Father Says His Kid’s Minecraft YouTube Videos Cost Him His Job

Did any of you find RollerCoaster Tycoon harder as an adult once you knew what maxing out that debt tab actually means? Yeah. Yeah… Well, what began in best intentions has backfired for one father, who says his back is against the wall after his nine-year-old son’s Minecraft channel cost him his job and potentially…

World of Warcraft Forever will “very aggressively punish gold buyers,” as Blizzard admits the MMORPG has been “too lenient”

World of Warcraft Forever is taking the practice of buying gold “very seriously,” and will be “aggressively” laying the law down on anyone who looks to gain an advantage in its newly fashioned MMORPG through any form of third-party transactions. As it aims to ensure the economy of WoW Forever stays as stable and new-player…

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Will Destroy You at Super Smash Bros.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan grew up a Nintendo kid, through and through. Growing up, the breakout star of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever — and of the new movie, Best of the Best — wasn’t allowed to play violent games like Call of Duty or GTA on Xbox and PlayStation. The Ramakrishnan home was one where the…

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Is At A Royally Great Discount, So What Art Thou Waiting For?

When I first booted up Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, I wasn’t too sure what to expect. I hadn’t played the first game (I know, I know, put down the pitchforks!), and, as someone who prefers fantasy over medieval settings, it wasn’t my usual cup of tea. However, it quickly became one of my favorite RPGs…

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave After 130+ Hours – Was It Worth It?

A lot of hours went into this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, as Eric joins up with Alex, Kyle, and Charles to talk about the literal full days he spent working his way through Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. Intelligent Systems’ latest strategy-RPG is a big one, but thankfully, it’s also a good one….

Star Wars: Zero Company Contains One Of The Coolest Star Wars Cameos Ever

There is a moment in Star Wars: Zero Company, EA’s newly released Xcom-like turn-based tactical strategy game, that made me freak out a bit. I won’t lie, I might have even gasped. It’s a moment that shows the right way to mix Star Wars characters from different projects together, and is also one of the…

New Soulframe update brings the world to life with adorable wolf pups, fishing, and weather

New Soulframe update Preludes 16 has arrived, and it’s a reminder that sometimes the little things make the biggest difference. Digital Extremes has been working to establish its fantasy game with a separate identity from its older sibling, Warframe, and this overhaul is another step towards making the world feel more alive and reactive. Walking…

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (19th September)

So, what are we all doing to chill out this weekend? Matthew Reynolds, Acting Deputy Editor Ahead of the upcoming London leg of the Symphony tour, I’m replaying Undertale for the first time in a decade. I find revisiting games fascinating, to discover what you remember and what does (or doesn’t) quite stick: for example,…

Cozy PlayStation 5 Adventure Game Out Today on PS Store

Norwegian independent studio Hyper Games has released its cozy adventure game for PlayStation 5. The game is based on the popular Moomins franchise and focuses on gentle exploration and puzzle-solving with a comfy feel. It was previously launched for PC and Nintendo Switch in April 2026. Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth is now available for PS5 on…

It rules that a 27-year-old RPG, one of the greatest of all time, is still getting patches

A lamentable fact of our hobby is this: time marches on. Because our games have to be rendered in real-time by whatever tech we load them onto, they inevitably end up harder to run as the years wear on, and the gap grows between the tech we have and the tech the games were designed…