Double Fine's wasted no time at all as an independent game studio (again) after splitting from former owner Xbox earlier this summer. The storied developer is releasing its whacky driving sim, Thank Y...
"What if London existed in the Grand Theft Auto universe? What if Rockstar created a GTA game set in London?" Anyone sitting in the venn diagram centre of GTA fan and cartography sicko might be happy...
Ubisoft is internally calling its latest generative-AI initiative 'Motherbrain' - you know, like the evil supercomputer turned gross brain-in-a-jar monster from Nintendo's Metroid series - according t...
It's tricky to appraise the Remastered edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt because on the one hand, everything about it is extraordinary. It's a free upgrade to an 11-year-old game that showcases a le...
The popular - and always appreciated - seamless co-op mod has finally come to Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, the only game of the trilogy to have spent years without it. Mod creator Yui, who'...
Back in August, CD Projekt Red properly revealed new Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past during Gamescom's Opening Night Live show. Whilst I got to experience a hands-off demo of the new content (wh...
Diablo 4's Season of Hell's Legacy began over two weeks ago following a banner BlizzCon, but its launch has been surprisingly wobbly. The season initially suffered a multi-hour delay thanks to log-in...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is introducing a highly-requested feature to Warzone later this year. With the launch of the game's first season, players will be able to turn off character skins from o...
World of Warcraft: Forever's beta appears to be growing in popularity, as one of Blizzard's leads has revealed the server capacity had to be increased over the weekend. Read more
Marvel's Wolverine has received a new update that should hopefully bring an end to the "fart gas" scent trails saga. The latest patch, version 1.001.006, includes an option to turn off scent trails fo...
Epic has confirmed that Five Nights at Freddy's is joining Fortnite for this year's Fortnitemares event. Read more
A reported $400 million budget for Hideo Kojima's Physint has already been walked back over the weekend, with multiple outlets now saying Xbox is paying nowhere near that figure for Hideo Kojima's ste...
Minecraft maker Mojang has announced The Sift, a new Minecraft dimension that will join the Overworld, the Nether, and The End when it launches on Java and Bedrock in 2027. It's the first new dimensio...
While Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was "difficult" to Platinum by "design", sequel Revelation's Platinum trophy will be "easier to get". Read more
More than 300,000 try Minecraft for the first time every single day. Read more
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has praised Xbox's ongoing "streamlining" under Xbox CEO Asha Sharma just days after another round of layoffs hit the division. Read more
In celebration of the 40th(!!) anniversary of Castlevania, Konami is giving away the original 1986 game for free on the App Store and Google Play. Read more
Video game database MobyGames will let developers claim video game credits and customise their personal portfolios, albeit only via a new premium tier. Read more
A US District Judge has granted Nintendo a £3.4 million ($4.5m) default judgment against James Williams, the former Reddit moderator known online as "Archbox", after he failed to respond to a la...
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie's still pretending to be a vampire, Kelsey's been breeding an army of cats,...
Skyrim launched almost 15 years ago while The Elder Scrolls 6 is still marinating over at Bethesda Game Studios. Even so, Bethesda apparently never considered having an outside team develop a spin-off...
Resident Evil Requiem is still doing bonkers business while elongating Capcom's generational win streak, but the new big-screen reboot didn't make as big of an impact on game sales as you might expect...
Control Resonant's upside down world is out now, but Remedy Entertainment's not done with the RPG just yet. The Alan Wake and Max Payne maker has detailed some of its post-launch plans for the game, w...
Ubisoft Milan, the studio behind the acclaimed Mario + Rabbids games, reportedly came close to making a Zelda spin-off starring the series' biggest villain, Ganondorf, instead of regular protagonist L...
Embark Studios has announced a new matchmaking test for Arc Raiders that'll allow players to opt into a PvE version featuring none of the usual player-versus-player violence. It's the developer's res...
Sound the alarm! Alert your loved ones! Nearly 18 years after its original announcement, Beyond Good & Evil 2 apparently still isn't dead, according to a Ubisoft Bordeaux developer who says he's been...
