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Hating Cancer and The Cutthroat Catharsis of Total Chaos
As a teenager, I watched my grandma fight and defeat breast cancer. For over a decade, my family smiled through every milestone, whether i...
Posted on 26 December 2025 | 7:00 pm
Stardew Valley Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Out Now With Mouse Controls, Local Split-Screen, And More
We learned during a Nintendo Direct back in September that developer ConcernedApe was working on a Nintendo Switch 2 update for Stardew Va...
Posted on 26 December 2025 | 3:39 pm
Reader Discussion: What Video Game Gifts Did You Get For Christmas?
Goooooooooood morning! It's the day after Christmas for those who celebrate, and you're probably either back to work or chilling at home, ...
Posted on 26 December 2025 | 3:15 pm
Why You Should Play: Metal Eden
Every time I boot up Steam, my eye catches Metal Eden in my library, and I'm reminded of just how slick of an FPS it is. This cyberpunk ad...
Posted on 25 December 2025 | 5:00 pm
007 First Light Release Date Delayed To May 2026
2026 is shaping up to be an exciting year in video games, and one of the earliest scheduled releases, 007 First Light, was set to be one o...
Posted on 23 December 2025 | 6:05 pm
Vince Zampella, Respawn Co-Founder And Head Of Battlefield Series, Dead At 55
Vince Zampella, Respawn Entertainment co-founder and the head of EA's Battlefield series, has died at age 55. NBC Los Angeles reports that...
Posted on 22 December 2025 | 7:37 pm
Ark 2 Is Now Targeting A 2028 Launch
The long-awaited Ark 2 was announced in 2020, and after a lengthy wait with minimal updates and a few delays, it finally has a new release...
Posted on 22 December 2025 | 6:10 pm
Update: The Indie Game Awards Retracts Expedition 33's GOTY And Best Debut Awards Due To Use Of Gen AI
Update, 12/22/25:A day after The Indie Game Awards 2025 ceremony, where Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won the coveted Game of the Year award...
Posted on 22 December 2025 | 3:12 pm
The Best Steam Winter Sale Discounts On 2025 Games
Snow is falling, the chimney fire is blazing, and hot cocoa is brewing. Maybe that's happening for real in your life, or maybe you live in...
Posted on 18 December 2025 | 8:28 pm
UPDATE: Dispatch Is Soaring To Switch 2 And Switch Next Month
Update: 12/17/25 - Following its appearance on the Australian Nintendo eShop this morning (read the original version of this story below f...
Posted on 17 December 2025 | 7:52 pm
Video Game Hardware And Physical Software Sales This Year Had The Worst November Since 1995 In The US
Video game hardware and physical software sales just had the worst November since 1995 here in the U.S. That's according to the latest U.S...
Posted on 17 December 2025 | 3:54 pm
Sucker Punch Productions Co-Founder Brian Fleming Is Departing From The Studio
Sucker Punch Productions, which released Ghost of Yōtei back in October, has announced that one of its co-founders and studio head, Brian ...
Posted on 16 December 2025 | 6:43 pm
Bruce Straley On Coven Of The Chicken Foot: 'It's Actually An Idea From Way Back When We Started Jak And Daxter'
The Last of Us co-creator Bruce Straley revealed his next game, Coven of the Chicken Foot, during The Game Awards 2025 earlier this month....
Posted on 16 December 2025 | 6:35 pm
Larian Studios Confirms That, Unsurprisingly, Divinity Will Be A Turn-Based RPG
Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios revealed Divinity, a new game in its long-running Divinity series that includes 2017's Divinity: ...
Posted on 16 December 2025 | 5:47 pm
Cover Reveal – World of Warcraft: Midnight
We’re excited to announce that Game Informer Issue 374, arriving in mailboxes and at newsstands in January, features an extensive cover st...
Posted on 16 December 2025 | 5:00 pm
An Exclusive Look At The Dolls Behind Dragon Quest VII Reimagined's Unique Visuals
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is the latest game to grace the cover of Game Informer, and to write that cover story, I traveled to Tokyo, Ja...
