Feature: Our Final Predictions For The 2026 Xbox Games Showcase
What we hope and expect to see from Xbox.We're right at the tail end of May now, which means we're starting to get very excited about the Xbox Games Showcase this year. We have a new Xbox boss at the helm and renewed enthusiasm surrounding the brand, so the summer show feels critical this year in…
Round Up: Minecraft Live (May 2026) - Chaos Cubed, New Biome, Minecraft Dungeons II And More
Here's everything announced.Developer Mojang this week aired a special Minecraft Live event from Twitchcon Rotterdam and it shared all sorts of announcements about not only Minecraft, but also Minecraft Dungeons 2 and even the upcoming movie sequel.Here's a quick recap in case you missed it:Read…
Here's The Evercade Nexus In The Flesh
It's really real!Blaze Entertainment has shown the Evercade Nexus handheld in the flesh for the first time in a new YouTube video.Head of Communications Sean Cleaver puts the new system through its paces in the latest trailer, showing off key improvements over the existing EXP variant, such as a…
This fan remake of 1999's Medal of Honor proved so popular that its creator added a level cut from the original game
Version 1.1 of Medal of Honor: Retro Remake lets players infiltrate Colditz Castle.
Okay, maybe I could be convinced AI monitors aren't all bad
MSI's "world's first agentic AI monitor" has one neat trick. The rest of its AI tricks, however...
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve just popped up on PEGI's website
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, has popped up on the PEGI website with a "pre-release date": 30th May, 2026. Read more
Wuthering Waves' Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Collab Looks Stunning
Once more to Night City.If anything’s going to draw you towards gacha game Wuthering Waves, surely it’s this stunning Cyberpunk: Edgerunners collaboration, due out on 8th June as part of v3.4.Inspired by Netflix’s anime spin-off, you’ll be able to pull for 5-Star crossover Resonators Lucy…
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was April 2026's best-selling game in the US
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was the best-selling game in the US last month. Read more
Wolverine PS5 Pre-Orders Expected to Open Next Week, After State of Play
Almost time, bub.With the game officially out in a little over three months, it feels like the right time for Marvel’s Wolverine marketing to get underway properly.And following a blowout at next week’s State of Play on 2nd June, it looks like Sony’s finally getting ready to take pre-orders…
The device in my hands feels like the standard all new handheld gaming PCs will be judged by
Performance, efficiency, ergonomics, and battery life. Intel and MSI are delivering in the new Claw 8 EX AI+.
Retro Recap: All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (May 31st 2026)
Anbernic Rotate! Yuji Naka! Lenovo G02!Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place.Read the full article on timeextension.com
80+ Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In The Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2026
HUGE discounts for great games!Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2026?There are over 1800 games discounted in year's version of the sale, with over 80 of them being reduced by 90% or even as much as 95% for the next two weeks.Read the full article on purexbox.com
Twitch's new Dual Format feature lets streamers broadcast horizontally and vertically at the same time
Twitch has announced it's launching dual-format streaming next month, a new system that lets creators stream in both horizontal and vertical formats at the same time. Read more
The Stop Killing Games movement hits another major milestone as a game preservation bill passes California State Assembly vote
The bill now moves on to the California State Senate.
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for stumbling upon a ruined church, squirrelled away among the hawthorns behind a currently active church in the neighbourhood. I was flabbergasted – I've walked past that churchyard a thousand times without noticing. In this case, I just happened to take a different route around the…
Guide: Pictonico! Minigame List
The (Wario)Wares on offer.Pictonico!'s minigames are varied, inventive, and make great use of your photo library. But you wouldn't know this from the outset, as you have just three to sample before needing to purchase one of the volume packs available.Since these packs aren't exactly cheap, you…
Warren Spector studio's cheap as chips co-op heist adventure Thick as Thieves is wonky, conspicuously incomplete, and a surprisingly good time
Thick as Thieves feels like it has a story to tell. And not just the one about talking effigies and mysterious diamonds that plays out across its relatively brisk campaign. Rather, the story of its seemingly sudden lurch away from PvP, its truncated launch state, and its somewhat awkwardly papered…
Poll: Box Art Brawl: WarioWare, Inc: Mega Party Game$!
WAH.VOTE! Think fast, it's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl.Last time, to celebrate the arrival of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, we took a look at where the solo series all began as we compared three covers for the NES' Yoshi. The European Mario & Yoshi design walked away with the win in…
Stop Killing Games consumer protection bill passes floor vote in California
The California State Assembly has passed the Protect Our Games Act, a bill centred on protecting consumer rights as detailed by the Stop Killing Games movement. Read more
Minecraft Movie Sequel Gets Official Title, New Cast Members Revealed
Alex will be played by...At Minecraft Live at Twitchcon Rotterdam this weekend, new updates were shared about the upcoming sequel to the Minecraft Movie.The cast and production are now back on set, and it's been confirmed the sequel is now officially titled A Minecraft Movie: Squared. Here's a look…