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Ashly Burch, voice of Horizon's Aloy and star of Mythic Quest, is currently obsessed with Slay the Spire 2 and thinks videogames have too many stoic characters: 'I want more sh*tty little b*tches' Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like "How tidy is your desktop?" and "What game will you never uninstall?" Ashly Burch's first encounter with PC gaming was playing a Donkey Kong knockoff on a PC her mother had bought to practice typing. "It was one of those things where, when you're younger, you find something that expands your concept of what a thing can be." Burch came to the world's attention through the online, gaming-themed sketch show Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin', before making her videogame acting debut as Tiny Tina in Borderlands 2. Since then, Burch's roles have included Chloe in Life is Strange, Parvati Holcomb in The Outer Worlds, and Aloy in Guerrilla Games' Horizon series.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Release date: November 2003 - Developer: Ubisoft Montreal - Platforms: PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC What is it: Prince of Persia made the leap from 2D to 3D with The Sands of Time, transforming the series into an acrobatic adventure built around running across walls, swinging from poles, vaulting over obstacles and avoiding elaborate death traps. Super Meat Boy - Release date: October 2010 - Developer: Team Meat - Platforms: Xbox 360, PC, PS4, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch What is it: Meat Boy is a small red cube of exposed flesh trying to rescue his girlfriend Bandage Girl from the evil Dr. Shovel Knight - Release date: June 2014 - Developer: Yacht Club Games - Platforms: PC, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch What is it: He’s a knight. Rayman Origins - Release date: November 2011 - Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier - Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS What is it: Rayman and his best mate Globox set off across the Glade of Dreams after their snoring annoys the undead inhabitants of the Land of the Livid Dead.
Square Enix just gave fans their most in-depth look at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation in motion yet during today's PlayStation State of Play, confirming an April release date and post-launch story DLC, but there was one detail JRPG diehards just can't get over: the showcase demonstrated cutscenes you can speed up. I know, I know, it's completely uncharacteristic for a community of online JRPG fans to dramatize a completely optional and seemingly harmless feature in a game like Final Fantasy 7, but alas, one Twitter user reacted to the news by proclaiming, "games are truly dead." That post has 1.7 thousand likes and a handful of comments largely in agreement. "They really did make a mode for larpers that watch YouTube videos at 2X speed," reads one such reply. Now, to be fair, this particular reaction was in response to Square Enix advertising the fast-forward feature, and after reviewing that part of today's showcase, it definitely stuck me as a bit odd that it was such a focus.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma was cagey when asked if the company’s next console, codenamed Project Helix, will have a disc drive or not, but gave some optimistic insights into its approach to physical games. Speaking with the BBC in August 2026, Sharma didn’t give a straight answer; instead, she said Xbox is currently focused on making its next generation hardware cost-effective and efficient. “This next generation, we have to be thinking about efficiency and affordability alongside performance," she told the outlet. First leaked earlier this summer, Xbox officially announced its disc-to-digital program on August 26 during Gamescom, which will roll out for Xbox Insiders starting on August 31 before becoming available to all players at an as-yet unconfirmed date.
This wild new PC pro controller runs its own custom OS across a 2.79-inch color display slapped beneath the thumbsticks Genki says it is "Beyond the Pro Controller". As $70-$100 controllers are only getting more and more impressive, you might be wondering what the pro controller market can do to make you spend that extra $100 or so. You get up to 8,000 Hz polling while wired (though only 1,000 Hz via 2.4 GHz wireless), a range of over 10 meters, 150 hours of battery via Bluetooth LE 6, as well as TMR joysticks and Hall effect triggers. View Original View Original View Original View Original We don't yet have an estimated shipping date (assuming the Kickstarter is successful), but we do have a price point: $189 for the Super Early Bird pricer and $279 for the retail price.
For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your gaming news. "I think one of the reasons GTA was so well received was the amount of detail," reflects an original dev: "No one ever said no, or that something couldn't be done" Time Capsule | Retro Gamer looked back at GTA's evolution from top-down open world on PS1 to setting the 3D standard on PS2 as the series readied a next-gen leap We currently find ourselves on the cusp of a brand new appendage to the Grand Theft Auto series. A long-time contributor to both 360 Magazine and Retro Gamer, Stuart is a big fan of Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, and correctly thinks that Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is a superb racer.
Like many of us, Sam Rosenthal plays games like Wordle every day, chasing after good scores and sharing the results with friends and family. But he’s also a game designer, the creative director at Blaseball developer The Game Band, and so this regular habit got him thinking about what else could be done in the space. “When I was a kid and I played word games with my family, they weren’t the New York Times puzzle games,” Rosenthal explains. “We were sitting in a car on a road trip playing these really loose games that couldn’t be made digitally before.
