Category: Gaming

Sony has discounted PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe tier membership prices in India. The discount applies to annual subscriptions for both plans, with PS Plus Extra getting a 25 percent discount and PS Plus Deluxe getting a 35 percent discount. The higher tier plans bring benefits that include access to the Game Catalog and Classics […]

Grand Theft Auto 6 comes out later this year, but there’s little to hold on to in terms of official details as Rockstar Games has maintained complete silence about the game since the trailer reveal in December 2023. With its fast-approaching Fall 2025 release window, however, the developer is likely to share more about the […]

Marvel Rivals’ development team, including the game director, have been laid off despite the game’s successful launch. The layoffs have affected an unspecified number of employees at NetEase’s design team based in Seattle, the company said in a statement to the press Wednesday. The job cuts come just over two months after the release of […]

Bengaluru-based developer 88 Games announced its debut game, Kapih, an action platformer rooted in Indian folk tales, on Sunday. There’s no confirmation on the release date yet, but the game is set to launch on PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. Kapih will feature diverse platforming sections, boss battles […]

Grand Theft Auto 6 could potentially feature custom and modifiable game environments, cosmetic items and assets, bringing external intellectual property within the game. Developer Rockstar Games has reportedly had contact with Fortnite and Roblox creators and could allow them to add custom items, assets and experiences to GTA 6. Fortnite is known for frequent creator […]

Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft’s online tactical shooter, is set to get a makeover. The company announced a “new era” of Siege on Monday with Rainbow Six Siege X, promising major changes to gameplay in an upcoming update. Ubisoft will detail the changes coming to the game in a special showcase next Month. Rainbow Six Siege […]

Xbox chief Phil Spencer isn’t looking to persuade players on rival platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo to move to Xbox as Microsoft pivots to launching its exclusive games beyond its own console and PC. In a new wide-ranging interview, the Microsoft Gaming CEO said he was not trying to move players on other platforms to […]

Sony might not hold a full-length PlayStation Showcase this summer and instead opt for a smaller State of Play event to share updates on upcoming games. The company has reportedly not finalised its plans for a summer showcase event yet. The PlayStation parent held a State of Play broadcast last week where it revealed the […]

Intel is working on ramping up its support for handheld gaming consoles, as demand for these compact PCs continues to increase. The chipmaker faces competition from AMD, which makes the Z1 and Z1 Extreme chips that power the Lenovo Legion Go and Asus ROG Ally X. However, the company has taken several steps to support […]

Sony revealed the lineup of games joining the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in February at its State of Play broadcast on Wednesday. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Respawn’s action-adventure title from 2023, is the headline Game Catalog addition this month. The game, a direct sequel to 2018’s Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, continues the story of […]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has delivered a success for Embracer Group and has nearly sold two million copies, the company announced as part of its third-quarter FY 2024-25 earnings on Thursday. The medieval RPG from Warhorse Studios was released across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on February 4 and sold one million copies within […]

Assassin’s Creed Shadows pre-order numbers have been encouraging, Ubisoft said at its third-quarter 2024-25 earnings call on Thursday. The Japan-set action-RPG is set for launch on March 20 and is the first mainline Assassin’s Creed title since 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The publisher did not disclose pre-order numbers for the game, but said they were […]

Sony on Thursday raised its operating profit forecast for the year ending in March by two percent to JPY 1.34 trillion ($8.70 billion or roughly Rs. 75,67,538 crore) as it reported strong growth at its key gaming unit. Once best known for consumer electronics such as the Walkman, Sony’s business spans games, movies, music and […]

Sony’s State of Play showcase brought a ton of announcements and game trailers, some expected and others a bit of a surprise. Bloodborne fans’ eternal wait for a 60fps patch or a remaster for the FromSoftware classic stretched further, and there was no second look at Marvel’s Wolverine. Nothing from God of War developer Santa […]

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, the Xbox and PC exclusive from Ninja Theory, is reportedly coming to PS5. The action-adventure title could join other Microsoft first-party titles like Forza Horizon 5, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Age of Mythology: Retold, that are confirmed to launch on PS5 in 2025. The Xbox parent has brought […]

