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- July 31
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- Dune director Denis Villeneuve's James Bond reportedly finds its writer in Peaky Blinders creator, and now I can't stop thinking about Cillian Murphy as 007
- One of the most intense method actors of his generation is reportedly the top choice to play Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network 2
- Emma Frost, Psylocke, Jeff the Land Shark, and more beloved Marvel Rivals characters are taking on a whole new life in a tabletop RPG adventure in which they'll escape from the Collector
- Someone actually did it: an Umamusume player got so into horse girls that they "bought a racehorse" for £6,000 a year, says she "mostly reminds me of Gold Ship"
- Randy Pitchford said Borderlands 4 on Switch 2 would require a download, but it's worse than that – it's a game-key card
- EA exec says The Sims 5 is "not a good idea for our community" because The Sims 4 got so much DLC: "What I wouldn't want to have happen is you to have to start from day zero"
- The Conjuring: Last Rites director says Annabelle is "almost the mascot of The Conjuring," so it was "important" to bring her back: "It would be a mistake to do this final movie without some element of Annabelle"
- Oh, that's how EA apparently expects Battlefield 6 to get 100 million players: it seems to have its own Warzone-style battle royale mode, "coming soon to Battlefield Labs"
- Battlefield 6 pre-orders are live and the FPS is $70 after all, but EA won't miss the chance to charge $100 for the Phantom Edition with a pile of skins, stickers, and XP boosts
- Battlefield 6 open beta starts next week, weekend dates and early access revealed – DICE says it's "the most content we've ever dropped in an open beta in Battlefield history"
- Silent Hill 2 remake studio’s cult hit game The Medium is headed to the big screen with It and Until Dawn screenwriter at the helm
- EA really wants you to know that Battlefield 6 is a "spiritual successor" to the "pinnacle" of the series, Battlefield 3 and 4: "We wanted to go modern"
- I spent 4 hours playing Battlefield 6 multiplayer and speaking with the creators, and here are my 10 biggest takeaways
- I've played Battlefield 6 for an afternoon, and while it's a clear successor to Battlefield 3 and 4, I wish there was more destruction
- Spider-Man 4 is shutting down 60 roads for filming, suggesting we're in for some epic action sequences
- 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (August 1 - 3)
- Octopath Traveler 0 might have a $230 collector's edition, but you're still getting a game-key card on Switch 2 for a 5GB download and no upgrade path from Switch 1
- Echoing Nier's Yoko Taro, Peak devs blast "puritan" group behind recent Steam and Itch game takedowns: "It'd be foolish to assume that any game is safe"
- Bloober devs say "there is something" of Silent Hill 1 and 2 in "all our horrors," but "we needed to invent something different" for new sci-fi game Cronos: The New Dawn
- Cozy life sim Hello Kitty Island Adventure adds puny little dustball with no prospects, and I would cry from joy if I weren't so afraid of melting her bones into smaller, more miniscule pieces of dust: "Peak has returned"
- Killing Floor 3 isn't revolutionary, but the simple bliss of Zed blasting makes me feel like it's 2009 again – even if it's missing the original's heart
- New trailer for The Conjuring: Last Rites teases the creepy true story of a 1986 haunting as Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson perform an exorcism and fall through a ceiling – with a surprise appearance from Annabelle
- Persona 3 Reload Switch 2 excitement has been immediately dampened by Game-Key cards and the $35 expansion not being included in the $90 premium edition: "Thanks for saving my money Atlus!"
- In a surprise update, Larian says it has "probably this time really maybe" fixed Baldur's Gate 3's notorious character portrait bug which somehow survived 32 previous hotfixes
- After 23 years, Pac-Man World 2 is back – I don't know if this 73 Metacritic PS2 underdog really needed a remake, but I'm happy it's getting one
- The Switch 2 Direct quietly included an open-world game that might scratch my Breath of the Wild itch with puzzles, realistic physics, paragliders, and co-op
- Bojack Horseman creator's new Netflix show gets a trailer that's all about family, but it's not exactly heartwarming
- James Gunn seems to confirm he's working on Superman 2, after originally hinting there wouldn't be a straightforward sequel
- I've been testing Razer's new budget headset, but it's not enough to make me forget the Barracuda X Chroma
- "I've given up on it": Hollow Knight Silksong fans once again in shambles after convincing themselves a release date announcement was coming during the July Nintendo Direct, only for it to be a no-show
- Silent Hill 2 remake developer Bloober casually confirms Cronos: The New Dawn release date is imminent during Nintendo Direct, with the new horror game set to release in September
- Konami dev knows fans dismissed Silent Hill 2 remake studio Bloober at first, but it's "amazing" to be proved right: "It's about trusting the development team and securing the budget and time they need"
- Everything announced in the Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time speedrunners discover a skip that was "one of the biggest tricks still left to find" in the 27-year-old RPG, and it saves 2 whole minutes
- Echoes of the End's cinematic combat defines more than just the fights - it tells a story
- 10 years later, Old School RuneScape is still the best MMO I've ever played – and seeing over 200,000 people jumping on reminds me why I fell in love with it in the first place
- Amazon backs a new service described as the "Netflix of AI" that would let people make their own TV shows using existing IP
- Terminull Brigade is the high-octane sci-fi shooter you need to play right now
- Get ready for the KPop Demon Hunters extended universe, as Netflix is reportedly considering a live-action remake and two sequels to its record-breaking hit
- They told me a pink couch would look silly, so I tried a pink gaming chair instead
- All Grounded 2 Omni Tool upgrades and how to get Tier 3 upgrades
- Nintendo of America suggested giving Pikachu "huge breasts" during localization according to The Pokemon Company's CEO, who "won't show those illustrations to anyone as long as I live"
- The first new console Katamari Damacy in 14 years is arriving this October, and Nintendo is a coward for cutting this very "nice" 69 joke from the Direct announcement
- After reportedly turning it down, Jeremy Renner says he's "sure we'll end up doing" Hawkeye season 2: "My body's getting ready"
- Square Enix hasn't abandoned turn-based JRPGs, but the creators of Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default have followed Final Fantasy with a new action RPG – still in the gorgeous HD-2D style
- Persona 3 Reload is coming to Switch 2 in October, finally confirming what we've expected since it was announced
- Fatal Frame's iconic camera exists to force players to "look straight at something scary" says series creator: "We thought it would really bring out the scariness of the ghosts"
- Oh hey, Square Enix announced a turn-based JRPG: Octopath Traveler 0 is coming this year and it looks like it's added 8-character fights and some Suikoden to the mix
- Switch 2 Direct reveals new Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment trailer, but there's still no release date aside from "this winter" as Nintendo says it'll "share more information" later
- Capcom announces new JRPG Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection coming next year, and Monster Hunter Rise monsters take the stage
- New Borderlands 4 trailer is a funny critique of capitalism, and Randy Pitchford says if we "share and retweet" we could get more: "Those numbers directly impact the decisions made in the suit meetings and conference rooms"
- Hideo Kojima finally weighs in on James Gunn's Superman, a "heartwarming 'human' film": "It was neither dark nor stylish, cool or even 'super'"
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star says the French JRPG hasn't brought back turn-based combat as bangers like Octopath Traveler have been here all along: "I'm glad that people are discovering it again"
- "The temperature difference was minimal" - This Switch 2 dock just got air vents thanks to my feedback, but its makers say it was already cooler than the official accessory
- "Calling it 'DSLR-Like Quality' is a bit of a stretch" - Elgato's latest webcam is taking some early knocks after its reveal video
- We might have another key Avengers: Doomsday clue, as Pedro Pascal's Fantastic Four character Reed Richards is said to be "integral" but not the lead
- The Batman 2 writer says "not every character needs a movie" in response to Superhero fatigue: "A film needs to justify its existence"
- Everything announced at the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase July 2025
- Hit Chrono Trigger-inspired indie RPG Sea of Stars "was about 7 times more successful than we anticipated from the best sunny day scenario," say devs
- Harrison Ford has a typically blunt answer when asked if Marvel boss Kevin Feige has persuaded him to return to the MCU: "Nope"
- I don't know folks, I think Battlefield 6 might just be releasing in October as yet another leak surfaces online pointing towards the same date
- After Death Stranding 2, Hideo Kojima says OD will be "something totally different" and fans will either "love it or hate it" – but the real verdict will come "10 or 20 years from now"
- The Rings of Power season 3 marks the start of filming with a major Sauron tease, and I've never been more hyped
- Hideo Kojima laughs when asked if he'll be playing Konami's Metal Gear Solid Delta remake: "No, I won't"
- While Blade and Deadpool 4 movies might not be coming any time soon, Black Panther 3 is said to be "creating excitement" at Marvel
- After admitting it kind of forgot about duos, FromSoft finally adds a 2-player mode to Elden Ring Nightreign and adjusts balance based on number of players
- Keychron's first Hall effect keyboard might just be the quietest I've tested yet
- James Gunn has definitely 100% cleared up the DCU canon situation (for realsies) this time – but has only made things worse
- Former Witcher 3 lead's Blood of Dawnwalker sounds like the true vampire RPG I've always wanted, featuring "Blood Hunger" that makes the protagonist "lose control over his body and attack NPCs"
- Being in first in Mario Kart World is now even more dangerous as update 1.2's tweaks to the item pool are leaving racers defenseless
- Death Stranding 2 and risky game connoisseur Hideo Kojima says too many AAA games play it safe: "If there is no risk, there won't be any good things that would be born"
- July 30
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- Where Eric Barone used his indie bucks to buy a proper PC, creator of Stardew Valley-inspired hit Rusty's Retirement says he's got the same $1,000 rig after selling half a million copies: "We've literally done nothing else differently"
- Microsoft confirms it made $27 billion after laying off 9,000 people, and its CEO physically cannot stop talking about AI: "Cloud and AI is the driving force of business transformation across every industry and sector"
- James Gunn shares a Superman Easter egg that hints at the one Justice League member I want to see the most in the new DC Universe
- Move over, Skyrim grandma, because Japan's "legendary horse grandpa" with "40 years of horse racing experience" got a whole new fandom thanks to Umamusume: "This game is at a high level"
- Fantastic Four director says it was "heartbreaking" to cut John Malkovich’s Red Ghost from the film, but there were too many characters and a “whole other universe" to introduce: "It just became too much backstory”
- Bad news for Blade fans as Marvel reportedly has "no sense of urgency" to finish its Mahershala Ali-led reboot
- Hideo Kojima learned "so many ways to kill people" in training, says it's "kind of sad" many devs "don't know how to dismantle a gun or shoot a gun" despite making military games
- If you're tired of romance anime about school kids afraid to hold hands, I've got good news: one of my favorite manga is getting an anime, and the main characters are exhausted adults
- Kingsman star Taron Egerton shrugs off James Bond fan-casting in new Denis Villeneuve movie because he "wouldn’t be good at it": "Nobody’s asking me to do it"
- Marvel is reportedly seeking younger unknown actors to play the X-Men to "keep the cost down"
- Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal: EA's promising the "the most ambitious title in the series' history," so here's how to tune in
- "Witness the beauty and power" of Nier Automata's collab with The First Descendant in a new trailer that feels like an accurate simulation of what it would be like to hide in 2B's walls
- Valve boss Gabe Newell says passion wasn't enough to create Steam, Half-Life, and Portal: "Have people around you that you can trust"
- "Has anyone heard the budget for Grand Theft Auto 6? It's like three Trey Parker and Matt Stone deals": Invincible creator says the series is getting a fighting game because "open-world games are expensive"
- The new Borderlands 4 trailer feels like an extreme parody of the 2025 games industry: a (literal) bloodbath caused by board members killing cool ideas to save money
- Bloober devs say Cronos: The New Dawn is a "strange combination" of horror greats like Silent Hill, Dead Space, and Bloodborne, but they wanted a sci-fi story "deeper" than a typical Resident Evil: "Not to offend, of course"
- Horror Special 2025 – Silent Hill f and Dying Light: The Beast lead our dive into the genre's future, past, and present
- This fan-made remake of classic JRPG Mother 1 has been fading in and out of existence for over 18 years, and it's finally set to release next year
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 devs aren't "making GTA," so fans of the original action RPG shouldn't expect a "big, open world, sprawling game where the horizon is your limit"
- Hades 2 fans get their hopes up for a 1.0 release date as Supergiant accidentally updates the roguelike with Steam achievements ahead of Nintendo Direct
- In the age of Steam censorship, Peak devs bravely go where no Peak has gone before and begrudgingly add requested cannibalism feature: "Fine"
- Fantastic Four vs. Superman promised to be the showdown of the summer, but the real winners are comic book movie fans after a half-decade of mediocrity
- My new favorite Steam Deck dock speaks to the retro console nerd within me, but I have one niche gripe with its design
- After 9 years of live service horror games, I can't wait for the new Hellraiser game to push back against the Dead by Daylight effect
- Hot 25: Summer 2025 Edition
- "Don't you want to touch this or that?" - I hope this new VR glove-controller is being made for gaming reasons
- How Grounded 2 crossplay and multiplayer works
- Monster Hunter Wilds players now have 8 fan-made weapon designs to vote on, and if the shattered mirror Great Sword doesn't win, what are we even doing here folks?
- Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil Village stars set to host Future Games Show at Gamescom 2025
- Alarms must be blaring at Capcom: Monster Hunter Wilds dropped from 10 million sales in a month to under 500k in 3 months, falling behind years-old games as the PC port remains busted
- "Only Nintendo had a guaranteed profit" from NES games according to a former Street Fighter producer: "Capcom's profits skyrocketed with the switch from cartridges to discs"
- Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound review: "Absolutely proves Ninja Gaiden deserved to be revived – I've never been happier to be right"
- I've played 15 hours of Tales of the Shire and these are my favorite Lord of the Rings easter eggs that I've spotted so far
- Barbarian director’s new horror movie Weapons with 100% Rotten Tomatoes score shares a violent, eye-bulging clip featuring a Marvel star like you’ve never seen him before
- Dune: Awakening beta patch says you're not Muad'Dib, makes riding Sandworms fatal and puts a stop to ornithopter griefing
- Grounded 2 roadmap promises new bosses, buggies, and more, but for now the Early Access survival game has already hit "Mostly Positive" Steam reviews after crushing its predecessor's player record
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 update removes immortality, finally adds the "Battle Retry" option I want in literally every JRPG from now on
- EA boss doesn't seem worried about Rematch stealing EA Sports FC 26's thunder as he insists "we love competition," but are "always watching" competitors: "We never sit back with arrogance"
- My TCG collection is getting out of hand, but these are the only storage solutions I'm willing to try
- Today's GTA Online is a compulsive loop of long and mostly uneventful drives, but I'm into it
- Facing adult game crackdown, Itch says it had fewer options "compared to a company like Steam" and is now "actively reaching out to other payment processors," not acting on the demands of an anti-porn group
- Nintendo confirms July Direct rumors as it announces a Partner Showcase for tomorrow with "roughly 25 minutes" of information about upcoming Switch 2 and OG Switch games
- After 25 years, here's the 15 best Japanese horror games, from Silent Hill to Haunting Ground, that still terrify me
- South Park season 27 is already going on a break, but Donald Trump and Satan will return in the next episode
- Grounded 2 roadmap and future updates for early access
- James Gunn says Lex Luthor created one of Superman's strangest characters when he was 12, and I really wish their backstory was in the movie
- DC fans point out a huge plot hole in James Gunn’s Superman, suggesting villain Lex Luthor is not as smart as he seems
- How many episodes are in South Park season 27 on Comedy Central and Paramount Plus?
- Most of the best-selling PS5 games of the last few months are actually Microsoft games, with Forza Horizon 5 and Oblivion Remastered leading the way
- Happy Gilmore 2 breaks Netflix records to become the streamer's biggest US film opening – and even KPop Demon Hunters can't keep up
- With over 100 million views in less than 2 months, Kpop Demon Hunters is now the biggest ever Netflix animated movie
- Dreamworks is fighting AI as fans find a warning at the end of new animated movie Bad Guys 2 credits, threatening legal action if the film is used to train AI programs
- Fantastic Four director says there "was never anything I had to fight [Marvel] for" after confirming all deleted scenes were removed for the "greater good"
- GPD's Strix Halo handheld will wear a weird battery backpack, but the idea isn't completely giving me the ick
- Pokemon TCG Pocket pulls card art after apologizing for plagiarizing an illustration that an artist posted 4 years ago, leaving us with an unintentionally hilarious placeholder
- Mario Kart World update 1.2 seemingly speeds up the Switch 2 racer and finally addresses intermission track complaints, but getting classic 3-lap races online doesn't seem to be much easier
- Despite a Battlefield 6 leak suggesting the FPS could be $80, EA is "not looking to make any changes on pricing" yet
- I managed to snag a 30th Anniversary DualSense controller in last week's restock, now I need to work out how to show it off
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day behind the scenes look may have spoiled the comic covers its director wants to recreate – which might be why it was swiftly deleted
- Long-awaited Elden Ring Nightreign update adding a 2-player mode to the FromSoftware spin-off has been delayed following tsunami warning
- The 32 greatest train movies of all time
- July 29
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- Space Marine 2 publisher praises Oblivion Remastered, FromSoftware, and the "Frenchy friends" on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as proof "the industry remains powerful" despite layoffs and studio closures
- 'Legally distinct Mad Max' is a worthy successor to one of the most underrated open-world games of the last 10 years, and it's got near-perfect Steam reviews to boot
- How do you make an impossibly dense MMO friendly to new players? Warframe dev says you just keep trying: "I don't think we've ever quite got that 100% right"
- "Thinks he's playing Assassin's Creed": Elden Ring Nightreign's absurd parkour tech sees one player scale a fort in seconds, so I guess it's time to update my routing cheat sheet
- James Cameron has no plans to step away from directing Avatar 4 and 5, but he's not ruling it out: "I might not be able to do that"
- After 17 years and 37 movies, The Fantastic Four: First Steps finally fixes the MCU's biggest sin, and I'm breathing a sigh of relief
- After 33 years, Nintendo finally brings back the Super NES mouse game that's perfect for Switch 2, and even lets you plug a USB mouse into a Switch 1 to play it
- In an hour, Grounded 2 has already beaten the original survival game's all-time Steam player peak by 50%
- The Boys and Gen V star joins the second season of hit Netflix sci-fi show about an incoming alien invasion from Game of Thrones creators
- Fantastic Four director says the Thunderbolts post-credits scene was "not something that I was familiar with" as it hadn't been "created at the time that I was working on my script"
- Battlefield 6 leaks are so widespread that scammers are now apparently sending Steam phishing links disguised as playtest invites
- Silent Hill f writer says the upcoming horror game blends supernatural and psychological horror the same way "salad dressing" combines herbs and oil, and I don't know if I'm getting hungry or scared
- Game industry fires back as certain adult games continue to be delisted from Steam and Itch.io: "Financial institutions are now influencing which stories can be told and sold in games"
- $1.1 billion worth of Minecraft accounts have played the Hypixel Minecraft server in the past 13 years, founder says, and it's "still growing"
- Despite killing Wonder Woman and reportedly losing over $200 million on live service games, Warner Bros. is hiring for a new live service game
- Bloober's Cronos: The New Dawn is like Dead Space in Hell, but it has a cool female protagonist because the devs say that's simply "more interesting"
- Madden 26 best players list and 99 Club guide
- FromSoftware had one big problem turning an old Dark Souls 3 boss into an Elden Ring Nightreign boss, and apparently it solved it by yeeting him into the sky
- Cyberpunk 2077 dev thinks the RPG is a "much better game" for having gone through its notoriously messy launch: "We ended up pushing so much energy in this game"
- James Gunn reveals that one of the weirdest DC characters mentioned in Peacemaker is not canon ahead of season 2: "I can't say for sure that Bat-Mite is real"
- Former The Last of Us artist says "ultra realism slows everything down" when it comes to game development, and "chasing" it has "negatively affected many"
- "The Silent Hill era wasn't so easy in the eyes of the public": After the Silent Hill 2 remake's success, Bloober Team devs don't feel "like underdogs all the time"
- "We do not design and produce games for everyone": Space Marine 2 publisher "didn't believe" it would reach 7 million players and says niche games made for specific people are the future, AAA mass appeal be damned
- I adore the Asus Evangelion PC line, but these anime series deserve the same treatment
- I've been playing Resident Evil games for 25 years – Resident Evil Requiem doesn't need Leon Kennedy
- "We actually won": Helldivers 2 players pull off a miracle at the 11th hour, killing 47 million enemies of Democracy in a week and earning 3 cities that sound like terrible places to live
- James Gun's Superman just passed Man of Steel at the US box office, becoming the highest grossing solo Superman film ever
- PlayStation forgot to reveal the price of its new fight stick controller for PS5 and PC, and that's making me worried
- More leaks suggest ROG Xbox Ally prices will start at €599, further cementing my fears for the handheld
- Battlefield 6's skins have apparently leaked, and EA appears to be steering clear of Fortnite and Call of Duty's wacky collaborations for now with no crossover cosmetics in sight
- Razer BlackShark V3 Pro review: "fantastic audio, premium new features, and a plush set of cups"
- Razer Blackshark V3 review - "a great-sounding mid-range step up from an already impressive headset lineup"
- Assassin's Creed Mirage's Basim wants to be in Netflix's show, and fans think this could be "part of a calculated audience warm-up"
- Marvel fans are sharing their hottest MCU takes, including praise for She-Hulk and Eternals and a confession that Captain America: The Winter Soldier made them fall asleep – not once, but twice
- The biggest show on Netflix right now just got renewed for season 2 despite originally being announced as a limited series
- Former GTA 6 and Red Dead Redemption 2 artist says a lot of AI is "crap" and "you can't replace people" with it, even if it is useful for "tedious tasks"
- Borderlands 4 has the "biggest world" Gearbox has ever made, and it's as seamless as it can be thanks to the power of "technical bulls***" that allows for "less borders, more lands"
- I finally finished Red Dead Redemption 2 for the first time in 2025, and I'm in such a state, I've decided to become an NPC who lives a simple farming life
- Logan and Shaun of the Dead actors reveal creepy new Whistle teaser, and it looks like a mix of It Follows and Insidious
- EA Sports FC 26: Everything you need to know about the new football sim
- Where to find Acorns in Grounded 2
- Where to find Blueberries in Grounded 2 to get Blueberry Leather
- Where to find Grounded 2 Lingonberries and make Lingonberry Leather
- Where to find Grass Seeds in Grounded 2
- Grounded 2 review: "I'm already having terrific fun thanks to ant buggies and a massive new park to explore, even if this sequel is slightly safe"
- Grounded 2 Red Soldier Ant Egg locations
- Where to find the Grounded 2 Suitcase code and lock combination
- All Grounded 2 Buggies and how to get them
- It's no wonder Death Stranding 2's hyper-realistic visuals are so good as Hideo Kojima shares behind-the-scenes footage from a "live-action lighting workshop" from over 2 years ago
- I got through my first Magic The Gathering commander match thanks to years of experience playing Final Fantasy 10
- After 6 years, Hollow Knight: Silksong fans are so used to silkposting on Reddit that they can't quite believe the Gamescom demo is real: "I will never heal from the emotional pain that sub inflicted on me"
- Capcom raises the alarm to DEFCON 2, rushing out a huge Monster Hunter Wilds endgame update meant for September to give players some good news for next month
- James Cameron wants to explore Avatar character backstories and moments between movies with an animated anthology series, and maybe even an animated film: "You could go anywhere you want"
- Gremlins 3 is waiting for Steven Spielberg's approval according to one of the original stars: "After 35 years, they've come up with a script"
- Rick and Morty season 8 went out with a bang and a twist I never saw coming, but I know that fans will appreciate it
- Ayaneo just announced the "world's first flip dual-screen Android handheld" for 3DS games, and I'm more excited about it than the Windows version
- James Gunn once again confirms that Robert Pattinson's Batman won't be part of the DCU, and I'm pretty disappointed
- Galactus actor Ralph Ineson debuted in the MCU over a decade ago with a different Marvel role, but you probably forgot
- Viral horror game Mouthwashing no longer appears in Itch.io search results, but that's not because of the new crackdown on NSFW games, marketplace confirms
- Avengers: Doomsday's timeline just got a whole lot more confusing as Marvel boss Kevin Feige says "a heck of a lot" of people will visit the Fantastic Four's Baxter Building
- Stardew Valley-infused Lord of the Rings life sim Tales of the Shire almost had its hobbits speaking Westron – but while "die-hard Tolkien fans" would've loved it, "there just wasn't enough to go on"
- X-Men reboot director says it's "fair to say" his take on the mutants will be "recognizably different" to what has come before
- GTA veteran says "in some ways I would have liked GTA 4 to be a bit more like" Saints Row 2, with Rockstar Games taking a more "serious" tone with its series than its rival
- The "tactical enthusiasm" of Helldivers 2 players, by which Arrowhead means catapulting Hellbombs at Leviathan ships, is now canon: "Innovative Leviathan hunting techniques have had a particularly outsized effect"
- James Gunn says the DCU Teen Titans script "doesn't exist," as the writer has been working on a Wonder Woman movie "for a while"
- Baldur's Gate 3 dev says players with over 60 hours in the RPG "are just scraping average," so it's time to get those rookie numbers up – but with nearly 2,000 hours myself I'm not sure how to feel
- July 28
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- Dying Light: The Beast will have guns that feel "on par with melee combat," as Techland struggles to solve the series' "complicated" relationship with firearms
- Amazon is flogging the PS5 Black Ops 6 bundle for a mere AU$699 - and yes, it's the disc edition
- "I'm trying to be ultimate good boy": Meet the Oblivion Remastered player on a quest to become "peak knight" by accruing all the RPG's most virtuous gear and titles
- Former Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption lead's huge flop MindsEye was never "supposed to be a GTA killer," fellow Rockstar Games veteran says, and "would have gone a lot better" if it were cheaper and less buggy
- New MCU Galactus concept art reveals that the terrifying Fantastic Four: First Steps character was comic accurate from the start, and I couldn't love it more
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day set photos seem to confirm the Marvel movie will be set over a year before Avengers: Doomsday
- A naked WoW Classic hardcore player has spent 292 hours punching everything in the MMO to reach level 55 as the One Punch Warrior: "What am I doing with my life"
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers reaches holy land of "Mixed" 40% positive Steam reviews after emergency patches, and like every other modern Soulslike, the devs are also targeting "difficulty levels and boss encounters"
- "Baffling and sad at the same time": The latest Oblivion Remastered patch was supposed to improve performance, but testing finds reality doesn't match the patch notes
- Hollow Knight "was so underpriced" that a fellow Metroidvania dev was nervous to go higher than $15 and bought Team Cherry's masterpiece "multiple times because I'm just like, take my money, please"
- "Borderlands is already bats**t," says Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, so why should Borderlands 4 "care about the laws of physics" with new movement tech
- Galactus actor Ralph Ineson reveals the impressive practical costume he wore for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, but the wholesome story behind his homemade version might be even better
- IMAX is hosting a "one-day global storytelling event" for "the world's best AI-assisted short films," and the very predictable backlash is strong
- Twisted Metal season 2 finally brings The Tournament to screens, and it’s a no-holds-barred demolition derby “I see this season, honestly, as a second chance at a first impression”
- Sony sues Tencent over open-world survival game it calls a "slavish" Horizon Zero Dawn clone, which was apparently announced after PlayStation refused a collab offer
- Iron Fist officially joins the MCU in new Black Panther spin-off Eyes of Wakanda
- Netflix has finally released the first look at Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s monster in Guillermo del Toro’s gothic sci-fi drama – and it’s just as strange as I expected
- 8 years later, the C64 mini is still my favorite way to play a chunk of retro microcomputer classics you've probably never heard of
- Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor says Larian made the right call in stepping away from the series, and he's "curious" to see which studio could handle Baldur's Gate 4
- Baldur's Gate 3 and now Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actor Jennifer English says some scenes in the French JRPG are among "the most gut-wrenching things I've ever had to do"
- After a 20 year career, Dead Space creator says a $15 million funding shortfall for his first project after The Callisto Protocol means he might have "directed my last game"
- Donkey Kong Bananza can be beaten without collecting a single banana, meaning the "Potassium Deficiency%" speedrun is entirely possible
- Tales of the Shire review: "As a long-time Tolkien fan, I'm both pleasantly surprised and slightly frustrated at what should've been my dream Lord of the Rings game"
- The best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, and more
- Avatar: Fire and Ash first trailer is finally here, as it teases a visually stunning return to Pandora with dangerous new characters
- $35 million in crowdfunding and investment later, Warcraft-inspired RTS from Starcraft devs is leaving early access unfinished at version 0.6, not 1.0 – so it's replacing numbers with codenames, which is worse
- Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor says "AI sucks" and "doesn't work very well," and even if it didn't suck, "so what? Why not make it with people? Why not have more fun?"
