Issue #323

NEWS Link to heading

Sony State of Play February 2026: Everything announced

Nintendo president says a long-term memory shortage ‘may put pressure on profitability’

Fallout 76 Crossplay is Closer Than Ever and Fans Remain Hopeful

A GTA modder has got the 1997 original working perfectly on modern PCs and Steam Deck, and it’s a joy to behold: ‘I wanted pick up-and-play GTA on Windows with the best possible compatibility without classic installation’

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

God Of War TV Show Casts Atreus

Riot lays off 2XKO developers less than three weeks after release: ‘Overall momentum hasn’t reached the level needed to support a team of this size’

Just look at Ayaneo’s absolute unit of a Windows gaming “handheld”

Blizzard Commits To Changing New Overwatch Hero’s Appearance Following “Same Face” Criticism

Monster Hunter Wilds Announces A “Large-Scale” Expansion, Like Iceborne

Arc Raiders’ PvE-friendly event starts today: ‘This is an opportunity to team up in the fight against the machines’

‘Next Game in the Making’: Split Fiction Director Josef Fares Posts Set Photo Which Fans Think is a 3-Player Hint

“We have made back our development budget after 3 hours”: Over 8 years in the making, strategy roguelike Mewgenics is an instant hit for The Binding of Isaac creator and his team

No Man’s Sky kicks off its tenth anniversary year with customisable trucks, hauling, and… gravity guns!

Discord users look for alternatives as the company tries to do damage control

Helldivers movie sets late 2027 release date and adds a video game movie hero to its ranks in Minecraft’s Jason Momoa

Diablo 2 gets its first expansion in 25 years, featuring a new class, and finally, decent inventory management

Most of Highguard’s Dev Team Laid Off Just Two Weeks After Live Service Shooter’s Launch

Arc Raiders “significantly exceeded expectations” with 14 million copies sold and almost 1 million concurrent players last month, and its publisher expects momentum to continue

All models of Steam Deck are sold out in the US and fingers are inevitably already pointing at the memory crisis

Nvidia GeForce Now just landed on Amazon Fire TV, making couch PC gaming easier than ever

Marathon’s ‘Sever Slam’ open beta weekend is coming later this month

Steam reviews set to show a player’s specs so it’s easier to know if you’ll share their experience or they misread the minimum

REVIEWS Link to heading

Mario Tennis Fever

Romeo is a Dead Man

Mario Tennis Fever Review - Bringing The Heat

Reanimal review

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite

FEATURES Link to heading

Animal Crossing started life as a dungeon crawler

After 100 hours of The Binding of Isaac creator’s new cat breeding roguelike Mewgenics, I’m not surprised it’s the highest-rated game of 2026 so far

Why $700 could be a “death sentence” for the Steam Machine

16 Free MMOs Worth Settling Down With

Replaced Final Preview: You Might Think You Know What It Is, But I Promise You Don’t

Can Build A Rocket Boy save itself?

How a decades-old video game has helped me defeat the doomscroll

Hands on with the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike, the gaming mouse that swaps switches for haptics

Pokémon Pokopia - The Final Preview

Exclusive: Why Atari let Intellivision stay Intellivision – The Escapist speaks to the guys behind the Sprint

Interview: Leaning Into Monster Hunter Stories 3 JRPG Elements

Monster Hunter Stories 3 Preview: Me and My Pet Rathalos

“It’s going to be a very long goodbye” - Peter Molyneux’s last game will be Masters of Albion, but that’s not necessarily as simple as it sounds

Fatal Frame 2 Remake Makes a Camera the Scariest Weapon in Gaming | IGN Preview

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What’s a mechanic you’ve seen that made you think “Wait…every game should do this!”

What game or series’ reputation is carried the hardest by nostalgia?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Pokemon Pokopia Hands-On Preview

The Dark West - Official Reveal Trailer

Mario Tennis Fever opening cinematic

Gameplay footage revealed for Project Spectrum, a new PvPvE tactical squad-based FPS

Black Myth: Zhong Kui — 6 Min In-Engine Chinese New Year Special

Battlefield 6 - Season 2 Intro Cinematic | PS5 Games

Mouse: P.I. for Hire – Exclusive Boss Fight Gameplay | IGN First

Ringside Report #1 - Gameplay | WWE 2K26

FUNNY Link to heading

Execute order 66!

Who remembers this PS1 classic?