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Second wave of Xbox cuts reported to be happening this week, with "several" studios apparently facing consolidation

Sherif Saed — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:36:03 +0000

Xbox is reportedly preparing to lay off hundreds more people this week as the company plans to consolidate several of its studios.

Weeks before GTA 6, Rockstar Games imposes new guidelines that restrict mods for missions, maps, updated storylines, and third-party IP

Kaan Serin — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:23:49 +0000

Ahead of the bottomless GTA 6 mods we'll surely get whenever the crime epic finally comes to PC, Rockstar Games has imposed new restrictions on the modding community and, boy, they are tight.

Nintendo Switch ports of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire look even more likely after official account shares suspiciously HD footage of the GBA games

Kaan Serin — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:36:03 +0000

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire might join their handheld third-generation siblings on a journey to the Nintendo Switch - at least, that's what fans think after an official channel posted what looks like a HD version of the classic games that are definitely not running on a Game Boy Advance.

Bungie is freeing vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns after Marathon "did not reach as many players as we had hoped"

Kaan Serin — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:06:26 +0000

Bungie's been having a tough time these past few years, but the studio's new leadership is making big promises. Starting with Destiny 2 - the devs will start to let some of the game's older campaigns and raids out of the vault, while trying to build a future for the popular MMO-FPS hybrid. And, while Marathon hasn't courted enough players yet, the studio's still working to improve the extraction shooter.

The Blood of Dawnwalker getting a new difficulty option, combat changes and more in game's first "big" patch scheduled for early October

Robert Purchese — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:41:09 +0000

Speaking to Eurogamer, The Blood of Dawnwalker game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has discussed several game improvements coming in a "big patch" currently scheduled for early October - including a brand new difficulty option, combat targeting changes, and making it easier to escape from battles by running away.

Grand Theft Auto 6 sleuths are torn on whether a famous Florida locale is in the game or not

Connor Makar — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:48:09 +0000

Grand Theft Auto fans are known for a love of speculation and information sleuthing at this point, and this certainly hasn't changed since Rockstar released the extended gameplay preview for Grand Theft Auto 6. The community's current fixation? Whether or not Key West will be in the game.

Hideo Kojima doesn't know if Physint will be released on PS5, and he hasn't decided if it's going to use Sony's Decima game engine

Sherif Saed — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:37:11 +0000

Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima has spoken about a number of topics concerning Sony's sudden shocking decision to back away from publishing his tactical espionage project, Physint. It was a decision made in June, and though Kojima was able to convince Xbox to pick up the Metal Gear successor and continue funding and publishing it, the transition raised a lot of questions.

World of Warcraft: Forever players are being naughty with the new naming system

Connor Makar — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:49:39 +0000

World of Warcraft: Forever's beta has proven exceptionally popular, as 'crazy' numbers of players flock to play this new twist on the beloved MMO. And among Forever's new features is a character naming system that has allowed creative players to get naughty.

Mystique's lesbian relationship in Marvel's Wolverine is seemingly censored in certain parts of the world

Sherif Saed — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:45:52 +0000

Some Marvel's Wolverine players have claimed their game has been altered to censor aspects of Mystique's lesbian relationship and marriage to Tyger. A number of posts on Reddit and social media appear to show how differently the relationship is referenced compared to the uncensored version.

The Blood of Dawnwalker cost less than expected to make but former NetEase investor defends its status as a top-tier production

Robert Purchese — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:32:51 +0000

UPDATE 22ND SEPTEMBER: Former NetEase studio investor and Rebel Wolves board director Simon Zhu has revealed the "entire budget" of The Blood of Dawnwalker as $45m, and said that: "In Poland, that budget is AAA."

Microsoft patents idea for in-game PC and Xbox adverts shown during downtime "trigger events"

Sherif Saed — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:19:43 +0000

Microsoft has filed a patent for a system that allows PC and Xbox games to serve advertisements during game sessions, seemingly without disrupting gameplay.

Zach Cregger's quirky Resident Evil film proves sceptics wrong with series-best opening weekend

Robert Purchese — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:38:55 +0000

Zach Cregger's quirky new Resident Evil film is a big success, recording the best opening weekend for a Resident Evil film ever.

Dead Cells studio's Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is getting a demo in time for the spooky season

Connor Makar — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:28:53 +0000

If you've been hungering for something gothic as we inch towards October, the scariest month of the year, then you're in luck. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is getting a demo you'll be able to sink your fangs into soon.

Marvel's Wolverine "fart gas" scent trails addressed by a surprise update

Sherif Saed — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:26:49 +0000

Marvel's Wolverine has received a hotfix update that addresses one of the core features in the game many people have an issue with: scent trails. These are represented on screen by a gassy, bright blue line, and they're used by Wolverine to locate his next mission objective and to find collectibles in the world.

