Issue #335

NEWS Link to heading

Xbox April Update Adds Per Title Quick Resume, Ability to Pin More Groups, and More

After a successful debut, it sounds like Capcom believes its brand-new IP Pragmata has a bright future ahead

After shaking off Nexon’s copyright infringement accusations, Dark and Darker survives the Korean legal system and will continue development

Roblox announces AI-driven upscaler called Roblox Reality

Valve on the Steam Machine delays: ‘Obviously we’re bummed that this is the state of things’

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Developer’s Next Game is a “Huge, Immersive RPG”

A decade on, classic strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic returns triumphant, earning its budget back in just one day

Steam Controller Sells Out Almost Instantly

GTA 6 not coming to PC at launch because console gamers are the ‘core consumer,’ CEO says

Call of Duty 2026 is Not Coming to Previous-Gen Consoles, Ending 12-Year Streak

May 2026 Looks Like a Massive Month for the Now Cheaper Xbox Game Pass

Diablo 4’s Cow Level Found At Last, And It Rewards The Most Ludicrous Item In Diablo History

62% of hardcore players no longer buy full-price games, survey suggests

Get Diablo IV, Shin Megami Tensei V, and 6 More PC Games in Humble Choice May 2026

Things go from bad to worse for Denuvo, as every game under its protection has now reportedly been bypassed

Mortal Kombat 2 movie reviews are in, and it’s being called everything from ’enjoyably violent’ to ‘depressingly rizzless ‘

Mina the Hollower Launches on May 29th

Google DeepMind partners with EVE Online for AI model testing

Everything We Saw At The Surprise Star Fox Nintendo Direct

Motherboard Manufacturers Prepare For A Terrible Year As Memory Crisis Worsens

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Announced for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S

Vampires, Werewolves, and Hunters Take the Stage at Nacon Connect 2026

Embark are testing kernel-level anti-cheat in Arc Raiders to help put a stop to its ongoing cheating problem

Nintendo announces Switch 2 price increase, consoles will soon be $500 in the US

Amazon Prime’s 11 ‘free’ games for May include Mafia II Definitive Edition

REVIEWS Link to heading

Alienware AW2726DM

ARC Raiders Review, But Six Months Later

Razer Kiyo V2 X

Dead as Disco Early Access

Forbidden Solitaire

Zowie XL2586X+ 600 Hz

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni

FEATURES Link to heading

How Atari has grown with retro focus, acquisitions and refocus on gaming | Wade Rosen interview

Gamescom Latam shows Brazil’s dev scene has huge potential, but it’s waiting for a spark | Opinion

Are The Expanse and Exodus the True Heirs to Mass Effect?

The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS

Saros needs to stop pretending it’s a roguelike

Saros and Pragmata show that video-game-ass video games are back

The best Fire Emblem game launched 30 years ago, saving the series

I’ve reviewed over 100 gaming headsets, and Steelseries’ latest is the most exciting one in ages

“It’s a totally crazy market” – The seismic impact of the AI boom on video game hardware

‘We’re remixing her library for a new medium’: the video games capturing the happy-sad spirit of Tove Jansson’s Moomins

Inside the return of Xbox

Brazil’s game ambitions face a big hurdle: funding | interview

Marathon (1994) and Marathon (2026) are at opposite ends of FPS history, but playing them at the same time I’m finding they have a lot in common, despite their vast differences

The big Resident Evil Requiem interview: how Capcom made a modern horror classic

Valve’s hardware graduates from side-quest to full-blown ambition | Opinion

Loving MMOs in 2026 is an exercise in frustration, grief, and moving on

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

still don’t get how paying for online on console is just, ok?

Why do modern games have no cheat codes anymore like they had in 90s/2000s?

VIDEOS Link to heading

The bullet heaven builder, ‘TerraTech Legion’, is out now for PC and Xbox

Goblin Vyke: The Thief Tycoon – Official Launch Trailer

I added Dry Ice to OMEN’s $6,500 PC

Brand New Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Gameplay… (AC Black Flag Resynced Gameplay)

Battlefield 6 Season 3 Official Gameplay Trailer

UFC 6 Official Reveal Trailer

Asha Sharma’s Xbox overhaul continues, as revamped Series X|S bootup revealed

Kids are fixing NYC in Minecraft: Battle of the Boroughs | Full Documentary

Skull and Bones: Year 3 Teaser Trailer

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu | Gameplay Showcase

Path of Exile 2: Return of the Ancients Content Reveal

FUNNY Link to heading

I made a rocket in RDR2 using only dynamite as fuel!

DEV / DESIGN Link to heading

How Artificial Agency’s AI companion puts personality in the hands of the player