26 Aug, 2026

NCSOFT Promotes Sunggu Lee to Senior VP as AION 2 Drives Executive Shake-Up

NCSOFT carried out an executive reshuffle on the 29th, promoting Chief Business Officer (CBO) Sunggu Lee and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Koo Hyunbeom to Senior Vice President. The moves are being read as performance-driven appointments that reflect the commercial success of AION 2, released in November last year, as well as contributions to maintaining the […]

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As Highguard claws its way up to “Mixed” Steam reviews, devs add 5v5 mode in response to player feedback about empty maps just 5 days after launch: “You asked, we listened”

Highguard’s unfortunate reveal at The Game Awards immediately made it a punching bag in the eyes of a big segment of the gaming community, and that negative sentiment carried into launch. But the Steam review score is starting to trend in a positive direction, and amid that shift developer Wildlight is addressing one of the […]

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Embark confirms Arc Raiders’ new update broke looting speed and made it a lot slower: “The team is aware of this, as it’s not intended”

Raiders across Speranza are eagerly digging into Tuesday’s big Headwinds update, part of the Arc Raiders Escalation roadmap. At least, they would be if they weren’t stuck slowly digging into loot containers that were much easier to plunder before the update. Through unknowable technical fumbles, Headwinds has noticeably slowed looting speed, giving countless players whiplash […]

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Vampire Crawlers Demo Announced for Steam Next Fest and Xbox Game Pass in February 2026

Developer poncle has announced the first public demo for Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors, marking the earliest hands-on opportunity for players to try the studio’s first-ever spin-off to Vampire Survivors. The demo will be available beginning Feb. 23, 2026, as part of Steam Next Fest and on Xbox platforms, including Xbox Game […]

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Fable lets you enter and even buy any building in its world because that was one of the “requirements that we took from the original games,” dev says

The new Fable, this time rebooted by Forza Horizon maker Playground Games, is surprisingly faithful to Lionhead Studios’ original classics despite coming more than a decade after the last mainline game, right down to the fact that you can become a property hoarder and buy every single building in the open world of Albion. But […]

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MECHBORN Revealed: Curve Games’ Roguelike Deckbuilder Blends Mech Anime, Greek Mythology, and Kaiju Combat

London-based publisher Curve Games and developer Turtle Juice have announced MECHBORN, a new roguelike deckbuilder that blends visual and thematic influences from 1990s mech anime with elements of Greek mythology. The game is slated to launch in late 2026 on PC and consoles, with a pre-alpha demo currently available on Itch.io.   Set in a […]

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