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Penguin Colony review: A daringly weird horror game whose atmosphere and surprises overcome its rough edges
Something ancient and horrible stirs in the farthest south: Are you bad enough penguin to… not really do much about it?
Stalker 2's next update has already leaked
PlayStation Asia has reportedly leaked details of an unannounced update coming to Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl , 2.1, next week. Read more
BioWare's incredible legacy will continue as long as there are RPGs
EA is shutting down the venerable studio, but its impact will persevere.
A free, officially licensed game based on classic UK children’s TV show Knightmare is in development
The point-and-click game includes voice acting by the original cast
FBI investigating theft of more than 6000 PSA-graded trading cards, including almost 3000 Pokémon cards
The FBI and Santa Ana police are investigating the theft of 6451 PSA-graded cards, including nearly 3000 Pokémon cards, from a FedEx truck in California. Read more
Paralives' first major update slips to next year, but when it comes you can expect some pretty meaty improvements for all of its main features
Since launch back in May of this year, life sim Paralives appears to have been trucking along nicely, with the dev team offering up fairly regular updates with all sorts of tweaks big and small. Certainly confidence-inspiring for an early access game, especially one as systems-driven as it is. And now, the Paralives team have outlined their plans for the game's first major update, which seem very catered to improving the core experience. Read more
Now it's over, WoW: Forever's beta has left me with just one fear—its endgame
How do you zig when all you know is zag?
New World of Warcraft Midnight patch notes are good news for Druids and Mages, but Rogues face nerfs
Blizzard’s latest round of class tuning balance changes arrive with new World of Warcraft Midnight patch notes following the 12.1.5 launch.
Open-world spy game from Grand Theft Auto dev never happened because Rockstar couldn't get it right
"It never quite worked," Dan Houser says
The Sonic Hacking Contest 2026 is Here
Ladies, gentleman, and everything in between, it’s that time once again. The Sonic Hacking Contest is back once more! I keep saying this every time I cover it but, in case you don’t know, the Sonic Hacking Contest is a yearly event put on by fans of Sonic the Hedgehog to showcase ROM hacks and […]
New Blood CEO confirms it: the worst way to sell immersive sims like Gloomwood and Fallen Aces is to call them immersive sims
"It's not a good marketing term. And I don't think it helps."
'There Was Nothing Worse than Thinking About the Virtual Boy' - Nintendo Power's Gail Tilden Wasn't a Fan of the Red-Screened Flop
"It reminded me of being at the eye doctor". Gail Tilden is a Nintendo legend. She joined the company in 1983, helped launch the NES in North America, and went on to become the editor-in-chief of Nintendo Power, the official in-house magazine. Later in her Nintendo career, she became VP of brand management and helped bring Pokémon to the West. She's just given a new interview with Retro Gamer magazine , where she talks a little about the harder moments of her time at Nintendo Power, specifically when promoting things she would rather have ignored. Read the full article on timeextension.com
I've got egg on my face because Steam's Personal Calendar feature has apparently been a test this whole time and is only now actually a fully fledged component
I'll be honest folks: I didn't know that Steam's Personal Calendar feature was still technically in testing. I've been using it here and there to keep track of what's come out recently or what's coming out imminently, and have generally found it to be fairly reflective of the kinds of games I was interested in. It just worked! Yet lo and behold, a post from Valve went out yesterday announcing that the feature has launched out of Steam Labs "and is considered a full feature of the Steam Store." Read more
Ripper
Ripper is a game with a unique pedigree. It’s the middle child of Take-Two Interactive’s experiments with FMV, sandwiched between Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller and Black Dahlia. It’s the one of the three that seems to be remembered the most, partly in thanks to early youtube personalities talking about it (particularly Spoony, back when he ... Ripper was first posted on October 24, 2026 at 10:55 am. ©2017-2025 " Hardcore Gaming 101 ". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at kurt@hardcoregaming101.net
The mouse P.I. for hire from Mouse: P.I. For Hire joins the meat boy from Super Meat Boy 3D in gaming's latest indie crossover
Of mice and meat.
Japan Actors Union pushes for heavy restrictions on AI copying dead actors
It's part of a broader set of guidelines the union hopes to set an industry-wide precedent for.
FF14's Koji Fox believes Yoshi-P is "finally starting to crack" on butt sliders: "Keep it up"
During an interview at PAX Australia, FF14 developers discussed the new customization options and when we’ll see more Evolved Mode jobs.
Are we in the cozy gaming gold rush era? 'Cozy' has grown over 250% on Steam and 200% in my inbox since 2024
Uh oh, everything is cozy now.
PSA: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Switch 2 Update Now Live
Get downloading. If you're playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2 this weekend, you might need to update the game since your last session. Activision hasn't shared any official notice about this at the time of writing, but a new patch for this version of the title has now gone live. Players are reporting this update requires a download of around 30gb. The size of this update has seemingly surprised some soldiers on Switch 2, but sizable patches like this are quite common for the Call of Duty series. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The best feature in the original Alan Wake is an absence: the man has no reticle
Remedy forgot the rules of third-person shooting to build its inaugural horror game.
Bey Rivals codes (October 2026)
Here are all of the new Roblox Bey Rivals codes that you can redeem for free spin tickets and bey points.
'I drank from the chalice of blood': indie dev scrubs his game of AI-generated voice lines, having previously described the technology as 'anti-human and anti-art'
Refund offered for players who "still feel betrayed" over AI use in Future? No Thanks!
Mass Effect Universe "looked incredible" says creator who claims he advised BioWare
A content creator who claims to have served on a BioWare community council has shared alleged details about the cancelled next Mass Effect game, titled Mass Effect Universe. Read more
Mass Effect Universe supposedly featured "Hitman-style freedom" and a "galactic Cold War"
"They were a lot further in development than their statement suggested"