Clean all the leaves! has racked up tens of millions of plays and a huge concurrent player count on Roblox -- all for a game about raking a virtual yard. We look at how a mystery ending turns mundane chores into a compelling progression loop.
Showa American Story's Gamescom trailer shows a resurrected stuntwoman fighting zombies with a drill arm and an American flag across a Japanese-transformed alternate America. We look at why its bizarre premise might be its biggest competitive ...
Paradox and Iceflake Studios revealed LEGO Skylines at Gamescom -- a standalone city-builder, not Cities: Skylines DLC. We look at why pairing LEGO's creativity with genuine city simulation feels like an idea that should have existed years ago.
Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition went from a 15fps Gamescom disaster to a mostly stable 30fps Switch 2 port. We look at how FromSoftware's delay turned one of the platform's biggest worries into a genuine turnaround story.
Embark Studios banned 15,000 accounts in a single day at gamescom dev. We look at whether cheating is becoming ARC Raiders' biggest threat to player trust.