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Remember the good old days when Flash games were at their peak, and it seemed like we had an unlimited free gaming library to choose from, no matter the type of PC you had? While that gilded era is now behind us, the upcoming Neopets: Mega Mini Games Collection will soon let us revisit some of the most memorable Neopets browser games when it launches for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC on March 26, 2026. The game will feature 25 classic Neopets flash games, plus an all-new minigame...
If you had any concerns that developer Embark Studios would embrace the Call of Duty-like goofy costumes for its stylish extraction shooter Arc Raiders, you can rest assured. While you never say never, the team has made it clear that "novelty" skins are not coming to the game at this point. Design director Virgil Watkins told PCGamesN on October 30 that the game's visual identity is so strong that adding silly skins would tarnish that artistic vision. "What I believe to be true is that we...
Weapons are the main line of defense between you and any enemy you come across in Arc Raiders. While you have some secondary equipment and even your teammates to help you survive, it's the weapons that you take with you into every drop that will largely determine if you extract unscathed or not. For that reason, you'll need to know how to upgrade your weapons in Arc Raiders early and often. At the start of your Arc Raiders account, you have very little to work with in the way of weapons...
World of Warcraft may soon receive a new form of premium currency called Hearthsteel, one that will likely be used to buy housing-specific items. A datamine by Wowhead of the alpha build for WoW's upcoming Midnight expansion revealed the currency and a number of icons that show increasingly larger amounts of it, reminiscent of the icons used to denote premium currency bundles. The currencies are linked to a description that states they are part of a housing market bundle. While Blizzard...
Cyberpunk 2 is one of multiple projects in the works at CD Projekt Red, and now some new information about the game has come to light. Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith has revealed that the sequel will feature a brand-new city that he described as "like Chicago gone wrong." Appearing in a REDstreams broadcast, Pondsmith said he recently visited the developers and said he spoke with the environment team to see how the new city was coming together. Whatever this place is, it will be on top of...
Without the Witcher novels by Andrezj Sapkowski, there wold be no hit series on Netlflix or even the video games that revitalized the property a decade ago. According to Sapkowski, he's happy with his arrangements with CD Projekt Red, even though the devs don't ask him many questions anymore. While promoting his latest novel (via GamesRadar), Sapkowski noted that CD Projekt Red used to approach him about additional info about the characters and the world he created. Now, he says it's "so...
With The Simpsons taking over Fortnite battle royale, we've been duking it out on a new, cel-shaded island based on Springfield, the home of the long-running sitcom's titular family. Naturally, the island is full of references to the show, both big and small, and you can earn a healthy chunk of XP toward the new Simpsons-themed battle pass by finding some of them. On top of that, we've got a set of story quests to start us off, as well as some found quests that literally pop out of treasure...
A weird invincibility exploit has apparently led to Epic Games disabling The Simpsons couch in Fortnite. That means players can't take a seat on the iconic piece of animated furniture currently. The timing is also unfortunate, since last night's Simpsons episode featured an opening couch gag with Fortnite characters. The official Fortnite Status account on X posted about the couch issue at 8:05 PM ET on November 2, which is literally five minutes after The Simpsons started last night. The...
Video game remakes and remasters have attracted impressive player numbers and generated substantial consumer spending, research shows, although full-on remakes may have a slight edge. Research firm Ampere Analysis tracked data from January 2024 to September 2025, looking at 42 re-releases (specifically, 15 remakes and 27 remasters). These releases accumulated 72.4 million players across Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam, with consumers spending $1.4 billion from purchasing these games and...
Netflix's The Witcher is heading into its final seasons, and not all fans are happy. With Liam Hemsworth taking over as Geralt from Henry Cavill in Season 4, some viewers have criticized the show for straying from Andrzej Sapkowski's beloved books. But showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich wants fans to remember that there’s more than one way to enjoy The Witcher. "One of the things that I've talked a lot to the author about and a lot to fans about is that the books still exist. No one is...
