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Review: Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online (PS5) - Squandered Potential at Every Turn

Floored.The Sword Art Online saga goes back to the beginning with Echoes of Aincrad — a retelling of the property's original storyline from the fresh perspective of your own custom protagonist.It feels like a reset for the series' game-related efforts, and on paper, it's a fairly ambitious undertaking. Clearly backed with a (reltaively) bigger budget and a reworked approach to gameplay and general tone, Echoes of Aincrad should breathe new life into the franchise.Read the full article on pushsqu

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Returns Us to the Golden Age of Piracy

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300+ Xbox Games Have Injected 300,000G Worth Of Easy Achievements

It's that time of year again!One of life's greatest gifts is listening to the popping sound an achievement makes when you're on the hunt for gamerscore.Now that we've entered into the second half of 2026, Microsoft's semi-annual cap on developers adding new achievements to their games has reset, resulting in so, so many easy opportunities to chase that sweet pop.Read the full article on purexbox.com

Arkheron, a competitive PvPvE action RPG, will open its closed beta next week—and I'm getting that Battlerite nostalgia just looking at this thing

Closed beta's coming soon.

Comixology's Zero Instance Blurs the Line Between Reality and MMORPG Fantasy

Comixology's newest original series, Zero Instance, introduces a world where the boundaries between MMORPG fantasy and reality have begun to break down.

Echoes of Aincrad Review

Echoes of Aincrad is a half-step in the right direction for games based on Sword Art Online.

Evil Dead Burn Review

Evil Dead Burn is easily the most violent and oppressive Evil Dead movie yet, and even with the occasional gruesome highs of the horror on screen, this one manages to feel too similar to its predecessors while also leaving out some of the essential elements of Sam Raimi's beloved horror franchise.

Players prove Destiny 2 can still produce wonders with discovery of poopy pants transmog

"The ghosts can revive you but they cannot uns*** your pants."

Fanatical's Field of Glory Bundle nets you 10 games and DLC for less than $30

Destiny 2 Players Get One Last Surprise from Bungie, Developer Reveals Limited Support Plans

Bungie has given Destiny 2 one last surprise as a farewell gift and revealed its limited support plans for the game.

England Has A New King, And He’s Thirsty For Blood In Vampirium 1997

Thomas Was Alone and Amberspire developer Bithell Games has announced its next project, a non-linear horror game in which the vampire King of England tasks you with assassinating his enemies. Set in an alternate timeline during the late '90s--so you're probably safe from hearing Hanson's MMMBop on repeat--Vampirium 1997 is billed as an immersive sim boiled to its essence by game director Mike Bithell. "Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enem

Xbox's Bethesda layoffs include the artist responsible for designing Skyrim's khajiit and argonians, who had been at the company for 27 years

A staggering loss of institutional talent.

David Gaider will never play Dragon Age: The Veilguard because he'd be 'wincing' the whole time: 'EA really did a number on them in terms of setting them up to fail'

"I've heard enough about it. I almost feel like I've played it."

„Es ist ein Erfolg geworden, der unsere kühnsten Träume übertrifft“ – Palworld-Entwickler Pocketpair entscheidet sich gegen eine Preiserhöhung zum Start von Version 1.0

„Als kleines Dankeschön…“ Der Entwickler von Palworld, Pocketpair, hat beschlossen, den Preis des Spiels zum Start der Version 1.0 in dieser Woche nicht zu erhöhen. Stattdessen bleibt der Preis bei 28,99 Euro. Auf der Steam-Seite von Palworld im Early Access steht nach wie vor: „Der Preis des Spiels kann zum …

The LEGO Pokémon Eevee Set Has Received an 11% Discount at Amazon

Amazon is offering a nice little 11% discount on the LEGO Pokémon Eevee set right now, dropping its price from $59.99 to $53.59.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced can run smoothly aboard both Steam Deck and Steam Machine - with the right settings

Greetings, owners of hardware who are also partial to reasonably well-made pirate game remakes. I’m trying something new and fresh and debatably sexy for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, extending the semi-usual Steam Deck performance and settings investigation with one for the newly launched Steam Machine as well. Look, I said debatably. Read more

DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2: FUTURE SAGA Chapter 4 Brings Fu’s Story To An Explosive Finale

Nearly a decade after its original release, DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 is finally bringing one of its biggest storylines to a close. FUTURE SAGA Chapter 4 is available now across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC, delivering the final chapter in Fu's time-bending adventure while introducing new fighters, fresh missions and some of the toughest battles the game has seen. The post DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2: FUTURE SAGA Chapter 4 Brings Fu’s Story To An Explosive

9 Best New Books Releasing in July 2026 You Need to Read

Paralives Isn’t Interested In Taking Down The Sims

Fans of life-simulator games have been eating well lately, as the dominance of The Sims 4 has been challenged by new kids on the block like InZoi and Paralives. While both of these titles are considered to be serious challengers in a cozy genre of living your best life, the team behind Paralives doesn't see itself as a "Sims-killer," preferring instead to view the game as another option in the genre. After all, competition in this field will ultimately benefit players by offering them more choi

Paralives’ Success Shows Being Generous To Players Isn’t Unreasonable

Earlier this year Paralives released in early access, and so far, things are looking good for the life-sim. The game has proven to be popular since its May launch; the cozy vibes have been praised, and the promise of free post-launch DLC and updates for the lifespan of Paralives continues to be a big selling point. In an industry focused on extracting the maximum amount of cash possible out of every player, it has become the norm--just look at how GTA 6 is locking in-game shops away from player

Paralives Team Might Have Shed Some Light On Why The Sims Ditched Its Open World

The Sims 4 juggled multiple ideas during development, but one idea from its predecessor that was eventually scrapped was the idea of an open-world city for players to explore. Instead, The Sims 4 offered smaller, instanced neighborhoods that were separated by loading screens, something that many fans considered to be a major step back from what The Sims 3 had achieved. So what was the reason for these smaller locales? The Sims 3 was notorious for how it pushed PCs to the edge with its demand

Mutter findet die Pokémon TCG-Sammlung ihres Sohns auf dem Dachboden wieder - eine Karte davon ist bis zu 26.000 (!) wert

Der Sohn freut sich nicht nur, seine 30 Jahre alte Sammlung wiederzusehen. Er will seinen Eltern auch direkt etwas vom Wert zurückzahlen, als Dank dafür, dass sie die Packs damals gekauft haben.

Sony-Chef verkauft kurz nach PlayStations Disc-Ankündigung Aktien für 4,7 Millionen Dollar

Sony hat mit dem angekündigten Ende neuer PlayStation-Discs ohnehin genug Unruhe ausgelöst. Jetzt fällt auch eine Aktienmeldung auf: Hiroki Totoki, Präsident und CEO der Sony Group Corporation, hat kurz nach der Ankündigung einen großen Teil seines ausgewiesenen Aktienbestands verkauft. Mehr

Xbox Game Pass Members Are Being Treated To A Surprise New Release Today (July 8)

"Buckshot Roulette" has been a massive hit on Steam.How's this for a surprise Xbox Game Pass addition?! Despite not being mentioned at all in yesterday's roundup of upcoming Game Pass titles, Buckshot Roulette has launched straight into the service for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC and cloud across the Ultimate, Premium and PC tiers.This is a horror game where you play Russian Roulette with "The Dealer" in a "tense, claustrophobic single-player experience", but there's also a multip