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The No Man's Sky players building utopia at the end of the universe
In the distant reaches of a doomed universe, perpetually 16 minutes from total destruction, something wonderful is happening. Across three galaxies and thousands star systems, a thriving community has formed. This is No Man's Sky's Galactic Hub Project - part scientific endeavour, part social...
After 004 Million Copies Sold, 007 First Light is Still Well Behind Hitman
Bond's performed well, but Agent 47 still has him beat.
Fixes & Improvements | Patch Notes - v1.0.9
Hi Miners! ⛏️ Before we fully move into Phase 1 and start digging into oil extraction, we’re releasing one more QoL focused update. We know many of you were also waiting for the patch notes for v1.0.8, which we released as a silent patch last week. Normally, our goal is to keep you informed with...
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 Port From 14 Years Ago Sold Better In July Than Any Other Game In US
Circana has released its latest monthly sales report, revealing which games sold the best in the US, and Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 ports performed particularly well. The Black Ops 2 port for PS4 and PS5 was July 2026's best-selling game overall in the US ranked by dollar sales....
"One Of The Biggest Announcements We've Ever Made" - Atari Says Something "Big" Is Coming
"We have a vision for your game shelf". Atari is teasing "one of the biggest announcements" it has ever made. A landing page on the official Atari site has gone live which is encouraging fans to pop in their email and phone number so they can be informed of exactly what this news is about. Read the...
We Played Tides Of Annihilation For Two Hours And Came Away Stunned By Its Spectacle Action | New Gameplay Today
Tides of Annihilation is an upcoming character action game from China-based studio Eclipse Glow Games. Though the studio was formed just two years ago, its developers have experience working on series like Assassin's Creed, For Honor, Persona, Yakuza/Like a Dragon, and more. That pedigree showed in...
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Tekken 8 director jumps ship to join Harada's new Vs Studio team
Kohei Ikeda, the game director of Tekken 8, has joined Katsuhiro Harada at recently formed and rival SNK developer Vs Studio. Read more
![[August 19, 2026] Myth of Empires: Throne Maintenance Notice](https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/46062407/6d344e43e11e6886096cb9bcd112aa4c9b4d616f.png)
[August 19, 2026] Myth of Empires: Throne Maintenance Notice
Dear Generals, To improve gameplay experience, fix known issues, and ensure server stability, a full-server maintenance will be performed. The game will be inaccessible during maintenance. Please plan your time accordingly to avoid item loss,or abnormal gameplay progress. The server reopening time...
Resident Evil Requiem's Grace Ashcroft actor reportedly replacing Jennifer English as lead of lavish Chinese action game Tides of Annihilation
Lavish Chinese action game Tides of Annihilation seems to have found a replacement for Jennifer English, the award-winning actor who withdrew from voicing the game's main character Gwendolyn last month. And the replacement appears to be Angela Sant'Albano, who performed Grace Ashcroft in Resident...
Death Stranding meets party-based tactical combat in mesmerising open world RPG Fog'n'Silence, in which you lead twisted humans through the Afterlife
On viewing the trailer for Fog'n'Silence, I transformed instantly into a caricature of a Texan oilman. "Hoowee!!" I whooped, hurling down my ten gallon hat and firing my ivory-handled six shooter into the air. "I have got to get me some of that Fog'n'Silence!!" The best thing about this reference...
New Indie Publisher ‘Inner Pocket’ Formed by Critical Reflex and Gaijin Veterans; Debut Occult Card Game ‘Burn With Me’ Launches This October
Industry veterans formerly at Critical Reflex, Gaijin Entertainment, and Nozomu Games have formed a new indie publishing label called Inner Pocket. The company has also announced its first title, occult deck-burner Burn With Me, which launches for PC via Steam on October 12, 2026. Inner Pocket...
Pompompurin is now getting the Razer treatment as a new and ridiculously cute headset has appeared at Target
No Sanrio character is free from being transformed into cute and practical Razer tech, and that includes Pompompurin, who will soon be available as a wireless Bluetooth headset. A listing for the headset has appeared at Target for $139.99 as discovered by my old stomping ground at Dexerto, and is...
"The Unmistakable Stench Of Bullsh*t" - No, Golden Axe Doesn't Feature Screams From Death Row Inmates
Did you fall for this one? Back in 2013, Twitter user VGFGamers posted with supreme confidence that "all of the voices in arcade hacking-and-slashing game Golden Axe were performed by American prisoners on death row." Three years later on the same platform, vipgamesaus repeated the same claim...
Windows 11 has transformed dramatically since launch, but three classic Windows tools remain untouched — and it’s time Microsoft finally modernizes them
Microsoft continues to modernize Windows 11, but these three classic tools still need a major update without losing the advanced features users rely on.
The Mandalorian and Grogu Lands Disney+ Release Date After Underperforming in Theaters With $345 Million
Disney has revealed a September release date for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu on Disney+ after the movie underperformed in theaters with $345 million worldwide.
Final Fantasy X Gets New Lounge Jam Covers of “Thunder Plains,” “Besaid,” and “Zanarkand”
The official Square Enix Music YouTube channel has posted a new cover based on Final Fantasy X. This unique lounge jam features three performances across multiple instruments by the band the KuJenger. The “Thunder Plains,” “Besaid,” and “Zanarkand” are all performed. Ryo Miyachi plays bass,...
2K unveils ‘ambitious’ new sports studio stuffed with EA Sports FIFA talent
2K has announced an “ambitious” new sports studio led by EA Sports FIFA veterans, which it says is building its “next blockbuster sports franchise”. Small Axe Studio is a triple-A development studio formed from 2K’s exploratory Sports Lab project, which was established back in 2023, it said in an...
Dark Slavic Fantasy Action Game ‘TSAREVNA: Age of Tales’ Showcases Orchestral Trailer
Developer WATT Studio has released a new orchestral trailer for its upcoming dark Slavic fantasy action-adventure TSAREVNA: Age of Tales. The trailer features “The Tsarevna’s Theme,” composed by Alexander Billion and performed live by the Opensound Orchestra. The performance accompanies new...
Pantheon’s early access saw another wipe this week thanks to a ‘major update’ to itemization
Here’s your irregular reminder that early access may mean losing everything and starting over. Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen performed another full character wipe this past Wednesday due to a major overhaul of the game’s itemization. Visionary Realms said that players can avail themselves of level...
Halo: Campaign Evolved Sold 1.2 Million Copies, Performed Worst on Steam – Rumor
About 2.1 million players reportedly tried the remake through Game Pass, with Xbox's revenue contribution estimated at 42 percent.
Resident Evil Requiem is selling just as many physical copies as digital globally, with near-50% splits according to analysts – except for in the US, that is
Now that Resident Evil Requiem has been out in the wild for nearly half a year, we can look at how Capcom's latest survival horror has performed in the market – and whether folks have opted to go physical or digital with it. The topic of physical game copies and companies' choice to lean more into...
Twitch will sacrifice you to its AI overlord whether you like it or not
The streaming platform has informed users their content will be used to train Amazon's generative AI models by default—and opting-out doesn't solve the problem entirely.
Diet Coke and Mountain Dew ice cream are a real treat and fans can’t get enough
Diet Coke and Mountain Dew have been transformed into soft-serve ice cream, and soda lovers are desperate to get their hands on a cone.
Non-linear ghost story adventure game Remaining Grace announced for PC
ambedo studios, a new studio formed by Dreamfall Chapters lead designer Quintin Pan, has announced …
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