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Squadron 42 slips to Q2 2027 to dodge a GTA 6 that still has no PC date
Cloud Imperium pushed Squadron 42 out of Q4 2026 and into Q2 2027, and the reason isn't a broken build - it's Rockstar. Chris Roberts doesn't want to launch into what he called the attention buzz saw of GTA 6. For a HOTAS-first PC campaign, that's a strange hill to slip on.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope Review - The Zone Finally Feels Alive
GSC's first big expansion for Heart of Chornobyl drops you into the Duty-Freedom war across two new regions, and the free Update 2.0 fixes the thing that always bothered me. Score: 8/10.
Xbox and Ikea's YXSTABY Collection Turns a Thumbstick Into a Stool
Xbox and Ikea are launching a collection called YXSTABY this fall, teased with a giant thumbstick stool and D-pad cushions in green and black. It marks 25 years of Xbox, and the full range is being shown at Gamescom in Cologne.
Ubisoft Put Heroes 3 on Steam and Forgot to Include Heroes 3
Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete Edition arrived on Steam with everything except the game: a 23 KB stub executable, a Mostly Negative score, and a release checklist nobody bothered to run.
The Witcher 3 Remastered Costs Nothing, and That's the News
CD Projekt Red is rebuilding The Witcher 3 and giving the upgrade away to everyone who already owns it. The fact that this counts as a surprise says a lot about the last decade of remasters.
Mortal Shell II Review: The Sequel That Grew a Spine
Cold Symmetry turned a scrappy budget soulslike into a genuinely confident one - faster, deeper, and priced below full AAA. It is also still rough around the edges, and the fast travel is a crime. Score: 8/10.
Half a Million Players Stress-Tested Wardogs, and the Servers Blinked First
Bulkhead's 100-player milsim pulled close to 500,000 people through its closed beta and peaked at 105,774 concurrents - above Squad, Hell Let Loose and Arma. The servers buckled on day one anyway, 16 days before Early Access.
The Witcher 4 Is a 2028 Game, and the Word "Targeting" Is Doing Heavy Lifting
CD Projekt Red says it is targeting 2028 for The Witcher 4, with more than 500 developers on the project and still no exact date. That is a plan, not a promise - and for players in our region it is also two more years of not spending money.
'Only on PS5' Is Back, and Xbox Just Quietly Hid Its PlayStation Logos
Sony has dusted off its 'Only on PS5' tagline while Xbox uploaded a Minecraft Dungeons 2 trailer to its own channel with the PS5 and Switch 2 logos missing. The console war's marketing phase is back, and I'm not celebrating.
Sony Reminded Everyone They Own Nothing, Right as the Boycott Started
Sony emailed players an unprompted reminder that digital games are only licensed, days before the #PSBlackout protest over the end of PlayStation discs in 2028. Where I live, physical media was never nostalgia - it was the affordable way in.
Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2 May Be a Box With Nothing In It
A North American retailer says the boxed Switch 2 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 contains only a download code - no cartridge, not even a Game-Key Card. Ana on why that quiet little step matters more than it sounds.
Thief's Dark Engine Was Basically Quake in a Cloak - and That's Good News for the Remaster
Nightdive dug into Thief's original source and found an ancient repo, unhinged code comments and a renderer that borrows its lighting straight from Quake. Here's why that engine archaeology makes me optimistic about how the remaster will actually run.