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  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 1&2 PlayStation re-releases are not remasters, Activision confirms: here's why you should temper your expectations

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Today

    In quite an unusual way, Call of Duty Black Ops series developer Treyarch announced on X that the original Black Ops and Black Ops 2 games are "being ported" to PlayStation. The two classic games will...

  • Sony removes mention of PC from PlayStation's annual business report, but has plenty to say about AI

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Today

    Sony has removed any mention of games coming to PC in its annual business environment and strategy report for PlayStation, but has added details on how it will utilise AI. Read more

  • Two Point Museum is free on Steam this weekend and Xbox too, if you have Game Pass

    Polygon Polygon · Today

    Sega and Two Point Studios are making Two Point Museum free on Steam for a weekend, and there's a discount if you want to buy it

  • Slay the Spire 2 patch fixes RNG bug after a fan's '8 hour descent into madness' proves it exists—alongside heaps of other updates and a new Act 3 boss

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Today

    "Rest assured that your suffering is now truly random!"

  • Creating Real-Time Persian Female Warrior Character With Modern Design Elements

    80 Level 80 Level · Today

    Juhwan Jeon discussed the Persian Female Warrior project, a real-time Unreal Engine 5 character combining ancient Persian costume design with modern ornamentation, and whether AI belongs in the produc...

  • Artist Shows 3D Creature Models Created for South of Midnight

    80 Level 80 Level · Today

    Take a closer look at the characters from the Compulsion Games' action-adventure.

  • Rockstar's legal setback, Final Fantasy tax incentives, and PlayStation swaps 'PC' for 'AI' - Patch Notes #57

    Game Developer Game Developer · Today

    Plus: Don't Nod is fighting for survival and Firezide Chat introduces you to the people behind the games.

  • World of Warcraft patch 12.1 Curse of Ula'tek is looking like a massive update

    Polygon Polygon · Today

    Blizzard has revealed PTR patch notes for the 12.1 update to WoW: Midnight, including new campaign chapters, boss lairs, class changes, and more

  • Godot 4.7 Has Been Released

    80 Level 80 Level · Today

    Introducing the new Asset Store, HDR output support, a new node for rectangular light sources, and the stable release of the Godot Android Build Environment, among many other improvements.

  • Pragmata patch has finally fixed the hardest section of the game

    Polygon Polygon · Today

    Pragmata update 1.220 has made training simulation #30 easier and added the Scribble Suit for Hugh to the game.

  • Grab This Collection of 99 Free Stylized PBR Materials

    80 Level 80 Level · Today

    JulioVII's materials include concrete, metal panels, tiles, and more.

  • Samsung & Sony Pictures Turn a Spider-Man Movie Moment into a Real Fan Experience

    80 Level 80 Level · Today

    You can now use the Spidey Tracker just like Ned Leeds.

  • A 3D Artist Imagined a Spider-Verse Ad for PS5 and the Result Is Stunning

    80 Level 80 Level · Today

    Check out how Siddharthhh.08 portrayed Miles in this animation.

  • Full list of The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature cheats for editing Fairy Sims or mastering their Apothecary skills

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Today

    Here's your full reference list for cheats in the fairy expansion with career cheats, skill cheats, and even cheats for fairy rankings.

  • Get This Add-On That Transforms Your Creations Into Pixel Art

    80 Level 80 Level · Today

    It allows you to control the pixel density.

  • Steam Controller demand is so high that new reservations won't be fulfilled until 2027

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Today

    The queue system has been tweaked to give more useful shipping estimations, but they're not encouraging.

  • Steam Next Fest's top played games include only 1 of over 500 demos with an AI disclosure

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Today

    Anime, friendslop and relaxed offroading are the highlights, but seriously Valve: give us an AI filter.

  • The devs of EVE Online's survival spinoff are on a 'side quest' to get it on Steam Deck: 'Our goal is to get this to as many players as possible'

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Today

    Gamepad support and EVE Frontier's own launcher have been the biggest hurdles so far.

  • This Maya Tool Allows You to Keep What You Need Under Your Mouse Cursor

    80 Level 80 Level · Today

    You can choose your tools, commands, and shortcuts more easily.

  • Trump says Apple has agreed to build chips with Intel in the USA

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    But for now, it's just a post on Truth Social...

  • AERO 1.7: A Volumetric Fog and Mist Shader in Unity

    80 Level 80 Level · Yesterday

    You can download it for free.

  • Instead of wishlisting its game, the developer of my favorite Next Fest demo wants you to play anyone else's: 'There are some genuinely great creators in this fest who deserve the attention'

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    It's an unconventional marketing strategy, but I'll allow it.

  • World of Warcraft players will never have to leave the MMO once Blizzard adds Discord chat for guilds in the next update

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Looking for a group is about to be a lot easier in patch 12.1 Curse of Ula'tek.

  • Schrödinger's Call is one of 2026's highest-rated games: here's why

    Polygon Polygon · Yesterday

    With similar vibe to games like The House in Fata Morgana, Schrödinger's Call is one of the highest-rated games of 2026.

  • 007 First Light didn't need to be so violent

    Polygon Polygon · Yesterday

    IO Interactive's James Bond game 007 First Light is full of spectacular gunfights it didn't truly need.

