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Monopoly Go x The Simpsons crossover is almost here
Monopoly Go players have been looking forward to a major crossover event for what felt like months, and though most of the details ended up leakin...
Posted on 2 June 2026 | 8:41 am
Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.3 will take us deeper into the World in Canvas and make Mortenax Blade playable
HoYoverse has today delivered full details on the next major update for Honkai: Star Rail. Version 4.3, dubbed The Lethe Below the Living, will be...
Posted on 22 May 2026 | 1:43 pm
Forza Horizon 6 explodes on Steam even before it's officially out
Steam is abuzz this week with a couple of long-anticipated launches, but in Forza Horizon 6’s case, at least, the game isn’t even out for what wil...
Posted on 15 May 2026 | 11:00 am
Mystic Messenger's most loyal players are getting banned in droves for seemingly playing the game too much
Mystic Messenger, arguably one of the best dating sims around, has been dormant for about seven years. Despite not receiving new content or any me...
Posted on 15 May 2026 | 10:02 am
Forza Horizon 6 review - The driving game for everyone still can’t seem to escape its car-collecting legacy
There is this idea that, for a long-running series to remain as consistently popular as Forza Horizon has been, it needs to diminish itself somewh...
Posted on 14 May 2026 | 12:00 pm
Genshin Impact Luna 7 brings us the first playable Hexenzirkel as things take a turn in Sumeru
HoYoverse just wrapped up a new Genshin Impact Special Program, where the developer revealed everything there is to know about the game’s next maj...
Posted on 8 May 2026 | 1:44 pm
Petit Planet preview: HoYoverse's first foray into family-friendly games is very careful to colour within the lines
This isn't a complaint, but I can't help but feel like every new game I pick up at the moment is Animal Crossing. Heartopia? Animal Crossing. Poko...
Posted on 30 April 2026 | 2:38 pm
Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.8 is refreshing your team comps with a new mechanic, and the game is coming to Steam
HoYoverse just wrapped up a pretty exciting Zenless Zone Zero Special Program that not only delivered all the details on the next big update, it a...
Posted on 24 April 2026 | 1:47 pm
Diablo 4's next season won't have any new mechanics or a new theme because all the focus is on Lord of Hatred
Diablo 4 is gearing up for its biggest post-launch event yet: the upcoming release of the Lord of Hatred expansion. As was the case with Vessel of...
Posted on 24 April 2026 | 9:30 am
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred review - A compelling conclusion delivered with a panache that proves Blizzard still got it
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred has, without question, been one of my most anticipated releases of 2026. Diablo 4 is likely my most played game ever by s...
Posted on 21 April 2026 | 4:00 pm
Naval warfare, an actual server browser and more on the way to Battlefield 6 this year as BF Studios reveals 2026 roadmap
It took Battlefield Studios over four months to tell Battlefield 6 players what they can actually expect from the game over the course of this yea...
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 1:20 pm
The Sims 4's much maligned paid mods have made it to consoles, but Kits are coming back to PC
The Sims 4 players on PlayStation and Xbox have now caught up to their friends on PC, at least when it comes to the game’s Marketplace. This new f...
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 11:58 am
Blizzard will talk about Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred one last time before the expansion's launch next week
Diablo 4 is mere days away from the launch of its biggest expansion yet, and Blizzard wants to make sure it got one last chance to tell you about ...
Posted on 17 April 2026 | 9:22 am
Metro 2039 goes back to its Metro underground roots, with a story shaped by the war in Ukraine and the people who suffer it
The Metro series is finally, officially back with a new installment. 4A Games has just unveiled Metro 2039 to the world, the follow-up to the outs...
Posted on 16 April 2026 | 5:16 pm
Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets a new item to celebrate 25 years of the series
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has received a surprise patch today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the life sim series. The update, version 3....
Posted on 14 April 2026 | 10:15 am
Honkai: Star Rail players are eating good, with Version 4.2 and third anniversary celebrations kicking off later this month
HoYoverse just wrapped up a stacked Honkai: Star Rail Special Program, delivering the one-two punch of revealing the game’s next major update, and...
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 2:26 pm
Heartopia celebrates 30 million downloads with new outfits, permanent price cuts
Heartopia has kicked off a new event to celebrate passing 30 million downloads. Just a couple of weeks after delivering the vintage Hollywood-them...
Posted on 6 April 2026 | 9:41 am
The Petit Planet beta is coming back with new updates, but you still need to hope for an invite
It’s been quite a while since we’ve heard anything about Petit Planet, the upcoming game from Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYov...
