Recent datamines of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 may have revealed some of the new content coming in the highly anticipated Patch 8, which seems to feature the Techmarine as the new class. The Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Patch 8, which includes the long-awaited Horde Mode, is expected to be released in early to mid-June. While players await an official announcement, dataminers have unearthed some exciting upcoming content. View the full article
A special Silent Hill f guest panel will be held at Anime Expo 2025 on July 4, with several major members of the game's staff scheduled to make appearances during the event. More details about Silent Hill fhave continued to appear during the first half of 2025, and eager players will get to learn more about the terrifying title during the largest anime convention in North America. View the full article
Honour Mode is Baldur's Gate 3's biggest challenge. As the game's highest level of difficulty, it adds features like legendary actions that aren't available in tactician mode, as well as smarter, more powerful enemies. Upon reaching the end of an Honour Mode campaign, players will receive a virtual set of golden dice, which they can use in their future playthroughs. View the full article
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up has confirmed it’s planning a sequel to the PS5 action game, with a projected release window that’s sooner than many might have expected. In the company’s latest financial results, it included a graph showing its future plans. Between 2024 and 2027, it lists Stellar Blade’s “platform expansion” and “sequel”. Assuming platform expansion refers to next month’s PC version, that would suggest that Stellar Blade 2 could release as soon as next year – an unprecedented turnaround for a modern AAA game. Read More... View the full article
Only 3.10% of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered players on Xbox have completed the game's main quest. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered was shadow dropped last month and was an instant success. Nostalgic gamers and those who never played the original alike flocked to Bethesda's open world epic to adventure around Cyrodiil. View the full article
Is The Alters coming to Game Pass? The Alters is an upcoming sci-fi game combining third-person exploration and strategic base building, all in a bid to survive as an astronaut stranded on a hostile planet. There's not long to go until The Alters release date arrives and we're able to take on the many roles of Jan. Using a nifty cloning device, Jan is able to create versions of himself to aid in his perilous journey to escape the planet, versions that answer the all important, what if question. If this all sounds right up your street, here's whether you'll be able to play The Alters on Game Pass. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Alters release date, trailer, gameplay, and latest news The Alters launch date is very soon, as Frostpunk 2 dev preps new survival game Frostpunk studio's upcoming space game The Alters delayed again View the full article
It looks as though the forthcoming Intel Core Ultra 300 gaming CPU lineup will require you to buy yet another new motherboard, as the company moves to its Nova Lake architecture. Following speculation that the Intel Core Ultra 300 range would be based on a refresh of the Arrow Lake architecture currently used in Core Ultra 200 chips, the latest rumor states that these new chips will actually still use the current 200-series branding. Historically, Intel has sometimes pushed its model numbers up a generation when it launches a refresh of an existing CPU architecture. For example, the Core i9 14900K is based on a refresh of the same Raptor Lake architecture as the Core i9 13900K. However, it looks as though the company is going to make a clean break when it launches Nova Lake with Core Ultra 300 branding, with these new chips rumored to be using a new LGA1954 socket. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This mind-blowing Intel gaming CPU deal includes 32GB of G.Skill RAM and Civ 7 New Intel Arc Battlemage gaming GPUs teased, could be announced next week A new dual-GPU graphics card is reportedly coming, with more VRAM than RTX 5090 View the full article
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A few years ago, the idea of Microsoft embracing rival platforms would’ve raised eyebrows. However, it has gradually shifted its gaming strategy to become more open and platform-inclusive, encouraging players to access their games across devices, whether on Xbox, PC, through the cloud, or even PS. Driving this shift are initiatives like Game Pass and cross-platform releases. According to a report from an insider, Microsoft may already be working on the next step in that vision: integrating Steam into its future consoles as part of a deeper alignment with the PC gaming ecosystem. Steam integration already in testing, says insider According to insider eXtas1s, Microsoft has already begun internal testing of Steam integration within its ecosystem. The Steam app has reportedly appeared under the name “Steam Developer Beta” in Microsoft’s list of support software, accessible only to select employees and collaborators. While this isn’t publicly available yet, it signals that the company is laying the technical groundwork for a more seamless experience between its platforms. This potential integration isn’t just about convenience, it reflects a strategic shift. As the insider said: Everything is going to be developed around PC environments. Those logically need Steam integration and you’ll have that in your Microsoft Store when you turn on your next generation