Baldur's Gate 3 is widely considered to be one of the greatest RPGs ever made, a feat that is both remarkable and undoubtedly unnerving for Larian Studios, the team behind it. On the one hand, you've just created a game that will be, for decades to come, considered a triumph in game design and a constant in any respectable RPG fan's collection. On the other hand, you've created a game so unbelievably good, so ahead of the curve, and packed with so many phenomenal concepts, mechanics, and innovations, that it is nearly impossible to beat. View the full article
Given that Anthem and Mass Effect Andromeda were widely considered disappointments, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard had a divisive reception, there's a certain amount of skepticism about the Mass Effect game BioWare is currently working on. Some have even suggested it might not come out at all... Read more.View the full article
The Expanse is inarguably one of the greatest sci-fi series available, both in novel and TV form. It has amassed a hugely loyal following who are dedicated not just to religiously rewatching its incredible seasons and leafing through its mesmerizing pages, but also to finding anything that remotely resembles it so they can consume even more hard sci-fi. Fortunately, among the various upcoming and brand-new sci-fi projects, there are numerous that are perfect for the average and dogmatic Expanse fan looking for something new to be invested in. View the full article
Welcome to Sunnybrook is bringing a new kind of dinosaur horror to Steam this fall, casting players as a burglar whose routine break-in is interrupted by prehistoric predators. The upcoming Steam game is a single-player first-person horror experience built around exploration, stealth, and surviving without weapons. View the full article
In the depths of a sprawling hive city, gangs of criminals clash in what amounts to Warhammer 40k's gritty little sibling: Necromunda. Games Workshop recently released a new edition of the grungy skirmish game that puts the brutal Goliath and cunning Escher gangs front and center. However, much to the advantage of crime enjoyers, Games Workshop is giving both gangs reinforcements in the form of two new elite boxes, as well as standalone versions of the models from the new core set, all of which are now available for pre-order. Read the full story on Wargamer: Games Workshop's latest pre-orders give us more from 40k's coolest criminals View the full article
It boggles the mind to think that, once upon a time, our planet was home to immense megafauna. There is a wonder to the prehistoric era - a wonder that survival board game Jurassic Crisis is attempting to channel through its ongoing crowdfunding campaign. However, in a welcome twist on the dinosaur survival game formula, Jurassic Crisis has a curious supernatural element to its premise that intrigues me. Read the full story on Wargamer: Prehistoric survival board game raises over $200,000 in impressive crowdfunding campaign View the full article
Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek has a confession to make: Valve intentionally leaked its own Left 4 Dead 2 trailer. The Half-Life and Portal veteran spilled the beans on the studio's past unconventional marketing tactics in a new video uploaded to his YouTube channel (via Ars Technica). Based on his recounting of the Left 4 Dead 2 incident, Valve "leaked our trailer ahead of time because" the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) "wouldn't let us release the trailer." So, why are we just hearing about this now? Well, it's been a few years since any of this would have mattered. "I think we can't get in trouble for that now. It was like 20 years ago," Faliszek said. "It's funny seeing leaked stuff now because, yeah, I don't think you can look for 'leaked Left 4 Dead 2 trailer' because it's just going to be lost." Leaks can happen for a variety of reasons. Sometimes companies are hacked and have their content spilled out onto the internet; sometimes someone says something they shouldn't, and sometimes materials are mistakenly published early. Most developers and publishers have their own process to ensure leaks don't happen, but in the case of Left 4 Dead 2, Valve saw opportunity. The leaked footage in question appears to be the Zombie Survival Guide cinematic trailer, which maybe not-so-mysteriously appeared online in October 2009, one month before the launch of Left 4 Dead 2. It's a three-minute story video that lets survivors Coach, Ellis, Nick, and Rochelle loose to tear through hordes of zombies with chainsaws, guns, and more. Although it's quite violent, Faliszek didn't say exactly what the ESRB had taken issue with. Whatever it was, it didn't seem to matter much to Valve. "Yeah, it originally got leaked because we had this with the ESRB, so that's why a lot of the language had to get toned down," he continued. It all certainly seemed to work out for the best – at least for Valve. Left 4 Dead 2 went on to launch to rave reviews from critics and fans, including a 9/10 review from IGN. Although it never led to a third game (because of course it didn't), we found a lot to love about the multiplayer zombie sequel, calling it "one of the most distinctive co-operative titles out there" at the time. For more on Valve, you can check out our list of the top 10 best games the studio has made. You can also learn about the recent leak that has fans digging through more than a decade of files. Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe). View the full article
The second Job coming in Final Fantasy 14: Evercold may already be known, as players pieced together some clues that Square Enix reportedly left behind since the expansion was first revealed in April. Final Fantasy 14: Evercold will launch sometime in January 2027, though a precise release date remains elusive as of this writing. View the full article
