More than 100 major video game releases are expected in 2023, from highly anticipated RPGs like Starfield, Final Fantasy 16, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, to new, mainline entries in series like Marvel’s Spider-Man, Assassin’s Creed, and Street Fighter, and the long-awaited return of franchises like...
The Last of Us multiplayer isn’t coming any time soon
Fans of The Last of Us walked away from Wednesday’s PlayStation Showcase empty-handed after expecting to hear something about a multiplayer version of the franchise, which has been discussed since 2018 and was expected to be shown sometime this year. On Friday, Naughty Dog more or less said the idea,...
What is Sony’s Project Q actually for?
It’s always nice to spice up a summer console showcase with a little hardware reveal, but Sony’s unveiling of its Project Q handheld at the PlayStation Showcase on Wednesday was one of the more head-scratching ones. Project Q is a device with an 8-inch screen that lets you play PlayStation...
PowerWash Simulator heads to the grimdark future of Warhammer 40K
PowerWash Simulator is mostly about having a chill time while you hose down some filthy sheds, vehicles, and houses. Every once in a while, developer FuturLab likes to shake things up. For instance, players have been tasked with spraying Bikini Bottom, Lara Croft’s mansion, and even the world of Final...
Destiny 2’s latest season kicks off with Kratos and The Last of Us crossover gear
Destiny 2 is not messing around with the cosmetic collaboration that kicks off Season of the Deep, which began on Tuesday. Given the huge shuffle of acquisitions and mergers in 2022, you may have forgotten that Bungie is a Sony Interactive Entertainment studio, so the loot-shooter’s devs are doing a...
The 13 best fighting games
The routine of spending an afternoon and dozens of quarters at the local arcade, trying to win a match against that kid in the neighborhood who knew how to perform all the special moves, may be a thing of the past — but fighting games are more relevant now than...
New Dead by Daylight games are on the way, including one by Supermassive
Dead by Daylight just celebrated its seven year anniversary, and Behaviour Interactive showed off the game’s next chapter on an anniversary stream. However, there’s more to come, and not all of it is in Dead by Daylight itself. Two new games are in production in the Dead by Daylight universe....
PowerWash Simulator is going to Bikini Bottom for SpongeBob DLC
PowerWash Simulator has taken players to some pretty surprising places over the past couple of months, from Lara Croft’s mansion to the dystopian world of Final Fantasy 7’s Midgar? Never in a million years would I have guessed that the next DLC location for a game about power washing would...
Where to pre-order Final Fantasy 16, and what comes with each edition
Final Fantasy 16 will launch exclusively on the PlayStation 5 on Thursday, June 22. While the latest installment appears to lack the road trip bromances of its predecessor, it still retains the franchise’s penchant for audacious fashion and unrealistically sized swords. Now, it's possible that the game may eventually make...
Amazon is making a Lord of the Rings MMO (again)
Amazon Games has announced it’s making a new massively multiplayer online game based on The Lord of the Rings. Development is being led by New World studio Amazon Games Orange County. This is an all-new production, separate from an earlier attempt to make a Lord of the Rings MMO that...