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Secretlab has unveiled something totally new today with the introduction of its new Otto, which is exactly what it sounds like: a Secretlab-style ottoman to rest your legs on while you're gaming or working. Check it out:

The new Secretlab Otto leg rest has been designed to work with the company's family of gaming and office chairs, with 8cm of height adjustment and a 30-degree tilt adjustment, with a height between 39-47cm. It works with all of Secretlab's chairs, sporting a PlushCell Memory Foam and the same pebble-shaped cushion as its gaming chairs, making sure your legs are comfortable in multiple different positions.

There aren't any wheels on the Otto with the base of the leg rest made from glass-reinforced nylon, as opposed to steel, which means the Secretlab Otto isn't too heavy, and can be easily moved around. There are felt pads under the feet of the Otto, which make the leg rest easier to reposition when needed.

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is now out and if you look at Steam, there's an avalanche of complaints about performance issues with this Souls-like outing - which the developer has just issued an apology about.

Wccftech directed our attention to the 'brief statement' which is from developer Leenzee Games and publisher 505 Games, and runs as follows:

A separate section on performance issues follows, in which the developer says it's confident the game will perform well if the PC meets the recommended spec, but that it's still working on optimization. We're also told that a patch will be issued ASAP.

Sony and Bandai Namco have announced a new partnership that will usher in a new level of co-created content aimed at anime and manga fans.

According to the press release, Sony will acquire 16 million Bandai Namco shares valued at 68 billion yen, or $464 million USD, which brings Sony's shareholder percentage of Bandai Namco shares up to 2.5% of the total. Bandai Namco Holdings Executive Vice President Nobuhiko Momoi stated in the release the new partnership aims to combine Bandai Namco IP with the technological capabilities of Sony across various entertainment fields.

Sony Group Corporation Chief Strategy Officer Toshimoto Mitomo added, the partnership will create an array of new content offerings that will encompass Bandai Namco's connection with its fans both domestically and internationally, with Sony's strengths in marketing and distribution areas. More specifically, the partnership will be expanding on the anime and manga markets that are rapidly expanding, along with experiential entertainment.

Battlefield 6 has received its official reveal trailer, confirming that the title will not be available on previous generation consoles, but will be exclusive to current generation and PC.

It has been confirmed that Battlefield 2049 is the last Battlefield title to release on the previous generation consoles, and that Battlefield 6 will be arriving exclusively on current-gen consoles, along with PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Wishlists for the title were released alongside the official reveal trailer, which can be seen above. As part of the official reveal trailer, Battlefield Labs has teased a "multiplayer reveal" scheduled to take place on July 31, where presumably we will get an official multiplayer trailer for Battlefield 6.

Battlefield Labs has just released the official trailer for Battlefield 6, showcasing heated destruction in various environments, missiles, weapons, and a story where the US has been attacked by a mercenary group called Pax Armata.

The trailer was published on the official Battlefield YouTube channel and pulled more than 100,000 people who watched it premiere live. All of the footage seen in the trailer isn't gameplay; it is captured in-engine. The short 2-minute trailer ends with Battlefield Labs teasing the release of a multiplayer reveal on July 31, which is undoubtedly what the majority of players are most excited to see.

This most recent official reveal trailer showed a lot of footage from what appears to be the single-player campaign, and while that is most welcome, the multiplayer is what most gamers want to check out, as that is where the majority of their time will be spent. The "multiplayer reveal" is scheduled to go live on July 31, which is rumored to be followed by the release of an Open Beta.

Battlefield Studios has just released the official reveal trailer for Battlefield 6, showcasing an incredible display of action-packed gun cinematics.

The highly anticipated Battlefield 6 Official reveal trailer has just premiered, attracting more than 100,000 viewers who watched it go live. The trailer begins with the US president giving a speech about an unprovoked attack against the United States, which includes a warning for the rest of the world about a group known as Pax Armata.

The US president says, "It's over" to the Pax Armata mercenaries that are listening to his speech, and then the trailer gets into what looks like the US military gearing up for a guns blazing, missile launching, bloody fight.

Amazon found great success with its Fallout adaptation, and its next major live-action video game-to-TV series will be based on BioWare's iconic sci-fi RPG series Mass Effect. Late last year, we got confirmation that Fast & Furious 9 screenwriter Daniel Casey was on board, with Star Trek Beyond writer Doug Jung serving as showrunner.

At the time, Daniel Casey stated that "we have a great pilot script and series outline," with a fully staffed writers' room and production set to kick off this year. The production team is set to include Scott Farris, a senior executive at Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video, who is on board to help "guide the development and production" of the Mass Effect adaptation.

