Subnuatica 2 wants to do something no other Xbox game has done before
Unknown Worlds would love for Xbox players to test Subnautica 2 patches before they launch. Source: https://www.polygon.com/subnuatica-2-xbox-game-preview-experimental-branches/
The Bafta games awards showed me again that honouring art over commerce is a win for all
The 22nd Bafta game awards were on Friday, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took the biggest game prize. This makes it only the second game ever (after Baldur’s Gate 3) to win top prize at all five of the main … Continued
‘Seeking connection’: the video game where players stopped shooting and started talking
In a post-apocalyptic landscape of cutthroat scavengers, surprisingly peaceful players are opting to team up and open up – a phenomenon that’s intriguing game developers and psychologists alike. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/15/arc-raiders-players-stopped-shooting-started-talking
Clair Obscur and Dispatch share top honours at Bafta games awards
Role-playing adventure and superhero comedy among big winners on a varied night in London. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/17/clair-obscur-and-dispatch-share-top-honours-at-bafta-games-awards
How games capture the awe and terror of cosmic isolation
As real astronauts vanish behind the moon, games have long tried to evoke the fragile quiet of drifting through space. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/08/how-games-capture-the-humanity-in-the-loneliness-of-space-exploration
Marathon is a stylishly merciless video game built for cut-throat times
A lot is riding on the success of the latest multiplayer online shooter from Halo creator Bungie, a DayGlo spectacular that whisks players to a far-off planet mired in an endless battle for resources. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/12/marathon-is-a-stylishly-merciless-video-game-built-for-cut-throat-times