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1 day ago
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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.
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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
1 day 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.
Games
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Super Meat Boy 3D makes suffering fun

Super Meat Boy 3D retains the series' challenging platforming while introducing new 3D movement dynamics.
Board games
fromKotaku
2 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.
fromKotaku
1 day ago

The Mass Effect TV Show Is Having Problems With Non-Gamers

Peter Friedlander has requested that the scripts for the upcoming TV series be rewritten to appeal to 'non-gamers,' which has upset some Mass Effect fans. However, production for the series is reportedly 'on the verge' of starting.
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#state-of-decay-3
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2 days ago
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State Of Decay 3 Proves Its Not Dead With New Alpha Playtest

fromGameSpot
2 days ago
Video games

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

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fromKotaku
2 days ago

State Of Decay 3 Proves Its Not Dead With New Alpha Playtest

Alpha playtests for State of Decay 3 will begin next month, featuring 4-player co-op, new strategies, and combat during a zombie outbreak.
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 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
fromEngadget
2 days ago

Much like the game's zombies, State of Decay 3 is somehow still alive

State of Decay 3 is still in development, with playtests starting in May and community input being crucial for its progress.
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in 3 weeks

Invincible VS Art Director Talks Creating The Game's Visual Style, Toughest Fighter To Design, And Working With The Series Creators

Whenever you're working with an existing IP, there's always the question of how you're going to translate and adapt, right? Because it's not a one-to-one sort of interpretation.
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#life-is-strange
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Life Is Strange: Reunion review a decade-long story comes to an impassioned close

Life Is Strange: Reunion explores the enduring bond between Max and Chloe, now adults, amidst new challenges and a potential disaster at Caledon University.
Video games
fromKotaku
4 days ago

Life Is Strange: Reunion: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku

Life Is Strange: Reunion aims to resonate with fans of the original series, but not all players feel included in that vision.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Life Is Strange: Reunion review a decade-long story comes to an impassioned close

Life Is Strange: Reunion explores the enduring bond between Max and Chloe, now adults, amidst new challenges and a potential disaster at Caledon University.
Video games
fromKotaku
4 days ago

Life Is Strange: Reunion: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku

Life Is Strange: Reunion aims to resonate with fans of the original series, but not all players feel included in that vision.
fromGameSpot
2 days ago

It's A Shame Rockstar Won't Make A Red Dead Movie, Jack Black Says

Jack Black stated, "It would be, like, too easy to make them into great movies," expressing his belief that the cinematic nature of the games lends itself well to film adaptations.
Independent films
fromEngadget
3 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.
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#horror
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 days ago

'Psycho Killer' slashes onto digital, just in time to watch at home for halfway to Halloween viewing

A Kansas highway patrol officer seeks revenge on a satanic murderer in the horror movie 'Psycho Killer.'
Film
fromEsquire
4 days ago

'Backrooms' Already Looks Like the Surprise Hit of the Summer

The horror movie 'Backrooms' features characters navigating a terrifying labyrinth of rooms, based on a popular creepypasta and directed by Kane Parsons.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Mortuary Assistant review game-inspired horror simulates morgue work with conviction

The Mortuary Assistant excels in practical effects but struggles with character depth and narrative balance.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 days ago

'Psycho Killer' slashes onto digital, just in time to watch at home for halfway to Halloween viewing

A Kansas highway patrol officer seeks revenge on a satanic murderer in the horror movie 'Psycho Killer.'
Film
fromEsquire
4 days ago

'Backrooms' Already Looks Like the Surprise Hit of the Summer

The horror movie 'Backrooms' features characters navigating a terrifying labyrinth of rooms, based on a popular creepypasta and directed by Kane Parsons.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Mortuary Assistant review game-inspired horror simulates morgue work with conviction

The Mortuary Assistant excels in practical effects but struggles with character depth and narrative balance.
Games
fromGame Informer
5 days ago

The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend - April 3

Darth Clark returned to Game Informer, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was released, marking significant events in the gaming industry.
Games
fromKotaku
3 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.
fromEngadget
4 days ago

An immersive 'Black Mirror Experience' is launching in Montreal

The Black Mirror Experience is an interactive virtual reality experience that blends physical space and VR, designed to blur the lines of fiction and reality in which you become the main character.
Television
Video games
fromKotaku
2 days ago

