An unusual new indie game on Steam is completely free for players to download and try out, bringing a unique spin to the ...

Here's a full breakdown of all the major PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC video games set to launch in 2026.

If there's one thing you should know about me, it's that I love April and May. Frankly, I always have a stacked lineup of ...

Platform snobbery has never made sense, but it especially doesn’t as we move into 2026. The new year needs to mark the end of platform tribalism for good.

Unable to restrain our list to a top 10, we've rounded up the Shacknews top 25 indie games of 2025.

When looking back at 2025, the biggest stories will undoubtedly be the Switch 2 and the rise of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, ...

Every few weeks, something big happened. Between surprise hardware reveals, industry-wide shifts, painful layoffs, and one ...

If you’ve ever wanted to feel absurdly powerful, MegaBonk is the answer. This roguelike survival game pits you against ...

It took a helping hand from Asus, but 2025 saw Microsoft officially throw its hat into the PC-based gaming handheld area. The ...

DownDetector received over 6,000 outage reports around 1:15PM ET, and Steam is also inaccessible from Valve’s mobile apps.

This year marks the first time all three major gaming hardware companies — Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft — have handheld devices on the market. But they're all very different. Which one is right for ...

The ROG Xbox Ally doesn’t hold up when compared to the Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch 2. Microsoft’s handheld feels overpriced ...