Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Beta ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes…
Both versions! When Nintendo followed up on its recently ‘Close to You’ short with another version that confirmed the presence of Pikmin, the company annoyingly kept it locked to its Nintendo Today! app. Well, not anymore, because both versions of the film – Pikmin and invisible Pikmin – have been uploaded to YouTube in one…
Chances are that, unless you happened to read my personal GOTY pick from 2023 or just have generally excellent taste in videogames, you’re not too familiar with Stonks-9800 (which you can find on Steam). That’s a shame, because the early access stock-trading sim set in the salad days of ’80s Japan is an absolute banger—oozing…
Fans of The Witcher 3 may have fallen in love with Gwent when CD Projekt’s masterful RPG launched in 2015, but I personally lamented the loss of the original minigame from the series—Dice Poker. I always thought Gwent was too much of a commitment for a minigame contained within a 300-hour RPG, and preferred the…
In the cavernous recesses of my heart I nurture the belief that Dwarf Fortress is the greatest game ever made. And ever since it got its shiny Kitfox-branded new version in 2022—now with graphics!—I’ve been convinced that’s the best way to play it. But that version isn’t quite feature complete. It’s still missing original Dwarf…
Best of the best (Image credit: Rockstar) 2026 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest MMOs: Massive worldsBest RPGs: Grand adventures On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be understandably hard…
“A rare blend of art and mechanics”. It’s perhaps hard for anyone raised in an era when digital downloads are king to imagine a time when video game packaging was anything other than an afterthought for many publishers. Back in the 1990s, when physical PC games were still a thing, it wasn’t unusual to see…
Searching for some Blood of Dawnwalker tips? Deciding what to do first in this vampiric RPG can be tough, especially if you’re the kind of person who’s paralysed by indecision when a game gives you a lot of freedom. You’ve got 30 days to save your family: everything else is pretty much anyone’s game. (Image…
Bad news for devotees of Persona 4’s iconic fuckboy: Yuri Lowenthal has announced on Bluesky that, despite his best efforts, he won’t be returning to the role for the Persona 4 Remake. Also, I guess there’s a Persona 4 Remake? (Image credit: Yuri Lowenthal / Bluesky) Lowenthal’s post read “For those who keep asking, no,…
What’s your vector, over. The Vectrex is certainly one of the most unique home gaming systems of all time. Launched in 1982, it is the only vector display-based console ever released, and came complete with its own built-in screen. Read the full article on timeextension.com What’s your vector, over. The Vectrex is certainly one of…