Is GTA 6's Long Development The Result Of A Complete Engine Rebuild? It's Probably More Complicated Than That

Grand Theft Auto 6's delay may be due to a complete rebuild of the Rage engine, according to a former Rockstar developer.
Games
fromInverse
3 days ago

The Biggest RPG Phenomenon Of The 2020s Is Coming To TV

Dungeon Crawler Carl is being adapted into a TV series, marking a significant moment for the LitRPG genre and its mainstream acceptance.
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 days ago

GTA 6 Will Likely Borrow Ideas From Red Dead Redemption 2, Former Rockstar Dev Says

GTA 6 is expected to incorporate ideas from Red Dead Redemption 2, as previous Rockstar games have done.
#gaming
fromThe Verge
3 days ago
Games

Transfer Point is a modern adventure game made with 40-year-old software

Transfer Point is a game developed using World Builder, a classic tool from 1986, reflecting nostalgia for point-and-click adventures.
fromEngadget
6 days ago
Games

BOXROOM lets you build a cozy game room for your Steam library

Customize a virtual space to showcase your game library with personalized furniture and game displays.
Games
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Transfer Point is a modern adventure game made with 40-year-old software

Transfer Point is a game developed using World Builder, a classic tool from 1986, reflecting nostalgia for point-and-click adventures.
Games
fromEngadget
6 days ago

BOXROOM lets you build a cozy game room for your Steam library

Customize a virtual space to showcase your game library with personalized furniture and game displays.
#shinji-mikami
Board games
fromMedium
3 weeks ago

Are games really "dumbing down"?

The Elder Scrolls evolved from a struggling franchise after failed games Battlespire and Redguard into one of gaming's most influential RPG series.
fromThe Atlantic
4 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
Video games
fromKotaku
2 days ago

Ghost Of Yotei Devs Used Coins From The Game's Collector's Edition To Test Zeni Hajiki Multiplayer

Ghost of Yotei's multiplayer mode includes a competitive coin-flicking game, Zeni Hajiki, inspired by fan feedback and prototyped using real coins.
Games
fromKotaku
5 days ago

Nier Cosmic Horror Teased On Worst Day Possible

April Fools' Day in Japan sees video game companies teasing projects, with Yoko Taro hinting at a new NieR project.
#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.
fromKotaku
2 days ago

Uncharted Fans Think A New One May Be On The Way After Instagram Post

A six-week-old Instagram post from Shaun Escayg, featuring a cannon and the word 'Research,' has sparked speculation about a return to the Uncharted series. The post's vibe reminds fans of the Panama segments in Uncharted 4, leading to excitement about a potential new game.
Video games
Games
fromEngadget
5 days ago

A Palworld horror-themed dating sim spinoff is on the way

Palworld: More Than Just Pals is a dating sim with horror elements where players can romance and eat creatures from the original game.
Video games
fromEngadget
2 days ago

Jason Blundell announces his new-new studio, Magic Fractal

Jason Blundell has launched a new studio, Magic Fractal Studios, following the closure of Dark Outlaw Games.
Video games
fromGadgets 360
3 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.
fromKotaku
5 days ago

13 Cool Games We Just Saw At PAX East That Should Be On Your Radar - Kotaku

Grave Seasons subverts the typical farming sim aesthetic by introducing a supernatural serial killer, offering mystery and scares in a genre often seen as cozy.
Games
Video games
fromKotaku
3 days ago

Slay The Spire 2 Dev Confirms New Character, Modes Are Coming

Slay the Spire 2 will introduce new characters and modes during early access, enhancing gameplay and competitive options.
Games
fromVG247
6 days ago

Love and Deepspace has kicked off a new event, squarely around Caleb's new Memory Pair.

