Each month, subscribers to Amazon Prime are able to claim a wide range of ‘free’ games as part of the company’s Prime Gaming initiative. Over the course of April 2026, subscribers will be able to claim 12 different titles, including legendary strategy games like XCOM and Total War.

Earlier this week we learned that the studio behind Deus Ex Human Revolution and Mankind Divided, Eidos Montreal, was undergoing a third round of job cuts, including the departure of the Studio's head. As it turns out, this most recent round of layoffs may have been spurred by a major …

Sony caught a lot of criticism for cancelling The Last of Us Online a couple of years ago. Recently, the former director on that game talked a bit more about it, sharing that the game was '80% complete' when it was scrapped. 

Valve has continued to remain firm on its plans to not release a Steam Deck 2 until there was a true generational leap in performance. As it turns out, that leap may not be far off, as it has been claimed that the Steam Deck 2 was being planned for 2028. 

During a recent financial presentation, Nexon President, Junghun Lee, commented on the recent successes and failures with its online games over the past year. Interestingly, The First Descendant was named as a struggling title, despite its initially strong launch. 

For around a year now, we have been hearing rumours about a new StarCraft game being in development. Now, we have our strongest evidence yet thanks to new job openings at Blizzard. 

Back at CES, Intel launched its new Core Ultra Series 3 processors, based on the new Panther Lake architecture. MSI has prepared a rollout of new gaming laptops for 2026 with Intel's latest CPUs at the heart of them, alongside RTX 50 series GPUs.

At CES earlier this year, MSI revealed its newly overhauled Prestige laptop line. Following on from weeks of availability over in the US, the new Prestige 16 and Prestige 14 laptops are available throughout the UK.

Following on from leaks last week, Sony has officially announced the next round of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. In April, those subscribed to the lowest tier (or higher) will get three free games to claim, including the 2023 reboot of Lords of the Fallen.  Lords of the Fallen …

Late last year, the US Patent Office opened up a 're-examination' of a patent that gave Nintendo ownership over a common videogame mechanic - summoning an NPC to fight for you. Now months later, this process has resulted in the patent being revoked.

Right before Embracer Group slammed the brakes on its acquisition spree, the company had bought up the Lord of the Rings IP. Now, Embracer is looking to leverage some of its best studios to put together a new LOTR videogame. According to Insider Gaming, Embracer Group is working on a …

For years now, Epic Games and Disney have had a close working relationship. Unreal Engine has been used for Disney Park attractions and film productions, while Disney has also leveraged Fortnite to promote its treasure trove of IP. It is now being claimed that Disney executives are waiting for their opportunity to swoop in and buy Epic Games outright. 

Fans of the Deus Ex franchise must unfortunately brace for more bad news. Eidos Montreal has been hit with another wave of layoffs, reducing headcount for a third year in a row, indicating that a new major game is not close to coming out. In a statement shared this week, …

Earlier this year, Nvidia revealed DLSS 4.5, bringing new features to RTX 50 series graphics cards, including 6X and Dynamix Frame Generation modes in supported games. As of today, DLSS 4.5 is now rolling out to the masses.

Microsoft has confirmed its plans for the summer Xbox Games Showcase. There will once again be a day of announcements in June, followed by a special Direct presentation on Gears E-Day, the latest game in the Gears of War franchise.  The showcase, announced by newly appointed Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma, …

In early 2025, Krafton officially announced PUBG: Blindspot, a new spin-off game, offering players a very different top-down tactical gameplay experience compared to the main battle royale game. Now after just a little time in early access, the game is shutting down. PUBG: Blindspot did not take off after its …

Death Stranding 2 has officially launched on PC, arriving just less than one year after its initial release on PS5. Thanks to this new version of the game, total sales for Death Stranding 2 have pushed over 2 million. 

It is going to be years before we see a new mainline Halo game but in the meantime, the newly formed Halo Studios does have something else for fans – Halo: Campaign Evolved. New details about this remake have recently surfaced, revealing new missions that expand on the original story.  …

The Elder Scrolls Blades has been around for over seven years at this point but it has been years since the game last had any kind of major content update. Now, we never see new Blades content, as the game is officially shutting down. 

Positive word of mouth is beginning to spread and more players are jumping in to Pearl Abyss's new single-player open-world action game, Crimson Desert. Since launch, the game has now surpassed five million copies sold and the development team is looking to boos this further with a new Nintendo Switch …

If you've ever wanted to review tech, then this is a perfect opportunity as we are now hiring for a new reviewer to join our team! Prior experience is not strictly necessary, but we would like to see some example works from applicants. 

Recent leaks have claimed that Nintendo is currently developing a new Star Fox game, with plans to launch this summer, followed by a full remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time later in the year. 

Memory shortages have prices for tech shooting up across multiple market segments but gaming is being hit particularly hard. This week, Sony announced that it is having to raise PlayStation hardware prices in the US, Europe, UK and Japan. Once the new pricing comes into effect, the PS5 will officially …

Sony has yet to officially reveal next month's free PlayStation Plus titles but a new leak has given us an idea of what to expect ahead of time. In April, those subscribed to the basic tier of PlayStation Plus will be able to claim a free copy of Lords of …

STALKER 2 has been out for almost a year and a half now and during that time, GSC Game World has issued a lot of major updates to the game at no extra cost. Now, fans have new adventures to look forward to, with the first major expansion, titled 'Cost of Hope', coming out later this year. 

Due to delays and internal reboots, Marathon ended up being in development for much longer than initially planned. With a six year timeline, the cost of producing the game rose exponentially for Bungie, with estimates putting the final number in the $250M to $300M range. Despite positive reviews from those that have given the game a chance, Marathon has reportedly only shifted an estimated 1.2M copies so far, with the vast majority of that coming from the PC market. 

Following on from an initial tease earlier this week, Techland has now officially announced Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land Edition. This new and enhanced version of the game delivers a major free content update, designed around giving players a more challenging survival experience.

Last year, Respawn surprised us with the announcement of Star Wars Zero Company, a new strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, created by former XCOM developers. Now with the game's release date getting closer, we've received a much deeper look at the game. 

This week's GeForce Now update brings five more titles to the cloud gaming library, including the new anime-inspired racing game Screamer, which launches straight on to GeForce Now's RTX 5080 servers. 

ASUS ROG will return to DreamHack 2026. For this year's event, Asus ROG is celebrating its 20th anniversary, partnering with AMD to highlight upcoming products and provide exclusive demos and other activities for attendees to participate in.