Compulsion Games’ buyout is complete, so now Microsoft won’t get a cut if you buy South of Midnight
South of Midnight was one of 2025’s seemingly innumerable highlights—in their 83% review, evergreen writer Andrea Shearon called it “a Deep South delight drenched in superstition and pain.” If you’ve been holding off but nonetheless rooting for the award-winning studio behind it, Compulsion Games, now’s a great time to dive in: it’s independent again after…
GTA6 leaker Cyberleek shows off gas station rampage, refueling, promises strip club gameplay if people juice his cryptocurrency enough
GTA6 leaker Cyberleek is still at it, even as his digital wanted level is skyrocketing to never-before-seen heights. His latest, two-minute clip was shared to the Gaming Leaks and Rumors subreddit. The post has already been removed, and, to keep my job, you’ve got to find the clip on your own. It shows protagonist Jason…
Fallout dev Tim Cain says we should pay more attention to bad games: ‘[Publishers] often don’t learn from failure because they only look at the games that sold well’
“Jesus Christ, I could write this shit:” The great Alan Moore once said that the sort of negative inspiration you get from reading drivel is even more fruitful for aspiring authors than the kind you get from reading the classics. Fallout co-creator and prolific video blogger Tim Cain took it a step further in a…
The first physical PC game I remember playing shows what Sony is thoughtlessly destroying
Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…
2XKO’s shutdown has me feeling glum about Riot’s future MMO—because I don’t think the genre can survive corporate cut-and-run tactics
I find myself pretty gloomy about the shutdown of 2XKO—but not because I’ll miss it on a personal level. I don’t have the mental bandwidth to training-montage myself into a serious fighting game player other than a few stints with Guilty Gear: Strive, but I did have a reasonable time messing around with 2XKO during…
This mod transforms Doom into a terrifying tactical shooter, and it’s partly inspired by another PC gaming classic
It takes a brave soul to ask the question “What if Doom was an incredibly slow-moving tactical shooter?” In fact, it’s not a question I ever thought I’d want an answer to—we aren’t exactly short of grim-faced, hyper-lethal first-person shooters these days. But the most recent footage of Blackout has convinced me that tactical Doom…
Random Game Saturday: Terranigma (SNES)
Resurrection, man. Clear River Games caused quite a stir this week after teasing a re-release (or possibly a remake) of Quintet’s SNES RPG Terranigma on social media. Released in Japan back in 1995, Terranigma is part of a loose trilogy which also includes Soul Blazer / Blader (1992) and Illusion of Gaia / Time (1993)….
Dishonored was a last-ditch effort by Arkane Studios after years of fruitless contract work, according to the game’s co-creator: ‘I think we had four months of money left’
Former Arkane Austin head Harvey Smith recently announced his new studio, Black Pony Immersive. As the name suggests will be dedicated to making immersive sims in the tradition of Deus Ex and System Shock. It’s a commitment that I wholeheartedly support, though as is always the case with this genre, there’s a concern over whether…
The latest cooperative craze is a physics-based fishing simulator where you can launch your catch into the air and no-scope it with a sniper rifle
As someone who grew up in the ’90s and early ’00s when cooperative games were scarce, I’m a big fan of this current era of cheap and cheerful experiences designed to play with your pals. I enjoy the knockabout vibe of games like Peak and R.E.P.O, which acknowledge their disposable nature and focus on being…
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (22nd August)
Arise, Bloodsworn. Ahoy! The weekend is here once again – joy! Before we get into what we’re playing, however, let’s just see what’s been going on this week. First up, Nintendo finally confirmed what the newly-revised Switch 2 price will be in the UK. It’s not terrible news, to be honest, but it does put…
