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Baldur's Gate 3 players on PC can't decide if the latest third-person camera mod is a revelation or a crime against Larian's original vision

Fran Ruiz — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:46:46 +0000

The discussion of whether Baldur's Gate 3 needs an actual third-person camera mode or not is ongoing, but with Larian now focused on Divinity, modders keep putting out modifications that try to deliver what many players demand in different ways. Now, a 'true third-person camera' mod has blown up in popularity and reignited the endless debate.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls had a Magik-al open beta weekend, as character popularity data reveals a surprising community favourite

Connor Makar — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:23:55 +0000

The data is in! Following the weekend open beta for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, one player has done the work and discovered which character was the most popular among enthusiastic players.

User-made maps from Steam top-seller Meccha Chameleon have been found to contain malware, just as the game's official Discord server got hacked

Sherif Saed — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:10:10 +0000

The indie viral mega-hit prop hunt game Meccha Chameleon has had quite the unfortunate weekend. The game's developer has responded to a report claiming some of the game's Steam Workshop maps included malware. Those maps are user-created, and - like all Workshop maps - were available to download by anyone who owns the game.

As Grand Theft Auto 6 hopefuls grow anxious for a gameplay trailer, AI GTA 6 slop is getting millions of views on social media

Connor Makar — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:57:55 +0000

As Grand Theft Auto 6 inches towards its November release date and people grow anxious for a proper gameplay trailer, GTA 6 AI slop is raking in millions of views on social media.

Xbox service is down, with outages meaning players can't play any digital or physical games, after similar PlayStation Network issues last week

Fran Ruiz — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:26:55 +0000

Xbox's online services are currently down, and it's curious timing, as its rival PlayStation Network had similar issues only last week.

Bethesda yet again reassures fans that The Elder Scrolls 6's roadmap is unaffected by recent Xbox layoffs

Sherif Saed — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:18:15 +0000

Despite recent reports to the contrary, The Elder Scrolls 6 developer Bethesda said that work on the upcoming role-playing game won't be impacted by the 3,200 Xbox layoffs, half of which have already taken place.

"4 or maybe even 5 instalments" If you want Remakes of older Final Fantasy games, prepare for them to be even bigger than the FF7 Remake trilogy

Dom Peppiatt — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:44:46 +0000

This weekend, Final Fantasy fans from around the world converged at an exhibition centre in Berlin, celebrating the massive Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest. It was an interesting celebration; not only was Final Fantasy 14's iconic lead, Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida, in attendance, but the show also brought Final Fantasy 7 Remake lead Naoki Hamaguchi back to Europe, too.

Resident Evil 4 is by far and away the best-selling remake on this console generation, new analysis reveals

Sherif Saed — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:22:56 +0000

We've known for a while that the 2023 Resident Evil 4 remake has been one of Capcom's best-selling titles, but how does it stack up against all the other remakes released on the current console generation? Pretty well, it turns out.

Is Morrowind the new Doom? After getting a dual-screen port, the fan-favourite Elder Scrolls is now running in browsers

Fran Ruiz — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:19:19 +0000

Last week, we reported on a dual-screen port of Morrowind for the AYN Thor handheld. Fans of the third Elder Scrolls aren't stopping there though, as someone has now made Morrowind fully playable in your browser.

Will you power down your PS5 for a week in protest of Sony's all-digital future? A new petition encourages you to pull the plug on PlayStation

Dom Peppiatt — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:26:07 +0000

The backlash against Sony's proposed all-digital future continues apace this week. The company, which recently announced plans to end all physical media within the PlayStation ecosystem, has faced massive pushback on its plans to kill off the manufacture and sale of discs by 2028, with fan petitions gaining traction and negative comments swamping practically every Sony post on social media.

Final Fantasy 14 comes to Switch 2 later this year with the now-famous free trial, but the file size is going to be absolutely massive

Fran Ruiz — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:57:28 +0000

One of this year's most surprising Nintendo Switch 2 port announcements was Final Fantasy 14's back in April, and against all expectations, it was set to arrive in August. Now we know it's right around the corner, and the Evercold expansion has received a big teaser trailer, too.

A fantastic-looking teaser trailer for a new Myst game has been released, though tragically we'll never get to actually play it

Connor Makar — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:56:20 +0000

Good news, puzzle lovers! A new teaser for a Myst game has been released online. Bad news, puzzle lovers! You'll never get to play it: the game is cancelled.