- Invincible creator Robert Kirkman knows who Steven Yeun is playing in the Avatar: The Last Airbender sequel movie, but doesn’t want to “lose any more sleep” after accidentally spoiling Thunderbolts: "I wish I didn't know"
- After 50 hours in Oblivion Remastered, I'm replaying Fallout: New Vegas and rekindling my nuka-copium dreams of Fallout 5 returning to the series' RPG roots
- Natasha Lyonne's criminally underused Fantastic Four character is a wholesome tribute to Marvel legend Jack Kirby
- Valve boss Gabe Newell made a $9.5 billion net worth off everything from Steam to Half-Life and Portal, but he says his success all comes down to "luck" and "great people"
- God of War showrunner praises "genius" game director Cory Barlog's involvement as he explains how he intends to adapt the PlayStation classic: "We want to keep the characters and the spirit of it"
- Fallout creator Tim Cain says players misunderstand the series' signature "gray morality" and he'd love to make a sequel that truly explores the main theme: "Power corrupts"
- Despite smashing Japan box office records, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle director doesn't care about the "numbers game" or chasing a "megahit": "We try to look beyond that"
- Xbox tries again, says Hollow Knight: Silksong will have a Gamescom 2025 demo, its first public showcase in 6 years, and suggests it's coming "this holiday"
- It looks like Godzilla Minus One's sequel starts filming soon, and two major characters could be returning from the first film
- Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 4 is intended to "bring new people in" to the series, and I can only hope it's better at that than the Borderlands movie and its $110 million loss
- Fantastic Four originally began with a James Bond-style opening, but the director explains why he pushed the "magic" idea into the cosmic second act
- The Mandalorian & Grogu will put Mando and Baby Yoda's "journey" at the "forefront," according to one Star Wars actor: "We go to the storytelling originally that we loved"
- After 2 hours with the Silent Hill 2 dev's slimy sci-fi beast, Cronos, I'm thrilled it has Dead Space DNA and the soul of Resident Evil: "This is more like a love letter to survival horror than to Poland"
- Star Wars fans are speculating that Hayden Christensen will have a much bigger role in Ahsoka season 2 thanks to his filming schedule
- Senior The Witcher 4 dev admits he's a little worried about making an RPG better than The Witcher 3, but he knows that "this stuff is subjective" and doesn't "see video games as mathematical"
- James Gunn says 9 DC projects are currently in the works, but seems to suggest The Authority isn't
- James Gunn says Superman's hero-filled mural contains two characters that are "important" in an unknown DC script
- As rumors of a 30fps GTA 6 begin to swirl, Rockstar Games veteran says "you might prefer the visual details" offered by a lower frame rate anyway: "It's a trade off"
- Fantastic Four doesn't quite beat Superman at the box office in its opening weekend, but the Marvel movie is doing better internationally than its DC counterpart
- Baldur's Gate 3 Shadowheart actor thinks it was "so much fun" to play a Dark Justiciar, but she's "team white-haired Shadowheart all the way" herself: "Get her adopting those owlbears"
- Hideo Kojima reveals 1 month of Death Stranding 2 player stats, and it turns out you love kangaroos and assault rifles more than anything
- DC boss James Gunn has revealed Peacemaker season 2's opening song from "objectively the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world", as the cast pick the best dancer among them
- As Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle piracy spreads, the studio says it will "pursue strict legal action" on leaks because it's spoiling the anime film's "immense hard work and creativity"
- A new Pokemon Legends: Z-A clip teasing its seamless battling has fans more excited for the RPG than any of its actual trailers: "This will be the best Pokemon game"
- Pedro Pascal says he's "being honest" when he denies that his Fantastic Four character Reed Richards will lead the Avengers in Doomsday: "I'm not even trying to avoid spoilers"
- Nintendo Switch 2 stock live - US and UK restocks for Ninty's latest handheld
- Donkey Kong Country's DK designer is once again defending Bananza's redesign: "I'm not sure why I even made him brown – the gorilla I based him on was gray"
- Can't wait for the Game Boy? These are the best Lego retro console sets I've built so far
- Release the Shakman Cut? Fantastic Four director shoots down hopes of a director's cut because of the amount of "unfinished" VFX in deleted scenes
- The God of War TV show will "emulate the tone of the game", even if the showrunner isn't a gamer: "My wife plays Skyrim, but I lack the muscle memory of my thumbs"
- July 27
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- Dying Light franchise director says The Beast's final mission leaves you no choice, and that's a good thing: "You shouldn't be saying what's canon and what's not"
- After the president of France, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has earned a nod from a hugely popular French MMO that references one of its many heart-wrenching twists
- Baldur's Gate 3 star obviously thinks Shadowheart is "so badass" but relates more to her Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 character: "Not in any way as cool, nor can I swordfight"
- "Praise the maker": In an MMO miracle, Dune: Awakening players and the devs themselves tracked down a player named Ben to convince him to check his base power
- 1,769 hours into Destiny 2 on Steam, The Edge of Fate has killed my interest in playing with one of the worst leveling systems I've seen in an MMO
- Almost 20 years after Rise of the Silver Surfer's infamous gas cloud, one of my favorite things about The Fantastic Four: First Steps is that it finally does Galactus justice
- Sifu wasn't just a kung-fu game, say its devs, and Rematch is actually a "samurai game" and not a football game
- Todd McFarlane is close to signing "A-list" director for Spawn movie
- Deadpool & Wolverine star Dafne Keen gives update on her return to the MCU
- Ms Marvel star Iman Vellani gives her verdict on The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Anthony Mackie shares his thoughts on Robert Downey Jr. returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom
- July 26
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- Peacemaker enters the DC multiverse in new season 2 trailer, as John Cena's anti-hero becomes the target of a Suicide Squad revenge mission
- Ryan Gosling wakes from a coma and meets an alien in new Project Hail Mary SDCC footage shown behind closed doors
- Fantastic Four director explains why one villain was cut, despite the actor's "incredible performance": "It was just so much material"
- Yes, that is Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four, Marvel director confirms
- Star Trek is showing no signs of slowing down as first Starfleet Academy trailer brings back some old Discovery favorites to train the next generation's "best and brightest"
- 16 years after the critically panned reboot, iconic horror franchise Friday the 13th returns to the big screen with a new installment – and sequel to the hit video game
- One returning X-Men actor isn't sure if she has any further Avengers: Doomsday scenes to shoot because they "haven't finished writing" the script
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will eventually get to "Kirk's first day on the job" as Enterprise Captain before the spin-off wraps up: "That is our hope, and that is our plan"
- Robert Downey Jr. reveals another Marvel comic in his Avengers: Doomsday reading material, and this one could be teasing a Doctor Doom vs. Iron Man showdown
- Crunchyroll is launching Anime Nights, a theatrical event designed to give fans "a shared experience that honors the art form" – and here are the first two movies you can watch in cinemas
- George R.R. Martin says "Andor was this year's highlight" as the Game of Thrones creator praises "a realism and tension to the story" that was "sadly lacking" in most of the Star Wars shows
- Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin says "Supes and I are old friends" as he praises James Gunn's DC movie: "This new Superman reminds me of the version I used to read about"
- Halo's official esports tournament is moving on from Halo Infinite next year, so those rumors of a new Halo game in 2026 just got way more convincing
- A month on, Hideo Kojima says 79% of Death Stranding 2 players continued after credits rolled with an appropriately cryptic message: "It might be hard to hold on hope for tomorrow"
- New trailer for Stephen King's The Long Walk picks up the pace in bleak future race
- I've been a Zero Escape fan for years, which finally pays off in this spiritual successor's new escape room spin-off
- Thunderbolts director understands the reactions to Taskmaster's death
- Fantastic Four's Vanessa Kirby wants to become Sue Storm's evil alter-ego Malice in the MCU's future
- Undertale's Toby Fox celebrates 10 years of the seminal RPG by letting you create your own pixelated avatar and record a memory, but it crashed almost immediately
- As Krafton acquires Last Epoch, the hit ARPG's lead says he isn't worried about an ugly Subnautica 2 situation happening to them: "There's plenty of misinformation"
- The Boys' final season Comic-Con footage shows a safer nation under Homelander
- Players debate characters' looks in everything from Marvel Rivals to The Witcher 3, but Silent Hill 2 devs sent them a warning 24 years ago: "Maria was sexier when we first started out, but her plunging neckline gave us too many technical problems"
- Marvel and DC are pulling out all the stops for their new crossover by bringing in comics legend Frank Miller to write and draw a story that pits Old Man Logan Wolverine against the Dark Knight Returns Batman
- Tron: Ares Comic-Con footage showcases the film's wild chase scenes and confirms the big twist
- Predator: Badlands' Comic-Con exclusive footage shows yautja brothers in arms
- Predator: Badlands director tried to make sure the movie's Alien references were added "elegantly": "There's a seduction to grab all the action figures and smush them together"
- Predator: Killer of Killers has a brand new extended ending that you can stream much sooner than you expect
- Steam's redesigned store menu is in beta, and it hides that giant left-side link panel, adds an "enhanced" search bar, and puts recommendations all in one place
- New trailer for The Hunger Games director's new dystopian horror movie based on an early Stephen King novel promises a gritty survival contest where nobody's a winner
- July 25
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- Gen V season 2 is turning into a stealth season 4.5 of The Boys, as Starlight actor Erin Moriarty joins the cast
- Mark Hamill says he has Mike Flanagan to thank for getting him to play live-action villains, like in upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk: "He thought outside the box"
- Alien: Earth is full of new creatures because it was the only way to add a sense of the unknown back into the series “You can get back to that feeling of genetic revulsion that we all felt watching Alien for the first time”
- Robert Downey, Jr. delivers a cryptic hint about Doctor Doom's role in Avengers: Doomsday, and it might be a huge spoiler about the future of Franklin Richards after The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Rick and Morty gets a spin-off series starring one of the best voice actors of all time
- Barbarian director's new Weapons movie gets Fortnite tie-in in "bold" decision to promote its story about children going missing by introducing them to ganks
- The zombie apocalypse simulator where you're a Last of Us-style fed deciding who gets to live in the quarantine zone hits 1 million wishlists as indie powerhouse Devolver Digital signs on as publisher
- Fallout showrunners are developing a live-action Wolfenstein TV show and if they want it to be as game-accurate as Vault 33 they need to adapt Mecha-Hitler
- Baby Spice fought a T-rex in a canceled project I can't believe almost existed: a Spice Girls anime from the Ghost in the Shell studio
- Gabe Newell says he ditched Microsoft and made Valve and Half-Life to prove "a better approach to game design" at a time where "there were more people using Doom than using Windows"
- The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus washes up in a zombie-filled Spain in the first Daryl Dixon season 3 trailer, and it’s all a bit Resident Evil 4
- 2 months before The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3 premieres, AMC has renewed the Europe-set spin-off for a fourth and final season
- After 20 years, Capcom removes its website for controversial $500 PS2 horror game, and I know the bad ending might get you pregnant but I'm prepared to stage a funeral if there isn't a remake
- Breaking Bad creator's new Apple TV Plus sci-fi show starring Better Call Saul actor gets mysterious new title and creepy, donut-filled first look: "Happiness is contagious"
- "They're not even hiding it": Advancements in gooner technology inflict humanity with a Zenless Zone Zero short rivaling Quentin Tarantino's obsession with feet
- UK's controversial online safety law requires Discord users to scan their face to prove they're adults, and somehow Hideo Kojima's own Death Stranding 2 has given privacy-conscious players a workaround
- James Gunn shares a proper look at one of Superman's coolest blink-and-you'll-miss-it DC Easter eggs
- EA Sports FC 26 has surprised me by forgoing a gimmicky selling point in favor of smarter, smaller tweaks: "Gameplay is always going to be the most important thing"
- Yoshi-P knows Final Fantasy 14 has a problem balancing casual and hardcore content, but he hopes the new Deep Dungeon will show the MMO's new philosophy on difficulty
- Former Stardew Valley dev's new farming sim boasts animals that "produce multiple types of items," like sheep milk usable for pecorino cheese – and the carbonara lover within me is thrilled
- Donkey Kong Bananza's Pauline sometimes gets confused about fruits: "We love an occasional girlfailure who eventually grows up to be a bonafide girlboss mayor"
- Tragedy strikes as Death Stranding 2 porter discovers other players can dismantle zip lines, even if you're in the middle of using them: "Should we have connected?"
- I watched every Fantastic Four movie, including First Steps, and here's how I'd rank them all from worst to best
- Thanks to Warner Bros, FEAR and its devs at Monolith are gone, but its legacy lives on in this horror FPS out this year that looks like the real deal
- Oblivion Remastered players are using math to figure out if it truly is "highly likely" Bethesda's RPG remake has just 57 gates "instead of the 60 in the original"
- In the midst of summer blockbuster season, my favorite movie of the year so far is a moving comedy-drama with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
- Final Fantasy 14 killed one plugin that enabled player stalking, and now Square Enix is making sure "prohibited third-party tools" stay broken as MMO boss Yoshi-P says he "would appreciate your patience as we resolve this issue"
- Hideo Kojima has revealed his top 4 movies of the year, and the Death Stranding creator might just help you broaden your horizons
- I've played every Mario Party game in existence, but I'll be avoiding the Switch 2 version of Jamboree this week
- After 7 weeks of painful scrolling, the Switch 2 stock shortage might finally be over, but I'm not popping the cork just yet
- A single former Capcom dev is responsible for a 'Kawaii Physics' plugin used in many Unreal Engine games, and he was thrilled to learn that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 also uses it
- James Gunn says the quantum unfolding chamber becomes "an incredibly important thing in the DCU" in Peacemaker season 2 and beyond, even if the "canon" of it all is slightly confused
- I live and breathe survival horror, so here's my ultimate Dying Light beginner's guide if you're starting with The Beast
- Deadlock fans in shambles after Valve dev issues a classically Valve update for its new MOBA: We see you're "really hyped up for an imminent update," but it "won't be coming for some time"
- Duos come to Elden Ring Nightreign as FromSoftware announces two-player mode way sooner than I expected, and "more Relics filtering options" are also coming next week
- South Park creators can't keep track of the show's complicated lore, so they use fan sites to help stick to canon: "Oh, yeah, we did that"
- Splinter Cell's Netflix series creator appears to character assassinate Sam Fisher by saying the stealth icon is "not the best" at what he does
- Dark Souls-inspired RPG Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has a classic Soulslike problem: poor performance, but the devs are fending off 70% negative Steam reviews with a new patch
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads follow up meeting their JRPG idols at Square Enix to exchange "visions and ideas" with praise from another genre icon over dinner: "My favorite game"
- I've been hunting sandworms while doing hoverboard kickflips and keytar solos in this hypnotizing mashup of Breath of the Wild and Hi-Fi Rush
- Hytale co-founder says "I won't say much" as he tries to buy back the IP from Riot, and then basically gives us a full road map for the Minecraft-like game
- No, Ghost of Yotei won't force you to swap weapons, even if you should, as the open-world game "would like players best to learn to switch weapons"
- The 32 greatest movie reboots ever made
- Assassin's Creed Shadows players mourn their lost hours manually unfogging the map now the quality-of-life update will make it easier: "At least we can say we were first"
- As Happy Gilmore 2 hits Netflix, one WWE superstar shares her disappointment at the "majority" of her "funny scenes" getting cut: "I was really bummed and devastated"
- "Ur gov is dumb": Rule 34 site drops "gooner TLDR" as the UK begins its crusade against Marvel Rivals porn, promises "we're looking into solutions" as petition quickly gets 65,000 signatures
- My Nintendo Direct hopium grows as Switch 2 big hitters Metroid Prime 4 and Hyrule Warriors get rated abroad
- After Fantastic Four, Marvel fans all have the same question: what's going on in the Thunderbolts post-credits?
