Today, as part of Geoff Keighley’s big Summer Game Fest kickoff festivities, we got our first glimpse of Alan Wake 2’s first DLC expansion, Night Springs. Part of what made Alan Wake 2 itself such an intriguing experience was the way in which it often seemed to be operating on multiple levels of reality and meaning…
Civilization 7 Announced At Summer Game Fest
After leaking ahead of the show, 2K officially unveiled Civilization VII at Summer Game Fest. We already knew 2K was planning on announcing something big at the show, and thanks to an apparent flub on the publisher’s website earlier today, we knew ahead of time that Civilization VII was likely to show up at the event.…
The Thing Game From 2002 Is Getting A 4K/120FPS Remaster
Announced today, The Thing, a 2002 video game sequel to the 1982 film The Thing—yes, they both have the same name, it’s weird—is being remastered by the experts over at Nightdive Studios and will be released on consoles and PC later this year.
One Of The Best Superhero Games Ever Is Free Right Now
The Epic Games Store is once again handing out a very good game for free. This time around it’s Marvel’s Midnight Suns, one of the best games of 2022 and one of my favorite superhero adventures out there.
CE Might Get Another Remaster That Could Come To PS5
There are big questions ahead of Microsoft’s summer Xbox showcase, including which games might also come to PlayStation 5 now as part of a new multiplatform strategy, and what the Xbox Series X/S and their successors look like without as many exclusives. New reporting at The Verge offers a few more clues about the…
10 Hopes And Predictions For The Show
It’s almost time for this year’s not-E3, Summer Game Fest. Geoff Keighley’s annual World Premierathon, and several ostensibly unrelated events orbit it, pile vast mountains of gaming news upon us. For a breakdown of everything going down in the next week, check out this handy dandy guide for when, where, and how to…
What does a meteorite taste like? Someone found out and bottled it.
Young distiller Maxime Girardin has made meteorite-infused spirits. We asked geologists to tell us what flavor profiles might come from space rocks.
Sony Deletes Its Interview With Last Of Us Lead Due To ‘Errors’
On May 23, Sony published an interview with The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann as part of a company-wide campaign on the future of technology. The Q&A was extremely controversial, including quotes from Druckmann advocating for the use of artificial intelligence to write dialogue and cut costs, on top of some…
COD Black Ops 6 Brings Back ‘Dude Sitting On Cover With Guns’
Finally, our lengthy national nightmare is over. After years of waiting and suffering, I can confirm that the next Call of Duty: Black Ops game will bring back the franchise’s iconic “Dude with guns sitting on the cover” iconography. Truly, a time for celebration.
Ubisoft’s New FPS Is Free, Fast, And Small
First announced in 2021, XDefiant is finally here following delays, name changes, and a borked launch. While the game had a rough journey to release, it’s out now and that means we can finally play Ubisoft’s new free-to-play Call of Duty-like online shooter featuring multiple characters from different Ubisoft…