Chameleon codes (July 2026)

Keeping on top of these new Chameleon codes won’t make your job as a seeker any easier, but it will effectively reduce the number of wins needed to secure a cool new cosmetic for your fancy paint gun. That fishbones skin? A must-have. Chameleon is the latest attempt by a dev team looking to capitalize…

Hell Is Us Shifts Switch 2 Launch Due To “Very Busy” September Release Window

Image: Nacon, Rogue Factor Nacon’s upcoming Switch 2 game Hell Is Us, which has received “very positive” ratings on platforms like Steam and was praised by our colleagues at Push Square as a “must-play” for fans of lore-filled mystery, is shifting its release date by two weeks. Although the developer Rogue Factor has been “working…

One of my favorite Warhammer 40,000 books is getting an unexpected sequel

Plenty of Warhammer 40,000 novels have been written from the perspective of humans and space marines, but it took a while before Games Workshop really got into publishing books from the perspective of 40K’s many alien species. If you’re into orks I recommend Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh, and for swashbuckling aeldari pirates there’s…

PlayStation 5 Sequel to Sleeper Hit PS4 RPG Gets Release Date

A sleeper hit 2020 PlayStation 4 action RPG is getting a PS5 sequel, and surprisingly soon, its publisher has confirmed. Developed by Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack, Mortal Shell 2 will release on August 20, 2026, and it’s up for preorder on the PS Store. Action RPG Mortal Shell 2 will release on PlayStation…

Bethesda Union Workers To Protest Mass Layoffs Next Week

Bethesda Game Studios union workers are preparing for a major rally action next week in protest of the recent wave of Xbox mass layoffs that impacted 440 union workers across both Bethesda and ZeniMax. OneBGS, the CWA-affiliated Bethesda Game Studios union which represents workers behind games such as Fallout, Starfield, and The Elder Scrolls, is…

Total War Warhammer 3’s new attempt at fixing its campaign AI woes promises a “more dynamic and interesting” late game

Total War: Warhammer 3 update 8.1 has just landed, which means it’s time for developer Creative Assembly’s latest attempt to polish its computer-controlled campaign factions. The colossal strategy game‘s new patch notes are equally massive, also introducing more landmarks and technology to support Grand Cathay and their Tiger Warriors. With hundreds of lines of balance…

Uwe Boll’s ‘morally bankrupt’ movie Citizen Vigilante gets official game

German director Uwe Boll is infamous for his so-bad-they’re-actually-just-bad movie adaptations of video games like Bloodrayne, Postal, and House of the Dead. Now, in a surprising twist, Boll’s latest single-digit-score Rotten Tomatoes movie is getting an official video game adaptation. It’s perfectly timed to capitalize on the controversy surrounding the filmmaker’s new pic, Citizen Vigilante….

RPG Players Are Recreating Female Character Hairstyles IRL And The Results Are Hilarious

Regardless of your gender, if you’ve ever created a female or femme-presenting player-character–especially in an RPG–you’ve almost certainly encountered an issue that has been plaguing the genre since games first made the jump from 2D to 3D: really, really, really bad hairstyle options for female characters. And look, I get it. Animating a million little…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Named Advisor To U.S. Federal Reserve Task Force For Productivity And Jobs

The US Federal Reserve has announced new task forces for advancing monetary policy. Led by chairman Kevin Warsh, the list of advisors for each task force includes Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. “The Federal Reserve’s commitment to price stability and maximum employment is unwavering. As is our resolve to pursue our mandate with rigor,” writes Chairman…

Stardew Valley Official Crochet Book Announced, Out January 2027

Image: Nintendo Life / Penguin Random House Following the release of the Stardew Valley Cookbook, an official “Stardew Valley Crochet Book” has now been announced. It will be released on 26th January 2027, and pre-orders are now live. ConcernedApe has called on the expertise of crochet designer Megan Lapp and cookbook writer Ryan Novak is…