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After 007 First Light, can we ease up on parry prompts and ledge-climbing?
Opinion | As IO Interactive experiments with traditional gaming norms, it makes a case for leaving some of them behind
With 1 million copies sold on Steam already, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era reveals big changes coming this year in early access roadmap
New modes, improvements, and more
CD Projekt Red reveals huge The Witcher 3 sales milestone, which helps explain why a third expansion is in development 11 years later
Why is CD Projekt Red making a third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt , more than a decade after the original game was released? A newly revealed sales milestone of 65 million units probably has something to do with it. That's a hell of an installed base to sell to. Read more
While we wait for the new Witcher 3 DLC, here are the 7 best game expansions to play in 2026
From Mass Effect to Elden Ring, the best DLCs make video games feel complete
Destiny 2's final update sounds so good that it just makes the game's death hurt even more
All-new Distortion events brings welcome change to Destiny's open world
A malware dev has committed a magnificent self-own after an AI-coded malicious package leaked its own GitHub private token
Whoops.
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic Gets Switch 2 Version & Paid Upgrade Path For Switch 1 Owners
Keeping you in the loop-de-loop. Atari has announced a Switch 2 Edition of theme park simulator RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic , alongside an upgrade path for owners of the Switch version - and they’re both available on the eShop today. The new version offers mouse controls and “enhanced resolution”, according to a press release, with the upgrade path retailing for £4.50 / $5.00. The standalone Switch 2 edition, meanwhile, will cost £26.99 / $29.99. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
GTA 6 finally releasing won't lead to a Rockstar staff exodus, Take-Two boss expects: "We have a lot of work to do after the launch"
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says "we don't see that in our company"
How to complete the Forza Horizon 6 Photo Challenge for Tokyo Tower
Photo Challenges in FH6 are completed by driving to the specified location and snapping a picture
FIFA announces new "Digital Football" vision, an ecosystem of games from multiple publishers and developers
Football governing body FIFA has announced a new gaming strategy called Digital Football, formalising its shift to working with multiple developers and publishers following the breakdown of its long-running partnership with EA in 2022 . Read more
Subnautica 2's botched bonus deal is about to wipe out more than one-third of Krafton's $736 million annual profit for 2025
Newly-revealed details of the Unknown Worlds acquisition make it look like a very bad deal for Krafton.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, not to be confused with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, sees North Korea invade South Korea
By this point, I'm convinced the Call of Duty series is a sick experiment testing the limits of mass deja vu. Infinity Ward, the makers of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare have just announced their new game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. This new game has a linear campaign that sees North Korea bombard South Korean capital Seoul before launching a land invasion of the city. In one strand of the campaign you'll play as a South Korean soldier repelling the invasion, in another you'll play as a North Korean soldier on the other side of the battle, and in a third series regular Captain Price is off causing a ruckus. Read more
Planet Zoo 2 is on the way later this year, adding in aquatic animals as a big win for mola mola lovers
Truth be told, in the leadup to the proper reveal of Planet Zoo 2, with developer Frontier Developments not so subtly teasing it, my immediate thought was, "didn't that come out already?" Apparently not! For Planet Zoo 2 has in fact now been revealed, and is yet to be released. An announcement trailer shows it off a touch, though not in any mechanical detail, and to be honest my fight or flight is being set off by the human zoo visitors in a way I don't want to sit with. Read more
This week's Epic Games freebies will let you open your dream cat cafe, and dive into a Queen's Blood-like space battler
Cozy cat cafe sim Calico and sci-fi roguelike Lonestar are free this week on the Epic Games Store, providing two very different experiences.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced devs aren't worried about pirate games like Sea of Thieves and Windrose, because Ubisoft offers a "unique mixture" others don't
Edward Kenway's adventure stands out
Sony's PS5 earbuds take centre stage in the Days of Play sale, but the SteelSeries Game Buds are the real star
Even amidst the Sony Days of Play sale, I'd recommend you grab the SteelSeries Arctis Game Buds for your PS5.
There isn't much that's "new" about Razer's Iskur V2 "NewGen" gaming chair, and for $649, I really wish there was
Razer's "NewGen" Iskur V2 gaming chair feels a little too familiar, and its high price tag might be the epitome of that.
Red Dead Redemption 2 just had its best sales year since launch, but Take-Two CEO doesn't think GTA 6 hype is behind it
"I think that stands alone"
Unlike The Sims, early access hit Paralives will "never" have paid DLC and will stick to free updates, devs say
Though we'd known about it for quite some time, breezy life simulator Paralives has managed to become one of this month's surprise hits. With over 250k copies sold in less than eight hours, it was off to a great start on Steam earlier this week, and now the developers are promising no paid DLC will be released. Read more
Dragon Quest V Character Debora Returns in New Dragon Quest Monsters
Debora from Dragon Quest V will apparently play a part in the new Dragon Quest Monsters game alongside Bianca and Nera. The post Dragon Quest V Character Debora Returns in New Dragon Quest Monsters appeared first on Siliconera .
Marvel fans celebrate anniversary of one of the "top 5 casting[s] in the MCU"
It's been 12 years since Charlie Cox was cast as Daredevil
ByteDance has had enough of waiting months for processors, so it's going to make them itself
'No AMD or Intel makes ByteDance go something, something.'
Re Aura codes (May 2026)
Redeem these Re Aura codes for all the free shards and skins you’ll need to roll for aura-boosting sins in this Roblox Leg Day simulator.
There's a new Omen in town, but this gaming laptop's spec sheet is making me wince
The HyperX Omen Max 16 is now officially out in the wild, but RAM and storage costs have hit this model hard, and the previous generation still comes out on top.