Sword of the Sea is a game about letting go. Its main mechanic involves surfing across vast desert dunes on a thin blade, slicing through glittering sands and scaling ancient towers on a quest to unearth the secrets of civilizations past. It plays best when you forget about the controls entirely, and just surrender to … Read more
If you aren’t thrilled with what EA has done with The Sims, another alternative is coming soon. The indie passion project Paralives launches in Steam Early Access on December 8. Paralives has all the hallmarks of the life simulation genre. You can build your character, including physical and personality traits. It lets you make friends, … Read more
‘Straw’ has grappled with viewers because of its shocking ending and, overall, its protagonist’s story. ‘Straw’ has grappled with viewers because of its shocking ending and, overall, its protagonist’s story.
Coming off its smash indie hit Spiritfarer, Thunder Lotus Games is taking a more action-heavy approach with its next title. The developer debuted At Fate’s End with an announcement trailer during the Xbox Games Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2025, giving us a taste of its captivating visuals and unique combat system. While Spiritfarer offered … Read more
Carlos is one of the biggest names in tennis right now, and naturally, his fans are wondering how his personal life is going. Find out if the athlete is dating anyone. Carlos is one of the biggest names in tennis right now, and naturally, his fans are wondering how his personal life is going. Find … Read more
Two years after it was first announced, we just got an extended trailer for inXile entertainment’s Clockwork Revolution at the Xbox Games Showcase, and it looks kind of incredible — and completely over the top. (A man dubbed “The Knob” pisses his pants a minute and 56 seconds in, and someone else later gets cursed … Read more
Surely I wasn’t the only one caught off guard that this trailer featuring Milo Ventimiglia, a cybernetic butterfly and a tentacly upside-down hell world turned out to be the announcement of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, right? Nevertheless, that just happened at the conclusion of the Xbox Games Showcase, and Call of Duty: Black … Read more
Xbox fans don’t need to wait any longer to play Final Fantasy XVI on their Series X/S. Two years after the action RPG debuted on PS5, it got a surprise release on Xbox’s consoles on Sunday. Its sudden arrival was announced during the Xbox Games Showcase as part of Summer Game Fest. The game’s now available … Read more
A renowned Apple engineer who was instrumental in developing modern-day computing has died. Bill Atkinson, who was part of Apple’s original Macintosh development team, died of pancreatic cancer at 74, according to a Facebook post made by his family on June 5. His contributions to Apple and the Macintosh personal computer are still widely used … Read more
Originally announced as “Project Bloom,” Game Freak’s upcoming action-adventure game made a formal appearance at the Xbox Games Showcase as Beast of Reincarnation. The studio describes the game as a “one-person, one-dog” RPG and it’s supposed to be coming out in 2026. Based on the trailer, the game is set in a post-apocalyptic Japan that’s … Read more