Age of Empires IV’s The Sultans Ascend Expansion Is Available for Pre-order Now!

Just a few weeks ago at Gamescom we announced that an expansion for Age of Empires IV – The Sultans Ascend – would be coming soon. Today we’re thrilled to let our PC and Xbox console players around the…

We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip is a Bite-Sized Co-op Puzzle Challenge for Two, Free to Try Now

All aboard! It’s time for you and a partner to set sail on The FriendShip! You two will be playing as a pair of Antarctic Explorers, hearing a familiar SOS call. Determined to come to…

Get Sneak Peek at The First Descendant’s Compelling Heroes Ahead of its Open Beta Event on Xbox

Get ready to go hands-on with the upcoming third-person looter shooter The First Descendant during its upcoming cross play open beta event starting on September 19 for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One! For those unaware, The First Descendant features unique…

How Iconic Voice Actor Mark Meer Brings Mythforce Villain Deadalus To Life

Summary The voice of MythForce’s newest villain, Deadalus, has been revealed as Mark Meer, best known for his voice performance as Commander Shepard from the Mass Effect trilogy. Meer has also lent his voice to a…

How Lies of P Twists the Story of Pinocchio into a Compelling New Soulslike Adventure

Summary Lies of P is a fantastic interpretation of “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” dropping our beloved puppet within the nightmarish city of Krat, a fallen utopia built on the backs of mechanical puppets who have gone…

Ugly: How Indie Hardship Created Something Beautiful

Team Ugly is a studio or workshop, as we like to call it, formed by four entrepreneurs and developers blinded by the romanticism of the indie game world. It all started more than five years ago…

Forza Horizon 5 Map Creators, Build Your Next Masterpiece with EventLab 2.0

Since the launch of Forza Horizon 5, all of us here at Playground Games have been blown away by the stunning creativity and talent of the EventLab community. Your unique maps and game modes provide exciting…

Crash Team Rumble: Breaking Down All the New Activities in Season 2’s Party Mode

It’s time to gather your friends and crash the party! Season 2 arrives today for Crash Team Rumble, bringing with it the all-new 4-player co-op Party Mode. Put your platforming skills and teamwork to the test…

Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Arabic Language Support Makes This the Most Immersive Chapter Yet

When Assassin’s Creed Mirage was first revealed as a modern take on some of the features and gameplay that helped to define the series, moving away from another RPG epic, I was both surprised and a little…

Cities: Skylines II – Building the Metropolis of Your Dreams Has Never Been Simpler

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Cities: Skylines singlehandedly resuscitated the city builder gamer when it arrived in 2015; indeed it also made the genre relevant on console with a very slickly handled Xbox console port in 2017.…