Build a Base RNG codes (August 2026)

With its whole gimmick borrowing heavily from the RNG games that popularized the platform a few years back, these new Build a Base RNG codes will boost your luck and hopefully get you that powerful new cannon you need to best that next boss wave. Build a Base RNG sets you up with a grassy…

Xbox Kept At Least One Big Promise In Its Most Tumultuous Year Ever

When it drastically increased the price of Game Pass Ultimate on October 1, 2025, Xbox made a promise in a now-deleted Xbox Wire post: “Ultimate subscribers now get access to over 75 day-one releases a year.”  In the year since, a lot has changed at Xbox. It has hired a new CEO, laid off thousands…

Showa American Story Preview: A Raunchy Good Time

Showa American Story director Xiangyu Luo was born in China and remembers rumors in the 1980s that Japan’s economic prowess had grown so powerful it could buy America. Of course, that didn’t happen, but Nekcom’s upcoming action RPG, Showa American Story, which is set to launch sometime this year, is set in a world where…

Mike Judge To Take Beavis And Butt-Head Back From Paramount

Hey Beavis, check this out. Mike Judge, director and creator of King of the Hill, Silicon Valley and, most distinguished of all, Beavis and Butt-Head, has reportedly informed Paramount of his intention to reclaim the rights to the two beloved morons. Contractually, it appears the Hollywood monolith may be unable to stop him. As reported…

Heavyweight Fishing codes (August 2026)

Without looking at the moody thumbnail on the game page, you might wonder what you’ve gotten yourself into when you go to redeem new Heavyweight Fishing codes on Roblox. Stormy skies, a lantern guiding your way, and some epic wuxia-style music hardly lend themselves to the Western idea of catching a few fish. Read a…

Baldur’s Gate 3’s Astarion Is Getting an Official Prequel Novel

The world of Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 is expanding. The wildly successful 2023 RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe was the first to claim Game of the Year honors at all five major award ceremonies. Wizards of the Coast has teamed up with Random House Worlds for a new collaboration centered around…

Toaplan Arcade Garage: Hishou Same! Same! Same! Review (Switch)

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) To mark the release of Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark on Western eShops on 29th August 2026, we’re republishing our original import review from May 2022. Please note that the text below refers to the Japanese release and there may be differences between the versions and DLC available on…

New PlayStation 5 Game in Popular PS2/PS3 Series Gets Release Date Window

A popular PS2/PS3 game series is getting a new release on PlayStation 5. The game was previously expected to launch in fall 2026. However, the former date has been shifted to another release window. Saber Interactive shifted Turok: Origins’ release window to spring 2027. The fast-paced, third-person dinosaur shooter game will be available for PlayStation…

PSA: Swap the radial ability menu in Star Wars Zero Company for more of a trad XCOM-style experience

Star Wars Zero Company is enough like XCOM that everyone’s been calling it ZCOM, but there are some ways it isn’t quite XCOM enough for me. For starters, the radial menu you use to select each character’s actions, a controller-friendly system that flings all your abilities out in a circle around the active character like…

Take A Tour And Watch Us Hand Out Magazines At Gamescom 2026

Didn’t make it to E3 heir apparent, Gamescom, in Cologne, Germany this year? Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered with our tour video. Join Game Informer editors Kyle Hilliard and Wesley LeBlanc (mostly Wesley), for a tour of the hall floors showing off the impressive spectacle booths, myriad cosplayers, and food options while we only…