Box Art Brawl: Sonic The Hedgehog 35th Anniversary Switch Showdown

Image: SEGA There’s still a certain novelty about seeing Mario and Sonic standing side-by-side, and that’s what makes this box art pretty special. It’s simple, yet with the massive stadium in the background, you know exactly what it’s all about. Image: SEGA Speaking of simple, the design for Sonic Colors Ultimate is really lovely, and…

The best indie games of 2026 are lining up for their own GOTY race

Published Jun 21, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Indie games might serve up the most competitive category at The Game Awards Image: House House/Panic We’re almost at the halfway point of 2026 In fact, if we treat the year as a countdown to The Game Awards’ eligibility cutoff date in late November (and this is GOTY Watch,…

Crysis 2 had problems, but it got one thing right: destruction

From the archives: This story originally ran in PC Gamer (UK) #279. REINSTALL (Image credit: Crytek) Reinstall invites you to join us in revisiting PC gaming days gone by. Today, Rick revisits the gorgeous mess that is Crysis 2. Crysis 2 gets a lot wrong. Its AI is criminally stupid. Its story is a convoluted…

Doom And Duke Nukem 3D Composer Bobby Prince Dies At 81

Earlier this week, classic PC game developers confirmed that Bobby Prince, the composer and sound designer for some of the most foundational games, had sadly passed away. Prince worked alongside Apogee/3D Realms and id Software in their formative years, composing for Doom, Wolfenstein, Duke Nukem and Commander Keen alike. He was 81 years old. Originally…

Pimax Dream Air review – incredible VR headset visuals and feather light, but the price is a fright

Verdict If you’re after the best overall VR headset image quality, the Pimax Dream Air delivers. Its twin 3,840 x 3,552 OLED panels are incredibly sharp and deliver all the contrast, deep blacks, and vividness you’d expect from OLED. The view through its optics is very finely dependent on the fit of the face foam,…

Halo: Combat Evolved PS5 Messaging Error Leads To Mess

Halo: Campaign Evolved will bring the sci-fi shooter to PlayStation 5 for the first time, but seemingly with some truly wild PS Plus requirements. According to a new post on Halo Waypoint, the remake will require both players to “have PlayStation Plus and be linked to a Microsoft account” even if they just want to…

Path of Exile’s most unique league is back with a chaotic, class-fusing twist

A new Path of Exile event is about to start, as developer Grinding Gear Games attempts to test the limits of just how much action RPG it’s possible to squeeze into your life. The new mini-league is designed to carry us over until the reveal of PoE 3.29 in mid-July, and it combines the squad-building…

Gallery: Nintendo Shares Multiple Screenshots Of Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

Image: Nintendo This October, Wuhu Island is returning in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. This new game for the Switch 2 features 12 different sports and “intuitive motion controls”, where you’ll make use of the Joy-Con 2 as bows, paddles and more. The 12 sports include Boxing, Table Tennis, Archery, Tennis, Volleyball, Bowling, Basketball, Golf, Thumb…

Guild Wars 3 isn’t the only new Guild Wars on the way: ArenaNet just announced a Guild Wars card game

The endless online battle of Guild Wars is about to spill over the borders of the MMO genre. Having only just announced Guild Wars 3 earlier this month, ArenaNet and its parent NC has revealed that it’s also taking the series into an entirely new genre, through an official Guild Wars card game called Mistbound….

Amazon Prime Day: The best gaming discounts of the year officially start in 3 days

If you’re hoping to catch up on some of the year’s biggest gaming releases, now might be a great time to check a few games off your wishlist, particularly if you want to avoid paying full price. Amazon Prime Day officially starts on Tuesday, June 23, and several of its competitors are launching big, overlapping…