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Bungie accused of plagiarizing art (yet again), but blames all the alleged Marathon art theft on a former employee

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Bungie accused of plagiarizing art (yet again), but blames all the alleged Marathon art theft on a former employee.

Phew, Helldivers 2 just got an "emergency hotfix" to tackle a mission-ruining glitch that's been letting people spam crash-inducing mech swarms

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Things had gotten so bad clips of the exploit had been banned from the Helldivers 2 subreddit.

The original Stalker trilogy is getting a free upgrade that brings in reworked lighting, full controller support, and more

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The original trio of Stalker games is getting a fancy upgrade next week that brings in a range of improvements.

Here's a morbid one: Kojima has a USB stick full of ideas for Kojima Productions to use after he dies

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Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima has left a will in the form of a USB stick full of ideas to be used after his death.

EA pushes office return, largely phasing out remote roles

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EA's new in-office working policy will see local employees return at least three days a week, and remote roles largely phased out.

Surprise Mortal Kombat 1: Definitive Edition has fans thinking Warner Bros. has quietly wrapped up development

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Developer NetherRealm has surprise-launched a Definite Edition of 2023's divisive Mortal Kombat 1, and some fans are ta…

Baldur's Gate 3 studio ties up more loose ends with hotfix removing unused Minthara story scraps

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Baldur's Gate 3's seven-year development journey might officially be at an end thanks to April's final major update, bu…

Helldivers 2 is still Arrowhead's "main focus", as its CEO suggests work on its next game will kick off "later this year" with "freedom to explore some really cool concepts"

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"A very, very small team will spin up something later this year and go at it sloowly."

Ubisoft moving "some of our biggest productions" into 2026 and 2027 after positive impact of Assassin's Creed Shadows delay

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Ubisoft says it has postponed several of its "biggest productions" currently in development in order to grant them more…

Drop Duchy review

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Drop Duchy is a deckbuilding roguelike that sacrifices the elegance of Tetris for a boardgamey gauntlet of tile placing and military tactics. Read our review!

Helldivers 2's massive Illuminate invasion day patch, 01.003.000, brings a bunch of fresh weapon balancing as Arrowhead totally revamps gun accuracy and flamethrower damage

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A patch so beefy that HD2 director Johan Pilestedt's made mid-sabbatical cameo to go through the notes.

Dune Awakening's final beta has gone well, hitting a peak of nearly 40,000 worm-lovers over the weekend

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Dune Awakening's final beta has gone well, hitting a peak of nearly 40,000 worm-lovers over the weekend.

GTA 6? What GTA 6? Veteran Rockstar leaker suggests Grand Theft Auto 4 port for current-gen consoles is in development and could drop later this year

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They also claim it's "one more reason" the Liberty City Preservation Project mod was issued a takedown.

UPDATE: I see your Oblivion Remastered ghost horse that now looks like a happy accident or Daedric-tier trolling, and raise you this totally invisihorse I netted while investigating it

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It's amazing, but I haven't been able to give it a lick and so can't confirm whether it tastes just like juniper berries.

Alienware Area 51 laptops are still pricey, but at least Dell's Memorial Day sale knocked a bit off the ransom

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Looking for a gaming laptop with an NVIDIA 5080 GPU? These Alienware Area 51 models might be just the ticket.

Following the breakout success of Metaphor Refantazio, Atlus’ only action-RPG gets a second lease of life on Switch 2 (and it’s pretty good, too)

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Nearly 20 years later, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army proves that there’s a bit of life left in the peculiar spin-off series yet.

Bungie leaders feared Destiny 2's fancy glowing Trials gear would kill the microtransactions, claims source

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Anonymous accusations of toxic management abound in a new video about Bungie, developer of Destiny and Marathon.

Minecraft's Jason Momoa and wrestler Roman Reigns tapped for Street Fighter roles

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Hot off the heels of A Minecraft Movie, Jason Momoa is reportedly in talks to star in another video game adaption.

Borderlands 4's Randy Pitchford seeks to justify $80 "real fans" comment

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Randy Pitchford has shed more light on Borderlands 4's pricing after comments he made earlier in the week started making the rounds.

Military Incremental Complex is freeware classic Dope Wars for arms dealing

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Military Incremental Complex is an arms dealing sim with a UI that feels wrong to look at on anything but a CRT monitor.

