PrivadoVPN review – a wonderful free VPN, and decent service all round

Verdict PrivadoVPN is a low-cost, high-value VPN that’s great for gaming and streaming. I’d like to see post-quantum encryption practices integrated as well as an independent audit of its privacy policy, but if you’re not planning on sharing sensitive data over the VPN, you’ll find it’s more than capable, and well worth taking advantage of…

Do You Play Zelda Games For The Story?

Image: Nintendo Life After 40 years and 21 mainline games (counting the multiplayer ones, discounting remakes and remasters), we like to think that we’ve got a pretty good grasp on the Zelda formula by now. Sure, there’s every chance that the series will have a ‘Breath of the Wild moment’ again somewhere down the line,…

PS Plus Adds Great Free Game Trials, Includes 2026 Sony Game

PS Plus Premium has added a fresh batch of fantastic free game trials — the second such drop in a single month. There’s something for everyone in this batch, from adventure to RPG. What’s more, it includes a new PlayStation Studios game released in March 2026. All new PS Plus Premium free game trials added…

I played the Lord of the Rings RPG where Frodo can straight-up die and the game just keeps on going

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…

Final Fantasy 14: Evercold Expansion Revealed, Coming January 2027

Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold has been revealed, and it’s the latest expansion coming to the long-running MMORPG from Square Enix. It will launch in January of 2027, and promises to begin a new era of storytelling for the game as part of the Godless Realms Saga.  Revealed during the 2026 FFXIV: Fan Fest opening keynote…

Slay The Spire 2 Dev Sets Record Straight On Controversial Boss

Even though it’s still pulling in roughly 250,000 concurrent players every day, Slay the Spire 2’s Steam rating has officially dropped to “Mixed” in the last week. The culprit? A second round of review bombing, which started on April 17, followed the release of its first “Major Update” patch. One of the primary grievances was…

FF14 Evercold’s ‘Evolved Mode’ jobs aren’t a replacement, because Yoshi-P remembers what happened to Star Wars Galaxies

Upcoming expansion FF14 Evercold is about to introduce a completely new way to play every job in the game, and for a lot of them the difference is significant. ‘Evolved Mode’ transforms each of the game’s 21 classes into a fresh form, designed to feel streamlined, more flexible, and with more individual personality. However, you…

Mother Mary director David Lowery breaks down 3 scenes from the mesmerizing new A24 horror movie

David Lowery didn’t set out to make the 2026 version of Suspiria, but that’s kind of what happened. The 1977 giallo horror classic about a coven of witches posing as dancers has a surprising amount in common with Lowery’s latest thriller, Mother Mary, which explores the supernatural connection between pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway)…

Mission Impossible Director Christopher McQuarrie Teaming Up With Sinners’ Michael B. Jordan For Battlefield Adaptation

Longtime Mission Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie is teaming up with Sinners’ lead and Hollywood star Michael B. Jordan for a film adaptation of EA’s Battlefield franchise. That’s according to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, which states McQuarrie will write, direct, and produce the feature while Jordan will also produce and possibly star in…

Final Fantasy 14 Evercold: Everything Revealed At Fan Fest 2026

Friday’s keynote during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest was packed with so many announcements that it felt genuinely overwhelming, and as a big player myself, I felt slightly greedy watching it. It seems like, in addition to its next major expansion, FFXIV also has a lot of exciting stuff on the way, including some…