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The gates to Eorzea have officially opened on Nintendo Switch 2, and this time, you don't need to buy a ticket. Square Enix has launched the Final Fantasy XIV Free Trial on the new console, giving curious adventurers the chance to experience one of the world's most successful MMORPGs without paying a subscription or worrying about a time limit. Try it for free Calling it a "trial" almost feels misleading. Rather than offering a brief taste of the game, the free version...

Some games are born from an ambitious gameplay idea, while others begin with something much simpler: a feeling. For Big Walk, everything started during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people around the world were forced to stay apart and even the most ordinary get-togethers suddenly became difficult. For House House, the studio behind Untitled Goose Game, playing games online with friends became a way to stay connected through that challenging time. That experience led the team to ask themselves a simple...

Electronic Arts has officially unveiled The Grounds, one of the biggest additions coming to EA Sports FC 27. First teased through leaks earlier this year, the new mode has now been fully revealed with its first gameplay showcase, introducing an expansive online world where players can hang out, compete, and build their football identity beyond the pitch. Modernizing the franchise with a social layer Rather than acting as a replacement for Clubs, The Grounds expands the mode into a shared social space....

The worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and World of Warcraft are officially coming together in one of the most anticipated tabletop RPG collaborations in recent years. Revealed following an early retailer leak and later confirmed by Wizards of the Coast, the upcoming D&D 5E World of Warcraft sourcebook will allow players to embark on adventures across Azeroth using the latest Fifth Edition rules.  This marks Azeroth's arrival alongside the legendary campaign settings that inspired iconic RPGs like Baldur's Gate III....

Project Zomboid has always been one of gaming’s most detailed zombie survival sandboxes, but Build 42.20 has pushed the apocalypse into an entirely new league. The massive update has now reached the Stable branch, bringing back thousands of survivors and helping the game set a new Steam player record of more than 121,000 concurrent users. The biggest attraction is the transformed map. Knox Country has effectively doubled in size, adding redesigned towns, new settlements, hundreds of basements and a huge selection...

Crimson Desert’s massive update 1.16.00 has arrived, and it gives players a whole new reason to explore every corner of Pywel. While combat, quests and technical performance have all received improvements, the real star of the patch is a major trading overhaul that transforms buying and selling goods into a proper open-world activity. The update adds an impressive 133 new trading posts across the map, greatly expanding the number of places where players can purchase, transport and sell valuable cargo....

The countdown to Beast of Reincarnation is almost over, and now there's one last beast standing between players and the adventure: their gaming PC. Developer GAME FREAK has officially unveiled the PC system requirements for its new action RPG, giving players a chance to find out whether their hardware is ready to brave a ruined Japan filled with monstrous creatures and deadly encounters. Unlike the studio's colorful Pokémon adventures, Beast of Reincarnation ventures into much darker territory. Set in a...

PAW Patrol: Dino World takes the colourful exploration of PAW Patrol World and gives it a prehistoric twist, sending Ryder and the pups on a brand-new adventure filled with dinosaurs and rescue missions. Set on Dino Island, which first appeared in Season 13 of the television series and also provides the setting for PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, the game is not a direct adaptation of the film. Instead, it tells its own standalone story while using the same...

Pirate games usually promise sword fights, cannon fire and treasure maps, but Corsair Cove takes a different route. Instead of handing players a cutlass and sending them across the ocean, it asks them to build a thriving pirate settlement on a rugged island where flat land is almost as valuable as gold. That unusual idea has clearly found an audience, with the game launching to Very Positive Steam reviews and climbing beyond 12,000 concurrent players during its opening days. The big...

By decree of the Adeptus Mechanicus, a new chapter in the eternal war has begun. The sacred Forge Worlds have opened their data-vaults, granting the Emperor's faithful access to the hallowed Steam Workshop for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. No longer must aspiring Techmarines rely solely upon forbidden machine rites or fragmented STC relics to alter the battlefield. Through sanctioned tools blessed by the Omnissiah, Battle-Brothers may now forge new campaigns, refine their wargear, and reshape...

The Elder Scrolls Online has been welcoming adventurers into Tamriel for more than a decade, and its latest leadership message makes it clear that the journey is far from over. Game Director Nick Giacomini has reassured players that “ESO is here to stay,” while stressing that the team is not interested in simply maintaining the game. The goal is to keep expanding, improving and building new experiences for its enormous community. That commitment comes with a more cautious development strategy....

Palworld’s full 1.0 launch introduced plenty of new adventures, but a release this big was always going to bring a few wild bugs along for the ride. Update 1.0.2 is now available, focusing on crashes, multiplayer stability, broken encounters and progression problems that could interrupt players while exploring the game’s latest content. One of the biggest fixes targets the Panthalus battle. Dedicated servers could previously disconnect during the encounter, while individual players sometimes crashed in the middle of the fight....