Avalanche’s cancelled AionGuard ‘would have been Crimson Desert’ but the publisher ‘broke up with us on a text message’

Just Cause developer Avalanche was dealt a blow last year when Xbox cancelled Contraband, a co-op smuggling game set in ’70s Southeast Asia. But it’s not the first project in the Swedish studio’s long history to be canned after years of investment and high hopes. Avalanche co-founder and former chief creative officer Christofer Sundberg has…

Twilight Princess PC Port Looks Glorious At 60FPS

A native PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which has been dubbed Twilight Princess: Courage Reborn by its development team, is closer than ever to becoming a reality, as the small team of volunteers working on the project has just revealed an extremely impressive 60fps showcase of its work-in-progress build. As spotted…

How to watch the Triple-i Initiative Showcase this week

Link copied to clipboard Published Apr 7, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Eight world premieres and 40 games in total The Triple-i Initiative Showcase is back for its third year in a row, taking place on Thursday, April 9, and will feature announcements for 40 games, including eight world premieres. Last year’s showcase included announcements of hugely…

Sony Announces PlayStation 5 And Portal Price Increases Coming Next Week

Sony has announced it is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles and the PlayStation Portal. The changes will take effect starting next week on April 2, marking the second price increase for the PlayStation 5 in less than a year. In a PlayStation Blog post, Sony states that “with continued pressures in the…

Valorant ranks order, distribution, and ranking system explained

What are Valorant ranks? We’ve taken a deep dive into the Valorant ranking system to show you how it works and what the current distribution is. Looking at these figures, we can glean all kinds of information, like where you sit against the average player, as well as how much time and energy you’ve put…

Life Is Strange’s Men Are Always The Worse Romance

I love Life Is Strange, but man, do those of us who like men get the short end of the stick in this series. I get it, this started as a story about Max and Chloe, and the male love interest…oh shoot, I think I just forgot his name while writing this…Warren! Warren was just…

New Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Trailer Continues Hugh Morris’ Rejected Romance Drama

Despite rejecting Direct protagonist Angie in favour of Dr. Winters, Hugh Morris was undoubtedly the star of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream‘s solo January Direct. This jolly little heartbreaker pulled in quite the online following after his Direct debut, so it makes sense that Nintendo would want to wheel him out again in the game’s…

Rumour: Halo’s Leap To Other Platforms Might Be More Limited Than Expected

Image: Xbox There have been ongoing rumours about the Halo: Master Chief Collection making the jump across to certain other platforms, but now new information suggests it might not necessarily play out like expected. Speaking to ‘The Xbox Two’ podcast about the upcoming Switch 2 launch, The Verge’s senior editor Tom Warren mentioned how he…

PS Plus Essential April 2026 Monthly Free Games Rolling Out Now

PS Plus Essential April 2026 monthly free games have begun rolling out, starting with Japan and Asia, where it’s Tuesday, April 7. After a few departures that gave us more free games in a single month than expected, we’re back to our usual three-game lineups. Full list of PS Plus Essential April 2026 games This…

11 years after launch, Pillars of Eternity’s new turn-based mode feels like the way it’s meant to be played

Pillars of Eternity turned 11 years old last month, but Obsidian just put out a transformative update for the venerable CRPG: A full turn-based mode alongside the game’s original real-time with pause (RTWP) mechanics. The mode had previously been available via a Steam beta branch since last November. There’s a whole list of patch notes…