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Here's our second wave of PS Plus games for November 2026 - and Sony's scrapping its barely used PC app

Robert Purchese — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:10:00 +0000

Sony's revealed the second wave of games coming to PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra this month, and there are some genuine big-name attractions, led by Hideo Kojima's futuristic delivery man showstopper Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

Grand Theft Auto 6 becomes the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store history

Robert Purchese — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:31:30 +0000

Sony has just announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 has become "the most pre-ordered game in the history of PlayStation Store". Note, it's not the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation history, just on its digital PlayStation Store.

Rockstar details Grand Theft Auto 6 PS5 Pro enhancements, but it'll still only run at 30FPS

Connor Makar — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:01:10 +0000

As Grand Theft Auto 6 preloads go live, developer Rockstar has detailed the enhancements coming to the PS5 Pro version of the game, confirming these won't include framerates above the 30 FPS its targeting for consoles.

Europe is about to get very tough on loot boxes in games, according to a leaked draft of the landmark Digital Fairness Act

Robert Purchese — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:46:50 +0000

An alleged draft of the potentially game-changing Digital Fairness Act has leaked ahead of its scheduled publication tomorrow (11th November), containing proposals that could dramatically affect the way games operate and are monetised within the European Union.

Rockstar kills any hopes of streaming GTA 6 from Xbox to PC, but you can stream it to your old Xbox One if you like

Sherif Saed — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:40:10 +0000

Rockstar Games has today clarified a few remaining details about Grand Theft Auto 6's framerate target and visual settings on PlayStation 5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X/S. And as part of the same announcement, the developer revealed a key detail about the game's cloud streaming options.

Despite promising a heady mix of Vampire Survivors and Warhammer fan-service, Warhammer Survivors is somehow less than the sum of its parts

Dom Peppiatt — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:06:10 +0000

You know my favourite thing about Vampire Survivors? The slow build of strength, the swelling power fantasy, the edging. Developer Poncle has proved itself incredibly adept at goading players into ever more ludicrous setups, demonstrating that with some patience, a canny eye for build-crafting, and some very rudimentary knowledge of your surroundings, even an old man armed with garlic can be an extinction level event for the amassing undead. Warhammer Survivors sadly never reaches those heights.

Steam now shows average Steam Deck framerates when browsing games, but Valve says it's considering expanding the feature to other hardware

Sherif Saed — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:53:30 +0000

Valve has released a new Steam update that adds Steam Deck framerate data to a game's store page, giving potential buyers an indication of how well a game runs on the handheld.

As Arc Raiders celebrates its first birthday, publisher Nexon reveals the extraction shooter has topped 17 million sales, but revenue is set to decline

Sherif Saed — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:28:00 +0000

Arc Raiders, Embark Studios' popular extraction shooter, has exceeded 17m copies sold, according to publisher Nexon.

World of Warcraft: Forever might live officially on PC, but people are playing it on phones and handhelds already

Connor Makar — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:55:40 +0000

If you're a World of Warcraft: Forever player you're almost certainly having your free time drained as you chain yourself to your desktop PC to play the game, or maybe a laptop. But for a small selection of true enthusiasts, the game is already working on mobile and handheld devices.

Under pressure, Big Walk studio reveals it used generative AI "sparingly" while making its hit 2026 game

Robert Purchese — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:51:40 +0000

Australian developer House House has revealed it used generative AI "sparingly" to help make celebrated, indie, multiplayer puzzle game Big Walk.

Switch 2 US sales soar again thanks to The Legend of Zelda effect, as it enjoys its best week of the year so far

Sherif Saed — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:25:20 +0000

Could a remade Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time be exciting enough to revitalise Switch 2 hardware sales? That was the big question. And early sales figures suggest the answer is yes, it can.

Switch 2 and Switch consoles updated to version 23.5.0 as Nintendo quietly re-introduces eShop gifting

Dom Peppiatt — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:22:50 +0000

Nintendo has just pushed out a new update to all Switch and Switch 2 consoles, bringing the firmware on both up to version 23.5.0. The headline change with the new update is support and compatibility for an upcoming update that will allow members of a Nintendo Account family group to gift games to one another.

