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Latest Articles

Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Got A Major Player-Count Boost After Fire And Ash

Over two years after its release, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is enjoying an all-time peak on Steam, likely in large part due to the game's new DLC that ties in directly to the film franchise's latest installment.

By Chris Compendio
5th January 2026 • GameSpot

Dispatch's Best Surprise Is In Its Name

If you thought you knew everything about Dispatch, the developers have one secret up its sleeve that leveled up its superhero adventure game.

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4th January 2026 • GameSpot

Best Of 2025: Avowed's Most Controversial Feature Is Also One Of Its Best

I liked nearly everything about Avowed. That includes it's most controversial game mechanic: enemy respawns, or the lack there of.

By Kenneth Seward Jr
1st January 2026 • GameSpot

Games Want You To Play Forever, But Dispatch Tells You When To Stop

Play games forever? Not so fast, says Dispatch.

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27th December 2025 • GameSpot

South Of Midnight's Music Transforms Trauma Into A Soundtrack

South of Midnight's music makes an impact that lasts long after the credits roll.

By Ethan Anderson
24th December 2025 • GameSpot

I Hated Parrying, Until I Played Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Parrying is about subtlety. It's the act of scrutinizing fisticuffs and sword fights with a furrowed brow, familiarizing yourself with the cadence of combat right down to milliseconds, and learning the precise moment of performing a counter attack.

By Khee Hoon Chan
23rd December 2025 • GameSpot

It's Almost Annoying How Fun Splitgate 2 Was

Shooters are having a moment in 2025, with Battlefield 6 and Arc Raiders topping the charts and attracting large player counts as the year comes to an end. The former title is a return to form for a legacy franchise, while the latter leads the charge for the fledgling extraction-shooter …

By Chris Compendio
16th December 2025 • GameSpot

The Best PC Games Of 2025

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The sheer number of games released on PC each year continues to grow, reaching frankly staggering figures. Playing them all is simply impossible, but we did play more than a few great …

By Phil Hornshaw
15th December 2025 • GameSpot

The Best PS5-Exclusive Games Of 2025

Death Stranding 2: On the BeachOn paper, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach shouldn't work. It's a paradoxical blend of emotions, juxtaposing themes of grief and loss with moments of choreographed dance numbers and confronting Godzilla-sized threats with a Megas XLR-style solution. But what makes Death Stranding 2...

By Phil Hornshaw
14th December 2025 • GameSpot

After Black Ops 7 Disappoints, Xbox Boss Says Annual Call Of Duty Releases Are "Really Difficult"

This hasn't been the best year for Call of Duty, with sales for Black Ops 7 faltering compared to 2024's Black Ops 6. Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty touched on this year's installment of the military shooter series, and although he didn't address sales numbers directly, he did acknowledge …

By Chris Compendio
12th December 2025 • GameSpot

Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Is Probably Many Years Away From Release

The release of the upcoming RPG Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is likely far, far away. While last night's announcement trailer at The Game Awards 2025 was surely exciting for Knights of the Old Republic fans, the truth is that the game, led by original KOTOR and Mass …

By Chris Compendio
12th December 2025 • GameSpot

How Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Fails The Genre Nintendo Created

Prime 4 could have been a watershed moment for 3D exploration-based games--instead, it wastes the opportunity, relapsing to antiquated ideas and questionable design decisions to form an overall underwhelming experience.

By Chris Compendio
12th December 2025 • GameSpot

One Of The Best Nintendo 64 Platformers Is Coming To Nintendo Switch Online

An absolute classic is one of two Nintendo 64 games set to join the Nintendo Classics library this month. Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Tonic Trouble, both from Ubisoft, will be available to play for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers starting December 17.

By Chris Compendio
10th December 2025 • GameSpot

Rumored Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Remake Has A Really Silly Title, According To Rating

Evidence of a remake or remaster of the fan-favorite Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is solidifying, with a listing from European content-rating board PEGI emerging.

By Chris Compendio
9th December 2025 • GameSpot

One Year Ago, Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Reminded Us How Hilarious The Series Is

In reverse engineering Indiana Jones, MachineGames and Bethesda realized that what makes a good Indy video game isn't making an imitation of a movie--it's giving you the power to basically make your own movie scenes.

