Issue #242

NEWS Link to heading

‘Cozy exploration meets true crime’ on horseback is the MMO I didn’t know I wanted

FTC attacks Microsoft’s post-merger Game Pass price increases

Evo 2024: All the big reveals and announcements

Netflix Wants To Release A Game A Month, Has 80 In Dev

Natus Vincere claims EWC trophy and $400,000 prize

Live service games get ditched “too soon” by big publishers, Warfame boss says

12 years on, Stardew Valley creator swears “On the honor of my family name, I will never charge money for a DLC or update for as long as I live”

Nvidia’s third-party RTX 40-series GPUs are losing performance over time thanks to rubbish factory-installed thermal paste

Runescape adds its first-ever boss dungeon, with loads of rewards

Roblox Is Partnering With The US Olympics For A New In-Game Experience

Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Your Fortnite Summer Road Trip Reward

Assassin’s Creed Shadows team acknowledges elements “that have caused concern” among Japanese fans

Helldivers 2 Escalation of Freedom Update Teases Arrowhead’s Biggest Content Drop Yet

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III coming to Xbox Game Pass on July 24

Humble Games Announces ‘Restructuring of Operations’ Amid Layoffs

It’s official: International Olympic Committee votes to confirm the first Olympic Esports Games will happen in 2025, even if they don’t know the games yet

Respawn u-turns on battle pass changes following player backlash

AMD delays Ryzen 9000-series retail launch by a couple of weeks after discovering an issue with the first batch of chips

SAG-AFTRA calls for a “video game strike”, effective from tomorrow

REVIEWS Link to heading

The First Descendant

Schim

Asus ROG Ally X

Homeworld 3

The Operator

F1 Manager 2024

The Star Named EOS

Nobody Wants to Die

Once Human

FEATURES Link to heading

It’s not just the story: every single game developer can learn something from Hades’ creative take on an underused mechanic

Ace Combat 7 is one of the most impressive Switch ports we’ve tested

Making the Bloodborne kart racer come to life with Nightmare Kart

Building a New Star Wars Moon for Outlaws - IGN First

From The First Descendant to Zenless Zone Zero, this summer we’re drowning in F2P slop

Was Resident Evil 7 a failure on mobile at 2,000 sales? Well, sort of, not really, but also yes

No Man’s Sky Is The Perfect Game For My Anxiety Disorder

How do you keep a free-to-play game alive? We asked one of the most popular battle royales on Steam, that boasts over 40 million players

DF Weekly: Intel has a CPU instability problem - and it’s time for answers

Why is it so expensive to make games in the United States?

Star Wars Outlaws: How Nix Was Created - IGN First

Is Game Pass underperforming?

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree’s Only Accessibility Option Is Its Fantastic Open World

WoW’s The War Within pre-expansion patch has already made the 20-year-old MMO so much better

NCSoft president: “The games industry’s evolution towards acceptance and diversity is ongoing”

AI Is Already Taking Jobs in the Video Game Industry

Overwatch 2 Is Trapped In A Crisis Of Its Own Making

Unionisation leaps forward: now it’s time to deliver | Opinion

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What’s the worst Gaming purchase you ever made?

What are your gaming “sins” you usually do?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Soulframe - Official Gameplay Demo | TennoCon 2024

It’s A Good Time To Be A Capcom Fan | Spot On

Warframe: 1999 Official Trailer | TennoCon 2024

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead - 10 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay

Why We Don’t See Games Influenced By Red Dead Redemption 2

Fallout: London - First 25 Minutes Gameplay

Concord - Freegunner Adventures: Crew First | PS5 & PC Games

FUNNY Link to heading

Ring rong game

Mass Effect is without a doubt one of the best gaming trilogies out there but some logical flaws are comical.

DEV / DESIGN Link to heading

How to market a game: an introduction to game marketing