Xbox console. By allowing Steam to run natively on future Xbox hardware, the company is opening the door to a massive library of PC titles, indie games, and user-created content previously inaccessible on consoles. Related: “I need to get better at this”: Before Todd Howard & Bethesda Joined Xbox, His Original Inspiration for Video Games Started With Apple Additionally, it also positions Xbox as a more flexible, PC-like device, part of a broader move to unify the user experience across Windows and Xbox. This isn’t the first time such a possibility has been discussed. Other industry watchers have previously suggested that deeper Steam integration could be on the horizon. Now, with the recent report, early testing underway, Microsoft seems to be actively exploring how to make it a reality for the next console generation. A glimpse at the future of Xbox The console is turning into a gaming Swiss Army knife. | Image Credit: Xbox Microsoft’s apparent move to integrate Steam isn’t just a feature update; it hints at what the next generation of Xbox hardware might become. Several speculation suggests that Microsoft’s upcoming console (alongside a handheld), expected around 2027, could blur the lines even further. Related: Top 5 Xbox Game Pass Titles in May 2025 The goal seems to be a unified platform where users can access Windows-based software, Steam, Game Pass, and Xbox titles in one place, without the limitations traditionally associated with consoles. Just imagine if Steam becomes a native part of the Xbox experience, it would not only solidify the console’s position as a hybrid device but also offer the ease of console gaming with the freedom and depth of a PC platform. For gamers, that means more choice, more flexibility, and far fewer barriers between where and how they play. And for Microsoft, it could be a defining move in shaping the future of console gaming, not as a walled garden, but as an open gateway into the broader gaming universe. View the full article
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33is a miracle in many ways. The composer was found on Soundcloud, and the writer was on Reddit. The team comprises about thirty juniors; the game's scale is beyond anything gaming has seen. It even has the gaming industry hooked on turn-based combat, a form thought of as out of date in today's modern age, yet with a few tweaks, an intensity is added to turn-based combat that makes it exciting again. Clair Obscur is a work of art, a game beyond most AAA developers, made by an indie-sized studio. View the full article
Stellar Blade. Love it or loathe it, Shift Up's soulslike was one of the biggest talking points of 2024, earning itself a respectable 81 on Metacritic, with a user score of 9.2. With the game finally making its way to PC - and subsequently being blocked in over 100 countries - the hype is back, and all eyes are looking to a sequel. Fortunately, it seems like we might just get one, as alongside its mysterious 'Project Witches,' Shift Up is gearing up to release an unnamed sequel ahead of 2027, and, putting two and two together, that looks like Stellar Blade 2. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Stellar Blade PC release date and latest news Stellar Blade PC port blocked on Steam in over 100 countries, surprising its dev Sony blunder reveals Stellar Blade's PC launch date early View the full article
We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Stable channel. General Added Battery Charge Limit control to Settings->Power This option allows you to set a maximum charge limit for your Steam Deck. Limiting the charge limit to 80% can be beneficial for long term battery health. This can be useful if your Steam Deck is constantly being charged (i.e. docked), or very rarely has its battery depleted. Moved display dim and suspend timeout settings to Settings->Power. Moved 'Show Battery Percentage' setting to Settings->Power. Clicking on the battery header icon now navigates to Settings->Power. Proton Voice Files speech synthesis data will now be automatically installed based on Steam Deck compatibility testing results. Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games. Fixed pasting from on-screen keyboard. Fixed controller not working intermittently after Steam restart. Fixed games failing to connect to the Steam process when the Steam process id contains certain values. Fixed battery percentage not showing in the header when the battery is full. Fixed SteamOS compatible devices showing Steam Deck Verified installation warnings instead of the SteamOS Compatible version. Fixed transitions snapping backwards in the Welcome Wizard. Steam Input Speculative Fix for rare DualSense Edge gyroscope related bug. Desktop Mode Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Fixed rare steamwebhelper ****** when switching to/from Big Picture Mode. View the full article
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded. General Improved controller hotplug detection for some third party devices. Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games or switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Fixed games failing to connect to the Steam process when the Steam process id contains certain values. Fixed game preloads showing 0bps disk activity. Fixed rare steamwebhelper ****** when switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Steam Overlay Fixed links opened from chat window showing in desktop browser rather than overlay browser. Big Picture Mode Fixed pasting from on-screen keyboard. Server Browser Fixed bug causing bots to contribute to the player count. Steam Input Speculative Fix for rare Dualsense Edge gyroscope related bug. Linux Proton Voice Files speech synthesis data will now be automatically installed when necessary. Fixed game recordings containing a green bar on the right side of the image when using HEVC encoding on AMD systems if the game window width was not a multiple of 64. Fixed Game Recording and Remote Play video streams showing green frames when capturing Vulkan games on Intel GPUs. Steamworks API GameOverlayActivated_t is now sent to the current VR app when the SteamVR Dashboard is opened or closed. VR Fix a case where the Steam Link VR client would get a key mismatch error on stream start. Steam will no longer occasionally reload itself when SteamVR closes. View the full article
