Arc Raiders is changing its matchmaking again to fully soothe your self-defence fears

Over the past few months, Embark has been pulling some levers behind the scenes to improve Arc Raiders' matchmaking. Despite the devs previously saying matchmaking wasn't "binary," it didn't feel like that in practice. My solo lobbies were peaceful walks in the park, while trio lobbies were much more violent.From these...

'We'll Do Better' Xbox Responds to Recent Service Outage

Yesterday, many Xbox users around the world were unable to sign in to their consoles, view their game libraries, or launch many of their games. This service issue has now been fixed, but Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet isn't brushing it under the rug. Instead, Vliet has issued a full statement on social media explaining how t...

RTS games aren't dead yet - but nothing hits quite like Starcraft 2

The past few years have brought us a relative renaissance of RTS games. We've seen modern tributes to the classics such as Tempest Rising's campaign with its heavy Command & Conquer vibes, and more evocative evolutions such as the blocky 9-Bit Armies. All the while, titans like Age of Empires horse on relentless. So wh...

How to Grow Happy Mandrakes in Moonlight Peaks

Some of the crops in the magical world of Moonlight Peaks have variants. These variants offer different benefits, like the Happy Mandrake and Angry Mandrake. They don't happen by chance; it's all about how you care for them as they grow. We've gathered all the Mandrake secrets so you can get what you want out of your m...

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New 2026 Summer Anime Becomes Frieren's Official Successor

The summer season is once again upon anime fans, and, like every year, 2026 is packed with some incredible titles that will leave fans wanting more. At the beginning of the year, fans were treated to the second season of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. The anime made its return after a two-year-long break and gave fans...

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PlayStation Now Targeted By Anonymous Over All-Digital Future

The heat on PlayStation is now rumbling into its fourth week. At the start of this month, Sony announced it had plans to end the production of physical software for PlayStation starting in 2028. This led to rumors that the PS6 would launch then, alongside severe backlash from loyal PlayStation fans.

Xbox Praised For Its Transparency After Network Went Down

Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet has issued a detailed explanation revealing how and why Xbox users ran into a litany of network issues on Monday. The move is being praised and directly compared to PlayStation as it continues to maintain radio silence following its own outage late last week.

Every Pokemon Funko Pop Revealed At San Diego Comic-Con 2026

Funko Pops have quietly become a pretty effective way to catch ‘em all, with more and more Pokemon added to Funko’s collection all the time. No fewer than nine more were revealed during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, with a healthy mix of Pokemon Pop debuts and special releases for Pokemon that have received the Funk...

Dragon's Dogma 2 is getting a Fallout-inspired homesteading mod with fully customisable houses, and its creator has tons of big ideas for it

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is coming later this year, and before that, Capcom is releasing updates to address player complaints. But that doesn't mean modders are waiting for things to quiet down again before working on ambitious user-made expansions. Read more