Tag: games

Activision secretly experimented on 50% of Call of Duty players by ‘decreasing’ skill-based matchmaking, and determined players like SBMM even if they don’t know it

Activision secretly experimented on…

If you ever find yourself in the middle of an argument about Call of Duty and want to toss…
We made 5 types of polyamorous families with The Sims 4’s new romantic boundaries system and most of them actually work

We made 5 types…

With its new romantic boundaries system, The Sims 4 finally allows you to play polyamorous families without watching relationships…
Tiny Bookshop gave me the moment every book lover lives for: recommending the perfect book to a friend and them instantly loving it

Tiny Bookshop gave me…

Personal Pick (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2025, each member of…
Scientists think there’s a 10-mile-thick layer of diamond beneath the surface of Mercury, which would make you around 876 billion Minecraft pickaxes if my math is right

Scientists think there’s a…

Mercury is nobody's favorite planet. Our star's closest companion is a hateful little ball pocked with craters and patches…
Marvel Rivals isn’t just an Overwatch 2 rip-off, and that sentiment does both games a disservice

Marvel Rivals isn’t just…

I went into Marvel Rivals with the expectation that the hero shooter would feel like a giant reskin of…
After an icy response to the D&D 2024 Ranger’s proposed reliance on spells, lead rules designer Jeremy Crawford says don’t worry, the spells should help

After an icy response…

You can't help but feel a little sorry for the old Ranger—it's a class that was much-maligned in the…
Cyberpunk adventure Nobody Wants to Die feels like if you made an entire game out of the boring no-combat intro of a triple-A FPS

Cyberpunk adventure Nobody Wants…

Nobody Wants to Die begins with two 2010s storytelling flourishes that made me groan. First, we've got some dead…
Today’s Wordle answer for Friday, July 26

Today’s Wordle answer for…

Let's get Friday's Wordle sorted. Give yourself the best start possible with our clue for the July 26 (1133)…
The Sims 4 Lovestruck expansion makes coffee dates and ‘you up?’ texts equally valid ways of pursuing relationships

The Sims 4 Lovestruck…

Dating apps wouldn't be half as cursed if your matches couldn't blatantly lie about their interests or relationship status…
‘There aren’t 3 new wolf simulation games coming out every month’: 17 years in, this multiplayer wolf edutainment game from the Minnesota Zoo has an improbably loyal fandom keeping it alive

‘There aren’t 3 new…

Nature documentaries always have me rooting for the prey animals. It's the circle of life and all that, but…