Issue #345

NEWS Link to heading

Palworld 1.0 Adds 72 New Pals, Reworks the Story, Expands the World Design, and Much More

As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year

The Pokemon Company has been wanting to increase price of Pokemon games for some time

Everything revealed for Warframe and Soulframe at TennoCon 2026

EA removes microtransactions from EA Sports College Football 27 following backlash

RuneScape launches Player-Owned housing update

Octopath Traveler 1 & 2 Announced For Switch 2 With Improved Performance And Visuals

Nintendo’s next Lego set looks to be a retro Donkey Kong arcade machine

‘Save the disc’ gains momentum as pressure on Sony mounts from gamers, consumer groups, and politicians

Beast of Reincarnation Offers “About 30 Hours” of Gameplay Across 10 Stages, Says Director

After “incomprehensible” Xbox layoffs, id Software producer says worker-owned studios are “the only path forward”

Monster Hunter Wilds is getting a “permanent price reduction” and new DLC bundles as Capcom looks to further recover from a year of middling reviews

Sorry, You’re (Probably) Never Going To Get Another Need For Speed Game

‘There’s Real Nostalgia There’ — Riot Has Unveiled League of Legends Classic, but Don’t Expect a One-to-One Recreation of the Old Times

DRAM demand predicted to outstrip supply by 28.7 exabytes in 2030, which is almost as much as the actual DRAM in the world right now

PS5 fans fast-track PC emulation in response to Sony ditching physical games

Emberville launches in Early Access on October 27

Fortnite’s The Odyssey Movie Collab Arrives This Week

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Adds 9 Games In July

Epic Games Store V2 Will Officially Hold Public Beta In August

“It has to make sense for the game” - EA sees a “huge opportunity” for in-game advertising “but it has to be done properly”

Roblox announce plans to let people AI generate basic games using text prompts stuck into a mobile app, but claim that won’t fill their homepage with AI slop

Amazon’s God Of War TV Show Will Recast Kratros After Ryan Hurst Suffers A Surprise Stunt Injury

REVIEWS Link to heading

Asus ZenBook A16

Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations

The Incident at Galley House

Moss: The Forgotten Relic

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu

Moonlight Peaks

Backyard Baseball

FEATURES Link to heading

I Spent Two Weeks Testing 25+ Games On The Steam Machine And Here’s My Verdict

Handheld gaming PCs are cooked

Interview: Warframe’s Megan Everett on Leaving the Origin System, Noir-Frame Brysko, and Retiring the Unannounced Update Bit

INTERVIEW: Persist Online Devs On Making a Post-Apocalyptic Indie MMO

Video game remakes have officially reached a point of no return

Valor Mortis INTERVIEW: A Deep Dive Into the Heart and Souls of Valor Mortis

Xbox’s ‘Reset’ – What Its Franchise-First Future Could Look Like | IGN Opinion

The High Definition Era Ruined Video Games Forever

‘I’m in this whole new world’: Here’s what Eric Barone had to say about the life-changing Stardew Valley 10 years ago this month

Obsidian already gave us the best Fallout sequel possible

‘I’m Allergic to Antagonists Who Are Bad for the Sake of Being Bad’ – How The Blood of Dawnwalker’s Vampires Go Beyond Just Being Bosses

I couldn’t stand Palworld in early access, but 1.0 has officially changed my mind

“We’ve seen how close you can get”: How studio closures pushed Suzerain’s maker to create two new DLCs and a turn-based strategy spinoff

8 RPGs That Quietly Reinvented the Genre Without Getting Enough Credit

‘The Game Doesn’t End When You Run Out of Time’ – How The Blood of Dawnwalker’s 30 Day Countdown Works

Beast of Reincarnation Is Game Freak’s Best Chance to Break Out of Pokémon’s Shadow | Final Preview

Castlevania Belmont’s Curse could just be a gaming classic whipped back into shape

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

What’s a game that doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but absolutely nails the formula?

What’s the biggest “I should’ve played this sooner” game?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Erenshor: Planar March Launch Trailer

The Alters: Last Variable | Launch Trailer

GTA Online: The Kortz Center Heist Launch Trailer

Beast of Reincarnation | Combat Overview

Gears of War: E-Day | Launching with DLSS 4.5 and Ray Tracing

Beyond the Tides: Road to gamescom 2026

Hidden Mountain Concept Trailer | Where Winds Meet

Moss: The Forgotten Relic - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

Unfrost - Official Announcement Trailer

Marvel’s Wolverine - Ain’t No Hero Trailer I PS5 Games

NHL 27 Official Reveal Trailer

FUNNY Link to heading

Bro baited the whole lobby

You’re a wizard..

DEV / DESIGN Link to heading

What lessons have developers learned from external development?

Should you work on your own games as an external development studio?

Why releasing games on the web could be right for your studio in 2026