R&R: The Stars My Destination might not be comics exactly, but it’s still great | News World
“It was a golden age, a time of high adventure, rich living, and hard dying … but nobody thought so.” The opening line of Alfred Bester’s classic (and I mean…
Read moreOblivion Remastered’s lengthy patch drought could end with its Switch 2 release, which Bethesda say includes “optimisations” they hope to bring to PC | Gaming
It’s been just over a year since Oblivion Remastered got update 1.2, a patch aiming to improve its performance and fix a bunch of bugs that’d been floating around since…
Read moreThese Are The Final Two Xbox Game Pass Additions To Finish Off The Week (July 23) | Gaming
Keep an eye out for that in a few hours’ time, and don’t forget PC Game Pass technically has even more new additions based on yesterday’s reveal – Fuzion Frenzy,…
Read moreStalker 2 studio founder’s claims that Xbox paid more for exclusivity than the game cost to make “do not reflect the actual facts”, according to GSC Game World | Gaming
Stalker 2 studio GSC Game World have refuted claims from their original founder Sergiy Grygorovych, who left GSC in 2023, that Xbox paid more than the game cost to make…
Read moreXbox version of Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game delayed by over a month, less than 24 hours before launch | Gaming
Less than 24 hours before its intended release date, the developers behind the Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game have announced some serious disruptions to the launch on Xbox and Nintendo…
Read more‘Far beyond anything we had predicted’: Framework says its supplier’s memory prices are ‘more than double’ its previous shipment | Gaming
Over the last few months, Framework has been doing a pretty good job of keeping RAM prices for its modular laptops/mainboards/desktops from climbing too high as a result of the…
Read moreUbisoft adds 80+ games to the Xbox PC Store without Xbox achievements | Gaming
Ubisoft has quietly made 80+ of its most popular titles available for purchase through the Xbox Store on PC, but the experience is far from seamless. VIEW GALLERY – 2…
Read moreXbox announces backwards compatibility for PC and handheld devices | Gaming
Xbox is introducing backwards compatibility for PC and handheld devices, starting with four original titles: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and…
Read moreAssassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced modders make Blackbeard playable, but here’s a syringe-shaped reason to avoid historically accurate pirate roleplay | Gaming
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced‘s an idyllic pirate adventure, especially given it trains its eye firmly on Edward Kenway’s quest for booty. Naturally, Kenway hangs out with a bunch of…
Read more“The goal is to provide what we can”: Elder Scrolls Online Crown Store undergoing changes due to “team bandwidth” in wake of Xbox layoffs | Gaming
Following Microsoft’s mass layoffs, The Elder Scrolls Online has ended up in a transitional period while remaining staff work to forge a path forwards. If you want evidence of effects…
Read moreComic-Con kicks off with Marvel’s return | News World
The studio skipped last year’s event, but will be back at the coveted Hall H on Saturday to promote “Avengers: Doomsday,” which is slated to premiere in December. Under the…
Read moreAvatar Legends: The Fighting Game for Xbox Series delayed to September 3 | Gaming
Publisher and developer Gameplay Group, and publisher PM Studios have delayed the Xbox Series version of Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game to September 3 due to “unforeseen circumstances on a…
Read moreThe challenges of developing the colony sim, from Dungeon Keeper to Dwarf Fortress and beyond | Gaming
From the archives: This feature was originally published in PC Gamer #305 (UK, June 2017). It appears below as originally written, with only minor changes in formatting and presentation. No…
Read moreUnion claims Bethesda developers ‘received termination letters’ the day Xbox announced new Fallouts—after being told they would still have jobs until September | Gaming
The Bethesda Game Studios Union says it is filing a legal complaint against Bethesda for “continuing to violate labor laws in Canada” by prematurely terminating Canadian employees on July 17—the…
Read moreSplatoon Raiders developers reveal it originally was “like a base defence game” before evolving into a faster spin-off “with a strong sense of action” | Gaming
Splatoon Raiders will attempt to make a splash tomorrow, 23rd July, and Nintendo is celebrating its launch on Switch 2 with a surprisingly in-depth chat with four key Nintendo EPD…
