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Co-op smash hit RV There Yet? gets an 'unplanned content update for an unplanned game' as the comedy vehicle sim surpasses 4.5 million copies sold

Co-op smash hit RV There Yet? gets an 'unplanned content update for an unplanned game' as the comedy vehicle sim surpasses 4.5 million copies sold

The game's first major patch challenges you to navigate the plump hills and plunging crevasses of Mt. Yurbuttsk.

I play new games about once every never, but Killing Floor 3 reeled me in this year because it's basically not a new game

I play new games about once every never, but Killing Floor 3 reeled me in this year because it's basically not a new game

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Painkiller's creator isn't a fan of its recent co-op reboot: 'I disagreed with every single thing they've done in it'

Painkiller's creator isn't a fan of its recent co-op reboot: 'I disagreed with every single thing they've done in it'

Ouch.

Blue Prince is 'the result of 8 years of development, fuelled by imagination and creativity' not AI says publisher

Blue Prince is 'the result of 8 years of development, fuelled by imagination and creativity' not AI says publisher

The game was accused of having genAI art in its final product.

Skateboarding games had a huge 2025, but it was the controversial Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 that I couldn't put down

Skateboarding games had a huge 2025, but it was the controversial Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 that I couldn't put down

The maligned remake has a friend in me.

Over 30 years since release, this classic PC platformer built with the tech that led to Doom just got a remaster

Over 30 years since release, this classic PC platformer built with the tech that led to Doom just got a remaster

Play Bio Menace like it's 1993. Or at least, how your time-ravaged brain remembers it.

Roguelite city builder Super Fantasy Kingdom has been a big success, and now its developer can afford a luxury he's always dreamed of: 'A real winter jacket'

Roguelite city builder Super Fantasy Kingdom has been a big success, and now its developer can afford a luxury he's always dreamed of: 'A real winter jacket'

At least he's cosy now.

Fortnite has quickly pulled its latest accolades trailer after letting a saucy foreplay reference slip through the cracks

Fortnite has quickly pulled its latest accolades trailer after letting a saucy foreplay reference slip through the cracks

Here's the rub.

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer leads the charge of RPG fans playfully roasting Stranger Things for its D&D rule flubs: 'The oldheads are going to catch all these things'

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer leads the charge of RPG fans playfully roasting Stranger Things for its D&D rule flubs: 'The oldheads are going to catch all these things'

Clerics casting Dimension Door? Not at any table in 1987.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 22, 2025)

Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 22, 2025)

Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

You might think reimagining Washington DC as a nuclear hellscape for Fallout 3 would have been grim, but it made the lead designer want to set the next game in his hometown: 'It's just kind of fun to blow things up'

You might think reimagining Washington DC as a nuclear hellscape for Fallout 3 would have been grim, but it made the lead designer want to set the next game in his hometown: 'It's just kind of fun to blow things up'

"I guess we were immature enough to just see that angle on it."

There's a Transformers XCOM-like on Steam, and it's on sale for 90% off before it gets delisted

There's a Transformers XCOM-like on Steam, and it's on sale for 90% off before it gets delisted

Roll out, Commander.

Fallout: New Vegas lead writer worries Caesar's argument for authoritarianism 'was done a little too well,' but still believes 'you can't just make your tyrants cardboard villains'

Fallout: New Vegas lead writer worries Caesar's argument for authoritarianism 'was done a little too well,' but still believes 'you can't just make your tyrants cardboard villains'

Fascism's foothold in the wasteland mirrors the way it spreads in the real world.

It's more important than ever to call out developers for egregious AI usage next year if we want videogames to remain interesting

It's more important than ever to call out developers for egregious AI usage next year if we want videogames to remain interesting

We're being limit tested, and I fear we're too okay with it all right now.

The process of creating cosplay from scratch is incredibly intimidating to me, but Emily White found a new love for it post-lockdown: 'It can take anywhere from a month to a year to bring a costume to life.'

The process of creating cosplay from scratch is incredibly intimidating to me, but Emily White found a new love for it post-lockdown: 'It can take anywhere from a month to a year to bring a costume to life.'

Cosplay always starts somewhere, and for Emily, that's a lot of foam and brainstorming.

