It’s 2026, and Hollow Knight: Silksong still has the gaming world in a chokehold. Among its many sprawling, treacherous kingdoms, Bilewater stands out as a real test of grit — a putrid, maggot-infested hellhole that can make even the most seasoned players want to rage-quit. The zone’s boss, Graol the Great, is the final middle finger in an area already overflowing with...

Market research firm Circana released its weekly active-user rankings for the week ending August 3, covering Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Executive director Mat Piscatella posted the top 10 lists for each platform on social media, highlighting notable shifts in player engagement across the three ecosystems. Console Rankings Riot Games' Valorant continues to gain traction on...

I almost missed the Snare Setter on my first journey through Hollow Knight: Silksong. It is a Red Tool hidden inside Weavenest Atla, an area east of Moss Grotto, and the route only opens after you have the Needolin and the Faydown Cloak. Because that means backtracking with a mid-game double jump, many players skip it entirely. In 2026, with Pharloom's secrets widely discussed, I still think...

The Institute loomed before me like a cathedral of forgotten sorrows, its shattered windows staring down like hollow eyes. I had already braved three chapters of Little Nightmares 3 by 2026, but the fourth held a secret only completionists whisper about: six ghosts, pale echoes of lost children, scattered like breadcrumbs through the final act. Most players miss them entirely—they're...

Resident Evil Requiem delivers a deliberate split between survival horror and action horror, embodied by its two protagonists. Director Koshi Nakanishi describes the game as offering “an emotional range unlike any other Resident Evil title,” achieved by giving each character a distinct playstyle and even different save mechanics. A Tale of Two Protagonists Grace Ashcroft’s...