Exit 8 Director Genki Kawamura Discusses Adapting The Game, Narrative Inspirations, And Advice From Shigeru Miyamoto

In November 2023, developer Kotake Create lured unsuspecting players into its unassuming but deeply unsettling horror game, The Exit 8. The first-person game traps players in a realistically rendered looping hallway of an empty Japanese subway station, and tasks them with studying their sparse surroundings to spot visual discrepancies, called “anomalies”. Correctly identifying anomalies, which…

21 Best Switch 2 Games Under $25

BOKURA: planet (Switch 2) Publisher: KODANSHA / Developer: Tokoronyori Release Date: 7th Aug 2025 (USA) / 7th Aug 2025 (UK/EU) £4.64 / $5.49 / €5.39 A follow-up to developer tokoronyori’s BOKURA from 2023, BOKURA: planet was a lovely surprise. This two-player-only puzzle-platformer features an intriguing, diverging co-op narrative that creates tension beneath its novel puzzles…

Overwatch's Next Hero Comes With A Badass Grappling Hook (And Juicy Lore Opportunities)

Earlier this year, Overwatch broke the internet (and its own concurrent-player records) by adding five new heroes to its ranks. Two of these heroes, Anran and Jetpack Cat, joined the fray on the side of Overwatch, the game’s titular organization of do-gooders. The other three, however, had more nefarious intents. Now, Blizzard is balancing the…

Cursed Tower Defense codes April 2026

If you enjoy tower defense games and are a fan of the anime Jujutsu Kaisen, there’s a good chance that you need some Cursed Tower Defense codes, and we’re all too happy to help you get some. It’s not easy defending your base, as we’re sure you know, so you need all of the crates…

What Is Xbox Going To Do With Halo In 2025?

This is a really interesting time for the Halo franchise. A few months ago, it was announced that a major shakeup was taking place at 343 Industries, with the company rebranding to “Halo Studios” and embarking on a series of new games using Unreal Engine 5. It served as the beginning of a new chapter…

Long-Awaited Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro Update Finally Gone Live

The highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro update is finally here, and it’s a massive download weighing nearly 8 GB. While we already had an idea of what was coming, CD Projekt RED has released the official patch notes that players can check out below. Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro update patch notes (April 8, 2026)…

Extraction shooter The Cube, Save Us has announced it’s shutting down just three weeks after it launched

Extraction shooters seem to be all the rage right now, what with Arc Raiders still going strong almost five months after launch, and Marathon hot off the presses. Well, the genre’s a hit in theory anyway, as Arc Raiders is really the only extraction shooter to break into the mainstream—even Bungie’s stab at it, while…

Early Build Of Mirror’s Edge Reveals A Wonderfully Cringe Quote

An early Mirror’s Edge build proves why silence is golden. April is reportedly going to be filled with tons of cool game reveals. And Nvidia has done irreparable harm to the DLSS brand with its slop-face demo. It’s your Morning Checkpoint for April 8, 2026, where I am listening to the Gran Turismo 3 start…

Our Brilliant Ruin TTRPG gets hardcover rulebook from Dark Horse

What if the world of Downton Abbey was slowly being consumed by an unknowable cosmic force — and you could play through the collapse yourself? That’s the vibe of Our Brilliant Ruin, a tabletop role-playing game from Studio Hermitage that originally launched on Kickstarter in 2024. After Dark Horse published a successful comics run called…

Forza Horizon 6 Preview – Hands-On In The Land Of The Rising Sun

Ever since I played Forza Horizon 5 back in 2021, it’s been my favorite racing game of all time. The over-the-top action, the tight controls, the expansive garage of vehicles, and, of course, the beautiful representation of Mexico all made me fall in love with Forza Horizon 5 – so much so that it’s tied…