5 Reasons Now Is the Best Time to Play Retro DOS Games

Fun Dog Studios has released a first look at gameplay for the upcoming extraction looter-shooter, The Forever Winter. The tactical shooter weaves together survival, horror, scavenging, and edge-of-your-seat combat. But be smart in your decision-making – you either fight the big guys or run like hell to avoid an untimely demise.

Unfortunately for those subscribed to the Extra tier of PlayStation Plus, it appears as though Horizon Zero Dawn is leaving the service on Tuesday, May 21. Unlike the free games that make up the Essential tier of PlayStation Plus and can be kept as long as one stays subscribed, the PlayStation Plus Extra games are rotated in and out of availability, ala Netflix or Xbox Game Pass.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the May 2024 Monthly Games lineup for PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers. All titles will be available from May 7 to June 3, unless otherwise noted.

Sony has announced May 2024’s PlayStation Plus Essential games.

May 7 kicks off a new, oversized PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup! From that day* PlayStation Plus members will have four new titles available to add to their game libraries. Match up against the world’s best on the pitch of EA Sports FC 24, master the art of platforming precision with Ghostrunner 2, embark on an unforgettable puzzle adventure in Tunic, and continue your fight against the Darkness in Destiny 2: Lightfall. All these will be available from May 7**. 

The buzz around the ASUS ROG Ally has been quite a whirlwind ever since its grand reveal last year. Packing impressive specs into a compact 7-inch form factor, the ROG Ally basically redefined handheld gaming while giving some serious competition to the Steam Deck. And guess what? Best Buy just sweetened the pot by putting up a whopping $100 price cut on the console.

While Xbox Game Pass subscribers are no doubt trying to play some of the bigger releases of April, those wanting to experience an exceptional roguelike that didn't receive the hype that he deserved should keep their eyes peeled for the end of the month. With major Day-One launches like the JRPG and the sleeper early-access hit , April has proven to be an especially successful month for Microsoft as its catalog of offered games grew with some excellent titles. To cap off such a big month, an excellent indie gem is exactly what users need.

Some longtime Fallout: New Vegas players have taken to playing dirty tricks on fans of the streaming television series by trying to trick them into wandering into high-danger areas unprepared. Specifically, they've been goading unsuspecting new Fallout: New Vegas players into venturing into a massive deathclaw den and straight into the line of mortar fire with the false promise of high-level loot and no enemies.

Helldivers 2 is an extremely popular game, far more than probably either Arrowhead or Sony hoped for. That said, it isn't perfect, and the developers are well aware of that.

In a recent move, Apple has taken down two popular Meta-owned apps, WhatsApp and Threads, from its App Store in China. This decision comes in response to a request from the Chinese government, making these apps inaccessible for new downloads within the country. Here's why.

Sony has updated the Last Chance to Play section of its PlayStation Plus service, revealing several PS5 and PS4 titles leaving the subscription service, including many titles. This is not unheard of with subscriptions such as Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus, but this clear-out does seem to be larger than most, with 25 titles being removed.

Apparently, we've been missing out on a whole load of behind-the-scenes footage from the making of GTA 5, that the cast claim was all filmed but never actually used. Now, we just can't help but wonder what moments have been locked away, never to be released to the world.