I’m going to teach you to love hidden object games

It’s a fact: Hidden object games have a less-than-stellar reputation among the gamer cognoscenti. They’re commonly viewed as low effort, vacuous, beneath the notice or caring of real gamers⁠—a sort of proto-slop, in many ways, that predates the rise of AI. They’re games your mom plays. Ewwww. Dramatic exaggeration? Not really. Back in 2016, we…

What Happens When Comic Art Meets the U.S. Mint?

Something that’s never existed before. For generations, comic art has done more than entertain. It gave American culture some of its most enduring icons and its clearest visual language for hope, courage, justice, and equality. Panel by panel, it shaped how generations understood their own values. In 2025, the United States Mint made that art…

Airbnb Host Tries To Scam Guest With An AI-Created Image Of A Disgusting Toilet

Spotted by PC Gamer on Reddit’s /isthisAI, an Australian Airbnb host attempted to scam 1700AUD ($1,183) from a client by creating an AI-generated image of the house’s toilet, blocked and overflowing, and sending it as “proof” to justify their claim that the tenant had caused damage to the space. However the image, showing the small room…

Star Wars Galactic Racer review

Paul’s an expert in Videogames, Star Trek, flannel shirts – in that order. For PCGamesN he covers GTA, Arc Raiders, PUBG, and more. Published: October 2, 2026 Our Verdict Star Wars Galactic Racer is a finely-tuned beast that finds a perfect balance between breakneck speed and compelling story. Its almost-roguelike elements keep things fresh, and…

New Pokémon Merch Is Literally out of This World

We’ve always said Pokémon needs a game set entirely in space so we can see all our favorite characters in a space suit. While that dream hasn’t been realized yet, the Pokémon Company has taken another step toward making it happen: space Pokémon merchandise. In celebration of World Space Week — which takes place from…

Gears Of War: E-Day Review In Progress

The last time we played through a new mainline Gears of War game was 2019, which feels like a lifetime ago. In that time, The Coalition has been churning away at Gears of War: E-Day, a prequel story to the original Gears of War games. Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago stepping back into the spotlight…

Round Up: The Reviews For Minecraft Dungeons II Are In

The world of Minecraft just got a little bigger this week with the release of Minecraft Dungeons II on Nintendo’s systems and other platforms. If you haven’t already tried out this new entry in the action RPG series, we’ve now put together this round up to help give you a better idea of what to…

Guillermo del Toro On Trying To Make A BioShock Movie: ‘Probably One Of The Most Disastrous Calls I’ve Ever Had’

“You know, I tried. We had a very contentious call about a couple of games,” said del Toro. “I I find that the dynamics of a video game are very different than a movie, right? They may be cinematically similar in terms of the camera moving, and this and that, but the storytelling is very…

Hellraiser Revival’s trailer upset my mother. I asked the devs if they’re proud of its fearsome reputation

Lauren spends most of her time dead in League of Legends, or equally as dead in Valorant. Don’t ask her about Vampire: The Masquerade. Published: October 2, 2026 While she might not approve of me telling people this, my mom was a 1980s horror fiend. My dad tells stories of all-night cinema screenings where she’d…

PS5 System Update Rolled Out to Ring in October 2026

Sony Interactive Entertainment quietly rolled out PS5 system software update 26.06-14.10.00 on October 1. From the looks of it, this firmware revision combats (or attempts to combat) the most recent PS5 jailbreak. PS5 system software update 26.06-14.10.00 patch notes (October 1, 2026) Patch notes for October’s first PS5 system software update are as follows: We’ve…