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Valve’s new Steam Machine started shipping on The Steam Machine officially launched on June 30, 2026, with units shipping that day, dropping a $1,049 living-room PC into a market Microsoft’s…

Marathon‘s already announced mid-season 2 update is set to arrive next week, bringing with it the shooter’s first proper, albeit experimental, PvE mode, Vault Breaker. A new blog post…

“What is happening to me?” That’s the biggest question heading into Spider-Man: Brand New Day, in which Peter Parker (Tom Holland) undergoes a transformation that might turn the friendly neighborhood…

I’ve never been a football person, so this whole Global Mug thing that’s going on at the moment is as important to me as eyelids for a fish. What…

While I spent much of 2025 obsessed with Blue Prince, PC Gamer’s ‘best design’ GOTY award winner, it wasn’t the only killer puzzle game to release near the beginning of…

The Develop:Star Awards 2026 were held last night, where Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 continued its success by winning three awards. Sandfall Interactive’s title was recognised for Best Game, Best Narrative,…

Summary Pre-orders are live today with a 20% discount. Uncover the truth behind a world ruled by a supreme AI through surreal “Mirrormazes”. Unique mechanics turn movement into a tactical…

Stephen Wacker has been named new Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics, as C.B. Cebulski heads to new role as Editor, Asia Originals for Marvel in Japan. Not only that, but Marvel…

The Xbox Summer Sale 2026 is now in full swing with discounts on more than 2,000 games, including some insane deals on two brilliant Final Fantasy titles. Final Fantasy VII…

As strange as it might sound, there truly might be no better piece of writing to turn into an anime girl roguelike than Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. It’s the…

Outside of the entirety of the ocean, the thing that probably scares me most about the things the world produces are natural disasters. You’re telling me that sometimes the…

It sounds as though EA’s being careful, for now, about which brands can advertise in its games. Last month, EA announced a new advertising platform allowing brands to hawk their…

For this week’s photo challenge in Forza Horizon 6, you need to take a photo of a Ferrari in Shikisai-no-Oka, a large flower field. The thing is, there’s not exactly…

From chaotic city streets and anime battles to wild sports showdowns, charming zoos, and theatrical action, this week’s Free Play Days lineup has something for every kind of player! Crisol:…

This article is part of ExDev Week. Canadian studio Blackbird Interactive, which was founded by Relic Entertainment and EA Canada alumni back in 2007, is probably best known for creating…

GOG, famed revampers of classic PC games, have done just that to the Gold edition of beloved purse-snatching stealth romp Thief: The Dark Project. Through the storefront’s preservation program, the…

Earlier this month, Xbox outlined plans to lay off over 3,200 staff throughout this fiscal year, in what it called “the most significant restructure” in the company’s history. Today, as…

What to Know San Diego Comic-Con 2026 runs from Thursday, July 23 to Sunday, July 26. While guests are required to have a badge to enter the San Diego Convention…

Last week’s Microsoft layoffs, a seemingly never-ending source of terrible and sobering news, included several members of the Elder Scrolls Online’s leadership team. According to a WARN notice, studio head…

Stop a Zombie Outbreak in Quarantine Zone: The Last Check Quarantine Zone: The Last Check has officially arrived on Xbox Series X/S, giving console players the chance to experience one…

Multiple members of Zenimax Online Studios’ senior leadership are being cut from the company, as part of sweeping Xbox layoffs that have resulted in over 200 redundancies from the Elder…

TSMC, the world’s biggest chipmaker, has reportedly just announced it plans to invest another $100 billion in the US (via AP News) to expand its chip production in the country….

This article is part of ExDev Week. GamesIndustry.biz asked a range of external development studios what lessons they have learned over the years, and the responses ranged widely – but…

A Brazilian Xbox player has won a court ruling against Microsoft after the company permanently suspended his account following a hack and told him to repurchase his digital game library….

A fresh report has shed light on what played out behind the scenes last week as Microsoft laid off around 1600 people and parted ways with a number of studios….

Stan Lee’s legacy is once again in the spotlight—but this time, it’s not because of Marvel. A new documentary claims the comic book legend spent his final years being systematically…

Teams across Xbox are still just beginning to feel the deep impact of this month’s 1,600 layoffs. Those cuts have now been revealed to include leadership at ZeniMax Online Studios,…

Dead Space creator Glen Schofield has decided it’s time to walk away from game development, or at least “the day-to-day work of making them. Thus concludes a career which kicked…

Archive Spelunker Archive Spelunker Wes Fenlon Senior Editor From the archives: This Extra Life columb was originally published in PC Gamer 313 (January 2018). It appears as originally written, with…