Former Xbox exec regrets not securing Final Fantasy on the console, says Square Enix "wanted Sony to have competition but couldn't be too overt"
Ed Fries suggested "Sony could punish" Japanese publishers for their support of Microsoft
New City Builder Looks Too Good To Be True
City builders are incredibly difficult to get right, especially for indie projects. To succeed, they need deep and complex simulation and management systems, while also being incredibly customizable and intuitive. A newcomer called City Masterplan is stepping up to the plate, and its first impressio
Broken bones, bodyslams and brutal executions—my no-guns return to GTA 5 story mode took an unexpected twist with this must-have melee murder mod
I've changed my routine. Before now, my universal approach to combat in a no-guns GTA 5 Story Mode run was pretty straightforward. With the odds invariably weighed in my opponent's favour – simply because, you know, they have firearms and I don't – putting obstacles between myself and their line of
Blizzard wins injunction against vanilla World of Warcraft private server
Turtle WoW has been slapped with a cease and desist.
Mike Flanagan’s Hush has the best horror movie ‘twist’ of the last 10 years
Mike Flanagan is a horror icon for a reason. His 2016 Hush is no exception, showing you don't need to hear the screams to be scared.
Broken bones, bodyslams and brutal executions—my no-guns return to GTA 5 story mode took an unexpected twist with this must-have melee murder mod
A no-guns run executed with Flair.
You can save $20 on the Super Mario Galaxy game bundle when you buy a Nintendo Switch 2
In celebration of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie coming to theaters, Nintendo is making it a little cheaper to get both Super Mario Galaxy games when you buy a $449.99 Nintendo Switch 2 console. Now through May 9th, you can buy a Switch 2 with Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 for $499.99 ($20
Former Xbox exec regrets not securing Final Fantasy on the console, says Square Enix "wanted Sony to have competition but couldn't be too overt"
Ed Fries suggested "Sony could punish" Japanese publishers for their support of Microsoft
Media: karrigan to join Falcons
karrigan's stint with FaZe is coming to a close after the team's disastrous IEM Cologne qualifying campaign.
Blu-ray lives on as Verbatim and I-O Data pledge support with new drives and discs
In an official announcement translated by Automaton West, the two firms recently confirmed plans to strengthen their partnership to maintain the supply of Blu-ray discs and players in Japan. Verbatim and I-O Data acknowledged that, despite the rise of digital distribution, individuals and businesses
Python blood could be the key to weight loss with zero side effects according to new study
Researchers studying the extreme eating habits of pythons have discovered a unique compound in their blood.
New Hitman Game Reveal Divides Fans
While the Hitman series has always had a legendary status in the gaming community, the reboot trilogy, currently packaged as HITMAN World of Assassination, has been one of its most successful eras yet. Having reached over 75 million players for the final entry in the decade-long trilogy, it's no won
Lenovo hikes Legion Go 2 handheld gaming PC to almost $3,000 for 2 TB model — Handheld now costs more than AMD's Strix Halo devices despite relatively weaker Z2 Extreme chip
Lenovo has raised the prices of its Legion Go 2 handhelds (with Z2 Extreme) across the board, with the worse offended being the 2 TB model, receiving a 93% hike. It went from $1,480 at launch to a staggering $2,850 in the span of just a few months, while the 1 TB model is now $2,000, up from $1,350
New report claims Microsoft is considering changing Day One access to Call of Duty on Game Pass
Microsoft is reportedly considering dropping Call of Duty from its Game Pass Day One offering. Read more
Iran's forced nationwide internet blackout becomes second-longest on record as it passes 1,000 hours offline — possessing Starlink terminals punishable by death, country using 'military-grade jamming' against terminals
Iran's nationwide Internet blackout has crossed the 1,000-hour mark and is now the second longest nation-scale shutdown ever measured.
'Single-player Tarkov' Road to Vostok's solo dev admits its huge popularity is "running away from me," but he has a plan
Having a successful launch as an indie developer is the moment where you get to breathe a sigh of relief, but it also comes with problems - especially if you're primarily working alone. Road to Vostok is a brutal survival shooter with permadeath, has heavy Escape From Tarkov and Stalker vibes, and i
GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games says new data breach "has no impact"
Rockstar Games has shut down concerns that GTA 6 could be impacted by a reported data breach. Following claims from hacker group 'ShinyHunters' that it had accessed private Rockstar Games data by posing as an internal service, the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption developer states that the br
DayZ creator Dean 'Rocket' Hall has over 2,000 hours in Kerbal Space Program and played the original XCOM at Mount Everest base camp: 'I think when I die, I will still be playing that game'
Dean 'Rocket' Hall, founder of New Zealand-based studio RocketWerkz, first encountered games via a Commodore 64 belonging to his cousins. "I think I played it constantly for about five hours. Then, at dinner, I looked basically green from the refresh rate of the monitor, and I ended up being very si
Tech company launches AI Jesus you can talk to for $2 a minute
A tech company have set up a new platform that allows users to have conversations with an avatar of Jesus Christ, made possible thanks to AI.
Call of Cthulhu’s creator reveals how its Sanity system accidentally changed roleplaying forever
Call of Cthulhu's creator Sandy Petersen revealed the moment he knew the iconic Sanity mechanic was special
SCS Software: Road to Consoles Dev Talk #2
Some time has passed since our first Road to Consoles Dev Talk, where we took you behind the scenes of our work on bringing Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator to the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. And today, we would like to share our progress since then with the second dev talk
Pokémon Champions launch feels more like a customer service than a game
The Pokémon Company's new live-service online battle game had a rough launch on Nintendo Switch, but it's to be expected
Cosplay is not consent, and I wish we'd stop feeling so entitled to shoving our phones in people's faces without asking them first
Three conventions colliding should have been a cool crossover opportunity, but harassment prevailed.
DayZ creator Dean 'Rocket' Hall has over 2,000 hours in Kerbal Space Program and played the original XCOM at Mount Everest base camp: 'I think when I die, I will still be playing that game'
The founder of RocketWerkz talks us through the games on his PC.
Bug fix patch
Thanks to all of your feedback and bug reports, we have been able to prepare a patch addressing the issues you detected. Special thanks to the players who have tested this patch on the experimental branch. PATCH NOTES Balancing: Increased Grenadier projectile speed Fixes: Fixed bug related to resett
Tiny 3-inch cube PCs bring a splash of color to the passive PC market with red, orange, green and blue options — Intel Twin Lake-powered Kubb Mini PCs start at $500
Kubb's colorful and compact 3-inch cube PCs are priced from $500 (€430) with 16GB RAM and 256GB SSDs.
Former Perfect Dark Dev Reportedly Working on Starcraft Shooter Game
Former Perfect Dark developer Drew Murray is now reportedly working on Blizzard’s long-rumored StarCraft shooter. The purported hire adds another possible sign that the unannounced StarCraft title may be moving beyond early incubation and isn't the only indirect hint of that being the case.
Journal With Which is the anti-Jujutsu Kaisen in the best way possible
Crunchyroll's most underrated Winter season anime is the total opposite of Jujutsu Kaisen
Open-world crime game Samson beats up a bunch of bugs in a new patch, as developer admits it 'released a game with flaws'
"We are listening to everyone's feedback."
Dancer with ALS performs on stage using brainwaves to control digital avatar
A dancer diagnosed with a life-changing condition has returned to the stage by using her brainwaves to control a digital avatar in real time.