Why the Alliance didn't care about the millions of abducted colonists in Mass Effect 2
Space colonization in the Mass Effect universe works in a way that part of humanity flat out refuses to live under the Systems Alliance umbrella. People head out to the Terminus frontier specifically so the...
Players have chosen the highest quality trilogies in the gaming industry – Mass Effect, God of War, Metal Gear Solid, and Batman: Arkham are leading
There's a special category of game series where you don't have to pick a favorite entry. Three games in a row turn out so consistent in quality that debating the best one becomes a pleasant...
Gamers are happy for those who are starting Mass Effect for the first time, and chose the most memorable moments from the game
Playing through a cult trilogy for the first time is a rare kind of luck, and longtime fans openly envy it. When someone sits down with the original Mass Effect without knowing a single plot...
A sister recommended Red Dead Redemption 2 to her brother, but regretted this decision after he decided to skip all the cutscenes
Playing through a favorite game together sounds like the perfect bonding activity. In practice, it can turn into quiet torture if the person sitting next to you treats story-driven titles like an obstacle course to...
Warhammer 40,000 experts calculated how many Imperial Titans are needed to take down a Reaper from Mass Effect
Pitting two universes against each other is a favorite pastime for fans, especially when the fight involves combat machines the size of skyscrapers. The premise is simple – how many Imperial Titans from Warhammer 40,000...
A dead Falmer embraces a captive in Dwemer ruins, and it's one of the darkest details in Skyrim
Skyrim has trained players to look for stories where none officially exist. Stumble across a couple of corpses frozen in an unnatural pose, and the brain does the rest, filling in a tragedy complete with...
God of War sex mini-games were designed by women, and Aphrodite's chamber was intentionally shaped like female genitalia
Former Sony Santa Monica writer Alanah Pearce dropped an interesting fact about the original God of War trilogy during a recent stream: those infamous sex mini-games, long seen as a textbook example of male power...
Analysts say late PC ports are the real reason PlayStation titles underperform on the platform
Following a Bloomberg report that Sony plans to stop releasing first-party PS5 games on PC, analytics firm Newzoo put together a breakdown of the situation. According to their findings, the issue lies not in a...
Physical game sales in the US hit an all-time low
According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, physical game spending in the US totaled just $1.5 billion in 2025 – the lowest figure recorded since tracking began in 1995. Physical games still generate revenue, but the...
Path of Exile's next expansion brings quality-of-life upgrades that PoE 2 desperately needs too
Grinding Gear Games created Path of Exile 2 partly to modernize the original game's systems for newer players and then port some of those improvements – like character animations – back to the first game....
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire delayed by nearly a month
Three weeks before launch, Fumi Games and PlaySide announced a delay for MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. The shooter is now set to release on April 16 instead of March 19, with the developers citing the...
EA broke its promise and locked a new Skate area behind a paywall
EA has revealed a big Season 3 roadmap for Skate, but the promising addition of a new map area has been buried in yet more monetization mud. EA not only broke its promise of not...
Bethesda turned the White House into a radioactive crater in Fallout 3 simply because there were no quests planned there
The White House ended up as a radioactive crater in Fallout 3 for a remarkably pragmatic reason – Bethesda's team simply had no quests planned for that location. Lead artist Istvan Pely explained that the...
New Witcher 3 DLC may be set near Velen rather than Zerrikania, rumor suggests
Rumors about a mysterious third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt keep surfacing online – and at this rate, the hype surrounding it might start rivaling that of Half-Life 2 Episode 3. CD Projekt...
Overwatch brings back dating sim – romance Mercy or Genji before time runs out
Blizzard brought back the popular mini-project Loverwatch: Love Never Dies as a pleasant surprise for Overwatch fans. The browser-based romantic dating sim is available until March 1 and lets shooter fans spend time with Genji...
Neva getting story DLC about Alba and Neva's first meeting
Nomada Studio announced the story expansion Neva: Prologue for its hand-drawn platformer. The DLC launches February 19 on all platforms where the base game is available. The expansion takes place before the main story and...
Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion brings Greece-inspired region fans waited decades for
Blizzard revealed a detailed look at the upcoming expansion for Diablo 4 titled Lord of Hatred during the Diablo Spotlight event. Unlike the previous expansion, which unfolded in the entirely new region of Nahantu, Lord...
The best feature of Fallout: New Vegas came from Bethesda's original pitch
Bethesda initially proposed that Obsidian focus on factions when developing Fallout: New Vegas, which became the game's defining feature. The ability to choose between different groups is what makes the title so replayable – players...
No Man's Sky Remnant update adds gravity gun and waste processing plants
Hello Games released the first No Man's Sky update of the year called Remnant. The headline feature is a gravity gun – a tool the studio wanted to add since the very beginning. The new...
Five new heroes revealed in Overwatch Season 1 Conquest trailer – Jetpack Cat voiced by Mass Effect's Commander Shepard
Blizzard released the Season 1: Conquest trailer for Overwatch's soft reboot, showcasing five new heroes at once. Jetpack Cat and Mizuki join the support role, Emre and Anran strengthen the damage class, while Domina takes...
