Gray Zone Warfare’s player count jumps by over 1000% following its most recent update: ‘Players are coming back’

//Body There has been a lot of discussion about player counts in 2026, usually in a negative context. The ill-fated Highguard‘s dwindling player count was almost treated like a spectator sport, and you’d think some people are willing Marathon to fail the way they obsess over its concurrents. Among all this, it’s edifying to discuss…

You probably don’t remember Taika Waititi’s stop-motion short Save Ralph, but it’s impact was massive

When director Taika Waititi reinvented the character of Thor Odinson with Thor: Ragnarok, he also made the choice to cast himself as the voice of Korg, a friendly alien made of rock. Since then, Waititi has leant his distinct, New Zealand accented-voice to a number of animated and computer-generated characters. In addition to a role…

Mario Galaxy Movie Gives Nintendo Another Box Office Juggernaut

Nintendo will probably learn nothing from The Super Mario Galaxy Movie getting critically panned. Halo: Campaign Evolved reportedly won’t have a skin shop. And Saudi Arabia buys up more of Capcom amid war in the Middle East. It’s your Morning Checkpoint for April 6, 2026, and an interview with Sony’s Hiroki Totoki from back in…

EA just cut Apex Legends map without warning, but there is a good reason

After seven years of seasonal updates, Apex Legends can’t let players do what they want all the time. While it has never vaulted weapons or characters, presumably because players might have spent their hard-earned money on cosmetics for each, the battle royale game‘s six maps rotate in and out of use each season. For Season…

Cover Reveal – Soulframe – Game Informer

Wake up, Envoy, lest you miss the most exciting news in all of Alca: The cover of Game Informer Issue 377 will feature Soulframe, the fantasy MMO from Warframe developer Digital Extremes. What’s more is that, in a first for Game Informer, all subscribers will receive a code to hop into Soulframe Preludes, which gives…

The 7 Best Games To Play After Watching

So you’ve just left the theater after seeing The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Your brain is buzzing from the visual sugar rush and you’ve been bombarded with nostalgic references. You’re ready to break out your Switch (2) and head to the Mushroom Kingdom for a bit. Maybe you’re looking for a few suggestions to get…

Box Art Brawl: Duel – Star Fox Assault (GameCube)

North America / Europe Image: Nintendo / Launchbox Oof, so the Western design is really nice, right? The composition, the action shots, the vehicles, the cool Fox McCloud pose… It all works really well. There’s a good use of colour too, with the green lasers really standing out nicely from the otherwise intense use of…

Halo Fan Game To Release On Xbox After Microsoft & Halo Studios Give Approval

When it comes to “fan games” based around famous IP, we already know that some companies really frown upon it and end up shutting the project down. Fortunately, that’s not going to happen to Halo fan game Spartan Survivors. The team behind this blend of “roguelite and bullet heaven” have confirmed on social media that…

Star Wars Zero Company writer wants its cast to have real friction: ‘It’s not a personal fantasy game’

If you’ve played an RPG before, I’m sure you’re familiar with the associated plot clichés: golden boy protagonist takes on a death-defying quest, and along the road picks up several total strangers who become his best friends in record time (bonus points if one or a few of them fall in love with the player…

Sick of The Witcher 3’s Roach? Its MMO mod now lets you ride other players instead

I’ll take any excuse to return to The Witcher 3, and while multiplayer mod Witcher Online isn’t the full co-op adventure I’d love to see CD Projekt Red consider for The Witcher 4, it brings a gleeful shared experience to the world. Inspired by MMORPGs, it fills your game with other players, setting you free…