After observing a hands-off presentation at Summer Game Fest, I had a couple of issues with Crazy Taxi: World Tour. The controversial use of AI during the game’s development was obviously a factor, but SEGA has since confirmed that nothing seen in the game was made with AI. Regardless of whether…
Six years ago, Marvel fans finally received the kind of superhero game they had wanted for years: a large-scale action experience built around some of the most recognizable characters in comics. It promised an original story, cooperative play, regular content updates, and the chance to step into…
CD Projekt Red’s upcoming remake of the original The Witcher just had its release date pushed further down the road. All the way back in 2022, CD Projekt revealed that it was in the process of remaking the first installment in The Witcher series for modern platforms. The project, which was being…
Rockstar Games has published a heavily censored version of the Grand Theft Auto 6 extended look reveal for China. As shared by @videotech on X/Twitter, the studio behind the game that is convincing publishers to steer clear of November published its 27-minute gameplay reveal on Chinese social media…
Bungie has confirmed it is "exploring options" to sublease 210,984 square feet of its massive headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, saying the move reflects its continued focus on a "digital first" model. Following major layoffs across Bungie’s team in June, the studio has made the decision to put…
GOG has announced the removal of two PC games from its storefront. At the moment of writing, one of these games is leaving within the hour, while the other is set to depart on Sunday, September 6. Thankfully, neither PC game is of particular consequence, but any GOG user whoever had interest in…
What’s going on with Virtual Basement’s The Wrestling Code? Announced in 2021, the independent wrestling game has gone quiet on social media regarding updates. After being rapid to announce wrestler signings and show in-engine slices, things have been slow going. The only recent news has been…
Earlier this year, Sony Interactive Entertainment dropped one of the biggest bombshells the gaming space has seen… Well, potentially ever. You might remember it; the corporation revealed that, as of January 2028, it will cease production of PlayStation discs for any new releases, moving into an…
Here’s a good deal for any Xbox Series X|S owner who hasn’t preordered Grand Theft Auto 6 yet. Today only, by taking advantage of an Xbox gift card deal at Newegg, you can effectively knock $10 off the price of GTA 6. How does it work, you ask? Newegg is offering $5 off $50 Xbox gift cards if you…
Few canceled games have maintained the same level of fascination as Scalebound. Announced by Microsoft and PlatinumGames as an ambitious Xbox One and Windows 10 action game, it promised enormous battles, an open world, and a partnership between player and dragon like few games have attempted in the…
If you’re looking for a new release to enjoy this weekend that doesn’t set you back quite as much as new AAAs The Blood of Dawnwalker and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, you might find what you’re looking for in Isle of Reveries. Developed by the indie team desertcucco, this charming action-adventure…
Nvidia's DLSS 5 neural rendering tech officially debuted yesterday in NBA 2K27, and it's only supported on current-generation RTX 5000 graphics cards. But it seems like that'll change over time. On Nvidia's forums, an employee claimed that the company will be expanding DLSS 5 support to RTX 40…
Everyone has a price. Maybe it's $100, maybe it's $1,000, maybe it's for someone to see your innate value as a human being, or maybe it's $1,000,000. Popular streamer TimTheTatman recently revealed what it would take to get him to go back to Arc Raiders, and spoilers, it's not the third option.…
Back in 2009, Ars wrote about what was being reported as a leaked trailer for the then-upcoming Left 4 Dead 2, saying the footage “looks like it’s straight from a high-gloss action movie.” Today, we need to offer an important update to this crucial, 17-year-old story: The trailer “leak” was…
"15-42 hours" and 110 monster types is, what 2.62 new monsters an hour minimum? Withering Rooms was an unexpectedly devious and absorbing slice of dollhouse action-RPG horror. As such, I've been looking forward to Withering Realms, the standalone sort-of-sequel, which launches in early access…
Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya has a message for Xbox CEO Asha Sharma: When she's ready to make Scalebound, he'll be waiting. The action-game mastermind and Clovers studio head spoke about his desire to return to his canceled dragon IP during a recent interview with VGC. It's been a little more…
Paramount+In 1976, when Kerry O’Quinn launched the magazine Starlog, he knew it could be a success. Not only was he confident that Star Trek — and its connected sci-fi fandoms — represented a large, untapped readership, but he also understood the business of magazines focused on news about TV…
Palworld, the popular Pokémon rival and open-world RPG, is free to try on PS5 right now for some PlayStation Plus subscribers. If you’ve been tempted to see what the hugely popular monster-collecting game is all about, there’s never been a better time to jump into Palworld and experience it for…
If you've been counting down the days to Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the wait is over. Capcom's latest is out today, and earned an enthusiastic 10/10 review score from us, to boot. For those looking to play on PC, there's even more good news: Fanatical is offering a discount on it right now of 18%…
Open-world games. Arguably, no other genre has defined modern gaming more than the expansive, experimental, and exciting places this one has taken us to. Over the past 30 years, we’ve gone from grey, empty streets begging to be torn up in a blocky muscle car to glorious, colourful fantasy lands…
Courtesy of Evil Empire The excitement behind Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is only growing ahead of its October 2026 release date, with new gameplay details revealing more of the title’s content. According to a recent trailer at Sony’s State of Play, and some previews from different sources,…
Afterworld is the first Paradox grand strategy game with an original fantasy setting in a decade Director Dan Lind says this brings a level of "design freedom" that would be possible in few real-world settings He also wanted "to do something different" after working on historical games for so long…
Sony’s September State of Play was packed with fan-pleasing updates and announcements, from the reveal of Until Dawn 2‘s release date to a peek at Ghost of Yotei‘s upcoming story expansion. But one of the broadcast’s biggest surprises was news that 2020’s cult-favorite hungry-shark…
There are very few publishers who can claim to have had quite as prosperous a decade as Capcom. The company’s 10 best-selling games all launched within the past 10 years, a chain of good fortune that began with 2017’s Resident Evil 7. Capcom’s reimagining of gaming’s most important survival horror…