Former Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry director says Ubisoft ‘became very allergic’ to new games, which contributed to a ‘talent drain’

It’s been a rough few years for Ubisoft. Skull and Bones became a $200 million folly, one of several failed attempts to capitalise on live-service popularity; staff are revolting due to layoffs, studio closures and a mandatory return-to-office command; and after years of trying to curtail the influence of Tencent, the Chinese publisher now controls…

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Arc Raiders’ latest weapon changes are a well-aimed nerf at free loadouters, but I’m more amazed that the Il Toro escaped the chopping block

If you’ve been to Stella Montis lately (well, ever, really), you’ve no doubt run into hordes of violent players using free loadouts to murder you and steal everything in your bag. After all, they’ve got nothing to lose, unlike you. With Arc Raiders‘ latest round of patch notes in the Shrouded Sky 1.17 update, Embark…

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Resident Evil Requiem PC performance analysis: Great visuals and decent frame rates all round, though path tracing’s an obvious frame rate killer

Resident Evil’s back, splitting the survival horror action between stealth-only and all-out gunfight scenes with a new character and old favourite Leon. Also back is RE Engine, Capcom’s proprietary engine that first made an appearance with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and now boasts a path tracing option for even more realistic lighting, shadows, reflections, and…

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Resident Evil Requiem review

After years of focused Resident Evils that excelled in one particular area or another, Capcom set itself the unenviable task of combining the best parts of all of them into one single game. Puzzles. Horror. Action. Leon Scott Kennedy. Need to Know What is it? A singleplayer action horror game set in some iconic Resident…

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BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary *Updates*

BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary receives extensive content update and additional retro versions Munich, 25th of February 2026 – Recencly the cult title was named the winner in the Remake/Remaster category by the UK Gaming Network – BBG Entertainment is taking this special recognition for the successful combination of retro charm and modern technology as an opportunity to present a greatly expanded version of BOULDER…

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This creator extraordinaire has built a gaming PC attached to a Victorian cast-iron radiator that is fully integrated into the cooling system, and I am in complete awe

I see custom PC builds pass through my newsfeed all the time, and my usual reaction is “meh”. One I’ve been keeping an eye on for a while now, though, has finally reached its conclusion, and it’s such an extreme build that I’m in absolute awe of its creation. Billet Labs has released a video…

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Best VPN for gaming in 2026

You may never have considered using one of the best VPNs specifically for gaming. After all, latency is key to online gaming, and any VPN you choose will surely just get in the way of you, the servers that you’re connecting to, and the folk you’re trying to frag in-game. But there is more to…

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