As I round the final bend my excitement begins to peak. I’m first place in a racing game. This is not a feeling I’m used to. Maybe I’ve managed to win a few Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing victories in my time, but this is real racing. This is photorealism, this is precision. This is Forza. It has physics and everything. A rival appears in my rearview and suddenly I must change gear to keep my lead....
Unless you’re living under a rock (read: don’t regularly check your Lifeinvader feed), you’ll know thatGrand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed.Rockstar’s mega-sequel had been targeting a fall 2025 launch date, but will now release in May 2026. Turns out, this is yet another reason for me to pitch those yet unconverted on the idea of playingKingdom Come: Deliverance 2. I get that this sounds like a ridiculous logical leap. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 andGrand Theft Auto, on the surface, don’t have much in common....
Summary Larian Studios is hoping to follow upBaldur’s Gate 3with a “very ambitious” game within the next five years, according to studio head Swen Vincke in an interview withGameSpot. It’s no secret that developing a triple-A game takes quite a long time. The days of major developers releasing multiple games annually are mostly behind us, unless your name is Obsidian Entertainment. After releasing Avowed in February, Obsidian is set to release The Outer Worlds 2 later this year....
Quick Links Narset, Jeskai Waymaster features as one of the legendary creatures released inMagic: The Gathering’sTarkir: Dragonstorm set. Narset has been around since the very first set that took place on Tarkir, and is one of its most iconic characters. This version of Narset sees her as the leader of the Jeskai (blue/red/white). Narset is a deck that wants you to cast a ton of spells, and dig through your deck....
Summary One of the reasonsMarvel Rivalsis so popular is due to the way characters' perks and abilities work in synergy with each other. In fact, the team-up mechanic allows two of them to unleash devastating attacks. The other reasonMarvel Rivals is so popular is the characters' backsides. Net Ease knew exactly what it was doing while designing these characters, so much so that evensome backsides even received a buff. However, the beauty of this is when it all comes together....
Summary Capcomhas shared an official statement warningMonster Hunter Wildsplayers that hackers and cheaters may make certain quests “unplayable” and that they should stop playing with them “immediately”. AlthoughMonster Hunter Wilds mostly seems to have lived up to the massive expectations set upon itwhen it launched a few months ago, it’s fair to say that it also ran into its fair share of issues.A lack of challengeand somedisastrous performance issues on PCinstantly come to mind, but a more surprising problem has reared its head recently....
Summary One of the most common character archetypes infighting gamesis the ninja. These mysterious Japanese assassins have a lot of unique tricks up their sleeve to make them stand out. From hiding from enemies to avoid detection, to attacking when their opponents least expect it, to signature weapons like shuriken and kunai, ninjas have movesets that are easily adaptable to any type of fighting game. It’s no surprise that every major fighting game series has at least one notable ninja on its roster....
Summary If there’s one thing thatNintendodid extremely well with the originalNintendo Switch— besides the games — it’s the sheer amount of customization it offered in the form of unique Joy-Con controllers. There wereJoy-Cons dedicated to Animal Crossing, andJoy-Cons styled after Princess Peach. That’s just a small sample of everything that was released over the original Switch’s lifetime. Seriously,just look at the options that TheGamer’s Ben Jessey categorized. With the Switch 2 officially on the horizon, the good news is that all those Joy-Cons you collected won’t go to waste, as they’ll be compatible with the upcoming console....
Nintendohas always marched to the beat of its own Donkey Konga bongos. The company studiously avoids many industry trends — as evidenced by the fact that its big next-generation console is launchingin the middle of the current generation set byPlayStationandXbox. Its independence can be a bad thing, and the week of conversation generated byits decision to price Mario Kart World at $80shows the downsides of being out of step. But the company’s resolute refusal to just go along with what the rest of the industry is doing can be a good thing, too....
Summary The growing prevalence of AI in game development is undeniable. Of course, there’s always been AI in game development, but it’s concerning when it is used to actively create content for a game, especially at the expense of developers. We can all agree that AI-created dialogue, art, orwhatever the hell this is, is soulless. While many developers may be looking at increasing output and decreasing costs by implementing AI into game development,Nintendoof America president Doug Bowser acknowledges the possible benefits, while also stating that it’s the developers that make their games special....
Nintendo has unveiled the technical specifications for theSwitch 2(viaDigital Foundry), and the new console is a significant upgrade over its predecessor. After going hands-on with the machine myself and seeing the wide range of games that have been announced for it, that’s no surprise, but it’s still exciting to see a Nintendo console hold its own like this. It has long stopped competing in the technological arms race fought by Sony and Microsoft, but Nintendo fans still want its hardware to be powerful enough to run both its vast library of exclusive titles and third-party heavy hitters....
Summary I think we all had the same reaction yesterday whenNintendo finally unveiled the Switch 2’s mysterious “Welcome Tour”. It looked like an answer toAstro’s Playroom, a built-in tutorial that would walk you through all the new tech, letting you experiment with the new features firsthand. It’s a cute little way to get hands-on and see what sets the console apart from its predecessor. Nobody could get mad at that, right?...
Summary Oblivion Remasteredhas been an even bigger hit than anyone expected.Bethesdaalready confirmedmore than four million of us played it during its first week, now we know a lot of people paid for the privilege rather than relying on Game Pass. That’s thanks toindustry analyst Matt Piscatellawho revealedthe Oblivion remaster is already the third best-selling game of 2025, and that’s only based on figures from the game’s first week. The only two games released this year to have outsold Oblivion Remastered at this stage areAssassin’s Creed ShadowsandMonster Hunter Wilds....