  • The director of all six Sharknado movies has a new film, and it's a Dave the Diver live-action short

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Mintrocket teamed up with Asylum's Anthony C. Ferrante for some silly jungle carnage.

  • In This Cute Exploration Game You'll Be a Magpie with One Wing

    80 Level 80 Level · Yesterday

    It reached 50,000 wishlists after a week of announcement.

  • All glass vial locations in The Adventures of Elliot

    Polygon Polygon · Yesterday

    In this guide, we learn where to find all the glass vials in The Adventure of Elliot, important items to carry healing or buffing potions.

  • Walking Dead fans shouldn't sleep on Telltale's fantastic TWD games

    Polygon Polygon · Yesterday

    Telltale's The Walking Dead runs concurrent to the events of the comics and show, and your choices will shape the outcome of the story

  • 'A new industry with a new identity:' How Canadian devs are faring in 2026

    Game Developer Game Developer · Yesterday

    We spoke to developers at Toronto Canada's XP Game Summit to see how they are getting by in increasingly tumultuous times.

  • Summer treasure hunt location in Forza Horizon 6

    Polygon Polygon · Yesterday

    The summer treasure hunt is located in the Nangan region of Forza Horizon 6. Here's its exact location and how to reach it.

  • After GTA 6's cover reveal, we ranked every GTA box art

    Polygon Polygon · Yesterday

    Following the reveal of Grand Theft Auto 6's cover art, we're ranking the covers for the entire series. How does GTA 6 stack up?

  • Dispatch tackles Nintendo's Switch censorship requirements with a brilliantly named HR Violations update and an oozing jam donut where the dong should be

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Yesterday

    AdHoc has released a patch for its occasionally quite rude superhero workplace comedy Dispatch on Switch, addressing some of those controversial censorship mandates put in place by Nintendo. Read more

  • All 'Horizon Decades' playlist challenges and rewards in Forza Horizon 6

    Polygon Polygon · Yesterday

    Here are all challenges and rewards you find in Forza Horizon 6 series 2 "Horizon Decades," a series focused on cars of specific decades.

  • A small band of Nightdive rebels united to make the System Shock remake after it 'ran out of money' midway through development

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Look at you, hackers.

  • Snapdragon Reality Elite chip aims for 'up to 60% higher GPU performance, up to 30% increase in CPU performance' in VR gaming

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    A stronger case for smartglasses.

  • Melgeek Real81 review

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    A competitive keyboard that stumbles in more casual settings.

  • "One view of the future is that Roblox grows and eats gaming" - Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney delivers impassioned speech about the future of gaming

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Yesterday

    Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney took to the State of Unreal stage yesterday to deliver a rallying cry of sorts to the games industry, which he described as being "in a time of both crisis and also opportu...

  • I've just finished reviewing this great office chair and—oh, hey look, there's $50 knocked off the price right now

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Free shipping, too. Bargain.

  • Pocketpair lead on generative AI: Gamers don't want it

    Game Developer Game Developer · Yesterday

    Pocketpair communications director and publishing manager John Buckley doesn't see genAI ever becoming too prominent.

  • Apparently some of the best gaming mice aren't staying at the right DPI when moved slowly

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    'DPI downshift', they call it.

  • My quick test of Lumen Lite shows that it's probably good news for ray-traced gaming on handheld PCs, but I suspect that it will be used everywhere because of the pressure developers are now under

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    With studios being closed down faster than you can blink, every coder is going to be using one-click fixes.

  • In conversation with Dungeon Bitches creator Emily Allen

    Mothership Mothership · Yesterday

    "What if you could respond to that guy catcalling you by shooting him? And what kind of person would you be if that were how you were living?"

  • Valve's latest SteamOS is out with 'initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware'

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    And the OLED charging LED works like it should now.

  • Rockstar quietly gives us probably our best look at GTA 6's Vice City yet

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Yesterday

    Along with today's cover art reveal, Rockstar has also quietly revealed its best visual overview so far of Grand Theft Auto 6's crime-laiden metropolis, Vice City. Read more

  • 'Many people want to use VPNs for privacy—that is important—but we know that some children use them to get around restrictions': UK government considering VPN ban

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    'We've tried nothing, and we're all out of ideas.'

  • Vampire Survivors dev 'reviewing' Fortnite collab after Epic's AI announcement

    Game Developer Game Developer · Yesterday

    Poncle voiced its doubts mere hours after the collaboration's announcement.

  • SanDisk's latest Optimus gaming SSDs start at $799 MSRP for the 2 TB model and you don't even get Gen 5 speeds for that

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    There is a Gen 5 model, but it starts at $525 for the 1 TB drive. Bargain!

  • Dave the Diver: In the Jungle's cutscenes are even hornier than they are in the base game

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Strap in.

  • Godot 4.7 Released

    Game From Scratch Game From Scratch · Yesterday

    GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.7 Released The wait for Godot is over… Godot 4.7 that is. Godot 4.7 was just released and it’s pretty jam packed with new features including AreaLight3D, MeshLi...

  • GTA 6 pre-orders open next week, and to celebrate Rockstar has revealed its official cover art

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    I honestly didn't think we'd get this far.

