Editor's Picks
COMMANDOS: ORIGINS REVIEW - WHEN YOUR WAR HEROES RETURN WITH PERFORMANCE ANXIETY
Ever wondered what would happen if your fondest childhood memories stormed back into your life, only to immediately trip over the rug, spill beer on your console, and then have the audacity to charge you 50 bucks for the privilege? Well, Commandos: Origins is here to answer that question with a resounding, glitch-fueled "Ja, mein Kommandant!"
DEATH HOWL: SHUFFLING GRIEF AND DECK-BUILDING INTO SOMETHING SPECIAL
Ever wondered what would happen if someone mixed Magic: The Gathering with a mother's journey through grief? Death Howl's demo just hit Steam, offering a haunting glimpse into a card battler that's about more than just stacking damage numbers.
FROZEN POLITICS: WHY FROSTPUNK'S SOCIETY SIMULATOR HITS DIFFERENT
Society simulators usually let you play god from a comfy distance, dropping buildings like a kid playing with LEGOs. But Frostpunk grabs you by the throat and makes you feel every death, every desperate choice, every compromise of your moral compass. It's like The Sims had a baby with Schindler's List, and that baby grew up to write really depressing poetry.
FOOD TRUCK SIMULATOR REVIEW - SERVING UP BUGS WITH A SIDE OF POTENTIAL
Ever since video games discovered cooking, we've virtually flipped enough burgers to feed a small continent. Now Food Truck Simulator rolls onto Steam with a promise to spice up the formula by adding actual driving between cooking sessions. But like most food truck first days, this one's got some serious teething problems.
VALVE'S RUMORED STEAM CONSOLE: A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES
Fresh rumors about Valve's next gaming hardware have surfaced, suggesting something bigger than a handheld - a full-fledged home console aimed squarely at PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. But before anyone starts camping outside their local GameStop, let's break down what we know.
RESISTANCE TRILOGY REMASTER RUMORS HEAT UP AS SONY RENEWS IP
Ever since Sony's been spring cleaning their live service closet, fans have been wondering what's next for their classic IPs. Now, a fresh trademark renewal for Resistance in Europe has the rumor mill spinning faster than a Chimera's cooling fan.
TEMPEST RISING: THE RTS REVIVAL COMMAND & CONQUER FANS DESERVE
Ever wondered what would happen if someone actually made the modern Command & Conquer that EA won't? Tempest Rising answers that question with a love letter to classic RTS gaming that's got more understanding of what made C&C great than EA's shown in the last 15 years.
UBISOFT AXES 185 JOBS AS UK STUDIO FACES SHUTDOWN
Ever wondered what happens when a gaming giant's string of failures finally catches up with them? Ubisoft just answered that question by closing their Leamington studio and showing 185 people the door, all while wrapping it in enough corporate euphemisms to fill a buzzword bingo card.
PLAYSTATION'S PC STRATEGY EVOLVES: FROM PATIENT PORTER TO SPEED RUNNER
Ever wondered what goes on behind PlayStation's PC porting strategy? Thanks to the Insomniac leak that's spreading faster than a speedrunner's world record time, we're getting a peek behind that particular curtain, and it looks like Sony's changing their game plan.
GAMING HARDWARE SHOWDOWN: PS5 SOARS WHILE XBOX HITS TURBULENCE
Ever wondered what happens when console wars meet cold, hard sales data? The latest US market figures tell a tale of two very different trajectories, with PlayStation 5 climbing higher than its predecessor while Xbox Series X/S performs the gaming equivalent of a belly flop.
LEON RETURNS? RESIDENT EVIL 9'S PROTAGONIST DRAMA HEATS UP
Dusk Golem, the insider who's been as accurate as a laser-guided rocket launcher, just confirmed that Leon S. Kennedy is trading his Spanish vacation for whatever nightmare fuel RE9 has in store.
EA'S $6 BILLION NOSEDIVE: WHEN SPORTS GAMES STOP PRINTING MONEY
Ever wondered what happens when your reliable cash cow suddenly goes on strike? EA just found out the hard way, watching $6 billion evaporate after FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard decided to play limbo with sales expectations.
NINJA GAIDEN 2 BLACK REVIEW: NOSTALGIA GETS AN UNREAL FACELIFT AND IDENTITY CRISIS
Ever wondered what would happen if someone tried to remake one of gaming's most legendarily brutal action titles but couldn't decide which version to actually remake? Ninja Gaiden 2 Black answers that question with a remaster that's caught between three different games, powered by an engine that sometimes feels like it's actively trying to kill you - and not in the fun way the original did.
MARVEL RIVALS DEVS PLAY 4D CHESS WITH LEAKERS
Ever wondered what happens when game developers get tired of leakers spoiling their surprises? Marvel Rivals' team just answered that question by pulling a spy-movie move that would make Nick Fury proud.
MICROSOFT DEVELOPER DIRECT: DOOM GETS A DATE, NINJA GAIDEN RETURNS
Ever wondered what happens when Microsoft decides to drop release dates like a demon drops health pickups? The latest Developer Direct answered that question with a flurry of dates and details for some of 2025's most anticipated titles.
NONE SHALL INTRUDE REVIEW: WHEN RAID BOSS DREAMS MEET UNFINISHED SCHEMES
Ever wondered what it would be like to be the raid boss instead of the hero? None Shall Intrude answers that question with a deck-building roguelite that has more potential than a dragon's hoard and more rough edges than its scales.
SLENDER REBORN REVIEW: WHEN NOSTALGIA MEETS MEDIOCRITY
Ever wondered what would happen if someone remade Slender: The Eight Pages with all the ambition of a sleepwalking sloth? Slender Reborn answers that question with a remake that's about as exciting as watching paint dry in a haunted house.
KILL A MILLION RATS REVIEW: WHEN TOWER DEFENSE MEETS RODENT GENOCIDE
Ever wondered what would happen if someone threw Vampire Survivors, They Are Billions, and Disney's Ratatouille into a blender? Kill A Million Rats answers that question with an oddly adorable yet chaotic mix of base building and mass extermination.
XBOX GAME PASS FEBRUARY LINEUP: WHEN MARSUPIALS MEET MADDEN
Ever wondered what would happen if Game Pass decided to throw everything but the kitchen sink at subscribers? Well, Microsoft's about to answer that question with a February lineup that's more packed than a Crash Bandicoot bonus level.
RTX 5090 STOCK SITUATION: WHEN "PAPER LAUNCH" MEETS "PAPER WEIGHT"
Ever wondered what it would be like if Nvidia made their graphics cards rarer than a politician telling the truth? Well wonder no more, because the RTX 5090 is about to make the crypto mining crisis look like a surplus sale at Best Buy.