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It’s that time once again when the temperatures rise and the gaming industry comes together to show off what we’ll all be playing over the next few years and months. Summer Game Fest returns for another offering in 2025, hosting a slew of reveals, trailers, world premieres, gameplay demos, and more as gamers look to what’s next. Geoff Keighley’s SGF showcase is the centerpiece of it all, but there are a lot more showcases to tune in for than just that....

Meet the squidshark It wouldn’t beSubnauticawithout amenagerieof underwater nightmare beasts lurking just out of sight, and this week’s update is generous. InSubnautica: Below Zero‘s “first big” update since Early Access launch, Unknown Worlds has unearthed the squidshark, a creature with an unnervingly large maw. To counterbalance the horrific squidshark, the team has also introduced seamonkeys, which are these goofy little creatures with goofy little arms that’ll try to nab your equipment....

Despite how vast theFalloutgames typically are and how much there is to do, it seems some fans just want more. Which is perfectly understandable, but instead of tweaking the vanilla releases with extra content, some decide to just straight-up make a different version of the post-apocalyptic series. As spotted byDSO Gaming, a developer called Milwaukee Games has set about creating their ownFallout. While it’s still in the prototype stages at this point, the project is notable for using the Unreal Engine 5....

Updated: June 08, 2025 We added a new code! Collect powerful heroes and protect the world inTower Heroes. The world is beautiful, and so is the life within it. You must defend it like the real hero you are. Create your defense tactic and watch those mobs disappear one by one. If you want free Stickers, Coins, Skins, and more free goodies that will enhance your gameplay, then useTower Heroescodes.Get freebies in a similar game and protect your garden from invaders by usingGrow Garden Tower Defensecodes....

The gift that keeps on giving (buying) This year sees Christmas Day fall on a Saturday, the same day the charts for the previous week are compiled. As such, we already know the UK’s Christmas Number #1 video game for 2021, and it’s Electronic Arts’ annual soccer sim,FIFA 22. The final UK Charts Top Ten before Christmas is a who’s who of by-the-numbers bestsellers, with the listings packed out with all of the titles one would expect to be rocking around the Christmas tree come December 25....

Prepare to get your buns burned Epic Games’ worldwide phenomenonFortnitehas let rip with another wacky limited time event, which sees the in-universe brands of Pizza Pit and Durr Burger going head-to-head in all-out, hold the mayo warfare. Food Fight sees two teams – The Tomatoheads and The Beef Bosses – fight it out it a battle to destroy the opposing teams restaurant. A dividing wall allows the factions to build up the defences around their hallowed ground, before dropping after a few minutes and all hell breaking loose....

Xbox Game Pass just got updated with 50 retro titles hailing from the dawn of gaming. Many awesome and memorable games that inaugurated the gaming industry as a whole are there, and, out of the bunch, more than a few stand out. So, here’s what you should focus on. 50 games at the push of a button Before I get into listing out the highlights, I really want you to consider taking these old games for a spin....

Expiration of sales license to blame [Update:As it turns out, the delisting forAlpha Protocolwasn’t because of Sega losing publishing rights, but due to a music license. As is the case with most digital removals, Sega did not renew its contract for the song “Turn Up The Radio” by Autograph (which features in the game). Due to this, Sega does still hold the publishing rights forAlpha Protocol, so the future of the game rests in its hands....

So that Switch case has a use! [Update: And there it is.Overwatchkicked off today’s Nintendo Direct presentation ahead of the game’s July 22, 2025 launch on Nintendo Switch for $40.] Heroes never die! Unless they were never born [on Switch]. AlthoughOverwatchhas enjoyed continued success on the PC, PS4, and Xbox One platforms for several years,Paladinshas been eating its lunch on Switch: but that day is over soon, according to multiple sources....

A bunch of my favorite elements wrapped up in one game [Update:Creature Keeperisseeking funding on Kickstarterwith a 2021 release in mind.] One look atCreature Keeperand it’s love at first sight. I know some of you will be right there with me. I was already on board with the name and everything it implies (hey, game devs, we’ll always love taming monsters), but the combat shown in this gameplay footage impresses me even more....

If you ever wanted aThe Lord of the Ringsgame without all that pesky adventure,Tales of the Shirelooks like it’s tailor-made for those sensibilities. The first trailer was revealed along with confirmation of specific platforms, showing a Shire full of Hobbits without a care in Middle-earth. Tales of the Shirecomes from publisher Private Division and developer Weta Workshop. When it wasfirst announcedit was only listed for consoles and PC, but now we know it’ll be taking its cozy vibes to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Steam....

Nothing’s stopping you The Mercenaries mode has officially returned to theResident Evil 4remake,albeit with a few changes. This fan-favorite minigame reimagines the core gameplay ofResident Evil 4as an arcade-style shooter, with high scores to chase and multiple characters to play as. In most versions of the original game, you unlocked Mercenaries by completing the main story. Naturally, you may be wondering if theResident Evil 4remake is handling Mercenaries the same way....

Anime is real Between the large inscrutable monsters and the ruined post-apocalyptic landscape, Bandai Namco’sCode Veinreminds me of the firstNier(post-apocalyptic world populated by people who are involved with some kind of crazy “keep humanity alive” scheme) but with evenmoreanime – an impression solidified by the game’s appearance at Microsoft’s E3 2017 conference. According to theinitial reveal trailer, the game will follow a bunch of vampires in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity’s, uh, humanity has been shed in order to survive whatever sort of end has brought civilization to its knees....