I remember it well. Four years ago my friends and I were gearing up for the annual Minecraft Live broadcast, excited to see what the big update theme would be this year, but primarily concerned with one thing: The Minecraft mob vote.Back in 2021, the vote was between three mobs, the allay, the copper golem, and the glare. Each was predictably charming in its own way, but the one that...

Our hint for today's Wordle is a versatile thing, ready to help any time you think you might need it. If you read it through before you begin it'll help you come up with a fantastic opening line, setting you up for a quick win. Or you could always save it for later instead, just in case you need a bit of a boost. Need more than that? That's why...

After the rush of Summer Game Fest, June is a bit of a blur. And while the annual showing didn't have much to tease for July—the biggest games mostly set their sights on 2026—there's still plenty to tide you over. Not that some of us even need more games to add to the pile. My backlog spiraled out of control again somewhere between the last Baldur's Gate 3 update and...

Tyler Wilde, US EIC(Image credit: Future)This week: Enjoyed reading about Chris' zombie diagnosis adventures, listened to Sneaks - Look Like That (Ugo Banchi Remix).PC gaming's blowout sales are a highlight of the platform, but they do complicate the decision to buy a new game. Before dropping $60 or more, you've got to consider that unless the new game you're buying turns out to be a smash hit, it'll probably be...

MORGAN PARK, STAFF WRITER(Image credit: Future)This week: Tinkered with emulation on his Steam Deck, which was surprisingly easier than thinking of classics he cares to replay. Watched 28 Years Later around 14 days after watching 28 Days Later.Last night, I set off on my longest delivery yet in Death Stranding 2. I was to cross the entire chunk of Australia I'd discovered so far, weaving past bandit camps, over rivers,...

Earlier today, Bungie broadcast its final showcase ahead of the July 15 release of Destiny 2's Edge of Fate expansion. Largely it was the expected run though of new features like World Tiers and The Portal, the latter being a revamped homescreen that groups together the most relevant activities in the game and enables players to tweak their difficulty (and therefore loot).The devs did make mention of a new horde-mode...

Inspirational or utterly unwatchable—certainly controversial—YouTuber PewDiePie's latest ruse is one you might actually be interested in. He's deGoogling and using a Steam Deck of all things to help him along that path.Felix Kjellberg, to know him by his actual name, has a new video polemic taking you through the reasons why he's decided to cut Google out of his life and deep diving into all the methods and machinery he's...

Born on a mountain, raised in a cave, tweetin' and mindfreakin' is all Randy craves. Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has evaded the squad of tier-one operators who have presumably been dispatched to confiscate his phone and is merrily posting up a storm on X, "The Everything App," even after repeatedly making everyone very angry by tweeting a bunch about Borderlands 4's price and the willingness of "real fans" to pay...

The Palworld crossover with Terraria is finally upon us, but to dive into the update's biggest offerings, you'll first need to map out its new islands. It's not a difficult journey, but if you've been away for a while the map may look a bit different, so Palworld's Terraria dungeon location isn't immediately obvious.It's especially easy to overlook since the island is such a little thing, but we've got the...

Something Marvel Rivals has over the other hero-based games is that it doesn't have to waste any time trying to make you love its new characters. You already know them from all those movies, comic books, plushies, hoodies, mugs, backpacks, and ill-advised vehicle wraps! So even a guy like me, a lifetime comic geek who only sort of enjoys Marvel Rivals, will throw my hands up and redownload it because...