Derek Strickland
Senior Gaming Editor · Florida, USA
Derek joined TweakTown in 2015 and has since reviewed and played 1000s of hours of new games. Derek is absorbed with the intersection of technology and gaming, and is always looking forward to new advancements. With over six years in games journalism under his belt, Derek aims to further engage the gaming sector while taking a peek under the tech that powers it. He hopes to one day explore the stars in No Man's Sky with the magic of VR.
- 13,207 news posts
- 43 reviews
- 28 articles
- 1 guide
- 6 gaming articles
- since July 2015
Editorial responsibilities: gaming news and reviews
December 2025
- NewsBrandon Sanderson 'talking to some AAA developers' to make a Mistborn game
- NewsHideo Kojima outlines his plans for 2026 as KojiPro continues its 'Second Phase'
- NewsSony patents 'AI ghosts' that can help players with in-game hints
- NewsFallout is the franchise Bethesda is doing 'the most work in,' Todd Howard says
- NewsOriginal id Software dev shares what it was like porting Doom to the Atari Jaguar
- NewsReport: Halo 2 and Halo 3 remakes also planned in Unreal Engine 5
- NewsGTA 6 won't cost $100 but it could be made with AI, former Rockstar dev says
- NewsAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora playerbase spikes by 553% following new Avatar: Fire and Ash movie
- NewsPlayStation emulator ePSXe gets updated for the first time in 10 years
- NewsCD Projekt sells GOG storefront for $25 million shortly after launching subscription service
- NewsHelldivers 2 might follow in Destiny 2's footsteps with 'sequel-level' features via new updates
- NewsHalo Studios' new chief of staff also runs her own AI consulting firm
- NewsGTA Tokyo 'almost happened,' Rockstar had ideas for Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, Istanbul
- NewsWitcher 3 will get a new paid expansion that leads up to events of Witcher 4, analyst predicts
- NewsCall of Duty may head to Nintendo Switch sooner than expected
- NewsCyberpunk 2 has a $400 million budget and will release in 2030, Polish analyst firm predicts
- News99% of EA shareholders vote in favor of $55 billion leveraged buyout
- NewsNew James Bond game 007: First Light delayed to May 2026
- NewsMicrotransaction prices, not game prices, could increase in 2026
- NewsRockstar 'won't be greedy' and charge $100 for GTA 6, former animator says
- NewsMicrosoft says Xbox not targeting 30% profit margin, refuting reports
- NewsNintendo ending production of Mario Kart World Switch 2 bundles
- NewsGran Turismo 7 has 2 million monthly active users, Polyphony Digital confirms
- NewsValve ends production of cheapest Steam Deck model
- NewsBlizzard aims to release 'one or two big things' per year, president says
- NewsBattlefield 6 has sold 20 million copies, analyst firm estimates
- NewsR-Type developer says smaller Switch 2 carts are real, but high costs lead to a price hike
- NewsGaming to make record-breaking $197 billion in 2025, PC revenue almost ties console
- NewsLarian boss Swen Vincke responds to gen AI controversy: 'We aren't replacing teams with AI'
- NewsHollow Knight Silksong sells 7 million copies since launch, with millions of Game Pass players
- NewsReport: Last of Us creator's new game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, due out mid-2027
- NewsSony v Tencent copyright lawsuit settled, offending Light of Motiram game pulled from stores
- NewsReport: Starfield coming to Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 in first half of 2026
- NewsKojima won't use AI to create art, thinks it could be useful for responsive enemy design
- NewsBlizzard says 2026 will be its 'biggest year yet' thanks to its 'bold new vision'
- NewsReport: Smaller Switch 2 game card cartridges are coming, but they are slightly slower
- NewsReport: New survival horror Alien game in development at Eidos Montreal
- NewsHogwarts Legacy hits 40 million sales, one Harry Potter game has now outsold entire franchises
- NewsEA conquers US sales charts with 6 of the top 20 best-selling games of 2025
- NewsXbox Series sales down -70% in US as Microsoft teases new Xbox PC hybrid
- NewsFallout 5 takes place in the same world and timeline as Fallout TV show, Bethesda confirms
- NewsBethesda explains why Elder Scrolls VI is taking so long: 'It's a process, we always overlap'
- NewsGOG announces Patreon-like $5 membership to support PC games preservation
- NewsReport: Nintendo paying 41% more for RAM chips used in Switch 2
- NewsFallout Shelter adds $10 season pass in hopes of capitalizing on Fallout TV show season 2
- NewsXbox explains why it's okay with keeping games at $70
- NewsEA's $55 billion valuation reflects 'forward-looking value of IP,' Xbox studios boss says
- NewsLeft 4 Dead creator reveals 4:Loop, a new time loop roguelike shooter from PlayStation
- NewsStar Wars Fate of the Old Republic will release before 2030, game director Casey Hudson says
- NewsResident Evil 9 Requiem's interactive gameplay is 'almost equally split' between Grace and Leon
- NewsNew Divinity game is Larian's magnum opus, studio has 'built towards this moment' for a decade
- NewsDOOM creators at id Software vote to unionize
- NewsBlizzard reveals new Diablo IV Paladin abilities, now available with Lord of Hatred pre-order
- NewsHousemarque's new first-party PlayStation game Saros delayed to April 2026
- NewsKOTOR I & II declared the 'most popular Star Wars games ever' months before FOTOR reveal
- NewsLarian's new Divinity RPG is 'even bigger than Baldur's Gate 3'
- NewsStar Wars Fate of the Old Republic announced, coming from original Kotor director Casey Hudson
- NewsReport: KOTOR II remake was greenlit at Lucasfilm, but KOTOR I remake comes first
- NewsFuture of Xbox will be revealed in 2026 during the gaming brand's 25th anniversary
- NewsJohn Romero says his new game has 'nothing to do' with recently cancelled Bethesda FPS
- NewsBethesda releases Skyrim for the ninth time with new Switch 2 Anniversary Edition
- NewsActivision promises more original Call of Duty games outside of Black Ops and Modern Warfare
- NewsMysterious Game Awards statue found in trademark, Larian says it's not Divinity Original Sin 3
- NewsWB Games may not have been valued in deal model for Netflix's $82.7 billion Warner Bros. bid
- NewsTake-Two didn't save Perfect Dark, but it did recruit the lead devs and open a new 2K studio
- NewsParamount offers $108 billion for Warner Bros, includes WB Games, Mortal Kombat, Harry Potter
- NewsNetflix briefly floated the idea of buying Electronic Arts before Warner Bros bid
- NewsElden Ring Nightreign expansion The Forsaken Hollows is a big hit with 2 million sales
- NewsMysterious Game Awards statue isn't for Lords of the Fallen 2, developer CI Games confirms
- NewsFallout creator Tim Cain returns to Obsidian to work on new mystery project
- NewsKatsuhiro Harada leaving Bandai Namco and Tekken franchise
- NewsDiscord becomes a cosmetic skin shop for live service games
- NewsTodd Howard reiterates that Bethesda is 'working on a bunch of games and different things'
- NewsBethesda has 'huge respect' for Obsidian, Todd Howard says
- NewsReport: Foxconn Vietnam plant ready to produce millions of Xbox consoles for Microsoft
- NewsNetflix to acquire Warner Bros for $82 billion, includes WB Games studios and IP
- NewsSEGA to 'proceed carefully' with AI use, admits gen AI faces 'strong resistance' from creatives
- NewsSony and Bungie settle Marathon stolen art fiasco with original creator
- NewsBioShock creator Ken Levine reveals key narrative beats on Judas, his new sci-fi FPS
- NewsSEGA to use transmedia, licensing to soften the blow from any sales misses
- NewsPlayStation to produce and publish new co-op shooter from Left 4 Dead creator
- NewsAfter coming to Xbox, MLB The Show is now officially coming to mobile
- NewsSaudis will essentially own EA after $55 billion buyout, PIF to gain 93% stake
- NewsShovel Knight dev could lose independence if new game Mina the Hollower fails to sell
- NewsHelldivers 2 file size shrinks by 85% from 154GB to just 23GB on PC thanks to Nixxes' help
- NewsHalo co-creator built Master Chief 9 times before finalizing iconic Combat Evolved style
- NewsRemaking Metal Gear Solid 4 might be tough, Konami says the game used 'unique code'
- NewsSplinter Cell director back at Ubisoft to work on new remake
- NewsFallout New Vegas beta build reveals scrapped content left on the cutting room floor
November 2025
- NewsControl Resonant trademark spotted as Remedy plans expanded AWE-verse
- NewsLight No Fire, the new fantasy RPG sim from No Man's Sky dev, may still be in pre-production
- NewsUbisoft won't release a new Assassin's Creed Shadows expansion any time soon
- NewsSteam Machine expected to cost $700, reflecting Valve's modern PC pricing comments
- NewsActivision posts 3 job listings pointing to Call of Duty on Switch
- NewsGame Pass cloud streaming usage up significantly during holidays, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer says
- NewsParadox records $37 million value reduction of Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2
- NewsNew Witcher trilogy still planned to launch in six year period, UE5 to shorten release times
- NewsGames on subscription services sell fewer copies, CD Projekt says
- NewsCD Projekt enjoys success with Cyberpunk 2077 on PS Plus, leading to more Phantom Liberty sales
- NewsCyberpunk 2077 reaches 35 million sales, helps surge CD Projekt revenue by 53%
- NewsCyberpunk 2 leadership established by CD Projekt, Boston team to expand to 160 devs by 2027
- NewsHelldivers 2's new warbond nods to Predator 1984 with gatling gun and jungle setting
- NewsNew Xbox Ally feature automatically optimizes battery life and FPS with a toggle setting
- NewsProton and Linux are 'vectors for cheat developers,' Rust dev Alistair McFarlane says
- NewsFar Cry anthology TV series announced at FX Networks
- NewsRockstar co-founder Dan Houser: 'AI is not as useful as some companies would have you believe'
- NewsValve clarifies that battery life is just as important as next-gen performance for Steam Deck 2
- NewsValve open to a Steam Machine Pro, but mid spec takes focus for now
- NewsAI may be causing 'more problems than it solves' for game developers
- NewsReport: Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet isn't scheduled to release in 2026
- NewsValve working with devs to get anti-cheat on Steam Machine
- NewsSteam Machine was inspired by Steam Deck owners who play docked to a TV
- NewsBlack Ops 7 sales reportedly halved in Europe, may indicate stronger Game Pass adoption
- NewsXbox developers are reportedly thrilled to bring their games to PlayStation 5
- NewsAssassin's Creed Mirage player count doubles as gamers spend much more time in the franchise
