Aion 2 didn’t have the most graceful launch in town—its release in Korea and Taiwan last year was notoriously pay-to-win and NCSoft’s stock price tanked immediately in the following days—but that hasn’t stopped it from preparing a launch overseas for this year. Thanks to a trailer from Friday’s Summer Game Fest, we finally know when:…
I’m halfway through like, six games right now, and I’ve dropped all of them to play Mina the Hollower. This game managed to catch me off-guard even though I adored Shovel Knight, and even backed Mina the Hollower on Kickstarter way back when. That’s an unexpected benefit to crowdfunding games that take years to finish:…
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in May. And we’re back for the latest round of eShop Selects, looking back at last month’s eShop-only releases and picking our top three favourites. Plenty of games came out in May, although many of them also got day-and-date physical releases, so we…
One thing that’s really nice about loving the same things you did when you were a kid as an adult is that all of a sudden you’ve got your own money to spend on whatever you want. I’m a firm believer that every now and then we deserve a treat for working so hard, and…
2026 marks the 25th anniversary of Xbox—but in a shaky set of years for gaming at Microsoft, this one has been among the shakiest. Old CEOs are out, new leadership is in, and we’ve all been left wondering how Xbox might try to steady its prolonged tailspin. This summer’s Xbox Games Showcase is our first…
Following yet another post-update drubbing from the Helldivers 2 community, Arrowhead has announced it is making sweeping changes to numerous parts of its sci-fi shooter. Of these, one of the studio’s more interesting plans is overhauling the sense of progression in its live-service experience, both for individual players and the wider galactic war. Arrowhead sketched…
CD Projekt Red currently has more irons in the fire than Geralt of Rivia’s favourite blacksmith. There’s The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2, which on their own are enough to keep the studio busy for the next decade. But there’s also the mysterious Project Hadar, which we know very little about despite it being in…
We’re a few days into the nonstop livestreams of Summer Game Fest 2026, and still have a couple of shows left to close out the weekend. The Xbox Games Showcase takes today’s first slot, then a Gears of War: E-Day Direct follows up immediately after with a closer look at the Marcus Fenix origin story….
Welcome to Block’n’Bubble II, a direct continuation of the classic action gameplay developed by natthrafn. Originally programmed by the author and published in Germany back in 1989 via Markt & Technik Special #30, this updated iteration breathes fresh life into the retro title with enhanced features and an expanded universe. New features and upgrades include…
I’m a Fire Flower, twisted Fire Flower. Sometimes, when I wind the window down in my car, I think about Mario Kart World. I’m sitting alone in the driver’s seat, radio playing some mid-2000s indie or alt-rock, a breeze blowing through my hair. It might be a quiet morning, the traffic light but the sun…