Overwatch 2's next hero is a massive tank packing two chainguns, and he's free to try this weekend

Not only did FF14’s controversial chatter Wuk Lamat rank 1st for words spoken in Dawntrail, ‘Wuk Lamat’ was the most-used phrase by the characters in 2nd and 3rd place, too

Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail has a bit of a script issue—several, in fact—and while there were certainly moments I enjoyed quite a lot, it marks an otherwise low point for the MMO’s otherwise sterling reputation for emotive and impactful storytelling. Well, except for that one questline before Titan back in A Realm Reborn, but we…

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High flying FPS Ultrakill will finally reach the 8th layer of Hell next week: ‘Skip school. Call out sick from work. It’s finally happening. And we’re not lying’

New Blood has revealed that Ultrakill’s next major addition, Hell’s eighth layer of Fraud, will be added to the early access FPS next week. Fraud was initially set to release at the end of 2025, but suffered a minor last minute delay. We don’t know the exact day the update will drop, but New Blood…

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‘We’re not making GTA’: Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is channeling the best part of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided—a dense hub instead of a huge open world

I try to keep myself in check, but I admit it: I’m back to being excited about Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Ever since our Fraser Brown returned as a cautious optimist from a hands-on preview of Bloodlines 2, I’ve been unable to stop myself from hoping. As we trudge closer to the game’s…

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‘Continuing to sell this product is no longer sustainable’: Ayaneo has suspended pre-orders of its uber-powerful Next 2 gaming handheld after costs approached ‘twice the price we originally set’

I can’t have been the only one intrigued by the prospect of Ayaneo’s Next 2 handheld, a Strix Halo-powered machine with a whopping 115 Wh battery, twin NVMe drives, a whole host of high-capacity memory configurations, and the sort of specs sheet that would make many gaming laptops tremble in their boots. Well, the company…

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Hacker, dressed as the pink Power Ranger, takes down 3 white supremacist sites live on stage after scraping details with AI: ‘Maybe try mastering to host WordPress before world domination’

2025 was a rough year—industry layoffs, chaotic tariffs, promising games dropping like flies, and a whole zoo of AI nonsense. And while none of that’s given me much in the way of hope for 2026, I have, at least, had a smile put on my face by today’s news: A hacker, dressed as the pink…

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