Deathloop” island of Blackreef is a mystery wrapped in an enigma and packed with murderous intent. The timeloop keeping the island locked in a perpetually looping day might be a boon for most of Blackreef’s inhabitants, who just want to be forever young and forever partying, but for one man it’s a source of constant…
Marvel Rivals is a big hit—the first real challenger to the long-time hero shooter big dog Overwatch. Yet amidst that success, with more than 200,000 people playing on Steam alone right now, game director Thaddeus Sasser says he and the rest of the Marvel Rivals development team in the US have been laid off. “This…
Asus took the opportunity at CES 2026 earlier this year to unveil two shiny new keyboards: the fast, Hall effect ROG Falchion Ace 75 HE that’s focused squarely at gamers; and the one I’ve had in front of me for the last couple of weeks, the ROG Strix Morph 96 Wireless. This is a keyboard…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha 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…
Visionary artist Viktor Antonov defined a small but unforgettable selection of games with his unmistakably bold visual style, including Half-Life 2, Dishonored, Wolfenstein: The New Order, and Weird West. (He also did Redneck Rampage, but that was way back when.) He died in 2025 at just 52 years old, but before his tragic passing he…
Category: Games July 31, 2025 Mafia: The Old Country Is a Classic Mob Tale Told With an Eye on the Future Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief To understand Mafia: The Old Country, you have to understand that this is a project concerned with looking back. It looks back, with deep research, at the very birth…
Make every game of Wordle a guaranteed winner with our help. Rush straight for another glorious victory with today’s answer for that instant score-boosting buzz, mull over the November 4 (868) clue if you’d just like a helping hand, or feel free to stay a while and check out our guide. Today’s Wordle soon had…
“Bringing new characters and more”. Ahead of the release of Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO on the Switch and Switch 2 next month, Bandai Namco has announced there’s more to come. In addition to the already stacked roster, Dragon Ball fans can look forward to the “next DLC” which is now officially in the pipeline and…
Here’s what you can “egg-spect”. If you’ve been eager to try out Yoshi’s new Switch 2 game, it seems Nintendo will soon be offering a demo for the title. In a now-retracted news post (that appears to have gone live ahead of schedule), Nintendo announced a “free demo” for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. According…
I think most people would agree that field upgrades have always been kinda boring. Not bad, just not all that exciting. The new overclock upgrades certainly help, but—ammo crates, trophy systems, scramblers—field upgrades still aren’t that fun in Black Ops 7. Well, that was until I used the Drone Pod. This little device shoots out…