Posted on 2 April 2026 | 8:32 am
Resident Evil fans have adopted a Love & Deepspace character as the son of Leon S. Kennedy and one of his potential spouses
In an intersection of my particular interests that I most certainly didn't have on my 2026 bingo card, fans of the Resident Evil franchise – and i...
Posted on 1 April 2026 | 1:47 pm
Caleb's third Myth has finally arrived in Love and Deepspace, and it's good news for all the husbandbro fans out there
Love and Deepspace’s latest update is here, adding a new Memory Pair for Caleb. The event is dubbed Ghosts' Final March, and it’s available now as...
Posted on 30 March 2026 | 2:46 pm
Never one to lag behind HSR and ZZZ, Genshin Impact will introduce its own new pink-haired animal-themed girl in Version Luna 6
Today’s Genshin Impact Special Program has wrapped up, and it’s brought us some big news about the next major update. Luna 6 is the next phase in ...
Posted on 27 March 2026 | 2:25 pm
Stalker 2’s first expansion officially revealed, and it's taking us to the power plant where it all began
One of the biggest reveals out of today’s Xbox Partner Preview showcase has been the new Stalker 2 expansion. The developer did tease some sort of...
Posted on 26 March 2026 | 5:30 pm
Crimson Desert's first patch aims at fixing controls, but it mostly affects mouse and keyboard
Crimson Desert has been out for a few days now, and as positive as its been received by many players, the game suffers from several fundamental is...
Posted on 23 March 2026 | 10:47 am
All the hype has already made Crimson Desert one of the biggest launches on Steam this year
Crimson Desert, the open-world action RPG off-shoot from Korean MMO Black Desert Online, has officially launched, nearly six years after it was in...
Posted on 20 March 2026 | 8:49 am
Crimson Desert Review: Story Buried in the Sandbox
Crimson Desert is a champion bodybuilder of a video game. Its gigantic world bulges with incredible scale, with shining graphical fidelity and a m...
Posted on 18 March 2026 | 10:00 pm
Heartopia goes to the movies with its next event
Heartopia’s next in-game event has been announced, and it’s one you may not have seen coming. Developer XD Games revealed Dreamlight Cinematics Fe...
Posted on 18 March 2026 | 8:53 am
Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.7 brings Angels of Delusion to the battlefield with playable Nangong Yu
HoYoverse has delivered another Special Program for the second day running, this time for Zenless Zone Zero. The developer revealed the full detai...
Posted on 16 March 2026 | 9:39 am
Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.1 livestream reveals a pared-back, four-week update as HoYo plays catch-up
A new Honkai: Star Rail Special Program has concluded, which means some fresh news about the game’s upcoming major update. Version 4.1, unveiled t...
Posted on 13 March 2026 | 2:13 pm
Stupid Never Dies, a blazing fast action game from devs behind Devil May Cry and Resident Evil, is funky, spunky and even “slightly spooky”
Stupid Never Dies, a new “Blazing Fast” action game from long-time Capcom programmer and producer, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, has dropped its first full ...
Posted on 13 March 2026 | 1:58 pm
Battlefield 6 is getting a free trial next week with a decent selection of maps and modes
Battlefield Studios has announced that Battlefield 6 is going free to play for one week next week. Well, a portion of the game is, anyway, as part...
Posted on 13 March 2026 | 10:23 am
Crimson Desert PC specs don't keep resolution and framerate targets a secret, and they don't use upscaling for everything either
Crimson Desert is a little over one week away from release, and developer Pearl Abyss has delivered the official, final list of specs for the game...
Posted on 11 March 2026 | 11:47 am
The Sims 4 patch makes it so your public lot gatherings won't be interrupted by rogue Sims
The Sims 4 will soon get a new update to resolve a number of issues, some of which have long caused headaches for players. The latest update will ...
Posted on 11 March 2026 | 9:47 am
Nioh 3 patch finally makes summons useful in boss fights, brings free armour for everyone
Team Ninja continues to work on Nioh 3. The developer has been releasing regular updates for the action RPG since its launch in early February. Ea...
Posted on 10 March 2026 | 12:09 pm
Marathon launch player numbers are about half those of the Server Slam, at least on PC
After a couple of delays, a plagiarism lawsuit, and at least one internal reboot, Bungie’s next big game has officially launched. Marathon, the ex...