As investors ask about GTA 6 and AI, Take-Two CEO once again puts faith in dev creativity, states making hit games "remains the purview of human beings"

Dom Peppiatt — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:47:40 +0000

Today, as part of Take-Two Interactive Software's Q2 2027 earnings call, Strauss Zelnick fielded questions from investors after presenting the financial results of the company. One caller was concerned about AI - specifically about the proliferation of AI-powered compilations and decompilations that have been raising piracy concerns for publishers over the past few weeks.

GTA 6 pre-orders are tracking "well above expectations" and the game will "set a new baseline" for Take-Two, says CEO Strauss Zelnick

Dom Peppiatt — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:02:50 +0000

Today, as part of Take-Two Interactive Software's Q2 2027 earnings call, Strauss Zelnick noted that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 are tracking "far above expectations", and is certain that soon "numbers will speak for themselves" when it comes to the game.

"Something's really possible" - Mass Effect cast rally around efforts to save the franchise on the first N7 Day after BioWare's closure

Kaan Serin — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:09:50 +0000

This N7 Day was the first without developer BioWare around, but fans of the Mass Effect series didn't let 7th November go by quietly. The community managed to get several notable Mass Effect actors to lend their voice to the increasingly loud 'SaveMassEffect' movement.

God of War: Ragnarok is reportedly the highest-earning PlayStation Studios game this generation, but Marvel's Spider-Man 2 isn't far behind

Kaan Serin — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:02:00 +0000

God of War: Ragnarok is the generation's best-selling and highest-earning PlayStation Studios game, according to a new report, but the full top 10 list has a few nice surprises.

Hollow Knight Silksong physical editions mention multiple "free content packs" incoming, and call Sea of Sorrow a "giant expansion"

Kaan Serin — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:51:10 +0000

More than a year after its initial release, physical versions of Hollow Knight: Silksong are finally arriving on players' doorsteps. It's the same brilliant and sometimes thrillingly cruel Metroidvania Eurogamer gave five stars to, except this time a pack-in booklet seemingly reveals the existence of multiple "free content packs" alongside the Sea of Sorrow DLC.

Anticipated Warhammer 40K tactical RPG Dark Heresy gets a release date

Robert Purchese — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:50:00 +0000

Owlcat Games has revealed a release date for its tactical role-playing sequel Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. The game arrives 28th January, 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. A Switch 2 release date will be provided "at a later date", a press release says.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang under investigation after admitting affair with alleged Chinese spy in company-wide email

Connor Makar — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Nvidia's board of directors has launched an investigation into its own CEO Jensen Huang, after a report by the New York Times claimed he had been participating in an affair with an alleged Chinese spy.

Rockstar's doing a GTA 6 launch 'festival' in Miami featuring a lot of presumably expensive musical stars

Robert Purchese — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:48:30 +0000

The next-level glamour of Grand Theft Auto 6's arrival continues with word that Rockstar is hosting a star-studded launch 'festival' for the game in Miami - the game's setting-by-a-different-name.

Activision cracking down on popular Call of Duty: Warzone app that basically constituted cheating

Sherif Saed — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:23:30 +0000

"Lobby shopping" is what Call of Duty: Warzone players have been calling the ability to check the skill level of players in a lobby prior to joining it, enabling them to pass on those that include a lot of tough competition.

Nintendo's legendary Kirby designer Masahiro Sakurai weighs in on gen-AI, saying "it has yet to gain my trust" but not to reject it completely

Sherif Saed — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:35:20 +0000

Masahiro Sakurai, the designer behind many iconic Nintendo franchises such as Super Smash Bros. and several Kirby titles, has weighed in on the ongoing discussion of generative-AI use in game development.

Skyrim lead designer hopes Sentinel will finally solve The Elder Scrolls' ladder problem

Sherif Saed — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:46:20 +0000

For such a simple, straightforward real-world object, ladders have been the bane of game developers' existence since the early days of the industry. And Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls Series is certainly no stranger to that struggle.

"Art, including characters, terrain, animations, cutscenes and UI" Bandai Namco and Monolith Soft helped out with Ocarina of Time on Switch 2

Dom Peppiatt — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:45:50 +0000

Xenoblade series developer Monolith Soft and Bandai Namco Studios have been listed as support studios for the Switch 2 version of Ocarina of Time, working on elements of the title such as "art, including characters, terrain, animations, cutscenes and UI". Special thanks to both companies appear in the credits for the newly-launched game (as you can see below) and a statement released by Bandai Namco Studios confirms its involvement, too.

