Action RPG Black Myth: Wukong broke records on its release in 2024. It attracted the biggest concurrent peak player count of any single-player game in Steam history and established itself as the most-viewed game on Chinese live-streaming platforms on its first day of release. Developer Game Science would go on to announce its Chinese mythology inspired action-RPG had sold over 10m copies just four days after its launch. Read more Read more ›
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Epic Games has revealed a new tool for Unreal Engine 5.8 which allows generative AI large language models (LLMs) to plug into and communicate with the engine directly, using its tools while being directed by text prompts. Read more Read more ›
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An employment tribunal has ruled against Rockstar Games' request to remove blacklisting claims from the ongoing legal dispute over alleged union busting at the Grand Theft Auto 6 studio. Read more Read more ›
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Roughly two years ago, Warframe received a delightful dose of heartbreak in the form of Jade Shadows. Digital Extremes' free-to-play sci-fi shooter has a history of 'intermission' quests - smaller stories that helped fill the space between larger narrative beats; smaller portions of intrigue, and fresh gameplay loops to indulge in. Read more Read more ›
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SanDisk has today unveiled Optimus GX PRO 850P, a series of officially-licensed NVMe SSDs for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro. The SSDs, which users can insert into their console to expand its storage, also work with PCs. Read more Read more ›
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Ray tracing and faster load-times be damned: the DualSense controller is the PS5's most impressive innovation. And while the controller does work on PC, Sony only supports its feature package when connected using a cable. Read more Read more ›
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World of Warcraft dataminers may have discovered the next big reveal for Classic WoW - just months before BlizzCon, where a major announcement for the game has been teased. Read more Read more ›
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Housemarque is a team with a long history of creating games for a certain type of audience. The Finnish studio, which started out making smaller, arcadey titles, has grown to be among the most prestigious PlayStation first-party studios. But despite the expanding scope of its games, its philosophy about its niche genre never changed. Read more Read more ›
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Squeamish sorts can rest assured that Death Stranding's live-action movie adaptation won't have the same level of violence as director Michael Sarnoski's previous films, but it will, he says, still honour the video game's "bleak and barren post-apocalyptic environment". Read more Read more ›
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Disappointment ripples across the Stop Killing Games movement today after the European Commission delivered its verdict on the recent parliamentary hearings around online game preservation, and how the EU intends to help - or not - the movement going forward. Read more Read more ›
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May was a remarkably busy month for high-profile game releases, which could explain why Luna Abyss' launch went relatively unnoticed on PC and current-gen consoles. It's a sci-fi bullet-hell shooter that seemed to review pretty well, but despite that, the entire development team at Kwalee Labs has been laid off. Read more Read more ›
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Guild Wars 3 developer ArenaNet has released a mission statement after the game's sudden and celebrated debut during Summer Game Fest earlier this month. The main points? No pay-to-win, no subscription fees, and the goal of evolving the MMO genre. Read more Read more ›
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We're now just five days away from Battlefield Hardline multiplayer ceasing to function on Xbox and PlayStation. Servers go offline for good on Monday, 22nd June. Read more Read more ›
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Switch 2 production may be ramping up after approaching the 20m units sold mark, but that doesn't mean the original Switch is going anywhere. And in seeming acknowledgement of that, Nintendo has just released a new system update that's improved the eShop user experience in a way that will surprise (and please) everyone. Read more Read more ›
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Overwatch is in a better spot than it was a year ago thanks to its early 2026 sort-of-reboot. And it's expanding once more as new hero Shion literally rides into Season 3's action today. Read more Read more ›
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Treyarch, the Xbox-owned studio behind Call of Duty's Black Ops games, has announced studio head Mark Gordon is retiring from his role after 22 years with the company. Read more Read more ›
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Microsoft has revealed the next batch of games coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service this June and early July. Read more Read more ›
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Sony Interactive Entertainment has published an intriguing patent for a new type of controller whose buttons can alter their resistance and tactile feel - becoming harder or softer - to adapt to what's being shown on screen. Sony initially filed the patent application with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations' patents agency, in November 2024. It was officially published in May this year, as uncovered by Cheat... Read more ›
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Steam Next Fest is back on the PC's largest gaming store, offering a vast selection of demos for upcoming games. And many of these, it turns out, have generative AI disclosures present. Read more Read more ›
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Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival was announced a year ago, and developer diaries have fed us scraps of information since, but we've been lacking a release date until now. Hellraiser: Revival launches on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on 8th October, 2026. Read more Read more ›
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