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Steam Deck OLED out of stock due to tariffs, but Valve says "prices will remain the same"
By Jennifer Young published
GAMING Steam Deck OLED models are out of stock in the US and Canada due to supply chain and tariff challenges, with restock expected by end of summer 2025.

11 bit studios' The Alters changed my mind about sci-fi games
By Cole Martin published
Gaming I don’t know that I ever expected a video game to completely uproot any sense of self that I had, but The Alters managed to do it.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Story mode is actually easy now, and you can rematch the hardest boss in the game
By Jennifer Young published
GAMING Patch 1.3.0 adds a Simon rematch, reworks Story Mode for true accessibility, introduces challenge modifiers, and squashes 297 bugs.

Upcoming Xbox games in 2025 and beyond
By Alexander Cope last updated
Gaming What's coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One in the future? Here are the biggest and brightest games we're looking forward to.

This one Elden Ring Nightreign feature saved the day when I needed it most
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion Offline play support may not be something you need often, but I'm glad it was in Elden Ring Nightreign when I did. I wish more games had it.

This dev launched his game on Xbox Game Pass, but warns others shouldn't
By Brendan Lowry published
News Lead Revenge of the Savage Planet developer Alex Hutchinson says "content has been devalued" by Xbox Game Pass even though his game launched onto the service.

The best budget controller I’ve tested is now 10% off
By Sean Endicott published
Deal The GameSir Super Nova is an excellent budget-friendly controller that just dropped in price by 10%. The Hall Effect controller was nearly perfect in our review.

Resident Evil Requiem preview: Sheer survival-horror awaits
By Samuel Tolbert published
Preview After seeing 20 minutes of Resident Evil Requiem gameplay at Summer Game Fest 2025, it looks like the series is going harder on horror than ever before.
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