Good lord, ARC Raiders just hit two colossal milestones — the best-selling shooter is still dominating Steam and all of gaming, and it's not slowing down

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3 février 2026 à 15:40

As ARC Raiders continues to be a best seller on Steam, Xbox, and PS5, the game has hit two massive performance milestones.

Cold Snap promo images for ARC Raiders

One of Microsoft's biggest Xbox studios is forging a new path after development struggles, missing profit targets — "What are we learning?"

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3 février 2026 à 13:50

Following the underwhelming performance of Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment is making some major internal changes.

An official screenshot for The Outer Worlds 2.

Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity dev argues against ex-Bethesda Skyrim lead, says a Morrowind remaster would succeed — "it would sell like f***ing hot cakes"

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2 février 2026 à 16:55

Oblivion Remastered has many hoping for Morrowind Remastered, too, but an ex-Bethesda dev says it wouldn't do well. A dev at BG3 studio Larian disagrees.

An official screenshot of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind.

That survival game we were all hooked on 5 years ago just got a big birthday update, with the devs teasing more coming soon — "2026 is going to be a great year"

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2 février 2026 à 14:24

It's the fifth anniversary of Valheim's Early Access launch, and to celebrate, its developers have released a new Patch 0.221.10 update with big improvements.

An official screenshot promoting the new Valheim content in Patch 0.221.10.

Crimson Desert devs working "to make the game run as good as it possibly can" ahead of its release date — the promising open-world RPG may even rival GTA 6

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30 janvier 2026 à 17:11

Ahead of Crimson Desert's scheduled launch this March, the team at Pearl Abyss says it's in the "optimization phase" of the game's development.

An official screenshot of Crimson Desert.

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney takes aim at one of Valve's Steam policies as that massive UK lawsuit looms — "This is the practice courts found illegal"

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30 janvier 2026 à 14:54

Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney argues that the way Valve handles in-game microtransactions for Steam games is "unlawful."

Tim Sweeney and Steam logo

We asked you if that massive $900m lawsuit against Valve and Steam holds weight — and the people have spoken

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29 janvier 2026 à 18:50

We asked if you thought the huge UK lawsuit Valve is up against over anti-competitive practices with Steam holds weight, and you gave a clear answer.

Steam

This huge Fallout game is free for a week ahead of the TV show's Season 2 finale — Bethesda advertised it with Twitch star Shroud in a new commercial

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29 janvier 2026 à 16:36

Bethesda has made Fallout 76 free to play across all platforms for a week, and advertised the series' games with a new commercial that stars Shroud.

A screenshot of Shroud in a recent advertisement for the Fallout games.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 2 roadmap is here, and it's gigantic — a new battle royale mode inspired by Blackout is coming, too

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29 janvier 2026 à 14:11

One week ahead of Season 2's arrival in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone, its devs have revealed the roadmap and everything coming to both games.

An official screenshot of the winter refresh of the Rebirth Island map in Call of Duty: Warzone.

If Leon in Resident Evil Requiem has you swooning, you have female Capcom devs to thank — they thoroughly refined "a design that would make anyone’s heart throb"

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28 janvier 2026 à 18:37

Resident Evil Requiem's director says Leon's "hot uncle" design stemmed from female devs at Capcom refining "the finest details like the wrinkles on his neck."

Resident Evil Requiem

Final Fantasy 7 Remake looks better on Xbox Series S than Nintendo Switch 2 despite having less RAM — here's the Digital Foundry analysis

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28 janvier 2026 à 17:08

New Digital Foundry analysis shows that Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade looks better on the Xbox Series S than it does on the Nintendo Switch 2.

Yuffie in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade

Square Enix director promises Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Rebirth and Part 3 releases will come to Xbox — "Let's enjoy the world of FFVII together"

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28 janvier 2026 à 14:41

The director of Final Fantasy 7 Remake has confirmed Rebirth and Part 3 are coming to Xbox following the first part's successful launch on the console.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Cloud and Reno

Valve's Steam Machine will have "fewer constraints" for games to be Verified than Steam Deck — plus, an explanation for that weird Steam Controller puck

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14 janvier 2026 à 16:34

Valve's new Steam Machine will have "fewer constraints" for getting games Verified than the Steam Deck does, which is good news for game devs.

Valve Steam Machine render showing the cube-shaped desktop PC on a cream-colored background

Warhammer creator Games Workshop says it's banned its devs from using AI, but admits it's still "inquisitive" about the tech — "None are thatexcited about it yet"

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14 janvier 2026 à 14:43

Games Workshop, the makers of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000, have banned its staff from using generative AI. Some senior managers are experimenting with it, though.

Promotional screenshot of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Oops! Microsoft possibly just leaked Xbox's Forza Horizon 6 release date with an in-game pop-up — here's when the big open-world racer might come out

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14 janvier 2026 à 11:34

Microsoft and Xbox may have just accidentally shown Forza Horizon 6's release date in an in-game pop-up, if this leak is to be believed.

Forza Horizon 5

The Helldivers 2 stealth Warbond we've all been begging for is finally coming, and it looks amazing — Redacted Regiment will be a literal game changer

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13 janvier 2026 à 17:23

At long last, Helldivers 2 is adding a stealth-themed Warbond to the game with Redacted Regiment, featuring silenced weapons, stealth armor, and more.

Official key art for the Redacted Regiment Warbond for Helldivers 2.

Lead dev of one of 2025's best games goes on a wild ramble about pricing, but hold up, let him cook — it actually makes perfect sense, and he's right

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13 janvier 2026 à 15:53

The co-creator of the hit co-op climbing game PEAK has a theory about how players think about the prices of games, and used it to choose the title's price.

Official screenshot of PEAK.