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Fortnite’s AI-powered Darth Vader shenanigans were just a test; Epic Games will soon allow Fortnite creators to craft their own chatbot-esque NPC for the battle royale game. The gaming company announced the forthcoming feature called the Persona Device on Tuesday at its State of Unreal 2025 event. Epic Games explained that the new feature will […]

I’ve always wondered about the appeal of workplace simulators. Would a truck driver really want to go home and boot up American Truck Simulator? Would a gas station clerk really wanna fill up tanks in Gas Station Simulator? But then I checked out the demo for Tiny Bookshop and, well, I get it now. There’s

The Horror Game Awards Summer Showcase took place over the weekend, unveiling world premiere trailers for 50 new and upcoming horror titles that are sure to send a chill down even the bravest horror fan’s spine. With so many games appearing in the showcase, it’s hard to play favorites, but some trailers definitely stood out

It’s that time of the year again when EA Sports begins rolling out its annual sports simulators, with the company issuing a trailer for EA Sports College Football 26 on Thursday. The reveal showed off an admittedly hype video soundtracked by Metallica’s classic “Enter Sandman,” with various programs performing historic pre-game rituals. Sure, College Football

Cosmology of Kyoto is a first-person horror exploration game where players navigate a deeply haunted yet surprisingly educational terrain. Originally released in 1993, Cosmology of Kyoto and its disturbing depictions of suffering have since become a cult classic. Roger Ebert, known hater, loved the game so much that he spent weeks playing it. Despite its

Nintendo has predicted it will sell 15 million Switch 2s in its current financial year. Analysts think the number is conservative; Nintendo says the price of the Switch 2 is what’s holding back that estimate. But what does that mean, really? Is it a reasonable target? If Nintendo hits it, does that guarantee the Switch

Heading into Doom: The Dark Ages, I thought the game being a prequel to the 2016 series reboot would make a good entry point for the series. Despite enjoying high-octane first-person shooters, Doom and its 2020 sequel Doom Eternal somehow never landed on my radar (although I will defend the so-awful-it’s-good 2005 film and its

Game director Stig Asmussen and a bunch of other Respawn Entertainment developers founded Giant Skull last year after Electronic Arts cancelled the Star Wars first-person shooter Respawn was working on. Now the Los Angeles-based studio has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Wizards of the Coast to develop a new single-player action-adventure game set in

After two solid hours of smooth Elden Ring Nightreign co-op with my friends on Discord, I confidently told them the online complaints floating around were overblown. That’s when it all fell apart. Matchmaking suddenly started canceling on us — repeatedly — for over 15 minutes. We disbanded, re-formed, switched lobby leaders, and even resorted to

Elena returns to the fray in Street Fighter 6 on June 5, but she isn’t the only world warrior returning to the franchise. On Sunday, Capcom announced on X (formerly known as Twitter) that legendary music composer Yoko Shimomura would be contributing a new track to Street Fighter 6’s soundtrack in a “special collaboration.” The