Marathon’s Vault Breaker PvE mode is coming in July, and here’s the twist: You leave your loot behind

I love the look of Marathon, and I like shooters in general. But extraction shooters? Not so much. I’m not very good at them, for one thing, and the constant pressure to get out with your loot before the timer hits zero is a huge drag. So when Bungie said it was looking at PvE…

Marathon’s First PVE Mode Launches Next Month And Sounds Great

Bungie has revealed the first non-PVP, fully PVE Marathon game mode, and folks, it sounds like the perfect way to introduce that kind of gameplay into the extraction shooter without breaking the loot economy or putting PVP lovers at a disadvantage. On June 23, Bungie posted a shortish update blog from the Marathon dev team…

Warframe dev explains why it’s not celebrating the end of its biggest rival, Destiny 2

It’s rare to hear someone mourn the downfall of a rival. You don’t hear boxers get on the microphone and talk about how sad they are that their opponent got knocked out. Politicians are rarely deflated when they’ve won an election against a fierce adversary. Yet for those behind Warframe, Bungie’s decision to stop supporting…

Steam Machine is ‘more expensive’ than even Valve wanted it to be

Now that the Steam Machine’s price has been revealed and reservations have opened up, the marketing blitz for Valve’s hardware is officially underway. Developers who worked on the Steam Machine have answered all sorts of questions about Valve’s console recently, but nearly every interview had to contend with the elephant in the room: pricing. There…

Sea Of Thieves Is Getting A Live-Action Movie

Rare’s multiplayer pirate adventure Sea of Thieves is getting a live-action film adaptation, and it’s part of a larger push by Xbox to bring its franchises to both the big and small screens, Entertainment Weekly reports.  The film has no director as of yet, but it is being produced by Destin Daniel Cretton, director of…

Last-Minute Deltarune ARG Clue Upends A Year’s Worth Of Fan Theories

I’m still maniacally following the Deltarune ARG, a bizarro puzzle that’s been going on for several years now and which, as of most recent count, only 1,229 people are able to solve. Today, 24 hours before the launch of Deltarune Chapter 5, there’s been a big update that’s currently sending the Deltarune ARG community into…

Erosion’s time-bending twist stands out, but it’s also a great roguelike twin-stick shooter

Erosion‘s unique selling point is obvious. You can completely alter the future of the game’s world simply by dying or clearing out a little town. As the game’s Steam description reads, “Die in a dungeon? Wake up ten years later. That peaceful farm is now a cultist compound worshipping the Great Ol’ Rooster. That store…

Sonic Frontiers Has Sold Just Shy Of 5 Million Copies

Image: Sega Sega’s been making the headlines today thanks to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance both failing to meet expectations. Shock. There are, however, some more games worth highlighting when it comes to overall sales. First up, Sonic Frontiers – which seems to be getting a Definitive Edition release any day now…

Fun 2023 PS5 Action Adventure Game 80% Off in PS Store Deal

A 2023 PS5 and PS4 historical action adventure game is 80% off on the PS Store in a limited-time deal that ends next week. Set in 1860s Japan, Like a Dragon: Ishin — a remake of 2014’s PS3 and PS4 game Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin — is currently at its lowest price. PS5, PS4 action…

The grim industry summer continues as EA lays off staff ahead of $55 billion sale to Saudi Arabia, likely to soothe the sting of its $20 billion debt

It’s looking like another grim summer for the videogame industry. Microsoft is eyeing up several studios to shutter, and the CEO of Epic Games says there’s a tidal wave sweeping over the AAA business, which I’m sure is fine. The next step in this macabre march comes from EA, which will reportedly be laying off…