State of Decay 3 just gave us a release year, and at least that’s something?

I’m one of the main survival game fans here at PC Gamer, so when showcases come around in the summer and winter, I’m usually assigned to cover a couple. For years now, I’ve had standing orders to cover any State of Decay 3 announcements, and for years now, there haven’t been many to cover. It…

Son Of Thanjai Is An Action Game Set In 11th-Century South India Coming To PS5, Xbox, And PC

Son of Thanjai is an open-world action game set in 11th-Century South India, a unique setting in the medium, and if that pitch doesn’t sell you on it, its gameplay trailer might. That’s because it looks awesome, with the princely protagonist Vinnendhira Chola utilizing the Indian whip-sword weapon known as a Surul Vaal to dismember…

Ro Laren Leads Star Trek Horror Game From Bloober Team

While the fate of Isaac Clarke is still up in the air, space-based survival gaming has an unexpected hero in orbit. A familiar one at that. Unable to go more than 48 hours without announcing something new, Polish horror studio Bloober Team unveiled a game set in the Star Trek universe starring a fan-favorite character….

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie officially now a $1 billion movie

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has crossed a major milestone, 10 weeks into its theatrical run: Nintendo and Illumination’s animated Mario movie has grossed more than $1 billion at the global box office, according to a report from Deadline. While The Super Mario Galaxy Movie trails its predecessor — 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie…

Ark modding just became accessible to all, thanks to powerful new creation tool Ark Maker

Have you ever had a great idea for an Ark Survival Ascended map, but without the know-how to turn it into reality? Studio Wildcard has the answer. The developer has just lifted the lid on its newest in-game tool, a world creation suite called Ark Maker. It’s designed as a way to let you build…

Mario Kart World Deserves Its Flowers, So Let’s Stop Comparing It To MK8 Deluxe

Image: Nintendo Life Sometimes, when I wind the window down in my car, I think about Mario Kart World. I’m sitting alone in the driver’s seat, radio playing some mid-2000s indie or alt-rock, a breeze blowing through my hair. It might be a quiet morning, the traffic light but the sun bright and warm. I…

Cronos: The New Dawn Gets Lazarus DLC That Shifts The Game From Survival Horror To Fast-Paced Action This Fall

Cronos: The New Dawn, Bloober Team’s latest original survival horror game, launched last September, but it seems the studio isn’t done with the game yet. The upcoming (and newly announced) Lazarus DLC will put players in the boots of the Warden from the base game, shifting the experience from a slower survival horror game to…

Monster Hunter Wilds Is So Back With Big Ascendance Expansion

Monster Hunter Wilds‘ big expansion has been revealed and it’s called Ascendance. It’s taking players to the sky and pitting them against Elder Dragons. It’s arriving sometime in 2027. Oh, there’s also a Switch 2 port in development. Capcom is calling Ascendance a “massive” expansion, which should mean it will essentially feel like Monster Hunter…

My Gym codes (June 2026)

Given that most of the Roblox workout games have cancelled their memberships in 2026, if you’re starting to lose muscle mass, you might want to hit up these My Gym codes. Rather than let you and everyone else loose in a pre-made gym, this one gives you the space to run your own gain factory…

Satisfactory’s first major update in a year brings back rain, adds fuel trucks and overhauls vehicle pathfinding, but Steam Deck players should approach with caution

It’s been a long, dry year since Satisfactory last received a major update. Version 1.1 of Coffee Stain’s hugely popular factory sim launched almost exactly twelve months ago, bringing proper controller support, an improved photo mode, better resource transportation, and more. Yet outside of a few hotfixes, that’s been it for fans of building enormously…