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Larian offers more details about its newly announced Divinity roleplaying game, with the studio saying that they want to make Divinity their career-defining magnum opus.

Last night, Larian made a not-so-surprising announcement: A new Divinity game is in the works, and it's going to be a gigantic RPG. The developers say that the macabre new Divinity project is their most ambitious game ever and aims to be even bigger than Baldur's Gate 3, which is one of the most popular and best-selling roleplaying games in recent memory.

In a new press release, Larian founder Swen Vincke and Divinity game director says that this new game will represent everything that the studio has done before, and is the culmination of over a decade of work ultimately aimed at preserving the studio's independence.

The Doom developers at id Software have voted to unionize under the Communication Workers of America in the attempt to gain more bargaining power in the volatile video games industry.

More of Microsoft's video game developers are unionizing, this time with id Software in Texas. According to a new press release from the CWA union organization, 165 of id Software's Texas-based employees seek union representation.

The id Software teams join other wall-to-wall unions at other Microsoft-owned game divisions like Blizzard, whose various teams working on Overwatch, Diablo, World of Warcraft, and Hearthstone have all voted to unionize in an attempt to secure better protections against layoffs, crunch work, and generative artificial intelligence--technology that Microsoft has significantly advanced with its MUSE generator.

The Paladin is now available in Diablo 4, but you have to pre-order the $40 Lord of Hatred expansion in order to play the class. Blizzard showcases some of the abilities that gamers can use to unleash holy fury on demons throughout Sanctuary.

Last night at The Game Awards, Blizzard revealed some sizzling news: A new Mephisto-themed Diablo 4 expansion called Lord of Hatred is coming in April 2026, and it'll bring two new playable classes. One of them, the Paladin, is available now. The other class is a secret that will be available when Lord of Hatred releases, but it's believed to be some sort of take on Diablo 2's classic Amazon class.

Now Blizzard has released a quick clip showing off the powers and combat abilities that the Paladin offers, including the new Oath System that lets players choose from four lines of play style: Zealot, Juggernaut, Judicator, and Arbiter. Fans who have played both Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 will see parallels between the Crusader and Paladin classes, including the classic Blessed Hammer ability.

Housemarque delays its stylish new sci-fi bullet hell game by a month to give the project some extra polish.

Sony's new first-party PlayStation game Saros will now release on April 30, 2026, about a month after its original intended launch. This puts Saros' release in Sony's FY26 timeline--had it released in March, it would technically be in Sony's FY25 period, and these product release timings can materially impact a division's earnings reports.

Housemarque says that Saros was delayed so the team can ensure the game "exceeds our vision." Based on the recent trailers, the studio is aiming to deliver a high pedigree of action survival mixed with otherworldly alien battles tinged with the warm, glowing amber light of a dying sun, perhaps one from a Beksinski painting.

BioWare's original Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) duology are apparently the most popular Star Wars games, which is probably why remakes had been greenlit for both games at one point in time. And it also explains a big new announcement at last night's Game Awards.

Last night, Lucasfilm Games made a surprise announcement: A spiritual successor to the fan-favorite Knights of the Old Republic series is in the works. It's called Fate of the Old Republic, or FOTOR for short, and it's being led by original KOTOR game director Casey Hudson. There's a very deliberate attempt to capture KOTOR's lightning on a bottle once again.

The emphasis on KOTOR is a business decision based on popularity. According to Aspyr co-CEO Michael Rogers, the Knights of the Old Republic games are the most popular Star Wars titles that have been released. Rogers made this statement in a declaration in the now-resolved false advertising lawsuit against Aspyr--the studio had previously been sued because their KOTOR re-release didn't ship with the DLC that it had been advertised with.

Hogwarts Legacy can be grabbed for the grand total of absolutely nothing, as Epic Games kicks off its high-profile freebies for the holiday season this year.

The open-world action RPG was revealed as the new free game by Epic at The Game Awards, and it attracted quite some attention.

Indeed, as Windows Central reports, when Hogwarts Legacy went free on the Epic Games Store, it was problematic trying to actually grab a copy, with the game showing as unavailable for some.

One of the many highlights of The Game Awards 2025 was LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, which received a new trailer showcasing exciting aspects of the upcoming title and its scheduled release date.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is scheduled to release on May 29, 2026, and when it gets into the hands of the public, it will be the first LEGO Batman game to release since 2014's LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. The new trailer showcases more of Batman moving through Gotham City and the many iconic characters he will encounter, such as Catwoman, Robin, Batgirl, and Nightwing.

Additionally, we see some of the special abilities these characters will have, such as Catwoman calling a black cat to take out an enemy, Robin using up-close-and-personal zip lining, and Batgirl hacking a door. Many foes are shown off as well, along with numerous Batmobiles from Batman franchises, such as Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. Combat has even been inspired by Rocksteady's Arkham series as Batman and his compadres engage in a class beat 'em up-style flurries.

