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Star Wars: Galactic Racer Review - The Burnout DNA Shows, and That's a Compliment
Fuse Games' anti-grav racer wraps genuinely great arcade handling in a roguelite tournament that punishes failure. Fast, gorgeous and occasionally cruel. Score: 8/10.
No, Xbox Cloud won't be your backdoor to GTA 6 on PC - and that was never a realistic plan here anyway
A report claimed Xbox had locked up exclusive streaming rights for GTA 6, which would have let PC players stream it through Xbox Cloud. Xbox says that's misreporting. For players in our region, the story was a long shot from the start.
Switch Sports Resort previews are in, and Wuhu Island sounds like home again
The final hands-on previews for Nintendo Switch Sports Resort have landed ahead of its 22 October launch on Switch 2, and the mood is warmly positive. Ana on why this is the one she's been quietly waiting for.
Deadlock just hit 228,000 players and Valve still won't call it a game
The City Never Sleeps update rebuilt Deadlock's map around a haunted New York, swapped neutral camps for Haunts and pushed the unreleased shooter-MOBA past its 2024 record. The spooky coat of paint is the headline; the meta reset underneath is the real story.
Gears of War: E-Day Review: A Strong Return, Not a Reinvention
The Coalition's prequel is the best-received Gears in fifteen years, with combat almost everyone praises and a formula almost nobody says has changed. A confident comeback that plays it safe. Score: 8/10.
Hello, Peach! and Hello, Luigi! are here, and toddlers are about to pull some faces
Nintendo has added two free apps to its little-kid-friendly My Mario line. Peach and Luigi join Mario and Yoshi on Switch and Switch 2 for peekaboo and face-stretching with the smallest players in the house.
Supermassive loses more than 70 people, and the couch-horror studio keeps shrinking
More than 70 staff appear to have left Supermassive Games this week, the third round of cuts in three years. A bad sign for the kind of one-copy, full-room horror many of us love.
Motion Blur vs Chromatic Aberration: My Vote for the Worst Effect in Games
PC Gamer is letting readers pick the worst graphical effect in games, and the final is motion blur against chromatic aberration. One hurts my aim more. The other gets my vote.
Arc Raiders goes free for four days - here's how to actually use that window
Embark is opening the full Arc Raiders to everyone from 8 to 12 October alongside the Frozen Trail update. Four days is a real demo, not a two-hour refund gamble - but only if you treat it like one.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Review - The Best Flying, the Worst Script
Project Aces' biggest entry yet is a joy in the cockpit and a mess in the briefing room. Spectacular arcade dogfighting, a story that trips over itself, and a multiplayer with a shop I did not ask for. Score: 8/10.
Quake Rooftops Jam: 19 free maps drag a 30-year-old shooter up onto the roof
The Quake mapping community has shipped another free pack - 19 rooftop-themed maps plus a hub and an original soundtrack, built for Ironwail and vkQuake. Here's why a competitive FPS player still cares about a 1996 engine.
Your Plain Old PS5 Is Getting AI Upscaling, and I Didn't See That Coming
Sony is bringing a lighter version of its PS5 Pro upscaling tech to the standard PS5. It's called QSSR, it arrives as a free optional setting, and Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are first in line.