30 years after it ‘ruined id Software,’ Quake gets another big update while the studio once again grapples with adversity
Just a smidge over 30 years after its original release date, Quake just got a big update. MachineGames has added a new chapter to id Software’s landmark 1996 successor to the Doom games, dubbed Dawn of the Machine. The 19 new levels, which join two previous MachineGames expansions, see Quake’s protagonist trapped in “a dimension…
Devolver Digital wants to get off the stock market, because ‘the ongoing challenge of delivering growth in line with market expectations’ just isn’t worth the headaches
Five years after going public on the London Stock Exchange, indie publisher Devolver Digital wants to go back to being a private company. In a message posted on the company’s website, Devolver’s board of directors delivered a frank assessment of the company’s current state, saying they believe it is undervalued—in large part because of inherent…
Diablo 4’s newest class barely made a splash with Lord of Hatred, but it’s shaping up to be king of the next season
Nobody is particularly surprised anymore when the newest hero or class added to a game ends up being its strongest by far. You can’t really be the new flavor of the month without some extra sauce. But sometimes developers don’t get the balance right and the new toy gets left on the shelf for other,…
Sam Neill Will Reportedly Appear Posthumously In The Legend Of Zelda
Acclaimed actor passed away in July this year. Deadline has reported that the late Sam Neill will appear in The Legend of Zelda movie, having filmed his required scenes prior to his passing on 13th July 2026. It’s likely to be one of his final film roles, if not the last one entirely. Sam Neill…
Capcom says it wants Monster Hunter Wilds to outsell World ‘over the medium to long term,’ but it’ll need to muster a lot of sales momentum to get there
Despite a record-breaking launch in February 2025, the sales of Monster Hunter Wilds haven’t been stellar since. In its second sales quarter, the newest MonHun—which was widely dinged by fans for optimization issues and creative missteps—stalled severely, and by the time 2025 ended it was getting outsold by earlier entries in the series. In its…
Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside new C64 Temple of Webshai Project
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with game developer Van, who discusses his new Temple of Webshai game. Project, which he calls “a tribute to the foundational and beloved 8bit classic Temple of Apshai (1979).” Old School Gamer Magazine: How did this project begin? Van: I guess it began in spirit with the original Temple of…
Couple’s dispute over playing Slay the Spire 2 in bed gets a ruling from comedian John Hodgman: ‘Pick an arbitrary battle and stick with it’
Amidst the constant flood of negative and depressing stories about the gaming industry, it’s nice to get a glimmer of good news now and then. Today that news comes via the court of Judge John Hodgman, who has ruled that it is perfectly legal to play Slay the Spire 2 in bed—even if the person…
John Romero says id Software once sold empty Doom boxes to Taiwanese pirates so fans there could have legit copies: ‘For us, it was distribution’
Doom, one of the most influential videogames of all time, was famously distributed via the shareware model: The game’s first chapter was completely free, and if you liked it, you sent id Software some money and they mailed you the remaining two episodes. What would sometimes happen in those pre-online days, though, is that less-than-scrupulous…
You deserve a travel power adapter you actually like for your next trip
When I was a writer for The Wirecutter more than a decade ago, we were obsessed with finding and recommending the singular best version of any specific product, because it felt like there was so much crap to wade through online. Today I wistfully long for the Amazon of 2013, before it came to be…
Puzzledorf Brings New Puzzles to Xbox in 2026
Summary Coming to XBOX with play anywhere on August 31, 2026. Releasing with new puzzles and new mechanics. Updates exclusive to XBOX for the first 2 weeks. Exciting news for puzzle fans and XBOX players! I’m thrilled to announce that Puzzledorf, my chill and colourful puzzle game, will release on XBOX August 31. If you’re…