Posted on 16 December 2025 | 4:00 pm
The Steam Winter Sale Starts This Week And Includes Discounts On Hades II, Dispatch, Elden Ring Nightreign, And More
It's that time of the year again – snow is falling (in some places), stores are busier than ever, decorations overtake lawns, and the temp...
Posted on 16 December 2025 | 3:40 pm
Stellar Blade Director Receives Special Award From The President Of South Korea For Video Game Contributions
Stellar Blade director Hyung-tae Kim has received a Presidential Commendation award for his contributions to the country's video game indu...
Posted on 16 December 2025 | 3:12 pm
Hollow Knight: Silksong – Sea Of Sorrow Is A Free Nautical Expansion Launching Next Year
Hollow Knight: Silksong developer Team Cherry has revealed that the game will get a free nautical-themed expansion sometime next year, add...
Posted on 16 December 2025 | 2:16 pm
Marathon Launches Next March As Bungie Shares An Updated Look At The Game In Action
Bungie’s Marathon has a new release window after it was pushed out of its original September 23 launch date. The upcoming multiplayer extr...
Posted on 15 December 2025 | 7:18 pm
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Surprise Launches On PS5, Xbox Series X/S, And Switch 2 Today
Coming off the reveal of a new Divinity title at the Game Awards last week, Larian Studios has announced that its 2017 RPG Divinity: Origi...
Posted on 15 December 2025 | 5:07 pm
Tomb Raider Devs Explain Series Timeline, Lara Croft's New Voice, And Links Between Catalyst And Legacy Of Atlantis
Last week, the Game Awards surprised us with not one, but two Tomb Raider-related announcements: Catalyst, a new entry in the series, and ...
Posted on 15 December 2025 | 3:48 pm
Invincible VS Gets April Release Date Alongside 'Ella Mental' Character Reveal In Gameplay Trailer
Invincible VS is bringing Robert Kirkman's critically acclaimed superhero comic/animated series to the video game fighting space, and the ...
Posted on 15 December 2025 | 2:44 pm
Resident Evil Requiem Devs Say Grace And Leon's Sections Are 'Almost Equally Split,' Detail Leon's Porsche
Capcom released a new trailer for Resident Evil Requiem during The Game Awards 2025, and it featured the return of Leon S. Kennedy to the ...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:50 pm
Orbitals Is A Co-Op Puzzle Adventure Inspired By Classic Anime Coming Exclusively To Switch 2 Next Year
Publisher Kepler Interactive and newcomer developer Shapefarm have revealed Orbitals, a co-op puzzle adventure inspired by classic anime. ...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:06 pm
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins Big At The Game Awards And Drops Massive Free Content Update As A Thank You
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just made history by winning the most Game Awards of all time, including the coveted Game of the Year award, b...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 4:14 am
New Fantasy Shooter Highguard Announced From Former Titanfall Devs, Launching In Weeks
Near the end of tonight’s Game Awards presentation, we got a look at a brand new shooter game from Wildlight Entertainment, a team that in...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 4:11 am
David Harbour Announces Total War: Warhammer 40,000 At The Game Awards
Total War, the real-time strategy series, first fully crossed over with Warhammer in 2016, but after three entries in the classic Warhamme...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 3:51 am
Phantom Blade Zero, The Kung Fu Punk Action Game, Gets September Release Date
Beijing-based developer S-Game has released a new trailer for Phantom Blade Zero, revealing that the game launches next September on PlayS...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 3:50 am
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Is Coming Next Year
It's not officially a Star Wars: Episode I – Racer sequel (which featured podracing exclusively), but the newly announced Star Wars Galact...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 3:50 am
Mega Man: Dual Override Brings The Blue Bomber Back In 2027
Capcom is bringing the Blue Bomber back. Mega Man is back in action with Mega Man: Dual Override, set to arrive sometime in 2027.Shown at ...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 3:49 am
Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve Takes Flight In 2026
During a certain period of gaming history, Ace Combat could reliably be expected to appear as a new game on a roughly yearly basis. But as...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 3:36 am
Lords of the Fallen 2 Looks Gruesome In First Gameplay Trailer
Polish developer CI Games revealed the first footage of Lords of the Fallen 2 gameplay during The Game Awards earlier this evening. The tr...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 3:20 am
