GTA Online's first new heist in years is heading to the Kortz Center
Rockstar is giving GTA Online players a July art-gallery job and a free current-gen GTA 5 upgrade for eligible PS4 and Xbox One owners.
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Short Games Respect the Clock We Actually Have
A huge open world can be wonderful, but the six-hour game is starting to feel like a gift: focused, memorable, and honest about the time players can spare.
Dan Houser just explained why GTA survives players ignoring the plot
Houser reportedly says Rockstar worlds work because players can make their own trouble. That is the part GTA 6 has to nail, not just the next big story trailer.
Vanillaware sounds ready for more PC ports, if publishers blink first
Muramasa: Revenant Blades is finally headed to Steam in 2027. The bigger question is whether 13 Sentinels, Dragon's Crown and Odin Sphere can escape their platform cages too.
Short Games Are Starting to Feel Like a Luxury
A focused six-hour game can feel more generous than a giant map packed with chores. Time is part of value now, whether publishers want to admit it or not.
Halo's new prologue missions sound like more than remake padding
Halo: Campaign Evolved adds harder bonus missions about Master Chief and Sgt. Johnson. That could help the remake, if it knows when to stop explaining.
Stellar Blade: Blood Rain looks flashy, but spectacle is the easy part
Shift Up has revealed Blood Rain as the next Stellar Blade chapter. The trailer sells a new heroine and heavy style, but players should wait for proof of stronger encounters and real story stakes.
Valheim 1.0 finally points the longboat at the Deep North endgame
Valheim leaves early access on September 9 with the Deep North, a final biome built around snowstorms, abandoned villages, Gammeltrolls, and one last reason to call the old crew back.
Best short games to finish in one weekend
A tighter backlog list for players who want a full game, a real ending, and no second job pretending to be side content.
Dragonbane is the fantasy RPG to pitch when your D&D table needs a reset
Free League's Dragonbane keeps fantasy adventure dangerous and weird without asking the GM to carry a backpack full of prep.
Elden Ring on Switch 2 finally has an August date
Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition hits Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28 with Shadow of the Erdtree, two new classes, new armor, and Torrent customization. The price is still the part to watch.
Persona 5 Royal makes June's Game Pass list dangerously easy to overbook
Persona 5 Royal returns to Xbox Game Pass on June 9, but the same June wave also has a cozy climb, a floating-island survival craft game, and a puppet kitchen deckbuilder worth a look.