Michael Bay Skibidi Toilet adaptation officially in production

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A Skibidi Toilet adaptation from Michael Bay is officially in production.

How To Defeat The Tough-As-Nails Dualliste In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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Let’s show this Souls-lookin' bastard not to mess with our expedition

Upgrade Your Spellcaster With The Ring Of Destruction In Oblivion Remastered

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This single powerful ring won't rule them all, but it will make your epic fireball more powerful

Help, a pair of very different games set on living starships have caught my eye simultaneously

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I recently stumbled on Erostasis, a brilliant and filthy cybernetic microgame in which you are a wiry meatpuppet create…

Nintendo bolsters Switch 2 supplies with Samsung chip partnership

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Nintendo has partnered with Samsung to increase production of its Switch 2 chips.

Final Fantasy 14 on mobile will release in June, but only in China

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The mobile version of Final Fantasy 14 will be released in June, but only in China.

Microsoft acknowledges it supplied AI technology to Israel's Ministry of Defense, but "no evidence" it's been used to "target or harm people in the conflict in Gaza"

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Microsoft has acknowledged it has supplied AI technology to the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) but has stated it "fo…

Fortnite Is Back On The US App Store After Nearly Five Years Away

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The popular battle royale has been at the center of a years long legal fight between Apple and Epic

Fortnite's AI Darth Vader hasn't just created problems for Epic by being Jedi mind-tricked into saying bad words, it's led SAG-AFTRA to file an unfair labour practice charge

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"We must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members."

This week in PC games: Deliver At All Costs, Onimusha 2 reborn, more Monster Train and a touch of cat racing

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Deliver At All Costs, a new Onimusha remaster, a fantasy life RPG and roguelite Monster Train 2 are among this week's new PC games.

Naughty Dog working on second game alongside Intergalactic, Neil Druckmann confirms

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It feels like we've only just been introduced to Naughty Dog's sci-fi action-adventure Intergalactic: The Heretic Proph…

LEGO seemingly shuts down Bionicle fan game after 8 years of development, because as we all know Bionicle is a scorching hot IP that the company is doing a lot with right now

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LEGO seemingly shuts down Bionicle fan game after 8 years of development, because as we all know Bionicle is a scorching hot IP.

Fancy a Witcher 3 10th anniversary playthrough with extra "classic RPG feel"? Well, this new mod gives it a totally revamped Witcher 1-style skill system

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Yo, I heard you like games that are getting a bit old, so I added something even more old school into your kinda old game.

Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks enters 1.0 next week with a catch for those that didn't play in early access

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After almost a year in early access, Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks is receiving its 1.0 release, and it'll no longer be a free-to-play game.

Stellar Blade studio says it is "closely discussing the region lock issue" with PlayStation

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Developer Shift Up said it was "closely discussing the region lock issue" with Sony after it became apparent yesterday,…

Nintendo admits Switch 2 won't support VRR on TV after all

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Switch 2 won't support Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) on TVs after all, despite Nintendo previously suggesting it would.

"PlayStation are great" says Arrowhead's CEO, but whatever the Helldivers 2 devs are making next, it's fully self-funded

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Helldivers 2 devs Arrowhead Game Studios haven't shared what they're working on next, but whatever it is, they're doing it with their own money.

Epic pulls, resubmits Fortnite's US App Store request after not hearing back from Apple all week

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Epic Games has withdrawn its initial submission for Fortnite to return to the iPhone App Store in the US, after Apple failed to respond.

Oblivion Remastered's radiant quest hero is at it again: here's a Witcher-ish mod that lets warriors become full-time professional monster slayers

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They're planning on adding a heap more battles to the Imperial City's Arena next, because Adoring Fans call for bloodshed.

Pathologic 3 devs defend choice to cut the plague town's open world to bits

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Pathologic 3 developers Ice-Pick Lodge respond to player complaints that the open world is being removed from the survival game sequel.

Square Enix cans Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link for good, all while fans beg for any crumb of Kingdom Hearts 4 news

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Square Enix cans Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link for good, all while fans beg for any crumb of Kingdom Hearts 4 news.

However many Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering cards they release, it’ll never be enough

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I wonder how the people behind the aggressively-mid FF Trading Card Game from Square Enix must be feeling.

Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut Red Light Raid Mode is baffling, totally on-brand, and a weirdly good fit as part of a Nintendo Switch 2 launch game

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Here me out, this tacked-on multiplayer mode might actually justify some of the Switch 2’s more controversial features.

