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Since the arrival of the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act, anyone in the UK who wants to access sites featuring adult content, including the likes of Reddit and Bluesky, must… Read more: The UK proposes a VPN ban for kids, and I have mixed feelings

Torchlight Infinite is a game that I can’t help but have mixed feelings about. It’ll always be mired in that aching knowledge that it’s not really the same thing as… Read more: Diablo 4 and PoE 2’s fastest competitor drops a new update at the perfect time, earning its most players ever

There are many sub-genres among the best strategy games on PC. Nestled within each are myriad experiences that will push your lateral thinking to the max. One moment, you’re commanding… Read more: The best strategy games 2026

I’ve watched many people tackle various colony sims, from Rimworld to Oxygen Not Included, and I’m always fascinated by how differently we all play. MinMax Games, the developer behind Clanfolk,… Read more: Rural Rimworld rival Clanfolk proves it cares about every player type with a major new migration and beekeeping update

I’ve encountered all manner of enemies in my time playing games, but some really stick with you for just how unsettling they are. Monster Hunter’s Khezu, complete with its silent… Read more: Sci-fi survival game Once Human’s got a new set of dangerous creatures, and one will haunt my nightmares for weeks

If you frequent the cozy game space, there’s little chance you won’t have heard of Heartopia by now. While sandbox players have been foaming over Hytale this week, building houses… Read more: Cutesy Stardew-like life sim with millions of players just hit Steam, but the PC version is a letdown and it’s awful news for Steam Deck

Studying WW1 and WW2 in school, one of the hardest things to wrap my head around was the sheer scale. It’s something even the best war games struggle to capture.… Read more: Massive war game Foxhole is about to change forever as new Airborne update takes the battle to the skies

12.4 million. That’s how many copies of Arc Raiders Embark has shifted so far – a monumental achievement for a multiplayer game that, this time last year, wasn’t really on… Read more: Arc Raiders’ huge success gives Embark the “opportunity to do bigger things” and cook up a more “ambitious” roadmap

People say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and in much the same manner any opportunity to claim ‘free’ Fortnite V-Bucks is likely to come with a catch.… Read more: Sorry, Epic’s taking back those ‘free’ Fortnite V-Bucks from the Dumb Ways To Die bundle exploit

Europa Universalis 5 marks the rebirth of one of Paradox’s defining grand strategy games, and that sort of fresh start always comes with some teething issues. To development studio Paradox… Read more: The next Europa Universalis 5 update tackles its awkward UI, and adds a beloved feature from EU4’s DLC

In a fittingly full-circle sort of way, it’s taken avid Minecraft enjoyers only a couple of days to splice the best parts of the game that inspired Hytale into Hytale,… Read more: Hytale comes full circle as modder transforms it back into Minecraft, right down to The End

GTA 5 is going to remain the go-to virtual crime haven for quite some time to come, like it or not. GTA 6’s console release is all the way off… Read more: Grand Theft Auto 5’s new raid mode takes hints from CSGO and Rainbow Six Siege, and it’s got me dreaming about GTA 6

With even the BBC and MSN kicking off the new year with talk of Old School Runescape, it’s only a matter of time before one of the most beloved and… Read more: Old School Runescape just made new players’ lives much easier without immediately killing the spirit of the classic MMO

As the generative-AI debate rages on unceasing (and likely will for as long as I care to think ahead), Valve has updated the declaration form used by developers submitting their… Read more: Valve’s new Steam AI disclosure cares about what you actually see, stressing that behind-the-scenes dev tools are “not the focus”

I know that many soulslike enjoyers will put FromSoftware as the titan of the genre, and that’s fair – they make the best soulslikes, and with the Dark Souls series,… Read more: Nioh 3 looks like an excellent sequel to my favorite soulslike, and you can get a pre-order discount right now

More than a dozen Disney-published games have just been pulled from sale on Steam, and it’s yet another mark of disappointment for the age of digital preservation. While most of… Read more: Disney suddenly pulls 14 games from Steam, including a childhood favorite, and the preservationist in me is wincing

What are the best Hytale servers? Just like Minecraft, Hytale is a fantastic game to explore alone, but it’s so much better with others. After years spent making friends in… Read more: Best Hytale servers to join today

