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Fallout: New Vegas is now remembered as one of the most respected RPGs in the Fallout series, but its development was shaped by a severe time limit. Director and lead designer Josh Sawyer has reflected on the game’s 18 month development cycle, explaining that Obsidian had to narrow its ambitions and focus on what it could do best within the schedule. Bethesda wanted a

Warhorse Studios has shared more details about its upcoming Middle-earth RPG, and the message is clear: the studio does not want to make a generic licensed game. After confirming that it is working on both a new Kingdom Come title and a Middle-earth open world RPG, Warhorse says the Lord of the Rings project will be built in the studio’s own style, with deep

Forza Horizon 6 briefly looked like the highest rated game of the year, but that top spot has already been taken by a smaller release. Mina the Hollower, the new game from Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games, has jumped ahead of Playground Games’ racer on Metacritic with a score of 92 at the time of the report. Forza Horizon 6 had reached 91

Former Bungie developer Niles Sankey believes Microsoft is missing a major opportunity with Halo by not making smaller games inspired by the series’ classic era. Sankey, who worked at Bungie from 2006 to 2015 and served as lead mission designer on Halo: Reach, shared his thoughts during a long interview with Halo content creator Mint Blitz. His argument is not that Halo should stop

Call of Duty may be preparing to reveal this year’s new game, after an unusual live broadcast appeared on the official Call of Duty YouTube channels. The stream began at around 5 AM ET and shows body cam style footage from a group of soldiers walking through the streets of a Korean city before an attack leaves the area in ruins. The broadcast is

Nvidia has added another set of games to GeForce NOW, with the final May update bringing support for seven games and one demo across several PC storefronts. The biggest addition is 007 First Light, IO Interactive’s new James Bond game, which is now supported through Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox on the Microsoft Store. The update also brings World of Tanks: HEAT, Starminer,

Witchaven and Witchaven 2 are being removed from storefronts on June 15, giving players only a short window to buy the retro shooters before they disappear. Both games are currently available on Steam and GOG with heavy discounts, making this a better handled delisting than some recent cases where games vanished with little warning or no sale. The two games originally launched in 1995

Valve has released a new Steam Deck client update that brings several fixes from the beta branch into the main client. The update improves the Steam Controller experience, refreshes the settings layout, fixes Remote Play issues, and adds microphone streaming as an advanced client option. It can be downloaded through the System settings menu on Steam Deck. The biggest focus appears to be Steam

Shot One Fighters is an upcoming roguelike fighting game from Red Moon Workshop, and it is already drawing attention from Steam Deck players because of its performance goals. The developer is aiming for 60 FPS on Steam Deck at native resolution, with a 10W TDP target and no upscaling. That is a strong promise for a handheld fighting game, especially when many bigger releases

Blue Archive has received a new Steam update that makes the game fully compatible with Steam Deck, giving handheld players a much better way to play the gacha RPG. The game already performed well on Valve’s handheld, but its lack of proper controller support made it harder to enjoy in Gaming Mode. That problem appears to be fixed with the latest patch. Blue Archive

Valve has released a new Proton Experimental update that fixes several game specific issues on Steam Deck and Linux gaming setups, with Subnautica 2 receiving one of the most useful changes. The update addresses a problem where Subnautica 2 could hang on first launch after installation on some systems, making the game easier to start for players using Proton Experimental. This is a practical

Valve has released a small Steam Deck beta client update with two fixes aimed at cleaning up problems in Remote Play and library customization. The update is not a major feature release, but it should help players who use Steam Link or like customizing how their games appear in the Steam Deck library. The first fix addresses a Steam Link issue where the app

Square Enix has added Legend of Mana and Trials of Mana to GOG, giving PC players another way to buy and keep two well liked entries from the Mana series. Both games are now available as DRM free releases, which makes this a useful addition for players who care about game ownership and long term preservation. GOG’s main appeal is simple. Unlike most modern

The Steam Deck is back in stock, but the handheld has returned with a major price increase that changes its value. Valve has raised prices because of rising RAM and SSD costs, and that makes the Steam Deck much less attractive than it was before. For a long time, the Steam Deck stood out because it offered a strong balance between price, performance, and

Gothic 1 Remake will be playable offline, but physical copy owners will still need an initial download before they can start playing. The detail was confirmed after a player reportedly received a PlayStation 5 physical copy early from THQ Nordic’s official store and found that the game could not be played right away from the disc alone. The official Gothic 1 Remake account later

Summer Game Fest 2026 will stream live on June 5, giving players another major showcase filled with world premieres, release date announcements, and updates from publishers across the gaming industry. The event will air at 2 PM PT, 5 PM ET, 10 PM BST, and 11 PM CEST, with Geoff Keighley and Lucy James hosting the presentation. The show has become the main summer

NetEase has permanently banned 488 Marvel Rivals accounts after finding players using and promoting unauthorized third party tools. The studio shared the action in a new blog post, where it also pushed back against rumors that the game’s anti cheat system can be disabled through launch parameters. The bans followed a recent weekend update, after NetEase said some players began using what it described

The Tadpole is one of the most important vehicles you can craft in Subnautica 2 Early Access because it opens up much more of the alien ocean for safe exploration. Before you can build one, you need to scan three Tadpole fragments, build the right base modules, and gather a long list of materials. Once it is ready, the Tadpole makes deeper travel easier

Paradox Interactive may be preparing an unannounced LEGO themed city building game called LEGO Skylines, according to a new rating from South Korea’s Game Rating and Administration Committee. The listing has not been officially confirmed by Paradox, but Korean ratings have a long history of revealing games before publishers are ready to announce them. If the listing is accurate, LEGO Skylines would likely be

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X and S on June 3, and its Switch 2 version is already drawing attention for one major reason: file size. According to information found on the Japanese My Nintendo Store page, the game is listed at 102 GB, which would make it the largest Nintendo Switch 2 game so far.