Steam Next Fest is kicking off today, threatening our backlogs with demos aplenty for loads of upcoming PC games, and one for the upcoming first-person tactical shooter Delta Force has already made quite a splash. After showing off a gameplay trailer during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live this August and dropping the ‘Hawk Ops’ part from its title, Delta Force is on course to release on PC in early access at some point later this year. Before that, though, tactical shooter fans have been given the chance to give it a go for the next week, between October 14 and 21. All weapons have been unlocked for the demo, so you can try out the complete arsenal free of charge while trialing the destructible environments, boss spawns, extraction, and looting mechanics. It’s clear to see that it’s already got people intrigued, anyway, because in a matter of hours, the Delta Force demo has already hit a concurrent player peak of 20,867 according to SteamDB. That’s already risen once while I wa…

Fair warning: This feature explores the late endgame section of Alan Wake 2. Spoilers ahead. I pin a photo on Saga’s case board in Alan Wake 2. I’ve done this many times before, building up cases to progress through Remedy’s creative survival horror, but this time it’s very different. Instead of leading to more deductions, the evidence plants accusations that shine a light on Saga’s innermost fears. I’m really not in the Mind Place anymore. I’m in the Dark Place, an amplified manifestation of every doubt and anxiety Saga has. When I hover over clues, capitalized words angrily radiate blame, with criticizing notes appearing on the board to link more evidence to. This room that used to be a refuge from the terrors of Bright Falls has transformed into the worst kind of nightmare, and I keep seeing reflections of myself within it. Because, as I well know all too well, sometimes your own mind can be the scariest thing of all. “I’m my own worst enemy,” Saga says as her doubts drown…

Itchy. Tasty. If you’re looking for more games like Resident Evil, you’re in the right place. 2018’s Resident Evil Village is one of the most unique games in the Resident Evil timeline, but if it’s given you a hankering for similar games that combine iconic characters, survival horror gameplay, and malevolent entities to lay waste to, we understand the appeal.Many entries in Capcom’s Resident Evil series are counted among the best horror games around, and the franchise’s influence has spawned other experiences in the genre over the years. If you’re ready to step away from the world of RE and try out something different, we’ve gathered together some of the very best games like Resident Evil across multiple platforms. Some of the games in our selection certainly have their fair share of scares, but that will be old hat for anyone who’s delved into the Resident Evil series. And if you’re after action in a similar vein, there’s lots on offer, too. From Dead Space to the Last of Us and…

A massive change to Destiny 2’s annual release model, shifting in 2025 to six-month expansions and free three-month major updates, spearheads a slew of announcements from Bungie marking the Destiny series’ 10th anniversary. As a day one player, I was equally intrigued by the nitty-gritty details of how Bungie hopes to simultaneously diversify Destiny 2 releases and make the MMO’s core gameplay more approachable, and then Bungie said the words Metroidvania and roguelike and I was really intrigued. “Destiny is too complex,” says game director Tyson Green in one of many chunky Bungie blog posts. “With literally hundreds of activities, you practically need a PhD to decide what to play and how to get rewards you’re looking for.”To address this, Bungie’s planning an overhaul for Destiny 2’s activity UI “to make it easier for everyone to find and launch into great activities.” We get a work-in-progress preview of this new UI, dubbed the Portal, in a separate post. The Portal seeks to gro…