Category: Gaming

Technology might seem like it’s constantly moving forward on a curve, but it’s often cyclical. Flip phones, instant cameras, and record players have all made a comeback. Now it’s the gaming handheld’s turn. While Nintendo has always had a handheld in the market, Windows-based portable gaming devices seem to have taken off in the past […]

Apple Arcade will add five games in September and October, including smash hit indie title Balatro and popular basketball sim NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition. Aside from the two headlining titles, Apple will also add Food Truck Pup+, Furistas Cat Cafe+ and Smash Hit+. The new additions follow NFL Retro Bowl ’25, Monster Train+ and Apple […]

The Nintendo Switch’s successor will reportedly support backwards compatibility. A reliable games industry insider claimed earlier this week that the Switch 2 would play games released on the previous generation console. Nintendo confirmed earlier this year that the Switch 2 would be announced next year. The company has not yet provided any official details about […]

It’s unfortunate but inevitable that reviewing Concord right now feels like writing its eulogy. Eight years in the making at a reported development cost of over $100 million, the first-person hero-shooter from Sony’s Firewalk Studios arrived on PlayStation 5 and PC on August 23. Two weeks later, Concord is dead. A live-service title, that was […]

Acer Nitro Blaze 7 was launched at Acer’s Global Press Conference (GPC) 2024 on Wednesday ahead of IFA in Berlin. It is the company’s first-ever handheld gaming PC and boasts specifications such as an AMD Ryzen 7 processor, 2TB SSD storage, and a 144Hz IPS display. The handheld gaming PC is powered by Windows 11 […]

Amid a 41 percent YoY decline in games revenue in the second quarter of 2024, the commercial disaster that was Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and reported layoffs, Warner Bros. needs a hit. And the publisher is reportedly looking at the Hogwarts Legacy sequel to deliver it for them. A follow up to the […]

Sony is putting Concord out of its misery. The online hero-shooter launched last month on PlayStation 5 and PC, but failed to generate player interest, with player numbers on Steam painting a grim picture. Following poor sales and a dwindling player count, the PlayStation parent announced it was taking Concord offline on September 6. All […]

Rocksteady Studios, the British developer behind the Batman Arkham games, has reportedly been hit with layoffs. The redundancies are said to have mostly affected the studio’s quality assurance (QA) department. The reported layoffs at Rocksteady come after the Warner Bros. Games-owned studio’s latest title, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, sold poorly after it launched […]

Lego Harry Potter Collection is getting remastered for current-gen consoles. Warner Bros. Games announced that the remastered collection is coming to PS5, Xbox Series S/X and PC (via Steam) on October 8. The remastered collection brings Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 in a single package, along with two previously […]

Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus monthly games for September. This month, new release Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, sports title MLB The Show 24 and survival-horror platformer Little Nightmares II will join PS Plus. All three games will be playable for all PS Plus subscribers across Essential, Extra and Deluxe/Premium tiers starting September 3. Quidditch […]

Black Myth: Wukong released August 20 and has quickly become a smash hit, selling 10 million copies within three days of launch. The action-RPG from Chinese developer Game Science is available on PC and PS5, with an Xbox Series S/X launch planned for later. Previous reports had mentioned tech issues as the reason behind the […]

The fourth Witcher game, codenamed Project Polaris, is set to enter production soon, developer CD Projekt Red confirmed Wednesday. In a statement detailing its earnings in the first half of the financial year, the studio said it was about to conclude pre-production on the title. The Witcher 4 was first announced by CD Projekt Red […]

The ‘Pro’ version of the PlayStation 5 has leaked. The PS5 Pro has been an open secret in the games industry for a while now and Sony is expected to announce the console before the end of this year. Previous reports and rumours had detailed the hardware upgrades the new console would likely get over […]

Sony is said to be planning a State of Play presentation for next month, where it will likely showcase its upcoming games. The PlayStation parent last held a State of Play presentation in May, featuring 14 PS5 and PS VR2 games, including the upcoming Astro Bot. Sony likely does not have any major first-party titles […]

Valve has finally announced Deadlock, its upcoming hero-shooter that has appeared in several leaks over the past few months. The game is in early development and access is limited to invited playtesters. Footage and screenshots from Deadlock have previously surfaced online, but Valve had not confirmed the game’s existence until now. Deadlock Listed on Steam […]

