Between 70 and 80% of Blood Bowl 3 games were solo

You’ll know this frustration if you’ve ever been part of the community around a game that has both singleplayer and multiplayer modes. People who prefer one to the other are always convinced the other cohort doesn’t exist. “Nobody plays this game in a different way to me and my friends, and anyone who says they…

John Wilson Finds Foundational Metaphor In History Of Concrete

My local bartender knew how they did it. With a very particular limestone heating process, the concrete used in ancient Rome is not just sturdy but self-repairing, and why so many of their mega-structures continue to tower. In his first feature film, John Wilson traveled to Italy to find this same information, but unable to…

Minecraft is adding a whole new dimension for the first time since 1.0, and it’s magical

Ever since Minecraft hit full 1.0 release in 2011, there have been just three dimensions to explore – the Overworld, the Nether, and the End. That’s finally about to change, because Mojang has just revealed during its September Minecraft Live broadcast that the sandbox game will be expanding into a fourth dimension in 2027 –…

Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #2 – A Sophomore Slump?

Image: Jim Norman / Nintendo Life We are one week closer to the 5th November launch of Ocarina of Time on Switch 2, so that means it’s time for my second replay catch-up. For those who missed my adventures Inside the Great Deku Tree last week, I’m replaying the original OoT, one dungeon each week,…

PS5 Update Adds Cool New Theme The Last of Us Fans Will Love

Sony Interactive Entertainment has rolled out a new PS5 feature update for September 2026 that brings a new animated theme for the Welcome Hub. The background celebrates Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us franchise with a pretty nifty animation. PS5 Welcome Hub update adds animated background featuring The Last of Us Part 1 & 2…

UK’s Largest Tabletop Convention Bans AI

This week, UK Games Expo, the largest tabletop convention in the United Kingdom, unveiled a new set of policies regarding AI-made games at the event. Following backlash in previous years from the expo’s cozying relationship with AI, organizers have decided to reverse course, banning AI made games from participating with minimal exceptions. “The organisers at…

Minecraft Dungeons 2 will give the ARPG a proper endgame, but its Director knows “there’s always a desire for more”

Minecraft Dungeons 2 is taking a bolder step forward, inspired by the positive response to its predecessor to springboard ahead with a more well-rounded take on the action RPG formula. For the team at Mojang, that involved building on the first game’s established strengths while also introducing new features such as an actual endgame. Ahead…

I saw the future and it literally stinks

Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…

Minecraft Is Getting Its First New Dimension Since 2011

In the wake of layoffs and studio reshuffling at Xbox earlier this week, Mojang held a Minecraft Live showcase to make several Minecraft-related announcements. While we didn’t get a look at the next movie, Mojang revealed a game-changing addition to Minecraft. Next year, the Sift dimension from Minecraft Dungeons 2 will come to the survival…

The Next Minecraft Update Adds Ice Caves, A New Mob, And More

Minecraft’s next game drop will add a new underground environment to the sandbox game, along with a new hostile mob, and items that bring frosty mechanics to exploration and combat. Announced during Minecraft Live on September 26, the upcoming game drop is expected to follow the usual drop cadence of once per quarter, releasing in…