals Sneak Peek at King Ghidorah's Gravity Beams
Toho's latest Godzilla Minus Zero trailer is here and puts the spotlight on King Ghidorah's lightning-like gravity beams and Godzilla's iconic...
POV horror In A Violent Nature carves out a release date for sequel
Those who got their kicks seeing through a killer's eyes in 2024 with In A Violent Nature will get a second look next year, after New York Comic-Con...
Godzilla Minus Zero trailer brings back the big guy in a tantalizing and terrifying trailer
The ground is shaking, and people are running in every direction, which can only mean the big, angry fella known as the King of Monsters has...
The developer of an AI-powered driving instruction simulator is spending $1,000 per month just to keep its demo running
One of the many ways AI will (supposedly) revolutionise the games industry in facilitating highly reactive NPCs via LLM-powered chatbots. Yet so...
GTA 6 leaker CyberLeek is back with another video and this time, Lucia's naked
GTA 6 leaker CyberLeek is back with another video, this time with a naked Lucia taking a parachute jump off a rooftop. The five-minute clip was...
Former Last of Us dev wonders if we'll look back at games like Intergalactic and "marvel at it"
A Naughty Dog veteran who's worked on everything from The Last of Us to Uncharted 4 worries that we'll one day look back at modern games and...
Phasmophobia confirms 30 million sales as its Crimson Eye Halloween event returns
Phasmophobia has sold more than 30 million copies across PC and console since it launched in Early Access in 2020. Developer Kinetic Games shared...
Squadron 42 opens for Steam wishlisting ahead of a planned Q2 2027 release
Squadron 42, the single-player spin-off of Star Citizen, can now be wishlisted on Steam ahead of its planned Q2 2027 release. Developer Cloud...
GTA 6 leaker threatens to release a build of the entire game start to finish
The notorious GTA 6 leaker known only by their online moniker Cyberleek is back with a new threat. Should their memecoin's market cap hit $30...
Deadlock's City Never Sleeps update makes Valve's MOBA my favorite videogame setting in years
Play This Right NowWelcome to Play This Right Now, the site version of our weekly newsletter in which we celebrate a new game, update, or DLC that...
Street Fighter movie stunt coordinator researched "every character" to ensure each fight had their "signature styles"
Street Fighter movie's Ken actor Noah Centineo has revealed the levels the production's stunt coordinator went to in ensuring each unique matchup on...
It looks like Wing Commander 3 is getting a remaster, after EA producer discovers the original FMV source tapes in the company's archives
Typical, isn't it? You wait ages for new information on a Chris Roberts-directed space combat sim, and then two lots come along at once. Less than...
The Sunday Papers
The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. Sundays are for realising that this is...
New Blade Runner 2099 trailer teases the rise of replicants and the fall of humanity
The new trailer for Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099 is out, exploring the world 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, and things look bad for us humans,...
"We have to go a different path" - Krafton thinks PUBG Ded.Net's pulpy gameshow hyperviolence and roguelite twist can make it the next big battle royale
Player Unknown's Battlegrounds is arguably one of the most important games to release in the past decade. If H1Z1 built the foundation of the battle...
All endings in Hellraiser: Revival and how to unlock them
Surviving the nightmares and Pinhead as Aidan in Hellraiser: Revival is no easy task, but there are a couple of different endings to explore. For...
How to get inside the Emperor and obtain Emperor Modulator in ARC Raiders
The Fallen Emperor is an iconic location on the Pendola Pass map of ARC Raiders, and it’s not just a popular spot for sightseeing. While the Emperor...
Naruto Teasers Reveal New Shadow Rising Manga and Anime Crossover Series
Naruto is alive and well, as author Masashi Kishimoto has announced a new manga called Shadow Rising – and a new anime crossover series is on the...
Blade Runner 2099 Trailer Teases Replicant Mystery With Hunter Schafer and Michelle Yeoh
Prime Video has published a new Blade Runner 2099 trailer, revealing more about the mystery surrounding its missing Replicants, as well as the roles...
GTA 6 leaker threatens to upload a build with 'full story mode'
Cyberleek has been uploading footage of Grand Theft Auto 6 since August, most recently a 25-minute video featuring co-protagonist Jason totally...
All Genesis Configuration Puzzles in Hellraiser: Revival and how to solve them
Hellraiser: Revival has some interesting puzzles tied to Genesis Configuration, and they can be confusing at first. All of them work in the same...
Squadron 42 has a Steam page
In August, game director Chris Roberts said that Star Citizen's singleplayer component, Squadron 42, was being delayed out of 2026 to avoid clashing...
Lego is combining Star Wars with Marvel for an all-new set, and you get to design it
Anything goes when you're playing with Lego as a kid, and now that creativity is making its way into the real world as the toy-maker mashes up Star...
Gargantuan cop immersive sim Militsioner now has an acrophobia-inducing demo, and yes, I did somehow manage to fail the tutorial
Excitedly, I boot up the new demo for Militsioner, a game I've had a watchful eye on since its announcement. A phone rings, it's my lawyer. I don't...
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