Former Xbox community chief Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson, has joined the company behind the Commodore 64 revival as Community Development Advisor after he was laid off from game engine Unity in January. Commodore reemerged last year after being acquired by Peri Fractic, current CEO and President, and released its first new piece of hardware … Read more
While it doesn’t have an official release date yet beyond being expected in 2026, Silent Hill: Townfall is now available to preorder. If you can’t wait to get your hands on the next installment in this iconic horror franchise, preorders are live at several retailers for $49.99, which we’ve broken down below (see it here … Read more
Nintendo says it believes in the idea that “it is more fun to destroy that which is beautiful,” which is why it stuffed hundreds of millions of voxels into at least one of the layers in Donkey Kong Bananza. Nintendo producer Kenta Motokura and programmer Tatsuya Kurihara peeled back the layers of last year’s Nintendo … Read more
We’re just a few days away from the 98th Academy Awards. Ahead of this year’s Oscars celebrating 2025 in film, we’re here to share how you can watch, plus break down the nominees, host, presenters and performers, and what’s new for the 2026 ceremony. Going into the show, Sinners leads the way with a record-breaking … Read more
If you’re planning out a PC build and have been hoping to get one of the new Nvidia Blackwell graphics cards at a reasonable price, this might be the best opportunity you’ll get in the near future. Walmart is offering a retail boxed PNY GeForce RTX 5070 12GB graphics card for just $599 shipped. Mind … Read more
The actual, official Mario Day (March 10) may be behind us, but the good news for Mario fans is that a lot of the deals introduced are still holding on strong. If you’ve been checking out some of the great offers on games that have popped up because of this celebratory day, Super Mario 3D … Read more
Irish developer Outlier (makers of Mars Attracts) has announced Kitman, a new job simulator game for 1-4 players in which you play as the kitman (aka equipment manager) for a professional football team. You’ll fix and wash kits, clean shoes, mop floors, and anything else it takes to put your team in the best possible … Read more
Save the World, Fortnite’s original PVE survival mode, is finally going free-to-play after almost nine years. From April 16, all Fortnite players will be able to access Save the World without having to purchase access — as long as they play via a supported platform. To date, the mode is unavailable on Nintendo Switch, Switch … Read more
Two million people have already downloaded the demo for Capcom’s upcoming sci-fi game, Pragmata. Pragmata Sketchbook — the free slice of the game that offers players across all platforms (PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series “Hugh, look — I can’t believe millions of people are excited for our game!” protagonist Diana tells … Read more
They say every day is a school day. Today I learned a new term; one I’ve never heard in 23 years of writing about racing games, and nearly 40 years of playing them. The term? Vibe driving. The meaning? Well, for Playground it describes the actions of players who just hop in a car, plant … Read more