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fromEngadget
2 hours ago

No Man's Sky now has Pokemon-style creature battles

No Man's Sky introduces Xeno Arena, allowing players to engage in turn-based battles with adopted creatures, enhancing gameplay with strategic elements.
Atlanta Braves
fromDefector
3 hours ago

Advances In Basebrawl Weaponry Are Being Made Every Day | Defector

Baseball brawls rarely involve solid punches, but tensions flared between Reynaldo Lopez and Jorge Soler during a recent game.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 hour ago

Early Build Of Mirror's Edge Reveals A Wonderfully Cringe Quote

An early build of Mirror's Edge reveals a more talkative protagonist and a unique time trial not present in the final release.
#crimson-desert
Games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

12 Crimson Desert Starting Tips: Fast Travel, Inventory, & Combat Help

Crimson Desert features a vast open world and complex mechanics that require players to adapt quickly for an enjoyable experience.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

The Crimson Desert Vibes Are Rebounding After Wobbly Launch

Crimson Desert has surpassed 3 million sales, with improved user reviews and rapid patch responses from Pearl Abyss.
Pets
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

Everyone's Falling In Love With Picking Up Cats In Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert allows players to pet dogs and carry cats, creating a unique and enjoyable gameplay experience.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 day ago

Crimson Desert Players Beg You Don't Take Items Too Early

Crimson Desert allows exploration but can lead to quest-breaking issues if players collect items prematurely.
Video games
fromGadgets 360
2 days ago

Crimson Desert Gets Yet Another Patch: See the New Features and Changes

Crimson Desert's Patch 1.02.00 introduces significant gameplay improvements, including headgear visibility options and expanded storage capacity.
Games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

12 Crimson Desert Starting Tips: Fast Travel, Inventory, & Combat Help

Crimson Desert features a vast open world and complex mechanics that require players to adapt quickly for an enjoyable experience.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

The Crimson Desert Vibes Are Rebounding After Wobbly Launch

Crimson Desert has surpassed 3 million sales, with improved user reviews and rapid patch responses from Pearl Abyss.
DC food
fromGameSpot
2 hours ago

Disney Dreamlight Valley - All Elements Of Nature Path Duties And How To Complete Them

Pocahontas joins Disney Dreamlight Valley with the Elements of Nature Star Path, offering new duties and rewards.
Music production
fromGameSpot
23 hours ago

This Turn-Based RPG Musical Is Fun But Drags A Bit In Act 3 | People Of Note Review

People of Note is a whimsical RPG where music battles and friendship combat an ancient power, blending humor with a journey to fame.
fromEngadget
5 days ago

Look Outside's April 1 update that let you kiss enemies is now a permanent 'smooch mode'

"If you started a game on April 1st and kissed the wounded neighbor, that save file is now permanently in smooch mode!" Coulombe posted on social media.
NYC LGBT
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

How games capture the awe and terror of cosmic isolation

The Artemis II mission evokes feelings of solitude and vulnerability in space, reminiscent of experiences in classic and modern space-themed video games.
Games
fromKotaku
22 hours ago

New Half-Life Mod Lets You Save 45+ NPCS & Lead Them To Safety

Half-Life: Lemmings mod allows players to rescue scientists and guards during the Black Mesa incident.
#marathon
fromKotaku
1 day ago
Video games

Marathon, One Month Later - Kotaku

Marathon has received positive reviews but faces uncertainty regarding its long-term support and player engagement.
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago
Video games

Marathon's Soulslike Endgame Dungeon Is Blowing Players Away

Cryo Archive in Marathon is a complex, challenging end-game map that combines permadeath PVP with intricate design and high-stakes gameplay.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 day ago

Marathon, One Month Later - Kotaku

Marathon has received positive reviews but faces uncertainty regarding its long-term support and player engagement.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

Marathon's Soulslike Endgame Dungeon Is Blowing Players Away

Cryo Archive in Marathon is a complex, challenging end-game map that combines permadeath PVP with intricate design and high-stakes gameplay.
fromGameSpot
1 day ago