- NewsUbisoft expects 'significant content' to lead to positive operating profit in FY27 and FY28
- NewsUbisoft believes gen AI is as revolutionary as gaming's shift to 3D graphics
- NewsUbisoft's $1.3 billion deal with Tencent to close soon, new Creative Houses plan coming in 2026
- NewsUbisoft explains why its earnings report was delayed
- NewsSteam Machine is Microsoft's 'worst nightmare,' games analyst says
- NewsBattlefield 6 debuts as year's best-selling game in the US, already beat BF1 lifetime sales
- NewsXbox Play Anywhere leads to 20% more playtime activity, Microsoft says
- NewsPhysical game sales in the UK are plummeting, Ubisoft says
- NewsGaming is moving towards PC and open platforms, Take-Two CEO says
- NewsNext-gen Xbox hardware will have shared game libraries and storefronts, Microsoft reiterates
- NewsXbox president says 'things are forever changing' as Microsoft preps Xbox PC
- NewsFirst Zelda movie images revealed by Nintendo
- NewsPlayStation's Horizon series was always imagined as a multiplayer game
- NewsBlack Ops 7 campaign is always-online, can't be paused, and has no checkpoints
- NewsXbox Ally in great demand, ASUS expects to make up to $160 million from handhelds
- NewsUbisoft mysteriously delays earnings report, halts all stock trades, new CEO memo gives clues
- NewsValve isn't ready to release Steam Deck 2, wants more power and performance
- NewsNew Horizon: Steel Frontiers MMORPG wasn't developed or published by Sony PlayStation
- NewsXbox's Phil Spencer praises new Steam Machine console: 'It's an open platform built on choice'
- NewsValve reveals new Steam Machine console, 4K 60FPS gaming with FSR, SteamOS, and quick resume
- NewsArc Raiders has sold 4 million copies in two weeks, is Nexon's biggest launch ever
- NewsElden Ring Nightreign the Forsaken Hollows DLC announced, coming December 4
- NewsSony's new PS5 is only $350, but it's exclusive to Japan
- NewsPS5 sales profitability intact for Fiscal Year 2025, but Sony is unsure about the future
- NewsGhost of Yotei sold 3.3 million copies in little over a month, Sony marks it as a 'major hit'
- NewsPS5 in the middle of lifecycle, Sony could support console until 2030
- NewsElden Ring Nightreign DLC expansion coming by Q1 2026, FromSoftware owner confirms
- NewsBethesda 'spent forever' making Fallout 4's dialog system, Todd Howard says
- NewsNew State of Play streams tomorrow with 40 minutes of games from Japan and Asia
- NewsWorld of Warcraft's new second paid currency can be spent on Midnight custom housing
- NewsGrand Theft Auto franchise breaks $10.2 billion since GTA V's release
- NewsSwitch 2 expected to maintain profitability amid rising material costs
- NewsHalo Infinite's last update is on November 18, no major content after Operation Infinite
- NewsBioWare 'exclusively focused' on next Mass Effect as EA prepares to go private
- NewsMass Effect's Normandy starship returns to No Man's Sky in celebration of N7 Day
- NewsGrand Theft Auto publisher now has 2 of the 5 best-selling video games of all time
- NewsBorderlands 4 sold up to 5 million copies at launch, was 'softer' than Take-Two expected
- NewsTake-Two CEO on GTA 6 delay: 'We've never regretted delaying a game, we seek perfection'
- NewsNew GTA Online promos will help fund GTA 6's delayed development
- NewsSwitch 2 has 'far exceeded' expectations, Nintendo president says
- NewsBattlefield 6 and Ghost of Yotei conquered PlayStation's top downloads, RedSec beat Fortnite
- NewsSteam Deck's new low-powered mode saves battery while downloading games
- NewsFallout 4 UI mods will break with new Creations update, Bethesda warns
- NewsWorld of Warcraft still not coming to consoles, Blizzard shoots down rumors once again
- NewsCloud streaming comes to PS Portal, but only for PS Plus Premium subscribers
- NewsPlayStation may offer its own Play Anywhere cross-buy for PC games
- NewsReport: Battlefield 6 sales break 10 million copies on all platforms, with PC leading
- NewsDan Houser confirms Rockstar's Project Medieval was real, but it only exists in concept designs
- NewsGTA 5 singleplayer DLC starring Trevor was canceled in favor of Red Dead Redemption 2
- NewsEmbark returns items stolen by cheaters in Arc Raiders
- NewsArc Raiders currently #1 best-seller on Steam, hits over 264,000 players on day one
- NewsHelldivers 2 to get more patches, less content 'for a couple of months' so devs can squash bugs
- NewsFallout creator explains why game prices didn't increase for decades
October 2025
- NewsNintendo virtual console goes meta: NES, Game Boy games playable in new Animal Crossing update
- NewsNetflix to bid on WB Games and full Warner Bros Discovery Streaming & Studios business
- NewsNew Resident Evil Generations multi-pack ships on Game-key Cards, not full ROMs
- NewsLive games are like 'a mirage on the top of a sand dune,' former PlayStation boss says
- NewsForza Motorsport isn't in the junkyard, franchise is just not a priority for Xbox right now
- NewsKonami never told Kojima that the Wachowskis wanted him to make a Matrix game
- NewsHalo developers see AI as a 'tool in a toolbox'
- NewsLord of the Rings MMORPG cancelled, New World updates finished as Amazon lays off game workers
- NewsMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella comments on next-gen Xbox PC console hybrid
- NewsNext-gen Xbox melding with Windows, new 'console' is a PC
- NewsXbox CEO pledges to release more games on Switch 2 and PlayStation 5
- NewsTodd Howard teases future of Fallout games, including Fallout 5: 'We are working on even more'
- NewsNext-gen Xbox will be a first-party device designed by Microsoft, similar to other consoles
- NewsReport: Xbox targeting 30% profit margin amid layoffs, restructuring, and AI adoption
- NewsTake-Two CEO expresses down-to-earth take on AI: 'It's a great thing' but also a 'parlor trick'
- NewsHalo breaks exclusivity for good: 'Halo is on PlayStation going forward,' Xbox studio confirms
- NewsHalo: Campaign Evolved coming to PS5, Xbox, Steam in 2026
- NewsXbox president: Exclusives are antiquated, gamers have evolved way past that
- NewsElden Ring Tarnished Edition Switch 2 port delayed to 2026
- NewsFallout 4 Anniversary Edition announced
- NewsRemedy CEO Tero Virtala steps down in mutual agreement with board of directors
- NewsThird-party publishers Take-Two, EA conquer US game sales charts for September
- NewsReport: EA's internal AI is causing issues with games development
- NewsUS hardware market up 24% in September thanks to Switch 2 sales
- NewsUbisoft offers voluntary layoffs for Division dev teams at Massive Entertainment
- NewsMicrosoft raises prices of Xbox devkits by $500, ID@Xbox members still get free XDKs
- NewsNext-gen Xbox will be a 'high-end, curated experience,' Xbox president hints AI is a major part
- NewsGrim Dawn 2 confirmed, currently in pre-planning and won't be out until 2031
- NewsSwitch 2 Game-key Cards are the 'best way forward' for players, Final Fantasy director says
- NewsHearthstone developers unionize at Blizzard, join World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo teams
- NewsArrowhead hiring for new game set in fresh IP, may not be connected to Helldivers franchise
- NewsPS5's new DualSense v3 doesn't have a swappable battery after all
- NewsMicrosoft slowly moves Xbox console production out of China
- NewsHorizon's tribes were very expensive and time consuming to make, artist confirms
- NewsXbox president re-confirms next-gen hardware is still on the way
- NewsTencent allegedly included images of Horizon clone while pitching Last of Us game to Sony
- NewsReport: Generative AI is being heavily used to make new Halo games, including Halo CE Remake
- News2K brings in the big guns to save Project Ethos, recruits Apex and Call of Duty producer
- NewsNintendo expected to sell 20 million Switch 2 consoles this fiscal year
- NewsIn a twist of fate, Atari revives its 80s rival with new console
- NewsSilent Hill 2 remake is so successful it now makes up nearly 20% of total franchise sales
- NewsSony San Diego hiring for PC dev, MLB The Show may be next PlayStation live game to come to PC
- NewsBlizzard's tech teams vote to unionize, join alongside Diablo and World of Warcraft unions
- NewsCWA Labor Union, EA workers issue formal opposition to $55 billion Saudi buyout
- NewsBattlefield 6 sells 7 million copies in first 3 days, EA confirms
- NewsNetflix hiring generative AI gaming director to craft 'meaningful, novel, scalable experiences'
- NewsHelldivers 2 devs prioritizing performance over content, focusing on crash fixes, FPS issues
- NewsStar Citizen's new crafting system will focus on weapons and armor at start
- NewsBattlefield 6 currently #1 top-seller on PlayStation, Steam, and Xbox
- NewsBattlefield 6 has sold over 6.5 million copies, made $350 million in revenue, analyst predicts
- NewsAssassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Cote leaves as Ubisoft passes franchise to new leaders
- NewsAliens Fireteam Elite 2 leaked by ESRB listing, Daybreak Games to publish
- NewsGhost of Yotei devs will create one game at a time: 'It has to be our best idea,' boss says
- NewsFBC Firebreak's failure leads to €16 million loss for Remedy amid software write-down
- NewsNew Halloween game has players stalking prey to ignite Michael Myers' bloodlust
- NewsXbox hiring gaming finance experts to 'drive transformation initiatives with urgency'
- NewsConnected TV evolves as Netflix brings games directly to TV app
- NewsOblivion Remastered deluxe edition disc doesn't include full base game, Bethesda clarifies
- NewsXbox founding member: 'Microsoft may not understand what it's doing and is just trying things'
- NewsDead Space's Isaac Clarke shows up as $35 skin in new Skate game
- NewsPS5 handheld closer to reality thanks to new Project Amethyst tech
- NewsUbisoft cancels controversial Assassin's Creed set in American Civil War Reconstruction Era
- NewsSony confirms new PS6 tech: Radiance Cores, Neural Arrays, and Universal Compression
- NewsChatGPT gets app store, OpenAI takes on Apple and Google in bid to create new platform
- NewsVampire Survivors getting 4-player online co-op for ultra-addictive chaos
- NewsMarathon game and season pass price revealed in new leak
- NewsEA's $55 billion privatization 'allows company to plan 10 years ahead, gives creative freedom'
- NewsGame Pass loses 10% DLC discount in favor of rewards scheme payouts
- NewsGame Pass price hike won't affect everyone, some countries keep grandfathered rate
- NewsCall of Duty lost $300 million in sales last year due to Game Pass
- NewsFree Xbox cloud gaming with ads on the way
- NewsUnity vulnerability patched, devs advised to update all games running the engine