Amazon Game Studios and Crystal Dynamics have announced two new Tomb Raider games, and both are coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

The Game Awards 2025 has closed out and during the presentation we got to see what Crystal Dynamics and Amazon Game Studios have been cooking up behind closed doors. Introducing Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a new reimagining of the 1996 genre-defining title that will take players to exotic locations lost to time, such as the jungles of Peru, ancient ruins of Greece, the deserts of Egypt, and a mysterious Mediterranean island.

Players will hunt down the scattered pieces of the Scion, an artifact described as having immeasurable power. While doing this, Lara will face off against lethal predators, solve deadly contraptions, and overcome treacherous landscapes.

The Game Awards 2025 has wrapped up and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took home the Game of the Year award, but Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 managed to snag one leading up to the crescendo of the show.

In what has surprised most likely absolutely zero people, Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI took home the "Most Anticipated Game" award, beating the likes of 007 First Light, Marvel's Wolverine, Resident Evil Requiem, and CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 4. Without having any hard data to look at, and purely judging on my own perspective of the gaming industry, I think it's pretty safe to say that GTA 6 would have won this award by a landslide, and if there was a second place trophy to be given, it would have been handed to The Witcher 4.

GTA 6 is not only the most anticipated game of next year, but it's the most anticipated piece of media next year, with analysts predicting the title to generate anywhere between $3 - $6 billion in the first year of its release, and more than $10+ billion over its lifetime. Some analysts have even predicted it will make $7.6 billion in just 60 days. All of those numbers are representative of the general market sentiment toward the title, and how it took home the "Most Anticipated Game" award.

Remedy Entertainment has revealed Control Resonant at The Game Awards 2025, a long-awaited sequel to the studio's title "Control" released in 2019.

The upcoming title is set to release on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, along with the PS5 and Xbox Series X. For those who don't know, or have never played Control, that title is focused on Jesse Faden and her trying to locate her brother. Faden becomes the director of the Federal Bureau of Control, a government agency shrouded in secrecy tasked with containing and studying paranatural phenomena.

Control Resonant is set seven years after the events of the first Control game, where players will be able to see the fallout of the events following the end of 2017's Control. Jesse Faden is no longer the character players will be stepping into; as the trailer reveals, Dylan Faden, Jesse's brother, will be the protagonist, searching for his sister.

Rockstar Games has officially addressed the recent controversy surrounding the firing of employees from its Rockstar Games UK development studio, stating that the employees were abruptly fired for leaking Grand Theft Auto 6 features.

The controversy began when Rockstar fired 34 employees from its UK studio, prompting them to protest outside the studio and claim that Rockstar didn't provide any evidence of their alleged gross misconduct. Additionally, the employees stated they were fired without due process or proper representation, and that Rockstar wanted to simply break up the union that was forming in the studio.

Rockstar has now responded to these allegations in a statement it provided to IGN, writing that the individuals who were let go were fired for discussing "confidential information (including specific game features from upcoming and unannounced titles) in a public forum". Furthermore, Rockstar dismissed allegations that the former employees were fired for union membership activities, describing those claims as "entirely false and misleading."

The mystery of the Game Awards statue has finally been solved once and for all--it's a new Divinity game, and it looks quite macabre.

Larian revealed their next project at The Game Awards 2025 with a truly harrowing and memorable cinematic trailer. The footage was for a new game in Larian's long-running Divinity series, showcasing a look at the new Hellstone.

Not much is known about Divinity, but it's said to be Larian's biggest game yet--even bigger than Baldur's Gate 3, which is quite a claim.

BioWare developer Casey Hudson is returning to the Star Wars franchise to work on Fate of the Old Republic.

Knights of the Old Republic fans have reason to celebrate: A new spiritual successor RPG is in the works that aims to capture the same magic of the original games. It's called Fate of the Old Republic, and original game director Casey Hudson is back to lead the project.

"This is Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a single player narrative-driven action RPG and spiritual successor to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Working on KOTOR was a defining experience of my career. This is a dream come true for me and our team of incredible storytellers and game makers," Hudson said on Twitter.

New court filings in the now-settled class action lawsuit against Aspyr reveal key details on Lucasfilm's game slate, including remakes of both Kotor I and II.

Aspyr had previously been sued in a class-action lawsuit (Malachi Mickelonis v. Aspyr Media, Inc. 8:23-cv-01220) for alleged false advertising, stemming from the original Kotor Switch release. At the time, the developers had advertised the Switch release would include a famous mod that restores tons of cut content. That never happened--the game launched on Switch without the mod, and new reports from Game File's Stephen Totilo reveal why.

Nestled in GameFIle's reporting, which combs through recent court filings in the case, is mention of a Kotor II remake. Lucasfilm had greenlit the project, which was codenamed Juliet, but it would come after. The Kotor II remake is apparently still part of Lucasfilm's game production roadmap, at least that was the case back in March, however things can change quickly in the games industry.