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded. General Improved controller hotplug detection for some third party devices. Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games or switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Fixed games failing to connect to the Steam process when the Steam process id contains certain values. Fixed game preloads showing 0bps disk activity. Fixed rare steamwebhelper ****** when switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Steam Overlay Fixed links opened from chat window showing in desktop browser rather than overlay browser. Big Picture Mode Fixed pasting from on-screen keyboard. Server Browser Fixed bug causing bots to contribute to the player count. Steam Input Speculative Fix for rare Dualsense Edge gyroscope related bug. Linux Proton Voice Files speech synthesis data will now be automatically installed when necessary. Fixed game recordings containing a green bar on the right side of the image when using HEVC encoding on AMD systems if the game window width was not a multiple of 64. Fixed Game Recording and Remote Play video streams showing green frames when capturing Vulkan games on Intel GPUs. Steamworks API GameOverlayActivated_t is now sent to the current VR app when the SteamVR Dashboard is opened or closed. VR Fix a case where the Steam Link VR client would get a key mismatch error on stream start. Steam will no longer occasionally reload itself when SteamVR closes. View the full article
nnounced in February, Rainbow Six Siege X makes some major changes to Ubisoft's venerable team-based shooter, including a move to free-to-play (kind of) and its first permanent mode in a decade. And yes, with 10 years under the bridge it also comes to the table with some new and rather more demanding hardware requirements... Read more.View the full article
I recently stumbled on Erostasis, a brilliant and filthy cybernetic microgame in which you are a wiry meatpuppet created to, aha, satisfy the urges of an exceedingly backed-up bionic starship. Over the course of a very busy 20 minutes or so, you visit various self-aware ship systems and play out their kinks. The writing is clattery, theory-drenched and sensual, set to moaning electronica. The visuals are a gunky collage of seeming porno and industrial stock footage. It’s glorious. Probably don’t play it where members of the public can see. Anyway, if I were to choose a polar opposite of that game it might be new metroidvania Mio: Memories In Orbit, which also takes place on a living ship and is as elegant and videogamey and serenely sexless as Erostasis is subversive and debauched. I really like the looks of Mio, too, for wholly different reasons, and I’m tickled pink that publishers Focus Entertainment have managed to email me about it while I’m still recovering from my Erostasis experience. Read more View the full article
Right, anyone in need of something that's just generally quite pleasant? I've been looking forward to Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi's next game to a T ever since, well, it was revealed, honestly. It's suitably strange, as per usual with the cult game maker's works, this time putting you in the position of a teenager who is constantly t-posing. There's also sandwich-making giraffes and other strange inhabitants, and you can now take a look at it yourself in a demo that's dropped on Steam today. Read more View the full article
Daggerheart, the latest fantasy RPG from Critical Role's Darrington Press, releases at last on May 20. Books are now reaching hands, and the community can start rolling dice of Hope and Fear in the new, narrative-focused system. Many will still have questions, though. How familiar will this game feel for those who have only watched Critical Role or played DnD? Where is the game going next? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Exclusive: DnD rival Daggerheart features some nightmarish high-tier adversaries Daggerheart is Dungeons and Dragons for people who hate combat Critical Role publisher wants you to playtest its new RPG View the full article
The developer of Stellar Blade recently confirmed that the popular third-person action game will get a sequel. Released by Shift Up for the PlayStation 5 in 2024, Stellar Blade was a hugely successful title, prompting the studio to quietly announce that a sequel is in the works. View the full article
Cars and guns. In Project Zomboid, these are simultaneously your best friends and your worst enemies. While it's true that you won't last long on foot, whenever you go driving, the noise of your engine attracts the undead, and - even though there's nobody else on the road - it's inevitable that you end up smashing into a parked car, a roadblock, or a tree. Likewise guns. Without a silencer, all it takes is one shot and the entirety of Knox Country's former population is on its way to gorge on your neck. With build 42 still in the developmental 'unstable' state, The Indie Stone has just put a fresh twist on PZ's driving and combat. The new Project Zomboid update is a bit of a game changer. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best Project Zomboid mods New Project Zomboid mod makes whole game harder by adding smarter, tougher NPCs Giant Project Zomboid build 42 update makes zombies less scary and hints at NPCs View the full article