Silent Hill: Townfall review

Matt Wales — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

As I watch the credits roll on Silent Hill: Townfall, it's hard to believe this is the same series that had, until just a few years ago, been neglected into near-irrelevance. Like 2025's excellent Silent Hill f, Townfall is a fascinating thing; a game of bold creative swings that's part inversion, subversion, and evolution of the near-three-decade survival horror series, charting its own idiosyncratic path while still feeling entirely Silent Hill.

Call of Duty maker Activision claims video game cheating is now a £6.3 billion ($8.5 billion) a year industry

Vikki Blake — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:30:41 +0000

Activision has published a breakdown of the numbers behind cheating in its games, claiming cheating is big business, generating about £6.3 billion - $8.5bn - every year in account sales, boosting, and spoofing services.

Hideo Kojima responds to accusations of Physint being over budget and late on deadline, says he still "loves Sony" despite collapse of publishing deal

Dom Peppiatt — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:00:05 +0000

Last week, we learned that Sony "stepped away" from Kojima Production's previously PlayStation-exclusive "action espionage" game Physint. Following the announcement, which saw Xbox take over publishing duties for the in-development title, a new report has claimed Sony's decision was the result of concerns over "budget, potential profitability and exclusivity".

Blizzard developer says World of Warcraft: Forever's beta numbers are the "craziest" he's seen in 17 years

Vikki Blake — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:09:13 +0000

World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard's vanilla-flavoured spin-off built by the WoW Classic team, has already pulled in far more players than the studio expected.

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival gets a playable demo and a new trailer ahead of its October launch

Vikki Blake — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:03:08 +0000

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival has a new playable demo out now on Steam ahead of its full launch on 8th October.

The Last of Us director apologises for calling out Sony Santa Monica's God of War Laufey after saying he was "not excited"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:41:45 +0000

The Last of Us director Bruce Straley has apologised to the God of War Laufey team at Sony Santa Monica for saying he was "not excited" about the upcoming game's gameplay.

Wolverine developer Insomniac denies using generative AI after fans spot strange restroom sign

Vikki Blake — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:20:36 +0000

Wolverine developer Insomniac has denied using generative AI after fans jumped on social media to share screenshots of a bizarre restroom sign.

HoYoverse's Nodusfall might look like Elden Ring, but there's a promising dark fantasy action game here that took me by surprise

Lottie Lynn — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Nodusfall, aesthetically at least, is about as far from a typical HoYoverse game as you can get. Gone are the bright colours, cute creatures, and bountiful anime women. In their place, we get all the familiar trappings of dark fantasy: mysterious magics, vicious monsters, and a dingier kind of realism that - and I'm sure we've all thought it - feels a little bit Elden Ring. But from what I played at Gamescom, Nodusfall has the potential to shake off those FromSoftware comparisons and come into its own.

What we've been playing - "the rest of the party is, frankly, absolutely feral, so I've been trying to balance that out"

Chris Tapsell — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, it's a Chris Tapsell (that's me!) triple-bill - a triple-Tap? - as the team's been either quite stretched or rightfully enjoying a few days off here and there to catch up from a hectic Gamescom period, leaving me to do a proper bodge job of filling in. Expect the usual mobile game addiction, late review apology, and a rule-bending wildcard (it's not that wild).

Sony execs behind iconic game-sharing meme recreate it, but fittingly, without a physical game

Kaan Serin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:44:12 +0000

Former PlayStation executives Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes have recreated their iconic "this is how you share your games on PS4" moment - now with a very timely game-less picture.

New 200GB GTA 5 leak suggests Rockstar Games scrapped a massive Liberty City DLC, and reportedly includes very early GTA 6 work

Kaan Serin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:19:10 +0000

Rockstar Games' latest leak seemingly includes a nearly 200GB version of GTA 5's source code, suggesting the developer started and then scrapped plans for a Liberty City DLC, alongside very early files related to GTA 6.

Despite controversial reviews and online mockery, Marvel's Wolverine looks to have sold 1.9m on PS5 - and over 1 in 5 sales are physical

Kaan Serin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:52:24 +0000

Marvel's Wolverine has been in the hot seat over the last week or so, but mixed reviews and internet memes seemingly haven't put a dent in the superhero game's adamantium frame. A new report states the latest from Insomniac Games has already sold almost 2m copies, with more than a fifth coming from physical sales.

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will be "around 200GB" says game director, as he details Sephiroth and Vincent Valentine DLC plans

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:04:26 +0000

We're still about six months out from the release of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the final part of the FF7 Remake trilogy. But, already, there is a lot of discussion about the size of the game; whether it's all the divisive side activities on offer in the title, or the fact it won't be shipping totally on-disc at launch thanks to the amount of stuff it'll feature, director Naoki Hamaguchi is already fielding a lot of questions about 'size versus quality' in the last game in the Remake series.