No Law Is An Open World Cyberpunk FPS From The Developers Of The Ascent
Neon Giant, the developer behind 2021's The Ascent, has revealed No Law, a first-person shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk open world. Reveale...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 3:10 am
Deadpool Is Coming To Marvel Rivals
The Marvel shooter is getting the Merc with a Mouth, and I bet he knows he is in the popular video game. The trailer proves that he at lea...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 3:05 am
Saros Gets A New Gameplay Trailer And A Delay To April 2026
Saros, the new third-person action-shooter from Sony's Housemarque, got a new look at tonight's Game Awards, as well as a new release date...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 3:03 am
007 First Light Villain Revealed, And He's Played By Lenny Kravitz
IO Interactive has released a new trailer for its upcoming Bond game, 007 First Light, and it pulls back the curtains on the villainous Ba...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 3:00 am
Diablo IV: Lord Of Hatred Expansion Brings Paladin Class To The Game, Launches In April
Blizzard Entertainment has revealed a new expansion for Diablo IV called Lord of Hatred, and it will bring the highly requested Paladin cl...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:51 am
Tomb Raider: Catalyst Takes Lara Croft To Northern India In 2027
Lara Croft is one of the most iconic video game characters of all time, but it's been seven years since she starred in a mainline game. To...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:51 am
Endnight Debuts Forest 3
One of the more enigmatic reveals of tonight’s Game Awards has proven to be a first look at Forest 3, the new game from Endnight. In the ...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:43 am
Get Your First Look At The Street Fighter Movie, Arriving Next October
As part of The Game Awards’ annual showcase, Paramount Pictures unveiled a teaser trailer for its upcoming Street Fighter movie releasing ...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:43 am
Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Is A Remake Of The First Game In The Series
Crystal Dynamics and developer Flying Wild Hog have revealed Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a remake of the very first Tomb Raider game,...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:41 am
Gang Of Dragon Is The New Game From Yakuza Creator Toshihiro Nagoshi
Toshihiro Nagoshi helped found studio Ryu Ga Gotoku and create the Yakuza/Like a Dragon games, but he left in 2021 to start Nagoshi Studio...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:15 am
Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Answers The Bat-Signal In May 2026
Warner Bros. Games has set a date for its next Lego Batman outing. Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will dive deep into the Bat-fami...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:14 am
South Of Midnight Comes To PS5 And Switch 2 Spring 2026
South of Midnight (a great game, in my opinion) took to the stage at The Game Awards today to win the Games for Impact award. The winners'...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:04 am
Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons Is A Dark Fantasy Open World Action Game Coming In 2027
Wizards of the Coast has announced a new dark fantasy open-world action game called Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons during The Game Awards...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:04 am
Remedy Reveals Control Resonant, A Melee Action-RPG Sequel To Control Starring Jesse's Brother
Remedy Entertainment has finally revealed the sequel to Control and it's a melee action-RPG called Control Resonant that stars Jesse Faden...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:00 am
Leon Kennedy Takes The Stage In Resident Evil Requiem
Tonight’s Game Awards presentation gave us a new look at one of the most anticipated games coming in early 2026. Resident Evil Requiem was...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 2:00 am
4:Loop Is A Cloning Shooter From J.J. Abrams With Left 4 Dead DNA
At The Game Awards 2025, film director J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) took the stage with Left 4 Dead's lead designer, Mike Bo...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 1:53 am
Exodus, The Time Dilation Sci-Fi Action RPG Featuring Matthew McConaughey, Returns With An Explosive New Trailer
The sci-fi action RPG Exodus made its grand return during The Game Awards two years after its initial reveal at the 2023 edition. The easy...
Posted on 12 December 2025 | 1:52 am