Diablo 4's upcoming Season of Slaughter will let players become one of the franchise's most infamous demons: the Butcher.

The boss-level demon has featured in nearly every Diablo game, and his catchphrase of "Ah, fresh meat" is enough to make any player sit up in their chair and lock in. Normally, the Butcher appears randomly in Diablo 4's Nightmare dungeons, ruining the lives of many a Hardcore character with an unexpected ambush.

In Season 12, the Butcher will actually appear in a few different ways. For the first time in the franchise's history, players will be able to get a taste of fresh meat themselves by transforming into the Butcher and hunting down defenseless humans as part of the season's new Slaughterhouse activity. The Butcher will have six unique abilities to help dish out destruction. Killing enemies at the Butcher will earn Fresh Meat, a resource than can be used to earn more of the season's special Bloodied items.

GameSpot parent company Fandom has announced Fandom Essentials, a new suite of tools that you can use to track gaming progress, including all the daily tasks you might forget in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Anyone can explore Fandom Essentials without an account for free. However, to contribute, create, and save your activity, you will need a free account.

Fandom Essentials includes game guides, interactive maps, and progress trackers for games. Of particular note is the Animal Crossing: New Horizons tracker.

The new John Wick game from Saber and Lionsgate will feel like "watching a movie," according to Saber chief creative officer Tim Willits.

He told IGN that the John Wick movies already feel like video games, with Keanu Reeves' title character fighting lower-level tough guys before advancing to a bigger group of baddies, and then eventually a "boss fight."

"So it's really exciting to bring that action to a video game," he said.

Epic Games is suing Hayden Cohen, better known in the Fortnite community as the leaker AdiraFNInfo, for leaking a number of Fortnite collaborations in January and February. Unlike most Fortnite leakers, who typically datamine the game files for info, or receive info from a third party, Cohen was a contractor at Epic who signed a non-disclosure agreement.

Epic didn't claim any specific amount in damages in the filing, which you can read here, but it claims that it experienced "harm to its partner relationships, diminished player engagement, lost profits, and costs incurred in investigating and responding to Defendant’s unauthorized disclosures."

The situation with Cohen is very unusual. Upcoming Fortnite collaborations are leaked all the time, but it's typically because a leaker will find something in the game files that Epic failed to properly hide, or because an insider passed them info. That gives public-facing leakers like Shiina and HypeX journalistic legal protections as long as they didn't actively help their insider steal private data.

In Mouse P.I., rubbery guns, a film-noir visual style, and playful one-liners that harken back to the suave-yet-silly tone of 1930's cartoons all come together to scratch an itch that has long been out of reach for me. After a couple of hours of rootin' and tootin' gunplay with a fresh style I've not seen for a while, it seems like my need for a stylish first-person shooter that feels as good as it looks could be fulfilled soon.

Our preview drops us right in the middle of an investigation, which makes sense given our animated hero is the titular P.I. As Detective Jack Pepper, I'm tasked with looking into a secret underground laboratory where a villain named Steve Bandel has created abominations. I move quickly through Bandel's nefarious underground lair, solving simple puzzles, finding secrets, and gathering clues for later use. However, it doesn't take long before I stumble into some trouble.

After getting in a couple of scuffles with some unfriendly mice, it became clear that Mouse P.I.'s movement and combat are intentionally designed to evoke those arcadey vibes and, thus far, it's a great match for the retro animation aesthetic. Movement speed is high, and Detective Pepper's ability to pull off double jumps and quick dashes may not make sense within the context of his occupation, but it definitely lets the player zip across the environment extremely fast while popping enemies. In that way, it feels a lot like 2016's Doom; the violence and gore on display feel like an obvious hallmark of that, but the feeling of momentum and energy may not be as evident until you get your thumbs on the sticks or hands on the… mice...

ReadyCode--the company behind Black Myth: Wukong multiplayer mod WukongMP--has announced plans to release a multiplayer mod for Oblivion Remastered. A specific launch date hasn't been announced, though ReadyCode says it plans to release the mod sometime this year, and players can sign up for early access now.

"For 20 years, Cyrodiil belonged to heroes walking alone," ReadyCode's trailer for the mod states. "Not anymore!"

ReadyCode is using a program it calls ReadyM to bring multiplayer to Oblivion, and has plans to introduce multiplayer capabilities to other popular single-player games, too, though the company hasn't shared which games are next on the list. ReadyCode says it hopes to support player-created "cooperative campaigns, role-playing servers, custom economies [and] PvP arenas" via ReadyM.

If Diablo 4's Sorcerer is Taylor Swift, the new Warlock class coming as part of the game's Lord of Hatred expansion is Megadeth, bringing some heavy metal-energy to Blizzard's ARPG.