- NewsOblivion remastered physical deluxe edition requires download on both PS5, Xbox Series X
- NewsReport: Combat Evolved remake being co-developed by Virtuous studio Abstraction Games
- NewsPC Game Pass hiked to $16 a month, $200 a year, includes day one first-party Xbox games
- News$55 billion EA deal a 'head scratcher' for Saudis, Citigroup manager Jason Bazinet says
- NewsSilent Hill 1 remake in full production, may use Bloober Team's new 'open cities' technology
- NewsNew Call of Duty games won't come to Game Pass Premium, older games still remain on middle tier
- NewsGame Pass is a profitable business that earned $5 billion last year, Xbox president reiterates
- NewsXbox Cloud Gaming exits beta, priority access offered for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers
- NewsVantage Studios takes over Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six game development
- NewsXbox Game Pass Ultimate price hike: now $30 a month and $360 per year, cost increased by 50%
September 2025
- NewsEA deal reportedly funded by high-risk loan, may trigger more layoffs and cost-cutting
- NewsNew Halo game will be revealed on October 24, Xbox studio confirms
- NewsEA CEO comments on $55 billion buyout: 'We are entering a new era of opportunity'
- NewsNew Lord of the Rings game in development that will rival Hogwarts Legacy
- NewsXbox Series S is 'quite solid' despite limited memory, FF7 director Naoki Hamaguchi says
- NewsEA approves $55 billion sale to Saudi PIF, Silver Lake, Affinity Partners
- NewsSteam's new beta update adds helpful feature for Secure Boot and TPM 2.0
- NewsHades II hits 100K players on Steam in 24 hours, dethrones Silksong as #1 best-seller on eShop
- NewsForza Horizon 6 proves Microsoft still cares about exclusivity
- NewsHalo Online may return as cross-platform free-to-play game that launches on PC, Xbox, and PS5
- NewsNew Halo remake takes combat evolved literally, reportedly makes big changes to gameplay
- NewsHelldivers 2 was almost a free-to-play game, could've changed Sony's live service trajectory
- NewsReport: EA may go private in $50 billion deal
- NewsAnother game developer says Switch 2 ROM carts are too slow
- NewsWitcher 3 console mod support delayed to 2026
- NewsMichael Myers has supernatural powers in new Halloween game: 'You can't kill the boogeyman'
- NewsNintendo of America President Doug Bowser retiring at end of 2025
- NewsNintendo shadow drops new free-to-start Fire Emblem Shadows mobile game
- NewsGran Turismo franchise sales reach 100 million, major new GT7 update detailed
- NewsNew Wolverine PS5 gameplay revealed, coming Fall 2026, Omega Red, Mystique and more confirmed
- NewsMicrosoft Flight Sim coming to PlayStation 5
- NewsFirst gameplay for Housemarque's new game Saros revealed, has new permanent progression system
- NewsHighly profitable Everquest emulator The Heroes' Journey (THJ) loses copyright suit, shuts down
- NewsAnalyst: Game Pass effect drives consumption, Xbox users play more games than PlayStation users
- NewsEx-Blizzard president criticizes Xbox price hikes, says Microsoft is passing costs to consumers
- NewsReport: Marathon to be absent from Sony's new State of Play, no updates before November
- NewsReport: Nintendo discontinues low-capacity game carts for Switch 2, now offers only two choices
- NewsBorderlands 4 pre-orders on Switch 2 cancelled as Gearbox delays port
- NewsPhil Spencer on Kojima's new Xbox-funded horror game: 'OD is truly something new'
- NewsThird-largest retail chain delists Xbox products, stops selling Xbox games and consoles
- NewsKojima's new game OD may be Tales From the Crypt-style horror anthology
- NewsPHYSINT first images released, Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear spiritual successor coming to PS6
- NewsSony rewards gamers who earned platinum trophies with the opportunity to buy merch
- NewsCyberpunk 2 to have 'online systems' of some sort, possibly PVP or PVE co-op multiplayer
- NewsXbox app full screen experience leaked, can run on handheld PCs with Windows 11 25H2
- NewsXbox invests big into indies, signs Game Pass deals with over 50 studios
- NewsXbox's cancelled Perfect Dark shooter would have used an innovative 'adrenaline system'
- NewsXbox price increased in US for second time this year, 2TB model now $800
- NewsSteam will stop supporting 32-bit Windows versions in 2026
- NewsViking survival indie Valheim hits PS5 in 2026, Iron Gate focused on Deep North and 1.0 launch
- NewsPalworld exits early access in 2026, devs planning 'truly massive amount of content' at launch
- NewsNew trailer for Splinter Cell Deathwatch TV show revealed, Ubisoft continues work on remake
- NewsEscape from Tarkov coming to Steam, existing Battlestate launcher owners have to rebuy game
- NewsXbox Series S' limited 10GB RAM was 'challenging' to deal with, Battlefield 6 devs say
- NewsSony pledges commitment to 'highly narrative-driven' singleplayer games
- NewsSquadron 42 may get delayed past 2026: 'I don't know if we're gonna make it,' CIG says
- NewsBethesda made a 'lot of smart choices' with modern Fallout games, series creator Tim Cain says
- NewsPS5 Pro gets new PSSR upgrade in 2026, not AMD FSR 4 support
- NewsFinal Fantasy 7 Remake comes to Xbox in January with cheat mode, pre-order bonus freebies
- NewsCapcom announces new Mega Man game months after investors inquire about retro franchise
- NewsResident Evil 7, 8 and 9 are all coming to the Switch 2 on the same day
- NewsNintendo's biggest hardware failure is coming back in early 2026
- NewsNaughty Dog's new game Intergalactic may have the biggest PlayStation game budget of all time
- NewsBorderlands 4 sets new franchise record on Steam with 200K players on launch day
- NewsGenki settles trademark infringement lawsuit with Nintendo, agrees to pay over Switch 2 mockup
- NewsYour car is an Xbox: Microsoft bringing Xbox cloud game streaming to smart EVs
- NewsMIG Switch seller who took on Nintendo without a lawyer loses case, will settle for $2 million
- NewsNew BioShock movie based on first game's art deco extravagance and sunken utopia
- NewsDead Island 3 in Ireland? Dambuster confirms sequel and teases location of new game
- NewsThese could be the names of GTA 6's edgy satirical websites and apps
- NewsCronos The New Dawn recoups half of game development budget with 200K launch sales
- NewsThe best-selling PlayStation game in history has been revealed, and it won't surprise you
- NewsXbox announces Tokyo Game Show 2025 plans: Hands-on demos, reveals, and more
- NewsHollow Knight Silksong sold an estimated 3 million copies on Steam
- NewsPS6 may be disc-less by default, detachable drive sold separately
- NewsHollow Knight Silksong takes over Nintendo Switch as the eShop's #1 best seller
- NewsStarfield's second expansion 'Terran Armada' teased by Bethesda
- NewsEx-Xbox VP says Game Pass creates 'strange internal tensions' among first-party developers
- NewsGame Pass is worth 'jack sh*t' without game developers, ex Bethesda VP says
- NewsMachineGames hopes that Wolfenstein 3 will happen, studio says 'we have a story to tell'
- NewsDays Gone developer Sony Bend hiring for new multiplayer game
- NewsTetsuya Nomura says 'don't worry' about Final Fantasy Remake part 3 or Kingdom Hearts 4
- NewsHollow Knight Silksong grew by 400K players in less than 3 hours, player retention seems high
- NewsNew Street Fighter movie coming October 2026, Adult Swim's Eric Andre joins cast
- NewsAtsu slices and dices with colossal odachi greatsword in new Ghost of Yotei gameplay footage
- NewsReport: Nintendo repeatedly delayed Switch 2 at behest of its own developers
- NewsSilksong breaks 400K players, hits #1 best-seller on Steam shortly after launch
- NewsHollow Knight Silksong is so popular that it's crashing eShop, Steam, Xbox, PlayStation Stores
- NewsSteam Frame trademarked by Valve, filings point to mysterious new hardware
- NewsNew Final Fantasy Tactics may happen if Ivalice Chronicles remaster sells well
- NewsMarvel Rivals comes to PS4 as PUBG, Genshin Impact drop last-gen console
- NewsStellar Blade 2 in active development at ShiftUp alongside new IP Project Spirit
- News007 First Light gameplay shows off thrilling cinematic action
- NewsSony takes over Microsoft's games store, Helldivers 2 is #1 top paid game on Xbox consoles
- NewsVampire Survivors-like Halls of Torment breaks 1 million sales, coming to PlayStation and Xbox
- NewsNo Man's Sky hits 98,000 players on Steam, highest player count since launch
- NewsWeapons director Zach Cregger's new Resident Evil movie will make you feel like a gamer
- NewsReport: Ubisoft plans to release up to 9 games in the next two years
- NewsCapcom thinks PS5s are becoming too expensive
- NewsPerfect Dark almost found a new home at GTA publisher Take-Two, but has now been abandoned
- NewsBlizzard sues Turtle WoW emulator for 'egregious' copyright infringement
- NewsSony's live service shooter Fairgames loses its game director, Haven is still hiring new roles
- NewsHideo Kojima will show off 'future projects' at big 10-year studio anniversary event
- NewsModder creates 'Morrowring' by merging Morrowind and Elden Ring together
August 2025
- NewsNew Skyblivion gameplay video shows off upgraded lockpicking, new colorful menus, remade gear
- NewsNetEase closes third Western game studio due to budget cuts, T-Minus Zero gets shut down
- NewsKonami confident it can make a new mainline Metal Gear game
- NewsPearlescent rainbow rarity gear coming to Borderlands 4 early next year, Gearbox confirms
- NewsYoshi-P officially responds to Final Fantasy XIV mod controversy
- NewsHundreds of Diablo devs unionize to combat AI, mass layoffs, 'passion tax' exploitation
- NewsNo Man's Sky Voyagers: New corvette ship, recruit friends as crew mates, new engine tech
- NewsXbox consoles will 'flatline' to 42 million users by the end of 2025, analyst firm predicts
- NewsSteam users in UK now required to prove age to access mature game pages
- NewsNew Ghost of Yotei footage confirms sword throwing, time slow-down mechanic for guns
- NewsXbox cloud streaming may come to all Game Pass subscriptions
- NewsCD Projekt has 799 developers working on new games, over half of them are focused on Witcher 4
- NewsElden Ring Nightreign Deep of Night brings gauntlet of pain with bosses and endless horde mode
- NewsNew Starfield expansion and interplanetary travel officially confirmed by Bethesda
- NewsNew Dino Crisis games were in development at Capcom, but the projects went extinct
- NewsNintendo Stars subsidiary formed to handle video game movie adaptations
- NewsJudas will go deeper than BioShock with meaningful villains that react to how you play
- NewsUS gamers spend big on Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, subscriptions made $3.6 billion in 2025
