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Final Fantasy Doesn't Need Turn-Based Combat Back, It Needs Better Stories
11.7.2025
There’s been an undercurrent of opinion, ever since Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took audiences by surprise earlier this year, that the approach taken by the turn-based fantasy RPG is the cure for everything that ails Final Fantasy. It delivers an old-school take on the genre that’s much less flawed...
Professional Musicians Are Being Blown Away By This Deltarune Track
11.7.2025
I still haven’t booted up Deltarune, the follow-up to 2015’s biggest surprise, Undertale, but even though I haven’t played a second of it, I’ve found it hard to escape one part of it specifically: the music. I watch a lot of music reaction videos, and as such, the algorithm tends to feed...
The Subnautica 2 Saga Just Keeps Getting Messier Amid New Lawsuit And Alleged Leaks
11.7.2025
The mysterious firing of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds’ founders earlier this month keeps taking unexpected turns, and the latest is that the veteran game developers are now suing publisher Krafton over the dismissals, which occurred with a $250 million payout on the line. Caught in...
Ghost of Yōtei State Of Play Reveals A Stunning Open-World Of Revenge
11.7.2025
Sony’s just-broadcast Ghost of Yōtei State of Play has revealed a huge amount of the sumptuous open-world revenge-em-up. 19 minutes of new footage is accompanied by the most chilled NPR-like narration from Sucker Punch developers Jason Connell and Nate Fox.Read more
Subnautica 2 Publisher Denies Sabotaging $250 Million Developer Payout As Fans Rebel: 'Subnautica's Soul Has Just Been Ripped Out'
10.7.2025
Subnautica 2 maker Unknown Worlds was set for a massive $250 million payout this year if it hit certain revenue targets, Bloomberg reported yesterday. But a fresh delay of one of the most wish-listed games on Steam makes that almost impossible. Publisher Krafton, which changed the release schedule...
Quick, Exploit The Hell Out Of This Item Duplication Glitch In Oblivion Remastered Before It Gets Patched
10.7.2025
The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered has been a huge hit since its release back in April, and fans are still having fun with it. But it’s not just the game’s large world or buffet of endless side quests. No, sometimes screwing with the game and exploiting glitches is all you need to keep coming...
Fallout 76 Boss Teases Future Fallout Season 2 Crossovers
10.7.2025
2018's online MMO Fallout 76 wasn’t a smash hit right out of the gate. In fact, it was a complete mess. But over the years, after updates added NPCs and new areas to explore, the game turned into something pretty cool. And now, the director behind Fallout 76 is teasing future plans involving...
Astro Bot's New Update Finally Adds A Character Fans Have Been Waiting For
10.7.2025
Astro Bot, Team Asobi’s delightful PlayStation tribute platformer and Kotaku 2024 Game of the Year, is still getting free updates. Today, the team put out a handful of new levels and Special Bots, or little robot guys dressed up as different characters from PlayStation’s history. These updates have...
Nintendo Has The Best Reason For Why Pauline Is In Donkey Kong Bananza
10.7.2025
Pauline is gaming’s original damsel in distress, captured by Donkey Kong as a guy with a hammer dodges barrels and climbs scaffolding to save her. Now she’s returning to the DK universe with the Switch 2's Donkey Kong Bananaza, but this time as a kid. Some fans have wondered what the hell is going...
Astro Bot Now Has Over 90 Levels After Getting More Free Ones Today
10.7.2025
Astro Bot, one of the best PlayStation 5 games around, is growing a bit bigger. Today, the wonderful platformer is getting five new and totally free levels via an update. And developers Team Asobi are teasing something special if you beat them all. Read more
Nintendo Is Killing The Best Deal On Switch But Not Before You Can Use It To Save On Pokémon Legends: Z-A
10.7.2025
Another great discount program bites the dust on Switch. Months after abandoning its gold coin cash-back program for digital game purchases on the eShop, game vouchers for Switch Online subscribers are also going away. Nintendo announced it won’t be officially killing the deal until January 2026...
Report: Subnautica 2 Team Could Miss $250 Million Payout After Publisher Delays It To 2026 Against The Founders' Wishes
9.7.2025
Subnautica 2 is one of the most wishlisted games on Steam, and it’s no longer coming out in 2025. According to a new report by Bloomberg, publisher Krafton has decided to delay the underwater survival sim until 2026 which would likely deny the developers making the game a $250 million payout....
Cyberpunk 2077 Joins PS Plus For The First Time Ever Ahead Of Recently Teased Update
9.7.2025
PlayStation Plus just got a big boost: Cyberpunk 2077 is joining Sony’s subscription service and will be free for all paying members to play starting today, July 9. It feels like the 2020 sci-fi RPG is on its fourth or fifth wind right now, with new content on the way, a great Switch 2 port,...
Oblivion Remastered's Next Big Update Will Improve Performance
9.7.2025
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, one of 2025's biggest games, is getting a significant new update that is set to improve the game’s performance, fix a ton of bugs, and add more difficulty options, too. Read more
Dune: Awakening PVP Players Are Finding New Ways To Grief Fans: Boxes
9.7.2025
I love when things start going off the rails in an MMO, and while Dune: Awakening’s ongoing Deep Desert troubles are frustrating for fans, they’re also a fascinating experiment in balancing competing player incentives. Developer Funcom recently nerfed the endgame area’s PVP potential, turning...
Persona 5: The Phantom X Is Accelerating Its Roadmap To Catch Everyone Up
9.7.2025
Persona 5: The Phantom X has been out in the West for only a week and a half, but in China, the gacha game has been out for over a year. As a result, most of the world is far behind the Chinese audience on story and character updates. Rather than letting most players lag behind, Atlus and developer...
Five Games To Play After Blue Prince
8.7.2025
Blue Prince is a rabbit hole that seems to get deeper whenever you think you’ve reached the bottom. You could spend over 100 hours unpacking everything this roguelike puzzler has to offer. The craziest thing about that? That’s still not enough for some people out here! For example, you! The person...
11 Incredible Indie Games Every New Switch 2 Owner Should Have In Their Library
8.7.2025
The original Switch launched like a blank slate. With few games at release and no backwards compatibility, each new critically acclaimed gem that got ported felt like a special event. That’s not the case with Switch 2. Instead, new owners have access to a wealth of back catalog riches from...
How To Warp Directly To Lies Of P's DLC, Overture
8.7.2025
Lies of P was a breakout success when it first landed in 2023, leading fans to wonder if it would be the start of something new or a one-off adventure. So, it comes as no surprise that it was an exciting day for fans of the puppet-inspired soulslike when developer Round8 Studio revealed that...
Can’t Get Into Blue Prince? Try Playing It With A Friend
8.7.2025
Blue Prince is one of the most acclaimed puzzle games ever made, yet I almost put it down for good within ten hours of playing. Don’t get me wrong, I love puzzle games and roguelikes. I just quickly felt overwhelmed as I tried to gather clues and contend with the ever-changing Mt. Holly manor every...