Issue #327

NEWS Link to heading

Amazon Prime free PC games for March 2026 announced

Nintendo is suing the US government for a refund of Trump’s illegal tariffs

Valve says it still plans to ship the Steam Machine in 2026

NetEase pulls funding of Yakuza creator’s Nagoshi Studio, putting development of Gang of Dragon at risk

Xbox Full Screen Experience, Windows 11’s gaming UI overhaul, is available to try now on Legion Go handhelds

EA lays off staff across Battlefield Studios, following last year’s record-breaking Battlefield 6 debut

Sony is reportedly running a dynamic A/B pricing experiment on PlayStation Store

Microsoft boss Nadella vows to “always” invest in video games following Xbox leadership change

‘The Cost of Running Fortnite Has Gone Up a Lot and We’re Raising Prices to Help Pay the Bills,’ Epic Games Says, Announcing V-Bucks Changes and More

Nvidia’s DLSS 4.5 with 6x Frame Generation is rolling out at the end of March

Palia shows off a first glance at its next expansion, the Royal Highlands

Fortnite: Save the World, the game that spawned Epic’s money-printing battle royale, still exists, and after nearly a decade it’s going free to play

Intel’s New Gaming CPUs Are Its Fastest, And Cheapest, Yet

Google Play Games for PC is getting more premium titles and cross-buy with Android

Jeff Kaplan Left Blizzard Over Layoff Threats, Unrealistic Overwatch League Targets

Microsoft confirm their PC game-running Project Helix should be in devs’ hands by 2027, and packs next-gen AMD innards

Time to pay your last respects to Microsoft’s “This is an Xbox” campaign, as it appears to have been killed off

The Top 20 PC Games of 2025 Aren’t Hugely Surprising

PEGI Says All Loot Box Titles to Be Rated PEGI 16

Every Trailer From the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2026

The 11 best games we played at GDC 2026

REVIEWS Link to heading

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake

Scott Pilgrim EX

WWE 2K26 Review

FEATURES Link to heading

Resident Evil Requiem Is Suffering an Identity Crisis

Most Anticipated Cozy Games Releasing In 2026

Tabletop gaming saved videogame RPGs

GDC trends we’re looking out for in 2026

Pokémon Pokopia is good. Why are we surprised?

I wish the Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly remake had left the original alone

Forza Horizon 6’s Open World Supports Time Attacks, Drag Races, and…Vibe Driving – IGN First

The Best Video Games Based on Horror Movies

The Best Open World Co-Op Games To Explore With A Friend

Even as a massive Monster Hunter fan, I’ve never gelled with the spin-offs - but Monster Hunter Stories 3 has me hooked

Mina the Hollower preview: Yacht Club’s Zelda homage digs even deeper than Shovel Knight

Forza Horizon 6’s Tokyo City Is So Big and Detailed That it Had its Own Development Team | IGN First

PC Gaming’s Dominance is Reshaping The Industry

Phil Spencer Was Good for Xbox, but His Legacy Is Complicated

PEGI’s loot box rule changes are welcome, but they should be retrospective | Opinion

Big Walk Preview – A Walk Well Wasted

Gamers’ Worst Nightmares About AI Are Coming True

Gaming is embracing AI, but GDC proves nobody actually knows what to do with it

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

Things you used to love but are now completely over in gaming?

The game with the strongest first hour.

VIDEOS Link to heading

Matthew Lillard’s Wing Commander nightmares and FIFA dreams | Shelf Quest

Jeff Kaplan: World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #493

Crimson Desert - Everything To Know

Cast Outs ‘Overview’ trailer

Emberville – The MIX and Kinda Funny Spring Game Showcase 2026 trailer

PickMon - Official Announcement Trailer

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Final Trailer

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book – Creature Discovery! – Nintendo Switch 2

Helldivers 2 - Entrenched Division Warbond | PS5 & PC Games

Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator – Early Access Release Trailer

A New Future Beyond the Sun — 4A.1 | Marathon

Official Launch Trailer | Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert on PlayStation 5 Pro - The Digital Foundry Deep Dive

FUNNY Link to heading

GTA 4 but the traffic is 9999999% FASTER

Too Late for support!

DEV / DESIGN Link to heading

Developer use of generative AI may be declining

A guide to identifying cheating in online video games in 2026