Rockstar clarifies which GTA 6 pre-order download codes are going to be region-locked, and how that is going to affect the game in your country

Sherif Saed — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:23:10 +0000

When Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders initially went live a little over a month ago, a number of retailers posted conflicting messages about which countries and regions the controversial code-in-the-box download code is actually going to work.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls dev apologises for PC "gameplay and performance issues"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:44:16 +0000

The open beta for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is finally here, and it seems PC players are struggling with a host of issues unique to the PC port, prompting developer Arc System Works to issue an apology and troubleshooting guidelines over the weekend.

"Sony had the strictest social media guidelines they've ever seen issued," says former first-party dev about physical disc backlash

Vikki Blake — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:17:06 +0000

Sony has reportedly issued its strictest-ever social media guidelines to staff at its first-party studios following the backlash to its physical media announcement.

The next Kratos God of War game will follow and connect to Laufey, says Cory Barlog

Vikki Blake — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:27:52 +0000

Santa Monica Studio head of creative, Cory Barlog, has confirmed that the next mainline, Kratos-starring God of War will pick up after the events of God of War Laufey.

007 First Light's first major patch is here – and it's a doozy if you're playing on PS5

Vikki Blake — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:44:24 +0000

007 First Light's first major post-launch update, Patch 1.1.0, is here, introducing "fixes and improvements for over 200 issues reported by the community and our internal playtesters".

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers tops 5 million players despite dev team's collapse

Vikki Blake — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:05:53 +0000

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has surpassed five million players.

Silent Hill f writers were challenged to read "100-200 books a year" during production

Vikki Blake — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:25:17 +0000

Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto said the scriptwriters of Silent Hill f "pressured each other" to read "100 to 200 books a year", including those from f's writer Ryukishi07, to ensure they had a thorough understanding of the writer's "style and quirks".

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 confirms release date and it's closer than you think

Vikki Blake — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:39:20 +0000

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will release on 25th August 2026.

God of War Laufey finally gets a release date - here's when you'll be able to play it

Vikki Blake — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:28:10 +0000

God of War Laufey will release on 16th February 2027.

What we've been playing - "Gosh I had a really fun 30 minutes with Marvel Tokon before PSN went down"

Robert Purchese — Sat, 25 Jul 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, Bertie goes back to ancient Greece for an odyssey of his own; Kelsey goes bird watching; and Connor crosses all his fingers and toes for Sony to fix PlayStation Network.

Lara Croft can't catch a break: after delaying one Tomb Raider game, Amazon is delaying another and this one won't show up until 2028

Matt Wales — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:06:13 +0000

Lara Croft's big comeback at the hands of Amazon has hit yet another hitch. After TV show setbacks and a delay for Tomb Raider 1 "reimagining" Legacy of Atlantis, Amazon's gaming boss has confirmed yet another delay: Lara's other adventure, Tomb Raider: Catalyst, now won't arrive until some time in 2028.

It looks like we're getting a Halo 2 remake next, but is that really a surprise?

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:32:41 +0000

Halo has a proud history of smuggling secret endings into its campaigns. In the very first 2001 game, there is a hidden (non-canon) ending featuring Sgt. Avery Johnson fighting and hugging an Elite. In Halo 2, there's a mid-credits scene that teases the beginning of Halo 3. In Halo 3, we get a full scene of Chief drifting, alone, in the cold, indifferent vacuum of space. ODST gives us a glimpse of the Engineers' secret. And in Reach, my personal favourite, we get that phenomenal 'Lone Wolf' ending that still sends shivers down my spine to think about today.

Amid the recent Xbox devastation, Microsoft is seemingly uncancelling something, which is good news for Age of Empires 3 fans at least

Matt Wales — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:45:25 +0000

Here's something you don't hear very often, especially in a month as destructive as the one Xbox is having: Microsoft is seemingly uncancelling something; specifically its previously announced and then subsequently abandoned Age of Empires 3 DLC, which is now set to arrive this September.

A new Guild Wars 3 blog post spills the beans on the game's narrative focus, and perhaps even how magic will work in the upcoming MMORPG

Connor Makar — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:41:05 +0000

A new blog post has been released from ArenaNet, detailing some interesting story details for its upcoming MMORPG Guild Wars 3. However, present within the text might just be a hint to two into how magic will work in-game.