The first Hytale update has arrived, and it’s got me all excited about torches. That’s a feeling I haven’t had since I was deep in a Terraria hole many years… Read more: The first Hytale update adds dinosaurs and improves melee combat, but I’m most excited about the torches

What is the Divinity release date? A new Divinity game is on the way, and thanks to a world premiere reveal, we’ve taken a first look at Larian’s gory new… Read more: Divinity release date estimate, trailers, story, and latest news

Julian Gerighty, a long-time key cog at Massive Entertainment, has announced that he’s departing the Ubisoft-owned studio after 12 years to go and work on Battlefield at EA. His departure… Read more: Don’t worry about The Division, Ubisoft say as series executive producer jumps to Battlefield amid layoffs

Does Hytale have controller support? The differences between Hytale and Minecraft are mostly subtle: improved graphics, simplified crafting, and helpful QoL tweaks collectively make the games feel distinct. However, there… Read more: Hytale controller support explained

According to long-time Bethesda developer and Skyrim co-lead designer Kurt Kuhlmann, he was originally told he’d be leading the charge on basting the great turkey that is the The Elder… Read more: Skyrim co-lead claims The Elder Scrolls 6’s helm was once promised to him, and he envisioned a plot mirroring the best Star Wars film

AMD is working with its board partners to try to ensure that graphics cards “maintain prices close to what [the company] suggests,” according to a new report. That’s despite ongoing… Read more: AMD is fighting to “maintain prices” for its graphics cards despite VRAM shortage, but I’ll believe it when I see it

Just a week after he was talking confidently about how The Division 3 was shaping up, the franchise’s executive producer, Julian Gerighty, has left developer Massive Entertainment. Departing the Ubisoft-owned… Read more: After recently hyping up The Division 3, its executive producer has left to join the Battlefield 6 team

As if Treyarch hadn’t already packed enough variations of the Zombies formula into Black Ops 7, it looks like even more modes are on the way. While I and countless… Read more: Black Ops 7 Season 2 will smash two punishing Zombies experiences into one, and Treyarch’s also teased its next round-based map

I continue to have a soft spot for Soulframe, the new, sort-of-early access fantasy RPG from Warframe developers Digital Extremes, despite the fact that the lore writing is often wyrd… Read more: I love fantasy RPG Soulframe’s cosy start screen even though it could be a creepy piece of habit-forming design

Nvidia GPU supply in 2026 seemingly just took another hit, as according to a new leak, delivery of its GPUs to its graphics card production partners “has been cut down… Read more: Nvidia GPU supply for graphics cards slashed by up to 20%, with “no new product in 2026,” says fresh leak

January 16, 2026: We added the Arknights Endfield codes from the official release livestream, which includes free Oroberyls, T-Creds, and level-up materials to claim once the servers go live. What are… Read more: Arknights Endfield codes January 2026

What are the Arknight Endfield banners? Having spent some time in closed beta, we’ve been able to get a proper look at what Hypergryph is offering Endfield players as far… Read more: Arknights Endfield banners – launch and upcoming banners

A new League of Legends update has blocked duo queues for high-ranked players as Riot Games continues to tackle matchmaking frustrations in the MOBA. LoL creative director Matt ‘Phroxzon’ Leung-Harrison… Read more: Riot moves to stamp out League of Legends duo queue abuse as “a few bad actors ruin things for everyone”

Amazon’s colonial fantasy MMO New World (latterly rebranded New World: Aeternum) is no longer available for purchase as of yesterday, and will be taken offline for good from 31st January… Read more: Amazon’s once-hailed fantasy MMO New World will vanish from servers in a year’s time

Who are the Arknights Endfield voice actors? Hypergryph’s expansive open-world Arknights game is finally in closed beta, and it’s given us a proper chance to lend our ears to the… Read more: Arknights Endfield voice actors and cast list

I be a poor journo. Newly come from the official Ubisoft music YouTube channel. I spend my life in jeopardy. Of a publisher suddenly turning around and saying that a… Read more: That Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag sea shanty deluge was just down to “technical issues”, Ubisoft say