Read moreForgo visiting the real thing this summer and build the waterpark of your dreams in Aquapark Tycoon, now out in early access | Gaming
Waterparks have always felt like quite a strange concept to me in that the UK is small enough that you can just take a quick train ride and be…
Read moreSteam wishlists are getting categories, making it even easier to organise all those games you’ll definitely buy next sale | Gaming
If there’s anything I know about Steam users, it’s that they bloody love that wishlist system. Hundreds, if not thousands of games, all plonked in a single list that…
Read moreGamescom 2026’s exhibition area is fully booked for the first time | Gaming
The exhibition area of Gamescom 2026 has hit a new milestone and is, for the first time, completely booked up this year. Citing “demand of exhibitors higher than ever before,”…
Read moreBest Buy’s Trio of Exclusive Limited Edition Xbox Elite Series 2 Core Controllers Are on Sale Today | Gaming
A trio of limited edition Xbox Elite Series 2 Core controllers are available exclusively at Best Buy and for this week only they’re on sale. They’re normally listed for $149.99…
Read moreMarvel October 2026 Solicits: Midnight Universe, New Avengers And Much More | News World
The Marvel Comics October 2026 solicits are here, teasing what to expect from the publisher coming up in the spookiest month of the year. And naturally, that means the debut…
Read moreOriginal Xbox Games Are Coming to PC Starting With Four Fan Favorites | Gaming
Four classic Xbox games are heading to PC as part of a new program from Microsoft. These older titles, which are currently available on Xbox Game Pass, will now be…
Read moreThe Video Game History Foundation’s latest collection is a deep dive into E3 “like you’ve never seen it before” | Gaming
Ah, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known by many as Summer Game Fes-, wait, sorry, guess I’ve already moved on! Better known as E3, of course, the first of…
Read moreIndie game gets last minute Steam delay while Valve reviews its ‘dozens of untextured polygons depicting ass and boobs’ | Gaming
Earlier this month, indie political satirist game dev Molleindustria—pseudonym of Paolo Pedercini, who created games like Democratic Socialism Simulator and New York Times Simulator—announced that he was moving up the…
Read moreLaid off Bethesda Montreal staff allegedly told they’d get “smallest severance legally possible” the same day as those Fallout announcements | Gaming
Last week, in the wake of yet another round of mass layoffs across the company, Xbox announced that Fallout 5 is in preproduction, Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters…
Read moreFollowing layoffs and muddy strategy shifts, Xbox announces Backward Compatibility on PC program, with Blinx and Conker leading the first wave | Gaming
As Microsoft tries to downplay the effects on its gaming business of cutting 3,200 jobs and four studios, Xbox is rethinking its whole strategy even if the more recent comments…
Read moreXbox Is Bringing Games From Its Original Console To PC | Gaming
Achievements are on the way for early Xbox games too. Xbox Game preservation is a hot topic at the minute amid Sony’s decision to stop making PlayStation discs….
Read moreBest Comic Con Panels at San Diego: Marvel, Lanterns, Percy Jackson | News World
From July 23-26, comic book aficionados, gamers, cosplayers and caped crusaders will descend on San Diego for Comic-Con. And as much as SDCC’s programmers focus on for superhero lovers and sci-fi nerds, this year’s lineup…
Read moreHitscan is a new tool for connecting publishers with creators that are “driving the most impact and viewership” | Gaming
For a decade now, LA-based talent management company Loaded Holdings has been building up its video games business. First came Open World, a consultancy aimed at helping marketers unfamiliar with…
Read moreBaldur’s Gate series overlords Hasbro take $56 million hit after cancelling several games due out in “2028 and beyond”, with Exodus and Warlock unaffected | Gaming
Hasbro, parent company of Baldur’s Gate IP holders Wizards of the Coast and backer of Exodus developers Archetype Entertainment, have announced a $56 million impairment as part of their latest…
Read moreXbox Console Sales Rose In June, Despite Price Increases | Gaming
June was a surprisingly good month for Xbox console sales, which have been in a pretty bad spot for a while now. Some of that was due to this time…
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