Posted on 6 March 2026 | 11:21 am
Diablo 4’s Warlock looks like an unhinged Necromancer with Sorcerer energy in first look at gameplay
Thanks to a meaty, well-produced Diablo 4 Developer Update, we got to have our promised first look at gameplay of the Warlock, the second of two c...
Posted on 6 March 2026 | 10:38 am
Diablo 4's next season is short, but it lets you become The Butcher, and it has Doom: The Dark Ages skins you probably can't afford
The big Diablo 4 Developer Update has indeed delivered the goods. One of the livestream’s big topics was, of course, the game’s upcoming mini-seas...
Posted on 6 March 2026 | 9:16 am
Our first look at Diablo 4's Warlock and the game's next season arrive in today's livestream - watch it here
Diablo 4’s next, long-awaited Developer Update finally airs today. This meaty livestream was first announced nearly a month ago, when Blizzard ini...
Posted on 5 March 2026 | 9:08 am
The Sims 4 is getting paid mods, and a new in-game currency to pay for them
The Sims 4 has officially entered into its paid mods era. Developer Maxis announced The Sims Maker Program, and The Sims 4 Marketplace - two new d...
Posted on 4 March 2026 | 10:03 am
Marathon may actually have a shot as Server Slam hits it big on Steam
Things are officially looking better for Marathon. The game’s Server Slam, essentially an open beta that’s freely available everywhere, has kicked...
Posted on 27 February 2026 | 9:21 am
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin may be your next anime gacha obsession, with a hint of Ghibli, and this latest trailer may be what sells you on it
It seems like we’re getting one of these every few months, but the world of mobile action RPGs that look like the games that, just a few years bac...
Posted on 25 February 2026 | 11:30 am
Genshin Impact fans on PS4 only have six weeks to find another platform as support winds down with one final update
Version Luna 5 of Genshin Impact is now live, but it's a bittersweet occasion for fans of HoYoverse's breakout gacha RPG – at the very least, thos...
Posted on 25 February 2026 | 10:46 am
The Sims 4 developer hasn't forgotten about its quality of life commitment, and is back with an update on what to expect in 2026
As the The Sims 4 continues into its second decade, the volume of new content, major expansions, and long-awaited features has grown in lockstep. ...
Posted on 25 February 2026 | 10:04 am
Nioh 3 is, unsurprisingly, the fastest-selling game in the series with over a million units sold
Even before the game came out, it was pretty easy to guess that Nioh 3 would be a hit. From the word of mouth leading up to launch, to the well-re...
Posted on 20 February 2026 | 9:31 am
Genshin Impact Luna 5 takes the squad back to Mondstadt, finally makes Varka playable
The latest big content update has been revealed for HoYoverse's breakout game, Genshin Impact. Version Luna 5, which has the unusually long and ne...
Posted on 13 February 2026 | 2:23 pm
You're not crazy, trying to heal in Nioh 3 sometimes doesn't work - and Team Ninja is fixing it
Nioh 3 has received a hot new update that brings plenty of bug fixes to very specific issues, but it also implements fixes for a few of the most c...
Posted on 13 February 2026 | 11:56 am
Watch the Battlefield 6 Season 2 gameplay reveal here
After a one-month delay, we’re finally days away now from the start of Battlefield 6’s Season 2 of live service. The second season is being reveal...
Posted on 12 February 2026 | 11:34 am
Diablo 4’s next class is the Warlock, but you can sort of play it today in Diablo 2: Resurrected’s new DLC
Diablo 4’s segment in the big Diablo 30th Anniversary Spotlight was among the biggest, even if the reason most of us tuned in was somewhat spoiled...
Posted on 12 February 2026 | 10:10 am
Battlefield 6's next season will speed up battle pass progression, and make it so Redsec players who don't own the game can actually make progress
Ahead of the start of Battlefield 6’s Season 2 next week, Battlefield Studios has shared some insight into a few of the major goals the developer ...
Posted on 11 February 2026 | 1:04 pm
Watch Diablo 4 reveal the second class coming with Lord of Hatred here
Blizzard has recently been celebrating its major running games by hosting big livestreams to reveal some major changes, and it’s now Diablo’s turn...
Posted on 11 February 2026 | 11:56 am
Love and Deepspace ushers in the Year of the Horse with a Wuxia-inspired AU multi-banner and a restaurant management mini-game
Love and Deepspace has kicked off the next big in-game moment and is celebrating Chinese New Year with the arrival of a new 5-Star Memory Series. ...
Posted on 11 February 2026 | 10:13 am