  • "Our players can swing different types of ways" - Warframe studio talks avoiding Protoframe burnout, and fending off fans' furious appetite for romance

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Yesterday

    Warframe's next update - Jade Shadows: Constellations - has finally arrived, bringing with it two new Protoframes: Ryoku and Vena. A relatively recent addition to the sci-fi shooter's playable reper...

  • Gabe Newell buys $70.8 million mansion in Florida, and naturally it has a dock for his superyachts and a personal tunnel to the ocean

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    How he does like to be beside the seaside.

  • We now have teardown pics of the Steam Frame controller and it looks like it could be pretty repairable

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    It could follow in the Steam Controller's footsteps.

  • For some reason, Riot Games is creating a Valorant 'pub' in east London hosted by a British takeaway guy who likes to yell "bosh!"

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Yesterday

    Ever watched a Big John video? He's a big guy from London who films himself eating food that'd probably floor me. I watched one video where he ordered three pies and two scoops of mash potato and some...

  • Rockstar reveals the Grand Theft Auto 6 box art, which is quite nice I suppose, and pre-order dates for the game

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Yesterday

    Rockstar Games has revealed the box art for Grand Theft Auto 6, which looks a lot like you'd expect it to look, and it's revealed pre-order dates for the new game. Read more

  • D&D-inspired Critical Role's homegrown videogame is coming along well, says Laura Bailey: 'There's a lot of work being done'

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Downtime activity.

  • As GTA Online readies for another large update, and GTA 6 approaches, Rockstar offers free upgrades to GTA 5 on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Yesterday

    In a surprise move, Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games is giving players of GTA 5 on PS4 or Xbox One a free upgrade to GTA 5 on PS5 or Xbox Series X/S. Read more

  • Sync and Stream: GeForce NOW Connects to Members’ Game Libraries Across Devices

    NVIDIA NVIDIA · Yesterday

    Play favorite titles from popular game libraries, keep progress synced and jump back into gaming sessions on virtually any device. That’s the power of GeForce NOW cloud gaming. From providing access t...

  • Godot 4.7 – Lights, Camera, Action!

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · Yesterday

    Like a cult classic movie, Godot 4 has only gotten better with age. This brings us to Godot 4.7. With 3 years under its belt, the 4.7 _Director’s Cut_ offers colors of never-before-reached intensity.

  • For just $40, this Glorious budget gaming headset deal is the best I can find on Amazon

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Though you can only get the black model at that price.

  • Battlefield Studios addresses annoying Battlefield 6 Season 3 bugs, including the mysterious black void, but many issues remain

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Yesterday

    Battlefield Studios has rolled out a new hotfix for Battlefield 6 players across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The small patch, version 1.3.2.1, went live Wednesday morning. This is the first client-s...

  • Vampire Survivors studio Poncle is "reviewing" its Fortnite collaboration after the State of Unreal show and Epic's focus on generative AI

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Yesterday

    Last night, during its State of Unreal presentation, Epic unveiled a number of upcoming Fortnite collaborations with Control Resonant, Sonic Crossworlds Racing, Phantom Blade Zero, and the award-winni...

  • Snap unveils AR glasses which CEO describes as 'highly wearable' in clip that visibly shows the chunky frames crushing his ears

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    I'm told this is definitely not a joke that got out of hand.

  • Valve upgrades AMD's 9070 XT GPU in the Steam Hardware Survey, finally allowing the credit it deserves

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    But still only in 23rd place, natch.

  • 'Price increases are unavoidable' says Tim Cook, proving even Apple isn't impervious to the global memory shortage

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    "We’re willing to use our balance sheet to help be a part of the solution."

  • This 4 TB NVMe SSD is the only one I've seen below $400 and going big is the best way to survive the memory chip crisis

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    It's only a cent under but it's still cheaper than every other 4 TB drive out there.

  • Final Fantasy 14 will give players in Japan a dog for paying their taxes

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Trade offer: I receive financed infrastructure. You receive: A dog.

  • No, Tom Cruise wasn't nearly Halo's Master Chief, and Julia Roberts wasn't nearly in the series either - but there was this conversation at a party

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · Yesterday

    Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise didn't nearly voice Halo's famous protagonist Master Chief, and Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts wasn't nearly in Halo either. There was a conversation at a party once,...

  • PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Planet Zoo 2

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Plus, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Tides of Annihilation, Frontier Legends, Forza Horizon 6, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and much more, too

  • Dave the Diver: In the Jungle review

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Like Bancho's cooking, Dave's new adventure is delicious.

  • How to get the fishing rod in Dave the Diver: In the Jungle

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    After years of catching fish, Dave can finally do some proper fishing.

  • Xbox's latest tactics display 'a basic misunderstanding of how the interactive entertainment world moves', says former PlayStation exec

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    The console war also unfolds on LinkedIn.

  • Do you recognize these survival crafting games? Prove you're a real master of roughin' it with our latest quiz on base-building sandboxes

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · Yesterday

    Are you the building friend or the guy who can't stop fishing?

  • PlayerUnknown's survival game becomes free-to-own and offers Steam refunds 'without restrictions on playtime or how long ago you bought the game'

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    It's free forever, but it's also over.

  • Hours after announcing a collab with Fortnite, Vampire Survivors dev suggests it may back out over Epic's touting of generative AI

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    Poncle is apparently reconsidering its Fortnite collab after seeing how Epic is using generative AI to help design Fortnite assets.

