Thief, Dishonored and Philip Marlowe combine in Noirmancer, a stealth sim that lets you wipe minds with a snap of your fingers | Gaming

Oh heck, colleagues, we got one: a promising videogame. Noirmancer is a first-person single-player stealth sim, heavily inspired by the original Thief, in which you are a hard-boiled sleuth with…

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Elon Musk said Gabe Newell gets ‘two thumbs up from me’ for the OpenAI board but Jeff Bezos is ‘clueless’ | Gaming

The legal fight between OpenAI co-founders Elon Musk and Sam Altman has seen much internal documentation from the firm’s earliest years released to the public. One minor revelation has been…

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Paranormasight director Takanari Ishiyama believes high-quality indie games are helping smaller projects from big publishers | Gaming

The two Paranormasight games, The Seven Mysteries of Honjo and The Mermaid’s Curse, are among the most celebrated horror visual novels in recent years. Though it might be shocking to…

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It’s game over for Copilot on Xbox | Gaming

PERSONAL TECH Microsoft winds down console AI assistant as new boss says it no longer fits the plan Microsoft is halting Copilot development for Xbox consoles. New Xbox CEO Asha…

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11 years after vanishing from Steam, sneaky WW2 strategy gem R.U.S.E. gets a surprise Definitive Edition with Deck support and all the DLC | Gaming

Ancient World War 2 real-time strategy game R.U.S.E. has returned to Steam after over a decade’s absence. Original developers Eugen Systems have acquired the rights from Ubisoft and put…

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Upper Deck Breaks Down Batman: The Animated Series Trading Card Set’s Coolest Cards and Rarest Chases, Watch Our Full Unboxing (Exclusive) | News World

Batman: The Animated Series is one of the true all-time classics in DC’s vast catalog, and it continues to shine with every passing year. Between its timeless and stunning animated…

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Eerie visual novel Schrödinger’s Call explores the pain and joy of relationships via phone calls to purgatory | Gaming

I don’t play a lot of visual novels, and I certainly don’t make a lot of rotary dial phone calls, so a clickin’ and speakin’ game like Schrödinger’s Call is…

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Lilbits: OpenAI phone, Steam Machine, and the death of Copilot for Xbox | Gaming

The rising prices of memory and storage in recent months have impacted the pricing and availability of all sorts of computers and other devices. But major PC makers like Apple…

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Build a Rocket Boy reportedly hit with more layoffs | Gaming

An undisclosed number of employees have reportedly been laid off from MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy. Kotaku reports that 170 employees were let go, leaving about 80 staff at…

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This month’s Humble Choice is offering one of the best turnbased sicko RPGs of the century for an all time low $15—plus you get 7 other games including Diablo 4 | Gaming

I love Atlus’ JRPGs but most of the time, faced with the prospect of actually playing them, I flake out. I loved Persona 3 Reload and Metaphor ReFantazio, and Persona…

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Xbox creator becomes first console designer to bake bread using wild yeast illicitly collected from Microsoft campus | Gaming

A game designer, producer, and director who had a hand in developing games like System Shock, Terra Nova, and Flight Unlimited, Seamus Blackley is best known as the “father of…

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Motorslice, out today, looks to pick up where Mirror’s Edge, Nier Automata and Shadow of the Colossus left off | Gaming

There’s a severe drought of sharp looking parkour games at the moment. The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake got canned, and I don’t expect we’ll be…

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“Steam Controller ran out faster than we anticipated” Valve say, surprising no one, promising to get more stock in | Gaming

The Steam Controller is officially out now, having been released unto the world by the enigmatic Valve yesterday for all of us to have a go at purchasing. And…

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Resident Evil Requiem director says fan furore over Grace Ashcroft’s DLSS 5 AI makeover means team ‘got her design right’ | Gaming

Resident Evil Requiem protagonist Grace Ashcroft seemed to be an instant hit with series fans following the game’s launch back in February; so much so that when Nvidia unveiled an…

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Xbox’s New AI-Loving Boss Shocks World, Kills Useless AI Feature | Gaming