Control Resonant review

Alexis Ong — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

The first time I ate mold was like something out of a Victorian morality play. It was in boarding school, when fuzzy blue-grey discs would sometimes appear on the bottom of a quiche, or after I saw one of the kitchen ladies use a cleaning rag to cover a tray of cauliflower cheese. We were told it was a good source of protein, and because I complained, I had to collect rubbish for a weekend in my school uniform. Outside the realm of edible mushrooms and respectable fungi and polite society, the idea of eating mold is kinda gross. But here I am, in Control Resonant, faced with the Temptation of Saint Mycology, while my handler screams in my ear for me to put the mold down. I will not. I'm Dylan Faden, and this is Jackass.

Bolstered by Switch 2 sales and Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake's reveal, Nintendo of America COO promises: "This is just the beginning"

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:55:42 +0000

Nintendo is having a pretty good time of it at the moment. Last year, we learned that the Switch 2 became the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, usurping the PS4's golden record. Then, earlier this year, we learned that Switch 2 sales reached nearly 20m almost one year after release, making it the second-fastest selling console in US history. Buoyed by the runaway successes of games like Pokopia and other first-party hits, not even the reality of a hardware price rise seems to be hobbling Nintendo's momentum.

Rockstar hasn't said anything about a GTA 6 Online multiplayer mode just yet, but Twitch's CEO reckons it'll land next year

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:15:25 +0000

Rockstar has remained very tight-lipped about GTA 6's multiplayer component, the potential successor to GTA 5's incredibly popular Grand Theft Auto Online, not yet commenting on whether it will even launch one. All we know currently is that when Grand Theft Auto 6 arrives on 19th November, it'll only include the single-player campaign.

Why do Japanese studios suffer fewer layoffs? Because they have smaller teams and don't pay their execs $30m, says one expert

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:08:43 +0000

It's been a pretty grim year for video games. Aside from the "return of Xbox" new CEO Asha Sharma promised awhen taking over, which enacted the announcement of 3,200 layoffs and four studio departures, we've also seen mass layoffs in other studios, too: Bungie, EA, PUBG Productions, Take-Two, Warner Bros., Epic, and many, many more have been impacted this year so far.

Valor Mortis is only $40 because its developer knows you'll be choosing from a lot of big games over this "stacked" autumn

Sherif Saed — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:22:34 +0000

The Valor Mortis developer has announced the game's price and offered an explanation as to why the team picked this particular price point. Valor Mortis costs $40 / €40, which is notably cheaper than other games releasing around the same time. We've asked for clarification on UK price.

Following wide-ranging leaks, Bungie says Marathon is not 'merging' with Destiny

Sherif Saed — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:29:20 +0000

Destiny being reborn within Marathon sounds like one of those ridiculous ideas fans come up with to keep their hope alive, but it's one of several "leaked" plans Bungie supposedly has, which recently made their way online. Bungie has now responded, shooting down what may be the most outlandish part of the leak.

GTA 6 is getting a 34-song original soundtrack, with music from multiple real-world artists - and you can stream six tracks today

Sherif Saed — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:57:37 +0000

Grand Theft Auto 6's original soundtrack was partially revealed today. The full album contains 34 original tracks made for the upcoming open-world crime game.

Hideo Kojima confirms Bill Skarsgård is Physint's lead actor, gives production update on mysterious horror game OD

Dom Peppiatt — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:55:15 +0000

Hideo Kojima took to the stage at Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast today to give us an update on his two in-development games with Xbox, OD and Physint. Both games are now being published by Xbox, after we learned last week that Sony "stepped away" from Kojima Production's previously PlayStation-exclusive "action espionage" game Physint. Following the announcement, which saw Xbox take over publishing duties for the in-development title, a new report has claimed Sony's decision was the result of concerns over "budget, potential profitability and exclusivity".

Wardogs has already made more money than Marathon, and its Steam launch momentum is ahead of Arc Raiders and Helldivers 2

Sherif Saed — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:44:36 +0000

Wardogs is already one of the year's biggest PC hits on Steam, but new data has revealed how its success compares to other mega-hits like Arc Raiders and Helldivers 2, as well as struggling titles like Marathon. This isn't that surprising, given Wardogs managed to sell over 1 million copies within hours of launch.

Helldivers 2 and Horizon Forbidden West mysteriously delisted from Steam in the UK, Sony promises to "address the issue" with Valve

Dom Peppiatt — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:52:50 +0000

Yesterday, Helldivers 2 and Horizon Forbidden West mysteriously disappeared from the Steam store in the UK. There was no announcement about this move, nor any indication it would happen before players began noticing that neither game was listed on the digital storefront. Users that did not own the games were left unable to purchase them, however people that already had the Sony Interactive Entertainment-published titles in their libraries were still able to boot and play the games.

