After 19 months of waiting, Project Zomboid’s next update will finally deliver a stable build, “and it’s a big one”

It’s been an agonizing wait for Project Zomboid build 42 if you prefer to stay on the stable side of things. It’s been 19 months and 19 major iterations since it arrived on the ‘unstable’ branch of the zombie game, and in that time The Indie Stone has continued to update it with significant changes…

When is the Holofoil power hour in Fortnite?

Published Jul 10, 2026, 4:17 PM EDT Increased odds for Holofoil Sprites Image: Epic Games Power hour is returning to Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 this weekend on Saturday, July 11, with Holofoil Sprites appearing more often. During power hours, the odds of finding a specific sprite are boosted. In this case, you have a higher…

Help! I’m Obsessed With Rhythm Heaven Groove’s Secret Beatspell Finale

Image: Nintendo Life Here’s a sentence that I never thought I’d write: I’m about to discuss spoilers for Rhythm Heaven Groove. That’s right, I have spoilers, and they’re for a Rhythm Heaven game. What’s more, it was a really lovely surprise to discover it myself. So, if you’re still working your way through the minigames…

How to unlock Samael’s romance in Moonlight Peaks

I don’t blame you for loading up Moonlight Peaks and saying: “Wait, how are you supposed to date Samael?” The broody bartender is easily the most conventionally attractive guy in town. If you peeked at the datable candidates list for Moonlight Peaks, you’ll have seen Samael featured alongside all the other eligible townies. When you…

2 Brand-New PS5 Action Games Are Already 50% Off on PS Store

A pair of PlayStation 5 and PS4 action games that launched just yesterday are already 50% off in a rare PS Store deal. The July 2026 ports of PS3 games Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 & 2 cost an eye-popping $39.99 each, but not if you purchase them before August 6. 2026 Call of…

Industry Connection Exclusive – Off The Grid Performance Update

Gunzilla Games is taking a sledgehammer to its technical barriers with the latest update for its cyberpunk battle royale, Off The Grid. For a game that thrives on fast-paced verticality and cybernetic chaos, performance isn’t just a luxury—it is life or death. With the community demanding a smoother experience, Gunzilla has delivered a substantial optimization…

The Water In This 2002 Surfing Game Is Blowing People’s Minds

Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer is going viral online over 20 years after it launched because a lot of people are impressed and blown away by the game’s water tech. It’s a great example of how sometimes you don’t need 4K ray-traced hyper-realistic visuals. All you need is a cool-looking wave that runs at 60FPS. On…

A Manor Lords update has just fixed its “degraded” systems

Four months of Manor Lords technical overhauls have just moved across from the beta branch to the live build, bringing core under-the-hood improvements to the medieval city-building game. Developer Slavic Magic recently announced it was putting some of its planned content drops and its trade rework on pause briefly, in order to prioritize “taking a…

Xbox CEO Joins Fed’s Task Force To Help With Price Stability And Employment After She Raised Xbox Prices And Laid Of Staff

The United States central bank, the Federal Reserve, has announced new task forces to “advance the conduct of monetary policy,” and its board has chosen Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to help guide one task force pertaining to AI, as part of a wider effort to help create jobs and keep prices stable. The new Productivity…

Adventures Of Elliot Patch Lets You Remove The Incessant Voice Support

Image: Nintendo Life Square Enix has just released a new patch for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales on Steam, with a promise to bring it to consoles in the near future. There isn’t a great deal to go through here, but one of the key improvements includes a new option to disable the…