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The best vampire games for PC, PS5, PlayStation 4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch — we've gathered a top 30: from cult classics to 2026 releases. Vampires are a fertile theme for games, though surprisingly few major projects about them have come out. But the last couple of years have been making up for lost time: in 2025, after long delays, Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 finally arrived, and on the way are the RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker from former developers of The Witcher 3 and the grim The Duskbloods from the creators of Bloodborne.

The very first game to open Summer Game Fest was Resident Evil Veronica — a reimagining of Resident Evil Code: Veronica. Franchise fans undoubtedly welcomed the announcement with enthusiasm: more than 1 million people have already added the game to their wishlists. Still, the overall excitement around the project seems a little less intense than it was during the reveals of Resident Evil Requiem or the Resident Evil 4 remake. Part of the reason is simple: Resident Evil Veronica had been leaked online long before the official announcement. But there is another factor as well — the mixed reputation of the original Resident Evil Code: Veronica, which remains something of a black sheep in the series for many players. Because of that, not everyone fully understands what to expect from its new version. This article will focus precisely on the unusual nature of Code: Veronica and the potential of a remake that could very well turn into a true masterpiece if Capcom plays its cards right.

At Computex 2026 in Taipei, we saw plenty of interesting new technologies and devices that major manufacturers will use to attract buyers in the coming years. But once we found ourselves in Taiwan’s capital, one of the key centers of the global semiconductor industry, we decided not to limit ourselves to exhibitions and show floors. After Computex, we went to the TSMC Museum of Innovation. This is not just an exhibition about a single company, but an opportunity to see how the industry developed — an industry without which there would be no modern graphics cards, gaming consoles, smartphones, servers, or most of the everyday electronics we rely on today.

An animated adaptation of Among Us has arrived on Paramount+. Although the show's production had been known since 2023, it had no marketing campaign, so for many people the release came as a surprise. But is it worth watching? That's the question this article tries to answer.

Metroidvanias are one of those genres where world exploration matters just as much as combat. The best games in the spirit of Metroid and Castlevania gradually reveal the map, hide new abilities behind locked passages, and constantly push you to return to familiar locations to find secrets, bosses, and optional challenges. In this list, we have collected the best metroidvanias on PC, consoles, and handheld platforms — from acknowledged classics to modern indie hits.

Players are actively discussing the results of the June conferences. The remake of the classic Resident Evil Code: Veronica has been the center of attention — though it won't be out until 2027. Still, this weekend brings plenty of fresh releases, including both new games and DLC for titles that came out earlier.

Female protagonists have led some of the most memorable games ever made, from large-scale action adventures and horror titles to intimate stories about grief, love, identity, and everyday life. The best games with female protagonists are not defined by one kind of heroine: they can star warriors, witches, detectives, explorers, students, writers, farmers, or women simply trying to find their place in a difficult world. This list brings together the best female-led games to play in 2026, including established classics and notable recent releases. Whether you are looking for intense combat, deep role-playing, emotional storytelling, mystery, or a quieter life-sim experience, these games offer compelling heroines and worlds worth spending time in.

Summer is traditionally the season of gaming showcases, when developers and publishers present new trailers and announce upcoming hits. However, it is also the time when the public learns more about projects that have already been revealed. Recently, Archetype Entertainment showcased 20 minutes of gameplay from the highly anticipated successor to Mass Effect, Exodus. We can finally evaluate the combat system and gain a better understanding of what to expect from this upcoming space opera. We carefully examined the new footage and are ready to share our impressions and thoughts.

This top list gathers the best visual novels: genre classics, mobile romance stories, otome games, horror titles, experimental projects, and free games for those new to the genre. A visual novel is a narrative genre that combines elements of literature, illustrated cinema, and interactive gameplay. As with reading a book, the focus is on text, supplemented by static background images and music. As a rule, there are no battles, jumping, or other dynamic gameplay elements. But unlike books, visual novels are interactive: the player makes choices that determine how the story unfolds and which ending is reached. The player does not simply read a story — they influence it. That is what sets visual novels apart from an ordinary book. Today, visual novels are no longer just anime and light dating simulators. In our selection you will find dark detective stories, psychological horror games, and romantic comedies — playable on PC from the comfort of your armchair, or on a smartphone to unwind or pass the time.

When starting up LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, I was preparing myself for just another run-of-the-mill brick-fest with obligatory jokes and familiar villains. That only made the surprise even greater when the game completely broke this mold right from the very first minutes. Yes, the gameplay sags in certain places, but the developers' fanatical attention to the universe's lore makes you turn a blind eye to most of its flaws. TT Games truly tried to create something more than just another Lego game in a bat suit. At times, Legacy of the Dark Knight genuinely hooks you, even when its charm crashes against controversial game design decisions.