Monster Hunter Wilds upcoming expansion, Ascendance, reveals an infamous returning monster - and it looks like it'll address the difficulty complaints

Dom Peppiatt — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:36:26 +0000

Brace yourselves, everyone: the Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance marketing machine is spinning up. Today, at Tokyo Game Show, Capcom released the an extended cut of the first official trailer for Ascendance, revealing the explosion-loving leonine monster, Teostra, as a huntable foe.

PlayStation 5's latest firmware update takes Community Activity out of beta, but it's missing a key feature

Sherif Saed — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:16:11 +0000

A new PlayStation 5 firmware update has officially arrived for everyone, after about a month of testing. The change log for firmware version 26.06-14.00.00 has changed in one major way since the beta first went live in August.

Wardogs studio CEO issues new statement, after backlash for saying his studio won't hire people who "constantly tweet anti-crunch messaging"

Sherif Saed — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:15:25 +0000

Joe Brammer, CEO of Bulkhead, the developer behind The Turing Test, Battalion 1944, and now the hugely successful new release Wardogs, has found himself in somewhat hot water, following a revealing interview where he discussed work culture at the UK studio.

More MindsEye developers have been laid off, and GTA veteran Leslie Benzie's studio is reportedly shutting down

Kaan Serin — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:49:00 +0000

Another round of layoffs is seemingly sweeping through Build A Rocket Boy, the studio responsible for MindsEye and founded by GTA veteran Leslie Benzies. The studio's future is now uncertain.

Monster Hunter Wilds will soon stop charging players to edit their characters as Capcom scraps the game's worst microtransaction

Kaan Serin — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:47:52 +0000

Arguably Monster Hunter Wilds' most egregious microtransaction is being retired, and, soon, you'll be able to edit your hunters and cat-friend Palicos whenever you like, as many times as you like.

Vampire RPG escapes Steam's 'Adult Only' jail just in time for launch: "At the risk of disappointing some players, Nighthawks is not porn"

Kaan Serin — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:59:46 +0000

Nighthawks just got a happy ending. Developers of the vampiric RPG have successfully removed the game's 'Adult Only' rating on Steam - a label that would have otherwise hidden the game from most players.

The Blood of Dawnwalker's controversial time mechanic won't necessarily be in a sequel, the game director says

Robert Purchese — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:24:36 +0000

The Blood of Dawnwalker director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has told me the game's divisive time mechanic - which gives you a limited amount of time to save your family, and attaches a time-cost to every quest and notable action you do in the game - won't necessarily feature in a sequel.

Xbox's Fable reboot was allowed a 10-year development because the RPG series is "vital to the DNA of the platform", developer Playground Games says

Sherif Saed — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:57:29 +0000

Fable developer Playground Games has said "many people within Xbox view Fable as being vital to the DNA of the platform", which is why this game has been allowed such a long and "protected" development.

HBO boss continues to suggest The Last of Us Season 3 is the series' final season

Dom Peppiatt — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:30:54 +0000

HBO boss Casey Bloys has mentioned again that he believes The Last of Us series will be finished in three seasons.

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave review

Dom Peppiatt — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:08:06 +0000

I cannot remember the last time I put this many hours into a game for a review. And still, I'm sitting here, writing this, itching to play more of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. Despite some odd decisions for an RPG of this depth and scale - a single save slot and diluted difficulty, to name two - I haven't played a game that has captivated and fascinated me like this in years. This is Fire Emblem at its peak, a game as sharp and satisfying as Awakening on the 3DS, with character work and story as compelling as Three Houses. It summons the same sense of wonder and scale as those multi-disc PS1 RPGs did back in the 90s. Developer Intelligent Systems has refined all the map-building, scenario-setting work it did with Engage and iterated it alongside the storytelling tour de force of Three Houses to create something exceptional, no matter what direction you look at it from. This, right here, is a reason to buy a Switch 2.

Here's the second wave of Xbox Game Pass games coming in September

Robert Purchese — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:41:29 +0000

The second wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September has been announced, and the list considerably improves what's already on offer, with a huge new arrival in Gears of War: E-Day, and notable arrivals in Dune Awakening, and Minecraft Dungeons 2.

Microsoft doesn't dismiss rumours a major Xbox Game Pass shake-up is on the way, which reportedly removes day-one game offerings entirely

Sherif Saed — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:40:31 +0000

Xbox could be planning another major shake-up of its Game Pass subscription service, this time removing key benefits the service is known for. That's according to a new leak from ResetEra user Slayven, who in 2025 revealed Microsoft's plans to raise Game Pass prices and change tier offerings, some of which turned out to be true.

