Grounded 2 launch times and release date

It’s quite the month for crafting and sim games as Grounded 2’s early access release joins the launch of Abiotic Factor’s big 1.0 update and Tales of the Shire’s cozy decorating. The Honey, I Shrunk the Kids-inspired adventure was only recently announced at the Xbox Game Showcase back in June, and is the follow-up to … Read more

Wordle today: Answer and hint #1501 for July 29

Use our hint for today’s Wordle to get Tuesday’s game off to the best possible start, filling your opening line with a supercharged selection of green and yellow letters. Or if not that, at the very least giving you a great idea of where to head next. And don’t even think about worrying if that … Read more

Great news: A guy saved an image file onto a live bird

Before it was used to subject us to an endless churn of ads and targeted misinformation, technology could feel magical. It’s hard to remember, but 15 years ago, you could see someone tinkering on something cool online and it usually didn’t involve a con, a surveillance apparatus, or a military contract. Perhaps we’ve just become … Read more

Some lucky souls will get hands-on with Silksong within weeks, with the Hollow Knight sequel confirmed to be playable at Gamescom 2025

Mortals will have their first chance to play Hollow Knight Silksong in less than a month from now. The sequel will appear at Microsoft’s Gamescom booth on August 20 and 21, and will be playable on both PC and the forthcoming ROG Xbox Ally, which will also make its hands-on debut at the convention. Gamescom, … Read more

‘Maybe I’ve directed my last game,’ Dead Space creator Glen Schofield says after being unable to secure funding for his new project: ‘With the industry on pause, AAA feels like it’s a long ways away’

After a long career in videogames that took him from Ren and Stimpy and Rocky and Bullwinkle to Dead Space and The Callisto Protocol (seriously, check his credits), Glen Schofield might have finally reached the end of the line. In a message posted to LinkedIn (via VGC), Schofield said he’d been working on a new … Read more

One of 2024’s best games and a new horror classic has been delisted on Itch.io amid the payment processor crackdown on NSFW games

Mouthwashing was one of the best games of 2024, “a horror game whose narrative and aesthetics are going to be remembered, celebrated, and emulated” for years to come, as PC Gamer’s Ted Litchfield wrote in his glowing 87% review. And if you’d like to buy it on indie-focused digital marketplace Itch.io, you’re going to have … Read more