Issue #260

NEWS Link to heading

Balatro’s mobile release has managed the almost impossible task of knocking Minecraft from its long-maintained top spot on the charts

The Factorio dev’s next game may take inspiration from World Of Warcraft

Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—‘I’m not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%’

Arcane may be over, but a new League of Legends show is already a year into development

Forget the PlayStation Portal, as now Sony is reportedly working on a new handheld that will let you play your PS5 games anywhere

CMA calls for investigation into Apple and Google’s mobile market dominance

Troy Baker to Reunite With Neil Druckmann for Naughty Dog’s Untitled New Game

Hitman dev pulls MMA star Conor McGregor from game after sexual assault ruling

Mass Effect Veteran’s New Studio, Which Was Making AAA Sci-Fi Game, Is Shutting Down

2K Games has removed its launcher from all of its PC games

Nintendo to close Switch eShop and online services in China in 2026

The Witcher 4 Enters Full-Scale Production, Cyberpunk 2077 Hits 30 Million Copies Sold

Cyberpunk 2077 Confirmed For Another New Netflix Show

The PlayStation 2 Has Sold Over 160 Million Units

PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida to retire in January

Corepunk has officially launched into early access

Sony Announces Free PS Plus Games For December 2024

Riot is flexing its anticheat Vanguard by placing a bounty of up to $100,000 for anyone brilliant enough to find and report gaps in the system

Elon Musk wants to ‘make games great again’ with AI studio

REVIEWS Link to heading

Acer Nitro V 15

Planet Coaster 2

Empire of the Ants

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl

30 Birds

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

FEATURES Link to heading

We built our house for LAN parties - This is our basement game room.

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has almost single handedly saved 2024 from being an absolutely rubbish year for gaming

World Of Warcraft At 20 Is The Same And Increasingly Unrecognizable, And That’s By Design

The world is ending but here’s a side quest - will RPGs ever solve their urgency problem?

Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is starting at the beginning, but not necessarily the beginning you might be hoping for

Inside the search for the ‘WoW killer’ that never came

I’m glad I stuck with Dragon Age: The Veilguard, because it builds to a suicide mission right out of my beloved Mass Effect 2

Pokemon TCG Pocket Is Not Friendly To My Completionist Pathology

‘I can show this film to my parents, and they will understand better’: Director of touching WoW documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin reflects on the importance of online communities as sanctuaries

Path of Exile 2 is Diablo 4’s first real competition, and I’m actually glad it arrives in a quiet period for Blizzard’s game

The Atari 7800+ is a no-frills glimpse into a forgotten gaming era

GTA clones are a dying breed and we think we know why

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Cost Gamers Billions

20 years later, World of Warcraft is still on top

I play Foxhole as a pacifist medic who refuses to carry a gun but the enemy doesn’t seem impressed

7 Years Later, Dishonored 2 is Still a Stealth Masterpiece

Handheld consoles are the industry’s next battleground | Opinion

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What’s a game that really hit you in the feels and made you cry?

The amount of emphasis on GOTY and review scores is terrible for actual gamers

What game series has been nothing but bangers?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Hazard | New Hero Gameplay Trailer | Overwatch 2

Zenless Zone Zero - Official Lighter Character Demo Trailer

Delta Force | Technical Test | Official New Map “Tower of Babel” Reveal Trailer

Here are over 3 hours of gameplay from Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2: Opening Cinematic

Flight Simulator 2024 vs 2020 vs Reality | Graphics Comparison | 4K Ultra

Light of Motiram - Official Reveal Trailer

Fortnite - Chapter 6 Season 1 - Official Trailer

FUNNY Link to heading

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