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10 best new dark fantasy books for fans of The Witcher and Game of Thrones
Polygon has published a recommendation list of the 10 best recent dark fantasy novels, aimed at readers who enjoyed George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher. The piece matters as a reading guide for fans of the subgenre, which is characterised by morally grey characters navigating violent, unjust…
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Mouse: P.I. for Hire’s Latest Update Is Available Now on PS5, and It’s Enormous
The black-and-white indie game Mouse: P.I. for Hire has received a substantial new update on PS5, bringing it to version 1.2.1, which is available to download now. The patch matters to players because it delivers an exceptionally long list of improvements and bug fixes across nearly every part of the game, making it a worthwhile…
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FiiO just launched the FG3, the brand’s first-ever gaming headset that only costs $70
FiiO has entered the gaming headset market for the very first time by launching the brand new FG3, a wired pair that’s surprisingly affordable.
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WoW’s game director thinks its UI overhaul has been ‘successful so far,’ even if it’s ‘not perfect’
“Things will only continue to get better from here.”
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Lenovo just nuked its retro handheld that sellers packed with illegal ROMs, but unbranded versions are still haunting AliExpress
Lenovo has withdrawn its Legion-branded retro gaming handheld after it emerged that third-party sellers were shipping the device pre-loaded with pirated game files, known as ROMs. Because the console arrived stocked with illegally copied games from classic systems, it exposed Lenovo to legal and reputational risk, prompting the company to pull the product. The move…
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Doom studio id Software pitched new Perfect Dark and gun-fu game before layoffs
Following Microsoft’s mass layoffs that hit Doom developer id Software this week, a new report claims the studio had been weighing up several ideas for their next project before the cuts landed. According to Gamesbeat, the pitches under consideration included a new entry in the Perfect Dark series and an original “gun fu” game inspired…
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This gaming chair has RGB lighting and while it didn’t make me better at WoW, it did cure my back pain
A GamesRadar+ writer reviewed the Asus ROG Courser gaming chair, concluding that while its RGB lighting and gaming-branded styling made no difference to their performance in World of Warcraft, the chair delivered a genuine benefit by relieving their back pain. The piece matters mainly as a consumer-focused hardware review, weighing whether a premium “gamer” chair…
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July 2026 new video games are about to run the table
Games site Polygon has flagged the week beginning 13 July 2026 as an unusually busy one for new video game releases, particularly for indie titles. The piece frames this as part of a wider pattern of release-date jockeying in 2026, with publishers crowding certain windows and steering clear of Grand Theft Auto 6’s 19 November…
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“A hammer blow for games retail” – Experts weigh in on PlayStation’s discless future, and the impact it will have on traditional game stores
Sony has announced that it will halt large-scale production of physical discs for new PlayStation games in January 2028, a move that industry experts warn could deal a severe blow to already struggling high-street game retailers. Physical game shops have been in decline for years as consumer spending shifts to digital purchases, and the withdrawal…
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Another Fallout RPG was in development at Obsidian Entertainment before Bethesda pulled the plug “a while ago,” ex-studio lead says
A former Obsidian Entertainment studio lead has revealed that another Fallout role-playing game was in development at the studio before publisher Bethesda cancelled the project “a while ago.” The disclosure matters because Obsidian previously created the widely acclaimed Fallout: New Vegas, and fans have long hoped the studio would return to the post-apocalyptic series. According…