Virtual reality casinos used to feel like science fiction, but they are now edging closer to everyday life. As 2026 approaches, many gamers wonder whether this is finally the year that VR tables will replace the glowing screens on their phones. While exploring foreign gambling platforms a few years ago, many players stumbled upon online…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 18 to 22 Will Fulton, Xbox Wire Editor Published May 15, 2026 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass! Get…
The original director of BioWare’s long-running MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic—which is now being run by Broadsword—had not played a single game in the genre when he started work on it, he has revealed. In an interview, BioWare veteran James Ohlen described the studio’s founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk calling him into their…
If you’re in need of Celestine in Subnautica 2, that means you’re finally ready to craft that Tadpole Depth module—say goodbye to imminent hull breaches everytime you try to dive. You can only get Celestine in the biome around the Alien Ruins, meaning you have to complete the Tadpole Pens and cross that vast and…
The Steam Controller is full of surprises. It screams when you drop it and it even sings songs if you program it to. You don’t have to program it yourself, however, just drop a MIDI track into this software on Github and it’ll do its best to to sing its little heart out. It’s called…
In 1984, game design found Bungeling Bay, he was having more fun making the levels than playing the game. This was the seed that eventually bloomed into the granddaddy of simulation games, SimCity. As the game took shape, one of the key aspects Will brought was the absence of a “win-lose” scenario. There were no…
Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, creator of Stardew Valley, one of the most impactful indie games of the last decade and dev behind the upcoming highly anticipated Haunted Chocolatier, knows a thing or two about being creative. And like many other creatives he’s recently been touting the importance of human-made art and listening to your gut instead…
Just three years after release. LEGO 2K Drive is a fun little racer — perhaps not as open as we expected, but it’s creative, bright, and a great to play with the kids. But as of next week, it looks like you won’t be able to buy the game from digital storefronts like the eShop…
If you’re looking for Creature Enamel in Subnautica 2, it likely means you’ve arrived at the Alien Ruins, having crossed that spooky stretch of ocean between the Tadpole Pens and the Research Base. And yes, if you heard a groaning sound coming from the depths below you but didn’t encounter any trouble, consider yourself lucky….
Naoki Yoshida’s opening keynote at April’s North American Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival made one thing clear: the team is serious about change. Or at least, it appears to be. Especially, for a studio that’s dug its heels in the sand about any sort of drastic change in the past half-decade or so. For upcoming…