- Fantastic Four: First Steps may have just introduced the key to defeating Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday
- A monstrous AMD Strix Halo handheld could debut next week, and I almost feel like pouring one out for the ROG Xbox Ally
- "A hell of a feeling:" Doom: The Dark Ages Arena board game is like "heavy metal chess" and dammit I'm so in
- Pokemon pays tribute to late Professor Oak actor, including his hidden contribution to over 700 episodes of the anime: "His legacy will continue to reach the hearts of Trainers everywhere"
- Fantastic Four has seemingly cut some scenes from its trailers, and Marvel fans are wishing the movie was longer
- Dying Light: The Beast delayed 4 weeks to allow for extra polish: "Our experience has shown how important the first impression is"
- Super Mario Party Jamboree's Switch 2 edition fumbles the bag, limits visual and performance upgrades to Jamboree TV and leaves the base game without
- As Subnautica 2's dramatic $250 million lawsuit rolls on, Krafton snaps up Diablo-like Last Epoch: "The future of the franchise is secured for bigger and better things"
- James Gunn once again clarifies what is "100% canon" in the DCU, including why we might have to wait to see Aquaman making waves in the rebooted universe
- "Yes, it's an open world game with a variety of biomes": Ex-CD Projekt Red devs' new vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker sounds just as massive as The Witcher 3, and I can't wait
- Level Up Your Game Streaming on the Galaxy S25+ with These Quick Tips
- Scream's original Ghostface is joining Scream's other original Ghostface in Five Nights at Freddy's 2 – and our fan casting dreams might be coming true
- 41 years on from the original, the first trailer for comedy sequel Spinal Tap 2 promises cheese, crypto, and a Paul McCartney cameo
- The Last of Us Joel actor Troy Baker says he was "woefully unprepared" for the role: "It taught me how to stop trying to convince people that I could act"
- Twisted Metal showrunner confirms introduction of fan-favorite character in season 2, as he teases game-accurate "deep dive" for She-Hulk standout's new Raven for "hardcore" fans
- July 24
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- Gearbox's Randy Pitchford celebrates Borderlands 4 going gold by explaining what that means: "The moment we're done is about as monumental as anything we experience in our lives"
- Fantastic Four may fall just short of James Gunn's Superman reboot's opening weekend, but it's on track to make more than the 2015 FF movie did in its whole theatrical run
- Invincible VS reveals a brutal new trailer focused on Battle Beast
- "This is another attack on physical media": Watchdog group finds that Super Mario Bros Wonder is suddenly unplayable on Switch 2 without an online update
- Alien: Earth is reportedly hoped to be the next Game of Thrones or The Last of Us-scale event show, and may have cost more than $250m to make
- Invincible writer confirms The Americans star's mystery character with an exciting first look – and no, he's not voicing Thragg
- This is what MMOs were made for: dev declares "there has been a calamity at the Crab" after 3 hardcore players who purposely gave their characters one life somehow die to a harmless crab boss
- "Is she naked?": Fantastic 4 Invisible Woman actor Vanessa Kirby reacts to Marvel Rivals skins, threatens film audience with a good time and says "watch out for the sequel"
- Pathfinder and Warhammer CRPG studio declares support for Stop Killing Games: "Every player deserves lasting access to what they've paid for"
- Black Panther joins forces with the Hulks as the Skrull Empire incites a war against the entire Marvel Universe
- "It might be porn games now, but they won't stop there": Game devs join players and artists rallying against credit card companies after mass NSFW game delisting
- Following the success of Legend of Vox Machina, Critical Role's new animated Prime Video series gets first look and 2025 release date
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer is back in a big way: Sarah Michelle Gellar's reboot cast is revealed, and fans stay winning with new comic books
- Microsoft CEO channels inner Fallout boss to say 9,000 layoffs are no big deal because "we're investing more," then AI brain hits: "Imagine if all 8 billion people could summon a researcher, an analyst, or a coding agent at their fingertips"
- Fantastic Four star says Robert Downey Jr. is doing the "most amazing work" as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday
- Fantastic Four, Superman and Thunderbolts are all about more than fights and tights, and it's the most exciting development for superhero movies in years
- The first art from Avatar: Seven Havens reveals the new animated show's earthbending heroes
- Ghost of Yotei swaps notes with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's magical music mechanic, offering songs that can "guide you" to treasure in the open world
- Battlefield 6 campaign trailer goes all-in on the destruction the series was once known for: "Blow through walls and bring down buildings for a tactical advantage"
- 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (July 25 - 27)
- Ubisoft unveils "updated" Assassin's Creed Shadows roadmap with New Game+ and level cap boost, again vindicating my plan to wait months if not years to play new Ubisoft games
- He made a viral horror game in 2 months – it sold 6 million copies, and now he can make whatever he wants for the rest of his life: "My final theory is that gambling is very fun"
- At 10 million copies sold, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has one of the highest attach rates in DLC history, rivalling CD Projekt Red's sterling run with The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077
- Risk of Rain 2, now under Borderlands house Gearbox, vows to take "full responsibility" for AI art it calls a "mistake" – "We are sending the designer to the Void Fields as punishment"
- Don't play Shadowheart in Baldur's Gate 3, says Shadowheart actor, or at least not as an Origin character: "Don't do that, because then you lose loads of my conversational dialogue"
- Facing a Steam revolt, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers dev admits "these problems should never have occurred" but insists "we are confident in the game's performance within our recommended spec"
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- Hideo Kojima shares bizarre "I didn't f*** the fridge" song he got off a USB drive from a "multidisciplinary artist" in London, and nobody's sure whether to believe this is viral OD marketing or just Kojima being Kojima
- With "gracious permission from Valve," Garry's Mod update adds "most of Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 Episodic content" to remove "majority" of infamous pink and black missing textures
- Dying Light: The Beast's open world is "a secret mystery box" where "very f*cked up things" happen, but I'm most intrigued by the Stranger Things vibes
- MMO history has been made after 21 years: all the blank spaces in the Old School RuneScape map have been filled in for the first time, right as the game hits player count highs
- As Black Panther spin-off Eyes of Wakanda gets an earlier release date, its showrunner lays out an ambitious mission statement: "My goal was to do the thing that a movie has trouble doing"
- Like Link and Zelda, Nintendo insists Mario and Peach are just "good friends" and anything else is just Mushroom Kingdom gossip, so I guess 30 years of kissing means nothing to you
- Mega Dragonite's goofy wings in Pokemon Legends Z-A start to make sense when you consider one of the wildest theories in Pokemon history: "All the Mega Pokemon are designed after either the letter X or Y"
- The first look at Ezra Bridger in Ahsoka season 2 has hit the internet from SDCC, and Star Wars fans think he looks perfect: "They cast Ezra so perfectly for live-action"
- Maingear just revealed the beige retro gaming PC of my dreams, but it'll run much more than Windows 95 classics
- "I can't believe I just beat Minecraft in an Overwatch queue": Streamer beats Minecraft while in a 2-hour wait, putting my procrastination to shame
- All Donkey Kong Bananza Nostalgia Country banana locations
- Rematch's first big patch makes being a goalkeeper even more terrifying, because improved hit detection means I'm being mobbed on every goal kick
- These official Creeper thumbsticks are so comfy, I might just finally play Minecraft
- I'm lukewarm on Painkiller's co-op reboot, which says a lot because letting me shoot stakes at demons should make it a guaranteed GOTY
- How to complete the Donkey Kong Bananza post-game
- Hytale co-founder replies to their own "no risk, no story" tweet, and fans haven't known peace since: "This is either the biggest comeback in the gaming industry or the biggest troll ever"
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 trailer sees new animatronics arrive – and start stalking fresh victims
- One of the most influential sci-fi novels ever is being turned into an animated series, after its last adaptation made a $200 million loss at the box office
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's success impressed Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima so much he invited its devs over to his studio to sign copies of the French JRPG
- "So much of DOOM’s soul is down to heavy metal": FPS legend John Romero says "without Ozzy and Black Sabbath, I am not sure it would have been the same"
- A Dune: Awakening player at the center of an MMO manhunt is now Dune canon, or he at least appears in the latest patch notes: "Ben, if you're reading this, your base power is out"
- Galactus actor Ralph Ineson teased Lex Luthor star Nicholas Hoult about who is the better comic-book movie villain "It’s hardly fair. You’re a cosmic entity; I’m just a guy"
- When is The Fantastic Four: First Steps on streaming? The Disney Plus release date revealed
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is only beaten by Black Myth: Wukong among non-FromSoftware Soulslikes for Steam playercount at launch, but performance issues land 'Mostly Negative' reviews: "Automatic Refund"
- SIWIQU Switch 2 dock review: "a serviceable docking station that makes me nervous"
- Hideo Kojima says Black Panther director's horror movie Sinners is "one of my top two favorite movies I have seen this year"
- James Gunn and Suda51's cult classic Lollipop Chainsaw is being turned into an anime, but neither of the original creators are involved
- Chris Hemsworth's Thor is reportedly the "second lead" in Avengers: Doomsday: "He's got a major role"
- The first reviews of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle are in, and the new anime movie is being called "fantastic" but "flawed"
- Sony acquires 16 million shares of Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco for around $464 million in new partnership "aimed at strengthening engagement among anime and manga fans"
- I can't get over how accurate the Lego Game Boy is, but it's also surprisingly affordable
- After the best opening weekend ever in Japan, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle might break Mugen Train's $500 million box office anime record
- After Valve and Steam, credit card companies spurred by anti-porn group sink their teeth into Itch, forcing countless NSFW games off the indie store under threat of critical payment failure
- In honor of Ozzy Osbourne, Double Fine is giving its heavy metal action game Brutal Legend away for free for 666 minutes
- San Diego Comic-Con 2025 live coverage – All the news from SDCC 2025 as it happened
- Is Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom in The Fantastic Four: First Steps?
- Fantastic Four's alternate Earth-828 is hiding a tribute to Marvel legend Jack Kirby
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps post-credits scenes – How many are there, and what do they mean for the future of the MCU and Avengers: Doomsday?
- Fantastic Four: First Steps is hiding a musical Easter egg from Avengers: Doomsday
- Fantastic Four: First Steps' Jack Kirby credit quote, explained
- When does Fantastic Four take place on the Marvel timeline?
- 60 Fantastic Four: First Steps Easter eggs and cameos: All of the MCU references you may have missed
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- The Fantastic Four: First Steps ending explained: your biggest questions answered on Galactus, Franklin Richards, and if it sets up Avengers: Doomsday
- "Inflation isn't nostalgic" - Modretro's FPGA N64 console will arrive later this year for $199.99, but I'm curbing my retro console enthusiasm
- July 23
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- New Deltarune patch nerfs 2 of the RPG's most difficult battles, including "a certain boss's 'Sword Tunnel' attack" and a boss you were taking too long on
- Nearly a third of early Switch 2 buyers in the US also bought the $85 Pro Controller, and with my brand new Joy-Con 2 drifting into oblivion I'm tempted to join them
- Battlefield 3 was originally "more of an MMO" before the Bad Company 2 devs took over, but they made good use of the "leftover" assets to help build the campaign
- 70 years after their debut, The Muppets are mashing up with Marvel heroes as Kermit becomes Thor, Swedish Chef turns into Wolverine, Gonzo is the Silver Surfer, and more
- Spy x Family season 3 gets an adorably action-packed first trailer that teases Agent Twilight’s mysterious origin story
- "The meme is over": Borderlands 4 fans sigh in relief as Gearbox puts out a trailer that isn't for Vex, showing off series throwback Rafa, who might be the best melee Vault Hunter ever made
- Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight, and a strange strategy game from 2023: the now wildly successful dev behind idle farming sim hit Rusty's Retirement says he learned from the greats, and literally called his latest game "Idle Valley" internally
- Hades 2 pulls a reverse Terraria, launching "one more" final update before the roguelike leaves Steam early access and goes to 1.0
- "My savings had run out": In a few months, a Sonic 3 animator made an N64-style game based on an iconic Animal Crossing mechanic and chucked it onto Steam because "I needed to pay rent," and it worked
- Ahead of First Steps, I revisited the Fantastic Four film with a 9% Rotten Tomatoes score, and it’s a fascinating take on Marvel’s first family
- Microsoft caved to pressure over $80 games in less than 3 months, but I don't think the fight for sensibly priced games ends here
- Todd Howard joins fans mourning "the driving force in the creation of The Elder Scrolls and the foundations of Bethesda as a game studio," Julian LeFay: "Without Julian, we would not be here today"
- Leaked Battlefield 6 release date semi-confirmed in standard and Phantom Edition post, and it looks like the threat of $80 games persists
- 2025 already belongs to double-A games, and Dying Light: The Beast is helping Clair Obscur prove it – "Do you really want to play every game for 100 hours?"
- The Witcher 3 dev's vampire RPG Blood of Dawnwalker plays out in 30 days and nights for the main story, and there will be "consequences" for your family if you waste your time
- I hope you weren't hoping to hear Hatsune Miku talk to SpongeBob in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, as none of the crossover characters will be voiced: "This is just unacceptable for a $70 game"
- Deltarune was the best-selling Switch 2 eShop game at launch, beating everything from Mario Kart World to No Man's Sky
- "If I start playing Assassin's Creed Shadows, I know I will never finish it": Dying Light: The Beast director says his game is just the right size to let you get "every dollar" out of it
- A TV show about fan-favorite comic book character Booster Gold is finally in the works from DC Studios, over 2 years after James Gunn first announced it
- Wheel World review: "By merging Burnout Paradise and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with pedal power, Wheel World arrives somewhere unusual and worth visiting"
- Nintendo finally beat a record held by the PS4 for 12 years, as the Switch 2 becomes the "fastest selling video game hardware device in US history"
- The League of Legends Balatro homage I thought I'd never see again is back, thanks to a major MOBA preservation win
- Actor behind beloved Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 characters puts her RPG hot streak down to "pure luck"
- All Pokemon Presents 2025 Codes for Pokemon Go, Scarlet and Violet, and Legends Z-A
- If Bethesda wants The Elder Scrolls 6 to feel like a true sequel, I need it to wrap up a story that's been building since Oblivion and Skyrim
- Donkey Kong Bananza players have managed to blow it wide open in less than a week, and the speedrun potential is bananas: "It's wild how much of the game you can bypass with the right tricks"
- Xbox says goodbye to $80 games for now, drops The Outer Worlds 2 to $70 and promises to "keep our full priced holiday releases" to the old standard
- 11 years later, Gears of War mastermind Cliffy B is "still bitter about the internet finding it hilarious that my studio folded" and now "happy consulting" instead of returning to game dev
- Wednesday season 3 has been ordered at Netflix, and a "top secret" spinoff series is in early talks: "There’s a lot to explore in the Addams Family"
- Baldur's Gate 3 Shadowheart actor was "pretty unsurprised" to learn she played the RPG's most-romanced character: "People are going to love this, and love her"
- No Donkey Kong Bananza isn't going to fill my Switch's storage, but my screenshots might
- Razer's latest gaming mouse is a love letter to the OG Viper, and I couldn't be happier
- Have your say in our GamesRadar+ Audience Survey and be in with a chance of winning a £250/$300 Amazon voucher
- 23 years in, Square Enix takes emergency action with classic MMO Final Fantasy 11 booming so hard amid discounts and a Final Fantasy 14 raid collab that worlds are spilling over
- Bring Her Back directors admit they don't feel "any more confident now" despite releasing two hit horrors in a row: "The pressure was almost unbearable after Talk to Me"
- Early reactions to new "instant classic" horror movie Weapons draw comparisons to everything from Denis Villeneuve to The Shining
- Square Enix's new murder-mystery shooter Killer Inn can't decide if it wants to be Clue or Counter-Strike, but it taught me that sniping is way easier than lying
- "The beauty of open-world games is in the exploration," so Ghost of Yotei devs are aiming to solve Ghost of Tsushima's repetition problem
- Panic ensues amongst Helldivers 2 fans after one diver claims to have found surface-to-air missile sites on bug planets, igniting fears a beefy flying unit is coming soon
- KPop Demon Hunters has made Netflix history by breaking an unlikely record 5 weeks after its release
- DCU’s upcoming Clayface horror movie reveals plot details, and it seems to link to Creature Commandos
- Donkey Kong Bananza credits reignite a popular Mario Kart World fan theory that the beloved gorilla is getting his own expansion in the Switch 2 racer
- How to get all Donkey Kong Bananza Hanging on Roof Road bananas
- A new Atari 2600 is coming that "perfectly honors the timeless spirit of Pac-Man," but I'm more excited for its free cartridge
- James Gunn says Superman's most shocking death was originally even darker: "Lex looks down and sees the blood is about to get on his shoes"
- James Gunn continues his war on DC canon as he reveals he "hates" how Peacemaker cameos in Black Adam and Shazam has made his rebooted universe even more confusing
- New cryptic post suggests that fan-favorite Daredevil character from the original Netflix series may be returning for Daredevil: Born Again season 2
- "Father of The Elder Scrolls" Julian LeFay has passed away, and his team say his "legacy will live on in every realm, every quest, and every moment of wonder" in the upcoming fantasy RPG The Wayward Realms
- Pedro Pascal was "appalled" by the way he looked in Wonder Woman 1984 and says he'll never go back to a clean-shaven look again "unless it were completely necessary"
- Obsidian says Grounded isn't going anywhere after Grounded 2 releases this month: "There's a strong desire on our side to make sure that our games are preserved"
- Francis Ford Coppola wants to re-edit his divisive passion project Megalopolis to make it "more weird": "I own the picture, I can do anything I want with it"
- Bethesda promises updates on Starfield "in the coming months," months after Todd Howard teased another story expansion like Shattered Space
- Fantastic Four beats Superman in the battle of the superhero Rotten Tomatoes scores, but there's only three points in it
- The 32 greatest '00s animated movies of all time
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers review: "Flashy combos are impressive, but boss battle frustrations get in the way of me actually using them"
- July 22
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- Borderlands 4 boss confirms "there will be a download, even for physical copies" on Switch 2, which will "mostly" run at 30 FPS "with some dips"
- Ubisoft CEO says Assassin's Creed Shadows will get "new versions that will come on other machines," but refuses to confirm it's Switch 2
- We finally know how Ben Grimm shaves his Thing beard in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and it's the funniest thing I've seen since learning how Superman does it
- I beat Donkey Kong Bananza feeling 100% confident about Pauline's true identity, but now I'm deep in a rabbithole of fan theories and I don't know what to believe anymore
- New Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 dev won't say exactly what happened in the 10 years since Helldivers 2 boss bought it at Paradox, just that "we basically started again": "The two games are not alike"
- With Steam players down over 90%, Splitgate 2 dev un-releases the game, lays off more staff, and plans to shut down OG servers as fans fear another live service death: "We understand it's our last chance"
- As the original Silver Surfer dies, Marvel Comics takes a step closer to the MCU with a replacement that's a lot closer to Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Assassin's Creed Shadows passed 5 million players, 2 billion stealth kills, and most importantly 38 million animals petted, which to Ubisoft has "delivered on expectations"
- Donkey Kong Bananza sicko paints his Switch 2 cartridge yellow "to match the aesthetic of Donkey Kong 64," and as someone who just unwrapped his Switch 2, what happens next is like a horror movie
- Wonder Man gets a very meta promo as "Simon Williams" appears at the Fantastic Four premiere
- Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls makes some wild changes from the tag fighting games that have come before, teasing a single health bar per team and 3 assist options for every character
- Borderlands 4 sets Switch 2 release date for October, Gearbox's Randy Pitchford decrees from a literal throne as he calls Nintendo's new console a "fricking awesome platform"
- Genshin Impact reveals 10 new Nod-Krai characters all at once, including some who players have waited 5 years for like Alice and Varka
- The creepy first trailer for new haunted cabin horror movie from Longlegs has arrived – 5 months after it was shown at select screenings of The Monkey
- My favorite indie game of 2024, a perfect mashup of Sailor Moon and Stardew Valley, just got a massive new update adding romance – and I already know who I’m dating
- Pokemon Champions is the Pokemon Stadium 3 we deserve, and it's out in 2026
- Donkey Kong Bananza wins the praise of Donkey Kong Country artists who also had the job of redesigning the ape 31 years ago: "Reunited at last!"
- Pokemon Legends Z-A is making amends for Scarlet and Violet's poor fashion game, though I can't say I'm not concerned about handing a Furfrou over to a Scyther for a trim
- Dune: Awakening falls to "Mixed" Steam reviews as hoarders find yet another way to dupe items, Funcom releases a patch to flatten the exploit and promises another ban wave is "happening already"
- How the Nintendo Switch 2 could take the point-and-click adventure revival to new heights: "The Switch 2 is a better platform than its predecessors for these games"
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps review: "An occasionally thrilling heroic adventure that sits safely within a B-tier MCU range"
- Where to find Bananas in Donkey Kong Bananza
- Pokemon reveals new looks at two adorable new animated shows: an Aardman collaboration and the long-awaited season 2 of a fan-favorite Netflix series
- EA drops a Battlefield 6 reveal trailer countdown for July 24: "Prepare for the ultimate all-out warfare experience"
- Last year’s goriest slasher movie is getting a sequel, with the new horror movie set to begin filming just in time for Halloween
- In some of the year's best Twitch content, Peak devs infiltrate streamer lobbies and possess the unholy plush BingBong: "Sentient BingBong you are so special to me"
- Everyone's favorite Wonder Woman fancast has joined Sinners star Michael B. Jordan's Thomas Crown Affair remake
- 12 years later, Pokemon Legends Z-A brings back a "forgotten, uninteresting character" from Pokemon X and Y and puts her in charge of one of the coolest new features
- Where to buy the Pokémon Legends Z-A Switch 2 bundle - Nintendo has stock now
- Pokemon Legends Z-A's Mega Dragonite leak finally confirmed, and it's either "so good" or the "worst design for a Mega Evolution Pokemon ever" depending on who you ask
- A new Pokemon puzzle game got shadow launched during today's Presents stream, and it reminds me of all the iPhone games I used to play as a teenager
- A director who's already seen Mortal Kombat 2 says an actor who received backlash for her casting "did a good job" and "people doth protest too much without having seen things"
- This Nintendo Switch 2 case just stormed up Amazon's sales charts, and I can see why
- Fantastic Four director says there was no need to cover Marvel's First Family getting their powers in First Steps, claiming that had already "been done very well" in the 2005 and 2015 movies
- EA casually confirms Battlefield 6 is getting an open beta, and better yet, you can decide if weapons should be locked to a class or not
- Dying Light: The Beast is more than a homecoming for Kyle Crane – "For us, this is Dying Light 3"
- Space Marine 2 dev Saber announces single-player Hellraiser game with actor Doug Bradley returning as legendarily horny demon Pinhead for the first time in nearly 20 years: "Ripped straight from the bowels of oblivion"
- Donkey Kong Bananza player spends over 4 hours pushing its destruction to the absolute limit by smashing up an entire level: "Well, that took a while"
- Alien: Earth creator says the upcoming sci-fi show will dedicate more screentime than any of the movies to the Xenomorph, Facehuggers, and a few new creatures: "I am trying to re-mystify Alien"
- Fantastic Four's post-credits scene has something major in common with Thunderbolts': it was shot by Avengers: Doomsday directors the Russo brothers
- As Monster Hunter Wilds' recent Steam reviews plummet to just 12% positive, Capcom slams the big red button and deploys swimsuit skins in a new summer event
- Ahsoka's Ezra Bridger actor shares video showing off his lightsaber skills, and now I'm even more hyped for season 2 of the Star Wars show
- Doom co-creator John Romero says games like Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are the future, because they "make AAA studios go, 'Wait a minute, we need to start doing this'''
- MSI Claw A8 price leaks seeming point towards an absurd MSRP, and I'm already heartbroken for the handheld
- Ori studio's new soulslike No Rest for the Wicked might skip Xbox Series X|S entirely and focus on the PS5 and Switch 2 due to "market conditions"
- The White Lotus star Lisa has posted a mysterious DC tease, and now fans are convinced she's got a role in the DCU as Catwoman or Batgirl
- Captain America: Brave New World's low box office takings were due to it being the "first without Chris Evans", claims Marvel boss Kevin Feige
- The Avatar: Fire and Ash trailer will play before Fantastic Four: First Steps, and early reactions say it "looks every bit as spectacular as the previous films"
- New Princess Peach actor revealed, weeks after Nintendo got heat for breaking the recasting news to her old actor of 17 years on Mario Kart World's launch date
- Marvel boss Kevin Feige met with the team behind sci-fi movie The Creator to learn how to keep VFX budgets down on MCU movies: "They would have been even cheaper if it wasn’t for the strikes"
- After James Gunn said the movie was a "priority", the DCU's Wonder Woman reboot hires Supergirl screenwriter to pen the script
- James Gunn says Superman "is not a big known superhero in some places, like Batman," which might explain why the movie is underperforming overseas
- James Gunn says Peacemaker season 2 is about two dimensions, but it's not as simple as the DCEU colliding with the DCU: "That’s dealt with in a different way, very upfront"
- July 21
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- Acclaimed PS1-style Twin Peaks fan-made horror game is probably dead as Paramount shuts down its demo after 2 years: "We can no longer promise any continuation"
- Helldivers 2 players overwhelmingly vote to rename a city "GUN," Arrowhead CEO says he hoped for "something else" but "the people have spoken"
- With The Fantastic Four: First Steps just days away, original Thing actor Michael Chiklis wishes "the best of luck and success" to the new cast: "I admire these actors and look forward to seeing them take on these iconic roles"
- 3 years later, my favorite retro game collection is getting fresh DLC complete with the "first-ever re-release" of the broken Pac-Man port that became the best-selling game of the pre-Nintendo era
- Can Doctor Doom beat Thanos in a fight? How Marvel's new supervillain stacks up against the Avengers' greatest enemy
- Fire Emblem Switch 2 hopium is here for the huffing as fans spot a Nintendo dev's LinkedIn with this singularly appetizing line: "The Sequel of Nintendo's SRPG (Tactical role-playing game) on Switch 2"
- Gold is not enough: MMO community declares "Platinum Age" as Old School RuneScape hits 200k players amid WoW migration, dev says "we've expanded our live infrastructure to match"
- Stop Killing Games accused of "systematic concealment" of financial contributions because its figurehead spent too many hours volunteering to promote the campaign
- DC boss James Gunn gets into the lore weeds trying to explain a big spoiler as well as Supergirl's relationship with Superman: "She's younger than him"
- James Gunn almost cut Superman's most controversial scene after a bad test screening: "Why the f*** is he saving a squirrel?"
