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Final Fantasy XIV Hits Switch 2 on August 4, and I Can't Get Over Carrying a Whole MMO in My Bag
Square Enix's massive MMO arrives on Nintendo's new console next week, with a free trial on day one. The catch? It needs its own subscription.
Revelations Is the Expansion That Finally Makes Doom: The Dark Ages Click
The Dark Ages was the shakiest game in id's modern trilogy. Its one and only expansion, Revelations, quietly fixes what the base game got wrong - and hands you a spear that lets you break the ground rules.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Review: Gorgeous, but Too Safe
Ubisoft Singapore's ground-up remake of the 2013 pirate classic is gorgeous and faithful, but plays it too safe - and quietly drops features. Stunning for newcomers, inessential for veterans. Score: 7/10
Hollywood Wants to Turn Pong Into a Movie - No, Really
Universal and Atari signed a deal for up to ten films based on ancient arcade games like Pong, Breakout and Asteroids. Here's why my eyebrow is somewhere near the ceiling.
God of War Laufey Gets a Date - February 16, 2027 - and Sony Kept It on Disc
Santa Monica's next God of War has a release date, a new figure at the center of it, and a small physical-media win that means more than you'd think.
Amazon Thinks Pricey Hardware Is Luna's Big Break. I've Heard This One Before.
Amazon's gaming boss reckons expensive PCs and $1,000 Steam Machines make hardware-free cloud gaming look appealing. As someone who benchmarks frame times for a living, let me push back.
New Game: Word Search Joins Stadion
A brand-new daily Word Search is now live on Stadion - play as a guest or sign in to save your scores to the leaderboard.
Gothic 1 Remake Review: A Faithful Return to the Colony
A faithful, gloriously unforgiving remake of a cult classic - janky but full of soul. Score: 8/10
A Cheaper Console Won't Buy Back What Losing PS5 Discs Costs Us
Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot says there's an upside to Sony killing PS5 discs: cheaper drive-free consoles. He's not wrong about the math - but that's not the part that stings.
Halo: Campaign Evolved Runs Great on Low - and Your Ultra Preset Is the Real Loser
PC Gamer tested Halo: Campaign Evolved on five rigs and a handheld and landed on Low. I've benchmarked enough remasters to know exactly why - and it's not a knock on the port.
Sony killing PlayStation discs could gut the $7.2bn used-game market
A new analyst report warns that Sony ending disc production by 2028 threatens the entire second-hand games scene - the shelves, the trade-ins, the lending. Here's why that matters more than Sony admits.
Shenmue Fans Just Recruited a Man in a Trash Can to Beg Sega for Shenmue 4
A satirical UK election candidate who wears a bin on his head has publicly called on Sega to make Shenmue 4. It is peak Shenmue fandom, and honestly, I love them for it.