London department store Selfridges launches sizeable GTA 6 takeover, featuring a varsity jacket that costs an eye-watering £2,500

Robert Purchese — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:18:50 +0000

Expensive British department store Selfridges has launched a sizeable Grand Theft Auto 6 takeover, completely making-over its Oxford Street London Corner Shop store and offering a considerable line of clothing, which includes an exclusive varsity jacket that costs a bank-melting £2,500. Note, you can buy the GTA 6 items online as well.

Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Forever get a huge XP buff, but power-levellers shouldn't celebrate just yet

Connor Makar — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:41:20 +0000

World of Warcraft: Forever has received a massive buff to the XP drop-rates of dungeon mobs (enemies), which should make running these instances multiple times feel more rewarding - and may revive an older levelling strategy.

GTA 6 reportedly has 55 Achievements/Trophies, more than both GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 had at launch

Dom Peppiatt — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:41:40 +0000

GTA 6 is due to release on the 19th November on PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, and ahead of the highly-anticipated launch of Rockstar's latest sandbox adventure, people just can't get enough information about the game. To that end, overnight, we saw our latest leak: the game will have 55 Trophies/Achievements.

COD: Modern Warfare 4 gets a surprisingly sudden free trial, so you can see what the game's extraction mode DMZ is like

Sherif Saed — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:24:10 +0000

Activision has released the first trial for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's extraction mode DMZ. The trial is available across PC (Steam / Battlenet), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S until Wednesday, 11th November.

Ocarina of Time remake datamine suggests Master Quest is on the way

Vikki Blake — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:39:10 +0000

Ocarina of Time's notoriously tricky Master Quest mode could be making a comeback in the new remake.

Phasmophobia players raise over $230,000 for heart charity, more than double last year's total

Vikki Blake — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:41:10 +0000

The Phasmophobia community has raised more than $230,000 (around £173,000) for the American Heart Association, more than doubling last year's total.

Saving Mass Effect would take $200m+, says BioWare co-founder

Vikki Blake — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:31:00 +0000

Anyone hoping to buy Mass Effect from EA and finish what BioWare started needs to get saving now, as it could cost over $200 million (£150m).

Missing teenager rescued after reaching out to another player in Among Us

Vikki Blake — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:28:20 +0000

A teenager who went missing in Utah more than 17 months ago has been rescued from a home in Oregon after she got in touch with another young player in Among Us.

WoW: Forever is the biggest launch in World of Warcraft history, says Blizzard

Vikki Blake — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:09:10 +0000

World of Warcraft: Forever is the biggest launch in the MMO's history, pulling in more concurrent players than any previous WoW launch.

Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor lays off staff, a month after bringing furloughed developers back

Vikki Blake — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:06:10 +0000

Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor has laid off an unspecified number of staff, a month after bringing some of its furloughed team back to work.

Sony delays PlayStation's Pulse Elevate speakers indefinitely, less than a week before launch

Vikki Blake — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:36:10 +0000

Sony has delayed its Pulse Elevate wireless speakers indefinitely, less than a week before they were due to launch.

Assassin's Creed is reportedly going to ancient Rome, while a mobile spin-off heads to Jerusalem

Vikki Blake — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:16:50 +0000

Ubisoft is reportedly working on two new Assassin's Creed games, and one of them is set in ancient Rome.

Wardogs Season 3 brings an urban map, Limited Mode, and a 185,000-account ban wave

Vikki Blake — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:55:30 +0000

Wardogs' Season 3 will launch on 12th November, complete with a new urban map, a new Limited Mode, and a ban wave targeting 185,000 accounts.

Xbox is testing a way to use your phone as a controller on smart TVs

Vikki Blake — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:30:10 +0000

Xbox is testing two new ways to play its cloud games, and one of them doesn't require a controller at all.

What we've been playing - "Sniffing out the warehouses on Prawn Island"

Matt Wales — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:02:00 +0000

Well, hello! I am once again wearing the Bertie hat in your usual host's absence, so joyous welcomes to our regular feature in which we talk about what we've been playing in recent times. This week, Marie has been revisiting Zelda - although perhaps not the one you might expect - while Dom is rediscovering Vice City of the 80s. Kelsey is playing some very weird cards, Connor is back in WoW - possibly forever - and I'm equally smitten with a different RPG.