Microsoft could announce the melding of Xbox and Windows sometime in 2026.

Next year, Xbox turns 25, and the brand has been anything but static over its multi-decade run. Xbox was built on disruption, first through Xbox LIVE online play, then with subscription services like Game Pass. Now the next disruption is on the way: Merging PC and consoles together in a hybridized device.

Reports indicate Microsoft's next Xbox console won't be a console at all, but a Windows 11 PC that mimics a console experience. It's possible that the Xbox console as we know it will be relegated to an app "experience" within this new Windows 11 gaming framework. Exact details on what's going on are unclear, however a key Xbox hardware designer says that the future of the Xbox ecosystem will be revealed in 2026 to coincide with the division's 25th anniversary.

Microsoft has posted an update covering all of the advances and improvements it has brought to PC gaming on Windows in 2025, from the arrival of the full-screen experience (FSE) for gaming handhelds through to Windows on Arm gaming improvements and the arrival of DirectX Raytracing 1.2 (DXR 1.2).

However, with the general sentiment that gaming on Windows 11 has only gotten worse in recent times, as most Windows updates either focus on adding new AI features and bloat to the operating system, or worse, cut game performance in half for GeForce RTX owners, the post also makes a statement on the future of Windows gaming as we head into 2026.

"We're committed to making Windows the best place to play," Ian LeGrow, Corporate Vice President, Windows + Devices, writes. "And we will continue refining system behaviors that matter most to gaming: background workload management, power and scheduling improvements, graphics stack optimizations, and updated drivers."

Nintendo shares have slid as much as 4.7% on Wednesday, hitting their lowest levels since May, wiping $14 billion in market share, as there are major concerns over the increasing price of DRAM memory chips required for the Switch 2.

Inside of the Nintendo Switch 2 is 12GB of RAM which the company needs, but they have gone up a huge 41% in the last quarter, with the NAND storage board for the Switch 2 also now 8% more expensive, and expected price increases for the add-on storage cards in 2026, too.

Pelham Smithers of Pelham Smithers Associates said: "The rise in NAND prices is starting to really impact express SD card prices. A 256GB express SD card costs $89.99 on Amazon. This is effectively a cost that Nintendo has passed on to the gamer".

AMD has announced and launched FSR 'Redstone,' which is a suite of four AI-powered technologies designed to improve PC gaming performance and image fidelity. Exclusive to RDNA 4, we've already seen one of the significant components of FSR 'Redstone' arrive alongside the latest generation of Radeon graphics cards with the AI-powered FSR 4 Super Resolution.

However, as FSR 'Redstone' introduces AI-powered FSR Upscaling (what we previously called FSR 4), FSR Frame FSR Generation, FSR Ray Regeneration, and FSR Radiance Caching, all FSR technologies now fall under the AMD FSR banner - including the older FSR 3.1 Super Resolution for RDNA 3 and RDNA 2 GPUs, which is now called FSR Upscaling (Analytical).

And with AMD confirming that over 200 games will be getting FSR Upscaling (ML) and FSR Frame Generation (ML) support by the end of the year, if you've got an RDNA 4 GPU like the Radeon RX 9060 XT, Radeon RX 9070, or Radeon RX 9070 XT, you've come to the right place. Here's the complete list of FSR 'Redstone' games supporting these new technologies.

John Romero briefly talks about a new game at the Madrid Video Game Show 2025 convention, confirming that the new project is separate from his previous cancelled game.

Back in July, Microsoft laid off hundreds of employees, closed down a studio, and cancelled a handful of games. John Romero's new FPS had been among those cancelled games. Romero's studio was working on a new shooter for Bethesda before Microsoft pulled funding, leading to the game being scrapped.

That hasn't stopped Romero and his team. At a big gaming event in Madrid, the legendary Doom creator says that he's working on a new game that has a "completely different design"than the original project. To be clear, that original game isn't coming out, but Romero is taking pieces of that $50 million project and inserting them into the new game. The aim is to deliver something that brings the same sense of wonder that Elden Ring brought to the souls-like genre.

Nintendo released the Switch 2 in September, and now Bethesda has a native version of Skyrim ready for the holiday season.

Skyrim is re-releasing yet again, this time on the Switch 2 with the new Skyrim Anniversary Edition. This marks the ninth time that Bethesda has released Skyrim, and the third time that Skyrim has appeared on the Switch. Anyone who bought the Anniversary Edition on the base Switch 1 will receive a free upgrade to the Switch 2 version, but that's to be expected, because all players are getting access to is a next-gen upgrade--gen 9 taught us that these upgrades typically aren't worth paying for on their own.

For the Switch 2 version, Bethesda has leveraged the system's new beefier Tegra T239 chip to deliver some gameplay boosts over Skyrim on Switch 1. The studio says that the new version has improved loading times and in-game performance, however users report that Skyrim is still locked to 30FPS on Switch 2 and suffers from substantial input lag.