Despite vocal opposition from some commissioners, the city of Miami Beach has voted in favor of a Grand Theft Auto 6 promotional campaign that will see Rockstar drop a reported $3 million on the city in exchange for what looks to be some surprisingly light-touch advertising. The vote on the…
Magic: The Gathering’s next set is the world-bending Reality Fracture, which centers around an alternate universe with twisted mirror versions of many the game’s characters. We’ve got an exclusive look at two new cards from the set, and while they are a little less twisted than others, they are…
Nintendo has always been one of the most prominent game publishers, with some of the biggest franchises in the industry falling under their umbrella. From the iconic likes of Super Mario Bros. or The Legend of Zelda to the more obscure cult classics in its library, Nintendo has always benefited…
With two Nintendo Directs broadcasting this week, hungry Switch 2 owners had plenty of news to feed on, from the reveal of a new 2D Metroid to more The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary announcements than you can shake a Master Sword at. But among all the galactic bounty hunting and fantasy…
This was very nearly a 10/10 week for trailers. On top of two Nintendo Directs that delivered, the first trailers for the slates of the early fall film festivals like Venice, Telluride, Toronto, and New York have started dropping with some really strong stuff in the mix. On top of that: M. Night…
Top Discussions Lovely anime Sherlock series The Apothecary Diaries is getting a PC game spin-off, with Maomao chasing down another court conspiracy Hideo Kojima spy action game Physint switches publishing allegiance from PlayStation to Xbox, probably increasing the chances it'll hit PC Ubisoft…
(Image credit: Coffee Stain Publishing) After five years in early access, Valheim 1.0 finally launched this week with its final biome, a new boss, lots of extra weapons, armor, and monsters, and more than 50 achievements—though those cheevos were locked up tight if you used the command console to…
Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6 is coming to real-life Miami after a city meeting resulted in the approval of a "discreet" – and controversial – marketing campaign. The City of Miami Beach gave the OK for the famed game developer to bring GTA 6 to the area September 10, 2026, following a 4-3…
We’re back for another installment of our The Long Game series, where we focus on things you can invest in early in games that will pay off in the long run. Today we’re diving into Star Wars Zero Company, the turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor that drops you into the twilight of the Clone…
The lead systems designer on Starfield recently discussed the problems they faced during development, revealing they pulled it off, but it wasn’t their forte. In a recent interview with FRVR, lead systems designer Kurt Kuhlmann discussed the issues they faced during Starfield’s development.…
This is an IGN opinion piece from Matt Purslow, who has been there from day one for every PlayStation generation since the PS2. He loves the style of narrative single-player adventures that Sony's studios have historically championed. It’s impossible to know how PlayStation bosses felt after seeing…
"Everything beyond that is gravy" Former Thief: The Dark Project designer, Ion Storm game director, and sometime Spielberg collaborator Randy Smith Evergreen has shared his probably-incendiary view that photorealistic videogame graphics need not have advanced any further than Remedy's original Alan…
Ozark is an upcoming 2.5D tactical action horror game where you’ve crashed down in Northern Canada and have to fight for survival. Developed by the three-person studio ALTER-BOY, Ozark allows you to play solo or co-op with a friend either locally or through Steam Remote Play Together. As part of…
The first full look at LEGO’s upcoming Astro Bot set has now leaked online. Prior to the reveal of LEGO’s new PS1 console that is releasing in October, reports suggested that the company would also be including an Astro Bot set as a free bonus for those who purchased the model right away. And while…
FXAmerican Horror Story started out as a classic anthology series, with Ryan Murphy’s go-to actors — including Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, and Jessica Lange — playing different characters every season. From Murder House to Asylum to Coven to Cult, the showrunner’s go-to troupe kept fans intrigued…
Some people will do anything when they’re desperate, but in the panic of racing to get their hands on Nintendo's limited-edition 40th-anniversary Zelda-themed Switch 2, gamers are warned to check the small print. Scalpers quickly swooped in on the September 8 launch like Ocarina of Time's annoying…
The Blood of Dawnwalker gets a free co-op multiplayer mod that enables local split-screen for two players, and it’s available to download right now. The Blood of Dawnwalker is the latest smash-hit fantasy RPG that’s taking the video game industry by storm, following in the footsteps of 2026's other…
Fans are potentially saving as much as $20 on their preorder of the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2. The game is already $10 off at Walmart and Amazon, but we've now seen multiple reports of shoppers getting another $10 knocked off at Walmart by…
Lawyers for studio and ousted devs lock heads in opening court submissions Back in October 2025, GTA 6 developers Rockstar fired a group of 34, mostly UK-based employees on a charge of "gross misconduct", alleging that they had risked the leaking of confidential information while posting on a…
Rockstar Games has released its opening note in the employment tribunal to determine the fate of the 31 GTA 6 developers it fired last year, and in doing so has revealed the extreme lengths it goes to in order to prevent security breaches. The hearing, which got underway yesterday at Glasgow…
In the latest employee tribunal case in Edinburgh, Rockstar compared its internal security to Apple’s and Coca-Cola’s. For those unaware, a legal battle is currently underway in Glasgow, UK, between the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and Rockstar over the alleged wrongful…
The next Grand Theft Auto really sounds like it'll be bare-all, as GTA VI looks like it's adding some risque locations to Vice City. Anyone who's ever played a GTA game will know developer Rockstar Games isn't afraid of getting down to business, and while the idea of kicking prostitutes to the curb…
Their enthusiasm physlled out Earlier this week, Hideo Kojima-helmed action espionage game Physint switched publishers from PlayStation to Xbox, a leap across the console divide which might make it more likely to get a PC port. At the time, Kojima claimed PlayStation had tried to can the game,…
A new report has shed light on why PlayStation tried to cancel Hideo Kojima’s upcoming stealth-action game, Physint. Earlier this week, Kojima Productions made waves when it announced that Physint would be shifting from PlayStation to Xbox as the game’s publisher. This move was primarily…