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EsportsAsian Games Esports Moves to Naraka: Bladepoint as Medals Stay on the Line
The 20th Asian Games esports programme continues today at Aichi Sky Expo in Japan with Naraka: Bladepoint taking centre stage. Competition is scheduled fr…
EsportsVALORANT Champions Shanghai Opens the Fight for Riot's 2026 World Crown
VALORANT Champions Shanghai begins today, bringing the final stage of the 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour to China and gathering the world's leading teams fo…
RetroXevious 3D/G Returns as Arcade Archives 2 Revisits Namco's Polygonal Reinvention
Hamster releases Arcade Archives 2 Xevious 3D/G today for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. Namco's 1996 shooter took the foundational…
RetroKarate Champ Joins Hamster's Console Archives on PS5 and Switch 2
Hamster releases Console Archives Karate Champ today for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, continuing its newer preservation line dedicated to classic…
MobileNAMCO LEGENDARY Mountains Turns Arcade History Into a Pocket-Sized Voxel Puzzle
BeXide releases NAMCO LEGENDARY Mountains on iOS and Android today for $8.99, extending the 3D puzzle game beyond its existing Switch, Switch 2 and PC edi…
NintendoDragon Quest XI S Begins Another Very Long Journey on Nintendo Switch 2
Square Enix releases Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition natively for Nintendo Switch 2 today, bringing one of modern JRPG's…
RetroSiN: Reloaded Gives Nightdive Another '90s Shooter to Rescue From the Attic
Nightdive Studios and Atari release SiN: Reloaded today, rebuilding Ritual Entertainment's 1998 first-person shooter for modern platforms. Players once ag…
NintendoSHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Sharpens Its Katana for Nintendo Switch 2
SEGA and Lizardcube release SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance for Nintendo Switch 2 today, giving Joe Musashi's acclaimed hand-drawn action platformer a native ve…
SimulationFarming Camp Opens Its Gates on PC and Consoles
SOEDESCO and Innerfire Studios launch Farming Camp today across PC and consoles, adding another rural life simulation to a genre that apparently contains…
ActionValor Mortis Marches Into Its Napoleonic Nightmare Today
One More Level's first-person Soulslike Valor Mortis launches today on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and other announced platforms, bringing a particularly…
HorrorSilent Hill: Townfall Brings the Fog to Scotland in the Series' First Full First-Person Nightmare
Konami, Annapurna Interactive and Screen Burn Interactive release Silent Hill: Townfall today for PlayStation 5 and PC, taking the psychological-horror se…
ActionControl Resonant Opens Manhattan's Paranormal Disaster Zone
Remedy Entertainment's Control Resonant officially launches today for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, shifting the series from Jesse Faden to her b…
ActionSTRANGER THAN HEAVEN Introduces the People Crossing Makoto Daito's Fifty-Year Saga
SEGA and RGG Studio have released a substantial new character update for STRANGER THAN HEAVEN, the studio's ambitious action-adventure spanning roughly fi…
IndieDancing With Ghosts Sets an October Early Access Date for Its Unusually Gentle Afterlife
ToeJam & Earl creator Greg Johnson will launch Dancing with Ghosts in PC Early Access on October 8. The life-simulation project explores grief and recover…
SimulationMR. RECORDS Adds PlayStation and Xbox While Its PC Demo Opens the Shop
Developer and publisher Dnovel has expanded the platform plans for MR. RECORDS, confirming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S editions alongside the previo…
AdventureZombie Police Dates Its Frozen Village Murder Mystery for November
Japanese developer Lob Studio has confirmed that Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year will launch on PC via Steam on November 22, with a Nintendo Swi…
StrategyTheos: Cities of Myth Will Ask the Greek Gods to Approve Your Urban Planning on November 4
Dotemu and Triskell Interactive have dated Theos: Cities of Myth for November 4 on PC. Developed by the team behind Pharaoh: A New Era, the strategy game…
HorrorHeartworm Brings Its Camera-Wielding '90s Horror to Consoles on October 1
DreadXP and developer Vincent Adinolfi have announced that Heartworm will reach PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nint…
IndieFallen Tear: The Ascension Leaves Early Access and Books a Console Trip
Filipino independent developer Winter Crew Studios has released Fallen Tear: The Ascension in full on PC, while Maximum Entertainment, CMD Studios and Win…
RPGTitan Quest II Finally Sets January 2027 Date for Its Full Release
THQ Nordic and Grimlore Games have confirmed that Titan Quest II will leave Early Access and launch in full on January 19, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Se…
ActionBlazBlue: Entropy Effect X Gets Nine the Phantom and a Giant Mechanical Problem
