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dLcompare’s Summer Event has officially come to an end, and the community certainly didn’t go quietly. After weeks of ratings, comments, reviews, and plenty of competitive leaderboard climbing, the seasonal event has wrapped up with more than $2,000 in prizes handed out. The event turned dLcompare into something of a gaming community marathon, with participants earning points through different activities across the platform. By the time the final scores were tallied, the numbers were impressive: users collectively submitted 8,300 game ratings,...

If you're a fan of roguelikes and don't mind a little high-stakes chaos, Humble has a new bundle worth checking out. The Run It Back - Roguelikes Bundle brings together nine games across three pricing tiers, giving you plenty of ways to expand your library without spending too much. The collection starts at $5 / €4.30 / £3.70, which gets you two games. Spellmasons offers turn-based magical tactics that can be played alone or cooperatively, while...

When the Nintendo Switch 2 launched, one of the lingering questions surrounding its display capabilities was VRR support while docked. Nintendo had initially mentioned variable refresh rate for compatible displays, only to remove those references from its website and later clarify that VRR would be restricted to handheld mode. That limitation has finally changed. Around 16 months after launch, Switch 2 docked VRR is now available through system software update 23.0.0. Unfortunately, Nintendo's implementation comes with a significant limitation...

Blizzard returns to the front pages across the world with the announcements made at BlizzCon 2026. We already knew that something big was cooking for Starcraft, but there's been quite a few exciting surprises for most of the company's franchises, including World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, and Hearthstone. However, three major announcements could shape the future of its biggest franchises. Diablo V is official, StarCraft is returning in a surprising new form, and World of Warcraft: Forever...

In an unexpected move, AMD today silently introduced new processors for the AM4 and AM5 platforms. Starting with the Ryzen 5 5500F, AMD is giving its long-running AM4 platform another lease on life with the launch of the new Ryzen 5 5500F. The 6-core, 12-thread Zen 3 “Vermeer” processor arrives as an entry-level option for the Ryzen 5000 family, while AMD has also quietly introduced the AM5-based Ryzen 5 7500. The Ryzen 5 5500F is effectively a lower-end relative of...

Steam has plenty of themed sales throughout the year, but the latest one is aimed at a particularly niche audience. Steam Programming Fest 2026 is now live, offering discounts on games that mix programming, automation and puzzle-solving into their gameplay. If variables, loops and functions sound more exciting than intimidating, there should be plenty here to keep you occupied. Discounts reach as high as 90% off, making the event a good opportunity to experiment with games that sit well outside the...

The Epic Games Store has refreshed its latest weekly giveaway, replacing last week's Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing with two more games for PC players to claim. This week's freebies are Astral Ascent and Luftrausers, and both can be permanently added to your Epic Games Store library at no cost. The bigger of the two games is Astral Ascent, a 2D action roguelite from Hibernian Workshop built around fast-paced combat. You can choose from four playable characters and...

How to Fish became one of Steam's biggest surprises of 2026, but its extraordinary launch momentum is already fading. The multiplayer fishing game attracted hundreds of thousands of players during its viral breakout, yet SteamDB's latest numbers show that most of that audience has now moved on. According to SteamDB, How to Fish reached an impressive all-time peak of 373,971 concurrent players on August 26. That figure transformed the quirky indie title into one of Steam's biggest games almost overnight....

Bodycam has suddenly become one of Steam's most talked-about tactical shooters again. Reissad Studio's ultra-realistic FPS has reached a new all-time concurrent player record, showing that its community is not only surviving but growing significantly after months of relatively modest activity. The game hit 38,958 concurrent players on September 6, according to SteamDB, comfortably surpassing its previous record. That's an impressive turnaround for an Early Access title that had spent much of 2026 attracting only a fraction of that...

Released into Early Access on Steam in September 2026, Dungeon Settlers—developed by CanOpener and published alongside WhisperGames—brings a grim, complex mashup of colony simulation and hardcore dungeon crawling to indie strategy fans.     Core Premise and Dual-Gameplay Loop Set in a desolate realm eroded by volatile magic, the game tasks players with guiding a fragile expedition...

The recent look at the campaign convinced many players to get the game already but Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is giving players another reason to pre-order the game. However, there is a curious twist attached to the game's new weapon blueprint: only Xbox Series X/S players will actually get to see its special version. Activision has revealed the Inner Circuit M4 Weapon Blueprint, a bonus included with digital pre-orders of Modern Warfare 4. The blueprint is available across...

What happens when you mix classic Metroidvania exploration, old-school fantasy, brutal swordplay, and the ability to transform into beasts? You get Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster, a colorful 2D adventure that looks like it escaped from another era and decided to bring some modern twists along for the ride. Developed by Dormidin Studio and published by Selecta Play, Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster launched on September 9, 2026, inviting players to explore the dangerous world of Arborea. Available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox...