Neon Abyss 2 has a new final boss, a release date, and at least 1 massive fish worth many, many points

Neon Abyss 2 release date trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube

Ball x Pit just revealed a whole new expansion: Risen Ballbylon

Ball x Pit: Risen Babylon expansion reveal trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube

Co-op puzzle game We Were Here Tomorrow is out next month, so you've got time to practise your communication skills

We Were Here Tomorrow launch date reveal trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube

Lead your legions to glory in asynchronous autobattler Fool King, launching later this year

Fool King launch date reveal trailer - PC Gaming Show 2026 - YouTube

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Once upon a time, if you fought the king and won, you became the new king. Thems were the rules. I'm not sure if those are still the rules—I live in the UK, so maybe even pondering this is treason—but I reckon these days you'd just get arrested. But, we don't have to wonder about real life when there are videogames like Fool King that delve into this exact subject matter.

BlizzCon was Good, but the Vibes Were Weird

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Published Sep 20, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT

Oli Welsh has been covering the business and culture of video games for two decades. He started out writing for Edge and other publications (specializing in MMOs and Blizzard, as cover for his World of Warcraft playtime) before joining Eurogamer, where he worked for 14 years as reviews editor, deputy editor, and editor-in-chief; Eurogamer won many Games Media Awards during his tenure. At Polygon, he writes about film and TV as well as games, and provides news, analysis, and criticism on the entertainment we love and the industries that make it, all from his home in London. He loves role-playing, racing, puzzles, tactics, exploration, storytelling, Nintendo, mysteries, spies, fantasy, reality, cars, and classic cinema. He wanted to be a movie critic when he grew up, and now he’s definitely grown up, and occasionally is one. He considers this a win.

A 27-year-old tech forum with over 100,000 Warcraft 3 modding threads is closing its doors

"Anyone want help on anything." That's the title of the oldest post I could dig up on The Helper's Warcraft 3 world editor help forum, posted by Neo_HoJo all the way back in July 2002. It's one of over 100,000 similar threads, collectively containing approximately 859,700 comments. It seems to be the biggest forum on the site by far. But just as Warcraft 3 grapples once again for a new lease on life, The Helper is turning in.

I urge you to check out this hidden object game where you play as the world's most helpful sniper

On the list of activities that could feasibly be described as "wholesome", sniping is probably close to the bottom. While I enjoy ventilating skulls from improbably long distances in games like Battlefield 6 and Wardogs, it wouldn't be the first activity that I would consider sharing with the family.

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Sundays - well, very early Sunday mornings - are for watching a whole queue of hungry wild animals pass your kitchen window, because a neighbour has decided to leave a bollard-sized catfood dispenser outside the block entrance while they're away on holiday. I'm pretty sure the neighbour's cat wouldn't eat from the dispenser even if there wasn't a badger wedged eagerly inside it. She's an aloof and disdainful creature, who hates going near the front door because that's where those stinky humans come from.

The Legend of Zelda Movie Cast: Every Confirmed Actor and Role in Nintendo's 2027 Film

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Michael McWhertor is a New York-based journalist and editor with more than 20 years of experience covering games, industry events, technology, movies, and TV.

31 Years Later, One 'Calvin and Hobbes' Line Remains The Greatest Quote In Comic Strip History

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Bill Watterson remains undefeated

Image: Bill Watterson/Andrews McMeel Publishing

Last New Year's Eve marked the 30th anniversary of the ending of Bill Watterson's seminal newspaper strip Calvin and Hobbes, the impact of which is still being felt throughout Western print media to this day.