Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed will be the first Xbox game to offer cross-buy with PC – but only through the Battle net launcher.

The PlayStation Network recently suffered from its biggest down period in well over a decade – second only to the infamous 2011 PSN outage. While not nearly as severe (lasting less than 24 hours), Sony has offered an apology to players, giving all PS Plus subscribers 5 extra days of service for free.

While details on its performance have been somewhat mixed, the team at Obsidian have now confirmed that Avowed will offer a 60fps mode on Series X at launch.

Each month, those who are subscribed to Amazon Prime are able to acquire a wide range of ‘free’ games as part of the company’s Prime Gaming initiative. Throughout February, subscribers will be able to get their hands on almost two dozen titles, including but not limited to Bioshock Infinite, The Talos Principle and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Resident Evil Village’s spin-off multiplayer mode – Resident Evil Re:Verse – will be officially shut down later this year in June.

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach might be arriving sooner rather than later, with the sequel having now gotten an official rating in Korea.

Ahead of the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom has released a standalone PC benchmark tool, letting Steam players try before they buy.

In trying to make Steam a more consumer-friendly platform, Valve has introduced new warnings for dormant/abandoned Early Access games.

Just 24 hours after launch, the team at Warhorse Studios officially announced that Kingdom Come Deliverance II has sold over 1 million copies.

Last month, following years of leaks, rumours and speculation, Nintendo finally officially announced and unveiled the Switch 2. That said, the presentation was brief and focused solely on the physical attributes of the new hardware – with the company promising a more in-depth look later down the line. Finally, the company has confirmed that we will be getting out first proper deep-dive Direct on the Switch 2 in early April.

Nintendo has updated its hardware and software sales figures, revealing that the Switch has now officially sold over 150 million units.

Less than four months since launch, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has already reached a major milestone, selling more than 5 million copies.

Elden Ring: Nightreign looks set to have a big media blowout next week, featuring previews, the game’s release date and more.

Following its announcement last year, Wreckfest 2 has officially gotten a release date, set to launch in Early Access next month on the 20th of March.

Following the disappointment of Battlefield 2042, EA and DICE seem to be going all-in for the series’ next entry, featuring more internal tests than ever before, and recently going live with its Battlefield Labs program. While details on the game overall continue to remain light, we do know that the upcoming title will launch before April 2026.

Microsoft has announced its next ID@Xbox showcase. Set to go live later this month, the stream will feature over a dozen indie studios.

Devil May Cry 5 is easily the best-selling entry in the series, with Capcom revealing that the 2019 title has now reached 10 million copies sold.

While the Mega Man series is far from Capcom’s biggest, the latest entry (Mega Man 11) has managed to break its own personal record, selling 2 million copies.

While not quite the sales juggernaut that GTA is, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption series remains one of the biggest in the industry, with RDR2 alone selling more than 67 million units. Despite little post-launch support for the game (especially when it came to Red Dead Online), RDR2 has reached a new peak player count on Steam with just under 100,000 concurrents...

Back in August, we began to hear rumours that Microsoft was planning to bring Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 5 to PlayStation – following on from the likes of Grounded, Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves. Reports later claimed that this port had been internally delayed, but not cancelled. Finally, seemingly out of nowhere, Forza Horizon 5 has officially been announced for PS5.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown saw high praise upon its release one year ago, with the latest figures now putting the game at over 1.3 million copies sold.

Geoff Keighley has officially announced the kick-off date for this year’s Summer Game Fest, set to go live on the 6th of June 2025.

Due to the highly-positive reception towards their introduction, Sony has promised to bring back its anniversary PS5 themes as a more permanent addition.

Just under two months on from its release, Microsoft has announced that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has surpassed 4 million total players.

Capcom has announced its latest Spotlight showcase. Going live next week, the stream will offer new details on Onimusha, Monster Hunter Wilds and more.

Elliot Page has announced that his production company will be adapting 2013’s Beyond: Two Souls (by Quantic Dream) into a live-action TV show.

Silent Hill 2 Remake continues to be a major win for Konami and Bloober Team, with the game having now surpassed 2 million copies sold.

Starting in 2026, Sony will no longer offer PS4-only titles as part of the console maker’s monthly PlayStation Plus Essential line-up:

Bungie has announced the next crossover coming to their game, with Destiny 2 x Star Wars set to go live next month during February.

Hello Games have dropped another massive update for No Man’s Sky with Worlds Part II, revamping and adding a ton more to the game: