Issue #347

NEWS Link to heading

Ubisoft Says Remakes Can Be More Profitable Than New Games

The Latest PSN Outage Is Exactly Why Gamers Don’t Trust Sony’s All-Digital Future

Everything Announced at the God of War Laufey SDCC Panel | Comic Con 2026

Final Fantasy XIV’s latest live letter gave us a detailed preview of the Beastmaster coming in September

The Most Anticipated Warhammer 40,000 Animation Ever Finally Has a Release Date

Fable is Reportedly ‘Uncomfortably’ Over Budget

Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind can be played in a browser now

Xbox CTO explains what caused the Xbox outage, apologises to players, and outlines what’s being done going forward

PlayStation Plus Free Games For August 2026 Revealed

After gaining independence from Xbox, Double Fine are laying off a quarter of their staff

Xbox Players Can Now Claim Free PC Versions Of These Ubisoft Games

Pokemon Company confirms Pokemon Pokopia DLC for 5th August

Valve has released the CAD design files for the Steam Machine’s exterior, leaving us asking: how long before someone makes a GabeCube skin?

EA CEO gets big Battlefield 6 payday, while devs were laid off

New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck

An innocent man spent 18 months in prison because police misread his Skyrim user name

Asha Sharma says Xbox expects to ‘return to growth’ by this time next year, as it reports an annual decline in revenue

Nvidia GPUs see yet another price hike of up to 30 percent, as the generative AI hardware crisis worsens

The Pokemon Company made $15.7 billion in retail sales in 2025

Epic Games Store’s new free PC games revealed, and they include one of 2026’s best roguelikes

Dungeons & Dragons Announces Universes Beyond With World Of Warcraft Crossover

New data suggests layoffs will affect 14,259 people by the end of 2026, up 78% from first forecast of the year

REVIEWS Link to heading

Asus ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20

Framework 13 Pro

Alienware 34 AW3426DW

The Relic: First Guardian

Splatoon Raiders

FEATURES Link to heading

After half a decade of job losses, there is no “business as usual” | Opinion

Everything We Know About Pokémon Winds And Waves

How I smashed my target to complete one video game every month – Reader’s Feature

LOTRO Legendarium: Even more helpful tips to assist in your Middle-earth journeys

10 games where every level is a masterpiece

“Across the industry, we don’t think enough about how we match the scope to what we’re making” – Mike Bithell on why the world needs an im-slim

“I didn’t fully appreciate the scope of it”: a year on from taking over, Nexus Mods owners reflect on the challenges of their push to minimise modding hassle

Silent Hill: Townfall Hands-On Preview

Roblox was for kids. Its future belongs to all of us.

Halo: Campaign Evolved restarts the Xbox vs. PlayStation console war

If knowledge if power, why are game companies setting it alight?

Gears of War: E-Day’s multiplayer sure is more Gears of War

Gears of War: E-Day Multiplayer – The First Preview

After 40 years, Aliens is still shaping the way video games are made

Stardew Valley’s influence on cozy games is finally coming to an end

The games industry is stifled by a culture of fear

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

I know it’s been said. But the loss of good mobile games for phones in the modern day is truly saddening.

What game is just too long for its own good?

VIDEOS Link to heading

Mistfall Hunter - Launch Gameplay Trailer | PS5 Games

Jay and Silent Bob’s Joint Venture - Announce Teaser Trailer

Crazy Taxi: World Tour | Welcome to the West Coast

Guns & Dragons Official Reveal

Pokemon Pokopia Expansion Pass | Extended Overview Trailer

NASCAR 26 Gameplay Trailer

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV - Necron Faction Trailer

Gears of War: E-Day | Official Multiplayer Gameplay Trailer

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope — Release Date Reveal

FUNNY Link to heading

Confidently playing the game wrong