Ascenders: Beyond The Peak Blends Mountain Climbing, Roguelite Gameplay, And Lovecraftian Horror

Developer Ludogram Games (Monsters are Coming: Rock & Roll, Firebird) has announced Ascenders: Beyond the Peak, a new mountain-climbing adventure that features roguelite progression and turn-based gameplay, with a Lovecraft-inspired twist. Players lead a team of climbers as they ascend a mountain cursed by mysterious, sinister forces. Success means carefully guiding your team, tethered together…

How To Finish Big Open World Games Like Crimson Desert

Wow, there sure are a lot of open-world video games out there, huh? In the last decade or so, open-world games have truly flooded consoles and PC marketplaces. And while some of these games aren’t great, many are solid or even good, and so you might want to play them. But getting through these games…

Take-Two has seemingly laid off an unspecified portion of its AI team, including its Head of Artificial Intelligence

Take-Two Interactive has seemingly laid off its Head of Artificial Intelligence, alongside an unspecified portion of its AI team, just two months after CEO Strauss Zelnick said the Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher was “actively embracing generative AI”. Luke Dicken joined Take-Two as its Head of Artificial Intelligence in January last year following a decade…

One Of Switch’s Very Best Indies Is Getting Physical 8 Years After Release

Image: Nintendo Life / Fangamer Back in the heady beforetimes of 2018, we reviewed a little indie game from Berzerk Studio that did exactly what it said on the tin. Just Shapes & Beats, a self-described ‘musical bullet hell’ , had you manoeuvring a little shape to avoid taking a beating from an environment keyed…

Fill the gaps in your Bethesda collection with Oblivion, Fallout, Doom, and other classics from just $3 each

The new Build Your Own Bethesda Bundle from Fanatical isn’t just a collection of games; it’s a time capsule. At roughly $3 per game, depending on how you build your bundle, it’s also a wonderfully affordable way to experience some of the most influential games from Bethesda’s expansive stable for the first time, like The…

The First Three Resident Evil Titles And Breath Of Fire IV Are Now Available On Steam

You may not have believed it when Capcom announced the news yesterday on April Fool’s Day, but it has brought the original Resident Evil trilogy – Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis – to Steam. Capcom also tossed in Breath of Fire IV as a bonus. The announcement is the latest…

Slay The Spire 2 Dev Confirms New Character, Modes Are Coming

Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano just sat down with PC Gamer to discuss all things Slay the Spire 2, from the developer’s thoughts on its success, to what its plans are for the game during early access, which includes a new “character, or characters” as Yano teased, as well as some fresh new modes. “I…

Popular PS4, PS5 RPG Getting Complete Edition Later This Year

A popular RPG that originally released a few years ago is set to make a return with a Complete Edition very soon. What popular PS5 RPG is getting a Complete Edition? Natsume Inc. announced that Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos will be getting a complete edition very soon. The new collection of the game…

Xbox Release Windows Teased For Halo, Gears, Kiln & New Starfield Content In 2026

2026 is undoubtedly a stacked year for new Xbox first-party games, and we already know that Forza Horizon 6 is arriving in May and Fable is arriving in the fall, but what about the rest of the lineup? Well, The Verge‘s Tom Warren has shed more light on this today in a new report, pointing…

If Your Kids Suddenly Want To Play Star Fox, Here's How

The Super Mario Galaxy movie is primed for a predictably massive opening weekend despite mixed reviews, but the biggest surprise may be the non-Mario characters who make an appearance. Just ahead of the film’s opening Nintendo revealed that Fox McCloud appears alongside all the Mushroom Kingdom denizens. If all that fancy flying puts you or…