This year’s World of Tanks holiday event stars Jason Statham, who tells us that he could beat Santa in a fight: ‘Not that I’d enjoy it, mind you’

Fortnite isn’t the only game with celebrity guests: The past couple World of Tanks holiday events have included Arnold Schwarzenegger, Milla Jovovich, and Vinnie Jones, and this year, action star Jason Statham is in command. The actor tells PC Gamer that he’s “coming in strong, straightforward, and ready to take the reins.” (The reins of…

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Tencent’s big new survival game looks like Palworld wrapped in Horizon Zero Dawn, but it does have an interesting premise: ‘Why can’t human beings kill God?’

Tencent is getting into the open world survival game business with a new game called Light of Motiram, set in a verdant jungle world dominated by massive machine monsters called—wait for it—mechanimals. First things first, yes, Light of Motiram has a very obvious Horizon Zero Dawn visual vibe going on. But on the gameplay side…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Friday, November 29

Whether you’d just like a little Wordle help or you’re eager to devour absolutely everything we can throw at you, you’ll find everything from quick tips, a helpful hint for the November 29 (1259) game, and even today’s answer below. Today’s Wordle turned out to be tough in the best possible way, the sort of…

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Meet weird avians, save a kidnapped goddess, and explore a gorgeous lantern world inspired by Persian art in this very funny new indie adventure game

On the eve of her prophesied awakening, Simurgh, the goddess of Lantern City, has been kidnapped by The Scientist, and it falls to you—a young girl named Zig who spends a lot of time on her phone—to figure out what’s going on. That’s the beginning of the story in 30 Birds, a gorgeous and unexpectedly…

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This new tabletop RPG is basically Monster Hunter meets Delicious in Dungeon, and you can use a giant frying pan as a weapon

Originally kickstarted back in September last year, tabletop RPG Wilderfeast is now available to order in physical and PDF forms. Combining elements of the videogame series Monster Hunter with manga/anime Delicious in Dungeon, it’s a game about tracking giant magical creatures, slaying them in tense battles, and then cooking them into a banquet. I was…

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No one’s making a big-budget immersive sim any time soon, but you can catch up on the best ones ever made for less than the price of a single new game in the Steam Autumn Sale

Despite them being god’s own genre by any objective metric, barely anyone makes immersive sims these days. That is, aside from Raphael Colantonio—the imsim Hiroo Onoda—and the half of Arkane that Microsoft didn’t kill. Even then, the latter is making a game with Blade brand on it rather than something based in the original worlds…

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Dragon Age lead writer shares the heartfelt process of creating Inquisition’s Dorian, says his ‘story is not MY story, but it’s also not far off’

David Gaider, creator of the Dragon Age universe during his time at Bioware (and the lead writer on Origins, Dragon Age 2, and Inquisition) has been on a bit of a tell-all spree lately. Seemingly seized by an unquenchable thirst to show you behind the curtain, Gaider’s been revealing truths about the series’ cast, such…

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