My name may not be Elim Garak, but for the town of Twillford, I am but a simple modiste. As I once said in an article stating I am more interested in Free Lives and Cozy Lives’ Dressmaker than GTA VI, I can say wholeheartedly that is still true to this moment. Originally made by Terra Nil and…

Steam offers plenty of games to satisfy a competitive gamer. As more games use leaderboards and high scores to pit players against one another, pinball is a genre with strong potential to become a hotbed of 1v1 action. Independent Canadian studio Hollow Light announced its debut game, Tilt Rivals, a fast-paced arcade pinball game built around head-to-head competition. Here's what we know so far.

Monday: Nothing happened that was worth covering over doing editorials and reviews, and Tuesday we didn't put out anything because the site was affected by a maintenance period that has now resulted in our Twitter (suck farts, Elon) account being suspended from a site infested with AI and porn for "inauthentic behavior." Wednesday, Coffee Stain teased the new Satisfactory expansion…

The definition of insanity is watching Star Trek in 2026 and expecting a different result. Returning for her third season, Dana Horgan is joined by a new writer in almost every sense of the word. Skyler Ojeda has a couple of credits, mostly as a production assistant on films and TV, like Daredevil, alongside being Akiva Goldsman’s assistant from 2019.

The Following Article contains Spoilers for Control and Control Resonant; reader discretion is advised After spending over 50 hours with my current GOTY contender, Control Resonant, I have a lot of thoughts, particularly about where Remedy could take the game and its story in expansions. If past games are any indication, Control Resonant will likely receive at least 2 expansions before they move to either…

Take a deep breath; it is time to jump into the toxic waste as the internet moans about a game that it (collectively) will buy en masse despite complaining about it and swearing off this year's release before it was announced. 10 months after the release of Football Manager 26, we have details over the last week about the upcoming "we're sorry" album: …

The Rush song "The Spirit of Radio" is an ode to the radio, the music it plays for us, and the beneficial effects said music has on us. My subject today particularly reminds me of the following two lines of its lyrics: "Off on your way, hit the open road / There is magic at your fingers." What we've got here is…

I have loved the Fire Emblem franchise since I played one of the first games released on the Game Boy Advance. Of course, it has had less success in the US than in Japan, but since Awakening, Fates, and most recently, Three Houses, the series has grown into an RPG powerhouse in its own right. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave…

I say it a lot, but every time I so much as think about Satisfactory, I wish I had more time. It is one of those games where you sit down to start playing, you'll get through the first little bit that's "dull" in a sitting or two, then when you're automating and running coal power generation, you've sat down in June and woken up in January.

I never got into RuneScape in my younger years. I only had room in my life for one video game addiction, and World of Warcraft laid claim to that ages before I had even heard of RuneScape. Nevertheless, something about RuneScape: Dragonwilds caught my eye. RuneScape: Dragonwilds has just launched out of Early Access, so I decided to give it a proper look.

2019’s Control was my game of the year for the year it released. It is also one of my favorite games of all time. The world that Remedy Entertainment crafted within it and spawning outward from it (along with their other games) has captivated me since my first playthrough. Due to this, I have been eagerly awaiting the release of…

If Activision is going to handle the Halo handoff successfully, it will likely require a major shift. 343 Studios, most recently known as Halo Studios, controlled the franchise for over a decade. During that time, they released titles that failed to capture the magic and fan response of Bungie's first three games. Here's the thing: I don't think Bungie had a special recipe or secret to their games.

I think it's reasonable to say that very few people (if any) ever expected the cult classic 1996 film Mars Attacks! to be revived after thirty years, especially not as a theme park management sim video game. Nevertheless, I present to you Mars Attracts, developed and published by Outlier. Mars Attracts has spent the past year in Steam Early Access, but has now exited Early Access and launched into primetime.

Many people now know Monolith Soft for the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise. However, as someone who adores the various franchises that they have worked with over the years, I hold a different Xeno series dear. While it is suspected that a lot of the source material for the Xenosaga series is considered Lost Media now, I think Monolith Soft should be allowed to dive even further back into its history.

Monday, Let's Build a Dungeon got a release date, but your dad is safe in his cage, WANE looks pretty (tell your dad he's a looker too), and Vaewolf got a new trailer. Two out of three ain't bad. Tuesday, The Hollowing looks lo-fi and spooky, with a demo out now, and even scarier, Bungie says Destiny isn't dead…

It’s the hope that kills you. I certainly had hopes when I saw that our director this week, Yana Gorskaya, edited the movie What We Do in the Shadows, before also directing 22 episodes in five seasons of the same show. As well as several other Taiki Waititi projects. Then I saw the writing this week came from Strange New Worlds…

When Dragon Quest XI was released in 2017, it was my first foray into the historic Japanese RPG franchise. It feels like forever ago, especially since the game was released on the 3DS rather than a home console. Now, the home-and-handheld console split is one, thanks to the Switch 2's hybrid nature. That still gives fans handheld portability while packing modern console power.

