Jacob Fox, PhD in Philosophy, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Flitting between a 600 Hz TN, 320 Hz IPS, and 280 Hz OLED monitor to test which is best for competitive gaming in CS2. And pondering philosophical conundrums between rounds, of course. A couple of months ago, I listened to Richard…
Videogame mods are a blursed creation. They’re the door to many a quality-of-life tweak or straight-up fix to get some of the shoddier PC ports in shape, but they’re also the home to all kinds of bizarre running gags (Thomas the Tank Engine in everything) and a sprinkling of fetish fulfillment (gestures wildly at the…
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We’ve all heard about that “dark Stardew Valley” horror farm sim right? No, I wasn’t talking about—no, not that one either. Hold on, how many horror farm sims are in development right now? I thought it was just one, maybe two, but I just learned about three more not-so-cozy horror-ish farm sims during today’s Triple-I…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 4 to 8 Will Fulton, Xbox Wire Editor Published May 1, 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…
As promised, Nintendo has released a big update to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, bringing the game to version 9.0.0. This is the update that adds Steve from Minecraft to the roster as a DLC Fighter, as well as a Minecraft stage, some music, and even some Mii costumes. The full list of changes are down…
We don’t know a whole lot about the setting for Battlefield 6, but the broad strokes were revealed late last week: “Major European countries” have pulled out of NATO, leaving the US and some unspecified number of remaining allies to stand alone against a massive mercenary outfit called Pax Armata. It’s a scenario that feels…
Chet Faliszek opens the above video by explaining, “This is not saying that something’s happening, not trying to allude to anything. I’m going to talk about some stuff from like 10-plus years ago. I’m not trying to say anything. OK?” Because if you were a writer on Half-Life 2’s episodes (as well as the Left…
Blasting the dirt off your console later this month! As we reported not long ago, PowerWash Simulator 2, the cunningly-named sequel to PowerWash Simulator, is winging its way to Switch 2, which is a very good thing indeed given how popular the first outing was. Now, the folks over at Futurlab have announced that their…
Redeeming Build a Zoo codes is the fastest way to get pet eggs in the game without having to spend any money. More often than not, the eggs you get from redeeming these codes are also a lot rarer than the ones you can purchase from the conveyor belt at the back of your zoo….