The clock on New World: Aeternum is officially ticking, with developer Amazon Games announcing that there’s just one year left before its ambitious MMORPG is taken offline forever. But there’s… Read more: Rust director makes a public ’25 million’ offer to buy axed Amazon MMO New World, because “games should never die”

The Elder Scrolls Online’s new seasonal model is one of its biggest shakeups yet. By rethinking rewards, adding in a new battle pass system, and making all future (and some… Read more: The Elder Scrolls Online dev has heard your ESO Plus feedback, but it’s a “tough conversation” to have right now

My excitement levels for Marathon hit rock bottom in the middle of last year, with rival extraction shooter Arc Raiders turning my head and keeping me hooked ever since its… Read more: Marathon fully unveils all seven of its Runners, and I’ll take the one with the grappling hook and loot-stealing drone, please

How do you join other players in Hytale multiplayer? Survival games are nothing without the support of a burgeoning community of players working together towards a common goal, which is… Read more: How to play Hytale multiplayer – join your friends

Alas and alack for Lickity Split, knight hero of The Fortress, prisoner of a villainous Sorceror King. ‘Twas I who named him (I wanted a pun on “Lich” and I’m… Read more: The dice are as deadly as the pixelart is lush in dungeon RPG The Fortress

FromSoftware has a penchant for inflicting misery, resulting in smashed controllers, keyboards, and even the odd screen as players once again get their cheeks clapped by that one attack that… Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign patch 1.30.2 fulfils my ultimate Sekiro fantasy, but reviving downed allies is about to get a lot harder

Monster Hunter Wilds has famously endured struggles when it comes to running well on PC since release. Capcom have tried relentlessly to improve that situation, with varying results. Cue today,… Read more: Monster Hunter Wilds’ PC performance might stand to be improved by limiting DLC checks, but that’s not necessarily a silver bullet

We all love hitting things in videogames (notice the in videogames part). Whether it’s one-shotting a trash mob in Diablo 4, or tearing bosses asunder as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition… Read more: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is getting a huge new update to celebrate its Switch 2 debut, and it basically adds god mode

If you’re hoping to dive into Hytale and scratch your cubic creativity itch while on the go, you’ll no doubt be disappointed to learn that Hytale is not verfied on… Read more: Is Hytale Steam Deck compatible?

Want to know how to teleport in Hytale? Whether you’re trying to quickly teleport to a friend or you want to construct a sophisticated network of magical tunnels to get… Read more: How to teleport in Hytale

I only have to skate a few meters before the piercing drum of rifle fire fills my ears. Armed with my trusty can of spray paint, I cover the hostile… Read more: Palestine Skating Game takes Jet Set Radio’s rollerblades and spray paint to soldier-filled streets and towering concrete walls

Where do you find Darkwood in Hytale? Darkwood is a versatile building material that can’t actually be gathered – it’s made. Used primarily in aesthetically pleasing and themed, functional furniture… Read more: Where to find Darkwood in Hytale

If you’ve ever thought that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 was cool and all, but that its 600W of peak power consumption still wasn’t quite enough to effectively heat your… Read more: Modder turns their RTX 5090 into a 1,500W space heater, but please don’t try this at home

Ubisoft’s start to 2026 has been anything but ideal. In the wake of back-to-back Rainbow Six Siege X hacks that saw players receive billions in in-game currency, and others get… Read more: Ubisoft is dishing out some tasty Rainbow Six Siege X compensation as cyberattack clean-up continues

Want to know how Hytale mana and magic works? With likely more than one million people hopping into early access, there’s little chance you’re the only one wondering how to… Read more: Hytale mana – How to use mana, cast spells, and craft staves

“Last year was a hard year for the studio,” Elder Scrolls Online’s executive producer Susan Kath says. “It was a hard year for all of us.” In 2025, as part… Read more: The Elder Scrolls Online’s smaller expansions are “not in any way” a result of last year’s layoffs

Monster Hunter Wilds was one of last year’s biggest releases, and still draws in huge crowds each day. Capcom’s beast-slaying co-op game may be a hit, but even now as… Read more: Monster Hunter Wilds sleuth has seemingly uncovered bizarre reason for performance drops: “I refused to believe what I was seeing”