You Could Be In A PlayStation Game If You Write Well, Love PlayStation, Play And Own A Lot, Have Anecdotes, And More

PlayStation has announced a new contest called The Playerbase, allowing winners to have their likenesses scanned to appear in PlayStation games, starting with Gran Turismo 7.
Games
Board games
fromGame Informer
1 day ago

Arkham Horror: The Card Game Designers Highlight The New Jumping On Point

Arkham Horror: The Card Game's new core set offers a fresh starting point for new players while continuing its legacy in tabletop gaming.
fromKotaku
21 hours ago

Canceled Game 'Would Have Been Crimson Desert' Says Avalanche Head

I haven't played Crimson Desert enough, but we had everything that I've seen from Crimson Desert in the plans for that game. It was signed with a big publisher that has a lot of famous IPs...And then they just changed business direction again and wanted to focus on their existing IPs instead of new ones. They broke up with us on a text message, which I will never forgive them for.
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Board games
fromKotaku
2 days ago

The GOTY Of 2026 Could Be A Fishing Game - Kotaku

About Fishing is an ambitious game blending tranquility with macabre elements, focusing on fishing techniques and a narrative involving a grandfather's legacy.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Power-washing, pool-cleaning and mowing: Why millions are playing games about mundane jobs

"We want to make the Graham Norton of video games," says Kirsty Rigden, the chief executive of Brighton-based FuturLab, which makes PowerWash Simulator. Aspiring to emulate a talkshow host who has a reputation for being affable rather than for setting pulses racing is perhaps an unusual ambition for a gaming studio.
Games
#state-of-decay-3
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 day ago

State Of Decay 3's Announcement Trailer Wasn't Actually The Game

State of Decay 3's announcement trailer was a concept, not representative of the actual game, which was in early development with a small team.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 days ago

The State Of Decay 3 Reveal Trailer Was Basically Fake

State of Decay 3's initial trailer was misleading, as the game was not in development at that time.
Video games
fromGameSpot
5 days ago

State of Decay 3 Is Back From The Dead, And You Might Be Able To Play It Soon

State of Decay 3 will host an alpha test in May, featuring co-op gameplay, base-building, and combat.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 day ago

State Of Decay 3's Announcement Trailer Wasn't Actually The Game

State of Decay 3's announcement trailer was a concept, not representative of the actual game, which was in early development with a small team.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 days ago

The State Of Decay 3 Reveal Trailer Was Basically Fake

State of Decay 3's initial trailer was misleading, as the game was not in development at that time.
Video games
fromGameSpot
5 days ago

State of Decay 3 Is Back From The Dead, And You Might Be Able To Play It Soon

State of Decay 3 will host an alpha test in May, featuring co-op gameplay, base-building, and combat.
Games
fromKotaku
5 days ago

How To Finish Big Open World Games Like Crimson Desert

Focusing on one open-world game at a time enhances motivation and progress, making it easier to complete them.
Board games
fromKotaku
4 days ago

Puzzle Spy International Deserves To Be Played By Way More People

Puzzle Spy International offers a collection of 11 engaging puzzles with a light story, ideal for solo or cooperative play.
Video games
fromWGB
6 days ago

Devil Jam Review - Hades Survivors?

Devil Jam combines Hades' art style with Vampire Survivors' gameplay, offering a unique experience at a low price, despite lacking depth and storytelling.
Games
fromKotaku
4 days ago

Cyberpunk, League Of Legends Games Suggest TCGs Are Having A Moment

PAX East 2026 featured a shift from video games to trading card games, particularly a TCG based on Cyberpunk 2077.
fromBoard Game Quest
6 days ago

Propolis Review

Propolis is a worker-placement, engine-building, area-control, tableau-building game where players take actions like placing and fortifying Worker Beeples to gather resources.
Board games
Video games
fromKotaku
1 day ago

