Games

Netflix has over 80 games in development and plans to launch 'about one new title per month'
23 July 2024

Netflix has 80 games in development and is looking to release 'one new title per month'
Netflix has over 80 games in development and plans to launch "about one new title per month". Since entering the gaming space in 2021, the streaming giant has gradually picked up ...

Street Fighter 6's biggest stars are coming to WWE SuperCard
23 July 2024

WWE SuperCard to include Street Fighter 6 in limited time crossover event
'Street Fighter 6's biggest stars are coming to 'WWE SuperCard'. From 17 July to 15 August, players of the card-battling mobile title – which was developed by Cat Daddy Games – ...

Ubisoft has apologised for using promotional material for Assassin's Creed Shadows that 'caused concerned within the Japanese community'
23 July 2024

Assassin's Creed Shadows dev apologises to Japanese fans over controversial promotional material
Ubisoft has apologised for using promotional material for 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' that "caused concerned within the Japanese community". The upcoming action-adventure game had come under fire recently after the company released ...

Mortal Kombat studio NetherRealm has suffered a round of layoffs and has announced the closure of Mortal Kombat: Onslaught
19 July 2024

Mortal Kombat dev suffers layoffs and closes mobile game
'Mortal Kombat' studio NetherRealm has suffered a round of layoffs and has announced the closure of 'Mortal Kombat: Onslaught'. As the gaming industry continues to struggle, a significant number of developers ...

The Federal Trade Commission has criticized Microsoft for raising the price of Xbox Game Pass
19 July 2024

FTC slams Xbox Game Pass price hike, labelling a 'degraded product'
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has criticized Microsoft for raising the price of Xbox Game Pass. The tech company recently announced it would be increasing the price of the gaming subscription ...

Amazon's head of TV Vernon Sanders has revealed Fallout's second season is 'ahead of schedule'
19 July 2024

Fallout season two is 'ahead of schedule', says Amazon boss
Amazon's head of TV Vernon Sanders has revealed 'Fallout's second season is "ahead of schedule". The series – which adapts the beloved Bethesda role-playing-game franchise – proved to be a smash-hit ...

Jude Bellingham has been revealed as the cover athlete for EA Sports FC 25
19 July 2024

Jude Bellingham is the cover star for EA Sports FC 25
Jude Bellingham has been revealed as the cover star for ‘EA Sports FC 25’. The footballing icon, 21, has dazzled fans since his move to Real Madrid and helped get England ...

Nexon has removed icons from The First Descendant that players claimed were copied from ones found in Destiny 2
18 July 2024

The First Descendant studio removes icons similar to ones found in Destiny 2
Nexon has removed icons from ‘The First Descendant’ that players claimed were copied from ones found in ‘Destiny 2’. Players of the looter-shooter title had noticed the game featured some iconography ...

Mattel and Outright Games have announced‘Barbie Project Friendship
18 July 2024

New Barbie game announced by Mattel and Outright Games
Mattel and Outright Games have announced ‘Barbie Project Friendship’. Created under the guise of the franchise’s TV show writer Ann Austen, the upcoming adventure title - which will be published by ...

EA Sports has unveiled the eagerly anticipated EA Sports FC 25
17 July 2024

EA Sports unveils eagerly anticipated EA Sports FC 25 – with AI, women’s game and Jude Bellingham
EA Sports has unveiled the eagerly anticipated EA Sports FC 25. A reveal trailer out on Wednesday (17.07.24) confirmed its release date of September, with an array of new features and ...

Former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow has joined the cast of ‘Fallout: London’
17 July 2024

Ex-Commons Speaker John Bercow has joined cast of ‘Fallout: London’
Former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow has joined the cast of ‘Fallout: London’. Despite delays to the game due to Bethesda’s next-gen update, the fan project title is ...

Larian Studios has a new update for ‘Baldur's Gate 3’ on the way
17 July 2024

New update for ‘Baldur's Gate 3’ on horizon
Larian Studios has a new update for ‘Baldur's Gate 3’ on the way. The refresh is scheduled for September and there are more on the horizon. Despite the phenomenal success of the ...

