The Journal
Release guides, honest reviews and the business behind the games you play.
Nintendo Classics Gets New Updates: What Switch Online Members Should Check
Nintendo has announced new updates for the Nintendo Classics library. Here is how Switch Online members should check…
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla New Game+ Confirmed for November 5: What Players Need to Know
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla New Game+ arrives November 5. Here is what Ubisoft confirmed and what returning players should…
Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown DLC Is Out: What Returning Players Should Do First
Crimson Desert’s Charting the Unknown expansion is out now. Check the update, save and add-on access before starting.
Minecraft on Nintendo Switch 2: What the New Graphics Update Means for Your Worlds
Minecraft is now on Nintendo Switch 2 with brighter graphics. Check your edition, storage and saves before moving…
November 2026 Game Calendar: GTA 6, the Awards Show, and the Four Weeks That Decide the Year
November 2026 at a glance: Golden Joystick winners on the 11th, GTA 6 preload on the 12th, launch…
Phantom Blade Zero Is Out Today: Day-One Scores and the Award Vote That Closes Tomorrow
Phantom Blade Zero launches October 29 on PS5 and PC with 88 on Metacritic. What shipped, what the…
Switch 2 Hits 23 Million Sales — and the Price Is Now $500
Switch 2 has sold 23.68 million units but the US price rose to $500 on September 1. Here…
Golden Joystick Awards 2026: The 12 Game of the Year Nominees
The Golden Joystick Awards 2026 shortlist is out: 12 Game of the Year nominees, no GTA 6, no…
Cloud Gaming in 2026: GeForce Now vs Xbox Cloud vs Luna
GeForce Now vs Xbox Cloud Gaming vs Amazon Luna in 2026: real monthly cost, latency limits, library ownership,…
Why Your PC Games Still Stutter in 2026 (and the 9 Settings That Actually Fix It)
Your fps counter says 90 and the game still stutters. Nine settings that actually fix frame pacing in…