Role-playing games (RPGs) are one of the most popular genres in the industry. This list brings together the best RPGs in history — from the classics of the 90s (Fallout, Baldur's Gate 2, Planescape: Torment) to major new releases: the GOTY hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Obsidian's Avowed, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the Chinese hit Black Myth: Wukong, and the sequel The Outer Worlds 2. We divided all role-playing games into eight themed categories: open-world RPGs, isometric CRPGs, story-driven single-player RPGs, Soulslikes, JRPGs, Diablo-likes, genre classics, and indie projects — so you can quickly find exactly the type of RPG you are looking for right now.

The best survival games on PS4 and PS5—from hardcore, no-holds-barred survival games to co-op survival games that keep you glued to the screen for hundreds of hours. This list includes the 30 best survival games on PlayStation: zombie apocalypses, realistic survival simulators, crafting and building survival games, and PS4 and PS5 exclusives like The Last of Us and Days Gone. There's something for every taste here, with co-op, story-driven games, and Russian language support.

The first games in their genres — 40 projects that did something for the very first time what now appears in every other game. The first shooter, the first fighting game, the first Battle Royale, the first minimap, the first QTE, the first dialogue tree. The history of the gaming industry is the history of who invented what first. Did you know that the first first-person shooter wasn't Wolfenstein? That the color-coded loot rarity system was invented not in Diablo but in a text-based ASCII roguelike? That the Battle Royale genre was born from a zombie simulator mod, not from a marketer's head? Most of the mechanics we take for granted were invented by someone for the first time — often by accident, sometimes out of laziness, almost always in a game you've never heard of. This piece covers more than 30 such innovations. The first fighting game, the first stealth game, the first open world, the first character progression system, the first dialogue tree, the first online multiplayer, the first co-op, the first Battle Royale — and the games behind them. Some will surprise you, some will make you laugh, but every single one deserves to be known.

More than 65 of the best survival games on PC: zombie apocalypses, deep space, deserted islands, hardcore simulators, and co-op survival games with crafting and base-building. The genre is enormous and full of forgettable cash-grabs, so we picked only the survival games that pull you in for dozens — even hundreds — of hours.

This selection has something for every taste: harsh realistic simulators where death waits around every corner, cozy crafting sandboxes, tense horrors, and sprawling online worlds. For each game we tell you whether it's more fun solo or with friends. Pick your format and survive.

You pick up a massive Japanese door off the ground. You shield yourself from archers' arrows with it. You march forward. And then you slam that plank straight into the faces of your enemies. The Onimusha: Way of the Sword demo ends far too quickly — the moment the credits rolled, I, the author of these lines, went straight to preorder. Capcom is churning out hits at an industrial pace this year: Pragmata, Resident Evil Requiem, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. And the new Onimusha holds its own against all of them.

At Computex 2026 in Taipei, we visited the GIGABYTE stand and, together with company representatives, looked at the devices it plans to offer gamers and enthusiasts. Among the main new products are brighter OLED and Mini LED monitors, compact graphics cards with redesigned cooling, laptops with GiMATE AI features, and components that help integrate a powerful PC into a home interior.

June is traditionally one of the most eventful months for the gaming industry: major publishers hold their own showcases, platform holders unveil exclusives, and independent studios get a chance to make a name for themselves at big events. In 2026, the season kicked off with State of Play, where Sony revealed God of War Laufey, Until Dawn 2, Marvel's Wolverine, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, and more.

In 1983, the console video game market suffered the most catastrophic collapse in its history — revenue fell nearly 97%, from $3.2 billion to $100 million a year. Dozens of companies closed, thousands of people were laid off, and millions of unsold cartridges ended up in landfills (the most famous one near the city of Alamogordo, where over 700,000 cartridges were secretly buried).

It looks like the spoof movie genre is experiencing a genuine revival right before our eyes. Back in the 2000s, films parodying entire corners of the movie industry seemed to arrive one after another — Tropic Thunder, Hot Fuzz, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, and many more. Then came a long quiet period, when making fun of silly things stopped feeling fresh, while poking fun at serious subjects became increasingly risky.

At Summer Game Fest 2026, Paramount Games Studio officially announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin — a big-budget action game based on the comic book series of the same name. The development of the project was entrusted to the Japanese studio PlatinumGames, known for the Bayonetta series.