Games

Players will soon be able to compete in earning experience points. This month, the developers of Escape from Tarkov plan to release another update for the game that will introduce a competitive Leagues system. Battlestate Games has published a new teaser for Leagues and outlined how they will work: Each week you will compete with...

Epic Games has rolled out an unannounced Fortnite Battle Royale hotfix that introduces a notable balance patch for the 8-Bit Shotgun, pairing a substantial reload speed buff for the highest tier with a minor base damage reduction across all rarities. Prominent data miners and leakers revealed that the Mythic variant of the weapon receives...

HBO has established itself as a home for major television hits. Following shows like Sex and the City and The Sopranos, the network continues to deliver acclaimed programming. Franchise work like the DC universe series Lanterns and the award-winning series The Penguin has benefited both fans and the network. However, one of its biggest shows...

Valve is monitoring ongoing market conditions and continuing development on its new device. It is already known that Valve is working on Steam Deck 2. The developers themselves discussed this in interviews with media outlets this summer. However, the crisis in the memory market shows no signs of easing. The cost of graphics cards and...

For nearly two decades, the Planeswalker Jace Beleren has served as the anchor of Magic: The Gathering. As the Multiverse’s premier telepath and a cornerstone of the Gatewatch, he spent much of his existence defending countless realms against catastrophic threats alongside allies like Chandra Nalaar and Liliana Vess. Together, these iconic figures functioned as the...

Long before asymmetrical multiplayer became an industry staple, Turtle Rock Studios’ Left 4 Dead reigned supreme. By pitting a quartet of survivors against relentless waves of AI-driven ghouls, the cooperative shooter established the blueprint for modern multiplayer pandemonium. It fundamentally shaped an entire genre built around mismatched teams operating under entirely separate rule sets. That...

Following the passing of voice actor Peter Cullen, I have spent the past week revisiting his performances as Autobot leader Optimus Prime. My binge included Michael Bay’s Transformers films, which remain fairly rough, complete with the problematic robot characters from the second installment. One movie in that franchise stands out as genuinely great, and it...

The most divisive experiment in the history of Magic: The Gathering is finally reaching its terminus. When Wizards of the Coast first introduced Alchemy to MTG Arena back in 2021, it heralded a digital-first frontier—an environment where cards could receive overnight patches and mechanics like Conjure, Seek, and Perpetual could function unrestricted by physical cardboard...

The studio shut down Destiny to turn Marathon into Destiny. Bungie is revising its approach to developing Marathon and abandoning a strict seasonal update schedule. The developers explained that they want more freedom to create, test, and refine features before release. Because of this, a significant portion of the content originally planned for the September...