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Flappy Bird is finally returning, 10 years after its demise
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Microsoft lays off another 650 Xbox employees as part of its Activision deal
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Steam Families is live, and you can all play at the same time
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Friend requests are returning to Xbox
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Someone discovered a new cheat code for the 27-year-old Saturn port of Doom
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Game Pass Standard is now available on Xbox
What the Car? hits Steam, and it's still one of the best games you'll play this year
What the Car? is a celebration of gaming through pure creativity, unfettered by the trappings of narrative logic.
Astro Bot PS5 review: One of the best games Sony has ever made
Astro Bot highlights the importance of play. It’s Super Mario Bros. for a new generation of video game fanatics, at once an introduction to common video game mechanics and also a significant challenge for seasoned players.
Thank Goodness You’re Here is a vibrant, funny, unashamedly silly game
Thank Goodness You’re Here is a vibrant, silly game based in the fictional northern-England town called Barnsworth, which is definitely 80 percent Barnsley, 20 percent plausible deniability. It's also actually, truly, funny.
The latest news
- 4 minutes ago
Flappy Bird is finally returning, 10 years after its demise
- 2 hours ago
Microsoft lays off another 650 Xbox employees as part of its Activision deal
- 15 hours ago
Steam Families is live, and you can all play at the same time
- 16 hours ago
Friend requests are returning to Xbox
- 09.10.2024
Someone discovered a new cheat code for the 27-year-old Saturn port of Doom
- 09.10.2024
Game Pass Standard is now available on Xbox
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Nintendo Switch 2: Everything we know about the coming release
Here’s everything we know about the Nintendo Switch 2. It could be officially announced any day now.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom plays like a traditional Zelda game, remixed
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is the first game in the Zelda series that lets you play as the game's namesake, and it feels well-suited to younger and older players alike.
Concord aside, PlayStation is having a great year
By all accounts, Concord looks like a painful failure for Sony. However, that flop aside, PlayStation is quietly having a great year overall.
How The Crush House turns procedural generation into social manipulation
The Crush House was a jumble of random dialogue and code for a long time before its procedural generation systems had enough information to produce a rational, powerful experience.
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The best puzzle games for 2024
These are the best puzzle games you can play right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.
The best PS5 games for 2024: Top PlayStation titles to play right now
Here are the best games you can get for the PlayStation 5 right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.
The best horror games to play in 2024
Are you tired of feeling safe and happy all the time? Do you want an escape from all of the oppressive niceness around you? Here, we’ve collected more than a dozen of the most evocative and disturbing horror games in recent memory.
The best Playdate games for 2024
Here are some of the best games available on the Playdate Catalog. That includes puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.
The best online games and puzzles you can play daily in 2024
These are the best daily online games like Wordle you can play right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.
The best Netflix games for 2024
These are the best Netflix games you can play right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.
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Flappy Bird is finally returning, 10 years after its demise
This is not a drill: the original mobile gaming sensation Flappy Bird is coming back.
Microsoft lays off another 650 Xbox employees as part of its Activision deal
After slashing 1,900 jobs across Xbox and Activision earlier this year, Microsoft is laying off another 650 employees.
Steam Families is live, and you can all play at the same time
Following a beta test earlier this year, Steam Families is now live with a new way for relatives to be connected on the gaming portal.
Friend requests are returning to Xbox
Xbox is changing its process for forming connections on the gaming platform with the return of friend requests.
Nintendo Switch 2: Everything we know about the coming release
Here’s everything we know about the Nintendo Switch 2. It could be officially announced any day now.
Someone discovered a new cheat code for the 27-year-old Saturn port of Doom
A new Doom cheat code was discovered in the Sega Saturn version of the game that lets you see through walls (sort of).
Game Pass Standard is now available on Xbox
The Xbox Game Pass Standard plan is available starting today. Microsoft announced a revamp to its Game Pass subscription plans in July.
The new Carmen Sandiego game will let you play as Carmen Sandiego
Play as Carmen Sandiego in Netflix, GameLoft and HarperCollins' new Carmen Sandiego game set for release in 2025.
Sony unveils its PS5 Pro console, which will cost you a whopping $700
Sony has officially announced the much-anticipated PS5 Pro. It'll cost $700 and arrive on November 7.
Analogue's latest limited edition Pocket consoles are inspired by the Game Boy Color
Analogue's latest limited editions of its Pocket handheld console are based on the Game Boy Color's shell colors.
Sony looks set to announce the PS5 Pro today in a strangely short livestream
Sony looks set to reveal the PS5 Pro during a "technical presentation" that's set for September 10.
Glorious Gaming's GMMK 3 is a flagship keyboard with tons of premium features
Glorious Gaming has released the GMMK 3, a flagship keyboard with tons of premium features. These include hall effect sensors and support for a rapid trigger feature.
Sony raises PS5 DualSense controller prices by $5
You'll have to pay a bit more for a PS5 DualSense controller that you might be expecting if you're getting a new one.
Kind Words 2 takes cozy letter-writing to the city on October 7
If anyone can create a troll-free anonymous social network, it’s Popcannibal.
Here's Bungie's roadmap for Destiny 2
Bungie has revealed its roadmap for Destiny 2 on the franchise's 10h anniversary.
Perennial Order is a stunning 2D Soulslike filled with plant monsters that’ll kill you in one hit
Gardenfiend Games' Perennial Order is a 2D boss rush game that pulls inspiration from Dark Souls, Princess Mononoke and the art style of Magic: The Gathering. It's available now for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
What the Car? hits Steam, and it's still one of the best games you'll play this year
What the Car? is a celebration of gaming through pure creativity, unfettered by the trappings of narrative logic.
The best puzzle games for 2024
These are the best puzzle games you can play right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Did Sony just reveal the PS5 Pro design in its 30th Anniversary announcement?
Today, Sony shared a first glimpse at what it has planned to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation and it seems likely that a PS5 Pro will be a part of the party.
You can now officially create and use Baldur’s Gate 3 mods on PC
Baldur’s Gate 3 modding has arrived for PC players. After a closed alpha in June and an open beta in July, the long-awaited Patch 7 is now available. It lets you play around with user-created weapons, armor, classes and subclasses, spells, dice skins and just about anything else you can imagine.