WoW Pro Guild Celebrates Too Early As Raid Boss Comes Back To Life

Team Liquid's WoW guild faced an unexpected challenge after defeating the final boss, L'ura, who resurrected and remains undefeated.
fromVG247
6 days ago

The Petit Planet beta is coming back with new updates, but you still need to hope for an invite

Petit Planet is the studio's take on Animal Crossing, though with a few interesting ideas of its own. The game's most recent test took place all the way back in November, but its next big test isn't far off.
Games
fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

Today's Atlantic Trivia: Video Games

Nintendo was founded in 1889, the same year the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris, starting as a manufacturer of Japanese playing cards.
Games
Board games
fromBoard Game Quest
2 weeks ago

Top 10 Solo Board Games for Every Kind of Gamer

Solo gaming is rapidly evolving, with many games now including solo modes or automata, enhancing the tabletop gaming experience.
fromKotaku
1 week ago

I Can't Stop Playing This Terrible Game, So Maybe It's Good?

Timber Rush is about numbers going up in the crudest way imaginable, a clicker game that barely even features clicking, in which you move your woodcutter side to side as increasing numbers of increasingly silly logs fly around the screen.
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#control-resonant
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fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Control Resonant Gameplay Preview: Doing The Unexpected With The Familiar

Control Resonant draws primary inspiration from its predecessor Control, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and InFamous: Second Son, following protagonist Dylan Faden as he navigates supernatural threats while searching for his sister Jesse.
DC food
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Control Resonant Gameplay Preview: Doing The Unexpected With The Familiar

Control Resonant draws primary inspiration from its predecessor Control, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and InFamous: Second Son, following protagonist Dylan Faden as he navigates supernatural threats while searching for his sister Jesse.
#indie-games
fromEngadget
4 days ago
Video games

Super Meat Boy 3D, coin-pushing chaos and other new indie games worth checking out

Indie game showcases are thriving, with new games and updates announced regularly.
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago
Games

15 Incredible Indie Games Made Computer Worlds A Must-Watch

Computer Worlds is a new showcase celebrating innovative indie games, featuring 15 trailers and 16 released titles to highlight unique games struggling for visibility in a risk-averse market.
Video games
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Super Meat Boy 3D, coin-pushing chaos and other new indie games worth checking out

Indie game showcases are thriving, with new games and updates announced regularly.
Games
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

15 Incredible Indie Games Made Computer Worlds A Must-Watch

Computer Worlds is a new showcase celebrating innovative indie games, featuring 15 trailers and 16 released titles to highlight unique games struggling for visibility in a risk-averse market.
Video games
fromKotaku
4 days ago

Peak Devs Call Out Entitled Gamers Who Want Endless Free Updates

Endless support for games is not guaranteed; updates are considered a bonus, not a right.
Video games
fromKotaku
5 days ago

Only Cowards Complain About The Knife Being OP In Marathon

The knife is considered overpowered in combat, prompting developers to consider adjustments in upcoming patches.
fromBoard Game Quest
3 weeks ago

Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week - 3/16/26

A beautifully crafted, engine-builder board game where cute creatures & unique factions shape a glowing fantasy underground world.
Board games
Video games
fromGadgets 360
6 days ago

Three Classic Resident Evil Games Are Now Available on Steam

Resident Evil 1, 2, and 3 are now available on Steam with a 50% discount as part of Capcom's spring sale.
fromEngadget
6 days ago

Mr. Resident Evil signs a deal with Mr. Stellar Blade

We believe we can respect each other as creators and make games together. And I think with Hyung-Tae, we can even enjoy the hard parts.... Seeing my own vision and ideals come into focus like this, and finding someone whose direction aligns so closely is something I've rarely experienced before in my career.
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Video games
fromKotaku
6 days ago

Stormgate Adding Offline Mode After Server Provider Ditches It For AI

Stormgate will lose online multiplayer access due to server provider acquisition, prompting a shift to develop an offline mode.
Gadgets
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Five-Year-Old Survival Game Icarus Just Sold Nearly 1 Million Copies In Three Weeks