- Futurama returns with season 13 later this summer, and this first look has me laughing already
- The Kingdom Hearts-inspired follow-up to criminally underrated indie JRPG CrossCode just shot to the top of my list of most anticipated action-RPGs with a jaw-dropping new trailer and demo reveal
- Final Fantasy Tactics is already a JRPG GOAT, but The Ivalice Chronicles is cribbing one of Final Fantasy 16's best features to make it even better
- "Anything related to Silksong releasing would be the doom of the project," lead on gorgeous Hollow Knight fan game once worried, but after 2 years of work it looks like it will launch this year
- I'm an Alien superfan, and the new Predator: Badlands trailer just made me lose my mind with an absolutely epic shared universe connection
- James Gunn says The Brave and the Bold "isn't the furthest along" project in the DCU, and remains tight-lipped on Batman casting: "There's people out there I think about, but let's see where the script comes in"
- The Marvel movies and shows to watch before The Fantastic Four: First Steps – a spoiler-free guide
- Peak devs update the game with an incredibly unfair new rule: "You no longer win if you die," ruining my chances of ever making it
- "The era of game mechanics is over": Shadow of the Colossus director says games have explored so many ideas that "whether you like it or not, it's better to sharpen the existing mechanics"
- Hytale co-founder wants to buy the IP because it's cheaper and easier than buying a whole company: "It's not like in the movies, it’s just a call and a purchase agreement"
- The best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, and more
- MCU boss Kevin Feige says his son "feigned interest in a supportive way" until he started playing Marvel Rivals: "Suddenly, he was asking me to tell him more about Hela"
- Marvel is being so secretive about its new X-Men movie that we don't even know if Wolverine is in it, but at least Kevin Feige just confirmed mutants will embrace their "comic-accurate looks"
- For $30, this Switch 2 case is my knight in shining Nintendo armor
- By smashing together Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Donkey Kong Bananza has finally justified my Nintendo Switch 2 purchase
- Valve billionaire Gabe Newell says businesses should "listen to your customers and focus on them," putting employees, partners, and customers before capital
- San Diego Comic-Con 2025 schedule: Times, dates, streams, and panels at SDCC 2025
- Marvel boss Kevin Feige says fans can expect to see more of Sacha Baron Cohen’s "formative" Mephisto after making his MCU debut in Ironheart: "Now that he's here, the potential is clear"
- Valve icon Gabe Newell says "AI is going to be a cheat code" and doubles down on new tech: "Figure out how to use AI to do anything better" across "pretty much every single business"
- A Doom-based Fallout fan game has emerged after a 3-year absence, and it looks like the best Fallout in over a decade
- After a disastrous weekend for Destiny 2, Bungie suggests the MMO's latest raid "requires far more than expected" and says it's investigating issues making bosses impossibly tanky
- Daredevil star Charlie Cox still can't escape Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 praise, so he's vowed to "play the game," his first since Super Mario 64: "I need to get a console first"
- Marvel boss Kevin Feige says some Phase 5 cameos may never be seen again, while others may be like The Incredible Hulk's Tim Blake Nelson and take 17 years to return: "It's about finding what the right moment is"
- MCU boss Kevin Feige reveals why Marvel is pairing up Spider-Man and The Punisher in Brand New Day: "[It's] street-level crime as opposed to world-ending events"
- Marvel is honoring its history with a unique Fantastic Four cameo featuring the cast of an unreleased '90s movie
- Dying Light: The Beast is longer than Techland expected, with 20 to 30 hours of "additional stuff" on top of the 20-hour story
- Dying Light: The Beast devs asked playtesters to score every single quest, and the last one is so "close to perfect" that its director is desperate for you to finish the game
- Dying Light: The Beast is not trying to be The Last of Us, it's just trying to be a good time: "We really don't need to be overtly philosophical"
- Dying Light: The Beast hands-on preview: A stunning survival horror character study that left me bloody and breathless
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's gut-wrenching early twist started as a joke from an abandoned game, but the director greenlit it immediately: "I think it's very important for the themes"
- Did I wake up in 1982? A new Commodore 64 is coming, and the nephew of the ZX Spectrum creator is making a handheld
- These Switch 2 accessories made my first weekend with Donkey Kong Bananza so perfect, I can't wait to play more
- Steam removing adult games shows "you can even censor another country's free speech," claims Nier creator Yoko Taro
- After 7 years and the "increasingly likely" chance it'd be sold off, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 developer The Chinese Room is once again an independent studio
- MCU head Kevin Feige says Marvel is "working on the next three [phases] right now" and they will be "directly impacted" by the next Avengers movies
- "We're already well into development of the next saga": Marvel boss Kevin Feige on Fantastic Four: First Steps, Phase 6 and the future of the MCU
- 27-year Capcom veteran who worked on everything from Resident Evil to Devil May Cry is finally revealing his studio's new action RPG this year, but warns it's unlike anything they've made before
- Elden Ring pacifist beats the game without attacking any of the RPG's 200+ bosses, leaving the community to wonder: "When do we get to a point where there's nothing else to do?"
- DC boss James Gunn says Wonder Woman has always been a "priority" and they have "good writers" working on the movie, but "they have to not be somebody who's gonna take two years to write a script"
- Even though Avengers: Doomsday has been filming for 3 months, Marvel boss Kevin Feige says the script is still being worked on: "There's plus-ing happening every day"
- Borderlands 4 devs say designing their dark interpretation of the Siren "was development hell," but now her look is "the chef's kiss to her action skills"
- Pokemon Presents is having its longest showcase in two years this week, so here's how to watch it
- Stranger Things showrunner debunks that 3-hour finale runtime rumor post: "Not even close to accurate"
- Ghost of Yotei has a "similar" time commitment to Ghost of Tsushima, and another 25-hour open-world RPG sounds heavenly to my swelling backlog
- Despite Oscar wins and making over $30 billion at the box office, MCU boss Kevin Feige has "never been satisfied" with any Marvel movie he's released
- Blade gets the most promising update in ages as Marvel boss Kevin Feige reveals new setting and explains delays: "We didn’t want to simply just put a leather outfit on him"
- 37 movies into the MCU, Marvel boss Kevin Feige says Fantastic Four is their "first standalone" film: "There's no homework required"
- James Gunn questions audience response to Superman's Krypton message: "How can someone not think it's real?!"
- Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot blames Star Wars Outlaws' missed sales targets on Star Wars itself being in "choppy waters," but hopes further improvements and a Switch 2 launch can revive the open-world game
- My Donkey Kong Bananza playthrough is being haunted by the remains of numerous iconic enemies and allies from classics like Donkey Kong Country
- Avengers: Secret Wars will "reset" the MCU into a "singular timeline," but Kevin Feige says it's not quite a reboot: "Reboot is a scary word"
- PS5 30th Anniversary restocks are now live - grab yours at PS Direct
- Marvel has been told to "stay away" from using Miles Morales in the MCU until after the Spider-Verse trilogy wraps up in 2027
- Marvel boss Kevin Feige reveals discussions were had with Robert Downey Jr. about Doctor Doom even before Ant-Man 3: "We had started to realize that Kang wasn’t big enough"
- Fantastic Four's Galactus actor would "love to cross swords with Doctor Doom" in a future Marvel movie: "That's not saying I know anything"
- July 20
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- After Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, I'd like to play more famous characters in first-person and ditch the out-of-body butt-cam
- Helldivers 2 boss signed the long-awaited Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 at a different company - 10 years later, he's still hoping it "sticks the landing"
- "So if you know anyone": Warframe developers "can't wait" to make a Switch 2 version just as soon as Nintendo gets around to sending them a dev kit
- Ubisoft CEO says Assassin's Creed Shadows cost over $100 million to make, but that's not shocking if you sat through the game's 2-hour credits
- Helldivers 2 devs generate "a bajillion ideas a minute," but Arrowhead's CEO uses the perfect Star Wars line to explain why it can't bring them all to life
- Rematch dev is "sorry" that players wanted more Sifu, "but for the moment it was better to let it rest"
- From NG+ to full-body cyberware, here are 5 realistic Cyberpunk 2077 requests I'd love to see in the next update (if we get one)
- James Gunn admits to feeling the pressure of the DCU's future with Superman
- The Fantastic Four's costume designer faced a problem that marks a first in the MCU
- From Andor's Luthen Rael to Jedi Survivor's Cal Kestis, Star Wars fans are discussing their favorite characters of the Disney era
- Might we see Fantastic Four's Shalla-Bal and Ironheart's Mephisto share the screen in a future MCU project? Actor Julia Garner hopes so: "I would come back in tomorrow"
- With tickets for The Odyssey selling out in minutes, fans are debating the IMAX experiences that were worth the wait
- July 19
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- Ubisoft says players "are very sensitive to the quality" of games nowadays, so there's a "high" risk of "bashing" causing "damage to its reputation"
- The comic book history of The Mole Man – the first villain The Fantastic Four ever faced
- New Unknown Worlds CEO reacts to fans planning Subnautica 2 boycott: "Wow ... That's very disappointing"
- Battlefield 6 is seemingly just called Battlefield 6, according to leaked packages sent to content creators that might signal a reveal from EA soon
- "Frankly, it's just so dang convenient": Ghost of Yotei's new camping trips are an answer to traditional RPG mechanics like fast travel
- I've been with my partner for 8 years, and these are our favorite couples games that I'd recommend for your next date night
- Cyberpunk 2077's 2.3 update just added the best car in the entire RPG and it's already become my new obsession in Night City
- James Gunn confirms he considered Bradley Cooper for Lex Luthor in Superman before casting Nicholas Hoult
- Helldivers 2 CEO absorbs duty of a chivalrous galactic knight, swears to heavens that "we won't rest until some kind of chainsword is in the game"
- Early Fantastic Four: The First Steps reactions call it "one of Marvel’s best"
- Valve boss and superyacht enthusiast Gabe Newell says pitching VCs is a "deeply distracted" way to make money: "If you're creating value for people, the capital will come your way"
- FIFA and Rocket League aren't major Rematch competitors, according to director who says that fans of the football game "don't have an alternative" to play instead
- I stopped doing my Marvel homework a long time ago, but I'm still excited for Fantastic Four because it wipes the MCU slate clean
- Netflix nab Captain Planet for new television series produced by Leonardo DiCaprio
- Cyberpunk 2077 fans took CDPR's 'pay attention Reddit' diss seriously, immediately coming up with a theory that patch 2.3 is hiding a clue for yet another final update in plain sight
- James Gunn remembers feeling "terrible" telling Henry Cavill that he'd have to give up Superman
- Lilo & Stitch is officially the first Hollywood film this year to cross $1bn at the box office
- "He's five minutes away from destroying the world or saving it at any moment": Marvel director teases Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby's "hugely important" Fantastic Four couple
- July 18
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- 5 years after it was announced, Ubisoft says the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake is coming "very soon"
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse delayed 3 weeks to late June 2027
- Uncle Scrooge becomes Earth's Mightiest Duck as he goes to war with alien invaders who have come for all of the planet's treasure
- Helldivers 2 devs say DLSS and FSR are "on the wishlist," but there are "other more fundamental problems that impact performance" to fix first
- Friday the 13th reboot series casts its 10-year-old Jason Voorhees who's just a little too cute to be a slasher killer
- Ubisoft CEO addresses Stop Killing Games after overseeing the deaths of The Crew and XDefiant: "Support for all games cannot last forever"
- By some miracle one of my favorite niche novel series has an amazing anime adaptation competing with My Dress-Up Darling, Gachiakuta, and Kaiju No. 8 for best summer 2025 anime
- Qui-Gon Jinn actor Liam Neeson admits he's "lost track" of Star Wars spin-offs when asked about Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2 rumors
- I Know What You Did Last Summer director says this whole thing could have been avoided "if men went to therapy," because "if you have the right tools, that pain is maybe not then turned into a murder spree"
- "3,660 hours" in, Zelda's strongest soldier is farming max stacks of everything in Tears of the Kingdom by hand for a world-first: "You'll find me to be a man of my word"
- Big Summer Warhammer Preview 2025 at a glance, with reveals for Warhammer 40K heroes, a new Age of Sigmar army, and a creepy Kill Team setting
- James Gunn addresses DCU Batman casting rumors, says he's a "big fan" of potential Bruce Wayne actor Alan Ritchson, but "let's just wait and see what happens"
- The first live-action look at the Mole Man in The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been revealed, and he's "more of a union leader than a supervillain"
- Ubisoft claims microtransactions help players "experience more fun"
- A brand-new Warhammer Age of Sigmar army is here, and yes, the Chaos Dwarfs are officially back
- Bungie says "we never intend to ship 'stealth nerfs' in Destiny 2" as Edge of Fate players find unmentioned changes: "We would be completely out of our minds if we thought we could slip something under the rug without players noticing"
- Helldivers 3 is "hopefully many years away," because Arrowhead is "focusing on the here and now" and Helldivers 2 "can run for a long time if people keep playing it"
- I've seen all 13 seasons time and time again, and these are the best King of the Hill episodes
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps has fully revealed its Galactus thanks to a massive new action figure
- All Donkey Kong Bananza amiibo unlocks and how to use amiibos
- Elden Ring Nightreign masters somehow beat every single boss and encounter in the entire map in one run: "To do this, I assembled my team of nerds"
- Razer Deathadder V4 Pro review: "the esports mouse to beat"
- As a life-long Judge Dredd fan, here's why I'm excited – and more than a little nervous – about Taika Waititi's new movie
- How many sublayers are there in Donkey Kong Bananza?
- Elden Ring Nightreign threatens players with an Everdark version of its most infamous boss, but if FromSoftware finds a way to make the actual worst boss fun to fight I'll call it even
- Four years on from the previous film, a new Purge movie is officially in the works – and it's set to bring back the "people's favorite character"
- Don't expect to blast your way through Ghost of Yotei: "Blades are the heart of the fantasy"
- I didn't know what "lenticular" meant until I saw this Donkey Kong Bananza controller
- "I can't move my hands": After 92 hours, 264 attempts, and 12 days of grinding, Trackmania player beats 4-hour ice gauntlet after his opponent in the $3,800 race had finally gone to sleep
- After a sterling run of 20 beloved games, remasters, and spin-offs, Atlus finally finds something bad enough to make Persona devs apologize and "ask for your patience": gacha
- Tired Microsoft employees say layoffs impacting 9,000 people could've been avoided by reducing spending on AI instead: "I can't believe how deep the cuts run"
- Adam Sandler says Happy Gilmore 2 originally had a "massive part" for The Mandalorian star Carl Weathers before he passed away: "We had a painful change"
- Former Square Enix exec says viral Roblox hit Grow a Garden is "somewhat evil": "Do you wanna pay to grow this faster? Do you wanna pay to steal this from someone's garden?"
- After 3 years of holding out, I finally bought a Steam Deck thanks to the same logic I used to talk myself out of a Switch 2
- Ex-Assassin's Creed and Far Cry lead describes making landscapes in a way that sounds an awful lot like a Shrek metaphor: "It becomes like an onion skin, where we think outwards"
- I loved the folk horror elements of 28 Years Later, and this new nightmarish medieval movie follows in its footsteps in all the right ways
- Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster turned down Sony's infamous Marvel flop Morbius, and now I need to know what that film would have looked like
- Nintendo is probably regretting those Switch 2 mouse controls as players flock to Donkey Kong Bananza's artist mode to create penises and other cursed sculptures
- Want to be Together forever? Team behind new horror movie ups The Monkey's meta marketing by encouraging fans to propose in theaters as part of "crazy" contest
- Indie dev behind quietly massive Steam trend says they only learned to code 5 years ago but have made 2 games selling 750,000 copies: "I still don't believe it myself sometimes"
- I've played over 100 hours of Marvel Rivals and have never pre-ordered an art book faster
- Super Mario Bros. studio is making the first theatrical Barbie animated movie
- I've painted Warhammer for years, but this one tool made my life so much easier
- Elden Ring Nightreign players posted so hard that even the game's publisher has succumbed to Revenant
- I had to stop playing Ghost of Tsushima after 47 hours, but Ghost of Yotei is winning me back by channeling the coolest anime ever made
- This controller just stole the "best value for money" award from all the other Xbox gamepads
- Valve confirms pressure from banks and card companies is to blame for the storefront axing adult Steam games: "Loss of payment methods would prevent customers from being able to purchase other titles"
- Willem Dafoe is set to join Nosferatu co-stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp in Robert Eggers' new werewolf horror movie
- On top of The Duskbloods and Elden Ring: Nightreign, FromSoft is reportedly deep in development on a game that sleuths think is another Dark Souls remaster
- Thunderbolts director says he doesn't see Yelena and Bob's relationship as "romantic": "That wasn't what we were going for"
- The new Grand Cathay Battalion boxed set has finally convinced me that it's time to get into Warhammer: The Old World
- Not even Dollman's constant "guilt-tripping" and the pressure of social media was enough to stop this Death Stranding 2 player from spending an hour hauling a worryingly large pile of dead bodies "for science"
- The Legend of Zelda movie is exciting, but I'm still begging for 5 specific video game movies to get adapted next
- The Donkey Kong Bananza amiibo looks even better in person, and I can't believe it's still in stock
- Upcoming RPGs for 2025 and beyond
- Netflix chief claims generative AI will make their content "better", and a show with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score is already using it
- Don't waste your cash on premium D&D gifts, I've been a DM for over 5 years and I know everyone only wants one thing
- Marvel's Blade reportedly might have a budget of at least $109 million, but that's still a fraction of the $300 million it allegedly took to make Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- "It's OK" to have secrets that players "will never see" says creator of hit open-world indie adventure A Short Hike, praising Dark Souls' exploration for its "depth and richness"
- I've been playing Pokemon for 26 years, but this Razer collab doesn't make me want to catch 'em all
- How to complete the Destiny 2 Explore Kepler: Fabled quest
- Jon Bernthal has switched up his Frank Castle look in behind the scenes snaps for Marvel’s upcoming Punisher short heading to Disney Plus
- The Godzilla Minus One sequel could arrive as early as 2026 – and Shin Godzilla might be getting a follow-up, too
- Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.3 has PS5 Pro owners living their best life as V can now slice through Night City in 40fps on Quality Mode and 80fps in Performance Mode
- Former James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli praises Amazon's hiring of Denis Villeneuve to direct the next 007 movie, calling him "a fantastic director"
- I hated laptop mechanical keyboards until I reviewed this 2025 release
- New Marvel show Wonder Man will see the return of a minor Spider-Man: No Way Home character, and fans are pleased that the MCU is following through on past storylines
- Legendary Shadow of the Colossus and Katamari Damacy creators think Roblox's popularity is proof we're past the point where graphics really matter to players
- I'm going to play GTA 6 for the side activities above all, and it's got me thinking about the top 5 ways I've always loved spending my time in GTA
- Ghost of Yotei is an open-world game, "but there's still a linear story structure" as Sucker Punch wanted to make sure protagonist Atsu's journey "tears at the heartstrings"
- How to complete the Destiny 2 Vessel of the Nine quest
- I'm glad to announce Donkey Kong Bananza has the Super Mario Odyssey sauce: it's taken less than a day for players to skip a boss fight entirely with speedrunning tech
- The 32 greatest movies about technology
- In the battle of the summer superhero blockbusters, Marvel's Fantastic Four is on track to have a slightly lower opening weekend at the box office than DC's Superman
- James Gunn says upcoming movie Clayface is "a complete horror film," adding that writer Mike Flanagan and Speak No Evil director will "bring their own sense to it"
- Author responsible for JRPG icons like Shin Megami Tensei and Persona says Atlus game royalties aren't as big as you'd expect: "That's why people call me a novelist"
- Ghost of Yotei leads praise "exquisite" open-world games like Elden Ring and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as "bar-setting" examples of the genre
- In some seriously meta casting, Daisy Ridley's real life husband will play the male lead in a movie adaptation of a book that started out as a Reylo fan fiction
- Alienware 16 Area-51 review: "it's back, baby"
- Why it's time to stop underestimating the Samsung Galaxy S25 as a gaming phone
- Rematch director doesn't want to make "$50-100 million" games, "because that's what the big studios do" and all it does is limit the studio's creative freedom
- Fantastic Four director tried to replicate a "Spider-Man quality" with Reed Richards' stretching to make it more "dynamic" onscreen: "It's easier to do in comic books"
- Nintendo's super secret Switch Online Playtest Program, which seemingly leaked a Minecraft-style MMO from the Splatoon people, is coming back this month
- July 17
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- Director Taika Waititi signs on for the long-awaited new Judge Dredd movie to launch a "Dredd universe" - but it looks like Karl Urban might be out
- As Subnautica 2's ugly $250 million lawsuit debate rumbles on, its new CEO hits back at claims the game was delayed to save a huge payout
- Mortal Kombat 2 star Karl Urban compares the new film to one of the greatest sequels ever: "[It's] what The Road Warrior is to Mad Max"
- Jared Leto is a video game assassin brought into the real world in new Tron: Ares trailer, complete with the power to respawn
- He spent years making the single-player MMO he dreamt of for decades – it blew his "expectations and sales goals out of the water," and of course fans added multiplayer to it
- Valve boss Gabe Newell shares his "daily routine," which is shockingly like his Steam God persona: "I get up, I work, I go scuba diving, work some more" then "go on a second scuba dive or I go to the gym"
- Valve's Gabe Newell predicts AI will lead to a "funny situation" where "people who don't know how to program" could be "more effective" than people "who've been programming for a decade"
- Ghost of Yotei director says "I would love to work on more Infamous" and "see a trilogy re-release," but for now "Sucker Punch is a one game at a time shop"
- I'm convinced Grounded 2 could be 2025's scariest game, and it's all from a single shot in the trailer
- The Fantastic Four are in Avengers: Doomsday, and I think I know what that means for First Steps
- 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (July 18 - 20)
- Kaiju No. 8 season 2 episode count: how many episodes are there on Crunchyroll?
