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Citizen Sleeper 1 and 2 are coming to Nintendo Switch 2 later this month
Citizen Sleeper – and its sequel, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector – are coming to Nintendo Switch 2 later this month. Read more
Have mercy on our hard drives: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation also includes every region from the already massive FF7 Rebirth
We need an award for the most Final Fantasy in one game
Ukrainian-made Lovecraftian horror game The Sinking City 2 finally has a release date, and you can play the first hour right now on Steam
Frogwares' are ready for you to dip your toes into their survival horror game The Sinking City 2 . What happens to said toes in those tentacle-filled Lovecraftian waters is your responsibility. As well as a release date – August 18th –, the Ukrainian developers have released the game's first hour as a demo on Steam. You'll step into the waterlogged gumshoes of private investigator Calvin as he searches for his missing lover, Faye, in the city of Arkham, a flooded Massachusetts town overwhelmed by Cthulhu horrors. Our Jeremy played a portion of the game recently and said it might just be "we'll finally have a good Cthulhu game that can stand up to the likes of what Pyramid Head and Nemesis have given genre enthusiasts." Read more
Gothic devs are 'monitoring the sentiment about lockpicking,' promise a PC patch for crashes by Monday
"We cannot stress enough how much easier this gets when you start adding skill points into it."
The Sinking City 2 arrives this August, and there's a demo you can play right now
Developer Frogwares' Lovecraftian horror sequel, The Sinking City 2 , is launching 18th August on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Additionally, an hour-long The Sinking City 2 demo is now available on Steam . Read more
Wardogs is a '100% player driven' modern military shooter for up to 100 players that's 'not a battle royale' or an extraction shooter
The "all-out warfare" FPS is coming to Steam later this year.
At Summer Game Fest 2026, video games retreat to the safety of the past
One of the enduring questions over the past few months - or really years - has been what happens next. Video games have seen arguably their greatest upheaval as a medium, as an exodus of investor cash and evisceration of talent, particularly in North America and Europe, led to a grim drought of the bigger-budget blockbusters that would have normally kept the industry ticking over last year and beyond. Read more
Delta iOS Gains Physical Cartridge Support Thanks To Epilogue
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"We got Assassin's Creed Hexe before Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Hexe": Everyone is making the same joke about the Assassin's Creed creator's new witchy game 1666: Amsterdam
Both games share a surprising amount of similarities
Elijah Wood says upcoming Lord of the Rings movie The Hunt for Gollum feels like "a family reunion," although Frodo only has a "relatively small" part
Exclusive: Frodo star Elijah Wood says returning to The Lord of the Rings in The Hunt for Gollum is "sort of like getting the band back together"
Here's how to watch the PC Gaming Show 2026
Featuring more than 50 PC games
Three days before launch, one of the most wishlisted games on Steam warns players not to expect 'a huge survival game' with 'hundreds of hours of main progression'
Instead expect a "calm, cozy, focused survival craft sandbox made by a tiny team" says developer Cyberwave.
A Rare 90s 5ft Pikachu Niko Niko Ride Is Going Up For Auction
I'll be completely honest, I never knew this existed until our friends at InsertBid listed it for auction. It's a Japanese electronic ride featuring the one and only Pikachu. It's 5ft tall, features two seats and has a built-in games system in the back,
One Of 2025's Best Games Is Getting A 'Nintendo Switch 2 Edition' This Month
Wake up, Sleeper. We've seen enough 'Nintendo Switch 2 Editions' now that the promise of a replay doesn't get us quite as excited as it did a year ago. When it's one of our absolute favourites from last year, however, with so many branching paths that a replay feels completely warranted, then yes, we'll get a little excited. That's exactly what's coming our way later this month, as Gareth Damian Martin of Jump Over The Age has announced that they are bringing the excellent Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (and its equally wonderful predecessor ) to the new hardware. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Palworld is finally leaving early access - here's when
It's finally happening: Palworld is leaving early access on 10th July. Read more
The Summer Game Fest showcase showed Japan’s top game-makers racing ever further ahead of the west | Opinion
Summer Game Fest’s 2026 showcase seemed to cement a grim truth for western game-makers: Japanese studios are delivering more and more quality games hardcore players love than the west seems able to right now. Read more
Question time: How often do you actually talk to strangers in MMOs?
Solo or hello?
Snipperclips Dev Is Bringing Its Murder Mystery Sequel To Switch 1 & 2 Next Month
Who's that behind the mask? SFB Games, the studio behind Snipperclips and Crow Country , popped up in the SGF Story Rich Showcase to reveal that it has another murder mystery in store for Switch 1 & 2. The Mermaid's Mask is the sequel to 2019's excellent Tangle Tower , and it'll arrive on the eShop on 16th July . Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Feature: Nintendo Switch 2 - Year One: The Digital Foundry Verdict
A true generational leap - and the best is yet to come. It's only been one year, but somehow it seems much longer. The rumour-mongering has played out, conjectured specs have given way to hard numbers and the capabilities of the T239 processor are now understood. So, 12 months on from its remarkable launch, what do we think of the machine? Is it truly a generational leap? How important has DLSS been for the hardware and are we getting on with its questionable display? Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
Both Citizen Sleeper games are coming to Switch 2 later this month
Players who own the Switch versions will be able to upgrade for free
Story Rich Showcase: Here’s all 26 games shown during its debut presentation
The new showcase focuses mainly on narrative-driven games
Stellar Blade: Blood Rain "is still in early development," Shift Up says, but the devs have "made incredible progress and [are] looking forward to sharing more details when ready"
The lack of a release date in the trailer was for a reason
Guild Wars 1 and 2 will continue to get updates even after Guild Wars 3 is out: 'We are not replacing your favorite games'
"We are not repeating the same approach as we did all those years ago," when Guild Wars 2 launched, says ArenaNet.
Guild Wars 2 review (2012)
It promises a revolution, but can Guild Wars 2 really set the online world to rights?