Game of Thrones fans, and by extension, the deeper lore-loving A Song of Ice and Fire readers, are more than conditioned to disappointment. For the last three decades, the wonderful George R.R. Martin series has built anticipation higher than any entertainment medium in the world - maybe rivaled by…
On September 5, Rebel Wolves took to Twitter on the official Blood of Dawnwalker account to announce that the dark vampire RPG had already surpassed one million copies sold just three days after its September 2 launch. "Thank you for playing, sharing, supporting, and being part of the community,"…
Naoki Hamaguchi, director of the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy, is now speaking about the remakes’ legacy and the franchise’s future. Final Fantasy 7 was a critically acclaimed title when it was released in 1997. Nearly 30 years later, the seventh game in the Final Fantasy series has evolved into…
Halloween: The Game developer IllFonic appears to have patched out a sex minigame after a gameplay clip went viral. The video game adaptation of the iconic 1970s slasher movie lets players have sex in a closet, but one video of this minigame featuring Samuel Loomis raised eyebrows given the…
(Image credit: Left: Saber Interactive. Right: Scott Kirkland/Frank Micelotta/The Game Awards via Getty Images.) In a Gamescom interview with IGN, Saber CCO and former id Software dev Tim Willits said that the company's upcoming Space Marine follow-up is not using generative AI in its development.…
Red Dead Redemption 2 players can now download a free overhaul for the camp, and it’s small quality-of-life updates like this that proves there’s life in the old girl yet. As a game that strives for realism where possible, Red Dead Redemption 2 has a lot of systems and mechanics that help to…
You know, I do a lot of prattling about videogame music at this humble website PC Gamer dot com. It's practically woven into the fabric of my very being at this point—hugely formative for me growing up, and now I carry little bits of it everywhere. I have half a dozen VGM playlists dedicated to…
TechRadar Verdict Overall, the Scuf Valor Wired is an appealing package. As well as being a bit of a looker, it’s solidly built and feels ergonomic in hand. TMR thumbsticks are sensitive and should remain drift-free, its dual-mode trigger switches between full-range analog and micro-switch…
Courtesy of Electronic Arts When it comes to games that adopt the sport of American football, everyone remembers Madden or other Electronic Arts series that have the official license. However, some fans might remember how football games were more common in the past, with innovative titles…
Like a lot of survival games, Stalker 2 had a long journey from janky larva to playable, easily recommended butterfly. It's tempting to say that these games ought to just stay under wraps until they're done and relatively bug-free—but at Gamescom 2026, GSC Game World CEO and head of game direction…
A Nintendo series that debuted as a Nintendo GameCube launch game is reportedly returning with a new Nintendo Switch 2 sequel, and it sounds like it may be coming soon. The new report comes the way of NecroFelipe, a Nintendo leaker with a mixed track record, but who has had undeniable leaks in the…
If you've seen any slasher flick, you know the drill: every youth is horny, and the horny must die. Despite Halloween not being quite as trope-riddled as some of its stabbiest contemporaries, its recent asymmetrical PvP adaptation did include a minigame where two players could slip into a closet…
A classic Super Mario game has just received a free remaster on PC. With us now living in a world of unofficial PC ports and free fangames, it comes as no shock that players will attempt to bring over the full Nintendo library one way or another. The latest release is a revival of Super Mario…
The video game medium is full of plenty of conventional archetypes you see a lot, chief among them zombies. The undead hordes make for terrific targets in games, with plenty of room to experiment with approach and style to make them unique. Action, horror, comedy, and all sorts of games have been…
A collection of Nintendo exclusive games is now available on PS5 via the PlayStation Store for $1. This means each game is effectively $0.33. To this end, you won’t find Nintendo nostalgia any cheaper than this. More specifically, NES nostalgia. And even more specific than this: 1986 to 1988 NES…
With September now underway, you can no longer claim Big Walk from PlayStation Plus, the excellent day-one walker-talker adventure from Untitled Goose Game developer House House. If you did manage to grab it from PlayStation Plus’ Essential tier during August - or on any other platform, for that…
TechRadar Verdict There's a lot to like about Lord of the Rings: War In The North Legacy Edition, especially if you played the original version. With 60fps framerate support for newer consoles and quality-of-life improvements like autosaves, slicing your way through orcs, barrow-wights, ettens, and…
Courtesy of French-Bread With some Fighting Games have shorter life cycles than other genres, it’s always impressive when a title can form a series with a dedicated audience. The niche nature of fighting games doesn’t always allow for great sustainability, but some of the best projects offer great…
A 2010s PlayStation console exclusive is now available on Nintendo Switch for $2. The game in question hails from 2017, making it a PS4 console exclusive at the time. For those who do not know, a console exclusive refers to a game on a single console platform, in this case PS4, but also available…
Any time you look at or talk about Exodus, the upcoming space opera RPG from Archetype Entertainment, the Mass Effect comparisons start flying at light speed. I mean, Exodus narrative director Drew Karpyshyn played a major role as a writer and lead at BioWare to shape the stories of its biggest…
Immersive sims like Deus Ex and Dishonored are among the hardest kinds of games to make, so I always try to be supportive when an indie developer takes on the absurd challenge of creating one. Yet while there have been some good examples in recent years like Skin Deep and New Blood's early access…
Home is where the heart is... but it’s also where smells can arise, storage can get crammed, and meal prep can turn into a dreaded chore simply because your kitchen doesn’t make a lot of sense. Thankfully, sprucing up your living situation doesn’t have to be hard or expensive. Here, you’ll find…
The Blood of Dawnwalker’s launch was one of the most intriguing releases in recent memory, with the team behind arguably the greatest fantasy RPG of all time upping the ante with an ambitious take on the open-world genre. Rebel Wolves, the studio boasting a range of former CD Projekt RED members…
League of Legends developer Riot Games is still bashing away on its MMO, which co-founder Mark Merrill recently described as the studio’s “grail quest.” Riot announced its MMO five years ago, in August 2021. Since then it’s seen a number of changes and various high-profile developers exit the…