“If the player trusts you enough, they are not going to savescum”: Why the makers of some of the best RPGs on PC want you to get used to failing | Gaming
When it comes to RPGs, I am an irredeemable savescummer. I admit it. I’ll slam F9 at the drop of a hat (perhaps the hat was dropped as a result…
Read morePulling focus: Must AAA pander to the distracted? | Opinion | Gaming
There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about the effect that the inflation of development budgets has had on the industry. As budgets in the hundreds of millions…
Read moreBrainrot Kart Review | TheXboxHub | Gaming
Tossing £2 Into A Well Will Give You More Satisfaction My daughters tell me that Brainrot is, and I quote, “so 2025”. But that unc-ness didn’t stop them from pestering…
Read moreChloe Bennethem nominated for $25,000 Stan Lee award | News World
ORLANDO, Fla. — Chloe Bennethem, a 7-year-old girl battling cancer, has been nominated for the Stan Lee Foundation “Super Kid” award. If she wins the nationwide competition, Chloe stands to…
Read moreWill XBOX Game Pass Lose Day-One Releases? Reliable Source Clarifies Rumor That Has Many Service Users Worried | Gaming
In recent days, worrying rumors have circulated about the future of XBOX Game Pass. Sources claim that Microsoft is preparing radical changes to its service’s business model and that there…
Read moreThree different 4X strategy games, three different solutions to “that inherent problem” of disappearing exploration | Gaming
There is an issue in 4X games. In fact, it’s so persistent, that Amplitude Studios’ co-founder and CEO Romain de Waubert de Genlis describes it as an “inherent problem”, one…
Read moreI played the adventure game so scandalous that it was physically destroyed by UK customs | Gaming
Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out…
Read moreHoYoverse’s Nodusfall might look like Elden Ring, but there’s a promising dark fantasy action game here that took me by surprise | Gaming
Nodusfall, aesthetically at least, is about as far from a typical HoYoverse game as you can get. Gone are the bright colours, cute creatures, and bountiful anime women. In their…
Read moreThese 50+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 21-25) | Gaming
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 21-25! We’ve got a few really big games coming out over the next few days in Control Resonant, EA Sports FC 27…
Read moreSessions on managing AI impact, neurodivergent teams and personal resilience confirmed for GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit | Gaming
We are delighted to confirm the first round of facilitated discussion sessions at this year’s GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, sponsored by Amiqus, which will be held next month at the Royal…
Read moreDC COMICS December 2026 Solitics: The Bat-Family | News World
Yesterday we brought you the headlines from DC Comics’ December 2026 solicits. Today we’re digger dipper into what the publisher has planned for the holidays, starting with a round-up of…
Read more“Publishers are afraid of certain parts of the world”: Saber Interactive’s message to North American studios is to get their head out of their own geography | Gaming
Layoffs have been a constant drumbeat in gaming industry news since 2022. Even if the cadence of layoffs seems to have slowed in 2026, the severity of those cuts has…
Read moreHope in the City Launches November 10 on Xbox and Steam | Gaming
Lofty Sky Games has announced that Hope in the City launches on November 10, 2026, for Xbox and PC via Steam. The release date was revealed during the Xbox Tokyo…
Read moreThe Last of Us game director apologizes for God of War Laufey criticism, points finger at industry leaders for triple-A stagnation | Gaming
The Last of Us game director Bruce Straley has apologized for singling out God of War Laufey in a comment about lack of innovation in triple-A games. “God Of War…
Read moreAn 18-year-old game has re-appeared on the Xbox best-selling charts, and likely for a good reason | Gaming
Summary GTA IV resurfaces on Xbox, a best-seller like a phoenix, nearly 20 years after its release. GTA VI hype likely has players jumping back into older Rockstar games like…
Read moreNew 200GB GTA 5 leak suggests Rockstar Games scrapped a massive Liberty City DLC, and reportedly includes very early GTA 6 work | Gaming
