StarCraft makes a comeback this May

Originally announced in March 2025, StarCraft Tabletop Miniatures Game adapts the sci-fi Blizzard Entertainment gaming franchise to tabletop for the first time ever. The game drew large crowds for ...

5 new free games on Steam you can play right now

A few hundred games release on Steam each week, and plenty of them are free to play. Here are five games newly released on Valve's storefront that are all free to check out. Who knows, you might just ...

Brandon Sanderson says Mistborn movie is following the 'James Gunn model' as script takes shape

Prolific fantasy author Brandon Sanderson is underway in bringing his Cosmere universe to the big screen after striking a mega-deal with Apple TV. As he relayed on Wednesday in a new episode of his ...

This anime hack-and-slash is here to fill the Nier-sized hole in your life

Last month, a YouTube video teased “Nier: Automata to be continued…” and I don’t think Square Enix was referring solely to the Nier collaboration with Overwatch. While fans wait for the next Nier game ...

'Equitable Distribution' priority contract walkthrough in Marathon

The "Equitable Distribution" priority contract for Traxus in Marathon is a chunky one, because it has four individual stages ...

Solasta 2 makes building a D&D party just as fun as playing one

Solasta 2 also offers six premade heroes — one of each class available with the start of early access. Having fighter, rogue, cleric, wizard, paladin, and sorcerer at launch offers a healthy mix of ...

Spiritfarer dev's gorgeous next game has stolen the show at GDC 2026

On its surface, At Fate’s End looks like a pretty typical Metroidvania. It’s a 2D action-adventure game with a lore-filled fantasy setting, tons of traversal abilities to unlock, and intense clashes ...

Godzilla is getting a massive movie theater revival this spring

First up, Alamo theaters will be screening 1975's Terror of Mechagodzilla, followed by 1971's Godzilla vs. Hedorah in May and 1989's Godzilla vs. Biollante in June. But wait, there's more! In a ...

Valve fires back at New York lawsuit over loot boxes, says they're like Magic cards or Labubu

New York's attorney general sued Valve last month over its loot boxes, which the lawsuit calls 'quintessential gambling' ...

Xbox says indies have ‘never been more important’ ahead of Project Helix

Xbox turns 25 in 2026, while ID@Xbox, the platform’s indie-centric program, turns 13. That means that indies have been core to Xbox’s DNA for half of its lifespan. And yet, the future of Xbox’s indie ...

Resident Evil 2 director wants a 'not scary' version of Requiem with 'cute' zombies

Resident Evil Requiem is busting records with series-high sales and glowing reviews, and now the director of 1998's iconic Resident Evil 2 has a request for Capcom. In a post on X following the March ...

Xbox Project Helix 'alpha' hardware will go out to game devs in 2027, Microsoft says

Microsoft's next Xbox, code named Project Helix, will be in developers' hands in 2027, the company revealed during a talk at the GDC Festival of Gaming on Wednesday. Alpha versions of development kits ...