Icarus sold 984,000 base-game copies and 243,000 DLC units during the Steam Winter Sale after a 90% discount, driving peak concurrent players to 44,120.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I didn't have anything to prove': what Traitors finalist Jade Scott learned about survival from video games

Experience with social-deduction and strategy video games confers practical advantages in social-deduction reality competitions.
fromhttps://www.arogyayogaschool.com/blog
2 months ago

Why Short Play Sessions Beat Long Grinds In Modern Game Design

Games did not suddenly become "worse." Games adapted. Attention got tired, schedules got tighter, and competition for free time turned brutal. A ten-minute gap now has to fight against messages, videos, and endless feeds. In that environment, long-form sessions still exist, but short sessions often win because they respect reality instead of demanding a perfect evening. That shift is visible everywhere, from mobile puzzlers to competitive titles and even casino-style experiences where a quick crore win feeling is part of the appeal.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

In the killer world of online gaming, there are no hits any more just survivors

Highguard's rapid failure demonstrates that modern online games face extreme pressure to deliver immediate returns, leaving no room for player learning curves or developer iteration.
Games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Icarus Is The Perfect Survival Sim No One's Talking About

After 20 years searching for the ideal survival game inspired by Minecraft and childhood adventure stories, the author discovered Icarus matches their vision of balancing exploration with safe refuge.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

I Miss When Multiplayer Games Weren't Changing All The Time - Kotaku

A patch increasing gunshot volume in Marathon created a more aggressive multiplayer environment, prompting nostalgia for older games that remained static after release rather than undergoing constant balance changes.
Video games
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan returns with a Western survival shooter

Jeff Kaplan, former Blizzard vice president and Overwatch director, launched a new studio creating The Legend of California, an open-world action-survival shooter set during the gold rush era.
#extraction-shooter
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Marathon is a stylishly merciless video game built for cut-throat times

Marathon is an extraction shooter from Bungie featuring visually striking alien environments and brutal gameplay mechanics, arriving after delays and controversies to prove itself as Sony's major investment.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Marathon Is A Thrilling Shooter With A Big Onboarding Problem

Marathon is a brutally difficult multiplayer extraction shooter requiring careful resource management, communication, and map knowledge rather than aggressive combat tactics.
Video games
fromKotaku
4 weeks ago

Marathon Has Replaced Nightreign As My Multiplayer Obsession

Marathon functions as an action roguelike disguised as an extraction shooter, combining procedural RNG, run-based gameplay, and permanent gear loss with the liberating design philosophy of traditional roguelikes.
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Marathon Players Smuggled Powerful Loot From The Beta Into Game

In Marathon, if you drop a piece of gear for a teammate and you all extract successfully, you get that gear back. This is intended to make it hard to trade gear with other players permanently, which could likely be used by some to sell rare loot. It also encourages players to share guns with squadmates to ensure everyone gets out alive.
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fromKotaku
2 months ago

Steam's Big New Zombie Game Is Tense, But Comes At A Bad Time - Kotaku

Quarantine Zone: The Last Checkpoint forces players to run a military checkpoint, making harrowing moral decisions about admitting or handing over potentially infected survivors.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

An Incredible Last-Minute Escape In Marathon Convinced Me It's Something Special

A final beta match demonstrated the game's potential through intense, high-stakes gameplay where teamwork and resource management created memorable moments despite uncertain long-term player retention.
#hytale
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Highguard's New Mode Is All Action As It Hangs On For Dear Life

In Raid Rush, 2 teams of 5 players will take turns attacking and defending their bases with no pesky looting phase in between. Instead, select your base and use Trader Flynn to upgrade your weapons and equipment in a round based format. After each round, you'll switch sides between attacking and defending.
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#resident-evil-requiem
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

The Best Roblox Survival Games To Play Endlessly

The best overall Roblox games encompass every type of genre and gameplay experience imaginable, including even survival games. That's right, if you are looking for the best Roblox survival games, you will find they are some of the most profoundly engaging and memorable experiences on the entire platform.
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fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Brutal Survival-Horror Cronos: The New Dawn Is Getting A Little Easier