It's about time Final Fantasy 14 retires one of its most divisive, overused songs

It's about time Final Fantasy 14 retires one of its most divisive, overused songs

Machinations is the musical cockroach of Final Fantasy 14.

Indie Game Awards pulls two awards from Clair Obscur over generative AI use: 'We have a hard stance against gen AI in videogames'

Indie Game Awards pulls two awards from Clair Obscur over generative AI use: 'We have a hard stance against gen AI in videogames'

Minus one victory lap for the J'RPG.

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy shows off equal helpings of sleuthing and smashing in its new trailer, as its first playable alpha test goes live

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy shows off equal helpings of sleuthing and smashing in its new trailer, as its first playable alpha test goes live

Ogryn and bear it.

This dystopian free-running sim set in a brutalist megacity is being codeveloped by one of the designers of last year's best FPS

This dystopian free-running sim set in a brutalist megacity is being codeveloped by one of the designers of last year's best FPS

Vholume is Straftat meets Mirror's Edge.

Elden Ring Nightreign is a deeply flawed multiplayer game I've spent over 250 hours in this year

Elden Ring Nightreign is a deeply flawed multiplayer game I've spent over 250 hours in this year

Is this some kind of curse?

Dishonored co-creator says it was 'a shock' when Microsoft closed Arkane Austin after Redfall's release: 'We were working on something really cool'

Dishonored co-creator says it was 'a shock' when Microsoft closed Arkane Austin after Redfall's release: 'We were working on something really cool'

"It was not a decision I agreed with."

Quake's third Brutalist Jam now has a whopping 75 maps, and its organiser is working on a hub to stitch them all together: 'this is going to be an insane challenge'

Quake's third Brutalist Jam now has a whopping 75 maps, and its organiser is working on a hub to stitch them all together: 'this is going to be an insane challenge'

The mapping project features new weapons to use and enemies to fight.

Darktide asked if we want to be scum, and I was the person who said, 'actually, yes'

Darktide asked if we want to be scum, and I was the person who said, 'actually, yes'

Doesn't matter if I know what I'm shooting, as long as I don't stop shooting.

Google killed support for the Dreamcast web browser after 25 years

Google killed support for the Dreamcast web browser after 25 years

There are plenty of homebrew solutions to get your Dreamcast online, but surfing the web will be a bit harder.

The New Blood-published 'immersive stealth FPS' Blood West is free on Epic—but only for 24 hours

The New Blood-published 'immersive stealth FPS' Blood West is free on Epic—but only for 24 hours

Just in case you thought Thief was a little light on eldritch horror.

Blizzard's focus is on existing properties, president Johanna Faries says: 'We have iconic IP and in many ways it still has a lot of room to scale'

Blizzard's focus is on existing properties, president Johanna Faries says: 'We have iconic IP and in many ways it still has a lot of room to scale'

Bring back Heroes of the Storm then.

Swen Vincke warns Divinity newcomers that they probably shouldn't play the early games in the series: 'They're a bit outdated by now,' which is putting it very mildly

Swen Vincke warns Divinity newcomers that they probably shouldn't play the early games in the series: 'They're a bit outdated by now,' which is putting it very mildly

They were brilliant in their day, but that was 20-some years ago.

I played dozens of retro games this year, and these are the ones I still whole-heartedly recommend going into 2026

I played dozens of retro games this year, and these are the ones I still whole-heartedly recommend going into 2026

Dust off your DOS, reinstall those ROMs, and party like it's 1999.

Vince Zampella, the co-founder of Infinity Ward and head of Battlefield, dies in car crash

Vince Zampella, the co-founder of Infinity Ward and head of Battlefield, dies in car crash

Zampella was reportedly killed in a car crash over the weekend.

World of Warcraft: Midnight's new solo-friendly Prey mode will have bosses attacking you out of nowhere: 'There's going to be some really mean stuff that we're going to do to you'

World of Warcraft: Midnight's new solo-friendly Prey mode will have bosses attacking you out of nowhere: 'There's going to be some really mean stuff that we're going to do to you'

A new game mode makes the open world a dangerous place, developers warn—and also makes it lucrative to kill critters