Updated Xbox PC app promises 60% faster loading and easier access to games, but CEO Asha Sharma says there's "plenty more to do"

Kaan Serin — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:58:20 +0000

The Xbox PC app hasn't had the best track record in recent years, but Microsoft is promising that it's now much faster and easier to use than before.

Mass Effect-like RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn ropes in David Gaider, the original lead writer of Bioware's Dragon Age series

Kaan Serin — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:40:40 +0000

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn looks like it's carrying the best bits of Mass Effect forward, and in an encouraging move, the developers have been collaborating with David Gaider.

Bringing Bloodborne back is tricky because "there's a lot of involved rights associated," according to former PlayStation boss

Kaan Serin — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:49:40 +0000

Every year, Bloodborne fans pray for the birth of another game set in FromSoftware's Lovecraftian world. Every year, we're no closer to a Bloodborne 2 or even a Bloodborne Remastered. But why? PlayStation's former head honcho, Shawn Layden, blames it on the tricky situation of rights ownership.

World of Warcraft: Forever hotfix puts a stop to super speedy flag carriers that were dominating PvP battlegrounds

Connor Makar — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:38:20 +0000

World of Warcraft: Forever has received its first major hotfix patch, which among other things has put an end to an especially powerful bug that made PvP battlegrounds like Warsong Gulch favoured to the Horde's advantage.

In Charting the Unknown, Crimson Desert doubles down on its maximalism in audacious, faintly sinister style

Lewis Gordon — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:32:20 +0000

And so we are back in Pywel: the super-sized and often super-pretty realm where the deserts are blood-red, the grass is a lurid shade of green, and Kliff and his merry gang of Greymanes seem to be pissed all the time. Yet what's this? Peace seems to have broken out across the region, which means our grizzled action hero is in a reflective mood.

Square Enix accidentally botches a Nier: Automata update, balloons required file size from 50GB to 366GB on PC

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:28:10 +0000

Yesterday, Nier: Automata received a new patch on Steam, adding more language support to the title - it can now be played with Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese options - but this new update also, somehow, inflated the file size of the game on PC from about 50GB to 366GB. D'oh! What's worse is, the update is not optional.

Following BioWare's shock closure, a new documentary capturing its final moments is coming next year

Connor Makar — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:24:20 +0000

A documentary detailing the history of beloved Mass Effect studio BioWare is releasing next year, and will cover last month's shock closure of the studio, following the private acquisition of owner EA.

Former Rockstar Games tech director thinks GTA 6 could be coming to PC sooner than you'd expect to curb AI clones

Connor Makar — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:02:40 +0000

Former Rockstar Games North technical director Obbe Vermeij believes that the possibility of AI vibe coded ports of Grand Theft Auto 6 could push Rockstar to create an official PC version sooner than you'd expect.

"Is there any accountability left in this world?" Warren Spector pops off at EA executives and their massive payouts as BioWare shuts down

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:15:20 +0000

It's only been two weeks since we last heard Warren Spector sound off about EA's sudden decision to close BioWare, following the publisher's acquisition by Saudi Arabia's PIF and venture capitalist concerns. But now, the storied developer is back and - apparently - angrier than ever.

After gobbling up EA, Saudi Arabia and private equity firm Silver Lake reportedly looking to buy Unity

Connor Makar — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:00:50 +0000

After acquiring EA for $55bn earlier this year, Saudi Arabia and private equity firm Silver Lake are reportedly in the market for another massive video game company. And according to new reports, it's Unity.

Remakes and new games "both have a place in the stable" says Nintendo boss, buoyed by the success of Star Fox and Ocarina of Time

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:40:50 +0000

It's been a good year for Nintendo: between Star Fox - the N64 classic with a dazzling facelift on Switch 2 - and the newly-launched and utterly fantastic Ocarina of Time remake, the platform holder is having a good run. And that's before you get to the likes of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, Mario Tennis Fever or any of the Switch 2 re-releases of first-party Switch games, like Xenoblade Chronicles 3 or Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Rockstar shares 38 new screenshots of Grand Theft Auto 6, showing off Vice City, Jason and Lucia, and much more

Connor Makar — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:18:40 +0000

Rockstar Games have released 38 new screenshots of Grand Theft Auto 6, ahead of its release later this month.

