2026
Hitman’s planned crossover with MindsEye is cancelled as the publishing deal with IO Interactive is officially over
MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy has announced the end of its publishing deal with IO Interactive under the IOI Partnership program, and says that as a result, the Hitman crossover mission announced in 2025 will not be happening. Build a Rocket Boy said the change does not signal the end of MindsEye. The previously…
Slay the Spire 2 is one of the year’s biggest hits, which is a good time to remember it abandoned Unity because of the dev fee debacle: ‘That is how badly you f****d up’
I’ve been enjoying Slay the Spire 2, even if I agree with PCG’s Robin Valentine that it sometimes feels like more of a remake than a sequel. But there’s plenty of time for that to change: the game has only just launched in early access, and developer Mega Crit says it expects to spend one…
Marathon nerfs the shotgun everyone is using, reverts sound back to normal, and sets the stage for Cryo Archive
Marathon’s fourth map, the Cryo Archive, is close. So close, in fact, that Bungie comes right out and says it’s already in the game as of today’s update 1.0.5, but we can’t yet access it: “Cryo Archive has been added to the game. Good luck getting there.” Community secret hunters have been hot on the…
Dead by Daylight’s All-Kill: Comeback Combines K-Pop and Horror
Category: Games March 17, 2026 Dead by Daylight’s All-Kill: Comeback Combines K-Pop and Horror Mitch Findlay, Senior Copywriter, Behaviour Interactive Dead by Daylight returns to the stage with All-Kill: Comeback, a new update that includes the Trickster’s Delusion Map, new Survivor Kwon Tae-young, and a gameplay update to The Fog’s most stylish Killer – The…
Arc Raiders studio splits with co-founder over ‘unsustainable’ situation involving streamer allegations
Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has “mutually agreed to part ways” with co-founder and chief content officer Rob Runesson, according to an IGN report, following allegations of sexual misconduct with a streamer. Embark said its investigation did not substantiate the claim, but that the decision to part ways was made because the situation had proven…
MLB The Show 26 – Expert Tips and Tricks for the Biggest Game Modes
Category: Games March 17, 2026 MLB The Show 26 – Expert Tips and Tricks for the Biggest Game Modes Ramone Russell, Product Development Communications, San Diego Studio Summary The team at San Diego Studio shares detailed breakdowns and expert tips on some of the most popular modes for MLB The Show 26. MLB The Show…
Nvidia DLSS 5 reveal: PC Gamer reacts… not wholly positively
At the Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote, leather-clad CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang introduced an almost entirely context-free sizzle reel for its new DLSS 5 technology, coming to GPUs near you this Fall. And the reaction has been… probably not what Nvidia expected. In some quarters it’s seen as transformative, in others it’s seen as transformative. On the…
‘If that was shown as a next-gen hardware reveal and not AI you guys would be going nuts’: Epic Games lead producer says the idea DLSS 5 looks bad or detracts from art direction is ‘absolutely insane’
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 reveal has pulled in some very strong opinions. Since its unveiling, both Nvidia and Bethesda have clarified that developers will have creative freedom, but many developers have labelled it “slop” and “disrespectful to the intentional art direction of devs“. One particularly strong voice in favour of the tech is the lead producer…
Crown Power: An Introduction to Co-op City Builder, Overthrown
Category: Games March 17, 2026 Crown Power: An Introduction to Co-op City Builder, Overthrown Cal Rehnqvist, Co-Founder of Brimstone Summary Co-op action city-builder Overthrown is imminently out in 1.0 on March 18 for Xbox Series X|S, and on Xbox Game Pass. One to six players build and manage a kingdom, collect resources, and defend it…