Mortal Shell 2 gets its first major update, adding in extra beacons, useful new items, and making riposte damage scaling actually work
We’re a little over one week on from the launch of Mortal Shell 2, a game that Jeremy liked quite a lot. But the work of a developer is…
A native port of Donkey Kong 64 is finally playable on PC thanks to a team of programmers who boast that ‘no generative AI [was] used at any point in the process’
DK64 RECOMP RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT – YouTube Watch On A native PC port of Nintendo’s 1999 platformer Donkey Kong 64 is finally here, and the team that pulled it off is…
Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu gets first trailer
The Pokémon Company International and Aardman have released the first teaser trailer for Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu, a new stop-motion series set in the Galar region.…
Ridley Scott’s Near-Perfect Sci-Fi Masterpiece is Officially Streaming on YouTube for Free
The ‘70s and ‘80s were a major turning point for science fiction. Star Wars revitalized the genre and turned it into one of Hollywood’s main box office draws, inspiring a…
Xbox’s Disc-To-Digital Program Means Microsoft Is Probably Done With Discs Too
Despite mixed messages when it comes to when we can expect the next PlayStation and Xbox, one aspect about the next generation seems to be clearer than ever: Discs are…
GTA 6 Will Have No Microtransactions or Generative AI at Launch Rockstar Says
Rockstar Games has said Grand Theft Auto 6 will have no microtransactions or generative AI when it launches in November. The studio behind GTA 6 confirmed this year’s monumental open-world…
Rayman Legends Retold Wins Best Switch 2 Game Award At Gamescom 2026
Image: Ubisoft Ahead of its release on the Switch 2 this October, the reimagined platform adventure Rayman Legends Retold has received an award at Gamescom this week. Ubisoft’s upcoming release…
Usual June mixes Hades-esque action, crystal crabs and ghosts to make for a game that’ll do well in your Halloween rotation
I’ve been hungry for an action adventure game recently. In this modern era of live service and infinite roguelikes and deckbuilders (seriously, I know they’re popular genres, maybe try…
PSA: Swap the radial ability menu in Star Wars Zero Company for more of a trad XCOM-style experience
Star Wars Zero Company is enough like XCOM that everyone’s been calling it ZCOM, but there are some ways it isn’t quite XCOM enough for me. For starters, the radial…
Playdate maker Panic is passing tariff refunds on to customers
Panic, maker of the crank-powered handheld Playdate, is forwarding Supreme Court-ordered tariff refunds back to customers. The Playdate launched in 2022, but was hit with tariffs last year along with…



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