As if sci-fi role-playing Exodus didn't already look enough like Mass Effect, developer Archetype has revealed a binary morality system for the game that works in almost exactly the same way – except it's not Paragon and Renegade points we're earning but Paladin and Immortal. Read more Read Full Article read more

Self-cloning sci-fi strategy game The Alters is getting a DLC expansion in which you terraform the world of the original game, using cryosleep to fast-forward the years, even as your hard-working alternate selves age and wither. Out on 13th July, it's a 20 hour epilogue starring Jan Scientist, one of Jan Dolski's vat-grown doubles, who… read more

Remember those rumours of a Nintendo Switch 2 port of Monster Hunter Wilds that wouldn't quite go away? Dataminers believed they've discovered evidence that Monster Hunter Wilds could be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 at the start of the year – and then again in February – and now it seems they were right: Monster… read more

Here's one I wasn't quite expecting: Silent Hill 2 remake and Cronos: The New Dawn developers Bloober Team are working on a Star Trek game in collaboration with license owners Paramount. As you might imagine, given Bloober's pedigree, it doesn't appear to be a very uplifting Star Trek game. It is not a Star Trek… read more

Well here's something that wasn't on my Summer Game Fest bingo card. Bloober Team, the studio behind the likes of Observer and 2024's sublime Silent Hill 2 remake, has unveiled its latest foray into the dread world of horror: a Star Trek game coming next year. Read more Read Full Article read more

Sorry Anker: JMGO now makes my favorite flagship portable projector. The N3 Ultimate is an excellent portable 4K projector that defeats moderate ambient light at severe placement angles and can rival more expensive home theater installations at night. After a few weeks of testing, I think the raw adaptability exhibited by the JMGO's N3 Ultimate… read more

If your life's been lacking a bit of colour lately, have no fear: developer Frozenbyte's acclaimed co-op platforming series Trine is back for a sixth outing, and once again it's the aesthetic equivalent of a Dulux catalogue. It's not too far off release either. Trine 6: Together in Time, in all its kaleidoscopic glory, comes… read more

LKA, the studio behind 2016's acclaimed The Town of Light and its controversial 2024 follow-up Martha is Dead, has shared first gameplay of its next project. When Sirens Fall Silent is a psychological serial killer horror and it's coming to PC next year. Read more Read Full Article read more

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 131, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy last week of productivity before the World Cup starts, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about the World Cup… read more

There are a lot of games that remind me of summer – hot days in the backseat with a copy of Dragon Warrior III, cooling off in the basement while grinding Gran Turismo races – but there aren't a lot of games that are actually about summer. That's part of what makes Kabuto Park so… read more

Facebook has long been filled with feeds of clickbait articles. Now, Meta is making its own clickbait articles with AI. The standalone Meta AI app now has a "For You" section that populates a list of clickbait-style stories for you to read. But the topics, images, and text are all AI-generated – and as questionable… read more

82-0 marries the stat nerd fun of fantasy basketball with instant gratification and a bit of dumb luck. The goal is to draft a team of players that could (theoretically) have a perfect 82-0 season. Obviously, if you just had free rein to pick whoever you wanted from throughout history, there would be little challenge.… read more