Nintendo says it isn't planning any more Switch 2 price hikes

Sherif Saed — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:59:30 +0000

Nintendo, which unveiled the results of the first half of its fiscal year 2027 earlier today, has now said it has access to enough quantities of memory to manufacture more Switch 2 consoles.

World of Warcraft: Forever's seemingly stellar launch continues as it soars to the top of Twitch's most viewed games, beating out the likes of League of Legends and Zelda

Connor Makar — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:57:50 +0000

World of Warcraft: Forever launched last night after a hugely successful beta, and it's not just players getting in on the fun. Blizzard's MMO is also proving quite the attraction for spectators, soaring all the way up to the top of Twitch's most viewed games.

Before Dark Souls there was King's Field, and five hours into brilliant homage Queen's Domain, it's already one of my favourite games this year

Matt Wales — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:24:20 +0000

The clue, of course, is right there in the title. Developer Freshly Baked Games' Queen's Domain isn't just a retro-fantasy action RPG played in first-person; it's an explicit homage to King's Field, the long-dormant FromSoftware series that - as the precursor to Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, and all those other Soulslikes - helped shape the modern gaming landscape in its own small way. That, though, is pretty much where my knowledge of the series begins and ends - as much as I love FromSoftware, I've never actually played a King's Field game. I've no idea how Queen's Domain shapes up as Kings Field-like, then, but I do know that, five or so hours in, it's already one of my favourite games this year.

Mass Effect petition has enough signatures for the Canadian Government to potentially save BioWare

Sherif Saed — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:48:40 +0000

Following news of EA's decision to shut down iconic RPG studio BioWare, Canadian fans of the studio have escalated their grievances to the governmental level, calling on the Canadian Government to step in and save the Canadian studio from closure, seemingly after Canada's New Democratic Party leader Avi Lewis called on the government to do so.

Nintendo game sales surge thanks to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, but Switch 2 hardware suffers big decline

Sherif Saed — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:56:40 +0000

Nintendo's latest financial earnings report is here, revealing healthy software sales thanks to the enormously popular Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. Sales of Switch 2 hardware, however, are down.

PlayStation sees record high player numbers and increased revenue for Q2 2026, and a lot of that success is down to Marvel's Wolverine

Dom Peppiatt — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:24:40 +0000

As part of today's (Thursday 5th November, 2026) financial results, Sony has confirmed that monthly active users, referred to as MAU, across both PlayStation 4 and 5, reached 127 million in September. This represents a seven percent growth year-on-year for the company, and sets a new record high.

World of Warcraft: Forever is off to a great start with Blizzard's smoothest launch in memory

Connor Makar — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:52:30 +0000

World of Warcraft: Forever came out last night. Those who stayed up were prepared for the usual from major WoW releases: long queues, disconnects, and server lag. However, save for a few minor hiccups here and there, things went off without a hitch.

Despite hardware worries and rising costs, Sony says PlayStation 6 development is on track and "progressing as scheduled"

Dom Peppiatt — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:42:30 +0000

Today, Thursday 5th November, 2026, Sony shared its latest financial results, reporting on the second quarter of financial year 2026 for the company. In a wide-ranging set of statements, we learned that the company's overall profits have been charged by the box office success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and that its annual profit outlook has been raised following a particularly successful quarter.

Valve explains why it's running behind on Steam game approvals, asks developers to perform basic release checks to prevent re-reviews

Sherif Saed — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:22:40 +0000

In the wake of witnessing an unprecedented number of game submissions to Steam over the last few months, Valve has been forced to delay approvals in order to deal with the existing backlog.

Arkane union says closing the studio "would probably be more expensive" for Xbox than simply finishing Marvel's Blade

Kaan Serin — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:33:10 +0000

Xbox would probably spend more money shutting down Arkane Lyon than it would trying to finish and release Marvel's Blade, according to a union representing workers from the beloved imsim studio.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Navi actor reprises her role after 28 years, but it was a total accident due to Nintendo's blind auditions

Kaan Serin — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:15:40 +0000

For The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's shiny new remake, Nintendo unintentionally cast the same actor twice - 28 years apart - to deliver Navi's infamous "Heys!" and "Listens!"

