Round Up: The Previews Are In For 007: First Light
Arriving “later this summer” on Switch 2. The famous fictional spy James Bond will embark on a new mission later this month. Although it’s been shaken by a delay on the Switch 2, the latest round of previews for other platforms still has us excited. If you haven’t already seen it, we’ve got a full…
You’re not crazy, that one sewer puzzle in Half-Life 2 really did used to be harder
YouTuber Ocelot, who specializes in videos comparing different versions of games like Silent Hill 3 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica, recently took to analyzing different versions of Half-Life 2. Valve’s FPS may not seem as fruitful a topic for dissection, but there are more differences in these builds than you might think. The retail version…
Hulk and Black Panther join the fight for MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls
Hello everyone! I’m Takeshi Yamanaka, Producer of MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls. Today at EVO Japan 2026 in Tokyo, we revealed our third team to join the Challenge of the Champion: Fighting Avengers. Be sure to check out the new team reveal trailer below! Play Video A new team joins the battle: Fighting Avengers View and…
Fallout designer Tim Cain thinks influencers have changed how people make and play games: ‘more people seem to be abdicating their own judgement to that of people they see online’
In a new video on his YouTube channel, veteran RPG designer Tim Cain outlined how he’s seen the internet change games and game development, from the first message boards to the ubiquity of streaming content. As with everything, there are pluses and minuses, but he seemed deeply concerned with the state of commentary about and…
Onetime Google competitor Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves, throws in the towel after almost 30 years: ‘Jeeves’ spirit endures’
Ask.com is no more: The onetime Burger King to Google’s McDonalds has shuttered its search engine after nearly 30 years—though the exact count seems to depend on who you ask—with its website now turning up a farewell message to users. “Every great search must come to an end,” reads the message shared to Ask.com. “As…
After 9 years and 2 new Mortal Kombats, it looks like NetherRealm is finally making Injustice 3
Mortal Kombat 1’s post-launch support may have petered out quickly despite relatively strong sales, but spare a thought for Injustice fans: It’s been almost a decade since they’ve had a new game to chew on. It may be time to dust off the ol’ batarangs, though, as a new report suggests Injustice 3 is developer…
New Crimson Desert update lets you ‘rematch’ defeated enemies and adds new legendary creatures
Smash hit open-ended RPG and pillar of K-content Crimson Desert has been compared to a singleplayer MMO by both fans and detractors, but perhaps the most MMOish thing about it is how players are frequently returning to find an unrecognizable game. The onslaught of feedback-driven updates continues in a patch released today which boasts two…
After days of speculation over hard-coded anti-goblin bias from OpenAI, the company had to release an official memo on ‘Where the goblins came from’
Tuesday, a report from Wired dug into a strange instruction patched into Codex CLI, an AI coding tool: “Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user’s query.” I’m always whispering this to myself so I don’t get kicked out…
South Korean Supreme Court orders Dark and Darker dev Ironmace to pay $3.84 million to Nexon
As reported by Automaton and ThisIsGame, the civil case between publisher Nexon and developer Ironmace has been settled, with the South Korean Supreme Court ordering Ironmace to pay Nexon 5.7 billion won ($3.84 million) in damages. The decision doesn’t appear to be a clear victory for either party, and the criminal case related to Nexon’s…
🕹️ CoinOps Evo 2 2026 | New CoinOps for PC, Arcade & Consoles | Retro Legends RETURN! 🔥👾💥
A New CoinOPS Has Arrived CoinOPS Arise The evolution continues. CoinOPS Arise is the latest generation of the legendary frontend, following the hugely popular CoinOPS EVO 2. Expect bigger collections, refined systems, and an ever growing arcade ecosystem built for retro gaming enthusiasts. View CoinOPS Arise Every once in a while a CoinOPS release arrives…
