A decade ago, Call of Duty sidelined its iconic progression system to dabble in gacha instead, and I was glad I'd forgotten
Welcome to the Supply Drop era.
Finn Jones will be back as Iron Fist for Daredevil: Born Again season 3, here's why that's good news
Marvel doubles down on embracing the continuity of the Netflix Marvel shows, which is far better than the alternative.
Minecraft village features, loot, trades, and how to find them
Finding a Minecraft village early can can make all the difference to your survival game, here's what you need to know
Minecraft village features, loot, trades, and how to find them
Finding a Minecraft village early can can make all the difference to your survival game, here's what you need to know
X-Men director says he's already thinking about sequels: "What hasn’t been explored as much, and how can that be incorporated?"
Jake Schreier is already teasing the X-Men's future in the MCU
The new Defiler kit reminds me why I love Warhammer 40k
I've been a Warhammer 40k fan for thirty years, three times as long as I've been a father, one and a half times as long as I've been with my life partner. That's long enough for anyone to get a little jaded: decades of the same Warhammer 40k factions going through the same update cycles, the same ru
Frostpunk 2's next bit of DLC literally turns up the heat with yet another environmental disaster to deal with: volcanoes
Frostpunk 2 is, by its very name, a cold game. That's its whole shtick, that the world is covered by an apocalyptic blizzard, and it's on you to figure out how to keep your city running amongst the harsh conditions. This includes keeping everyone warm, so it does tickle me that the game's next bit o
Age of Empires esports is very much alive, as London Wololo beats AO2 and 4 records
As a League of Legends enthusiast that's writing this article in a Fnatic t-shirt, I'm very much of the mind that esports isn't dead. Oftentimes seen as a fad that came and went in the early 2020s, competitive gaming is certainly its own niche with its own problems, but it's here to stay. When you t
The animator behind Fox's intro in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has been revealed, and they previously worked on Jujutsu Kaisen
The animator behind that 2D Fox intro has spoken out
MUTiRiS: "Here I'm more the IGL, I'm not the captain"
MUTiRiS gave HLTV a peek behind the curtain at BC.Game as he discussed their recent difficulties.
MTG's Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos excerpt reveals a multiverse in recovery
Read an excerpt from Magic: The Gathering’s Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos, which follows shield mage Eula Blue as she enrolls in Strixhaven university.
TR-49’s Switch release means no excuse to skip one of 2026’s best puzzle games
TR-49, one of 2026's best puzzles games so far, just landed on Nintendo Switch. Bump it up to the top of your backlog.
Another obscure Final Fantasy game could come to PC with Square Enix "exploring the possibility" of porting Dissidia Duellum
Although given Square's track record of delisted mobile titles...
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred – The First 12 Minutes of Gameplay (Plus the First Boss Fight) | IGN First
Get a look at the first dozen minutes of gameplay – driven by a Paladin, and concluding in a boss fight – from Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, the upcoming second expansion to Blizzard's popular action-RPG sequel. This gameplay shows the beginning of the journey to Skovos, the new region joining Sanctuary
Another obscure Final Fantasy game could come to PC with Square Enix "exploring the possibility" of porting Dissidia Duellum
Although given Square's track record of delisted mobile titles...
Return of the Obra Dinn developer Lucas Pope doesn't feel comfortable talking about new projects because maybe they'll be "slurped up by AI"
Papers, Please and Return of the Obra Dinn are two of the most celebrated indie games around, even to this day, and Lucas Pope, the developer behind them, isn't stopping any time soon, but he's hesitant about revealing anything too early. Read more
D&D's new Pestilence Cleric turns the game's most evil rule into a superpower
Pestilence Cleric. Holy crap. Dungeons and Dragons noticed that us weird, gross little guys were feeling underserved by past nasty subclasses. Spores Druids, Swarmkeepers, and Necromancers are certainly flavorful, but they're not always fun to play. D&D's latest playtest, however, is a beacon of hop
New MTG Strixhaven card brutalizes the best lands
Spoiler season for Magic: The Gathering's new set Secrets of Strixhaven is in full swing, class is in session, and we've seen loads of great cards and commander precons already. The latest addition to the library is a new land card, Petrified Hamlet, which was revealed late in the day on April 6. Re
The multiplayer shooter with radioactive attack bears and moose-drawn artillery is closing after less than a year in early access
Striden developer 5 Fortress is closing its doors too.
Chasing Immortality codes (April 2026)
Here are the latest Chasing Immortality codes for April 2026, offering free Soul Fragments to help speed up your cultivation progress.
Domino’s launches Slice Sauce and offers access to $1,400 watches with orders
Domino’s is rolling out a new ‘Slice Sauce’ dip and alongside a limited-time “luxury” watch shopping unlock for pizza orders.
InZoi devs say Baldur's Gate 3's early-access success story helped inspire them to try it themselves, even though it "was not really a thing" for Korean studios
Late to the early access party
Stephen King compares Donald Trump's Iran threats to his scariest book
Stephen King recently posted on Bluesky, warning about the similarities between The Dead Zone and President Donald Trump.
I've been collecting amiibo for 12 years, but the Super Mario Galaxy figures are a huge feast for the eyes
The Super Mario Galaxy amiibos have arrived, and these larger-than-life figures have earned a spot as my favorite pieces of Super Mario merch in the galaxy.
Pillars of Eternity launches a new feature that makes it worth another nostalgic yet fresh playthrough
After over a decade, developer Obsidian Entertainment has added a highly-requested feature to the original Pillars of Eternity, and it changes the CRPG in more ways than one. A new turn-based mode is now available in Pillars of Eternity, giving players the option to play the game like a traditional
OG God of War actor has a message for "all you men": He thinks the sex scenes will be back in the Greek trilogy remake
"You know what? All you dudes – all you men – I think so"
Assassin's Creed Shadows Gets New Update for April 2026
Ubisoft releases update 1.1.10 for Assassin's Creed Shadows, continuing to fix issues while adding some highly requested features and content for players. Well over a year after it originally launched, Ubisoft has continued to keep Assassin's Creed Shadows updated with new content, fixes, and highly
InZoi devs say Baldur's Gate 3's early-access success story helped inspire them to try it themselves, even though it "was not really a thing" for Korean studios
Late to the early access party
Intel joins Elon Musk's TeraFab project — 'Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla to help refactor silicon fab technology'
As Intel joins Elon Musk's TeraFab project, Lip-Bu Tan expects Elon Musk to reimagine the semiconductor industry.
Avalanche's cancelled AionGuard 'would have been Crimson Desert' but the publisher 'broke up with us on a text message'
"We had everything that I've seen from Crimson Desert in the plans for that game."