When Xbox’s new CEO, Asha Sharma, stepped into the sneakers once occupied by former chief/mascot Phil Spencer, she was greeted by raised eyebrows. Sure, there was the timing of it…

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How The Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Finale’s Big Courtroom [Spoiler] Reveal Differs From The Comics | News World

In the Season 2 finale of Daredevil: Born Again, Matt Murdock does the unthinkable when he tells a packed courtroom: “I am Daredevil.” During Karen Page’s trial, Mayor Wilson Fisk is…

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IGN Entertainment releases internal data as public report, developed by Kantar and UC Berkeley | Gaming

IGN Entertainment (IGNE), the parent organization of GamesIndustry.biz, has released a new report developed in association with Kantar and UC Berkeley analysing entertainment consumption. The data, based on detailed polling…

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Microsoft scraps Copilot on Xbox consoles in new business reorientation | Gaming

Microsoft is officially retiring Gaming Copilot on Xbox consoles and shifting gears to focus on optimization, efficiency, and growth. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Xbox is changing. The division today…

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‘The team has weathered a lot’: Subnautica 2 design lead says the community kept the dev team going ‘when it was at its hardest’ | Gaming

Considering the months of turmoil surrounding the development of Subnautica 2, it’s not just exciting that the undersea survival game is finally launching into early access next week on May…

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Dead as Disco is out in early access to fill the Hi-Fi Rush and, weirdly, Batman: Arkham series shaped hole in your heart | Gaming

At this point in time, even if Tango Gameworks were ultimately saved, there’s no telling when we might get a new Hi-Fi Rush game. I’d like it to be…

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Horizon Hunters Gathering lines up a second playtest for this month with better onboarding and tougher challenges | Gaming

Horizon Hunters Gathering continues to be a game with a name that has quite odd mouthfeel (I want to say it like Horizon Hunters: Gathering when it should be like…

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Remakes Of Myst And Riven Are Coming To PlayStation, Xbox And The Microsoft Store | Gaming

Developer Cyan Worlds is releasing remakes of the classic adventure game Myst and its sequel Riven on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the…

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I’m sorry to say that Conan Exiles’ todgers have been enlarged as part of its just-released Unreal Engine 5 makeover | Gaming

I don’t know how else to tell you this so I’m just going to come out and say it: the todgers in Conan Exiles have been updated, and they’re bigger…

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PlayStation’s Mixed-Reviewed ARPG Game May Actually Be Worth Playing Now | News World

PlayStation publishes all manner of games, some of which end up as undisputed classics while others falter at the final hurdle and end up bargain bin disappointments. In an earlier…

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Star Wars: X-Wing and MechWarrior veterans release In The Black, a “serious” space combat sim with Newtonian physics | Gaming

In The Black is a new space combat sim that is “laser focused on the pilot experience” – this being the one, entirely justifiable and indeed, pleasantly grisly usage of…

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This Forza Horizon 6 Bundle Is the Best Xbox Series X Deal Around Right Now | Gaming

If you’re in the market for a new game console, you’ll definitely want to consider this deal. Best Buy has a new bundle that comes with an Xbox Series X,…

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Phasmophobia’s latest update is live now, taking the horror out of the character models and leaving it in the ghosts | Gaming

As of today, you’ll find it a bit nicer to look at your friends in Phasmophobia. That’s thanks to the introduction of the multiplayer horror’s character update, which makes…

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Surprise: The studio making Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is full of former BioWare devs | Gaming

At The Game Awards 2025, LucasFilm Games revealed Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, an upcoming “spiritual successor” to BioWare’s beloved Knights of the Old Republic series. Returning to…

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“It’s a totally crazy market” – The seismic impact of the AI boom on video game hardware | Gaming

Generative AI has had a seismic impact on the price and availability of computer hardware. Major chip producers like Samsung, Hynix, and Micron have focused on furnishing the rapidly rising…

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Accessibility in our Cozy Punk Game, Wax Heads! | Gaming

We wanted to share a clear overview of how we’ve made Wax Heads easier to play for more people! Accessibility is incredibly important to us, and we want everyone to…

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