The big Final Fantasy 7 Revelation interview

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000

I think my favourite thing about the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy so far is the specific ways in which the developers at Square Enix inject nostalgia. The games launched to date - Remake and Rebirth - manage to nod warmly towards aspects of the original RPG without it ever feeling trite. You can see it in so many aspects of the way the games are curated: the way certain musical sequences are teased as motifs, and then brought in, full-throated, for certain boss fights; the redesigns of (in)famous monsters, and how certain major enemies are deployed in slightly remixed ways for maximum effect; the reinterpretation and reimagination of dialogue to better fit the bigger, more complex world of 'the Planet' in 2020's version of the world compared to 1997's.

PlayStation Network down, as tens of thousands of players queue to play Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls newly-launched beta

Connor Makar — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:03:51 +0000

Reports of a PlayStation Network (PSN) outage are currently spiking, as many players are struggling to connect to online services.

There's a Breakout movie on the way as Atari signs deal to bring Pong, Asteroids, and other classic games to the big screen

Matt Wales — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:21:58 +0000

In a surefire sign Hollywood has reached the desperation stage of its insatiable hunger for video game properties to swallow up and spit out in dubiously recognisable big-screen form, Atari has somewhat improbably announced a deal with Universal Pictures to produce ten movies based on classic retro games from its expansive backcatalogue, including Pong, Breakout, and more.

Kingdom Come Salvation may be the next Medieval RPG from Warhorse, and it could have some sort of multi-player functionality, too

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:20:54 +0000

It looks like we've had our first hint as to what we can expect next from the Kingdom Come studio, Warhorse. We only heard back in May this year that a third Kingdom Come RPG may be released sooner than we expected, and it seems like the barely-announced title already has a name.

Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot doesn't believe PlayStation ditching physical discs will "disturb" the industry much

Connor Makar — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:13:40 +0000

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has chimed in on the debate surrounding Sony's planned shift away from physical disc production, stating he doesn't think it will "disturb" the industry too much.

"We still value the culture of physical media" As PlayStation prepares for an all-digital future, Sega president comes out in support of discs

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:18:17 +0000

Sega is the latest publisher to make its views about physical media clear, in the wake of Sony's controversial decision to kill off the manufacture and sale of discs by 2028. The president of the Japanese publisher, Shuji Utsumi, noted that he believes physical media is still important, though digital distribution is "crucial", mostly thanks to the "steadily increasing" number of people playing on PC.

If PlayStation kills physical media, it should "get rid of the hardware" too, says the creator of popular RPG series Disgaea

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:07:36 +0000

Since 1st July, when Sony announced its intent to move away from the production and sale of physical media, we've seen plenty of backlash from both consumers and those working within the video game industry. There's plenty of evidence of this, but the most vocal and visceral has come from comments on pretty much anything Sony has posted online in the days since the announcement.

Xbox rolls out ad-supported game streaming test for its insider programs, as hardware supply and affordability crisis rages on

Connor Makar — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:06:17 +0000

Xbox has announced a test for an ad-supporting streaming service for its Xbox Insider program. It will allow players to stream select games from their library for free for one-hour sessions, with advertisements playing before play sessions.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has already sold over 3.5 million copies, "exceeding annual expectations within its first 14 days"

Dom Peppiatt — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:46:13 +0000

Assassin's Creed Black Flag is going from strength-to-strength for Ubisoft. After netting 2m sales in its opening few days (and then ascending to 3m within a week), Ubisoft has just announced that the game has sold through an impressive 3.5m units - meaning the remake has "exceeded annual expectations within its first 14 days", per a new financial report from the publisher.

As layoff controversy continues, Rockstar union has 'more members than ever before', meaning it could force mandatory recognition

Connor Makar — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:37:40 +0000

The Rockstar Game Workers Union (RGWU), which was formed earlier this year in response to the Grand Theft Auto 6 developer's massively controversial job cuts, now has "more members than it ever had before".

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner can't remember why he green-lit Kingdom Hearts

Connor Makar — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:28:20 +0000

Kingdom Hearts might be beloved by millions of players around the world, but it apparently didn't have a lasting impact on arguably one of the most important people involved in its creation: former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner has admitted he can't remember why he approved the pitch for Square Enix's legendary video game series.

Steam's latest update finally brings order to the chaos of your wishlist, and might even nudge people into buying you some new games

Sherif Saed — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:32:45 +0000

If you're among the millions whose Steam wishlists have been accumulating games for years, and you're too scared to venture in, Valve's latest Steam update should help.

