Valve open-sources Lepton, its Android compatibility layer for the Steam Frame
Developers can port Android games while tapping into SteamOS graphics and performance tools
EA FC 27 scores solid reviews as gameplay improvements take center stage
EA Sports FC 27 builds on the familiar formula with sharper gameplay, smarter player movement, improved Career and Ultimate Team modes, and the new social The Grounds mode. Reviewers highlight the improvements on the pitch and deeper progression, though there are lingering AI and gameplay issues.
Almost 86% of Japanese game developers are using AI in their workflows, up from 51% in 2025
Benefits include improved efficiency, shorter development cycles, and reduced costs, according to survey
Ghostrunner's studio is pricing its Soulslike "Valor Mortis" at $40, but it's worried you'll think that's too low
The game launches this October alongside Gears of War: E-Day, Ace Combat 8, and Final Fantasy Resonance
Control Resonant reviews praise its spectacular world and bold new direction
Control Resonant takes Remedy's supernatural series into a semi-open-world Manhattan, with Dylan Faden replacing Jesse as protagonist. Reviewers like the reality-bending environments, art direction, story, and exploration, while reactions to the redesigned combat are more mixed.
Gears of War: E-Day's final PC specs target 4K at 60 FPS with an RTX 5070 Ti, but upscaling is required at all levels
The Coalition also cuts the SSD requirement to 115GB and removes Intel Arc cards from the list
Razer's new $100 Kraken headset adds physical haptic feedback to over 100 supported games
Two haptics modes let players feel scripted in-game events or background audio cues, depending on the title
Someone finally cracked the PlayStation 2's security chip, 26 years later
The MechaCon chip handled encryption for memory cards, discs, and Sony's MagicGate copy protection
AMD's next GPUs could bring neural rendering to the PS6 and next Xbox
If AMD follows Nvidia with DLSS 5-like rendering, it could become as standard as upscaling is now
Valve says Nvidia GeForce support for SteamOS is progressing, but could take years
SteamOS currently only recommends AMD GPUs, despite Nvidia powering 73% of Steam users' systems
Nine-year-old spends $118,000 on dad's corporate credit card promoting his YouTube channel
His dad only discovered the charges after being called into work over the missing company money
Resident Evil scores 97% on Rotten Tomatoes as critics call it the best video game movie ever
Critics say the reboot finally delivers the Resident Evil movie horror fans have been waiting for
Nvidia and AMD's next gaming GPUs could be delayed until 2028, because AI pays better
No GeForce RTX 60 series or Radeon RDNA 5 graphics cards for now, except for AMD's AT2
Connecting the dots: Nvidia's RTX 60 series Rubin GPUs and most of AMD's RDNA 5-based Radeon 10000 series gaming cards have reportedly been pushed back to 2028. The delay would come down to persistent AI demand, which continues to make data center hardware far more profitable than consumer products.
PlayStation boycott over Sony's disc-free future fails to move the needle
Sony's all-digital future is moving forward at full speed
Roblox's top creators are making $65 million a year, while most took home about $1,500
Roblox will soon let creators turn their titles into standalone games for PC, consoles, and mobile, and even join games via Chrome links
Switch emulation now goes both ways: PC games on Switch and Switch games on PC
Nintendo killed one emulator, and its replacement's replacement is already here
Steam Frame reviews: Great VR hardware at a tough price
Valve's Steam Frame is earning praise for its comfortable design, standalone gaming, and excellent wireless PC streaming. Reviewers like its versatility and overall experience, but the high price, short battery life, and software issues make cheaper competing VR headsets hard to ignore.
Sega and Netflix team up for Crazy Taxi movie, new Sonic series, and more
The Crazy Taxi movie comes from the writers behind 2025's The Naked Gun reboot
Valve's Steam Frame launches at $1,059, and Half-Life: Alyx comes free
That's twice as much as the Quest 3
Thief designer says the graphics arms race should have stopped at Alan Wake... in 2010
Did game graphics really peak with Remedy's atmospheric thriller?
Graphics Matter: One of the original designers of Thief has some rather peculiar ideas about graphics in games. Randy Smith thinks the industry should have stopped advancing graphics around 2010 rather than spending massive amounts of money to relentlessly push photorealism in major AAA projects.
Apple's secret iPhone game controllers could launch under the Beats brand
Apple wants in on the lucrative game controller market
Sony says gamers don't own their digital purchases, but 44 examples of its own wording suggest otherwise
A consumer rights wiki has collected Sony's ownership claims from support pages, store listings, and official blog posts
Blizzard just announced Diablo V, and this time Diablo actually won
The new Diablo is set 100 years after Diablo IV, arrives in 2029 with three launch classes
World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4 with a new race, over 1,000 new quests, and 9 dungeons
Blizzard is launching a whole new WoW two weeks before GTA 6, beta drops this week
StarCraft is coming back as an open-world shooter, but you'll have to wait until 2030
The cinematic reveal shows a recruit meeting a particularly gruesome end