Ah, it always lifts my spirits when I get an email from Steam telling me a game I’ve had on my radar for ages has finally launched. This time around, it’s Nighthawks, developed by The Curiosity Engine and published by Wadjet Eye Games. Steam tells me I’ve had Nighthawks on my wishlist since I first heard about it, all the way back in late April of 2020.

I have been frothing at the mouth for Stupid Never Dies like a zombie drooling over brains. GPTRACK50’s new action game oozes style and gives me vibes not dissimilar to Lollipop Chainsaw and Devil May Cry. With the release date creeping up on us, the devs have revealed another deep dive into Davy’s adventure. In a new video shared by SEGA and GPTRACK50, titled “Deep Bite #2”, some core gameplay details have been showcased that we haven’t seen before.

I usually try to keep news articles more focused on popular games and series. However, when a title comes out that I find genuinely interesting in a genre I enjoy, I feel it's important to bring attention to the game to wider audiences. Yami Kids is a brand-new retro-style monster-catching JRPG that is available now on Steam for $13.99. The game is developed by Yanako RPGs, who previously worked on…

After a few weeks of positive buzz around Xbox thanks to a Kojima partnership and Disk to Digital, they just couldn't help themselves. We're back to covering the never-ending chaos of Xbox's restructuring. Necessary? Probably. Heartbreaking for hundreds of people who now don't have jobs because upper-floor execs mismanaged their treasure trove of studios and IP? You betcha. Here's a full rundown of the latest update from the Xbox team.

Announced back in June, Rayman Legends Retold is something I’ve been excited for since we first got our hands on it during the first preview event. We’re now just nine days out from the release of the remake, and we got another look, this time deeper into the release, and found out some more details of what to expect on October 1st, when…

Sony eliminated nearly 300 jobs at Bungie this June following a lackluster response to its latest game, Marathon. Far from a bad experience, the firings pointed to yet another troubling sign in the games industry in 2026. Now, after fan outcry over the potential halt of projects related to its other major IP, Destiny, two leads at the studio are offering promising updates on their future.

Stop me when you think I am listing buzzwords that could sell me a game: A Job simulator, military thing, lo-fi, and psychological horror. You couldn't beat my priapism down with a hammer. Unbeknownst to about 99% of humanity, PC Gamer hosted a PC Gaming Show event during the Tokyo Game Show at the weekend, with the next game from Rubeki Games - developer of…

I absolutely love monster movies. Well, to be more specific, I love vampire fiction, werewolves, witches, and the like. As such, the concept of Vaewolf really tickles my interest. Now, a new trailer released over the weekend details more about what we can expect next year from the unique revenge story. Following its reveal last month at Gamescom, Vaewolf’s new trailer reveals more about the tale surrounding the unique Vampire/Hybrid protagonist.

This will freak my editor or those who know me out a little, but I am enjoying the number of CRPG-themed games we're getting right now. Particularly the ones that are taking some influence from Disco Elysium in some ways. Well, announced at the weekend during PC Gamer's PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct, WANE might give some hints of conventional CRPGs with a styling not too dissimilar to…

I always find tools such as RPG Maker really interesting. Because of that, I’m curious about Let’s Build a Dungeon. Yes, Let’s Build a Dungeon is a game based on game dev, not actually crafting individual games, but it still has a draw that interests me. Now, the developers of Let’s Build a Dungeon have made a fun announcement.

Feeling justified in calling a game from 2014 “retro” only gives me a slight existential crisis. Moving swiftly along so as not to dwell on that thought, let’s turn the clocks back so far that history itself becomes vastly different! I’ve recently played through Wolfenstein: The New Order for the first time, and I figured I might as well break out the Retro Rewind banner as an excuse to discuss some of my thoughts on it.

I love weird and cute games. Specifically, games that do things differently or are just a little bit quirky. ReRolled Studio’s Pardon my French Toast definitely qualifies in that regard. Pardon my French Toast is a delightful and delicious 3D platformer. You’ll be able to get your hands on Pardon my French Toast in Early Access on October 29th, 2026. Furthermore, you can pre-order the game now on PC and Nintendo Switch, as well as Switch 2.

Well, this will be quick. Monday, Company of Heroes - Definitive Edition got a release window for the 20-year-old game's re-release with many quality-of-life improvements. Tuesday, Stupid Never Dies is proven by the voting public, no matter how many years between voting where you are, but the game got a deep dive trailer ahead of its release. Meanwhile, Wednesday, probably one of the best tycoon/management games of the last 15-20 years, …

Who you gonna call?… The negatively charged ion-busters! Directed by Axelle Carolyn, she’s probably the best director for this type of episode, with a history of low-stakes horror TV and shorts, most notably doing “Blood Buffet” with Macaulay Culkin and “The Future Perfect,” i.e the Nixon episode, both from American Horror Story. One of those is highly rated. Meanwhile, our writer this week probably wishes he had Kripke’s power to get the world’s most boring double act together.

For a large portion of my life, I have loved Marvel Comics, but even beyond that, I’ve loved the X-Men. Certain characters are more dear to me than others, but it only made sense when Insomniac chose Wolverine as their entry into a wider Marvel universe beyond Spider-Man. Now that Marvel’s Wolverine is here, there are a lot of things to discuss about Insomniac Games’ latest game.

