Top-Down Roguelike Survival Game Is Death Stranding Meets Deep Rock Galactic: Survivors And It Rules
Froggy Hates Snow is a newly released top‑down roguelike survival game that thrusts an anthropomorphic frog into a frozen wasteland. Players dig through snow, collect gems, and battle gooey monsters using an auto‑tongue attack while managing a heat bubble that prevents freezing. The game mixes mechanics from titles like Vampire Survivors, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, and Death Stranding, offering upgrades such as skis and shovels to improve efficiency. It launched on PC and consoles and runs smoothly on the Steam Deck, promising hours of addictive play.
New Tomb Raider Mod Turns The Classic Game Into An Awesome 2D Platformer
A new fan‑made mod called Tomb Raider: Side‑Scroller Edition reimagines the classic 1996 3‑D adventure as a 2‑D platformer. Developed by modders Delca and Trxye, the release adds ten side‑scroll levels inspired by original biomes, 100 hidden Golden Crystals, and...
8 Of Our Favorite Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Easter Eggs
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launched in early access as an open‑world brawler packed with pop‑culture Easter eggs. TT Games slipped nods to Five Nights at Freddy’s, American Psycho, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Resident Evil 4, Street Fighter,...
Directive 8020: The Kotaku Review
Supermassive Games released Directive 8020 on May 12 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, moving its Dark Pictures horror franchise into a sci‑fi setting on the planet Tau Ceti. The game blends choice‑driven narrative with stealth puzzles and introduces a Turning Points system...
Quantic Dream Is Abandoning Its MOBA Just Three Months After Launch As Another Ill-Fated Live-Service Game Gets Added To The...
Quantic Dream announced it will abandon its free‑to‑play MOBA Spellcasters Chronicles just three months after its Early Access debut on Steam. The game failed to attract a sustainable audience, prompting the studio to halt development and issue full refunds as...
Sony Is Raising The Price Of Playing Multiplayer Games Online On PlayStation 5
Sony announced that the PlayStation Plus Essential subscription will rise from $10 to $11 per month, effective May 20, 2026. The three‑month plan also climbs to $27, while the annual $80 tier remains unchanged. Sony cites “ongoing market conditions” and rising component...
Bomberman 64 Is Still A Masterpiece Of 3D Platformers Without A Playbook
Bomberman 64 emerged in 1998 as Hudson Soft’s bold experiment in 3D platforming, trading Mario‑style jumping for bomb‑driven navigation. The title paired puzzle‑centric level design with environments that reacted uniquely to explosions, creating a distinctive gameplay loop. Though critics initially faulted...
Splitgate Developer Said He Wanted Titanfall 3 And It Appears He’s Making His Own
Splitgate studio 1047 Games is developing a new title called Empulse, a movement‑shooter that mirrors many Titanfall mechanics such as wall‑running, grappling hooks, and piloted giant mechs. The project was revealed through pre‑alpha footage shared with Insider‑Gaming, confirming the studio’s...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is The Big Finale For This Summer’s Speedrunning Festival
Games Done Quick announced its Summer 2026 schedule, running July 6‑11 in Minneapolis and raising funds for Doctors Without Borders. The marquee title is *Clair Obscur: Expedition 33*, the first French RPG to headline the main stage. New indie releases such as Pragmata,...
The Entire Nintendo 64 Library Now Has Rollback Netcode
The RMG‑K fork of the RMG Nintendo 64 emulator received a v0.9.4 update on May 14, adding rollback netcode to the entire N64 library. This upgrade lets players enjoy classic multiplayer titles—most notably Super Smash Bros. 64—with frame‑perfect online performance. The feature predicts...
Forza Horizon 6 Lets You Race A Gundam And It Looks Awesome
Forza Horizon 6 launches next week with a sprawling map inspired by Japan’s natural scenery and Tokyo’s urban landscape. The game introduces a “Mech My Day” showcase where players race against a giant Gundam‑style robot, continuing the series’ penchant for outlandish...
Stores At A Loss For Words After Being Sent Sealed Copies Of Rare PS4 Game Poop Slinger
Several independent video‑game retailers across the United States have unexpectedly received sealed copies of the ultra‑rare PlayStation 4 title *Poop Slinger*. The game, originally limited to roughly 100 copies by Limited Rare Games, typically commands resale prices north of $1,000. The shipments...