CD Projekt Red has shared some insight into Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty's fantastic Chimera tank boss fight, explaining it took two years to get the complicated sequence right. Read more
Last week brought reports of further layoffs at Build A Rocket Boy, the beleaguered studio behind the poorly received 2025 shooter MindsEye. In the wake of that news, the company - which has repeatedl...
I've had an on-and-off relationship with World of Warcraft ever since I first booted it up in my early teens. I love the size of the world, the joy of exploration, the kick from getting a purple drop...
Is Sony having second thoughts about ending PlayStation disc support? The question has arisen following a report that says Sony sent "a bigger survey than they've sent almost ever before" to developer...
Bungie has announced drastic changes coming to its struggling shooter Marathon, including a shift away from its extraction roots in the coming months. The new mission statement? Making more "approacha...
I've had a hunch ever since playing The Blood of Dawnwalker that its divisive time limit feature - whereby you have 30 in-game days and nights to save your character's family from a nasty pack of vamp...
It's been another difficult week for Xbox and the many studios it operates, as a second wave of layoffs has ripped through the company. The saddest news surrounds the impending closure of Hellblade st...
Rockstar Games has announced a limited Goodtime State Vice City collection of goodies for Grand Theft Auto 6 that's ludicrously expensive - £349 - doesn't include a copy of the game, and is pre-...
After first hearing about Roman Sands Re:Build, and following along with bits of its development over the last few years, it's been a real ride getting to sit down with it; the demo from a couple year...
Tim Schafer - the founder of acclaimed developer Double Fine Productions, and the legendary designer behind the likes of Day of the Tentacle and Psychonauts - has spoken out about his studio's recent...
In an unusual move, developer id Software's free-to-play shooter Quake Champions is transitioning into a paid product, eight years after its original release. As part of the same move, the Microsoft s...
I'm not sure what's more surprising: that Xbox never had a Platinum Trophy equivalent, that Xbox feels the need to have a Platinum Trophy equivalent, or that it's adding a Platinum Trophy equivalent n...
The times when a pair of pants prove newsworthy are tragically rare, and when they are it's usually not a good thing. Thankfully, a community discovery in World of Warcraft: Forever has remedied that....
After announcing the end of Destiny 2 development and laying off almost the game's entire team, Bungie surprised fans earlier this week with news that it's working on "unvaulting" Destiny 2 campaigns,...
Discord delayed the rollout of its controversial age verification system back in February after very loud backlash against the company's plans. Those age checks are now back, but this time, co-founder...
UPDATE 25/09/26: Halo Studios' esports lead has confirmed December's Halo Fest lives on, despite layoffs sweeping through the rest of the developer. Further updates about the live event might take a l...
Xbox's massive and still ongoing reorganisation has pushed Obsidian Entertainment under Bethesda's umbrella. Despite the quite drastic corporate shakeup, Bethesda's president is promising folks the ic...
As if this season wasn't packed enough with games to play, the acclaimed 'Nemesis system' Lord of the Rings games Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War finally come to Switch 2 later this month. Read mo...
Blizzard has hinted at yet another core mechanic in Diablo 5 seemingly inspired by Diablo 2. Notably, the in-development action-RPG will tackle level-scaling differently from the way it's done in Diab...
Former Halo leaders Bonnie Ross and Kiki Wolfkill have added their voices to the chorus of people wishing laid-off Halo Studios employees well after Microsoft's drastic downsizing of the studio yester...
Shift UP CEO Hyung-Tae Kim has spoken about the troubles faced during Stellar Blade's development, including doubts from investors about the game's ability to break even, and rapidly depleting funds t...
Yesterday's Xbox cuts saw organisational restructuring that moved Age of Empires studio World's Edge under Activision's control. The initial announcement did not specify whether the Age of Empire stud...
Star Wars Zero Company, the XCOM-like turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor, appears to have been a success, selling more than 1m copies, according to estimates from industry analyst Alinea Analyti...
