Civilization VII’s Huge Free ‘Test Of Time’ Update Turns Back The Clock Later This Month

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is getting a huge free update on 19th May, which reintroduces a series-staple mechanic: playing as the same civilization for every Age transition. The Test of Time update has been in beta for a few months now, but the full release will be coming to all platforms — including Switch 1…

GTA Trilogy Dev Announces Unexpected PS5 Action Game

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition developer Grove Street Games has announced a new PS5 action game, with a reveal trailer that has left players puzzled. Multiplayer kaiju action game BeastLink will also release on the Xbox Series X|S and PC. An early access launch is scheduled for summer 2026. Reveal trailer…

More than 10 years after Ubisoft took it down, one of our favorite games of 2010 is back on Steam

R.U.S.E. | Come Back Trailer – YouTube Watch On Back in 2010, we gave the WW2 RTS Ruse an enviable 84% review score, applauding developer Eugen Systems for “doing something novel with one of strategy gaming’s hoariest themes.” Just five years later, it was gone—removed from Steam by publisher Ubisoft due to expiring license rights….

Mortal Kombat II Movie Review – Faithfully Fatal

The Mortal Kombat franchise has one of the most storied links to film adaptations in the entire video game industry. Following 1995’s excellent adaptation, it was followed by the universally bashed Annihilation in 1997, before giving way to a series of decent-to-good animated Legends films that ran from 2020 to 2023. In 2021, we received…

GameStop Wants To Sell You Random Pokémon Cards For $5,000 A Pop

As GameStop tries to buy eBay with $56 billion of fictional money, it’s also putting a lot of effort into pump its own profits by price-gouging customers on collectibles like trading cards. Today, the retailer came up with a brand new way to do that: selling single, randomized, PSA-graded Pokémon cards for $5,000 a pop….

Dying Light boss Tymon Smektała is stepping down, but “can’t wait to experience its next chapter”

Dying Light Franchise Director Tymon Smektała has announced he will be stepping away from developer Techland in order to pursue new things. Smektała, who acted as producer on both the first game and Dying Light 2, has since been the Polish studio’s man in charge of the series. While his departure is certainly a blow,…

All Active Neverness To Everness Codes May 2026 For Free Beetle Coins And More

NTE: Neverness to Everness officially launched in April 2026 and follows Hotta Studio’s previous open-world adventure, Tower of Fantasy. Set in a near-future fictional Japanese city filled with skyscrapers, fast cars, and neon signs lighting up the night sky, you’ll fight against anomalies by using your character’s Esper powers, neutralizing them before they cause too…

How Do You Pronounce These Pokémon?

Image: Nintendo Life / The Pokémon Company After 30 years and well over 1000 Pokémon in the National Dex, coming up with snappy names for Pocket Monsters is tough. Add in all the languages the games are localised into, and potential issues around certain words and puns which don’t translate well, and it’s no wonder…

All Of The Best Cosplay From Lvl Up Expo 2026

2026 is truly raising the game for cosplay. After the extraordinary outfits we featured that appeared at WonderCon, we’ve got another extraordinary gallery of incredible costumes from 2026’s Lvl Up Expo, via the photography magic of Mineralblu. The Vegas show, which is all about pop culture and gaming, has cosplay at its core, and people…

Hit 2023 PS5 Action Game 70% Off in PS Store Deal, Lowest Price

An award-winning, universally-acclaimed 2023 PS5 action game is 70% off in a limited-time PS Store deal that ends tomorrow, May 7, 2026. Remedy Entertainment’s horror adventure Alan Wake 2 is at its lowest price once again, so those who missed out on the PS Plus freebie should grab this deal. GOTY nominee Alan Wake 2’s…