It’s hard to imagine now, but Cyberpunk 2077 was an unmitigated disaster when it launched back in 2020. The PC version wasn’t too bad, relatively speaking, but the console version was so wretched that Sony literally kicked it off the PlayStation Store. It was so far gone that several months after launch, with CD Projekt…
On July 1, Fenris Creations (formerly CCP) completed the full open source release of its in-house Carbon Engine, the tech behind long-running MMO EVE Online and early access space survival game EVE Frontier. The Carbon Engine’s repositories are available now on GitHub. It’s an impressive, surprising move in a time when proprietary game engines are…
The Sims 4 is a noisy game, especially once you’ve piled on a few expansion packs. You’re constantly fielding stray notifications and unsolicited calls from acquaintances asking you for advice, and before you know it you’ve soiled your pants and bowling night is ruined. Thankfully, the headlining note in a recent Sims 4 patch is…
We’re in the endgame now for Grand Theft Auto 6, and with just 139 days to go players are beginning to scrimp and save for its anticipated release—if they haven’t pre-ordered the standard or controversial ultimate edition already. We’ve seen some resourceful players utilise Bing and Microsoft Rewards to get an impressive discount, but that’s…
Paradox Interactive, that studio that publishes all those grand strategy games with oodles of DLC, announced via a forum thread and a post on X earlier this week that inactive Paradox accounts will be “cleaned up” come March of next year. In other words, those accounts will be deleted if they don’t show some sign…
Step it up. Meta Publishing has just released a new ‘2.0 Update’ for the cute co-op puzzler Biped 2; one that promises some “significant improvements” on the Switch 2. First launched in November 2025, Biped 2 has now supposedly reached its “ultimate form”, with the new update bringing new puzzles to all 17 levels. Each…
As part of this week’s Theory of Evolution challenge in Forza Horizon 6‘s Series 2, you need to earn three stars at the Festival Loop speed zone in the 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR TM. Finding this challenge on the very cluttered map is your first hurdle. The second is nabbing the full three-star…
Last week, we asked you to share sparks and fireworks using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: call_me_xavii shares Sam taking in spinning fireworks in Death Stranding 2: On The Beach JAA_PhMode_0510 shares some use of spark bokeh in Cyberpunk 2077 Couch_Gamer2k23 shares Arjun dodging blue orbs and sparks in Saros RhodWulfLeon shares…
If you’re in the market for a pricey, studio-like USB microphone for high-quality audio capture, you’ve probably considered one of Shure’s offerings. You’d do well to look at the Shure MV7+, a dynamic podcast mic that’s cemented itself into our best microphone for gaming guide for some time now. Razer, however, has come up with…
Oh, how things have changed. Just over a decade ago, Sony performed a slam dunk straight on Microsoft’s head for its video on how to share PS4 games, and now it seems like PS6 games will be digital only. Well, Microsoft-owned code repo site GitHub has taken that opportunity to take a swing back, and…