- Donkey Kong Bananza doesn't have Switch 2's latest firmware on the cart, which means there's still no way to play backwards compatible Switch 1 games without an internet connection
- I always like gunplay builds in RPGs like Fallout or The Outer Worlds, but Destiny 2's new "Weapons" stat feels wrong for an MMO, and I'm not the only one who seems to hate it
- I took 140 hours to finish Assassin's Creed Shadows, but post-launch updates are making it harder than ever to feel satisfied by RPGs
- How to complete the Destiny 2 Graviton Through the Ages Exotic Quest
- "Sounds like I'll be a millionaire soon": Steam error sends game wishlist numbers to the moon, indie devs take a moment to celebrate their new massive audiences before Valve fixes it
- Dbrand acknowledges "there are times where we absolutely bomb and f*ck something up" but is speeding ahead with Switch 2 Killswitch replacements
- Playtesting for Steam's cutest "Pokémon-inspired creature collector game" is now open, and it's threatening to ruin my productivity
- Clearly not too busy with the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake, Avatar game, and more, Space Marine 2 devs are teasing something new, and fans think it's a Hellraiser title
- One heartbreaking detail in the Stranger Things trailer has fans hoping Eddie Munson will be vindicated in the Netflix show's final season
- It's Balatro all over again: a $5 plinko roguelike from a new solo dev is one of the top-rated Steam releases of 2025, and 10,000 reviews agree looking like a pre-installed Windows XP game is a plus
- First Mortal Kombat 2 trailer features game-accurate Fatalities and brings in The Boys star Karl Urban as new anti-hero Johnny Cage
- Assassin's Creed live-action series greenlit at Netflix from Westworld and Halo showrunners: "We're committed to creating something undeniable for fans all over the planet"
- Pedro Pascal may have let a Fantastic Four-related Avengers: Doomsday spoiler slip – but it doesn't involve Reed Richards
- Cyberpunk 2 associate game director admits CD Projekt Red "are sometimes slower" than players would like, and yeah, I'd already made peace with the fact we'll be waiting on this sequel for years
- Ghost of Yotei directors aren't worried about Assassin's Creed Shadows comparisons, they think it's "great" when they see more games like theirs: "We're big fans of feudal Japan"
- Hayden Christensen has canceled a Comic Con appearance over night shoots, and we're hoping that means he has a bigger Ahsoka season 2 role
- I asked Ghost of Yotei's creative directors all of my burning questions, and I don't want to get your hopes up but Sucker Punch's sequel sounds like feudal Red Dead Redemption 2
- I played 4 hours of the new Skate and caught up with developer Full Circle, who believes "this is the best Skate has ever felt or played"
- Yes, I really have been playing Donkey Kong Bananza with a set of Donkey Konga Bongos
- Oblivion Remastered dev team spared the worst of mass layoffs at Virtuos, studio claims as it "remains fully committed" to projects like Cyberpunk 2077 and Metal Gear Solid Delta
- Witchbrook dev Chucklefish reignites excitement for the cozy life sim with a series of first looks that are giving serious Stardew Valley vibes: "EVERY citizen has their own look, name, and home"
- New Alien: Earth trailer gives us our best look yet at the USCSS Maginot crash landing, and it's giving us major Blade Runner vibes
- Invincible season 5 is officially happening but, wait, there's more: voice recording is complete and the Amazon superhero show is teasing a mysterious "redacted" cast newcomer
- My Talking Tom Friends 2 launches globally, and you can play it now for free
- The star of one of Apple TV Plus' best shows is re-teaming with the streamer for a '20s-set private eye series from the writer of Conclave
- A GameStop Switch 2 console, the staple that ruined it, and the stapler that stapled it have been auctioned off for $250,000, with all proceeds going to charity
- As Palworld update soars, IP expert says "weird" new moves from Nintendo in ongoing lawsuit read like a "desperate attempt to win by doing something odd"
- I own 50+ gaming headsets, but I'm still gobsmacked by the 300-hour battery life of the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless
- Donkey Kong Bananza finally confirms who voices DK in the Switch 2 era, and it's the exact Mario Movie actor we all thought it was
- I'm pretty upset about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 cut songs, so if you need me, I'll be at the skate part playing the originals on this handheld
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director has "deep and inspiring conversations from all angles" with Stellar Blade head, notoriously horny fans trip over themselves asking for Tifa x Eve crossover
- As a proud Helldivers 2 player with a friend group who will not listen, I'm happy to report that the Control Group Warbond has a game-changing stratagem: "WE CAN SOLO BUNKERS"
- "We don't want people being bored": James Gunn says there isn't a DCU "company style" and not every movie will be like Superman
- After an "exhausting, long process" of making two Rebel Moon movies back-to-back, director Zack Snyder is taking a "bit of a break" from his Netflix creation
- Silent Hill creator is conscious of his age and wants to "pass the baton on to the next generation," but the horror icon's got at least one more game up his sleeve
- I'm too broke to buy Donkey Kong Bananza, so if you're sharing my FOMO here are the best Steam Deck games I'm playing instead
- 10 years later, Marvel fans are looking back at one of the most underrated MCU entries: Ant-Man
- This amazing Donkey Kong Bananza merch is exclusive to Japan, so I've found the next best thing for you
- Wordle's popularity led to a surge of downloads for an app of the same name that released 5 years before: "It changed my life forever"
- A Short Hike dev says "Where's Waldo moments" like Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Korok Seeds help "to stop you getting too bored" when traveling around in open world games
- The PlayStation Direct Summer Sale looks so tantalising, I think I've finally been convinced to get a new PS5
- Ironheart star didn't know Mephisto was in the Marvel show until they actually started shooting his scenes
- Several major DC characters just got new logos, and it might mean big announcements are coming for James Gunn's DCU
- I've put over 900 hours into CD Projekt Red's RPG, and these are the best Cyberpunk 2077 gigs I always love replaying
- Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona 5 artist says his interest "in fashion" is why his work is so similar to the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure artist's: "We're both into clothes and designer pieces"
- "Father of The Elder Scrolls" doesn't "have very much time left" after cancer battle and has stepped away from games to "live his final moments surrounded by his loved ones"
- Crash Bandicoot co-creator says the remake "got almost everything right, except the most important 30 milliseconds," and that's why it "feels worse than the 1996 original"
- The new 8Bit Do Pro 3 looks like the brand's best symmetrical controller yet, but Switch 2 players will miss out on my favorite feature
- Smurfs lands seriously low Rotten Tomatoes score with critics calling it "one of the worst children's movies," but it's still the second highest rated in the franchise
- British doll Sindy is getting her own movie, but it just sounds like she's reheating Barbie's nachos
- I knew Marvel Rivals' swimsuit skins were supposed to be horny, but no one was expecting them to be quite this cheeked-up: "I hope Loki's speedo is bulletproof"
- The Ghost of Yotei PS5 is the comeback limited-edition Sony consoles deserve, but I want more
- Stranger Things creator says the latest season 5 trailer is basically spoiler-free because it's "mostly" Volume 1 and "just barely scratches the surface"
- Steam's slop problem has gotten much worse as reports say the number of games using GenAI has gone up almost 800% in the last year alone
- Fantastic Four star Ebon Moss-Bachrach says the Marvel film's script wasn't "fully ready" by the time rehearsals started, and you can bet James Gunn wouldn't approve
- Stranger Things' Maya Hawke and Thunderbolts' Lewis Pullman will star in a new "surrealist relationship comedy" movie from a first time director whose previous video game harnessed the power of blinking
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ throwback cameo finally confirms a decades-old Star Trek fan theory, and I can’t quite believe it
- Elden Ring Nightreign players can't decide if they love or hate the "Evergaol meta," but they're now pushing for a solution to keep everyone in Limveld happy
- Supergirl star is really leaning into the party girl aspect of her character as she shares hilarious Superman meme
- After 30 years as a Zelda fanatic, I can't believe I've found a new way to revisit the series on N64
- Lobo actor Jason Momoa introduces the world to his DC character's favorite word in response to new Supergirl poster: "Look out bastich"
- James Gunn reveals more about the greenlit DC movie that he scrapped over script issues: "We can’t make this film. We can’t. It’s not good. We know it’s not good"
- This new co-op monster-feeding game looks like a bizarre blend of REPO and Overcooked, and there's a free open playtest you can try right now
- Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto spent his time testing Donkey Kong Bananza "smashing and digging" in one spot, which tracks following his hour-long Breath of the Wild playtesting stint "just climbing trees"
- Donkey Kong Bananza's "rich and thick" hero isn't butt-naked this time around because Nintendo was "conscious" of how he looked "from the back"
- Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has turned into Taylor Swift's Eras tour as tickets sell out before being resold for eye-watering prices
- Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.3's new driving modes are inspired by chill YouTube videos of people cruising through Night City, and the GTA 5 fan in me is thrilled
- Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman says Pedro Pascal's Reed Richards will "lead the Avengers", and let's spare a thought for Sam Wilson
- Half of the Fantastic Four were cast after only one Zoom call: "I don't believe it either"
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Aerith actor takes Legend of Zelda movie casting in good spirits after saying she'd love to audition: "Thank you all for your support during this very difficult time"
- Warhammer tackles fan complaints about Horus Heresy third edition and promises old models "won’t be resigned to a life on the shelf"
- Fantastic Four's Ralph Ineson has two big complaints about that "odd" Galactus popcorn bucket: it's too expensive and it doesn't look anything like him
- Nintendo is taking the Splatoon and Arms approach to its upcoming Switch 2 wheelchair basketball game Drag x Drive with a "Global Jam demo event" coming next month
- July 16
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- 10 Donkey Kong Bananza tips we wish we knew before going to the Planet Core
- Which Donkey Kong Bananza branching path should you take in the Divide?
- What does Assist Mode do in Donkey Kong Bananza?
- How long is Donkey Kong Bananza?
- All Donkey Kong Bananza Bananzas and how to unlock them
- Best skills in Donkey Kong Bananza to unlock first
- The Legend of Zelda movie has finally cast its titular princess, and it turns out she was already a video game movie veteran at roughly 12 years old thanks to Final Fantasy
- After creepily mastering vampires with his hit Nosferatu remake, director Robert Eggers will reportedly bring back its stars Aaron Taylor Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp for his new werewolf movie
- Fired Subnautica 2 leads suing Krafton say the company "was not focused on a successful launch" because it was too busy sabotaging that launch to avoid paying a $250 million bonus
- Sega hands physical media a win amid Nintendo's push toward digital with Switch 2 game-key cards — Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is confirmed to have "the full base game on a 64GB cartridge"
- The Batman 2 may actually happen before Robert Pattinson is a senior citizen, as DC Studios execs are reportedly "thrilled" with the highly anticipated script
- WB reportedly fast-tracking Wonder Woman reboot movie following Superman's success
- "If I had stayed with Valve, I would have been able to retire by now": OG Counter-Strike co-creator 'Gooseman' "kind of regrets" leaving Valve, says he "made some poor business decisions" but grew as a dev
- John Malkovich's villain the Red Ghost has been cut from The Fantastic Four: First Steps - "It was heartbreaking not to include him," director says, and I'm heartbroken too
- Be it a new Animal Crossing or Fire Emblem, I can't justify buying a Switch 2 without Nintendo meeting me halfway on this wishlist
- Five questions I hope Fantastic Four: First Steps answers
- Donkey Kong Bananza doesn't use Switch 2's frame rate-boosting DLSS tech, joining Mario Kart World in dodging what we thought would be one of the console's defining features
- James Gunn has curated personalized playlists for the Superman character you are most like, and it makes so much sense
- The co-CEO of Ubisoft's new Assassin's Creed and Far Cry subsidiary is the son of Ubisoft's actual CEO, but he says he's definitely not a nepo baby
- I've watched all the best James Gunn movies and TV shows, and this is how I'd rank them
- Studio behind beauties like Oblivion Remastered and Metal Gear Solid Delta is reportedly facing heavy layoffs in the games industry's latest demonstration that hits will not spare you
- Cyberpunk 2077 dev is "a little disappointed" in Reddit after dropping a hint about one of patch 2.3's new vehicles that no one noticed: "Guys, you need to really pay more attention"
- Fortnite Fortress of Solitude: Where to find it
- The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature is here, but fairies aren't the only new feature to come to EA's life sim – so is rapper T-Pain
- Cyberpunk 2077 lands on Mac today, but these are the only models that can run it
- Pedro Pascal isn't giving anything away when asked if Chris Evans will appear in Fantastic Four or Avengers: Doomsday: "I’ve just gone into… a blackout"
- Sega wants you to make your own Like a Dragon games in Roblox, but your creations need to "stay true to the world and lore" established in the Yakuza series, so please don't make Kiryu and Majima kiss
- After just 23 days, KPop Demon Hunters is on track to become Netflix's biggest animated movie ever, replacing an Adam Sandler film
- One more Cyberpunk 2077 delay for old times' sake: the Nintendo Switch 2 version of patch 2.3 has been pushed back, but seemingly not for long
- Destiny 2 Dark Academia quest walkthrough
- The dev who inspired Localthunk "to make Balatro" has a new roguelike out, and with 95% positive Steam reviews it's off to a good start
- I fell behind in Disney Lorcana after having a kid, but these decks are giving me back my A-game
- This Switch 2 case made travelling so easy, I'm already planning my next trip
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 made me cry after 30 minutes and convinced me to finally revisit the best sad games in my Steam library
- James Gunn reveals new comic-book accurate Supergirl poster, but all we can think about is her coat
- This Steam Deck dock isn't the fanciest in town, but I'd still grab it if you want a good value handheld hub
- Upcoming Oblivion Remastered update may be the RPG's most important yet, as Bethesda is fixing a door that's been irking lore fans for the past 2 months
- Superman star David Corenswet has a "hot take" on Casino Royale, "the greatest Bond film ever made": "So great to get that off my chest"
- Fantastic Four will see baby Franklin Richards and Galactus put on an unlikely "collision course", says director Matt Shakman: "It's about the tiniest, youngest thing in the world and the oldest, biggest thing in the universe"
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's outsourcing allowed the RPG's in-house team to stay "very focused on building that core," speculates former Dragon Age dev: "Everyone was able to synergize together"
- After 400 hours in The Sims 4, I've finally met my match: an occult-only household riddled with phantoms, house fires, and dead plants
- For years a new Destiny 2 expansion guaranteed 300k+ concurrent players on Steam, but Edge of Fate is struggling to hit 100k
- Andor showrunner isn't fazed by Diego Luna and Genevieve O'Reilly's Emmys snubs as he thinks their performances "will be celebrated and discussed for years to come": "I feel confident about that"
- Fake games could brick your Switch 2, but I'm here to help you spot dodgy pre-owned carts
- Donkey Kong Bananza Metacritic score not only makes it the highest-rated Switch 2 exclusive yet, it ties Donkey Kong 64 as the highest-rated game in the series
- First Stranger Things season 5 trailer teases the final battle from hell – and judging by the blood, it's clear only some of the Hawkins gang are making it out alive
- Viral co-op game Peak used to have a fatal flaw - playing in French would "instantly crash the game" because of a code instructing it to "Frenchify"
- Netflix boss says it's "surprising" that Squid Game season 2 was snubbed at the Emmys: "I'm disappointed when it doesn't get recognized in the way that it should have"
- Nintendo just re-stocked some old amiibos in time for Donkey Kong Bananza, so I'm going to have to build a new shelf
- One Piece's latest episode beats out 1135 other entries to become the highest-rated in series history
- House of the Dragon season 2 breaks an Emmys streak set by Game of Thrones 14 years ago
- Former Nintendo marketing lead says rumors of a Direct later this month "make a lot of sense" due to the lack of a Metroid Prime 4 release date
- Skyrim NPCs are only as complex as they are thanks to a literal "napkin drawing" that Todd Howard doodled, reveals ex-Bethesda dev: "It's actually a napkin story"
- After Metal Gear Solid 5 made sparing or killing enemies so important, I'm disappointed Death Stranding 2 wasted its most interesting mechanic
- I'm bringing my Nintendo Switch 2 on vacation this month, here's every accessory I won't be leaving the house without
- Razer's new Thunderbolt 5 dock is a "seamless upgrade" that won't work with 66% of its gaming laptops
- "Most chairs don't get it" - meet the gaming chair that just surpassed $3,000,000 on Kickstarter
- These awesome Sega collectibles bring back a '90s trend with Sonic and Street Fighter, and I couldn't be happier
- DC fans are convinced the Supergirl actress in James Gunn's Superman was cast after her hilarious drunk appearance accepting a Golden Globe for House of the Dragon
- Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann reacts to The Last of Us season 2's Emmy nominations following exit from HBO show: "[It] has been a thrill"
- Steam now prohibits games that violate the "rules and standards" of payment processors, banks, and more, and users are worried it might affect more than just "certain kinds of adult-only content"
- Donkey Kong Bananza review: "Destruction isn't just a flashy gimmick for the Minecraft generation, it's one of the best inventions Nintendo has had in years"
- Ahead of GTA 6, Rockstar makes more changes to Social Club before seemingly taking down its dedicated site entirely
- Borderlands 4 is out now, so I'm looking back on the 5 best Gearbox games
- Kingpin actor says Daredevil: Born Again season 2 has wrapped, and he "cannot wait" for Marvel fans to "experience what we've done for you"
- The Last of Us season 3 may or may not be the end, as the horror show could wrap up with "two more seasons or one more long season," says HBO boss
- The Penguin showrunner is "thinking of various ideas" for a second season "that might work alongside" The Batman 2, HBO boss says
- Somewhere in Nintendo's recycling bin is the god of all Goombas, gifted the giant hands of a Super Mario Odyssey boss during experiments for the Switch 2's Donkey Kong Bananza
- I regret to inform you that Analogue's N64 console is delayed yet again, but don't cry into your copy of Goldeneye just yet
- The Legend of Zelda movie finds its Link and Zelda, and it's not the fancast favorites you were expecting
- The 32 greatest Marvel post-credits scenes
- The Legend of Zelda and Red Dead Redemption 2 have whetted my appetite, so I've found the 7 best cooking games to tuck into
- Man of Steel director Zack Snyder confirms he wants to see James Gunn's Superman, but it looks like he hasn't yet
- Screw RTX 50-Series gaming laptops, I'm sticking to my RTX 4070 rig thanks to this accessory
- The Penguin star Colin Farrell still doesn't know if season 2 will happen – but seemingly reveals The Batman 3 may be in the works
- "It must have been an absolute nightmare for the programmers": Nintendo explains Donkey Kong Bananza's voxel tech and why it doesn't look like "stacked cubes" like Minecraft or Hytale
- Marvel is getting dangerously close to spoiling too much of Galactus in Fantastic Four with this new TV spot
- Dune: Awakening patch fixes the item duplication glitch hoarders discovered a day after devs removed the last one, and I think we all know what happens next
- Fantastic Four stars say Avengers: Doomsday is "epic" and "intergalactic" – and, worryingly, "tragic"
- NetEase surrenders to Marvel Rivals players, dresses up The Thing in a thong, calls him "The Thong" in front of all his friends, and puts other heroes in skimpy swimsuits starting this week
- July 15
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- The Amityville Horror is getting yet another remake, this time by the studios behind modern horror hits Barbarian and Heart Eyes
- You now have a chance to own Darth Vader's actual lightsaber from the original Star Wars trilogy thanks to a "grail-level" auction, assuming you've got a cool $3 million to burn
- Daredevil: Born Again Bullseye actor says there are "some sides of his personality" in season 2 that "we haven't seen yet"
- Square Enix announces a complete $60 Life is Strange Collection for PS5, but the monkey's paw curls: only 2 of the 5 games are actually on the disc
- The legendary rocker whose song closed out Superman embraces the movie's message of kindness as the new punk: "Superman is the best friend you could have"
- Diablo 4 boss has almost 1,500 hours - that's 60 days - logged in his own game, and I need to know the 1 achievement he's somehow still missing
- MMO streamer says he turned down a $5,000 WoW deal to keep grinding Old School RuneScape, player declares "RuneScape won the MMO war" but a dev quickly counters: "You can love both games"
- It's not just you: Destiny 2 Edge of Fate changed Ikora's voice actor and others, Bungie affirms, but the studio is "actively re-recording lines for affected characters" with original VAs
- Superman star says he'll look more like his Creature Commandos animated character next time he appears in the DCU
- James Gunn says the DCU is leading to something that isn't "what everyone thinks," and the next season of Peacemaker will hold clues
- It took me 326 hours to clock a less-obvious reason why Cyberpunk 2077 is the best open world RPG I've ever played: it's a secret comedy game
- I’m tired of MCU post-credits scenes that go nowhere, which is why Superman’s organic world-building is such a breath of fresh air
- "After months and months of chokes," speedrun legend achieves fastest blindfolded Super Mario 64 run of all time, but only after RNG ended a near-perfect run that would've killed the category "forever"
- Another Xbox studio reacts to the layoffs exploding around it: with Rare's Everwild dead, Sea of Thieves dev says "it's impossible for something like this not to ripple through the studio"
- I'm playing Oblivion Remastered as a vampire, and I wouldn't trade my new life for better sleep or a clean conscience
- From Fallout to Baldur's Gate 3, these are the gaming Lego sets I want to see next
- I've played board games like Frosthaven for decades, but the digital version convinced me that it's a better introduction to the epic RPG
- As a 10-year player I'm kind of scared of the Destiny 2: Edge of Fate patch notes, which might be a Bungie record for new currencies and MMO loot MacGuffins
- "Don't make him a killing machine!": Hitman developer IO Interactive got the James Bond gig because its games are more about creativity and stealth than shooting
- How to build a next-level gaming PC or laptop – and spread the cost with EE
- DCU boss James Gunn says Batman and Wonder Woman won't start production until they have good scripts because they "deserve the best"
- Legendary modder behind Elden Ring item randomizer brings their talents to Nightreign, adding the kind of weirdness I crave after dozens of familiar runs
- "Listening to gamers is at the heart of what we do" - Azeron finally made a gaming keyboard with a thumbstick
- "People think I'm being ironic when I say that": Superman director James Gunn thinks Paddington 2 is "one of the greatest movies ever made"
- I called it, Nintendo confirms Donkey Kong Bananza was actually the inspiration for the Super Mario Bros. Movie redesign all along
- Final Fantasy 15 director's mysterious new "cutting-edge" RPG based on One Thousand and One Nights temporarily on hold, with "no further development" in sight
- James Gunn says audiences liked his "stupid" Marvel post-credits best, which is why he went for jokes with Superman rather than "a shocking post-credit scene that we're never going to pay off"
- My TV broke on one of my biggest gaming weekends of the year so far, but it was these earbuds that saved the day
- After a nearly month-long delay, Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.3 launches this week with "new Photo Mode functionality, additional cars, and more"
- I've been using the wrong HDMI cable for years, one upgrade later and I'm surprised the most noticeable difference isn't in video quality
- I miss when handhelds and phones had flip screens, so I'm eyeing up this Game Boy Advance SP dupe at its lowest price
- Move over Man of Steel, Superman fans can't get enough of "reluctant rizz god" Jimmy Olsen
- I Know What You Did Last Summer star makes huge horror blunder in saying the original movie walked so Wes Craven’s Scream could run
- 26 years after Donkey Kong 64, Nintendo finally wants to establish "two separate branches" of Donkey Kong with the Switch 2's Bananza: 2D and 3D "just as we did with Mario"
- Minecraft adds the viral Lava Chicken song from the movie into the game, but to get it you'll need to defeat a foe so rare I've not even seen one in my 16 years of playing
- You may be able to buy tickets for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in just 2 days, even though the movie's release date is still a year away
- After arguing over who would win in a fight, DC fans are debating which movie is better: Superman or Man of Steel?
- I've spent well over 1000 hours playing Final Fantasy, so here are my most unforgettable 15 characters across the series
- 8 years after it was announced, Rian Johnson's Star Wars trilogy appears to be dead after The Last Jedi director lifts lid on how far he got with it: "Nothing really happened"
- Why Galaxy AI is the secret weapon for creating better gaming content
- I thought I was done with traditional Xbox controllers, but this Pac-Man gamepad reeled me back in
- Nintendo says it out loud: 60 FPS is king – 30 FPS "couldn't fully capture" Donkey Kong Bananza, which really shows the Switch 2 difference in a new side-by-side with the old Switch 1 build
- Running out of desk space? These are the best compact gaming keyboards of 2025 so far
- Pokemon Black and White fans are back with the remake hopium as Pokemon posts a teaser ahead of its upcoming Presents stream: "The room is completely black and white"
- 2025 is a great year for building smaller gaming PCs, and Fractal Design's new Epoch case proves it
- Changes to the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 soundtracks might be a bummer, but these are my top 3 headset picks that'll still make it sound incredible
- Mario Kart World's staff would "go skateboarding or ride their bikes" during lunch breaks, which explains the wild movement in the Switch 2 racer
- Netflix adds one of the greatest thrillers of all time – but I bet you can't sit through its 3 sequels too
- Star Wars fans are debating the biggest what ifs of the saga, from pod race victors to Qui-Gon training Anakin
- The release date of My Hero Academia's final season has been announced as its creators launch a vote to find the anime's best scene
- I've been searching for the best Superman games after watching the new James Gunn movie – here are my 7 favorites
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars just got a new update to "improve gameplay on Nintendo Switch 2," so it sure is a shame you can't actually buy it anymore
- I've been testing the first Switch 2 dock to hit Amazon, and it now works pretty well despite Nintendo's handheld hurdles
- Mafia: The Old Country will be less of an open-world game than Mafia 3 as the devs agree it was too much and didn't fit the series
- I'm entering my mailman era with these 5 delivery games, and Death Stranding 2 is entirely to blame
- I'm as surprised as you, but it looks like decent horror reboots might be back, as I Know What You Did Last Summer gets overwhelmingly positive first reactions
- From Ant-Man to The Rise of Skywalker, movie fans are discussing the films that break their own rules
- From one of Denis Villeneuve's best sci-fi movies to an early Christopher Nolan thriller, the internet is suggesting the movies you absolutely have to watch with no prior knowledge
- I'm not even a Demon Slayer fan, but I can't help but love this official Asus Nezuko PC gaming case
- Superman's big box-office takings prove the new superhero movie has done what it was supposed to: win "back the trust of our DC fans"
- This latest Helldivers 2 patch is only for the true patriots – the Super Earth Flag stratagem can now be "proudly" planted directly into living and dead enemies: "Absolute Democracy"
- The Naked Gun sequel called "deliciously stupid" and "an actual comedy movie" in first reactions: "If there was any justice in the world, Liam Neeson would get an Oscar"
- These are the 5 most popular gaming gadgets GamesRadar+ readers bought over Prime Day
- Helldivers 2 devs are "very cautious" about bringing back weapons from the first game because they want the shooters "to feel unique from one another"
- John Wick's video game prequel proved the strategy genre is the best way to adapt the series, but you only have a couple more days to grab it as it's suddenly being delisted this week
- 10 years after making The Hobbit trilogy, Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is working on three different screenplays: "I’m certainly not retired"
- The BBC committed a retro console cardinal sin live on TV, but I actually forgive them
- After flopping at the box office, it looks like once horror icon M3GAN is dead and buried as the sequel lands on digital just weeks after theatrical release
- Marvel fans have rediscovered a minor Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania character that no one can actually remember: "I genuinely don’t know who the f*** this is"
- Ted Lasso star says the comedy show is like "the most beloved, beautiful dog that was buried" that's now been "exhumed" for season 4, and we're really not sure how we feel about that
- I'm definitely going to use this flying Superman Krypto toy for evil
- Superman scene-stealer Nathan Fillion also cameoed in Deadpool and Wolverine, and tried for multiple roles before landing the part
- A reference to Doctor Doom is hiding in Fantastic Four's exceptional new marketing campaign – and I'm convinced we're getting a Robert Downey Jr. cameo soon
- Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake won't have an upgrade or cross save on Switch 2, making the JRPG's game-key card your only physical option
- Even a Fantastic Four cast member doesn't know what happens in the movie yet: "I’m so glad I can stand on the red carpet and not worry about giving anything away"
- Ghost of Yotei protagonist joins Astro Bot in a new update, and no one's more excited than her voice actor to see Atsu in "my 2024 GOTY that I 100%ed!"
