• Nacon is launching the first-ever PS5 controller with an interactive screen and charging dock

    Nacon is launching the first-ever PS5 controller with an interactive screen and charging dock
    Nacon is launching its second officially licensed PS5 Pro controller, and it's the first ever to bring a built-in display and menu system to Sony's console ecosystem. Controllers with displays aren't exactly rare these days, as Xbox, Switch 2, and PC all have loads of gamepads with this feature, but Nacon's new Revolution 5 Unlimited is the first PS5 controller sporting a screen. If you've been following the market for a while, you may remember the Nacon Revolution 5 Pro, Nacon's first crack at
  • "Fable's original combat has a legacy of being quite approachable," so the RPG's devs don't want to change that with the new game

    "Fable's original combat has a legacy of being quite approachable," so the RPG's devs don't want to change that with the new game
    Fable devs say they're aiming to keep the RPG's combat "approachable" in line with the series' legacy.Speaking to Edge magazine, associate director Will Kennedy explained that the combat in the original Fable games "has a legacy of being quite approachable, so that's something we kept in mind while developing our combat system." But while that means you're not in for Dark Souls-style brawls, it doesn't mean there's not different forms of complexity hidden in the combat system.Arrows, for example
  • Steam Frame Is VR Gaming’s Swan Song Moment

    Steam Frame Is VR Gaming’s Swan Song Moment
    The Steam Frame is the best VR headset I've ever used. But despite all the problems it solves, I fear it may not solve the biggest problem of all: VR gaming itself.
  • Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is avoiding GTA 6 so it doesn't "distract or disrupt" his new games

    Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is avoiding GTA 6 so it doesn't "distract or disrupt" his new games
    Rockstar Games co-founder and former lead writer on many a Grand Theft Auto game, Dan Houser is trying his best to avoid GTA 6 so it doesn't distract him from his own projects, including another open-world comedy in development at his new studio Absurd Ventures."I haven't seen it yet," Houser says of the biggest game of the year, in an interview with Variety. "I will try and avoid it because I always try and avoid stuff that's going to distract or disrupt me creatively. And given that I spend a
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  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Hans actor has finally opened his medieval-inspired bar in Prague

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Hans actor has finally opened his medieval-inspired bar in Prague
    Luke Daley took his role as everyone's favorite royal so seriously, the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 actor behind Hans Capon just opened a new medieval-inspired bar called The Nobleman. You'll need to take a trip to the Czech capital of Prague if you want to experience your video game power fantasies (playing dice and getting drunk in a tavern) in real life, however. Months after announcing plans to open The Nobleman - a bar inspired by the types of businesses real noblemen would gather and drink
  • Stellar Blade Has Crashed To Its Lowest Price Yet On PC, So Get Ready To Save Humanity

    Stellar Blade Has Crashed To Its Lowest Price Yet On PC, So Get Ready To Save Humanity
    Despite some shortcomings, I have Stellar Blade to thank for reigniting my love of action games. I’m getting older with each passing year, and I need a good action fix every now and then to turn my brain off and enjoy slaying a variety of enemies. Stellar Blade delivers exactly that. If you’re like me, well, you won’t want to miss out on this great deal, with Stellar Blade cheaper than ever on PC.You play as Eve, who is sent alongside a group of super-soldier siblings down to a
  • From Batman to Wonder Woman, here are the 3 must-read DC Absolute Universe comics

    From Batman to Wonder Woman, here are the 3 must-read DC Absolute Universe comics
    DC made a very interesting decision in late 2024. Following the death of long-term villain Darkseid, the DC universe split in two. In one half was the traditional DC continuity that we've all been following for many years, in the other was a new "Absolute" universe, that saw remixed versions of classic characters.In part this felt like an attempt by DC to ape the success of Marvel's Ultimate universe – an early 2000s comics line that presented revamped versions of the publisher's character
  • Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says making each game in the trilogy complete was "non-negotiable"

    Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says making each game in the trilogy complete was "non-negotiable"
    Naoki Hamaguchi had one "non-negotiable premise" when he began remaking Final Fantasy 7 as a three-part trilogy: each chapter had to feel like it's own complete, individual experience, despite the fact they were all essentially one third of a larger story. The Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director said as much in an interview with Edge magazine's 429 issue. "Even as a multi-part series, providing a complete experience in each individual game was a non-negotiable premise from the very beginning," H
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  • Ex-PlayStation lead says it's "impossible" for devs to make a profit on Game Pass

