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BlizzCon 2026: StarCraft, Diablo 5, WoW Forever
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (484+ words) StarCraft, Diablo 5 and WoW Forever Define BlizzCon 2026 escapistmagazine.com...
Onimusha: Way of the Sword sells one million copies on its first day
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (404+ words) Capcom’s revival of Onimusha has got off to an absolute stonker, with Onimusha: Way of the Sword selling more than one million copies worldwide on its first day. Released on September 4, 2026, Way of the Sword is the first entirely new…...
The Witcher 3 remaster and new expansion announced
2+ week, 4+ day ago (573+ words) The Witcher 3 remaster arrives in September, with a brand-new expansion coming in 2027 Remastered will be available for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S as a free upgrade for existing owners on qualifying platforms. A native Nintendo Switch 2 version will…...
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 start time and how to watch
2+ week, 5+ day ago (376+ words) Gamescom 2026 officially opens its doors tomorrow, but the avalanche of trailers, announcements, and irritatingly enthusiastic uses of the phrase “world premiere” begins tonight with Opening Night Live. Geoff Keighley’s latest two-hour trailer tornado will broadcast live from Cologne, Germany, on…...
Hytale modders reveal WoWTale, aiming to recreate WoW ahead of World Gen 2.0
2+ week, 5+ day ago (374+ words) When Hytale launched back in January, the excitement was there for the game. The devs did their best to manage expectations of what players might face with their projects. Naturally, interest took a decline. Yet it has not stopped hopeful…...
35 years on Commodore brings back Alien Breed to a brand new audience
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1042+ words) Thirty-five years after Team17 first filled our bedrooms with dark corridors and monsters that definately are nothing like Alien’s xenomorphs, all six original Amiga-era games are returning in the newly announced Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection – including Alien Breed 3D which brought a…...
Is Kings Do Not Fall's bizarre AI trailer intentionally awful?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (329+ words) I don’t want to be that guy. If I ever shout the words “AI Slop” in a clueless manner i want you to take my life. But lord, this trailer is not good. It’s for the self-styled retro beat ’em-up…...
The companies that made gaming what it is today: Ére Informatique and it’s ‘French Touch’
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1707+ words) The first in a multi-part series tracing the history of the early pioneering video game companies that brought us to where we are today. At this time, ‘game dev studios’ would be way too grandiose a term for what was…...
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn makes your origin matter
3+ week, 5+ day ago (835+ words) It is impossible to look at The Expanse: Osiris Reborn without immediately thinking of Mass Effect. Owlcat Games has never attempted to hide that influence, but its latest developer blog offers a better idea of where this particular sci-fi RPG…...