Issue #330

NEWS Link to heading

Pearl Abyss boss admits the studio “could have done a better job” with Crimson Desert’s totally underwhelming story

The industry is in a ‘really horrible place,’ say Brenda and John Romero

PS5, PS5 Pro and PlayStation Portal Price Increase Announced

New Steam pricing tools could change what you pay for games

Warhorse Developer Claims They Were Fired and Replaced with AI

World Of Warcraft’s First Official Pride Month Event Is In The Works

Free-to-play spinoff The Elder Scrolls: Blades is being shut down

Xbox Games Showcase 2026 and Gears of War: E-Day Direct Set for June 7

The Slay the Spire board game is getting an expansion based on one of the PC game’s most popular mods

Super Mario Galaxy Movie is currently 37 on Metacritic and 45% on Rotten Tomatoes

USPTO has rejected Nintendo’s summon character and let it fight Pokemon patent

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup for April 2026 announced

Steam’s upcoming homepage overhaul makes finding new games so much easier

A Game Pass for indie games: meet Indie Pass, a $7-a-month subscription launching with 70 titles

Xbox Game Pass Players Lose Five More Games In April 2026

Xbox FanFest Tour 2026 announced

‘It Killed Me That People Couldn’t Play It’ — Director of The Last of Us Online Only Found Out It Was Cancelled 24 Hours Before the Public, Says It Was 80% Complete

Sony Announces Acquisition of Cinemersive Labs

Amazon Prime: All 11 Games Subscribers Can Claim For Free In April 2026

REVIEWS Link to heading

Darwin’s Paradox!

Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Super Meat Boy 3D

FEATURES Link to heading

It turns out Fortnite isn’t the forever game after all | Opinion

Microsoft’s Project Helix sounds like it could be better for gamers than the Series X but in a way that is worse for Xbox

How gaming can win the attention war and why it’s still a good bet | The BIG Show with Brian Ward

Crimson Desert Is Doing Something Very Uncommon For RPGs

We’ve tried NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Dynamic MFG and Multi-Frame Gen 6X across a dozen games, here are our thoughts

Interview: How the creators of Where Winds Meet expanded the massive world even further with the Hexi expansions

The Call of Duty schism: Why fans are trapped in a forever war with each other

Exclusive Interview: How Love and Deepspace Harnessed the Science Behind Love at First Sight

“We aren’t just still going, we are growing.” How The Division 2 has attracted more players than ever seven years on from release

Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AI

‘What’s your salary? I told him, and he said no problem, we’ll double. And those days are gone:’ Listening to game dev legends reminiscing in 1989 about the ‘golden days of computer games’ already being over is a trip

Is the World Falling out of Love With ‘Traditional’ Video Games?

Transfer Point is a modern adventure game made with 40-year-old software

Songs of Glimmerwick Is a Stylish, Stardew Valley-ish RPG Set in a Harry Potter-esque World | IGN Preview

Revisiting the last truly great Call of Duty

The rise of the ‘outsider AAA’ studio

Ubisoft Shaped The Games Industry, Only To Be Left Behind By Its Creation

Flawless victory was never on the cards for eurojank, but I honestly can’t tell if it won or lost

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

Gamers 30+, what’s something from the old days of gaming that younger players wouldn’t understand?

Which game clone ended up being better than the original?

VIDEOS Link to heading

SlashZero - Early Playtest Gameplay - Wishlist and Playtest now

5 Minutes of Gameplay From the Doom 3 Fan Remake in Unreal Engine 5

19 Minutes of Gameplay From the Resident Evil 1 Fan Remake in Unreal Engine 5

The Division: Resurgence is Finally Out, Launch Trailer Showcases Gameplay and Customization

March on Quel’Danas Raid Finale Cinematic

Mortal Shell II - Official Gameplay Reveal

Where Winds Meet - New Weapon: Heng Blade Gameplay Trailer | PS5 Games

Jaleco Sports Bases Loaded II and Jaleco Sports Goal! 2 - Announce Trailer

Echoes of Aincrad - Story Trailer

Rivendell Housing Preview - A Casual Stroll w/Scenario - The Lord of the Rings Online #lotro

More Games Need To Be Honest About Being Early Access

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred Exclusive Cutscene – ‘The Queen and the Saint’ | IGN First

The Future of Path Tracing | Best Practices, Optimizations & Future Standards

FUNNY Link to heading

Every Video Game Prank From April Fools’ Day 2026

When you don’t want to admit about your skill issue