PLAYISM and Alphawing announce roguelite action game Metal Bringer for PC

Take a moment to imagine where you might have a better quality of life. Did France spring to mind? It does have universal healthcare, affordable childcare, a high level of civic and social engagement, good work-life balance, and of course it’s home to beautiful countryside and arguably the most desirable city on earth, so that would be a natural place to think of.

PLAYISM will host a PLAYISM Game Show on September 10 at 3:00 a.m. PT / 6:00 a.m. ET / 19:00 JST, the company announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube and Niconico.

A California man has credited Starfield with saving his family’s life after a fire ripped through his apartment block during a late-night gaming binge.

During PAX West 2023's 'Voices from Valisthea' panel, Square Enix debuted a new message from Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida.

IzanagiGames has announced Dark Auction: Hitler’s Estate, a new “authentic mystery adventure” game featuring a story written by Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and Trace Memories writer Rika Suzuki, and character design by GANGSTA. author Kohske. It will launch for Switch and PC via Steam in 2024 with English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language support.

War of the Worlds went silent for many years after the massive success of the 2005 film starring Tom Cruise. The story took hold of the hearts of sci-fi nerds worldwide based on the novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Almost two decades later, a new action/adventure game inspired by the same alien invasion is on the horizon. Still, this time, it’s taking place in Russia. Welcome to War of the Worlds: Siberia.

Acquire has announced Ancient Weapon Holly, a roguelike action and the second game in its self-published games portfolio. It will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam in 2024.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

Creators Tula Lotay and Beck Cloonan are teaming up for a new creator-owned title called Somna, through experimental publisher DSTLRY. Both Lotay and Cloonan will each contribute to the writing and art, making their working relationship on Somna a rarity in the mainstream comic industry.

Bandai Namco has opened its Tokyo Game Show 2023 website and announced its lineup of games and live stream schedule for the event, which will run from September 21 to 24 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.

Another weekend means we're back with another batch of streaming recommendations – and it's been a bumper week of new releases.

Daring theme park management sim Park Beyond is going full throttle, with its first DLC slated to launch later this summer and a hefty update arriving on the same day.