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Summary During The Game Awards last year,Naughty Dog finally unveiled its newest project—Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. We were treated to a brief CG trailer showing Tati Gabrielle in the lead role of Jordan as she made her way through the Cowboy Bebop-inspired ’80s sci-fi backdrop, opening us up to a brand-new world from Naughty Dog. But it’ll be a while before we get to explore it for ourselves. Speaking during a Sony’s Creator to Creator interview with 28 Years Later director Alex Garland, Neil Druckmann briefly talked about the progress the team has made so far, and how his ideas for the story are still in flux....

Video game cast lists are sometimes filled with famous names, as plenty ofgreat games use Hollywood actorsfor some of their main roles. While they aren’t necessarily as good as voice actors, companies believe they garner more attention. To make the most of that attention, you likely want to give these big names some significant characters so that they can appear often in the game. Not everyone goes with this method, though....

I grew up playingThe Sims- namely, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 at launch - so I understand how bare-bones these games could feel without that big stack of additional expansion discs installing one after the other. Who could even live without The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff pack? So whenInZoilaunched in Early Access, I was eager to take a look at it. I know you’ve read the title, and so to preface any further assumptions: I do like InZoi....

Summary Astro Botis a game filled with fun and imaginative platforming ideas. The creativity behind it is one of the leading reasonsit has picked up countless GOTY awardsand had anyone and everyone falling in love with it last year. However, for every fantastic idea realised in the final cut of Astro Bot, there were nine that didn’t make the cut. Astro Bot director Nicolas Doucet revealed a lot of behind-the-scenes info about the game during a presentation at this year’s GDC, some of which is only now being shared with the rest of the world (thanks,IGN)....

Summary Animeseries are a goldmine for creating high-quality licensed video games. Many popular anime often center around fighting, which is why fighting games are the most common genre where anime-based video games excel. However, there is significant potential for other genres to thrive in adapting anime series. While fighting games make up the bulk of successful anime adaptations, you can still find quality anime games in genres like RPGs, open-world action-adventure games, and even card games....

EA Sports FC 25keeps on adding new Evolutions, and among the latest ones is the Center Stage Evolution. It is a fun way to upgrade your left midfielder and turn them into a central attacking star. Using players in the same will essentially add the CAM position, and also improve their existing stats. In line with other Evolutions, the Center Stage Evolution also has a few requirements. The players that you may have a maximum overall rating of 89, a pace stat of 92, and a shooting stat of 91....

Quick Links Stadium mode inOverwatch 2throws out the playbook and lets you build your hero like a fantasy draft gone wild. It’s best-of-seven and every round is a shot at both victory and upgrades. Between racking up Stadium Cash, shopping for absurd buffs in the Armory, and picking game-changing Powers every other round, your hero isn’t just a character, they’re a custom machine. With so many Powers to choose from, figuring out which ones are the best can get overwhelming fast....

Quick Links With so many customization options inThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, there’s a lot you may experiment with. However, one of the most time-honored and classic builds is the stealthy character. You hide in the shadows, stalk enemies at night, and prefer to remain aloof rather than delve into combat. We’ll show you how to build the best kind of stealthy character, whether you’d prefer to pick pockets or eliminate your targets under the dark of night....

Summary In a long-runningDungeons & Dragonscampaign, sometimes, you need to give your adventuring party some downtime in between grander adventures. This not only breaks up the pace in a campaign so that it’s not so relentless but offers players a chance to pursue side quests and other slice-of-life tasks. But, as a Dungeon Master, what are the best ways to run these sessions so that they don’t feel boring or like a waste of time?...

Summary For those unaware, Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing is widely considered one of the worst video games of all time. Released in November 2003, the game received a whopping8/100 on Metacritic, with some reviewers even refusing to score it. It was a game that probably should have stayed in the past. But it didn’t. Last month, rumors began to swirl thatBig Rigs would be making its way to Steam, and those rumors proved true, with the game releasing on theValve-owned platformyesterday....

I wrote in Januarythat this might finally,finallybe Xbox’s year. The last few years have seen major Xbox exclusives fail, console sales trailing, and studio layoffs and closures, but so far in 2025 Xbox has been acting more as a publisher and a Game Pass provider than a console manufacturer, and it seems to be working in its favour. Game Pass Is Bangin’ Right Now Let’s get the most recent stuff out of the way: as you’ve no doubt heard by now,Bethesdahas justshadow dropped Oblivion Remastered, and it’s onGame Pass....

Summary After five years, we finally have a newDoomgame to rip and tear through, but we could’ve been waiting a lot longer forThe Dark Ageshad it not been for ray-tracing. Speaking toDigital Foundry, id Software’s director of engine technology, Billy Khan, tried to demystifysome of the concerns around the next-gen featureand the performance hit it can have on lower-end hardware, especially with it becoming a mandatory requirement for some games,like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Star Wars Outlaws....

Quick Links In the ever-shifting world ofPokemon TCG, rotation is like spring cleaning—some decks come out sparkling, others lose half their furniture. While new cards might swoop in and save the day, it’s also tragic when beloved synergetic cards vanish into the Standard-format void. But don’t toss your whole deck in despair just yet! With a bit of tweaking, many strategies can still thrive. Take Dragapult ex, for example: even after losing some key cards, this sneaky phantom is still floating strong....