    Ex-PlayStation lead says it's "impossible" for devs to make a profit on Game Pass
    Shawn Layden, an ex-executive for PlayStation, doesn't think developers have much luck turning a profit on subscription services like Xbox Game Pass, especially when putting games into those services on launch day."I think I said somewhere that in order for Game Pass to become profitable, you have to have something like 500 million subscribers," Layden explains in an interview with The Expansion Pass podcast (embedded below). "It's a number chosen for hyperbole. But turns out, it wasn't that wro
  • After over 8 years, Warhammer 40K finally got the Custodes right

    After over 8 years, Warhammer 40K finally got the Custodes right
    It took them four editions, but Warhammer 40K creators Games Workshop have finally nailed one of their most divisive factions.I was a massive grump when the Adeptus Custodes became a proper faction in 8th edition Warhammer 40K. These were supposed to be demigods on the battlefield — as superior to a Space Marine as they are to regular humans — so it made no sense to suddenly see an army of these guys on the tabletop, getting gunned down by Tau Fire Warriors like a bunch of scrubs.Tha
  • Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says he pushed Square Enix for a physical version of the JRPG

    Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says he pushed Square Enix for a physical version of the JRPG
    Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the third and final entry in Square Enix's remake trilogy, will be available on disc when it launches on April 8, but the physical version comes with a massive caveat: unlike the two-disc Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Revelation will be a single disc and will only contain the opening parts of the game. You'll have to be connected to the internet to download and play the rest of the game. Naturally, this raises questions about the nature of physical media, entitlements, and
  • End Of Abyss Patch Fixes Most Of My Complaints Just One Day After Launch

    End Of Abyss Patch Fixes Most Of My Complaints Just One Day After Launch
    I spent a few days playing Section 9 Interactive's creepy metroidvania and writing my End of Abyss review, and ultimately concluded it was a fun but inconsistent experience hindered by a few particular issues. Now, just a day after it launched on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via the Epic Games Store, the studio has already cleared up most of those issues with a newly released patch.If you missed the review, my main concern was how the in-game map would sometimes share incorrect informa
  • There Are 2,800 Fortnite Skins, But Only The FNAF Skins Have This Special Feature

    There Are 2,800 Fortnite Skins, But Only The FNAF Skins Have This Special Feature
    There are thousands of Fortnite skins, but not many of them have anything unique to offer beyond their visual designs. The skins in the Five Nights at Freddy's Set--Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy--are among those rare exceptions, though, in a way that we haven't seen before. These skins don't just look uncannily great doing Fortnite dances--they also do something that no previous Fortnite skins do.A small proportion of Fortnite skins are "reactive," meaning they can respond in some way to what'
  • WoW Forever dev says it was an "honor" to bring an old Make-A-Wish quest back in Blizzard's new MMO

    WoW Forever dev says it was an "honor" to bring an old Make-A-Wish quest back in Blizzard's new MMO
    World of Warcraft: Forever is all about preserving the original, vanilla WoW experience as it was back in 2004, but there's one quest from 2007 that the MMO's community has been asking Blizzard to make an exception for, and now their wishes have been granted.For the uninitiated, the Kyle's Gone Missing quest was originally added to WoW during its Burning Crusade era from 2007. It was a Make-A-Wish request from a young player named Ezra 'Ephoenix' Chatterton, who had been battling brain cancer at
  • Warlock devs eventually realized that "too powerful" D&D spells were the perfect starting point

    Warlock devs eventually realized that "too powerful" D&D spells were the perfect starting point
    Warlock has quickly become one of the most exciting new games on the horizon, and it's not just because we're all thirsty for more Dungeons & Dragons games after exhausting Baldur's Gate 3. The open-world action-adventure promises an extensive spell system that'll let you interact with the objects and enemies in some wild ways. Even the devs were initially worried that the game's spells were too OP, but as it turns out, that was the perfect starting point."There's this tendency on the dev te
  • After Warner Bros. and Paramount merge, the notable studios are getting a surprising new name

