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Sony appears to be aggressively repositioning itself in the portable gaming market for 2026. According to recent leaks, the company is preparing a two-pronged approach: a near-term OLED refresh of the existing PlayStation Portal and a much more powerful gaming handheld powered by AMD's RDNA 5 graphics. The report comes …

The indie sandbox Core Keeper has gotten a free Switch 2 Edition upgrade, doubling the framerate, number of online players and more.

Nearly 8 years on from the game’s release, Kingdom Come: Deliverance appears to be getting a native current-gen upgrade as leaked by the PlayStation Store.

Each month, Sony updates its PlayStation Plus Essential line-up with 3-4 titles which subscribers can claim and keep forever as long as they have an active membership. Despite stating that they would be de-prioritising last-gen titles in 2026, 3 of the 4 additions for February offer PlayStation 4 versions, including Subnautica: Below Zero and Ace Combat 7.

According to insiders, multiple major 3rd party titles are planned to release on Switch 2 this year, including Expedition 33 and Metaphor: ReFantazio.

According to one industry insider, Microsoft is planning to host a second Xbox Developer Direct sometime later this year.

Forza Horizon 6 is officially launching on Xbox and PC on the 19th of May, with a PS5 version scheduled to release later this year.

During the Xbox Direct, Playground Games offered a deep dive into the upcoming Fable reboot, confirming that the game will arrive later this year in Autumn.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD has gotten a free update, adding Dixie Kong; a new Turbo Attack mode and bringing resolution / loading improvements on Switch 2.

Sony has revealed that the PS5 Pro version of Bungie’s Marathon runs at a native 5K resolution, which is then downsampled to 4K using PSSR.

Sony is set to remove a total of 9 titles from its PlayStation Plus library next month, including Cult of the Lamb, Rez Infinite; The Ascent and more.

Following an indefinite delay, it appears as though Borderlands 4 for the Switch 2 is now set to arrive next month on the 27th of February.

Microsoft has unveiled the rest of January 2026’s Xbox Game Pass line-up, with Death Stranding, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound and more joining the service from today.

January’s PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium line-up is officially available, including RE: Village, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and half a dozen other games.

Though purely speculation, a job listing has fans hoping that more remasters of legacy PlayStation Japan Studio titles could be in the works at Bandai Namco.

Ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox Developer Direct, xCloud users have received a pop-up indicating that an ad-supported tier for the service may be on its way.

Following a bunch of teasers over the past few weeks, Ubisoft has officially announced that Far Cry 3 is getting a 60fps update on current-gen consoles.

According to an analytics firm, SHIFT UP’s 2024 hit Stellar Blade has reportedly sold over 6 million copies since its launch in Summer 2024.

Alongside its upcoming release on Xbox and Switch 2, Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy VII Remake is set to get a major update on PS5 and PC.

Following its official announcement back during Tokyo Game Show 2025, Microsoft confirmed that we would be learning more about Forza Horizon 6 during the console maker’s upcoming Xbox Developer Direct. Set to go live on the 22nd of January, users have reported receiving a pop-up inside Forza Horizon 5 which seems to have leaked the release date for its sequel...

January’s PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium line-up has been officially announced, including RE: Village, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and half a dozen more.

Though later than others, Nintendo has now published its 2025 year-in-review, letting you see all your stats from the past 12 months of gaming on the Switch.

The PlayStation 5 Pro arrived in November 2024 with the promise of being the definitive way to play console games, but its first year has been somewhat muted. While it is technically the most powerful console on the market, some still feel that its specialised hardware remains underutilised. A particular …

FromSoftware’s Miyazaki has claimed that Bloodborne “is perhaps the strongest reflection of my type of flavouring of a game that one can experience.”

Ninja Theory are reportedly working on a 3rd entry in the Hellblade series, with the game set to offer greater interactivity compared to prior entries.

Call of Duty appears to be coming to the Switch imminently, with data miners discovering direct references to Nintendo’s console in the latest update.

Larian Studios’ CEO has confirmed that there are no plans for a Switch 2 version of Baldur’s Gate 3, claiming it “wasn’t our decision to make.”

Ahead of the upcoming Xbox Direct, insiders have claimed that Fable is planned to launch day-and-date on PS5 – though Forza Horizon 6 won’t.

Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed is officially launching on PS5 almost exactly one year on from its Xbox release alongside an anniversary update.

Despite releasing three different games last year, Obsidian Entertainment reportedly has 4 different projects currently in development.