Last week was, ostensibly, the bullet heaven’s week. Steam declared it so with an official store tag, which I believe means everyone has to call each new entry in the Vampire Survivors genre a bullet heaven under penalty of law. But at least for me, the standout game of last week wasn’t in the bullet…
In the days since the announcement of its impending end of live service updates, I’ve been returning to Destiny 2. And I’m not the only one: In the last week, Destiny 2 has drawn its highest daily peak player counts since early February as disaffected Guardians revisit their old stomping grounds in the wake of…
You can’t have an origin story without a training montage. That’s standard issue stuff even for future MI6 man James Bond. I was expecting the usual “press the thumb stick to crouch” and “here’s how to throw a punch” bits, but 007 First Light double-ohs down by putting you through Bond bootcamp for three entire…
Who says you need a mouth-breathing psychopath in black armor and a gross, pale old ghoul in a hood to have a Death Star? No Man’s Sky continues its seemingly endless parade of free updates today with The Swarm, which introduces a new threat to the universe: a massive space station called the Hive of…
After getting through the intensely long tutorial section, your first real test of spycraft in 007 First Light is figuring out how to infiltrate the hotel during Bond’s mission in Slovakia. If you’re a Hitman vet, you’ll have already cased the routes in and may be going for the related achievements. If this is your…
It is perhaps not surprising that the price of the Steam Deck has gone up, given the state of everything, but even so, just how far it’s jumped is straight-up shocking. The 512GB OLED model has gone from $549 to $789, and the 1TB unit has leapt from $649 to $949, an increase of nearly…
CD Projekt finally confirmed today that it’s working on a new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, called Songs of the Past, that’s expected to be out sometime in 2027. As part of that announcement, the studio also said it’s updating the game’s system requirements “to ensure smooth performance and compatibility going forward.” It…
Gotta cleanse ’em all! It’s hard to stand out at BitSummit, Kyoto’s yearly indie games festival, especially on the third floor where the Nintendo Indie World and Sony booths dominate much of the real estate. But despite taking up a tiny slice of space and running on a single monitor with little adornment, Petal Runner…
Category: Games May 27, 2026 How to Master Deckbuilding Combat in Echo Generation 2 Vanessa Chia, Producer & Co-founder, Cococucumber Summary Echo Generation 2 launches May 27 on XBOX console, XBOX on PC, and Game Pass. Build powerful combos from more than 150 collectible cards across six unique characters. Learn five quick combat tips to…
Have you ever watched a YouTube video and immediately screwed up your face in an attempt to discern whether it’s real or AI-generated? Welcome to a daily part of my life. The good news is that YouTube has listened to user feedback, and as a result is moving AI disclosure labels for photorealistic and “meaningfully…