A massive new battle has broken out in Helldivers 2. Today, developer Arrowhead Studios brought the fight to Super Earth, as the Illuminate are touching down on the Helldivers' home turf. Everyone is joining in the fight, from the player-led Helldivers to some fresh reinforcements in the SEAF. Short for Super Earth Armed Force, the SEAF soldiers are populating battles taking place on Super Earth, helping the Helldivers hold out against the oncoming Illuminate forces. These troops can be ordered around using several commands, and will assist the Helldivers in defending the home of Managed Democracy. In turn, Helldivers 2 players already love their new NPC helpers. Protect them at all cost byu/Cad_bane_2 inHelldivers .reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; } As seen in the new trailer for the Heart of Democracy update, SEAF soldiers are subject to roughly the same dire circumstances and thin survival odds as the Helldivers. Today's trailer has more than a few shots of SEAF soldiers getting absolutely routed by the invasion forces. But the new SEAF pals are garnering both the sympathy and adoration of Helldivers, provoking the need to defend their newfound backup. Refrains of "PROTECT THE LIL UNS," a Warhammer 40K: Darktide reference, are already picking up steam in the comments. "Aah look at them, they are so cute," wrote one r/Helldivers user, responding to the SEAF soldiers' reactions to the Super Earth salute. "Protect them at all cost helldiver." Others draw comparisons to the Clone Troopers from Star Wars, especially the NPC allies you'd see in the classic campaigns of games like Star War: Battlefront. "Fired an EAT into a harvesters leg that was attacking a squad and one yelled out 'Glad the helldiver's on our side!'" one user noted, as it reminded them of the lines you'd hear in Star Wars: Battlefront calling out similar actions. "Now we just need overseers with wrist rockets." GUYS，HEAR ME OUT！ byu/Impossible-Pie2924 inHelldivers .reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; } Others have come up with new ways the SEAF could help the Helldivers in the future, as hopes seem high for the SEAF soldiers to leave Super Earth and venture with the Helldivers into other dangerous hotspots via stratagems. Honestly, having an NPC pal around to push those bunker buttons would be useful. Either way, the Helldivers will absolutely need the help on Super Earth, as the new update seems quite chaotic. It's the culmination of a long series of events, stretching back to a really bad bug hive and a ****** hole, and it's been really fascinating to see it all come together. Not too long ago, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani declared Helldivers 2 players would "***** [their] pants" when they found out what was coming down the pipe. You don't need to give me any unnecessary information, but I do feel like the scope of this update is living up to expectations. Helldivers 2's Heart of Democracy update, and the Illuminate invasion of Super Earth, is currently underway. Eric is a freelance writer for IGN. View the full article
Xbox Game Pass has been updated yet again, with subscribers now having Firefighting Simulator: The Squad and Police Simulator: Patrol Officers to play with their subscription. Xbox Game Pass subscribers are treated to new games on a regular basis, with fresh titles added to the service throughout each month. View the full article
On Monday, Games Workshop revealed the contents of the latest Warhammer 40k Chapter Approved mission deck, providing the new default set of missions that will feature in organised play and most pick-up games. Fans in the r/WarhammerCompetitive subreddit have raised concerns that the stock level they're seeing coming to their local game stores simply won't be enough to meet demand. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Could Warhammer 40k's new asymmetric mission cards revive narrative play? You can play this indie answer to Warhammer 40k with a budget bag of Lego Games Workshop's latest tactic to beat Warhammer 40k leaks is melting my brain View the full article
A new mod for Grand Theft Auto 5 completely overhauls the game's graphics, with some even comparing the new visuals to Rockstar Games' upcoming title, Grand Theft Auto 6. The Natural Vision Enhanced mod is specifically available for the Enhanced version of Grand Theft Auto 5, which launched for PC back in March with new visuals, faster load times, new content, and much more. View the full article
The Slayer is back in DOOM: The Dark Ages, taking the series to even more climactic heights, introducing a plethora of new combat mechanics and even vehicles to use against the demonic invasion. Despite being a prequel to DOOM Eternal and the Slayer's final fight against the leaders of hell, the latest entry offers a spectacle that rivals its predecessor even at its peak. While it's hard to directly compare DOOM Eternal and DOOM (2016) with the different approach each entry takes, The Dark Ages breaks a notable tradition for the series. View the full article
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Honour Mode is Baldur's Gate 3's biggest challenge. As the game's highest level of difficulty, it adds features like legendary actions that aren't available in tactician mode, as well as smarter, more powerful enemies. Upon reaching the end of an Honour Mode campaign, players will receive a virtual set of golden dice, which they can use in their future playthroughs. View the full article