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Silent Hill f is one of the most fascinating survival horror games we've seen this last decade - effortlessly pushing the dormant franchise in a new direction while still managing to nail the spirit of a Silent Hill game. But perhaps most interesting of all is how it reframes the series' focus on interpersonal trauma, filtering that theme through the eyes of a high school girl named Hinako, living in 1960s Japan.

Following the organizational restructuring announced in March 2025, Marc-Alexis Côté has chosen to pursue a new path elsewhere outside of Ubisoft,

D'Angelo, the voice behind one of Red Dead Redemption 2's most memorable moments, has passed away. While tributes pour in from the music industry, D'Angelo is also being remembered by Rockstar Games and the legions of gamers who will never forget his contribution to the RDR2 soundtrack. D'Angelo was a pioneer in the neo-soul movement, releasing three studio albums throughout his career--his 1995 debut Brown Sugar, Voodoo in 2000, and Black Messiah, which was released in 2014 after a long break. Gamers might be more familiar with his later single Unshaken, which was recorded for the Red Dead Redemption 2 soundtrack.

Maybe you've noticed, but everywhere you look now, skating is back. Though skateboarding games once dominated the gaming scene in the 2000s, the well appeared to all but dry up as the ambitions of the games industry evolved through the decades. Recently, however, there's been a resurgence of skating games, and an audience made up of both oldheads and fresh-faced players alike has been showing up for them. It feels safe to say there's still an appetite for these kinds of titles.

We have made the decision to push some of our content and feature updates a little bit into the future while we're addressing these things to make sure that we can get to a much more stable state that we can believe in,

After shaking up the Pokémon formula with Pokémon Legends: Arceus, its successor, Legends: Z-A, pushes things even further - and it's a very welcome change of pace. With , Nintendo and Game Freak demonstrated how much more vibrant, weird, and exciting the monster catching series could become with a few key changes to the classic formula. Arceus' historical story and open-ish world made the Pokémon universe feel like a bigger, wilder place, just as the revamped battling and catching mechanics turned the familiar process of filling out your pokédex into a completely different kind of experience.

After racking up impressive reviews following its release in July, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is finally getting its first big discount. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - Day One Edition on PS5 and Xbox Series X is on sale for just $40 (was $50), making this the lowest price we've seen for the action game yet. Along with the game, this version comes with a DLC voucher for additional content.

Final Fantasy is a lot like Mario in that it's one of the only series out there with so many iconic characters that you can basically fill an entire crossover game with Final Fantasy characters alone. That's the entire thesis of the Dissidia games, bringing the cast from across three decades of history together, to often hilarious results. Seeing the stoic and subdued Noctis talk to the devilish Shantotto is objectively hilarious - and the new Dissidia has a setting absolutely ripe for those kinds of moments. That's because Square Enix's new mobile game, Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy, quite literally drops everyone into modern-day Japan. It's already sounding like the most unique Dissidia game to date - but that might be a good thing.

The first thing I thought upon arriving in Lumiose City in Pokémon Legends: Z-A was, 'Yes. This definitely looks like a modern Pokémon game.' Bright colours, basic textures and oddly flat buildings. Seriously - realising that the balconies and window shutters lack any depth, instead being pasted onto the buildings like stickers, made my brain go strange for a bit. Yet despite this, Lumiose City feels far more rich in life compared to Paldea and the desolate Hisui.

This month, Netflix debuted the new animated series, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, which brings back Tom Clancy's Sam Fisher, the lead character of Ubisoft's video game franchise. While fans have had a long wait for a new Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow has quietly made its debut on Steam a mere 21 years after its release. Pandora Tomorrow was previously available on Windows 7, but the Steam release allows Windows 10 and 11 users to dive into it as well.

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The HDR is still the most powerful and most popular pick for Warzone in Season 6. The recommended attachments are mostly the same for a standard build of the gun, but Season 6 does feature night maps for Verdansk and Rebirth Island, making thermal scopes much more viable to use.

Beneath the fun collect-a-thon exterior lives a terrifying reality in the world of Pokémon. The games rarely touch on it, but hidden within short bursts of text within the Pokédex live haunting tales of death, reincarnation, kidnapping, and worse. Pokédex entries differ from game to game for many of the same Pokémon. Something in the Scarlet Pokédex may be completely different than the ones in the classic games. Either way, there is some horrific stuff packed in there.

If you're looking for a gift for Minecraft fan this holiday, Amazon and Target are offering best-ever discounts on two notable Lego sets. The 1,195-piece Minecraft Crafting Table diorama is discounted to only $72 (was $90), and the recently released 665-piece buildable Creeper figure is down to $32 (was $40). The limited-time deal on The Crafting Table is especially noteworthy because it's retiring soon.

Coming to Genshin Impact on October 22, Miliastra Wonderland is one of the biggest features ever added to the RPG. Like the Serenitea Pot, which transports players to a separate realm where they can build their own home and farm, Miliastra Wonderland is a space that sits apart from the rest of the world of Teyvat. Getting access to the new content in the Luna II update won't take much time, as players only need to complete the first prologue quest chain to unlock it,

Sandbox games tap into that spirit of unbridled play buried deep in all of us. Unfortunately, the sandbox isn't what it used to be. Decades of AAA influence have turned it into a homogenized arena stuffed with action fantasy RPGs, chaotic first-person shooters, and little else in between. Isn't there space for a sillier sandbox? One that lets us feel the goofy joy of doing more with our imaginations than rehash a hero's journey? How about one, perhaps, with goats?

We can finally answer the question of who wins in a fight between prime Aang and prime Korra. Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, which is a working title, was announced at New York Comic Con and already has a release date of summer 2026. The developer, Gameplay Group International, revealed a trailer with some "pre-alpha footage" that resembles Street Fighter but with our favorite characters from the Avatar franchise.