Prolific fantasy author Brandon Sanderson has almost as many thoughts about games as he does about writing, and the Fallout series is no exception. While every major Falloutgame has received a generally positive reception, each also has its fair share of detractors. Even the beloved Fallout: New Vegas was frequently criticized for its buggy, unfinished state, to say nothing of the brutal feedback that more divisive titles like Fallout 76 earned at launch. View the full article
Several obtainable Icons for EA Sports FC 26 have potentially been leaked ahead of the game's official reveal. This year's EA Sports FC entry will reportedly offer new heroes and pre-order bonuses as well, along with some rewards for the latest entry in the series, EA Sports FC 25, while fans wait for the new game to release. View the full article
World of Warcraft is introducing improved spell visual density settings as part of its 11.2 update. The new version of the feature, which is currently in public testing, promises to provide World of Warcraft players with more control over combat clarity, thus serving as a significant quality-of-life improvement. View the full article
A Discord scam that turns legitimate links into malicious ones can potentially put users' data, computers, and even crypto wallets at risk. Users should exercise extreme caution before clicking on any Discord links and inspect the invites carefully to ensure that they're not about to expose their PC or mobile data. View the full article
Following backlash from the community, Frontier Developments has revealed that generative AI will not be used in the scientist portraits for Jurassic World Evolution 3. As the debate surrounding generative AI in video games continues, many fans are glad to see the Jurassic World Evolution 3 developers pivot in a different direction. View the full article
Gearbox Software has confirmed that Borderlands 4 will have a Photo Mode, but it won't be in the game at launch. Despite the franchise's numerous mainline entries, spin-offs, and DLCs, Borderlands 4 will be only the second game in the series to include the coveted feature. Borderlands 3 launched in September 2019 with a Photo Mode on PC, with the feature making its way to consoles a month later. View the full article
Phasmophobia has released a big new update for June 2025. Identified by version number 0.13, this release introduces new progression rewards, quality-of-life changes, and a complete overhaul of Phasmophobia's evidence system, among other novelties. View the full article
Team Fortress 2 has revealed that it's getting an update in the near future, and players are being asked to participate in bringing it to life. The new Team Fortress 2update will revolve around the game's PvE mode, Mann vs. Machine. View the full article
In BitCraft Online, a new Sandbox MMORPG developed by Clockwork Labs, the world is shaped by adventurers, with a player-driven economy on a unified server, and in-depth systems for professions, crafting, and building. Each player can claim their very own plot of land, expand it into a Settlement, and even create empires with the help of others. Maxroll put together an extensive BitCraft Online guide to help you get started. Maxroll's BitCraft Beginner's Guide Maxroll’s BitCraft Beginner's Guide is your gateway to understanding the game's essential systems and mechanics, from setting your first Home and earning Hex Coins, to working with fellow players to build thriving communities. The guide will teach you learn how to navigate early quests, choose and level up Professions, manage resources efficiently, and interact with core systems like Trading, Skills, Settlements, and Empires. Maxroll's BitCraft Professions Guide Professions are the backbone of progress in BitCraft Online, shaping your journey through gathering, crafting, and refining. Every activity—whether it’s mining ore, smithing armor, or brewing potions—is tied to a profession that defines your role in the game’s evolving world. Maxroll’s Profession Guide offers a comprehensive overview of each profession, detailing the tools you need, the stations you'll use, and how your efforts contribute to unlocking recipes, gaining experience, and supporting other professions. Check out these guides from Maxroll to dive deeper into the specifics of each profession: Smithing GuideTailoring GuideLeatherworking GuideFarming GuideMaxroll's BitCraft Currency and Travelers Guides Hex Coins are the cornerstone of BitCraft’s player-driven economy. They're the main currency used for trading vital materials and progressing through the game’s various Professions. Especially in the early stages, managing your Hex Coin income efficiently can speed up your progression. Maxroll’s How to Get Hex Coins Early in BitCraft Guide walks you through a reliable method to earn Hex Coins early by completing Traveler Tasks and crafting in-demand resources like Rough Planks and Rough Timber. Plus, for a deeper dive into individual Traveler preferences and task rewards, check out Maxroll’s Travelers Guide. Maxroll's BitCraft Compendium Guide The Compendium in BitCraft Online is the ultimate tool for mastering the world around you: tracking resource nodes to highlight them on the map and organizing your knowledge of unlocked recipes. Helpfully, it also displays the materials required to craft the selected item and how it can be used. Check out Maxroll's Compendium Guide for more information. Written by IGN Staff with the help of the Maxroll BitCraft Team. View the full article
Techland is taking players back to Harran after 10 years with a surprise free content release for the original Dying Light that it’s calling the Retouched update. Come June 26, 2025, the thousands of players who haven’t been able to let go of the 2015 zombie parkour hit will be treated to improvements that should improve the experience across the board. The Dying Light: Retouched update includes visual enhancements, a remastered soundtrack, and more for players across PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S. IGN has asked Techland about a potential Nintendo Switch version of the Retouched update. So, let's set the record straight: the Retouched Update is about squeezing out even more from the Dying Light you already love. It’s an exciting time to be a fan of the original Dying Light, but Techland wants to make one thing clear: Retouched is not a remaster. Franchise director Tymon Smektała said this update is more about improving the original experience without altering its system requirements. “When I looked online the day after [the [url=[Hidden Content] was announced[/url]], my heart skipped a beat. Quite a few of you were expecting a full remaster of some sort,” Smektała explained in a new blog post. “So, let's set the record straight: the Retouched Update is about squeezing out even more from the Dying Light you already love. It’s not a complete overhaul or remaster.” Some of the visual enhancements players can expect include improved textures, lighting, and shadows. You might notice a wooden fence has a bit more detail or that certain metal surfaces will reflect light more realistically, for example. Techland is especially proud of how some floors and cement walls look in Dying