Gaming and Video Game News & Reviews | Engadget (2024)

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Dead by Daylight's next survivor is Lara Croft

The Tomb Raider icon will be playable on July 16.

Dead by Daylight's next survivor is Lara Croft. She appears as DLC on July 16 as part of a Tomb Raider expansion.

by

Lawrence Bonk

14 hours ago

  • 06.22.2024Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Summer Game Fest Play Days 2024
  • 06.19.2024Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip
  • 06.18.2024Black Myth: Wukong is pretty, intriguing and as challenging as it looks
  • 06.14.2024Metaphor: ReFantazio feels like a JRPG free from restraint and sanity
  • 06.14.2024Neva hands-on: A grand achievement in emotional game design
  • 06.13.2024Phoenix Springs offers breathtaking beauty in a desolate neo-noir world
  • 06.13.2024Skate Story hands-on: Kick, push, shatter

Atari’s 50th anniversary collection is getting a hefty update with nearly 40 additional games

There's also a physical edition with art cards and a whole lot more.

Atari’s 50th anniversary collection is getting a hefty update with nearly 40 new games. This will be the definitive version moving forward.

by

Lawrence Bonk

17 hours ago

Amazon's latest Prime Gaming freebies include Star Wars: KotOR 2 and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge

The company is promising more offers soon to celebrate Prime Day.

The latest batch of 'free' games that Amazon is offering Prime members includes Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.

by

Kris Holt

20 hours ago

Valve is selling the 512GB LCD Steam Deck for less than $400

The fire sale also shaves 15 percent off the 64GB LCD model.

Valve isn’t waiting for its Steam Summer Sale to kick off the festivities. On Monday, the company posted 15 percent off sales on two discontinued Steam Deck LCD models, offering the 64GB model for under $300 and the 512GB edition for under $400.

by

Will Shanklin

06.24.2024

Latest reviews and previews

MSI Claw A1M review: A touch late and bit too pricey

At $800 for the Core Ultra 7 model, the Claw barely keeps up with cheaper rivals from ASUS and Lenovo.

At $750 for the Core Ultra 7 model, the Claw is more expensive than rivals like the ROG Ally and Legion Go while offering similar performance and not enough in the way of special features.

by

Sam Rutherford

06.21.2024

Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip

Bilbo Crossing.

The march of big-budget Tolkien fantasy has hit gaming yet again. While ignoring Gollum’s misadventures, another game, Tales of the Shire, offers a gentler, low-stakes way to play in the universe of Bagginses, lembas bread, and Gandalf.

by

Mat Smith

06.19.2024

Black Myth: Wukong is pretty, intriguing and as challenging as it looks

Am I actually interested in a difficult game?

Black Myth: Wukong is gorgeous. It’s built up a lot of momentum, feeding trailer after gorgeous trailer, and at Summer Game Fest this year, We finally got to play it. Is it just a gorgeous tech demo with a heavy dose of Chinese mythology or your next gaming challenge?

Metaphor: ReFantazio feels like a JRPG free from restraint and sanity

If you’ve been itching for a new Persona game, this is probably going to be your jam.

Atlus' giant fantasy RPG 'Metaphor: ReFantazio' has been a long time in the making. After rolling through a demo at Summer Game Fest last weekend, I’m dying to play it.

by

Aaron Souppouris

06.14.2024

Neva hands-on: A grand achievement in emotional game design

And a stellar platformer.

Neva is going to make me cry.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.14.2024

Phoenix Springs offers breathtaking beauty in a desolate neo-noir world

I desperately want to play all of it, right now.

Take me back.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.13.2024

The best gaming tech

The best gaming monitors in 2024

Refresh rate, resolution and response times? Let Engadget help you demystify it all.

Choosing any computer monitor can be tricky, but it gets even more confusing when you want a new display for gaming. Here's everything you need to know before buying a gaming monitor, plus the best gaming monitors you can get today.

by

Igor Bonifacic

The best free games in 2024 that you can start playing today

Some great games don't cost a thing.

These are the best free games you can play today, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Engadget

The best Xbox games for 2024

Whether you have Series X, Series S, One X or One S, there's something here for you.

Here's a list of the best games for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Engadget

The 20 best PC games you can play right now for 2024

Where to start with a juggernaut like PC gaming?

Here is a list of the best PC games you can get right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Latest news

  • Dead by Daylight's next survivor is Lara Croft

    by

    Lawrence Bonk

    14 hours ago

    Dead by Daylight's next survivor is Lara Croft. She appears as DLC on July 16 as part of a Tomb Raider expansion.

