Gaming

What’s it like for a narrative designer to learn a game engine from scratch?

As my ancient PC gets ever older and my hopes of upgrading it someday grow ever dimmer, I spend a lot of time peering through skeptical eyes at upcoming game trailers. “Looks good, but will I be able to run…

After an Xbox Game Pass got cheaper in April, the spotlight was on the first wave of new titles hitting the service post-price reduction. That wave delivered big indies like Mixtape and big-ticket releases like Forza Horizon 6. A few…

With the launch of 007 First Light, PlayStation 5 Pro players will experience the game with upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) enabled by default. Upgraded PSSR is the next-generation, machine-learning-based upscaling technology from Sony Interactive Entertainment, designed to reconstruct…

Cat Ladyand Santa Monicadesigner Josh Wood had booked tickets to Japan with a flight scheduled for April 2020, but he had to cancel those plans when the COVID-19 lockdown hit. He took all the notes he had made when planning…

HoYoVerse revealed we’re in the final days of the Petit Planet Stardrift Test beta. The trial will end on May 25, 2026. Since it started back on April 21, 2026, that means ran for about a month. People who got…

Tom Clancy’s The Division, to give it its full name, has a lot more staying power than anyone would have originally credited it with. The gloomy post-apocalyptic shooter spawned a sequel, a mobile spin-off, a third game is still in…

High winds caused an outage at Six Flags Over Texas impairing several rides, including a roller coaster already underway

Last week Embark explained to players that it would be scaling down the frequency of major updates in Arc Raiders, citing the need to slow down to provide concise and “more impactful” changes. But now, just one week later, we’ve…

There are 20 hours of very impressive game already, but does that actually make things worse?