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The bar for strategy games is extremely high nowadays - Civilization 6, the original Frostpunk, and Cities Skylines 1 set such superlative standards that even their own sequels have struggled by comparison, with Civ 7, Frostpunk 2, and CS2 still fighting to win back players. Kaiserpunk, too, has had a tough time on Steam. Released on March 21, while user reviews have slowly become more positive, it still bears the ignominious mark of an official ‘mixed’ rating, owing to criticisms about performa...

Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone (or "iPhone Fold") will feature two screens as part of its book-style design, and a Chinese leaker claims to know the resolutions for both of them. According to the Weibo-based account Digital Chat Station, the inner display, which is approximately 7.76 inches, will use a 2,713 x 1,920 resolution and feature "under-screen camera technology." Meanwhile, the 5.49-inch outer display will use 2,088 x 1,422 resolution, and this screen will allegedly have a punch-hole ...

Director Eli Roth has shared his thoughts on what went wrong with last year's Borderlands adaptation, which was a critical and commercial flop.

With Path of Exile 2’s new season underway, Last Epoch about to kick off its next chapter, and Diablo 4 Season 8 due in just a few weeks, another ARPG challenger is staking its claim for April. Torchlight Infinite Season 8 is titled ‘Sandlord’ and transforms the free Steam game with a new mechanic that sees you taking charge of a floating city in the clouds. Ahead of the new season, XD community manager Andre talks us through some of the biggest changes we can look forward to.

Let battle commence. Sony has announced that it is raising the price of PS5 systems again, with the latest hike affecting the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand (thanks, Push Square). It appears that the PS5 Digital Edition has been subject to the most notable changes, with a price increase for the disc-based PS5 limited to Australia and New Zealand. They are all effective immediately, with Sony blaming the decision on a "challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctua...

Yes, even Mario Kart. A slight shake up this week has put Nintendo out of the top 10 altogether, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe coming in at number 11. Truth be told, we wouldn't be surprised if some folks are choosing to hold back on purchasing a new Mario Kart game until World shows up on the Switch 2. It's quite nice to see some titles here that will inevitably climb the ranks once the new console comes out, though. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, Split Fiction, Hitman: World of Assassination... ...

I've heard things, Microsoft, and I think I'd rather die. About Windows 11, I mean, although there's also that other stuff. Instead, I'm choosing to escape to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by enshittification: the past (moon's done for already). Actual human immortality is due to launch by Q2 of 1999, and then all I'll have to do is upload my soul to HeavenX. This means I'll miss both the UK TV debut of The Sopranos and Roy Walker's final episode of Catchphrase but, eh, swings and rou...

The Switch 2 editions of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will allow players to repair their equipment using the new accompanying app.

The second season of The Last of Us kicked off this morning, with its opening episode setting up several story beats for later in the series.

Hello and happy this week all! Goodness, it feels oddly cramped in here. Strangely... abbreviated. Ah, I see: the Maw has eaten a couple of weekdays again. In accordance with what governments are even now hurriedly white-washing as "the Easter bank holidays", we'll be ending this week on Thursday 17th April and returning to work on Tuesday 22nd. But do not despair, for the remaining days are thick with new PC games. Here are the ones I find most interesting.

Sony has raised the price of PS5 once again, with increases in the UK, mainland Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Do not underestimate the power of Xbox, I guess.

What happened to the ghost colony on Tau Ceti IV and the infamous Marathon ship that started it all? Decades after the original Marathon trilogy, the Bungie development team is ready to dive back into the world of Tau Ceti IV in their upcoming team-based extraction shooter, Marathon. The game launches on PS5, Steam, and...

This weekend Bungie revealed Marathon’s sci-fi-fueled gameplay to the world. The studio, celebrated for its sublime first-person gunplay and ever-expanding gameplay, is venturing into the extraction-shooter genre when the game launches on September 24. The Marathon premise is simple and enticing: load up your Runner with valuable gear, compete with other players to secure more...

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Spoilers follow for The Last of Us season two, episode one The heart of all things The Last of Us, whether it’s the games or the first season of the HBO adaptation, is the relationship between Joel and Ellie. It was brought to life in remarkable fashion by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in season one; the pair’s chemistry was the show’s undeniable high point. So it’s a bit of a shock that they only share a few minutes of screen time together in the season two premiere “Future Days” — and that the...

The Last of Us seems to introduce a new type of infected — new, at least, to people who have yet to play developer Naughty Dog’s video game. It’s early on in The Last of Us season 2 when Ellie and Dina, on patrol, enter an abandoned grocery store to pick off a couple infected....

The Last of Us season 2 has finally arrived, and the first episode shows a world that’s just as brutal as we remembered it. There’s already some rageful mourning, power struggles, betrayal, and a new type of infected for Ellie to contend with, and that’s just in the first hour. But episode 1 also has...

Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

You could probably pull together a better script, though.

One of those cuts that totally makes sense, but is still interesting to learn about.

With a backdrop of a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates, SIE has made the tough decision to raise the recommended retail price (RRP) of the PlayStation 5 console in select markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Australia and New Zealand.  The updated PS5 RRPs are effective starting April...

Barotrauma now has even more opportunities for players to die in the horrifying depths of an alien moon!

Bungie finally took the wraps off its upcoming team-based extraction shooter, Marathon, sharing a look at gameplay and a cinematic short during its showcase this weekend. We also now know the release date: September 23. Marathon will be available on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, and support full cross play and cross save. Marathon, a reboot of Bungie’s 30-year-old FPS series, was first announced back in 2023, and we’ve heard little more about it until now. Now, Bungie says: In Marat...

Attention is the creativity-killer.

Apple is said to be readying some big improvements for iPadOS that could bring it more in line with macOS. According to Mark Gurman in the Power On newsletter, Apple’s iPadOS 19 will “focus on productivity, multitasking and app window management — with an eye on the device operating more like a Mac.” It won’t quite be macOS for iPad, but Gurman notes that “the changes will likely go far enough” to please those users who are looking to get more out of the tablet’s software.  It's expected to arri...

It'll completely replace the currently available campaign.

Microsoft's recalled Recall feature is un-recalled once again.

Echo Point Nova is a great game worth checking out.

Meet DMZ: Nuclear Survival, a new PVE and competitive PVP multiplayer open-world survival crafting game set in a post-apocalyptic world after a nuclear war. It's coming "soon" in early access so that the "brand-new, ambitious, and highly flexible" game can grow alongside its community.

The cheeks update spares no man.

Pretty much all we officially know about the next Battlefield so far is that it's set in the modern day, and will bring back traditional classes and more focused maps after the unpopular changes made in Battlefield 2042. Beyond that, it's all speculation - although one sleuth scoured the new game's concept art and identified landmarks suggesting it could be set in Gibraltar.

I'm always on the lookout for inventive, under-the-radar roguelikes, and I've just found one. With a focus on building overpowered dice combos, Rollscape has been quietly enjoying its time on Steam since 2024. But now it's just had its third major update, which is positively packed with content that reshapes how you play. So if you're looking for a new roguelike to try, Rollscape is absolutely for you.

"We look forward to sharing more soon". Both Madden NFL and EA Sports FC have been locked in for the Switch 2, so what can sports enthusiasts expect when they kick off? EA has recently told Eurogamer how "both experiences are being built specifically for the new handheld platform". As for how exactly this translates in terms of feature and visual parity - while not a direct answer, EA says its general aim across platforms is to "always" deliver a consistent player experience "as much as the hard...