I Wish Neil Druckmann Would Stop Confirming Things About The Last Of Us

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Even when I agree with him, I want the series’ director to let me have some ambiguity

Despite low Steam turnout, Doom: The Dark Ages is id Software's most popular game at launch, clearly thanks to Game Pass

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Doom: The Dark Ages is apparently id Software's biggest launch, if you strictly accept Bethesda's definition.

The Splitgate 2 open beta is here, complete with a map maker and dev hunting

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The open beta for Splitgate 2 has started today, with its biggest addition being a new map and game mode maker.

Randy Pitchford shows he's capable of not being an idiot about Borderlands 4 prices, raising questions about previous insistence on being an idiot

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Borderlands boss Randy Pitchford submitted an-all timer entry into the pantheon of neoliberal thirst tweets earlier this week, telling a player concerned about a potential $80 asking price for Borderlands 4 that "if you're a real fan, you’ll find a way t…

Lies of P to receive difficulty options in free update alongside Overture DLC

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Lies of P will receive difficulty options in a free update due alongside its upcoming DLC, Overture.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons comes to Nintendo Alarmo

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Alarmo is very much alive and well and today sees a fresh new update available for your Nintendo sound clock. The update brings with it the soothing sounds from your idyllic island getaway in Animal…

Doom: The Dark Ages "biggest launch" in id Software history

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Bethesda has announced Doom: The Dark Ages has become the "biggest launch" in id Software's history.

Fortnite finally back on Apple devices in US and Europe

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Fortnite is finally back on iOS devices in the US and Europe, after a five-year legal battle between Epic and Apple.

Open your hands so I may plop in a nice frog game inspired by Doom and Resident Evil

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Short indie Frog Legs answers the question "What if Resident Evil and Frogger had a boomer shooter baby?"

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Dev's New PlayStation Studio Looking For Artist With 'Advanced Expertise' In Generative AI

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Jason Blundell's new studio Dark Outlaw Games is exploring AI

Single-player sickos rejoice, PlayStation 5 gets another non live-service game in the form of a Stellar Blade sequel, dropping “before 2027”

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Single-player sickos rejoice, PlayStation 5 gets another none live-service game in the form of a Stellar Blade sequel, dropping “before 2027”.

Microsoft confirm they've supplied AI tech to the Israeli military for use in Gaza, following BDS Xbox boycott

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Microsoft have finally spoken out about reports that they have supplied tech for the Israeli military's attack on Gaza, after calls for a boycott of Xbox games.

Only press who previewed the RTX 5060 under Nvidia’s test conditions are getting review drivers, reports claim

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Nvidia stands accused of witholding RTX 5060 review drivers - except to media that agreed to run previews on the GPU under Nvidia's own benchmarking terms.

Switch 2's GameChat function includes welcome accessibility features

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The GameChat function on Nintendo's Switch 2 will include a couple of very welcome accessibility features to make it easier for players to communicate.

Doom: The Dark Ages has the lowest Steam player count of any of the modern Doom games at launch

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Doom: The Dark Ages has not had the best Steam launch, at least when you compare it to the other modern Doom games.

Morale at Bungie reportedly in "free fall" after disastrous art plagiarism fiasco and horrendous community-facing live stream

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Morale at Bungie reportedly in "free fall" after disastrous art plagiarism fiasco and horrendous community-facing live stream.

Activision halts development of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile after just one year

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Just a year after release, Activision is "streamlining" and ending support for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, ceasing al…

Split Fiction movie could be picked up for "multiple millions"

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Bid numbers in the "multiple millions" are reportedly on the table for the adaptation of EA's fan-favourite co-op adven…

“It will find you” Oblivion Remastered’s modded Sean Bean-hunting Terminator wouldn’t exist without Resident Evil and a magical NPC that’s been ambushing newbies since 2006

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“I love the idea of something big and scary chasing you down while you're already crushed under the pressure of saving the world.”

Fortnite now lets you chat with Darth Vader using generative AI speech

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UPDATE 4.45pm UK: Well, that didn't take long. Kotaku report Ethan Gach has reported that Epic Games has issued a swift…

UPDATE: Fortnite's now letting people squad up with a Darth Vader AI chatbot for, sigh, reasons, so of course streamers have already made it swear and talk about boobs

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Heads up: if you're under 13 (this varies by region), you'll need to get your parents' permission to ask this thing why it exists.

