Issue #320

NEWS Link to heading

Xbox Developer Direct 2026: Everything announced

Valve tweaks and clarifies AI disclosure rules for Steam

New World: Aeternum Will Be Shut Down In January 2027

Foxhole, the war MMO with months-long battles fought by thousands of real players, is evolving once again with planes, bombers, and paratroopers

Fallout Legends is a massive new mod, featuring resources and lore from all Fallout games

“Our ambitions are definitely large” Arc Raiders’ robot bosses set to become even scarier as Embark looks to “escalate” PvE

Rockstar responds to plea for a terminally ill ‘huge GTA fan’ to get his hands on the game early

Marathon Launches On March 5, Will Cost $40

RuneScape details its plans to scrap its ‘Treasure Hunter’ microtransactions, rework combat, and dole out other ‘integrity-focused releases’ for its 25th anniversary

Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod disappears after mod maker decides he’d rather take it down than make it free

Here’s the next batch of Xbox Game Pass games for January

Steam’s gifting system expands to include one of the handiest features Valve ever added

Hitman Is Getting Cross-Progression Soon As It Celebrates A Major Anniversary

Hytale boss calls last week’s long-awaited early release “the most challenging but rewarding experience” of his life

You can now play Witcher 3’s entire campaign in multiplayer, which is a perfect excuse to return to The Continent with pals

WoW Mods Are Changing Forever Today

Mewgenics will have 280 Steam achievements at launch, in case you were wondering how huge the Binding of Isaac successor is going to be

Pirates of the Caribbean director knows exactly why movie CGI is getting worse – Unreal Engine: “You have this sort of gaming aesthetic entering the world of cinema”

Global mobile games revenue reaches $81.8bn in 2025

Crimson Desert Goes Gold Two Months Before Release

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Beats Elden Ring for the Most Game of the Year Awards

Ubisoft Rips The Band-Aid Off With More Delays, Cuts, And Cancellations

AMD’s faster Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU arrives on January 29th for $499

A Steam Fest every 2.4 weeks: there are 22 planned for 2026

Battlefield outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year, as Black Ops 7 dropped to 5th place

Nvidia reportedly cancels partner incentive scheme to sell cards at MSRP, says YouTuber Der8auer, signalling hard times ahead for GPU prices

REVIEWS Link to heading

MIO: Memories in Orbit

Battle Suit Aces

Arknights: Endfield

Return to Silent Hill

Hytale Early Access

FEATURES Link to heading

My Impressions of the Xbox Developer Direct and Why It’s a Great Start for Microsoft in 2026

DLSS 4.5 does look nicer, I just wish it would explain itself better

The death and reincarnation of game discoverability | Opinion

Best PC RPGs To Play In 2026

Best Cozy Games To Cuddle Up With In 2026

How Roblox is walking the tightrope of growth vs child safety | Matt Kaufman interview

Can a single screenshot predict a Steam game’s success? Kind of!

Most Innovative Game of 2025

17 Cheap Board Games You’ll Love in 2026

Big games are getting bigger — and so are the stakes

Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 – Hands-On Deep Dive with the Ork Faction – IGN First

Ubisoft’s restructure plan spooks the markets, and it’s not hard to see why | Opinion

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What was it like to play online games between 2000 and 2013?

What video game franchise isn’t living up to its fullest potential?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Valve. Please Save VR Gaming

YouTuber makes PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2 hybrid console and it actually works

When Will The Remake Craze End?

Life is Strange: Reunion – Announce Trailer

One of the Best Horror Games is BACK this Year

Dustland Delivery Wildmax Edition - Game Trailer (Nintendo Switch)

1348 Ex Voto - Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games

Knight’s Path — Official Gameplay Trailer

Nioh 3 – Gameplay Showcase

FUNNY Link to heading

First person Rocket League

Geralt, when he sees a monster

Cazadors, One moment