
What Happens When a Game Developer Makes a Walking Dead Game In Fortnite? A New Path Forward for Game Studios
Teravision has been making games for 20 years, but their most recent releases have all been within Fortnite, including a new, official Walking Dead game. Is this a new path for small game studios?

Death Stranding 2 Star Norman Reedus Says He Would 'Of Course' Play Himself in the Upcoming Movie 'If It Was an Option'
Death Stranding fans, it seems like you’ve got something really killer coming your way. The sequel game, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, is set to arrive in June and the franchise’s star, actor Norman Reedus, recently teased some of the game — as well a…

Ghost of Yotei Director Vows to Deliver 'A Respectful Representation' of Japan on Par With Ghost of Tsushima
Upon release back in 2020, American developer Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima was generally well-received for its fictionalized depiction of historical Japan. The game’s director Nate Fox recently talked about his commitment to bringing the same kind of…

Fortnite's Darth Vader AI Will Support Your Combat And Wellbeing, But Don't Ask Him About the Younglings
Darth Vader has arrived in Fortnite, and your AI buddy has a death grip on all manner of cool and strange features, including the ability to serenade you (provided you only expect him to sing Star Wars and Disney-related songs).

Pokémon TCG: Destined Rivals Preview - Scarlet & Violet's Best Expansion
We've gone hands-on with Pokémon TCG’s Scarlet & Violet expansion, Destined Rivals. Check out our full preview of the set, featuring some of the most beautiful artwork and exciting cards in the Scarlet and Violet series so far.

Finally, some good news: The world's only Warhammer academic conference is returning in September to present more talks like 'The ethical implications of the Imperium’s war with chaos and the inverted
In the grim darkness of the 21st millennium, there is only scholarly analysis of the grim darkness of the 41st millennium.

All secret landing spots for ‘Layover’ in Doom: The Dark Ages
In Doom: The Dark Ages’ chapter 5, “The Holy City of Aratum,” you must find two secret landing spots to land your flying cyber…demon…dragon… thing to complete the chapter’s “Layover” challenge. This challenge aren’t mandatory for you to finish the chapte…

Fortnite players are abusing AI Darth Vader, forcing him to say ‘Skibidi Toilet’ and worse
Shortly after Epic Games dropped Darth Vader, in the form of a holographic conversational AI, into Fortnite, players started figuring out how to get the Sith lord to say the worst things possible. That includes tricking Darth into saying the F-word, “edg…

Steam’s monthly top-releases charts just got a huge makeover
Steam is shaking things up with a refreshed look for its monthly top-releases chart, now spotlighting the platform’s highest-earning games each month. Users can also browse the top 50 titles going all the way back to November 2004, when Half-Life 2 launc…

Killer Instinct Gold just got added to Switch Online — here’s why that rules
“ULTRAAAAAAAA COMBO!” A battle cry that became popular with young fighting game fanatics in 1996 has returned: Killer Instinct Gold is now available on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. And I’m thrilled. Killer Instinct Gold inclu…

How to get the free Butcher skin in Doom: The Dark Ages
The Doom Slayer doesn’t have a deep wardrobe in Doom: The Dark Ages, but you can still add some flavor to his look. Among the options, you have the Butcher skin. It gives the Doom Slayer a bloody look, one that represents the feeling of playing this game…

Bungie admits to lifting art for Marathon without credit
After visual and musical artist Antireal (@4nt1r34l) accused Bungie of using her artwork without credit in Marathon’s recently released alpha build, the studio has admitted to wrongdoing. On Thursday, Antireal said on X, “The Marathon alpha released rece…

How to get the General Grievous skin in Fortnite
At long last, you can play as General Grievous in Fortnite, so long as you have the Chapter 6 Galactic Battle Pass. Grievous and his second outfit, Warlord Grievous, are locked to it, but unlike previous special pass skins there aren’t any specific quest…

Take-Two Boss Strauss Zelnick Says He's 'Thrilled' With Civilization 7 So Far Even Through More People Are Playing Civ 6 and Even Civ 5 on Steam
Civilization 7 has had a rough launch on Steam, with fewer players than Civilization 6 and even the 15-year-old Civilization 5. But the boss of Take-Two has said he's "thrilled" with the game so far.

How to get medallions in Fortnite Chapter 6 Star Wars season
Medallions return in Fortnite Chapter 6’s Star Wars season (Chapter 6 Season 3? Chapter 6 Mini-season 1? What is this season named?) after being first introduced in Chapter 5 Season 1. Two medallions are up for grabs as of the start Chapter 6 Star Wars s…

Nintendo releases more details about free Switch 2 upgrades for certain games
While some OG Nintendo Switch games will be receiving paid Switch 2 upgrades, like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, several others will receive performance upgrades for free. Though a game like New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe already looked and pl…

An AI James Earl Jones returns as Darth Vader in Fortnite, with permission
Fortnite players can now command Star Wars’ ultimate Sith Lord using their own voices — and hear Darth Vader respond in the iconic tones of actor James Earl Jones. Following Jones’ passing in 2024, Epic Games and Disney have brought his voice back to lif…

Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima Says He’s Left His Staff a USB Stick of Ideas for After He Dies, ‘Kind of Like a Will’
Hot on the heels of revealing a number of discarded video game ideas and even an idea for a ‘Forgetting Game’ where the main character gradually forgets important information and abilities if you take too long a break from playing, Kojima has revealed he…

They’re still trying to make a Gears of War movie and now David Leitch is involved
Netflix is looking to David Leitch to direct its Gears of War film, with the two parties currently in negotiations, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Outside of helming the film, the Deadpool 2 director and his wife, Kelly McCormick, are attached to t…

Rihanna’s deadly serious Smurfs anthem is a total banger
Rihanna’s new single “Friend of Mine” has song of the summer written all over it, if you are like me, and only value tracks written for Smurf cartoons that aspire to be the next Trolls. I am sad to report to the haters that “Friend of Mine” is, unquestio…

Marathon Developer Bungie Launches 'Thorough Review' After Once Again Being Found to Have Used Work From an Uncredited Artist
Destiny 2 developer Bungie is once again battling accusations of plagiarism after yet another artist accused the studio of "lifting" aspects of their artwork, this time for its upcoming sci-fi shooter, Marathon.