Category: Gaming

Riot Games is laying off staff for the second time this year, the studio confirmed Tuesday. The latest round of cuts will affect the PC development team behind Riot’s massively popular MOBA title League of Legends. Riot said the layoffs were part of larger changes to its teams that would ensure long-term growth and improvement […]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is set to release across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on October 31. BioWare’s action-RPG is the fourth Dragon Age title –– the first since 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition. Ahead of the game’s launch, publisher Electronic Arts has revealed its PC system requirements and pre-load times. EA also shared details […]

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is set to arrive across PC, Xbox and PlayStation platforms on October 25. Ahead of the launch, publisher Activision has shared details about the PC version of the game, including system requirements, pre-loading time, file sizes and more. Black Ops 6 is also getting PC-specific features like ultrawide monitor […]

Video game publisher Bandai Namco Holdings is cutting its workforce after canceling several titles due to lackluster demand, according to people familiar with the matter. The Tokyo-based company is taking a traditionally Japanese approach to reducing staff and sending workers to rooms where they are given nothing to do, putting pressure on them to leave […]

Microsoft has announced an Xbox Partner Preview broadcast for later this week, where third-party developers will showcase a mix of new and upcoming games. The Partner Preview event will be broadcast on October 17, and will include updates from studios like Remedy Entertainment, Sega, 505 Games and more. Microsoft confirmed that the broadcast would feature […]

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be playable with Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) for Game Pass Ultimate members at launch, Microsoft announced Monday. The next Call of Duty title, set to arrive on PC and consoles on October 25, was earlier confirmed to be available day one on Xbox Game Pass. In addition to […]

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for the month of October have been revealed. This month’s PS Plus lineup is led by zombie action-adventure title Dead Island 2. The game drops players into an undead-infested Los Angeles, with a colourful cast of popstars, washed out rockstars and actors living the Hollywood life in the middle of […]

October promises some of the biggest game release of the year, with a packed schedule of titles across different genres and platforms. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, one of the most anticipated launches of 2024, will take players back on a campaign focussed on clandestine military operations. The shooter is set in 1991, building […]

Resident Evil 2 is coming to Apple devices on December 31. The 2019 remake of the survival-horror classic is now up for pre-order on the App Store. Resident Evil 2 remake was confirmed to be in development for iPhone, iPad and Mac devices earlier this year when Capcom announced a port for Resident Evil 7: […]

Read Dead Redemption is finally, over 14 years after it first launched on PS3 and Xbox 360, coming to PC. The action-adventure classic and its acclaimed expansion, Undead Nightmare, will be released on PC on October 29, Rockstar Games announced Tuesday. The PC version of Read Dead Redemption arrives just over a year after it […]

iPhone, iPad and Mac will now officially support connection with a wired Xbox controller following Apple’s latest update, according to a report. This improves upon previous functionality which only allowed the pairing of game controllers via Bluetooth. Apple’s expansion of support for gaming accessories comes at a time when the company is launching major gaming […]

Alien: Isolation, the beloved survival-horror title based on the Alien film series, is getting a sequel. On the 10-year anniversary of the game’s release, developer Creative Assembly announced that an Alien: Isolation sequel was in the early stages of development. The studio didn’t provide any details about the game or its setting. Alien: Isolation was […]

For the past few years, first-party Sony games have been marked by their singular preoccupation with graphical fidelity. Uncharted 4, The Last of Us Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Horizon Forbidden West, God of War, and Spider-Man — all good games — are bound by their vanity. However, in their drive to achieve near-realistic visuals […]

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is finally coming to Steam a year after its launch. Ubisoft has announced that the action-adventure title will be available on Valve’s platform later this month. While a release date is not yet confirmed, the Steam page for the game is now live. Assassin’s Creed Mirage was earlier available on PC via […]

Halo and developer 343 Industries are resetting, with some foundational changes coming to the iconic franchise. All future Halo games will be developed in Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5, with multiple new projects currently in development, 343 Industries announced Sunday. Marking a “new chapter” for the series, the Microsoft-owned new studio is also rebranding to […]

Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s founding Guillemot family are considering options including a potential buyout of the French video game developer after it lost more than half its market value this year, according to people familiar with the matter.  The Chinese tech company and Guillemot Brothers have been speaking with advisers to help explore […]

The sequel to Lords of the Fallen is currently in development, eyeing a release on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X in 2026. The game, internally known as “Project III,” doesn’t have an official title yet, but publisher CI Games has shared new details about the sequel. Lords of the Fallen 2 is at full […]

Palworld, the action-adventure survival title that became a phenomenon when it launched in early access on Steam and Xbox in January, is coming to mobile platforms. Krafton has signed an agreement with Palworld developer Pocketpair to make a mobile version of the game, the company announced Wednesday. The development comes after Nintendo and The Pokémon […]

Lamborghini has teamed up with Animoca Brands for its Web3 debut. As part of the partnership, supercars from the luxury Italian automaker will be launched by the Hong Kong-based game software firm into metaverse gaming ecosystems. The move from Lamborghini is aimed at getting customers acclimatised to the future of immersive marketing and brand engagement […]

Final Fantasy XVI released exclusively on the PS5 in 2023, and the game finally made it to PC last month. The action-RPG is still not available on Xbox, with no confirmed launch plans on Microsoft’s console. Now, publisher Square Enix has provided an update over Final Fantasy 16’s potential release on Xbox Series S/X. Final […]

Guerrilla Games is gearing up to launch Lego Horizon Adventures, a Lego-themed reimagining of Horizon Zero Dawn. The action-adventure spin-off title comes out on PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch on November 14. The studio will also launch Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered later this month. But it might be much longer before we get a mainline […]

PlayStation Network services are down across all platforms, preventing players from accessing PSN features, PlayStation Store, and several games. Affected users can’t sign in to their PSN account or go online. PlayStation Plus services are down, as well. Sony confirmed that some PlayStation Network services were experiencing issues. The outage is affecting users on PS5, […]

FAU-G: Domination, the action game from Indian developer Dot9 Games, has crossed over one million pre-registrations on Google Play Store on Android in three weeks of going live. Pre-registration for the game began September 5 on Android devices. The upcoming shooter in the FAU-G series from nCore Games received a trailer earlier this month, showcasing […]

Fortnite video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet’s Google and Samsung, the world’s largest Android phone manufacturer, of conspiring to protect Google’s Play store from competition. Epic said it would file a lawsuit in US federal court in California alleging that a Samsung mobile security feature called Auto Blocker was intended to deter users […]

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach was announced at The Game Awards 2022 and is set to launch sometime in 2025. Much of the main cast from the first game, including Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, and Troy Baker, are returning for the sequel, but details about the story remain cryptic. There’s no confirmed release date […]

The Amazon Great Indian Festival sale is now live for all customers after its early access period for Prime members. The festival season sale brings a ton of offers across different product categories. Smartphone deals are of course the big draw, but the sale features deep discounts on laptops, tablets, smartwatches, TWS earphones, and more. […]

Microsoft said Wednesday that it would be merging features from the Xbox Game Pass app to the Xbox app on mobile platforms this week. The new streamlined Xbox app with Game Pass features will be available on iOS, Android and iPadOS. Microsoft will also halt all downloads of the Xbox Game Pass app from November. […]

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft’s upcoming Japan-set action-adventure title, has been delayed to next year. Initially set for release on November 15, the game will now launch across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on February 14, 2025, despite being in a “feature complete” state. Ubisoft cited the underwhelming launch of Star Wars Outlaws and said […]

Before I dived into Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s trademark open world take on perhaps the most enduring and beloved media franchise to ever exist, I was playing a different game set in galaxies far, far away. Fairly deep into my first playthrough of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, I couldn’t help but be charmed by its […]

Sony has revealed the slate of PlayStation Plus monthly games for October. Next month’s free PS Plus titles include wrestling sim WWE 2K24, survival-horror shooter Dead Space, and visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! The three games will be playable for all PS Plus subscribers across Essential, Extra and Deluxe/Premium tiers starting October 1. […]