Is it possible for any person with a computer to count the number of times Windows Update has screwed up something that was working perfectly fine the day before? It’s such a bedrock computing experience that last October, when my PC’s notification bleeps suddenly sounded like they were being filtered through a dirty fish tank,…
This week on Steam’s top-played charts, the two new releases going neck-and-neck are Battlefield 6—no surprise there—and a top-down extraction shooter about ducks. Specifically, it’s about shooting ducks as a duck. Normally my friend group would be buzzing about the meme game of the week, but it feels like I don’t know anyone outside the…
Electronic Arts has shared details on the Battlefield 6 1.1.1.0 update coming next week, which it says “marks the next step in our ongoing journey to evolve and expand the Battlefield 6 experience.” Highlights in this update include improvements to movement, tweaks aimed at ensuring more consistent weapon accuracy, an overhaul of the audio system,…
Category: Games October 24, 2025 How to Build Your Perfect Party in The Lonesome Guild Simone Pellegrini, Producer, Tiny Bull Studios Summary The Lonesome Guild is an ARPG that combines narrative and real-time party combat. Mix and match heroes, skills, and support abilities to create dynamic synergies and powerful combos. Deepen bonds and personalize abilities…
Category: ID@Xbox October 24, 2025 Bloodshed’s Journey from Art Prototype to Xbox Release Jessica Rebenstorf, Business Operations and Outsourcing Manager, com8com1 Software Summary Bloodshed launches on Xbox today, just in time for Halloween. Retro-inspired Survivors-like FPS blending 90s shooter aesthetics with modern tech. Art prototype concept evolved with community feedback into the complete version. Hi,…
The Plants vs. Zombies remaster arrived earlier this week, and PC Gamer’s resident green thumb warrior Chris Livingston was quite taken by it, predicting that he’s likely to sink another hundred hours or so into it on his Steam Deck. The reception is much less warm on Steam, though, where fewer than half of the…
The World of Darkness TTRPG—the wider setting for Vampire: The Masquerade—has a concept of a ‘true name’: A magical, essential identity that captures the base nature of its bearer. What I posit to you is that the true name of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is not Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. It’s,…
Johan Andersson is preparing for a game launch. He’s done it before. The director on the imminent Europa Universalis 5 and studio lead at Paradox Tinto has been making history for more than a quarter of a century; if you’ve played one of the studio’s sprawling strategy sims, he’s almost certainly touched it. Odds are…
Category: Games October 24, 2025 Outbreak: Shades of Horror Brings Co-op Survival Horror to Xbox in 2026 Julia Wolbach, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Dead Drop Studios LLC Summary Releasing on Xbox Series X|S in 2026 with smooth 60+ FPS gameplay, advanced ray tracing, and more. Tons of modes, maps, weapons, characters, and costumes. New…
All the gear, and a great idea. Imagine, if you will, an alternate timeline where 3D graphics never happened. Instead, Sega’s ‘Super Scaler’ concept — popularised in games such as Hang-On, Space Harrier, Out Run and After Burner — evolves to the point where 2D sprites can not only be scaled without any degradation in…