Astrolabe Games and 91Act have released the autumn 2026 major free update for BlazBlue: Entropy Effect X, expanding the action roguelite with new enemies…
VRTetris Effect: Mixed Realities Plans to Turn Your Living Room Into the Puzzle Board
Enhance, Monstars and Resonair have announced Tetris Effect: Mixed Realities for Quest 3 and Meta's new VR Glasses, with a 2027 release planned. Rather th…
VRStory of Seasons Plants Its First Fully Hand-Tracked Farm in VR
Marvelous and Grounding have announced Story of Seasons: Your Wonderful Life for Quest 3 and Meta's new VR Glasses, with launch scheduled for spring 2027.…
VRAce Attorney: Dual Destinies VR Lets You Point, Shout and Object With Your Actual Hands
Capcom's courtroom drama is heading somewhere Phoenix Wright has never quite been before: directly into your face. AMATA Games, working under licence from…
HardwareLogitech G PLAY 2026 Unloads Fifteen New Pieces of Gaming and Creator Hardware
Logitech G used its global PLAY 2026 event across Los Angeles, Warsaw and Shanghai to reveal fifteen new products spanning competitive gaming, PC peripher…
IndustryXbox Cuts Another 268 Jobs as Its Giant Restructuring Reaches the Three-Quarter Mark
Microsoft's long and distinctly uncomfortable reshaping of Xbox has entered another chapter, with 268 roles being eliminated across Halo Studios, other…
XboxActivision Will Build the Next Mainline Halo as Microsoft's Most Famous Xbox Series Changes Hands
One of the stranger consequences of Microsoft's Xbox reset is now official: the next major Halo game will be developed through a new purpose-built team…
IndustryNinja Theory Faces Closure After Two Potential Deals Fall Through
The future of Hellblade developer Ninja Theory has become considerably more precarious. Microsoft says two potential agreements that might have secured a…
IndustryTurn 10 and Playground Games Are Being Merged as Bethesda Takes Obsidian Under Its Wing
Microsoft's studio reshuffle is not merely reducing headcount; it is rebuilding the organisational chart with the enthusiasm of somebody who has just…
IndustryUndead Labs Becomes Employee-Owned but Confirms Significant Layoffs During the Transition
State of Decay developer Undead Labs is officially independent again, completing its separation from Microsoft and becoming an employee-owned studio. That…
IndustryGears of War: E-Day Story Director Juan Vaca Is Laid Off Days After the Game Goes Gold
The uncomfortable contrast between shipping a blockbuster and keeping the people who built it has rarely been illustrated more neatly. Gears of War: E-Day…
PlatformerA New Sonic the Hedgehog Game Is Officially in Development and Sonic Team Wants to Evolve the Formula Again
Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka has confirmed that a new Sonic the Hedgehog game is in development, although Sega is not ready to reveal exactly what the…
PlatformerRayman Legends Retold Shows Off Its New Realm, Extra Music Stages and Expanded Story
Ubisoft has released a substantial new overview of Rayman Legends Retold, making it increasingly clear that the December 3 release is more ambitious than…
ActionStellar Blade's Director Would Like to Work on Bayonetta and PlatinumGames Sounds Interested
The latest Stellar Blade and Bayonetta crossover may not be the end of the relationship if the people running both franchises have anything to say about…
NintendoZelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Physical Preorders Are Beating Retailers' Most Optimistic Expectations
Demand for the physical edition of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Nintendo Switch 2 remake appears to be considerably stronger than at least some…
AdventureTrover Saves the Universe Quietly Disappears From Digital Stores With No Explanation From Squanch Games
Trover Saves the Universe has vanished from digital storefronts across multiple platforms, and developer Squanch Games has so far offered no public…
NintendoEpic Mickey: Rebrushed Owners Get the Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade for Free
THQ Nordic has confirmed some refreshingly uncomplicated upgrade news for Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed. Anyone who owns the Nintendo Switch version will…
ActionMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition Brings Star-Lord to Switch 2 on November 5
Eidos-Montréal and Marvel Games are giving Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy another encore, this time on Nintendo Switch 2. The newly announced Encore…
ActionHell Is Us Is Heading to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 8
Nacon and Rogue Factor have confirmed that Hell Is Us will arrive digitally on Nintendo Switch 2 on October 8. The third-person action-adventure drops…
RetroXevious 3D/G Is Finally Getting Its Original Arcade Version on Home Hardware
Hamster continues its increasingly heroic campaign to ensure no interesting arcade board is left mouldering in a warehouse. Xevious 3D/G, Namco's 1996…
