Issue #346

NEWS Link to heading

God Of War TV Show Forced To Recast Kratos After Serious Injury

Bethesda reveals what’s next for Fallout, The Elder Scrolls & Starfield

Stardew Valley Is Coming To Magic: The Gathering Later This Month With A Limited Secret Lair Drop

Florida man arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 in crypto using Steam game malware

Marathon game director leaves Bungie just 4 months after launch: ‘I’ll be heading to something new, somewhere else’

Call of Duty Movie to Take Place in the Modern Warfare Universe, Director Confirms

Hytale plots goblins, gadgets, and dungeons for Chapter 1, future updates on world gen, UI, and crafting

Xbox Studio Leaders “Absolutely Detest” Game Pass, Says Jason Schreier

“There has to be a reason for people to buy an Xbox” – Senior leadership reinforces commitment to console exclusivity

“Honestly, it’s still getting worse” - Valve Steam Machine engineer says component prices are still rising, potentially paving the way for a price increase

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Dates Confirmed

Nintendo files motion to dismiss consumer lawsuit over tariff refunds

Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Halo: Campaign Evolved, Beast of Reincarnation, and More

The Witcher 3’s expansion reveal is scheduled for next month

Fortnite reveals Pokemon-like “creature-based games” in upcoming new update, and you can play it this week

Xbox’s new VP of engineering quits just 2 months after taking the job

Steam Deck sales are estimated to have plummeted by around 80% since the massive price hikes earlier this year, back of the napkin maths suggests

Sony’s decision to kill off PlayStation discs could destroy the $7.2bn used game market, according to analysts

Microsoft Announces Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, With New Features and Achievements

Steam wishlists are getting categories, making it even easier to organise all those games you’ll definitely buy next sale

Luna Is Now Part of Prime Video at No Extra Cost, Amazon Wants to ‘Rebuild Trust’ in Cloud Gaming

Xbox testing ad-supported game streaming in new rollout

REVIEWS Link to heading

LG UltraGear Evo GX9 39GX950B

Asus ROG Strix XG32UQWMS

Splatoon Raiders

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ CG3EM

The Incident at Galley House

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game

Halo: Campaign Evolved Review

FEATURES Link to heading

Sky-high prices risk disaster for a console market struggling to grow | Opinion

Riftbound: Vendetta Hands-On Preview: Zed vs. Shen Showdown Deck and New Keywords

Valve’s 14-Year Journey to Make the Steam Machine

In An Era Of AI Slop, Meccha Chameleon Embraces Human-Crafted Chaos

For years, survival games have convinced us that chopping down 400 trees is somehow part of the fantasy—Palworld proves them wrong

I’m not worried about Fallout: New Vegas 2, because Obsidian knows how to make the best out of a bad situation

The future of physical games is not looking great

What sense can we make of the madness at id Software?

Why 2026 Was The Year To Bring Onimusha Back After A 20-Year Gap With Way Of The Sword

Wreckreation 2 Preview: The Closest We Might Ever Get to Burnout Paradise 2

Of all the platforms, Xbox is the only one to have just grown year-on-year - but there’s a big catch

Interview: “There’s Clearly Some Castlevania And Final Fantasy In There” - Mina The Hollower Composer Talks Secrets & Inspiration

‘They Allow You to Play With The Time Limit’ - The Blood of Dawnwalker’s Fantasy Races Are Much More Interesting Than Elves and Goblins

The games industry is stifled by a culture of fear

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

Gamers 30+, what’s something you remember from gaming “back in the day” that younger gamers today wouldn’t understand?

Games were more fun when they didn’t explain everything

VIDEOS Link to heading

DayZ Badlands Teaser 2 | Convergence Games Showcase

Iconic Locations in Halo CE vs Halo Campaign Evolved

Construction Simulator: Evolution – Manual Labor Trailer

Battlefield 6 – Season 4 Intro Cinematic Trailer

Planet Zoo 2 - Feature Focus: Awesome Aquatics | PS5 Games

The Blood of Dawnwalker: Exclusive Quest Gameplay - IGN First

MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls | Magik Character Guide

NVIDIA DLSS 5 Showcase: Real-Time Neural Rendering & Photorealism in Action

DIVE or DIE - Launch Trailer

Langrisser: Sea of Sword - Official Gameplay Trailer

Watch The New Resident Evil Movie Trailer

Marvel’s Wolverine - Story Trailer | PS5 Games

EA SPORTS FC 27 | Official Reveal Trailer

FUNNY Link to heading

You don’t come back from From

Every lobby has that one backseat gamer