Halo: Campaign Evolved review

Dom Peppiatt — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000

When Master Chief first sets foot on the unknown ringworld known as Halo, he is fighting for his life. Harried and ambushed by countless enemy ships, Chief's commanding officer scuttles their intergalactic craft upon the ringworld - assuming the human troops will fare better on this structure than face a cold, indifferent death in the vacuum of space. But once they set foot upon Halo, they realise all is not what it seems; here, they are trespassing on the work of a culture that has come before. They are treading on the face of a masterpiece. Interfering with greatness. I can't help but see the parallels to Halo Studios and Bungie.

EU approves Saudi Arabia's $55bn acquisition of EA, clearing path for largest private leveraged buyout of all time

Connor Makar — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:44:21 +0000

The European Union has approved the controversial $55bn acquisition of Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), private equity company Silver Lake, and investment company Affinity Partners.

Resident Evil movie gets another spooky trailer, and features a fun game reference for keen-eyed fans

Connor Makar — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:52:45 +0000

A new trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil movie has been released, introducing the call-to-action for our protagonist's journey into the dark and spooky world of bio terror. It also features a nice little easter egg for keen-eyed fans of the games.

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden wants to save games by bringing back double-A - and he has a plan

Robert Purchese — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:35:11 +0000

He's been saying it for years: blockbuster game development is unsustainable today, and given that Shawn Layden used to lead PlayStation's entire roster of first-party studios, he likely knows a fair bit about the issue. "Every generation it costs twice as much to build a game," he told Tom Phillips more recently.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will very soon offer three different matchmaking systems, and you'd be right to be confused

Sherif Saed — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:20:17 +0000

Call of Duty has brought matchmaking back into the conversation. Activision has announced that Black Ops 7 is introducing a new matchmaking system, available to players today with the launch of Season 5.

"The smallest severance pay possible" - Bethesda union vows to fight as studio employees reel from "bare minimum" payout following mass Xbox layoffs

Connor Makar — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:27:59 +0000

Following Xbox mass layoffs earlier this month, employees at Bethesda's Montréal studio have reportedly been told they'll receive the "smallest" severance pay legally possible.

After its Baldur's Gate 3-era splurge, Hasbro is scaling back its gaming ambitions following $56m loss, but Warlock and Mass Effect-like Exodus are safe

Sherif Saed — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:35 +0000

Hasbro, the parent company of Dungeons and Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast, is seemingly scaling back its video game ambitions. The company, which had initiated a plan in 2022 to become a major publisher, has already cancelled several of its projects and laid off many of their developers.

Xbox version of Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game delayed by over a month, less than 24 hours before launch

Connor Makar — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:56:39 +0000

Less than 24 hours before its intended release date, the developers behind the Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game have announced some serious disruptions to the launch on Xbox and Nintendo Switch.

Stalker 2 developer refutes claims by studio founder that Xbox paid more than game's development cost to make it exclusive

Sherif Saed — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:19:11 +0000

Earlier this week, GSC Game World studio founder Sergiy Grygorovych made a bombshell revelation about the development of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Grygorovych said in an interview with YouTuber OLDboi that Microsoft paid a significant sum to keep the then-upcoming open-world shooter a timed Xbox exclusive.

Following layoffs and muddy strategy shifts, Xbox announces Backward Compatibility on PC program, with Blinx and Conker leading the first wave

Fran Ruiz — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:55:20 +0000

As Microsoft tries to downplay the effects on its gaming business of cutting 3,200 jobs and four studios, Xbox is rethinking its whole strategy even if the more recent comments from inside the house still sound confused at best. Don't worry though; old Xbox games are coming to PC.

Splatoon Raiders developers reveal it originally was "like a base defence game" before evolving into a faster spin-off "with a strong sense of action"

Fran Ruiz — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:55:16 +0000

Splatoon Raiders will attempt to make a splash tomorrow, 23rd July, and Nintendo is celebrating its launch on Switch 2 with a surprisingly in-depth chat with four key Nintendo EPD developers.

Of all the platforms, Xbox is the only one to have just grown year-on-year - but there's a big catch

Sherif Saed — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:03:51 +0000

Market analysis firm Circana has published the latest edition of its monthly report, which tracks spending across game hardware and software in the US. June's edition is another bleak one, with a near-universal decline.

Palworld has sold over 30m copies already, with Steam unsurprisingly emerging as the most popular platform

Fran Ruiz — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:55:33 +0000

Palworld's 1.0 release has been massive so far, with the game hitting its biggest concurrent player peaks since the 2024 early access launch for the past two weeks. Unsurprisingly, that has also translated into a boost to premium unit sales.

