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Find a new life in death in The Sims 4’s Halloween-themed expansion
- 10.03.2024
Saber Interactive is making a ‘AAA RPG’ based on Avatar: The Last Airbender
- 10.02.2024
The creepy Crow Country is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 16
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is as familiar as it is fresh
The game's mechanics are totally new, but there's still a lot that longtime Zelda fans will recognize.
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The mascot's first AAA outing is a delightful success.
The latest news
- 15 hours ago
Foamstars is going free-to-play starting today
- 17 hours ago
Soon you'll be able to fling around the klutzy schlub in Human Fall Flat on VR
- 10.04.2024
Games Done Quick will hold a fundraiser for people affected by Hurricane Helene next week
- 10.03.2024
Find a new life in death in The Sims 4’s Halloween-themed expansion
- 10.03.2024
Saber Interactive is making a ‘AAA RPG’ based on Avatar: The Last Airbender
- 10.02.2024
The creepy Crow Country is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 16
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All gaming stories
Foamstars is going free-to-play starting today
Square Enix's multiplayer shooter is going free-to-play on PS4 and PS5.
Danny Gallagher15 hours ago
Soon you'll be able to fling around the klutzy schlub in Human Fall Flat on VR
Human Fall Flat is headed to the Meta Quest headsets and Steam on Halloween.
Danny Gallagher17 hours ago
Vessel of Hatred is the latest reason to start playing Diablo IV again
Ahead of its first expansion, Diablo IV is not the same as it was at launch. That's a very good thing.
Anna Washenkoa day ago
Games Done Quick will hold a fundraiser for people affected by Hurricane Helene next week
Games Done Quick, the organization that organizes charity game marathons featuring high-level speedrunners, has just announced its latest fundraiser.
Steve Dent10.04.2024
Find a new life in death in The Sims 4’s Halloween-themed expansion
The new Life & Death expansion pack for The Sims 4 lands on October 31.
Danny Gallagher10.03.2024
Saber Interactive is making a ‘AAA RPG’ based on Avatar: The Last Airbender
Saber Interactive is making a ‘AAA RPG’ based on Avatar: The Last Airbender. Paramount is calling it “the biggest video game in franchise history.”
Lawrence Bonk10.03.2024
The creepy Crow Country is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 16
SFB Games' cozy horror game comes to the Nintendo Switch on October 16.
Danny Gallagher10.02.2024
Epic will extend its free games program to its mobile store
A new free game program and up to 50 new games are headed to the Epic Game Store's mobile app.
Danny Gallagher10.02.2024
The NVIDIA app, currently in beta, will replace GeForce Experience soon
NVIDIA's new app in beta, the NVIDIA App, will eventually absorb GeForce Experience and the NVIDIA Control Panel.
Jeremy Gan10.02.2024
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is 13 percent off less than a week after its release
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is 13 percent off right now. It’s rare for any Nintendo game to get a discount right after launch.
Lawrence Bonk10.02.2024
Palworld is bound for mobile, thanks to the maker of PUBG
PUBG maker Krafton has signed a licensing deal with Pocketpair to make a mobile version of Palworld. However, the agreement follows a patent infringement suit filed by Nintendo against the game's developer, Pocketpair.
Kris Holt10.02.2024
Switch emulator Ryujinx is kaput after Nintendo pressure
Nintendo has shuttered another emulator, this time putting an end to open-source project Ryujinx.
Anna Washenko10.01.2024
Devolver has a new publishing label for licensed indie games
Devolver Digital puts out a lot of good games and it’s looking to spread that magic around to licensed content. The company just announced a sub-label called Big Fan Games that will specialize in developing indie titles based on pre-existing properties.
Lawrence Bonk10.01.2024
The first new Game Pass titles for October include Inscryption and Sifu
Inscryption and Sifu are among the first wave of Game Pass additions for October. But the announcement highlights just how convoluted Xbox's Game Pass setup is these days.
Kris Holt10.01.2024
VTuber Ironmouse breaks all-time record for concurrent Twitch subscribers
Ironmouse, a VTuber who uses a pink-haired anime girl as an avatar, has hit the all-time subscriber count record for Twitch.
Mariella Moon10.01.2024
Watch the full trailer for Amazon's live-action Yakuza adaptation
Amazon has dropped the official trailer for Like A Dragon: Yakuza.
Mariella Moon10.01.2024
The best depressing games to languish to in 2024
What qualifies a video game as “depressing?” Here, we’re looking at games that just have a pall over them, whether it’s directly from story beats or a more subtle vibe given off by the visuals, music or activities the player has to participate in.
Engadget10.01.2024
The PlayStation Network's services were down for hours
Gamers can't access PlayStation services right now.
Mariella Moon10.01.2024
Sea of Stars’ free Dawn of Equinox update arrives in November
The first of two Sea of Stars content updates for the next year has an official release date. The free Dawn of Equinox update, which adds a co-op mode, new combat and other features, arrives on November 12 on all platforms.
Will Shanklin09.30.2024
Epic is suing Google and Samsung for making it too hard to download Fortnite
Epic Games is suing Google and Samsung over the latter's Auto Blocker feature making installing Epic Games Store difficult.
Jeremy Gan09.30.2024