The New York Times has launched Pips, the latest entry in its daily habit-forming catalogue of games that includes Wordle, Connections, and Strands. Released in August 2025, Pips is dominoes with a ...

Up in the enormous halls of the northern half of Koelnmesse, the crowds are still being wowed by glitzy stands and demos of the latest games, not least the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong. But in ...

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My name is Lauren Bergin (there's a middle name in there, but I don't know you that well), and, as you can likely tell, my heritage is Norwegian - I would say that they named a city after my family, ...

There’s something particularly relaxing about staying in a nice hotel. Maybe it’s the clean sheets and plush towels or the cool artwork and fancy lobby bar. But whatever it is, I often find myself ...

Tabletop wargames like Warhammer are expanding beyond fantasy & sci-fi settings with games like Battletech & Fallout Factions. Diverse miniature ranges, complex gameplay, and immersive storytelling ...

Opening the proverbial bag of cliches and rummaging around at surface level feels like an unjust way to open about Echoes of the End but here it is: from tiny acorns, mighty oaks grow. Echoes of the ...

I'm on the record here as being a big fan of storm chasing, and I've seen "Smokey and the Bandit" more times than is probably healthy. But, while video games have given me the opportunity to chase ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Hitman developer IO Interactive is keeping busy. In addition to a fantasy new IP, the studio is developing 007: First Light, a game previously known ...

Kill the Brickman is a weird game. But after playing for a few hours, it wasn’t the enemies, the music, or the genre-busting — all of which are weird, to be clear — that struck me the most. It was the ...

Arguably, no other developer has the pedigree of Rockstar Games. Everyone knows about the strength of the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises, but Rockstar's lineage goes far beyond ...

Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Star-Crossed World DLC is fun and looks great, but there isn't enough of it. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, ...