You can play a sizeable demo of Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember right now, getting you ready for its March 2027 release date

Dom Peppiatt — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Overnight, in the run up to Tokyo Game Show, Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja announced that Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, the latest instalment in the studios' dark Three Kingdoms-inspired action-RPG series, will be released worldwide on 4th March 2027. The two companies also announced a huge alpha test for the game in the form of a free demo that provides an early look at the game, including an in-progress character creation system, and online multiplayer for up to three players.

Login errors delay Diablo 4's big new Season of Hell's Legacy anniversary update

Sherif Saed — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:42:38 +0000

The launch of Diablo 4's Season of Hell's Legacy got off to a rough start. The anticipated season was announced at BlizzCon over the weekend to arrive alongside a 30th anniversary celebration of the Diablo franchise. And though Season of Hell's Legacy eventually went live, it did so several hours after it was supposed to.

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember isn't just a sequel - it's a culmination of everything Team Ninja has learned from Nioh, Ninja Gaiden, and Dead or Alive

Dom Peppiatt — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000

The original Wo Long is an overlooked gem. Fast-paced, brutal, and compelling, the game made a name for itself amongst hardcore action-RPG aficionados because of its key gimmick: that basically every single attack could be deflected. While some criticised this because it made the game 'repetitive', I thought it was interesting and well-executed enough to carry you through the entire playtime. Augmented by a momentum mechanic that rethought stamina for the fast-paced fights, and a still best-in-class 'morale' system that encouraged exploration and completionism, Wo Long has a permanent place on my harddrive.

After riffing on Theme Hospital, Two Point Museum studio is tipping a hat to Bullfrog's classic Theme Park in its next DLC

Matt Wales — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:20:23 +0000

Well this made me chuckle. After starting out with Two Point Hospital - a spiritual successor to developer Bullfrog Productions' classic sick-fixing sim Theme Hospital, Two Point Studios is now going even further into the past. Its newly announced Rides & Relics DLC for the excellent Two Point Museum is paying it back to Theme Hospital's much-loved predecessor, Theme Park - and you can even build your own coasters!

"What would a WoW 2 give you that World of Warcraft: Forever isn't already giving you?" - Blizzard addresses the MMO elephant in the room

Robert Purchese — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:45:02 +0000

Blizzard's decision to reveal far-away release dates for Diablo 5 (2029) and the new open-world StarCraft shooter (2030) at this year's BlizzCon represented an uncharacteristically transparent look at its future plans. So much so, there was a moment when the spotlight turned on World of Warcraft and it seemed we might get a monumental reveal there too.

Steam Deck 2 plans aren't affected by ongoing component crisis, Valve maintains, as Steam Frame arrives later and more expensive than expected

Sherif Saed — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:21:04 +0000

Valve is in the news again thanks to the impending launch of its Steam Frame VR headset. The developer recently opened up pre-order registration for the £889 / $1,059 standalone headset following months of wait.

Alien Deathstorm's intense, relentless FPS action was a surprise Gamescom highlight - even if it nearly made my brain explode

Matt Wales — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:00:46 +0000

Let me paint a picture: it is day three of Gamescom; I have seen dozens of fantastic games, spoken to many enthusiastic developers. I am excited and energised by it all, but also at the point of slightly delirious fatigue (not helped by the Gamescom flu determinedly setting in). It is, in other words, a less than ideal time to be seeing a game as relentlessly, overwhelmingly intense as Alien Deathstorm. But play it I did - and half an hour later I found myself walking away thinking I might just have seen one of my favourite demos of the show.

Ubisoft delays Rayman Legends remake Retold a couple of months "to make sure every detail gets the care it deserves"

Robert Purchese — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:22:10 +0000

Ubisoft has delayed the Rayman Legends remake - Rayman Legends Retold - in order to "make sure every detail gets the care it deserves". The game's release date has moved two months from 1st October to 3rd December.

Everything we've gleaned about Diablo 5 since its BlizzCon 2026 reveal - a game that appears to be much more than Diablo 4.5

Sherif Saed — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:01:31 +0000

I knew going into BlizzCon 2026 that we'd get some Diablo news, but I expected a Diablo 4 expansion introducing a new Baal storyline, not Diablo 5. It's a long way away, scheduled for a spring 2029 release, but that didn't stop Blizzard revealing enough information for us to build a picture of what the new action role-playing game will be like. And if there's one thing I took from the information, it's that Diablo 5 is much more than simply a continuation of Diablo 4.

007 First Light catches a big delay on Switch 2, pushing it into next year

Sherif Saed — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:40:50 +0000

IO Interactive has announced it's pushing back the release of 007 First Light on Switch 2. The game's Switch 2 adaptation was expected to be released this summer, but has now been delayed to March 2027.

