When the original Doom launched over 30 years ago, you needed a pretty beefy PC to run it well. Fast forward three decades, and Id Software’s classic can be powered by a TI-84 calculator (with 100 lbs of potatoes), a USB charging station, and even an Apple Lightning dongle. Beating them all for sheer out-of-this-world…
You can pet the Vulpo. Hibernian Workshop’s ace roguelike Astral Ascent has done a fair amount of growing since it first launched on Switch back in 2023. The release of the ver. 2.0 update and ‘Outer Reaches’ DLC mean the game is almost twice as big as it was to begin with, and it will…
The $55 billion buyout of EA—the largest leveraged buyout in private equity history—has plunged the future of the corporation into uncertainty. It’s gotta find some way to deal with the $20 billion of debt its buyers have lumbered it with, and some fear that its new owners—featuring Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment fund and Jared Kushner’s…
Fighting Arc machines and, yes, other players in Arc Raiders is an absolute blast. So why am I fiddling around with random crap in my inventory so much, like toasters, scanners, and cat beds? On top of these oddities, I also need to store actual gear, like guns, shields, and ammo (I’m saving my best…
You know, sometimes I feel like I’ve seen and heard it all in my three decades of living. Then a developer comes crashing in with an apology over a piece of official art where a small group of gamers have convinced themselves that it’s some kind of radical feminist propaganda. That’s what’s happened in the…
Arc Raiders might be the most welcoming extraction shooter I’ve played, but it’s still far from easy. With terrifying Arc robots and potentially even other players gunning for you, you’ve got to have the tools to defend yourself. That’s why you want one of the best weapons. By nature of it being an extraction shooter,…
Dwarf Fortress’ Siege Update has finally arrived, representing the first major evolution of Bay 12 Games’ inimitable management sim since its triumphant arrival on Steam. Up until February this year, the focus of brothers Tarn and Zach Adams was on catching up with the ASCII version features-wise, culminating with the launch of Adventure Mode. Now…
Vampire Survivors has had no shortage of imitators over the last three years, but in 2026 it’ll finally be getting its first official spin-off—and I don’t think it’s what anyone expected. Warhammer Survivors is… well, it’s Vampire Survivors but with Warhammer. But it’s not just copying the formula—it’s actually built on the same engine. “Endorsed…
You Korok my world. Back in 2014 when I picked up the very first Hyrule Warriors on Wii U, my expectations were set somewhere around ‘Give me mindless musou action wearing its best Legend of Zelda costume and I’ll be a very happy boy.’ A simple boy, for sure, but a happy one. And I…
Category: Xbox Game Pass November 4, 2025 Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Winter Burrow, Dead Static Drive, and More Megan Spurr, Senior Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass Happy Tuesday all, we’re back with even more games for you to jump into soon (and a few that are dropping today)….