That's according to lead art director Nick Chilano in an interview with GameSpot ahead of Blizzard's full Warlock reveal. Chilano said when coming up with the look and feel of the Warlock, Blizzard was essentially starting from scratch. After all, the Warlock is a new class that's never been playable in Diablo before.

He said he had a particular image in his mind when coming up with the class's aesthetic, one of different Diablo 4 classes as pop-culture icons.

Video games don't just look better than ever, thanks to imaginative art directions and cutting-edge graphics; they also sound fantastic. With some of the best talent in the industry composing new soundtracks, it's sadly too easy for some of these superb albums to fly under your radar.

To keep track of the best that 2026 has to offer, we're kicking the year off early by collecting the best video game soundtracks available and listing them below alongside official channels like Spotify, YouTube, and Bandcamp so that you can listen to them yourself. And if those games also have a snazzy vinyl that you can add to your collection? You can bet your axe we'll also include a link for that modern-day art.

We'll update this list regularly as the months roll by, so check back often to see what's been added. While you're here, you might also want to check out our list for the best games of 2026.

The world of video games is no stranger to collaborations--Mercedes-Benz made its way into Mario Kart 8; characters from Peaky Blinders stumbled their way into PUBG; And don't forget about Fortnite, which seems to have a new crossover every time you blink. And now, Battlefield 6 is teaming up with outdoor clothing brand 5.11 Tactical on a selection of Battlefield 6-themed products and an exclusive in-game skin. The offer is simple. Head over to the 5.11 website, load up your cart with at least $50 of gear, then use the promo code BATTLEFIELD6 at checkout. You'll then get a redemption code that can be used to claim your Field-Tested Engineer Skin. You can also get the Be Ready Playercard for free by signing up for SMS alerts, and other cosmetics are available in-game.

The developers at GTA 6 studio Rockstar Games "must be quaking" with nervousness about the reception to the game, according to developer Craig Clark. Clark is a producer on Hell Let Loose, and he said in an interview that Rockstar has a lot of hype to live up to with GTA 6.

"The more excited people get, the more you get worried," he told GamesRadar. "I feel like Rockstar must be quaking."

GTA 6 is coming to market with a seemingly unprecedented level of hype behind it, and the game is expected to be a gigantic success commercially. The game has been delayed multiple times already, with Rockstar saying it needed more time to get the game up to its quality standards.

A former Infinity Ward lead animator has recently claimed that at one point, Activision pressured his team to develop a Call of Duty game about "Iran attacking Israel."

Chance Glasco, an animator who co-founded Infinity Ward with the late Vince Zampella, took to X to reveal this. In a post on March 4, Glasco said that there was "a very awkward pressure from Activision" for the next CoD game to focus on a battle between Iran and Israel. He said this came after Respawn Entertainment's formation, suggesting that the next CoD game, 2011's Modern Warfare 3, would've addressed this conflict.

This revelation was in response to the White House using Call of Duty footage to glorify its joint attack with Israel on Iran. While Glasco said the White House appropriating CoD gameplay to promote its military campaign against Iran "doesn't surprise" him, he clarified that the pressure Activision put on Infinity Ward was shut down because "the vast majority of devs were disgusted by the idea."

Pokemon Pokopia is a cozy Pokemon sim, which lets you customize your character with hairstyles, clothing, and shoes. You're pretty limited in the initial character creation process at the start of the game, but you can always discover new looks and change at any time. In this guide, we'll explain how to change your appearance and where to find new cosmetic items.

• What you can and can't change in character customization
• How to change your appearance

In the initial custom creation process, you don't have to stress any part of your physical appearance, because you can change all of that at a later time. This includes your clothes, hair, and skin color. However, it's worth noting that you can't change your name, so choose wisely.

You'll need a mirror to change your appearance. You can do this by finding a mirror out in the wild, as you can find them in the remains of human habitats. You can also purchase your own to change whenever and wherever you like.

Since its debut in 2022, GTA+ has primarily served Grand Theft Auto Online players and provided access to older Rockstar titles. This month, GTA+ members are also getting one of 2K Games' sports titles for a limited time.

Starting March 10, GTA+ subscribers on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S will be able to play NBA 2K26, the latest version of the long-running basketball franchise. This will include full access to everything in the game, as well as 5,000 VC, 6 types of Skill Boosts for 5 games, and a guaranteed Diamond Player Pack. However, that last benefit will require a NBA 2K account as well.

NBA 2K26 will only be on GTA+ until April 20, but whether or not this is indicative of any changes to the membership is unknown. GTA+ has been laser-focused on Rockstar's games----including LA Noire, Bully, and Red Dead Redemption. But it could grow even bigger if had access to the vast library of 2K titles. The sports games alone are some of the company's biggest hits, but older titles like the BioShock trilogy could offer even more variety to the lineup. For now, however, Rockstar hasn't said if it will add any more non-Rockstar games to the GTA+ library going forward.

