The number of games that have scurried away from Silksong’s surprise September 4 launch date in the past week have given it the air of a mini GTA 6: an event seemingly so all-consuming that no game stands a chance of competing. But what does competing mean, exactly, when the game in question is a…
Timeline and video released to commemorate the occasion On February 19, 1990 a little program called Adobe Photoshop 1.0 was released. Since then, there have been many versions of the image manipulation software and its popularity among graphics designers, artists, and creative minds has grown to the point that the word “Photoshop” is used as…
PC Gamer once declared virtual toilets the secret to understanding the unspoken priorities of a game and the people making it, but I’d argue virtual ladders have even more to say. If you approach from the top, does it wrest away control or let you Wile E. Coyote yourself right off the ledge? Does the…
Path of Exile director Jonathan Rogers says he’s never worried that much about the timing of other game releases—particularly other seasonal action RPGs—when it comes to scheduling major updates for his own game. But this year, Path of Exile 2’s 1.0 release will likely be within a few weeks of the one game that has…
Category: Accessories December 1, 2025 How to Build an Xbox Controller With Xbox Design Lab Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Xbox Design Lab is a one-stop shop that allows you to create your very own controller. From the controller itself to every external component, Xbox Design Lab is a hugely customizable platform that lets you…
A whole decade is a solid run for an RPG ruleset, but the success of Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, released in 2014, was such that replacing it would be an obviously terrible idea. Instead, Wizards of the Coast did something more akin to 4th edition’s Essentials line—a refresh that’s compatible with the previous rules,…
The trio of patents asserted by Nintendo as the basis for its ongoing lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair represent only a portion of Nintendo’s efforts to secure patent protections on creature capturing, battling, and riding mechanics. Last week, however, that effort hit a hurdle: The Japanese Patent Office rejected one of Nintendo’s pending patent applications…
Those of us at Hopoo Games and Gearbox Publishing are stoked out of our minds to surprise launch Risk of Rain 2 today on PS4. If you’re hearing about Risk of Rain 2 for the first time, let’s play a little catch up! Way back in the halcyon days of 2013, Risk of Rain dropped,…
Hey snak fans, I’m Kevin Zuhn, Creative Director at Young Horses. Today I’m excited to announce that Bugsnax will be available for PS4 and PS5 on November 12 with the launch of the new console! I’m also very excited to talk a bit about our journey into finding the amazing voice cast of Bugsnax! We…
Western Digital (WD) is one of the most recognisable brands for both SSDs and hard drives, alongside Samsung and Crucial. So it’s no small thing that you might not see WD SSDs for much longer, as the company will no longer make or sell them. That’s because, after a long time in the works, last…