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Devil Hunter codes (January 2026) for free Rerolls and Yen

By Iain Wilson Last updated 27 January 26

Detonate codes (January 2026) for free Spins

By Iain Wilson Last updated 27 January 26

Prince of Persia remake cancellation is "the most devastating moment" of voice actor's career after 3 years of work

By Ashley Bardhan Published 26 January 26

"DEI only improved things" at Ubisoft, says former employee, and isn't to blame for drop in share prices

By Catherine Lewis Published 26 January 26

Anime Fighting Simulator Endless codes (January 2026) for Chikara, Yen, and boosts

By Iain Wilson Last updated 26 January 26

"Balancing hacking and shooting" in Pragmata has been vital for "players to feel the tension", the director tells me

By Luke Kemp Published 26 January 26

In the midst of Ubisoft's grand restructuring, the future of Assassin's Creed has never felt so uncertain

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson Published 23 January 26

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy "changes almost everything" about the series – and its "more trained, more physical, more offensive" protagonist proves it

By Joe Chivers Published 23 January 26

I was ready to take a break from Metroidvanias after Silksong, but this beautiful indie rekindled my obsession

By Serena Cherry Published 23 January 26

Monster Hunter Wilds has sold 11 million copies, but it's barely clinging to Capcom's best-seller list

By Scott McCrae Published 27 January 26

Code Vein 2 launches on Steam to "Mixed" early access reviews as fans say it "feels like wasted money"

By Anna Koselke Published 27 January 26

Code Vein 2 review: "This vampire take on Elden Ring almost works, but the dungeons themselves lack bite"

By Abbie Stone Published 26 January 26

Game Freak's new action RPG Beast of Reincarnation is not open-world and has difficulty settings unlike soulslikes

By George Young Published 26 January 26

Kingdom Come: Deliverance devs considered Robin Hood's England or medieval Germany, but they "knew nothing" about them

By Anthony McGlynn Published 26 January 26

Where to get Iron in Hytale

By Leon Hurley Published 26 January 26

Pokemon dev Game Freak wasn't trying to make an anti-Pokemon game with its flashy new action RPG Beast of Reincarnation

By George Young Published 26 January 26

Arknights Endfield best team comps

By Jessica Orr Published 26 January 26

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred gives its devs "a chance to just get really horrible, and I say that the best way possible"

By Joe Chivers Published 24 January 26

Can't get your hands on the Pokemon x Natural History Museum drop? This official merch is just as cute

By Benjamin Abbott Published 27 January 26

All Pokemon Legends Z-A Mystery Gift Codes and Rewards (January 2026)

By Joel Franey Last updated 27 January 26

Pokemon Champions: Everything you need to know ahead of the Nintendo game's release

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson Last updated 26 January 26

Where to buy Pokemon TCG Perfect Order, the brand-new set based on Z/A

By Benjamin Abbott Last updated 26 January 26

Where to buy Pokemon TCG Ascended Heroes, the anticipated new set

By Benjamin Abbott Last updated 26 January 26

Minecraft-like RPG Hytale's second big update adding necromancy is out now as devs work on "several updates in parallel"

By Kaan Serin Published 24 January 26

The best Pokemon games, ranked from worst to best

By Heather Wald Last updated 23 January 26

All Wuthering Waves codes (January 2026) and how to redeem them

By Iain Wilson Last updated 23 January 26

Pokemon Legends: Z-A update 2.0.1 adds major quality-of-life improvements and fixes one of the DLC's biggest annoyances

By Catherine Lewis Published 22 January 26

Is Fortnite down? And if so then how long is the Fortnite downtime?

By Iain Wilson Last updated 22 January 26

Fortnite now allows in-game purchases in user-generated Creative maps, including for randomized items

By Catherine Lewis Published 12 January 26

The Fortnite South Park Born in Chaos event explained

By Iain Wilson Published 9 January 26

Fortnite is introducing 5-player teams for its South Park collab, but lead suggests it could become permanent

By Scott McCrae Published 8 January 26

The coolest new battle royale is this Zelda-inspired indie with the cutest Link's Awakening remake-style visuals

By Dustin Bailey Published 6 January 26

Fortnite lead gushes that "working at Epic allows you to have your childhood dreams come true" due to South Park collab

By Scott McCrae Published 6 January 26

How to turn off Simple Build in Fortnite

By Iain Wilson Published 8 December 25

Fortnite channels its inner Helldivers 2, adds ragdoll-like tumbling, which is either very funny or incredibly embarrassing depending on who you ask

By Catherine Lewis Published 2 December 25

Fortnite Chapter 7 was designed to take the game "back to its battle royale roots," even though it didn't actually start as one, and one lead is "both in awe and hugely proud of this team"

