SteamOS, once the purview of the Steam Deck alone, eventually opened itself to other handhelds. Officially that extends only to the the Legion Go S, but beta versions of the operating system have since supported the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and “Other AMD powered handhelds.” The key term there being ‘AMD’, because until very recently,…
2026 seems to be the time of the open-back gaming headset. After years of not seeing much in this sector (bar the Corsair Virtuoso Pro), we’ve seen a return to form for this admittedly niche sector that I’m all for. First, it was the turn of Asus with the Hifiman-collab Asus ROG Kithara with its…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows will launch its final update on June 16, featuring a final story quest which sees Naoe and Yasuke face off against a mysterious pair of Templars and includes a few narrative connections to the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. Plus, a whole new endgame feature called Domains will bring new ways…
859MB’s worth of employee data allegedly taken. An as-yet-unverified data breach may have affected Nintendo, according to a claim made by hacking group ShadowByt3$. As reported by Technadu (via, Nintendo Everything), this alleged breach occurred on 13th June, with the group giving Nintendo until 15th June (today) to respond. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Why bring guns when you can throw motorbikes? Overwatch‘s Season 3 plans to answer that important question with the new hero Shion. She brings both, so guns and weaponised motorbikes must fill different, invaluable niches, I suppose. Below, I’ll explain when Overwatch Season 3: Into the Tiger’s Den releases in your time zone, as well…
Category: Games Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Mixes Anime and Aviation to Deliver a Stunning Action-Adventure Mike Nelson, XBOX Wire Editor Published June 15, 2026 Summary We go hands-on with Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve and came away impressed with how this next entry in the long-running series is looking to be the…
“We could not convince people to fund Baldur’s Gate 3,” says Trent Oster. It’s a stunning statement to hear now, on the other side of Larian’s smash hit bear sex extravaganza. But for two decades beforehand, other developers tried and failed to get Baldur’s Gate 3 made. The first was Black Isle, which slapped the…
What’s the problem with Microsoft’s attitude towards videogames, one might ask? Could it be acquiring Activision-Blizzard for $68.7 billion and then laying off 1,900 people? Could it be shutting down projects that’ve been in development for years, which were actively liked by leadership? No, it’s the monetisation that’s the problem, obviously. Dummy. So sayeth Microsoft…
MSI might not be the first name you think of when it comes to gaming mice, but the brand has been quietly toiling away with its peripherals in recent times and has come up with the Versa 300 Wireless 8K as its latest entry. On the face of it, with a 26,000 DPI sensor, 8000…
Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. brings out a classic out of his archive and chats with “West of Loathing” developer Zack Johnson to get the skinny on the nifty western RPG that actually plays a bit like “Skyrim.” Old School Gamer: What inspired this game? Zack Johnson: I’ve always felt like the Wild West…