General gaming news and industry developments that don't fit neatly into a single category.
The Sunday Papers
Rock Paper Shotgun's Sunday Papers column opens with a personal anecdote about clearing out furniture from a new flat rather than gaming news. The pie…
The new NBA game's street balling is strong, but it's way too sweaty for its own good
NBA 2K25's street basketball mode delivers solid gameplay fundamentals, but the experience suffers from an exhausting competitive grind that undermine…
My new daily game is like Wordle but for minigolf
A new daily puzzle game channels Wordle's addictive formula into miniature golf. The title draws players back each day with a single challenging putt-…
The Batman Part 2 casting rumor reveals an even darker movie than the original
Sebastian Stan may join The Batman Part II as Victor Zsasz, the serial killer villain from DC Comics. If accurate, this casting would signal director …
Resident Evil Veronica – Everything New We Learned
Capcom has unveiled substantial details about Resident Evil Code Veronica's remake, confirming the studio is rebuilding one of the franchise's most ic…
Blizzard almost put Devil May Cry's style rank into Overwatch for its newest combo-heavy hero Shion
Blizzard considered implementing Devil May Cry's style rank system into Overwatch 2 for Shion, the game's 52nd hero. The mechanic would have rewarded …
It looks like more handhelds will soon be able to run SteamOS if this MSI Claw gameplay test is anything to go by
Valve's push to bring SteamOS beyond the Steam Deck continues. A new beta release now allows SteamOS to run on Intel-based handheld devices, with the …
DC Studios' HBO show about Gorilla Grodd is actually happening
DC Studios chief Peter Safran confirmed that an HBO television series centered on Gorilla Grodd and Jimmy Olsen is moving forward into active producti…
Shion is such a demanding Overwatch hero, Blizzard needed brand-new tech
Blizzard engineered fresh technology just to make Shion work in Overwatch 2. The new hero demands unprecedented speed and precision from players, forc…
Overwatch's Shion story owes a lot to John Wick and Kill Bill, says Blizzard
Blizzard drew heavily from action cinema when crafting Shion's narrative for Overwatch. The character's story pulls from two iconic revenge-driven fil…
Dishonored dev defends loading screens: 'I actually have a soft spot for all that'
Arkane Studios creative director Raphael Colantonio recently defended the loading screens in Dishonored, pushing back against common complaints about …
If you're bored of shop sims about restocking shelves, here's one about helping someone find the album that could change their life
Wax Heads flips the shop sim formula by centering narrative instead of inventory management. Rather than watching players restock shelves or ring up t…
Passengers is suddenly blowing up on Netflix, but please don't watch it
Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence's 2016 sci-fi romance Passengers has surged up Netflix's viewership charts, despite widespread critical panning. The…
Is Clayface part of the DCU or a The Batman spinoff? Everything you need to know about the DC movie
James Gunn clarified the placement of the upcoming Clayface film within DC's fragmented movie landscape. The project generated confusion about whether…
Enginefall preview: Snowpiercer meets Rust is the most innovative survival game in years
Enginefall plants survival mechanics inside a moving train, blending the claustrophobic desperation of Snowpiercer with the pvp brutality of Rust. The…
Deltarune’s Baffling ARG Just Updated Again, And Exactly 1,229 Specific People Are Able To Solve It
Toby Fox's Deltarune continues its tradition of cryptic storytelling with a fresh update to its sprawling alternate reality game. The ARG has escalate…
I went to the UK's largest rock festival to see its one and only videogame band
The Primals, the official band of Final Fantasy 16, performed at Download Festival in the UK for their first major appearance outside of Asia and away…
Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies vet tells me the theme park 'assembly line' MMO just isn't viable anymore, especially as dev costs spike: 'We hit the wall'
A veteran developer from legendary MMOs Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies says the traditional "theme park" MMO model is hitting a dead end. As dev…
Fable 4 will indulge my cruelest impulses from Fable 3
Playground Games' Fable reboot, launching in 2027, will resurrect one of the franchise's most divisive mechanics. the ability to become a tyrannical l…
Three of Harry Potter's most iconic castings come from a surprising source
Steven Spielberg's fingerprints shaped the casting of three central Harry Potter characters, despite not directing the franchise himself. The legendar…
Tough Talk And Confronting Slop In Third Manifesto Game Jam
The third iteration of the Manifesto Game Jam confronted a growing problem plaguing the indie development space: low-effort, AI-generated, or otherwis…
The Call Of Duty Of It All
Activision revealed Call of Duty Black Ops 7 at Gamescom 2025, showcasing the franchise's latest entry through a world premiere trailer during the ope…
Steven Spielberg forgotten E.T. sequel is officially canon, but should it be?
Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial spawned an official sequel in 1985, though few gamers or film enthusiasts remember it exists. …
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis star reveals her 'unapologetic' take on Lara Croft
Alix Wilton Regan voices Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Crystal Dynamics' upcoming entry in the franchise. The actor describes her por…
All Familiars in Witchspire and how to find them
Witchspire tasks players with collecting familiars throughout its campaign, and finding all of them requires exploration and completion of specific ob…
What are we all playing this weekend?
Rock Paper Shotgun's weekend gaming column invites readers to share what titles they plan to play as the week winds down. The piece opens with comment…
Sealed Super Mario Bros. Sells For An Unbelievable $3 Million, Crushing The Previous Record For A Vintage Video Game
A sealed copy of the original Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System sold for $3 million at auction, shattering the previous record f…
A little known rendering technique that can create low-cost, photo-real graphics may be about to have its big moment in game development
Neural rendering technology stands poised to revolutionize how game developers produce photorealistic graphics without the computational overhead that…
Sim racing is flourishing, but what happened to the arcade racer?
The SimRacing Expo 2026 revealed a thriving ecosystem for simulation racers, with sophisticated hardware, dedicated communities, and legitimate esport…
It's bittersweet that the best time to play Destiny 2 in years coincides with its end, but I'm happy for the new players who get to experience its most liberating iteration yet
Destiny 2 enters its final chapter with one of its strongest quality-of-life updates in years, creating an unusual paradox. The game's twilight period…
Everything we know about Silent Hill: Townfall and its foggy Scottish town
Konami's Silent Hill: Townfall brings the franchise's signature dread to a new setting. Developer Noisy Cricket Games is crafting a standalone entry s…
Tracing blueprints in Paralives is so easy it freed me from 25 years of The Sims' grid-based tyranny
Paralives is breaking free from the rigid grid constraints that have defined life simulation games for decades. A recent mod for the early-access titl…
Disclosure Day's ending gets one thing wrong that Spielberg nailed 49 years ago
Disclosure Day concludes with a functional but underwhelming finale that fails to capture the wonder Spielberg achieved in Close Encounters of the Thi…
The Batman 2's surprise villain revealed in new report
Matt Reeves' "The Batman Part 2" has locked in its primary antagonists, according to reports. Sebastian Stan will portray serial killer Victor Zsasz, …
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu Gets A New Gameplay Overview That Shows Off The Deadly Jungle
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu reveals fresh gameplay footage showcasing a deadly jungle environment packed with Lovecraftian horror. The new overview tra…
The Adventures Of Elliot Devs Were ‘Surprised’ That Fans Think The Game’s Fairy Companion Talks Too Much
The Adventures of Elliot developers did not expect players to complain about the game's fairy companion character providing too much dialogue during g…
Ben Starr Auditioned For James Bond In First Light, But He’s “So F**king Happy” He Didn’t Get it
Ben Starr, the voice actor behind Clive Vansithicum in Final Fantasy XVI and characters in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Hades 2, auditioned for Jam…
The Wolf Among Us 2 director reveals the sequel's darker tone
Telltale Games' The Wolf Among Us 2 is taking the narrative adventure series into significantly darker territory than its predecessor. The sequel, dir…
Taliesin Jaffe just answered one of Critical Role's biggest mysteries in the latest Campaign 4 episode
Taliesin Jaffe resolved a long-standing mystery within Critical Role's universe during the most recent Campaign 4 episode. The Dungeons & Dragons actu…
George Miller wants to make one more Mad Max movie
Director George Miller confirmed he wants to make at least one more Mad Max film despite the franchise's nearly five-decade run. Miller, who created t…