God of War Laufey delayed three months to May 2027, as Sony Santa Monica escapes a packed February

Kaan Serin — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:32:10 +0000

God of War Laufey has been delayed. Sony Santa Monica's PS5 exclusive is now dodging the crowded month of February and will instead come out on 20th May, 2027.

The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel fans ponder split timelines, alternative histories, and more as story speculation runs wild following latest teaser

Connor Makar — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Following the release of yesterday's brief new The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel teaser trailer, story speculation is running rampant across communities dedicated to the fantasy series, with fans theorising everything from alternative histories to split timelines.

Eight years ago the idea of The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel had me captivated, but can Bethesda recapture the magic?

Chris Tapsell — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:02:30 +0000

Eight years ago, I sat at my desk enthralled. Bethesda had just released the first trailer for The Elder Scrolls 6, a then mysteriously nameless, locationless sequel to one of the biggest games of all time, and I reckoned I'd just found the secrets to both. It was going to be set in the region of Hammerfell, I reckoned. And the city of Sentinel was a crucial factor in reasoning why.

One of Nintendo's Switch and Switch 2 cartridge manufacturers is exiting the business, which could make physical games more expensive

Sherif Saed — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:34:57 +0000

Macronix, longtime Nintendo hardware partner and one of the main producers of ROM memory, has announced it's leaving the business. ROM chips are key components in Switch and Switch 2 cartridges.

Halo and Destiny composer Marty O'Donnell loses his race for a seat in the US House of Representatives

Connor Makar — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:11:26 +0000

Halo and Destiny composer Marty O'Donnell's political aspirations have hit a roadblock following last night's US mid-term elections. O'Donnell was campaigning for a seat in the US House of Representatives, running as a Republican candidate in Nevada's Third Congressional District, but is projected to lose.

Nexus Mods introduces new AI disclosure rules, but won't ban AI mods outright

Sherif Saed — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:18:44 +0000

Nexus Mods, the largest website for finding and downloading PC mods, has revealed new guidelines aimed at properly identifying mods created entirely using gen-AI or those created with AI assistance.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2026) review

Christian Donlan — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000

I have a friend who first played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time back in the day, when the game was only just released and he was home from university for Christmas. This is objectively the best of all times to play any video game: not Christmas specifically, but dropped out of the regular world and faced with a few weeks filled with nothing pressing to do whatsoever. Years later, though, my friend told me that the magic of the game didn't just come down to the playing of it, but the way that the playing of it unfolded.

Dragon's Dogma 2 gets a timed collaboration with beloved anime and manga series Delicious in Dungeon, and it's out right now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox

Dom Peppiatt — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:03:46 +0000

Have you ever seen - or read - the wonderful Dungeon Meshi (known in English as 'Delicious in Dungeon')? It's a phenomenal manga series written and illustrated by Ryoko Kui, which was adapted into an anime series produced by Trigger in 2024. Long story short, it's about a group of adventurers in a fantasy world who lose an encounter with a dragon - who eats one of the party. What follows is a quest to revive the fallen party member (who happens to be the sister of one of the main characters), with the adventuring party learning to cook and eat monsters in dungeons as they uncover the stranger truth behind the world they inhabit.

Guild Wars gets its first major gameplay update in almost 20 years

Connor Makar — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:59:17 +0000

ArenaNet and co-dev studio 2Weeks have announced Guild Wars Afterlife - the first major update for the game in nearly 20 years.

Ubisoft and at least two other companies are interested in buying Arkane, according to new report

Sherif Saed — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:17:51 +0000

Arkane Studios, which spent the last several months in limbo following Xbox's decision to divest itself from the studio, has apparently received buyout offers from several bidders.

Arc Raiders devs say that using generative AI voice acting was necessary as actors "would just go crazy if they had to read all of that"

Connor Makar — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:34:03 +0000

Developers at Embark Studios, the company behind Arc Raiders, have spoken on the use of generative AI voice acting in the extraction shooter. It's argued that the initial use of generative AI line reads was a benefit to the voice actors, as they: "would just go crazy if they had to read all of that".

Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-load begins on 10th November, file size and regional timings released

Connor Makar — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:26:02 +0000

Rockstar Games have revealed the pre-load date and time for Grand Theft Auto 6. You better be prepared to clear out some storage space, and burn the midnight oil.

