Seven Summer Game Fest Indies You Might Have Missed

While Summer Game Fest is a lot more online-focused than the E3 it has replaced, it has begun to hit that scale where it’s hard to keep up with everything on display. Despite being structured around a parade of high profile live-streams, such as the indie-dedicated Day of the Devs, the event is supplemented by…

Excuse me Sir codes (June 2026)

Sit outside the White House and larp like you mean it – new Excuse me Sir codes are dropping faster than the average aura farm cooldown. Redeem the lot, and you’ll be swimming in free cash and boost potions you can use to upgrade the vital farming metrics that turn standing on the sidewalk into…

Box Art Brawl: Duel – The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D (3DS)

North America Image: Nintendo North America adopts the classic gold presentation for its OOT box art, featuring Adult Link atop Epona as she rears onto her back legs. It’s elegant, understated, and really showcases the majesty of the game on 3DS. It’ll be a tough one to beat. Europe / Japan Image: Nintendo / LaunchBox…

Hide-and-seek game where you paint your body to blend in sells a million copies in four days

In Meccha Chameleon, you begin play as a featureless, white, blobby biped—but you don’t stay that way. Indeed, it’s a wacky hide-and-seek game where instead of morphing into a prop or smashing serial killers’ knees with a wood pallet, you paint your body on the fly using a color wheel to blend in with your…

Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School Goes Wide, But Still Scratches A Puzzling Itch

Puzzle-driven games can walk a thin line: too easy, and surmounting the challenge doesn’t feel rewarding; too difficult, and players might just look up answers or walk away. The first Escape Academy navigated this balance well, but with the follow-up, Coin Crew Games has to balance that tightrope walk in a much larger world. Escape…

Mobile Studio Hoping To End Infamous ‘EDGE’ Trademark Troll

Founded in 1979, Edge Games created numerous pieces of software for microcomputers like the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. However, it is far better known for the litigious nature of its CEO Tim Langdell, who for decades has asserted a trademark over the word “edge” whenever it crops up in the gaming space. While it’s…

Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis aims to be “much deeper” than the original – it’s even got crafting

The prospect of capturing what made the original Tomb Raider special in a modern form is a difficult one, which is why Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is more than just a ‘remake’ in the traditional sense. At Summer Game Fest, we spoke to Experience Director Jeff Adams and Game Director Raul Siqueira of Crystal…

Obsession’s box-office bonanza can’t even be slowed down by Steven Spielberg

Published Jun 14, 2026, 1:03 PM EDT Although Disclosure Day had a great opening weekend, Obsession’s box office success continues to impress Image: Universal Pictures Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day did better than expected at the domestic box office this weekend, but even its solid performance wasn’t enough to slow Obsession down. Deadline reports that Disclosure Day…

Starter Pack – What Are Your Nintendo Switch 2 Essentials?

We’d love to hear your thoughts, too. Disagree with our picks? Can’t live without that extra storage? Let us know in the polls and comments what gear and games you’d recommend to a Switch 2-curious gamer looking to jump aboard. Switch 2 Essentials – The Console Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life If you’re in…

The Wolf Among Us 2 Preview – The Wolf Among Us 2 Is An Old Dog With New Tricks

It’s been a long road to Bigby’s next adventure in The Wolf Among Us 2. In the 13 years since the first entry, Telltale has died and come back to life, and the specific branch of adventure games it gave rise to has seen many iterations come and go. So now, in 2026, The Wolf…