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Embark Studios’ ARC Raiders is scheduled to launch on October 30, 2025 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, and has been drawing attention from players who have been following it since the April playtest. Many hoped for a surprise release during Summer Game Fest, but the team opted to delay the launch, calling the...

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is expected to be followed by an unannounced Part 3, and Creative Director Tetsuya Nomura has reassured fans that the timetable for revealing information is being upheld. After bringing Intergrade to Xbox Series X/S and the Nintendo Switch 2, and with Rebirth released, the team has been increasingly open about their...

These days it seems anything can be adapted into a game — from films and comics to internet memes. The latest example is a title built around one of the most recognisable images of the past decade. Only someone who’s spent the last few years completely offline would have missed the meme of the dog...

In 2025 the indie games sector is enjoying an unprecedented upswing — stronger than it has ever been. Titles like R.E.P.O, Peak, Absolum, Ball x Pit, and Escape from Duckov are posting impressive sales figures that, until recently, would have seemed out of reach without a major publisher or substantial budgets. The latest of these,...

Angry Birds 2 is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and to mark the milestone Rovio has opted to breathe new life into its flagship series. After a lengthy pause, the studio is bringing back Angry Birds Space. Rovio Entertainment — the studio that shot to fame years ago with its irate feathered characters — still derives...

In July, Build a Rocket Boy’s staff were gathered for an all-hands meeting. Their debut title, the sci‑fi adventure MindsEye, flopped — critics described it as “unfinished”, “buggy” and even “the worst game of 2025”. Studio head Leslie Benzis insisted that “everything is under control” and blamed a mix of “internal and external forces” for...

For years Nintendo has successfully bridged its console business and the mobile market, adapting its flagship franchises for smartphones. From Super Mario Run to Fire Emblem Heroes, the company has explored multiple approaches—microtransactions, premium releases, and seasonal content. Not every experiment paid off, but the strategy has brought in new audiences and strengthened the brand...

Sales of games for the Nintendo Switch 2 remain strong. The new console continues to attract players, and its catalog is expanding with powerful releases that regularly occupy top positions on the charts. This is confirmed by the latest Famitsu report for the week of October 6–12. Nintendo titles once again dominate the rankings, and...

They used a single game as the foundation to build something entirely different. Recently, modders from the Slurm Team unveiled a reworked edition of The Simpsons Hit & Run — reimagined as a Futurama-themed project. Now titled “Futurama Hit & Run,” the mod replaces Springfield with New New York and introduces a host of new...

Not only id Software’s shooter turns up in the most unexpected places. The creator behind the YouTube channel AllAroundPC published the results of an experiment with Battlefield 6. He attempted to play the shooter on the tiny circular display of a CPU cooling system. Although the screen is meant to show CPU temperatures, he discovered...

Support for EFT will not end with the 1.0 release. The full version, Escape from Tarkov 1.0, is scheduled for release on November 15. The developers are gradually revealing their plans for the road ahead. They recently took part in Tokyo Game Show 2025 and published a special video, where Battlestate Games’ head, Nikita Buyanov,...

The football games market is going through a significant reshuffle. After FIFA’s rebranding to EA Sports FC and recent initiatives from Konami and UFL, SEGA has entered the competition. Sega Football Club Champions was conceived to blend realistic on-field simulation with deep managerial mechanics, drawing on technology used in Football Manager. Sega has confirmed a...

Some fans are still holding out hope for a refreshed return of FNV. In October, fans marked the 15th anniversary of Fallout: New Vegas. The team at Obsidian joined in the celebrations. They put together a commemorative collage of FNV moments and addressed the community: “Today marks 15 years since the release of Fallout: New...

Some aficionados of the genre might find parts of this list predictable. Recently, IGN’s journalists revisited the survival-horror genre and compiled a list of the ten standout titles. Notably, Resident Evil 4 and the Dead Space series are absent from the rundown; the writers shared their reasoning: “While Resident Evil is the most recognizable survival-horror...