The most exciting puzzle game this year releases “specially tailored” demo with mind-bending puzzles

Magic: The Gathering's head designer, Mark Rosewater, has responded to complaints that he previously said that the tabletop game wouldn't get involved with crossovers, while also sharing some positive feedback about the upcoming Marvel sets.

Blizzcon is never boring, especially with all the activities you can find! Diablo will have plenty of opportunities, including Photo Ops, the Museum of Sanctuary, Mountain Dew Quest, and more. Take a look at Blizzard's official guide to Diablo 4 at Blizzcon blog post to find out more. Blizzcon Broadcast Schedule Blizzcon Campfire Chat Content Creators at Blizzcon

Speedrunning is a catch-all term that, as games themselves have grown in audience and scale, now applies to everything from fastest completion times on 2D platformers to slightly unhinged self-imposed challenges with any game going. This Fallout 4 speedrun certainly falls into the latter category, to the extent you may find yourself wondering how the heroic Vrexia ever came up with the idea in the first place.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is officially Europe's fastest-selling Mario game of all time.

Hexworks’ Lords of the Fallen had a long period of development hell, but it’s since been released to strong critical praise and commercial success, with over one million units sold. As the company continues to update the Souls-like action RPG, CI Games CFO David Broderick has revealed the development costs.

Baldur's Gate 3 voice actor Scott Joseph's depiction of the Mindflayer Emperor brought to life one of the most disturbing romance scenes in the game. The disturbing descriptor here is really saying something, considering you can make love to a literal bear in Baldur's Gate 3.

When Skull Island: Rise of Kong was released earlier this week, we reported on the visceral social media reactions to its rudimentary gameplay, PS2-esque graphics, and left-fielded bugs with many calling it "the worst game of 2023." The reason it's received that dubious title, however, is apparently because the developers only had a year to work on King Kong's latest video game outing.

Spider-Man 2 will receive a New Game+ mode as part of a post-launch update, later this year. As per Insomniac Games Community Director James Stevenson, just like the 2018's Marvel's Spider-Man, those looking to replay the title and mop up all the side quests might have to wait a bit, though for now, simply beating it once grants access to an ‘Ultimate' difficulty setting for a fresh playthrough. For the uninitiated, a New Game + mode generally allows players to plunge back into a game's campaign in an overpowered state, as the in-game character carries over all unlocked abilities, tools and weapons, and gear upgrades.

The PS5 exclusive will also receive mission replay functionality in a future patch.

Insomniac Games has confirmed that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will receive New Game Plus and mission replay after launch, but they won't be coming via the Day One patch.

The most-played Steam Next Fest demos have been revealed, and I'm not surprised to see what's topped the list. 

Action-packed thrills and spooky chills await this month’s selection of games joining the PlayStation Game Catalog. All titles playable from Tuesday, October 17. Let’s get into it.