Issue #341

NEWS Link to heading

RPG Maker forums are closing, nearly 15 years of knowledge and online culture are at risk of being wiped

Former Head of Sony Interactive Believes Gaming’s Future Is Indie

Say hello to EA Advertising, which will let your favourite brands ‘integrate’ ads to ’enhance’ your experience

Xbox is reportedly considering closing South of Midnight studio, Compulsion Games, with Double Fine and Ninja Theory also allegedly at risk

Nintendo’s replaced the eShop on original Switch leading to better performance

Coming to XBOX Game Pass: EA Sports FC 26, RV There Yet?, Winds of Arcana: Ruination, and More

After second season success, the Twisted Metal TV show is back with the legendary Mark Hamill in a familiar role

Roblox introduces age-based kids accounts, giving parents even more control

Intel’s first chip with Nvidia graphics is coming in early 2028 according to the latest leak and it could mark a new era for handheld PC gaming

Co-Op The Witcher Game is Being Developed for PC, iOS and Android – Rumor

Fortnite is using AI to help make skins and then charging up to £15 for them

Stop Killing Games suffers setback following European Parliamentary hearing - but all is not lost

Epic Games has paid out $1 billion to creators since launching Unreal Editor for Fortnite in 2023

Hackers are using Steam Workshop and Wallpaper Engine to spread malware and steal accounts

In This Cost-Cutting Crisis, The Global Games Market Has Hit $200 Billion Yearly Revenue

Apple Says Price Hikes Are Coming, But Won’t Say Which Devices Will Be Hit

GTA 6 Preorders Begin June 25, Cover Art Revealed; Take-Two Stock Jumps On The News

Latest official SteamOS update paves the way for Steam Machine with a bunch of new display features and faster patches

If You Haven’t Reserved A Steam Controller Yet, You’ll Have To Wait Until Next Year

Palworld 1.0 Is Launching Sooner Than You Expect

REVIEWS Link to heading

Gothic 1 Remake

MSI Versa 300 Wireless 8K

Sony Inzone H6 Air

Autonomous ErgoChair Ultra 2

SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7X Wireless Gen 2

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

Dave the Diver: In the Jungle

EA Sports UFC 6

FEATURES Link to heading

Mina The Hollower Spoiler Interview: Sequel Talk, Chrono Trigger Homages, And That Ending

“Almost overnight it changed my life”: RPG dev inspired by classic MMOs says his Steam success fulfilled “this seemingly unattainable dream I had for my entire adult life”

Sim racing is flourishing, but what happened to the arcade racer?

Sonic dev says the video game industry can learn from Backrooms’ success

The best games of 2026 so far

Games Inbox: What is happening to Xbox and can it recover?

‘Streaming gave me a space to be myself’: Twitch creators on what it’s like to grow up on the platform

I’ve been waiting 20 years for a worthy sequel to my favourite life sim, but THQ Nordic has other ideas

Clutch Preview: If You Liked Brad Pitt’s F1, This Might Be the Game for You

Guild Wars 3 hopes to solve the problem that made me quit Guild Wars 2 after thousands of hours with the series

Don’t Fret’s Music-Infused Horror Is Off the Scale | IGN Preview

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Here’s What the Remake Looks (and Plays) Like Compared to the Original – IGN First

Stuntman: Hollywood is a brilliant idea, with an uneven execution

“There’s nothing worse than an AI-generated pitch”: Bloober, Jagex, 11 bit and indie devs on the bruising hurdle of funding a videogame prototype

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

Which games were surpassed by their sequels?

What’s that niche game you have an ungodly amount of hours in?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Final Fantasy Resonance - Exclusive Boss Fight Gameplay

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Edward and Caroline Cutscene | IGN First

72 Minutes of EXCLUSIVE State of Decay 3 Gameplay

FUNNY Link to heading

Boys will be boys

One less vermin

DEV / DESIGN Link to heading

Unreal Engine 6 Sees Generative AI As “Central”