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The new game in the StarCraft universe, which Blizzard will likely reveal at BlizzCon, may be a story-driven third-person shooter. Windows Central journalist Jez Corden reported that he received information from a reliable source and even saw project materials. According to him, StarCraft will be a single-player shooter with a story campaign. Corden was shown...
Weapons director Zach Cregger is taking a very different approach with his new adaptation of Resident Evil. Rather than adapting the characters and narrative of Capcom’s survival-horror game franchise, Cregger is translating what it feels like to exist in one of Resident Evil‘s worst-case scenarios. Resident Evil follows a hapless medical courier, played by Austin...
After opening to mixed reviews on Steam, The Blood of Dawnwalker climbed to 83% positive ratings within a few days. Developed by Polish studio Rebel Wolves, The Blood of Dawnwalker launched last week and debuted on Steam with mixed reviews. Players complained about technical issues among other things, but scores quickly climbed upward even though...
Following a difficult period marked by declining performance for the Destiny franchise and a lack of mainstream player traction for Marathon, Bungie has drastically reduced its workforce from about 1,600 employees down to approximately 500 and put its nearly 20,000-square-foot Bellevue office up for sublease. Bungie is facing severe problems after the Destiny series stopped...
As an exclusive highlight of our comprehensive 2026 Fall Preview, we can confirm that Food Devils—the upcoming tactical RPG developed by Studio Daimon—is scheduled to launch on November 5. Blending grid-based strategy, restaurant management, dating simulation mechanics, and a strikingly charismatic cast of demons, the title is quickly positioning itself as a standout indie sensation...
Microsoft and TCL have announced a partnership that will bring the Xbox app to select TCL Smart TVs, allowing users to play games via the cloud without a console or PC. Playing Xbox is no longer limited to consoles and PCs, as TCL televisions are now joining the lineup. The Xbox app will become available...
This article is part of a directory: The 2026 Fall Preview I feel a deep connection with musician-comedian Kyle Gordon based solely on his pop-culture touchstones. Whether he is spoofing Eurodance hard enough to mint a song of the summer, making hyper-specific gags about SSX Tricky NPCs, or traveling all the way to Africa to...
Cosplayer Alexandra “ZEFIRKA_NATSUKI” has journeyed to the continent of Tamriel from the role-playing game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. She transformed into the mighty Aela the Huntress, who considers lycanthropy a great gift, worships the Daedric Prince Hircine, and aids the Dragonborn on dangerous adventures. While the release date of the role-playing game The Elder...
To begin, Scott Adams was a terrible person. After a successful career as the cartoonist behind Dilbert, the man blew his career up in the 2020s by revealing that he harbored disgusting views about people of color, specifically Black people. This resulted in immediate backlash and Dilbert was dropped from so many newspapers that Dilbert...
An insider claims that Mario Kart World will receive DLC featuring Star Fox characters while also hinting at a new game in the series. When Mario Kart World was released last summer, players noticed that the game felt built for DLC. Several characters had few outfits, the open world felt quite empty, and plenty of...