PS5 Will Now Tell You Exactly How Many People Are Playing GTA 5 As Sony Debuts A New Ranking
Sony has begun beta testing a new PS5 home‑screen widget that displays exact weekly player counts for the platform's most popular titles. In the United States, Fortnite leads with 14.6 million players, followed by Grand Theft Auto 5 at 5.13 million. The widget...
Subnautica 2 Dev Responds To Player Who Asked For Tech Support On A Leaked Version Of The Game: ‘Thanks For...
A pre‑release build of Subnautica 2 leaked online a day before its May 14 Early Access launch, prompting a player to seek technical support from lead designer Anthony Gallegos on Discord. The developer responded publicly, chastising the user for pirating a game he’d...
Two New, Very Different Xbox Controllers Have Leaked Online
Images of two unreleased Xbox controllers surfaced after Brazil’s Anatel regulator mistakenly posted them online. The first is a compact, Wi‑Fi‑only cloud controller designed for game‑streaming on the go, echoing earlier reports of a low‑latency streaming pad. The second appears...
Marathon Reveals An Ambitious Blueprint For Making It A Game More People Want To Play
Bungie’s extraction shooter Marathon is concluding its first season with a dwindling player base, but the studio unveiled an aggressive multi‑season roadmap aimed at broadening appeal. Season 2, launching June 2, will trial a light‑touch PVE‑lite mode followed by a full PVE‑only...
Marathon Player Gets Banned For A Month After Taking Griefing To New Heights: ‘I Made A Mistake And Did Something...
Streamer NAPainter used an out‑of‑bounds glitch in Marathon’s Cryo Archive raid to hide, ambush an enemy team and loot their rewards. Bungie responded by banning him for 30 days, labeling the act deliberate griefing and promising a patch for the...
Haunted Chocolatier Is Set To Be ‘Way Bigger than Stardew Valley,’ Somehow
Indie veteran Eric Barone, known as ConcernedApe, announced that his upcoming game Haunted Chocolatier will surpass Stardew Valley in scale, featuring more maps, monsters, and a deeper item system. Barone is allocating five days a week to the new project...
New Bodycam Revenge Shooter Feels Like Something You Shouldn’t Share Online
Better Than Dead, a new indie shooter released on Steam, puts players in a first‑person body‑cam perspective as a young woman fights back against a human‑trafficking ring. The game strips away typical HUD elements, offering hyper‑realistic gunplay where aiming is...
Marathon Player Goes Out Of Bounds To Grief Team Right After It Kills Raid Boss And Bungie’s Not Happy
Marathon’s Cryo Archive raid, a high‑stakes end‑game activity in Destiny 2, was disrupted when streamer NAPainter used an out‑of‑bounds clipping glitch to ambush a team that had just defeated the Compiler boss. The exploit allowed him to wait inside the loot...
New Ghost In The Shell Anime Finally Has A Streaming Date
The long‑awaited Ghost in the Shell anime will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 7, 2026. The series is helmed by director Mokochan with scripts by Toh Enjoe and character designs by Shuhei Handa, bringing together talent from recent hit...
Watch A Dozen Gamers ‘Raid’ EA To Block Saudi Takeover In Protest Outside The Battlefield Publisher’s Headquarters
A group of gamers and the Players Alliance staged a peaceful demonstration outside Electronic Arts' Redwood City headquarters to protest a pending $55 billion Saudi‑backed buyout. The protest featured a 50‑foot sheet bearing over 70,000 signatures, signs decrying layoffs, microtransactions, and...
Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, And More Classic Cartoon Network Flash Games Are Back And Playable Again
Cartoon Network’s classic Flash games have been resurrected by the Web Design Museum, which uploaded 44 titles ranging from 2001 to 2015. The collection includes fan‑favorites such as Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Scooby‑Doo, and even later entries like Sonic and...
Newly Discovered Exploit For Rockstar’s Bully Lets You Finally Unlock BB Rifle 20 Years Later
A YouTube creator, JustGarrison, has uncovered a long‑hidden exploit in Rockstar’s 2006 game Bully that lets players access the BB rifle outside the shooting‑range minigame. The steps require no external mods and work on every version of the title. The...
Newest Edition Of Alan Moore’s Batman: The Killing Joke Costs Over $17,000
Argent Comics, a boutique publisher in Croatia, is issuing a limited‑edition "Avant‑Garde" version of Alan Moore’s *Batman: The Killing Joke* priced at $17,409 per copy. Only 47 copies will be produced, each bound between aluminum boards, wrapped in goatskin leather, and...
