There’s not much time to sit back and appreciate what we have when it comes to Marvel Rivals, as NetEase manages to pump out a staggering amount of new heroes every few months. We only just got Blade added to the game after the world’s longest nap, and now everyone’s attention has been redirected. Prominent…
Back in August, PCG’s Lincoln Carpenter reported on one of modern life’s little issues, in this case double-checking that machine translation tools are accurate. Turin-based developer Paolo Nicoletti released a demo for his game The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles on Japanese Steam after using machine tools to translate the text: and ended up listing the game…
Four years ago, we declared that ingenious puzzle designer Zach Gage’s Knotwords might dethrone Wordle as our favorite daily word puzzle game. Well, here I am making the same claim again in 2026: Gage and his collaborators at the puzzle site Puzzmo have a new game out today, called Ribbit. Ribbit has something Wordle is…
The Stern of the Union Address, your monthly resource for news, information and highlights on all things Stern Pinball. Without further ado my fellow pinheads: San Diego Comic-Con: This year’s San Diego Comic-Con was the biggest and best to date with none other than Keanu Reeves, Mr. John Wick himself, playing the game. In addition…
Carmageddon, Starship Troopers and more. PC Gamer this week held its annual PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase – revealing all sorts of “exciting projects” currently in development. Although the focus was on PC, many of the games announced and revealed will also be coming to other platforms including the Switch and Switch 2. We…
A “voluntary career transition program” at Ubisoft’s Massive studio announced in October 2025 apparently wasn’t enough to get the job done, and so now Ubisoft is going back to the old-fashioned way of doing things by simply laying people off. “Earlier today, we informed all employees in our Swedish studios (Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm)…
Last time, we asked you to beat the summer heat and take a dip in the digital waters of your favorite games. While you swam through oceans, lakes, and murky waters, we waded through your shares in the #PS4share and #PSBlog tags. Here are this week’s swimming highlights: @SebastianoCatig shared Aloy taking a dip in…
Lenovo kicks off 2015 by crossing a big time milestone If you thought Lenovo would slow its roll in 2015, think again. The world’s top PC supplier is currently celebrating over 100 million ThinkPad unit sales to date, which is enough to equip every man, woman, and child in Canada almost three times over (in…
Humanoid Origins, the studio launched in 2021 by former BioWare general manager Casey Hudson, is closing. Hudson announced the closure in a message posted to LinkedIn, saying that “despite efforts to shield the studio from broader challenges in the industry, an unexpected shortfall of funding left us unable to sustain operations.” Hudson announced Humanoid Studios,…
If you enjoyed Transistor or Bastion, then I hope you’ll have a chance to play Pyre when it debuts next week on PS4. Our third game is a party-based RPG featuring our biggest campaign ever, filled with unique characters I cannot wait for you to meet. You can get a taste of what’s in store…