Warren Spector’s Thick As Thieves Ends Support After Two Months

Thief and System Shock creator Warren Spector reemerged from the shadows to launch Thick As Thieves, a co-op game with clear ties to his previous immersive sims. Even with the low entry price, the game’s leaner approach to the genre failed to amass the guild Spector and OtherSide Entertainment were counting on. Now the game…

Xbox releases four original console games on PC thanks to Backwards Compatibility, but they chose the wrong ones

Shaun is often found in Final Fantasy 14, trying his best to complete everything there is before his magpie brain inevitably drags him onto another game. Published: July 25, 2026 Fans of the original Xbox suite of games can start to get excited, as Microsoft is adding some of its first-generation games onto PC. Thanks…

John Cena’s Matchbox The Movie trailer gives toy cars the Barbie treatment

During Apple TV’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, the first trailer for Matchbox The Movie was revealed. Following in the footsteps of 2023’s Barbie, this John Cena-led flick is based on another Mattel toy line, Matchbox cars. Whereas Barbie was more of a meta-commentary on feminism and misogyny, this trailer shows that Matchbox The Movie goes…

Final Fantasy XIV Online Releases For Switch 2 On 4th August 2026

Image: Square Enix Earlier this year, Square Enix announced Final Fantasy XIV Online would be making its way to the Switch 2 in August. Now, in an update, it has confirmed its MMORPG will be launching for Nintendo’s new hybrid system on 4th August 2026. Pre-orders are now available for the following versions on the…

Phoenix Cyclops Revealed As First DLC Character In Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls At San Diego Comic Con

We’re just weeks away from the release of Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, but developer Arc System Works intends to support the game well past launch, and they demonstrated that yesterday by revealing the game’s first DLC character. Phoenix Cyclops is the first character in the game’s upcoming wave 1 DLC, and you can check him…

Games industry analyst says Meccha Chameleon’s June revenue on PC was second only to Fortnite

They say money can’t buy happiness, so I guess Meccha Chameleon creators lemorion_1224 and Haganeiro will have to get a yacht instead. Much has been said about the ludicrous success of the hide-and-seek game, but a recent figure from Newzoo (shared by GamesIndustry.biz) further puts things into perspective: for June revenue on PC in a…

Long Awaited Aliens Game Gets PS5 Release Date, Out Very Soon

The highly anticipated PS5 sequel to a 2021 Aliens game has finally received a release date, and it’ll be out very soon. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op third-person shooter brought to us by developer Cold Iron Studios and publisher Daybreak Game Company. Co-op game Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will release on PS5 in…

Rare Nintendo Console Discovered Throughout No-Tell Hotel

For decades Nintendo has gone through extraordinary efforts to maintain a family-friendly, squeaky clean image. However, a Nintendo historian in Japan has come across an incredibly rare collection of gaming history in an scandalous place. And while it may arouse one particular rumor about Nintendo’s past, the same historian suggests you take a cold shower….

Here’s a closer look at the FF14 Beastmaster and The Crucible of the Unbroken, courtesy of Live Letter 93

We might have already had one big FF14 press conference this weekend, but there’s still time for more. Delivered on stage at Fanfest Berlin, Final Fantasy 14 Live Letter 93 is a Beastmaster special. The new class joins the MMORPG in patch 7.56 and is our second ‘limited job’ after the Blue Mage, meaning that…

Atari And Universal Sign Deal For The Rights To Adapt 10 Classic Games Like Pong And Breakout Into Films

Over the past few years, video game adaptations have gone from “almost always bad” to “sometimes pretty good,” so it’s no surprise that more and more of gaming’s biggest (and oldest) companies are looking to turn their digital properties into box office hits. According to Deadline, the latest instance of this comes from Atari (partnering…