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Go grandmaster becomes first human to win series against advanced AI engine in 3-hour match
We've still got some fight left in us.
8-year Old School RuneScape saga comes to a close with former dev sentenced for stealing $400K in gold and items from players
You ever just lose your 20s to a self-inflicted RuneScape legal saga.
The ESRB wouldn't let Valve release the cinematic trailer for Left 4 Dead 2, so what did they do? They "leaked" it, obviously
My only experience of Left 4 Dead 2 is a handful of sessions in my youth where a friend handed me a controller (me, a person whose shooter experience extended to Ratchet and Clank at the time), told me nothing, and let the chaos unfold. I did not do a good job. But it left a lasting impression! Though perhaps that impression would have changed had I seen its cinematic trailer as soon as Valve had wanted to release it. The problem was, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board weren't so hot on the game, including its marketing materials, so that left Valve with one option: leaking the trailer themselves. Read more
Saber CCO Tim Willits blames layoffs on games industry overspecialization: 'Studios that have a couple hundred employees that work on one game are going to struggle'
"Why not take a risk?"
Double Fine's first game post-Xbox split is a goofy bus driving sim all about slapping passengers who don't follow the rules and doing a good job
It's been a couple of months since Double Fine parted ways from Xbox, and they've been busy getting to work since that split. There's that game jam Kickstarter they recently launched that has Brutal Legend 2 as a stretch goal (just ignore the fact that stretch goal is $100 million). And now, the once again indie studio has announced their first game post-Xbox: Thank You Bus Driver, a very silly job sim where you drive passengers to their destinations, and slap them if they break the rules. Read more
38 years of love later, a couple is remaking their Zelda-inspired NES gem and putting it on Steam after learning it's a cult classic
The Battle of Olympus remake is "the culmination of our lives in game development"
Brutally realistic FPS Ready or Not gets a transformative new mission editor
Ready or Not update 1.5 introduces a mission editor, letting you tweak detailed gameplay variables to customize the FPS game to your liking.
Mortal Shell 2's latest update adds in an experimental new mode that adjusts the challenge based on how much you do or don't die
Another week, another Mortal Shell 2 update! The first proper one arrived a week ago , and smoothed down some of the game's rough edges to make for a (slightly) more generous experience. This next update brings with it a bevy of changes, but most notably is an experimental adaptive difficulty mode that changes depending how well you're doing. Read more
Xbox Cloud Gaming's new hourly cap is reportedly set exactly where Microsoft stops making money on it
A new report suggests that Xbox has capped its cloud gaming usage to 15 hours for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers because that's when the service stops being profitable. Read more
Kingdom Come: Deliverance director says DLSS 5 does right by KCD 2, 'people are crazy' for thinking it's AI slop
"I am the creative director of the game. This is our original artistic vision."
Onimusha: Way of the Sword starts off slow, but stick with it: You'll be rewarded with some of the best action combat of the decade
A slow gauntlet.
World of Warcraft makes "different mistakes" each patch, but "that's to some extent inevitable, and a little bit our goal"
Ahead of Blizzcon, I asked Ion Hazzikostas and Paul Kubit how World of Warcraft Midnight patch 12.1 is going, and what’s next for the MMO.
Navy War codes (September 2026)
Here are all of the new Roblox Navy War codes that you can redeem for free gems.
Sony clarifies PlayStation disc production is dropping by 10 percent in 2028, not to 10 percent
Sony has pushed back on a wave of reports suggesting PlayStation disc manufacturing is about to be gutted by 90 percent after comments from a Sony DADC executive were allegedly misunderstood. Read more
Fable devs originally had a tool to randomize the RPG's 1,000 NPCs that "would have saved us so much time," but that "just didn't make as much sense"
The Living Population is handcrafted
Confession time: Alright, come clean—how tidy are your bags in your MMOs?
Mine? Mine are an utter mess.
Opinion: Big Walk Is Already My GOTY Because It Brings Faraway Friends Closer Like Nothing Else
These boots are made for big walkin’. People are usually surprised when they hear I’ve managed to stay close with my childhood friends after living overseas for the better part of two decades. I don’t think it’s particularly surprising. But perhaps for most people, great distances and long periods of time without meeting up almost inevitably lead to social bonds fizzling and eventually giving out. Losing touch was always something I feared. Within my friend group, though, video calling and online co-op gaming over the years have been hugely important in closing the distance. In all that time, no other form of virtual gathering has hit quite like Big Walk , the recently released open-world co-op puzzler from Australian developer House House. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Anime Dice codes (September 2026)
Here are all of the new Roblox Anime Dice codes that you can redeem for free lucky spins, trait rerolls, and gems.
Half of France's premier FPS sibling duo just put out the most exhilarating parkour game I've ever played, and it's only $8
All movement, no shooter.
Getting down to business with Fable's game director: "You can certainly transform the economic future of people"
Want a mansion in Fable? Its game director explains how to make millions
This free lockpicking puzzler you can play in your browser is unexpectedly one of the most thrilling games I've encountered this year
Lockpicks-11 is a fiendish delight.
With Pokemon Bank's demise on the horizon, one modder makes their own adapter to move Pokemon from GBA to Switch consoles
"Still plenty of work ahead"
Gaming monitors are one of the only good things about PC hardware right now, but one niche feature is underloved
Doubling your refresh rate with just a few clicks? Yes please.
Feature: "Ant & Dec Annoyed The Absolute S**t Out Of Me" - The Complete History Of The Nintendo UK Hotline
From 1991 to 2000, the Nintendo UK hotline answered millions of calls from players. Before the internet became widespread, if you were stuck on a video game and needed help, you had a few different options available to you. But arguably, one of the quickest was to call up a video game hotline. As you may already be aware, throughout the '80s and '90s, various companies operated dedicated hotlines to help players through their games, with the Nintendo Power Line being one of the most famous. Read the full article on timeextension.com