Light: Retouched, sharing images of stone paths that feature more depth than before. In the audio department, original Dying Light composer Paweł Blaszczak returned to remaster the soundtrack. The entire soundtrack has been re-recorded on tape for Retouched, with new tracks, ambient sounds, and even hit reaction audio also remastered for this week’s update. “A lot of you have been asking in the last few months about the Retouched Update — where it was, why it was taking so long,” the post continued. “The honest answer is this: we were working with 10+ year old technology. Even with all the new experience we've gained over the years, figuring out how to apply those learnings to the original Dying Light engine while keeping everything stable was a challenge.” The Dying Light: Retouched update is less Techland reanimating a long-forgotten corpse and more of an example of that team delivering a surprise for a game that has somehow managed to stand the test of time. Despite SteamDB listing a player peak of only 45,876, the original Dying Light has hovered around the 12,000-player mark for the last year. Those are impressive numbers for a zombie game that mostly leans on its single-player offerings, and it’s even more impressive considering Dying Light 2: Stay Human, which launched just three years ago, usually struggles to break 10,000 players. The original Dying Light story will continue with the launch of Dying Light: The Beast, which recently pinned down a release date of August 22, 2025, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S. It follows original protagonist Kyle Crane in a new story, and you check out our preview of how it looks so far here. Finally, you can read up on our original Dying Light review, where we gave the parkour zombie video game an 8.5/10. Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor 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
Crime Boss Rockay City may have launched to a mixed reception back in 2023, to put it kindly, but it's since received a number of substantial updates to address issues like poor stealth, awful enemy AI, and a boring progression system. It's really turned its Rockay reputation around (sorry). And now, the Payday-like shooter's most recent update removes the annoying quick join feature and adds a brand new heist, more AI bot improvements, a handy in-game heisting guide, and lots of bug fixes and improvements. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Revamped and improved Payday rival Crime Boss Rockay City is just $2 right now Grab the most underrated heist FPS plus 47 more PC games for just $49 Underloved Payday 3 rival Crime Boss keeps giving DLC away for free View the full article
Alongside today's Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader expansion release, Owlcat Games has announced that the base game will be 50% off from June 26. View the full article
An Overwatch 2 glitch in Season 17 is letting heroes select three or even four Perks during their matches. While this bug will almost certainly be patched quickly, these extra Perks are currently causing some issues in the latest Overwatch 2 update. View the full article
Seemingly overnight, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 has shot up in player count, despite the game having a low user score on Metacritic and having previously received a mixed reception at its initial launch back in 2017. The game was praised for its faithfulness to all eras of Star Wars, its increased scope over its predecessor, its chaotic, large-scale battles, and its attempt to right the wrongs of the previous Battlefront game from developer DICE by adding in a single-player campaign and as much content as possible. View the full article
Stardew Valley is filled to the brim with iconic items and unique treasures that are easily identifiable with its adorably pixelated art style, often exaggerating an item's visual qualities to make them stand out more. Even if you would be hard-pressed to find some of Stardew Valley's exact items in reality, plenty of players have already made real-life comparisons to the in-game art. View the full article
I love fishing in games. I already went over this last week with Out Fishing, so I won't repeat myself much more. But I do desperately need to tell you about FISH³, or FISH³: FISHTASTIC FISHING FISHSCAPES, a very unconventional fishing game that's also an arcade time trial racer, where the fish you catch are also your boat's engine, and you can fish while you're racing? If, like me, that entire description has you thinking "come again", then read on. Read more View the full article
The next title update for Assassin's Creed Shadows launches tomorrow bringing in a new difficulty, ultra low pc spec mode, a collaboration, and more. View the full article
Cookie Run: Kingdom is scheduled for maintenance later today, June 24, during the late evening hours (PT). Developer Devsisters expects the downtime to be brief, with players likely able to return to Cookie Run: Kingdom before midnight. View the full article
Blizzard has revealed several exciting new features and changes coming to Diablo 4 Season 9: Sins of the Horadrim, including a new seasonal questline, new unique items, and permanent updates to Nightmare Dungeons for both the Seasonal and Eternal Realms, all launching on July 1. Diablo 4 Season 9 also introduces an all-new Battle Pass Reliquary, a bunch of rewards, and more. View the full article
Project Motor Racing is set to launch on November 25, 2025, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Project Motor Racing, formerly GTR Revival, was first announced in a Twitter post by creator Ian Bell back on September 22, 2022, the lead behind GTR, GT Legends, Project CARS, Need for Speed, and Test Drive. Developed by key members of the team behind GTR 2, the game is positioned as a spiritual successor to the legendary GTR series, iterating on the best the franchise has to offer. View the full article
Overwatch 2 has begun a new Twitch Drop campaign to celebrate Season 17, Powered Up, featuring a free Epic and normal Loot Box. By watching five hours of Overwatch 2 on Twitch from now through July 6, players can pick up these free Loot Boxes without even logging into the game. View the full article
The Epic Games Store has officially given away over 500 free titles as of this writing, and fans are celebrating on forums and social media. Unreal Engine developer Epic Games launched the Epic Games Store in December 2018 as an online video game storefront on Microsoft Windows PCs and macOS computers and presented itself as a more lucrative alternative for third-party publishers following the success of Fortnite the previous year. View the full article
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Prolific fantasy author Brandon Sanderson has almost as many thoughts about games as he does about writing, and the Fallout series is no exception. While every major Falloutgame has received a generally positive reception, each also has its fair share of detractors. Even the beloved Fallout: New Vegas was frequently criticized for its buggy, unfinished state, to say nothing of the brutal feedback that more divisive titles like Fallout 76 earned at launch. View the full article