There are two types of players. One type enjoys high-octane gameplay – fluid movement, satisfying gunplay, the thrill of pure destructive chaos. On the other side of the axis are players who like to strategize. They’re driven by a need to optimize for the most efficient outcome. What if I told you there’s a solo…
Category: XBOX Insider June 24, 2026 Available for XBOX Insiders: Updates to Gamertags, Game Hubs, and Wishlists Alex Charters, Senior Product Manager; Eden Marie, Principal Software Engineering Lead Starting today, XBOX Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring can preview new XBOX console experiences designed to make it easier to stay connected to your games, achievements,…
“One of the biggest and most difficult projects I’ve taken on”. A new book charting “the untold story” of a “pivotal period” in Tomb Raider’s history is on the way, from the publisher Pen & Sword Books. The Making of Tomb Raider 1997 – 2000 is the follow-up to Daryl Baxter’s 2021 book The Making…
Here we go again. Pre-orders for the highly-anticipated GTA 6 are beginning to open globally, with the game now locked in to launch on 19th November 2026. In relaying information regarding the release of GTA 6, Rockstar has also confirmed that the retail release won’t actually contain a physical disc. Instead, it’ll be a code-in-a-box….
Free Update 4 releases alongside Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations on July 7, allowing all PlayStation 5 Pro players a new way to experience idTech8’s vision of medieval Hell with the advanced version of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). This upgraded version of PSSR, rolled out on PS5 Pro earlier this year, means players…
EVOlution. Just ahead of EVO 2026 in Las Vegas, accessory manufacturer 8BitDo has revealed the Arcade Controller Pro, an enhanced version of its leverless fight pad for Switch, Switch 2, and PC. Though it looks remarkably similar to its predecessor, the Pro includes a number of notable additions. The first is the inclusion of a…
“Every page is composed in its entirety on a real Atari Falcon030”. This month sees the launch of Atari Legacy, a new quarterly print magazine with features, hardware archaeology, demoscene news and “oral history from the Atari era.” Edited by Piotr Mietniowski, PhD – “one of the world’s most recognised experts on 16- and 32-bit…
The wonderful everyday. It’s the penultimate Thursday of the month, and just like clockwork, The Pokémon Company has got a new Pokémon TCG Pocket reveal for us. The new ‘Everyday Wonders’ set launches a week today, on 30th June at 2am BST, and it looks absolutely adorable. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Sure, Grand Theft Auto has always been about the shooting. The car chases. The seedy criminal activity. But it’s also about looking fly as fuck while you do it. Driving around the city in expensive, tricked-out cars. Nipping to the barbershop for a nicer haircut as you climb the criminal ranks. Spending your eventual riches…
Valve has a new cube coming out, and boy is it pricey. The Steam Machine finally broke cover last Monday, revealing that its absolute cheapest model would still set you back $1,049—for which you can thank the RAM crisis. It caused some consternation, with a lot of people who might have thought themselves day-one buyers…