StarRupture: How to Use the Smelter

The Smelter is a machine that takes raw materials like Wolfram Ore and turns them into constructed blocks. At first, the ...

Video game openings used to say more with less

When I think of my favorite opening scenes in video games, plenty of blockbuster moments come to mind: Uncharted 2’s ...

Banana Castles, Frog Island, and Skinballs: Here Are Some of the Wacky Things Devs Do to Test Video Games

I put out a call on social media and through various PR contacts for QA professionals to share their most ridiculous game ...

Infinity Nikki: All Itzaland Animals (Locations)

From the scruffy to the feathery, Infinity Nikki's Itzaland is full of fabulously cute animals. Here's where to find them all ...
CNET

How to Get a Free PC Game Every Day From the Epic Games Store

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. From Dec. 18 to Jan. 1, Epic is giving away one free PC game per day. These games are ...
USA Today

A 4-ounce cup of meat is on Chipotle's High Protein Menu. How to try.

Chipotle is releasing its new High Protein Menu on Tuesday, Dec. 23. Bowls, burritos, salads and a taco range between 15 to 81 grams of protein. On Jan. 5, 2026, Chipotle will release three new menu ...
Game Rant

8 Games That Bring Out The Best Of Unreal Engine 5

Vlad Mazanko is a list writer from Ukraine, and a passionate gaming enthusiast. One who enjoys not-so-great games like Anthem, Mafia 3, Mass Effect Andromeda, Marvel's Avengers, The Callisto Protocol, ...
PCGamesN

Ex Bethesda devs' ambitious Elder Scrolls Daggerfall successor ditches UE5 for its own engine to make "a far better game"

Some games carry a certain Unreal Engine 5 look, just like some games looked like UE3 games (Gears, Arkham Asylum - I'm looking at you). The dramatic Lumen lighting, water that sparkles, dirt that ...
NPR

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a technical marvel and game design nightmare

Metroid Prime 4 stumbled multiple times before being completely scrapped and restarted over the decade it took to make. Although it found its way back to Retro Studios, the team behind the original ...
GamesRadar+

After trying Unreal Engine, new fantasy RPG led by ex-Elder Scrolls leads goes back to its Bethesda roots with a unique proprietary engine that's "already more than doubled our ...

After unveiling new studio OnceLost Games in 2019, The Elder Scrolls series veterans Julian LeFay, Ted Peterson, and Vijay Lakshman went on to reveal The Wayward Realms – a fresh fantasy game they ...
The Escapist

Unity is coming to Unreal, because what are video games in 2025?

Video game engines will never not be in the conversation, but in recent years, I don’t think it’s ever been so weird. Unity and Unreal are joining forces, announced today at Unite, Unity’s Annual ...
The Verge

Fortnite is getting Unity games

Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival. Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, ...