The Blood of Dawnwalker is getting plenty of praise online right now, including my review. Plenty of people are also wondering why, on Earth, the game features a time mechanic that pressures the player to keep one eye on the calendar or clock and one eye on the fight ahead. I have thoughts we can get to, but I also want to briefly outline how 

Blackwood, Anton Blackwood - Licensed to cosplay John Wick. It is not generally favorable when you open a review with a comparison, or often looked upon with great glee, when you make such a clear and obvious comment out of the gate. That said, I think AttritoM7 Productions and IZilla Games invite such comments when almost every action taken pulls from said comparison.

Every day, I check my Steam wishlist filtered by release date to see if any of my anticipated games get release dates. Sometimes games I completely forgot about will pop up, and I'll get excited all over again. Other times, I'll see a game I'm constantly reminded of, Mike goes on hike, get a new release date in the near future.

I'm a huge fan of the Two Point series, and that stems largely from my early days in management and park sims. Of course, that means I spent a ton of time in the depths of Roller Coaster Tycoon, which is still an all-time favorite for me. In my wildest dreams, I didn't think we'd get theme park-adjacent DLC for 

July & August were monumental months for the world of movies! So many great behemoths and sleeper hits have graced the silver screen that there are a lot of great choices to spend your hard-earned money on. Here are my personal picks for the best movies that came out in July & August! Coyote vs ACME It has been a long road for…

The Nintendo Customer Appreciation Sale promised 30% discounts on games, accessories, and merch. For the most part, it kind of feels like an average end-of-summer Nintendo sale. The big difference is these five surprises that caught our eye. Let's jump into a few of the 2026 Nintendo Customer Appreciation Sale highlights! Nintendo Alarmo Gets a Discount Does anyone need an Alarmo?

One of my most anticipated games of the year is coming in October. Stupid Never Dies seems like goofy, action-packed fun, and I’m ready to see more. Now, Sega and GPTRACK50 have issued a new trailer showcasing more of the game. In the Deep Bite #1 trailer, Director Eiichiro Sasaki shows off the Funky Zombie Action players can experience when…

Editor's Note: The following review is unscored due to a myriad of technical issues encountered during review. Treat this as a first impression for the time being; we intend to return to Magical Blush at a later date. I never like to write a negative review. Developers put a lot of hard work into the games they release, especially when it comes to Indie games.

Ah, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The last mainline GTA title that had to work ever so slightly harder to cause moral panics the old-fashioned way, before the absolute nothing-burger that was "Hot Coffee" in San Andreas. Set in the year 1986 in the titular Vice City (a parody of basically the entire state of Florida), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City…

If you may forgive me for a moment, this time last week I got all of three press releases. Yet on Thursday, "Nah, here are twenty-seven of the things for every game ever announced." Indeed, men used to go to war (the topic for the day), but it is slightly difficult to get news this early in the week when all the press releases are shuffled to Thursday, when I am busy and can't talk about…

An interesting turn of events, indeed. After the last couple of outings with Amazon Luna/Prime Gaming, I've been losing hope, and I believe next month we'll get another gut punch of terrible, horrible, no good, very boring games, but for now we got a decent month. For those who care about the Cloud Gaming aspect, you get to play Star Wars Outlaws…

Rebel Wolves, a new studio formed by former CD Projekt Red developers, set out to do what many new teams can't. They set out to build a new franchise and, in their planning, spawn a new series of games for years to come before knowing what the audience would think. Last year at The Game Awards, we learned they plan to take their…

Monday, a Switch release for Malapata Studio's Book Nook has been announced, and as I keep getting emailed "The Last of Us meets Stardew Valley" Ashfield Hollow has a new demo. Tuesday, everyone spent themselves during Gamescom, meaning news is drier than a nun after Easter. Wednesday, Zelda fans weren't dry, as Nintendo spaffed its load in…

American ideals in an English RP accent from the mouth of an alien from Mars. It is like trying to talk to a Reform voter about actual policy. Or, I guess in this case, it is like trying to tell Henry Alonso Myers that you can write TV without making a horrible, pointless relationship the focus of it with a hard-on for Vulcans and sidelining the beautiful Rebecca Romijn.

The cozy game movement continues on, as games we've seen previewed even years ago in Wholesome Directs are coming into fruition in 2026, and several others being years out. One that I had my eye on after a successful 10k pound Kickstarter reached almost thrice that was Lou's Lagoon from German developer Tiny Roar. Past its immediate charm, I was compelled to see how the sailing and flying mechanics would pan out in an open world environment.

Today's Nintendo Direct was packed with tons of info and some great new game announcements so let's get right into it. Starting things off was a trailer for the upcoming Switch 2 port for Monster Hunter Wilds. The Switch 2 version will include all updates the game has received since launch as well as the addition of local co-op play.

With Pokémon in limbo due to a string of releases that have not gone as well as expected and the competition that popped up via Palworld, the crown for monster-fighting games is seemingly up for grabs. This rare opening has given a new type of game entering the genre a chance to make its mark with a unique spin on gameplay.