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The Epic Mega Sale, an annual sale on certain games in the Epic Games Store, has just begun. The discounts and deals will last four weeks — from May 16, starting at 11 am ET, to June 13 at 11 am ET — promising an “enormous range of…

Last summer, I reported on major studios’ valiant (but still lacking) efforts to combat toxic voice chat (of which women are often the target) in popular competitive games like Overwatch 2, Call of Duty, and Apex Legends. And though Riot…

If you think Alan Cumming, host of the U.S. version of The Traitors, gives off “guy who killed someone” vibes, he’ll laugh — you’re picking up what he’s putting down. It’s why, in episode 8 of season 2, when he sent the contestants off…

It’s a long-standing horror tradition to unsettle the audience by using flash jump scares — terrifying images or short clips that break up the action on screen only to disappear as quickly as they came. It was the way to troll people…

Dead by Daylight has an eccentric cast, and Behaviour Interactive alternates between adding its own handcrafted characters and licensing iconic Killers and Survivors from franchises like Hellraiser, Resident Evil, and The Ring. Alan Wake…

Image: Epic GamesEverything’s getting more expensive, even inside Fortnite. Epic Games’ free-to-play battle royale is raising the price of V-Bucks today by roughly 12.5 percent. Being the last one standing just got a little more expensive,…

Play it on: Meta Quest 2/Pro/3 (or the flat version’s on just about everything)Current goal: Starve myself of upgrades until I get the good gunsI’m surprised how rarely games feature in my VR playtime. Standalone Meta Quest games, which…

Screenshot: Lunar Ray Games / KotakuPlay it on: PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Vita, Windows (Steam Deck OK), macOS, LinuxCurrent goal: Grind my stats enough to play more carelesslyBuy it from: Amazon | Best BuyTo say Timespinner is “inspired” by…

A single good memory can often be enough to convince (or trick) us into ignoring pain, suffering, fear, and sadness. And when that single, solitary good memory is connected to someone you love, it’s almost impossible to rip yourself away…

Image: CapcomWe’re done with half of 2023 and many of its fantastic horror games, though there’s more on the way (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Alan Wake 2, and the Silent Hill 2 remake are still due out). That means we’ve willingly…