Stalker 2 review – a brutal and rewarding FPS
My time with Stalker 2 has been difficult. I’ve had to battle the horrors of The Zone, anomalies that hide in plain sight, and the survival game's many technical issues…
After 11 years, DayZ is suddenly harder and more brutal than ever before
Despite first emerging over 11 years ago, it's amazing to see DayZ still going strong. Arguably the main forefather of zombie survival games, there are still regular updates and even…
Overwatch 2’s New Halloween Game Mode “Mutates” Heroes For Brutal PvP Action
Overwatch 2 Season 13, Spellbinder, is arriving just in time for Halloween, and Blizzard is delivering a new Junkenstein-themed PvP game mode to celebrate.Called Junkenstein's Laboratory, the mode will mutate…
Brutal Game Layoffs Continue With Smite Developer Hi-Rez
The ongoing wave of layoffs in the video game industry continues with Hi-Rez Studios, the developer of the Smite games, announcing it will be letting go of an unspecified number…
Sniper Elite 4 is a brutal WW2 game, and now’s the time to try it
The Sniper Elite series has always stood out among other Second World War-set games, like Company of Heroes 3, Call of Duty 2, and Hell Let Loose. Centered on a…
Brutal new soulslike The First Berserker Khazan sets launch window
The soulslike genre doesn't show any signs of slowing down in the near future. Today saw the launch of Black Myth: Wukong and, earlier this summer, Elden Ring: Shadow of…
Defect is a brutal new cyberpunk FPS scored by Doom’s Mick Gordon
It’s been a while since we last had a trailer scored by the masterful Mick Gordon, best known for his storming, award-winning Doom soundtracks. But he’s back, and he joins…
Kiborg: Arena Is a Brutal Cyberpunk Beat-’Em-up with a Roguelite Twist
We took our first test drive with Kiborg: Arena, the playable prologue for the cyberpunk, ultra-violent beat-'em-up.
Space Marine 2’s Brutal, Gratifying Gameplay Is Doing Warhammer 40,000 Right
Between the brutal combat and a lovingly crafted grimdark world, Space Marine 2 is shaping up to be the most authentic Warhammer 40K game ever.
Brutal survival game Soulmask teases hardcore servers and PvP seasons
A truism in life is that you can’t make everyone happy. Not everyone is going to love what you create and that’ll be the same no matter what you do.…