- NewsXbox had 5 out of the top 10 best-selling games of July
- NewsMore Clair Obscur games on the way, is a franchise and not one-off RPG
- NewsNew Helldivers 2 Into the Unjust update brings a new level of challenge with Hive World caves
- NewsIndie devs are delaying their games to avoid competing against Silksong
- NewsBlack Ops 7 Carry Forward program canceled, Black Ops 6 skins and unlocks aren't transferable
- NewsSony loosens PS4 OS rules for Final Fantasy XIV, but the MMORPG may be forced to drop PS4 soon
- NewsNew ASUS ROG Raikiri II Xbox controller: wireless, anti-drift joysticks, up to 1,000 Hz polling
- NewsLords of the Fallen breaks 2 million sales shortly before sequel announcement
- NewsSwitch 2 devkits still scarce, Nintendo remains very selective of who actually gets them
- NewsPS5 may get more price increases in the US, analyst warns
- NewsPlayStation boss on Concord, live games: 'We want to fail early, and fail cheaply'
- NewsDeath Stranding 3 concept already written by Kojima, but he wants someone else to make it
- NewsEscape From Tarkov will officially exit beta this November
- NewsHollow Knight reaches 33K peak players on Steam after Silksong reveal
- NewsBorderlands 4's new 'cross-license' system breaks weapon manufacturer mod exclusivity
- NewsBorderlands creator Randy Pitchford was hands-off on Borderlands movie: 'I'm not a filmmaker'
- NewsNew Gears of War movie won't be out in time for Gears E-Day in 2026
- NewsOriginal Michael Myers actor Nick Castle returns for new Halloween game
- NewsMicrosoft's new Advanced Shader Delivery game tech uses the cloud to reduce friction
- NewsBioShock 4 devs lay off 1/3rd of studio shortly after hiring superstar manager
- NewsBorderlands 4 expected to sell 6 million units at launch, Gearbox has extremely high confidence
- NewsAnalogue delays Nintendo 64 FPGA console for the third time, now coming in Q4
- NewsTeam Cherry reveals why Hollow Knight Silksong took so long to make, tease DLC or new game
- NewsBungie boss Pete Parsons leaves as studio reportedly becomes slowly absorbed by Sony
- NewsNew Halloween game lets you play as Michael Myers and hunt players in 1978 Haddonfield
- NewsBlack Myth Wukong runs at 60FPS on Xbox Series S after all
- NewsNew Cronos The New Dawn gameplay footage shows brutal Dead Space combat with Cronenberg horrors
- NewsHollow Knight Silksong release date revealed, launches in just two weeks
- NewsASUS explains what the Xbox Ally X's new NPU actually does
- NewsNew Ghost of Yotei trailer reveals why samurai protagonist Atsu seeks bloody revenge
- NewsTales of Xillia Remastered coming in October with QoL features like enemy battle toggle
- NewsCapcom will use new Street Fighter movie to strategically boost game sales
- NewsSony's new $150 INZONE Mouse-A pro gaming mouse offers 8K polling rate at 48.4 grams
- NewsObsidian reveals The Outer Worlds 2's six companion allies, including tinker time mage Marisol
- NewsNew Resident Evil 9 Requiem footage shows seamless transition between cutscenes and gameplay
- NewsGhost of Yotei gets co-op Legends mode, offers 2-4 player online missions and survival
- NewsReport: Starfield coming to Switch 2 in 2026, will also launch on PS5
- NewsSony confirms PS5 price increases, base model now $549, PS5 Pro astronomical $750
- NewsXbox cloud console, streaming-only Game Pass tier hinted at by Microsoft
- NewsHalo comes to PlayStation for the first time ever with Helldivers 2 x ODST warbond
- NewsBlack Myth Zhongkui trademark spotted, possibly new game starring 'King of Ghosts'
- News2K hires Rod Fergusson to save BioShock again, previously rescued BioShock Infinite in 2013
- NewsGlen Schofield's dev team was audited twice while making Callisto Protocol
- NewsBlack Ops 7 release date and super jump mechanic confirmed in new ad leak
- NewsXbox first-party, third-party purchases surge by double digits, Game Pass payouts at new high
- NewsPC handhelds like Steam Deck and Xbox Ally X to sell 2.3 million this year, analysts predict
- NewsNext-gen Xbox confirmed to have AI chip with neural rendering, part of a unified platform
- NewsGTA 6's biggest competitor is GTA 5, not other new games, analyst says
- NewsSony hasn't cancelled Fairgames live service shooter despite reports
- NewsEA wants Battlefield to be like Call of Duty with yearly releases, new report says
- NewsMass Effect, BioShock, and Ghost of Yotei writer joins Bethesda, possibly for Elder Scrolls VI
- NewsSony started doing 'stupid sh*t' when Jim Ryan took over as PlayStation CEO, analyst says
- NewsRoblox stock down 9% as company sued for allegedly failing to 'protect children from predators'
- NewsPath of Exile creator thinks Minecraft is actually a hardcore action RPG
- NewsLego Voyagers brings 2-player brick building fun this September
- NewsEx-Sony boss on game budgets: 'Unless you're Rockstar, don't expect to sell 25 million units'
- NewsRoblox sued by the state of Louisiana for 'permitting child predators to thrive'
- NewsXbox's current situation reminiscent of SEGA Dreamcast fiasco, ex-PlayStation boss says
- NewsDiablo 4's next class could have leaked, and it's a classic from Diablo 2
- NewsVince Zampella might use Battlefield 6's Portal creator to recruit amateur game devs
- NewsEx-PlayStation boss says Game Pass may not be healthy for game developers
- NewsStar Wars Genesis mods transform Starfield into an epic Star Wars RPG
- NewsTekken 8 probably won't come to Switch 2 any time soon, and the reason comes down to money
- NewsPUBG ending PS4 support on November 13, will only be playable on current-gen consoles
- NewsBorderlands 4 has over 30 billion gun combinations, Gearbox says
- NewsGrounded 2 was mostly developed by Eidos Montreal, not Obsidian
- NewsRemedy working on mysterious new game, studio targets €100 million revenue by 2027
- NewsControl franchise sales hit 5 million, Remedy gives update on Control 2 sequel
- NewsTake-Two CEO has 'very high conviction' GTA 6 won't be delayed again
- NewsBattlefield 6 is the #1 top-selling premium game on Steam, reportedly reached 600K pre-orders
- NewsXbox and PlayStation join forces with one of the most on-the-nose crossovers in gaming history
- NewsResident Evil movie won't star Leon, Weapons director Zach Cregger says it'll be a 'new story'
- NewsFBC Firebreak was a commercial disappointment, earns primarily via PS Plus, Game Pass deals
- NewsSony seems willing to absorb tariff hit from PlayStation console imports, may not raise prices
- NewsDragon Age could've gotten a trilogy remaster similar to Mass Effect Legendary Edition
- NewsPlayStation earns record-breaking $6.5 billion revenue in Q1
- NewsReport: Far Cry TV show on the way from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator Rob Mac
- NewsMaking live service games for the sake of it isn't sustainable, ex-Bungie CEO says
- NewsPlayStation operating profit returns to pre-pandemic levels with 16% margin
- NewsPlayStation profits up +127% in Q1 thanks to third-party games and network services
- NewsPlayStation made more from cross-platform games than it did from physical game sales in Q1'25
- NewsBattlefield 6 open beta: 521,000 players on Steam, beats Call of Duty player record
- NewsDiablo IV general manager Rod Fergusson departs Microsoft, Blizzard, and the Diablo franchise
- NewsBethesda may release Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition to celebrate 10 years since launch
- NewsSony admits there are 'many issues' with PlayStation's live service game strategy
- NewsGrand Theft Auto franchise earns $10 billion revenue since GTA V's release
- NewsGTA 6 price will be revealed in 'due time,' Take-Two CEO says
- NewsBungie's independence is getting 'lighter' as PlayStation Studios slowly absorbs the studio
- NewsMarathon release date: Sony wants to launch by March 2026, official reveal coming this fall
- NewsPlayStation now cares more about MAUs than console sales
- NewsReport: Xbox PC handheld duo Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X coming mid-October
- NewsPS5 sales hit 80.3 million: PS5 still hasn't caught up to PS4 even with PS5 Pro's help
- NewsReport: Xbox cancels Contraband from Avalanche Studios
- NewsOne of PlayStation's biggest games is dropping PS4 support
- NewsHere's the new Nintendo price hikes visualized into a chart
- NewsCall of Duty is 'too big to fail,' Activision reportedly not worried about Battlefield 6
- NewsAge verification previews found in GTA Online, gamers will soon be required to prove their age
- NewsBlack Ops 7 requires both TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot on PC
- NewsMario Kart World: 96% attach rate on Switch 2 with over 5.6 million sales
- NewsBaldur's Gate 3 dev's new game is fun in a 'surprising way,' Larian boss teases
- NewsSEGA shows off new fluid and smooth Virtua Fighter gameplay footage
- NewsSkyblivion mod that remade Oblivion in Skyrim's engine is still planned for 2025 release
- NewsBattlefield 6 on PS5: 60FPS fidelity mode, 90FPS performance mode, 120FPS on PS5 Pro
- NewsDiablo 2 Resurrected pre-orders in China include 2 SoJs, extra stash slot, EXP and gold buffs
- NewsReport: Mastercard's policies led to adult game censorship, processors afraid of being cut off
- NewsGOG protests games censorship by giving away 13 adult games: 'We are fighting back'
- NewsReport: 2K executives disapprove of BioShock 4, sequel fails internal assessment
- NewsNintendo raises Switch 1 console prices, warns of possible Switch 2 price hikes
- NewsBattlefield 6 skins will feel 'authentic to the franchise,' no outrageous crossovers
- NewsSwitch 2 sells 6 million in 7 weeks, best video games console launch of all time
July 2025
- NewsSteam has 400,000 trailers and Valve had to re-encode all of them for new video player update
- NewsMetal Gear Solid franchise sales break 63 million ahead of Snake Eater remake
- NewsXbox PC changed to 'Xbox on PC' as Microsoft struggles with Windows gaming brand image
- NewsMicrosoft has more best-selling games on PlayStation than it does on its own Xbox consoles
- NewsOblivion Remastered reaches 9 million players, up +5 million players since launch
- NewsNew Battlefield 6 Portal lets players create, share, and play custom maps and content
- NewsXbox Game Pass made nearly $5 billion last year, Microsoft CEO confirms
- NewsXbox delivers record $23.45 billion annual revenue, hardware drops -25%
- NewsAtari to buy Steamworld indie publisher Thunderful for $5.2 million
- NewsCapcom's Devil May Cry TV show helps boost Q1 game sales to 14 million, a hefty 50% increase
- NewsReady or Not currently outselling Call of Duty on consoles, sells 2 million copies in 2 weeks
- NewsHorizon franchise sells 38 million copies across PlayStation, PC, and Nintendo Switch