    After Warner Bros. and Paramount merge, the notable studios are getting a surprising new name
    The Paramount and Warner Bros. merger is indeed moving ahead, and with a new name in tow.According to Paramount CEO David Ellison, the newly combined company will be known as Skydance... which is what Ellison named his first media company back in 2006."Both have distinct identities, extraordinary legacies and brands that have resonated with audiences for generations,” Ellison writes on Twitter. "We wanted a name that would give the combined company an identity of its own while allowing Par
  • The Witcher 3 Remastered review: "An exceptional update that refines the rough edges to make a great RPG even better"

    The Witcher 3 Remastered review: "An exceptional update that refines the rough edges to make a great RPG even better"
    There's a massive laundry list of changes in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered, but you know what the singular best one is? They fixed those accursed trees Roach gets stuck on when you're on horseback.The Witcher 3 has long been recognized as both a pivotal RPG and open-world game, but it's undeniable there's a host of little frustrations that have always been present in the fantasy epic. Chief among those, for me, was the way Roach would always get stuck or snagged by trees as you rode by the
  • GTA 6 Screenshot Suggests It Won’t Be Shy About Movie References

    GTA 6 Screenshot Suggests It Won’t Be Shy About Movie References
    A new screenshot from Grand Theft Auto 6 has arrived, and fans immediately noticed that it appears to be referencing the iconic opening scene from Quentin Tarantino's 1994 crime movie Pulp Fiction.
    The image was shared by Love magazine on Instagram. The GTA 6 Countdown social media account put it next to the diner scene from Pulp Fiction, and the similarities are there, especially in the framing.
    In Pulp Fiction, Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer's characters, Pumpkin and Honey Bunny, go on to rob the
  • Ahead of VisionQuest premiere, Marvel releases first three WandaVision episodes for free on YouTube

    Ahead of VisionQuest premiere, Marvel releases first three WandaVision episodes for free on YouTube
    Just two weeks before the premiere of VisionQuest, Marvel has the first three episodes of WandaVision available to stream for free on YouTube.You might recall that WandaVision is the first TV show to kick off the Disney Plus era of the MCU, with each series tying into the main movie universe. WandaVision takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame, where a grief-stricken Wanda Maximoff uses magic to create a happy, idyllic life in the wake of Vision's tragic death at the hands of Thanos. A
  • Zelda and Banjo PC port devs slam new vibe-coded Banjo-Tooie recompilation

    Zelda and Banjo PC port devs slam new vibe-coded Banjo-Tooie recompilation
    As fanmade recompilations and PC ports of classic games become more and more prominent, so have AI-driven projects built largely through vibe coding. Many prominent members of these development communities have taken strong anti-AI stances, and that includes the devs behind Zelda 64: Recompiled and Banjo: Recompiled. Those devs are particularly perturbed by a new recompilation of Banjo-Tooie that builds on their work with extensive AI coding.Two years ago, a tool called N64: Recompiled debuted w
  • Arc Raiders free trial gives you 4 days of access to the "full" extraction shooter

    Arc Raiders free trial gives you 4 days of access to the "full" extraction shooter
    The Arc Raiders hype may have died down ever-so-slightly since its monumental launch almost a year ago, but it's still reaching tens of thousands of concurrent players on Steam every day, so developer Embark must be doing something right. The studio says its "biggest update since launch," titled Frozen Trail, is launching October 8, and it's celebrating that release with a new free trial running for four days between then and October 12.On the official Arc Raiders website, Embark says the free t
  • GTA 6 has "detailed decapitation" and cocaine can be "snorted directly," says UK ratings board

    GTA 6 has "detailed decapitation" and cocaine can be "snorted directly," says UK ratings board
    GTA 6 has been given a PEGI 18 rating in the UK and Europe, unsurprisingly, but the very detailed description of the game's contents suggests an even more violent, sexually explicit game than you might expect from the notoriously violent, sexually explicit series.Rockstar's upcoming behemoth has already been rated by the ESRB and other rating systems, but the PEGI rating specifically includes some incredibly juicy new details about the game. In providing a reason for the 18+ rating, the board sa
  • GTA 6 Should “Blaze A Trail” To More Expensive Games, Dev Says

    GTA 6 Should “Blaze A Trail” To More Expensive Games, Dev Says
    Rockstar's GTA 6 is priced at $80 for its standard edition. Another voice has come forward to say they hope other teams follow suit and charge more for new games to help the industry at a time when developers are closing up shop, cancelling games, and laying off developers on a regular basis.Martin Klima, the co-founder of Kingdom Come developer Warhorse, told PC Gamer that raising unit prices would "help a lot," but "everybody's scared to death" to do it."Now, hopefully, GTA will blaze the trai
  • GTA 6 Takes The Ridiculous World We Live In And Turns It Up To 11

