Issue #331

NEWS Link to heading

The biggest announcements from the Triple-i Initiative Showcase: Castlevania, Don’t Starve, and more

Take-Two lays off AI team

State of Decay 3 Alpha Tests Start in May

Amazon TV head allegedly orders Mass Effect show rewrite to make it ‘more appealing to non-gamers’

Steam could soon start telling you how many FPS you can expect in games before buying them

Sony’s battle against shovelware publishers persists as it purges another load of crap games from the PlayStation Store

World of Warships Charts a Steadier Course for 2026 With Core Gameplay Focus

Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope says he no longer reveals what he’s working on in case it’s stolen or ‘slurped up by AI’

Nintendo’s live-action Legend of Zelda movie is filming in same location as the Lord of the Rings trilogy

‘I Was Convinced It Could Never Be Done’: Dev Praises ‘Breakthrough’ in PS3 Emulation

11 years later, Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity gets a turn-based combat mode to make it a little bit more like Baldur’s Gate 3

Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Kiln, Hades II, Vampire Crawlers, and More

PlayStation is letting one player win the chance to be scanned and appear in Gran Turismo 7, in its new Playerbase program

Double Dragon creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto dies, aged 64

Zelda support studio is working on the next game, rumored to be Ocarina of Time remake

Wardogs is proudly not a ‘Battlefield killer,’ but has some intense game design ideas

Netflix launches dedicated app for kids games

Xbox Achievements Are Getting A Long-Overdue Update

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 price is finally revealed, and it’s higher than we feared

Epic’s free PC game this week is a new chaotic party fighting game

This survival RPG with Stardew Valley-like visuals, published by Minecraft and Valheim veterans, was a Steam Next Fest hit, and it’s finally releasing next month

Marathon’s Development Budget Is Reportedly “Over $200 Million”

REVIEWS Link to heading

Life is Strange: Reunion

Razer Viper V4 Pro

SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2

FEATURES Link to heading

Outbound Preview: An Open-World, Van-Life Crafting Adventure That Understands the Value of Taking Life Slow

Fractured Blooms Preview: A Farming Sim With an Unsettling Twist

This cyberpunk Steam action game already looks incredible

Mother 3’s anti-capitalist message still resonates two decades later

It’s not just Arrow Lake that’s been refreshed: Intel’s whole approach to the consumer market seems like a new direction

Your joys will always be someone else’s junk

God Save Birmingham Preview: As if Surviving Medieval Times Wasn’t Difficult Enough, Now You’ve Got Zombies to Deal With Too

The rise, fall, and resurgence of Australian game development

A decade ago, Call of Duty sidelined its iconic progression system to dabble in gacha instead, and I was glad I’d forgotten

Marathon, One Month Later

What if the industry started remaking bad games instead of good ones?

40 Years Of Zelda’s Legend

Here’s how indie MMO Profane is trying to revive Ultima Online’s ‘hardcore, vanilla experience’

The hidden cost of layoffs: Why AAA production stability depends on senior talent | Opinion

Neverway Preview: A Compelling and Strange Mystery Adventure

From the C: to the /Mnt/s, Linux is better than ever for PC gaming – and easier to switch to from Windows

Battling Layoffs, GTA Comparisons, And The Industry’s “Crap:” How Just Cause’s Creator Is Risking It All

Invincible VS Art Director Talks Creating The Game’s Visual Style, Toughest Fighter To Design, And Working With The Series Creators

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

As an older gamer, seeing young kids waste their money on in-game purchases eats at my soul.

What are your top 5 single player story games of all time?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Pokémon Champions – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch

Pragmata Everything To Know

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream — Part-Time Jobs and Full-Time Friends — Nintendo Switch

33 stars (Ryan Gosling, Guillermo Del Toro, Emma Stone) pick their favorite video games of all time

SAMSON | Launch Trailer

INDUSTRIA 2 - Release Date Teaser

Beyond the Light Episode 3 – Story Dev Diary

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred – The First 12 Minutes of Gameplay (Plus Boss Fight) | IGN First

Forza Horizon 6 - Official Initial Drive Gameplay

Forza Horizon 6 Hands-On Preview

Overwatch - Official Sierra Cinematic Hero Trailer

Saros - Preview Trailer | PS5 Games

Morbid Metal: Early Access Launch Trailer - Now on Steam!

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred – 21 Minutes of Skovos Region Gameplay | IGN First

State of Decay 3 Studio Head REVEALS EXCLUSIVE NEW DETAILS

FUNNY Link to heading

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