Four-player co-op carnage, vehicles, and Swarm Engine hordes — March 12, 2026 Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment have released a new gameplay overview trailer for John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, confirming its release date as March 12, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. If you’ve been…
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Rome, survival, and close-quarters brutality in the Teutoburg Forest Lost Legions is a Roman-themed survival action RPG from Tarock Interactive, set in the aftermath of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest — and it’s now live on Steam with its first public pitch: a harsh open world, deep crafting, and combat that’s meant to feel…
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A wishlist milestone — and a playable demo to back it up Carbon, a cyberpunk/biopunk-flavoured action RPG from Hardwired Studios, has just crossed 40,000 wishlists on Steam — a strong early signal for a project that’s still building toward launch. We’ve seen how wishlist momentum can translate into real visibility for indies (for example, Hypercharge…
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A supply squeeze that’s pushing Valve’s new hardware plans Gamers hoping to get their PC gaming fix from Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine may need a bit more patience. The company has confirmed it’s revisiting its launch timing and pricing, pointing to the same pressure the rest of the hardware world is feeling right now: memory…
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A calm cast, then something pulls back About Fishing is a fishing-themed murder mystery from The Water Museum. It’s also currently playable via a Steam playtest — and based on my first short session, it already feels like one of those games that looks simple until you notice how many little systems are hiding under…
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Seven years in spare time — and the moment Droplet finally hit 1.0 This is part of Fix Stories — dev-authored journeys published on Fix Gaming Channel. Story My name is Karl “Krayfishkarl” Ast. I am a hobbyist solo developer, and I created the 3D platformer Droplet: States of Matter, a game heavily inspired by…
A multiplayer game that can’t begin without a crowd While trying to record Roulette Heist, I ran into a hard stop: I couldn’t start a match because no players were available to join during the session. With no one online at that moment, the game didn’t offer a way to kick off a round —…
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A grim quota-driven bunker sim with a slow-building survival bite DRUDGE is a first-person dystopian survival/sim experience where the “job” is part of the horror: you’re trapped underground, forced to meet daily quotas under a punishment collar while you earn money, unlock passages, and gear up to push deeper. If you’re curious about how DRUDGE…
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Taipei Game Show 2026 wraps with nearly 400,000 visits — 2027 dates confirmed Taipei Game Show 2026 has officially concluded, with the organizer reporting nearly 400,000 visits over four days. The recap also points to a bigger B2B push this year, with meeting rooms and networking sessions running at full pace across the first two…
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A retro magpie power fantasy where “swooping season” never ends Pie in the Sky is out now on PC via Steam, turning you loose as an Australian magpie with one job: cause chaos, steal food, and terrorize anyone unlucky enough to walk beneath your flight path. Classic arcade-style objectives, score-chasing mischief, and a deliberately throwback…
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A quiet red panda story that treats nature like the main character This week’s Game of the Week pick is When the Embers Wake — a third-person, wordless narrative adventure about a young red panda trying to survive as the forest changes around you. On Steam, it’s described as a story “with a cause,” built…
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A beautiful, brutal climb — and a GOTY contender that wouldn’t let me go Reviewed on PC.Score: 9.5/10 I’ve been following Cairn for a while, and if you want the earlier context: Cairn launching January 29, 2026 and GOTW #23: Cairn (Demo) — Game Delayed to 2026. This review exists in the first place because…
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Dragos awakens — Vampires: Bloodlord Rising enters Early Access on January 30 Vampires: Bloodlord Rising launches in Early Access on January 30, 2026 for PC. You play as Dragos, a survivor of a vampire attack turned into a creature of the night, fighting to carve out a place in the gothic open world of Sangavia….
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A multiplayer game show that can’t start without a crowd Reviewed on PC.Score: N/A I was genuinely excited to try Grave Stakes. The whole deadly game show angle is right up my alley — eight players, risky challenges, rotating hosts, and double-or-nothing moments where you gamble your progress for a shot at something bigger. The…
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Amazon confirms further layoffs — about 16,000 corporate roles impacted Amazon says it’s eliminating around 16,000 corporate roles as part of an ongoing restructuring, following another wave of corporate cuts in October 2025. For a recent example of our coverage format, see: Outside the Blocks — Cozy Diorama Building Meets Creative Freedom (GOTW #30). Amazon…
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