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Marvel Rivals Season 6 release date, Deadpool abilities, and more

Deadpool and Elsa Bloodstone in the Night at the Museum update.

Here's one big benefit to Hytale not being on Steam: its refund policy is way better than Valve's

You can play for longer before deciding whether or not you want a refund.

Quarantine Zone has been patched so now you can actually detect people smuggling hand grenades in their butts

What's in your (prison) wallet?

How well do you know classic videogame cheats? See if you can answer these 10 tricky questions

Turn on big head mode and root around in there for the answers to these questions about classic cheat codes and console commands.

'I consider it a millennial shooter': The FPS dev making hit shooters by leaning into '2007-core'

Echo Point Nova's Matt Larrabee talks movement shooters, making niche games, and '2007-core' game design.

All EB Games outlets in New Zealand will close by the end of the month following 'multi-million dollar' losses

Videogame retail takes another hit.

Mirror's Edge's iconic art style? Yeah, turns out it was sort of an accident

It's kind of baffling how Mirror's Edge came out almost two full decades ago, and there's hardly a whisper of a game that's managed to match its art direction. The thing is just too clean, too specific, there's a purpose to every detail. It feels like the future distilled into digital form, though no one really followed suit in the years since, opting for drab, lifeless realism instead. Except, as it turns out, that's almost what Mirror's Edge looked like too. Read more

Hopes for an eventual Anthem private server resurrection ignited as former executive producer says code for running the game locally 'is there to be salvaged and recovered'

So you're telling me there's a chance? An extremely slim chance?

Peter Molyneux parody account shut down because games are too weird now

Video game satire legend Peter Molydeux, a social media account dedicated to lampooning Peter Molyneux, has retired from posting.

Expedition 33's Metacritic ranking could drop thanks to Cory in the House memes

Clair Obscur: Expedition is in danger of losing its crown as Metacritic's top user-rated game to a meme.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby Beginning of a New Era Will Get a One-Day-Only North American Theater Release

Umamusume: Pretty Derby's anime film spinoff, Beginning of a New Era, released in theaters in Japan way back in May 2024. And now, it's coming to the U.S. for a one-night-only theatrical release on February 27, 2026.

Bully Online, the ambitious mod that brought multiplayer and more to Rockstar's classic school sim, shuts down a month after launch: 'This was not something we wanted'

An official explanation for the shutdown hasn't been shared yet, but it sure looks like a C&D dropped hard.

Point-and-click adventure game filled with "ah yeah, them" British actors Earth Must Die is out later this month

Anyone order a point-and-click adventure puzzle game for later this month featuring a cast of British actors that'll make you go "oh, right, them!" when you Google them? Well, someone must have, because Earth Must Die, the next game from Lair of the Clockwork God developer Size Five Games, now has a release date. Come on, it's getting cold! Read more

Hytale vs Minecraft: 5 key differences you should know about

Here's what you're getting, and what you're not, if you try Hypixel Studios' new sandbox adventure game.

Umamusume developer Cygames bullied into apology by outraged horse girl enthusiasts after announcing AI subsidiary: 'We sincerely apologize for the concern we've caused'

Nobody liked that.

7 Things in Hytale's Early Game that Surprised Me as a Minecraft Veteran

How to get thorium in Hytale

To help you progress in the game, here's how to find thorium in Hytale as well as how to get thorium ingot.

As Fable's Peter Molyneux returns to the spotlight, legendary parody account 'Peter Molydeux' announces its retirement

Fable creator Peter Molyneux is back with his new strategy game, Masters of Albion, but as one titan returns, another has moved on.

What's next for GOG? Publishing games, maybe, but its new owner isn't in any rush

Right at the end of last year, Cyberpunk and Witcher developer CD Projekt Red sold off its game distribution company to its original co-founder, Michał Kiciński (who is also the co-founder of CD Projekt itself, so, go figure). With this sort of new owner, the plan is generally to stick to what it knows best, i.e. sprucing up old games and making sure any game on the platform is DRM-free. But in a new interview, Kiciński also shared his interest in the platform doing some publishing. Read more

'The Whole Fallout Thing Is a Mystery to Me' — Ron Perlman Jokes He Was Paid '$40 and a Sandwich' to Record Iconic 'War Never Changes' Intro for Fallout 1

Hellboy star Ron Perlman has expressed his bemusement at the Fallout franchise and his legendary status within it as narrator of all the video games, joking he was paid "$40 and a sandwich" to record his iconic “war never changes” line for Fallout 1.