Sony's decision to kill off PlayStation discs could destroy the $7.2bn used game market, according to analysts

Sherif Saed — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:19:08 +0000

The second-hand video game market stands in jeopardy in the wake of Sony's decision to end the manufacturing of PlayStation discs by January 2028. The market, which analysts estimate is worth $7.2bn globally, could be destroyed as a result of Sony's controversial move.

Here's your next batch of Xbox Game Pass games for July

Fran Ruiz — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:30:11 +0000

Xbox has revealed the next batch of games coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service during the remainder of July and in early August, with Halo: Campaign Evolved and Hell Is Us spearheading the selection.

Blizzard's calling time on Overwatch's hero customising Stadium mode, and I may well be the only person that's sad about that

Robert Purchese — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:58:18 +0000

Live service games face an interesting conundrum, I think: how do you keep offering the core experience of a game while also periodically reinventing it, and varying it, in such a way that will make it feel new? Overwatch is a game facing such a conundrum, and Blizzard has tried all kinds of different things to mix it up: switching to five-person teams from six, developing a PvE mode that never materialised, and for the past year or so, offering a MOBA-like mode called Stadium. But now Stadium has been earmarked for the scrapheap.

Asha Sharma-appointed Xbox VP of engineering leaves just three months after moving over from Microsoft's CoreAI team

Sherif Saed — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:36:09 +0000

When Microsoft assigned Asha Sharma as the new leader of the Xbox division in February, replacing the Phil Spencer regime, the executive brought along some of her former colleagues with her. Now, one of those recent hires is leaving.

Reddit is forcing Google AI into hallucinating The Duskbloods characters before FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive is even out

Fran Ruiz — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:28:39 +0000

The Duskbloods' first playtest - which will likely mark the first time anyone outside FromSoftware and Nintendo has played the Switch 2 exclusive - is coming next month, yet Google's AI search believes the subreddit r/TheDuskbloods already has official information.

The Incident at Galley House review

Matt Wales — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000

There's a machine in The Incident at Galley House you'll spend an awful lot of time with, and it's a wonderfully tactile thing. It's part mixing desk, part paranormal enigma, part over-engineered Guess Who game, and full of clicky dials, chunky buttons, and a big old whooshy lever you're forever manipulating. And if your deductive instincts are good enough, it whirs into crackling life like a haunted slot machine, rigged to deliver strange psychic visions.

Mortal Shell 2 sells out of physical Revered Edition PS5 pre-orders as players rush to buy the highly-anticipated game on disc

Sherif Saed — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:36:07 +0000

With a little under one month left until the launch of Soulslike Mortal Shell 2, one of the game's physical versions can no longer be pre-ordered. Stock of the £55 ($70) PlayStation 5 Revered Edition is completely depleted, publisher Playstack announced.

Darkest Dungeon is getting its first dollop of DLC in several years, as the gloomy old RPG celebrates its 10th birthday

Fran Ruiz — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:13:15 +0000

Darkest Dungeon 2 landed well enough and received generally positive reviews, but it's never been universally accepted in the same way the original game was, as Steam user reviews of Darkest Dungeon 2 highlight. Now, developer Red Hook Studios is surprising fans with a return to the original game.

Jagex wants classic British point-and-click MMO RuneScape to be bigger than World of Warcraft

Connor Makar — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:09:30 +0000

Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy has shared his lofty aspiration for RuneScape to be the biggest MMO in the world in the next five years. That, for those unaware, would mean toppling World of Warcraft from the top spot.

The FBI has arrested a 21-year-old alleged to have stolen $220,000 through Steam using malware-ridden games

Connor Makar — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:50:54 +0000

The FBI has arrested a 21-year-old Florida man alleged to have stolen roughly $220,000 of crypto currency using malware installed alongside games. And while the PC platform used to nab this catch isn't explicitly specified, the infested games listed by the FBI were present on Steam until recently.

Slay the Spire 2 developer shows artwork and concepts for Doormaker boss replacement Aeonglass

Fran Ruiz — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:32:05 +0000

Last month, Slay the Spire 2's Act 3 boss Doormaker - the third in a series of late-game reworks - was removed and replaced by Aeonglass. Now, developer Mega Crit has revealed how its fun visual design came to be.

Nintendo has no obligation to pass tariff refunds onto customers, the company says, because Switch buyers received "what they bargained and paid for"

Sherif Saed — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:09:55 +0000

Nintendo has said it does not owe people who bought its products at higher prices any rebates, after the company raised prices in response to inflated US tariffs. The Japanese gaming giant is seeking the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit that argues this exact case: that consumers deserve a portion of the refund Nintendo could receive from the US government.