Cronos: The New Dawn adds an Easy difficulty via the free Temporal Diver Update to address player complaints about its punishing challenge across major platforms.
Video games
fromInverse
2 months ago

The Latest Survival Epic on Game Pass Was Inspired By Real-World Fallout

Atomfall reimagines the Windscale nuclear disaster as a British survival-investigation game blending scarce-resource survival, brutal sparse combat, and investigative world-building.
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

How To Open Security Breach Lockers In Arc Raiders

Every moment counts, and every container in the game could end up having that item that makes all the stress of the run worth it. So, it makes sense you may be disappointed to come across a Security Breach locker you can't open.
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fromGameSpot
2 months ago

The Best New Co-Op Games From The Last 6 Months

The best new co-op games are those that do something a bit different, offering more than a single-player experience with another player thoughtlessly tacked on. These multiplayer games account for groups of friends all wanting their own role, with a shared goal in sight and plenty of chaos on the path to getting there.
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fromGame Informer
1 month ago

Arkheron Preview - A Promising Battle Royale (No, Seriously) - Game Informer

Arkheron is an isometric PvP battle royale where 15 three-player teams compete in a fantasy tower, blending shooter action with Hades-style loot and rotating Eternals.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

It's Not Too Late To Save Beloved Gaming Franchises

License dormant AAA franchises to proven mid-size AA teams and allow development without publisher interference to revive them affordably.
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Directive 8020 brings sci-fi survival horror to PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC on May 12

The story focuses on the crew of a spaceship that has crash landed onto another world. The survivors have to contend with an alien lifeform that's hunting them and can mimic its prey (no prizes for guessing that Supermassive took inspiration from The Thing here). If these astronauts want to stay alive, though, they'll put the lives of everyone on a dying Earth at risk.
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fromEngadget
2 months ago

Papers Please but with zombies, a farming-based shoot-'em-up and other new indie games worth checking out

A Valentine's Day-themed Steam festival will run Feb 13–20 featuring over 100 love-themed indie games, while several new indie releases like Quarantine Zone arrive now.
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fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Satisfactory Multiplayer: The Basics For Peer-to-Peer And Dedicated Server Hosting

Satisfactory supports peer-to-peer, self-hosted, and rented servers; peer-to-peer is easiest, rented servers cost monthly, and self-hosted offers always-on access but requires complex setup.
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Layers of 3 revealed via a mysterious trailer and poem

The new chapter will include not only a game but a novel and music, the company said in a press release. The developer revealed the new IP via a live-action teaser, with an actor reading lines from William Blake's poem, The Sick Rose. A painting then fell from the wall, and the actor then turned over an hourglass with red sand, with a tagline stating "The door won't stay closed."
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fromKotaku
1 month ago

Mewgenics From Binding Of Isaac's Creator Is Terrifyingly Massive

Mewgenics is a massive tactical RPG–life-sim roguelite with 200+ hour average completion, 500+ hours to 100%, 1,000 abilities, extensive achievements, and planned DLC.
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fromThe Verge
1 month ago

AI can't make good video game worlds yet, and it might never be able to

Early generative AI tools for games produce repetitive, lower-quality content and are unlikely to match top human-designed game experiences soon.
Video games
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Board Is Tabletop Tablet Gaming-but With Physical Pieces

Board is a physical-digital hybrid gaming system aimed at children, offering varied launch titles, mixed family reception, and uncertain future content pricing and durability.
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Reanimal wants to devour you

The woods in Reanimal are full of surprises. You will encounter human cadavers that slither like snakes, gigantic talking pigs, and, at one point, a forlorn, supersized whale who seems resigned to an agonizingly slow death. These variously monstrous beings inhabit a realm that, though it looks like our own, seems to defy spatial logic: the forest leads to an oceanic expanse, which segues into a decrepit, towering city. It's like Aesop's Fables meets the nightmare visions of both Lars von Trier and J.G. Ballard.
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