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Following leaks earlier this year, Rockstar seems to have accidentally confirmed that Grand Theft Auto IV is being remastered for more modern systems.

Despite the lack of the FIFA name, EA’s Sports FC titles continue to sell like gangbusters – with FC 25 having sold almost 20 million copies already on PlayStation alone.

In a very un-Nintendo move, the console maker has directly addressed concerns surrounding the performance of Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2.

With the Switch 2 now out and available, Nintendo has announced that it will be discontinuing its Game Voucher program starting next year.

July’s PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium line-ups include Cyberpunk 2077; Twisted Metal 3+4; Risk of Rain 2 and the day-one addition of Abiotic Factor.

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.

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

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.

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

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.”

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.

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Enhanced is coming to PS5 (and Xbox/PC) this August – bringing new features, a performance mode and more.

Sony's VP of global services reaffirmed that PlayStation has no plans to bring its first-party games to PS Plus as day-one releases.

As part of PlayStation Plus' 15th anniversary, Sony has announced July’s PS Plus Essential line-up – alongside a bunch of community events.

Nintendo has announced the release date for the Rocket League-esque Drag x Drive – set to arrive this August for just £16.99.

Ahead of its launch later this week, critic reviews for Death Stranding 2 have gone live – with the sequel receiving universal acclaim.

The whispers surrounding AMD's next-generation graphics architecture are picking up. While definitive branding remains unknown, with names like UDNA and RDNA 5 still circulating, it's becoming increasingly evident that this architecture represents a significant leap for discrete graphics cards and the semi-custom chips targeting the next-generation game consoles. Kepler_L2 (via …

Following the announcement that Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled has sold 10 million copies a ‘leaker’ is claiming that a port is coming to current-gen and PC.

Following a year of PlayStation 5 exclusivity, Stellar Blade (from studio SHIFTUP) launched on PC last week to huge numbers – selling over 1 million copies almost immediately and breaking records for Sony on Steam. It therefore comes as little surprise that according to new reports, a Switch 2 version of Stellar Blade appears to be on its way.

In a surprising announcement, Beat Saber has officially ended support for PSVR and PSVR2 – with multiplayer being shut down early next year.

The previously-rumoured 2.5D metroidvania God of War spin-off has reportedly been pushed back internally from this year to 2026.

The video games industry is bigger than it's ever been, with the Nintendo Switch becoming one of the best selling consoles of all time and the PS5 currently outpacing the PS4 despite supply setbacks. Even so, it is surprising to see just how lucrative the current generation has been for Sony, with the PS5 having generated more profit than all previous PlayStation consoles combined.

As they do each month, Sony has announced the line-up of titles set to leave PlayStation Plus in mid-July, including Dying Light 2, Crisis Core: FFVII and more.

Though yet to be officially confirmed, insiders are claiming that Microsoft plans to release their ROG Xbox Ally handhelds in late October.

Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled has hit a massive sales milestone, surpassing 10 million units since its launch back in 2019.

Despite reportedly being cancelled in 2022, it appears as though Rockstar is gearing up to announce current-gen versions of Red Dead Redemption 2 this week.

CDPR revealed that they are making The Witcher 4 with a console-first mentality. Even so, the Series S version hitting 60fps will be “extremely challenging.”

Microsoft is reportedly set to enhance its Xbox cloud game streaming servers with lower lag, improved bitrates, and higher resolution options.