Respawn and Bit Reactor have taken on a major challenge with Star Wars: Zero Company, aiming to deliver a tactical strategy game worthy of the franchise’s legacy. The game has officially launched today and critics appear to agree that this is one of the strongest Star Wars titles in years. …

Razer has introduced the Base Station V3 Chroma, a new RGB headset stand with integrated USB connectivity and automated profile switching. The updated stand expands the company’s Chroma ecosystem and adds intelligent headset detection to streamline audio and lighting setups. The standout new feature of the Base Station V3 Chroma …

Intel is outlining three new architectures at Hot Chips 2026, aimed at Agentic AI and enterprise‑scale workloads, covering HPC, large‑model inference and client‑side AI. The trio consists of Diamond Rapids for next‑generation Xeon, the Crescent Island GPU for datacentres, and Wildcat Lake for mainstream client and edge systems.

GeForce Now adds a fresh batch of new titles this week, led by Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 and Star Wars: Zero Company, both of which are available to stream from day‑one. 

The GTA 6 leaks over the past week have been unavoidable, with several clips being uploaded each day leading up to the official gameplay reveal scheduled for later this week. Rockstar has remained quiet on the subject but has been quietly working behind the scenes to identify the source of the leaks. Now, the company has shared its first public statement on the matter.

After months of leaks, Microsoft has today announced its new disc-to-digital program, allowing players to obtain digital licenses for their physical games, without sacrificing any of the benefits of physical media, such as being able to sell or trade your unwanted games later down the line. In a blog post …

Heroes of Might and Magic 3's return was announced recently and swiftly released on Steam. However, early buyers quickly ran into a problem - Ubisoft managed to release the game with no files to download. 

It turns out that The Witcher 3's appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live was a double header. Not only did we get our first look at the new Songs of the Past expansion, but CD Projekt Red also announced a free remaster for the original game, coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox consoles. 

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation was finally revealed to the world just a few months ago. Now at Gamescom, a new trailer for the final chapter in the FF7 Remake trilogy has revealed a Spring 2027 release window, this time for all platforms on day one, avoiding the timed exclusivity of …

During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Saber Interactive and Universal revealed the new story trailer for Turok: Origins, giving us a fresh look at the return of this classic series. 

Metro 2039 received a new trailer during Gamescom Opening Night Live, alongside confirmation of a February 2027 release date. The next entry in 4A Games’ acclaimed post‑apocalyptic FPS series promises a darker, more expansive journey into the ruins of Moscow.

At Gamescom Opening Night Live this evening, the first reveal trailer for Exodus was shown. The new sci‑fi RPG is being developed by Archetype Entertainment, a studio led by former BioWare veterans including Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn. The game is targeting a 2027 release, and tonight’s trailer offers a fresh look at its planet‑hopping adventure.

Warlock, a new D&D‑based action adventure announced at The Game Awards last year, is returning to the spotlight at Gamescom with the first gameplay reveal. Ahead of the showcase, we were invited to a pre‑briefing session, offering an early look at eight minutes of in‑game footage and new details about the project.

During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Remedy debuted the final trailer for Control Resonant, confirming a September 24th release date for the sequel.

Gears of War: E‑Day returned to the stage at Gamescom Opening Night Live with a new trailer ahead of its October release. The game serves as a prequel to the original trilogy, charting the events of Emergence Day as the Locust first rise to the surface and begin their invasion of Sera. 

Hoyoverse is branching out from its usual anime‑styled, mobile‑friendly titles with a new project called Nodusfall. The game adopts a far more realistic art direction and shifts toward co‑op action, placing players in a grounded world where they’ll team up to hunt mythical beasts inspired by legends from around the world.

Nvidia has outlined a wide range of RTX and GeForce platform updates at Gamescom this week, covering DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, RTX Remix progress, new path‑traced projects, Nvidia ACE, updates to the Nvidia App, RTX Spark developments and several additions to GeForce Now.

A rumour circulated over the weekend claiming that Microsoft had quietly greenlit a sequel to Ori and the Will of the Wisps, with development supposedly handed to another studio. However, Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler has now dismissed the speculation, stating that “the Ori 3 rumors are nonsense”.

A few days on from revealing the updated PC system requirements for The Blood of Dawnwalker, the team at Rebel Wolves has now also announced a major change for the launch-day version of the game on consoles. At first, the game was going to launch without a true ‘Performance' mode …

After successfully taking down the Yuzu and Ryujinx Switch emulators back in 2024, Nintendo has had to deal with an increasing number of clones popping up. This week, Nintendo carried out its biggest takedown effort yet, hitting more than 400 GitHub repositories housing Switch emulation tools.

MSI has launched its Back to School promotion in the UK, offering discounts across a wide range of PC hardware and gaming gear ahead of the new academic year. The sale is live now and runs until the 30th of September. The promotion covers monitors, desktops, motherboards, power supplies, coolers, …

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is still a week away from release, but the PC version has already leaked online. A full build of the game is now circulating on piracy sites, meaning major story spoilers are spreading rapidly across the internet.

From Software has begun network playtests for its new game, The Duskbloods, but the first session has already run into problems. Players invited to the test have struggled to connect, forcing the studio to shut down the opening day entirely.

Gamescom has outlined what to expect from this year’s Opening Night Live showcase, confirming several major games that will receive new trailers, updates and live appearances during the two‑hour broadcast on the 25th of August.

Take‑Two is escalating its response to this week’s GTA 6 leak spree, filing legal information requests with Microsoft and Discord as it attempts to identify the person responsible for posting extensive gameplay clips from an apparent full build of the game.

Dave Bautista has now been officially confirmed as the new Kratos for Amazon’s upcoming God of War TV series. The actor will lead the live‑action adaptation following the recasting of the role earlier this year.

Riot has confirmed that active development on 2XKO will end soon, less than a year after the League of Legends fighting game launched. While the title drew early interest, Riot says it never reached the player retention needed to support long‑term live‑service development.

Acer has launched a new limited‑time promotion in the UK, offering a free Predator Cestus 350 gaming mouse and mousemat worth £82.98 with purchases of selected Predator OLED gaming monitors, including the flagship 500Hz X27U F5. The offer is available through major UK retailers and applies to several models in …

Nintendo raised the price of the Switch 2 in the US earlier this year. Now a few months on from that announcement, the company has confirmed that the console will also be getting a price increase in the UK and Ireland.

007 First Light launched to wide critical acclaim back in May. Now a few months on from release, the game has reached a new sales milestone.