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Gears of War: E-Day somehow feels exactly like a direct continuation of the original Xbox 360 trilogy, for better and for worse
Marcus Fenix says something gruffly, his squad laughs, then a horde of Locust enemies rushes the team. The hulking figure of Marcus roadie-runs towards the nearest hip-high bit of cover, slams his muscly shoulder into the concrete, and starts laying down suppressing fire with his Lancer machine gun. Enemy bodies fall apart in meaty chunks, blood spatters on the stone floor. A grey-skinned drone breaks through the defensive line and levels his Gnasher at you, finger on the trigger. Fenix revs the chainsaw on his Lancer, and cleaves through the warm flesh of this vagrant body in a sluice of wet viscera. I cannot tell if it is 2026, or 2008. Read more
Path of Exile 2 gets a full 1.0 release date, and a sword class
Path of Exile 2 now has a 1.0 release date and a sword class, so players can mark their calendars for when the ARPG goes fully free to play.
Atari is taking another shot at reviving RollerCoaster Tycoon
RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks is being developed by Springloaded, makers of the excellent Let's Build a Zoo.
Schell Games reportedly lays off staff
Schell Games, co-developer of Among Us 3D and studio behind the I Expect You to Die series, has reportedly laid off staff. Read more
Yes, the leaks were true - a Lego version of Cities Skylines is on its way to PC and consoles
Well there go, the leaks were true! Paradox has announced a brand-new entry in its Cities Skylines series, and this time it's getting a Lego makeover for what it's calling a "playful take" on city building that's heading to Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Switch 2 . Read more
New Rock Band-style game from original Guitar Hero developers release alongside plastic instruments December 10
Stage Tour launches December 10 with a £100 guitar controller
1666: Amsterdam's early access is live now but there's still plenty that needs ironing out before I'd pay $30 for it
Long road ahead.
Lego Skylines is the city-building game of my dreams, and the new Cities: Skylines devs are making it look like everything I could've imagined
Lego and Cities: Skylines joining forces feels like a perfect match
Next big D&D game fully revealed with lengthy gameplay trailer
Warlock gameplay is bringing me back to the mid-2000s.
Lego Skylines is a brick-based spin-off of the Cities: Skylines series
The game will see players building cities out of Lego
Transport Fever 3 release date confirmed, arriving this year as the ultimate transport management game
Developer Urban Games have confirmed a release date for the third instalment in the Transport Fever series, with preorders for all editions now open.
Lego Skylines puts a cozy spin on Paradox's classic city builder
Build a sprawling metropolis made entirely from everyone’s favorite blocks in Iceflake Studios’ new cozy city-builder, Lego Skylines.
Having taken over Cities: Skylines 2's resurrection, Iceflake Studios are also making a bricky city builder called Lego Skylines
You probably don't need me to recap the difficult life Cities: Skylines 2 has had since hitting the streets in 2023. Plagued by performance issues and prompting questions over whether its additions made it a worthy sequel right out of the gate, thus followed years of tweaks aiming to undo the damage. Eventually, original developers Colossal Order handed over the game and series' reins to Iceflake Studios, with Paradox Interactive staying on as publishers. The latter two have now revealed the next game in the Skylines series - a brick-built city builder dubbed Lego Skylines. It's not a bad name, but surely they could have gone with Lego Cities. Read more
1666 Amsterdam is out and unfinished – but that's the whole point
1666 Amsterdam is fiddly, weird, and rough around the edges, which makes it a perfect Early Access game
Paradox's new grand strategy game is a truly feral take on the post-apocalypse
At long last, the Swedish grand strategy masters have ditched courtly manners and diplomatic marriages for a setting with some bite to it.
Crusader Kings devs Paradox officially reveal Afterworld, a Fallout-flavoured grand strategy game in which you can overrun America with a cannibal cult
Following leaks earlier in the week , Crusader Kings 3 and Hearts of Iron IV creators Paradox Interactive have officially announced Afterworld , a post-apocalyptic grand strategy game about wasteland tribes jostling for dominance of a procedurally generated North America. It's Paradox Development Studio's "first non-historical setting in a decade", in the words of game director Dan Lind. Read more
Snoop Dogg is coming to Hitman: World of Assassination
Take down Snoop in Hitman: World of Assassination before he leaves the game next month
Hit roguelike and my GOTY Mewgenics is coming to console next month
Cat breeding on console kicks off September 8, 2026
Warlock, the next big D&D game to come after Baldur's Gate 3, just showed off nearly 10 minutes of its Dragon's Dogma-style gameplay – and I can't wait to play next year
I'm ready to forge my pact with Tasha
Metro 2039 brings back weapon customization from Metro Exodus, but that isn't the only thing we learned from its stunning new gameplay trailer
Metro 2039 is bringing back weapon customization from Metro Exodus, but that's not all we learned from the new trailer
Battle royale goes grunge: there's a new PUBG game and it's set in the '90s
PUBG: Ded.net is "a new multiplayer FPS that combines shooter gameplay with roguelite progression across runs."
Game of Thrones RTS War for Westeros just got a first gameplay trailer confirming some familiar faces
If you've been eager for an update on that Game of Thrones RTS announced during last year's Summer Game Fest showcase , tonight's your night: War for Westeros just got its first gameplay trailer for you to peruse. Read more
Dungeons & Dragons game Warlock gets a first proper trailer, showing single-player action gameplay
Dungeons & Dragons game Warlock has had a first proper trailer featured at Gamescom Opening Night Live this evening. Read more
1001: Threads of Mizan's carpet riding shines as it tries to add multiplayer to a triple-A action game
1001: Threads of Mizan, the debut title from MBC Game Studio, combines generic multiplayer action with thrilling, carpet-riding movement.