- NewsTwo versions of Grounded 2 have topped Steam's best-seller charts
- NewsTencent wanted to make a Horizon mobile game, but Sony refused them...twice
- NewsSony sues Tencent for copyright infringement, alleges Light of Motiram copies Horizon franchise
- NewsGotham Knights dev hiring for DC live service title, possibly new Batman game
- NewsKrafton buys Last Epoch studio, console port and long-term franchise development confirmed
- NewsNew Halo game required by 2026 or Halo Championships may lack a tournament game
- NewsNew Friday the 13th video game in development alongside new film
- NewsWolfenstein TV show in the works for Amazon Prime Video
- NewsElden Ring franchise game sales break 45 million
- NewsElden Ring Nightreign to get relic filter, 2-player co-op with Patch 1.02
- NewsFallout London mod team teases new project: 'We can't wait to show what we've been working on'
- NewsGran Turismo 8 possibly hinted by job listing, Polyphony hiring franchise project manager
- NewsDying Light the Beast aka Dying Light 3 delayed by a month to September
- NewsSony job listing mentions PlayStation Studios games coming to Xbox, Nintendo
- NewsSplitgate 2's quest to 'make FPS great again' isn't going so well
- NewsBethesda teases 'exciting things' for Starfield, could be rumored new second expansion
- NewsSwitch 2 sales surpass 3.1 million in a month, Switch 2 outsells Switch 1 by 3:1 in Japan
- NewsPS5's new power saver mode could pave way to PlayStation handheld
- NewsNew Hellraiser Revival game: Clive Barker involved, Pinhead star Doug Bradley returns
- NewsItch.io de-indexes adult content to placate payment processors
- NewsToby Fox's indie RPG Deltarune sold more digital copies on Switch 2 than Mario Kart, Minecraft
- NewsDoom creator John Romero on gaming's future: 'The industry has mostly always gone up'
- NewsUbisoft reports Q1 net bookings miss due to Rainbow Six Siege X pricing exploit
- NewsUbisoft carves up business into Creative Houses, each to focus on specific franchises & genres
- NewsOriginal Final Fantasy Tactics source code no longer exists, so the team rebuilt it
- NewsCapcom increases game developer headcount by nearly 600 workers over last 4 years
- NewsLegendary Elder Scrolls creator Julian LeFay passes away at 59
- NewsReport: Forza Horizon 5 is the best-selling new PS5 game of 2025 so far
- NewsSwitch 2 sold 1.6 million in US at launch, fastest-selling console in United States history
- NewsFortnite won't return to iOS in UK in 2025, or even mid-2026
- NewsXbox lowers price of Outer Worlds 2 to $70, issues refunds
- NewsFallout 1 reborn as FPS in new Fallout Bakersfield total-conversion Doom mod
- NewsMicrosoft AI CEO on generative AI: 'Creativity will remain the real currency'
- NewsSWAT shooter Ready or Not sells 1 million copies in four days, total sales now at 10 million
- NewsElder Scrolls creator Julian LeFay reveals battle with terminal cancer
- NewsUbisoft CEO responds to Stop Killing Games: 'Nothing is eternal'
- NewsReport: Microsoft chose to lay off thousands in favor of AI investment
- NewsMachineGames financials reveals Indiana Jones developer has 6% profit margin
- NewsPS Store gamers would receive less than $2 in Sony's 'coupon' antitrust settlement
- NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows budget confirmed to be over €100 million
- NewsSteam launches trade protection for in-game items, Counter-Strike 2 skins protected by default
- NewsBioShock creator Ken Levine explains why he only makes singleplayer games
- NewsBioShock successor Judas won't have microtransactions or live service features, Ken Levine says
- NewsValve's Gabe Newell: Game creators who use AI will become 'more effective developers of value'
- NewsUbisoft doubles down on €120 billion 'native service games' market
- NewsLive action Assassin's Creed TV show greenlit at Netflix
- NewsEnd of an era: Video game consoles no longer sell multimedia entertainment, only games
- NewsOblivion remaster dev Virtuos hit with mass layoffs, restructuring confirmed
- NewsUbisoft CEO Yves Guillemot's son, cousin will oversee Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six
- NewsFinal Fantasy 17 could be another action game like FF15 and FF16, Yoshi-P may not be involved
- NewsGTA 6 to make $7.6 billion in two months, gaming venture capitalist Konvoy predicts
- NewsAvowed patch 1.5 adds new early game uniques, new ranger and fighter abilities
- News4K-ready Nintendo 64 FPGA Analogue 3D console delayed slightly, company affected by tariffs
- NewsThe future of gaming is 'Roblox-like platforms with AI prompts,' former Square Enix exec says
- NewsNew Resident Evil film director Zach Cregger has replayed Resident Evil 4 'again and again'
- NewsAcquire, makers of classic ninja PlayStation series Tenchu, are working on new original games
- NewsReport: Bethesda's Destiny-like MMO was cancelled so devs can focus on Fallout 5
- NewsRumor: Halo CE remake is campaign only with no multiplayer, and may come to PlayStation 5
- NewsNintendo to discontinue Game Voucher program in January 2026
- NewsForza Horizon 5 sold 2 million copies on PS5 in a single month (updated)
- NewsReport: Microsoft pays up to $50 million per game when making Game Pass deals
- NewsCapcom: Mega Man is still very important, fans in the West ask about franchise often
- NewsBattlefront 2 breaks into top 20 best-selling games in May thanks to Star Wars day and Fortnite
- NewsStop Killing Games gains support from European Union parliament vice president
- NewsSubnautica 2 leaks are real, Krafton confirms milestone review documents are authentic
- NewsKrafton responds to Subnautica 2 controversy, publisher explains their side of the story
- NewsSubnautica developers sue Krafton for replacing entire Subnautica 2 leadership team
- NewsReport: Krafton delays Subnautica 2 to avoid $250 million bonus payout to developers
- NewsMultiple game publishers interested in Romero Games' new first-person shooter
- NewsDestiny 2 community lead shares somber yet hopeful message on Bungie Day
- NewsReport: Multiple new Fallout games are in development, including Fallout 3 remaster
- NewsSwitch 2 GPU is 'slightly below Series S,' says Outer Worlds 2 developer
- NewsReport: Forza Motorsport franchise canceled due to Xbox layoffs
- NewsCommunication Workers of America labor union delivers statement on Xbox layoffs
- NewsAnthem shuts down January 2026, all microtransactions pulled from store
- NewsArkane founder: Game Pass is unsustainable and damages the industry
- NewsCyberpunk: Edgerunners returns with new 10-episode season from original Trigger animation team
- NewsDeath Stranding 2 sold 1.4 million copies at launch, analyst firm Ampere estimates
- NewsSony's Aniplex working on new Resident Evil mobile game
- NewsSubnautica 2 was taking too long to release, so Krafton replaced the studio's CEO
- NewsDestiny Rising brings 6v6 PVP to mobile on August 28
- NewsPlayStation QA team may be the secret to Project Amethyst's quick turnaround
- NewsZeniMax Online's cancelled MMORPG 'Blackbird' was a third-person shooter akin to Destiny
- NewsZeniMax's cancelled Blackbird MMO was highly praised during playtesting, executives loved it
- NewsHelldivers 2 comes to Xbox the same day as Gears Reloaded drops on PS5
- NewsBethesda cancels John Romero's new FPS, cuts funding for 'several others'
- NewsElder Scrolls Online studio head Matt Firor to step down as new MMORPG cancelled by Microsoft
- NewsXbox layoffs: The Initiative shut down, Perfect Dark cancelled, Turn10 reportedly cut 50% staff
- NewsXbox cancels Rare's Everwild and ZeniMax's new MMORPG 'Blackbird' as part of layoffs
- NewsXbox will 'end or decrease work in certain areas of the business,' CEO Phil Spencer says
- NewsPhil Spencer's memo on mass Xbox layoffs leaks online
- NewsXbox layoffs: King cutting 10% staff, 200 people affected, Bethesda Europe hit
- NewsNew Red Dead Online update adds zombies, robots, and cannibals in supernatural anthology
- NewsNew Xbox Game Pass Retro Classics freebie reaches 1 million active players
- NewsNew Halo game could be revealed at Halo World Championships, studio hints
- NewsSwitch 2's leaked 5 million sales figure may be a forecast, not actual sales
June 2025
- NewsEA teases new college basketball game, doubles down on sports to fight portfolio risk
- NewsNew report reveals why Amazon missed out on Switch 2 launch
- NewsSecond Diablo 2 expansion after Lord of Destruction could have happened, D2 creator says
- NewsEpic Rewards bonuses are now instantly available when purchasing microtransactions
- NewsCDPR wants Witcher 4 players to make intuitive decisions that lead to impactful consequences
- News'I think Xbox hardware is dead,' says original founding Xbox team member
- News19% of PS Plus subscribers are still playing on PS4, Sony says
- NewsDiablo's last-minute multiplayer guided Diablo II's development, creator David Brevik says
- NewsResident Evil 9 was originally an online game, Capcom reveals footage of experimental concept
- NewsCapcom explains why Leon isn't Resident Evil 9's protagonist: They wanted a victim, not a hero
- NewsNew Diablo 2 content updates teased by Blizzard as sequel celebrates 25th anniversary
- NewsFallout New Vegas lead writer Chris Avellone joins 'dream team' of devs on new fantasy RPG
- NewsReport: Xbox layoffs could be devastating, whole studios may close, Turn10 expecting cuts
- NewsSony celebrates 15 years of PS Plus with major free game
- NewsGSC explains why Stalker 2's mod SDK takes up 700GB of storage space
- NewsSquare 'suddenly collapsed' after Final Fantasy creator left, Nobuo Uematsu says
- NewsDaybreak sues creators of Everquest emulator The Heroes' Journey for copyright infringement
- NewsSony won't budge on strict PlayStation Plus policy, reiterates original plans
- NewsXbox first-party game Senua's Saga: Hellblade II comes to PS5 this August at 60FPS
- NewsNew Dying Light Retouched update gives zombie FPS a new lease on life
- NewsXbox braces for heavy layoffs as Microsoft signals new hybrid console
- NewsMeta Quest 3S Xbox Edition officially announced: 'This is an Xbox you can wear'
- NewsMicrosoft returns to Gamescom with Bethesda, Activision, and Xbox Game Studios news
- NewsMindsEye dev to start layoffs after game's dismal reception, reports indicate
- NewsSteam games come to Xbox PC app with new aggregated gaming library update
- NewsElden Ring Nightreign was #4 best-earning game of May 2025
- NewsBlood of Dawnwalker features an omni-directional sword combat system
- NewsSpoilers: First hour of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2 leaked online, but there's a catch
- NewsBattlefront II player count surges by 1100% on Steam, will EA take notice?
- NewsXbox exec reiterates multi-platform strategy of playing games anywhere and everywhere
- NewsDuke Nukem is coming back, but not as a game
- NewsTwitch CEO reveals two-thirds revenue driven by viewers
- NewsSplitgate 2 CEO suspends salary as studio 1047 Games lays off developers
- NewsNexus Mods' new owner: 'mods will always be free'
- NewsLies of P hits 3 million sales, dev team gets bonuses and Switch 2 consoles to celebrate
- News55% of Stellar Blade's PC sales were made in China, analyst firm estimates
- NewsCapcom's new Onimusha isn't a 'punishing die-and-retry soulslike game'
- NewsBorderlands 4 will have combat radar at launch, Gearbox confirms
- NewsShiftUp: Stellar Blade is the best-selling Korean singleplayer game of all time
- NewsSony likes to see Nintendo do well, ex-PlayStation boss says
- NewsRed Dead Redemption actor dials back hype: 'I don't make announcements for Rockstar Games'
- NewsSwitch 2's third-party game sales reportedly disappoint, some results radically miss estimates
- NewsNew Resident Evil 9 info and footage to be shown at Capcom Spotlight livestream
- NewsAMD on next-gen Xbox: 'We'll go beyond making custom chips for Xbox consoles'
- NewsBeat Saber drops PlayStation VR support, hints at potential sunsetting of Sony's PSVR2
- NewsMario Paint on Switch 2? Nintendo shows off feature that may lead to new sequel
- NewsWB Games restructured as Warner Bros Discovery breaks up
- NewsSubscriptions like Game Pass may harm indies in long run, Revenge of the Savage Planet dev says
- NewsFinal Fantasy Tactics remaster won't have War of the Lions content, no new jobs or co-op
- NewsGame Pass gets Warcraft trilogy and another Call of Duty game this month
- NewsMarathon delayed: Bungie tweaking survival, adding proximity chat and new darker themes
- NewsMicrosoft announces multi-year deal with AMD to make next-gen Xbox, powered by new AI chips
- NewsGTA Online's new Money Fronts expansion lets you launder money like Walter White
- NewsFinal Fantasy 16 runs at 720p on Xbox Series X in performance mode
- NewsNetflix TV show helped Devil May Cry 5 achieve 10 million game sales, Capcom says
- NewsBorderlands 4 isn't an $80 game, won't have Switch 2 version at launch
- NewsNexus Mods gets new owner, site operator dark0ne very confident in successor
- NewsPlay Anywhere is working: Xbox gamers are playing 28% more on multiple devices
- NewsSony wants to release at least one big singleplayer PlayStation game per year
- NewsSony lays out AI gaming use case, wants to use AI for content discovery, player customization
- NewsBungie 'constantly testing' Marathon to ensure a 'very bold, innovative, deeply-engaging title'
- NewsSony 'remains committed' to live service games, will continue to invest in games-as-a-service
- NewsOpinion: Sony could make a native PS4 handheld to carry multi-gen legacy into the future
- NewsEvidence of third Xbox Game Pass price hike found as Microsoft charges $80 for new games
- NewsMore PS Plus price hikes possible, Sony says it will continue 'dynamically adjust' costs
- NewsSony won't kill PS4: 'We'll drive a multi-generational PlayStation ecosystem into the future'
- NewsPS5 made $136 billion sales in five years, Sony's gen 9 ecosystem has a 9.5% profit margin
- NewsSony on next-gen PS6: 'The future of our platform is constantly top of mind'
- NewsDays Gone developer Sony Bend lays off 30% of workers, new project in the works
- NewsReport: Native Xbox handheld cancelled as Microsoft reveals new Xbox Ally X duo
- NewsSwitch 2 power closer to Series S than PS4, Koei Tecmo dev says
- NewsSilent Hill 1 remake announced by Konami, Silent Hill 2 dev Bloober Team is making it
- NewsXbox business enjoying 'really good success,' Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer says
- NewsPlayStation support refunding MindsEye due to performance issues and bugs
- NewsSilent Hill 2 dev's new game Cronos: The New Dawn lets you trap ghosts of the past
- NewsDying Light 3: Techland says The Beast is the next AAA game in the series
- NewsWarner Bros. Discovery breaks up, WB Games handed to new subsidiary
- NewsXbox Game Pass broke 35 million subscribers at some point
- NewsXbox Ally's new 'Xbox experience' custom Windows 11 gaming OS coming to other handhelds in 2026
- NewsResident Evil 9 is an 'evolution in graphical fidelity,' Capcom hypes 'spine-chilling realism'
- NewsObsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 is the first $80 Xbox game
- NewsXbox Ally X handheld using new AI tech in 'ways that haven't even been imagined'
- NewsXbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer teases return of classic franchise in 2026--is it Halo?
- NewsInvincible comic 3v3 fighting game announced, original Killer Instinct devs making it
- NewsBlack Ops 7 announced: 2035 futuristic setting, co-op campaign, zombies and more
- NewsFinal Fantasy 7 Remake comes to Xbox this year, Final Fantasy 16 shadow drops on Xbox today
- NewsNew Xbox Ally X handheld announced, has more RAM than an Xbox Series X
- NewsSplitgate 2 store gets massive discount following backlash over $80 bundles, $34 portal skins
- NewsTencent buys 15% of Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead, gives studio 'enormous economic leverage'
- NewsAtomic Heart multiplayer spinoff The Cube has players fighting on giant Rubik's Cube in the sky
- NewsResident Evil 9 Requiem announced, coming February 2026, powered by next-gen RE Engine tech
- NewsYacht Club's Link to the Past-inspired Mina the Hollower launches Halloween 2025, demo up now
- NewsAtomic Heart 2 in development, focuses on player freedom, RPG elements, retro-futuristic style
- NewsMortal Shell 2 announced as standalone sequel, coming in 2026
- NewsWorld of Warcraft game director: 'Trust is everything, transparency is the only way'
- NewsNexon to reward all workers with Switch 2 consoles
- NewsNew Xbox PC branding pops up in game promos
- NewsMonster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak beats 10 million sales worldwide, is now Capcom's #10 best seller
- NewsForza Horizon makes more money than its competitors combined, Playground Games co-founder says
- NewsGhost of Yotei State of Play announced for July with gameplay deep dive
- NewsFinal Fantasy Tactics returns to PlayStation with new enhanced edition
- News007: First Light coming in 2026, first James Bond game footage revealed
- NewsNo Man's Sky Beacon Switch 2 update: 1440p 30FPS TV mode confirmed, 1080p 40FPS handheld
- NewsCapcom's new sci-fi game Pragmata has players control two characters at the same time
- NewsNiOh 3 coming in 2026 with new ninja combat, free demo now available on PS5
- NewsToby Fox's new Undertale game Deltarune is a mega indie hit, achieves 133,000 players on Steam
- NewsWitcher 4 tech demo running at 60FPS on base PS5, CD Projekt confirms
May 2025
- NewsHideo Kojima teases new game-film hybrid experience, wants to make something 'completely new'
- NewsElder Scrolls Online's new subclass system offers 3,000 unique skill combinations
- NewsAtomic Heart reaches 10 million players, Mundfish uses new milestone to help empower other devs
- NewsElden Ring Nightreign sold 2 million copies in first day
- NewsWitcher 3 mods coming to consoles for free, REDkit not required to create custom textures
- NewsPS4 exclusive The Order 1886 had working multiplayer in second year, was part of a trilogy
- NewsDiscord rewards users for engaging with ads, new Orbs currency introduced
- NewsEA cancels Black Panther game, shuts down studio: Iron Man, Mass Effect, and Jedi 3 are safe
- NewsCD Projekt has 2 mystery games in development that haven't been announced yet
- NewsCyberpunk 2 enters pre-production phase, no longer called Project Orion
- NewsWitcher 3 reaches 60 million game sales, but may not have broken $1 billion revenue
- NewsGaming CEO explains why developers may not ship full games on Switch 2 cartridges
- NewsApple to launch dedicated gaming app on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV in June
- NewsApple hit with €500 million fine for violating EU's Digital Markets Act, must pay by July
- NewsGrand Theft Auto franchise revenue hits $9.72 billion, with $183 million earned in Q4
- NewsNew WRC game coming in 2027, publisher Nacon secures six-season deal
- NewsMortal Kombat 1 is complete, no new DLC coming as NetherRealm moves to next project
- NewsDigital is 90% of Capcom's game sales, expected to rise to 94% this year
- NewsPC now majority of Capcom's digital game sales, beats consoles
- NewsSwitch 2 does not support VRR while docked, Nintendo confirms
- NewsGTA 6 delay wipes out billions from 2025 console market, analyst predicts
- NewsFTC drops case against Microsoft-Activision merger, acquisition now left unchallenged
- NewsMicrosoft reveals why Xbox mobile app store has been delayed
- NewsXbox adds new free perk to Game Pass: a vault of retro classic games
- NewsXbox conquers April sales charts, takes over PlayStation Store with 4 out of 5 top best-sellers
- NewsOblivion Remastered sales vastly eclipse the 2006 original game
- NewsDoom: The Dark Ages reaches major success milestone, Bethesda confirms
- NewsFTC to contest Microsoft-Activision merger in admin trial, evidentiary hearing date set
- NewsNew city in Cyberpunk 2077 sequel feels 'less like Blade Runner, more like Chicago gone wrong'
- NewsApple must 'show cause' on why courts shouldn't order Fortnite back onto App Store
- NewsEpic asks courts to order Apple to bring Fortnite back to App Store
- NewsGearbox boss on $80 Borderlands 4: 'If you're a real fan you'll find a way to make it happen'
- NewsSamsung wants to make Switch 2 OLED panels, Nintendo may beat sales forecast by 5 million units
- NewsUbisoft wants Rainbow Six, Assassin's Creed, and Far Cry to each make €1 billion per year
- NewsUbisoft confirms major success metrics for Assassin's Creed Shadows
- NewsApple denies Fortnite on iOS, will not return to the App Store
- NewsHelldivers 2 developer Arrowhead will self-fund next game: 'We'll call 100% of the shots'
- NewsFirst-party PlayStation studio loses founder amid live service game rebrand
- NewsAnalyst: GTA 6's delay will drop console sales by -2% in 2025
- NewsNintendo sales drop -30% to $7.6 billion, Switch 2 expected to drive $13 billion net sales
- NewsRockstar will choose GTA 6's price tag, Take-Two CEO says
- NewsEA expects to make $8 billion this year, driven by EA Sports, Battlefield, and Skate
- NewsReport: Next-gen Xbox consoles won't use ARM chips
- NewsNew Xbox hardware may be powered by ARM chips
- NewsSwitch 2 game file size may affect its price, Nintendo says
- NewsNew Snake Eyes game teaser images show high-def renders of GI Joe assassin