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft’s Japan-set action-RPG, is set for release in March after a couple of delays. The game will feature two distinct playstyles, both in terms of combat and exploration, splitting action and stealth gameplay across its two protagonists. But if players prefer a certain playstyle and want to stick to one character for […]

PlayStation State of Play is returning this week, bringing updates and announcements on upcoming titles. The games showcase will be streamed February 12, Sony confirmed Tuesday. The PlayStation parent did not share details about the games that will feature at State of Play, but a recent leak suggests the presentation will include a new trailer […]

Elden Ring Nightreign was revealed at The Game Awards 2024 and is set to come out in 2025. The standalone multiplayer co-op action survival title will drop players into Limveld, where they’ll face challenges and bosses over a three day-and-night cycle. Now, developer FromSoftware has shared some details about the game’s procedurally generated world that’ll bring […]

Capcom has found critical acclaim and commercial success with its recent remakes of beloved Resident Evil games. A recent Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) listing suggests the publisher could be readying a fresh re-release of an older RE title. Resident Evil 5 has been rated by ESRB for the Xbox Series S/X. The game’s latest […]

Grand Theft Auto 6 is confirmed to launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X in Fall 2025, but PC players will likely have to wait longer for the game. Developer Rockstar Games usually releases its titles first on current-generation consoles before putting out a PC port a few years later. While there’s no confirmation […]

Insomniac Games, the studio behind Marvel’s Spider-Man games on PlayStation, pitched Resistance 4 to Sony at some point, but was rejected, the studio’s founder revealed over the weekend. Insomniac, known for its iconic franchises like Ratchet & Clank and Spyro, made three Resistance games on PlayStation 3. The first-person shooter franchise, however, has not seen […]

Sony said on Sunday that all PlayStation Plus members would automatically receive an additional five days of service, after a global outage disrupted the PlayStation Network (PSN) for about 18 hours on Friday and Saturday. “Network services have fully recovered from an operational issue. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank the community for their […]

Rocksteady Studios, developers of the acclaimed Batman: Arkham games, is reportedly eyeing a single-player Batman title as its next project. The Warner Bros. owned studio recently wrapped up work on its last game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, with the final update for the live service title rolling out last month. A departure from […]

Football Manager 25 has been cancelled after a turbulent development cycle and delays. Developer Sports Interactive will now shift its focus to the next release in the long-running football management sim series. This marks the first time an annual FM title will not be released since the series began in 2004 with Football Manager 2005. FM25’s […]

The Nintendo Switch 2 was revealed in January following several leaks about the hybrid console’s design and features. While Nintendo stopped short of detailing the functionality and specifications of the Switch 2, the first-look trailer showed a revamped Joy-Con connecting mechanism. A patent from the company published Thursday suggests the new Joy-Cons will attach to […]

Grand Theft Auto 6, the hotly anticipated action-adventure title from Rockstar Games, is sticking to its Fall 2025 release timeline, Take-Two Interactive said in its third-quarter earnings call Friday. The Rockstar parent indicated the game would face no delays and launch as planned later this year. GTA 6 does not yet have a confirmed launch […]

Two more Microsoft first-party games are coming to PlayStation 5 in 2025. Age of Mythology: Retold and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, two real-time strategy titles from the Xbox Game Studios stable, will be available on PS5 in the coming months, developer World’s Edge announced Tuesday. Age of Mythology: Retold, a remaster of 2002’s […]

The Nintendo Switch 2 was finally revealed after multiple leaks last month, and the hybrid console is set to arrive sometime in 2025. Undoubtedly, demand for the successor to the highly successful Switch will be sky-high when it launches. Nintendo is reportedly preparing to meet the high demand for the Switch 2 to prevent resellers […]

Microsoft is coming back with its independent games-focussed ID@Xbox showcase later this month. The showcase will feature trailers, gameplay and reveals from indie studios, including Don’t Nod, No More Robots, 11 Bit, and more. ID@Xbox will be livestreamed as part of IGN Fan Fest on February 24. Last month, Microsoft hosted its Xbox Developer Direct […]

Japan’s Nintendo cut its full-year sales Switch forecast by 12 percent to 11 million units as the aging console loses momentum ahead of the launch of a successor device this year. Nintendo remains dependent on its console business even as it has opened stores and its roster of characters feature in theme parks and film. […]