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The new Marvel's Wolverine cinematic trailer has been swarmed by PlayStation fans still angry at Sony ditching discs

July 17, 2026

A cinematic trailer has been released for Insomniac Game's upcoming mutant action romp: Marvel's Wolverine. And while many fans hav...Read More

No, Doom maker id Software hasn't been "nerfed into the ground and gutted" by the Xbox cuts, insists director Hugo Martin

July 17, 2026

Doom and Quake creator id Software insists it hasn't been "nerfed into the ground and gutted" by Xbox, despite reports to the...Read More

The live-action God of War TV series suffers a huge setback as Kratos actor is injured badly on set and needs to be recast

July 17, 2026

Amazon's upcoming God of War TV show has hit a major obstacle after Kratos actor Ryan Hurst suffered a serious injury on set. Read mor...Read More

Modern Warfare 4 offers first look at Kill Block ahead of multiplayer gameplay debut this week

July 16, 2026

Infinity Ward has dropped a brief teaser of Modern Warfare 4's Kill Block. This is a new type of multiplayer experience for Call of Du...Read More

Battlefield 6 is bringing back a feature we've not seen since Battlefield 2, and teasing a fitting Top Gun collab alongside it

July 15, 2026

Battlefield Studios has released our first look at Season 4 in Battlefield 6 . This new trailer arrives a week ahead of Season 4's laun...Read More

Kingdom Hearts will have a big presence at a Disney fan event next month, but you probably shouldn't get too excited about Kingdom Hearts 4

July 14, 2026

Kingdom Hearts will be making a big appearance at the upcoming D23 Disney fan event in California next month, though those holding out hop...Read More

"I have what it takes to continue this series' legacy" Hideaki Itsuno may have left Capcom, but Dragon's Dogma 2's new director reckons the RPG is still in good hands

July 14, 2026

In August 2024, Dragon's Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno left Capcom after "30 years and five months" at the Japanese publi...Read More

Palworld barges Dota 2 aside as PC player counts skyrocket following the game's 1.0 release

July 13, 2026

After a long wait, Palworld has finally hit 1.0 on PC and consoles, and while it hasn't managed to replicate its massive 2.1m concurre...Read More

Despite having an offline mode, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced was unplayable when Ubisoft Connect went down

July 13, 2026

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced might have delivered one of the biggest launches in series history , but it sadly hasn't fixed...Read More

Warframe's next major update blends Blade Runner, The Sopranos, and film noir in a whole new solar system, coming later this year

July 11, 2026

Digital Extremes has wrapped up this year's Tennocon Live event with a massive reveal trailer for Warframe 's next major update: Wa...Read More

"This is our Spider-Man 3" - Soulfame's Warsong update adds "edgelord" progression path later this year

July 11, 2026

Digital Extremes has revealed a lenghty new gameplay trailer for its fantasy action game Soulframe. It's next major update - Warsong - ...Read More

Obsidian game director reacts to people "spouting off" about the studio and how it's not what it "used to be"

July 11, 2026

A director at Obsidian Entertainment has shared their thoughts about the "extremely difficult week" at the studio, stressing how ...Read More

"My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" - id Software co-founder John Carmack speaks out after devastating Xbox layoffs

July 10, 2026

John Carmack, the co-founder of legendary Doom and Quake developer id Software, has shared his thoughts on the reported "bloodbath...Read More

"It was like being back in 2016" Pokémon Go celebrates 10th anniversary by recreating the original trailer's Times Square Mewtwo raid

July 10, 2026

Last night Pokémon Go celebrated its 10th anniversary by fulfilling the final promise of the game's original trailer : giving players ...Read More

Xbox leader Asha Sharma has joined a US government task force for employment, days after announcing restructuring that has left thousands of people without jobs

July 10, 2026

After spearheading a restructuring of Xbox that resulted in 3200 job losses , Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has been asked to be an advisor to the...Read More

Brutal Soulslike Mortal Shell 2 chooses violence, sets release date in the 2026 August traffic jam

July 09, 2026

Mortal Shell 2, the inventive Soulslike RPG from developer Cold Symmetry, has an official release date. The game will arrive 20th August on...Read More

It's only in Europe where Nintendo is discontinuing Switch 1, and likely to do with the Right to Repair laws we have here

July 08, 2026

Nintendo has confirmed the decision to halt sales of its Switch 1 console in Europe will not affect its operations in the rest of the world...Read More

Two brothers admit to stealing more than £71,000 worth of Pokémon TCG cards after failing to escape the police and hide the loot

July 08, 2026

Many of us are excited for Pokémon TCG's latest sets - including the massive 30th anniversary one - but a pair of brothers in Warringt...Read More

Hatsune Miku: Starry Party is a new video game starring the virtual singer and her friends coming to Switch 2 and PC

July 07, 2026

Good Smile Company has announced Hatsune Miku: Starry Party, a new "party action" game with chibi character designs coming to Ni...Read More

Acclaimed PS5 roguelike shooter Saros gets a substantial free trial, but there's a catch

July 07, 2026

Saros, the latest game from the arcade-loving game creators at Housemarque, is getting a new two-and-half hour trial for anyone interested ...Read More

The first reactions to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 are in, and CD Projekt Red and Studio Trigger seem to have another winner on their hands

July 06, 2026

Last week brought us the stunning first proper trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 , which is introducing and following an all-new ...Read More

Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima "really sad" about Sony ending physical disc production, and says lack of media ownership has "frightening" possibilities

July 06, 2026

Hideo Kojima has spoken about Sony's cessation of physical video game disc production , with the director behind Death Stranding expre...Read More

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is blocked in 132 countries due to Sony's controversial PSN linking requirement – but its Steam page is still visible