By Anthony McGlynn Published 1 December 25

Frozen, Hocus Pocus, and Coco make their way to Disney Villainous with new expansions

By Benjamin Abbott Published 22 January 26

Root designer leaves to create his own studio, and he's taking two beloved board game franchises with him

By Benjamin Abbott Published 15 January 26

Looking for a good 2-player board game? This superhero adventure is worth suiting up for

By Scott White Published 14 January 26

Wingspan is getting a game-changing expansion in 2026

By Benjamin Abbott Published 8 January 26

Our experts' favorite board games of 2025

By Benjamin Abbott Published 30 December 25

These party board games are essential for any New Year's Eve get-together

By Benjamin Abbott Published 27 December 25

I 3D printed my family a board game for Christmas, this is how it went

By Benjamin Abbott Published 25 December 25

Scythe review: "This alt-history board game is still a gold standard for modern strategy"

By Katie Wickens Published 22 December 25

Tired of competitive board games? These team-based alternatives are perfect for Christmas

By Benjamin Abbott Published 16 December 25

Cities: Skylines 2 is getting a new developer as publisher Paradox turns to a new studio, 2 years after the city builder's messy launch with no console release in sight

By Catherine Lewis Published 17 November 25

7 years and 35,000 wishlists later, one of Steam's most popular city-builder demos failed miserably enough at Early Access for its creator to question everything: "None of this means we were owed anything"

By Ashley Bardhan Published 12 November 25

"I am rethinking what went wrong to ensure it won't happen again": Manor Lords creator ends months of silence and reveals a huge update to the city builder's AI towns

By Anthony McGlynn Published 2 October 25

Beyond These Stars is the weirdest city-builder I've ever seen, thanks to a giant space whale that can go rogue if it gets too hungry

By Ali Jones Published 28 August 25

Anno 117: Pax Romana demo confirmed, giving you an early slice of "the premier builder game of 2025"

Presented by Ubisoft

By Sam Loveridge Published 20 August 25

Beautiful city-builder Town to City sets its early access release date, and it's very soon

Presented by Kwalee

By Ali Jones Published 20 August 25

Manor Lords' new update is "overhauling a lot of systems at once," and it should be worth the 6-month wait as "we'll be able to shift to smaller, more frequent updates going forward"

By Scott McCrae Published 3 July 25

My favorite Steam Next Fest city-builder so far is a chill sequel to Plague Inc, but I still ended up feeding dogs to my citizens

By Ali Jones Published 12 June 25

Fantasy city-builder Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown gets its full release date later this month

Presented by PlaySide

By Ali Jones Published 7 June 25

The 25 best co-op games you can play in 2026

By Sam Loveridge Last updated 23 January 26

Peak will get its final biome this year and a couple of updates "that address some commonly requested features"

By Scott McCrae Published 21 January 26

Helldivers 2 grunts vote on which planet to fire our shiny new laser beam at

By Scott McCrae Published 16 January 26

Former Assassin's Creed lead says don't worry about a AA takeover, it's an "absolute wasteland" for mid-budget funding

By Kaan Serin Published 15 January 26

Co-op stop motion adventure Out of Words could be the next It Takes Two

By Malindy Hetfeld Published 13 January 26

Peak's lead wants to keep its game "jam-like spirit" for future updates

By Scott McCrae Published 13 January 26

One of Steam's first hits of 2026 is this adorable co-op game about exploring wastelands on the back of a giant crab

By Kaan Serin Published 11 January 26

Valve sends annual chocolates to Steam devs who earn roughly $800,000, and the Peak devs are happy to finally get theirs

By Dustin Bailey Published 9 January 26

Peak is $8 because the devs wanted you to see a $5 price tag and, hey, "eight bucks is still five bucks"

By Dustin Bailey Published 8 January 26

How to watch the Xbox Developer Direct – including the first look at Fable and Forza Horizon 6 gameplay

By Scott McCrae Published 22 January 26

Nintendo of America's new president makes her first public appearance since stepping into the role with a dev pep talk

By Scott McCrae Published 19 January 26

How to watch the Resident Evil Showcase – our next look at RE: Requiem gameplay and more Leon Kennedy is nearly here

By Scott McCrae Published 14 January 26

Fable will get its "first deep dive" alongside Forza Horizon 6 gameplay and more during Xbox Developer Direct this month

By Scott McCrae Published 8 January 26

Everything announced at The Game Awards 2025

By Rollin Bishop Last updated 12 December 25

10 predictions for The Game Awards 2025: Half-Life 3, Resident Evil Requiem, and more on Steam Machine please and thank you

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson Published 9 December 25

PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted returns this week – here's how and when to watch it

