
Amazon TV head allegedly orders Mass Effect show rewrite to make it 'more appealing to non-gamers'
I should go.

Comedy games are alive and well in Horse Magnifier, a game where you do just that
I am not going to drudge up the half decomposed discourse around whether games are art or not. They most certainly offer up a huge range of experiences that other mediums do not. Experiences that wrench the heart, that cause tears of joy, that get you to rethink your very existence, that cover that

Crimson Desert patch now available – here's what's new
Pearl Abyss has rolled out another patch for Crimson Desert, adding in the Headgear Visibility option to give you a better look at Kliff, private storage capacity expansion of up to 1000 slots (depending on the Greymane camp's expansion level), and numerous other "fixes and improvements". Read more
Astonishing never-before-seen Elden Ring deleted cutscene discovered
A new, never-before-seen map file has revealed more secrets about content cut from the final version of Elden Ring. Read more

Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher Take-Two have seemingly laid off their head of AI and several of the department's staffers
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two have seemingly held some layoffs this week. As spotted by Game Developer, the company's head of AI Luke Dicken shared a post on his personal LinkedIn page where he shared that both he and an unknown number of his team have been let go. Read more

I'm an RGB defender, and this Mario and Luigi Switch 2 controller is prime reason why
This new Mario and Luigi Switch 2 controller is a prime example of why I'll always be a fan of RGB lighting.

Fallout: New Vegas for the PS3 mod adds Fallout: New Vegas for the PS3 to Fallout: New Vegas for the PC
Also Fallout 3.

As House Flipper Remastered Collection's playtest gets going, the original is free to pick up for the weekend
It isn't particularly difficult to find a simulation game of some kind that allows you to carry out the most mundane of tasks these days. Now you'll have no trouble finding domestic chore life sims like Lawn Mowing Simulator or Leaf Blower Co. But once upon a time, games like House Flipper were all

Take-Two lays off AI team
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of GTA developer Rockstar Games, has reportedly laid off its AI team, including its head of AI. Read more

I bought a PS5 on launch day but I won't be buying a PS6, even though its exclusives aren't coming to PC anymore
How much for the funky white box!?

MindsEye is a glitchy, incoherent mess I wouldn't recommend to anyone—and it might also be my favorite game of 2026
Look, it's complicated.

Final Fantasy 14's latest variant dungeon is so good, it deserves better—the MMO needs to figure out its rewards so all this great work isn't wasted
Just let me get gear, please.

Buy two Nintendo Switch games, get $30 off at Target
This ain’t gonna buff out. Target is offering a great deal to some Target Circle members that knocks $30 off the cost of two Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games. The sale is happening for the rest of the day, expiring at 2:59AM ET on April 5th. If you sign in with the free-to-join membership, you mig

Mass Effect TV show ordered to rewrite scripts and make them "more appealing to non-gamers"
Amazon has allegedly asked for the TV adaptation of Mass Effect to be rewritten to make it "more appealing to non-gamers". Read more

We Sat Down With Riot Senior Designer Jon Moormann at PAX East and Talked All Things Riftbound
Everything from their ban philosophy, design timelines, and their thoughts on the current competitive meta were discussed.

My dream pair of AR gaming glasses needs to have these nine features
I’ve spent months in the lab testing the latest AR glasses from Xreal and Viture. By “lab,” I mean cozied up on my couch each night, playing my Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch 2 on a huge, virtual screen that only I can see through these glasses. Using AR glasses as a portable display for your handhel

If you love Wingspan or Planet Zoo, take note of this must-have board game
Is this smaller version of Ark Nova worth trying, or are you better off ditching Sanctuary for the original?

GTA 6 parent company Take-Two reportedly lays off its AI-focused staff: "Shifting priorities from upper management have impacted my team"
The Rockstar Games and 2K Games owner previously said it was embracing the tech

This Nightdive-remastered 3DO shooter shows why it took Halo to break PC gaming's FPS hegemony
Playing PO'ed will make you feel exactly like that.

Shadow Lord is "a whole 'nother level of character depth" for Sam Witwer's Maul "where you get to go into his mental psyche"
Exclusive: The Maul – Shadow Lord team tell us about Sam Witwer's involvement in the new show, which will dive deeper into the ex-Sith Lord than ever before

Super Meat Boy 3D makes suffering fun
The original Super Meat Boy is one of the best-known indie games of all time. Released in 2010, it's a brutally difficult 2D platformer, but so fun to play: The short levels almost feel like speedrunning puzzles, and even though they're filled with traps and buzzsaws, dying isn't so bad because you

Veteran Halo developer of 17 years accuses the studio of blacklisting, fraud, and "multiple harassment campaigns"
Glenn Israel claims "numerous unethical and/or unlawful acts" were committed by Halo Studios higher-ups

Will Starfield Ever Get a Cyberpunk-Style Renaissance?

Ghost of Yotei Legends' upcoming Raid won't launch with matchmaking, despite devs warning it's impossible to beat without 4-player co-op
Sucker Punch encourages players to "invite friends" and self-organize

"I was chomping at the bit to crack the code": How procedural maps became XCOM 2's biggest ambition, after Firaxis couldn't manage it in Enemy Unknown
Garth DeAngelis remembers being in the room when Firaxis chose to ditch XCOM: Enemy Unknown's procedurally generated maps. Despite being a feature of the original 1994 game, when Firaxis tried to build the tech for their reboot of the turn-based tactical classic 15 years later, it was causing major

Crimson Desert patch expands private storage up to 1000 slots, just as the open-world game's fans were struggling to juggle all their bugs and rocks
Plus, a new armor set for the kitties

Can a VPN let you play region-locked games?
You may also need an alternative account, but it’s possible to use a VPN to play region-locked games.

Warhammer 40K Eye of Terror reminds me of something the game has been missing for years
Whatever happened to worldwide campaigns?

Crimson Desert Gets More Storage Space, a Headgear Visibility Option, and Even a Toggle for Previous Movement Controls in Patch 1.02.00
The pace of game-changing updates for Crimson Desert shows no sign of slowing down, after Pearl Abyss patch 1.02.00 made a number of significant improvements players had asked for. Check out the patch notes.

What we've been playing - "like a seagull by a bin, I decided to have a peck"
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Victoria strongarms her children into playing Super Mario Galaxy before they watch the rather ropy-sounding film; Bertie discovers a game as strange as he is; Marie reveals a wonderfu