Issue #294

NEWS Link to heading

Nintendo’s Crackdown On The Eshop Has Been Years In The Making

FromSoftware are reportedly working on an unannounced game alongside The Duskbloods that could release next year

After 5 years in development, the Assassin’s Creed TV series is happening

5 years after it was announced, Ubisoft says the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake is coming “very soon”

TennoCon 2025: The highlights from tonight’s Warframe TennoLive reveals

Still Wakes the Deep studio The Chinese Room goes independent to continue focus on original projects

Stop Killing Games Reaches Its Goal, Will Be Taken Under EU Consideration

Prime Gaming July 2025: Free Games, Rewards & Perks Guide

The first Critical Role video game just became a reality

Pokémon Presents July 2025: Everything Announced

Splitgate 2 Will ‘Go Back to Beta’ to Undergo a Massive Rework Amid More Layoffs and Splitgate 1 Shutdown

Final Fantasy XI locks its biggest server away for newcomers as the 23-year-old MMO hits a new wave of popularity

Blizzard co-founder and former CEO launches new sci-fi live-service game Wildgate

The Nintendo Switch 2 Is the Fastest-Selling Gaming Hardware in U.S. History

Microsoft has reversed plans to charge $80 for The Outer Worlds 2

‘The father of Elder Scrolls’ Julian LeFay has died: ‘His legacy will live on in every realm, every quest, and every moment of wonder’

Itch.io is The Latest Site to Strike Down Adult Games Following Payment Provider Pleas

Last Epoch Developer Has Been Acquired by Krafton

REVIEWS Link to heading

Hell Clock

Abiotic Factor

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

Wheel World Review

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate

Shadow Labyrinth

Killing Floor 3

S.p.l.i.t

Luto

FEATURES Link to heading

Xbox’s Recent History Of Missing And/Or Canceled Games

Soulframe’s leads don’t know if it’ll survive the brutal live service market, so they’re betting big on a community-first approach

Games Inbox: Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Commodore Amiga

Why Soulframe won’t cannibalise players from Warframe’s existing audience

Neon Abyss 2 Interview – Multiplayer, Console Release, Progression, and More

How Counter-Strike creator is crafting his new shooter Alpha Response | Minh Le interview

Mafia: The Old Country – Meet Your Mafia Family | IGN First

Old School Runescape’s resurgence proves it’s the perfect MMO for the modern era

How Tencent doubled down on Western game investments and shows no sign of retreat | Tian Xiao interview

Game success in 2025 is down to data, not luck

ZeniMax employees discuss chaos of Microsoft’s “inhumane” mass layoffs in new report

Interview: Albion Online’s head of ops on the newbie experience, streamlined leveling, and more

007 First Light interview – discussing the women, the music, and the cars

ZeniMax staff lambast chaotic Xbox layoffs: ‘It’s difficult to work when you’re looking at a graveyard’

Ghost of Yotei: The Big Interview With Sucker Punch

Data points to slowing layoffs, but doesn’t capture true harm to game industry

When Is A Video Game Allowed To Die?

Interview: Dying Light: The Beast dev explains how the missteps of the sequel led to a more confident follow-up

How video games are keeping romance alive – one level at a time

Stop being dismissive about Stop Killing Games

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What mobile game will get me through Night Shifts?

Which single-player campaign have you played through the most times?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Switch 2 vs Steam Deck OLED: Handheld/Docked Gaming, Battery Life, Display Comparison + More

John Romero & Larry Kuperman Discuss The Games Industry | Deep Dive

Mafia: The Old Country - The Family Code: Mafioso Gameplay

Cronos: The New Dawn | Sector A-0 Gameplay Showcase

Battlefield 6 Official Reveal Trailer

Ferocious — Story Trailer

Where Winds Meet - Exclusive 10 Minutes of Gameplay

FUNNY Link to heading

Cyberdepression.

Heesident Heevil

DEV / DESIGN Link to heading

How to build online communities that run themselves