007 First Light made me think: What if James Bond shouldn't be in games?
…You're a hand with a pistol in it and, sometimes in cutscenes, Pierce Brosnan's face. The character of Bond existed as a lore reason for your gun to emit bullets…
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Get 15 games for $15 in Humble's 2K Megahits bundle, including Bioshock Infinite, Risk of Rain 2, and one of my favourite shooters of all time
…Homeworld and its sequel are both beautiful, unique RTS games, and the remaster does a fine job of polishing them up. As for Bioshock Infinite, I've waxed and waned on it…
The best cosy cleaning sim I've played has just gone into playtest—if you like PowerWash Simulator, then this is the next game for you
…The next tasks I had in my workshop was refurbishing an old rotary telephone and a cute little wooden toy in the shape of an elephant. The elephant was pretty easy going…
IO Interactive says Project Fantasy isn't dead, but confirms that layoffs are happening
…The move came a week in advance of sweeping cuts at Microsoft's Xbox division , which announced yesterday that 3,200 employees are being put out of work. Xbox is also spinning…
Sony thinks generative AI 'will make it easier to take on more innovative and ambitious projects'
…AI is pitched as a productivity tool—a way to cut corners in development, but one has to wonder historically, how many games have found greatness in those corners? How many developers…
PowerA LucidSound LS500/P review
…It’s not as comfortable as Turtle Beach’s solution but does a far better job than the likes of top dog Razer BlackShark’s for glasses comfort. Despite this, they are…
Conceived in a secure military facility, this Jedi Knight fansite has been running consistently for almost 30 years: 'It looks really close to what it did back in 1998'
…Most of the people who did that job with me watched cable TV for hours." It was around this time that Lozier discovered Star Wars: Dark Forces , which, as a huge Star…
16-year-old MMO Star Trek Online is moving forward by tinkering with the past, unearthing and remaking one of its oldest storylines—and you can play it right now
…The tutorial had been remade, and new seasons were going hard, which left this old storyline feeling a bit creaky—resulting in half of the episodes being cut. That's going to…
Forget Black Flag Resynced, the best pirate game of 2026 might be a logistics-heavy city builder
…Growth spurt Boiled down to its absolute basics, your primary job in Corsair Cove is pretty straightforward. To grow your pirate colony, you'll need to exploit resources across the island, store…
The cozy game launches of July are absolutely stacked with cats, even more than usual
…It eschews all of the traditional grindset mechanics for a cozy vacation away from it all with no unlockables or milestones—just a cute pixel art style and chill OST. A Simpler…