- I just remembered the Tony Hawk: Ride Skateboard was a thing, and I'm starting to feel old
- God of War director Cory Barlog's next big Sony Santa Monica game is reportedly "not a new IP but it might feel like one" – and where fellow PlayStation studio Naughty Dog pivoted to Intergalactic, it seems it's not sci-fi
- Randy Pitchford tells Borderlands 4 fans to "quit clutching your pearls" after teasing they may "never see any" of the game's collectible bobbleheads while simultaneously revealing a full map of them
- Superman star David Corenswet proves his Star Wars geek credentials with a watch order that everyone should try at least once
- "I want to be involved in this universe in a major way": Mr. Terrific star Edi Gathegi reveals he's signed on for multiple DC projects and says the Superman post-credits scene is a "full circle moment" after his X-Men experience
- Superman director James Gunn says it took 3 minutes to come up with early MCU's most important lore "I made up the Infinity Stones in two seconds"
- James Gunn says that controversial Superman lore change was because he allowed himself "to make changes where changes might work" and be "interesting for the DCU"
- July 14
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- Devs behind 2024's breakout indie horror hit "want to establish very clearly that Wrong Organ isn't a walking sim company only," and with their next game, "step into a different side of horror, explore the gameplay stuff"
- The Naked Gun's wild popcorn bucket is an ingenious throwback gag to one of the original movie's raciest jokes
- James Gunn says the DCU's Supergirl will be "a total mess" because the Kents didn't raise her, and after her Superman appearance, that totally tracks
- College Football 26 recruiting guide for Dynasty mode
- "We have to compete for visibility with bad actors who are just running a grift": Devs hope new Switch 2 eShop rules fight slop and worry good games may get flagged, but Steam is still miles ahead of Nintendo
- "Boy, that game sucked": Notorious Dead Island 2 delay lasted nearly a decade partly because its original developer ignored "horrific" player feedback, says former Deep Silver lead
- Steam users obsessed with a pink horse girl sent so many kilograms of grass to the real horse she's based on that it broke the food donation website: "It's very crowded right now"
- 11 years into a very confusing MMO, Destiny 2 lead reckons Bungie might have some problems onboarding new players: "We really want to be looking at things like New Light"
- James Gunn's Superman quietly revealed some of the new DCU's 300 year legacy of superheroes
- "A future has been stolen": ZeniMax union says "lives were upended" by Xbox layoffs and MMO cancelation, but "we have not yet been laid off"
- After Superman, I'm convinced that Lex Luthor is already a more exciting supervillain than Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom
- Resident Evil fans are convinced Leon Kennedy's sharper jawline at age 27 compared to 21 is a powerful example of how trauma ages a person, and now I'm insecure about being 26
- Gearbox reveals a surprising series first coming in Borderlands 4: Vex is the first playable Siren to "focus specifically on kinetic damage," which is great news for lifesteal lovers like me
- The best retro remakes and reboots out there aren't afraid to get weird with it – as Shadow Labyrinth being a dark and gritty Pac-Man game shows us
- I hope you like the tamer fantasy of Oblivion and Skyrim: lore master of 29 years says Todd Howard "gravitates not towards the weird stuff" and doesn't expect Morrowind-grade weirdness from The Elder Scrolls 6
- "I know what's coming for Helldivers for the next few years": Arrowhead has a long-term plan for Helldivers 2, but it's still "subject to change"
- After gaining players for 7 years, sci-fi colony builder RimWorld hits a new Steam record, nearing 100,000 concurrents thanks to an expansion so big it probably could've been a new game
- "A massive win for media preservation": Dedicated Borderlands fans have finally "made it into Borderlands Online," months since the project to revive the long-dead MMO began
- Nobody's talking about my favorite Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro feature
- Please send help, I treated myself to his Pusheen gaming lamp for under $30 and now I want the entire collection
- With both of James Gunn's DCU projects imprisoning major Superman villains in Belle Reve, fans hope we're building towards a Legion of Doom team-up
- Superman discourse has already reached the playground argument stage: who would win in a fight – David Corenswet's Superman or Henry Cavill's Superman?
- The best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Disney Plus, and more
- After 2 years, I've renewed my love for turn-based RPGs with these 5 games like Baldur's Gate 3 I can't stop recommending
- After nearly 30 years buried in Bethesda lore, ex-dev isn't sure what to make of The Elder Scrolls 6: "They're making something different than what I would have done, and so I don't know how I'm going to feel"
- Alien: Earth showrunner says he has "great plans and ambitions" for more seasons of the sci-fi horror series, but assures fans it won't be "a Kevin Feige Marvel Universe moment"
- You can't convince me this new MTG Edge of Eternities card isn't Wall-E
- The Daredevil fitness coach who can't stop posting has seemingly revealed that another character from the show's Netflix years is returning for Born Again season 2
- After a weekend fixing a crusty Game Boy clone, I'm hyped that the Modretro Chromatic is permanently back in stock
- I nearly quit Fallout 76 over fishing, then I switched to this controller
- Ncuti Gatwa says Doctor Who role was "physically, emotionally, and mentally" taxing as he reveals reasons for his unexpectedly early exit: "It was time"
- Ubisoft foresaw the grindy fate of Assassin's Creed Valhalla back in the Odyssey days, wanting a literal "odyssey" but not "a world that was just fatiguing to travel through"
- The Asus TUF Gaming x Hatsune Miku collab has awoken the 15 year old Vocaloid fangirl within me
- After 2,537 hours of playing Total War: Warhammer, I'm almost ready to say goodbye to Creative Assembly's best strategy series
- This brand created the perfect keyboard-controller hybrid, now it's teasing something new: "it might be exactly what you've been waiting for."
- Chrono Trigger and Xenogears writer "actually hated" video games before discovering Dragon Quest: "That concept really stunned me"
- We fought against Helldivers 2's Illuminate invasion valiantly, but you might want to prepare for their revenge as Arrowhead teases that "it's safe to say we're not done" with the squids yet
- After embracing Superman's Silver Age heritage, James Gunn says some comic book movies can be "pretentious" and "distance themselves from the source material"
- Tom Holland says Spider-Man: Brand New Day will "lean into that old-school filmmaking" and use "real locations" after COVID affected No Way Home: "We were really restricted"
- Reddit was right, this $7 Nintendo Switch 2 accessory is a game changer in a heatwave
- The Superman opening is missing one sweet detail that proves once again why Clark and Lois are our favorite DC couple
- Alien: Earth creator explains why the sci-fi horror series is more than just a creature feature: "The next question is, does humanity deserve to survive?"
- New Fantastic Four clip hints at an impossible choice for Marvel's First Family as it's revealed Galactus wants Reed Richards and Sue Storm's baby
- I need to know more about Elden Ring Nightreign's mystery big boys – giant tree-like figures 5x the size of the second-biggest Souls creature, which FromSoftware explains almost nothing about
- I'm going back to the five best post-apocalyptic games I ever played, thanks to Death Stranding 2 giving me a taste for the terrible
- Sony wouldn't have "delivered the power" of the PS2 without "the specter of the Dreamcast," says former Sega and Microsoft exec: "Every incumbent needs a challenger to punch them in the face"
- South Park fans threaten to cancel their Paramount+ subscriptions after the show was pulled from streaming outside the US: "How does one go about setting Paramount on fire?"
- The best College Football 26 sliders and how to use them
- Donkey Kong Bananza has a development time to rival GTA 6: "I can tell you that we started developing it after finishing Super Mario Odyssey"
- King of the Hill Revival has finally revealed what grown-up Bobby’s job is, and we feel like proud parents over here
- Nintendo reportedly asks Switch 2 owners what they think about its controversial game-key cards, and yeah, I don't think it'll be lacking in replies as players rally to "keep telling them how big b******t" they are
- After 2000 hours of creating a fantasy save file in The Sims, I've decided to rank all 8 Sims 4 occults, including the new Enchanted by Nature's fairies
- James Gunn called on his Guardians of the Galaxy actor Bradley Cooper for a surprise Superman role because he needed someone who "could walk in the footsteps of Marlon Brando"
- The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson says he "had a great time" watching JJ Abrams' sequel The Rise of Skywalker: "I didn’t feel resentful in some way"
- Stranger Things star confirms they were in the "last thing" filmed for season 5, giving us a better idea of who survives until the final season's last moments
- "I actually felt heard": Diablo 4 content creators tease exciting things to come for the ARPG after a call with Blizzard, following seasons of complaints about nerfs, endgame, and more
- ROG Xbox Ally price leaks seemingly just surfaced online, and I'm pretty worried for the Asus handheld
- New Fantastic Four teaser is hiding a C-list villain 'cameo' – and it confirms they've already been defeated before the events of the movie
- Donkey Kong Bananza's director replayed every game in the series when he was assigned to the Switch 2 game: "That motivated me to incorporate past memories along with new ideas"
- Superman seems to be making Warner Bros. happy already, with the studio boss praising James Gunn and teasing DC's "bold 10-year plan"
- Despite being quickly deleted, Supergirl's first look in full costume is now online following her Superman cameo, and I'm already onboard
- Prominent European politician agrees that "a game, once sold, belongs to the customer, not the company" as Stop Killing Games faces resistance from European publishing group saying its demands aren't "proportionate"
- Subnautica 2 leak confirmed by Krafton, highlighting the cause of the survival game's delay and publisher's plans to "enhance the content volume and level of polish before launching"
- The neverending DCU canon debate is rearing its head again soon, as James Gunn urges fans to listen to the Peacemaker season 2 podcast "to answer all your canon questions"
- A Donkey Kong movie may be in the works according to new documents, and it's official: 2025 is the year of DK
- Donkey Kong Bananza will have some framerate drops, director admits, but he's fine with that: "We prioritized fun and playability"
- James Gunn gives cryptic answer when asked about a Superman sequel, and I'm pretty sure I know what he's hinting at
- New Peacemaker season 2 trailer, which you can only see at the theater, appears to address the jump from the DCEU to James Gunn's DCU: "There's another dimension"
- Borderlands 4 has "well over 200" collectibles that are so well hidden, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford expects "most players will never see any of them"
- Superman's opening weekend at the box office was both good and bad, depending on how you look at it
- No, Superman doesn't crossover with Batman – but you almost definitely missed this Gotham City Easter egg
- July 13
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- Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P says his latest game dev crush is The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, one of the most efficient games he's played all year
- While its creators are in a very public legal feud, legendary puzzle platformers Inside and Limbo are being removed from a PC storefront
- College Football 26 best playbooks for offense and defense
- Ubisoft had a very on-brand problem with Assassin's Creed Odyssey: there weren't many tall buildings in Ancient Greece even though it's a "climbing-frame game"
- Overwatch 2 director thinks "competition is healthy" in the hero shooter space, but says the FPS' new features aren't "a response to Marvel Rivals"
- Mr. Terrific Edi Gathegi sees Superman role as justice served after X-Men: First Class
- Red Dead Online's role-play servers have clearly broken my brain, but I'm just happy to be saving the Wild West as a flamboyant gentlemen vigilante
- Superman’s surprise message from Krypton twist changes everything we know about Kal-El’s origins in the DCU
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps star Julia Garner chimes in on Silver Surfer casting
- Nathan Fillion promises Green Lantern Guy Gardner will turn the air blue in Lanterns after Superman: "I've dropped more F-bombs in that project than I have in, I think, my entire career"
- Superman's Rachel Brosnahan wants Lois Lane to get powers in the next Superman story
- July 12
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- College Football 26 best teams list and in-game NCAA rankings
- Giving that Elden Ring co-op modder a run for their money, there's now a Yakuza 5 mod that lets you play with a friend or AI-controlled Ichiban
- As GTA 6 and Ghost of Yotei approach, Assassin's Creed veteran says good open-world games are slapstick: "You're just setting up the opportunity for jokes"
- Far Cry 4 lead reveals a cut idea for enemy camps that would have completely changed the story: "I think that's where the fun of the whole genre might lie"
- 27 years later, this uncanny "Hero of Law" mod makes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time the game it was always meant to be: Ace Attorney
- I spent 20 hours running into Oblivion Remastered battles with a half-naked companion by my side, and it wouldn't have been the same without him
- Paranormal Activity is returning as a London stage show from an acclaimed immersive theatre company
- "No matter what I do, people are going to come for me online": Director of new Resident Evil movie explains why he's "not trying to be completely obedient to the games"
- Marvel fans are digging into the implications of the Ironheart ending
- Scrubs revival ordered to series, Zach Braff and the original cast officially returning
- Warhammer: The Horus Heresy Saturnine review in progress - "A complex, multi-layered knot of strategy that feels like old-school Warhammer in the best way"
- Spider-Man star Tom Holland says Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey "is going to be unlike anything we've ever seen."
- Alien: Earth showrunner had "a conversation" with Dune director Denis Villeneuve about the sci-fi horror series: "The guy's a master, one of the greats"
- July 11
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- Nintendo legend says Shigeru Miyamoto's industrial design education caused him to view his games as "products" instead of "works of art", and that's why they're "more closely aligned" with players
- Dexter: Resurrection star David Dastmalchian says it’s an "honor" to play eccentric villain roles like Mr. 3 in Netflix's live-action One Piece: "They [all] inhabit me differently"
- James Gunn's Superman has finally found the cure to superhero movie fatigue: just make them more like comics
- Dexter: Resurrection star Krysten Ritter says her vigilante serial killer is nothing like Jessica Jones: "I'm excited when I get to play a role that can be dark and playful and delicious and glamorous"
- Blizzard puts the nerf bat down, reaches for a dash of buffs instead, then says screw it and buffs literally every Diablo 4 class in the next update
- Dexter: Resurrection star Michael C. Hall didn’t want Dexter to die – and he found a way to bring him back: "I mean, the bullet didn't hit him in the head"
- FC 25 Futties tracker adds 99-rated cards for Pele, Ginola and Mbappe
- "I am a husk, a shell, totally empty": In an act of MMO masochism, Destiny 2 team spends 84 brutal hours locked in a blind run of the Salvation's Edge raid, insisting on the Master difficulty I struggle with even after raiding for 10 years
- Dexter: Resurrection star Michael C. Hall says the controversial ending to the original series made "narrative sense" but fans "didn't want to see that": "It was a rocky road to get here"
- This last-minute Prime Day PC deal is perfect for turning your setup into a pink, cozy gaming paradise
- Borderlands 4 narrative director reveals his biggest uncertainty, and looking at the script, yeah, I get it: "The crowd falls apart like that guy in the cube that gets cubed in the movie Cube"
- Look out Superman and Krypto, The Fantastic Four: First Steps has its own adorable dog
- Your friends hate your headset mic quality, and they asked me to tell you about this last-minute Prime Day quick-fix
- Want a new gaming headset? I test a new pair every week, and these are the top 5 I'd recommend this Prime Day
- I don't know folks, I think game dev might be kind of broken: slick Soulslike RPG Lords of the Fallen has passed 5.5 million players but still isn't profitable
- I've just discovered that there is a D&D cocktail book, and it's given me a terrible idea
- New indie horror Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story is Frailty meets There Will Be Blood with a haunting focus on family – and I have no complaints
- Rockstar Games may have unintentionally confirmed Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 4 re-releases, fans theorize as mysterious new support options are discovered
- Time is almost up on my favorite Prime Day board game deals, so prioritize these 5 before they vanish
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs reveal the game's most underappreciated actor: a water bottle that stood in for one of the best bosses
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 review: "A nostalgic, must-play hit for fans"
- No wonder Superman took so long – director James Gunn was as obsessed with Balatro as the rest of us: "I pretty much just catch up on work and read and play Balatro"
- Don't be like me, pick up a longer USB-C cable for your Switch 2 to prevent literal handheld flight mode
- "EOS speedrun": Persona 5's latest spin-off becomes the worst-rated Atlus game on Steam as reviews plummet over gacha that's even more "aggressive" in the global version
- The Boys' Antony Starr has a hilarious response to a fan turning up to watch Superman in a Homelander costume
- Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke says hold my beer and also this unassuming tadpole, here's an "even more amazing" mind-controlled run of BG3 that laps Neuralink Telepathy run of Divinity: Original Sin 2
- A new festival celebrating the work of David Lynch is going to make London a place both wonderful and strange
- Hit sci-fi show starring The Northman's Alexander Skarsgård gets renewed for season 2 at Apple TV Plus
- "We had a whole biblical story about why this is a bad idea," but that's not stopping VRChat players from building what's essentially the Tower of Babel, one small brick at a time
- With Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in the rear view, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says a turn-based Final Fantasy could sell over 10 million copies: "There's clearly the audience"
- Death Stranding 2 players beg for a "filter" to stop player structures killing the vibe, but others theorize it's all part of Hideo Kojima's master plan: "Should we have connected?"
- I'd catch these Prime Day retro handheld offers before midnight tonight to avoid any regrets
- I'm begging you not to spend $169 on a Backbone Pro, grab this $61.99 mobile controller before it's too late
- Here's how to start reading Superman comics once you've seen the new movie
- How to play Phoenix in Marvel Rivals: Guide and abilities explained
- Kingpin star Vincent D'Onofrio shares which Marvel Phase 6 projects he's most excited for – and it's not just Daredevil: Born Again season 2
- Overwatch 2 director says the FPS "dropped the ball when it comes to story," but wants those sick animated shorts to make a comeback and "would love" a TV show
- To hell with it, I'm taking a break from painting Warhammer 40K and getting these incredible Space Marine action figures instead
- Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is aiming to bring AAA stealth gameplay to life very soon - without the AAA price tag
- Spilled! is one of the best short indie games I've played in a long time, and it's as relaxing as it is meaningful
- Don't miss these 12 best Prime Day Lego deals on some of my favorite sets, because time is almost up
- Stellar Blade and Call of Duty Mobile weren't enough: Nier Automata is adding yet another crossover to its collection as Square Enix finally collabs with Astro Bot
- Superman director James Gunn says he "didn't feel guilt" for leaving the MCU for DC: "I didn’t feel that way because I was fired"
- The 32 greatest movies longer than 3 hours ever made
- All Destiny 2 Armor 3.0 changes in Edge of Fate
- As Monster Hunter Wilds struggles with "Overwhelmingly Negative" Steam reviews, fans praise Capcom "for listening" as it confirms plans to add permanent Arch-tempered monster variants
- College Football 26 review: “Thanks to rivalries and dynasty, this is the greatest show on turf”
- James Gunn's Superman is on track to have a bigger opening weekend at the box office than both of Marvel's theatrical releases this year
- The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan convinced Warner Bros. to scrap a Robin spin-off set off the back of his Batman universe
- Ghost of Yotei collaborates with Cowboy Bebop director for a mode that makes exploring Japan extra chill, while another cranks up the bloodshed even further
- Suit For Hire is the ultimate John Wick game in all but name, and it's the best shooter I've played all year
- Prominent Nintendo Switch piracy site reportedly seized by the FBI "as part of a law enforcement operation"
- As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sparks love for turn-based RPGs, Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P says there's no "clear-cut answer" on if Square Enix will use the format in Final Fantasy 17 or 18
- OG Subnautica director is suing parent company Krafton after leadership changes: "Subnautica has been my life's work and I would never willingly abandon it"
- Superman hasn't been out for a full day yet, and James Gunn is already considering spin-offs for Mr. Terrific and Jimmy Olsen
- James Gunn's DCU reportedly building towards a new Justice League movie, with three films and multiple TV shows planned per year
- Superman Easter eggs and cameos: All the DC references you might have missed
- Superman ending explained: your biggest questions answered on Lex Luthor, the Justice Gang, and what it sets up for the DCU
- Superman post-credits scene: how many are there and what do they mean for the future of the DCU?
- Every comic book character in Superman, listed in order of appearance in James Gunn's new movie
- Where does Superman take place in the DCU timeline?
- Does Superman set up the Supergirl movie?
- James Gunn's Superman looks to one of the best Superman comics for inspiration, and is better for embracing its weirdness
- Ultraman's identity revealed: The most mysterious character in James Gunn's Superman explained
- July 10
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- I thought Kojima filmed Death Stranding 2's opening sequence in my Arizona backyard, and now that people are confusing pictures of a real-life desert for screenshots, I know I haven't lost my marbles
- Gorgeous limited edition Ghost of Yotei PS5 consoles and controllers draw inspiration from traditional Japanese art and "one of the core aspects within the game"
- Reducing the "burden" of open-world games, Ghost of Yotei replaces Ghost of Tsushima’s journal menu with a "wolf pack" of important characters that meet you under the stars: "The game comes to you"
- Sucker Punch says "the best way to play" Ghost of Yotei is to "find something interesting on the horizon and enjoy the ride," and thankfully since Breath of the Wild that's the only way I play open-world games
- Ghost of Yotei "isn't going to rush you through anything" and "focuses on player freedom more than any game Sucker Punch has ever made," with clues and activities for all play styles
- Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa goes hardcore with historical action in the new trailer for Apple TV+ passion project Chief of War
- Subnautica 2 publisher says the studio's previous game was a "failure" – a strategy game that's nothing like Subnautica and peaked at under 1,000 Steam players
- The official Fantastic Four: First Steps tie-in comic has revealed the first look at another of the movie's supervillains
- Stop what you're doing, my new favorite Switch 2 headset has dropped to less than $100 this Prime Day
- Walmart's PS5 bundle deal puts this week's Prime Day savings to shame
- 12 years after one of the best comedy shows ended, the first spin-off to The Office gets a 2025 release date
- I'm Team Eat the Rich this Prime Day, so I've found gaming deals at Best Buy instead
- Former Square Enix exec says the developer "has spent two decades slowly moving away from being a content business" after accidentally predicting the rise of AI: "But the sun set on their opportunity to transition"
- Subnautica 2 owner Krafton says "former leadership abandoned the responsibilities entrusted to them" in response to concerns over sudden changes and official delay: "We feel a profound sense of betrayal by their failure"
- Pokemon voice actor behind OG rival Gary, Professor Oak, Meowth, and James dies at 71
- I beg you not to underestimate the power of these Lego Star Wars deals for Prime Day, because time is running out
- Win a Blu-ray of Until Dawn
- Gearbox releases an intensely gory Borderlands 4 character trailer, cementing that I will be playing as the Siren for the fourth time
- King of the Hill revival's first trailer shows an unrecognizable Bill, more of Bobby's restaurant, and Hank Hill trying to keep up with an ever-changing Arlen
- Win new book Godzilla: The First 70 Years
- GTA 6 rumor suggests GTA Online server player capacity could double, even triple, and it's making me want to lock my doors and stockpile guns like I'm in a doomsday bunker
- Lego has its work cut out to beat this super-cute Mega Pikachu, and it just got a Prime Day discount
- "Some open-world games can make it feel like you're not really exploring, you're just traveling": A Short Hike creator says finding "unique" ways of rewarding players is key, which Dark Souls and Breath of the Wild nailed
- After 16 years of The Sims 3, The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature might just be the whimsical expansion pack that pulls me away from EA's iconic 2009 life sim for good
- Donkey Kong Bananza has "some similarities" to Super Mario Odyssey since it's from the same dev team, and its core mechanic was already experimented on in the 3D Mario game
- The dev who turned Bloodborne into a Zelda game has now made his very own Soulslike Western with a map that's several times larger than A Link to the Past
- This Prime Day RTX 5090 "deal" is making my head hurt, but there are graphics card offers to ease the pain
- I ditched my AirPods for these earbuds last year, and you should do the same this Prime Day
- "Why I Deleted My Steam Account After 20 Years": Modder who spent "over a decade" fixing broken games with the "Swiss Army Knife of PC gaming" drops Valve, saying it has "fragmented PC gaming irreparably"
- Donkey Kong Bananza started as a Switch 1 game, but bringing it to Switch 2 enabled "very large scale" destruction Nintendo couldn't pull off before
- This gaming mouse changed my work life, and it can change yours for a record-low price this Prime Day
- You're running out of time to grab some of my all-time favorite board games for less than $25 this Prime Day
- For a better Xbox 360, former Xbox exec pretended to be longtime PlayStation boss Ken Kutaragi: "You've got to understand what's going on in the head of the other guys"
- "Gameplay is Japanese developers' strongest suit": Indie developer behind incredible anime FPS series reckons Japanese devs keep flubbing shooters by chasing Call of Duty too hard
- Am I dreaming or did this RTX 50-Series Alienware gaming laptop really just drop under $1,000 for Prime Day?