Nintendo’s Takashi Tezuka Reinvented The Legend Of Zelda Without Overthinking It
Longtime Nintendo producer Takashi Tezuka announced his retirement, ending a career that began in the mid‑1980s and includes credits on Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing. He is most celebrated for directing the Game Boy classic *Link’s Awakening*, a title that deliberately omitted the...
Nirvanna The Band’s Classic Wii Shop Wednesday Song Gets An Amazing Update For The Nintendo Switch
Nirvanna the Band’s beloved Wii Shop Wednesday jingle has been re‑recorded to reflect only the games currently available through Nintendo Switch Online (NSO). A fan edited the lyrics, removing titles that the subscription service does not carry, such as Ninja Gaiden and Adventures...
Ryan Cohen Says He ‘Isn’t Passionate’ About GameStop As He Makes Desperate Bid For eBay
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen told Business Insider he is no longer passionate about the retailer and is focused on acquiring eBay. He has proposed a $56 billion bid, combining cash and stock, despite holding only $9.4 billion in assets. Cohen has begun...
Darkest Dungeon Dev Would Never Use AI To Copy Deceased Narrator’s Iconic Voice
Red Hook Studios’ director Chris Bourassa announced the studio will never use generative AI to replicate the late narrator Wayne June’s iconic voice, despite June’s own email offering permission before his death in January 2025. The team declined the offer...
Studio Behind EVE Online Changes Name To Avoid Confusion With Chinese Communist Party
After two decades as Crowd Control Protections (CCP), the studio behind *EVE Online* announced it will rename itself Fenris Creations. The change aims to prevent ongoing brand collisions with the Chinese Communist Party, which has led to media misidentifications and...
Andy Serkis Says Snobbery Around Video Game Acting Has Changed A Lot Since Heavenly Sword On PS3
Andy Serkis told Variety that the stigma once attached to video‑game acting has largely disappeared since his work on 2007’s Heavenly Sword. He highlighted that today drama‑school graduates actively seek game roles and that Hollywood increasingly relies on game engines...
Neverness To Everness Accused Of Replacing GenAI Art With Different GenAI Art
Hotta Games' open‑world gacha title *Neverness to Everness* faced criticism after fans flagged several AI‑generated images as low‑quality or potentially infringing. Following a public outcry and VTuber Ironmouse pulling her sponsorship, the studio released a patch that removed some flagged...
Sony Records New $560 Million Loss On Bungie Acquisition As Marathon Struggles And Destiny 2 Nosedives
Sony has recorded a $560 million impairment on its 2022 $3.6 million purchase of Bungie, bringing the total 2025 loss on the deal to roughly $765 million after converting the 120.1 billion yen write‑down (≈$775 million). The impairment follows the under‑performance of Bungie's new franchise...
New Yakuza Prequel Game Uses The Likeness Of An Actor Who Died 12 Years Ago
Sega and Xbox unveiled the Yakuza prequel *Stranger than Heaven*, featuring a digital recreation of late Japanese actor Bunta Sugawara. The studio obtained formal consent from Sugawara’s family and used archival footage supplied by Toei Company to model the character, while...
Star Fox Artist Weighs In On Switch 2 Makeover: ‘I Prefer The Movie Version’
Veteran Nintendo artist Takaya Imamura, who created Fox McCloud’s original look in 1993, weighed in on the controversial redesign of the character in the Switch 2 remake of Star Fox 64. He noted the new, more realistic style feels “aura‑less” and admitted he...
Purge Your Gaming PC’s Recycling Bin You Filthy Animals
Kotaku’s May 7 roundup highlights a Reddit PC gamer discovering a 300 GB recycle bin—roughly two full Call of Duty installs—while Capcom celebrates Pragmata crossing 2 million copies sold. Atari announced acquisition of the first five Wizardry titles, sparking a rights split with...
Steam Controller Will Be Restocked Soon And Valve Has A Plan To Stop Resellers From Buying Everything Up
Valve announced that the newly launched Steam Controller, priced at $100, sold out within 30 minutes and will be restocked starting May 8. To curb scalpers, the company is introducing a reservation queue that limits each buyer to a single unit...
