Most video games use tutorials to gently teach you the basics. But some games take a very different approach. In this video we explore 20 video games that actually insult you for failing the tutorial.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. January and February have already proven to be stellar within the realm of video games (layoffs not counting). Now that ...

Epic Games has purchased the digital human company Meshcapade, with plans to bring its AI-powered 3D video-rendering technology to creators working in gaming, film, and virtual production across ...

Google’s Project Genie generates interactive virtual worlds from prompts that look almost like games, if you squint a little. Google’s Project Genie generates interactive virtual worlds from prompts ...

Yesterday, Google revealed its Project Genie AI-generation tool, allowing people to make “interactive environments” in seconds using just prompts. Today, in response to this, a bunch of investors seem ...

In a new report, the most popular video game characters of 2026 (so far) have been revealed, and there are some definite surprises. Galaxysys ranked 25 famous video game characters based on online ...

It’s been a tough few years for voice actors. While it’s perhaps never been more obvious how much value they provide to a game’s characters and story – the huge success of Baldur’s Gate 3 and its ...

Liz Kocan has spent the last 20 years covering TV, entertainment and working behind the scenes in digital production. While at VH1.com, she won a Webby Award and was nominated for a Shorty Award as a ...

If the pandemic felt like a chokehold on game development, 2025 is the year the games industry finally exhaled, and loudly. After years of delays and uncertainty, the industry caught up with a ...

That’s another year of video games down, and I don’t know about you, but my fingers are sore from all the button-mashing and joystick rotations. Games seem to be getting longer, sprawling between 60 ...

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...

I’m a PCMag reviewer and ISF-certified TV calibrator focused on computer accessories, laptops, gaming monitors, and video games. I’ve been writing, playing, and complaining about games for as long as ...