The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 2, 2026

The “cozy” phenomenon we’ve all seen in the video game world is certainly not isolated to that corner of gaming. If anything, the concept might even have a longer pedigree in the tabletop world, and we continue to see more success stories that tap into a low-stakes, relaxing, non-violent play loops. One of the best…

Grab The Sci-Fi Classic That Inspired BioShock For Free This Weekend

Need a great new game to play this weekend? Don’t want to spend any extra money? Have a PC with a DirectX 11–compatible GPU? Than you should pick up System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster. It’s the latest game that the Epic Games Store is giving away for free. You can grab the sci-fi classic,…

Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #3 – I Hate This Place

Image: Jim Norman / Nintendo Life The countdown continues! My weekly adventures through Ocarina of Time‘s dungeons have brought me to the last of the Child Link trilogy, and what a note to go out on. For those who missed the previous two editions, I’m revisiting one OoT dungeon each week, neatly leading me up…

All confirmed GTA 6 weapons

With GTA 6 being arguably the biggest thing on the planet, it’s fair to assume there will be a huge arsenal of weapons to go along with it. Think of them as your toys with which to play around in the sandbox that is Leonidas – but which weapons are going to be in GTA…

Bandai Namco’s New PS5 Flight Combat Game Is Out Today on PlayStation Store

Virtual dogfighting returns in full force today as Bandai Namco officially launches Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, bringing next-generation aerial warfare to flight simulation fans. According to the official description of the game, Ace Combat 8 “delivers high-octane aerial action!” Players are invited to “Step into…

I’ve been skeptical about Bandai Namco’s upcoming Gundam game—but then I saw this model kit’s chainsaw macuahuitl

Doctors have confirmed it: It’s physically impossible for me to turn my nose up at a mecha action game. But despite this dire prognosis, I’ve been suspicious of Gundam Rogue Orbit—Bandai Namco’s mobile suit action game coming in spring—since it was announced back in June. The problem is the giant monsters. I’m a Gundam traditionalist….

DC Studios’ Fate Under Paramount-Warner Bros. Officially Revealed

It seems there’s nothing left to stop the long-awaited Paramount and Warner Bros. merger from going through, and the first details on how this $110 billion deal will play out have come to light. On Oct. 2, Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that after the merger, the new company will be called Skydance. “We wanted…

GTA 6 Should “Blaze A Trail” To More Expensive Games, Dev Says

Rockstar’s GTA 6 is priced at $80 for its standard edition. Another voice has come forward to say they hope other teams follow suit and charge more for new games to help the industry at a time when developers are closing up shop, cancelling games, and laying off developers on a regular basis. Martin Klima,…

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots: Part 5 –Meccha Octopus

In 2008, Kojima Productions released what was billed as the swan song for Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear series: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. The game had the staggering task of tying up decades of storytelling by bringing together Solid Snake, Ocelot, Otacon, Raiden, and many more characters for one explosive finale. The…

Artist Falsely Accused Of Using GenAI Gives The Perfect Response, ‘Don’t Forget What Makes Us Human!’

In a time when so many are rejecting creativity and the employment of actual creative people in favor of using generative AI, it’s fair enough to get angry. These vast plagiarism machines regurgitate the efforts of millions of talented humans without credit or compensation, while exacerbating environmental destruction and making technology unaffordable for the majority….