A new event, Ghosts' Final March, introduces a 5-Star Memory Pair for Caleb and various rewards, available until April 11.
Board games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Our Dark Lord Cthulhu Awakens In This Lovecraftian Adventure

The Dark Rites of Arkham is a point-and-click adventure game set in Lovecraft's fictional city of Arkham, where Detective Jack Foster investigates ritualistic murders linked to mystical cults and ancient gods.
fromGadgets 360
3 days ago

Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann Seemingly Teases the Last of Us Part 3

"Cleaning out the garage today and stumbled on my original sketches from 2003 for a game pitch about a man, his surrogate daughter, and a trek across a broken America. Been a wild journey. Grateful for every part of it, especially the few stops that remain on the road ahead."
Video games
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fromInverse
1 month ago

This Time-Bending Video Game Adaptation Has One Crucial Problem

Life is Strange, a decision-based narrative game, is being adapted into a live-action series by Amazon Prime Studios with Tatum Grace Hopkins and Maisy Stella cast as protagonists Max and Chloe.
#naughty-dog
Video games
fromKotaku
5 days ago

Neil Druckman Won't Stop Teasing The Last Of Us Part 3

Naughty Dog is hinting at a potential third game in The Last of Us series, despite mixed signals from Neil Druckmann.
Video games
fromKotaku
5 days ago

Neil Druckman Won't Stop Teasing The Last Of Us Part 3

Naughty Dog is hinting at a potential third game in The Last of Us series, despite mixed signals from Neil Druckmann.
fromGameSpot
5 days ago

New The Lord Of The Rings Game Coming From Tomb Raider Studio - Report

Crystal Dynamics is developing a new The Lord of the Rings game, which would be its third game now in development, joining Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Tomb Raider: Catalyst.
Video games
Video games
fromKotaku
6 days ago

Crimson Desert Voice Actor Had To Fight For His Character's Story

The game's chaotic development led to inconsistent direction and frequent changes in plot and character details during the recording process.
Video games
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Blumhouse's horror-centric cozy game Grave Seasons will be released on August 14

Grave Seasons combines farming and romance with horror elements in a Lovecraftian setting, releasing on August 14.
#video-games
Video games
fromInverse
1 week ago

How A Trashy 2000s Teen Slasher Predicted 'Dead by Daylight'

Video games have transformed from a niche hobby to a mainstream industry generating $180 billion annually, reflecting societal acceptance and cultural evolution.
Video games
fromInverse
1 week ago

How A Trashy 2000s Teen Slasher Predicted 'Dead by Daylight'

Video games have transformed from a niche hobby to a mainstream industry generating $180 billion annually, reflecting societal acceptance and cultural evolution.
Books
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

TR-49 is interactive fiction for fans of deep research rabbit holes

Research notes in a cataloged database reveal interlinked authors, hidden computer commands, and an unfolding narrative converging on a metaphysical search and encroaching threat.
Video games
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Capcom's next big game explores the horrors of AI

Pragmata is a sci-fi third-person action game where players control two characters—a suited man and an android child—to explore a lunar research station and combat robots through hacking mechanics.
Video games
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

10 Years Later, A Legendary Horror Franchise Could Help Save Survival Games

Horror movie video game adaptations evolved from 1980s licensed tie-ins to modern asymmetric multiplayer games, with Hellraiser: Revival breaking the predictable Dead by Daylight template by returning to classic first-person survival horror gameplay.
#resident-evil-requiem
Video games
fromGadgets 360
3 weeks ago

Resident Evil Requiem Is Getting a Story Expansion, Capcom Confirms

Capcom confirmed a story expansion for Resident Evil Requiem is in development, along with a photo mode and May mini-game update.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

One Of Resident Evil Requiem's Best Scares Is In Safety

The Girl monster in Resident Evil Requiem adapts to player strategies by destroying light sources that initially provided safety, eliminating predictable escape tactics.
Video games
fromGadgets 360
3 weeks ago

Resident Evil Requiem Is Getting a Story Expansion, Capcom Confirms

Capcom confirmed a story expansion for Resident Evil Requiem is in development, along with a photo mode and May mini-game update.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

One Of Resident Evil Requiem's Best Scares Is In Safety

The Girl monster in Resident Evil Requiem adapts to player strategies by destroying light sources that initially provided safety, eliminating predictable escape tactics.
Film
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

'Iron Lung' Review: Markiplier's Slow Burn Video Game Adaptation Offers a Fascinating, Flawed Experiment

Iron Lung demands endurance and patience, delivering a claustrophobic, faithful game adaptation that rewards immersion but risks overwhelming younger audiences.
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fromKotaku
1 month ago

