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Marathon‘s Cryo Archive endgame map is stuffed with juicy, high-tier loot for Runners to shove into their backpacks. But by far the most prized item in Bungie’s formidable lose everything…

Sony has once again delisted a number of games from its storefronts, including the catalogues of alleged shovelware publishers like GoGame Console Publisher, VRCForge Studios, and Welding Byte. As first…

For the past 87 years, Marvel has been a media giant in not only comics but also action figures, various animated and live-action series, and the film industry. They have…

Final Vanguard is a real-time sci-fi 4X grand strategy game that puts an unusually big emphasis on migration. We’ve seen migration mechanics in many 4X games – pops can shuffle…

A translator formerly employed by Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 studio Warhorse Studios claims he has been “fired and replaced with AI.” In a statement posted to Reddit reportedly verified by…

According to recent reports, Metaphor: ReFantazio might soon come to the end of its lifespan on Xbox Game Pass. Such conclusions were drawn based on the fact that games usually…

Warning: This article contains spoilers from the One Piece manga! As an adventure series, One Piece focuses on a long and dangerous journey across the seas, following the Straw Hat Pirates as they…

To date, the Xbox Backwards Compatibility program remains a hallmark of game preservation, making dozens upon dozens of original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles fully playable on modern Xbox hardware,…

Good art generally requires risk-taking and good business is generally risk-averse—sucks for you if you’re trying to make a big budget videogame based on one of the most popular movie…

If you read our verdict over the weekend, you’ll know that Mark and I found the anime-flavoured Screamer reboot to be a delightfully exaggerated bit of slidey arcade racing –…

Arc Raiders is reworking its crafting system after acknowledging the “one piece of feedback [that] kept coming up” from players was the “pain point” of gathering missing materials. “One of…

Xbox Cloud Gaming leaks are pointing to something players have wanted for years, a way to bring back older titles that quietly disappeared. Activity inside Microsoft’s cloud systems indicates it…

There are so many PlayStation games that failed to penetrate the zeitgeist in any meaningful way that they’ve begun to congeal into a sad graveyard of forgotten IPs. It is…

Ken Kutaragi has been announced as the first keynote speaker for Game Republic New Horizons 2026. Recognised as the ‘Father of the PlayStation,’ Kutaragi joined Sony Corporation in 1975 and…

Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden will release Telenet Japan-developed, 1992-released Genesis RPG Traysia for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on April 24, the…

Critical Hit Welcome to Critical Hit (formerly known as Soundtrack Sunday), where I celebrate and lament all things videogame music, audio design, and the ways our favourite games make our…

Roguelite clone-stabber (and upsettingly effective paranoia generator) It Has My Face is skulking out of early access this month, a Steam news update confirming its 1.0 release for April 3rd…

A Leap into a Bonkers Mystery A strong contender for the longest name given to a video game in 2026 has washed up on my shore. Going by the title,…

Gamers in Türkiye will be the first in the world to grab a McDonald’s ‘Archie’ device – a controller peripheral that keeps your controller active while you step away, presumably…

Wolverine became popular for a lot of reasons, but one of the most important was the mystery surrounding him. He joined the X-Men as the ultimate loner with a mysterious…

esthermm/Shutterstock The Xbox Series X and Series S consoles can do many things. They’re multimedia menageries where you can play high-end video…

The Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless has been a long-time favourite mechanical keyboard of mine. That’s because of its highly functional, near-full-size layout, its smooth, lubricated switches, and…

Build a Rocket Boy CEO Mark Gerhard has addressed the end of the developer’s publishing agreement with IOI Partners, stating that it “likes being able to control [its] own destiny…

Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine, have announced plans to lay off more than 1000 staff. In a company-wide letter, CEO Tim Sweeney blamed both “industry-wide…

Sean Martin, Senior Guides Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week: I was trying to make a dent in Crimson Desert. This week: I’m still trying. What is Crimson Desert? Genuinely,…

Xbox has been losing the console war to Nintendo and Sony since the release of the Xbox One, with the only true factor keeping the Xbox Series X/S relevant being…

The new Steam Machine remains an almost tragically distant prospect, despite Valve’s attempts at reassurance. But y’ know what the next best thing is? Not caring about hardware release dates,…

Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of GTA developer Rockstar Games, has reportedly laid off its AI team, including its head of AI. Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has previously plainly stated…

Xbox Game Pass subscribers can now stream 50 additional titles that they own via Xbox Cloud Gaming. The early April 2026 catalog update marks the second expansion of the Xbox…