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Nintendo’s recent big Switch firmware update has caused some systems to be bricked. Nintendo is currently working on a fix.

Forza Horizon 5 remains one of the few games today which publicly lists just how many players have tried the game out at any given time. Right ahead of the game’s launch on PS5, Horizon 5 was confirmed to have surpassed 45 million total players. Since the arrival of the game to PS5 mere days ago however, player counts have risen by almost 1 million.

After spending many years as a Nintendo Switch console exclusive, Shovel Knight Dig is finally coming to PlayStation and Xbox later this month.

The OG Switch has gotten a surprise system firmware update, bringing more uniformity between the UI of the last-gen console and its upcoming Switch 2.

Initially announced to be launching next month, Lost Soul Aside has had a slight last-minute delay to August the 29th 2025.

Over 10 years on since its initial release, Ubisoft has released a free update to Far Cry 4, adding 60fps support for PlayStation 5.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is already a huge hit across the board – with the game being the 3rd fastest selling game of 2025 on PlayStation.

Bringing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to PS5 seems to be paying off, with the game having now topped the weekly sales charts for the first time.

Following leaks back in 2023, we’ve now gotten new details on Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen Xbox controllers, with 3 reportedly currently in the works.

Back in 2023, Bulletstorm developers People Can Fly announced that they were working on a game with Microsoft known as Project Maverick. Following this, the studio revealed that they are also assisting The Coalition with development on Gear of War: E-Day. Though not explicitly stated at the time, the team has now confirmed that Project Maverick was in fact Gear of War: E-Day.

Despite publishers flocking to the upcoming Switch 2, Blizzard’s Diablo IV may not make it onto the system due to the “challenge” of live-service titles.

Though yet to be officially announced, it seems as though one of next month’s free PlayStation Plus Essential titles will be the Until Dawn Remake.

Sony has announced almost two-dozen games leaving PS Plus in May, including GTA V; InFamous Second Son; Journey to the Savage Planet and many more.

SEGA has announced that last year’s Sonic x Shadow Generations will come to Switch 2 as a day-one launch title this June.

With Ghost of Yōtei officially launching in October, Sucker Punch have started to reveal a ton more information on the game, its combat mechanics and more.

Following their removal earlier this year, Sony is now bringing their fan-favourite PlayStation console themes back to PS5 via a firmware update.

Ahead of its official launch this June, Death Stranding 2 On the Beach is set to have its preview embargo lifted early next month.

Though yet to be officially announced, the PEGI game rating board has listed Assassin’s Creed Shadows as coming to Nintendo Switch 2.

With the industry becoming increasingly expensive, Sony has found success thanks to their new PS5 console rental service in Japan.

Despite a general trend toward digital games purchases, physical media still has a major presence, especially in Europe and the UK.

Back in 2023 during the FTC lawsuit against Microsoft, the console maker was made to hand over a bunch of internal documents – some of which leaked online. Amongst the unannounced projects was an Oblivion and Fallout 3 Remaster. With the former now all-but-confirmed, one insider has offered an update on the status of the latter.

Though Switch 2 pre-orders are currently paused in the USA and Canada, these regions could finally open up orders by next week, according to one insider.

Adding on to many previous leaks, it appears as though Call of Duty World at War, Infinite Warfare and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 are coming to Game Pass.

The PS5 Digital Edition console is now £70 more expensive in the UK than it was at launch five years ago. Europe, Australia and New Zealand also hit by price hikes.

Following hundreds of award shows, one title has come out on top, with Astro Bot taking home nearly 200 Game of the Year wins.

Unlike the Xbox version, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will include a physical disc on PS5. Unfortunately, it features less than 20% of the data on-disc.

Despite having the OG Wind Waker on Switch 2 via emulation, a proper port of the Wii U’s Wind Waker HD is still on the table, according to Nintendo.

With Season 2 of HBO’s The Last of Us almost upon us, we’ve gotten new data on just how much the first series impacted game sales.

Following the USA and Canada, Nintendo has now announced that they are halting pre-orders for Switch 2 in China, with no new date in sight.

Despite not adding proper support for themes, the PS5 is set to get a dozen new animated backgrounds for its Welcome Hub page.