GTA 6 marketing stunt reveals none of our UK editors have heard of the Miami Heat

At 8:35 am Central Time on Friday, October 2, PC Gamer audience development manager Cameron Bald shared a Twitter post by fan account GTA 6 Countdown. Miami’s NBA basketball team, the Heat, is doing a cross-promotion event with Rockstar, “A Night in Vice City.” The team will temporarily rebrand, though from what I can tell…

End of Abyss Review: Samus-Inspired Survival Success

I first played End of Abyss at a Summer Game Fest demo in 2024, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. The full release is about as good as I hoped it would be, blending Metroid’s familiar formula with a survival horror flair, making it stand out even amongst an oversaturated crowd of indies….

5 Big Things That Just Changed In The WoW: Forever Beta

World of Warcraft: Forever‘s beta just got a major update late yesterday. As with most beta updates, it fixed a lot of bugs, tweaked a lot of percentages, tried to balance some classes, and introduced a few new fun issues (as updates are wont to do). But there were also some pretty significant changes to…

The Elder Scrolls Online has sea battles now, so we asked Zenimax how they work

Published: October 2, 2026 The Elder Scrolls Online‘s final free content drop of Season One is upon us, and one piece of free content has attracted more hype (and confusion) than any other: ESO is getting sea battles and treasure diving, with the High Seas of Tamriel event running from September 28 until October 14….

The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 2, 2026

The “cozy” phenomenon we’ve all seen in the video game world is certainly not isolated to that corner of gaming. If anything, the concept might even have a longer pedigree in the tabletop world, and we continue to see more success stories that tap into a low-stakes, relaxing, non-violent play loops. One of the best…

Grab The Sci-Fi Classic That Inspired BioShock For Free This Weekend

Need a great new game to play this weekend? Don’t want to spend any extra money? Have a PC with a DirectX 11–compatible GPU? Than you should pick up System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster. It’s the latest game that the Epic Games Store is giving away for free. You can grab the sci-fi classic,…

Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #3 – I Hate This Place

Image: Jim Norman / Nintendo Life The countdown continues! My weekly adventures through Ocarina of Time‘s dungeons have brought me to the last of the Child Link trilogy, and what a note to go out on. For those who missed the previous two editions, I’m revisiting one OoT dungeon each week, neatly leading me up…

All confirmed GTA 6 weapons

With GTA 6 being arguably the biggest thing on the planet, it’s fair to assume there will be a huge arsenal of weapons to go along with it. Think of them as your toys with which to play around in the sandbox that is Leonidas – but which weapons are going to be in GTA…

Bandai Namco’s New PS5 Flight Combat Game Is Out Today on PlayStation Store

Virtual dogfighting returns in full force today as Bandai Namco officially launches Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, bringing next-generation aerial warfare to flight simulation fans. According to the official description of the game, Ace Combat 8 “delivers high-octane aerial action!” Players are invited to “Step into…

I’ve been skeptical about Bandai Namco’s upcoming Gundam game—but then I saw this model kit’s chainsaw macuahuitl

Doctors have confirmed it: It’s physically impossible for me to turn my nose up at a mecha action game. But despite this dire prognosis, I’ve been suspicious of Gundam Rogue Orbit—Bandai Namco’s mobile suit action game coming in spring—since it was announced back in June. The problem is the giant monsters. I’m a Gundam traditionalist….