One of the core pieces of gameplay in The Sims 4 is skills–you know, the stuff that your sims are good at. As it is in our world, there are tons of skills that every sim can hypothetically learn over the course of their lives, and every new expansion adds a small pile of new […]

Music is a major element of The Last of Us, both the video game and the HBO TV series based on it. In the newest season of the show, we see more of how Joel built Ellie’s guitar and gifted it to her on a birthday. It was a tender, special moment, and if you […]

Nuclear fusion, an energy generation method driven by the combination of two hydrogen atoms, has long been sought for its potential as a near-limitless source of energy. In the pursuit of cheap and attainable fusion energy, scientists recently achieved an important breakthrough drawn from an unlikely source: video game technology. Drawing from algorithmic innovations in […]

Work has begun on a new “major” World of Warcraft Classic project, according to Blizzard. As a result, development on Season of Discovery looks to be coming to a close. In a forum post, WoW Classic producer Josh “Aggrend” Greenfield explained what’s next for the WoW Classic team and dove into its philosophy behind the […]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been one of the surprise hits of 2025 as it raced to over 3 million copies sold and peaked at 250,000 concurrent users on Steam. Now, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is heading to PlayStation Plus Premium for an extended preview that lets players dive into the early hours of the […]

Diablo 4’s latest update, patch 2.2.2, just made a big change to Masterworking costs, but maybe doesn’t go as far as players would like. The update, which is now live, reduces the cost of basic Masterworking materials for upgrade ranks 1-4, as well as for resetting Masterwork ranks. That means early upgrades and even late-game […]

Development on the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel has just taken another big step forward, as the game has officially entered pre-production and it has a new title: Cyberpunk 2. “Several weeks ago, the CDPR team responsible for the next big game set in the Cyberpunk universe completed the project’s conceptual phase. As a result, Cyberpunk 2–previously […]

Fortnite fans can snag PlayStation’s special-edition controller themed around the battle royale game for a steeply discounted price at PlayStation Direct. As part of Days of Play 2025, the Fortnite Limited Edition DualSense is only $55 (was $85). The $30 discount is by far the best price offered since the controller’s launch last fall. If […]

Call of Duty Season 4 arrives in Black Ops 6 and Warzone on May 29, and the big update will include a brand-new battle pass and premium BlackCell bundle. Call of Duty’s latest trailer is themed around Season 4’s demonic-looking BlackCell operator, and you can see this new operator in action in the video below. […]

Like the Cha Cha Slide, Mario Kart World might let people reverse, reverse when it comes to the game’s courses. This ultimately could be a replacement for Mirror Mode, which has been a series staple since Mario Kart 64. However, there is no official word from Nintendo yet. Instead, NintendoSoup spotted a clip from an […]