Issue #306

NEWS Link to heading

AMD and Sony’s PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current graphics pipeline

Blizzard is giving everyone a chance to try out World of Warcraft’s new player housing for free next week

Obsidian Dev Says They Stopped Making Baldur’s Gate-Style RPGs Because Retailers Claimed Players Didn’t Want Them

Everwild screenshots leak after Microsoft cancellation, and you’d seemingly have been a walking garden centre

Battlefield 6 is already the biggest game of the franchise by Steam concurrent user count

RuneScape welcomes back Harvest Hollow and prepares players for big changes to its business model

Massive Pokemon leak purportedly covers gen 10 games, scrapped Z-A ideas

Switch 2 Named One Of The Best ‘Entertainment & Gaming’ Inventions Of 2025

Fallout Creator Doubles Down on Who Dropped The First Nuke

Majority of mobile devs believe industry won’t survive without alternative app stores

‘The Only Reason Call of Duty Exists Is Because EA Were Dicks,’ Battlefield Boss Vince Zampella Says

Game Republic announces nominees for 2025 Industry Awards

Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Has Finally Come To Steam

Japanese Government Makes Formal Request For OpenAI To Stop Copyright Infringement

GOG say their preservation program has been “harder than we thought”, thanks to DRM and elusive creators

Witchbrook delayed to 2026

Albion Online aims to refresh and re-energize factional warfare in November 24’s Realm Divided update

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Adding 8 New Games In October

IGN Fan Fest 2025: Fall Edition - Everything Announced

Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki has died, age 58

US senators voice concerns over ‘foreign influence and national security risks’ in Saudi-funded EA acquisition

Detroit: Become Human studio going multiplayer with Spellcaster Chronicles

REVIEWS Link to heading

MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WiFi

Razer Wolverine V3 Pro 8K

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

ROG Xbox Ally X

Ball X Pit review

FEATURES Link to heading

Aaron Paul Opens Up About Dispatch, His First Video Game Performance: “It Was Honestly A Very Confusing Process For Me”

Handhelds are in vogue – but they’re still a commercial minefield | Opinion

Why retail shifts are the perfect canvas for indie horror games

The best indie games for every genre, from platformer to RPG – Reader’s Feature

As Steam cracks down on adult games, one dev urges taking back control

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Showrunner Derek Kolstad Talks Games, Sam Fisher, And John Wick

How MTG’s gaming empire is keeping up with modern times | Maria Redin interview

To what extent can an MMO reinvent itself?

I’ve been a professional writer for 8 years, but that didn’t stop Steam Next Fest’s weirdest battle royale - a terrifying typing game - from completely humbling me

Evo France proves the younger generation of fighting game pros aren’t just here, they’re thriving

ROG Xbox Ally Is Good Hardware Let Down By Annoying Software

Interview: Glen Schofield’s plan to save the games industry

Anno 117: Pax Romana stuns in first impressions, and clicks right away

Crimson Desert: How the Golden Star Dragon Boss Was Created

The NES celebrates its 40th anniversary this week | Frank Cifaldi Interview

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

Why do people need every single game to have a “grind”?

The Game Awards could actually be really cool if they made awards that were more specific to gaming

VIDEOS Link to heading

Absolum - Official Launch Trailer

This is Painkiller

Crimson Desert: Golden Star Quest Gameplay - IGN First

The Outer Worlds 2 - Big Sequel Energy

Get Ready for Grid Master! | OSRS Livestream October 9th

Disney Dreamlight Valley | 2025 Showcase

Where Winds Meet - Official Open World Gameplay Trailer | IGN Fall Fan Fest 2025

What is Pax Dei?

FUNNY Link to heading

Late night gaming is the best .. until you have to wake up for work!