Horror has long been one of gaming’s most interesting and varied genres. A lot of this variation depends on the level of power and agency developers give players, with the most obvious being the ability to fight back with weapons. This can easily separate survival horror from psychological horror,…
A surprise announcement from Summer Game Fest 2026 was the return of Until Dawn with Until Dawn 2, and with two trailers now in the mix, we have more details than ever about the sequel. The dormant franchise's original game was first released in 2015, and the sequel is arriving 12 years later. In…
If you want to become the best trainer and collect the strongest fighters in Anime Astral Simulator on Roblox, then look no further. With 72.9 million visits at the time of writing and around 20k recurrent players, the game has exploded in popularity, combining Roblox with different characters from…
Marvel StudiosThis December, Shang-Chi will be one of the many heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe who will gather to fight Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday. When that movie comes out, it will be the first time theatergoers will have seen Shang-Chi since his debut film, which came out five…
Recently, news surfaced regarding a planned Grand Theft Auto 6 mass marketing campaign that would land in Miami-Dade County, the ‘real-world’ Vice City, and the region upon which the upcoming game is based. An earlier report claimed that the mayor’s office was in talks with ‘executives from the…
Final Fantasy fans can download a free demo right now, offering a nostalgic return to the classic RPG era while bringing back one of the franchise's most infamous villains. The Final Fantasy RPG series from Square Enix is one of the most beloved video game franchises of all time, making every new…
Not all shiny happy people As pretty as Cities: Skylines is, getting a read on your city's problems can take some digging. While traffic jams are immediately visible, prompting you to start reorganising the layout of your streets and bypasses, other issues only make themselves known when you switch…
Sony’s State of Play livestream this week has unveiled two limited-edition GTA 6 PS5 DualSense controllers, just when we thought we couldn't get any more excited. GTA 6 is easily turning out to be the biggest game of 2026, and with its release date of 19 November just on the horizon, it’s no wonder…
If there's one thing you should never underestimate, it's a gamer's love for completing little tasks. Whether it's battle passes, meaningless fetch quests, or in Arc Raiders' case, its expeditions. There's just the right amount of dopamine involved for a neuron activation, so you best bet that…
Courtesy of Wizards of the Coast Dungeons & Dragons has had a chaotic couple of years in movies and TV shows. Paramount’s 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves earned strong reviews and enthusiastic word of mouth, but still bombed at the box office, leading Paramount to scrap plans for…
The Pokémon World Championships (aka Pokémon Worlds) have been around since 2004, being the peak of competitive events for fans all over – but have had a slight issue of appeal for those who weren’t necessarily into the competition side. That’s where Pokémon XP comes in: the first dedicated fan…
Just as Xbox Game Pass received a massive boost, the rug has been pulled beneath players’ feet with a new gaming time cap. With the number of titles now on Game Pass, and many more being added in the coming weeks, it looks like a good time to be an Xbox owner. That was especially true when new Xbox…
The Blood of Dawnwalker's out now—which means that players are getting introduced to its slightly more experimental take on RPG time. For the uninitiated, protagonist Coen has about 30 days and nights to save his family, the ticking clock of which is tracked in the UI. Completing quests, levelling…
PUBG — the battle royale that popularized the genre — already has a number of spinoffs. But none is as love it or hate it as DED.NET. Like PUBG, DED.NET is a multiplayer first-person shooter that revolves around outlasting your enemies, but there are a number of key differences. Chief among them is…
In yesterday’s State of Play, a PlayStation LEGO set was unveiled to the world in all its greyscale glory. The set is near 1:1 scale of the original PlayStation console, allowing fans to reminisce gaming memories as they build their replica brick-by-brick. Complete of course with a PlayStation…
Animoca Brands’ AI platform Minds has teamed up with Amazon Web Services to launch the Agentic Football Cup – Virtual League, a seven-week competition in which players coach teams of autonomous AI footballers using ordinary language. The competition is free, browser-based and requires no coding.…
Also, some blacksmith now knows how to craft a holy sword Witcher-flavoured vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker has received its first post-launch patch, with developers Rebel Wolves dipping their fangs into a modest neckful of problems with blocked quest progression and general controller…
Apple TVIn its Season 3 finale episode, “Troy,” Silo changed forever. After a full season with two parallel timelines, one following Juliette in Silo 18 in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, and the other following Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick), Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman), and Daniel’s…
Naughty Dog president Neil Druckmann may have just teased The Last of Us Part III, while also hinting that multiple projects set within the PlayStation franchise's universe are currently in development. The comments could even reignite hopes that The Last of Us multiplayer game may eventually see…
Another day, another milestone for Roblox. The gaming platform has been trying to convince brands and players that it’s grown beyond obbies. Regulators around the world are starting to agree. Over the last few months, Roblox has managed to get onto the radar of the U.S. Senate, incur the ire of…
PlayStation Plus has only had one day-one game in 2026. Next month, the Sony subscription will double this tally with its second day-one game of 2026. Unfortunately, for those on PS4, like the first-day-one PlayStation Plus game released last month, this second one is PS5-only. Meanwhile, there…
The PlayStation 6’s price has leaked again, and it’s significantly risen from previous estimates of $1,000. It’s no secret that gaming is becoming more and more expensive, but it’s reached the stage where many of us are likely to be priced out of the next generation. By all accounts, Sony plans on…
County mayor pitches Rockstar a Motor Fest and Port Gellhorn-themed exhibit The mayor of Miami-Dade, Florida has been pitching Rockstar Games about transforming parts of the county into recreations of areas from Grand Theft Auto 6, in the face of complaints from law enforcement and members of the…
LEGO has finally released the fan-favourite Batmobile from Tim Burton's 1989 classic Batman Returns, completing its full line-up of the Dark Knight's iconic vehicles. The toy giant celebrated 20 years of LEGO Batman earlier this year by releasing a string of new Gotham-themed sets and, of course,…