Games

Hearing the name Neopets often brings back fond childhood memories. It reminds many of coming home from school and spending time on their computers caring for their virtual pets. While Neopets originally launched in 1999, it’s still around today – and after more than 25 years, it’s become much more than just a simple website game.

This scene perfectly embodies the sequel. While still wild, rough around the edges, and generally lighthearted, High on Life 2 has a surprising amount of depth. The game tells a genuinely engaging story that changes based on your decisions, features improved acting from both new and returning characters, and adds exciting new ways to get around, like skateboarding, which makes both fighting and exploring much more fun. It’s a bigger, funnier, and more ambitious game than the original, even if it’s not perfect.

While Cyberpunk 2077 is a great game, it doesn’t fully fit the traditional RPG mold. It has choices and character building, similar to action-RPGs, but it’s less free-form than games like Baldur’s Gate 3 or Fallout: New Vegas. Those western-style RPGs, inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, really emphasize player freedom, letting you create your own story within the game’s world. You’re usually limited by the overall adventure and how the game is played – you can’t typically ignore the main story to start a business, for example. However, Nivalis lets you do just that, making it surprisingly more engaging than some of its competitors.

Over the last couple of decades, video games have given us some surprisingly memorable couples that players still love. The process of building a relationship with a character in a game – through conversations and even giving gifts – has become a really detailed and engaging experience. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’ve created a 25-question quiz about these popular couples and how the games made us care about them. Can you charm your way through, or will you end up stuck as just a friend?

— Daily Crossword — Loading… 00:00 Clues Results 0 — More Games{“2026-02-14”: [ { “id”: “1”, “direction”: “down”, “start”: “B1”, “end”: “B15”, “solution”: “THESOLESURVIVOR”, “clue”: “Title for the player character who emerges from Vault 111 in Fallout 4 (3,4,8)” }, { “id”: “2”, “direction”: “down”, “start”: “D1”, “end”: “D11”, “solution”: “ISAACCLARKE”, “clue”: “The unlucky engineer … Read more

— Daily Crossword — Loading… 00:00 Clues Results 0 — More Games{“2026-02-14”: [ { “id”: “1”, “direction”: “down”, “start”: “B1”, “end”: “B7”, “solution”: “GENERAL”, “clue”: “Leo’s rank in Final Fantasy VI (7)” }, { “id”: “2”, “direction”: “down”, “start”: “D1”, “end”: “D7”, “solution”: “MISSILE”, “clue”: “Projectile launched by Samus Aran, often limited by a numerical … Read more

Name That Game Easy (15s)Medium (10s)Hard (5s) — QUESTION 1/1 Results 0 — [ [1, “image”, “https://static0.gamerantimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/escaping-from-the-invisible-monster-amnesia-the-dark-descent.jpg”, “Which game is this?”, “Amnesia: The Dark Descent”, “Penumbra”, “SOMA”, “Layers of Fear”], [2, “image”, “https://static0.gamerantimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/recording-a-stalker-in-outlast.jpg”, “Which game is this?”, “Outlast”, “Resident Evil 7”, “Alien: Isolation”, “Condemned: Criminal Origins”], [3, “image”, “https://static0.gamerantimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/the-xenomorph-looking-for-the-player-alien-isolation.jpg”, “Which game is this?”, “Alien: Isolation”, … Read more

I’ve been following the theories about Loki’s powers for ages, and it’s finally confirmed! Oda has officially revealed that Loki actually has a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit – a dragon! Honestly, it’s easily one of the most powerful fruits we’ve seen in the story. We don’t know everything it can do yet, but Oda has already given us a good look at just how incredible this fruit is.

While everything shown was interesting, the biggest highlights of the State of Play were the new game announcements coming out this year or in the near future. Games like John Wick and Project Windless generated a lot of buzz, though they didn’t have confirmed release dates. However, several other games shown did announce 2026 release dates, or promised to launch within the next 10 months.