  • '[It] is going to change a lot about how games are made': Epic merges Unreal Engine 5 with Unreal Engine for Fortnite to give game devs around the world Unreal Engine 6

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    When two become one.

  • Guild Wars 3 hopes to solve the problem that made me quit Guild Wars 2 after thousands of hours with the series

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    I stopped logging in after realizing I would always need to clean my room before I was allowed to have any fun.

  • Capcom has heard feedback that Onimusha is too easy, says it's 'confident fans will be satisfied with difficulty' in the final game

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    The behind-closed-doors Onimusha demo at Summer Game Fest was fantastic, but easy.

  • Rockstar faces legal setback as UK tribunal allows its fired workers to bring every one of their union busting allegations to trial

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    The trial date for Rockstar's firings dispute is now set for September.

  • 'It feels to many like a tidal wave is sweeping over the AAA game business,' says Epic CEO Tim Sweeney in his diagnosis of the industry's woes

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    As the AAA model falters, Sweeney wants developers to build a "global ecosystem" of Unreal Engine games to rival Roblox.

  • Don't Nod pursuing 'several levers' to secure financial future after Tencent decides against short-term investment

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/17

    'While Tencent has decided not to make an additional investment in the studio in the short term, it continues to be a long-term shareholder of the company.'

  • Unreal Engine 6 will merge UE5 and UEFN into 'a single, unified engine'

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/17

    Major changes to Unreal Engine include a change of programming model, tools for cross-game interoperability, and genAI pipeline features.

  • Unreal Engine 5.8 Released

    Game From Scratch Game From Scratch · 26/06/17

    GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine 5.8 Released Today at the State of Unreal, along side the MASSIVE Unreal Engine 6 details, Epic Games also released Unreal Engine 5.8. This release is jam packed with...

  • OtherSide Entertainment lays off 17 staff following game cancellation

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/17

    OtherSide says the current challenging video game landscape rendered codenamed project Argos 'unviable for now.'

  • Unreal Engine 6 Is HUGE

    Game From Scratch Game From Scratch · 26/06/17

    GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine 6 Is HUGE Epic Games just concluded their annual developer presentation, The State of Unreal and details of Unreal Engine 6 were just released. Simply put, this engin...

  • Unreal Engine 5.8 launches with improved terrain and vegetation tools, a Lumen Lite option for faster global illumination, and for the times we now live in, an open standard plugin for LLM systems

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    Plus a whole heap more stuff that's genuinely useful for all kinds of devs.

  • Unreal Engine 6 has a novel idea: you using your Fortnite skins in other Unreal games and vice versa

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    Epic Games has detailed some of the features in its next generation Unreal Engine - Unreal Engine 6 - and one of the ideas it's testing is the ability for players to move their Fortnite skins into oth...

  • Windows 11 Search will soon see through your typos and actually find what you're looking for

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    Dotting the 'i's, crossing the 't's.

  • All roads lead to philosophy, as this Wikipedia game proves

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    It's all footnotes to Plato, just as Whitehead said.

  • 10 years later, asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight sets a new concurrent player record on Steam, showing that the ongoing support is definitely working

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    Last weekend, Behaviour Interactive delivered a strong showcase for Dead by Daylight teasing major visual overhauls and more. Alongside the arrival of Friday the 13th legend Jason Voorhees, the update...

  • Report: Xbox was set on splitting with Ninja Theory when unveiling its new project

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/17

    Microsoft reportedly had already planned to sunset or split with Ninja Theory while presenting Senua during the latest showcase.

  • Black Myth: Wukong has "achieved results beyond our expectations", says developer, as sales reportedly pass a colossal milestone

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    Action RPG Black Myth: Wukong broke records on its release in 2024. It attracted the biggest concurrent peak player count of any single-player game in Steam history and established itself as the most-...

  • Assassin's Creed Shadows' final content update brings new story tying directly into Black Flag Resynced, but it's bigger than that

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    With Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced right around the corner and Codename Hexe still brewing (mostly) in secret, Ubisoft is finally saying goodbye to last year's Assassin's Creed Shadows. Its ver...

  • Unreal Engine's big new idea is letting gen-AI LLMs plug directly into it and talk to it

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    Epic Games has revealed a new tool for Unreal Engine 5.8 which allows generative AI large language models (LLMs) to plug into and communicate with the engine directly, using its tools while being dire...

  • "Rockstar thought they could control the narrative. They're wrong" - tribunal rules against GTA 6 developer's request to remove union's blacklisting claims from ongoing legal dispute

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    An employment tribunal has ruled against Rockstar Games' request to remove blacklisting claims from the ongoing legal dispute over alleged union busting at the Grand Theft Auto 6 studio. Read more

  • How Warframe is building upon its most heartbreaking quest in a continuation "no one saw coming"

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    Roughly two years ago, Warframe received a delightful dose of heartbreak in the form of Jade Shadows. Digital Extremes' free-to-play sci-fi shooter has a history of 'intermission' quests - smaller sto...

  • Stellaris' Nomads expansion finally lets me live out my Battlestar Galactica fantasies, though its Wayline system could definitely use some work

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    It's also got Mongolian throat singing.

