When you create anything, whether that be software or a short story about two characters that never meet, there’s no telling what a fresh pair of eyes will bring to the work. Once a work breaches containment, your adoring audience may reward you with a short work of fanfiction—or make you kick yourself by immediately…
Getting an Intel Arc card can be a good option in this otherwise eye-wateringly expensive market, especially as many of the GPUs’ initial wrinkles have been ironed out. But problems still remain, and they sometimes surface with the release of new games, as some Intel Arc gamers found with the launch of Pragmata. But the…
“People are extremely eager and excited to create beautiful music, art, and words”. Playdate maker Panic has announced that it will no longer allow games created with the use of Generative AI to be published on the handheld’s Catalog digital storefront. The new AI policy comes into effect this month, which means Catalog titles that…
Working together. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is already 2026’s biggest box office hit, and it seems another significant milestone has been achieved. This is a combined effort, with Deadline reporting Mario’s movies (including the original Super Mario Bros. Movie and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie) have now exceeded $2 billion at the global box…
On the CRPG-developer-romance spectrum, Obsidian are at one end—generally anti-romance—while BioWare and Larian are at the other end. As is Owlcat, whose Rogue Trader and Pathfinder games all feature romanceable companions. The reasoning behind that, and the particulars of how romance works in Pathfinder, is the topic of discussion in the studio’s latest developer blog….
Valve risks fines of up to AU$825,000 a day if it fails to respond to a transparency notice issued to it by the Australian government’s eSafety Commissioner. According to a statement released by the regulator, Steam is “reportedly a hub for a number of extreme-right communities”, and must explain to Australia how it is “identifying,…
Transforming the “original hit” into a tactical deckbuilder. If you loved Vampire Survivors and want to dive back into this universe, here’s your reminder that Poncle’s newest game is now available for Switch 1 & 2. It’s officially titled Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors and it turns the “snowballing thrill of Survivors”…
The rhythm game’s Switch version was cancelled. Although the rhythm roguelike Ratatan was cancelled for the Switch earlier this month, it’s still arriving on the Switch 2 this July. As part of this release, developer Ratata Arts has announced a physical version of the game will be available for $39.99 / £39.99 and pre-orders are…
Goku (SS4, Daima) is out today. Bandai Namco last week confirmed it would be adding Goku (SS4, Daima) to the Dragon Ball FighterZ roster as a paid DLC character on 22nd April 2026. Alongside this character is a new game update, bumping the title upto Version 1.50. It includes multiple balance adjustments tied to the…
The founder of laptop company Framework did something radical on Tuesday, setting him apart from nearly every other tech company in the world: He stood on a stage and said nice things about the personal computer. “For the first time in history, more silicon is actually going into the cloud than it is into personal…