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Save $250 on the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS this Black Friday weekend

Black Friday weekend may not offer the same deals it once did, but that’s not to say there aren’t savings to be had. Read more

Become a wolfgirl with a fliphone and explore brutalist, liminal dreamscapes in nophenia

I understand why walking sims aren't really a thing any more. Some of the earliest big names like Gone Home, Dear Esther, and arguably The Stanley Parable all came at a time where indie games were growing in popularity, but were still predominantly 2D. Something simple like a walking sim is obviously quite resourceful compared to contemporary AAA games, but now the indie scene has blown up to the point where mechanics-first genres like roguelikes are dominating. Except I like walking sims! So when a game like nophenia, a walking sim where you're a wolfgirl with a flip phone exploring different dream worlds, shows up, I'm going to pay attention. Read more

The Long Dark: Wintermute's final episode catches a delay but nabs a concrete release date to make up for it

Crikey, it's been a long time coming, but it looks like The Long Dark is finally coming to a close… next year. Up until earlier this week, the fifth and final episode of The Long Dark's Wintermute DLC was due to be released by the end of the year. As you've probably gathered, the end of the year is very close now, so as a result, episode five has been delayed, but it is a delay that at least comes with a concrete release date. Read more

Fortnite Zero Hour Live Event Draws 10.5 Million Players, As Godzilla, King Kong, Iron Man and KPop Demon Hunters Unite For Avengers: Endgame-Style Finale

Fortnite developer Epic Games has announced that 10.5 million players just tuned in for Zero Hour, the highly-anticipated live event that featured heroes from the world's biggest franchises turning up Avengers: Endgame-style to save the day.

We used to be a society in which PC gamers had little speakers on their desks instead of RGB headsets—here are 2 speaker deals that I like

If you're tired of always wearing headphones while you play games, here are some great Cyber Monday sales on desktop speakers.

GTA San Andreas modders tease fully-fledged standalone indie game inspired by Stardew Valley, Graveyard Keeper, Mafia and Schedule I

The creators of the much-anticipated Blue & Blood are cooking up something special.

Into the Fire mixes fire and rescue, mysterious folklore, and a volcanic island in what might be yet another Divine Comedy adaptation

When I first caught a very quick glimpse at Into the Fire, the kind of glimpse where you more just see a character design amidst a bunch of fire, I thought it was a new simulation game. A fireman sim, that kind of thing, the kind of game I'm sure exists already without needing to Google it. Into the Fire is not that at all. There is fire, and there is rescue, but there are also ancient mysteries amongst natural disasters, fiery, destructive jellyfish-esque spirits, and a tantalizing mix of science-fiction, folklore, and the supernatural. Read more

A new Dead Rising is reportedly on the way, and one that might come with a familiar face

All that trouble going on with Monster Hunter Wilds aside, for a good long while now Capcom has been doing quite well for itself. Multiple quite well liked Resident Evil games, fresh new bits like Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess and the upcoming Pragmata, and even a few remasters, namely for the Ace Attorney games (throw a dog a bone and give us a new one of those, though Capcom), but also for series like Dead Rising that also haven't had a new entry in a while. Well, for now at least, as a new report suggests a new Dead Rising might be in our future. Read more

However a non-Hollow Knight game from Team Cherry might look, there's a particular through line you can still expect

Right now, Team Cherry's future is pretty unclear. There is some kind of Hollow Knight: Silksong DLC that'll be coming somewhere along the line, but understandably the developer is keeping their cards close to their chest in terms of what's actually next. They certainly do have some ideas on how they would expand Hollow Knight, i.e. by not making any direct sequels, much like how Silksong isn't one. But in a recent interview, Team Cherry spoke (ever so slightly) more openly about their own future and how the thing that might get in their way most is, well, death. Read more

Save $500 on this iBuyPower RTX 5070 Rig for Black Friday

Black Friday weekend has arrived, and Walmart has a great PC build for newcomers to PC gaming at a steep discount. Read more

The 10 Best Metroid Games

In advance of Metroid Prime 4, we rank the finest entries in Nintendo's iconic sci-fi series.

The Best Deals on PC Games for Black Friday 2025 Aren't Just in the Steam Sale

What are we all playing this weekend?

After forgetting to change my alarm for the weekend, my Saturday has started far too early. I clearly don't respond well to surprise free time, as I spent the morning writing my will. Disappointingly, Co-op don't let you set challenges and riddles for bequestees. This oversight has dashed the mental image of my brother and sister duelling over my gaming PC, armed with those Gladiators-style padded polearms that look like oversized cotton wool buds. Read more

I Found Every Black Friday Board Game Deal Worth Buying in 2025

We've scoured the Black Friday deals to bring you the biggest discounts on the best board games you and your friends or family will want to play all year round.

The Best Star Wars Unlimited TCG Black Friday Deals

Here's the best Black Friday deals for Star Wars Unlimited trading card game, included booster boxes, decks, starter kits and the best single chase cards.

After Silksong DLC, Team Cherry Is Thinking About Making a Brand New Game Rather Than Hollow Knight 3 — Their Only Time Concern Is a Morbid One: 'Death'

Team Cherry has revealed it’s thinking about making a brand new game rather than a Hollow Knight 3 — but admitted that their only time concern is “death.”

With Black Friday discounts, the top-spec Lenovo Legion Go S is faster than the equivalent Steam Deck OLED and almost as cheap

I never bought a Lenovo Legion Go S, or even slotted it into our best handheld PCs list, though it’s funny how much a fat Black Friday price cut can massage the desirability gland. And it helps that these savings cover not just the budget Ryzen Z2 Go model I originally reviewed, but the top-of-the-line Z1 Extreme version with an upgraded 32GB of RAM – and the same SteamOS, instead of fiddly Windows. That extra memory’s probably worth about four billion quid by itself, though while it lasts, the primo Legion Go S is going for £599 in the UK (a £100 saving) and $650 in the US (a $250 saving). Read more

Command a massive walking gun in Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator

Of steel is my spirit, of thunder my bones. I am the hawk's justice, the quadrupedal crucible of oil and atrocity in which the future is forged. BEHOLD, ye strategy simulation enthusiasts. Behold my unabashed phallic symbolism menacing the gates of heaven, while my hissing hydraulics uncipher the coordinates of my prey. Many are my supplicants, strangers from near and far who seek to beguile me and aim my blessed ordnance, but mine is the judgement, and mine the tactile gratifications of levers and gears and dials. You were getting bored of turrets in war games? Fools! You have never experienced one from the inside. Come, surrender yourself to the dieselpunk folds and surprisingly jaunty background music of my ironclad majesty. (Here's a trailer.) Read more

Hytale's early access release date set in stone for January 2026, but its devs admit "the first impression will be rough"

Still fresh off of being bought from Riot and revived by a team lead by Hypixel co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme, Hytale now has an early access release date. The Minecrafty sandbox emerges from the cave it's spent years exploring early next year, with pre-orders kicking off next month. Read more

The latest Arc Raiders patch is almost entirely about fixing exploits, including all the clipping through locked rooms business

A fresh Arc Raiders patch has arrived, bringing a host of new fixes to several exploits players have recently been relying on to do things they’re not supposed to, and bypass certain mechanics to get into areas without having to go through proper channels. Read more