Disney is investigating after a hacktivist group allegedly accessed data including information about an unreleased video game
16 July 2024

Disney 'hacked' as details of unreleased video game emerge
A Disney leak has seemingly revealed details about an unreleased Disney game. The Walt Disney company has fell victim to an alleged hacking from a hacktivist group claiming to be "protecting ...

GTA Online (c) Rockstar Games
16 July 2024

Is Nintendo Switch getting Rockstar's GTA+ subscription
Nintendo Switch could be getting Rockstar's GTA+ subscription. An eagle-eyed social media user spotted that Rockstar's website listed the Nintendo Switch as one of the platforms its games will be ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is getting two betas in the run up to its release
16 July 2024

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer open beta set for week before release
'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' is getting a multiplayer open beta a week before its release. Players with a Games Pass and others eligible will be able to access the ...

Both Link And Zelda Will Be Playable Characters In The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
16 July 2024

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom adds Link and Zelda as playable characters
Both Link and Zelda will reportedly be playable in ‘The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’. According to the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the upcoming Nintendo Switch game - which ...

Baldur’s Gate III developers in Russia were relocated to prevent them being drafted into the army to fight in Ukraine
16 July 2024

Baldur’s Gate III devs in Russia evacuated to ensure they didn’t get drafted to fight in Ukraine
‘Baldur’s Gate III’ developers in Russia were relocated to prevent them being drafted into the army to fight in Ukraine. Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke revealed the company was forced into ...

Ratalaika Games has announced the return of its beloved but often-forgotten platform mascot Aero the Acro-Bat
12 July 2024

Ratalaika Games announces comeback of ‘Aero the Acro-Bat’
Ratalaika Games has announced the return of its beloved but often-forgotten platform mascot Aero the Acro-Bat. The quirky circus performer is set to make his re-entry on the Nintendo Switch ...

The International Olympic Committee has partnered with the National Olympic Committee of Saudi Arabia to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games in 2025
12 July 2024

International Olympic Committee partners with the Saudi Arabia to host first Olympic Esports Games in 2025
The International Olympic Committee has partnered with the National Olympic Committee of Saudi Arabia to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games in 2025. It will mark the IOC’s foray into ...

The Sega Saturn is set to get a new game near 30 years after it launched – the ‘Parking Garage Rally Circuit’
12 July 2024

Sega Saturn set to get new game near 30 years after it launched
The Sega Saturn is set to get a new game near 30 years after it launched – the ‘Parking Garage Rally Circuit’. It comes amid a boom for nostalgia-driven gaming, with 2024 ...

Fallout: London could be releasing soon after Team FOLON revealed the title is currently awaiting its final quality assurance tests
12 July 2024

Fallout: London nears release as dev reveals ‘the end is in sight’
‘Fallout: London’ could be releasing soon after Team FOLON revealed the title is currently awaiting its final quality assurance tests. The highly-anticipated mod for ‘Fallout 4’ - which will let players ...

Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has teased the studio’s next move after Baldur’s Gate III
12 July 2024

Larian Studios head teases next move after Baldur’s Gate III
Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has teased the studio’s next move after ‘Baldur’s Gate III’. The company enjoyed plenty of success with the 2023 ‘Game of the Year’, though confirmed it ...

Cities: Skylines II’s console release has been delayed
12 July 2024

Cities: Skylines II console launch delayed indefinitely
‘Cities: Skylines II’s console release has been delayed. The building game launched on PC last year, with a release to Xbox and PlayStation planned for October 2024. However, developer Paradox has ...

Manor Lords publisher Tim Bender has hit out at the calls for 'endless growth' on live-service games
12 July 2024

Manor Lords publisher bashes calls for ‘endless growth’ on live-service games
‘Manor Lords’ publisher Tim Bender has hit out at the calls for “endless growth” on live-service games. The strategy title - which was developed by Slavic Magic and published by Hooded ...