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A hide-and-seek game where instead of hunting props, you paint your plain character to blend in - MECCHA CHAMELEON is clever and a huge hit

We've all done it. One moment, you're playing The Elder Scrolls 3. Then, boom, you pass the thrust and everything implodes. Thankfully, the latest update to OpenMW - the open source engine reimplementation that's one of the the best ways to play Morrowind on modern hardware - includes measures to stop this thrusting from accidentally breaking the game.

Not long now. The Star Fox remake for Switch 2 is just around the corner, and Nintendo is expecedly in full marketing mode. So in case you missed it, the company recently put out a ridiculously cool movie-inspired poster for the game that you simply have to see. It showcases the Great Fox airship orbiting an ominous red planet in the background. There's no gunfire or explosions to speak of here – just a solitary ship quietly moving through space, and it's lovely.

GTA 6 obsessives have been starved for information about the game, and they're diving deep into Rockstar Games's recent reveal of the cover art

You can find some gems in the vast streaming libraries of Tubi or Pluto TV.

"You need those games your studios are producing to become smash hits, cultural events that everyone wants to play."

In case you are unfamiliar with the sci-fi video game space, one of its giants has come to a sudden and tragic end. Destiny 2 - a juggernaut in the genre - will no longer be receiving updates from its developer Bungie. While fans have flocked back to celebrate the title, it is nonetheless the end of an era.

Happy this week all! Please, please come save us from the tormenting sun. The mercury is forecast to hit 38 degrees in south Britain this week, which might not seem very high to you readers from the Bermuda Triangle, but please remember that British people are all descended from selkies and grindylows, that our "breathable fabrics" consist mostly of horsehair, and that we all live inside up-turned witch's cauldrons. My up-turned cauldron resides at the exact epicentre of the incoming solar bligh...

There is growing speculation that Apple may hike the prices of its iPhone 17 lineup as soon as this month, following CEO Tim Cook's recent comments about "unavoidable" price increases. Last week, Cook told The Wall Street Journal that Apple is no longer able to absorb the increased cost of memory and storage chips, both of which are in high demand from AI and neocloud companies as they continue to build more data centers. The scale of the AI infrastructure buildout has prompted debate over wheth...

Pearl Abyss has released another patch for Crimson Desert, its popular single player RPG spin-off from hit Korean MMO Black Desert.

Artsy hide-and-seek indie game Meccha Chameleon has put aside its camouflage and taken the spotlight, passing 7m copies sold since its release less than two weeks ago.

Ahead of Locke's official release, I caught up with Riot to chat about League of Legends' Ashen Exorcist. And yes, I asked if the ult is OP.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Bungie says it took Marathon players 11 weeks in Season 1 to amass the riches they have in week two of Season 2, and it is set to ring changes.

As AI continues to be shoehorned into game development with more regularity, Micha&lstrok Nowakowski - joint CEO of Witcher 4 developers CD Projekt - has said he "knows for a fact" games built purely with generative AI are on the way. Mercifully, he's got "doubts" about whether this method's the ideal way forward, meaning there's no need to worry at this juncture that Ciri'll soon be battling hordes of ChatGPThouls.

The incredible OpenMW open source game engine for the classic RPG Morrowind has released version 0.51.0 which brings new enhancements to gameplay and for mods

The crew talks all of the 2026 summer showcases in this episode!

Multiplayer has been brought to life in The Last of Us Part 2. Not by Sony, sadly, but by an enterprising modder who's released a new video showing some tense one-on-one shootouts.

The film is co-written and directed by Benjamin Massoubre and Fursy Tessier, who previously worked together on I Lost My Body.

2027 can't come soon enough. Every so often, we remember that Wallace and Gromit studio Aardman is working on an animated Pokémon series, 'Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd & Pichu', and it brings the biggest smile to our faces. The show itself is still a way off, but we've finally seen the official art and a brief summary of what it's all about — and yes, it sounds cracking. As revealed at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (and shared on The Pokémon Company's social ...

ScummVM 2026.3.0 has released, bringing with it support for another new set of retro games to run them nicely on modern platforms

The open source tool DLSS Updater version 4.2.0 has released, bringing with it some improvements for Linux users of it. Plus security updates

Rumors are surfacing about Bleach returning to serialization soon, and here is everything you need to know about the 'Hell Arc.'

Want to hide games that use generative AI on Steam? It's now a lot easier with updates to the The AI warning for Steam browser plugin

dbrand have now fully revealed their Steam Machine Companion Cube case, with pricing and pre-order now available and it looks pretty awesome

The open source community-made NVIDIA Vulkan driver (NVK) for Linux now has experimental support for DLSS

The Steam Machine is here, and it's proof Valve's Linux gamble is paying off. After years of the Steam Deck proving Linux gaming could be more than a punchline, the Steam Machine shows Valve is doubling down.

Hot tubs sit at about 38 to 40 degrees Celsius, warm enough that most people can only soak for about 15 minutes. NVIDIA’s newest AI servers can run their cooling liquid even hotter — up to 45 degrees Celsius, or 113 degrees Fahrenheit. That higher temperature limit is precisely what makes them more energy efficient....

Rick and Morty season 9 just brought back one of the show's oldest villains — one that hasn't been seen in 13 years.

All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending June 22.

Paying attention to power ups, coins, and more can help you win races in Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2.

Toy Story 5's message of "toys vs. tech" isn't as simplistic or preachy as the trailers have made it seem

A list of movie recommendations for fans of Obsession

Hugh gets a special new suit!