Every publisher and developer has been trying to avoid the black hole that is Grand Theft Auto 6—easier said than done, given that Rockstar has shifted the GTA 6 release date several times now just to bait the entire industry. Even Call of Duty is giving it a wide berth, with Modern Warfare 4 opting…
Every Wednesday, dive into the Indie Select Hub — your gateway to a fresh, curated indie collection plus four themed spotlights that rotate weekly! You can always find this collection hub in the XBOX Store and on XBOX.com/IndieSelects. The grill’s cooling down, school is starting up, and the weather is changing. You know what that…
Tracking down silver in Subnautica 2 is your first challenge where crafting materials are concerned. You’ll need this metal to craft the air tank, which will let you stay underwater longer, and as you’ve likely surmised, breathing is kind of important in this game—I guess it’s always important, but especially so in this game. You…
Shooting hoops. Mario Golf. Mario Tennis, Mario Strikers. When people talk about Mario sports games, these are the ones that are most commonly brought up. But we’re here to change that. Today, over on our YouTube channel, the lovely Felix is celebrating one of the most underappreciated Mario sports games: Mario Hoops 3-on-3, known as…
“I’ll buy it at a high price!”. If you’re really, really excited for Resident Evil Requiem next month, then you might want to keep an eye out for two limited edition watches from manufacturer Hamilton. Launching alongside the game on 27th February 2026, the two models are featured in the game itself and are (conveniently)…
This is a weird one: Back in April 2023, Remedy Entertainment unveiled a new logo, a stylized “R” it said represented “a fresh and refined look” for the studio. But, as discovered by Respawn First, Take-Two Interactive has filed oppositions to Remedy’s trademark application in the UK and EU, claiming a “likelihood of confusion” with…
Camels most certainly included. Jeff Minter is a genuinely remarkable developer. Famous for his twitch gameplay and love of camels, Minter has somehow managed to carve out a niche in what has become an increasingly volatile and unpredictable industry, working with the likes of Atari and Xbox along the way but never losing sight of…
Doom the movie has a rating of 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, which puts it on the same tier as Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and the Assassin’s Creed movie. Which is unfair. Assassin’s Creed was terrible because it thought it was clever, drily dumping conspiracy theory-history with a straight face, while Doom was gleefully dumb,…
Some builds are quick to try and forget, others stick around and become your go-to setup. CoinOPS Arise BP Edition Plus 2026 definitely falls into the second category. This is a full-scale arcade environment that feels like it was built to live on your system, not just pass through it. It builds on what made…
Four years ago, we declared that ingenious puzzle designer Zach Gage’s Knotwords might dethrone Wordle as our favorite daily word puzzle game. Well, here I am making the same claim again in 2026: Gage and his collaborators at the puzzle site Puzzmo have a new game out today, called Ribbit. Ribbit has something Wordle is…