It looks like Microsoft has more licensed Xbox hardware products on the way. During the Xbox Games Showcase earlier this month, the Asus ROG Xbox Ally handheld was announced and now, Meta is preparing an Xbox-branded version of the Quest 3S VR headset.  The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition has …

It would appear that fans have turned on Monster Hunter Wilds. While the game launched to generally positive reviews earlier in the year, fans have grown frustrated with the gameplay changes made in the sequel, and now the game's Steam review score has dropped down to overwhelmingly negative.  For Monster …

The Nintendo Switch 2 has been off to a hot start, becoming the fastest selling console to date thanks to strong launch weekend sales. The Switch 2 also launched with a pretty strong line-up of third-party games, but so far, publishers are being disappointed by the results. While Nintendo has …

NetEase has primarily focused its game development and publishing efforts on games with broad multiplayer appeal. However, for the first time, NetEase is now working on its first single-player game, and it is coming from the studio behind Naraka: Bladepoint. Blood Message is a new game coming from NetEase and …

This week has been a bit of a wild one in rumour land. A previously reliable source made the bombshell claim that Microsoft had hired the developers behind the Xenia emulator to work on an official Xbox and Xbox 360 emulation tool for PCs and new devices like the Xbox …

For the past six months, EA has been loudly playtesting Battlefield 6 with large pre-alpha gameplay sessions leading to numerous gameplay leaks. Now, Battlefield 6 has reportedly hit a new development milestone, and more content is hitting the Battlefield Labs testing platform.  According to Battlefield Labs playtesters speaking with Insider …

In a major update this week, id Software added Path Tracing technology to DOOM: The Dark Ages. This enhanced form of ray tracing allows for higher fidelity and more ray bounces. The update has also quietly added an array of new in-game benchmarks to the game for those looking to …

Capcom has had a major hit each year since 2017 with Resident Evil 7 and they've shown no signs of slowing down. Capcom kicked off 2025 with the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds, and it has followed that up with major reveals for Resident Evil Requiem and a brand new …

Gears of War: Reloaded is launching very soon. To ensure the game's multiplayer servers and crossplay functionality are all working correctly, a playtest did take place last weekend, but many encountered issues. As a result, a second playtest weekend is now coming up.  The Coalition and Microsoft have confirmed that …

EA's Skate games were a staple of the Xbox 360 era. A few years ago, EA announced its return after more than a decade. The game has been in open development since, with frequent playtests being held. Now, the latest version of Skate is just a few months away from …

Supergiant has been hard at work on Hades 2 over the past year. The game's early access period is finally starting to wind down, with the studio putting the finishing touches on the game for PC players, opening the door for an eventual console release. In the latest Early Access …

At the Xbox Games Showcase last week, Microsoft announced its collaborative PC handheld, the ROG Xbox Ally. Now in a new video shared this week, Xbox president, Sarah Bond, teased the future via a continued partnership with AMD on chips.  In an update video this week, Bond confirmed that Xbox …

Earlier this year, Warner Bros made the shocking decision to shut down Monolith Productions, the studio behind the patented ‘Nemesis' system, as well as massive single-player hits like Lord of the Rings: Shadow of Mordor and F.E.A.R. Now, more changes have been announced for the WB Games division, with the …

Bungie has been quiet on the subject of Marathon since the game's alpha ended earlier this year. The game had been on track for a September launch but today, Sony and Bungie made the surprise announcement that the game has been delayed indefinitely. 

The latest GeForce Game Ready driver has dropped. The new driver delivers a ton of fixes for various games, and adds day-one optimisations for Remedy's new game, FBC: Firebreak. The driver also adds support for the new Path Tracing update for DOOM: The Dark Ages. Today, FBC: Firebreak, Remedy Entertainment’s …

The second wave of titles for Game Pass in June 2025 has just been revealed. For the rest of this month, Game Pass subscribers can look forward to more Warcraft, Call of Duty and indie hits like Against the Storm.  While announced previously, today marks the availability of Remedy's new …

A few weeks ago, Randy Pitchford caused quite the commotion thanks to his comments on the potential for Borderlands 4 to cost $80. After all of that, the game won't cost $80 after all. Pre-orders for Borderlands 4 have now gone live. The standard version of the game will cost …

There are some great freebies to claim in June through Amazon Prime Gaming. From June 17th, those with an Amazon Prime subscription can claim DRM-free GOG codes for several classic games, including last year's Tomb Raider I-III Remaster.  Today, six more free games are available to claim through Prime Gaming, …

We first caught wind of Bethesda's unannounced game, SpyTeam, thanks to a Zenimax trademark filing in 2022. The game has disappeared from headlines since 2024, but that finally changed this week with new trademark filings. 

Grand Theft Auto 6 will be releasing almost 13 years after the previous game in the series, GTA V. In that time, Rockstar spent some time focusing its resources on Red Dead Redemption 2, and then underwent a huge change when company co-founder, Dan Houser, suddenly left the company. A …

It looks like Grand Theft Auto won't be the only game from Rockstar making headlines this year. According to the voice actor who plays John Marston, some new Red Dead news is on the horizon this week.  Rob Wiethoff voices Marston in both Red Dead Redemption and its pre-sequel, Red …

Final Fantasy 16 had a surprise release on Xbox earlier this month. Now that gamers have had a chance to get a decent amount of playtime with the game, issues have arisen.  The console benchmarking experts at Digital Foundry have published their test results for Final Fantasy 16 on Xbox …

The danger with subscription services is the ever looming threat of monthly price increases. As it turns out, both Sony and Microsoft may have price increases coming in the near future, for PlayStation+ and Game Pass.  As part of Sony's annual business update this week, Hideaki Nishino, CEO of SIE, …

Sony received a lot of praise for its efforts on PC initially, but complaints quickly came in when Sony began delisting games from sale in hundreds of countries. Sony has dropped its controversial PSN account requirements for its PC games after much backlash and now, a few games that had …

It has been a week since the ROG Xbox Ally handheld was announced. This is a collaboration between Xbox and Asus to produce a new handheld with an updated 'gaming UI' for Windows 11 that enables easy switching of apps and quick access to the Xbox app, Battle Net, Steam and other launchers.

We are one week out from the launch of Remedy's first multiplayer game. FBC: Firebreak will send players back to The Oldest House to in squads to investigate supernatural outbreaks. With the release date approaching, Remedy is starting to share some of its post-launch plans.  FBC: Firebreak will get at …

It has been a while since the release of the last Total War game but Creative Assembly does have something cooking up. The studio revealed plans to showcase ‘the next era' of Total War later this year. Total War is nearing its 25th anniversary and to celebrate, Creative Assembly will …

There has been a lot of negativity surrounding two upcoming PlayStation live-service games in the past month – Bungie's Marathon and Haven Studio's Fairgames. There have been rumours of both delays and cancellations, but PlayStation's CEO is looking to put those rumours to rest.  Sony's annual business presentation took place …

We have known for a while now that the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake would include the Snake vs Monkey mode, but only on PlayStation consoles. Now, Xbox has its own alternative - Bomberman. 

In recent years, major publishers have made a push for more accessibility features in games. Nowadays, most major titles come with a set of features designed to make the game playable for those with various disabilities. Now, Valve is updating the Steam Store to allow users to easily find these …