5 Years After It Was Announced, Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Still One of the Most-Anticipated Games Around

If bopping along and timing button presses to perfection in rhythm action games like Hi-Fi Rush and Metal: Hellsinger is your type of thing, then the news that Melatonin will soon land on PS5 will be music to your ears.

A sealed copy of an Xbox 360 game was spotted in an unlikely location nearly 14 years after its launch. Microsoft ended production of the console in 2016, but the system and its many games are still pretty common sights.

Helldivers 2’s galactic war against the bugs and bots continues, with hundreds of thousands of players bravely laying down their lives for democracy. But, what if you could simply hug it out instead?

This is a quiet week on TV, especially compared to the bonanza in theaters that is Dune: Part Twoor the ongoing fervor around Helldivers 2 (shoutout to those servers).

A newly emerged job listing from Rockstar may have helped narrow down the Grand Theft Auto 6 release window, suggesting that the highly anticipated game could hit the market as early as Q2 2025. But even if Rockstar is indeed targeting that time frame, Grand Theft Auto 6 still has a chance to slip into the second half of 2025.

HoloCure - Save the Fans is still one of the best and best-rated roguelikes on Steam, and its lead developer, animator Kay Yu, is now at work on a second game that looks like a River City Girls-inspired 2D co-op brawler. 

Balatro, the hot new roguelike card game of the moment, has been pulled from several digital storefronts after its age rating was changed due to perceived gambling concerns. In response, publisher Playstack Games says the ratings decision is "unfounded" and vows to fight back against Balatro's removal. 

Xbox console exclusive Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition has received another comprehensive update that introduces gameplay improvements, visual refinements, and a plethora of bug fixes, among other novelties. This patch arrives nearly 11 years following the original release of Killer Instinct.

We’re well past the pandemic. Just a few years ago, we were all in all kinds of lockdown orders. People were told to stay home and keep away from each other as healthcare officials worked through a proper vaccine. This move forced so many jobs to become remote, allowing a transition to continue working at home without having to venture back to the offices. However, we’re seeing more companies, such as Rockstar Games, request employees to return.

Insomniac Games has released a public statement in response to layoffs at the studio announced this week by parent company Sony Interactive Entertainment.

There is the thought that films resonate more with us based on where we are in our lives at the time we first encounter them. Back in 2004, I thought EuroTrip was incredibly clever and funny, but figured it would age poorly and show its faults more on consecutive re-watches. That was absolutely true, yet I still find myself laughing at this movie, and it may have even been part of the inspiration I needed to import a British wife. For all of the ways this juvenile comedy can be torn apart, EuroTrip still has plenty of frequent flier miles to offer.

PlayStation is set to lay off around 900 employees worldwide.