Even if you aren't proactively hunting down Black Friday gaming deals, it's still worth popping over to the Epic Games Store this week to claim MudRunner – a sim game about trudging through "untamed landscapes" with big burly vehicles...

Just as the seasons change, so too do the console generations. Not long ago -- like, two weeks -- the Xbox 360 was just last-gen. Now, it's last-last-gen. Or, more succinctly and better-phrased, two gens ago. And that's where you have to l...

Ladies and gents, it is my honor to bring you this one: Prodeus. The game has just released into early access on Steam, but already feels so amazing. If you were a part of the kickstarter, then you're probably gushing like me. This game is ...

It's hard to accurately convey what a game-changing, mind-blowing experience it was when Firebird's intergalactic, space-trading adventure Elite first hit home computers back in 1984. It wouldn't be amiss to compare it to the 2001 launch of...

You can choose to look at the weekly Epic freebie as a glass half-full or half-empty situation this week. On one hand, we're only getting one free game. That's how it went last week too, when we only got Dungeons 3. Looking a gift horse in ...

If you're anything like me, you're looking to get weird with Bugsnax after blowing through Demon's Souls, Miles Morales, and Astro's Playroom as your first PS5 games. I've got it all mapped out. The funky first-person adventure game has el...

It's no Dungeon Keeper, but if you're in the mood for efficient base management and capital e-Evil, you may wanna grab Dungeons 3 for PC while it's free to claim for one week on the Epic Games Store. Wait, wasn't this supposed to be somethi...

"My kingdom for a horse." King Richard III would've done well to live 500 years later because Kingdom is free and it comes with a horse. Humble is doing that thing again where it gives away games for keepsies. This time it's Raw Fury's...

Ever since I created my Orc Warlock 16 years ago, I've been playing World of Warcraft annually. That sounds pretty crazy out loud now that I think about it. Nearly two decades of playing the game same: a sentiment that many have eye-rolled ...

[Update: Codes for all eight caps are below!] Today during this morning's special Pokémon stream, The Pokémon Company unveiled a new promo for Sword and Shield. Naturally, it involves Pikachu. From here on out, speci...

What's up with the lack of excitement when it comes to November gaming services? They probably know you're going to drop a ton of cash on stuff, so why offer anything big, right? Well, the good news is that Prime Gaming has a giant col...

It's time for the weekly Epic Games Store freebies, and, as we told you last week, the new crop is all about those Halloween vibes.  On the docket this week is the divisive Blair Witch from Bloober Team and the well-regarded Ghost...

There's an inevitable comparison between every month's PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold games. Sometimes it's a knock-down drag-out war, as it's tough to declare a definitive winner. This month, it's a massacre. Yesterday, Sony revealed...

"Star Wars: Squadrons won't have any post-launch content" is a headline we wrote earlier this month. Less than three weeks later, we find out that isn't explicitly true. Ahead of The Mandalorian's second season debuting on Disney+, Sta...

Activision has announced an official release date for the Game of the Year edition for its intense medieval adventure Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The free update will arrive on October 28, adding a selection of fresh new features to FromSoft...

Epic is doing its part to make sure you're ready for Halloween. Okay, maybe it'd be nice if Epic showed up and decorated your house and stitched your costume together. Maybe placed some candy by your door. But as afar as video games go, Epi...

If you're yet to check out the colorful and chaotic action of Kirby Fighters 2, then now you have no excuses, as Nintendo has released - UNLEASHED - a demo for the Switch multiplayer slugfest. The demo features the first chapter of the Kirb...

Just because things have gone quiet on the Splatoon front, that doesn't mean the community isn't gearing up to celebrate the spooky Halloween season on the messy arena shooter. Next weekend will see the return of a classic Halloween splatfe...

Halloween isn't just a single day in October so much as it is a mindset – at least, that's the excuse I'm using to justify watching all of my favorite horror movies again that I haven't seen in years, from Prince of Darkness to The Pe...

In the West, Sega is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a slate of free games that are probably best summed up as "for the fans." There's a Yakuza 2D beat-'em-up, a canceled reboot of Golden Axe, a mash-up of Fantasy Zone and Endless Spa...

Developer Dreams Unincorporated has announced that its gorgeous fantasy RPG Cris Tales will not meet its November 17 release date, and has been officially pushed back to early 2021. Speaking in a candid statement on the Modus Games website,...

One Epic freebie this week is extremely chill. The other? Extremely not chill. Opposites attract or something. Both are waterlogged. Abzu and Rising Storm 2: Vietnam are both free on the Epic Games Store this week. Abzu is a ...

We've seen it teased, and now it's a reality: Ghost of Tsushima's Legends DLC is coming on October 16. When it hits the PS4 it'll be free, coupled with version 1.1, which also ushers in the long-awaited New Game+ mode. Sony says that t...

UK developer Bossa is offering free copies of Surgeon Simulator 2 to all NHS staff members. And if you do work for that excellent organisation, all you need do is visit this website before October 22 and register your official NHS email add...

If you're yet to check out Sectordub's charming and hilarious indie hit Pikuniku then you might be pleased to hear that it is currently available on PC, free-of-charge, via the Epic Games Store.Originally released by Devolver Digital in Jan...