Scott Farris's credits include Fallout, which his LinkedIn page describes as Amazon's "most commercially successful series to date" that also earned 16 Emmy nominations. Although details on the plot, cast, and setting remain under wraps, it sounds like Amazon is treating its next big-budget sci-fi video game adaptation like the next potential Fallout-style breakout hit.

Doom creator John Romero shares words of optimism for the future of the games industry, and game development at large.

On the surface level, the video games industry seems tumultuous right now. Companies are laying off people by the hundreds, shutting down game studios, and canceling projects. On the tech side, AI could erase some jobs altogether. But it's not all bad, and the reality is that gaming is bigger than it's ever been before--gaming is expected to earn $189 billion this year.

That's the sentiment that immortal FPS legend John Romero offers game developers new and young. In a recent interview with the Deep Dive series, Romero says it's never been easier to make and release games, highlighting the opportunities that are available now. But you still have to make a good game because the competition is much fiercer in the modern arena.

Ubisoft management explains that a prepaid card exploit is one of the reasons for its recent Q1 earnings miss.

Ubisoft's latest Q1'FY26 results missed internal estimates, with net bookings down year-over-year despite the triumphant product launch of Rainbow Six Siege X. While the new Siege X is off to a great start, with KPIs like MAUs and player acquisition up across the board, Ubisoft says the reason for the net bookings miss is due to fraudulent charges.

"While resolved in June, player spending this quarter saw a significant impact from a pricing exploit with prepaid currency cards that temporarily inflated virtual currency wallets," Ubisoft said in a press release. Essentially, Siege X was so popular that it attracted digital fraudsters.

Ubisoft will now carve up its business into various Creative Houses, new operational divisions that will each handle games based on specific genres, including action, adventure, first-person shooter, etc.

Ubisoft's latest Q1 results outline the future of the company. The group will be organized into what Ubisoft is calling 'Creative Houses,' which are basically segments with teams of people who work on specific franchises. The first Creative House will oversee most of the video game maker's most prized franchises.

Ubisoft has confirmed the initial Creative House will be its new Tencent-backed subsidiary. This means that one Creative House division will handle Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six--the three most valuable IPs that Ubisoft has. The deal was a layered attempt at thwarting a hostile takeover while raising funds; Tencent invested $1.2 billion into Ubisoft in exchange for a 25% stake in the new subsidiary.

Square Enix lost the master source code for Final Fantasy Tactics, so they basically rebuilt the game for the new Ivalice Chronicles re-release.

Final Fantasy Tactics originally released on the PS1 in 1997, during the kind of Wild West days of 3D gaming. This was an era where publishers and developers would often release one-and-done products, misplacing or losing source code along the way. That's kind of what happened with the original FFT.

A new PlayStation Blog interview with Square Enix's Kazutoyo Maehiro takes players down memory lane to the early days of Final Fantasy Tactics. According to Maehiro, the original FFT code had been overwritten, and no untouched version of the gold master exists. "This was simply the norm at the time--we developed games by essentially overwriting the previous code each time."

As more games publishers and developers shed jobs and shut down entire teams, Capcom has expanded its game development workforce by over 24% in recent years.

While scouting Capcom's IR page, I noticed something very interesting: Capcom's personnel have been steadily rising over the last four years. Since 2021, Capcom has added 561 new game developers to its workforce, representing a +24.5% increase in game dev personnel over the four-year period. Capcom also has a very low 2.8% turnover rate, and has increased employee salaries by +52% across this timeframe.

The company currently employs 3,766 people, of which 75% are related to video game development. Capcom also has some very progressive goals: "The Company aims to achieve the percentage of male employees taking childcare leave to at least 85%, as well as raising the gender wage gap to at least 88% by the end of March 2029, in addition to introducing a partnership system with more inclusive definitions of spouses and conducting nursing care seminars."

Julian LeFay, best known for his pivotal design work on The Elder Scrolls franchise, has passed away at the age of 59.

Renowned game designer Julian LeFay has passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. "It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we inform our community of the passing of Julian LeFay, our beloved Technical director and co-founder of OnceLost Games," LeFay's close friend Ted Peterson wrote on Twitter.

LeFay was known for helping guide the early stages of The Elder Scrolls, which would go on to become a billion-dollar fantasy series. He worked on three Elder Scrolls titles--Arena, Daggerfall, and Battlespire--and more recently had embarked on the quest to create "The Grand RPG" with OnceLost Games with the RPG project The Wayward Realms.

Microsoft's decision to break first-party game exclusivity has led to chart-topping sales on competitor platforms, and one analyst firm estimates that this strategy has made Forza Horizon 5 the best-selling PS5 game of 2025 so far.