What does the next 10 years hold for Pokémon Go? More mechanics, better gyms, and "multi-generational play"

Dom Peppiatt — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Pokémon Go is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The game, which famously uses GPS and augmented reality to let you discover, catch, and battle virtual monsters in real-world locations, took the world by storm in 2016. Blurring the line between mainstream and niche gaming interest, Pokémon Go has retained a lot of popularity in the interceding 10 years since it launched, with a recent New York event even managing to take over Times Square - a fate promised in the game's initial launch trailer a whole decade ago.

Xbox Game Pass was a good idea in theory, former Forza Horizon 5 director says, but "the reality is not enough people have subscribed"

Fran Ruiz — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:59:47 +0000

Mike Brown, ex-director on Forza Horizon 5 at Playground Games, has commented on Xbox's current problems and Game Pass' impact on the brand's overarching strategy in recent years.

Splatoon Raiders review

Christian Donlan — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

This series offshoot is a hectic, often overwhelming delight.

Once you see it, you can't unsee it: Hilarity ensues as new DC Comics fighting game is named DCKO

Connor Makar — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:27:50 +0000

A new fighting game has been announced! Making use of the rich DC universe, this upcoming release brings free-to-play 2v2 brawling to mobile. Its name? Um, DCKO.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake might be re-revealed this year, a new report suggests

Fran Ruiz — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:22:49 +0000

The on-again, off-again Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake - which was first announced in late 2021 before changing studios - may be re-revealed as soon as this year.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands appears to be getting a PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Definitive Edition, but is it a remaster or a bog standard re-release?

Sherif Saed — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:58:54 +0000

If you've been itching to replay Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, for some reason, you may soon have a reason to. The open-world co-op shooter will be 10 years old next March and it looks like Ubisoft is celebrating the anniversary early.

007 First Light's secret best character was a perfect way for IO Interactive to celebrate British writing and "restrained emotion"

Robert Purchese — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:09:04 +0000

IO Interactive has shared more development insight about arguably the stand-out character in 007 First Light: James Bond's mentor figure, John Greenway. This is the character played brilliantly by Walking Dead and Line of Duty actor Lennie James - a character as welcoming as a locked door when Bond initially joins the resurrected double-O secret agent training programme at the beginning of the game, but who gradually opens up.

The next major moment for Marathon arrives today with a new update and the debut of its PvE mode, Vault Breaker

Sherif Saed — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:45:16 +0000

Bungie has shown off Vault Breaker in a new gameplay trailer. This is Marathon's experimental, time-limited PvE mode, which arrives today in Season 2's mid-season update. Vault Breaker is a roguelite mode that exists separately from the normal modes. In other words, it's not simply a PvE toggle you can turn on across the game.

Xbox admits its game exclusivity strategy isn't "obvious", but insists Gears of War and Clockwork Revolution won't be the only non-PlayStation games

Fran Ruiz — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:35:13 +0000

Another day, another update on what's happening over at Xbox after last month's showcase and the subsequent cuts of 3,200 jobs and studio divestments. The matter at hand today: console exclusives, and based on past comments by Xbox, we don't really know what to expect or what's going on.

What sense can we make of the madness at id Software?

Rick Lane — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:39:30 +0000

In a grim week for the games industry where Microsoft laid off 1,600 people (with 1,600 further job cuts hanging over the heads of Xbox employees) one decision stood out as especially egregious. Id Software, developer of Doom and Quake, was forced to lay off 136 people – more than half of its workforce.

Despite outrage at Sony's shift towards a discless future, only seven PlayStation games have managed more than 100,000 physical sales in the US this year

Connor Makar — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:54:54 +0000

Sony's planned shift away from producing physical discs for PlayStation might be unpopular, but new sales data has highlighted the stark business reality behind it.

Modern Warfare 4 open and closed beta dates announced, including for Switch 2, alongside the return of Call of Duty: Next

Sherif Saed — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:37:17 +0000

Activision has finally revealed some worthwhile new details about what the next few months will look like in the lead-up to the release of Modern Warfare 4. The company officially announced the return of Call of Duty: Next, the event that has, for the last several years, served as the home for the debut of multiplayer gameplay.