Failed Online Shooter Won’t Shut Down Because ‘Games Are Art And Deserve To Be Preserved’
Double Eleven announced that its under‑performing online shooter Blindfire will be rebranded as Blindfire: Lights Out, made free to download, and kept online indefinitely. The final update adds two weapons, new skins, achievements, and an "Audio Aim Assist" feature designed...
Slay The Spire 2 Is Getting Review Bombed Again, This Time Because Of Chuds
Slay the Spire 2’s Steam rating has plunged to about 61% positive after more than 2,500 negative reviews flooded the platform in early May. The surge is not tied to any gameplay change; reviewers are reacting to the game’s credits listing...
New Lego Batman Trailer Uses The Perfect Song To Get Me Freakin’ Pumped For Launch
Warner Bros. and TT Games unveiled the final launch trailer for Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, pairing the game’s open‑world Arkham‑style adventure with Seal’s classic hit “Kiss from a Rose.” The trailer, released May 7, highlights the title’s blend...
The Story Behind One Of The Grossest Video Game Scenes Of 2026
Indie studio Beethoven & Dinosaur’s narrative adventure *Mixtape* features a deliberately grotesque make‑out minigame that forces players to control two teens’ tongues in hyper‑real detail. Creative director Johnny Galvatron and producer Woody Woodward say the entire team pursued a "Ren and...
Nintendo Announces Surprise Remake Of Star Fox 64 For Switch 2 And It Looks Fine
Nintendo surprised fans with a Star Fox 64 remake for the upcoming Switch 2, slated for release on June 25, 2026. The title will launch at $40 digitally and $50 physically in the U.S., featuring overhauled graphics, new cutscenes, mouse controls, Game Chat avatars, and support...
Mortal Kombat Co-Creator Breaks Silence On The Box Office Showdown With Street Fighter
Ed Boon, co‑creator of Mortal Kombat, downplayed the rivalry with the new Street Fighter film, saying both movies should succeed at the box office. He confirmed a sequel to the 2023 Mortal Kombat film is in development while hinting at...
Lords Of The Fallen 2 Studio Paid A Gaming YouTuber To Promote Its Boring Bikini Armor
CI Games, the studio behind Lords of the Fallen 2, paid YouTuber TheBackgroundNPC to produce a sponsored video promoting a new bikini‑style armor set for female characters. The 20‑minute video framed the gear as a fan‑requested feature, but it sparked immediate...
GameStop Wants To Sell You Random Pokémon Cards For $5,000 A Pop
GameStop launched "Power Packs," letting customers buy single PSA‑graded Pokémon cards for up to $5,000. The top‑tier "Neutronium" offers a 0.4% chance at a card worth over $40,000, but odds heavily favor the house. This follows GameStop's broader pivot from...
Studies Suggest Young People Who Use AI Are The Ones Who Hate It The Most
A recent report cited by The Verge finds that Gen Z shows the lowest approval for AI, with only 18% feeling hopeful and nearly 50% believing the risks outweigh the rewards. Despite this skepticism, 56% of young people continue to use...
Assassin’s Creed PVP Multiplayer Spin-Off’s Recent Playtest Reportedly Didn’t Go Well
Ubisoft’s secret Assassin’s Creed PvP spin‑off, codenamed “Invictus,” reportedly flopped in a private playtest, according to a leak from a known gaming YouTuber. The insider described the experience as “fucking awful,” sparking rumors of possible delays or outright cancellation before its...
The Dog Behind ‘This Is Fine’ Meme Fights For Overdue Therapy In New Metroidvania On Steam
The viral "This Is Fine" dog, Question Hound, finally stars in its own video game, This Is Fine: Maximum Cope, a metroidvania released on Steam. The game sends players into the dog’s psyche, confronting anxieties like teenage failure and workplace...
Sega Drops Early Sonic Adventure Concept Art That Shows An Entirely Different Vibe
Sega has unearthed early concept art for the 1998 Dreamcast launch title Sonic Adventure, revealing a markedly different visual direction. The sketches show a squat, Ghibli‑inspired Sonic, castle‑dwelling Amy Rose, and Eggman‑branded airships, suggesting the project may have originated on...
PS5 Exclusive Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Adds Two More Avengers To Its Starting Roster
Sony and Arc Systems announced two new Avengers for the PS5-exclusive fighting game Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls at EVO Japan. The additions are Savage Hulk, who wields a Gamma Gauge for Rage mode, and Shuri as the new Black Panther,...