  • Intel's 18A-P chipmaking process has started risk production and promises 9% improved CPU performance for the same power

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    Or 18% less power consumption for the same performance.

  • Warning all weebs: Kaspersky says hackers are distributing malware via anime girl wallpapers on Steam Workshop's Wallpaper Engine

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    Is nothing sacred?

  • Don't Kill Them All make you keep orc calm so orc not smash resources—big smart, neat game, like demo much

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    Me can be different kind of orc.

  • Returnal director will be 'responsibly ambitious' to ensure his new studio prospers

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/17

    The Housemarque veteran explains how he intends to break new ground while remaining 'lean and mean'—and yes, that might involve the use of generative AI.

  • SanDisk's officially licensed PlayStation 5 SSDs cost more than the console itself - even a PS5 Pro

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    SanDisk has today unveiled Optimus GX PRO 850P, a series of officially-licensed NVMe SSDs for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro. The SSDs, which users can insert into their console to expand its sto...

  • Finally you can use all PlayStation DualSense controller features wirelessly on PC, but you will need to pay for it

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    Ray tracing and faster load-times be damned: the DualSense controller is the PS5's most impressive innovation. And while the controller does work on PC, Sony only supports its feature package when con...

  • Rockstar suffers legal blow in union busting dispute as trial date set

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/17

    The decision means fired union workers will be able to bring blacklisting claims against the studio at trial later this year.

  • I was genuinely surprised by the discounted price of Logitech's Genshin Impact-themed TKL gaming keyboard, thanks to a 56% price cut at Amazon

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    Either that or about 5,000 Primogems.

  • Resource management? Survival games are about time management.

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/17

    'The moment to moment gameplay… none of that matters. That's the smoke and mirrors,' says Pacific Drive director Seth Rosen

  • As Blizzard continues its private server takedown spree, dataminers may have uncovered what's next for World of Warcraft: Classic

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    World of Warcraft dataminers may have discovered the next big reveal for Classic WoW - just months before BlizzCon, where a major announcement for the game has been teased. Read more

  • Civilization is the most iconic turn-based series of all time, but Sid Meier considered making it an RTS: 'It could have easily gone in different directions'

    PC Gamer PC Gamer · 26/06/17

    The origins of Civ are also the origins of Age of Empires.

  • "This is just the start" - Housemarque responds to Saros' slower sales versus Returnal's, and compares itself to one of the most beloved studios around

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    Housemarque is a team with a long history of creating games for a certain type of audience. The Finnish studio, which started out making smaller, arcadey titles, has grown to be among the most prestig...

  • Death Stranding movie director promises we're "not gonna see a lot of jaws getting ripped off" after his gory Robin Hood flick, as preparations for next year's filming continue

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    Squeamish sorts can rest assured that Death Stranding's live-action movie adaptation won't have the same level of violence as director Michael Sarnoski's previous films, but it will, he says, still ho...

  • Stop Killing Games suffers setback following European Parliamentary hearing - but all is not lost

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    Disappointment ripples across the Stop Killing Games movement today after the European Commission delivered its verdict on the recent parliamentary hearings around online game preservation, and how th...

  • Kwalee lays off the entire Luna Abyss development team as one of this year's overlooked bullet-hell games falls victim to an overcrowded release schedule

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    May was a remarkably busy month for high-profile game releases, which could explain why Luna Abyss' launch went relatively unnoticed on PC and current-gen consoles. It's a sci-fi bullet-hell shooter t...

  • Luna Abyss development team laid off by Kwalee

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/17

    The UK publisher has made the entire development team redundant just weeks after the acclaimed shooter hit shelves.

  • Guild Wars 3 mission statement: no pay-to-win, no subscription fees - "The lines between an MMO and a live-service game have blurred"

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    Guild Wars 3 developer ArenaNet has released a mission statement after the game's sudden and celebrated debut during Summer Game Fest earlier this month. The main points? No pay-to-win, no subscriptio...

  • Multiplayer servers for Battlefield Hardline close in under a week, but that's not necessarily the end for this zany off-shoot

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/17

    We're now just five days away from Battlefield Hardline multiplayer ceasing to function on Xbox and PlayStation. Servers go offline for good on Monday, 22nd June. Read more

  • EU Commission to 'engage with the industry' over Stop Killing Games initiative

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/16

    At this stage, the Commission can't propose a legal obligation to keep video games playable after they stop being provided commercially.

  • Nearly a decade later, the original Switch finally has an eShop that isn't painfully slow, thanks to a new system update

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/16

    Switch 2 production may be ramping up after approaching the 20m units sold mark, but that doesn't mean the original Switch is going anywhere. And in seeming acknowledgement of that, Nintendo has just...

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  • Microsoft reportedly considering restructuring Xbox into its own "wholly-owned subsidiary" and "moving faster" on releasing first-party games

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    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/12

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  • Playstack CEO pledges to be 'mindful' about growth after majority takeover

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  • Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Désilets' new and witchy 1666: Amsterdam demo raises more questions than answers

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  • Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis developers used gen AI to get "the right answers faster", Crystal Dynamics explains

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  • Sega is beefing up the Sonic Team on its 35th anniversary, hiring across multiple key roles

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/12

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  • As games pile into September to avoid GTA 6, Ghostrunner studio's promising Soulslike Valor Mortis is shifting its release to escape the rush

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    Update: A Niantic Spatial spokesperson has confirmed that Pokemon Go spatial data is not shared with the former branch of Niantic.