Avowed, the upcoming action-RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, was recently delayed and is now set to release on PC and current-gen Xbox consoles on February 18, 2025. Now, the developer has confirmed that the game will run at 30fps on both Xbox Series X and Series S. More details about the game have surfaced at the […]

Black Myth: Wukong released earlier this week and has since climbed to the top of Steam charts, becoming one of the most played games of all time on the platform. The action-RPG from Chinese developer Game Science is available on PC and PlayStation, but hasn’t yet launched on Xbox. While Microsoft has not clarified the […]

The next Tomb Raider game is currently under development at Crystal Dynamics. While there’s no update on when the action-adventure title might launch, Amazon Games chief has said that work on the game is progressing, despite the turmoil at Embracer Group, that owns Crystal Dynamics. Amazon Games is set to publish the next Tomb Raider […]

Microsoft confirmed this week that its tentpole, triple-A exclusive title, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, would in fact be a timed-exclusive on Xbox. The action-adventure title will arrive first on Xbox Series S/X, Game Pass and PC in December, before making its way to PlayStation 5 early next year, Bethesda announced at Gamescom on […]

Microsoft has revealed the release date for the three new Xbox Series S/X console options unveiled earlier this year. The new variants, which include a 1TB Xbox Series S, an all-digital 1TB Xbox Series X and a special edition 2TB Xbox Series X, will launch on October 15, with select countries following on October 29, […]

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a triple-A Microsoft first-party game, is officially launching on PlayStation 5. The action-adventure title finally set a release date on Xbox and PC at Gamescom opening night showcase Tuesday, before confirming that a PS5 launch would follow next year. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will arrive first on […]

Gigabyte AORUS gaming monitors have been launched in India. Catering to gamers, the company has unveiled two new models as part of its latest lineup. Both the monitors, having model numbers FO32U2P and FO27Q3, sport OLED displays and gaming-centric features such as a Tactical Resolution Switch and a refresh rate of up to 360Hz. Both […]

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII will launch on February 11, 2025, 2K and Firaxis Games announced Tuesday. The next entry in the popular strategy franchise will be available on PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X and Nintendo Switch when it launches. 2K also confirmed that Sid Meier’s Civilization […]

2K and Gearbox Software have officially announced Borderlands 4. The next main instalment in the popular looter-shooter franchise will launch on PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5 and Xbox Series S/X in 2025, during Take-Two Interactive’s Fiscal Year 2026. The fourth mainline title and seventh overall entry in the franchise, Borderlands 4 follows […]

The next Mafia title has finally been announced. Mafia: The Old Country, the fourth mainline game in the series, will launch across PS5, Xbox Series S/X and PC (via Steam) in 2025, 2K and developer Hangar 13 announced Tuesday. As the name suggests, the action-adventure title will take players back to Sicily in the 1900s […]

Black Myth: Wukong launched on Tuesday and the game is already breaking concurrent player records on Steam. The action-RPG from Chinese developer Game Science has become one of the platform’s most-played games of all time within hours of release. Currently, the game sits on top of the list of most-played games on Steam, with over […]

Final Fantasy XVI is finally coming PC a little over a year after it launched exclusively on PS5. The latest numbered entry in the Final Fantasy series will launch on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on September 17, publisher Square Enix announced Monday. A free demo of the action-RPG is available on both […]

Acer Nitro V 16 was launched in India as the company’s first AI-focused gaming laptop. It is equipped with Ryzen R7 8845HS series processors from AMD paired with 16GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce 4060 GPU. The laptop features a 16-inch display with a 165Hz refresh rate, and the company says that it is equipped […]

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set to be released later this year, with Microsoft said to be eyeing the Holiday 2024 launch window. Bethesda’s action-adventure title will be exclusive to PC and Xbox Series S/X at launch. That exclusivity, however, may not remain in place for long. According to an industry insider, Indiana […]

Age of Empires will soon be available on smartphones. The Mobile version of the historical real-time strategy game will launch globally later this year. The developers have announced the release date of the mobile version. It will be accessible to both Android and iOS users with pre-registration for the game is now live. Aside from […]