Injustice 3 is seemingly the mysterious, unannounced fighting game that's been hosting playtests in California

Sherif Saed — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:35:05 +0000

NetherRealm's next project has yet to be officially announced, but many believe it to be the third entry in the studio's superhero fighting game series Injustice. Now, there are new signs that select few outside the studio are playing Injustice 3.

GTA 6's first confirmed actor is King of the Hill's Stephen Root: "It's an amazing thing to look at"

Kaan Serin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:04:43 +0000

Rockstar Games hasn't said much about who's voicing the GTA 6 cast, but we now know at least one big-name actor attached to the upcoming crime epic: Stephen Root.

Marathon's permanent PvE mode and next major update delayed to December days before launch, and Bungie's "moving away from a strict season schedule"

Kaan Serin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:54:07 +0000

Marathon Season 3 and everything that was due to come alongside it has been delayed, including the sci-fi shooter's long-awaited full PvE mode. Bungie's next major update is now launching in December instead, and the famed studio is pivoting away from seasonal updates entirely.

"It's absolutely our goal to expand the market" - Valve's new Steam Frame VR headset has a nifty idea for broader appeal

Robert Purchese — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Valve has said its new Steam Frame VR headset, despite costing nearly £900 for a base model, is intended to "expand the market" of virtual reality headsets. That's both because it's lightweight and standalone, but also because it addresses a fundamental and long-running problem VR headsets have had.

Valve's long-awaited standalone VR headset Steam Frame starts at £889 and sign-ups open today - but you'll need to be quick

Matt Wales — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000

After years of rumours, and 10 months since its official unveiling, Valve's long-awaited standalone VR headset, Steam Frame, is poised to begin shipping soon, and with a confirmed starting price of £889.

Steam Frame review

Matt Wales — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000

And so here it is: Steam Frame; Valve's second in-house VR headset following 2019's Index, featuring a boosted spec sheet, PC-to-headset streaming, and the ability to function standalone. It is, if you don't mind spoilers, a good, often great bit of kit, and a fascinating machine - it's lightweight and wonderfully comfortable, with some neat ideas, and it's a pleasure to use if you're doing PC-to-VR. As a standalone device, though, I have reservations, and there's a sense that it's perhaps not quite ready for prime time.

Sega and Netflix partner for a "cute yet cool" Sonic TV Show, a Crazy Taxi film, and a "badass action" Stranger Than Heaven adaptation

Kaan Serin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:58:59 +0000

Netflix is binge-producing video game adaptations faster than a certain Blue Blur can chow down a chilli dog. The streamer has just announced a new partnership with Sega to make another animated TV show based on Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as films adapting Crazy Taxi and the upcoming Stranger Than Heaven.

What comes after Lies of P? It looks like it might be Wonders of O, according to a new trademark

Dom Peppiatt — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:35:36 +0000

Did you enjoy Lies of P? The game - a Soulslike take on the story of Geppetto and Pinocchio - was very succesful when it launched in 2023. Now, it looks like we may have our first proper glimpse at what the game's sequel may turn out to be. A couple of new trademarks have appeared over at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), registered by publisher Neowiz, for a mysterious project called 'Wonders of O'.

In a big change for Blizzard, it sounds like the new StarCraft shooter won't be a live-service game

Robert Purchese — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:45:03 +0000

Blizzard has revealed more tangible details about what the new StarCraft game actually is, beyond it being an open-world shooter due for release in 2030. In doing so, Blizzard likened it to being more of a 'boxed' release rather than an ongoing live-service game, which is a notable departure for a company that has dealt almost exclusively in online multiplayer games.

Diablo 4 was basically an MMO, will Diablo 5 follow suit? Blizzard is being coy for now

Sherif Saed — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:19:13 +0000

The announcement of Diablo 5 at BlizzCon over the weekend was among the fan event's highlights. Blizzard shared a surprising number of details about a game that's early in development, and one that won't be released for another three years.

Blizzard explains why it's revealing StarCraft and Diablo 5 release dates so far away: "We want to convey confidence in some of our biggest bets"

Robert Purchese — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:33:49 +0000

Blizzard uncharacteristically announced two games at the weekend with release dates surprisingly far away. One was Diablo 5, which Blizzard plans to release in spring 2029, and the other was the much-rumoured StarCraft open-world shooter, releasing 2030.

A multiplayer mod for The Last of Us 2 was reportedly cancelled "at Sony's request"

Dom Peppiatt — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:29:01 +0000

Development on a multiplayer PvP mod for The Last of Us Part 2 on PC has been halted after PlayStation got in touch and asked the developers to cease work on the project.

Blizzard confirms no more Diablo 4 expansions from now until Diablo 5's release

Sherif Saed — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:19:11 +0000

One of the biggest questions that emerged following the surprise reveal of Diablo 5 at BlizzCon over the weekend surrounded the future of Diablo 4. Blizzard announced a returning class - the Amazon - coming to the game sometime in the first half of 2027, but nothing beyond that.

