Prime Slimes: A Guide To Gaming’s Greatest Goo-Getters

When God of War Laufey was unveiled a few weeks ago, the titular late wife of Kratos was supposed to be the star of the showcase. Things turned out differently, however, as much of the online discussion was centered around one of Laufey’s sidekicks: a square of goo by the fancy name of Phranque. The…

Cyberpunk 2077 Is A Breathtaking Success, Reaching 40 Million Copies Sold

Image: CD Projekt Red When the Switch 2 released over a year back (gulp!), one of the most high-profile launch titles was Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition. Containing both the base game and the expansion story Phantom Liberty, it’s a comprehensive package that looks and runs like a dream, making it an easy recommendation for Switch…

The Soul of Soulslike – Game Informer

Introduction The action genre’s relationship with difficulty has been complicated. In their earliest stages, action games were often unreasonably demanding, but this was not always by design. These difficulty spikes and trial-and-error sequences were a result of trailblazing developers figuring out the best practices for requiring precision from players while remaining fair. During the advent…

Factory Making PlayStation Discs Prepares For Massive Pivot

According to Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation’s (DADC) CEO, the PlayStation owner is already hard at work repurposing and restructuring at least one of its disc manufacturing facilities in Austria, following the announcement on July 1st that Sony is set to end the production of both first-party and third-party physical PlayStation discs by January, 2028….

Epic reaches lawsuit settlement with former contractor who was also a notorious Fortnite leaker

Epic Games has reached a proposed settlement with a former contractor who it accused in March of being notorious Fortnite leaker AdiraFN. The agreement will see the defendant permanently barred from “possessing, accessing, using, or disclosing any of Epic’s confidential or trade secret information,” or helping anyone else do the same. Epic filed the action…

Minecraft shaders 2026 – Java and Bedrock graphics packs

How a game looks is one of its most important factors, especially in an age of photo-realism and ray tracing. So, even if you’re playing one of the most aesthetically uncomplicated video games to come out of recent years, you’re still entitled to want it to look its very best. With Minecraft shaders, you can…

PS Store Drops Pair of Fun Free PS5 Games, Trophies Included

The PS Store has dropped two relaxing free PS5 games that come with straightforward trophies. If you’re looking for something zen without forking out any money, then The Legend of Fireball (PS5, PS4) and Splash of Color (PS5) are worth a few hours of your time. Free PS5 games The Legend of Fireball and Splash…

The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend – July 3, 2026

Originally released in 2025, Wanderstop is from the mind of Davey Wreden, best known for The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide. Those games, in summary, are a little bit about the process of playing and appreciating a video game and what it means to have and give player choice. There is a lot more…

Diablo music soundtracks are all about the guitar, but Blizzard is changing that

When you think about the music in Diablo games — in fact, when you just think about Diablo games — you hear one thing in your mind: a steel-string guitar, echoing with heavy reverb, playing slowly strummed chords and picked arpeggios over a moody backdrop. This is one of the most distinctive and powerfully evocative…

Man, I Miss Big Bargain Bins Of Used Video Games

There’s this funny little Nintendo DS RPG called Contact, developed by Grasshopper and inspired heavily by Earthbound. Its Metacritic score is hmm, and most people I speak to have never heard of it. But I have profoundly fond memories of this silly little game, and it’s all thanks to a jumbled-up used video game bargain…