Category: Gaming

Five years after Death Stranding launched on PS4, the post-apocalyptic action title from Hideo Kojima is finally available on Xbox. Death Stranding Director’s Cut quietly launched on Xbox Series S/X Thursday. The Director’s Cut version, which adds new gameplay features and missions to the game, was first released on PS5 in 2021 before making its […]

Sony launched the PlayStation 5 Pro, an upgraded version of its popular home console, in select markets Thursday. The PS5 Pro, announced in September, comes with an upgraded GPU, advanced ray-tracing features, AI upscaling technology for better image quality and double the storage of the PS5. Sony’s “most advanced and innovative console hardware to date,” […]

Assassin’s Creed games have always told two parallel stories — one, a historical fiction and fantasy that explores various real-world time periods, and the other a modern narrative of two competing groups trying to make sense of that history. Over time, the modern-day storylines in Assassin’s Creed titles have become an afterthought, with each game […]

Sony launched a set of new Chroma Collection PlayStation 5 peripherals and the Fortnite Limited Edition DualSense controller in India Wednesday. The Chroma Collection includes two DualSense wireless controllers and two console covers in sparkling new finishes, while the limited-edition controller features art from Epic Games’ popular Battle Royale title Fortnite. The new peripherals were […]

Hogwarts Legacy sequel will have narrative ties with the Harry Potter television series currently in the works at HBO, Warner Bros. has confirmed. The studio behind the game has been coordinating with the team working on the Max Original series based on the Wizarding World IP, David Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, said […]

The successor to the Nintendo Switch will support backwards compatibility with the Switch, Nintendo confirmed Wednesday. At a company briefing, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa announced that Nintendo Switch software would be playable on the Switch 2. While announcing the company’s second quarter financial results for fiscal year 2025, Furukawa also reiterated that the Nintendo Switch […]

Microsoft is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for its Xbox platform. On Monday, the company announced the AI-powered Support Virtual Agent which is aimed at assisting players of the gaming console with support-related issues. The rumours about the chatbot first started emerging in April, and now the company has officially released the AI […]

Star Wars Outlaws is set to get its biggest update yet, Ubisoft has confirmed. The developer will roll out Title Update 1.4 for the action-adventure game on November 21, bringing improvements to combat, stealth and character movement controls. The patch will arrive alongside the Steam launch of Star Wars Outlaws and the release of its […]

Sony announced the PlayStation 5 Pro in September after several leaks had already revealed details about the upgrades packed into the console. The PS5 Pro is set to launch in select markets on November 7. While Sony has shared the improved capabilities of the PS5 Pro, it has not yet detailed hardware specifications of the […]

Square Enix intends to release “more and more” of its games simultaneously on Xbox going forward. In a recent interview, Final Fantasy producer and industry legend Naoki Yoshida said that the Japanese studio would follow a multi-platform release strategy for more of its future titles. Square Enix has stuck to launching its recent games exclusively […]

BioWare has no plans to release story expansions for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the studio has confirmed. The developer is now fully shifting its focus on the next Mass Effect title instead. Dragon Age: The Veilguard launched across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on October 31. The action-RPG has had an impressive release, becoming […]

BioWare has left the disappointed launches of Mass Effect: Andromeda and Anthem in its rearview and finally delivered what seems to be a hit with Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The action-RPG has climbed to the top of Steam’s Top Sellers list following its launch across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on Thursday, leaving the […]

Insomniac Games is working on Marvel’s Wolverine, first announced at PlayStation Showcase in 2021. There’s been no update on the game or its release timeline since its reveal, but a reported leadership change has led to a new creative director and game director at the helm of the project. Brian Horton, who was confirmed as […]

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has become the biggest Call of Duty release ever, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Tuesday at the company’s first-quarter earnings call for FY 2025. The latest instalment in the popular first-person military shooter franchise set a record for day one players as unit sales on both PlayStation and Steam were […]

The PlayStation Plus monthly games for November have been revealed. This month, Sony is adding arcade racer Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged, supernatural action-adventure title Ghostwire: Tokyo and online social deduction title Death Note Killer Within to its game subscription service. All three games will be available to PS Plus subscribers across Essential, Extra […]