The story director for Gears of War: E-Day has been laid off as part of yesterday's Xbox cuts, barely two weeks before the game he's worked on for more than four years is released. Read more
There's a bit somewhere in the middle of the rubbish Doom movie, where the perspective suddenly switches to first-person. Look, it seems to say, it's just like you playing the video game! But what Zac...
State of Decay studio Undead Labs has shared good and bad news following Xbox's second round of job cuts this year. Read more
If you're an enjoyer of video game maps, you might like this: celebrated artist and cartographer Francesca Baerald - who's created in-game (and out) maps for Dragon Age, Warcraft, Octopath Traveler, D...
I own Rayman Legends on six platforms. The game, a 2D platformer that launched back in 2013, initially released onto the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii U and PS Vita. A year later, it came to Xbox One and PS4...
Following reports that further job cuts were imminent at Xbox, Microsoft has confirmed more sweeping changes as its major restructuring continues. As a result, some Xbox studios will combine, others a...
Ninja Theory - developer of the Hellblade series of games, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, DmC: Devil May Cry, and Heavenly Sword - is entering consultation in preperation for the studio's closure as p...
Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) won't develop the next mainline Halo game because it's being what sounds like drastically reduced in size. Microsoft has instead given development duty to Activi...
Sony appears to be testing a new PlayStation rewards programme. A number of posts on social media and Reddit have recently appeared showing that purchasing certain games from the PlayStation Store now...
UPDATE 4PM BST: Game Developer has reportedly seen an email Blizzard sent to employees that indicates it - or at least the World of Warcraft department - isn't affected by "today's announcements". An...
We now have even more confirmation a new Injustice game is in development. Following last week's playtest leak, information has emerged that sheds more light on the upcoming DC fighting game. Read mor...
World of Warcraft: Forever's beta is here, offering us our first look at WoW's reimagined vanilla or classic experience, and already it's proving extremely popular. But there are points of contention,...
Xbox is reportedly preparing to lay off hundreds more people this week as the company plans to consolidate several of its studios. Read more
Ahead of the bottomless GTA 6 mods we'll surely get whenever the crime epic finally comes to PC, Rockstar Games has imposed new restrictions on the modding community and, boy, they are tight. Read mor...
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire might join their handheld third-generation siblings on a journey to the Nintendo Switch - at least, that's what fans think after an official channel posted what looks...
Bungie's been having a tough time these past few years, but the studio's new leadership is making big promises. Starting with Destiny 2 - the devs will start to let some of the game's older campaigns...
Speaking to Eurogamer, The Blood of Dawnwalker game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has discussed several game improvements coming in a "big patch" currently scheduled for early October - including a br...
Grand Theft Auto fans are known for a love of speculation and information sleuthing at this point, and this certainly hasn't changed since Rockstar released the extended gameplay preview for Grand The...
Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima has spoken about a number of topics concerning Sony's sudden shocking decision to back away from publishing his tactical espionage project, Physint....
World of Warcraft: Forever's beta has proven exceptionally popular, as 'crazy' numbers of players flock to play this new twist on the beloved MMO. And among Forever's new features is a character namin...
Some Marvel's Wolverine players have claimed their game has been altered to censor aspects of Mystique's lesbian relationship and marriage to Tyger. A number of posts on Reddit and social media appear...
UPDATE 22ND SEPTEMBER: Former NetEase studio investor and Rebel Wolves board director Simon Zhu has revealed the "entire budget" of The Blood of Dawnwalker as $45m, and said that: "In Poland, that bud...
Microsoft has filed a patent for a system that allows PC and Xbox games to serve advertisements during game sessions, seemingly without disrupting gameplay. Read more
Zach Cregger's quirky new Resident Evil film is a big success, recording the best opening weekend for a Resident Evil film ever. Read more
If you've been hungering for something gothic as we inch towards October, the scariest month of the year, then you're in luck. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is getting a demo you'll be able to sink you...
