League of Legends developer Riot Games is still bashing away on its MMO, which co-founder Mark Merrill recently described as the studio’s “grail quest.” Riot announced its MMO five years ago, in August 2021. Since then it’s seen a number of changes and various high-profile developers exit the…
Universal/Kobal/ShutterstockThe cultural relevance of Back to the Future is indisputable. Not only did the 1985 classic film utterly change the way we talk about time travel stories, but the film trilogy also, somehow, became one of the most unique sci-fi trilogies of all time — one that is so…
I was largely nonplussed by Gamescom's Opening Night Live, particularly its relentless barrage of identikit fantasy action games that I struggled to tell apart. But one game stood out like a rat-powered computer in an elven glade, and that was Ontos, Frictional Games' latest horror…
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Top Discussions What are we all playing this weekend?
With the Final Fantasy VII Revelation release date now confirmed, Square Enix has revealed the different editions fans can buy at launch, including some particularly impressive versions of the highly anticipated conclusion to the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy. If you want to secure one of the…
Despite more than a year of updates and at least one massive overhaul, Civilization 7 remains as stubbornly divisive as ever. May's enormous Test of Time update brought significant mechanical reworks and a fresh influx of players to Firaxis' latest entry in the 4X series. But with Steam reviews…
There’s a problem that’s been plaguing me for several years now, and from trips to sites like Reddit, I know I’m not alone. PlayStation 5 consoles have a habit of telling you you don't have enough console storage when you most definitely do. Just yesterday, my copy of Fortnite needed to install an…
Konami may have leaked the return of a series that got its start on the PS2 and hasn’t been seen since the PS2, more specifically, since 2004. There was once a time in gaming when Konami was one of the biggest and best players in it. Then it had the infamous falling out with Hideo Kojima and…
Courtesy of Bungie When it comes to Destiny 2, there are many accounts on the game’s decline, eventually leading to its shutdown from Sony in 2026. However, players involved in the live service title’s community will tell you that the problems surrounding Destiny 2 were established early, and never…
If you’re looking to play some classic Xbox 360 games on Xbox Series X/S, there are plenty of bargains to grab in the latest Xbox Marketplace sale. Better yet, fans of the Tomb Raider series can pick up several beloved classics at heavily discounted prices, while one of the most iconic GTA games is…
PlayStation Plus is, according to one Reddit user, home to a Grand Theft Auto VI rival that was “way ahead of its time” having originally launched in 2016. And while they’re probably being a tad too generous to the game in question which doesn’t truly live up to Rockstar Games’ standards, it’s…
Stardew Valley’s future is bright, even if developer Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone is currently spending the vast majority of his time creating new game Haunted Chocolatier. That’s because it’s already been confirmed that Stardew Valley’s Update 1.7 is in the works too, with the update set to…
Given that Anthem and Mass Effect Andromeda were widely considered disappointments, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard had a divisive reception, there's a certain amount of skepticism about the Mass Effect game BioWare is currently working on. Some have even suggested it might not come out at all.…
One of the most iconic recipes that gaming has seen is just about to be blessed with a beautiful, cutesy indie game that has already captured the attention of the industry's most successful actors. Nintendo really knocked it out of the park with Pokémon - in what might be the understatement of the…
People are always asking, “When is the next Nintendo Direct??” And for the next few days, the appropriate answer is, “Which one?” That’s because Nintendo is going big this September with two Nintendo Direct showcases airing on back-to-back days. Outside of game-specific presentations like the…
A new Nintendo Switch 2 leak has revealed a new Super Smash Bros. game and the return of Nintendogs. With a new Nintendo Direct set to go down on September 9, there is a decent chance one or both of these new Switch 2 games will be announced at this Nintendo Direct, but the leak in question does…
Players on Roblox really like to stand out. Perfecting your avatar’s look is a rite of passage on the platform. Users are no longer limited by the blocky avatars of old as more customization tools and unique Marketplace items have become available. An entire economy has sprung up for creators that…
Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek has a confession to make: Valve intentionally leaked its own Left 4 Dead 2 trailer. The Half-Life and Portal veteran spilled the beans on the studio's past unconventional marketing tactics in a new video uploaded to his YouTube channel (via Ars Technica). Based on…
I never expected to be moved so much by a simple platformer game that I tried out at Gamescom, but this ended up bringing up a long-forgotten childhood memory that I had completely forgotten about. Cursed Clouds 64 is a retro 3D platformer where you play as a cat magician who travels through…
Apple TVSilo Season 3’s finale changed everything. For the past nine episodes of the Apple TV sci-fi series, the action has been divided between the post-apocalyptic silo where we’ve spent the past two seasons and the “Before Times,” an unspecified time in the pre-apocalypse that has slowly…
BB not included I can take or leave a majority of Death Stranding's story (BB forever, though), but I gotta give it to Kojima: delivering stuff is fun. There's a genuine complexity to the process of deciding what to pack and how you pack it, making the simple act of delivering something like a…
Insomniac Games has cleared the air after a new trailer for Marvel's Wolverine had fans confusing Lady Deathstrike for Psylocke. If you thought the launch trailer for the PlayStation 5-exclusive video game would come and go without controversy, I've got bad news. Despite coming in at a little less…
· · Dice A Million recently left early access and launched on all major platforms with a major content update. Dice A Million is a roguelike deckbuilder built around rolling dice. The game first launched on Steam and PC Game Pass in February. Since then, it has sold over 70,000 copies and has over…