Category: Games June 17, 2026 Out of Words is a Stop-Motion Masterpiece for Everyone Will Fulton, XBOX Wire Editor Ever since I was a small child, I’ve thought that stop-motion animation is simply one of the coolest forms of human artistic expression. From “The Nightmare Before Christmas” to “Prometheus and Bob” to “Fantastic Mr. Fox,”…
Nigel Kitching & Richard Elson join us to reflect on the comic’s legacy. I can’t remember a single point in my life when I didn’t already know about Sonic the Hedgehog. Ever since I arrived kicking and screaming into this world back in 1992, the character has pretty much been a constant presence in my…
I’ve always loved starting a new Stellaris campaign. There’s a special magic for me surrounding those initial years, as you explore the systems surrounding your home planet, discover anomalies, and just generally see the shape of the galaxy around you. Maybe your fleets run into a mysterious alien species, an abandoned mega structure, or a…
Processors seem to be one product category, along with displays, where there are glimmers of hope for us gamers amidst the RAMpocalypse. From an Nvidia chip with good gaming performance to new handheld chips from Intel and even the promise of some Intel-Nvidia collab chips that could also be great for handhelds, there are definitely…
When it comes to desktop wallpaper, I often go with an illustration by Finnish artist Heikala. Making your own wallpaper, not unlike conjuring the visual arts, is a skill. As such, it’s no wonder that many go looking for pre-made backdrops on Steam Workshop—though cybersecurity firm and anti-virus creator Kaspersky warns this has become yet…
It’s a hard life, being an orc—you wake up, you smash puny creatures, you go to bed. But your warlord’s mad at you. Why? Because you got a little too in the zone and broke all the things you were there to steal. That’s a big problem, especially if you’re trying to do things like…
Category: Games June 17, 2026 Inside the Volcano Region in PAW Patrol: Dino World Guillermo Abajo, Producer, Outright Games At Outright Games, we worked alongside our partners at Nickelodeon to bring Dino Island to life in PAW Patrol: Dino World. We wanted to make each region feel distinct, with its own atmosphere, gameplay style, and…
Pokopium. Nintendo has seemingly finally realised just how popular Pokémon Pokopia really is. Following in the footsteps of Australia and New Zealand, the company has announced a new Switch 2 bundle for Europe. It contains the console itself along with a download code for Pokopia and is scheduled to launch on 2nd July 2026. Read…
If you played ‘ Ghosts’n Goblins ‘ the first game in the Ghosts ‘n Goblins franchise on systems such as the Amstrad, Amiga, Atari, C64 and ZX Spectrum, or the more recent arcade overhaul that was released for the Plus/4. You’ll be interested to know that as of just recently, JOTD has finally released the…
I am 41 years old tomorrow, and for most of my life I’ve had a game of Civilization in rotation. The first Civ arrived in 1991, popularising the nascent 4X genre and quickly becoming a PC gaming icon. But Civ could have looked very different. Instead of a slow, deliberate turn-based game, it was almost…