Hyper Light Drifter Maker Heart Machine Lays Off “Nearly Everyone

Heart Machine, an indie developer known for games like Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, has laid off most of its staff, according to studio head Alx Preston. Preston took to LinkedIn to share the news that the studio was working on a game that was funded by an unnamed publisher, but after that publisher…

Bloomwalker Is Now A Ni No Kuni Spin-Off

When Netmarble’s adventure-crafting game Bloomwalker was first shown off at Gamescom in 2025, it was pretty clear that the devs were taking a lot of inspiration from Studio Ghibli movies like Howl’s Moving Castle. As of today, that inspiration is now semi-official, as the latest trailer for Bloomwalker at Tokyo Game Show 2026 confirms that…

Grab a 97%-rated samurai roguelike and a surreal detective game for nothing with this week’s Epic Games Store free games

It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time for your regularly scheduled round of free PC games, courtesy of the folks at the Epic Games Store. Its weekly giveaway this time includes an extremely slick and satisfying roguelike, and a noir-styled surrealist whodunnit, both of which can be yours without spending a thing. Shogun Showdown is…

Japanese Charts: Rhythm Heaven Groove Surpasses 1 Million Boxed Units Sold

Image: Nintendo Famitsu has posted the latest data for boxed sales in Japan, and it’s Rhythm Heaven Groove that takes the top spot once again. Not only that, but consistent sales have now put the Switch game at over 1 million total boxed sales in the region. Pretty neat. Onimusha: Way of the Sword is…

Stunning 2023 PS5 RPG Is Half Price on PS Store Ahead of Sequel

A surprise hit 2023 PS5 and PS4 historical fantasy RPG is half price on the PS Store ahead of its sequel’s launch. Developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is on sale until next week. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is under $20 in limited-time PS Store deal PS5 and…

AMD presents new method of handing indirect lighting off to an image generation model: ‘frame-by-frame’ solution could be part of AMD’s answer to DLSS 5 someday

AMD promised neural rendering is coming to Radeon cards and consoles with FSR Diamond, and we’re starting to see signs of that new approach in the works from the red team. The company’s technical staff just published a paper on how it’s using image generation to replace global illumination in real-time. The paper outlines a…

Endless Legend 2 Dev Reflects On How Early Access Has Changed Nearly 15 Years Later: ‘People Can Be A Bit Unforgiving’

Amplitude Studios made a splash with its 4x fantasy game Endless Legend over a decade ago. Now the sequel is set to leave Early Access on Steam just a year after beginning its post-launch development journey. Players’ expectations have changed a lot in those ten years, something the French studio grappled with during the development…

Aniimo codes (September 2026)

If there’s one thing we love more than a free-to-play creature collector, it’s a free-to-play creature collector with rewards just for playing. Aniimo codes spare you the pain of having to empty your wallet too much to get cute cosmetics or bundles of aniipods. They’re also good for glimmer and credits, so it’s a pretty…

20 Years Ago, Sega Introduced the World to Its Greatest Hero of All Time

Even if you’ve never played a single one of Sega’s Yakuza games, you’ve undoubtedly seen the memes — the chicken in the bowling alley, the Friday night boogie at the disco, the profoundly earnest karaoke, the perils of mahjong. These days, there’s no denying that Kazuma Kiryu, the stoic but sweet prince of Tokyo’s underworld,…

Round Up: Capcom Spotlight – TGS 2026 Showcase, Every Switch 2 Announcement And Update

In the latest showcase, Capcom shared another look at the second character in the ‘Year 4’ DLC pass for Street Fighter 6. Arjun will join the fight on 13th October 2026, with a Fighters Pass available now. He’ll be followed by Tifa from Final Fantasy VII (in early 2027) and Bosch is following this release…