Games

Digital Foundry has published an in-depth technical breakdown of the PC version of ARC Raiders, the cooperative shooter from Embark Studios (the team behind The Finals). Their report highlights an unusually smooth and steady performance for a title built on Unreal Engine 5, avoiding the shader stutters and abrupt drops in performance that often plague...

Square Enix has announced plans to widely adopt AI across its development pipeline, intending to entrust up to 70% of quality-assurance and bug-fixing duties to artificial intelligence. Not everyone in the industry shares that view. Michael Daus, head of publishing at Larian Studios—the studio behind Baldur’s Gate 3—publicly denounced the proposal on X, calling it...

Released in 2017, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is a space strategy title inspired by the popular TV series. Despite solid reviews and a loyal following, the game will soon be taken off sale. Fans believe this move is connected to the arrival of a new game in the Battlestar Galactica universe. An announcement on the project’s...

Recent leaks indicate that a signature hero duo—well known to X‑Men fans, especially viewers of the X‑Men ’97 animated series—will be joining the game very soon. This concerns Gambit and Rogue — lovers tragically separated by a power that makes touch perilous. Reports say the leak appeared in a TikTok promotional clip where the characters...

Movement of talent between studios is routine in the games industry, but occasionally a team gains a particularly valuable expert. The developers behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance have a reputation for crafting rich, authentic worlds rooted in Slavic heritage. That expertise shows not only in the finely detailed environments but also in the storytelling, which gives...

Halk Hogan hasn’t finished supporting The Witcher 3 and is ready to continue his work. The modder known to The Witcher 3 community as Halk Hogan has reappeared recently. The creator plans to keep improving his visual overhaul. He published a trailer for the mod “The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project NextGen Edition 2026” —...

Entrepreneurs have already begun profiting from the popular game. The extraction shooter ARC Raiders launched recently and attracted a large player base. The title is breaking concurrent player records on Steam, and enterprising operators have already set up a black market around the game. Online listings for virtual goods have appeared, and sometimes their prices...

The Mass Effect franchise has returned again — but not in the format many RPG fans were hoping for. Fans marked N7 Day in various ways. The team behind the skateboarding simulator Skate, published by Electronic Arts, unveiled a collection of Mass Effect-themed gear. Skate players can visit the in-game store to add several items...

RDR2 aficionados have taken it upon themselves to expand the game. While Rockstar Games concentrates on Grand Theft Auto 6 and GTA Online, Red Dead Redemption 2 fans are building a large-scale mod expansion. The creator of the Rixus YouTube channel has unveiled the trailer for “Nuevo Paraiso – The Forgotten Frontier”. Modders are inviting...

Indie releases have shaken up major publishers this year, demonstrating that the gaming scene is evolving. Alongside blockbusters such as Monster Hunter and Battlefield 6, a wave of titles from smaller studios has arrived, including Peak, RV There Yet?, R.E.P.O., and Escape from Duckov. The Chinese studio Team Soda has every reason to celebrate. Their...