If you’re a fan of Cyberpunk 2077 and Vampire Survivors, then this free taster for a new roguelike might be for you. We all know that maintaining our hobby of playing video games is not cheap, even if we try to shop on a strict budget, and there’s not many feelings worse than wasting our…
Grand Theft Auto VI will likely go on to become the most successful video game of all-time, demolishing existing sales records. After all, it’s already broken a number of records pertaining to trailer and tweet views. The hype surrounding the game is unlike anything the games industry has known…
Spanish studio Games for a Living has announced that its Diamond Jewels Match has passed 100,000 downloads on Google Play, giving the studio’s luxury match-3 game a useful marker of momentum as it continues to build out its seasonal live operations. The milestone is not the same as breakout scale…
TechRadar Verdict Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a great remake of a classic game and does a great job of walking the tightrope between respecting the original source material and introducing new content and modernizing aged features. Cut content is a shame, and the game’s more repetitive…
Wemades’s blockchain arm WEMIX has secured a notable exchange win, with its native WEMIX token now trading on Kraken. This marks an important expansion for WEMIX, which was delisted in its core South Korean market in May 2025, following concerns around issuer reliability and security standards…
Steam’s 2026 Summer Sale is now live, and as usual, there are some damn good deals on offer. The future of gaming looks set to be all-digital thanks to PlayStation shelving its physical game production in 2028. Xbox is likely to follow suit, though Nintendo will probably just do its own thing as…
“Just really sad that this is how id Software, the pioneer/innovator of FPS action games is relegated to just another ‘reorganization’ of assets,” Maynard wrote in his LinkedIn post. As much as half of the team behind The Elder Scrolls Online has been let go, according to a Kotaku report. As much…
Skip to content Flipping the switch Ars analysis suggests the 9-year-old console could keep selling for years. A Nintendo Switch at the Nintendo Store in New York City, on April 8, 2025. Credit: Getty Images | AFP On Monday, Nintendo announced that it will stop selling the original Switch in Europe…
Grand Theft Auto VI fans are divided on the upcoming game’s day and night cycle, with people torn on whether the game should prioritise realism or fun. Rockstar Games has always featured day and night cycles as part of their open-world sandbox games, with each entry in the Grand Theft Auto and Red…
It will soon be the end of an era for the Nintendo Switch console, as it’s confirmed that it will be killed for good in 2027. They say “all good things must come to an end”, and for the most part, that statement is true, especially when it concerns the ever-evolving video game industry. After all,…
It's been 28 years since The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released on the Nintendo 64 and earned itself quite a legacy as one of the best video games of all time. There's since been a 3DS revamp in 2011, and the title is part of the Switch Online library, but for longer than we care to…
Today’s announced layoffs also seem focused on reining in a large Xbox platform team, which Sharma said has grown “40% larger than they were at the start of this generation, even as our player base and playtime have declined.” That could have an outsized impact on the development of Project Helix,…
Despite generating over $9 million in lifetime revenue, YGG has announced it’s closing down its YGG Play platform. Launched with its LOL Land casual degen game in May 2025, YGG Play expanded into a full game publishing and token launch platform, with games including YGG’s Waifu Sweeper as well as…
Thanks to a record-low Steam price and skyrocketing player count, a second DLC expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 looks to be on the cards. Come on, CD Projekt Red, make our day. Cyberpunk 2077’s original roadmap said several free DLCs would be released over the course of the game’s life, with many…
The Sandbox is launching its first Game Jam for Alpha Creators, built around The Sandbox Studio and its new AI-led creator tools. Running until 31st July, the jam is open to creators who have been accepted into The Sandbox’s Alpha Creators program, with participants competing for a share of a…
TechRadar Verdict The OXS Storm A2 is an affordable gaming headset with a generous amount of connectivity options. Audio is crisp and full, and the ANC and surround sound features work well. However, the microphone quality is below par, and the lack of software is a glaring omission in this sector.…
Originally launched in 2003, the MapleStory franchise has generated more than $4 billion from its over 250 million players. But publisher Nexon is always looking to future technologies to ensure that its key IP remains relevant and successful. That was the reason it backed its web3 division Nexpace…
TechRadar Verdict Having tried the Genki Attack Vector, I’ll struggle to play in handheld mode without it now, especially if I want to avoid craning my neck, since it offers tremendous support when holding the Switch 2 in a more upright position. The Joy-Con wobble caused by the larger grips is a…
Things had been very quiet when it came to blockchain announcements from AI-focused MMORPG Avalon. Would it still be using blockchain? But as it builds momentum towards its first open playable version in late 2026, more details have now been provided. Granted these mainly concern the game’s tech…
Nexpace has closed the first AI game jam for MapleStory Universe, with 693 games submitted, all built through purely via prompts using the Verse8 Ai game-making platform. The three-week event, called Vibe Camp, gave participants access to more than 74,000 MapleStory IP assets, with a prize pool…
TechRadar Verdict The Snakebyte Ergo Grip S2 is a simple but reasonably effective grip for the Joy-Con 2s. It holds them securely, and the pivoting body provides an easy way to attach and detach them. However, this mechanism is a little unnecessary and introduces a possible failure point where…
C:\ArsGames C:\ArsGames takes a look at the time Chris Roberts more or less made a whole movie. If I had to pick a chunk of the 1990s that feels the most 90s-ish to me, it’d be the two-year stretch between 1996 and 1997. 1996 saw me graduating from high school and starting college; 1997 saw me…
PC gamers can claim an amazing free game to play - and it’s one of 2025’s finest, none other than Dispatch. We are all familiar with subscription services like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass. For a still reasonable fee in the grand scheme of things, we can access tons of games for a monthly…
If you’re looking for something to while away a few hours over the coming weekend, then you might find what you’re looking for in WinBolo. Developed by solo indie developer John Morrison, this top-down multiplayer shooter allows you to engage in all-out pixel art tank warfare - and actually first…