RetroKarate Champ Joins Hamster's Console Archives Line-Up on Switch 2
Hamster has announced Karate Champ as the latest Console Archives release for Nintendo Switch 2, with the classic martial-arts game arriving digitally on…
RoguelikeDicevaders Brings Alien Dice, Roguelike Strategy and Optional Mouse Controls to Switch and Switch 2
Playstack and Pengonauts have announced that Dicevaders will launch for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on September 29. Set in the StarVaders universe, the…
NintendoPrince of Persia: The Lost Crown Becomes Europe's Next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers in Europe are getting an unusually substantial Game Trial: Ubisoft's excellent Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is…
MultiplayerRocket League Season 24 Adds Honor Duels, Black Market Trade-Ins and the Bullet Ball LTM
Rocket League begins Season 24 later today with a surprisingly chunky collection of systems layered onto the eternal premise of cars hitting an enormous…
RPGGenshin Impact Version 7.1 Arrives With A Requiem for the Underworld
Genshin Impact's content conveyor belt continues today with Version 7.1, titled A Requiem for the Underworld. The update pushes the current storyline…
SimulationDisney Dreamlight Valley Opens the Season of Scares With Oogie Boogie
Disney Dreamlight Valley's Season of Scares update arrives today, and Gameloft has sensibly decided that Halloween becomes significantly better once Oogie…
RPGAniimo Lands on iOS and Android, Extending the Creature-Collecting RPG to Mobile
Aniimo expands to iOS and Android today following its earlier September launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC. Developed by Pawprint Studio and…
SimulationLawn Mowing Simulator 2 Launches Today and Somehow Makes Cutting Grass a Legitimate Gaming Event
Skyhook Games releases Lawn Mowing Simulator 2 today for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, proving once again that video games can make virtually any…
RoguelikeStick It to the Stickman Leaves Early Access With More Corporate Violence Than HR Normally Recommends
Free Lives and Devolver Digital's Stick It to the Stickman reaches version 1.0 on PC today after more than a year in Early Access. The physics-heavy…
ShooterWind Runners Enters Early Access With High-Speed Roguelite Dogfighting
Ludic Studios' Wind Runners launches into Steam Early Access today, bringing an appealing mixture of arcade shoot-'em-up intensity and high-speed aerial…
AdventureOtterly Lost Launches Today and Finally Gives the Open-World Genre More Sea Otters
Soulworks Interactive releases Otterly Lost on PC today, starring Otto, a young sea otter swept away from familiar waters and forced to find his way home…
PuzzleNomori Launches With Portals That Let You Rotate Gravity and Your Brain Along With It
Enchanted Works' colourful puzzle adventure Nomori launches today for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. Players control Kiko as she travels through a…
MetroidvaniaFallen Tear: The Ascension Reaches Version 1.0 Today After a One-Week Polish Delay
Fallen Tear: The Ascension is scheduled to leave Early Access at 15:00 CEST today, one week later than originally planned. Developer Winter Crew and…
RPGQliphah in Providence's Shadow Brings Tactical Anime Horror to PC, PS5 and Switch
Arc System Works and UnitePlus release Qliphah in Providence's Shadow today in several western territories, introducing a tactical action-RPG set in a…
StrategyPioneers of Pagonia Expands Into the Desert With Echoes of Aldramar
Envision Entertainment launches Echoes of Aldramar today, adding a full new campaign to settlement-building strategy game Pioneers of Pagonia. The…
SimulationMR. RECORDS Gets a Steam Demo and Adds PS5 and Xbox Series Versions
Wired Productions and Glee-Cheese have released the first public Steam demo for MR. RECORDS while simultaneously confirming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series…
SimulationFirefighters: Code Red Shows Its 30-Location Emergency Simulation in a New Gameplay Trailer
Aerosoft and Chronos North have released a new gameplay trailer for Firefighters: Code Red, offering a clearer look at the cooperative emergency…
ActionTomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Development Video Digs Into the Remade Egyptian Tombs
Crystal Dynamics has released the tenth episode in its making-of series for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, this time focusing on the Egyptian tombs…
ShooterBIRDCAGE Launches With Six Stages of Old-School Bullet-Hell Mayhem
BIRDCAGE launches today across Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC, delivering a compact vertical shoot-'em-up built unapologetically around dodging…
FightingUnder Night In-Birth II Adds Zohar to the Nintendo Switch Roster Today
Nintendo Switch players of Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes receive DLC fighter Zohar today, following her September 15 arrival on PlayStation and PC.…
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