The Blood of Dawnwalker: A Vampire RPG That Almost Pulls It Off

The Blood of Dawnwalker launched September 3 as the debut title from Rebel Wolves, a studio founded by veterans from CD Projekt Red. It’s a 14th-century vampire action RPG built around a single mechanic: you have 30 days to save your family before they’re sacrificed. That pressure shapes everything. Critics largely agree the concept works. … Read more

ChinaJoy 2026: What to Expect at Asia’s Biggest Gaming Expo

While the Western gaming calendar winds down after summer showcases, one of the largest events in the industry is only getting started. ChinaJoy 2026 runs July 31 to August 3 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Pudong, and it remains the single biggest window into the world’s largest gaming market. Now in its … Read more

DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations Review: A Grounded Return to Hell

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DOOM: The Dark Ages just got its first major expansion, and the question for anyone who finished the base game last year is simple. Is Revelations worth coming back for? The short answer is yes, if you liked the shield-and-melee combat the first time. If you did not, this will not change your mind. Revelations … Read more

How to Start Palworld 1.0, Whether You Are New or Returning

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Palworld leaves early access on July 10, 2026. The full 1.0 release lands the same day on PC through Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S, and it is included with Game Pass. Anyone who already owns the game gets 1.0 as a free update, so there is no second purchase. If you … Read more

Where Winds Meet Review: A Generous Free Wuxia World With Rough Edges

Where Winds Meet is one of the more ambitious free games you can download right now, and its arrival on Xbox with a new expansion makes this a fair moment to assess it. It is an open-world wuxia action RPG, meaning it draws on Chinese martial-arts fiction, with swordplay, roaming heroes, and a historical setting. … Read more

Halo: Campaign Evolved Launches on PlayStation for the First Time — Here’s What to Know

Halo: Campaign Evolved launches July 28, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, ending 25 years as a Microsoft platform exclusive and placing the franchise on Sony hardware for the first time in its history. The game is a full remake of Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), built by Halo Studios (the rebranded 343 … Read more

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Review: The Best It Has Played, With Caveats

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The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series defined a particular kind of early-2000s gaming — fast, musical, technically rewarding, and broadly accessible. The 2020 remake of Pro Skater 1 + 2, handled by Vicarious Visions, was received well enough that a follow-up felt inevitable. That follow-up arrived in July 2025, developed this time by Iron Galaxy … Read more

The Best Free Browser Games to Play Right Now (2026)

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The best browser games of 2026 share one feature that no console title can match: you can be playing within ten seconds of deciding you want to. No downloads, no accounts in most cases, no hardware requirements beyond a modern browser. Whether you have five minutes or five hours, something on this list will fit. … Read more

Gaming Slang Explained: A Plain-Language Guide for New Players

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Gaming has its own language, and not knowing it can make reviews, online discussions, and other players harder to follow than they need to be. This guide explains the most common terms you will encounter, grouped by topic. No prior knowledge is assumed. Health and Progression HP stands for hit points, sometimes called health points. … Read more

India’s Esports Leaders Discuss the Industry’s Next Chapter

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In April 2025, four figures from India’s gaming and esports industry gathered at what appears to be a business conference to discuss where the sector is heading. The panel includes Wamsi Krishna, founder of The Esports Club; Anurak Kurana, founder and CEO of New Gen Gaming; VJS, a legal professional working in gaming policy; and … Read more