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Jordan Thomas, director of BioShock 2, played Path of Exile for over 7,000 hours while working on co-op horror game The Blackout Club: 'I was essentially awake all the time'
The co-founder of indie studio Question guides us through the games on his PC.
'This is the bit where the comet hits the earth and the dinosaurs die:' Tim Sweeney revisits scathing 26-year-old eulogy for beloved studio Looking Glass
Sweeney's assessment of the games industry in the 2000s hits close to home today, but I still hold out hope that the future can be better.
The next Stellaris expansion lets you take over the galaxy "without firing a single shot"
New Stellaris DLC Willpower introduces absolute ethics and ways to spread your ideology across the stars, for fresh ways to win the 4X game.
German Moped Days codes (October 2026)
Redeem the new German Moped Days codes in Roblox for plenty of free Euros, keeping you well-stocked for any journey.
This third-person mod for Deus Ex turns the classic immersive sim into Max Payne, introducing dual-wielding and shoot-dodging
My vision is augmented.
An officially licensed Knightmare game, based on the British TV show, is coming next year
A free point-and-click adventure based on Knightmare, the cult ITV children's show, is in development. Read more
Mass Effect 2 found its identity in the intimate and personal
BioWare's radical reinvention of its space opera massively paid off
The 8BitDo Arcade Controller Pro Offers Compact, Leverless Control for PC and Nintendo Switch
The NES Advantage goes full FGC. Accessory aficionados 8BitDo has lifted the lid on a new leverless controller currently in the works for Nintendo Switch platforms. The Arcade Controller Pro is now available to pre-order at a variety of outlets ahead of its November 30 release date. The Arcade Controller Pro (which is also compatible with PC) features a compact design, wired and wireless connectivity, and 17 face buttons, supported by 8BitDo's low-profile linear mechanical switches and easily swappable button caps. A quick-release glass faceplate enables easy access to the unit's infrastructure, and a magnetic wrist rest can be quickly and easily attached for comfort during desktop play. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Civilization 7's game changing update was 'personally challenging' for its creative director, as being able to play as a single faction 'wasn't part of the original vision'
Ed Beach says that players "had not been given full service by the game as the way it first shipped".
After 7 years of development, Katana Zero DLC is now "the size of a full sequel"
"Still coming. Still free."
"We've got to slow down," Wardogs developer admits after Season 2's rocky rollout
Developer Bulkhead reflects on the struggles of Wardogs Season 2, needing to slow down its update pace, and solving the progression problem.
Mass Effect 5 would have let players generate alternate timelines based on their choices in previous games, according to the series' technical director
"You had so many choices that you could plug your saves together to create parallel universes," Romain Toutain explained in a livestream.
Retro Recap: All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (October 25th 2026)
Atari VCS! Zelda! Mario 64! Croc! Welcome to Retro Recap , a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Read the full article on timeextension.com
New Modern Warfare 4 patch notes improve respawns and stop S&D exploits
The new Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 patch notes target stability issues and several bugs across both standard multiplayer modes and DMZ.
Feature: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Avenging Spirit (Game Boy)
Spirits, Assemble. We are back with another Box Art Brawl ! Last time , we took a look at a head-to-head match-up for Metal Slug Advance — celebrating its arrival on the NSO GBA library — and it was yet another one-sided affair. North America and Europe took a commanding win with 73% of the vote, leaving the Japanese variant with the remaining 27%. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 is more than a retread of Netflix's beloved first season - it's a story that truly understands what it means to exist in Night City
Last night, I sat down with a greasy pizza and a few bottles of beer and braced myself for 10 episodes of heartbreak. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' second season is out, and it follows in the footsteps of Studio Trigger's beloved, and tragic, debut . My expectations were way off. Read more
The Elden Ring movie is reportedly A24's most expensive production ever with a $200 million budget
Grab the popcorn
"Forward Now, Into Oblivion's Inky Embrace" - Darkest Dungeon II Now Has A Switch 2 Edition
A paid upgrade is also available. A lot of Switch games have been getting Switch 2 Editions recently, and the latest one is for the roguelike role-playing title, Darkest Dungeon 2 . It's priced at $42.98 / £36.24 , or if you own the existing version on Switch, you can get the upgrade pack for just $2.99 / £2.24 ( or your regional equivalent ). The Switch version of the title is also currently on sale in select locations. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The Witcher star Doug Cockle recorded all of Geralt's lines for the OG RPG in just 8 days
"We were recording six, seven hours a day"
Video: The Tomb Raider Series Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary This Week
"Here's to our lady of tombs". Earlier this week, the third entry in Lara Croft's Tomb Raider 'Survivor' trilogy got shadow-dropped on the Switch 2 . This lines up with Tomb Raider's 30th anniversary this week. Now, to add to this, Aspyr has released a special celebration trailer. It showcases all the games this particular team has helped revive in recent years, including the collections. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Abelina is a strange, platforming romp through a natural afterlife from a former League of Legends animator and the composer of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil
I have no particular thoughts on what the afterlife may look like, namely because if there is one, and I'm allowed to hang out in it, I don't want to be disappointed. What if I have the expectation that it's a hedonistic paradise and am met with only having a guy named Gary who only eats cheese sandwiches for company? How embarrassing! No, I'll leave the imagining to others on this particular front. Doing so bears some ripe fruit for me occasionally, too, as is the case today with Abelina, a surreal platformer about a man who died and finds himself tending to gardens and carving masks and trying "not to think about what this place might really be." Read more
"System Shock and Deus Ex, they were RPGs. People called them RPGs": Gloomwood's publisher isn't too keen on using the term immersive sim despite it being one
You know, I think at this point in my life there is a non-zero chance I will die before anyone is able to settle comfortably on what defines an immersive sim. I'm not going to even try to! The idea is too annoying and I'm sure someone will disagree with some aspect of it. And if you ask New Blood boss Dave Oshry, when it comes to trying to flog an immersive sim, it's probably best to not even refer to it as one. Read more
HELENA : Cloud District is a megastructure photography game laser targeted at my interests, and it's out next week
Yes, I'm doing it, I'm writing about a megastructure game for the second time this week because come on, HELENA : Cloud District just looks stunning, don't it? Admittedly there's a chance you've not heard of it, that be the way of things in this algorithmically dominated world, but allow me to tell you about its big, scary world and the strange camera you're equipped with to capture all the sights it holds. Read more
Top Xbox exec promoted in brand 'reset' leaves after 3 months in role
Is that good?