Minecraft-style sandbox game Hytale looks set to be a significant hit even at the early access stage. Hot on the heels of predicting over 1 million players for tomorrow’s launch, its developer has said Hytale has already made enough money to cover the next two years of development. In a […]
Month: January 2026
Stellar Blade Studio Shift Up Gifts Staff Yet Another Big Bonus, This Time an Apple Watch, AirPods Max, and a $3,400 Cash Bonus
Stellar Blade studio Shift Up has once again given bonuses and gifts worth around $4,000 to its entire team. According to the South Economic Daily, the South Korean studio gifted each of its 300-ish staff a pair of Apple AirPods Max, an Apple Watch, and a cash bonus of around […]
Hytale Can Run Doom, Apparently, and It’s Not Even Out Yet
2 months ago
Where can you play 1993 classic fps Doom? Loads of places. Cooking pots, smart photo frames, receipt printers (what), Wikipedia (what???), Alarmo, the wacky list goes on. And as of yesterday, that list includes unreleased indie sandbox Hytale, courtesy of a clever modder. Doom running in Hytale comes courtesy of […]
Hytale Can Run Doom, Apparently, and It’s Not Even Out Yet
2 months ago
Where can you play 1993 classic fps Doom? Loads of places. Cooking pots, smart photo frames, receipt printers (what), Wikipedia (what???), Alarmo, the wacky list goes on. And as of yesterday, that list includes unreleased indie sandbox Hytale, courtesy of a clever modder. Doom running in Hytale comes courtesy of […]
Today’s Top Deals: Big Savings on Our Favorite Budget Gaming Monitor, Switch 2 Case, Turtle Beach Gaming Headset, and More
2 months ago
Winter is in full swing, which means you’ll likely be hunkering down for the next few months, or maybe you’re taking a fun trip to escape the colder weather. If you’re doing the latter, you might want to take advantage of the great deal on a Switch 2 carrying case […]
Today’s Top Deals: Big Savings on Our Favorite Budget Gaming Monitor, Switch 2 Case, Turtle Beach Gaming Headset, and More
2 months ago
Winter is in full swing, which means you’ll likely be hunkering down for the next few months, or maybe you’re taking a fun trip to escape the colder weather. If you’re doing the latter, you might want to take advantage of the great deal on a Switch 2 carrying case […]
It’s Official: BioWare Has Now Pulled the Plug on Live-Service Failure Anthem
2 months ago
Anthem, the failed attempt at a live-service game by Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare, is now offline for good. This morning, shortly after 10am Pacific time, Anthem’s remaining players reported seeing the game’s servers blinking out of existence, rendering the game fully unplayable, forever. BioWare had not given […]
As Fortnite Enables Third-Party Microtransactions, Steal the Brainrot's Developer is Slammed By Fans For Immediately Adding $45 Premium Bundles and Gambling-Style Mechanics
Fortnite now allows creator-made games to sell in-game items — and immediately, the platform's most popular experience Steal the Brainrot has added $45 premium item bundles and a chance-based roulette wheel. Steal the Brainrot is Fortnite's biggest third-party game, and over the weekend saw a concurrent peak of more than […]
Poppy Playtime 5 Gets a Release Date and a New Name: Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 — Broken Things
We finally have a release date for Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 — February 18, 2026. We've got a subtitle too, making the full, official name of the latest instalment: Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 — Broken Things. And going on the latest trailer, the name seems quite fitting. Yikes. With just […]
'Everything Is Real' — Nintendo Forced to Deny Using AI-Generated Mother and Baby in Super Mario Marketing Campaign, as Photoshoot Model Speaks Out
Nintendo has been forced to deny reports it used AI-generated imagery to advertise its new My Mario children's toy range. Separately, IGN has spoken with one of the models used on the photoshoot, who has discussed the lengths she and others went through to get cast for the marketing campaign, […]