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Steam's Spooky Steals: 11 Horror Gems on Deep Discount
gaming19 days ago

Steam's Spooky Steals: 11 Horror Gems on Deep Discount

Steam's Spring sale is slashing prices on 11 horror titles, ranging from Resident Evil 3 at 90% off to a mix of indie and retro-inspired games like Last Half of Darkness (40%), Silent Hill f (50%), Slitterhead (70%), Paranormasight (50%), Sylvio (70%), Crow Country (50%), The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow (55%), Little Goody Two Shoes (50%), Fledgling Manor (50%), and Vampire’s Best Friend (20%), offering plenty of spooky options at varied budgets.

Xbox Sets Sights on Backlogs With 43 New Games Next Week
gaming19 days ago

Xbox Sets Sights on Backlogs With 43 New Games Next Week

Microsoft announces 43 new games arriving next week across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, including two Game Pass drops—Absolum and Nova Roma—along with a lineup of standalone releases such as RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, ICARUS: Console Edition, Life is Strange: Reunion, Project Songbird, MARVEL MaXimum Collection, Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, Neopets - Mega Mini Games Collection, and more, with releases running from March 24–27.

GDC’s AI hype stays in tooling while games stay handcrafted
gaming19 days ago

GDC’s AI hype stays in tooling while games stay handcrafted

AI dominated talks and demos at the GDC Festival—showcasing AI-driven NPCs, AI-generated spaces, and QA tools—yet most developers, especially independents, oppose using AI to make final games, valuing handcrafted craft and voicing concerns about legality, talent, and player connection; some see AI as a future development aid, but the current sentiment is that AI-made games lack humanity, with about half of attendees viewing generative AI negatively.

Dark Scrolls Dives Into Retro Roguelike Action on Switch
gaming23 days ago

Dark Scrolls Dives Into Retro Roguelike Action on Switch

Devolver Digital is publishing Doinksoft’s Dark Scrolls, a retro-inspired dungeon-scroller for Nintendo Switch that blends roguelike and shmup action. Players choose from nine characters with unique skills, explore procedurally generated rooms with branching paths and bosses, and can play solo or in local/online co-op with shop upgrades and mid-level revives, all wrapped in authentic old-school visuals and music with modern controls; a release is planned for some point this year.

Nine Genre-Spanning Albums Arrive This Week, Led by Kim Gordon and James Blake
music29 days ago

Nine Genre-Spanning Albums Arrive This Week, Led by Kim Gordon and James Blake

Pitchfork’s New Music Friday rounds up nine new albums across rock, rap, synth-pop, folk, ambient, and more, led by Kim Gordon’s politically charged Play Me and James Blake’s Trying Times. The slate also includes Elucid’s introspective I Guess U Had to Be There, Alexis Taylor’s Paris in the Spring with collaborative flair, Anjimile’s You’re Free to Go, Ora Cogan’s gothic folk Hard Hearted Woman, Cut Worms’ power-pop Transmitter, Laurel Halo’s ambient Midnight Zone soundtrack, and Noémi Büchi’s experimental Exuvie, showcasing a diverse week of releases available on major streaming platforms.

Zelda-Style Twin-Stick Shooters Shine on Switch 2 in Minishoot' Adventures
gaming1 month ago

Zelda-Style Twin-Stick Shooters Shine on Switch 2 in Minishoot' Adventures

Minishoot’ Adventures on Nintendo Switch 2 fuses Zelda-inspired exploration with twin-stick shooting, offering a straightforward upgrade system where red crystals fuel ship upgrades like faster boosts and stronger firepower. It provides three difficulty options (Explorer, Advanced, Original) and multiple aiming modes for accessibility, all set to a bright overworld with solid visuals and music and smooth performance. The under-10-hour adventure delivers a tightly crafted core experience but could benefit from more NPCs, quests, and narrative depth, leaving potential for a sequel and further expansion.

Eight Fresh Albums to Catch This Week, From Styles to Slayr and Beyond
music1 month ago

Eight Fresh Albums to Catch This Week, From Styles to Slayr and Beyond

Pitchfork highlights eight notable new releases this week, spanning Harry Styles’ Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., the Help(2) compilation, Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds’ Mutiny After Midnight, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s We Are Together Again, Arima Ederra’s A Rush to Nowhere, Slayr’s Bloodluxe, Shabaka’s Of the Earth, and Ohyung’s Iowa, with streaming options and brief genre-context for fans of pop, jazz, indie, and experimental music.

Rodent Detective Sparks Cartoon Chaos in a Noir Shooter
gaming1 month ago

Rodent Detective Sparks Cartoon Chaos in a Noir Shooter

Mouse: P.I. For Hire fuses a noir detective story with hand-drawn, rubber-hose 1930s animation and old-school shooter action. In previews you play as private mouse detective Jack Pepper, blasting through cultists with a varied weapon set, solving puzzles (including a tail-based lockpick), and exploring an open Mouseburg with upgrades at the B.A.N.G. workbench. It aims for a mature cartoon vibe and launches April 16, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S.

Deck-Ready Picks: 15 Games That Shine on the Steam Deck in 2026
gaming1 month ago

Deck-Ready Picks: 15 Games That Shine on the Steam Deck in 2026

A curated list of 15 PC games that run well on the Steam Deck without requiring tweaks, mixing enduring favorites like Vampire Survivors, Stardew Valley, and Hades with newer hits such as Balatro, Dave the Diver, Blue Prince, Dredge, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, Elden Ring, Resident Evil 2, Big Hops, Warframe, TMNT Shredder’s Revenge, and Megabonk—emphasizing portable, bite-size sessions and optional co-op where available.

Cairn Climbs to 200K in Four Days, Kickstarting 2026
gaming2 months ago

Cairn Climbs to 200K in Four Days, Kickstarting 2026

New PS5 climbing game Cairn from The Game Bakers has sold over 200,000 copies in four days after its January 29 launch, marking a strong start to 2026. The game is praised as a tactile climbing simulator with freedom to explore a full mountain and a deliberately slow pace, though the PS5 version suffers frame-rate drops (PC is preferable until patches land).

Starsand Island sails into February Early Access with a grand 2026 multi‑platform release
gaming2 months ago

Starsand Island sails into February Early Access with a grand 2026 multi‑platform release

Starsand Island, an anime-inspired cozy life sim from Seed Sparkle Lab, will launch on Steam Early Access and Xbox Preview in February, with a full 1.0 release planned for mid‑2026 on Steam, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, and macOS; early access won’t include online multiplayer, but cooperative crafting and expansive DIY systems are slated for the full release, along with NPC relationships, animal companions, and vehicle-based exploration. The developers have been transparent about the process and the community currently maintains a stance against AI-generated content.