Crisol Is A Spanish Horror Shooter Full Of Top-Tier Performances

Crisol: Theater of Idols blends survival-horror mechanics with Spanish folklore and telenovela-style melodrama, evoking loud archetypal performances and Latine household cultural touchstones.
Games
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

We Are So Cooked Trailer Turns Hiding A Dead Body Into A Cozy Co-op Game

We Are So Cooked is a co-op physics stealth game where players must hide a dead body from security while navigating a busy hotel environment.
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

This Upcoming Horror Game Has You Petting A Cute Kitty To Keep Your Sanity

The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where a customizable cat heals and alerts players while they hunt ghosts using a Polaroid camera.
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Here Are The Best Detective Games To Check Out

Industry layoffs and studio closures coincide with major game updates, gameplay impressions, character trailers, and recommendations including Steam Detective Fest deals and free PC games.
Video games
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Outside Parties is the creepiest Playdate game yet, and I'm kind of obsessed

Outside Parties is a Playdate horror scavenger-hunt that builds intense atmosphere using a massive gigapixel panoramic image and eerie audio-driven narrative.
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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Video games
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Microsoft's Project Mara, An Experimental Game About Mental Terror, May No Longer Happen

Project Mara remains an experimental concept with no confirmed development while Ninja Theory's next game will be more combat-involved yet retain cinematic elements.
#silent-hill
fromEngadget
1 month ago
Video games

Silent Hill: Townfall takes the series' trademark fog to an eerie coastal community

fromEngadget
1 month ago
Video games

Silent Hill: Townfall takes the series' trademark fog to an eerie coastal community

fromKotaku
1 month ago

Silent Hill 2 Remake Studio's Big Surprise Is Layers Of Fear 3

It wasn't their first game, but exactly ten years ago the world was introduced to the Polish studio Bloober Team through Layers of Fear . On the heels of the heartbreak, 2016's Layers of Fear was a pared down, first-person psychological horror game concerning a painter suffering from a bout of Poe-inspired madness. Effective visuals and novel jump scares put Bloober Team on the road to a buffet of projects, including the 2024 remake of Silent Hill 2 .
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fromInverse
2 months ago

The Best Character of 2026 Is Totally Unexpected

Trails Beyond the Horizon's new character, Ulrika, is like staring into the abyss of a broken TikTok algorithm, and while my knee-jerk reaction might have been shock and even a little disdain, over the next 100 hours, I grew to find the character's bit surprisingly genuine and, admittedly, hilarious. What first felt like a gimmick grew to become one of my absolute favorite parts of the game, enhancing the already distinct personality of the Trails games.
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Video games
fromGame Informer
1 month ago

Reanimal Review - Macabre Merit - Game Informer

Reanimal delivers strong solo gameplay and cinematic horror while exploring war's cost through children's brutalized innocence, though co-op design remains weak.
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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Video games
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.
fromKotaku
2 months ago

The MindsEye Publishing Car Wreck Ends With No Hitman Mission

What this means for the future of , once pitched as the first building block in an ambitious open-world metaverse , is currently unclear. But apparently the mission, the shooter's highest-profile bit of upcoming content, is canceled. Build a Rocket Boy and IO Interactive didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. The most surprising part of Insider Gaming 's report is that Build a Rocket Boy was apparently the one pushing to end the ill-fated partnership, a decision influenced by the 's "desire to bring its publishing in-house and gain more control over its future."
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Video games
fromInverse
2 months ago

'Hellblade 3' Is Taking A Big Risk By Playing It Safe

Ninja Theory paused Project Mara to prioritize a more interactive Hellblade sequel intended to broaden appeal while operating under Microsoft and Xbox's multiplatform, lower-risk strategy.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Cult-Classic '90s Horror Game Comes To Steam With Bizarre Title

The 1995 cult game The Dark Eye returns to Steam as Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition, restored via ScummVM with Burroughs narration.
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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Video games
fromInverse
2 months ago

The Nintendo Switch 2 Just Added A Surprise Free Multiplayer Demo For 'Little Nightmares' Spiritual Successor

Reanimal is a cooperative horror game by Tarsier Studios that emphasizes multiplayer puzzle-solving, atmospheric scares, masked child protagonists, and ambiguous, metaphorical storytelling.
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