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Resident Evil Requiem fans want to make out with Leon Kennedy and steal his DILF jacket: "Need to shake him between my teeth like a rabid dog"
News Stop drooling
Kirby Air Riders team will disband after one final patch, says director Masahiro Sakurai: "Please enjoy the balance"
News So… Smash Bros. 6 next?
With potential to be the next Black Myth: Wukong breakout, Phantom Blade Zero gets September 2026 release date
News Looks like a Wuxia wonderland
A story-rich open-world FPS with Max Payne and Cyberpunk 2077 vibes? All right, you have my attention, No Law
News No law, no problem
Soma devs are going to make me throw up – the studio reveals Ontos, the spiritual successor to 2015's best horror game
News Ontos is due in 2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 controversially wins Best Independent Game at The Game Awards
News Is Clair Obscur really "indie"?
Steam is the best platform for game discovery, says former Valve dev, but that's awful news for the industry
News Steam wins, but at what cost?
AAA lets indie games take big risks, says Edmund McMillen, then "the mainstream grabs what worked" and "cashes in"
News It's not nice, but it sounds true
Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead is apparently working on a roguelite mode that fundamentally "changes the game"
News Wait, what?
Former Square Enix exec says the Final Fantasy dev's investors "are actually closely aligned" with what fans want
News "High quality, but with smaller dev teams"
Silent Hill f turned my personal mental health journey into the most evil plot twist of 2025, and I’m not even angry
Opinion Opinion | Red capsules aren't Hinako's enemy – the world is
GTA 6 developer Rockstar under scrutiny from UK Prime Minister, who promises to "look into" alleged union busting
News "Every worker has the right to join a trade union"
Square Enix director Naoki Hamaguchi considered giving Cloud Strife a more realistic sword for Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but decided JRPG fans "wouldn’t accept it": "We stayed faithful to the OG"
News Big swords or bust
"Wiimote was bad. You can't say Wiimote": Nintendo's legal team made it drop "Nindies" label, former staff say, because it and similar phrases "dilutes the brand"
News No Nindies for you
Life is Strange developers made one of the most beautiful games of 2025, and it’s all because Lost Records: Bloom & Rage understands the magic of childhood
Year in Review Year in Review 2025 | Don't Nod plays the magician, again
Fallout boss Todd Howard reassures New Vegas fans that the Amazon TV show built an "incredible" set for season 2: "Their ability to pull it off on the scale, so much of it practical, it was incredible"
News Grab a Nuka-Cola, because Fallout season 2 is on its way
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Gustave actor Charlie Cox says he was "nervous" to play the RPG, which might be why he still hasn't touched it: "I don't actually know what the story is"
News Someone email the Daredevil actor a plot summary
Nearly 10 years later, Doom 2 mod Total Chaos is reborn as a standalone horror FPS I'll be playing all winter, and it makes Silent Hill look like a rom-com
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Sam Prebble's gothic Doom 2 mod is now bigger, darker, and more haunting than ever
World of Warcraft Midnight "brought me to the verge of tears," says MMO's production director, and it's not only "our best expansion ever," but maybe one of the most important ones in 10 years
News I hope you're ready to decorate
Aerith does not want to see your fanfic – Final Fantasy 7 Remake actor reminds fans "the meaning of the word inappropriate," asks them to stop tagging her in "smut"
News Leave Aerith alone
"This award can f*** itself": Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Verso actor would rather give up Best Supporting Performer than go without "the thrill of that sweet, sweet banana" Joker in Balatro
News Give Ben Starr the banana
Megabonk dev dropped out of The Game Awards on a technicality, but now the roguelike is back with a Player's Voice nomination: "We're more back than ever"
News Player's Voice voting is now open for round one
