Total War Warhammer 40k learns from CA’s fantasy trilogy to craft “a single experience” that will just keep growing

Ken coolly serves the hottest news stories and has played, we think, every game ever made. Published: September 20, 2026 Total War Warhammer 40k is escalating the grandiosity of Creative Assembly’s longstanding strategy games with the brutal bombast of Games Workshop’s grimdark sci-fi setting. Warhammer 40k fans might boast an above-average willingness to study a…

8 Years Ago, Critical Role Changed Forever with Its Most Shocking Character Death

The cast of Critical Role has brought plenty of laughter and joy throughout their many Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, one-shots, and miniseries adventures. We’ve had shopping episodes going wrong, pretending to film a pornographic movie to get out of a fight, and one instance where Travis Willingham rolled three natural 1s in a row. However,…

Konami Releasing Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Demo Next Month

Good move, Konami! I’m very much on the fence with this one, so a demo should be all I need to help me make a decision, one way or another. I wish more companies were confident enough to release demos, though it does seem it has gotten more popular to do so in recent years….

PlayStation Exclusive Inspired by Nintendo’s Animal Crossing in the Works

A new and exclusive PlayStation game inspired by Nintendo‘s Animal Crossing is reportedly in the works. Insiders close to the untitled work also unveiled a potential release date. According to MP1st, Media Molecule is developing a new game in the social-simulation genre, inspired by Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon. Moreover, it was reported that the…

Over 10 years later, Gabe Newell’s advice to devs still holds up

In 2013, Valve head honcho Gabe Newell spoke to students at the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin about “Productivity, Economics, Political Institutions & The Future of Corporations.” It was a much more interesting topic than that makes it sounds, and has been doing the rounds again thanks to being sliced up into shorts…

Typhoon Dujuan Forces Tokyo Game Show 2026 To Shut Down A Day Early

Tokyo Game Show 2026 was supposed to be the first time in the gaming expo’s history that it would run for five days. Unfortunately, the festivities are being cut a day short as Japan braces for Typhoon Dujuan. “Due to the approach of Typhoon No. 25, strong winds and rain are expected to intensify in…

Slayers 2 codes (September 2026)

After five long, long years, the sequel to one of the biggest Demon Slayer-inspired adventure games on Roblox has arrived. And with these new Slayers 2 codes ready to go, you can race out of the village as one of the strongest slayers around. Officially dropping the “project” moniker of the first game suggests Slayers…

30 years of Diablo with Diablo IV Devs Owen Leach and Dan Tanguay | Play History at Blizzcon 2026

In this developer version of Play History we take a look back at Diablo IV Lead Encounter Designer Owen Leach, and Design Director Dan Tanguay’s gaming history that shaped how they are working on Diablo IV’s Season of Hell’s Legacy and the upcoming Amazon class. Source link

Consultant Says ‘Vulnerable’ Indie Devs Overpaid For Marketing

For every indie game success story, there’s an unquantifiable number of indie game flops. Balatro, Meccha Chameleon, Stardew Valley–these are the exceptions to the rule; outliers in an overcrowded market. SteamDB estimates that 18,933 games have been released on the Steam storefront in 2026. That means roughly an average of 72 new games have dropped…

Wardogs drops Steam Family Sharing as CEO claims its $40 price tag is “the best anti-cheat”

Wardogs has become a truly dominant force on Steam in just its first week, and while developer Bulkhead has expressed its belief that this early high won’t last, the new large-scale shooter has already established its place among the multiplayer games of note. If you were planning to let your family members jump on and…