Gaming

Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit’s NPCs are a conversation between developer and player

The game’s iconic bears are constructed from a lot of Spry Fox’s personalities

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The mischievous history of Elden Ring’s Patches, FromSoftware’s eternal scamp

FromSoftware’s mischievous heel has been part of the Souls games since the beginning

By Michael McWhertor

Latest Elden Ring patch still doesn’t address performance issues

By Oli Welsh July 4

Mothership’s box set gives newbie game masters something to hold on to

By Charlie Hall July 4

Nintendo just dropped 7 NES curios on Switch Online for the holiday weekend

By Oli Welsh July 4

Democratic Socialism Simulator is (tragically, regrettably) still as relevant in 2024

By Zoë Hannah July 4

Zenless Zone Zero captures the perfect action game flow

By Chelsea Stark July 3

The best early Prime Day 2024 deals

By Alice Jovanée July 3

Minecraft’s summer sale on content packs has daily 75% off deals, and one big freebie

By Ana Diaz July 3

Star Wars: Unlimited’s new two-player starter set tells a great, modern Star Wars story

By Charlie Hall July 3

So we’ve all been saying ‘scadutree’ wrong

By Simone de Rochefort July 2

Uh-oh, somebody told the Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 devs about LIDAR

By Charlie Hall July 2

The final collection of adventures for D&D’s unrevised fifth edition launches July 16 — here’s where to pre-order

By Alice Jovanée July 2

Colorful cone shaped board game pieces sit on grid with a colorful gradient of greens, blues, purples, and pinks. A cardboard square with numbers on it encompasses nine squares on the grid, with some cones inside it and some outside.

Hues and Cues is the party game that’ll make you question your color knowledge

By Clayton Ashley July 2

Add the Skaven to Warhammer 40K, you cowards

By Cass Marshall July 2

Save up to 79% on select PlayStation PC games from Fanatical

By Ross Miller July 2

The superb Case of the Golden Idol joins Game Pass in July

By Oli Welsh July 2

Grab 22 of Capcom’s greatest fighting games on sale right now for under $20

By Ross Miller July 1

Grab 3 months Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for under $35 at Woot

By Ross Miller July 1

Elden Ring’s creators sure keep talking about an Elden Ring movie

By Michael McWhertor July 1

D&D’s Quests from the Infinite Staircase will be backward-compatible, here’s how

By Charlie Hall July 1

Everything we know about ‘Switch 2,’ Nintendo’s next-gen console

By Oli Welsh July 1

The Sims 4 will FINALLY introduce polyamory in free update

By Petrana Radulovic July 1

The new Crazy Taxi is going to be a ‘large-scale, open-world online game’ because of course it is

By Oli Welsh July 1

Dropout’s surprise new show is a slumber party hosted by drag star Monét X Change

By Susana Polo June 28

The best cozy games to play right now

By Cass Marshall, Nicole Carpenter, and 3 more June 28

The best mobile games to play in 2024

By Nicole Carpenter, Ana Diaz, and 1 more June 28

Elden Ring players are normalizing using summons in the DLC

By Ana Diaz June 28

Magic: The Gathering reveals Foundations, a new set expressly made for beginners

By Charlie Hall June 28

Here are the hottest game deals you won’t want to miss during the Steam Summer Sale

By Alice Jovanée June 27

You’ve only got 6 months left to buy the best Forza Horizon game

By Oli Welsh June 27

Xbox games will soon be playable via your Amazon Fire TV Stick

By Maddy Myers June 27