- Building a PC this Prime Day? Stop what you're doing - these are the essentials everyone forgets to buy
- The Last of Us Online lead and Uncharted veteran is opening a new studio in Japan after 10 years at PlayStation's Naughty Dog
- This ridiculous Prime Day deal nets you a retro handheld and all three Tomb Raiders for less than the price of a Switch 2 game
- After 4 years I returned to Red Dead Redemption 2 and fell into a chaotic rodeo of mishaps as I tried to remember how to be Arthur Morgan
- Everything in the Helldivers 2 Control Group Warbond
- Assassin's Creed and Far Cry veteran didn't want the "feeling Kojima's going for in Death Stranding" in his new open-world game: "We want dense, joy-filled nuggets"
- Death Stranding 2's final fight is Hideo Kojima's way of saying goodbye to Metal Gear Solid
- After discourse around Xbox Game Pass being an "unsustainable model," industry analyst says that the likes of Fortnite and Marvel Rivals are a "far bigger threat"
- Death Stranding 2's Dollman has divided fans in a way that only an animatronic puppet with strings pulled by Hideo Kojima could: "Please just keep your observations to yourself"
- Dragon Age and Ghost of Yotei star is probably more excited for today's State of Play than you are – the actor's logged 80 hours to 100% Ghost of Tsushima
- Superman star David Corenswet says the DCU movie is "a comic book up on the big screen," which is "a great way to start a new era of comic book movies"
- Deadpool and Wolverine director's classic '00s family movie starring Ben Stiller is getting a reboot
- The Expanse RPG is taking "great inspiration" from Mass Effect with romance, deep choices, and third-person combat: "It's an iconic game"
- Just two months after release, J.J. Abrams' new crime show has been scrapped despite a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
- Final Fantasy 14's upcoming roguelike-style dungeon "will appeal to a more casual playstyle," but is still getting an additional "extra hard boss" so the MMO's more hardcore players don't find it "lacking"
- Bloodborne looks almost unrecognizable in these "never-before-seen design planning maps and alpha layouts," showing FromSoftware's evolution of an iconic hidden shortcut
- As if Switch games weren't already expensive, Nintendo is now getting rid of one of the only ways to get discounted first-party games after already killing off its reward points scheme
- The Big Bang Theory is entering the multiverse with a wild, sci-fi spin-off involving an X-Men screenwriter
- Solo Leveling is joining One Piece by getting a live-action adaptation on Netflix, and Jin-woo has already been cast
- After making almost $2bn in China, the highest-grossing animated film of all time is getting a US release in August
- An Arkane Studios AAA game entered production at the end of 2024, meaning Marvel's Blade might not be as far along as we all hoped
- As filming wraps on Daredevil: Born Again season 2, Krysten Ritter teases her long-awaited Marvel return as Jessica Jones: "I think the fans are going to be very, very thrilled"
- Krafton says the Subnautica 2 delay had nothing to do with money and was already being discussed before last week's leadership shakeup, and oh, here's a 90-second gameplay teaser
- July 9
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- A little piece of the Marvel Universe just became reality in honor of the Fantastic Four and their legendary co-creator Jack Kirby
- My chonky old PS5 is in dire need of a storage boost this Prime Day, and at 7 cents a GB it's time for an upgrade
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle being a first-person only game "was a given" from the start because "if you're going to be Indiana Jones, you need to look through his eyes"
- A freak GameStop accident left some Nintendo Switch 2 consoles stapled – that stapler, the first staple, and the repaired Switch 2 it damaged are now being auctioned to support children's hospitals
- "There isn't FOMO and your progress matters": An MMO migration turns to revelation for some, with a World of Warcraft horde becoming a wave of RuneScape enjoyers
- 30 years after Age of Apocalypse, the entire X-Men franchise is relaunching again with 16 new comics that will take mutantkind into an alt-reality "for the foreseeable future"
- BioShock creator says "audiences reward" single-player games that don't have "other methods of monetization," like Baldur's Gate 3, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- It is possible to get a capable gaming PC for under $1,000, and these Prime Day deals prove it
- Subnautica 2 reportedly delayed to 2026 "against the wishes" of devs and ousted leaders who stood to receive a $250 million bonus from publisher Krafton if it came out this year
- Bojack Horseman creator's new Netflix show gets an all-too-relatable first trailer about the relationship of three siblings through the years
- "What happened with Microsoft was clear": Former Square Enix exec says Game Pass, "a service with barely any growth," didn't cause layoffs – competition with AI did
- Save 50% on almost 400 Star Wars Unlimited cards at Amazon in this ridiculous Prime Day deal
- My friend hates my RGB gaming gear, but I won him over with this controller
- 5 years after it was kicked off the PlayStation Store, Cyberpunk 2077 joins the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog
- "SILKSONG IS IMMORTAL AND SO ARE WE": Desperate for answers, Hollow Knight Silksong fans are ritualistically banning mods in savage sacrifice to their fickle god Team Cherry
- New Sims 4 update prepares the game for fairies but breaks things for another occult, leaving all my vampires starving as every Sim is wrongly marked as "pregnant"
- "Star Wars: Battlefront 2 jumped from 135th on the monthly best-selling titles chart in April to 12th in May," analyst says, illustrating the community's efforts: "It ranked 5th across the PC aggregated storefront tracking"
- This Prime Day Switch SD Card deal is so good, I added it to my Amazon cart faster than the blue blur himself
- Bethesda decides Oblivion Remastered players were right, adds a new difficulty mode to "act as a better bridge between 'Adept' and 'Expert' for players"
- These Hello Kitty Switch 2 cases are cuteness overload and less than $30 this Prime Day
- This "boring" Prime Day purchase is what I'd call an essential buy for Game Boy fans and retro handheld lovers
- The Genshin Impact community is on fire after HoYoverse dropped a nuclear lore trailer on a random Wednesday midnight: "Do you think she will be playable?"
- Death Stranding 2 porter commits to an "agonizing" journey, slowly shuffling over a snowy mountain and ignoring all helpful tools on offer, purely for the love of the game: "I prefer this vibe"
- This Oblivion Remastered player "killed the entirety of the Mythic Dawn cult" at the start of the RPG: "Problem? Solution? Remove problem"
- Deltarune just got another small update, but I'm more interested in this brief, fine-print teaser for upcoming patches containing "some extremely slight adjustments to gameplay"
- After years of loveless Marvel and DC movies, I hope Superman and Fantastic Four prove romantic relationships are just as important as world-saving spectacle when it comes to superhero flicks
- Final Fantasy 9 director goes full ape, says the JRPG's iconic Trance mechanic channels a Space Odyssey scene where apes use tools not as a new skill, "but rather a depiction of an ability they had always possessed being awakened"
- I upgrade my desk setup every Prime Day, here's what I'm buying in 2025
- Lex Luthor actor Nicholas Hoult says it wasn't "about trying to do something different" with his iconic Superman villain: "It's nice that they've got such legacy"
- The greatest strategy RPG ever is making a comeback with the publisher behind Manor Lords, and I'm ready to relive my Behemoth-collecting 2000s
- Netflix finally reveals Wednesday season 2 plot, which involves a time-bomb mission to save Enid, Addams Family secrets, and Jenna Ortega's hero becoming a Nevermore celeb
- I'm putting together a Steam Deck pack for a friend using Prime Day, and these three accessories are non-negotiable
- Mecha Break lead says "the birth of a child is just the beginning," teasing anime and manga plans despite Mixed Steam reviews over pricey microtransactions
- Goodbye, Secretlab - this is the only gaming chair I'd recommend this Prime Day
- Jurassic World Rebirth fans are debating the fates of fan-favourites Blue and Rexy after the new movie reveals dinosaurs have almost died out again
- I wanted to make a beeline for Tears of the Kingdom's ending, but Zelda's Switch 2 upgrade has forced me to slow down
- After Fantastic Four hits theaters, we've got our longest wait for a new Marvel movie since the pandemic
- In just 10 days, Squid Game season 3 has broken another Netflix record and become the streamer's third most-watched non-English language show
- Baldur's Gate 3 dev secretly wrote the D&D RPG's release date on a whiskey bottle in a bar 5 years ago, but somehow "nobody found it" and it "never leaked"
- How Destiny 2 Gear Tiers work in Edge of Fate
- Subnautica 2's early access launch schedule may need "some adjustments," Krafton claims, despite former lead saying the survival game is "ready"
- Superman director James Gunn wants the DCU "to be mostly self-contained," because it's not about telling "one long story," it's about "creating a universe"
- DC fans have noticed there's a fun surprise if you Google Superman or Krypto
- Superman debuts to strong Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics calling James Gunn's new DC movie "charming," "playful," and "a breath of fresh air"
- Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya says if Dragon's Dogma's director didn't take over his hack-and-slash series, "there would have been no Bayonetta"
- Final Fantasy 14 devs "struggling to find a balance between referencing past Final Fantasy games and introducing new content," but a new Gundam anime may be just the inspiration Yoshi-P needs
- James Gunn says he turned down directing Superman in 2018 because it would've been "politically messy" in the old DC universe
- Dune: Awakening devs are "incredibly sorry" about exploits and the patch that caused "an unfortunate amount of lost bases and equipment," promising to "reimburse" items
- Helldivers 2 new Major Order kickstarts the effort to rebuild Super Earth's fallen Mega Cities following the Illuminate invasion, to bring the planet back to its "rightful state of glory"
- The 32 greatest movies about the beach
- A beloved hero's model is available for free in the Warhammer 40K Character Encyclopedia, and it's [SPOILER]
- Former Xbox boss says Microsoft was "disadvantaged" before the Xbox 360 era where it was able to "flex its muscles" in third-party gaming: "Having developers feel good, make money on your platform was key"
- July 8
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- After almost 30 years, the King of the Hill revival will finally bring together two characters we thought would never get the story they deserve
- This is the first discount I've ever seen on the 256GB Nintendo Switch 2 MicroSD Express Card, and I don't think it will last long
- Final Fantasy 14 director Yoshi-P admits recent raid was "a misstep in development" that "wasn't meant to be hardcore," says Square is "trying to satisfy both" casual and hardcore MMO players
- I hope you're ready for round 2, because Elden Ring Nightreign is bringing back 3 weeks of mega-bosses – except this time they come in pairs for more varied pain: "F*** my life"
- You'll never guess what they're officially calling Dune 3
- These cute and cozy Prime Day deals are going to make my dream PC setup a reality
- Superman review: "A triumphant reinvention and a promising start for the DCU"
- I've reviewed 12 controllers so far in 2025, and these are the Prime Day deals I think are worth your money
- The Last of Us Part 2 is fast becoming Sony's Skyrim: Naughty Dog has come up with yet another excuse to revisit it – a "chronological experience" update that rearranges the story
- 20 years after Fullmetal Alchemist, still one of the highest-rated anime of all time, creator Hiromu Arakawa has a new anime in the works at the same studio
- Have you seen these massive board game deals for Prime Day? You can save up to 65% on 12 of my favorites
- Former Microsoft exec says if Xbox hadn't shelled out $1.15 billion to fix its infamous red ring of death, "I'm not sure the Xbox brand would be around today"
- I've spent 11 hours fighting AI in EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2, and it's taking me back to the glory days of PS2 skirmish modes
- New Fantastic Four clip reveals the Silver Surfer's chilling introduction of Galactus: "Your planet is now marked for death"
- I've been a Zelda fan for over 30 years, here's why I would avoid the Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2 Edition this Prime Day
- I hope you're not squeamish, because Elden Ring Nightreign lets you find and loot your own corpse to steal back your best gear on your next run: "I couldn't have even imagined that was possible"
- Microsoft reportedly doesn't include lost first-party game sales when calculating Xbox Game Pass profits, but the subscription service is apparently earning money regardless
- Superman star Rachel Brosnahan would love to see the "storied history" between Lois Lane and Wonder Woman in the DCU
- This is now a Dollman fan account: Death Stranding 2's puppet pal makes for my favorite PlayStation duo since Ratchet & Clank
- I can't believe a Nintendo Wii accessory is one of Amazon's top Prime Day products in 2025
- Sorry Donkey Kong Bananza, these Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals are gonna keep me busy this month
- 7 years after its release, Marvel fans are discussing how they feel about Ant-Man and the Wasp after Thunderbolts* reimagined Ghost for the better
- New Wonder Man teaser gives us a brief new look at the Marvel hero's powers
- When is Superman on streaming? James Gunn reveals the answer – and it's sooner than you think
- Stardew Valley is now Steam's top-rated game, with the farming sim dethroning Portal 2 after 14 years at the top
- SpongeBob SquarePants' Sandy is a barbarian in the tabletop-inspired Diablo-like Nickelodeon action RPG Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny
- Wait, this isn't Gotham - this record-breaking Meta Quest 3S bundle will have you swinging from the trees instead of a grapnel gun
- The best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, and more
- How to watch the Ghost of Yotei State of Play gameplay deep dive, and what time it goes live in your region
- The tween in my life uses her "iPad" constantly for Roblox, and a Prime Day discount is only the second reason I'd grab the Fire HD 8 Kids Pro
- I'm loving Hitman: World of Assassination on Switch 2, but the game's always-online requirement is worse than ever
- James Gunn says Superman is his "first superhero movie" because the Guardians of the Galaxy "were space adventurers, they weren't really superheroes"
- After 3 years of attempts, the Lord of the Rings MMO's "Great Hobbit Run" is finally successful as a band of tutorial-level hobbits make it to Mount Doom, and celebrate by jumping into lava
- Helldivers 2 devs know fans want tougher content, and Arrowhead is "looking for ways to provide more challenge" for Super Earth's finest
- What if a keyboard and a controller had a baby? The Azeron Cyborg II is discounted for Prime Day
- James Gunn says he's "very involved" in the DCU Batman movie The Brave and the Bold: "We have a screenwriter who's hammering away at it"
- Star Wars fans are debating a Death Star "plot hole" that isn't really a plot hole after all
- 3 years after season 2 left fans hanging, hit Netflix sci-fi show Alice in Borderland season 3 gets first full trailer, and it looks like it will be worth the wait
- Death Stranding 2 players could use monorails to bypass cargo limits on big deliveries, but that's way less cool than this two-truck solution devised by an expert porter: "This is genius"
- Borderlands 4 will have a "very ambitious" endgame, but not everyone is happy about having less skill points as creative director argues "you lose build diversity" with too many
- Fantastic Four's Baxter Building is up for sale, if you have a spare $4.4 million lying around
- I can make your keyboard sound better for less than $5 this Prime Day
- A Superman soundtrack Easter egg have DC fans convinced a crossover with Robert Pattinson's Batman is on the way
- Hytale studio founder isn't giving up yet on reviving the canceled game, but says "suggestions to use another game or engine" to bring it back are "out of touch"
- Superman first reactions are praising David Corenswet's performance and comparing James Gunn's new DC movie to Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy
- Superman star David Corenswet shares heartwarming message ahead of premiere, proving why fans think he "was born for this role"
- As Borderlands 4 fans create a skill tree planner months before launch, creative director issues a reminder that "the game isn't done yet" and their builds are "subject to change"
- Acolyte star Manny Jacinto reveals a "brutal" cut scene from the Star Wars series that would've shown his Sith with "no remorse"
- Marvel Phase 5 closes a weird, ramshackle chapter in MCU history – and shows what Marvel needs to get right in Phase 6
- Hideo Kojima's favorite vtuber found herself in Death Stranding 2, and her immediate reaction was a mix of happiness and self-cringe: "I'm so embarrassed. She's still yapping"
- July 7
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- $700,000 in Kickstarter booty says Sid Meier's Pirates! sickos are fully on board with this first-person, open world, and "most importantly - authentic" take on nautical history that's lacking in Sea of Thieves and Black Flag
- James Gunn's Superman actor David Corenswet compares Man of Steel's Zack Snyder and Henry Cavill to Christopher Nolan's Batman because they showed "a side of Superman that hadn't been explored on the big screen"
- James Gunn says he would not have made a Superman movie if he hadn't found the right actor: "I don't know if anybody I've worked with before would've been able to do this stuff, besides maybe Chris Pratt"
- Valve "cracked the problem that Netflix was struggling with" using diehard gamers and their backlogs, Steam expert says: "You get access to a bunch of drunken sailors who spend money irresponsibly"
- Netflix says that over 50% of subscribers watch anime – and it's all thanks to hit shows like Jujutsu Kaisen and Sakamoto Days
- EU publisher group addresses Stop Killing Games movement in early double down: killing online games "must be an option," and this proposal would make them "prohibitively expensive to create"
- "Romero Games is not closed": After reports of layoffs caused by Microsoft, Romero Games says it did lose funding but has now heard from "several publishers interested in helping us"
- BBC Sherlock creator says "no" to bringing back Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman for a revival: "What would be the point?"
- I have an outrageous amount of Switch 2 accessories, but all the ones I really want are under $25 for Prime Day
- Subnautica studio co-founder speaks on "shock" dismissal, says "we know that the game is ready" – "To find that I'm no longer able to work at the company I started stings"
- With Monster Hunter Wilds "Overwhelmingly Negative" in recent Steam reviews due to optimization, Capcom cancels panel on "everything you need to know about optimization" following statement on dev harassment
- "Make games and die. That's my plan": Coincidence's Zach Barth on making games about making things, a year of teaching, and being in it for the long haul
- I'm so sorry to Squishmallows fans, because these big discounts on Pokemon plushies and more are gonna cost you
- "It is a turning point in our universe": Gearbox explains Borderlands 4's deliberately less-stupid story, and it feels weird to actually be interested in a Borderlands plot
- Mecha Break review: "This mech battler makes up for lacking customization with a varied roster that lets me live out my Evangelion fantasy"
- Jensen Ackles jokes that reuniting with former Supernatural co-stars on The Boys season 5 is like "inviting your friends over someone else’s house for dinner": "I was like, 'Listen, guys, don't make me look bad"
- Horse girl gacha gamers are so obsessed with pink racer Haru Urara that the farm that owns the real-life horse she's based on, who never won a single race, had to respond
- So many World of Warcraft veterans and top streamers are trying Old School RuneScape that even Jagex has noticed, and the gap in MMO muscle memory is hilarious: "Chat I'm freaking out"
- I've searched every retailer, and none of them beat these six Prime Day CPU deals at Amazon
- James Gunn's Superman looks like a comics-accurate take on the Man of Steel at last – but will it be enough to revive DC at the box office?
- Despite the 8-year hiatus, Capcom has called Mega Man "one of our most important IPs"
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2: Everything we know about CD Projekt Red's anime
- This Corsair headset was already cheap, but now it's down to a record-low price ahead of Prime Day
- 17 years after it was released, I'm tracing Undertale and Deltarune's origins back to Toby Fox's spooky Earthbound mod
- A Super Mario lore specialist issues an important correction: "Mario does not 'die and go to hell' - he is sent there directly while still alive"
- Do I need to watch any movies or TV shows before Superman?
- Fans of The Dark Knight, listen up: this awesome Lego Batman set has never been cheaper
- The Rising of the Shield Hero season 4 release schedule: when is episode 5 on Crunchyroll?
- James Gunn says there are three comic book origins he never wants to see in a superhero movie again – including that deeply upsetting Batman scene: "Who cares?"
