In just over a month, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has managed to become the second best-selling game of 2025 in the US.

In the past 5 years or so, Microsoft has swallowed up quite a significant chunk of the video games industry, with the two biggest examples being Zenimax Media in 2020 and of course Activision Blizzard. Given how many fingers it has across the metaphorical video game pie, it comes as little surprise that 4 of the top 5 best-selling games in May were all published by Microsoft.

Following a teaser last month, Sucker Punch Productions’ Ghost of Yōtei is getting a State of Play showcase tomorrow, featuring “nearly 20 minutes” of gameplay.

Dead by Daylight is set to get another major crossover, this time with the popular graphic novel / TV series The Walking Dead; going live later this month.

Ahead of its arrival in September, Tokyo Game Show has announced the full list of developers and publishers set to be present at this year’s expo:

In a surprise update, The Last of Us Part II has received a new mode allowing you to play through the whole game chronologically.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 is almost upon us, with early reviews for the game painting a pretty positive picture overall.

Despite the addition of kernel-level anti-cheat, the team at Embark Studios are committed to ensuring The Finals continues to run on the Steam Deck.

Despite the claims that Xbox Game Pass is profitable, it appears as though a major cost component has been kept out of the equation:

Studio Virtuos has offered some thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and its capabilities – comparing its CPU to the PS4 and GPU to the Series S.

Over the years, there has been a ton of back and forth discussions surrounding Microsoft’s subscription service Xbox Game Pass and its impact on the industry. While some have claimed it to be a net negative – others state the opposite. Now, the founder and ex-CEO of Arkane Studios has weighed in on the matter, calling it “unsustainable.”

More than a decade on and Rust is doing better than ever, having now officially sold over 20 million copies on Steam alone.

Ahead of the launch of Edge of Fate, Destiny 2 is offering a free open access period featuring all of the game’s expansions and its most recent episodes.

Following its announcement last year, Destiny: Rising is officially coming to iOS and Android globally on the 28th of August.

The day has finally come, with EA announcing that servers for Anthem will be going offline in January of 2026 - being no longer playable after that.

With Battlefield 6 set to feature a free-to-play offering, EA is hoping that the next entry in the FPS franchise could reach over 100 million players.

In the wake of the latest round of lay-offs at Microsoft, sources revealed that Zenimax’s Project Blackbird MMO was “going well.”

Following the recent price hike, Humble have now announced July’s line-up of games as part of its Choice subscription service.

Marvel Rivals is introducing a ton of additions with Season 3, including two new characters, an overhaul to customisation; new modes and more.

5 years on and Phasmophobia is doing better than ever, with the multiplayer horror title having now surpassed 25 million copies sold.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of Rockstar’s biggest games of all time, with the open-world title having sold more than 50 million copies since its launch back in 2019. Despite this, the game’s online mode has been mostly abandoned by the team. In a surprise announcement however, Red Dead Online has gotten its first update in 3 years.

In the lead up to Space Marine 2’s 1st anniversary, the team have confirmed that a full second year of post-launch support is planned.

Following the overhaul of 343 Industries / Halo Studios, the team have teased that the future of the franchise will be shown off this October.

In celebration of the franchise’s 30th anniversary, the team at Project Aces have teased the next entry in the Ace Combat series.

The past couple years for Xbox has been a bit of a whirlwind. From spending almost $100 billion on acquiring studios to becoming a 3rd-party games publisher, the future of Xbox is somewhat unclear. According to one of the founding members of Microsoft’s Game Studios (who worked at the company since 1995) “it looks like Xbox has no desire or literally can’t ship hardware anymore.”

Despite claiming years ago that he’d want to remake Sonic Adventure, Sonic Team’s head has now revealed that “there’s currently no plans” for such a project.

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has told fans to not expect many discounts for Borderlands 4 following its release in August.

Despite new games policies by Valve, the recently-released 'The Alters' has been found to be using GenAI throughout the game without any disclosures.

After years of confusing decisions, WB announced a complete shake-up to the company’s structure – one which puts it in a perfect position to sell off parts of itself to others. As such, the rumours that Sony is interested in purchasing WBD presents an opportunity which could make for a more innovative, interesting and involved industry.

This week’s free Epic Games Store offering is the excellent open-world indie adventure-puzzler Sable - available from now until the 3rd of July.