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Icy landscape of Fortuna in Warframe.

Warframe is smoothing out its new player experience

Warframe's often-confusing onboarding process is getting a polish with its next update.
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NYT Mini Crossword today: puzzle answers for Monday, May 12

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NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Monday, May 12

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NYT Connections: hints and answers for Monday, May 12

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Wordle Today: Wordle answer and hints for May 12

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NYT Crossword: answers for Monday, May 12

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy are a perfect pair

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All Fortnite Star Wars weapons and how to get them

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Get the most bang for your buck with the best games for $10 or less in 2025

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Overwatch developers have formed their own union to fight for a better industry

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HP’s smallest gaming PC with RTX 3050 is on sale today at $150 off

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The best video game trailers of all time

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EVE Fanfest 2025 proved that EVE Online’s influence is undeniable

A trip to EVE Fanfest 2025 in Iceland showed us just how impactful the legendary game really is.
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Fortnite Galactic Battle Star Wars Battle Pass: How to get all rewards

A new Fortnite season has arrived and it brings a Battle Pass stacked with Star Wars icons. Here's how to get all rewards.
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The best video game remasters of all time

Remasters are distinctly different from remakes but even more important for preservation if done right. These are the best video game remasters of all time.
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Activision is escalating its fight against cheaters in Call of Duty

Activision has filed a lawsuit against the makers of a well-known Call of Duty cheat system.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s Dead by Daylight crossover lets you play as Springtrap for the first time

Five Nights at Freddy's is finally joining Dead by Daylight. We spoke to Behaviour Interactive about how the collab came together.
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How long is Doom: The Dark Ages

Doom: The Dark Ages is focused on delivering a brutal and satisfying single player experience, but will it last long enough to be worth the price? Here's how long you can expect Doom: The Dark Ages to take.
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You may want to think twice before modding the Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo has doubled-down on its policy regarding emulation and piracy.
Doom Guy in Doom: The Dark Ages.

Doom: The Dark Ages review: thrilling prequel goes too big too fast

Doom: The Dark Ages still delivers plenty of thrilling action, but its oversized ambitions make it the weak link of a great trilogy.
A spaceman runs across water in Revenge of the Savage Planet.

3 new Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (May 9-11)

Whether you're looking for a stabbing critique of corporations or a Lovecraftian take on fishing, Game Pass is here to satisfy those very specific urges. These are our top Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend.
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3 new PlayStation Plus games to play this weekend (May 9-11)

The May lineup of PlayStation Plus games for all subscribers might be our favorite so far in 2025. We know you will love at least one of these games once you start playing this weekend.
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 gives me hope for the series’ future

We went hands-on with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+ 4 and came away eager for a brand new one thanks to one excellent new skatepark.
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Mafia: The Old Country has an official release date and a new trailer

Mafia: The Old Country will be available in just a few months, but you can preorder now.
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Valve has officially put the kibosh on this eight-year-old Counter-Strike remake

A long-awaited remake of Counter-Strike has been cancelled by Valve.
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Backbone Pro review: Mobile controller royalty charts a bold new course

A long time in the making, Backbone Pro delivers the best-in-class mobile controller experience, but it's the evolving app that's worth staying for.
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Get a $400 discount if you buy this Alienware Aurora gaming PC with RTX 5080 today

The Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card and 32GB of RAM is on sale from Dell with a $400 discount.
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All Gears of War games in order, by release date and chronologically

The Gears of War universe is dark, depressing, and bloody. After the original trilogy, the timeline gets a little wacky, though. This is how to play Gears of War in order, by release and chronologically.
Escoffier in Genshin Impact.

Genshin Impact age verification: what is it and how to keep playing

HoYoverse is rolling out age verification in Genshin Impact by May 20. Here's what you need to know.
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How to complete all Marvel Rivals Hellfire Gala Moments event Acts and get free rewards

Marvel Rivals has launched a new Hellfire Gala Moments event with missions for you to complete in exchange for free rewards.
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The Nintendo Switch 2 could get the full Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy

According to an interview with the series director, Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade might not be the only entry coming to Switch 2.
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All Doom games in order, by release date and chronologically

You can fully enjoy the Doom games without paying attention to the story, but all the games are connected with a deep and hardcore lore. Whether you want to play the Doom games in release order or chronologically, we will show you the way.
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PlayStation has a new studio and it’s making a ‘frog-type game,’ whatever that is

PlayStation's latest studio, teamLFG, teases an interesting project that first got its start at Bungie in 2023.
A ship fights aliens on a board in StarVaders.

My latest Steam Deck obsession is a tactical spin on Space Invaders

StarVaders is a mash-up between Space Invaders and Into the Breach that packs in plenty of roguelike depth.

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As Digital Trends’ Senior Gaming Editor, Giovanni Colantonio oversees all things video games at Digital Trends. As a veteran of the industry who first began writing about games professionally as a teenager, Giovanni brings a wealth of knowledge and historical context to Digital Trends’ gaming coverage. He brings that expertise to everything he writes, from interview features to reviews. His specialty is criticism and he’s committed to raising the bar for video game reviews. Just read his ambitious UFO 50 review as proof!

Giovanni majored in Film and Photography at Ithaca College, and that skill set had intersected with his games writing through his career. He previously worked as a Segment Producer on Polygon’s daily gaming show, Speedrun, and has contributed video content for sites like Prima Games and Hard Drive. He’s always willing to experiment with new media, whether that be via podcasts or creating videos for Digital Trends’ YouTube channel. He has previously written for Inverse, Fanbyte, The Inventory, and more. He began working with Digital Trends in 2019 as a Destiny 2 guides contributor before moving into his current role as Senior Editor.

His love of gaming dates back decades. Giovanni grew up in Massachusetts with his mother’s hand-me-down Atari 2600. He was hooked from that point on, spending his childhood obsessively playing Sega Genesis or Super Smash Bros. Melee with his friends. He carried that passion into college, where he hosted and produced Ithaca College’s own studio format video game news show. Since then, he has been committed to giving back to the video game industry that raised him by providing honest criticism, sharp analysis, and thorough coverage.

Giovanni is currently based in Brooklyn, New York where he works alongside his cat, Mirah. On weekends, you can find him birdwatching in local parks or watching professional wrestling, his second love behind gaming.