Professor Layton studio Level-5's CEO admits using AI to make its digital showcase "more spectacular"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:32:39 +0000

Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that generative AI was used in the studio's recent showcase.

Diablo 4's new season brings back Deckard Cain and all three Prime Evils as the game arrives on Switch 2

Vikki Blake — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:45:19 +0000

Diablo 4's next season, Season of Hell's Legacy, will go live on 15th September to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary and Nintendo Switch 2 debut.

The World of Warcraft "Classic+" rumours were true and it's called World of Warcraft: Forever

Vikki Blake — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:12:09 +0000

Blizzard has officially confirmed World of Warcraft: Forever, the long-rumoured "Classic+" experience.

StarCraft is back, but it's not the RTS you remember - it's an open-world shooter coming spring 2030

Vikki Blake — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:57:23 +0000

Blizzard's next StarCraft game will be an original open-world shooter and it's coming spring 2030.

Diablo 5 is coming spring 2029, and a Netflix show is in development

Vikki Blake — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:06:40 +0000

Blizzard has officially announced Diablo 5, confirming the next mainline entry in the series is expected to arrive in spring 2029.

The weird, wonderful world of Miles Buckle, Instagram's parallel universe of video games

Alexis Ong — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Going through Miles Buckle's Instagram feed is like stumbling into a parallel universe where cinema's greats – Lynch, Hitchcock, Fellini, Kubrick – are reimagined in the familiar but distinctly different visual language of video games. The "here's Johnny" scene from The Shining, where Jack Nicholson terrorises Shelley Duvall, recreated in the stilted comedic style of The Sims 2. The opening sequence of Twin Peaks told through the landscapes of SimCity 2000 – one of several "orthographic experiments" that Buckle has done using the most iconic Maxis game of my childhood. A low-poly Peter Finch doing the Oscar-winning "I'm a human being, god dammit!" monologue from Sidney Lumet's classic Network. Perfect fever dreams that can't and won't exist outside of these short clips.

UK studio Bulkhead's Wardogs sells over a million copies and tops 350,000 concurrent players on launch day

Vikki Blake — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:43:49 +0000

Wardogs, the new tactical shooter from Derby-based studio Bulkhead, has sold more than a million copies and passed 350,000 concurrent players within hours of launching into Steam early access.

Scalpers are already reselling the sold-out Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 for £700+

Vikki Blake — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:14:54 +0000

Nintendo's new Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 sold out within hours of preorders opening, and scalpers are already scalping, with dozens of orders popping up on eBay for close to double its retail price.

Everything announced in the BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony

Robert Purchese — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:41:58 +0000

UPDATE 13TH SEPTEMBER: Below you'll find a blow-by-blow account of everything announced during yesterday's BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony. It was a big show, revealing a new StarCraft shooter for 2030, the surprise reveal of Diablo 5 for 2029, and World of Warcraft Forever - a remastered and expanded version of year-one World of Warcraft that will evolve in a different way and will lock players at level 60 forever. Blizzard also announced a brand new 30-hour story campaign for Warcraft 3, that's available today, a new class for Diablo 4 and character for Overwatch, and much more.

Nightdive confirms Thief Remastered's leaked new campaign, The Tarnished Mirror, with a November reveal date

Vikki Blake — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:02:48 +0000

Nightdive Studios has officially confirmed The Tarnished Mirror, a new campaign for its upcoming Thief: The Dark Project Remastered, days after the name leaked through a mass Steam achievements leak.

Moss studio Polyarc shuts down, becoming the latest casualty of a brutal year for VR

Vikki Blake — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:34:52 +0000

Polyarc, the Seattle studio behind the acclaimed VR series Moss, has closed its doors after almost 12 years.

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director confirms his studio is also making Kingdom Hearts 4

Vikki Blake — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:03:04 +0000

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has confirmed that his own team, Creative Studio 1, is also the studio behind Kingdom Hearts 4.

With Chronicles Medieval, a team of "history nerds" is mixing authentic historical world-building and stimulating strategy to promising effect

Connor Makar — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:09 +0000

Growing up in the South of England, like I did, history is all around you. Castles and forts, both preserved and ruined, litter the countryside. I, like many children, have fond memories visiting such places and imagining the great battles that were fought there.

What we've been playing - "I don't think this is this game's biggest problem"

Robert Purchese — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Kelsey takes solace in assassination; Connor revisits a foundational Korean MMO; Chris has some more thoughts about Marvel's Wolverine; Bertie tries to get to the end of Big Walk and then realises he doesn't want to get to the end of Big Walk at all; and Marie plays Spyro again, because why not?

