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

UFO 50, the latest game from the Spelunky team, will finally arrive September 18

UFO 50, the latest project from Spelunky studio Mossmouth, is due to hit Steam on September 18, about six years after it was originally expected to launch.

The next title out of Capybara Games — the studio behind Super Time Force, Below and Grindstone — is Battle Vision Network. It's a competitive, online puzzler with real-time strategy and color-matching mechanics, live updates and a seasonal narrative shaped by players.

Capcom's Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is coming out surprisingly soon

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, the stunning action and strategy RPG from Capcom, is set to come out on July 19.

Simpler Times, the coziest game of Summer Game Fest 2023, is available now

Simpler Times got a surprise launch during the Day of the Devs showcase, which is part of Summer Game Fest. We played the demo at last year’s SGF and found it to be the coziest game of the show.

Alan Wake 2’s first expansion brings Remedy’s other heroes to Night Springs

Think of it as Remedy’s take on Marvel’s What If…: You’ll get to play as Alan Wake’s biggest fan, Rose Marigold, Quantum Break’s Jack Joyce and Control’s Jesse Faden, within the world of Alan Wake 2.

Valorant is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PS5 in a limited beta on June 14

Valorant is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PS5 in a limited beta on June 14. Crossplay will not be available between PCs and consoles.

Innersloth is spending all its Among Us money on indie games

Among Us developer Innersloth is helping to fund other indie games with its new label, Outersloth.

Silent Hill creator's new game, Slitterhead, lands November 8

Slitterhead will land on November 8 and there's a new trailer with lots of blood.

The Game Bakers’ Cairn turns mountain climbing into a boss rush

The team behind Furi and Haven is back with a rock-climbing simulator set on the face of a lethally steep mountain.

Civilization 7 is coming in 2025

The long-running turn-based strategy series Civilization is getting another mainline sequel. And it's even coming to Nintendo Switch.

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions arrives on September 3

The Hogwarts sports game Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions now has a release date. The multiplayer title, announced last year, will arrive on September 3.

Aloy is getting the Lego treatment in Horizon Adventures

A new Aloy adventure is on the way, but this time in Lego form. Lego Horizon Adventures is coming to PS5, PC and Nintendo Switch this holiday season.

Slapstick platformer Thank Goodness You're Here! arrives August 1

Thank Goodness You're Here! is coming to PC, Switch and PlayStation on August 1.

Apple Vision Pro features we'd love to see at WWDC 2024

Beyond minor polishing and bug fixes, here's what I'd like to see on the Vision Pro at WWDC 2024.

The best laptops for gaming and schoolwork in 2024

Here's the latest list of the most powerful and affordable laptops for gaming that students can also use for school, as reviewed by experts from Engadget.

Microsoft and CWA forge labor neutrality agreement covering all ZeniMax workers

Microsoft and the CWA have forged a labor neutrality agreement for all ZeniMax workers. The CWA says the deal is similar to the one from 2022 covering Activision Blizzard’s workforce, which went into effect in April of this year.

Skatrix for Apple Vision Pro now features room-scale mixed reality gameplay

Skatrix for Apple Vision Pro now features room-scale mixed reality gameplay. The little dude will skate all over your furniture.

Both Octopath Traveler games are now on Xbox Game Pass

Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler 2 are now on Game Pass. Other early June additions include The Callisto Protocol and Still Wakes The Deep.

HBO's The Last of Us season two will only be seven episodes long

Season two of HBO's The Last of Us will only be seven episodes long, though one of those will be a supersized episode.

Twitch is raising US subscription prices for the first time

Twitch is joining Spotify, Max, Peaco*ck, Crunchyroll, EA and other content services in the corporate trend of raising subscription prices — almost as fun as the parallel trend of Big Tech layoffs.