  • After fans' decade-long search for Shadow of the Colossus' final secret, creator Fumito Ueda says he feels "so fortunate" people want to be in his worlds

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  • Crimson Desert tops 6M sales within three months

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/11

    The gargantuan RPG initially sold 2 million copies within a day.

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    Mothership Mothership · 26/06/11

    When it comes to portrayals of women behaving badly, we deserve better than consequence-free power fantasies or unthinking vilification

  • Crimson Desert passes another big sales milestone as demand continues three months after release

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/11

    We're just under three months since the release of Crimson Desert, the open-world action RPG from Korean studio Pearl Abyss. The game has continued to break sales records since it first became availab...

  • Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis feels strangely double-A

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/11

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  • Save Big and Play Bigger: GeForce NOW Summer Sale Brings Major Membership Savings

    NVIDIA NVIDIA · 26/06/11

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  • Destiny 2's final update causes the biggest jump in players in nearly two years, as Marathon numbers coincidentally drop to near their lowest

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/11

    Bungie may be done updating Destiny 2 forever, but the love players have for the sci-fi loot shooter clearly runs deep. Read more

  • Release candidate: Godot 4.7 RC 2

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  • Independent game publications revive bundles in defiance of 'cut-throat competitive market'

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/11

    'Solidarity feels like a very important part of the scene right now.'

  • Xbox announces business 'reset' amid reports of layoffs and studio closures

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/11

    Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said the video game division must display 'optimism and realism' as it moves forward.

  • Ubisoft is reportedly closing two studios and restructuring another, with around 380 people expected to be laid off

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/11

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  • Xbox reportedly preparing for "significant" lay-offs, as Asha Sharma's big "reset" plan comes into full force

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/11

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  • Valve confirms it won't restock Steam Gift Cards

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/10

    The company expects all retailers to be out of stock of Steam Gift Cards by the end of 2026.

  • Ubisoft closing Winnipeg and Belgrade studios and making further layoffs

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/10

    The French publisher could eliminate up to 380 roles.

  • Frontier quietly announces a "brand-new" Planet game and everyone's trying to guess what it might be

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

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  • Here are our PS Plus Premium and Extra games for June

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  • ESA says anti-deepfake act could 'devastate' video game industry

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/10

    The No Fakes Act makes no distinction between harmful deepfakes and legitimate digital replicas, ESA argues.

  • "The curse of Mixed is broken" - Swery turns opinion around on oddball roguelike Hotel Barcelona by removing gen-AI voices and substantially reworking the game

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

    Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro's oddball roguelike Hotel Barcelona didn't impress us when it dropped last year, but there was something charming and earnest about it. But months later - and many updates lat...

  • Despite reports and a video takedown, Gears of War: E-Day devs insist Xbox "never changed" plans for a PS5 release - because it never announced one

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

    Gears of War: E-Day showed off incredibly well during last Sunday's Xbox Games Showcase. The show opened with a meaty first look at gameplay, before we were later treated to a much deeper dive into th...

  • Gears of War: E-Day is making big changes to one of the series' most iconic mechanics

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

    You can really tell that Gears of War: E-Day developer, The Coalition, wants the upcoming third-person shooter to be enjoyed by more than just Gears diehards. In last Sunday's developer Direct, the st...

  • "It's coming" Gears of War: E-Day developer reassures multiplayer fans that more information is on the way

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

    Gears of War: E-Day developers have reassured fans that multiplayer information is coming soon, following the game's single player-focused Xbox Game Showcase appearance. Read more

  • Wondering why Resident Evil Veronica has ditched the "Code" from the original's name? Capcom explains all

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

    In all the excitement surrounding the announcement of Capcom's long-awaited Resident Evil Code Veronica remake last week, it was pretty easy to miss the fact its do-over has had a bit of a name change...

  • I went into Halo: Campaign Evolved thinking it didn't need to exist, but after playing two levels I want full remakes of the original trilogy and Reach

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

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  • Despite its trailer, Capcom says its Resident Evil - Code: Veronica remake is third-person and taking its cue from Resident Evil 2

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

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  • Lord help me, Fable's behind-closed-doors demo has got me very excited

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

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  • Physical Steam gift cards are being ended by Valve because scammers keep using them to trick people

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

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  • The Dragon's Dogma 2 expansion and Switch 2 port provide Capcom with a perfect opportunity to substantially update the game - and work has already begun

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

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  • I loved Geralt, but Ciri actually makes a lot of sense for The Witcher 4

    Mothership Mothership · 26/06/10

    Ciri's status as a Witcher is not as lore-breaking or clear-cut as some people claim

  • Xbox CEO unsure whether Activision Blizzard merger is paying off

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/10

    'It's hard to say how to think about those decisions.'

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    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

    This year's Summer Game Fest was packed full of plenty of great reveals, but for my money, Guild Wars 3 was one of the biggest bombshells. There had been whisperings of its existence, a few stray job...

