Civilization 7 will finally enter the Atomic Age with a free update, followed by a space race DLC
The upcoming Civilization 7 patch 1.5.0 will be followed by free update Arc of Tomorrow in 2027, and a paid space DLC called Earthrise.
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's release date puts an end to the remake trilogy in sight, and then pushes that end a bit further away with Sephiroth and Vincent DLC
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's release date confirmed; post-launch DLC featuring Sephiroth and Vincent will extend the remake trilogy's conclusion.
Why it matters Clarifies timeline for the long-awaited conclusion to Square Enix's remake project and reveals substantial additional content planned.
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Valve has reportedly made £11bn from Steam already in 2026, and biggest earning new arrival is Forza Horizon 6
If you're Valve, 2026 has been a good year for the bank account, all thanks to the money Steam makes. According to new analysis, the PC storefront has made $15bn (~£11.10bn) already this year, representing Valve's cut from selling games, DLC and software on its platform. Read more
Steam achievements for Persona 6, Fable, Stranger Than Heaven and a host of other upcoming PC games appear to have leaked
Uh oh. Steam achievement lists for a smorgasbord of unreleased and unannounced PC games appear to have leaked via trophy tracking site Exophase. Atlus RPG Persona 6, RGG brawler Stranger Than Heaven, and Thief: The Dark Project Remastered have all seemingly had their trophies blabbed by the leak…
It's still very much possible to make good Skyrim mods "without any use of AI" in 2026, declares the maker of a new DLC-sized Black Marsh expansion
The latest beefy expansion mod to hit Skyrim is an adventure to the Argonian homeland of Black Marsh, complete with hist trees and humid swamps. Though, its creator seems to be hoping the trip to the southern tip of the mysterious province will do more that just entertain, serving as a reminder…
Once again, it is genuinely cheaper for me to fly to PAX West and track down Nvidia's 'GeForce Evangelist' rather than buy the RTX 5090 anywhere else
They didn't even have boxed GPUs at the event this time.
It turns out 58% of The Blood of Dawnwalker players have also played The Witcher 3, and roughly 40% of the entire playerbase is on Steam
If you're familiar with the lineage of Rebel Wolves, the studio behind the recently-released The Blood of Dawnwalker, it may not surprise you to learn that a lot of the game's players are also fans of a certain other medieval fantasy RPG. Read more
Street Fighter 6 gets a new gameplay trailer for Arjun, a new Indian brawler with a love for Bollywood
Capcom has released a gameplay trailer for its next DLC character: Arjun. An Indian fighter and framed policeman on the run, he'll be coming to the popular fighting game next month. Read more
Steam may have leaked achievements for countless forthcoming PC games via a third party site, including Persona 6, Ace Combat 8, and even some unannounced games
Also hinted is a new Thief Dark Project campaign.
This week in PC games: Wardogs, Shroom and Gloom, a heist game from the King of Dragon Pass creators, and a bullet time FPS inspired by F.E.A.R.
Hello there, loyal regulars and filthy, fickle drop-ins! A merry New Week to you, wherever you are. Thanks for feeding the Maw while we were away last Monday. You were mostly successful in sating the creature's hunger and preventing cosmic disturbances, though we didn't get off scot-free: the Maw…
"You'll be able to engage in these high stakes arms races": Civilization 7's Arc of Tomorrow update aims to be a proper Cold War simulator
Civilization 7 is getting a new free update that takes the 4X strategy game into the atomic age, while trying to make nuclear era conflict a little more elaborate than just being first to research the requisite city-killing technology. Add in some new city state proxy war functionality, and you…
Blood of Dawnwalker's first patch offers relief from buggy tutorials and tight-lipped NPCs, but Rebel Wolves are still working on fixes for the stuttering and shader crash problems
Blood of Dawnwalker's first patch fixes quest progression and controller issues, though stuttering and shader crashes persist.
Steam's most popular GPU is still the Nvidia RTX 3060, as prices prevent many gamers from upgrading
Nvidia's five-year-old RTX 3060 remains Steam's most common GPU, as high prices deter gamers from purchasing newer hardware.
Steam Week in Review: 54 idle games released on Steam last week, and many look eerily similar
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending September 6.
Brutally realistic FPS Ready or Not gets a transformative new mission editor
Ready or Not's update 1.5 adds a mission editor allowing players to customize gameplay variables and create custom scenarios.
The next Hearts of Iron 4 expansion is delayed, as Paradox tries to reduce "mental overhead"
Paradox Interactive is delaying the next Hearts of Iron 4 expansion to reduce complexity, though a Romania DLC remains scheduled.
"Top-down Zelda meets Bloodborne": action RPG Withering Realms is out now in early access, should you fancy riding the shoulders of a horrible doll
Withering Realms, a Zelda-meets-Bloodborne action RPG set in the 1920s, launches today in early access.
The first big Crimson Desert DLC arrives in October, seems to be set in a crimson desert beyond Crimson Desert's existing crimson desert
Crimson Desert's first paid expansion, Charting the Unknown, launches October 15th in a new realm beyond the base game's territory.
Nvidia's controversial, face-changing, gen-AI DLSS 5 tech releases tomorrow for one game, and seems to tank frame-rates
Nvidia's generative AI-based DLSS 5 launches Thursday in NBA 2K25 but reportedly reduces frame-rates despite upscaling claims.
The ESRB wouldn't let Valve release the cinematic trailer for Left 4 Dead 2, so what did they do? They "leaked" it, obviously
Valve circumvented ESRB restrictions on a Left 4 Dead 2 cinematic trailer by releasing it as a leak rather than official promotion.
Xbox Cloud Gaming's new hourly cap is reportedly set exactly where Microsoft stops making money on it
Microsoft reportedly capped Xbox Cloud Gaming at fifteen hours monthly for Game Pass subscribers precisely where the service becomes unprofitable.
Crimson Desert's first DLC is called Charting the Unknown, and it's out next month
Crimson Desert's first post-launch DLC, Charting the Unknown, releases October 15th across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
September's first wave of Xbox Game Pass games revealed, and it brings RuneScape to console for the first time
Xbox Game Pass's September rollout includes RuneScape's Dragonwilds co-op survival game, bringing the franchise to console.
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