"It's so hard to balance a game for 14 million players ok": Peak devs ask for mercy after overpowered zombies rip players apart

Shortly after nerfing Peak's overtuned zombies, the developer is asking players for patience as it works out how to balance a ...

Fans find Mass Effect 5 art of a Krogan civil war hidden in BioWare's N7 Day post, studio lead says "I want you to see stuff. But it's not the time…yet"

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Elden Ring Nightreign "performed well beyond initial expectations," FromSoftware parent company says, and DLC could take it even further

Parent company Kadokawa said "FromSoftware's ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has performed well beyond initial expectations" in its latest earnings report. A separate written report reitera ...

Hyped Pokemon ROM hack gets its 1.0 release next week with a Greek region, 400+ cross-gen monsters, Mega Evolutions, mini games, side quests, and more

Sure Pokemon Legends: Z-A just released last month but what if I told you that the most exciting Pokemon game actually comes ...

Attention, Fortnite Festival fans: A drum kit controller is coming in 2026

After the launch of the brand's Gibson Les Paul Guitar controller earlier in the year, CRKD has just officially announced a new Drum Kit Controller. I'll warn you now, the details we have are thin ...

Arc Raiders already has an online market for blueprints, a rare one could cost you more than the game itself, and you might not even get to keep it

In the new multiplayer shooter from Embark Studios, blueprints are among the loot available across the map during raids.

"Don't expect hundreds of hours of gameplay": Sims 4 competitor Paralives unveils early access plans, showing what "won't be ready for launch" and what's coming "wi…

Paralives stands as a colorful competitor to The Sims 4, featuring everything from modding tools to some seriously in-depth ...

I've been playing with Sony consoles since the beginning, and I think these are the best PlayStation gifts in 2025

KontrolFreek is well-known for its textured thumstick toppers that allow more grip and therefore precision in the heat of the moment, so they make cheap-n-easy PlayStation gifts for anyone on a budget ...

Dwayne Johnson says his string of early career flops was because he shied away from a challenge: "I don't think I was ready for anything other than easy, light, family films"

Speaking on The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast, Johnson reflected on his early career cold streak.

After a huge Animal Crossing: New Horizons patch was announced out of nowhere, Nintendo says it's "constantly considering" the balance of new Switch 2 games and big updates

Nintendo's Switch 2 updates have been interesting to look at. Some games, like Kirby and the Forgotten Land, get a Switch 2 version with what amounts to an expansion pack, others ...

Mass Effect 5 remains in development amid $55 billion EA buyout, and BioWare is now "heads-down and focused exclusively on" the RPG, with "lots of romances to figure out"

"Like you, we’ve heard the rumors lately," executive producer Mike Gamble says in a new blog post, gesturing toward the EA buyout news that is very much fact rather than rumor.

Steam expert hails PC gaming "golden age" of rough-but-fun games that devs can make quickly and players love, from Peak to Megabonk: "Steam players want fun first"

For all the contraction and hardship in the games industry, Steam expert, indie dev, and marketing consultant Chris Zukowski reckons we've entered a new "golden age" of indie games and "most ...