The first look at Kingdom Hearts 4 in three years isn't a trailer, but a JPEG of Mickey Mouse is better than nothing

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Kingdom Hearts 4 has some new screenshots, which don't show much, but they're better than nothing at all.

Persona 5: The Phantom X coming to PC and mobile next month

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Persona 5: The Phantom X, the spin-off mobile and PC game, now has a global release date.

Nintendo likely to become "primary partner for third-party game publishers" over next gen, analyst firm forecasts

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Nintendo will likely be the "primary partner for third-party game publishers" on console in five years, an analyst firm has forecast.

Kojima is kicking off a Death Stranding 2 world tour, so grab your baby and hike on over to one later this year

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Kojima is kicking off a Death Stranding 2 world tour, so grab your baby and hike on over to one later this year.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was originally set in a steampunk England with aliens and zombies

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In an early iteration, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was going to be set in a steampunk Victorian England with aliens and zombies.

Pokémon cards are back in McDonald's Happy Meals

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McDonald's and Pokémon have teamed up again, with a focus on Dragon-type creatures and a return of Pokémon cards.

You should probably change your Steam password: data from over 89 million Steam users is reportedly on the dark web following a vendor breach

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Millions of Steam users' personal data may have been exposed as a result of a major breach, so best take precautions now.

If Letters Had Pants is a confusing but joyful word puzzle roguelite with a touch of archaeology

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PUNKCAKE Délicieux's latest oddball small game is a mix of roguelite, archaeological dig and word puzzler.

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Bungie accused of plagiarizing art (yet again), but blames all the alleged Marathon art theft on a former employee

Phew, Helldivers 2 just got an "emergency hotfix" to tackle a mission-ruining glitch that's been letting people spam crash-inducing mech swarms

The original Stalker trilogy is getting a free upgrade that brings in reworked lighting, full controller support, and more

Here's a morbid one: Kojima has a USB stick full of ideas for Kojima Productions to use after he dies

EA pushes office return, largely phasing out remote roles

Surprise Mortal Kombat 1: Definitive Edition has fans thinking Warner Bros. has quietly wrapped up development

Baldur's Gate 3 studio ties up more loose ends with hotfix removing unused Minthara story scraps

Helldivers 2 is still Arrowhead's "main focus", as its CEO suggests work on its next game will kick off "later this year" with "freedom to explore some really cool concepts"

Ubisoft moving "some of our biggest productions" into 2026 and 2027 after positive impact of Assassin's Creed Shadows delay

Drop Duchy review

Helldivers 2's massive Illuminate invasion day patch, 01.003.000, brings a bunch of fresh weapon balancing as Arrowhead totally revamps gun accuracy and flamethrower damage

Dune Awakening's final beta has gone well, hitting a peak of nearly 40,000 worm-lovers over the weekend

GTA 6? What GTA 6? Veteran Rockstar leaker suggests Grand Theft Auto 4 port for current-gen consoles is in development and could drop later this year

UPDATE: I see your Oblivion Remastered ghost horse that now looks like a happy accident or Daedric-tier trolling, and raise you this totally invisihorse I netted while investigating it

Alienware Area 51 laptops are still pricey, but at least Dell's Memorial Day sale knocked a bit off the ransom

Following the breakout success of Metaphor Refantazio, Atlus’ only action-RPG gets a second lease of life on Switch 2 (and it’s pretty good, too)

Bungie leaders feared Destiny 2's fancy glowing Trials gear would kill the microtransactions, claims source

Minecraft's Jason Momoa and wrestler Roman Reigns tapped for Street Fighter roles

Borderlands 4's Randy Pitchford seeks to justify $80 "real fans" comment

Military Incremental Complex is freeware classic Dope Wars for arms dealing

Michael Bay Skibidi Toilet adaptation officially in production

How To Defeat The Tough-As-Nails Dualliste In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Upgrade Your Spellcaster With The Ring Of Destruction In Oblivion Remastered

Help, a pair of very different games set on living starships have caught my eye simultaneously

Nintendo bolsters Switch 2 supplies with Samsung chip partnership

Final Fantasy 14 on mobile will release in June, but only in China

Microsoft acknowledges it supplied AI technology to Israel's Ministry of Defense, but "no evidence" it's been used to "target or harm people in the conflict in Gaza"