Rockstar Games‘ latest leak seemingly includes a nearly 200GB version of GTA 5‘s source code, suggesting the developer started and then scrapped plans for a Liberty City DLC, alongside very…
Read moreControl Resonant review: A superbly strange action-RPG that’ll make you feel tiny and godly at once | Gaming
Control Resonant review Control Resonant’s roaring melee battles and grasp of cosmic weirdness put this unlikely sequel up there with Remedy’s finest work. Developer: Remedy Entertainment Publishers: Remedy Entertainment Release:…
Read more10 Years Later, Star Trek’s Best Era Is Officially Making a Comeback | News World
Star Trek is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and a large part of how it got to that point is its ability to reinvent itself. Whether it’s Star Trek: The Next…
Read more“They’ve watched so many people lose their jobs, that has an impact” – Managing morale in the wake of layoffs | Gaming
With tens of thousands of jobs lost across industry in the past few years, to say this is a demoralising time to be working in video games would be something…
Read moreFallout 76 has finally added native Xbox Series X|S support in its latest update, along with new questlines, new seasonal content, and more | Gaming
During the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 showcase, Fallout 76 appeared with a trailer for a content update called ‘The Slasher’ where players are tasked with hunting down the titular…
Read moreDueling industry surveys show Japanese game devs are embracing AI, while North American ones are still skeptical | Gaming
As reported by Automaton, the 2026 CESA Videogame Industry Report, a survey-based assessment of the Japanese games business, shows a sharp uptick in AI adoption by Japanese developers: 85.8% in…
Read moreWelcome to The World’s Game: EA Sports FC 27 Early Access Trial with EA Play Available Today | Gaming
Great Games Juliet Niczewicz Senior Director, Corporate Communications, EA September 18, 2026 · 3 min read …
Read moreRoman Sands RE:Build review: A unique and obliterating blend of resort sim, engineering horror and alchemic ritual | Gaming
Roman Sands RE:Build reviewA brilliantly cracked, playful, gloomy and ritualistic “service industry adventure” that sort of consists of two games mirroring each other. Developer: Arbitrary Metric Publisher: Serenity Forge Release:…
Read moreSingle player games might require age verification if they use Steam under EU Kids Act’s current draft, according to MEP’s senior policy adviser | Gaming
The European Commission proposed new rules around how under-15s access the likes of social media, AI chatbots, and online video games earlier this week. The draft legislation is called the…
Read moreCan You Stream Kick on Xbox: Complete Guide for Xbox Users | Gaming
Growing your Kick account implies finding the right type of content, keeping quality at high standards and being consistent, before anything else. Now, the more varied your content is, the…
Read moreSony execs behind iconic game-sharing meme recreate it, but fittingly, without a physical game | Gaming
Former PlayStation executives Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes have recreated their iconic “this is how you share your games on PS4” moment – now with a very timely game-less picture….
Read moreRoblox , MIracleman, World War Z and More! | News World
Welcome back everyone. Thank you for stopping by to check out the latest TF. You can also find me here: @comic_book_true_firsts Roblox Annual 2019 First comic appearance Sam Raimi…
Read moreControl Resonant | Critical Consensus | Gaming
Seven years after launching Control, Remedy returns to a paranatural Manhattan with Control Resonant. Remedy has called Resonant a “not so safe sequel,” a perception some may attribute to the…
Read moreTractor-battling teenage road trip RPG Keep Driving is getting official mod support via Steam Workshop later this month | Gaming
Brendy (RPS in peace) liked Keep Driving. Nic (RPS in peace) liked Keep Driving. I (RPS still alive) liked Keep Driving. Julian (RPS currently boss) liked Keep Driving. You, reader,…
Read moreControl Resonant Review (Xbox Series X|S) | Gaming
Control Resonant is an atypical sequel that has spent the last seven years staying up late watching X-Files reruns and scoffing bowls of Sugar Puffs. Remedy takes a leap of…
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