Games

Now this is jailbreaking. Recent developments in the PS5 hacking scene suggest a very happy new year for console jailbreakers—and for anyone who owns a physical copy of the PS4 version of Star Wars Racer Revenge. The 24-year-old racing game has unexpectedly become the centerpiece of a new exploit, sending its resale value skyrocketing on … Read more

Former Elder Scrolls Online studio head Matt Firor has finally spoken about his sudden exit from ZeniMax Online Studios, confirming that Microsoft’s sweeping layoffs and project cancellations—including the shutdown of his long-in-development MMO, codenamed Project Blackbird—directly led to his resignation. In a message shared on Bluesky on January 1, Firor explained that he is not … Read more

For those who run after. A new year means it’s time for speedrun fans everywhere to suddenly remember, “Oh right—AGDQ starts this weekend.” Awesome Games Done Quick is back once again, and the AGDQ 2026 schedule is packed with standout runs, ranging from last year’s top GOTY contenders to a delightfully unhinged-sounding Super Mario 64 … Read more

Surely this will work this time. Unwavering—for now—in Microsoft’s headlong rush into AI and generative technology, CEO Satya Nadella has turned to the time-honored tradition of blogging to defend AI’s aggressive, profit-driven rollout. In the process, he radiates strong “too big to fail” energy, arguing that it’s time to move beyond the so-called slop controversy, … Read more

There’s no shortage of frightening moments in Final Fantasy 7, and not all of them involve the literal vampire you can recruit. Much of the game’s horror comes courtesy of Sephiroth, and according to one of the original producers, a particular cutscene with Jenova ranks as the scariest. On X/Twitter, Japanese developers shared some of … Read more

Before Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 went on to dominate The Game Awards and secure multiple Game of the Year wins, the team at Sandfall Interactive was setting far more modest expectations for its critical reception. Despite becoming one of the highest-rated games of 2025, the developers initially believed the game would land somewhere in the … Read more

Former Rockstar technical director Obbe Vermeij has revealed that he was not particularly fond of Grand Theft Auto 4 when it launched, largely because the development team had to make significant compromises to gameplay. For many fans, GTA: San Andreas remains the standout entry in the series. Its enormous scope and experimental mission design pushed … Read more

There is a certain magic in revisiting the history of video game saves, a nostalgia that stretches far beyond the technicalities of bytes and memory cells. For modern gamers, saving progress is a background task, seamless, automatic, and often invisible. Yet for those who grew up with retro consoles, saving a game was an intimate … Read more

Despite continued silence around a long-rumored Final Fantasy 9 remake, a different kind of revival appears to be underway. The animated series based on the classic JRPG—once believed to be cancelled—has reportedly returned to active production and is now targeting a 2028 release. Originally announced in 2021, the Final Fantasy 9 animated series was in … Read more

Fallout 3 lead writer Emil Pagliarulo has explained that Bethesda was nervous when creating the game, but by Fallout 4, the team had relaxed. Although it may not feel like it, Bethesda has owned the Fallout franchise for nearly two decades — acquiring the license in 2004 and purchasing it outright in 2007. Fallout 3 … Read more