Mark Sammut grew up on the PlayStation 1 and has been playing games ever since, although he is no longer limited to just Sony consoles. Be it JRPGs, shooters, platformers, or hack and slash games, ...

Great news, NYT Games fans—there's a new brainteaser heading our way! Many of us already play Wordle, Connections and Strands daily, and have adjusted our playing time to also include Pips, their ...

Eduardo Ariedo is a video game journalist known among friends for leading Bohemians, an Irish football club, to a Champions League title in Football Manager—just mention the game, and his eyes light ...

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The tactical brilliance of Rainbow Six Siege X depends on teamwork and coordination. For the players who hope to join their friends on any gaming hardware, the crossplay issue has always been central.

Ever since The Elder Scrolls Online came to consoles, players have been calling for crossplay. Fellow longstanding MMOs like Final Fantasy 14, Warframe, and New World: Aeternum all feature the ability ...

The other aspect to know about cross-platform is cross-progression. This is still less common than crossplay, but is very common among free-to-play games. Cross-progression allows you to start playing ...

Fallout 76 cross-play support is not in Bethesda's "immediate plans," but the developer is no longer opposed to the idea altogether. On the contrary, it is now actively assessing the work required to ...

The Towerborne 1.0 update moves the stylish action RPG away from its planned free-to-play model, but multiplayer features also get cut.

Xbox Game Pass went through significant changes in 2025, changing the tier system to include Essential, Premium, Ultimate, and PC. If you want 500+ Xbox games and Day One releases, you will need to ...