Battlefield 6's newest and largest map is good, but I worry it will end up being nothing more than a curiosity

Sherif Saed — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

There's been one thought I haven't been able to shake during my time with Battlefield 6's upcoming Tsuru Reef map - the game's biggest yet, which arrives tomorrow with Season 4. Tsuru Reef is the item on a restaurant's menu that you tell yourself you'll try one day, yet you keep ordering the usual every time you visit. But just as that restaurant's menu is richer for having this delectable curiosity, Tsuru Reef is an asset to BF6's map line-up - even if I fear it's only going to get played occasionally.

After Doom director Hugo Martin denied reports that id Software had been gutted, "current and former employees" are disagreeing with his optimism

Fran Ruiz — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:47:48 +0000

It's been two weeks since Microsoft announced 3,200 layoffs and sweeping cuts hit the Xbox division. Not even well-established institutions like Doom and Quake studio id Software were safe - with the first reports painting a very bleak picture - yet Hugo Martin, director on the latest Doom entries, pushed back against claims the iconic FPS developer had been turned into little more than a support studio. A few days later, "current and former employees" are saying they aren't as optimistic as Martin.

A religious war is raging right now, as people are dressing in robes and rushing into danger in Old School RuneScape

Connor Makar — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:25:55 +0000

Do you ever get a hankering to bust out the fancy robes, grab a staff, and venture out into the wild with a gaggle of your friends? Well, good news! Religious war is back in a big way, in Old School RuneScape.

Ever wanted to play The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind on a dual-screen handheld? Well, now you can - if you don't mind putting in some legwork

Fran Ruiz — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:02:41 +0000

The Elder Scrolls 6 isn't anywhere near done, and you might be getting tired of replaying Skyrim and Oblivion over and over again across several platforms. But don't worry, as the Elder Scrolls community has now cracked a surprising way to replay Morrowind.

Save-game carry-overs and time-leaping sequels: medieval vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker has some bold ideas for the future

Robert Purchese — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:59:58 +0000

It's Mass Effect all over again, maybe. You'll be able to carry your save from The Blood of Dawnwalker into future Dawnwalker games, developer Rebel Wolves and publisher Bandai Namco have confirmed.

Modern Warfare 4 gameplay debut reignites community debate about how fast Call of Duty movement should be

Sherif Saed — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:36:27 +0000

Our first look at Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer gameplay arrived, not as part of a Call of Duty: Next event, as is tradition, but through a handful of livestreams from a select few who got to play the game at Fanatics Fest NYC, which took place 16th-19th July.

EA Sports FC simulations correctly predicted the FIFA World Cup winner would be Spain, and it's not the first time it has happened

Fran Ruiz — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:53:47 +0000

Spain is the new FIFA World Cup winner after defeating Argentina one to zero last night, and once again, the EA Sports FC game correctly predicted the result in advance.

UK games retailer Game entered administration owing £16m, thanks to fierce competition, consumer trends, and "uncertainty associated with Brexit"

Connor Makar — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:35:25 +0000

Insight into the fall of British high street video game retailer Game going into administration has been brought to light in a new report. After years of business troubles and challenges, this write-up claims the company's liquidation was caused by changing consumer behaviour, fierce competition, and "uncertainty associated with Brexit".

"Honestly, it's still getting worse" - Valve Steam Machine engineer says component prices are still rising, potentially paving the way for a price increase

Sherif Saed — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:45:20 +0000

There is no end seemingly in sight for the memory crisis, or of how much higher the price of consumer electronics could go. Valve, which recently shipped its expensive Steam Machine, has learned this the hard way.

"Professional lurker" Todd Howard reappears on internet forums following Bethesda's Fallout and Elder Scrolls announcements to thank fans for their support

Fran Ruiz — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:29:02 +0000

Following sweeping layoffs across the entire Xbox division earlier this month, Bethesda shared a surprisingly transparent roadmap about the Fallout and The Elder Scrolls projects it's making. Now, Bethesda Game Studios leader Todd Howard has returned to Reddit after a six-month hiatus to thank fans for their support.

"The Gears of War trilogy was largely developed hungover by me" - Cliff Bleszinski reckons with a difficult past while plotting a return to games and a brighter future

Robert Purchese — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:44:28 +0000

Cliff Bleszkinski, the designer instrumental in the creation of Gears of War - the face of the series for three games - has opened up about a career-long struggle with alcohol which he's now reckoning with, while also teasing a potential return to creating games.