Forza Horizon is one of the most popular racing franchises in existence, and it's been said to make more money than all of its competitors combined. The once-exclusive Xbox game crossed over to PS5 in April, and Forza Horizon 5 did so well that Microsoft took over Sony's own PlayStation Store with 4 out of the top 5 best-sellers.

New reports indicate that Forza Horizon 5 is now the best-selling new PS5 game of the year. Alinea Analytics estimates that FH5 has sold a total of 3 million copies to date, up 1 million units from launch.

The official reveal trailer for Battlefield 6 is only a matter of hours away, and if you are a longtime fan of the franchise hoping to see something you will like, or just someone interested in what the next Battlefield game is shaping up to be, tune into the reveal of the trailer releasing on July 24.

Ahead of the reveal trailer, Battlefield 6 news in the form of leaks has surfaced online, with the recent leaks suggesting the game is going to be more expensive on consoles than on PC, and that it will be released to the public on October 10.

While those details are yet to be officially confirmed, they were from a renowned leaker with a good track record. What is officially confirmed is the recently released campaign teaser that shows NATO breaking at its seams over the rise of Pax Armata. There is also an invasion of Gibraltar.

Borderlands developers Gearbox have released an official gameplay overview trailer for Rafa, the Exo-Soldier that embodies the Soldier class of former Borderlands games.

Gearbox has teased it will be rolling out gameplay overviews for all of its four new Vault Hunters in the coming weeks in a bid to keep the hype train rolling before the release of Borderlands 4, and to kick things off, we have Rafa: the Exo-Soldier.

The overview shows Rafa using his Arc-Knives to slice and dice his way through various enemies, and then spinning around like a Beyblade in a large AOE ability (Area of Effect). To assist Rafa on his killing spree, the soldier has Peacebreaker Cannons that can be thrown on the ground.

2K Games has announced that WWE 2K25 is launching on the Nintendo Switch 2 today, and that it will be arriving alongside the Fearless Pack, the third of five DLC character packs.

In a new press release and videos posted to social channels, WWE 2K25 will feature the full set of game modes and match types found on other platforms where the game is available, along with the ability to play in offline modes.

Additionally, the Nintendo Switch 2 version of WWE 2K25 will come with online modes, and the Fearless Pack features New Jack, Jordynne Grace, Penta, Bull Nakano, and celebrity guest the PRIME Bottle (featuring global megastar KSI). Furthermore, the Fearless Pack introduces 64 new moves and animations.

Nintendo's new Switch 2 console is a big hit in the US, where it became the fastest-selling system of all time, beating out consoles like the PlayStation 4 at launch.

The Switch 2 has sold 1.6 million units in the US during the launch month of June, making it the fastest-selling video games hardware in United States history. The news comes from Circana executive director Mat Piscatella in a lengthy post on the US games market's performance throughout June 2025.

"Nintendo Switch 2 debuted as the fastest-selling video game hardware device in US history, while consumer spending in both video game hardware and accessories reached new all-time June records," Piscatella said in an analysis post on Bluesky.

Borderlands 4 is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 3, and according to Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford, who announced the news via a video on his personal X account, there will be a download with the physical copy.

Pitchford has seemingly confirmed that Borderlands 4 will be arriving in the form of a Game Key Card over the full title arriving on a physical cartridge, which isn't unusual at all as Borderlands 4 is a "big game" and other publishers such as Square Enix and Capcom have decided to take this route as well for their titles. Why? Well, it's simply cheaper for the publisher as they don't have to pay for a large physical cartridge.

As for performance, Pitchford said in a reply to a user asking if it will run at 60FPS that Gearbox didn't want to cut anything from the game and wanted to support cross-play with other platforms. So the decision was made to target 30FPS, with Pitchford adding there will be "some dips in some intense moments, heavy combats, or if hosting a multiplayer game in handheld mode, etc.." Notably, Borderlands 3 on the original Nintendo Switch averaged around 45FPS during typical gameplay.

Fortnite will not return to iOS in the UK through 2025, or the first half of 2026, new regulatory filings indicate.

Today, the UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published roadmaps for their investigations into Google's and Apple's mobile stores. This roadmap does not include forcing Apple to break open the App Store and allow alternative third-party competing storefronts on the platform; Epic Games wants to bring the Epic Games Store to iOS and be allowed to sell its games without having to pay extra fees, but that plan has been temporarily stymied.

The CMA has chosen to prioritize other areas of focus, much to Epic's ire. "We can't bring the Epic Games Store to iOS in the UK this year (if ever), and Fortnite's return to iOS in the UK is now uncertain. The UK competition regulator is choosing not to prioritize opening the mobile ecosystem to alternative app stores this year," Epic wrote in a blog post.