It remains to be seen what price Rockstar Games will charge for the eagerly awaited Grand Theft Auto VI, but some are speculating that it could be $80, $90, or even $100. Nothing is confirmed right now, but GTA 5 actor Jay Klaitz--who played Lester--has now said he believes GTA 6 warrants a $100 price tag due to the content it's expected to offer. "These games take so long to make. Years and years and years. It's not like they’ve just been hanging out, chilling and then just started doing...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's November 14 release date is unchanged, a spokesperson for Activision has confirmed amid rumors that the date is shifting forward. A spokesperson confirmed this to CharlieIntel. As a reminder, there is no early access for Black Ops 7, so the November 14 date is when the game becomes available to everyone on all platforms. Rumors suggested Activision was going to move up Black Ops 7's release date amid a competitive landscape for FPS games. EA's Battlefield 6...
With the holiday season drawing closer--and radio stations warming up their Mariah Carey Christmas playlists--PlayStation is rolling out a new advertising campaign to convince people that the PS5 is the place to be. This year, the theme is "it happens on PS5," and Sony has rolled out three ads showcasing scenes familiar to gamers. First off, there's the stunt jump showcasing an ambitious--but failed--attempt to do a Superman and make an 18-wheeler leap over a tall building: "The...
After months of teasing, Disney's Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run ride at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge will receive a major update in 2026 and could connect to the ongoing events in Fortnite. According to insider Drew Smith, the new mission will feature The Mandalorian and Grogu, giving guests a fresh adventure inside the Star Wars universe. Disney's partnership with Epic Games aims to bring advanced technology and interactive storytelling to theme parks. While the collaboration between...
The Battle Bus dropped off Peely, Jonesy, Meowscles, and a couple of other Fortnite characters on to The Simpsons for the long-running show's opening couch gag. The crossover starts harmless enough. But then, things go awry for the Fortnite clan--especially the cute-looking banana. Peely slips trying to run away from the Simpsons, who pull out weapons to get the Fortnite characters to leave their couch. That misstep leads to a terrible fate for poor Peely. The Simpsons turn the character...
Plans are underway to resurrect Saints Row, as the design director for the first game, Chris Stockman, has revealed that he's working on a pitch for a new entry in the open-world franchise that will see it return to its roots. On the Saints Row Reddit, Stockman said that he had been approached to work on a proposal, which if successful, could be a prequel. "I've been asked to create a pitch for a Saints Row prequel. I can't say anything more than that, but my dreams for this game just...
Microsoft has embraced the ex-boxer meme for its latest Xbox advert, as the company continues with its "this is an Xbox" marketing campaign. Featuring a self-proclaimed ex-boxer, the bizarre advert also spotlighted the new dedicated hardware that recently joined the Xbox family, the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X. This year has seen Microsoft focus more on the idea of an Xbox ecosystem--rather than on the idea of dedicated Xbox hardware--as it continues work on its next-gen plans for the brand...
Rockstar Games' former VP of creative, Dan Houser, left the company in 2020, but he's still a wellspring of knowledge about Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, both of which he was a lead writer on. Houser recently shared his insights into both game series as well as a few of Rockstar's unrealized projects. During a nearly three-hour interview with Lex Fridman on YouTube, Houser touched GTA 5's uncompleted DLC that would have featured Trevor as a secret agent. "It never quite came...
Fortnite's latest update brought a major Simpsons collab to the popular battle royale game, however dataminers have found clues to future collabs hidden in the game files. Multiple leakers suggest that SpongeBob and Harry Potter will be coming to Fortnite--with fans already voicing objections to the latter due to creator JK Rowling's transphobic actions. Prominent Fortnite leaker SamLeakss posted news that both collabs will reportedly be arriving in Chapter 7. Fortnite creator Shiina...
Back in 2005, rumors swirled of a Halo MMO in development with Age of Empires developer Ensemble Studios. The project came to an abrupt end in 2008 when Microsoft shuttered the studio, however one of the developers on the MMO has spilled the beans on the lost game--and why it was cancelled. Sandy Peterson, known for his work on the Call of Cthulu TTRPG and Doom before he moved to Ensemble, has posted a thread on X with his recollections about the doomed Halo MMO, which was codenamed Titan...