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A few weeks ago, we learned that Capcom would be revealing more about Street Fighter 6 very soon. Last night during State of Play, not only did Capcom have new announcements for Resident Evil 4 Remake and Resident Evil Village, but the publisher also revealed a new gameplay trailer for …

Capcom has been quiet on what's next for Resident Evil following the release of Village and RE3 Remake, but that changed last night during State of Play. Not only is Resident Evil Village heading to PS VR2, but Resident Evil 4 Remake has been officially announced with a March release …

Recently during an Xbox-focused podcast, a host made some statements about Playground Games' upcoming Fable reboot, claiming that the game is further away than many expect and claiming to have heard of development issues. As it seems, the hosts' comments were blown out of proportion, and one of the developers …

Each year across the world, millions of people celebrate Pride month. Xbox has outwardly been a supporter of the cause in the past, and this year is no different, with the console manufacturer giving away a free game on Steam while also donating to charities. Making the announcement on their …

E3 might not be taking place this year, but there will be plenty of other gaming events stepping up in its place. Geoff Keighley has already announced plans for Summer Game Fest as a replacement for E3 this year, and now, Keighley has revealed the full list of studios and …

We've known for a while now that Ubisoft is planning to update Assassin's Creed Origins, bringing 60FPS support to the game and bringing all three Assassin's Creed ‘RPGs' up to the new standard frame rate for this generation. After some teasing earlier in the week, Ubisoft has now announced that …

Microsoft refuses to let up with its consistent addition of new games to its Game Pass subscription service. Though not the biggest month ever, the console manufacturer has now announced what games will be joining the service during the first half of June. Making the announcement on the Xbox Blog, …

Shortly before being acquired by Microsoft, Bethesda and Machine Games announced plans for a new game based on Indiana Jones. We've heard little about the project since, but with Starfield becoming an Xbox console exclusive, it was widely assumed that Indiana Jones would also be an exclusive. However, it turns …

A few weeks ago, we learned about Microsoft's ‘Xbox Everywhere' initiative, which will see the company making a bigger push for cloud streaming and broadening device support. Part of this initiative is a low-cost streaming device, something that Microsoft has now officially confirmed.  Previously, we have seen code references to …

Microsoft’s surprise purchase of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion shook the video games industry in many ways, leading to a number of secondary and knock-on effects. One of these pertains to PlayStation’s existing relationship with Call of Duty. With Microsoft promising to honour all previously inked contracts, it seems as …

This year, Infinity Ward will be releasing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a direct sequel to 2019's Modern Warfare reboot. Activision hasn't revealed many details officially yet, but this week, the game was confirmed for an October release. As reported by Eurogamer, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) …

Marvel began looking to revamp its efforts in the video gaming space back in 2014, long before the reveals of Spider-Man, Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and Ultimate Alliance 3. So far, only Nintendo and Sony have secured Marvel exclusives, and it turns out that Microsoft passed up on the …

Back in January, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard as part of the largest merger in video games history. It has been a while since we last had an update on the process, but according to Microsoft's President and Vice Chair, things are moving relatively quickly.  Currently, Microsoft plans …

Last year for the 10th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Bethesda released the game once again, replacing the ‘Special Edition' on Xbox, PlayStation and PC with a new ‘Anniversary Edition' with some new tweaks and additional content. The Anniversary Edition was never announced for Switch, despite the Special …

Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service offers a robust and ever-evolving library of games for a relatively small monthly fee. The next set of titles coming to the service has now been announced, and it includes a number of exciting day-one releases. Making the announcement on the Xbox Blog, Megan Spurr, …

Microsoft Flight Simulator released in 2020 to a positive reception with many praising the game’s rendering of the entire Earth – even if there were a few mistakes. Asobo Studio has since been updating its world country-by-country with accurate and bespoke mapping – the 9th World Update of which is …

Fall Guys has become one of the most popular party games, offering players multiple games in a physics-based environment where silliness reigns supreme. If you've always wanted to try it, you'll be glad to know the game will become free-to-play on the same day it releases for Nintendo Switch and …

Last generation, there was a rumour that The Coalition was working on a remaster for the full Gears of War trilogy, similar to Halo's Master Chief Collection. Ultimately, we only ended up getting a remaster of the first game on Xbox One and not a full ‘Marcus Fenix Collection'. However, …

Last year after months of leaks, WB Games announced its own Smash Bros-style crossover fighting game – Multiversus. We've already seen some gameplay and know a bunch of confirmed characters. Now this month, the first playtest is taking place and invites for it are being sent right now.  Yesterday, WB …

Earlier this week, EA unveiled its upcoming release schedule, which included an unnamed remake coming in early 2023. As it turns out, that game was indeed Dead Space, which has now been confirmed to be releasing in January. Beyond that, EA Motive has also given us a new look at …

Over the weekend, Xbox Live had a major outage, bringing to light some lesser known aspects of the Xbox DRM policy and locking many out of their games. Microsoft may already have a solution on the way to avoid this in the future, while also preserving the physical games market …

Yesterday as promised, WB showcased new Gotham Knights gameplay, giving us our first look at Red Hood and Nightwing in action. The stream also brought along a few important updates about the game – it is no longer coming to PS4 or Xbox One, and co-op is not being upgraded …

Over the weekend, the Xbox Live network saw repeated outages, leading to outcry from players across all supported platforms over DRM policies. Due to the outage, a lot of players were unable to access their digital games, including offline, single-player titles. Now, we have some clarification over how Xbox DRM …

Microsoft is making headlines this week after bringing Fortnite to Xbox Cloud Gaming, allowing Fortnite to be played on an iPhone or iPad once again, complete with controller and touch-control support. As it turns out, this is part of a bigger play from Microsoft, as the company kicks off its …

Fortnite has officially been unavailable on iPhones and iPads since the 2020 lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple. Epic has been fighting to get the game back onto iOS, but has been unsuccessful in persuading Apple to change its mind. Fortunately, there are other methods of getting Fortnite running on …

Microsoft has spent the past few years greatly expanding its roster of first party studios through the acquisition of other well-established developers. It seems soon we will see the fruits of this labour as according to one industry insider, the upcoming Xbox games showcase will feature almost every single first-party …

It's the first week of the month, which means we're getting a new wave of Xbox Game Pass titles announced today. Previous months were headlined by the likes of MLB: The Show 22, Weird West, Life is Strange and Guardians of the Galaxy. For May, we're getting a boost in …

Battlefield 2042 has had a hard time maintaining a healthy player base, with recent statistics showing fewer than 1000 concurrent players on Steam. Possibly in a move to tackle the game’s dwindling popularity, Battlefield 2042 looks to be coming to Xbox Game Pass this week...

E3 might be cancelled this year, but there will still be plenty of other major game announcement events taking place this summer. Today, Microsoft officially confirmed its plans for June, with an Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase.  Microsoft will be hosting a new Xbox & Bethesda Games showcase on Sunday, …

Microsoft held its quarterly earnings report earlier this week and it seems that the Xbox team has been doing extremely well. For the second quarter in a row, the Xbox Series X/S consoles have managed to outsell the PS5. Speaking during the call, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, reported that the …