It took almost 20 years, but Team Fortress 2, the team-based FPS that changed a great many lives when it debuted in 2007, now has an SDK that Valve says will enable creators “to build completely new games based on TF2.” The Team Fortress 2 SDK is actually a “massive update” to the Source SDK…
The new Modern Warfare 3 zombies mode is a little different than its previous incarnations, and takes a fair bit of influence from Warzone 2’s DMZ. The aptly named, MWZ, is an open world version of zombies in which you drop into the Urzikstan Exclusion Zone with your squadmates and have to survive to extract. …
Hey everyone! I’m Ashley, the new Community Liaison for Metalhead Software. I’m the person behind our social accounts and a big part of my role is relaying information between our community and our dev team (not to mention creating punny one-liners on social media and responding to followers with high quality GIFs). I know our…
The stars aligned last week when I got to play the two biggest extraction shooters of 2025 on the same day: The Marathon alpha began at the same time that Embark held a press session for Arc Raiders. Going in, I was way more interested in Marathon. Not only is it an FPS (the superior…
I can already tell that the new, rare-quality Canto SMG will become a fan favourite topside. It’s a cheap version of the Bobcat, shredding players and Arc up close. However, getting the Canto blueprint in Arc Raiders is a real pain. In fact, it’s harder to get than the legendary Dolabra blueprint, the other gun…
Jacob Ridley, Steam Deck enjoyer (Image credit: Future) This month I’ve been playing: Alan Wake 2. Good lord this game is pretty. A proper glimpse at the future of videogame visuals, though you need some beefy Nvidia hardware to get it looking its best. Not only that, it’s an absolute blast to play. This week…
Skyah Landers. Masahiro Sakurai’s detailed rundown of Kirby Air Riders finally brought us the news that we wanted with a deep dive into the game’s City Trial mode. Yes, the best mode from the GameCube original is returning for the Switch 2 sequel, and it looks just as high-octane and bonkers as we would have…
One of the most beautiful worlds in all of cinema is blossoming to life on PlayStation 5 in a big way. Pandora, the breathtaking alien world of the Avatar films, takes center stage in Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora—alongside your own player-created Na’vi protagonist. If you, like millions around the globe, were enchanted by the…
Former Mozilla CEO and JavaScript creator Brendan Eich has resurfaced in the news this week with the launch of a new company called Brave Software. What’s the new startup focused on? An open-source web browser of called Brave. The browser, version 0.7, is available now for early adopters and testers on Windows, Mac, iOS and…
Category: Games Art of the Joke: How High On Life 2 Turns ‘Funny’ Into ‘Fun to Play’ Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published February 13, 2026 Summary Narrative Director Alec Robbins shares with us about the science behind the funny in High On Life 2. Learn how the team balanced humor with fun gameplay, so…