Nintendo has launched a new music app with a library that consists of video game soundtracks from classics like Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda games. It has scores from newer releases as well and newer tracks will be added to the app. Users do not require a Nintendo Switch to access the app, however, […]

Cyberpunk 2077, the first-person open-world sci-fi adventure game, was first unveiled in 2020. The game is currently available on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC. However, Mac users will soon be able to enjoy the game as well. During the announcement of the latest M4 chip-powered MacBook Pro laptops, Apple confirmed that the game will be […]

Electronic Arts is likely not looking to work on an Apex Legends sequel, the company suggested at its FY 2025 second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday. EA CEO Andrew Wilson, in response to a question about a potential “Apex 2.0” at the conference call, said a second iteration of a live service title was almost never […]

Less than two months after Sony took its live service hero-shooter Concord offline after a disastrous launch, the company announced Tuesday it was shutting down developer Firewalk Studios and closing the book on the infamous game. Firewalk employees will depart Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and the PlayStation parent will “permanently sunset” the game, admitting that […]

BioWare is all set to launch Dragon Age: The Veilguard on October 31 across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. Ahead of its release, the game’s character design, that favour a slightly cartoonish style, have proven to be divisive among fans. BioWare has now commented on the planned visual style of the next Mass Effect […]

Apple’s iPhone exports from India jumped by a third in the six months through September, underscoring its push to expand manufacturing in the country and reduce dependence on China. The US company exported nearly $6 billion (roughly Rs. 50,451 crore) of India-made iPhones, an increase of a third in value terms from a year earlier, […]

Destiny maker Bungie is working on Marathon, a PvP extraction shooter that was announced in 2023. The studio has now provided an update on the game, saying that development on it was “on track”. Bungie, however, did not reveal any Marathon gameplay, choosing instead to share concept art images from the shooter and provide sparse […]

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 released on October 25 across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X. The first-person shooter also became the first Call of Duty title in history to be available on Xbox Game Pass on the day of launch. Microsoft expects the addition of Black Ops 6 to Game […]

It’s safe to say that Starfield, the space RPG from Bethesda that released in 2023, has underwhelmed. While the expansive game has found a lot of players, the overall sentiment towards the game remains mixed. It seems, however, that Bethesda could try to right the wrongs in a potential sequel. A former designer at the […]

In any medium, a remake is a complicated undertaking. A conscious endeavour to produce a piece of art that already exists always inspires the question, why? It’s generally accepted that the decision to remake a film or a video game comes from a place of reverence for the original work. But is that admitted reverence […]

Yooka-Replaylee, the remastered version of 2017’s Yooka-Laylee, is coming to consoles, developer Playtonic Games announced Thursday. The studio confirmed all supported platforms for the platformer, while also hinting that it would be released on the Nintendo Switch successor. In addition to PC, the remaster, currently in development at the studio, will be available on PS5, […]

Ubisoft has a history of experimenting with Non-Fungible Tokens in gaming, and the company is set to further explore NFT gaming space with a new release. The Paris-based publisher, that makes popular triple-A titles like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, launched Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, a new free-to-play turn-based RPG with NFT integrations, on Wednesday. […]

Monster Hunter Wilds will get an Open Beta Test next week across all platforms, Capcom confirmed Wednesday. The open beta period will last from October 31 to November 3 for players on PC (Steam), PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. PlayStation Plus members will get early access to the Open Beta Test starting October 28, the […]

Following a report that claimed Ubisoft was working on an unannounced Rayman remake, the studio confirmed that a project based on the franchise was in its early stages. The French publisher did not say if the game was a remake, as reported Wednesday, but confirmed that it had begun “an exploration phase on the Rayman […]

Apple is working on a new app for iOS that could keep users updated about games on Apple Arcade and the App Store, according to a report. The purported gaming hub would integrate with a user’s Game Center profile and display information about friends, while also displaying challenges, gaming events, leaderboards, and other content. Apple […]