    GTA 6 Takes The Ridiculous World We Live In And Turns It Up To 11
    Video games are usually a few steps removed from reality, but with Grand Theft Auto 6, developer Rockstar Games aims to reflect and amplify the current state of the world with an "over the top" experience. As seen in the trailers and gameplay previews so far, GTA 6 is a contemporary game about doing whatever it takes to make it to the top, and that pursuit of fame and glory is often bookended by shootouts, car chases, and explosions in its Bonnie and Clyde narrative."If you are going to put all
  • Xbox Game Pass Loses These 9 Games In October

    Xbox Game Pass Loses These 9 Games In October
    The start of the month usually brings several new Xbox Game Pass titles for subscribers, along with confirmation of which games will leave the subscription service in the coming days. This month, at least nine games will be leaving, including one of the best games of 2025, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.Other big departures this month include A Plague Tale: Requiem and-- inconveniently for horror fans during the spookiest month of the year--the Dead by Daylight spin-off The Casting of Frank Stone.
  • The Witcher 3 mod swaps every single Griffin with the iconic low-poly pigeon: "He is back"

    The Witcher 3 mod swaps every single Griffin with the iconic low-poly pigeon: "He is back"
    You know the iconic low-poly pigeon from The Witcher 3? The one that became a running joke in the community, and miraculously made it in the remaster? They're taking over the whole damn RPG, thanks to some modders who're dedicated to low-poly supremacy.Bit of backstory, if you're not clued in: there's a bird in The Witcher 3 with distinctly anachronistic textures. Where most everything else in the fantasy world is gorgeous and smooth and well-rendered, this feathered NPC is angular and blocky, a
  • Star Wars: Galactic Racer Metacritic score makes it one of the best-rated Star Wars games ever

    Star Wars: Galactic Racer Metacritic score makes it one of the best-rated Star Wars games ever
    Star Wars: Galactic Racer's Metacritic score is one of the highest ever for a Star Wars game, beating out the Cal Kestis-led Jedi games and every Battlefront. Star Wars: Galactic Racer reviews are in, and it turns out the critics yearn for Glup Shitto's and podracing-adjacent motorsports in the Star Wars realm. Over on Metacritic, the game has nabbed a score of 88 after 50 reviews, which places it as the fifth-best rated Star Wars game – alongside Star Wars-themed tables for Pinball FX and
  • There are "all sorts of smart reasons" the League of Legends MMO shouldn't be made, Riot boss says

    There are "all sorts of smart reasons" the League of Legends MMO shouldn't be made, Riot boss says
    Riot Games' League of Legends MMO has been a long time coming, with very little information actually shared about it, but studio co-founder Marc Merrill is still confident it's going to work despite thinking there are plenty of "smart reasons as to why we shouldn't do what we're doing." As spotted by PCGamesN, Merrill shares his latest thoughts on the MMO's challenges in a new episode of the Lemonade Stand podcast (below). Merrill is asked why he thinks the game can succeed when it'll be launchi
  • How to play NG+ in 007 First Light

    How to play NG+ in 007 First Light
    The first free DLC for 007 First Light has added New Game Plus options, meaning that players can go back into James Bond's adventure with elements that they may not have unlocked the first time around. However, what they can bring with them may be a little underwhelming: don't expect to be doing the tutorial with the Missile Pen, or driving the spy car before Q's finished building it. If you're considering playing NG+ in 007 First light, here's how it works and what you'll actually get.How to pl
  • Here's everything new we learned about GTA 6 this week | GTA 6 O'clock

    Here's everything new we learned about GTA 6 this week | GTA 6 O'clock
    Welcome back to GTA 6 O'Clock! This week, Daniel Dawkins and James Jarvis examine the biggest Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay details. In case you somehow missed it, GTA 6 landed on the cover of Game Informer magazine – a moment Rockstar used to reveal new information surrounding the complexity of this open-world sandbox. There was also fresh detail on some of the activities you'll be able to participate in, and some of the distractions you'll be able to hunt down too. DD and JJ also explore t

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