The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel is confirmed, finally getting new trailer and full name, 8 years, 4 months, and 23 days after its reveal

Dom Peppiatt — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:08:07 +0000

Today, Xbox and Bethesda have finally revealed the name and more information about The Elder Scrolls 6. The game, which we now know carries the subtitle Sentinel, was revealed in a special video that took place today, 3rd November 2026, almost exactly 15 years since the launch of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim and eight years, four months, and 23 days since the first reveal of the title card for The Elder Scrolls 6. That's over 100 months, by the way, or 3067 days, if you want to get specific.

COD: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ patch has nerfed UAV Towers so you're not immediately visible everywhere you go

Sherif Saed — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:36:19 +0000

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 patches continue, with the latest delivering some big changes to the game's extraction mode DMZ. The latest hotfix introduced a key balance change to one of DMZ's most controversial mechanics: UAV Towers.

Indie game website itch.io expands its AI disclosure filter as 'AI slop' continues to overwhelm Steam and other storefronts

Connor Makar — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:03:56 +0000

Indie game storefront itch.io has expanded its AI disclosure filters, allowing its users to better separate games made with the controversial technology from those who don't.

It looks like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 had fewer active players at launch in the US compared to last year's Black Ops 7

Sherif Saed — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:22:41 +0000

It's been speculated for a while that Call of Duty may be losing its lustre. Although we don't have concrete data with detailed statistics for each game released in the last several years, there's an observable trend in player numbers that's hard to ignore.

Remedy revenue soars by 226% following release of Control Resonant, the developer's fastest-selling game ever

Connor Makar — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:56:48 +0000

Remedy - the developer behind the recently released Control Resonant - has released a scorcher of a quarterly financial report. It shows that following Resonant's release in September, the company's revenue surged by 226 percent, bringing in €39.6m in Q3.

Days Gone studio's next PlayStation exclusive to be revealed and released in 2027, according to new report

Sherif Saed — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:18:39 +0000

Sony's Bend Studio, perhaps one of its lesser discussed development houses, has apparently been deep in development on its next title. The game is reportedly set to be announced in 2027, and released in the same year.

Yakuza creator's new studio and its debut game Gang of Dragon are no more after losing funding from NetEase

Kaan Serin — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:30:09 +0000

Nagoshi Studio has officially shut down and its first game called Gang of Dragon is seemingly no more, months after publisher NetEase pulled funding from the Yakuza-like project.

The Borderlands series has sold over 100 million copies, and Gearbox is "cooking hard on more Borderlands 4 content for next year"

Kaan Serin — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:44:15 +0000

The Borderlands series has sold more than 100m copies across all games, developer Gearbox Software has announced. No surprise, then - the studio also said it's cooking up "big plans" for the evergreen looter shooter's future.

Nintendo tried adding fast travel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, before devs realised "we were missing out on the moments of discovery"

Kaan Serin — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:01:38 +0000

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is being wrapped up in all kinds of modern touches for its imminent Nintendo Switch 2 remake (that owl seems to be less chatty, for starters), but there's at least one quality-of-life feature borrowed from Breath of the Wild that the developers felt was better left on the cutting room floor: fast travel.

COD Modern Warfare 4 has seemingly answered DMZ players' PvE calls with new Story Mission changes - but there are major caveats

Sherif Saed — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:19:40 +0000

For as long as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ extraction mode has been available, there've been calls for PvE-only servers. Developer Infinity Ward, for its part, has maintained the mode is designed as a PvPvE experience, but it's now seemingly made a change offering solo players something of a compromise, albeit with caveats.

One World of Warcraft: Forever player is working on a first-person mod that's a love letter to retro RPGs like Hexen and Morrowind

Connor Makar — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:21:24 +0000

One World of Warcraft: Forever player is attempting to turn Blizzard's new MMO endeavour into a Morrowind-esque first-person fantasy RPG, full of retro animations harkening back to the good ol' days. And there's no generative AI in sight.

As the controversy around AI-created video game copies continues, Anthropic seemingly restricts Claude's cloning abilities

Connor Makar — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:29:41 +0000

An update to Anthropic's Claude AI software has seemingly blocked the creation of outright clones or copies of existing games. Instead, Claude has been altered to only create "original" games.

