Five years after a fizzled release that earned it a place on our list of the worst game launches of 2020—and, more notably, four years after its last update—the mob management sim Empire of Sin has received a surprise new expansion featuring a new boss, gangster class, racket, guns, and 14 all-new missions. We had…
Lock on. An arcade light gun classic is coming out on 7th August 2025 as Forever Entertainment’s The House of the Dead 2: Remake brings zombies, bullets, and gore to Switch. The game was originally aiming for Spring, but we’re a little past that at this point! Taking on the role as either James Taylor…
Warner Bros Games has announced a new restructuring, six months after the departure of its president David Hadded, as it continues to re-orient itself around four franchises. The new structure will see WB Games split into three divisions based on what the company considers its four most important gaming properties: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones,…
Rematch is an intense, competitive take on the biggest sport in the world—and it just wouldn’t be a competitive game without leagues and divisions to approximate your relative goodness. Season 0 ranked play kicked off with Rematch’s launch, so here’s what to expect if you’re aiming to become a football pro. It’s a by-the-book setup…
Category: PC Gaming June 18, 2025 Ara: History Untold’s Biggest Update and First DLC Available Today for Xbox PC and Steam Brad Wardell, Creative Director, Ara: History Untold Chicken. Pork. Beef. Bread. Milk. None of these plants or animals existed in the Americas before European contact. Earth’s geography has always been imbalanced, and Ara: History…
DK, Wrapped. Oof, well this has been quite the day for Donkey Kong Bananza content, eh? The spotlight Direct was absolutely jam-packed with DK goodness, revealing some familiar faces, highlighting a bunch of gameplay mechanics and announcing enough collectibles to make even the most tentative completionist break out in a sweat. On top of all…
Sorry, Samus. I have to admit, before the recent Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, I wasn’t massively enthusiastic about Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2 platformer. I played about 20 minutes of it at one of the Switch 2 Experience events back in April, and although I was charmed by the aesthetics and the ability to smash up…
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Romantic games are one of the most overlooked successes in all of gaming. There are million-selling series spanning decades amongst them, and the loosely defined genre thrives on Steam in all its beautiful forms, encompassing everything from breezy pop star fantasies and summer adventures to hot gothic stories. Date Everything, a comedic “sandbox dating simulator”…
But in Japan, “it’s all about Nintendo versus Sony”. Former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida is at it again, sharing thoughts and feelings about the gaming industry at large, including Nintendo. And this time, he’s opened up on Sony’s thoughts on Nintendo on the Kit & Krysta podcast. Speaking to the duo (thanks, My Nintendo News!),…