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Battlefield 6 players says they got banned from Steam forums for sharing a config tweak that lets PC players disable crossplay, and yes, PC players can disable crossplay

Battlefield 6 players says…

Consider this a two-for-one PSA for Battlefield 6 players on PC who don’t want to share their battlefields with…
Plants vs

Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted…

Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted rolled out in October, and I thought it was pretty good: Really just a higher-resolution…
‘You can have the loot

‘You can have the…

For a permanently PvP-enabled zone, the Topside in Arc Raiders is surprisingly peaceful. Since launch, players—especially those in the…
Sorry, Fallout fans, but Obsidian isn’t really interested in making New Vegas 2: After years of working on other people’s games, the studio is finding ‘joy’ in doing its own thing

Sorry, Fallout fans, but…

2025 was a very big year for Obsidian, which released not just one but two major RPGs, Avowed and…
6 years after the original, Planet Zoo 2 is finally happening and may be out next year

6 years after the…

The zookeeping sim Planet Zoo launched six years ago today, and it was pretty good: “Another strong (yet stressful)…
An extremely distracting horse forced Koei Tecmo to crop a game’s box art before release, artist says: ‘People’s eyes were drawn to the horse rather than the character’

An extremely distracting horse…

For the professional artist, sacrifice is a constant companion. Their work—however beautiful—has to fit a client’s needs or a…
Our national nightmare is over: Battlefield 6 challenges just got 100 times easier

Our national nightmare is…

I’m a sucker for a strong progression system, and between account level unlocks, weapon levels, mastery camos, and assignments,…
How to complete A Lay of the Land in Arc Raiders

How to complete A…

An abandoned space-age facility may seem cool, but Spaceport is the most terrifying map for me in Arc Raiders,…
Counter-Strike 2 has a fancy new feature that makes demo playbacks ‘match the player’s original experience much more closely’

Counter-Strike 2 has a…

In Counter-Strike 2, milliseconds matter. The tiniest time-slice can be the difference between virtual life and virtual death, so…
This week, Blizzcon 2026 tickets go on sale almost a year in advance—so what exactly is Blizzard going to bring?

This week, Blizzcon 2026…

Speaking as a recovering WoW teen, Blizzcon used to have a sort of mystical promise: It was a sort-of…