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Red Dead Redemption Has A Third Game Nobody Remembers
Everyone knows and loves the Red Dead Redemption series, from John Marston's emotional escapades in the first game to the devastatingly emotional pre-sequel. Most people probably even know the legendarily good zombie-focused DLC for Red Dead Redemption, which completely transformed an already...

Slannesh fans get an eerily elegant new hero in the latest Warhammer preview
In a setting full of extremely dramatic people, the Hedonites of Slaanesh have a strong claim for the crown. Fortunately for fans of everyone's favorite pleasure-obsessed Chaos God, the Hedonites of Slaanesh got plenty of attention in the latest Warhammer preview. Read the full story on Wargamer:...

UPDATE ON OUR CURRENT DISCOUNT
Hello everyone! Some of you might have realized our current discount's deadline has been changed to end a bit earlier than what we initally planned (we wanted to be on a discount for 2 weeks normally, but current discount will end tomorrow -which would mean that it has lasted for 1 week instead)....
Mortal Shell II Preview
Mortal Shell II has opened its beta to everyone, and I have to admit, this is exactly how you showcase a game and win people over. As someone who never played the first Mortal Shell, I went into this completely blind. After spending several hours with the beta on Steam, I came away genuinely...

The tragic TTRPG about heroes failing to save the world deserves your attention
Many tabletop RPGs thrive on being power fantasies. You can unwind and be someone else, preferably someone with the ability to smite undead with divine light. Everyone knows that no matter the struggle, the heroes always win in the end. At least, that's how usually it goes. But what happens when...

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 637
Breathe. It's been a really busy couple of weeks here at Push Square Towers with all the livestreams and news, so we're all looking forward to a spot of downtime over the coming days. You can tell everyone on the team's been busy, because no one replied to my request for WAYP. Jamie O'Neill My...

Death Ball codes (June 2026)
Updated on June 13th, 2026 - new code added Death Ball is one of those Roblox experiences that becomes more appealing the more you play. All you have to do is play some form of dodgeball with everyone. There's no twist? Oh, okay, fine. There is more to it. You also have weapons and special skills...

Nintendo Reportedly has no Chance of Victory Against Palworld Makers Pocketpair as Two-Year Legal Battle Nears its Close
When Palworld was first revealed back in 2024, though no one could have predicted how much of a hit game the would become, everyone predicted that Nintendo would try to do something to stop that from happening. It wasn't long until an investigation, followed by an official lawsuit from Nintendo...

Everything Announced At The UploadVR Showcase - Summer 2026
The UploadVR Showcase - Summer 2026 has come and gone, and with that came a killer lineup of VR games that brought a little bit of something for everyone.

Shadow Of The Colossus Creator Wanted To Remake Ico With Bluepoint Before Its Closure
Everyone was saddened when Bluepoint was shut down, but none more so than Fumito Ueda, who was hoping could work on a remake of Ico with them.

Xbox's New Startup Animation Is Now Live For Everyone, Plus Four Other New Features
Or at least, it should be. Over the past couple of days, we've noticed numerous people pointing out that they've received the new Xbox startup animation on their consoles, and after looking into it a bit further, it turns out this happened on Wednesday. This was part of a public Xbox system update...

Gotta Fetch 'Em All! Your Pet Will Love Pokémon's Latest Merch Line
Well, your cat will probably tolerate it. Pokémon merch has extended to basically every facet of our lives by this point, but one section that's remained relatively untouched is our beloved pets. How are we supposed to let everyone know that we're the biggest Poké fan in the world when out on a...

Weekend Update – We are continuing to work on Solarpunk with full energy
Hey everyone, we would like to give you a quick update before the weekend. Right now, we are fully focused on improving Solarpunk. We also want to share a roadmap with you, but preparing something like that properly takes time — and at the moment, we are putting that time mainly into important...

Out in Late October, Phantom Blade Zero Dev Doesn't Care How Close It Is to GTA 6
"We don't even think of the competition". One of the running themes from last week's gaming events was how everyone is trying to avoid October and November release dates, in order to give themselves as much breathing space as possible before GTA 6 arrives. What that's actually resulted in is an...

Ultrapool brings some Balatro-like brain teasing to the baize
Regular readers will know that the Balatro-like has become a supreme sub-genre since LocalThunk's hypnotic roguelike captured everyone's attention back in 2022. On an almost weekly basis, it feels like we see something new that's reading from that particular playbook. Ultrapool is the latest effort...
Why Platform Wars Shape the Way Players Experience Fortnite’s Universe
When Fortnite first exploded onto the scene, it felt like each match invited everyone in, console, PC, and mobile players converging in the same lively playground. But underneath those neon-lit battles, the fight between gaming platforms turned into the real arena. Today, decisions made by Sony,...

Cozy Job Simulators Sale 2026
Hey everyone! We are organizing the 2nd edition of Cozy Job Simulators Sale 2026! A cozy collection of games about running small businesses, doing satisfying daily work, organizing spaces, serving customers, and slowly growing from tiny tasks into a full little career. From calm shopkeeping loops...

Nintendo Music Adds The Wii Sports Resort Soundtrack Today
Get ready for Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. Wuhu Island is back later this year in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and to get everyone ready, Nintendo has today added the original Wii Sports Resort soundtrack to Nintendo Music. This soundtrack contains a total of 99 tracks and has a run time of 1...

New Xbox Exec Advocates For Something Everyone Hates To Help Save Gaming
Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball believes one way to help revitalize gaming is through something most people do not care for: in-game ads. Speaking to The Game Business, Ball said there exists a "two-sided problem" in the modern gaming space. Development costs for many games are now "way...

'AI Can Help Our Team Get to the Right Answers Faster': Tomb Raider PS5's Controversy Explained
"We'll make sure the finished content is human-crafted". I think this last week, more than any other, has proved to me that AI – and specifically generative AI – is an issue in gaming we’re increasingly going to need to confront head-on. Now I think it’s important to underline that everyone has...

Everyone, including Amazon, is being extremely weird about the Lord of the Rings MMO
The Amazon Lord of the Rings MMO non-cancelation/cancelation thing has been super weird, and Amazon executives continue to be super weird about it, which is leading the games industry to be even weirder about it, all for a game we’re probably never getting anyway. As we’ve been covering, when...

I just started Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and I already see why everyone gets a flight stick for it — so here's what I'm getting and why
I've just got into Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and it's already clear how much value even a budget flight stick is to the experience. Here's what I'm getting and why.

"Not only viable but quite enjoyable": I used Windows 11 with 8GB of RAM to see if it's as bad as everyone says
I'm seeing a lot of negativity recently about running Windows 11 on 8GB of RAM, so I thought I'd test it out myself to see what the experience is really like. Here's what I found out.

For Palworld 1.0, one dev would "force wipe everyone" if he could just because players "will realistically be missing out on content" if they don't start over
But don't worry, Bucky doesn't have that power
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