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Some game developers are shipping titles with more than just entertainment under the hood. The FBI recently issued a public notice seeking potential victims who may have installed malware-infested games via the Steam platform. Investigators believe that cybercriminals targeted Steam users primarily between May 2024 and January 2026. Malicious code was embedded directly into games,...

Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 continued its remarkable run of critical success this week, emerging as the primary victor at the Game Developers Choice Awards. During the ceremony, held at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the acclaimed role-playing game secured five trophies, including the night’s top honor, Game of the Year. In...

A concise briefing on the most significant developments across the global entertainment industry from the past 24 hours. Valve hits back at the New York Attorney General’s lawsuit over loot boxes, expressing deep dissatisfaction with the local judicial process. Dedicated fans are already mapping out the world of GTA VI through a custom GeoGuessr experience...

Photo: Pief Weyman/Searchlight Pictures There are striking parallels between Rian Johnson’s clever whodunit Knives Out and the visceral horror-comedy Ready or Not from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Both 2019 releases center on a marginalized woman fighting to survive the whims of a wealthy, predatory dynasty. Furthermore, both have spawned sequels featuring fresh ensembles that...

Model Gingeran has stepped into the role of Eleanor Lamb from BioShock 2, descending into the submerged ruins of Rapture to watch over a Big Daddy and shield the Little Sisters from the city’s many lurking horrors. Photographer Sofia “CHATSKYPHOTO” Chatskaya and cosplayer Gingeran have revisited the haunting world of BioShock 2, the iconic first-person...

Bunnie Xo discusses her journey and new film deal during a recent interview. (Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images) Bunnie Xo has a very specific, albeit unconventional, vision for who should portray her in the upcoming cinematic adaptation of her memoir—and the choice might catch fans off guard. After her autobiography, Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, ascended...

Despite community pleas for a delay to polish the experience, 1348 Ex Voto has launched in a noticeably unfinished state. 1348 Ex Voto was envisioned as an atmospheric odyssey set in medieval Italy. Players step into the greaves of Aeta—a courageous noblewoman and wandering knight—as she navigates a land plunged into chaos to locate her...

Aspyr has rolled out a substantial free update for the Tomb Raider I–III Remastered collection, introducing a brand-new Challenge Mode and a wealth of bonus content tailored for fans of Lara Croft’s legendary original trilogy. The newly implemented Challenge Mode empowers players to fine-tune their gameplay experience through various modifiers, including adjustments to Lara’s health,...

Pearl Abyss is pushing the boundaries of open-world scale with its upcoming title. Head of PR Will Powers recently stated that the map in Crimson Desert is at least twice as large as that of Skyrim and surpasses Red Dead Redemption 2 in total landmass. According to the studio, traveling across the map from one...

Nintendo may have a new reason for concern as Aniimo, a fresh free-to-play contender, prepares for its debut on PC and Xbox. The project has already caught the eye of NVIDIA, which selected the title to showcase the capabilities of its latest RTX hardware. A newly released trailer demonstrates Aniimo running on an RTX 5070...