Legendary JRPG studio’s 23-year shun of the PC has ended: the next Vanillaware game will come to Steam

Muramasa: Revenant Blades is the newly announced action RPG from Vanillaware, a highly respected Japanese studio founded in 2002 and terminally aloof to the existence of personal computers. Until now: a revamped version of 2009’s Muramasa: The Demon Blade was announced at today’s Nintendo Direct. Initially a Wii exclusive, it’ll hit Steam in 2027. If…

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Announces Dark Arisen Expansion, Adding New Areas, Dungeons, And Cosmetics This October

Dragon’s Dogma 2, a challenging, friction-filled fantasy adventure from Capcom, was one of my favorite games back in 2024. Today, during Nintendo’s big summer Direct, we learned that the game is coming to Switch 2. What was less clear from the Direct’s trailer, however, is that the Switch 2 version is actually Dragon’s Dogma 2:…

Xbox Getting Creative About Next-Gen Consoles To Deal With Cost

We didn’t get a glimpse of Project Helix at Xbox’s recent summer showcase. That might be in part because the current cost crunch around PC gaming components is driving tough conversations at Microsoft about what kind of console it can deliver in 2027 that doesn’t immediately price itself out of relevancy. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma…

Stars Reach’s Raph Koster wants the MMO to be as “wiki-resistant” as possible to keep “the magic more alive”

Stars Reach is the upcoming sci-fi sandbox MMO from former Ultima design lead Raph Koster’s Playable Worlds. It’s a hugely ambitious project, integrating all sorts of simulatory tech to give players a ridiculous level of control over their environments. Complex terraforming of entire planets is possible here, and you never know what sorts of creatures…

Splatoon 3 Ver. 11.2.0 Update Launches This Week, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Image: Nintendo Nintendo has announced Splatoon 3 will be getting an update this week bumping the game up to Version 11.2.0. Inklings and Octlings can expect changes to the game’s multiplayer, including weapon adjustments, and changes to X Battles. The team has also revealed the next update will focus on changes to multiplayer balance. For…

PlayStation Store Update Worldwide June 9, 2026

Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation Plus owners new content, add-ons, games, and more. Here is the complete global PlayStation Store update. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation…

The 25 Most Exciting Games Of Summer Game Fest 2026

With today’s Nintendo Direct behind us, we can finally rest – the Summer Gaming Showcase madness is over. Between last week’s PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest showcase, the 2026 Summer Xbox Games Showcase, today’s Nintendo Direct, and a dozen other related presentations that aired in between, we have so much to look forward…

I Wasn’t Expecting Dragon’s Dogma 2 DLC In The Nintendo Direct

I don’t know anyone who had “Dragon’s Dogma 2 gets a whole expansion” on their Nintendo Direct bingo cards today. The game is over two years old, and Capcom hasn’t said or done anything to suggest it would be giving Dragon’s Dogma 2 the same loving treatment it did to the original Dragon’s Dogma with…

Warframe Twitch drops and how to claim

How do you get Warframe Twitch drops? The open-world shooter still receives Twitch drops for a chance to win various rewards and there are a few channels and ways to claim them. Fortunately, the devs keep an updated Twitch schedule for upcoming streams, so you can tune in for Twitch drops. The main source of…

Kingdom Hearts fans cry foul over AI-generated artwork claims

For the first time in a long time, Kingdom Hearts fans had plenty to talk about. Kingdom Hearts 4 came out of hiding and is coming to Nintendo Switch 2. But it wasn’t all good news: Some Kingdom Hearts fans are convinced that Square Enix’s box art for the recently announced Kingdom Hearts Collection was…