By Chris Compendio
9th December 2025 • GameSpot

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes Hands-On Impressions

Massive Entertainment expands its take of Pandora with a new story that transforms the world and adds some cool new elements to an already solid game. When it was released in 2023, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora succeeded in the daunting task of bringing its own kind of life to the …

By Phil Hornshaw
6th December 2025 • GameSpot

Avatar DLC Hands-On: How The New Movie Sets Frontiers Of Pandora's World Aflame

When it was released in 2023, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora succeeded in the daunting task of bringing its own kind of life to the world of James Cameron's Avatar movies. Developer Massive Entertainment wisely chose not to retell the story of the films, instead weaving a tale on the other …

By Phil Hornshaw
5th December 2025 • GameSpot

Here's Why Nintendo Fans Think That Mario Kart World DLC News Is Incoming

Nintendo enthusiasts believe that an announcement for Mario Kart World DLC is imminent, though it takes a few steps to reach that conclusion.

By Chris Compendio
5th December 2025 • GameSpot

Splitgate: Arena Reloaded Will Relaunch The Halo-Meets-Portal Shooter After A Rough Year

After some very public missteps and an unprecedented return to beta, Splitgate is hoping to make a comeback under a new name. At the PC Games Show, 1047 Games announced that Splitgate 2 will return as Splitgate: Arena Reloaded on December 17, with massive gameplay and progression changes that aim …

By Chris Compendio
4th December 2025 • GameSpot

Fortnite's Chapter 7 Launch Reportedly Propelled The Game To 3 Million Concurrent Players

It should be of little surprise that Fortnite is still doing really well, with its new Hollywood-themed first season of Chapter 7 reportedly drawing in a peak of around 3 million concurrent players at its launch.

By Chris Compendio
1st December 2025 • GameSpot

Fortnite Leak Suggests It'll Get Call Of Duty: Warzone's Most Unique Feature

It looks like Fortnite will borrow a feature from one of its competing battle royales, should recently surfaced leaks prove to be accurate. According to prominent Fortnite leaker Shiina, the Epic Games title is adding something very similar to the Gulag from Call of Duty: Warzone.

By Chris Compendio
1st December 2025 • GameSpot

Nintendo Switch 2 Firmware Update Includes Fix For One Of Generation's Best Games

A new Nintendo Switch 2 software patch is out, and besides the usual stability improvements, it addresses some small but noteworthy problems.

By Chris Compendio
25th November 2025 • GameSpot

Xbox November Update Adds Black Ops 7 To "Stream Your Own Games" Lineup

This month's big Xbox update adds several titles to the list of games you can stream from your personal library, among other features.

By Chris Compendio
25th November 2025 • GameSpot

First Reported Black Ops 7 Regional Sales Numbers Are Unimpressive

The muted response to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 from critics and fans appears to have translated into lower sales for the futuristic first-person shooter, with the game reportedly falling behind competitors in a few regions.

By Chris Compendio
24th November 2025 • GameSpot

A Really Good Multiplayer Game Is Free On Steam For A Limited Time

Steam users can pick up the beloved Warhammer: Vermintide 2 at no cost this weekend, as part of a celebration thrown by developer Fatshark.

By Chris Compendio
21st November 2025 • GameSpot

Time To Clear Our Your Switch 2 Storage For Final Fantasy VII Remake

Anyone planning to get Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Switch 2 will likely have to do some housekeeping in their system storage settings--the Square Enix release will take up 90 to 99 GB, depending on the edition.

By Chris Compendio
20th November 2025 • GameSpot

TGA Performer, Fortnite Gamer D4vd Reportedly Identified As Murder Suspect

David Anthony Burke, who began his music career as D4vd after uploading Fortnite montages to YouTube with his own original songs in 2021, has reportedly been identified as a suspect in the murder of Celeste Rivas.According to TMZ, law enforcement said that despite there being no official paperwork classifying Burke …

By Levi Winslow
19th November 2025 • GameSpot

An Invasion Of Homer Simpson Clones In Fortnite Bled Into Real Life

The latest event in Fortnite has an army of Homer Simpsons (Homers Simpson?) overrunning the cel-shaded Springfield Island map, with both an animated short episode and a real-life marketing stunt to promote the occasion.

By Chris Compendio
18th November 2025 • GameSpot

GTA 6 Has Been "Very Hard To Avoid" And Will "Blot Out The Sun" For The Industry, Helldivers 2 Dev Says

The delay of Grand Theft Auto 6 to November 2026 disappointed the general public, but Rockstar's release date shuffling also has a significant impact on competing game development studios.

By Chris Compendio
17th November 2025 • GameSpot

Nintendo Says It's Not Prohibiting Third-Party Switch 2 Docks After Players Report Bricking Issues

While the latest firmware update for Switch and Switch 2 included several quality-of-life improvements, one consequence appears to be that many third-party docks have been rendered useless. According to Nintendo itself, such a consequence was unintentional.

By Chris Compendio
14th November 2025 • GameSpot