  • "It's not just one definition or meaning" - legendary designer Fumito Ueda says Gen Atlas, the title of his new game, means more than you might think

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

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  • Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave's world map is partially inspired by medieval Spain, even if the Dagdan Empire setting looks much older

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

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  • Naughty Dog founder speaks on losing Crash Bandicoot and "abysmal" Universal Interactive partnership

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

    Naughty Dog founder Jason Rubin has spoken about the studio's move away from the Crash Bandicoot series and Universal Interactive, describing the business relationship as "abysmal". Read more

  • Xbox CEO Asha Sharma teases "radically different business models", hints at potentially cheaper console to arrive this year

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

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  • Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski believes Xbox is "steering the 'ship' back in the right direction", as E-Day skips PS5

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

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  • Death Stranding movie director Michael Sarnoski says we may see some characters from the games despite the adaptation being "very much its own thing"

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/10

    A24 is now in the business of making video game adaptations, and while everyone's eyes are on Elden Ring, it sounds like Death Stranding could be rapidly approaching production, too. During a recent c...

  • Nintendo of Europe to pay $40M fine for Joy-Con drift issues

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/09

    The company denies 'intentionally misleading consumers' about Joy-Con drifting problems.

  • Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is whisking us back to Wuhu Island later this year, for boxing, bowling, skateboarding and more

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/09

    Wuhu Island is calling once more: Nintendo has revealed it'll be taking us back to its well-travelled retreat for a spot of Joy-Con-powered action when Nintendo Switch Sports Resort comes to Switch 2...

  • Strudel REPL – Audio Programming Language

    Game From Scratch Game From Scratch · 26/06/09

    GameFromScratch.com Strudel REPL – Audio Programming Language Strudel REPL is an online front end for Strudel, which is a JavaScript port of Tidal Cycles which is a Haskell based programming/not...

  • We're getting our first HD-2D Final Fantasy game, and it's based on the now-shuttered mobile title Brave Exvius

    Euro Gamer Euro Gamer · 26/06/09

    Today, as part of the June 2026 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix revealed that we'll be getting our first HD-2D Final Fantasy game later this year. Named Final Fantasy Resonance, the title arrives 22nd Oc...

  • Xbox is rethinking strategy around Project Helix thanks to the memory crisis

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/09

    The company says demand for Xbox consoles is outstripping supply, and the memory crisis is posing a 'severe limitation' on production speeds.

  • Telltale Games is back, but can it learn from its past mistakes?

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/09

    Telltale Games was once the standard-bearer for interactive storytelling. Its new leaders want to reclaim that title in a more sustainable way.

  • 007: First Light sales hit 3M in less than two weeks

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/09

    'We are well above our forecasts at this point.'

  • Xbox console exclusives are returning on a 'case-by-case' basis

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/09

    'We want people to have a reason to get onboard with Xbox.'

  • Embracer-owned VR developer Vertigo Games closes Amsterdam studio

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/09

    It's unclear how many people have been impacted by the closure.

  • How That's No Moon's Crossfire evolves the cover-based shooter

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/08

    We visited the team behind the Crossfire reboot to learn how current technology is boosting their vision of a 'tactical action-adventure.'

  • Cloud is a tough guy to date (if you’re Barret)

    Mothership Mothership · 26/06/08

    Cloud's emotional distance still leaves the door open for queer interpretations

  • Release candidate: Godot 4.7 RC 1

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · 26/06/08

    We had a few false-starts along the way, but Godot 4.7 has at last reached the Release Candidate stage. This means that all of our planned features are locked-in, and no critical regressions remain. A...

  • NVIDIA, KRAFTON, NC and Reigning ‘League of Legends’ Champions T1 Celebrate RTX Spark at Korea’s PC Bangs

    NVIDIA NVIDIA · 26/06/07

    At GTC Taipei at COMPUTEX last week, NVIDIA unveiled RTX Spark, the superchip that reinvents Windows PCs for the era of personal AI agents. On the heels of this announcement, NVIDIA founder and CEO Je...

  • Paramount unveils new 'unified' Paramount Games Studio

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/05

    The freshly unveiled studio will house all current Paramount and Skydance game studios moving forward.

  • What online co-op games should I play with young people?

    Mothership Mothership · 26/06/05

    Yes, Fortnite is on the list

  • Microsoft and Valve sued, PlayStation's first party downturn, and could a UK social media ban impact games? - Patch Notes #55

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/05

    Plus: Atari acquires Hipster Whale and Mina the Hollower hits 300,000 sales.

  • Nintendo to debut a Switch 2 model with replaceable batteries in the EU

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/04

    Starting in February 2027, batteries in many devices will need to be 'easily replaceable,' and Nintendo has signaled it will comply.

  • How the Replaced devs fixed display bloat with a stylish gadget

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/04

    The Wingman was 'born out of design necessity.'

  • Tomodachi Life is my new favorite fanfic idea generator

    Mothership Mothership · 26/06/04

    I gave Aerith a botany book and now she holds gatherings to rant about how you can’t have gardening without “God.”

  • Forecast: Fun Ahead — 18 Games Join in June to Stream on GeForce NOW

    NVIDIA NVIDIA · 26/06/04

    June’s forecast with GeForce NOW: 100% chance of gaming. GeForce NOW is lining up new adventures for the month, from big-name blockbusters to quirky indies ready for the spotlight. Members can dive in...

