The second scariest thing about any haunted house is always the bathroom, with the first obviously being closet doors that are ever so slightly ajar. Public restrooms are scary in general, but homes always have some manner of bathroom cryptid playing peekaboo with the shower curtain, and I can’t handle that. More quizzes! (Image credit:…
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney dropped another hot take about Steam earlier this week, saying that Valve’s online storefront “has held gaming back for years” by locking developers into Steamworks. Sweeney’s comment came amidst a conversation started by Kiaran Ritchie, a former principal animation programmer at Epic, who decried the 30% cut Valve takes from…
A major draw for World of Warcraft: Forever is how much slower it will be compared to the modern version of the MMO. Traveling across the world takes longer, quests take longer, and even fighting enemies takes considerably longer than most players have gotten used to. This slower pace is basically the whole point of…
Shift + RunStop to your local dealer. Veteran publisher Commodore, currently on its new-age comeback run, has officially opened public orders for its Commodore 64C Ultimate, following its early release for pre-order customers in 2025. So if you were after the nostalgic hardware for yourself but missed the pre-order window, you are now able to…
One year after the cozy witch-life sim Witchbrook was delayed from 2025 to 2026, it’s happened again, as the game is now slated to come out in 2027. The good news is that unlike that previous delay, this one comes with a solid release date, and it’s not too far off: The game is now…
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Can you build the perfect city? Publisher Paradox Interactive recently released Cities: Skylines – Expanded Edition, a significantly revamped version of the original game, on Nintendo Switch 2. With better visuals, performance, and tools, it gives Nintendo Switch 2 players a definitive way to experience the city builder’s impressive scale. If you’re not already familiar…
Lite up your life. Samsung reportedly has a new chip in the works that could help make dreams of a ‘Switch 2 Lite’ a reality (thanks for the heads up, Notebook Check). As shared on Bluesky by Nintendo Patents Watch, Samsung has supposedly been working on a new 8LPU+ chip process which might be able…
Baldur’s Gate 3 has a lot of quests that feel resonant around this particularly spooky time of year. It has an elaborate haunted house that unravels a sordid saga of love and betrayal. It has vampires and vampire hunters. It has shadow monsters that hide in plain sight until you trigger an ambush. But none…
The rise of AI slop is a real problem for Steam. Developers are growing wary of sharing their concepts and demos for fear of them being cloned, while Next Fest events meant to showcase upcoming games are being choked by literally thousands of demos hastily cranked out by ‘developers’ who are throwing everything imaginable at…