Id Software Vet Claims Xbox Doesn’t Understand Art Or Games

Chris Hays, id Software’s lead services programmer, has been at the company for over 15 years. And he’s one of the devs who remains at the studio behind Doom following Xbox’s massive layoffs in July. While Xbox and studio leadership claim that id can ship a game like Doom (2016) again with fewer people, Hays…

This week’s Epic Games Store free games drops you into a novel, or tasks you and a friend to escape a haunted castle

If a spooky, puzzle-filled co-op game set in a snowy world sounds right up your street, or a single-player narrative featuring anthropomorphic animals better takes your fancy, Epic Games has two free PC games on offer this week. Epic’s first free title is Beacon Pines, a gem of a story game that has you playing…

GTA 6’s Netflix deal forces us to ask: can you pirate an advertisement?

Let’s be real, come August 27, the Grand Theft Auto 6 “extended look” is not going to be exclusive to Netflix for six hours as advertised. It’s going to be exclusive to Netflix for however long it takes for someone to record it and distribute a torrent. You wouldn’t download a car, but would you…

How Capcom Created Its Own Version Of Legendary – Aug 7, 2026

I traveled to Osaka, Japan, back in June to visit Capcom’s HQ and learn more about Onimusha: Way of the Sword, which is the latest game to grace the cover of Game Informer. You can read that cover story right here if you’re a subscriber, but alongside that feature, I’m posting exclusive stories for the next couple of weeks based…

2025’s Best Soulslike You Missed Is Officially a Sleeper Hit on Xbox Game Pass

It feels like forever ago (cue up a cigarette drag), but looking back, 2025 was an uncharacteristically stacked year for new video games. Kirby Air Ride got a decades-overdue sequel! Battlefield 6 was actually good! Blue Prince redefined puzzle games! Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — can you believe that only just came out last year?…

Robert Pattinson’s Impression of Chris Hansen In Primetime Is The Creepiest Thing In A Movie Full Of Creeps

Robert Pattinson is on a generational run. He’s Batman. He’s in The Odyssey. He will be in Dune: Part 3. And while he’s collecting parts in blockbusters the way kids (try to) collect Pokémon cards, he still finds time to be in an indie flick or two playing absolute weirdos. He’s good at that, playing…

16GB VRAM now Steam’s most common spec, as gamers snap up high-end Nvidia and AMD GPUs

Steam’s hardware survey for July 2026 indicates a growing appetite for VRAM-heavy GPUs, with the most common GPU configuration now sat at 16GB of VRAM, accounting for 25.9% of Steam users’ rigs surveyed. It only just beat 8GB of VRAM, which came as the second most common configuration accounting for 25.32% of user systems. The…

Another Zelda Movie Cast Member Has Reportedly Been Confirmed

Image: Nintendo There has already been some news this week about the cast in the upcoming Zelda movie, and now Deadline is reporting Lydia Peckham is set for the new live-action film. The New Zealand actress previously worked with director Wes Ball on his 2024 release, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. She is…

Hit PS5 Remaster of 2008 Action Game Half Price in PS Store Deal

An acclaimed 2025 remaster of a fan-favorite 2008 action adventure game is half price on the PS Store in a limited-time deal. Koei Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is the former Xbox console exclusive’s second outing in 17 years, and we highly recommend it. 2025’s Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is at its lowest price in…

Fortnite’s Item Shop Has Become An Increasingly Annoying Labyrinth Of Frustration

The Fortnite item shop has always been kind of annoying, because it’s never had a consistent inventory you could browse like a normal store. There are more than 2,000 Fortnite skins that have been sold in the item shop, but only a few dozen are available on any given day. But Epic has never been…