As usual, the 2026 Xbox Games Showcase was packed with interesting video games, Xbox Game Pass announcements, and a cool see-through Xbox console/controller that feels very early 2000s. Yet as fun as these reveals were, the biggest thing coming out of the event was confirmation that Xbox console exclusives were…

Iron Gate Studio has confirmed that its popular survival game Valheim is set to leave early access on September 9, 2026. The developer first released Valheim back in February 2021, so it will have been well over five years by the time the game exits its early access period later…

Published Jun 8, 2026, 10:09 AM EDT Derek’s love of games came at an early age when his parents first brought home the Nintendo Entertainment System. From then on, countless nights were spent hunting ducks, stomping turtles, exploring far off planets, and combing through dungeons with a trusty sword and shield.…

The NES, SNES, and Game Boy Nintendo Switch Online apps all received mysterious updates (to versions 9.0.0, 6.0.0, and 4.0.0, respectively), and a prolific dataminer has claimed that these patches are meant to add challenges. These challenges aren’t accessible yet, but according to LuigiBlood on Bluesky (as spotted by Nintendo…

After more than two decades, Sega finally showed off a new mainline Crazy Taxi game at the Xbox summer showcase in Crazy Taxi: World Tour. At first, the internet rejoiced in a chorus of longtime fans singing “yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah” together once more. Then, shortly after, it was…

Season 20 is shaping up to be a huge moment for Sea of Thieves as Rare is preparing to hand the keys of the game to players with the free Custom Seas update. Over the course of 8 years, Sea of Thieves has seen massive changes and evolutions, while also…