After Sony tells fans they don't own digital games, one Consumer Rights group is tracking all the times PlayStation said the opposite

Kaan Serin — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:07:38 +0000

Last month, Sony argued that "reasonable consumers" already know they don't really own the digital goods they paid for. The Consumer Rights wiki has now made a list collecting more than 30 examples where Sony told customers they do, in fact, own the digital games they paid for.

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says Square Enix would have to compromise "the quality of the final chapter" to ship the game fully on disc

Kaan Serin — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:08:06 +0000

Physical versions of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation require a download anyway because Square Enix would've had to compromise the game in some fashion to contain the entire mammoth adventure in a disc. At least, that's the reasoning series director Naoki Hamaguchi has given.

More than 40% of people cancelling Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus and Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions blame rising costs

Kaan Serin — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:08:12 +0000

Players cancelling their subscriptions to video game services like Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus are more likely to blame costs today than they were at the start of the year.

"The more aroused the fly is the harder it tries to shoot" - Google's fully mapped fly brain is now playing Doom, Beat Saber, and more

Robert Purchese — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:14:51 +0000

It's science-fiction Friday as Google's fully mapped fly brain, which was revealed last week, has been engineered to play Doom and rhythm-action game Beat Saber.

Sony reportedly ditched Hideo Kojima's Physint following missed deadlines, bloated budgets, and Death Stranding 1&2 missing sales expectations

Connor Makar — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:38:12 +0000

Following Sony's announcement earlier this week that it had "stepped away" from Kojima Production's previously PlayStation-exclusive "action espionage" Physint, a new report has claimed Sony's decision was the result of concerns over "budget, potential profitability and exclusivity."

Pokémon Go and EA FC could be "under one roof", as EA and Saudi-owned Savvy Games Group reportedly considering merger

Connor Makar — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:18:19 +0000

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reportedly considering combining EA - which it acquired in a $55bn leveraged buyout earlier this year - with its Savvy Games Group, all under one banner.

'It would have been insanity to take no action' - Fiery opening statements reveal Rockstar's culture of secrecy as tribunal over sacked GTA 6 employees begins

Robert Purchese — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:16:10 +0000

Rockstar Games and the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) have traded blows in fiery opening statements during the final employment tribunal hearing, relating to the sudden firing of 31 Rockstar North employees nearly a year ago.

"I don't think it's worth any amount of money" - Controversial real-life GTA 6 advertising campaign passed by City of Miami, but brand can only appear "discreetly"

Connor Makar — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:56:27 +0000

The City of Miami Beach has approved negotiations with Rockstar Games for an upcoming marketing campaign. This would bring advertisements for Grand Theft Auto 6 to the seaside city in exchange for millions of dollars.

Metroid Dread studio MercurySteam appears to confirm it's making Metroid Ravenous, addressing a lingering question from yesterday's Nintendo Direct

Robert Purchese — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:27:10 +0000

Spanish studio MercurySteam - the developer of Metroid Dread - seems to be the studio behind yesterday's Nintendo Direct showcase stopper, Metroid Ravenous.

Nintendo of America thanks fans for dealing with tariff-related price hikes by encouraging them to spend more money in a new sale

Connor Makar — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:18:43 +0000

Nintendo of America is currently facing a class action lawsuit for refusing to pass tariff refunds onto customers, and it's against that backdrop it today announced a "Customer Appreciation Sale" apparently made possible by those rebates.

Marvel's Wolverine review

Chris Tapsell — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:00:15 +0000

I've always thought there were a few characters out there who were the perfect match for video games. Batman is always my classic example: he beats up bad guys, does stealth takedowns, and has a built-in arsenal of gadgets that can be conveniently designed for any design obstacle; he has a cool car and cape for driving and/or gliding around an open world, and he has preternatural detective sensibilities to help him solve environmental puzzles - or, I dunno, press R3 to see where to go next.

"What in the vibe-coded s*** is this" - RuneScape players revolt as gen-AI copycat game appears and eventually attracts the eye of Jagex

Connor Makar — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:50:43 +0000

A clone of Old School RuneScape that appeared on the internet this week, and stoked the ire of the RuneScape community, has quickly been shut down.

Ubisoft Steam games to no longer require the Connect launcher, in "initial step toward a smoother and more streamlined launch experience"

Sherif Saed — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:45:48 +0000

UPDATE 11TH SEPTEMBER 9.30AM BST: Ubisoft has since made its statement about changing Connect public.

"Today, we are fighting fear" - Final hearing in Rockstar Games vs. fired GTA 6 developers tribunal begins

Robert Purchese — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:25:25 +0000

The final hearing in the Rockstar Games versus the 31 fired GTA 6 developers employment tribunal has begun in Scotland, and it's opened to rallies and rousing speeches from the people unceremoniously marched out of the company's offices last October.