Valve may be getting ready to launch the Steam Frame very soon, with new backend activity suggesting that reservations for the VR headset are nearly ready to go live. The Steam Frame is an upcoming standalone VR headset from Valve built around SteamOS, PC streaming, and support for both VR and traditional games. View the full article
The Blood of Dawnwalker is off to a strong start, having already surpassed 1 million sales. The major milestone arrives amid several other signs of early momentum, including positive reviews praising The Blood of Dawnwalker's narrative structure, vampire lore, and replayability, among other qualities. View the full article
Project Hail Mary proved to be an enormous success with its 2026 film adaptation, something that fans of the books could have seen coming a mile away and a feat that sci-fi enthusiasts will be overjoyed with. However, with great success comes the desire for more, as those who thoroughly enjoyed the frankly phenomenal film will understandably be searching for anything that can fill the Rocky-sized hole it left in their hearts. View the full article
The Next Generation remains the gold standard for so many Star Trek fans across the world. Picard's Enterprise, its moral dilemmas, and that perfect blend of exploration, diplomacy, and high-stakes space opera still represent the best of what the franchise has to offer. Unfortunately, finding games that actually capture that specific TNG feeling can be surprisingly difficult. View the full article
We speak with the Founder & CEO of the indie development studio Fahrenheit 213 about their newest projects, the importance of working closely with the community for feedback, and how their games catered to Japanese audiences have found global attention, instead. View the full article
The dream to revive Scalebound still endures, as game director Hideki Kamiya stated he was open to pitching the idea to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. Originally directed by Kamiya, Scaleboundwas first revealed at E3 2014 as a new IP developed by PlatinumGames and published by Xbox. View the full article
Cyberpunk 2077has been getting plenty of love in recent years, both thanks to the hard work of its developers in continuing to support the game after its infamous launch and to spinoffs like Cyberpunk Edgerunners, which introduced a whole new generation of players to its dystopian sci-fi world. View the full article
t the Game Developers Conference earlier this year, Aggro Crab developer Nick Kaman told me that he thinks there's a lot of meat left on the bone when it comes to co-op "friendslop" games, and that he wants to keep working in the space. Aggro Crab is still down to zig and not zag, though, and will be publishing and supporting a very different sort of game, the upcoming platformer Rebounder... Read more.View the full article
Xbox Game Pass is getting a new free game that feels like the collision between Valheim and Dungeons and Dragons, and if you’re a fan of survival games with fantasy elements, be sure to check it out. Even though some of the biggest releases within the genre have died down a bit in comparison to their popularity at launch, the genre is still thriving with new releases and ways of engaging in survival-themed experiences. Winds of Valen is a new survival game that mixes gameplay elements from Valheim and is also seemingly inspired by Game of Thrones, for example. View the full article
As a TGA Game of the Year winner, it’s no surprise that It Takes Two has proven influential to indie developers across the world. Not only are there co-op projects being worked on with similar gameplay styles, giving players control of two distinct characters with different objectives and roles in every single stage, but the idea of a Friend’s Pass has become extremely common since Hazelight popularized the concept. For instance, the upcoming Steam game Age Twisters boasts both of the traits that helped make It Takes Two such a hit: the aforementioned Friend’s Pass and the use of two extremely different characters. View the full article
Ahead of this week's Angeline Era console launch, we had a chance to catch up with Marina and Melos from Analgesic Productions to discuss game design, narrative, Falcom, Ys, discoverability, and much more. View the full article
Dwarf Fortress is a bit like caviar—not everyone's into it, but the people who are describe their experiences with it like a religious awakening. But the game's legendary co-creator, Tarn Adams, didn't even know it had a big following for many years, as he told PC Gamer's Joshua Wolens in a recent interview at Gamescom 2026... Read more.View the full article
Bloober Team has been delivering some fantastic releases over the past year, first with Silent Hill 2 and then with Cronos: The New Dawn, a grim, bleak vision of the future built around a concept the studio developed. Now, it is set to release Cronos: Lazarus, the first full story DLC for the base game. I got to go hands-on with it during gamescom 2026, and it is very interesting. While it may be DLC, Bloober Team is delivering something very different from the base experience and offering a whole new way to explore its dark world. After the time I spent with it, I could not be more excited to see how it comes together in the full release. For anyone who does not remember everything that happened in the base game, Cronos: The New Dawn puts you in the boots of the Traveler, picking through the ruins of a shattered Poland and jumping back to the 1980s to save key people from the past. Its monsters, the Orphans, are twisted shells of former humans. Fail to burn their bodies, ... Read moreView the full article
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Kanji Tatsumi is voiced by Daman Mills in Persona 4 Revival. View the full article