Deadpool is like Marmite: you either love him or want to lock him in a Saw trap. His brash humor and inability to shut up can be grating for many,… Read more: Marvel Rivals’ Deadpool is a triple-role menace, and the Merc with a Mouth’s cringe-worthy interactions don’t disappoint

Young’un James Bond game 007: First Light has had a little redo of its PC system requirements, after “an internal miscommunication” – according to developers IO Interactive – led to… Read more: 007: First Light gets updated system requirements, with IOI’s apologies

LinkedIn today is a terrible den of web3+ grifters, obsolete CVs, frog-boiling pressure to buy a subscription, and scurrilous journalists hunting for leaks in job listings. But every now and… Read more: “The industry is trending away from crunch”: Ubisoft, Naughty Dog and Remedy devs discuss the origins of overwork

What are the new Anime Card Collection codes? It’s been a little while since a collectible Roblox card game topped the charts, and while it certainly isn’t closing in on… Read more: Anime Card Collection codes January 2026

It’s kind of baffling how Mirror’s Edge came out almost two full decades ago, and there’s hardly a whisper of a game that’s managed to match its art direction. The… Read more: Mirror’s Edge’s iconic art style? Yeah, turns out it was sort of an accident

Anyone order a point-and-click adventure puzzle game for later this month featuring a cast of British actors that’ll make you go “oh, right, them!” when you Google them? Well, someone… Read more: Point-and-click adventure game filled with “ah yeah, them” British actors Earth Must Die is out later this month

There are few more famous faces in videogaming than Peter Molyneux, formerly of Lionhead Studios, the creator of Fable and Black and White, and now of 22cans. Known for his… Read more: As Fable’s Peter Molyneux returns to the spotlight, legendary parody account ‘Peter Molydeux’ announces its retirement

Right at the end of last year, Cyberpunk and Witcher developer CD Projekt Red sold off its game distribution company to its original co-founder, Michał Kiciński (who is also the… Read more: What’s next for GOG? Publishing games, maybe, but its new owner isn’t in any rush

It is not news to anyone that Nightdive Studios’ System Shock remake took a while to make. The remake started development in 2015, with a successful Kickstarter project held for… Read more: As if making the System Shock remake wasn’t tough enough, someone apparently called the FBI on Nightdive during development

If you’ve ever wanted to spend somewhere in the region of $67/£50 to turn GTA 5 into a fishing simulator, today’s your lucky day. Rockstar-partnered GTA roleplaying server operators Cfx.re… Read more: Rockstar launch official roleplay mods store where you can spend $67 to turn GTA into Euro Truck Simulator 2

After being saved from certain death at the hands of Riot Games just a few months ago, Hytale is now in players hands. Whether you’re a building game novice that’s… Read more: It took less than 24 hours for Hytale modders to find a way to carry over your favorite Minecraft creations

A position I take that is quite hard to explain in any way that is actually helpful is that for a game to catch someone’s attention it must have aesthetic… Read more: I have no idea what you do in Hypnos, but its cosmic horror, megastructure world looks so pretty I’m not bothered

As someone who admittedly struggles to feel at home whenever I try to go back and play the older Elder Scrolls entries, I’m surprised how fun I’ve found reading through… Read more: The Elder Scrolls 6 in the Summerset Isles would be cool, or so recently unearthed Daggerfall-era dev D&D notes have convinced me

What are the best Elden Ring builds? The first 20 levels shape your entire class, so selecting your stats carefully is essential. While placing some stat points into faith as an… Read more: The best Elden Ring builds

Nightdive Studios has become the go-to developer when it comes to revitalizing classic FPS games. Over the last three years or so, it’s cranked out an impressive number of enhanced… Read more: System Shock remake studio was ‘reported to the FBI’ during its troubled development and is still “amazed it ever came out”

Want to know all the Hytale console commands? Whether you’re looking to cheat your way through survival mode or want to speed up the creation of a cool world for… Read more: All Hytale console commands – How to teleport, spawn items, and more

While I’m not exactly a gacha game person, I know far too much about Cygames. I blame ‘Pseychie,’ perhaps the most thorough gacha-focused YouTuber out there, whose videos soundtrack my… Read more: The dev behind 2025’s most popular horse game will not use AI “without prior notice,” as its gen-AI studio sparks backlash

