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September 23, 2026

Golden Joysticks Get a Makeover as the Game of the Year Race Goes Wide Open

Golden Joystick Awards are coming back for their 44th year, and they're getting a fresh identity to go with it. That new...

September 23, 2026

Master Chief's New Boss: Activision Takes Over Halo in Massive Xbox Shuffle

In a sweeping shake-up of Xbox's first-party studios, Activision Blizzard is now in charge of Halo. That's a wild sentence, but it's...

September 23, 2026

State of Decay 3 Is Shambling Forward Despite the Chaos

Undead Labs' zombie survival sequel is still shambling toward us, even if the road hasn't been smooth. State of Decay 3 is...

September 22, 2026

Iizuka Says Sonic Is Basically His Kid, and He Credits a Movie and One 3D Game for Keeping the Blue Blur Alive

After 35 years, Takashi Iizuka can't help but think of Sonic the Hedgehog as family. The Sonic Team boss told One More...

September 22, 2026

Capcom Is Trying to Make Sure Ascendance Doesn't Repeat Wilds' PC Mess

Monster Hunter Wilds had a rough go of it on PC. Performance problems piled up, other issues followed, and the Steam reception...

September 21, 2026

Playground Games Is Threading a Very Tricky Needle With Fable's Combat

Playground Games knows Fable fans have been waiting a long time for a proper comeback. Fable 3 was the last mainline entry,...

September 19, 2026

Wolverine Doesn't Cut It, and That's Bad News for PS5

Wolverine's Metacritic score has settled at a 77, which is about as middle-of-the-road as it gets for a big PlayStation exclusive. Not...

September 18, 2026

Final Fantasy 14 Players Are Catching 'Em All, and Beastmaster Is to Blame

Final Fantasy 14's Patch 7.56 is here, and the Beastmaster is the clear headliner. It's a limited job, but that hasn't stopped...

September 15, 2026

Dandelion's Hometown Couldn't Happen Without the Witcher 3 Remaster, CDPR Says

CD Projekt Red says Songs of the Past only got off the ground because The Witcher 3 Remastered was already in the...

September 13, 2026

Final Fantasy 7 Fans, Get Ready: Sephiroth and Vincent Are Headlining Their Own Story Expansions

Alright, the rumor mill was right. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is getting story DLC, and it's not just one expansion—it's two. Square...

September 13, 2026

Halo's Co-Creator Is Ready to Bench the Lore—and Fans Are Already Mad

Marcus Lehto, the guy who helped create the Halo universe, has some wild ideas about where the franchise could go next. But...

September 12, 2026

The Nova Games Foundation Is Giving Young Devs $100,000 Grants With No Strings Attached

You know Mark Cerny from PlayStation hardware, not from feel-good philanthropy—but that's about to change. The lead systems architect says he's “nearing...