Issue #268

NEWS Link to heading

Everything announced during the Xbox Developer Direct 2025

Genshin Impact developer to pay $20M fine to US Federal Trade Commission over loot box violations

‘Clumsy and Inconsiderate’: Jagex CEO Gives Update on Recent RuneScape Membership Scandal

To celebrate Palworld’s first anniversary, Pocketpair has shared a roadmap for future updates, even if it doesn’t say when any of it might be coming

NVIDIA DLSS 4 Multi Frame Gen may one day come to the RTX 40 series GPUs

GTA 6 Price: Many in the Video Game Industry ‘Hope’ for $80 if Not $100, Analyst Says

Switch 2 Will Reportedly Use Hall Effect To Fix Joy-Con Drift

Bluepoint and Bend staff learned their live service PS5 games were cancelled ‘at the same time as everyone else’

Hollow Knight: Silksong is “real, progressing and will release”, says Team Cherry

Developer behind the Dino Crisis spiritual successor says ‘vulgar’ mods are the reason we’re not getting a PC port

After years in Discord’s shadow, Teamspeak is coming back with a huge Discord-style overhaul, and it’s encouraging you to purge your Discord accounts

Vampire Survivors Dev Poncle Outlines Challenges of Film Adaptation: ‘The Game Has No Plot’

Bend Studio Dev Says ‘We Still Plan on Creating Cool S**t’ After Sony Live Service Cancelation

EA Origin to shut down in April 2025

Marvel Snap team seeking new publisher as game returns online following unexpected US ban alongside TikTok

Elon Musk admits account-boosting on PoE2 and Diablo 4 but says deal with it: ‘What would I be apologizing for?’

14 New Games Are Coming to Xbox Game Pass Soon, Including Far Cry New Dawn & Sniper Elite

Trump’s New Tariffs Could Lead To More Expensive Video Games, Expert Says

Resident Evil 2 remake has sold fewer than 10,000 copies on iOS, estimates suggest

Xbox adding support for larger external storage beyond current limit

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Had 1.5 Million Players in First Two Months, EA Expected 3 Million

Celeste dev cancels promising platformer Earthblade after five years of work

Pokemon TCG Pocket’s second expansion and trading feature have release dates

REVIEWS Link to heading

Aloft Early Access

Fractal Design Terra

OBSBot Tiny 2 Lite

SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 Wireless

Fearmonium

Dragon Takers Is an Inoffensive

Hyper Light Breaker Early Access

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

My Summer Car

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

FEATURES Link to heading

What will the Nintendo Switch 2 cost? An analysis of Nintendo’s pricing strategy

Best Surprise of 2024

The US TikTok ban sets a dangerous precedent for games, with Marvel Snap being the first of many

‘Inside I was doing the Mario jump’ – how one artist became a key player in Nintendo’s story

Will Game of Thrones: Kingsroad Finally be the Video Game Westeros Fans Deserve?

The Witcher 3 in 2025 – A Stunning RPG Experience 10 Years On

How to build a gaming PC in 2025

The Nvidia AI interview: Inside DLSS 4 and machine learning with Bryan Catanzaro

Overall Game of the Year 2024

We Need More Horror Games That Embrace The Ordinary

Are Microtransactions Ruining the Games You Love?

GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry: Devs weigh in on layoffs, AI, and more

It’s Official, Baldur’s Gate 3 Is The New Skyrim

New York Game Awards 2025 Winners: The Full List

Diablo 4’s new season actually has some challenge for once, and we love it

I played 6 hours of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and folks, I think this one was worth the wait

Doom: The Dark Ages – The First Preview

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: The Final Preview

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

Gamers who are 30+: Ever find yourself going back to the games in your “prime years”

Game where the meta ruined the game?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Code Violet | Announcement Trailer

Marvel Rivals | The Spring Festival Trailer

Kickstarter Success! Switchable first-person and third-person combat in Chernobylite 2.

Eternal Tombs - 2024 Testing & Development Review

Season 02 Launch Trailer | Call of Duty: Warzone & Black Ops 6

over the hill - Announcement Trailer

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Story Trailer

FUNNY Link to heading

“Tis but a scratch, just a flesh wound”

You are over encumbered