Gamer Fridge

I’m as guilty as anyone of harbouring games on my hard drive for years on end, telling myself that I’ll pick them up again ‘any day now’, but inevitably leaving them to gather digital dust (LA Noire: 3 years and 78 days). But there are a few games that earn their long-term residency on my…

Capcom’s got a huge collection of big-name franchises, amassing them like Infinity Stones in a way that would make any game publisher jealous, and the latest addition to that roster is Pragmata. Sure, it was never going to top the likes of Resident Evil—which just revealed a trailer for its new (potentially good) movie—or Monster…

Activision has announced a new cosmetic bundle for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 whose proceeds will be donated to the Los Angeles Fire Department to assist with wildfire relief. The LA Fire Relief pack includes a player skin and matching weapon camo, costs 2400 CoD points ($20), and is available now on the in-game…

It’s been seven and a half years since Valve first released Proton, a software compatibility layer that allows games developed for Windows to run on Linux-based operating systems, such as SteamOS. Since that time, Proton has been regularly updated, and the latest v11.0 beta release packs a whole host of fixes for games. However, Valve…

Grow a Garden, one of Roblox’s most popular experiences, has addressed concerns from players regarding its last few updates on its Discord server. In a message shared to the announcement channel, developer Jandel said that “a lot of people have been critical of the last few updates,” saying that they feel “rushed and not very…

The life sim genre is in a slump. All the omens pointed to a life sim renaissance in 2025 that just didn’t happen. Life By You got canned in 2024, Paralives is delayed until later this year, and Inzoi hasn’t made quite the splash to revitalize the genre that I’d hoped for. Meanwhile The Sims…