Switch Game Some Players Spent $60 Disappears Forever

You can no longer buy Aliens: Fireteam Elite on Switch. In fact, even if you already bought it, you can’t reinstall it. The cloud version of the sci-fi shooter, including the $60 Ultimate Edition, has disappeared just three years after launching. It’s a fresh casualty of the Nintendo platform’s disappointing game-streaming gamble. Switch players who…

The US government is hiring gamers as air traffic controllers, with “historic” results

In news I didn’t expect to be writing today, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has given us an update on his ongoing campaign to recruit gamers as air traffic controllers. The scheme – launched in April – encourages players to sign up to join the Federal Avian Administration (FAA), promising to “modernize the sky.” While…

2026 PS5 Reboot of Hit 90s Series Half Price in PS Store Deal

A hidden gem 2026 PS5 reboot of a beloved 90s game series is already half price in a limited-time PS Store deal. Developed by Milestone, Screamer is the latest entry in the 31-year-old racing franchise, and the first new entry since 2000. Underrated PS5 racer Screamer is at its lowest price in limited-time PS Store…

Big Walk has sold 1 million copies, making it a bigger hit than Untitled Goose Game

Big Walk has sold 1 million copies since launching a week ago, its publisher has announced. That’s a huge figure for Australian studio House House, whose previous breakthrough hit Untitled Goose Game took three months to reach that milestone. It’s also pretty huge when you consider that Big Walk is currently a monthly “free” PlayStation…

Netflix’s The Last House ending explained by director: ‘We humans are the bad guys of this planet’

I audibly yelped “HELL YEAH” when I realized what was really going on in Netflix’s The Last House. As I learned later talking with friends and colleagues, the movie’s Cloverfield-esque mystery box may have gotten a little soggy by the third act twist — was this a Chubby Rain alien invasion situation? Not quite. The…

Battlefield 6 Fan With 470 Hours Played Still Gets Surprise Refund

Steam has a very generous refund system. Play a game for less than two hours and you can get your money back. Go beyond that point, and it’s up to Valve’s discretion. One player recently pushed the limit of that generosity by requesting a refund for Battlefield 6 after playing 470 hours, and claims to…