Gaming

Breakout hit Wardogs is outpacing Arc Raiders and Helldivers 2 on Steam in terms of copies sold at launch, new data shows. Bulkhead’s tactical first-person shooter released in early access form on Steam on September 10 and hit a peak of 428,666 concurrent players soon after, becoming one of the most-played games on Valve’s platform. It sold 1 million copies on day one and 1.25 million by day…

This is an IGN opinion piece from Ceridwen Millington, who has craved horror of all stripes ever since she stumbled through Silent Hill 3’s wretched amusement park. Or perhaps since she first got blown to bony gibs in Half-Life. You might today find her at home in the esoteric weirdness of MyHouse.WAD. Survival horror is back at the top. Franchises synonymous with the genre, like Silent Hill…

The reveal of Metroid Ravenous has me wanting to replay Metroid Dread again, which is pretty convenient timing considering Nintendo has just knocked a decent chunk off the price of one of my favorite games of all time. As part of Nintendo’s Customer Appreciation Sale, Metroid Dread is currently $41.99, down from its usual $59.99. That’s not quite the lowest price we’ve seen the…

You heard it here first, folks: Tracer is still the face of Overwatch, despite not being featured in many major collaborations or promotional materials as of late. We got the chance to sit down with the minds behind Overwatch at Blizzcon 2026 to discuss the game’s newest support hero, Doctrine, and the future of the franchise — as well as grill them about Tracer’s role as its supposed…