Marvel's Wolverine has received a hotfix update that addresses one of the core features in the game many people have an issue with: scent trails. These are represented on screen by a gassy, bright blu...
As I watch the credits roll on Silent Hill: Townfall, it's hard to believe this is the same series that had, until just a few years ago, been neglected into near-irrelevance. Like 2025's excellent Sil...
Activision has published a breakdown of the numbers behind cheating in its games, claiming cheating is big business, generating about £6.3 billion - $8.5bn - every year in account sales, boostin...
Last week, we learned that Sony "stepped away" from Kojima Production's previously PlayStation-exclusive "action espionage" game Physint. Following the announcement, which saw Xbox take over publishin...
World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard's vanilla-flavoured spin-off built by the WoW Classic team, has already pulled in far more players than the studio expected. Read more
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival has a new playable demo out now on Steam ahead of its full launch on 8th October. Read more
The Last of Us director Bruce Straley has apologised to the God of War Laufey team at Sony Santa Monica for saying he was "not excited" about the upcoming game's gameplay. Read more
Wolverine developer Insomniac has denied using generative AI after fans jumped on social media to share screenshots of a bizarre restroom sign. Read more
Nodusfall, aesthetically at least, is about as far from a typical HoYoverse game as you can get. Gone are the bright colours, cute creatures, and bountiful anime women. In their place, we get all the...
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, it's a Chris Tapsell (that's me!) triple-bill - a triple-Tap? - as the team's been...
Former PlayStation executives Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes have recreated their iconic "this is how you share your games on PS4" moment - now with a very timely game-less picture. Read more
Rockstar Games' latest leak seemingly includes a nearly 200GB version of GTA 5's source code, suggesting the developer started and then scrapped plans for a Liberty City DLC, alongside very early file...
Marvel's Wolverine has been in the hot seat over the last week or so, but mixed reviews and internet memes seemingly haven't put a dent in the superhero game's adamantium frame. A new report states th...
We're still about six months out from the release of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the final part of the FF7 Remake trilogy. But, already, there is a lot of discussion about the size of the game; whethe...
The first time I ate mold was like something out of a Victorian morality play. It was in boarding school, when fuzzy blue-grey discs would sometimes appear on the bottom of a quiche, or after I saw on...
Nintendo is having a pretty good time of it at the moment. Last year, we learned that the Switch 2 became the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, usurping the PS4's golden record...
Rockstar has remained very tight-lipped about GTA 6's multiplayer component, the potential successor to GTA 5's incredibly popular Grand Theft Auto Online, not yet commenting on whether it will even l...
It's been a pretty grim year for video games. Aside from the "return of Xbox" new CEO Asha Sharma promised awhen taking over, which enacted the announcement of 3,200 layoffs and four studio departures...
The Valor Mortis developer has announced the game's price and offered an explanation as to why the team picked this particular price point. Valor Mortis costs $40 / €40, which is notably cheaper...
Destiny being reborn within Marathon sounds like one of those ridiculous ideas fans come up with to keep their hope alive, but it's one of several "leaked" plans Bungie supposedly has, which recently...
Grand Theft Auto 6's original soundtrack was partially revealed today. The full album contains 34 original tracks made for the upcoming open-world crime game. Read more
Hideo Kojima took to the stage at Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast today to give us an update on his two in-development games with Xbox, OD and Physint. Both games are now being published by Xbox...
Wardogs is already one of the year's biggest PC hits on Steam, but new data has revealed how its success compares to other mega-hits like Arc Raiders and Helldivers 2, as well as struggling titles lik...
Yesterday, Helldivers 2 and Horizon Forbidden West mysteriously disappeared from the Steam store in the UK. There was no announcement about this move, nor any indication it would happen before players...
Brace yourselves, everyone: the Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance marketing machine is spinning up. Today, at Tokyo Game Show, Capcom released the an extended cut of the first official trailer for Ascen...
A new PlayStation 5 firmware update has officially arrived for everyone, after about a month of testing. The change log for firmware version 26.06-14.00.00 has changed in one major way since the beta...