The fate of Arkane Studios is in limbo and the Dishonored franchise may be permanently on ice, but franchise co-creator Harvey Smith isn’t giving up on immersive sims. The veteran game director has founded a new studio focused on games that sound a whole lot like Dishonored. “Today, veteran game…

Being willing to advertise your energy drink and lite beer with the suggestion that customers might want to piss it out into a bottle and send the results to their local AI data center is perhaps indicative of the plunging public sentiment around the AI industry. That’s the latest stunt…

Game of Thrones spoilers ahead. Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming just got a new update that brought back an infamous Valyrian Steel sword. In both the Game of Thrones TV show and the A Song of Ice and Fire book series, George R.R. Martin’s worldbuilding is evident in small…

Image GameRant | Source: Activision Published Aug 19, 2026, 7:39 PM EDT Adrian has been writing, critiquing, and thinking about games since he first picked up an N64 controller many years ago. These days he writes reviews, news, and features for Game Rant and believes games should be held to the…

The Pokemon franchise is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with various promotions, and the Krispy Kreme collaboration is easily the sweetest team-up. Like all things related to Pokemon, a box full of pocket monster doughnuts has attracted the eyes of resellers looking to make a quick buck on used–and…

It seems another Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay video has leaked online via the same individual claiming responsibility for yesterday’s leaks. This new clip shows Jason driving around at night, fighting some security officers, and using a taser. It also seems to include a taunting line about VPNs directly aimed…