REVIEW | FORZA HORIZON 6 | JAPAN, SPEED & BEAUTIFUL REPETITION

Forza Horizon 6 arrives with the kind of critical reception most racing games can only dream about. Set in Japan and built once again by Playground Games, it has already become one of 2026’s strongest-reviewed releases, sitting around 92 on Metacritic from more than 60 critic reviews and around 91 on OpenCritic in early review coverage. That level of praise is not random. The Horizon formula is still one of the most polished open-world racing structures in gaming...

PUBLISHED | I7.O5.IIO26

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CLASSIC GAMES | SID MEIER’S CIVILIZATION IV | ONE MORE...

Civilization IV belongs to that rare group of PC games that still feels bigger than its age. Released in 2005 by Firaxis Games and published by 2K, it arrived at a point where strategy games were already becoming more visually polished, but not yet obsessed with simplifying every rough edge for a wider audience. It had enough accessibility to welcome new players, enough depth to trap veterans for hundreds of hours, and enough personality to make every...

PUBLISHED | I7.O5.IIO26

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REVIEW | DIABLO IV: LORD OF HATRED | STRONGER, DARKER, BETTER

Diablo IV did not need another expansion that simply added more enemies, more loot, and another map marker to chase. It needed a stronger reason to return, a clearer structure around its endgame, and enough new energy to make Sanctuary feel dangerous again without throwing away the foundation Blizzard has spent years adjusting. Lord of Hatred comes closer to that goal than expected. It does not completely reinvent Diablo IV, and players who never...

PUBLISHED | I6.O5.IIO26

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REVIEW | S.T. VOYAGER | ACROSS THE UNKNOWN | HOMEBOUND

For a long time, Star Trek: Voyager felt like the Star Trek series most naturally suited for a proper survival strategy game. A lone Federation ship thrown 70,000 light-years from home, a crew forced to ration resources, repair damage, negotiate with unknown species, bend Starfleet ideals without completely breaking them, and keep morale alive while every shortcut carries a price. That setup almost writes the game design by itself. Star Trek: Voyager - Across the...

PUBLISHED | I5.O5.IIO26

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AMAZON LOTR PROJECT | MMO CANCELLED, PLANS CONTINUE

Amazon’s latest Middle-earth gaming plans have taken another strange turn. The Lord of the Rings MMO announced in 2023 with Embracer Group / Middle-earth Enterprises has reportedly been cancelled, but Amazon Games is not walking away from Tolkien’s world completely. In a statement shared with Eurogamer and reported by Game Developer, Amazon Games general manager Jeffrey Gattis said the team is still exploring “a compelling new game experience...

PUBLISHED | I4.O5.IIO26

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PREVIEW | DIRECTIVE 8020 | HORROR SCI-FI WITH HUMAN DOUBT

Space horror works best when the danger is not only outside the ship, but already walking through its corridors. That seems to be the core idea behind Directive 8020, Supermassive Games’ next big narrative horror project and the newest entry connected to The Dark Pictures line. Instead of another haunted location, cursed object, or grounded nightmare, this one moves the formula into deep space with the crew of the Cassiopeia, a mission that starts as...

PUBLISHED | O6.O5.IIO26

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS GAME | THE DREAM RPG STILL MISSING

Middle-earth has a way of igniting expectation before anyone even mentions video games, as if the world itself carries an invitation that developers never quite manage to answer. The moment its name appears, the mind runs ahead: ancient halls lit by dying torches, roads carved through kingdoms long buried, silence stretching across fields that once knew the footsteps of giants. The picture forms instantly, natural as breathing, leaving behind an uncomfort...

PUBLISHED | O5.O5.IIO26

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ATOM RPG 2 | CROWDFUNDING BEGINS FOR THE SEQUEL

The Kickstarter campaign for Atom RPG 2 is now live, and for fans of old-school post-apocalyptic CRPGs, this is a pretty meaningful moment. Atom Team is pitching the sequel as a larger and more ambitious follow-up, still built around tactical role-playing, player choice, strange characters, harsh wasteland politics, and that familiar alternative-history world where the Cold War did not stay cold for very long. The Kickstarter page describes the game as...

PUBLISHED | O4.O5.IIO26

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REQUIREMENTS | SUBNAUTICA 2 | CAN YOUR PC RUN IT ?

Subnautica 2 now has official PC system requirements, and the first impression is pretty clear: this sequel is not trying to run like the older games. That does not mean the requirements are absurd, but they do show that Unknown Worlds is building around a more modern baseline. The jump makes sense when you look at what Subnautica 2 is trying to do. A new alien ocean, larger environments, more detailed lighting, co-op support, and a modern Early Access...

PUBLISHED | O3.O5.IIO26

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SUBNAUTICA 2 | MAY 14 EARLY ACCESS DATE CONFIRMED

Subnautica 2 is finally close enough to feel real. Unknown Worlds has confirmed that the long-awaited underwater survival sequel will enter Early Access on May 14, 2026, with the launch set for 08:00 PDT / 15:00 UTC. The game will be available on PC and Xbox Series X/S, and the Early Access launch price has been confirmed at $29.99 USD, with regional pricing depending on the storefront. For players who have been waiting through delays, silence, legal noise...

PUBLISHED | OI.O5.IIO26

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