It has been clear over the past two years that Microsoft is looking to squeeze more profit out of Xbox, leading to a long list of game cancellations, studio closures and thousands of layoffs. This week, new details on Microsoft's business plans came to light, with the company setting what …

While there has been some negativity surrounding Xbox Game Pass lately thanks to new price hikes, there are still some very good games heading to the service over the next couple of weeks, including Obsidian's latest RPG, The Outer Worlds 2. The Outer Worlds 2 launches tomorrow for Premium Edition …

Earlier this month, Remedy Entertainment was forced to issue a profit warning to investors, after their most recent game, FBC: Firebreak, failed to garner significant sales. Now just weeks later, the company's long-time CEO, Tero Virtala, who has served as the CEO of Remedy Entertainment since 2016, announced that he …

This week, gaming fans were surprised to find that the 2006 cult-classic, Scarface: The World is Yours, had re-appeared for sale on PC platforms like Steam, from a new publisher known as EC Digital. As it turns out, there may be something fishy going on here, as the Scarface rights …

Battlefield 6 launched earlier this month and instantly saw massive success, with over seven million copies sold in just a few days. Now, EA is gearing up for the first post-launch seasonal content drop, with a new trailer giving us a sneak peek at what's to come between now and …

The past week has been an odd one for Call of Duty news. Out of nowhere, rumour mongers began predicting that Black Ops 7 would release early, perhaps in response to the strong sales of Battlefield 6 this month. However, Treyarch's most recent dev diary makes it clear that the …

It appears that Warner Bros. is going through another massive shake-up. Just a few years after the messy merger with Discovery, the company is now looking to sell.  In a press release issued this week, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed that it has paused its plans to split up Warner Bros. …

Ubisoft has been quietly working away on the Splinter Cell remake for over four years at this point. Unfortunately, it appears that we are no closer to seeing the game in action, as recent job listings indicate yet another change in creative leadership.  Less than one year after announcing the …

Insurgency: Sandstorm has continued to grow in popularity since its initial PC-exclusive release in 2018. Since then, the game has branched out to Xbox and PlayStation consoles, continuing to receive big content updates to keep fans engaged. The latest major update, Operation Shell Shock, has now rolled out to all …

Nintendo has announced the next GameCube title to join the Switch Online library, and it is a very seasonal offering – the original Luigi's Mansion, just in time for Halloween. Through the Nintendo Switch Online subscription, players can access a range of classic titles, all emulated from older systems, ranging …

Today, NVIDIA has announced new updates for Nvidia ACE and RTX in Unreal Engine. For starters, ACE now supports the open-source small language model, Qwen-B3, enabling developers to deploy AI-powered real-time NPCs on-device within games. On the RTX side, Nvidia has revealed RTX Mega Geometry to further enhance game worlds. …

In recent years, Frontier has been building out its Jurassic World Evolution series, with each entry improving on the last. Today, Jurassic World Evolution 3 arrives for PC, Xbox and PS5, offering a full new campaign and expanding creative tools to allow players to further shape their parks. From today, …

This upcoming week has a number of major game launches, including the likes of The Outer Worlds 2, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, Jurassic World 3 and Ninja Gaiden 4. Outside of the release window, all of these games have one other thing in common – they'll all launch …

Earlier this month in an effort to stomp out rumours that next-generation console hardware had been cancelled, Microsoft publicly reaffirmed its commitment to first-party Xbox hardware. Now, Xbox president, Sarah Bond, has confirmed that a traditional next-generation Xbox console will be released, and an official Xbox handheld is also still …

Capcom has had great success with its Resident Evil remakes over the past handful of years. The publisher has no plans to stop anytime soon either, with new evidence pointing to a remake of Resident Evil 0.  Resident Evil 0 first released back in 2002. The story follows two main …

It has been almost a decade since we last had a critically acclaimed Lord of the Rings video game, but that wait may finally end soon. According to reports this week, a new AAA Lord of the Rings game is going to be developed, with the goal of ‘competing with …

Earlier this year, a rumour began doing the rounds claiming that Microsoft was working on an official Xbox emulator for Windows devices. At the time, doubt was cast on the rumour but now months later, it has resurfaced. Windows Central's Jez Corden has now claimed to have heard that Microsoft …

The Red Bull esports circuit is one of the biggest in the world, attracting global talent to compete at iconic venues. This year's Red Bull Home Ground Final begins soon, and MSI has just been announced as the official PC partner for the Valorant tournament, taking place between November 13th …

Marvel Rivals is getting its very first PvE event this week, taking inspiration from the Marvel Zombies spin-off comic.  Just in time for Halloween, this week, Marvel Rivals Zombies will drop, a new PvE mode to cap off the game's fourth season of content. In Marvel Rivals Zombies, players will …

The Cooler Master Hyper 212 is a legendary air cooler, offering excellent bang-for-buck and a significant performance upgrade compared to a stock CPU cooler. This week, Cooler Master is launching the latest version, the Hyper 212 3DHP Black. A dual-tower Alpha V4 3DHP cooler also launches this week.  The new …

Nintendo has been expanding its list of emulators for Switch Online ever since launch. At this point, the service contains classic games from each Nintendo console up to the Game Boy Advance. Now, a new patent filing has seemingly revealed plans for the Nintendo DS to join the line-up.  The …

After many, many years in development and numerous delays, Vampire The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is officially launching. For those looking to snag a DRM-free copy, you'll be pleased to know that GOG has opened up pre-orders. GOG, the PC game store dedicated to DRM-free games, has opened up pre-orders …

Lian Li's power supply line-up expands this week with the new R8 550W, 650W and 750W models. All three are fully compliant with the new ATX 3.1 standard, so you can be sure that this PSU will be suitable both now and well into the future. The RB Series features …

While the community has plenty of freedom to come up with its own game modes for Battlefield 6, that doesn't mean the developers don't have more official game modes up its sleeve. Datamining through the launch version of Battlefield 6 has revealed references to as many as six game modes …

Embark Studios has been busy preparing for the launch of its next game, Arc Raiders. Today, a massive open playtest begins, giving everyone a chance to download and try out a slice of the game ahead of its full launch. The Arc Raiders Server Slam is now officially live, running …

It is officially the 25th anniversary of the HITMAN series. To mark the occasion, IO Interactive is releasing a new limited-edition 25th Anniversary version of HITMAN World of Assassination, the full package that combines Hitman (2016), Hitman 2 and Hitman 3 into one set. The HITMAN World of Assassination 25th …

Over the past few months, Ubisoft and Tencent have been forming a new subsidiary, splitting off key franchises like Assassin's Creed and handing them off to the newly formed Vantage Studios. With the launch of Vantage Studios happening recently, Ubisoft made it clear that one long-time franchise leader, Marc-Alexis Côté, …

  Quantic Dream has been working away on its own original Star Wars game for years, but very few details have surfaced about it since its announcement in 2021. Now, Quantic Dream has spoken out about the project for the first time in a while.  In a new blog post, …

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 became one of the highest-rated shooters of 2024 but Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive are not done with the game just yet. Following on from a massive Anniversary Update this summer, the developers have now made a free demo available across all platforms.  From today …

Earlier this week, an analytics firm predicted that Battlefield 6 had sold over seven million copies during its first five days on the market. Now, EA appears to have official numbers in hand, brandishing Battlefield 6 as the biggest launch in series history. EA has confirmed that Battlefield 6 sold …