Build the theme park of your dreams and battle cosmic nightmares in this week’s Epic Games Store free games

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to check in with what free giveaways the Epic Games Store is serving up for the week. We’ve got a real spectrum-spanning pair of free PC games on the table, with both Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 and Voidwrought up for grabs. Whether you’re looking to live out the fantasy…

Switch 2’s First Year Hardware Sales For The US Have Been Revealed

Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Last month, Nintendo’s end-of-year financial data revealed the Switch 2 was just shy of 20 million unit sales globally. As the new hybrid device enters its second year, Circana has now revealed the system’s first-year sales in the US. In its first twelve months in this market, the Switch…

Try Intriguing New PS5 Adventure Games for Free via PS Store

Two new adventure games are out on the PlayStation 5. Better yet, both games are available to try for free thanks to some extended demos. Promising PS5 adventure games ‘What have you done, Father?’ and ‘Salvation: Echoes of War’ drop free demos on PS Store Making Port’s murder mystery visual novel What Have You Done,…

I picked out 31 must-play games going for $5 or less in the Steam Summer Sale

Steam is an elephant, and we are all trying to describe it blindfolded. To bring order to this economic chaos, I have curated a list of must-play games—indies, cult hits, no brainer classics, all ones I like personally—that are $5 or cheaper in the 2026 Summer Sale. Five bucks is my threshold for “not a…

Sekiro: No Defeat anime director on the video game move he had to do justice

Published Jun 26, 2026, 7:31 PM EDT Kenichi Kutsuna sat down with Polygon at the 2026 Annecy Animation Festival Sekiro: No DefeatImage: Qzil.la, ARCH Video game movies have a notoriously bad track record because it’s so hard to compress a story often told across more than 20 hours into the length of a feature film while…

EA Sports UFC 6 Review – Complacency At The Top

Legendary boxer Marvin Hagler once said, “It’s difficult to get up and do roadwork at five in the morning when you’re sleeping in silk sheets.” While this refers to getting rich through combat sports and therefore losing the work ethic you once had, the notion could also be applied to EA Sports and its lack…

PlayStation Still Thinks Live-Service Games Are Key To Its Future

Sony’s original plan was to launch nearly a dozen live-service games by March 2026. It later cut that number in half. Of the ones that eventually shipped, only Helldivers 2 turned out to be a runaway success. It’s been a long and messy road paved with big ambitious and painful failures. The company may currently…

Haunted Chocolatier is taking a long time because it “has to be perfect,” creator Eric Barone explains: “I torture myself over every last detail”

“I know it’s taking a long time.” Haunted Chocolatier was first announced back in 2021 by Stardew Valley creator Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone, yet we’ve still seen relatively little of the upcoming sandbox life game. In a fresh update on development, Barone reassures his ever-eager audience that he’s still very much working on the project alongside…

Grab Your Friends: The Adventure Time Boxed Set Is $33 For Prime Day

Adventure Time: The Complete Series Boxed Set (DVD) $33 (was $50) See at Amazon This Prime Day you can pick up one of the most influential series of the 2010s for a steep discount: the Adventure Time boxed set for just $33 (down from $50). Pendleton Ward’s fantasy series earned rave reviews during its run…

84 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In Nintendo’s eShop Summer Sale (US)

Summer has kicked off, which means it’s time for the obligatory seasonal eShop sale from Nintendo. What better way to appreciate the hot weather than by staying indoors to play games, eh? You’ve got until 11:59pm on 8th July 2026 to take advantage of these latest discounts, which actually isn’t a great deal of time…