Mega Crit co-founder says he wasn’t bothered by the Steam backlash to Slay the Spire 2’s beta balance patch: ‘It’s difficult for players to feel like they’re heard’

Last month, Slay the Spire 2’s controversial first beta balance patch inspired a massive backlash from its Steam reviewers, drawing over 9,000 negative reviews in the following 24 hours. In an interview with PC Gamer, Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano said the intensity of the feedback rattled some of the studio’s newer developers—but he wasn’t…

Marathon interactive maps

Whether you’re looking for locked rooms, exfil locations, or priority targets, our Marathon interactive maps are what you need. There are two zones in Marathon at launch — Perimeter and Dire Marsh — and each of them offers a different environment to hunt down other runners and UESC enemies alike, before getting the heck outta…

Subnautica is free to play this weekend, and the subaquatic survival all-timer has a hefty discount to boot

I have ridiculously fond memories of Subnautica. Mark ‘Markiplier’ Fishbach and Seán ‘Jacksepticeye’ McLoughlin’s playthroughs remain some of my all-time favorite pieces of gaming content, enhanced by the fact developer-publisher Unknown Worlds Entertainment cooked with the gas on full. The Subnautica 2 pre-release content cycle has really ramped up in recent months, and now is…

Tetris 99’s New Crossover Event Celebrates Super Mario Galaxy, Unlock A Special Theme

Update [Fri 3rd Apr 2026, 5:30am]: Earlier in March as part of the annual Mario Day celebrations, Nintendo announced a Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 event for its Switch Online battle royale title, Tetris 99. Here’s your reminder that this event starts today and will run until early next week. If you…

Nintendo Details The Benefits Of Playing Tomodachi Life On Switch 2

Image: Nintendo If you plan to play the Switch release Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream on your Switch 2, there will be some slight improvements. As detailed in Nintendo’s recently published FAQ, while there are “no differences in the software content”, the gameplay will take advantage of the Switch 2’s capabilities. For starters, this includes…

I had high hopes for Nvidia’s DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Gen, but it’s not quite what I expected

Nvidia DLSS 4.5 has just landed via the beta version of Nvidia App, bringing with it the ability to try out the company’s latest and greatest version of DLSS frame generation. Along with yet another improvement to upscaling image quality and the ability to deliver up to five “fake frames” with its 6x frame generation…

Take-Two Reshuffles Its AI Team: ‘It’s Truly Disappointing’

The head of Take-Two Interactive‘s AI team has seemingly been laid off, along with an undisclosed number of other employees working on leveraging AI at the company that owns Rockstar Games, 2K, and Zynga. The reorg comes despite CEO Strauss Zelnick saying the parent-publisher is “actively embracing generative AI.” “It’s truly disappointing that I have…

Marvel Maximum Collection Review – The Good And Bad Of History

Collecting and celebrating older video games can be a challenging pursuit. Compilations that do so must balance the desire to preserve the original intent and structure of the games presented, while making them palatable and enjoyable to experience today. Marvel Maximum Collection mostly hits the mark, supplying fans a look at some of the most…

A former GameStop exec thought building its Steam competitor would be his ‘forever job,’ but the retailer bet the house on digital distribution being ‘a passing phase’

Before a career second act at Nightdive Studios, the recently-retired Larry Kuperman‘s big project was Impulse. It was to be GameStop’s answer to Steam, but it went the way of the dodo in 2014. Kuperman went into his personal history building up Impulse’s catalogue when we spoke at this year’s Game Developers Conference. Kuperman came…

Octopath Traveler TTRPG rulebook finally being translated into English

Link copied to clipboard Published Apr 2, 2026, 4:08 PM EDT Explore Orsterra with friends Image: Dark Horse Books Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler is a role-playing game masterpiece, weaving together the stories of eight heroes with big personalities and complicated backstories as they try to correct past wrongs and make a mark on the world. Designer…