HomeFeatures Our 50 most anticipated PC games of 2025Here’s what we’re excited about in what looks like a big year Here’s what we’re excited about in what looks like a big year Terrible news! Santa ignored all my letters asking for 2025 to be a year when no new videogames came out so I could catch up on everything I missed from the past several years. In fact, it seems like maybe someone else might have sent him a letter asking for there to be more big games coming than ever....

HomeNewsSmite 2 Smite 2’s Aladdin will trap players in a lamp with an angry genie as the MOBA becomes free-to-playYe gods Ye gods Image credit:Hi-Rez Studios Image credit:Hi-Rez Studios It’ll be free-to-play from Jan 14th, say developers Hi-Rez ina Steam post. There’ll be 45 playable gods, including the fresh addition of the thief from One Thousand And One Nights. Aladdin can trap enemy players in his lamp where they’ll have to fight both the pilferer and his genie (you can readmore about his skills hereif you like)....

HomeNewsSpace Engineers 2 Space Engineers 2 launches this month and promises a refined and expanded starcrafting experienceFirst alpha to introduce creative mode First alpha to introduce creative mode Image credit:Keen Software House Image credit:Keen Software House This is a quiet month for video game releases, as January tends to be, but there’s at least one approaching asteroid in the shape ofSpace Engineers 2. Announced over the winter, it’s a spruced-up reimagining ofyour scientifically determined 22nd favourite space game- the hectic Second Coming of a simulation we’ve devoted 14 whole-ass features to since 2013, includinga seven-part diary seriesfeaturing many astarfaring VengabusorWild Wild Westerly giant robot spider....

HomeNewsStimulation Clicker Stimulation Clicker is web 1.0 and web 3.0 having a fight inside one browser windowThe absolute best and worst of existing on the internet The absolute best and worst of existing on the internet Image credit:Neal Agarwal Image credit:Neal Agarwal The more I tell you aboutStimulation Clicker, the less funny it will be, so let’s keep this brief. It’s an idle clicker, obviously, which starts with a single button in the centre of a browser screen....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1299): How to solve the Wednesday January 8 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for January 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Wednesday 8th January!...

HomeNews World’s biggest game publisher Tencent threaten to sue US government for listing them as a Chinese military companyBut are prepared to talk it out first But are prepared to talk it out first Image credit:Tencent Image credit:Tencent Yesterday, wereportedthat the US federal government had placed Chinese video game publisher Tencent - owner of League Of Legends developers Riot Games, Path Of Exile developers Grinding Gear and much more besides - on a list of Chinese military companies....

HomeNewsBalatro Balatro mod Jimbo’s Big Naturals is a lot funnier and safer for work than it soundsOne pair One pair Image credit:prettypinkpansy / Playstack Image credit:prettypinkpansy / Playstack Gentle reader, I have previously written exactly two boob-related articles in my life. One was a cheesy round-up of the best manboobs in video games for Green Man Gaming’s long-vanished blog. It was published sometime in 2010, and IIRC, pre-reboot Kratos came out on top....

HomeHardwareNews Behold the Lenovo Legion Go S, the SteamOS handheld PC that isn’t a Steam DeckComing in May, following a Windows version Coming in May, following a Windows version Image credit:Lenovo Image credit:Lenovo There’s a newLenovo Legion Goon the way, and while it’s ditching the signature detachable controllers, it’s still got something unusual to stick on its CV. The Lenovo Legion Go S is a smaller, cheaper take on Lenovo’s portable gaming PC, and it’s on track to become the first officially licensedSteamOShandheld outside of Valve’s ownSteam Deckrange....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers for Wednesday, 8th JanNeed some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #576. Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #576. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out theConnections hint for Wednesday 8th January! If you want a little bit of extra help to keep your Connections win streak going, you’ve come to the right place....

HomeNewsCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 2019’s Modern Warfare also cost over $640 million Image credit:Activision Blizzard Image credit:Activision Blizzard The information, says Game File, is based on a declaration from Kelly filed to a court in California on 23rd December, and is part of Activision’s response to a lawsuit filed against the company last May regarding a 2022 school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. The lawsuit against Activision also blames Facebook owner Meta, alleging that the two companies“knowingly exposed”the shooter to the weapon he used....

HomeNewsThe Deadly Path Strategy game The Deadly Path is Dungeon Keeper with a writhing helping of tabletop time managementDready player one Dready player one Image credit:Fireshine Games Image credit:Fireshine Games Countless are the pretenders toDungeon Keeper’s skull-buttressed throne, but I sense a certain fearful promise in The Deadly Path, a building management and roguelike strategy game from Owlskip Enterprises. The setup here is that you’re stuck in a tabletop underworld with a bunch of elder gods, or Dread Deities....

HomeHardwareNews The $1999 Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 makes the rest of the RTX 50 series look suspiciously sensibleThere’s a trick going on here, and it ain’t just DLSS 4 There’s a trick going on here, and it ain’t just DLSS 4 Image credit:Nvidia Image credit:Nvidia Last night, atCES 2025, Nvidia finally announced their RTX 50 seriesgraphics cards, and can I just say that I am wise to the RTX 5090’s tricks....

HomeNews The US just added the world’s biggest games publisher Tencent to their list of Chinese military companiesTencent say it’s a mistake Tencent say it’s a mistake Image credit:Tencent Image credit:Tencent Chinese publisher Tencent are the biggest video game company in the world. Their wholly owned subsidiaries including League Of Legends developers Riot Games, Path Of Exile developers Grinding Gear Games, and UK outfit Sumo Group. They own shares in everything from Epic Games through Ubisoft toSilent Hill 2rebooters Bloober Team....