- NewsSwitch 2 is less profitable than Switch 1, Nintendo confirms
- NewsTariffs and production lines didn't affect Switch 2 forecast--price did
- NewsNintendo expects Switch to beat the DS and become its new best-selling system
- NewsNintendo president says tariffs will drop profits by tens of billions of yen
- NewsNintendo prepared to raise Switch 2 price if tariffs 'change significantly'
- NewsNintendo's Switch 2 sales forecast is quite conservative, analyst says
- NewsNintendo expects Switch 2 to be the fastest-selling console of all time
- NewsRockstar hand-placed everything in the GTA 6 trailer, wasn't procedural, ex animator says
- NewsOriginal Fallout source code was apparently never lost and has been preserved through decades
- NewsElden Ring Tarnished Edition on Switch 2 brings new classes, skills, armor, and weapons
- NewsCall of Duty franchise revenues exceed $35 billion
- NewsBlack Ops 6 is the highest-grossing Call of Duty game ever
- NewsGTA 6 trailer 2 viewed over 65 million times in less than a day
- NewsPlayStation's new first-party studio is working on a team-based action game in a new IP
- NewsSwitch 2 game prices are variable and not every new game will cost $80, Nintendo reiterates
- NewsAnalyst 'more concerned' about Switch 2 holiday games lineup than initial launch slate
- NewsNintendo sues Genki for Switch 2 mockup, proposes 5 counts of wrongdoing, seeks Genki's profits
- NewsMajor franchise that helped define Xbox's DNA is crossing over to PlayStation
- NewsKingdom Come: Deliverance 2 sells 3 million copies in 3 months, franchise now at 10 million
- NewsXbox games take over PlayStation's top downloads charts in US, Europe
- NewsGTA 6 will 'devour billions of dollars' in spending, analyst says
- NewsAnalyst on $80 video games: 'The biggest can pull it off, others will struggle'
- NewsEpic CEO Tim Sweeney: Fortnite back on mobile represents 'massive growth opportunities'
- NewsBreaking: GTA 6 delayed to May 2026, Rockstar Games confirms
- NewsPC Game Pass revenue up 45%, Xbox games now reach over 500 million monthly active users
- NewsOriginal Oblivion developer excited for Skyblivion mod: 'What they're doing is very special'
- NewsEpic announces 100% revenue share model for developers on the Epic Games Store
- NewsMicrosoft raises prices of Xbox consoles, accessories, games: Series X 2TB $729, games now $80
April 2025
- NewsSwitch 2 to break 100 million sales: EA founder Trip Hawkins
- NewsXbox hardware revenues continue to dwindle, down 6% to $329 million through Q3
- NewsXbox helped contribute to a 21% increase in segment profitability
- NewsXbox delivers record-breaking Q3 with $5.721 billion revenue
- NewsEA, Codemasters halt WRC games: 'We are pausing development plans on future rally titles'
- NewsSwitch 2 Game-key cards are a 'step back' for game preservation, Nightdive says
- NewsAmbitious 'PUBG 2.0' plan includes user-generated content, multiple games
- NewsEA cancels new Titanfall game, lays off hundreds of employees
- NewsGame Pass made $2 billion per year during the pandemic, former Xbox lead says
- NewsBorderlands 4 launching 11 days earlier, co-op gameplay showcase coming tomorrow
- NewsSubscription spending has been flat since 2021, analyst says subs are not the future of gaming
- NewsWii Homebrew Channel in limbo: 'It was built on a pile of lies and copyright infringement'
- NewsElden Ring reaches 30 million sales, here's how it stacks up against other hits
- NewsReport: Blizzard chooses Nexon to make new StarCraft game for Southeast Asia
- NewsOblivion Remastered photo mode guide: How to take HUD-free screenshots (works on PC Game Pass)
- NewsOblivion remake reaches 4 million players days after launch
- NewsAmid universal praise, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 achieves 1 million sales in 3 days
- Newsid says it's not connecting Doom and Quake franchises
- NewsDoom: The Dark Ages has a Lovecraftian realm filled with cosmic horrors
- NewsNexus Mods reinstates controversial Oblivion remake gender mod
- NewsXbox CEO says everything on Game Pass should also be available for purchase
- NewsBerserk crossover coming to Diablo IV and Diablo Immortal with behelits, bosses, and cosmetics
- NewsRemedy's first self-published game FBC: Firebreak will launch into Game Pass & PlayStation Plus
- NewsAnalyst: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle selling better on PS5 than Xbox and Steam
- NewsEA's new Skate game is 100% online only, can't be played offline
- NewsCD Projekt suggests Switch 2 has ample RAM capacity and speeds
- NewsCyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2 developed entirely by CD Projekt RED, isn't being outsourced
- NewsFinal Fantasy is already the best-selling Magic: The Gathering set in day one sales
- NewsDiscord CEO Jason Citron resigns, former King president to lead as new CEO
- NewsSony listens to fans, adds retro custom themes to PS5
- NewsNintendo to have 8 million Switch 2 consoles ready at launch, analysts predict
- NewsNintendo says it can't meet Switch 2 pre-order demand in Japan
- NewsOblivion remastered uses a new level system that mixes Oblivion and Skyrim progression
- NewsXbox CEO: Consoles are a 'good, established business' and a 'really healthy part' of Game Pass
- NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows rated for Nintendo Switch 2
- NewsCyberpunk 2077 uses DLSS on Nintendo Switch 2 in both handheld and docked mode
- NewsNintendo squashes Switch 2 DS dreams, confirms Switch 2's top USB-C port can't output video
- NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows was the best-selling game in the US at launch
- NewsWitcher 4 beta invites aren't real, CD Projekt RED says
- NewsUbisoft's subscription bet paying off, biggest Assassin's Creed games reach 40 million players
- NewsNintendo confirms it will not raise Switch 2 price in United States, pre-orders begin April 24
- NewsXbox CEO: Getting Nintendo's support for our games is an important part of our future
- NewsMicrosoft reaches new milestone in Xbox Cloud Gaming ecosystem
- NewsElden Ring Nightreign's Raider class can summon a Stonehenge megalith
- NewsReport: Ubisoft developing new battle royale like Apex Legends, but it may not actually release
- NewsSony raises PS Plus price in Canada by over 22% shortly after cost hike in APAC, South America
- NewsRuneScape: Dragonwilds shadow drops into early access, now available for $30
- NewsRSI moves CitizenCon to digital venue to prioritize Squadron 42's development
- NewsAnalyst cuts Switch 2 sales forecast by millions over tariff worries
- NewsNintendo Switch 2 has enough power to deliver mid-tier PC visuals, Civ 7 developer says
- NewsSwitch 2 supports Auto Low Latency Mode for smoother console gaming
- NewsLast of Us season 2 beats season 1 viewership by 10%, Sony well-prepared to capitalize on buzz
- NewsXbox pirate game Sea of Thieves sails onto Battle.net with 3 separate editions
- NewsMicrosoft got the director of Seven, Fight Club, and Alien 3 to make an Xbox commercial
- NewsXbox showcase announced for June 8, special Outer Worlds 2 showcase coming after
- NewsZelda Notes lets you share items with friends online in Tears of the Kingdom
- NewsNintendo may sell Switch 2 at loss in US, analyst predicts
- NewsNintendo clarifies how Switch 2 Edition games will work, confirms code-in-a-box option
- NewsElden Ring Nightreign's shadowy Duchess showcased in new footage
- NewsZelda Tears of the Kingdom runs at 4K 60FPS on Switch 2, HDR and fast loading also confirmed
- NewsNintendo explains why Mario Kart World is $80
- NewsNintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada to 'align' with US pre-order timing
- NewsSwitch 2 Game-key Cards aren't account bound, Nintendo confirms
- NewsMinecraft movie scores $313 million at box office, best opening for any video game adaptation
- NewsPhil Spencer 'excited' about Xbox PC handheld, cloud growing 'dramatically'
- NewsXbox generative AI creates playable version of Quake 2
- NewsSwitch 2 could've cost $350 in US without tariffs, analysts say
- NewsFromSoftware will still make singleplayer-focused games, Hidetaka Miyazaki says
- NewsNintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders over tariff concerns
- NewsAnalysts blame tariffs for high Switch 2 price, say $450 cost is buffer against uncertainty
- NewsSwitch 2 loads Breath of the Wild's warp zones in half the time
- NewsCyberpunk 2077 runs at 40FPS on Switch 2 in performance mode while docked
- NewsSwitch 2 uses NVIDIA DLSS upscaling tech, Nintendo confirms
- NewsSwitch 2 gets GameCube classics at launch, Wind Waker and Soul Calibur II confirmed
- NewsSwitch 2's new GameShare: buy 1 game, share it with 3 friends online
- NewsSwitch 2 only supports microSD Express memory cards, you'll likely need to upgrade
- NewsNintendo bumps games prices: Digital Switch 2 games at $80, physical $90
- NewsNintendo charging for next-gen Switch 2 game upgrades, some included with Switch Online
- NewsSwitch 2 has a camera add-on, C-button for chatting, camera, screen sharing
- NewsMicrosoft's first video games union is on strike in protest of low wages
- NewsReport: Switch 2 dock supports HDMI 2.1 for 4K 60Hz+ output
- NewsSwitch 2 Direct length gives Nintendo ample time for gimmicks, games, and surprises
- NewsFromSoftware reveals new Iron Eye class for Elden Ring Nightreign
- NewsUbisoft to worried employees: 'We need to take the time to figure this out'
March 2025
- NewsKorea's biggest games companies all want to make StarCraft games
- NewsCD Projekt is wary of generative AI, is not using gen AI to make The Witcher 4
- NewsReport: Embracer Group developers denied Switch 2 devkits
- NewsASUS teases ROG Ally Xbox PC handheld
- NewsXbox games take over global PlayStation Store pre-order charts
- News3 major publishers are ready to delay games to evade GTA 6
- NewsTake-Two boss on GTA 6 taking 12 years: 'We have the balance sheet for it'
- NewsUbisoft to employees on Tencent deal: 'We may not have all the detailed answers right now'
- NewsLeaked memo reveals how Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot broke the Tencent news to employees
- NewsTencent and Ubisoft announce billion-dollar partnership, Tencent buys 25% stake in new group
- NewsSwitch 2 C-button confirmed in official Nintendo promo
- NewsSwitch 2 pre-orders open April 2 on the same day as Direct, retailer Best Buy Canada confirms
- NewsCD Projekt says it might be able release the full new Witcher trilogy in 6 years
- NewsWill GTA 6 raise AAA game prices to $100? CD Projekt co-CEO weighs in
- NewsGame Informer resurrected after being bought by game studio, print magazines will return
