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Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has responded to claims its latest game used AI to generate images, admitting “2D visual props were created as part of early-stage iteration using experimental…

We Don’t Imagine these Wordsearches were made by Humans, Let Alone Pirates How do you jazz up a wordsearch? My mind immediately skips to Balatro, and how you might Balatro-ify…

DC Comics has been telling superhero stories the longest, creating the icons that would form the blueprint for every hero that came after them. These heroes have to not only…

Ed (RPS in peace) has, finally, posthumously, got his wish: another Screamer. This one’s gone all cyberpunk and/or anime-styled, with a heavy focus on story – it follows multiple, multinational…

This article is part of AI Week. Daniel Griliopoulos (left in the above picture) is a journalist turned games writer, who has worked on titles like Total War: Warhammer 3,…

Minecraft had a lot to show off at the latest Minecraft Live event, and the biggest star of the show was the reveal of a totally new game releasing on…

Vampires! They don’t just survive now, but crawl too, as evidenced by poncle’s follow-up to their tight and already quite influential bullet heaven Vampire Survivors, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo…

In a genre where so many games are determined to squabble over who can make the best LIDAR-scanned Monza, we need more Screamers. Milestone’s narrative-led, anime-infused arcade racer has a…

Xbox has seen another pair of tenured team members leave the company. The departures come in the wake of numerous leadership changes that have hit Xbox in recent months, abruptly…

Right, roll call time. “A barbarian (for all the bonk boys in the audience)”. Present. A mage who’s the smartypants choice. Yeah. A thief, who’s both “classic” and “obligatory”. Here….

Fans believe they’ve spotted signs of AI-generated art and AI-generated translation in Crimson Desert. Pearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert launch woes continue, with a slew of technical challenges across platforms and…

The comic book industry is mourning the loss of Sam Kieth, the visionary creator behind The Maxx and a key early artist on The Sandman. Kieth passed away at the…

Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 23-27! We’ve got a ton of great games arriving on Xbox consoles over the next few days, including the likes of Life…

Slay the Spire 2 is, quite notably, a game in early access. This means many things, but most importantly it means that any changes that are made aren’t necessarily final,…

In November 2024, industry veteran Pim Holfve took over as CEO of the indie publisher Raw Fury, succeeding the company’s founder, Jónas Antonsson. Now, he has been appointed dual CEO…

Modding is one of PC gaming’s greatest pleasures. It’s also a pain in the neck, especially as you go back and tinker with old games so they can be enjoyed…

I’m going to say it: bullet hells are more stressful than Souls-likes. Why are there 10,000 orbs approaching me, promising me misery and death! And I have to both…

If Phoenix Wright became a Vampire and Changed Profession I definitely judged Vampire Therapist by its title and opening five minutes. There’s something flippant about that title that made me…

We’ve had a new Xbox first-party game announcement today! It’s been revealed as part of Minecraft Live! that Minecraft Dungeons 2 will officially be coming to Xbox, PC, Switch and…

DC Comics is hitting a level that it hasn’t hit in a long time in 2026. The publisher had been lagging behind Marvel Comics for years, but starting with 2024’s…

Crimson Desert is, by many accounts, a video game. A not necessarily good one, a perhaps just ok to occasionally baffling video game that appears to be big for…

Surprise! Minecraft Dungeons 2 is coming to PC via Xbox and Steam, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and Xbox Series and Game Pass later this year. The announcement –…

Last month, a post caught some kind of virus and did the rounds, pondering why kids don’t care about Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest so much anymore, wondering what…

Modder Transquility on the Elden Ring Nexus has restored Merchant Kalé‘s NPC quest in our 2022 game of the year. There was originally a lot more to the early game…

With Steam hosting its big Spring Sale right now (featuring multiple Xbox Game Studios titles), it’s no surprise that questions are starting to be asked about the Xbox Spring Sale…

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) will not adopt the age-rating changes announced by Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) as it “could be confusing” for users. A spokesperson for the US…

The Xbox Series X is getting a feature that Xbox fans have wanted since the launch of the console in 2020. Perhaps the best feature the Xbox Series X boasts…

Palworld has honestly lived, and thrived, a lot longer than I honestly expected to. I guess the people really do want Pokemon with guns! As since its launch two…

Pearl Abyss have released the first proper update for their grand and obfuscatory open world RPG Crimson Desert, introducing a slew of tweaks for the game’s many, many systems….