GAMES
Apple Arcade adds NFL Retro Bowl ’26 and Jeopardy! Daily, leaning on big IP
Apple Arcade has added two high-profile titles to its catalog this month: NFL Retro Bowl ’26 and Jeopardy! Daily. Both releases highlight a growing strategy for the subscription service—leaning on recognizable franchises to…
NVIDIA DLSS 4 expands to Indiana Jones, Hell is Us, and Cronos at launch
NVIDIA’s latest round of updates is bringing DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation to several new releases, along with a notable upgrade for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The rollout underscores…
Call of Duty expands with Black Ops 6 Season 05 and Warzone updates
Season 05 for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone has rolled out, bringing a new Battle Pass, premium BlackCell content, and a variety of in-game rewards. The update ties into the Black…
Cronos: The New Dawn review: almost brilliant, almost broken
TL;DR: Cronos: The New Dawn is a bold, atmospheric, and frustratingly inconsistent survival horror game. Worth playing, but not unforgettable. Sometimes a game walks into your life like a drunk…
Xbox Game Pass adds Silksong and RoadCraft in September, with new perks and removals
Xbox Game Pass is kicking off September with one of its most anticipated additions: Hollow Knight: Silksong. After years of speculation and delays, Team Cherry’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed Hollow Knight finally…
Everything you need to know about Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ahead of its release
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is shaping up to be the boldest move Treyarch has made in years. It’s still firmly a CoD game at its core—fast-paced gunplay, twitch…
Hell is Us Review: the Soulslike that dares you to wander
TL;DR: A stunningly atmospheric but uneven mix of Soulslike combat and directionless exploration. Frustrating, ambitious, worth your time. I have a soft spot for games that dare me to get…
Escape from Tarkov headed to Steam ahead of November 1.0 launch
Escape from Tarkov, long confined to its own launcher during an extended beta phase, is finally making its way to Steam. Nikita Buyanov, head of developer Battlestate Games, confirmed on…
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance review: a long-awaited return from the shadows
TL;DR: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a glorious return for Sega’s ninja series—beautifully animated, mechanically deep, and endlessly replayable. Minor flaws aside, it’s one of the best 2D action games…
Battlefield 6 to launch with NVIDIA DLSS 4, plus a wave of RTX game updates
The next few weeks are shaping up to be massive for PC gamers. NVIDIA has confirmed that Battlefield 6 will debut on October 10th with full support for its latest DLSS 4…
One last run before Silksong: the great Hollow Knight replay rush
With Hollow Knight: Silksong finally set to release on September 4, 2025, the original Hollow Knight is experiencing a remarkable resurgence. Steam player counts have climbed to new all-time highs in recent weeks, crossing…
Black Ops 7 drops carry-forward operators and weapons, keeps progression items
Activision and Treyarch have posted a new community update addressing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and one of the biggest takeaways is how progression and content will (and won’t) carry…
NBA All-Star Luka Dončić brings “Sharpshooter 77” to Overwatch 2’s stadium mode
Blizzard is blurring the line between basketball and esports this season, teaming up with NBA All-Star Luka Dončić for Overwatch 2’s Season 18. Dončić, a long-time fan of the hero shooter, isn’t…
Nintendo launches stop-motion series It’s Me, Mario! to promote new kids’ line
Nintendo has introduced a new stop-motion animated series, It’s Me, Mario!, with the first three shorts now available on its YouTube channels in Japan and internationally through Play Nintendo. Each short…
Teen’s Roblox game breaks records with 47 million concurrent players
Roblox has quietly set a new benchmark for the gaming industry, with a farming simulator built by a teenager surpassing Fortnite’s all-time player peak by a wide margin. Grow a Garden,…
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater review: faithful, flawed, and fiercely nostalgic
TL;DR: Stunning visuals, classic gameplay preserved. Faithful to a fault. Still one of the greatest stealth games ever made, but don’t expect reinvention—this is Snake Eater exactly as you remember it, for better…
Hyperkin’s competitor controller brings a DualSense-style layout to Xbox this October
Hyperkin’s long-teased Competitor controller is finally making its way to market this fall, offering Xbox players a DualSense-inspired design at a budget-friendly price. After first being teased back in 2019…
Lords of the Fallen II announced: dual realms, brutal combat, and a 2026 release
CI Games has officially unveiled Lords of the Fallen II during Gamescom 2025’s Opening Night Live, confirming that the Soulslike series will continue with a new chapter set a hundred years after…