When you’re a self-funded, self-publishing studio like Rebellion, the team behind the Sniper Elite series and last year’s breakout new IP, Atomfall, you have to find a few ways to stand out from the pack. Steam has ballooned in size in recent years. In 2012, Steam would see about 30…

I love Bonte Avond. It’s a Dutch indie studio whose games elegantly walk a line between being competent, polished projects and recognizing where it is worthwhile, or even hilarious, to cut corners. I first fell in love with Bonte Avond’s work via 2022’s Once Upon a Jester, which won the…

A new mod for Resident Evil Requiem brings back the infamous merchant, replacing the supply box with his presence. Ever since Capcom revealed the first trailer for Resident Evil Requiem at the Summer Game Fest in 2025, fans were immediately excited to see where the franchise would be headed next.…

Randy Pitchford, the high-profile leader of Gearbox Software, is currently navigating a wave of public frustration following some controversial comments about artificial intelligence. As the public face of Gearbox Software, he is often a lightning rod for community feedback, whether positive or negative. This latest interaction has left many players…

Like many modern tech companies, Microsoft is gambling a lot on consumers embracing an AI-powered future. Recent moves have seen Microsoft’s AI, dubbed Copilot, integrated into numerous products like Windows 11–to not entirely enthusiastic reception. With AI fatigue among consumers seeming to set in and Xbox’s gaming division making some…

Saros is the spiritual successor to Returnal, a game so challenging that many players bounced off of it without seeing it through to the end, prompting developer Housemarque to make a conscious decision to give players the option to make its next game easier. Mechanically, the games are very similar,…