What’s that screaming around the bend, tyres squealing and RPMs peaking? It’s Forza Horizon 6’s release date arriving ahead of schedule, assuming a pop-up ad allegedly spotted in Forza Horizon… Read more: Forza Horizon 6’s release date might have raced onto the streets faster than planned, thanks to an ad

I’m going to keep this one as succinct as possible, because every word is causing me psychic damage. Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has alleged that an ongoing lawsuit accusing… Read more: Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick accuses Embracer of secretly organising a lawsuit against him and Microsoft

Escape From Tarkov has been Battlestate Games’ life for almost a decade now. From bringing the main game to Steam, finally launching version 1.0, and releasing its PvP-focused spinoff EFT… Read more: Escape From Tarkov lead seems to be teasing a new game with big Starfield energy, but it may be something far more disappointing

World of Warcraft Midnight is, in many ways, revolutionary. It finally adds the much-requested player housing feature, bringing it in line with rival MMOs like Final Fantasy 14 and Guild… Read more: Blizzard hasn’t managed to crush World of Warcraft addons yet, as Midnight pre-patch shows various mods still work

Steam Machine Verified games are incoming. Valve has confirmed it will take the time to check thousands of titles on its platform so that we can know at a glance… Read more: Steam Machine Verified games are incoming, but they’ll be very different to Steam Deck Verified

BioWare’s misbegotten mech-me-do Anthem died this week after EA pulled the official servers. It’s a sad day for people who saw promise in the game’s sci-fi world and flight mechanics,… Read more: Anthem could be revived as a trad BioWare singleplayer RPG for $10 million, says former Dragon Age producer

We regularly see Samsung offering deals on its gaming monitors, from its $1,000+ giant OLED panels all the way down to its most modest options. It’s the latter that we’re… Read more: Save a massive $90 on this 27-inch Samsung gaming monitor, down to just $159 right now

How do you customize your Hytale skins? Whether you want your blocky character to be a representation of yourself, how you looked back when the game was first announced seven… Read more: Hytale skins – how to customize character and change gender

How do you get glass and make windows in Hytale? Well, there’s good news and bad news. While you can’t get glass blocks in Hytale, that doesn’t mean you can’t… Read more: How to get Hytale glass and make windows

How do you increase your inventory space in Hytale? Unlike in Minecraft, you can increase your bag size in Hytale by doing what you do best – crafting. It’s not… Read more: How to increase inventory space in Hytale

When you think of the best zombie games of the past and the present, your mind typically turns to gripping survival horror or senseless, gory horde-shooters. In a year that’s… Read more: Already a viral hit, this new zombie game tasks you with weeding out the infected, and it’s flying on Steam

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nothing short of a masterpiece. From start to finish, it’s a cohesive, heartbreaking story, brought to life with stunning visuals, stellar performances from an equally… Read more: After Expedition 33’s success, Split Fiction’s Josef Fares warns publishers not to “only do” double-A

Battlefield 6 has received a fair bit of stick in recent weeks. Many are pointing out that its momentous, hugely successful start to life has petered out over December and… Read more: Battlefield 6 delays Season 2 by four weeks as it looks to rebound from its winter slump

It’s finally here. Almost eight years after its 2018 announcement, we finally have our hands on Hytale, the long-awaited Minecraft-like. After a decade of work, an acquisition, and a cancellation… Read more: Hytale is Twitch’s most-watched game as devs finally release Minecraft rival they’ve “waited ten years” for

We’ve seen a steady stream of RTX 5090 giveaways from Nvidia over the past few months, but MSI has just taken that inspiration and run with it. Right now, you… Read more: MSI just kicked off the most incredible Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 giveaway I’ve ever seen

Update: Slikey has posted a fresh tweet about Hypixel’s efforts to tackle Hytale’s teething issues. “We are already working on a patch for bugs and crashes,” it reads. “That will… Read more: Hytale’s out now and its devs are advising those suffering download issues or errors to keep plugging away

March and April are going to be two of the most significant months in The Elder Scrolls Online history. Season Zero kicks off a new era for the MMO, totally… Read more: You can try out two of The Elder Scrolls Online’s biggest and most significant updates ever right now