  • Atari’s 50th anniversary collection is getting a hefty update with nearly 40 additional games

    by

    Lawrence Bonk

    17 hours ago

    Atari’s 50th anniversary collection is getting a hefty update with nearly 40 new games. This will be the definitive version moving forward.

  • Amazon's latest Prime Gaming freebies include Star Wars: KotOR 2 and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge

    by

    Kris Holt

    20 hours ago

    The latest batch of 'free' games that Amazon is offering Prime members includes Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.

  • Valve is selling the 512GB LCD Steam Deck for less than $400

    by

    Will Shanklin

    06.24.2024

    Valve isn’t waiting for its Steam Summer Sale to kick off the festivities. On Monday, the company posted 15 percent off sales on two discontinued Steam Deck LCD models, offering the 64GB model for under $300 and the 512GB edition for under $400.

  • New difficulty mod in Stardew Valley will purge your saves if you use a guide

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    06.24.2024

    If you run this Stardew Valley mod and then use a wiki for help, your entire save will be deleted.

  • Elden Ring DLC's fearsome Dancing Lion boss is just two big dudes in a suit

    by

    Kris Holt

    06.24.2024

    Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's first main boss is a fearsome Dancing Lion. But as it turns out, the divine beast is just two big dudes in a suit.

  • Touch Egg is the most ridiculous Playdate game I’ve tried yet, and I’m hooked

    by

    Cheyenne MacDonald

    06.23.2024

    Touch Egg, a Playdate game by Joelle Tindall, is simple: use the crank to poke the egg as many times as possible without the scary man in the room seeing you. It's absurd, mildly creepy and a lot of fun.

  • Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Summer Game Fest Play Days 2024

    byJ. Conditt,B. Quintana

    06.22.2024

    After E3 collapsed on itself like a sad soufflé, Summer Game Fest has emerged as the home of mid-year video game goodness, offering a little more room for smaller studios and plenty of space to grow.

  • Antstream will be the iPhone’s first official game streaming app

    by

    Will Shanklin

    06.21.2024

    Months after Apple opened the App Store to game-streaming apps, the iPhone is about to get its first one. Retro retro gaming platform Antstream will land on iOS on June 27. Cult of Mac first reported on the news.

  • MSI Claw A1M review: A touch late and bit too pricey

    by

    Sam Rutherford

    06.21.2024

    At $750 for the Core Ultra 7 model, the Claw is more expensive than rivals like the ROG Ally and Legion Go while offering similar performance and not enough in the way of special features.

  • The Beyond Good and Evil remaster will be released next week (for real)

    by

    Anna Washenko

    06.20.2024

    Beyond Good and Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on June 25.

  • Sony will terminate its Sony Rewards program

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    06.20.2024

    Sony has announced that it will be ending its rewards program, which offered discounts via a Sony or PlayStation branded ccredit card, at the end of this year.

  • Embracer Group plans to use AI in game development

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    06.20.2024

    Embracer plans to use AI in game development, a move that comes just months after a major round of layoffs.

  • Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip

    by

    Mat Smith

    06.19.2024

    The march of big-budget Tolkien fantasy has hit gaming yet again. While ignoring Gollum’s misadventures, another game, Tales of the Shire, offers a gentler, low-stakes way to play in the universe of Bagginses, lembas bread, and Gandalf.

  • Amazon's Throne and Liberty MMO is coming to the west in September

    by

    Kris Holt

    06.19.2024

    Amazon will bring free-to-play MMO Throne and Liberty to North America, South America, Europe and Japan in September. It'll be available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

  • Habbo Hotel Origins brings the original PC game back to life

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    06.18.2024

    The 2005 PC game Habbo Hotel is back.

  • Paradox Interactive closes Life By You’s studio after canceling the life sim game

    by

    Danny Gallagher

    06.18.2024

    Life By You, which was scrapped yesterday after multiple delays, was the studio's only game.

  • Super Mario Party Jamboree comes to Switch in October

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    06.18.2024

    The twelfth proper entry in the Mario Party franchise will arrive on October 17.

  • Stray is coming to Switch this holiday season

    by

    Will Shanklin

    06.18.2024

    Stray, one of Engadget’s favorite games of 2022, is coming to Nintendo Switch. The title, which lets you play as an orange tabby cat exploring a dystopian cyberpunk setting, arrives this holiday season.

  • The Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake arrives on November 14

    by

    Will Shanklin

    06.18.2024

    Square-Enix’s old-meets-new reworking of Dragon Quest III arrives on November 14 on Switch. The HD-2D remake will be joined next year by reissues of its two predecessors in the trilogy, Dragon Quest I and II, using the same innovative engine.

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