- Dune: Awakening will finally reward your personal contributions in Landsraad thanks to a "game changer" update
- All Destiny 2 Edge of Fate Exotic weapons and armor we know about so far
- Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach actor says the biggest misconception around the Tiefling is that she's a "sweet" and "happy-go-lucky person": "She was a piece of work in hell"
- My PS5 game backlog is already ridiculous, but these Prime Day deals are about to make it worse
- A former Hytale dev is bringing other veterans let go from Hypixel Studios onboard to make a fantasy-themed Hytale mode for their eldritch horror survival sandbox game
- All the Superman movies ranked from worst to best
- I'm a huge reMarkable fan, but this Kindle Scribe Prime Day deal is too good to ignore
- These legendary family board games are now up to 50% off at Amazon, and I think they should be in every collection
- 25 years later, Final Fantasy 9's stylized visuals have ensured it's aged brilliantly without a remake
- The factions of Mecha Break explained
- Scarlett Johansson tops $14.8 billion at the worldwide box office to become the highest-grossing Hollywood actor of all time, beating Marvel co-stars Robert Downey Jr. and Zoe Saldaña
- After almost 2 years of waiting, Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 is officially in production, with one star teasing "the battle scenes are on a whole different level"
- One-Punch Man fans are fearing the worst after a trailer no-show just 90 days out from season 3: "Might be the most mismanaged IP on Earth"
- Death Stranding 2 players reach "breaking point for hating signs" as devious porters place speed boosts in inconvenient places: "I ran over a quokka because of one of those signs... I was devastated"
- Final Fantasy 9 celebrates 25th anniversary with a short video, not news of the long-awaited JRPG remake fans wanted: "Do the remake already or leave me alone, Square Enix"
- Superman directors James Gunn and Zack Snyder made surprise hilarious cameos in Rick and Morty season 8, and "there was no pushback or bristling" from either of them
- Marvel's Blade reboot star Mahershala Ali dodges MCU question: "Leave me out of it"
- Demon Slayer Infinity Castle's rumored runtime makes it one of the longest anime movies ever
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners showrunner is already preparing us for heartbreak and "sadness" in season 2 as CD Projekt Red says it's coming "in due time"
- Eagle-eyed Nintendo fans have spotted a number of unreleased N64 classics in a Switch Online promo video, including Super Smash Bros and Donkey Kong 64
- The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann joins the chorus of industry praise for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after rolling credits: "One of the most moving, creative stories I played in a long time"
- July 6
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- Former PlayStation boss says $200 million AAA budgets mean publishers greenlight fewer games: "Something that has to be done"
- Nintendo employed "so many incredible people," even a legendary Star Fox and Zelda dev had an "inferiority complex" during his 32-year stay at the company
- Ingenious Tears of the Kingdom player spends 3 glitchy hours bringing Purah, Paya, and a fake Zelda from across the map all for the perfect photo for Link's wall
- These are the desk accessories under $50 I couldn't live without, and you bet I'm watching them like a hawk this Prime Day
- If Elden Ring Nightreign wants to keep me around to buy DLC, it needs to lean into Dark Souls so much more
- Dishonored and Prey studio founder thinks Xbox Game Pass "is an unsustainable model" that's been "damaging the industry for a decade"
- An easily missed Ironheart finale detail could tease a terrifying future for Riri Williams and The Hood
- Denzel Washington might be taking the plunge again with one of his best roles in Crimson Tide 2
- Star Wars fans are debating the best Andor monologues, and it's almost impossible to choose
- One Marvel fan has made an incredibly odd observation about Doctor Strange in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame
- July 5
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- I’ve seen countless crime dramas, but Netflix’s Dept. Q and Poker Face season 2 are rewriting the sidekick archetype for the better
- With Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox, hopium for a Halo crossover is at an all-time high even if some divers are really against the idea
- David Corenswet has a favorite DC character he'd like Superman to meet next, and we're totally on board with it
- Squid Game VIP actor says his lines were dubbed over in response to criticism: "What's being played here isn't my voice"
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 is officially happening with CDPR and Studio Trigger back for the "standalone 10-episode story from the world of Cyberpunk 2077"
- After unconfirmed rumors of an Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2, Star Wars fans are sharing what they want to see
- Despite layoffs at Xbox's Rare, Crash Bandicoot 4 and Spyro remake devs are reportedly among the studios "really interested" in a new Banjo-Kazooie game
- Tiny Chef is saved, but immediately loses all goodwill by ordering a pineapple pizza
- New Tom Cruise underwater action thriller reportedly put on pause after budget spirals to $275m
- Marvel Rivals has thousands of comic book characters to choose from, so the devs are taking notes from player feedback: "We consider these votes to be highly valuable"
- July 4
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- Flydigi Vader 4 Pro review: “I’ve never run into as many issues with one gamepad as I have with this”
- Prime Day doesn't always provide retro console riches, but here are three gadgets I'd actually grab
- I'm glad the heatwave is over, because if it wasn't I'd think I hallucinated these weird Death Stranding 2 moments, from dancing dolls to sci-fi directors fighting while making pizza
- Is James Gunn's Superman linked to Justice League and the rest of the DCEU? The new superhero movie's canon, explained
- As Hollow Knight: Silksong gets 7 new Steam updates in less than a week, the SKONG community reaches levels of cope hitherto unseen: "The wait is almost over"
- Mods in Mecha Break and how to get them explained
- The legendary SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is the headset I'd watch this Prime Day
- 2 years and one Switch 2 release later, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom hoarders are still celebrating their item duping glitches making it past Nintendo's patches
- Sun, sea, and strained relationships: Andor's Fiona Shaw and Barbie's Emma Mackey play a mother and daughter on the brink in new drama Hot Milk
- I've built three gaming PCs with these screwdriver kits, and you don't need to waste your money on anything more expensive
- Death Stranding 2 is actually Australian Truck Simulator in disguise, and it's because Sam Porter Bridges is not a man: he's a truck
- The Silent Hill f writer's debut game was basically the original Doki Doki Literature Club, and it's still terrifying me 23 years later
- Helldivers 2 is "definitely not" coming to Game Pass despite its Xbox launch, and there are "no plans" for cross progression, but most players are just happy to be getting reinforcements
- Going on vacation? Here are the best travel board games to take with you
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 master laughs in the face of the RPG's challenge modifiers, as not even the game's toughest boss with 100 times more health can withstand 1.4 trillion damage
- Perfect Dark Joanna Dark actor calls for a Hi-Fi Rush-style revival after Microsoft cancels the reboot, as Starfield and Deus Ex star reveals his scrapped role will cost him "thousands of dollars"
- This HYTE and Bandai Namco Gundam collab has me shaking in my 90s anime fan-loving boots
- Borderlands 4's jetpack and grappling hook were prophesied 6 years ago through a Borderlands 3 joke poking fun at the era's FPS tropes by shooting them into space
- I didn't expect to like the latest D&D book, but after an utterly stupid adventure I'm all in on Dragon Delves
- This stunning 2D "plotformer" is the ultimate cottagecore fantasy with an extra dose of mystery, sapphic witches, and a giant lady who fights you
- Elden Ring's Let Me Solo Her already has 155 hours in Nightreign largely spent helping other players, and like us he's hoping for more maps and characters
- FromSoftware is struggling to squash an Elden Ring Nightreign bug that sees its new, third boss bug vanish from a notorious duo bug fight, making it impossible to win
- Nintendo combats big budgets with games that only need "shorter development periods" alongside $80 Switch 2 behemoths like Mario Kart World
- The 10 best Superman comics to read after watching the new DC movie
- Marvel Rivals tanks strike back at the flyer meta as The Thing gets the ability to yeet himself at the floating fiends in Season 3
- Jurassic World: Rebirth writer "didn't have a single idea" how to continue the previous movies' 'dinosaurs in the our world' thing – so he backtracked using a key moment in Michael Crichton's novel
- Infinix makes gaming accessible with the GT 30 Pro phone and global eSports initiatives
- Nintendo wants to "expand the number of people" who have access to its franchises, and that means it's working on "various" post-Legend of Zelda movie projects
- Battlefield 6's battle royale opening leaks in a Vine-length clip, as a dataminer claims the map is set in California
- Gotta watch 'em all: The best Pokémon movies from your childhood are available for free on YouTube for a "limited time"
- This Lego Toothless set is going to charm the heck out of How to Train Your Dragon fans
- This Razer gaming chair just plummeted to a record-low price ahead of Prime Day
- Marvel Rivals is reheating more of Overwatch's nachos with a romance-themed season that's in a position to out-thirsty Blizzard
- Squid Game's Front Man actor breaks down hit Netflix show's controversial final scene: "Maybe Gi-hun was right"
- Xbox executive producer offers "best advice I can" to those caught up in Microsoft's latest lay-off spree – AI prompts to "help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss"
- Fans are sharing their highs and lows from Marvel Phase 5, but some are wondering why the MCU is still bothering with phases post-Avengers: Endgame
- Hideo Kojima's fabled USB stick full of ideas contingency plan has been put aside, as it was actually put in place during a 2020 health scare long before Death Stranding 2's release
- We're not getting a Guardians of the Galaxy-style soundtrack in Superman, but James Gunn has made the next best thing: a Spotify playlist for Clark Kent: "I haven't had more fun this year"
- New Chainsaw Man trailer sees Denji caught in an explosive love triangle as one of the year's most anticipated anime movies gets a full first look
- One Superman actor reveals a Krypto scene was cut because it did "really bad" in test screenings, but they were "pissed" it was left out
- The 32 greatest '90s animated movies of all time
- GTA 6 will "remain" the most expensive game ever, former Rockstar dev predicts, because GTA 7 will see the "bulk of the work" replaced by AI
- July 3
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- Phil Spencer reportedly had so much fun playing the Elder Scrolls Online dev's unannounced MMO that Xbox's Matt Booty had to take his controller from him — 4 months later it's canceled
- Krypto the Superdog - The comic history of Superman's best friend
- The Sandman season 2 reviews are split right down the middle, with some critics praising it as an "undeniable visual feast" and others calling it a "pretentious emo drama" that "comes off like unimaginative cosplay"
- Marvel's new Black Panther animated series Eyes of Wakanda gets a remarkably Disney-fied first teaser
- A Steam Deck user with an extra thumb asked if anyone had an adapter that would fit their hand – the next day someone had 3D printed one, and then someone else 3D printed an extra thumb so we can all enjoy it
- The Mario Party developer's first new game on Switch 2 is already out: it's Welcome Tour, the weird and divisive tech demo
- Superman's Lex Luthor star wants to team up with The Joker in a future DCU movie
- Michael Madsen, Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs star, dies at 67
- "Save them Bucky": Fans hope for the best after Palworld and Pocketpair Publishing lead asks Romero Games about its defunded game – "Would love to hear more about this project if possible"
- Cobra Kai's sixth and final season was supposed to have another major Karate Kid cameo, but the star turned it down: "It just wasn’t something she was ready to do at that moment"
- Spider-Gwen's new comic introduces her own personal symbiote villain, Tantrum: "Tantrum is the embodiment of everything Gwen was trying to leave behind"
- Mecha Break's $47 skin packs and gameplay-boosting auction house drag user reviews down to "mixed" even as the shooter's concurrent player count hits 132k on Steam
- 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (July 4 - 6)
- My current GOTY contender sold itself to me with an out-of-nowhere musical number, and I can't praise that choice enough
- "No subscriptions. No loot boxes. No battle pass": Subnautica 2 devs address concerns following major leadership changes, insist "it will remain a single-player first experience"
- Dying Light dev Techland acknowledges cancelled games but says it didn't lay anyone off: "Developers were moved to other projects and are working on a number of games"
- Stop Killing Games reaches its 1 million signature goal after a desperate month where it seemed doomed to fail, but it's looking for more because "there's a chance a significant number of them aren't real"
- I accidentally became a god in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and it broke combat so badly that I had to nerf myself to keep things fun even on Expert mode
- The Traitors is out, but this pirate game combines all my favorite board games into one deceptive pocket-sized package
- Don't expect Animal Crossing for Switch 2 anytime soon, former Nintendo marketing lead warns: "It's maybe a little bit early"
- This Nintendo Switch 2 case fixes the handheld's biggest problem, and I'm obsessed
- FromSoftware actually did it: Elden Ring Nightreign powers up its annoying bug duo boss by – I almost can't believe this – adding a third bug to the fight
- Final Fantasy 9 fans have long thought Vivi's name came from his tragic background, but a new prequel book has a much sillier explanation
- 6 years too late, I bring lukewarm takes: Death Stranding rules, and we should all play more games outside of our comfort zone
- How to beat Mashmak mode in Mecha Break explained
- Scuf's Squid Game controller just dropped in price, and the irony is killing me
- Despite rumors to the contrary, Perfect Dark developer confirms the canceled game’s awesome, Dishonored-riffing demo was actually real
- Superman star David Corenswet reached out to Henry Cavill about the DC role, but the Man of Steel actor wanted him to do his own thing: "Superman isn't one for dictating how other people should be"
- The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin shares statement after creator Neil Druckmann steps away from the HBO series, promises to "deliver the show our audience has come to expect"
- Dune: Awakening sandworms now linger around recently harvested spicefields, and spice fiends are having such a hard time with it they're not sure if it's a bug or a feature
- Microtransactions reach new level of hell once thought impossible with buy now, pay later options: "Interest-free biweekly payments or longer-term monthly installments"
- Xbox puts a bandage over its latest self-inflicted gaping wound with Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox Series X next month – inexplicably on the same day as Gears of War: Reloaded
- Marvel Rivals is allowed to use characters from the last "85 years" of comics, and fans want everyone from a literal wall to a mutant who poops ice cream in the game
- The games industry is so broken even FPS legend John Romero and his studio are struggling with funding, and now-former staff say it's Microsoft's fault: "Our whole studio is being let go because of the layoffs"
- 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"
- Best Buy's anti-Prime Day deals have dropped early, all my top picks from this weekend's 4th of July sale
- The Super Pocket is still keeping the heart of physical gaming alive, and the latest retro handheld flavors are distracting me from the Switch 2
- My Talking Tom developers Go "All In" with Three New Releases and Brand Evolution in 2025
- Anime Expo 2025 schedule: times and dates for all major panels, including Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Chainsaw Man
- Helldivers 2 makes a highly requested change: the Warbond Token, a new item that fills a hole in the game's special editions and stops people from buying things twice
- Upcoming sci-fi show based on the legendary novel that inspired The Matrix is finally in production at Apple TV Plus
- Netflix cancels two new shows after just one season, including a murder mystery with the same Rotten Tomatoes score as Squid Game
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End actor is taking a health-related break, but it shouldn't affect season 2: "I hope everyone stays well and takes care too"
- Reviving Hytale is such a risky proposition, its founder kind of "wants Riot to say no" to his offer for the Minecraft rival because it "makes no business sense"
- Superman star confirms he won't be returning as his Marvel X-Men character in Avengers: Doomsday, but is "excited to see" the original Beast back on screen: "It'll be fun to see how they incorporate those characters into that world"
- Dune: Awakening hoarders swiftly discover a second item duping glitch, barely a day after the survival MMO's devs fixed the first one: "This game is cooked"
- Stop Killing Games petition is 95% of the way to its 1 million signatures goal, a year after Ubisoft sparked the preservation campaign by taking always-online racing game The Crew offline
- "Guys we can't add cannibalism to Peak": Co-developer of viral indie survival game lays down the law, despite fans' protests of "what if just one little nibble"
- Squid Game creator originally wanted a far more uplifting ending but it was "more fitting" to end on a sad note with a "powerful message" instead
- DC boss James Gunn says we can expect to see Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman on screen together in the DCU, but not just yet
- July 2
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- Of the 9,000 workers let go in Microsoft's layoff blitz, less than half were at Xbox specifically
- Despite playing one of TV's most iconic villains, Idris Elba reveals why he will never watch The Wire: "It's weird for me to go back and watch it"
- James Gunn's Superman may be setting up The Authority movie with its enigmatic villain The Engineer
- "Phil is not retiring anytime soon": Xbox responds to rumors Phil Spencer is leaving after Microsoft's next console launch
- Doctor Doom is using all his power as Sorcerer Supreme to hunt down Thunderbolt Ross in Red Hulk #9, but some unlikely allies might even the scales
- Dying Light dev Techland has reportedly chucked two more cancelled games into today's river of bad news
- After a 2-year wait, South Park creators say the new season has been delayed over a streaming rights fight: "This merger is a s***show and it's f***ing up South Park"
- After 18 years, Elder Scrolls Online director and studio head Matt Firor is leaving the company amid Microsoft layoffs: "There are many more stories to be told, adventures to be had"
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps gets a puzzling "first look" months after footage was initially released
- Twink Link is being freed: Nintendo apparently backtracks, says you are allowed to call yourself Twink Link as it works to unban a Switch 2 it "flagged by accident"
- The Institute star Mary Louise Parker praises Stephen King's craft, but admits she doesn’t watch horror movies: "I cry at Verizon Wireless commercials"
- I blinked and Hades 2 has another patch out, but here's the real news: Supergiant says it "will likely be our final patch before our v1.0 launch"
- Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann is leaving HBO's The Last of Us season 3 to turn his "complete focus" to Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and the studio's "future projects"
- Perfect Dark reboot canceled amid heavy Xbox layoffs, with developer The Initiative shuttered and Forza developer Turn 10 reportedly losing half its staff
- Nintendo and Illumination are "working hard" on Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, with Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto saying the idea for the sequel is an "interesting" one
- "A giant black hole sucking everything in, and spitting out bones": Devs react with anger and concern as yet more Microsoft layoffs see huge cuts and cancellations at game studios
- Battlefield 6 has reportedly cost over $400 million to make and led to developers taking up to 9 months off due to burnout
- WWE 2K25 has the biggest game file size on Switch 2, and is releasing as a code in a box despite advertising a game key card in its trailer
- Full Mecha Break tier list and the best Strikers ranked (July 2025)
- Clone Wars fans are eating well with these new Lego Star Wars sets
- After 7 years of development, Elder Scrolls Online developer's new MMO is reportedly canceled amid wider Xbox layoffs
- 70 hours in, Death Stranding 2 is one of few open world games that justifies having such a huge map
- Dark and Darker update plunges the game into negative Steam reviews, director blames his "inconsistent decisions and shallow responses to feedback" and says "we're not particularly good at developing games" by chasing "successful formulas"
- Steam faces a stampede: horse girl game Umamusume: Pretty Derby is "actual cinema," and a massive hit on PC with 5,000 overwhelmingly positive reviews after a week
- After 11 years of development, 6 years of marketing, and a full reboot, Rare's Everwild has been canceled amid mass Xbox layoffs – 5 months after Phil Spencer's assurances it's making "progress"
- Asus ROG Azoth X review: "a top-tier mechanical deck with the price tag to match"
- Death Stranding 2 has a "completely hidden mechanic" that lets you fire lethal rounds, meaning voidouts are now inevitable
- Madden 26 preview: Scott Hanson delivers ESPN NFL 2K5 half-time show vibes at long last
- PS5 architect Mark Cerny is preparing for "the next generation of consoles" but doesn't expect to talk about hardware for a few years
- Asked about concerns Switch 2 game-key cards could turn off players and third-party publishers, Nintendo president says the controversial cards were introduced since file sizes have gone up
- New Street Fighter movie continues to rival the '94 flop for unconventional casting choices, adds The Suicide Squad's Polka-Dot Man as eccentric big bad M. Bison
- Microsoft orders more Xbox layoffs, boss Phil Spencer tells staff "our platform, hardware, and game roadmap have never looked stronger" but the fourth big round of layoffs in 18 months is coming anyway
- The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 headset has become the ultimate Switch 2 accessory thanks to a new update
- The Boys season 5 has wrapped filming as showrunner Eric Kripke says emotional goodbye to the show: "It's bittersweet, but my primary feeling is gratitude"
- Alien: Earth showrunner says the new series could confirm one of the original film's longest standing mysteries
- Blumhouse boss Jason Blum says M3GAN 2.0 flopped at the box office because they "overthought how powerful people's engagement was with her": "We all thought M3GAN was like Superman"
- I can't use the Switch 2's handheld mode, so I'm hoping a Lite is on the horizon
- A Final Fantasy 14 raid so convoluted it's only been cleared 400 times in over 3 weeks is getting some much-needed changes early, with Square Enix deciding it outweighs "minor risks" of adding to the MMO's technical issues
- Rockstar remembers Red Dead Online exists and puts out a new update trailer for the first time in 4 years, leaving fans hopeful it's not dead after all: "Are we back?"
- My friend needed an outdoor projector to beat the heat this summer, so I sent her straight to this budget model
- Superman star David Corenswet isn't sure if his character "knows of" the "existence" of the DCU's Batman yet
- I'm enjoying Death Stranding 2, but I wish Hideo Kojima would stop teasing me with cool powers I'll never have
- The new Dragon Ball Super CG Fusion World manga cards are so incredible, I've already ordered a second box
- A Claptrap volume slider is just the start, Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford says there are "so many things we are holding back from everyone until launch. So. Many. Things"
- The first teaser for Christopher Nolan's new epic The Odyssey is showing exclusively in theaters and, predictably, it has already leaked online
- All Mecha Break codes (November 2025) and how to redeem them
- I missed Sonic the Hedgehog's birthday, so I'm making up for it by playing his best game on a Sega Saturn-inspired handheld
- WandaVision and Agatha All Along showrunner set to take over Amazon's adaptation of hit fantasy book series Fourth Wing
- Death Stranding 2 is pushing the Decima engine to new heights, and that's amazing news for Horizon Zero Dawn fans
- Ironheart fans claim it's "one of the best Marvel TV shows" as they call for a second season following its cliffhanger finale: "Don't leave these storylines to die"
- Anime streaming site Crunchyroll accidentally leaves ChatGPT listed in subtitles, months after streaming boss said the site is "not considering" using AI
- Nintendo Switch 2 could revolutionize Zelda technology: Tears of the Kingdom tinkerers confirm lasers are way deadlier now – "We always knew 60 fps would be insane, but I didn't expect it to be this insane"
- Ironheart gave us the Marvel villain everyone wanted, but his true form is hiding in the finale's best Easter egg
- Subnautica 2 fans worry the underwater survival game is "dead before arrival" following its studio's sudden leadership change: "I'm scared to know what this means for the future"
- Squid Game season 3 might be controversial, but it's already made history for Netflix with a record-breaking premiere
- The 32 greatest episodes of The Twilight Zone
- Every dinosaur in Jurassic World Rebirth, listed
- Jurassic World Rebirth ending explained: Who dies? Does it set up a sequel?
- Ironheart casually reveals the Marvel villain everyone has been waiting for – and it makes perfect sense
- Ironheart ending explained: the mysterious man, Natalie, and that Doctor Strange tease
- Does Ironheart have a post-credits scene?
- Well, Marvel finally did it: THAT comic book character is officially a part of the MCU thanks to Ironheart's surprisingly dark finale
- July 1
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- 25 years later, Diablo 2 director still hasn't gotten over how much the stamina bar sucks: "It's like a newbie tax almost"
- In a massive shakeup, Subnautica creators and Unknown Worlds co-founders have been replaced by The Callisto Protocol studio CEO months before Subnautica 2's early access launch
- The Justice Gang explained - The non-Justice League in James Gunn's Superman may be influenced by team of classic DC supervillains
- 25 years after launch and 15 years after its last Evo appearance, the legendary Marvel vs Capcom 2 is back on the big stage and we're set for "the largest MvC2 tournament of all time"
- Hey Blizzard, the best part of Diablo 4 Season 9 isn't even in the patch notes: a new wardrobe quality-of-life feature that changes the true endgame – fashion
- Minecraft is finally making copper useful with a new tier of tools bridging the gap from stone to iron, and a long-lost mob returning as the automatic item sorter fans have wanted for years
- Elden Ring Nightreign players are using an extremely rare Legendary sword to juice their stats to the moon, stacking thousands of HP and even one-hitting final bosses
- Weeks after changing owners, Nexus Mods updates rules on "illegal" and "adult" content – but even the original owner says calm down, it's purely about following the law or being "fined out of existence"
- Legendary comic writer and editor Jim Shooter, creator of Secret Wars and writer of Avengers, Superman, and more dies at 73
- Long before the Super Mario Bros. movie grossed $1.3 billion, Sega's president tried making a Crash Bandicoot movie but was told "video games is like a toy business"
- FromSoftware ruins my entire week by announcing Elden Ring Nightreign's next Everdark boss fight is the bug duo that frankly already sucks
- "A new low": The Final Fantasy 14 cash shop just got a $42 outfit set, more expensive than anything that's come before and even pricier than the MMO's latest expansion
- I have 464 games on my Steam wishlist, 23 games in my Steam Summer Sale shopping cart, and I can feel my already overstuffed library giving me the side-eye
- James Gunn shares the most important Superman review yet - from the grandchildren of comic creator Jerry Siegel "This is the Superman movie we've been waiting to see"
- RedMagic Astra review: "small form factor, big potential"
- It's finally official: Marvel Rivals Season 3 is getting Phoenix and Blade, and it looks like Knull is the new big bad you'll have to defeat
- If you gaze at the night sky in Death Stranding 2 while taking a bath, you might see a constellation shaped like Hideo Kojima's face looking back at you
- Sega president says "reviving" the Sonic maker will be "the greatest achievement in my career," despite also working on the first PlayStation and helping make Kingdom Hearts happen
- These under $30 Switch 2 accessories prove some of the best things come in small Nintendo packages
- One of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's funniest moments was actually "random improv"
- Dan Da Dan season 2 episode count: how many episodes are there on Crunchyroll and Netflix?
- Xbox finally has a VR headset, but it's not the PSVR 2 rival I was hoping for
- This tiny Atari console is naturally great for Pac-Man, but I use it to play one of the most cursed retro games from the '80s
- I got a nicotine rush and set zombies on fire in this PS1-style survival horror demo, and it's basically Resident Evil on a submarine
- Nintendo relents, confirms Donkey Kong Bananza is being made by the Super Mario Odyssey team after weeks of fans guessing just that
- Dying Light: The Beast will "hint at the future of the series," which is why it's doing away with Dying Light 2's narrative choices
- "The essence of football is not in the rules": Rematch's creative director on nailing that five-a-side feeling and making a game "about kicking a ball rather than kicking heads in"
- Realizing it won't get far with the story alone, Solo Leveling explores new fields of action and aura farming: an ice skating musical
- Stephen King remake The Running Man gets star-studded first trailer, and the dystopian thriller looks like Squid Game meets John Wick
- Donkey Kong Bananza is a destructive delight that's basically Super Mario Odyssey+, and I can't believe it wasn't a Switch 2 launch title
- Strategy game expert behind Manor Lords partners with Ubisoft for Heroes of Might and Magic prequel with 600,000 Steam wishlists
- Saving Hytale isn't something Stardew Valley's ConcernedApe is "thinking about too much" thanks to Haunted Chocolatier, but "If something were presented to me, I would be open to entertaining the idea"
- Hytale's original dev wants to buy it back from Riot, but "a lot of content would be cut early on" to release it as quickly as possible
- Hideo Kojima says he "kind of hates" the AI assistant in his phone, which is why Death Stranding 2's message is that people shouldn't just rely on technology
- Asus gave my favorite gaming keyboard a makeover, and I'm 90% happy with the result
- Bravely Default's remaster is secretly the Switch 2's must-play RPG, but it's still flying under the radar
- Alienware gaming PCs aren't cheap, but I'd grab a discounted Aurora rig over a single graphics card right now
- M3GAN 3 looks unlikely after new sequel M3GAN 2.0 malfunctions at box office
- GTA veteran says game releases seem "more stressful" now than during the PS2 era, because "not knowing whether you can fix everything in the day-1 patch seems terrifying"
- New Fantastic Four concept art post unveils our best look yet at the Baxter Building – and Marvel fans think they might prefer it to the comic version
- I built my friend a gaming PC over the weekend, and this motherboard made it far too easy
- An MCU-style Squid Game cinematic universe graphic has gone viral, but it's actually a really obvious fake
- Borderlands 4 includes a feature the series should have had from the beginning: a Claptrap-only volume slider that means you never have to hear a word he says
- This Razer headset is so good my fiancé stole mine, but this limited time deal has convinced me to get a new pair
- Pixar's Elio reportedly underwent massive behind-the-scenes changes after a test screening where no one wanted to pay to watch the movie
- 'Nearly complete' prototype of cancelled Animaniacs GBA game surfaces online after nearly two decades
- If you're melting in a heat wave, you need these water guns that make all others look stupid
- Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal wanted to use an authentic '60s accent as Reed Richards, but Marvel said "talk more like yourself": "I had a hard time doing that"
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake rumors get even more fuel as Ubisoft France posts about the original game following a blatant hint from Edward Kenway's actor
- "I'm so glad we never gave up on making this game": Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima celebrates his latest hit's launch with its stars, says "I won't let go again"
- James Gunn addresses a DC rumor that won't go away, saying one fan frontrunner would make a "great" Wonder Woman
- What are the biggest changes for Fortnite Season 4 in Chapter 6?
- The ultimate Nintendo Switch 2 starter pack
- Jurassic World Rebirth star Jonathan Bailey thinks his co-star Scarlett Johansson's character "grounds the whole film": "She feels like somebody who has lived a life"