  • Amazon suggests IO Interactive might not return for 007 First Light sequel

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/04

    The U.S. company, which holds the rights to the James Bond franchise, has indicated it could take on publishing and perhaps even development duties.

  • PlayerUnknown Productions is laying off staff and halting development on Go Wayback

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/03

    The studio founded by Brendan 'PlayerUnknown' Greene will operate with a smaller team going forward.

  • Update: Team17 has laid off members of its marketing and communications department

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/03

    Two employees have been let go.

  • Total consumer spending on games topped $60B in the US in 2025

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/03

    Over half of those surveyed by the ESA made in-game purchases.

  • As a disabled games reporter, I've only been able to attend one in-person event

    Mothership Mothership · 26/06/03

    The impact on my career and relationships with other journalists is tangible

  • Dev snapshot: Godot 4.7 beta 5

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · 26/06/03

    While we’re still confident in our overall stability at this time, a few changes made in the time since 4.7 beta 4 warrant further evaluation. As such, we’re doing one final final development snapshot...

  • Mina the Hollower sells 300,000 copies in three days

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/03

    Yacht Club Games previously indicated the title's performance would 'make or break' the studio.

  • Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/02

    Ikeda worked at the Japanese company for two decades.

  • PlayStation first-party game sales show a decline since 2020

    Game Developer Game Developer · 26/06/02

    First-party game sales dropped from 58.4 million in FY20 to 28.9 million in FY24.

  • Creating games entirely on Android!

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · 26/06/02

    Since 2023, Godot users could develop their games on Android, but they still needed a PC to perform the final export. We began changing that in Godot 4.4 by adding support for non-Gradle exports. Howe...

  • Final Fantasy VII Remake makes queerness visible — but confined

    Mothership Mothership · 26/06/02

    By separating aesthetic presentation from player agency, Final Fantasy VII Remake reveals how queerness can be represented without being playable

  • I only play games when I'm exhausted and that changes everything

    Mothership Mothership · 26/06/01

    Somewhere between burnout and bedtime, video games stopped feeling like entertainment and started feeling like shelter.

  • Which Persona game should I play first?

    Mothership Mothership · 26/05/29

    "There’s a lot of titles, and remakes, and spinoffs, and gold and royal editions…"

  • Dev snapshot: Godot 4.7 beta 4

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · 26/05/29

    Our fourth, and likely final, development snapshot for Godot 4.7 has arrived: 4.7 beta 4! Being an iteration on the relatively-stable 4.7 beta 3, it’s only a matter of time before the release candidat...

  • Mina the Hollower's creators put "Game Genie cheats" in their Zelda Soulslike mashup

    Mothership Mothership · 26/05/28

    "We just did create every combination we could think of, and then we basically were tweaking stuff based on how it felt to play the game in those situations.”

  • The Name’s Gaming … Cloud Gaming: ‘007 First Light’ Launches on GeForce NOW

    NVIDIA NVIDIA · 26/05/28

    License to stream, shaken and stirred. GeForce NOW is dialing up the espionage with the launch of 007 First Light, letting members slip into James Bond’s reimagined origin story from almost any device...

  • Godot XR Community Game Jam V

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · 26/05/28

    The fifth Godot XR Community Game Jam ran from 16 March 2026 until 23 March 2026. We had 98 participants join, who submitted 23 games. Up from 90 participants and 21 games last jam. There is a definit...

  • In conversation with Leftist Gamer Memes

    Mothership Mothership · 26/05/27

    What LGM hopes to accomplish with her meme page, from developing a game to funding mutual aid

  • JetBrains Rider brings support for Godot Asset Store addons

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · 26/05/26

    With the launch of the new Godot Asset Store, JetBrains Rider is among the first to embrace it as a tool provider for addon developers. Starting with Rider 2026.2, JetBrains offers dedicated project t...

  • Introducing the Godot Asset Store

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · 26/05/22

    The Asset Library has served for many years as the official place to publish and acquire assets, fulfilling a valuable community need. However with the rapid growth of the Godot community and ecosyste...

  • License to Stream: ‘007 First Light’ Coming to GeForce NOW With an Ultimate Bundle

    NVIDIA NVIDIA · 26/05/21

    The mission begins now. GeForce NOW is dialing up the action with a blockbuster mix of spy thrills, high-speed racing and member rewards — plus eight new games joining the cloud this week, all ready t...

  • Dev snapshot: Godot 4.7 beta 3

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · 26/05/21

    It’s only been a little over a week since the release of 4.7 beta 2, but we’re dedicated to picking up the pace for snapshots in the latter stages of our pre-release cycles. This allows our users to g...

  • Maintenance release: Godot 4.6.3

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · 26/05/20

    Progress on Godot 4.7 has continued without a hitch, but the need for more 4.6 maintenance releases remains ever-present. Our commitment to active support brings us to today’s release of Godot 4.6.3....

  • Godot OpenXR Vendors plugin v5.1

    Godot Engine Blog Godot Engine Blog · 26/05/19

    Godot OpenXR Vendors plugin v5.1 The OpenXR Vendors plugin is an official GDExtension that builds on top of the OpenXR support in Godot, and provides support for additional functionality, primarily ve...

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