Issue #313

NEWS Link to heading

Every game, trailer, and announcement in the 2025 PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted

Hytale will finally be launching early next year, after years of development woes

Battlefield 6 Javelin Anticheat Prevented More Than 2.39 Million Cheat Attempts to Date

‘Warframe’ is dropping it’s “The Old Peace” chapter on December 10th, 2025

Fortnite Chapter 7 launches with apparent “AI slop,” days after Epic CEO Tim Sweeney suggested Steam should bin AI disclosures

AMD has just launched the Ryzen 7 9850X3D with zero fanfare, and I think I understand why

Where Winds Meet Comes to iOS and Android Next Week

League of Legends is giving every role a transformative rework as part of the best slate of changes I’ve seen in years

SpiritVale is an adorable free-to-play indie MMO from an Australian solo dev

People are trying to figure out what The Game Awards’ mysterious statue means, with God of War and Diablo ruled out

Citizens of Super Earth, rejoice: Helldivers movie moves forward with Fast and Furious director

The Witcher 4 to be followed by two sequels within 6 years, CD Projekt Red insists

Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Mortal Kombat 1, Death Howl, Dome Keeper, Routine, and More

Embark has confirmed that Expedition bonuses in Arc Raiders are permanent, but that does little to clear up the confusion

Helldivers 2’s PC Installation Size Is Now 23GB, Down 85 Percent

Valorant Mobile is China’s biggest mobile launch of 2025 | News-in-Brief

It turns out Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA if the buyout goes through, which is effectively all of it

Valve Has Quietly Funded Multiple Open Source Programs Needed To Run Windows Games On Phones

Guild Wars Reforged is officially launching today to modernize the 20-year-old MMO

Marathon stolen art assets issue ‘solved’ with Bungie and Sony

Amazon Prime Members Get These 14 Free Games In December

REVIEWS Link to heading

Review: Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Switch 2)

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

AILA

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Horses

Escape From Tarkov

MSI Versa Pro Wireless & Mouse Dock Pro

Logitech G515 Rapid TKL

MSI Forge GK600 TKL Wireless

Corsair Vanguard Pro 96

FEATURES Link to heading

Why are there so many bloody roguelikes or roguelites, and what really makes a game roguish?

However you frame it, Valve’s ham-fisted ban of an indie darling is another blow for free expression in video games, and this will always be a tragedy

Warframe of Mind: How Warframe’s unpredictable big updates are a good thing

Warframe 1999 was the “furthest stretch of the rubber band,” but The Old Peace offers “the most soulslike thing” DE has ever done

Warframe’s next big, WWI-inspired story update happened because a developer wrote the words ‘Trench Warframe’ on a whiteboard

“It’s a perfect storm of unpreparedness, panic, and greed” - RAM prices are soaring, so what does it mean for gaming?

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is the closest thing we have to Mario Kart on PC, and you know what? I might like it even more

Revisiting Jill of the Jungle, the last game Tim Sweeney designed

Single-player games aren’t dead – and they’re not going anywhere

Interview with Peter Maurice, Director of Starship Troopers: Extermination

‘Cool and quirky is part of our brand’: how New Zealand became a hothouse for indie games

The Best Game Boy Games Of All Time

WoW Housing Is Finally Here, But There Is A Crack In The Foundation

We Asked World of Warcraft’s Housing Team About Couples Housing, More Neighborhoods, Hidden Secrets, Decorating Contests, and More

Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment

“Fewer people are playing Call of Duty this year than they have been before” Why has Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 seemingly sold below expectations? Is it simply not good enough?

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 interview - ‘We went really over the top’

The $215 Million Mistake: How Amazon Accidentally Broke Throne and Liberty’s Economy

Interview: Suda51 explains why Grasshopper’s going solo with Romeo is a Dead Man, and what’s next

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What is an RPG released in the last 3 years that is a sleeper hit? Any system/console.

Gaming with Depression?

Any recommendation for “Loot progression” games, but solo focused? (Ex. Warframe, Deep Rock, most MMOs)

What was the worst reviewed game that you actually enjoyed?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Into the Fire - Extraction Survival Trailer

High on Life 2: Exclusive Early Campaign Gameplay – IGN First

High on Life 2: Boss Fight Gameplay – IGN First

Ashes of Creation “The Return to Verra” Trailer

Unreal Engine 5.7 Venice Tech Demo Released

The Evolution of ARC Raiders EP2 - The Life of a Raider

Can You Live a Normal Life in Cyberpunk 2077?

Housing Early Access Trailer | World of Warcraft: Midnight

Dark Craft - Official Trailer

Diablo IV | Season of Divine Intervention | Gameplay Trailer

Todd Howard on Fallout season 2, and the future of Fallout

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes Hands-On Impressions

FUNNY Link to heading

Never piss off the bard

PUBG Music Video - Loot Lust