By Catherine Lewis Published 3 December 25

GTA 6 might've won the "Most Wanted Game" award at the Golden Joysticks, but The Witcher 4 wasn't far behind

By Anna Koselke Published 28 November 25

All the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 winners revealed

By Sam Loveridge Published 20 November 25

New FPS Highguard has a full year of updates "deep in development," split up to counteract "live-service fatigue"

By Anthony McGlynn Published 27 January 26

Highguard: Everything you need to know about the new F2P shooter

By Josh West Last updated 27 January 26

Hours after launch, Highguard has "Mostly Negative" reviews and a peak of 97,000 players on Steam

By Dustin Bailey Published 26 January 26

"I wish Highguard had been received better," CEO admits, after cancelling a planned Apex Legends-style shadow drop

By Austin Wood Published 26 January 26

What time does Highguard release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X?

By Will Sawyer Last updated 26 January 26

Master Chief actor didn't like Halo 5's misleading ads because they made it harder to "stay true to the character"

By Jordan Gerblick Published 24 January 26

Highguard will hold a launch showcase next week after 43 days of silence following odd Game Awards reveal

By Austin Wood Published 23 January 26

Gearbox is "avoiding nerfs" for Borderlands 4: "I wholeheartedly want to avoid ruining someone's countless hours"

By Austin Wood Published 23 January 26

Battlefield 6 was the US' best-selling game of 2025, finally dethroning Call of Duty after a 23-year-long feud

By Kaan Serin Published 23 January 26

I won my first 2XKO match using the power of rancid vibes, and it sold me on a game I didn't expect to care about

By Andrew Brown Published 26 January 26

New Dragon Ball game coming in 2027 features character designs from late series creator Akira Toriyama

By Scott McCrae Published 26 January 26

Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai confirms those food JPEGs heal more based on how many calories they contain

By Scott McCrae Published 15 January 26

Jujutsu Infinite codes (January 2026) for free Spins

By Iain Wilson Last updated 13 January 26

Fans prove Capcom, Sega, and Square Enix are leaving money on the table by creating their own crossover fighting games

By Scott McCrae Published 6 January 26

Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada is leaving Bandai Namco after 31 years: "I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close"

By Scott McCrae Published 8 December 25

Now that Kirby Air Riders is out, everyone is making the same joke about Nintendo immediately asking Masahiro Sakurai to work on Super Smash Bros 6: "Alright. We let you make Air Riders. You know what comes next…"

By Scott McCrae Published 20 November 25

From the moment development started on Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, "the goal was to reinstate Marvel as a pillar of the fighting game community"

By Scott McCrae Published 5 November 25

"This is a Komplete FAILURE": Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is off to a rough start with massive input lag and netcode issues ruining fighting game fans' experiences online

By Scott McCrae Published 3 November 25

Hideo Kojima's OD: Everything we know so far

By Josh West Last updated 26 January 26

GOG lead says removing cult horror game Devotion from the store is a situation that "remains difficult to reflect on"

By Kaan Serin Published 24 January 26

Alan Wake 2 studio defends Epic CEO as Larian publishing lead questions "millions in lost revenue" from no Steam version

By Ashley Bardhan Published 22 January 26

Upcoming horror games for 2026 and beyond

By Emma-Jane Betts Last updated 21 January 26

GOG co-founder says "curation is the privilege" of stores like Steam, but selling banned horror game Horses was worth it

By Ashley Bardhan Published 21 January 26

Pathologic 3 dials into the psychological horror that makes this the most punishing franchise ever

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson Published 21 January 26

Ontos is channeling the spirit of the most upsetting horror game I've ever played, and I'm not sure I can do it again

By Leon Hurley Published 20 January 26

The 25 best horror games to play right now

By Leon Hurley Last updated 20 January 26

Hellraiser: Revival has such sights to show you, but "most of them pretty visceral and gruesome"

By Joe Chivers Published 16 January 26

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 uses Unreal Engine 4 because "we're already familiar" with it, director explains

By Ashley Bardhan Published 26 January 26

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's best minigame will be enhanced, expanded, and "powered up" for part 3 of the remake trilogy

By Jordan Gerblick Published 23 January 26

Final Fantasy 7 Remake lead knows JRPG fans are time-poor, but thinks some options could help you finish it in one day

By Anthony McGlynn Published 23 January 26

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Part 3 are in the works for Switch 2, experience will be about on par with other platforms

By Kaan Serin Published 22 January 26

As Final Fantasy 7 Remake arrives on Switch 2, lead encourages Smash Bros fans to play his game

By Scott McCrae Published 22 January 26

JRPG icon behind Persona and Shin Megami Tensei breaks his 16-year hiatus from games with an upcoming "school life RPG"

