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"If the player trusts you enough, they are not going to savescum": Why the makers of some of the best RPGs on PC want you to get used to failing
When it comes to RPGs, I am an irredeemable savescummer. I admit it. I'll slam F9 at the drop of a hat (perhaps the hat was dropped as a result of a failed dexterity roll. Unacceptable. Reload). So…

After playing Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, this huge expansion is the second wind the game needs
I played the new expansion for Capcom's beast-slaying action game, and it's a much-needed refresh with a more interesting, better-developed endgame

Kojima Says Physint Is Making ‘Steady Progress’ And Stars Bill Skarsgård In First Update Since Switching To Xbox
Kojima Production's Xbox published action-espionage game now has its lead; horror star Bill Skarsgård

Frankenstein Meets Spielberg in the Most Bonkers Sci-Fi Thriller of 2026
The directors of Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom talk about the process of bringing Shaun the Sheep to the big screen

EA Tells Devs Its Saudi Arabia Owners Won’t Make Creative Decisions, Queer Fans Don’t Buy It
BioWare, Sims , and Apex Legends fans found belonging in games they feel they can no longer support

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is getting an infamous gacha gun from one of the series' mobile games, and I have questions
The gacha elements haven't been added here, but the lore implications are very funny

21 years later, Star Wars fans spot an emotional parallel between Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith
Fans are discussing an emotional Star Wars parallel

Marvel's Wolverine motorcycle section and quicktime events are getting the wrong kind of attention because "the game plays itself" and "you don't have to press anything"
There are some questionable stages in the mutant maelstrom

Former GTA 5 lead's studio reportedly closing as MindsEye devs announce their departure from Build A Rocket Boy
"I raise my green banner, along with the rest of my colleagues"

WoW Forever dataminers have dug up set bonuses, which are interesting even on low-level gear
Armor up!

Risk of Rain inspired one of my favorite new roguelikes, and it's getting a huge update and console ports a year after blowing up on Steam
Shape of Dreams shadowdrops Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch 2 editions

13 years in and on its third console generation, how does GTA 5 hold up for a return visit?
Time Capsule | Revisiting Los Santos on the cusp of GTA 6

I didn't have Nintendo releasing a new Switch Lite bundle on my 2026 bingo card, but there's one coming
Nintendo has announced a new Switch Lite + Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream console bundle is on its way.

Hideo Kojima taps John Wick 4 star Bill Skarsgard to play Physint's lead role, calls the Metal Gear succesor "the culmination of more than 40 years of my career"
I guess he had the IT factor...

As Horizon Forbidden West and Helldivers 2 vanish from Steam in the UK, Sony confirms there's an ongoing issue and it's working with Valve to fix it
I don't blame people for being wary, though

OD is "progressing smoothly," Hideo Kojima says, teasing it as a "completely new kind of game that tests the thresholds of fear"
"The project is steadily taking shape"

G'AIM'E shows off fresh "Pro" and "Lite" Lightgun prototypes that ditch the AI camera, and they could feel more like my favorite PS2 gun for modern screens
Tassei Denki has two new G'AIM'E Time Crisis Lightgun prototypes at Tokyo Game Show 2026, and they both drop the AI sensor for gyro and open-source tech.

The leakers disagree, but we might just get one AMD-shaped mid-range GPU through all of 2027
2027 could look sparse for GPUs.

"We will not force it": The Blood of Dawnwalker's sequel might drop the timer mechanics, says director, but I hope they stick around
If you've given The Blood of Dawnwalker a go, odds are you've got thoughts about the 30-day and 3-night timer it applies to Coen's quest to save his family from fate most vampy. Devs Rebel Wolves are…

Kingdom Hearts and Cyberpunk Edgerunners Officially join Fortnite in Latest Update
Fortnite's gaming season has reached a new peak with the introduction of Kingdom Hearts cosmetics and items to the Battle Royale.

Despite winning an Oscar, Michael B. Jordan jokes he might quit acting and "make anime the rest of my life"
Michael B. Jordan loves anime

Former Ghostface Matthew Lillard says returning for Scream 7 "may not have been the best idea"
The actor has reflected on Melissa Barrera's firing

Backrooms director posts from Valve's office again, and Portal movie speculation is intensifying
The young director and massive Portal fan continues to tease

Guild Wars 3 dev wants you to be able to take a break for months at a time and know you're "not going to be left behind"
Colin Johanson doesn't think the MMO is dying. He would say that: he's the studio head of Arenanet, the team behind the Guild Wars series. He's also talking to me directly after showing off combat…
