ARK: Survival Evolved Sunsets Official Switch Servers This Month

Developer Studio Wildcard has announced official server support for the Switch version of its dinosaur-themed survival game Ark: Survival Evolved will be sunset at the end of August. The studio shared this news in a community update on the game’s message boards. This will also apply to ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition, a “rebuilt Switch remaster”…

Camp Miasma Wants To Have Its Cake And Splatter It Too

Kumail Nanjiani’s 2010s podcast The X-Files Files spent much airtime dissecting the funny acrobatics the series had with its sex symbols. Dana Scully, played by a young Gillian Anderson, was curt, cold and clad in gigantic coats. This standoffish redhead only made fans howl harder. I think it was to their benefit that only in…

Ark’s most gorgeous expansion dates its final update, complete with a flaming wild hog

I’ve got a real soft spot for Astraeos, the Ark Survival Ascended DLC inspired by Greek mythology. One of several creations from prolific Ark modder ‘Nekatus,’ who originally built the expansion as a free mod for Survival Evolved, it came across to ASA as a DLC in collaboration with Studio Wildcard. First launched back in…

Matthew McConaughey could have played Joel in The Last of Us, but says ‘it just wasn’t for me at the time’

On an August 13 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, actor Matthew McConaughey spoke about almost playing Joel in HBO’s The Last of Us TV series, and why he ultimately turned down the role. McConaughey said he was in contact with showrunner Craig Mazin about playing the part, and that he seriously considered taking…

Long-Awaited PS5 RPG Finally Gets Release Date Window

An intriguing PS5 RPG that was announced in 2021 and has only made scant appearances since finally has a release date window. Developed by Elysium Game Studio and published by ByteRockers’ Games, Neo Berlin 2087 will release in 2028. The game was originally titled Shadow of Conspiracy: Section 2. ‘Unique’ PS5 RPG Neo Berlin 2087…

How Is Capcom’s RE Engine So Versatile?

Exoprimal was built using Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, which is surprising considering the other Capcom games that have used the engine are quite different. The first game to publicly use it was Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, which caused many to dub the engine the Resident Evil engine, which is not what the ‘RE’ stands for….

Rare Version Of First Arcade Game Ever Produced Up For Auction

While some recent video game auctions deserve their scrutiny, the historical bona fides for others speak for themselves. David Perry, founder of Earthworm Jim and MDK studio Shiny Entertainment, is putting what is considered the first arcade game ever commercially distributed up for grabs. His rare variation on an already archeological game can be yours…

Rainbow Six Siege Season 3 adds drone racing, and an operator “to break the shield meta wide open”

Ubisoft has just given us a complete rundown of Rainbow Six Siege Season 3, and it’s set to be another packed update. Kicking off on September 1, the new season introduces another defensive operator, Noor, alongside changes for Kali, Dokkaebi, Lion, Echo, and Kapkan. It will also bring the introduction of the 3v3 arcade mode,…

Is An Analogue 3D Worth The Money?

GoldenTry 007 Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life I’ve wanted one since it was first announced back in 2023, of course. Just as an object, the Analogue 3D is a handsome re-imagining of the original’s Romanesque stylings, a form I called “stately yet sensual” in a piece I wrote for The Console Chronicles a while…

EverQuest Legends is the only MMO that could hook me in 2026

Terminally Online (Image credit: Future) This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer’s very own MMO column. Every other week, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we’ve all taken for granted, and, occasionally, bringing in guest writers to talk about their MMO of choice. Like…