A verifiable pick 'n' mix of cool videogames leaves me struggling to define 2025 by just one.
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Players have voted for the best mods of 2025, and there really is something for everyone in ModDB's varied and interesting top ten.
Be prepared, be Peak.
What's it take to make "a real contender?"
Absolum offers a vision of the future for a 40 year old formula.
Join me for a look back at the microphone movers of 2025.
Did you stop playing games long enough this year to see some movies and shows based on games?
A recap: of the seven hopefuls I slipped into our bulk 2025 list of "Oh, that looks alright" games, only three actually released in 2025, and one of them wasn’t very good. If it’s the hope that kills you, I am therefore dead four, arguably five times over. Real Necron shit, honestly. Read more
Details of Romero Games' canceled Xbox game have emerged, and you apparently played a priest battling demons with Hotline Miami action.
Warhammer 40k Dark Heresy's alpha test excels when it lets you tackle in-depth investigations, even if the combat needs a little work.
It's been a helluva year for gaming headsets, but which of our three contenders will take the ultimate prize?
While I would go so far as to say that I have an affection for the team here at RPS, they certainly tried my patience when it came to the Advent Calendar voting. How dare they not have played and loved the same games as me through the year? Here I was, new head honcho, and I couldn't find a single one in the bunch who had put the necessary hours into Chip 'n Clawz vs. The Brainoids. Shameful. Thank goodness I can put that right with my Selection Box. Read more
Darksiders 4 is finally coming, and if you want to catch up on the story so far, the rest of the series is currently up to 90% off in the Winter Sale.
This year saw the worst launch of any GPU generation I can remember in all my 20 years as a tech journo.
Low-poly, high-quality.
5 games I played this year made me rush out and buy their soundtracks, and each was rewarding to own in a different way.
I've seen the light, and I don't want to go back.
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Already unspooled Silksong? Here's six other platformers exploring new concepts.
Triple-A fatigue is real for me, so I ask Witchfire creator Adrian Chmielarz where big-budget titles - especially FPS games - might be going wrong.
Ein Millionen-YouTuber demonstriert, wie sich Technik aus Serverzentren und Gaming-PCs in der KĂźche einsetzen lassen und uns so bei der Essenszubereitung enorme Mengen Energie sparen lassen.
This year's Ninja Gaiden 2 Black finally does right by a messy but one-of-a-kind action game.
A race against (end) time.