- NewsWitcher 4 not coming in 2026, CD Projekt confirms Ciri sequel won't launch until 2027
- NewsReport: Switch 2 release in June, launch games carried out in 3-phase plan spanning half a year
- NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows to reach 3 million players soon, earns silver medal in series
- NewsGame of Thrones Kingsroad online co-op action RPG coming to Steam early access for $25
- NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows hits 2 million players, beats Origins and Odyssey launch performance
- NewsKingdom Come: Deliverance II made 5x revenue than first game, was #2 best-seller on PlayStation
- NewsRemedy's new FPS may use the best elements from Control, Destiny co-op strikes, and Dead Island
- NewsEpic Store now has 47 games on Android, free mobile games coming every Thursday
- NewsGTA 6 will bring 'big economic boost' to gaming in 2025, PlayStation's indie liaison says
- NewsSteam tab shows up on new Xbox UI image, but it may be an internal mockup
- NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows hits 1 million players in first day, Ubisoft confirms
- NewsAvowed breaks into top 20 best-earning games of February 2025 despite Game Pass launch
- NewsMysterious first-party PlayStation studio has been confirmed
- NewsXbox 360 era MMO shooter is coming back with Last Chaos operator at the helm
- NewsObsidian teases roadmap for Avowed, new content, expansions, and updates possible
- NewsReport: ASUS may make Xbox-branded handheld PC
- NewsXbox-branded PC handheld coming in 2025, but it won't be a first-party Microsoft device
- NewsRockstar offers mod tools for the first time with GTA V mod conversion utility
- NewsSEGA: 'Atlus is an important studio, it's necessary we strengthen it'
- NewsGTA 6 may cost $100, analyst predicts Rockstar could bundle GTA Online currency with base game
- NewsFootball Manager may get a subscription, SEGA confirms it's looking into the idea
- NewsReport: Ubisoft hits reset switch on Far Cry extraction shooter
- NewsReport: 10th gen Xbox due out in 2026 with next-gen optimized Call of Duty game
- NewsSony's new Last of Us survival experience has 'smell dispensers' for maximum immersion
- NewsRainbow Six Siege moves to DirectX 12 on PC, Ubisoft preps massive R6 Siege X update
- NewsNetEase pledges to support 'master creators' and 'really high-quality studios'
- NewsSamsung demos unique gaming handheld with folding screen at MWC 2025
- NewsMarvel Rivals to last '10 years and beyond,' NetEase confirms crossover events, promos, esports
- NewsRockstar Games forms Rockstar Australia with long-time collaborator
- NewsNew Guitar Hero is on the way, but not the one you want
- NewsSteam sets new 40 million concurrent users record, but only 31% of users were playing games
- NewsBatman Arkham devs pitched a Constantine game, then a Flash game, now a Game of Thrones project
- NewsAvowed may reach nearly 6 million players on Xbox and PC in first month
- NewsExperimental Xbox AI games coming to Copilot Labs
- NewsNew details emerge about Sony's cancelled Twisted Metal live service game
- NewsFinal Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy dev team reiterates importance of multi-platform compatibility
- NewsNintendo can and will remove retro games from the Nintendo Switch Online catalog
February 2025
- NewsCall of Duty 2025 may launch on PS4, Xbox One to squeeze out maximum revenue
- NewsWB Games profitability plummets as division reports $384 million in impairments
- NewsHandheld PC market to hit nearly 8 million by 2025, segment growth is 'amazing' AMD's Azor says
- NewsWB Games narrows focus with 'fewer but bigger' strategy for its franchises
- NewsXbox Game Studios boss comments on Microsoft's anti-exclusive multi-platform strategy
- NewsNew Fable has the 'most beautiful and realized version of Albion you've ever seen'
- NewsWB Games just shut down one of its most acclaimed gaming studios
- NewsFable delayed to 2026: 'We can assure you it'll be worth the wait'
- NewsNew Avowed content, expansion, or maybe even sequel teased by Obsidian
- NewsBlood of Dawnwalker is 'fully funded' and isn't affected by NetEase layoffs
- NewsXbox's new Muse generative AI may be compatible with user-created mods
- NewsUbisoft responds to Assassin's Creed Shadows leaks, says leaks aren't finalized gameplay
- NewsNintendo Switch 2 release date may happen sometime in June
- NewsMicrosoft thinks Xbox's new generative AI could save classic games, future-proof game libraries
- NewsMicrosoft used an Xbox game to train its new generative AI tools
- NewsXbox first-party developers have a choice whether or not to use generative AI, Microsoft says
- NewsFormer Sony exec comments on PlayStation 6 release date
- NewsMy Nintendo Gold Points closing, Game Vouchers can't be used for Switch 2 exclusives
- NewsFormer Xbox VP comments on Microsoft exiting the console business
- NewsMarvel Rivals dev team shocked with layoffs despite shooter's million-dollar success
- NewsXbox Series generation helped make $80.8 billion for Microsoft
- NewsXbox Series shipment estimates are as high as 35.9 million
- NewsUbisoft hesitant to confirm unannounced games as it weighs strategic and capitalistic options
- NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows shows early signs of success
- NewsStar Wars Outlaws missed Ubisoft's expectations again despite content update
- NewsPlayStation Network outage: PSN servers offline for 17 hours and counting
- NewsGTA+ subscriptions are on the rise, here's what Take-Two thinks about the service
- NewsGTA franchise may hit $10 billion revenue between GTA 5 and GTA 6
- NewsGrand Theft Auto has made $9.54 billion since GTA V's launch
- NewsTake-Two stock leaps 15% after GTA 6 release date 'reaffirmed' by CEO
- NewsSony guts PlayStation UI team shortly after the huge success of PS5 30th anniversary themes
- NewsTake-Two hasn't made exact GTA 6 sales predictions, is confident in Rockstar's perfectionism
- NewsGTA V sales reach 210 million as total Grand Theft Auto franchise breaks 440 million sales
- NewsGTA 6 delay? Grand Theft Auto VI still set for Fall 2025 release date, Take-Two reiterates
- NewsNew Switch 2 JoyCon patent shows mouse functionality
- NewsE3 goes private again with new invite-only trade show
- NewsNintendo Switch platform hits $85 billion in lifetime sales revenue, 1.3 billion games sold
- NewsSwitch 2 will be priced with profitability and foreign exchange rates in mind
- NewsEA open to delaying Battlefield 6 to ensure the game is 'all it needs to be'
- NewsEA to focus on 'highest-value opportunities' following Dragon Age Veilguard sales blunder
- NewsSwitch 2 launch to have 'head start' with ample supply, Nintendo says
- NewsNintendo to support original Switch as long as demand exists, President Shuntaro Furukawa says
- NewsSwitch sales break 150 million, Nintendo signals peak saturation
- NewsGaming titans ask Trump administration to consult ESA before tariffs are passed
- NewsNintendo holiday sales plummet to lowest point since Switch launch
- NewsNintendo drops annual forecast -22%, now expects to sell millions less games and hardware
- News'GTA is unlike any other game,' animator says Rockstar is likely fixing tons of bugs in GTA 6
- NewsBattlefield 6's next-gen destruction effects will be first things tested in Battlefield Labs
- NewsEA wants your help to build the next Battlefield game, EA invests big in direct player feedback
January 2025
- NewsXbox to use PlayStation and Nintendo to build multiplatform, cross-network gaming empire
- NewsXbox Series S parity clause primes first-party games for Xbox handheld, Switch 2
- NewsXbox consoles are here to stay: 'Hardware is a critical part of what we do'
- NewsWB to shut down brawler blunder Multiversus shortly after executive departure
- NewsAds are the key to reaching every gamer on the planet, Microsoft says
- NewsForza Horizon 5 is the latest Xbox exclusive coming to PlayStation 5 and it may not be the last
- NewsXbox Game Pass revenue could've beaten Xbox console sales in Holiday 2024
- NewsXbox hardware revenue down to second-lowest point in the last 10 years
- NewsXbox is becoming more profitable despite $530 million earnings decrease
- NewsXbox doubles down on profit, high-margin businesses: Xbox Game Pass, breaking exclusivity, etc.
- NewsXbox earnings hit $6.58 billion in Q2, second highest holiday quarter of all time
- NewsSony drops PSN login requirement for select singleplayer PlayStation PC games
- NewsPS Plus to stop offering PS4 games in 2026: 'PS4 games are no longer a key benefit'
- NewsBioWare pre-production team starts cooking up Mass Effect 5: 'Our full focus is on Mass Effect'
- NewsXbox CEO: 'It's game first, not platform first, our games will show up in more and more places'
- NewsPlayStation gets new CEO as Sony shuffles executives
- NewsSEGA makes big step in new Super Game global live service business strategy
- NewsWarner Bros Games leadership to depart, is WB's $3 billion games target in jeopardy?
- NewsDoom: The Dark Ages' teeming hordes were inspired by Sparta's last stand in 300
- NewsDragon Age Veilguard significantly underperformed, may have sold less than 1.5 million copies
- NewsEA heavily slashes earnings targets as Dragon Age, FC25 underperform, shares drop by 16%
- NewsGTA 6 for $100 reports have been taken wildly out of context
- NewsGoodbye artificial scarcity: Nintendo can produce 20 million Switch 2 consoles in first year
- NewsMicrosoft clarifies Xbox revenue reports, says Activision has delivered growth
- NewsSwitch 2 JoyCons can be used as mice, new mystery button may be tied to fresh gimmick
- NewsNintendo officially reveals Switch 2, confirms features like top USB-C, magnetic JoyCons
- NewsUbisoft pursuing 'transformational capitalistic options,' may strike deal with Tencent
- NewsSwitch 2 reveal coming this week, reports indicate
- NewsNintendo officially responds to Switch 2 leaks, confirms Genki doesn't have Switch 2 console
- NewsSwitch 2 SD Express micro SD cards found in Gamestop database
- NewsNintendo Switch 2 will 'sell out very quickly,' analysts predict limited stock at launch
- NewsMicrosoft may have 'no choice' but to bring Xbox games to PS5, analyst says
- NewsAnalyst: Nintendo Switch 2 supply to be constrained in US, to sell 4.3 million in 2025
- NewsA single Call of Duty game has outsold entire video game franchises
- NewsActivision spent $640 million to develop 2019's Call of Duty Modern Warfare reboot
- NewsValve reveals the top-grossing Steam games of 2024 by revenue
- NewsSwitch 2's AI upscaling tech possibly detailed in new Nintendo patent