Over a decade later, Bloodborne remains so popular it reportedly sold a quarter of a million copies this year alone

Sherif Saed — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:35:31 +0000

Bloodborne, FromSoftware's singular Lovecraftian action-RPG, has reportedly sold more than 251,000 copies this year alone.

"We're doing great," says id Software boss, despite losing "about half of our studio" amid devastating Xbox cuts

Sherif Saed — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:12:11 +0000

Iconic Doom and Quake developer id Software was among the most heavily impacted Microsoft-owned studios during Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's devastating business "reset" earlier this year, with around 136 employees reportedly losing their jobs.

Soulframe to launch into free open alpha this week, as Warframe devs go head-to-head with WoW: Forever

Connor Makar — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:17:46 +0000

Soulframe's Preludes (its own version of an alpha) is finally opening its doors to the whole world ahead of the Verse of the Veilands update. Starting this week, anyone who wants to can simply download the game and hop in, no invite required.

Phantom Blade Zero is Steam's biggest launch of the year so far, selling over 4 million copies in three days

Sherif Saed — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:24:45 +0000

Phantom Blade Zero studio S-Game has announced that its debut title has sold more than 4m copies in its first 72 hours on sale. The game's official X account broke the news alongside a celebratory message, though without providing a per-platform breakdown of copies sold.

At Dead of Night sequel The Great Hugo is coming "(very) soon"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:16:20 +0000

Baggy Cat Games, the team behind viral FMV horror game At Dead Of Night, has confirmed that a sequel is "coming (very) soon".

Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2 has much worse input lag than PS5

Vikki Blake — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:27:29 +0000

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2 has noticeably worse input lag than on PS5, which could put Nintendo players at a disadvantage in multiplayer.

Footage of a Persona 1 remake has seemingly leaked online

Vikki Blake — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 16:35:17 +0000

Almost two minutes of footage from what appears to be a remake of the original Persona has leaked online.

Dune: Awakening's free Blood and Ice expansion swaps sand for snow on 1st December

Vikki Blake — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 13:44:34 +0000

Funcom's survival MMO Dune: Awakening is heading north with a free expansion that trades the deserts of Arrakis for a frozen new map.

Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launches 12th November and a demo is out tomorrow

Vikki Blake — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:04:13 +0000

Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will launch on 12th November, bundled with a new mode called Dandori Academy.

PUBG live-action series in the works at Netflix, with Donald Glover set to direct and star

Vikki Blake — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:35:36 +0000

PUBG is being turned into a live-action series for Netflix, with Donald Glover set to direct, write, executive produce, and star.

Activision to remove Itaewon crowd crush footage from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and apologises to victims' families

Vikki Blake — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:59:46 +0000

Activision has apologised to the bereaved families of the Itaewon crowd crush victims and confirmed it will remove real footage of the tragedy from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

The Mortuary Assistant dev on laying his cancelled Paranormal Activity game to rest, resurrecting it as a Halloween freebie, and a potential return to his biggest game

Matt Wales — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:25:38 +0000

Halloween feels like an especially appropriate time for Playable Archive's arrival. It's a genuinely spooky found-footage affair for one - a cleverly orchestrated 30-or-so minutes of scares from the developer of horror hit The Mortuary Assistant, released this week as a Halloween freebie. But more than that, the unusual tale of its creation is also one of death and resurrection. As its slightly cheeky title implies, Playable Archive (a riff on the legendary Playable Teaser created for Hideo Kojima's cancelled Silent Hill game) is a small slice of developer Brian Clarke's much larger cancelled Paranormal Activity game, making it a fascinating window into 'what could have been'. When I heard the news of its release, my curiosity was piqued, so I spoke with Clarke about this unexpected turn of events, of laying his project to rest, and how its legacy might live on - perhaps even as a new Mortuary Assistant game.

Final Fantasy 14 reveals Evercold’s second new job and February release date, with pre-orders opening next week

Vikki Blake — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:39:25 +0000

Final Fantasy 14's next expansion, Evercold, will launch on 23rd February 2027, and its second new job is zephyr, a physical ranged DPS that fights with a crossbow and a bird.

Silent Hill: Townfall adds new Hard difficulty in latest update

Vikki Blake — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:53:19 +0000

Silent Hill: Townfall has added a new Hard difficulty mode and rebalanced every existing setting to make room for it.