Big Walk's playtime clocks in at 7-10 hours for the main game, 15-20 hours for completionists. House House's 12-player co-op puzzle adventure lands at the sweet spot between commitment and cozy.

20 seconds: that’s how long FF14’s death screen lasts on Switch 2. In high-level content, that’s a wipe. Square Enix promises a fix, but until it ships, stick to PC or console.

Larian just got banned from YouTube and TikTok—for streaming its own game, Baldur's Gate 3. The Haarlep scene was too hot for both platforms, leaving only Twitch standing.

Game File's annual sub is 23% off through Aug 14—$77 instead of $100. Stephen Totilo's outlet breaks major game industry scoops (like PlayStation killing discs in 2028) and this sale keeps the reporting going.

Gears of War's E-Day beta just added PvP after fan pushback. Versus mode goes live Aug 8 for pre-order players, then opens to all Aug 13-17. The Coalition heard the chainsaw roar.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword rebuilds the series' signature Issen counter with 10 angle-specific kills—designed to finally let you play the samurai duel from a Kurosawa film, not just watch it.

Stuck on today's Connections? Yellow: vehicle direction. Green: trousers. Blue: architecture. Purple: synonym-sharing words. Your streak is still safe.

Eli Roth swore Ice Cream Man’s cartoon was hand-drawn—then admitted AI was used in a few scenes. The film sits at 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics calling the AI images ‘obnoxious.’

Pokemon Pokopia 2.0 adds free underwater building for all. The Bubbly Basin expansion (first of three, $34.99) brings Popplio and watermelons.

Only 10.2% of Witcher 3 completionists saw quest 'A Final Kindness'—it requires Keira Metz to die. The game's best-hidden story is locked behind a truly brutal choice.

Grab Moonlighter 1 free on Steam now until Aug 9. The sequel, Moonlighter 2, leaves Early Access Sept 2 on PC, consoles, and Switch 2—Game Pass day one.

Eric Baptizat — the director behind Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, Origins, and Valhalla — is back at Ubisoft to lead the series forward. He returns to a company split in two and a franchise at a crossroads.

Game Freak’s first original IP in years, Beast of Reincarnation, landed with a thud—Mixed Steam reviews and a 3/5 from Eurogamer. Now they’re promising patches for camera, story pacing, and bugs. Pokémon’s polish didn’t follow them here.

FromSoftware's King's Field 4—the PS2 dungeon crawler that inspired Demon's Souls—just got a VR mod. It fixes the 20fps judder, runs on Meta Quest 3, and needs beta testers.

Blizzard is granting the #1 Diablo 4 request: bring Eternal characters to Seasons. But they reset to level 1, erase your gear, and only carry over your name and transmogs.

Arctic just pledged to use its US tariff refunds to cut prices on its entire lineup—returning every dollar to customers. Nintendo, meanwhile, is in court arguing it has no obligation to pass refunds on.

Marvel Rivals slashes PC install size by 40GB (57% smaller). Consoles get 15GB shaved. But to get the space, you'll re-download the entire game on Aug 7.

A modder is turning Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 into a Skyrim-style RP server—with voice chat, PvP, and player-owned properties where you can set rent prices. The framework is open-source on GitHub. NPCs optional. Your 15th-century landlord simulator is loading.

A Walking Dead arcade brawler launches Sept 18, 2026 for just £16.99 — and a free Steam demo is live now. Play as Rick, fight Negan, endless mode included.

EA’s $55B buyout is complete—and it comes with $18B in debt and $1.8B in annual interest. To pay it down, EA plans $700M in cuts. Insiders say $170M of that is code for mass layoffs.

Xbox is cutting 3,200 jobs and slashing Game Pass prices to boost subs. The new lineup? A furniture dating sim where you cast a spell and romance your ottoman. Date Everything! arrives Aug 11, and it’s weirdly uplifting.

2M wishlists, 2 years until launch: the Code: Veronica remake is already a hit. Cult fans are finally getting the remake they've begged for—led by the RE2 and RE4 team.

Wordle #1,873 is out — and your streak is on the line. Hints and the answer are waiting, hidden from view, ready to save you.

In Beast of Reincarnation, stare at the moon too long and you drop dead. Game Freak hid a lethal easter egg in plain sight.

Sony got $508M in tariff refunds after hiking PS5 prices to $650. Now gamers are suing for their slice. Nintendo, facing its own suit, says it has no obligation to pass refunds on.

EA just went private in the largest all-cash buyout in history—$55B. What happens to BioWare, Mass Effect, and Iron Man is now anyone's guess.

You can't play it alone: the new 12-player hiking game from the Untitled Goose Game devs forces you to bring friends. Crossplay, walkie-talkies, and you can kick them into the ocean. Out now, 25% off ($14.99).

Palworld's next game skips PC: it's a mobile MMO by Garena. Fans wanted a sequel, but Pocketpair is chasing the 3 billion-strong mobile market. The creatures are coming to your phone whether you like it or not.

A new $20 Soulslike with co-op drops Sept 1—two days before The Blood of Dawnwalker. Crimson Moon is a half-angel run-based action RPG that hopes the price and early-month launch help it stand out.

Onimusha 2’s director says the new game, Way of the Sword, nails the series’ signature swordplay—the Issen counter, the back-and-forth rhythm, all evolved with modern tech. 'Really happy to see the project in good hands.'