How Widow’s Bay pulled off the best slasher since 2018’s Halloween

In Widow’s Bay episode 7, Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) finally lifted the curse that had been hanging over his New England island town for centuries. Unfortunately, nobody told his assistant, Patricia (Kate O’Flynn). Spoilers ahead for Widow’s Bay episode 8 With three episodes remaining, Widow’s Bay fans probably could have guessed that the curse…

Modern Warfare 4 is bringing back DMZ, and it’s got some serious upgrades

DMZ will return with the release of Modern Warfare 4, but this time, Infinity Ward has a plan. Taking another ambitious swing at the extraction shooter genre, the Call of Duty developer has outlined its plans for its game-within-a-game. As someone who dipped a toe into the 2022 version of DMZ and was left a…

Koei Tecmo Is Bringing Its Next Action RPG To Switch 2 Early Next Year

Koei Tecmo has announced that it’s bringing Team Ninja’s next action RPG, Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, to the Switch 2 early next year. Displaying gorgeous environments, slick combat, and fearsome enemies, the debut trailer is an impressive showcase; especially considering how prolific Team Ninja has been recently with the likes of Fatal Frame…

I have played what I suspect will be a perfect videogame

My thumbs are raw. My pulse is elevated. My regrets are many. Nestled in a corner of this weekend’s Summer Game Fest Play Days event in Los Angeles is, I suspect, a perfect videogame in the making. N+ Infinity Times Two is a floaty ninja platformer—the latest in a series that started over 20 years…

Here’s Everything Announced During The 2026 Summer Xbox Games Showcase

The 2026 Summer Xbox Games Showcase is over, and we just got a slew of announcements, exclusive reveals, updates, gameplay trailers, and more. It was another excellent showcase in a jam-packed week of SGF-related showcases, but there was quite a lot.  We covered much of it on Game Informer (quite literally the greatest website ever…

Everything We Learned From The Gears Of War: E-Day Direct

Gears of War: E-Day is the next mainline entry in the popular Xbox franchise. But this isn’t a sequel to Gears 5. Instead, this upcoming installment takes the series back in time and shows players the beginning of the conflict with the Locust on Emergence Day and all the chaos that followed. During today’s big…

Where Birds Sleep is a game about control. Or, well, your lack of control

The very essence of videogame design is giving the player control. You choose where your character goes; you choose what your character does. In Where Birds Sleep, however, you don’t get to choose. You don’t get to be the good guy, yet you don’t get to be the bad guy. You live by the consequences…

Minecraft Dungeons 2 Joins A Jam-Packed September Schedule

Xbox and Mojang have confirmed that Minecraft Dungeons 2 will launch on the Switch 1 & 2 on 29th September 2026, joining what is already a jam-packed schedule as publishers try to get ahead of GTA 6. Okay granted, it’s not toooo bad if you’re just on Switch 2, with LEGO Batman: Legacy of the…

Our 11 Favorite Games From the 2026 PC Gaming Show

I look forward to playing this game one day, but I also really like its unreleased state, because the experience I get from watching new trailers is always such an insane roller coaster. There Are No Ghosts At The Grand is a renovation game, a la Powerwash Simulator, except there’s also a narrative, a mysterious…

The Big Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Trailer: 9 Things We Noticed

On June 5 at Summer Game Fest, director Naoki Hamaguchi appeared on stage to give us our first proper look at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the third and final instalment in Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy. However, we didn’t just get one trailer, we actually got two, as the initial reveal trailer was…