My earliest video game memories are tied to the Blue Bomber. Barely four years old and playing through Mega Man 2 and 3 on the NES, I somehow made my way through their challenging levels. I won’t say that at that age I could comprehend the precision engineering behind their action-platforming, but…
Beer, swearing, and aggressive strangers. Just your average Thursday night in a North London pub. Turns out fantasy isn’t too far from reality, though, with a stroll around Fable delivering the exact same ingredients for an eventful afternoon. A hands-off presentation at gamescom 2026 gave me new…
The length of GTA VI's in-game days has reportedly leaked, and it looks like Rockstar Games is giving players far more time to explore Vice City and cause chaos than ever before. According to the latest GTA VI leak, a full in-game day could be three times longer than those in GTA V, potentially…
Key Preview Takeaways: The setting has jumped way into the future It's using the new WarCore game engine. Customization for units is a welcome addition, though it's a bit bare-bones at the moment. Ever since Creative Assembly released the first Total War: Warhammer back in 2016, the part of the…
Key Preview Takeaways: A new breadcrumb trail that leads you to your next quest or objective is a nice accessibility feature, but we hope there's an option to turn it off for players already familiar with Persona 4. The big new combat feature in Revival comes in the form of “Prime Time,” a sort of…
Atari has today announced a new physical game collaboration with Activision called the Atari x Activision Collection. The unexpected project reunites Activision with Atari after almost 50 years. The full set of working, physical game cartridges includes 39 classic Activision games, like Pitfall!,…
Key Preview Takeaways: The graphics are entirely new, but the underlying classic gameplay has been preserved. The UI has also being redone, bringing it up to modern standards from its MS-DOS-era origins. The remake awesomely supports all of the old original and community-made maps. In a year where…
Metro 2039 will feature the return of the claustrophobic metro tunnels Executive producer Jon Bloch says the game "goes back to the roots" of the series However, the team didn't want to "ditch everything that we did in Metro Exodus," and the game will still offer open-world zones Metro 2039…
Metro 2039 will have a speaking protagonist called The Stranger at the center of the game's story Executive producer Jon Bloch says players will learn how the character feels about unfolding events He adds that a silent protagonist wouldn't have allowed 4A Games to tell the story properly Unlike…
At gamescom 2026, Kabam and Herobeat Studios revealed a brand-new gameplay trailer for Wilderings that unveiled a fiery new Volcanic biome, a first look at Röhe the Moth Boss, and the confirmation that the open-world action-adventure game will be launching its Version 1.0 update in spring 2027.…
Executive producer Jon Bloch reveals Metro 2039's audio system has been rebuilt and "reimagined" Bloch says the new system supports the game's "dense atmosphere" 4A Games' newest game engine also offers a sense of realism in both visuals and audio 4A Games has confirmed that Metro 2039's audio…
Metro 2039 creative director Andriy Shevchenko discusses how the Russia-Ukraine war has impacted the game The developer says, "We are not afraid to call evil evil" He adds that there are "no gray zones" in the story Metro 2039 creative director Andriy Shevchenko has shared how the events of the…
Metro 2039 creative director Andriy Shevchenko says the new game engine allows for "billions" of objects Executive producer Jon Bloch reveals it enables 4A Games to create a realistic and dense world Bloch says the team is working to optimize the game for lower-spec, as well as high-spec, systems…
After finishing the four-or-so-hour preview build of Metro 2039, the upcoming first-person shooter sequel from Ukrainian developer 4A Games and falling completely in love with it, I reached out to the team to ask some questions about how they've approached the latest entry in their post-apocalyptic…
Image Courtesy of Deep Silver Video game development is under fire in many ways. Clueless executives are laying off workers at an unprecedented pace. Critically acclaimed games are struggling to meet targets. Teams are shuttering across the industry. Players are mostly flocking to established…
Key Preview Takeaways: Metro 2039, very refreshingly, doesn't hold your hand. It throws you straight into the deep end. Gameplay variety was fantastic during my 3-4 hour hands-on; I was rarely doing the same thing for very long. Metro 2039 blew me away with its handcrafted hellscapes, intense…
Disney delivered a stacked lineup of announcements at D23, and those announcements spanned every genre and style of media, including movies, TV, and gaming. While Marvel Studios certainly commanded quite a bit of attention, Disney Lorcana had its own big revelations to share, and amongst the many…
Baldur’s Gate 3 remains as popular and beloved today as it was during the height of its reign in 2023, when it dominated awards season. Unfortunately, the hit CRPG isn’t set to be followed up by a sequel, at least from Larian Studios anyway. Larian has moved on to working on Divinity, somewhat of a…
Key Preview Takeaways: Showa's delightfully odd take on pop culture makes it unique. Combat depth and mechanical feel are lacking in its present state. It's genuinely funny (in a good way). Showa American Story is, if nothing else, a profoundly wacky action-RPG. Five years have passed since its…
Konami is partnering up with a celebrity kitty named ‘one-eared Uno’ to debut a special Metal Gear cat toy collection available at CatCon 2026. If you didn’t know there was a cat convention, now you do. CatCon is a yearly event that brings together cat lovers from all over the globe to Pasadena,…
The first of the Series 6 Magic Puzzle Company puzzles is now available to buy at Amazon and Target. The Spooky Shire isn't even listed on the company's website yet, so it appears to be making its retail debut a bit early. The Spooky Shire features original art from Kasey White and depicts a…
The Spider-Man franchise is filled with references and Easter eggs. Some of them point toward future games. Others harken back to the past, giving long-time fans of the superhero a fun nod to games they enjoyed during previous generations. Many times, the teams at various studios are overt with…
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Songs of the Past got a proper reveal trailer at gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, and developer CD Projekt Red showed up to talk about its new chain weapon, the realm of Letten, and more. Geralt of Rivia helped close out ONL 2026 when the studio talked about how it plans…
The Future Games Show will return with three digital showcases at Gamescom 2026 It will air on August 26, offering a look at over 40 games FGS Live From Gamescom will immediately follow, and the FGS Best Of Gamescom will return on August 30 Opening Night Live has officially wrapped, but there's…