The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Review

The unexpected release of a remaster of Oblivion earlier this year felt like a good chance to address a missing piece in my gaming experience. I think I went into it more as a study than anything else. It wasn’t a feeling of wanting to revisit the past or a genuine desire to play – it felt more like a task. I felt I *should* play Oblivion because it’s a significant game I ought to experience, which is a bit circular in its reasoning. It might help me better analyze other RPGs, or perhaps I could finally understand a game I’d been aware of, but intentionally avoided, since it first came out almost twenty years ago; I wasn’t completely certain.

Rumor: Big Kingdom Come Deliverance Update Reportedly Coming Early Next Year

Although the original Kingdom Come: Deliverance is well-loved by RPG players, its sequel is a significant improvement. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been highly praised by both gamers and critics, and is now a leading candidate for Game of the Year. Players have commended Warhorse Studios for enhancing the combat, building a bigger and more detailed open world, and maintaining a remarkable level of realism. However, the sequel faces stiff competition from other strong contenders like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and several other deserving titles.

Playhop study reveals rise of performance-first game engines as Unity dominates web game development

A study by Playhop, released on October 2, 2025, investigated the most popular 1,100 web games from 2024, measuring popularity by how much time players spent playing them. The report looked at both the top 100 games and those ranked from 100 to 1,100, providing a very detailed analysis of which game engines are used most and how this affects player behaviour. This offers one of the most in-depth looks yet at game engine adoption and its impact.