Framework, the California-based company behind modular laptops and PCs, has revealed technical specifications for its Framework Laptop 12 and opened pre-orders. It launches in June, although the company has also acknowledged how recent issues with US tariffs can impact orders. The Framework Laptop 12 is an Intel-powered notebook with a 12.2” 1920×1200 touchscreen. It’s compatible …
The National Recording Registry has inducted the Minecraft soundtrack, first released in 2011, by C418 as a work of cultural importance worthy of preservation. It’s only the second video game soundtrack added to the Registry; the first was the Super Mario Bros theme in 2023. The National Recording Registry is part of the Library of …
The 2025 BAFTA Games Awards took place at the Queen Elisabeth Hall in London on April 8, 2025, with Astro Bot taking center stage, winning five major awards, including Best Game. Team Asobi’s vibrant platformer impressed with its flawless execution, from tight controls to clever level design, making it a standout title. With its win, …
Another week, another round of games getting DLSS 4 support from NVIDIA. This time, titles include The Finals, Wild Assault, Enotria: The Last Song, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered. As is always the case, these updates are free for gamers with the above titles, as long as they have an RTX 50 …
Wolcen Studio is pressing forward with Project Pantheon, its upcoming free-to-play “ExtrAction RPG,” by releasing a new cinematic teaser titled “The Unfettered Destruction” and announcing the game’s second closed alpha test. The new trailer and alpha details signal that the studio is confident about its hybrid of ARPG and extraction shooter mechanics, something Game Director …
Mini Cozy Room is a new entry in the burgeoning idle games genre from Nugem Studio and Tesseract Studio. Presented as a combined game and tool that encourages focus and concentration, it’s available now on PC. Mini Cozy Room lets players choose a cute pixel workspace and then decorate it, as well as customize their …
Billed by developer/publisher Bellring Games as a third-person action PvPvE (Player vs Player vs Environment) extraction RPG, Mistfall Hunter could also be described as a Soulslike free-for-all. Fans of this punishing genre of games can now sign up for a beta test on PC, which starts on April 22, 2025. Set in a world besieged …
Game developer Happy Volcano and publisher Astra Logical have released a PC demo for Modulus, a building sim where players get to create their own ever-expanding factory. However, unlike similar games, there are no blueprints to use. Happy Volcano posits Modulus as a Zen factory automation game, where players are free to experiment by combining …
In a sea of detective games, Inspector Schmidt – The Ebbing emerges as a distinctive voice, weaving historical fiction, RPG mechanics, and immersive storytelling into a coastal mystery drenched in atmosphere. Developed by the indie team at Active Fungus Studios in Munich, Germany, this narrative-driven game launched on PC on April 7, 2025, and has …
The upcoming sci-fi FPS La Quimera is quietly building hype as one of the most daring and original projects in development, and for good reason. Created by Reburn, the newly formed studio spun off from Metro Exodus developer 4A Games Ukraine, La Quimera marks a bold new direction in first-person shooter design, narrative ambition, and …
It’s been more than a decade since the creators of Halo and Destiny released a completely new title but on April 12, 2025, Bungie will reveal the gameplay of its rebooted version of Marathon on three live streaming platforms simultaneously. The stream is set to go live at 1pm EDT (New York) simultaneously on Twitch, …
Quake II is well-known as being a fast-paced shooter where players battle monsters, but now gamers can combat a different enemy: generative AI. Microsoft recently released an admittedly experimental, but playable, tech demo run by its Copilot AI. It’s both profoundly ugly and doesn’t do AI any favors. Calling it “slop” is unfair, though, because …
Pasquale Scionti, a Principal Cinematic Lighting Artist with Gunzilla Games, and who’s worked with Ninja Theory and Treyarch, released a visually impressive Unreal tech demo on April 6, 2025. It was designed to showcase the latest version of the engine, 5.5.4, and how fancy graphics can be achieved without typical upscaling features like DLSS. However, …
Here we go again. It’s been more than 10 years since Gamergate and apparently we haven’t moved on from more important things than complaining about how characters in games are presented to just enjoying video games for what they are – video games. Marvel Rivals second season is upon us and days before it launches …
Hidetaka Miyazaki, Creative Director behind many FromSoftware hits such as Elden Ring and the Dark Souls series, recently spoke with Nintendo for its Creator’s Voice series. Miyazaki touched on the themes and design aspects of the forthcoming horror, The Duskbloods, due in 2026 on Switch 2. A trailer for The Duskbloods was shown during the …