Call of Duty voice chat lobbies turned into ASMR app that takes veterans back to the cacophonies of the MW2 and BO1 days

Fran Ruiz — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:23:57 +0000

Whereas some people fall asleep to white noise or calm soundscapes, others can apparently do so while in the middle of noisy online matches. At least, that's what one app developer who was nostalgic for the olden Call of Duty days seems to think, as they have shaken the ASMR scene up with a lobby voice chat 'ambience' website.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 3 million in its first week

Sherif Saed — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:58:12 +0000

After its big 2m sales opening, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has reached a new sales milestone: Ubisoft announced that the remake has sold over 3m units in a week across all platforms.

Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link may have been cancelled, but that hasn't stopped footage of Keyblade-wielding astronauts from leaking online

Connor Makar — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:48:51 +0000

Footage of the cancelled Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link has appeared online, just over a year since development on the game ended.

Baldur's Gate 3, Clair Obscur actor Jennifer English withdraws from Tides of Annihilation to "look after her mental and physical health"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:57:42 +0000

The award-winning actor, Jennifer English, has withdrawn from Eclipse Glow Games' action game Tides of Annihilation to "look after [her] mental and physical health".

Game of Thrones: War for Westeros RTS delayed to 2027 to "ensure the game reaches the high level of quality we are aiming for"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:21:49 +0000

Bad news, Game of Thrones fans - PlaySide Studios' RTS based on the hugely successful book and TV series has been delayed to 2027.

Palworld is once again dominating Steam this weekend, clocking up almost 1m concurrent players

Vikki Blake — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:51:45 +0000

Palworld is once again one of the most played games on Steam this weekend.

Call of Duty movie will be set in the Modern Warfare universe

Vikki Blake — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:12:32 +0000

The upcoming Call of Duty movie will be set in the Modern Warfare universe.

Marathon director Joe Ziegler leaves Bungie just four months after launch

Vikki Blake — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:50:13 +0000

Marathon director Joe Ziegler has left Bungie after three and a half years at the studio.

Forbidden Solitaire is a wonderful reminder games are powerful cultural artefacts that demand to be preserved

Matt Wales — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Not so long ago, I found a stash of my old ZX Spectrum games in the attic. And rummaging through those tatty boxes - the old half-forgotten bargain bin bangers, the illicit passed-around-the-playground compilation tapes - it wasn't the games I found myself thinking about, it was the memories around them. My mind leapt back to evenings spent poring over stamp-sized magazine screenshots; the Friday night trips to Tescos and the exotic box art tempting me to part with my £2; the POKE codes and the dog-eared anti-piracy sheets; the wild classroom rumours of in-game secrets that would only reveal themselves when elaborate steps were performed. But they're not just my memories, of course; they'll be familiar to many of a certain place and time. And it's this sense of cultural nostalgia that Forbidden Solitaire captures so well.

Controversy-laden Disco Elysium and Zero Parades studio ZA/UM to lay off large chunk of staff once more

Chris Tapsell — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:36:19 +0000

ZA/UM Studio, the contentious developer at the heart of years of bitter public and legal disputes since the release of 2019's acclaimed Disco Elysium, is to lay off up to 32 staff members "across all departments", it's been announced.

The full Blood of Dawnwalker game will be released on disc, Bandai Namco and Rebel Wolves confirm

Robert Purchese — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Promising new medieval vampire role-playing game The Blood of Dawnwalker will be, hallelujah, released on a good old fashioned disc.

Netflix's games strategy might be a mess, but Oxenfree studio's ingenious new chiller-thriller shows it has a secret weapon

Matt Wales — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000

I still vividly recall the moment in No More Heroes when my Wii Remote rang for the first time. Confusion turned to delight as I held the controller to my ear and, through its tiny tinny speaker, Sylvia began to speak, as if on the other end of the line. Suddenly, Travis Touchdown's world had broken free of the TV, and I was thrilled. Oxenfree developer Night School's brisk new horror game Unhinged, currently streaming on Netflix, is built from these kinds of fourth-wall-busting moments, helping turn an already breathless thriller into something fascinating.

Not so much James Bond, more Mission Impossible - 007 First Light was originally more of an ensemble piece, says IO Interactive

Robert Purchese — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

IO Interactive once considered making 007 First Light more of an ensemble piece than it turned out to be. In other words, the game would have been less about James Bond on his own and more about him and a team of agents working together.

What we've been playing - "He takes great joy out of my suffering"

Robert Purchese — Sat, 18 Jul 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, Connor is expertly trolled by his friend and shares a controversial take on a game some people will love; Chris revisits an all-timer while remembering a time when it didn't seem so; and Bertie ruins a game for himself.