A Pokemon PC port known as Gen1Recomp has been going viral over the past few weeks, thanks largely to mods turning the original Game Boy RPG into a three-dimensional voxel world. The project launched with support for Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow, and beta support for Pokemon Gold has just been implemented. Developer BryanThaBoi has also thoroughly answered questions about the project's AI use – though those answers may not be what you're hoping to hear. Gen1Recomp functions similarly to other PC ports we've seen of classic games.
Twitch under fire for new gen AI training system that harvests streamer data for Amazon, says it's on by default because 'if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in' Streams, VODs, comments, and pretty much everything else will go into the gen AI training machine, unless streamers choose to opt out. Rumors of an AI training program have been kicking around for at least a few weeks now—streamer Zach Bussey posted about it on Bluesky back in July—but it was confirmed today, very indirectly, by a Twitch Support announcement on X of a setting that lets streamers opt out. — @witchytq.bsky.social (@witchytq.bsky.social.bsky.social) 2026-08-12T22:17:07.747Z It's not particularly difficult to opt out of Twitch's generative AI training scheme. — @futterish.fsquared.biz (@futterish.fsquared.biz.bsky.social) 2026-08-12T22:17:07.463Z "I think a lot of studios are going to be talking to their lawyers over the next couple of days," Futter told PC Gamer.
Sovereign Tower looks like a cosy management game, but it's ruthless, full of murder and impossible choices, and features one of the best time travel systems I've ever encountered Don't listen to demons. Sovereign Tower has genuinely surprised me. At first glance, it's a cosy-looking management romp with shades of Reigns and Yes, Your Grace. 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Fraser is the UK online editor and has actually met The Internet in person.
1997-1999: It's in their DMA Games released: Grand Theft Auto, GTA: London 1969, GTA 2 Can't wait for the new Grand Theft Auto? 2005-2009: Time to pocket the profits Games released: GTA: Liberty City Stories, GTA: Vice City Stories, GTA: Chinatown Wars Spin-off GTA: Liberty City Stories was released as a PSP exclusive in 2005. 2008-2010: Relax at the Niko cafe Games released: GTA 4, The Lost And Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony As the first GTA designed from the ground up for a new generation of consoles, GTA 4 wowed the industry when it launched for PS3 in 2008. Two expansions, The Lost And Damned and The Ballad Of Gay Tony, were released individually for Xbox 360 in 2009, but in a single standalone package for PS3 in 2010.
Chips Ahoy is putting fans’ taste buds to the test with the launch of its first-ever Mystery Cookie, challenging shoppers to figure out the secret flavor for a chance to win a $25,000 prize. The limited edition cookie officially launches on TikTok Shop on July 30 before rolling out to retailers across the US starting August 10. Fans can submit their guesses for a chance to win $25,000 Starting July 30, fans can purchase the cookies through the SnackWorks TikTok Shop while supplies last before the wider retail launch begins on August 10. One correct entry will win the $25,000 grand prize, while additional participants will also have the chance to receive other prizes.
Pokémon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC and underwater-themed free update is coming as soon as next week UPDATED: Launch date is confirmed. Update 2:19pm: Nintendo has just released a seven-minute trailer confirming the 5th August release date and giving players an overview of the content and new mechanics included in Bubbly Basin. A second DLC with accessories is coming in late 2026, with another new town following in 2027. Pokémon Pokopia has been an amazing performer for Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Koei Tecmo - on top of a great Switch 2 exclusive for fans and newcomers alike - so of course we're getting substantial content updates and DLC expansions.
MMO life sim Seed's AI-powered avatars prove once again that nothing shatters immersion quicker than crappy chatbot dialogue It's such a vibe! In theory, I get the appeal of an NPC powered by AI. What if Lydia from Skyrim could talk endlessly about topics other than your shared inventory and could offer more than the handful of phrases she shouts at enemy bandits? 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Chris started playing PC games in the 1980s, started writing about them in the early 2000s, and (finally) started getting paid to write about them in the late 2000s.
What makes SteamOS so great is the fact that it is a console-like experience for a PC, which means you can turn it on and everything is instantly available to you from the comfort of your couch. However, it's still a PC, which means for those of you interested in going further, you can customize it with pretty much anything you can imagine that runs on Linux, which unlocks the potential of it far more than any other console will allow. Because the Steam Deck has been out for several years now, people have been tinkering with SteamOS for a while, and there are a lot of options available to you. If you want GOG, you have to pay an additional $6.