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Switch 2 is getting an even more co-op-focused spinoff of a massively popular survival space sim, but it's not replacing the original: "Astroneer will continue to live on"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Starseeker is coming to Switch 2, Playstation, Xbox, and PC in 2026

Forget $80 games, this $10 indie RPG is being hailed as "one of the best if not the best" cosmic horror games ever, and thank Cthulhu, it only takes "10-12 hours" to beat
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Look Outside tackles cosmic horror, JRPG-style combat, and Undertale-style humor, and its 98% positive Steam reviews are calling it one of the best of all of those genres

Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades of Switch 1 games are getting physical releases, but nobody's sure if these are Switch 2 cartridges or old games repackaged with digital upgrade codes
By Dustin Bailey published
Switch 2 versions Metroid Prime 4, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and more are all making us ask the same question

31 years after working on the original System Shock, Arkane founder gave up on the 2023 remake because it was "too hard"
By Jordan Gerblick published
news "I got stuck in the cyberspace"

Super Mario All-Stars speedrunner sets triumphant world record only to suffer SNES cart tragedy 90 seconds later: "I guess it's not safe to do any more runs until I give it a good clean"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "What if massive World Record pace but the universe said no"

"That was not going to work for Valve": Canceled Half-Life spinoff game Ravenholm was "great, frankly," says Arkane founder, but it couldn’t survive under Valve's "very clear business plan"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Ravenholm didn't stand a chance

Hidetaka Miyazaki can't help himself and now The Duskbloods sounds even more like a Bloodborne successor: "The Bloodsworn are competing for something known as First Blood"
By Dustin Bailey published
News If this isn't Miyazaki making a Bloodborne successor I don't know what is

Legend of Zelda shippers are on serious hopium over Tears of the Kingdom's new voice memories, thinking one might possibly solidify ZeLink as canon
By Anna Koselke published
News It's me, I'm shippers

Arkane Studios founder says he could see himself "working on Dishonored 3 right now," though creating a sequel was "the last thing I wanted to do" after making the first game
By Issy van der Velde published
news Please Arkane, give me Dishonored 3

Hidetaka Miyazaki shares The Duskbloods worries of some Elden Ring and Dark Souls fans: "I personally am not much of a PvP person, and I wanted to make something that's satisfying even for players like me"
By Catherine Lewis published
News PvE bosses will also "present a tough challenge and a sense of accomplishment upon defeating them"
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