By Kaan Serin Published 15 January 26

Final Fantasy 7 Remake getting God Mode on all platforms to celebrate launch on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S

By Anthony McGlynn Published 15 January 26

The unlikely PS2 remake of the most divisive JRPG in the beloved Ys series is finally playable in English

By Dustin Bailey Published 13 January 26

JRPG maestro behind Persona and Metaphor ReFantazio has played Clair Obscur Expedition 33, says it's "very well made"

By Austin Wood Published 13 January 26

World of Warcraft Midnight pre-patch adds colony of bugs, filling the sky with dragons and turning hills into gray lumps

By Ashley Bardhan Published 26 January 26

Old School RuneScape 2026 roadmap includes the MMO's first raid in 4 years and the end of a quest from 21 years ago

By Austin Wood Published 25 January 26

World of Warcraft director says the MMO's addon changes have been a long time coming, but better late than never

By Dustin Bailey Published 23 January 26

New Dune: Awakening patch finally lets you transfer your character to another server

By Jordan Gerblick Published 22 January 26

Ex MMO dev allegedly hacked 68 players for in-game gold worth over $700,000 and sold it for Bitcoin, UK court finds the gold legally counts as "property" and can be stolen

By Austin Wood Published 21 January 26

Former World of Warcraft producer reunites with another WoW vet on Riot's League of Legends MMO

By Dustin Bailey Published 20 January 26

World of Warcraft opens the doors of IRL estate agent pop-up to celebrate Player Housing

Presented by Blizzard Entertainment

By Iain Wilson Published 19 January 26

Jagex is killing RuneScape's awful microtransaction shop because it wants to be "a safe haven" for players

By Jordan Gerblick Published 17 January 26

RuneScape CEO says players were "16-year-olds listening to Breaking Benjamin. Now it's 33-year-old accountants and CEOs"

By Austin Wood Published 16 January 26

Valve MOBA Deadlock gets perhaps its biggest update yet with 6 new characters, another mode, revamped postgame and more

By Kaan Serin Published 23 January 26

League of Legends was down yesterday unless you reset your system clock, because Riot forgot to update a certificate

By Anthony McGlynn Published 5 January 26

League of Legends is getting a new client, overhauled visuals, and new gameplay elements in a massive 2027 update

By Jordan Gerblick Published 19 December 25

10 Best MOBAs to play today

By Ali Jones Last updated 8 December 25

After 7 long snowless years, the League of Legends Winter map is coming back this year "because you really asked for it"

By Jordan Gerblick Published 18 October 25

Valve billionaire Gabe Newell says "people talk s*** at me in chat, and about once a week people say, hey noob, uninstall the game" but "that's really about their enthusiasm" so he still plays Dota 2 "every day"

By Austin Wood Published 11 September 25

League of Legends leadership just got a crash course in horniness when "someone started explaining what 'gooning' meant: "I shouldn't tell you this"

By Ali Jones Last updated 19 August 25

New Deadlock update adds six heroes and more to Valve's MOBA shooter, a mere month after the Steam dev said a patch "won't be coming for some time" to the limited-access game

By Anna Koselke Published 19 August 25

"We will for sure lose money": League of Legends developer is finally cracking down on account boosting after 15 years, even at the cost of the game's revenue

By Ali Jones Published 15 August 25

I accidentally played 10 hours of Magic Inn and it's already the most hands-on management sim I've played since Two Point Campus

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson Published 8 August 25

I finally tried Minami Lane after seeing over 5,000 positive reviews, and within 4 hours it's already the chillest management game I've ever played

By Heather Wald Published 1 August 25

"This is completely insane. I didn't even think that was possible?": Minami Lane dev stunned to see his new cute $5 Steam game gather over 1,000 flawless reviews

By Kaan Serin Published 7 June 25

I traded banned books for bread in this RPG-tinged resource management game that feels like Pentiment meets Citizen Sleeper

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson Published 26 May 25

I failed at my favorite Steam Next Fest city-builder because I was too distracted by the amazing movement to actually build anything

By Ali Jones Published 22 October 24

The long-awaited Stardew Valley 1.6 update will finally arrive on console and mobile in November

By Ali Jones Published 22 September 24

Bethesda's new Fallout Shelter-like Elder Scrolls game launches today, for real this time, nearly a year after we played it at the first launch

By Jesse Vitelli Published 10 September 24

One of the OG Grand Theft Auto devs has a new game coming, and it's basically the exact opposite of GTA's violent open-world

By Ali Jones Published 1 September 24

Tavern Keeper feels like being a fly on the wall in a D&D campaign, and I never knew I needed that in a management sim

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson Published 23 August 24