July 05, 2026

Marvel T&omacr;kon: Fighting Souls is blocked in 132 countries, once again due to Sony's controversial PSN linking requirement. Re...Read More

Sony assures developers they can still order some games on disc after 2027 – but there's a catch

July 05, 2026

Sony is reportedly informing developers that they can still order disc games beyond January 2028 providing the game releases before its cut...Read More

Halo: Campaign Evolved really, really wants you to know you can get a physical disc even if you buy it on PS5

July 05, 2026

Microsoft is using Sony's decision to end production of discs from 2028 as a selling point for Halo: Campaign Evolved. Read more sour...Read More

Sony still has to ration attachable disc drives sales to "1 per order" due to "high demand" despite plans to end production of physical discs for PlayStation games

July 04, 2026

Sony is still rationing its supply of attachable disc drives despite announcing plans to end production of physical discs for PlayStation g...Read More

What we've been playing - "As a result, I lost all my best clothes and my Switch 2"

July 04, 2026

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Sherif determines ...Read More

"Red line of death" - Steam Machine encounters its first major hardware fault and it's already got a fitting Xbox-inspired nickname

July 03, 2026

Valve's Steam Machine has encountered its first major hardware fault, and people have already given it a fitting nickname. Read more ...Read More

Sony has already started repurposing its lone PlayStation disc factory, and the body of physical gaming isn't even cold

July 03, 2026

The last remaining factory where Sony makes its physical discs is already being repurposed, just days after the company announced it was ce...Read More

The final Final Fantasy 7 remake game Revelation may not actually be the end of the story, leaked DLC listings suggest

July 03, 2026

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is set to finish the story that started all the way back in 2020 with the original Final Fantasy 7 Remake . But...Read More

"We are profoundly disappointed" - boutique special edition game makers react to PlayStation's discless future

July 02, 2026

Boutique special edition game makers - which produce high-quality collector's editions for passionate fans - have come out to protest S...Read More

Hideo Kojima's experimental Xbox exclusive, OD, is reportedly safe from Microsoft cuts

July 02, 2026

Xbox will continue to publish OD, the upcoming horror title from Hideo Kojima . The experimental project, which was announced in late 2023 ...Read More

Xbox reportedly to follow PlayStation's example and ditch discs for next-gen console Project Helix

July 02, 2026

Microsoft is reportedly going to follow Sony's example with Project Helix and not include a disc drive with it, according to a new repo...Read More

PS5's latest firmware update just started rolling out, here's what you need to know

July 01, 2026

It's that time of the month again: Sony has begun sending out a new PS5 system software update for users of both the base model and th...Read More

"We can't back out now!" Onimusha: Way of the Sword developer laughs off concerns around 2025's packed September release window

June 30, 2026

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is one of many, many games due to launch in the September/October period in 2026. As developers and publishers f...Read More

Xbox is reportedly considering closing State of Decay developer Undead Labs

June 30, 2026

Undead Labs, the team behind the State of Decay series, was revealed to be among the Microsoft-owned studios under threat of closure. Unde...Read More

Company that made a Steam Machine wrap based on Valve intellectual property without asking forced to take it down

June 30, 2026

Dbrand, a company known for making phone cases and vinyl wraps for electronic devices, will not be shipping the Companion Cube wrap it anno...Read More

Virtua Fighter Crossroads gets a new trailer for the mysterious Bakunawa Killer - but who are they? Speculation begins

June 29, 2026

Virtua Fighter Crossroads - the new mainline instalment in the Virtua Fighter series - got a new character trailer last night, with the my...Read More

Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO hasn't given up on live-service games just yet

June 28, 2026

Despite a raft of high-profile flops and cancellations, Sony Interactive Entertainment president Hideaki Nishino has reaffirmed the company...Read More

CD Projekt is rebranding as CD Projekt Red, but confusingly, CD Projekt Red is still CD Projekt Red

June 28, 2026

CD Projekt has rebranded itself as CD Projekt Red – or CD Projekt Red Spó&lstrok;ka Akcyjna, to be precise. Read more source https://...Read More

Phasmophobia delays highly-anticipated 1.0 launch to 2027 as it "prioritises quality over speed"

June 28, 2026

Phasmophobia maker Kinetic Games has revealed its new roadmap, confirming ghostbusters can expect the reworked Willow Street map by the en...Read More

Star Wars Eclipse "literally cannot be finished" without more staff, insist striking Quantic Dream developers

June 27, 2026

Striking staff at Quantic Dream have warned that if the studio proceeds with its plans to lay off 115 developers, its upcoming Star Wars Ec...Read More

PlayStation is pulling "previously purchased" digital movies from users' libraries

June 27, 2026

Sony has written to PlayStation customers to advise that hundreds of "previously purchased" digital movies previously available v...Read More

GTA 6 has no plans for a post-launch physical release, "not at launch, and not months later", insists new report

June 27, 2026

A new report has cast doubt on hopes that a physical version of Grand Theft Auto 6 will follow the digital release later this year. Read ...Read More

Battlefield 6 is altering its long-range gunplay to feel more like Battlefield 4

June 26, 2026

As promised, Battlefield Studios has detailed how the gunplay of Battlefield 6 is being overhauled, and it turns out the developer wants i...Read More

Grand Theft Auto 6 demand may be so high it will "likely outstrip supply" this holiday season, a video game retailer warns

June 26, 2026

Major retailers may not have the stock of consoles necessary to bear the incoming wave of demand this holiday season, thanks to Grand Theft...Read More

Believe it or not, there was a push for a Destiny dating sim at Bungie once, and it had a proper pitch deck and everything

June 25, 2026

There's a timeline somewhere where a Destiny dating sim could have been released. That's according to two former Bungie staff who r...Read More

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