Over a decade after a disastrous debut plagued with faceless NPCs and frame rate issues, Assassin's Creed Unity is rounding out its comeback story with an update that bumps up the frame rate to 60fps on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The patch is now available, allowing Assassin's Creed Unity players to experience the French Revolution era title more smoothly than before. And while Ubisoft didn't advertise a resolution upgrade, the PlayStation version's update history mentions 4K support. It's also worth mentioning that Unity supported the Xbox's FPS Boost feature, but the new patch gives native support for the improved frame rate.

Ubisoft also promoted a massive sale for the PlayStation version of Unity, while the Xbox version will be one of many Assassin's Creed titles playable for free from April 2 to 6 as part of Xbox's Free Play Days.

Pokemon Pokopia is a cozy sim designed around crafting and building habitats for Pokemon, and you'll find your storage space fills up quickly once you learn new skills and start gathering more materials. In this guide, we'll explain how to increase your bag storage and get upgraded storage boxes.

• How to expand personal storage in Pokopia

You can hold several items on you as personal bag storage, but you're limited to 20 items with each item stacking up to 99. If you want to tote around more items, you want to expand the storage capacity. This is done by purchasing the Packing Tips items from the PC shop.

There are four bag upgrades you'll unlock over time, here's how much they cost:

Developer Bungie has revealed new details about Marathon's monetization strategy now that the extraction shooter is almost out, promising that there are "no pay for power" mechanics.

In an X post on March 4, the official Marathon account explained the extraction shooter's seasonal content and premium currency. The team said that all seasonal content will be "free for all players," regardless of when you decide to jump into the action, because the reward passes "do not expire." This means that, in the game's sort of Battle Pass structure, you can always go back and buy old content, as well as unlock new seasonal content (which includes zones and playable characters) for free.

You can do this with two different types of in-game currency: Silk, the currency you earn by playing the game; and LUX, the currency you buy with real money.

Highguard is shutting down soon, and when the servers close on March 12, the game will have lived for just 45 days. Why did developer Wildlight have to close the game so soon and scrap the previously planned DLC?

According to Chad Grenier, the studio head at Wildlight and game director for Highguard who previously worked on Apex Legends and Titanfall, it came down to money. He said on social media, "Not enough revenue to keep anyone employed to work on it, unfortunately."

Grenier said this in response to a question about Wildlight's previously announced Year 1 DLC roadmap for Highguard. Someone asked why Wildlight was not going to keep the game online long enough to get all of that content out the door, and Grenier said the studio does not have enough funds to continue.

Saber Interactive's Hellraiser: Revival is shaping up to be an authentic recreation of the infamously brutal film series, and ahead of its eventual release, the game has received an ESRB rating. According to the chief creative officer at Saber Interactive, Tim Willits, no content needed to be cut for the game, which includes some very gruesome content. Willits hinted at this push for extreme content last year, as he mentioned that Saber Interactive was going to go as far as possible to secure an M-rating.

"I can say that we have our ESRB rating, which was great, and we had to take nothing out for that," Willits said to IGN. "We're working with all the other ratings groups now, and I think that we're going to do really well. It's all context. It all fits with the IP. It is an artwork, and it is a mature game for mature audiences. We've stayed within those lines, and we've been very successful at moving the game through all rating boards."

While gamers are no strangers to gore--just look at Mortal Kombat or modern-day horror games like Resident Evil Requiem--Saber Interactive is looking to push the envelope with Hellraiser: Revival by aiming to be as true and as unfiltered as possible to Clive Barker's creation. Hellraiser books and films don't just cover a disturbing amount of brutal violence, but also sex and BDSM themes that the Entertainment Software Rating Board is usually strict on. How Hellraiser: Revival will be rated in other countries also remains to be seen, as some of its content might not fly in other regions, like the infamously strict Australian Classification Board.

Resident Evil Requiem actor Nick Apostolides, who plays Leon Kennedy, has commented on the state of AI in gaming today, saying AI is capable of speaking lines but there is "nothing human behind it."

Speaking to PC Gamer, Apostolides said what draws people to games is that the characters and stories in them are "so human." He said, "The stories are so real, the emotions are real" and players get invested in that. "I don't believe AI can do that," he said.

He went on to comment on the raid shooter Arc Raiders and how its developer, Embark, used text-to-speech and machine-learning technologies for its voice lines. He said for a game as successful as Arc Raiders, "to pay for an actor's voice session is not that big of a deal."

Pokemon Pokopia is a cozy sim that lets you live alongside Pokemon in a game centered around crafting and building instead of battling. Building your own settlement with Pokemon can take time, but there is a hack if you want to speed things up.

Much like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pokemon Pokopia features a day-night cycle linked to real-world time, meaning that a day in the game is as long as a day in real life.

Time traveling on your Switch 2 can be used as a hack to allow you to speed things up and see your projects come to life faster in-game.