A brand-new co-op survival game called Scrap Mechanic has launched into 1.0 on Steam, making a big splash on the platform. This sandbox survival title has launched to “Very Positive” reviews on Steam and is already enjoying large player counts thanks to positive word of mouth. Scrap Mechanic comes from…

For decades Nintendo has gone through extraordinary efforts to maintain a family-friendly, squeaky clean image. However, a Nintendo historian in Japan has come across an incredibly rare collection of gaming history in an scandalous place. And while it may arouse one particular rumor about Nintendo’s past, the same historian suggests…

Nintendo Switch 2 gamers have at least five big new games to look forward to in August 2026, though the lineup consists entirely of ports of older games. The original Nintendo Switch wasn’t exactly known for being a powerful console, and so now publishers are playing catch-up on the Switch…

A Palworld player has constructed a stunning base within the game’s Version 1.0 update, towering over the surrounding mountains and islands. The impressive Palworld base features 243 levels and uses more than 200,000 blocks to create the unbelievable tower. The monster-catching survival game from developer Pocketpair has been a smash-hit…

Image via Square Enix Published Jul 25, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a third-generation Texan…

At the start of July, following the announcement that roughly 3,200 employees across multiple Xbox-owned studios were to be made redundant, multiple staff at Bethesda revealed to IGN that the layoffs would have a “substantial and cascading effect” on the development of The Elder Scrolls 6. This week, however, Bethesda…