Fortnite Is Back On The US App Store After Nearly Five Years Away

Fortnite's AI Darth Vader hasn't just created problems for Epic by being Jedi mind-tricked into saying bad words, it's led SAG-AFTRA to file an unfair labour practice charge

This week in PC games: Deliver At All Costs, Onimusha 2 reborn, more Monster Train and a touch of cat racing

Naughty Dog working on second game alongside Intergalactic, Neil Druckmann confirms

LEGO seemingly shuts down Bionicle fan game after 8 years of development, because as we all know Bionicle is a scorching hot IP that the company is doing a lot with right now

Fancy a Witcher 3 10th anniversary playthrough with extra "classic RPG feel"? Well, this new mod gives it a totally revamped Witcher 1-style skill system

Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks enters 1.0 next week with a catch for those that didn't play in early access

Stellar Blade studio says it is "closely discussing the region lock issue" with PlayStation

Nintendo admits Switch 2 won't support VRR on TV after all

"PlayStation are great" says Arrowhead's CEO, but whatever the Helldivers 2 devs are making next, it's fully self-funded

Epic pulls, resubmits Fortnite's US App Store request after not hearing back from Apple all week

Oblivion Remastered's radiant quest hero is at it again: here's a Witcher-ish mod that lets warriors become full-time professional monster slayers

Pathologic 3 devs defend choice to cut the plague town's open world to bits

Square Enix cans Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link for good, all while fans beg for any crumb of Kingdom Hearts 4 news

However many Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering cards they release, it’ll never be enough

Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut Red Light Raid Mode is baffling, totally on-brand, and a weirdly good fit as part of a Nintendo Switch 2 launch game

I Wish Neil Druckmann Would Stop Confirming Things About The Last Of Us

Despite low Steam turnout, Doom: The Dark Ages is id Software's most popular game at launch, clearly thanks to Game Pass

The Splitgate 2 open beta is here, complete with a map maker and dev hunting

Randy Pitchford shows he's capable of not being an idiot about Borderlands 4 prices, raising questions about previous insistence on being an idiot

Lies of P to receive difficulty options in free update alongside Overture DLC

Animal Crossing: New Horizons comes to Nintendo Alarmo

Doom: The Dark Ages "biggest launch" in id Software history

Fortnite finally back on Apple devices in US and Europe

Open your hands so I may plop in a nice frog game inspired by Doom and Resident Evil

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Dev's New PlayStation Studio Looking For Artist With 'Advanced Expertise' In Generative AI

Single-player sickos rejoice, PlayStation 5 gets another non live-service game in the form of a Stellar Blade sequel, dropping “before 2027”

Microsoft confirm they've supplied AI tech to the Israeli military for use in Gaza, following BDS Xbox boycott

Only press who previewed the RTX 5060 under Nvidia’s test conditions are getting review drivers, reports claim

Switch 2's GameChat function includes welcome accessibility features

Doom: The Dark Ages has the lowest Steam player count of any of the modern Doom games at launch

Morale at Bungie reportedly in "free fall" after disastrous art plagiarism fiasco and horrendous community-facing live stream

Activision halts development of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile after just one year

Split Fiction movie could be picked up for "multiple millions"

“It will find you” Oblivion Remastered’s modded Sean Bean-hunting Terminator wouldn’t exist without Resident Evil and a magical NPC that’s been ambushing newbies since 2006

Fortnite now lets you chat with Darth Vader using generative AI speech

UPDATE: Fortnite's now letting people squad up with a Darth Vader AI chatbot for, sigh, reasons, so of course streamers have already made it swear and talk about boobs

The first look at Kingdom Hearts 4 in three years isn't a trailer, but a JPEG of Mickey Mouse is better than nothing

Persona 5: The Phantom X coming to PC and mobile next month

Nintendo likely to become "primary partner for third-party game publishers" over next gen, analyst firm forecasts

Kojima is kicking off a Death Stranding 2 world tour, so grab your baby and hike on over to one later this year

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was originally set in a steampunk England with aliens and zombies

Pokémon cards are back in McDonald's Happy Meals

You should probably change your Steam password: data from over 89 million Steam users is reportedly on the dark web following a vendor breach

If Letters Had Pants is a confusing but joyful word puzzle roguelite with a touch of archaeology

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