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Mario Kart World has gotten its next major update, bringing in QoL improvements, two additional Knockout Tour courses and 10 ‘new’ classic SNES tracks.

Control Resonant is just a couple of weeks away from launch. In preparation, Remedy has now released the game's official PC system requirements, giving options for 1080p, 1440p and 4K, as well as a separate set of hardware recommendations for Ray Tracing and Path Tracing. 

Phanteks has launched the EX5 chassis series, a three‑model lineup built around a compartmentalised layout intended to improve airflow with fewer fans. First shown at Computex 2026, the range includes the EX5, EX5 Plus and EX5 Max, each supporting GPU lengths up to 358mm and a dedicated 360mm radiator mount.

Just as promised, Nintendo held a second Direct stream today announcing many more games coming to the Switch 2 soon, well beyond Zelda. One of the bigger parts of today's show included back to back trailers for Persona, ending with a teaser for Persona 6. Towards the end of today's …

Mark Cerny and Geoff Keighley have announced a new joint pay-it-forward philanthropic initiative: The Nova Games Foundation.

A wireless Hall Effect keyboard with a massive battery for under £90, but what is the catch?

Typically releasing a new mainline entry once a decade, one insider has claimed that Blizzard wants to make more Diablo games at a faster rate.

Ending the year on a high, Treyarch have unveiled everything coming with Black Ops 7 Season 6: The Haunting, including a surprise DOOM crossover.

Less than a week on from the game’s successful launch, Rebel Wolves are already starting to hire for a sequel to The Blood of Dawnwalker.

Valve appears to be gearing up for the Steam Frame’s launch. After months of leaks pointing to final SteamOS updates and wireless‑linking features being prepared behind the scenes, Valve has now added a reservation system to the Steam Frame’s store page, though you can't reserve one just yet.

Nintendo held its Zelda Direct today, giving us a fresh look at the Ocarina of Time remake. The new trailer shows off the classic adventure in a completely updated art style and confirms a 5th November release date for Switch 2 consoles.

Rumours around Forza Horizon 6 have been circulating for a couple of weeks now, with claims that the PS5 version had quietly slipped out of 2026. The idea was that Microsoft’s renewed focus on exclusives had pushed the PlayStation release down the priority list. That never lined up with what Playground had been saying publicly, and now we have direct confirmation that the rumour was simply wrong.

Microsoft appears to be exempting some Xbox Game Pass subscribers in certain regions from the upcoming cloud‑gaming time limits, while also testing personalised subscription discounts for select users. According to a screenshot shared by Reddit user the_spensa and additional reports highlighted by PureXbox, some subscribers have received emails stating they …

Following the success of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Capcom claim to be “focusing on re-activating IPs that haven’t had a new title launch recently.”

Following months of silence, Playground Games have reaffirmed that Forza Horizon 6 will be coming to PlayStation 5 before the end of the year.

The upcoming Nintendo Direct could feature tons of major announcements, including Luigi’s Mansion 4; Mario Kart World DLC and much more.

In an unsurprising move, Microsoft has reportedly slashed its unlimited Xbox Cloud Streaming due to the “compute demands for AI.”

Steam continues to make absurd amounts of money each year, and 2026 is shaping up to be one of its strongest years yet. As the biggest PC gaming platform, Steam has long been a revenue giant, but the pace of growth is still surprising, with the platform reportedly generating over $15 billion this year alone. 

As Sony and Microsoft prepare for next‑gen hardware, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that either company will be able to offer disc drives, even as optional add‑ons, regardless of whether they actually want to. It has come to light that the supply chain for disc drives themselves is going extinct. 

Sony has spent years trying to force new live‑service games into its first‑party lineup, leading to short‑lived projects like Concord and cancelled multiplayer spin‑offs for God of War and The Last of Us. Now, Sony finally appears to be turning its multiplayer efforts toward a franchise that actually makes sense - Killzone.

Capcom already had a great year thanks to the launch of Resident Evil Requiem, which has continued to sell strongly since its February release. However, Capcom also had two riskier projects coming out this year, a brand-new IP in Pragmata, and a revival of the long-dormant Onimusha series. Both of those risks appear to have paid off. 

Sega’s long‑running ‘Super Game’ project has been quietly cancelled, but now we’re starting to get a clearer picture of why the publisher decided to walk away from it. Essentially - live service games cost too much to make

Recent weeks have seen rumours swirling around a StarCraft revival. Now, Blizzard itself appears to be teasing something new for the game ahead of BlizzCon. 

According to insiders, Insomniac Games is still working on the long-rumoured Venom Spider-Man spin-off – though an official announcement date remains unknown.

Despite its many issues, the ambitious PC exclusive Samson is officially coming to consoles later this month alongside a major update.

Ahead of the game’s Switch 2 launch, Rogue Factor announced that Hell is Us will be getting a massive update next month, adding in 10 new enemies.

It's time for another KitGuru featured build, and boy is it a big one!

Almost a decade since its cancellation, Hideki Kamiya is still hoping Microsoft will revive the ill-fated action-RPG Scalebound.

CyberPowerPC UK has announced a new partnership with Fnatic, becoming the organisation’s official hardware partner and supplying high‑end PCs for use at Fnatic’s London headquarters.

After a few months of teasing, Pearl Abyss has revealed the very first story DLC for Crimson Desert. The new expansion, Charting the Unknown, will launch in October, offering players new regions to explore on the high-seas.