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Control Resonant Review

The Hot Dog Incident is the least of your worries.

When Remedy Entertainment released the original Control, it redefined how strange and compelling an action game could be. Seven years later, the studio has returned with Control Resonant, which officially launched on September 24, 2026. Stepping away from the claustrophobic, ever-shifting corridors of the Oldest House, the sequel thrusts players directly into the chaotic streets of Manhattan. While it carries forward the brilliant super...
 

Massive Steam Leak Spoils Story and Achievements for Dozens of Games, Some of Which are Not Even Announced

Persona 6, Kingdom Hearts 4, Fable, Penis Bird... All the heavy hitters are here!

In the early hours on Wednesday, August 9, a huge leak brought about by the Steam API spilled the beans on over 125 games. These titles had their achievement lists freely available for anybody with an internet connection to browse.

The situation becomes particularly intriguing when it is revealed that many of the titles mentioned in the leak had not yet been publicly announced. Even more...
 

XBOX: 1,600 Layoffs Today, Another 1,600 Over the Next Year, Four Studios Now Independent or Sold, Arkane in Limbo

More broadly, Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs.

Today, Microsoft is laying off 2.1% of its workforce. This equates to 4,800 people that are being let go. The company's XBOX division is cutting about 20% of its entire workforce. All of this is being done in an effort to cut costs due to rising prices and expenses brought about by artificial intelligence (AI).

As a quick reminder: Microsoft plans to spend $190 billion on AI in 2026. In 2025, the company spent $80 billion...
 

PlayStation is Killing Physical Game Discs

Digital only after January 2028.

Starting January 2028, Sony will no longer produce physical discs for new PlayStation game releases. All games released in January 2028 and after will be available only through digital stores such as the PlayStation Store.

Sony attempts to justify this move by claiming it's a "natural direction" in order to "adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs."...
 

GTA 6 Starts at $80 with a $100 FOMO Edition and with No Physical Disc Release

And single-player only.

Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software sure set the gaming news world on fire today with word that Grand Theft Auto 6 will retail at a minimum of $80. Not only will there be the base $79.99 edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, but there will also be a Grand Theft Auto 6: Ultimate Edition for $99.99 that adds in exclusive content.

Right out of the gate, we are told that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be single-player only. Well, at...
 

Kaspersky Warns of Malware Spread Through Wallpaper Engine on Steam

Anime continues to be a danger to everyone.

The cybersecurity company Kaspersky has issued a warning about malware being spread through Steam Workshop files for Wallpaper Engine. Malware, hidden through user uploaded wallpaper packages, can lead to issues such as hijacked Steam accounts, the installation of backdoors to a user's PC, or even hidden crypto mining processes.

Wallpaper Engine includes support for various wallpaper formats: Static images, video, interactive...
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  • Huge 'Obelisk' Update Released for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2

    Huge 'Obelisk' Update Released for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2

    Introducing a new map, enemy, and cosmetics.

    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 just received a huge update today. This "Obelisk" update introduces a new replayable map for the Operations mode, the new Chaos enemy, the Dark Angels cosmetic pack for Season Pass owners, and more.

    The new map and enemy type are free to everyone that owns the game. This update also includes several technical improvements for the PC and PlayStation 5 Pro versions. PC now has FSR 3...
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  • The Golden Age of Gaming: Almost More Than We Can Handle

    The Golden Age of Gaming: Almost More Than We Can Handle

    In the old days “gaming” meant a joystick, couple of buttons and a pixelated frog trying to cross a road. Now it’s a vast, maze-like world of endless choice where anyone with an internet connection can be spoiled for choice. From sprawling open-world adventures to bite sized mobile puzzles the sheer amount of entertainment at our fingertips is overwhelming. It’s a far cry from huddling around the console in the corner of the living room; now gaming is as common as the air we breathe. B...
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  • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League to End After Season 4

    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League to End After Season 4

    The fact that it'll have four Seasons is actually astonishing.

    Rocksteady says that they will not release any new content for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League after the end of Season 4. The studio will make a full announcement of the end of support for this game in January 2025.

    This initial announcement comes from Rocksteady's latest blog talking about Suicide Squad. This fourth and final season will add in a new playable character, Deathstroke. Other important...
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  • RuneScape Update Raises Woodcutting and Fletching Level Caps to 110

    RuneScape Update Raises Woodcutting and Fletching Level Caps to 110

    These skills go to 11... plus 99.

    Two of RuneScape's core skills just got a level cap bump to 110 today in a new update. Woodcutting and Fletching has been elevated from level 99 all the way up to level 110 for the new cap.

    This level cap increase includes the ability to discovery "magical new materials" as well as crafting new Masterwork weapons, new tools to unlock, and "exciting new skilling opportunities." There are new Eternal Magic trees in...
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  • Fourth Wall Breaking Horror Game Among Ashes Out Now

    Fourth Wall Breaking Horror Game Among Ashes Out Now

    A different kind of horror just in time for Christmas.

    Solo developer, Rat Cliff Games, just released their new horror game today. It's called Among Ashes and it's available on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam for just $14.99. Steam also has a 10% launch discount until December 16.

    Among Ashes takes players back to December 2001 on a dark and stormy night. While chatting with your friend online, he suggests you try out a new horror game he found called Night Call. You...
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  • Third DLC for Atomic Hearts Goes Deep Diving in January

    Third DLC for Atomic Hearts Goes Deep Diving in January

    This will be more of a traditional piece of DLC.

    Mundfish and Focus Entertainment just showed off the first gameplay trailer for the third DLC coming soon for Atomic Heart. The Enchantment Under the Sea DLC will be out on January 28, 2025 for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

    Enchantment Under the Sea takes you back to the future to Facility 3826 and a new area set deep below the surface. The new underwater Neptune Research Center will be the main area of exploration where...
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  • Hatsune Miku Rumored for Fortnite

    Hatsune Miku Rumored for Fortnite

    The virtual pop singer may be coming to Epic's battle royale.

    A new rumor suggests that the virtual pop singer, Hatsune Miku, will be coming to Fortnite in 2025. This rumor has been reported by both Shiina and FNBRintel, both of which have been quite accurate in their previous Fortnite related leaks.

    If you aren't in the know on who Hatsune Miku is, she is a virtual anime-looking teen popstar created in Japan. Miku was first unleashed upon the world in 2007 and uses...
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  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is Now Available for Everyone

    Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is Now Available for Everyone

    The game is out for those who did not pay extra for early access.

    The three-day period of advance access to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is over and the game is now available to everyone. Those of you who purchased the game at the base price of $70 can now play.

    Obviously, this release comes out of the gate with the path tracing update that came out over this past weekend. This update not only added in "full ray tracing" (aka: path tracing) but it also...
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  • Path Tracing Update Released for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

    Path Tracing Update Released for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

    The first update aims to push your hardware to the limits.

    The advanced access release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle came out just a few days ago, with the full release expected to drop on Monday, December 9th. Despite the need for hardware raytracing on PC, and much to my surprise, the game actually performs exceptionally well even on the Xbox Series X|S.

    One thing that wasn't included in the early release was the support for full ray tracing, otherwise known...
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  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 PC System Requirements

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 PC System Requirements

    The hardware you need to run this sequel at various graphical settings.

    Warhorse Studios and Plaion revealed the PC system requirements for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. They also shared a new official story trailer for this medieval adventure sequel.

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has also officially gone gold. This means that the game is essentially complete and the final touches are being applied for the game's planned release on February 4, 2025. Today's focus is on the...
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  • Former EA Devs Reveal Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

    Former EA Devs Reveal Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

    A narrative stealth adventure from former Battlefield and Mirror's Edge devs.

    River End Games is a new-ish development studio made up of developers that previously worked on games such as Battlefield, Little Nightmares, Mirror's Edge, and Unravel. This past week during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, River End Games showed off their upcoming title, Eriksholm: the Stolen Dream.

    Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is an upcoming narrative stealth adventure game. Together with...
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  • Deepest Fear is a Sci-fi, Under the Sea 80s Horror Game

    Deepest Fear is a Sci-fi, Under the Sea 80s Horror Game

    Inspired by 80s retrofuturistic horror games such as Aliens, The Abyss, and The Thing.

    Deepest Fear is an under the sea horror title current in development from Variable State. This is a first-person survival horror title that takes you deep below the surface of the ocean in a claustrophobic and decaying underwater facility. The game takes inspiration from the retrofuturistic horror films of the 80s such as Aliens, The Abyss, and The Thing to name a few.

    As Dr. Danni...
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  • Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Surpasses 2 Million Copies Sold

    Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Surpasses 2 Million Copies Sold

    2 million in under a month.

    Square Enix says that over 2 million copies of Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake have been sold. This lofty sales milestone was achieved in the roughly three weeks since November 14, 2024, or the date in which Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was released.

    Available on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is a complete remake of the original Dragon Quest 3 from 1988....
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  • Path of Exile 2 Early Access is Technically Live

    Path of Exile 2 Early Access is Technically Live

    As expected though, there are several issues preventing access.

    Grinding Gear Games has officially launched the Early Access release of Path of Exile 2. Well, it's technically released but there are several issues that have kept players from actually playing Path of Exile 2 just yet.

    First and foremost, a new client update is being deployed right now to address a crash issue that "would have affected a majority of users." This update is being rolled out around...
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  • Expect Long Queue Times for Path of Exile 2 this Weekend

    Expect Long Queue Times for Path of Exile 2 this Weekend

    Over 1 million early access "redemptions" confirmed already.


    The Path of Exile 2 Early Access beta begins this weekend and it's already expected to be a queue simulator for a significant amount of time. Game director Jonathan Rogers of Grinding Gear Games warns that "there may very well be queues over the weekend."

    This warning came alongside word that Path of exile 2 has already reached 1 million Early Access redemptions. That is to say, 1...
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Monthly Poll

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  • How Many Games Did You Complete in 2025?
    by Shawn Zipay
    Make up your own definition of "complete."

    Was 2025 a big year for game completions for you, or were you more of a "stick to one never-ending, live-service game for the entire year" sort of player?

    For this, you can take whatever definition you want as a game "completion." Beat the main story? Earned 100% of the game's achievements? Or simply played enough that you're satisfied with what you accomplished and have no plans to return any time...
    I did not complete any game in 2025
    33.33%
    2
    I completed up to 10 games
    50.00%
    3
    I completed more than 10 games
    16.67%
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    01-01-2026, 04:04 PM
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