Be very, very quiet. I’m hunting bugs. Or so will say the folks who don the gear of Helldivers 2‘s next warbond. It’s dubbed Redacted Regiment and it’s all about… Read more: Shush, Helldivers 2’s Redacted Regiment warbond is all about being sneakily stealthy and silently suppressed

Minecrafty fantasy sandbox Hytale will finally launch into early access today, a few months after being rescued from cancellation by Hypixel server co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme. In development for over a… Read more: “Lore should not be a strict set of rules,” says Hytale developer in a tribute to player “archaeology”

Who mods the mods? A bunch of people, or so was the hope of Fallout: London developers Team FOLON when they released their total conversion of Fallout 4 back in… Read more: Fallout: London hasn’t developed into a Fallout 4-esque hub of new quest and expansion mods so far, and its lead has theories why

Arc Raiders recently concluded its first Expedition, this being a voluntary, narrative-led character reset achieved by hoarding and donating resources over a set period. The idea is vaguely that you’re… Read more: Arc Raiders studio want future Expeditions to be less about fat stacks and FOMO

For all of League of Legends’ faults, its vibes are absolutely immaculate. LoL’s artwork is unparalleled: it’s consistently beautiful, absolutely desktop wallpaper worthy, and, perhaps most important of all, truly… Read more: League of Legends’ art studio is making its own soulslike, but it’s a striking antithesis to Dark Souls

There aren’t many games where you can play as a little lizard dude. Baldur’s Gate 3 has the Dragonborn, and those of you who have recently returned to Larian’s previous… Read more: Baldur’s Gate 3’s Dark Urge trades scheming for slaying in new Diablo-style ARPG

Ubisoft expect to lay off 55 people across Tom Clancy’s The Division developers Massive in Malmö, Sweden and cloud computing studio Ubisoft Stockholm, as part of wider cost-cutting. Reportedly, the… Read more: Having asked Division devs to lay themselves off, Ubisoft are now cutting 55 jobs at Massive and Ubisoft Stockholm

I was somewhat surprised that Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red decided to sell its online games store GOG late in 2025, but unsurprised by who bought… Read more: GOG’s new owner says DRM makes life “more difficult” for customers, so he sees “no reason to keep it alive”

“AI is bad, game will be deleted 30.1” reads the headline of the latest a Steam update post about Hardest, a rock-paper-scissors-themed roguelike card battler which includes AI-generated assets. “AI… Read more: “AI is bad, game will be deleted” concludes developer behind sloppy Steam card battler, before setting the self-destruct timer

If you’re looking for the perfect pairing for your Nothing Phone, or are after a great, uniquely styled set of fully wireless earbuds with active noise canceling, this Nothing Ear… Read more: Grab the fantastic Nothing Ear wireless earbuds for just $89, saving you a whopping 31%

Isn’t it funny that we don’t have a definitive reason as to why we dream? We have ideas, theories, like that they’re the brain moving memories from short-term to long-term… Read more: Mama’s Sleeping Angels is a Lethal Company-esque, dream-exploration, Y2K smorgasbord for the zillenialpha generations

It feels quite fitting that a game like Big Hops released today, the day after Awesome Games Done Quick wrapped up, because this thing feels like it has a guaranteed… Read more: Big Hops, out today, is as delightful to play as it is to look at

Can you smell that? Eau de résistance, baby. There’s nothing quite like toppling the ruler of a dystopian world and rebuilding it from the ashes of tyranny, which is what… Read more: Forget Hades 2, this underloved punk roguelike I adore is less than $1 for a short time only

There is a strange deliciousness in experiencing a game from a perspective that it does not otherwise allow. Sure, things don’t always look right, there’s just this opportunity to rethink… Read more: Here’s a taste of what Arc Raiders would look like in first-person, though you’re too late to try it yourself

When dabbling in any of the titles on our best FPS games list, the goal is to feel locked-in and immersed. You want to feel the bright-white flash and piercing… Read more: You can now play Counter-Strike 1.6 in VR thanks to the modders who already gave Half-Life and Doom the same treatment

What’s the genre called for games that recreate a desktop PC interface? There’s gotta be a name right, there’s enough games to justify it, but PC game is kind of… Read more: Restore mysterious cassette tapes from a missing, occultish musician in the very Her Story like Imprinted