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PlayStation State of Play, January 2024: How to watch and what to expect

Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin headline the January 31 State of Play. Here's what you need to know about that show before tuning in.
Key art for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

Here’s when can you expect our Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League review

We're waiting on review code for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Here's why we recommend waiting to spend your cash until we have time to review it.
Sargon leaping with his blades and with blue streaks behind him.

You can thank Photo Modes for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s best feature

The team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown tells us how it created the Metroidvania's most innovative feature: Memory Shards.
Apple Vision Pro being worn by a person while using a keyboard.

One of the Apple Vision Pro’s first games lets you play tabletop classics

Game Room is one of just a few Apple Vision Pro-first games, and it lets players experience classics like chess or solitaire in mixed reality.
The main character in Stellar Blade

Everything announced at PlayStation’s January State of Play

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Stellar Blade, and Silent Hill headlined the January 2024 State of Play. Here's everything that was announced.
Cait Sith dances in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

What’s new in February: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and more upcoming games

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Persona 3 Reload are some of February's biggest game launches.
The key art for Penny's Big Breakaway.

If you love Sonic the Hedgehog, you need to check out Penny’s Big Breakaway

If you loved Sonic Mania, you need to check out the next title from the talent behind that game. It's called Penny's Big Breakaway.
Synth Riders on Apple Vision Pro.

Apple Vision Pro gets three more surprise launch games

New versions of Illustrated, Patterned, and Synth Riders made specifically for Apple Vision Pro are surprise launch titles for Apple's headset.
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The video game industry has laid off thousands this year. Here’s what that means for you

With over 6,000 developers laid off in January alone, the video game medium has been dealt some devastating blows that we'll all feel long term.
Harley Quinn lays down while speaking to Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's reveal trailer

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s biggest villain is its own legacy

We've spent over eight hours with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League so far, which is struggling to live up to Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham legacy.
A Legend Upgrade ability is used in Apex Legends.

Apex Legends is reinventing itself again for its 5th anniversary

A new Legend Upgrade system and some ranked play reworks are some of the big changes to Apex Legends around its 5th anniversary.
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6 outstanding game demos you need to try during Steam Next Fest

Steam Next Fest is back again and it's bringing some excellent demos for upcoming games. Here are a handful of games you can't miss.
The Suicide Squad looking shocked.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League review: DC’s new shooter is a bomb

There's fun to be had in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, but you'll have to sift through a messy live service game to find it.
Concept art for Disney's Fortnite experience.

Fortnite is getting a Disney universe made by Epic Games

Epic Games is making a Fortnite universe based around Disney properties like Star Wars following a new billion-dollar partnership between the two companies.
Joker in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

I reviewed Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Here’s why I think it can still be saved

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is 2024's first big game disappointment, but not all hope is lost for its future.
A scene from Helldiver 2's opening cutscene.

Helldivers 2 is an unexpected standout in a crowded February

Helldivers 2 redefines the emerging extraction shooter subgenre as an intense, yet approachable mission-based action game full of bombastic moments.
A pal aiming a gun in Palworld.

If you can’t get enough Palworld, try these great games next

Can't get enough Palworld? Try these games next, from other survival crafting titles to Pokémon itself.
A player is about to enter a portal in Nightingale.

Nightingale is the right game for this survival crafting renaissance

Nightingale is launching at the perfect time, and its innovative Realm Card system could help it stand out from other survival crafting games.
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Xbox will reveal its future in a podcast this week. Here’s how to tune in

Microsoft will give more details about its strategy for Xbox going forward during the next episode of the Official Xbox Podcast.
Arzette in Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

This great indie is a loving homage to the worst Nintendo games of all time

Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore succeeds in preserving the general vibe of The Legend of Zelda's infamous Phillips CD-i games.
A companion in The Outer Worlds.

PS Plus is getting one of the best sci-fi RPGs ever this month

You need to check out this fantastic sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment when it hits the PS Plus Game Catalog on February 20.
Gameplay from the Apple Vision Pro version of Spire Blast.

Apple Vision Pro is getting another batch of spatial games

Three more Apple Arcade titles are getting converted into spatial games for the Apple Vision Pro.
A screenshot of the Omega update for No Man's Sky.

You can try No Man’s Sky for free this weekend

No Man's Sky just got a new update and is free-to-play this weekend.
Key art for Starfield.

Starfield isn’t going multiplatform, but 4 Xbox games are

Four first-party Xbox games are going multiplatform, but Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle aren't among them
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Every key detail from Xbox’s business update: new console, multiplatform games, and more

In a 23-minute podcast, Xbox set the record straight on multiplatform games, its console strategy, and more. Here are all the key details.
A Helldivers 2 player fires a laser canon.

Helldivers 2 review: this great multiplayer shooter blows the competition away

Helldivers 2 is an entertaining cooperative extraction shooter that gives players the tools to create lots of tense and memorable moments.
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5 Nintendo DS games we need on Switch after Another Code: Recollection

Following the release of Another Code: Recollection, there are several Nintendo DS cult classics we want to see on Switch next.
The ending of 2008's Prince of Persia.

After The Lost Crown, play this underrated Prince of Persia game

After you play Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, check out the series' highly underrated 2008 reboot.
Indiana jones buried in the sand.

Xbox’s first big showcase of 2024 set Series X up for success

At the recent Developer_Direct, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed, and more painted a healthy outlook for Xbox in 2024.
A giant pal uses a minigun in Palworld.

Steam has a new hit game, and it’s Pokémon with guns

Pocketpair's Palworld is a survival crafting game that's like Pokémon with guns, and it's going viral on Steam.
A student waving a wand in Hogwarts Legacy.

Hogwarts Legacy beats out Call of Duty to become 2023’s bestselling game

Hogwarts Legacy, not Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, was the bestselling game of 2023, according to data from Circana.
Senua stares ahead wearing war paint.

How to watch January 2024’s Xbox Developer_Direct

Here's what you need to know before tuning into January 18's Xbox Developer_Direct showcase featuring Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Indiana Jones, and more.
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Turnip Boy Robs a Bank is a hilarious chaser to January’s serious games

Turnip Boy Robs A Bank makes a great case for shorter roguelikes while quickly establishing itself as one of the funniest games of the year.
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Rock Band 4 gets its final piece of DLC next week after over 8 years of support

The final piece of weekly DLC for Rock Band 4 will drop on January 25 as Harmonix shifts its focus to Fortnite Festival.
Key art for Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story.

Bandle Tale is unlike anything you’ve seen in the League of Legends universe

Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story is shaping up to be a lot more like Stardew Valley than Riot Games' competitive MOBA.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition running on Nintendo Switch.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is getting a miracle Switch port this summer

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is coming to Nintendo Switch over five years after launch.
A playable character in Mintrocket's Wakerunners.

Mintrocket’s new game Wakerunners couldn’t be more different from Dave the Diver

Dave the Diver developer Mintrocket just revealed Wakerunners, a multiplayer action game that's a major departure from one of 2023's best surprise hits.
Key art for Stalker 2. A character in a lit-up gas mask and a gun on their back.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets final release date after arduous development

GSC Game World finally plans to release S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on September 5 after an arduous development cycle.