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Grand Theft Auto 6 will define 2026 and the future of gaming, for better or worse

Assassin's Creed Odyssey Sphinx: Location and riddles

10 Games like God of War Ragnarok you should play next

Red Dead Redemption 2 Trapper locations

Upcoming Switch games for 2026 and beyond

Pragmata: Everything you need to know about Capcom's new sci-fi adventure game

Latest Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake leak prompts Ubisoft to directly respond with a classic GTA San Andreas meme – "Ah, s***, here we go again"

GTA 5 Online update fixes a million bugs, and now some players will no longer randomly spawn in the ocean

The 10 best zombie games that will munch your brain

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn could finally make Owlcat mainstream: "We’d been feeling a growing ambition to go bigger"

Baldur's Gate 3 was $60 in Early Access and "I never loved that approach," No Rest For the Wicked dev says of new price

All Zenless Zone Zero codes (January 2026) and how to redeem them

Diablo veterans announce dark fantasy action RPG that "represents everything we've learned" about the genre

Diablo meets Stardew Valley in this action-RPG about descending into a dungeon before coming up to rebuild a ruined town

Monster Hunter Wilds Steam reviews on the mend following Capcom's latest performance patch

All Borderlands 4 Shift Codes (January 2026) and how to redeem for Golden Keys and Skins

Solo Hunters codes (January 2026) for free Rerolls and Gems

Monster Hunter Wilds players were right; buying $500 of DLC made the game run better, so Capcom has fixed it

Dispatch is styled like “a premium animated television show” because devs didn’t want players to reject it

Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks and meta tier list (January 2026)

All Pokemon TCG Pocket Secret Missions (Updated for Fantastical Parade)

Despite all the hentai games, Nintendo won't allow episodic superhero hit Dispatch on Switch uncensored

The 25 best video game stories of all-time

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Fortnite South Park Born in Chaos event explained

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

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

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

How to turn off Simple Build in Fortnite

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

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"

This hidden role board game makes me feel like a puppet master, so Traitors fans should listen up | Veiled Fate review

The Doom Arena Board Game is hell on Earth (in the best way) | Preview

This award-winning board game is a five star must-have

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

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

Origin Story review: "This superhero adventure is worth suiting up for"

Wingspan is getting a game-changing expansion in 2026

Our experts' favorite board games of 2025

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

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

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"

"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

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

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

Presented by Ubisoft

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

Presented by Kwalee

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"

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

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

Presented by PlaySide

Peak patch finally lets you kick other players, but be warned – scouts can't be "un-kicked"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Everything announced at The Game Awards 2025

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

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

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

All the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 winners revealed

Highguard gets its first major patch, dev says it "significantly" improves overall stability and reduces crashes by 90%

All Highguard weapons for your loadout and raiding, and the best ones to use

I love Highguard's 2Fort-style sieges – when they actually happen

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says "game development runs on optimism" as the industry comes to Highguard's defense

Roblox Rivals codes (January 2026) for free Keys, Wraps, and more

Highguard's Steam rating goes from 'Mostly Negative' to 'Mostly Positive' when filtering reviews by playtime

How Highguard crossplay works and how to play with your friends

Following a divisive launch, Highguard devs have been "working to add some highly requested features"

Former FPS pro Shroud says Highguard's "vision is there," but tech problems are holding the fantasy shooter back

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls could be the comeback Marvel fighters have been waiting for, thanks to an anime makeover

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

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

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

Jujutsu Infinite codes (January 2026) for free Spins

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

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"

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…"

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

Halloween: Everything we know so far about Michael Myers' new game

Hideo Kojima's OD: Everything we know so far

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

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

Upcoming horror games for 2026 and beyond

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

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

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

The 25 best horror games to play right now

"I really love the Persona series – especially Persona 3," says Dragon Quest 7 remake dev, director names Final Fantasy

A "new version" of Final Fantasy 7 is replacing the current one on Steam, and Square Enix hasn't said what's different

After 16 rocky years and a terrible attempt to crowdfund a Mega Man successor, troubled Japanese studio shuts down

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

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

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

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

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

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

The spirit of Garry's Mod takes residence in World of Warcraft with a 5v5 Prop Hunt mode set to hit the MMO this year

World of Warcraft lead teases "a lot of death" for "important characters" in the Worldsoul Saga, so pray for your faves

Acclaimed fantasy MMO from former EverQuest and Asheron's Call leads launches out of Steam Early Access after 8 years

Blizzard says WoW players can keep selling services for in-game currency unless their business is "non-traditional"

Blizzard isn't "walking back" axing of World of Warcraft add-ons: "Our goal was never to stamp out the addon ecosystem"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 Best MOBAs to play today

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

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"

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

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

"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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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