«Возможно, я создана для большего»: тизер Hexed — мультфильма Disney о школьнице, которая попала в волшебный мирГлавную героиню озвучила Хейли Стайнфелд, известная по роли Гвен Стейси в «Паутине вселенных».

Например, копии, отгруженные в США и Канаду, будут работать только с учётной записью PlayStation, созданной в одной из этих стран.

По словам актрисы, она не раскрывала её даже мужу.

Съёмки начнутся в следующем году.

Закрытие серверов и сокращения в команде не планируются.

Каждый раз, когда твоя работа запоминается людям, студии думают: «А как насчёт продолжения?».

Подобное говорили и о «Стальном гиганте», что меня очень позабавило.

Тот мультфильм на релизе совсем не был успешным.

Всему своё время, да и как бы вы продолжили сюжет?

Другими словами, ту историю мы уже рассказали.

У «Одиссеи» Кристофера Нолана будет возрастной рейтинг «R» и хронометраж 2 часа 52 минутыФильм будет чуть короче «Оппенгеймера».

Ожидание оказалось коротким.

Продажи инди-хита Meccha Chameleon от японских разработчиков достигли пяти миллионов копий за девять днейМаксимальный онлайн игры в Steam — 244 731 человек.

Третий сезон «Дома дракона» стартовал с 21,5 миллиона зрителей — это на 8% хуже второго

С самого запуска проект не произвёл особого фурора, и на момент публикации новости он имеет лишь чуть больше 600 «в основном положительных» отзывов в Steam — 70 %.

В то же время геймеры хвалят приятное управление и хорошую оптимизацию:В данный момент я не могу рекомендовать эту игру.

У Empulse правда есть потенциал, но я боюсь, что в нынешнем состоянии она не продержится дольше месяца.

Современные игры, кажется, испытывают с этим большие проблемы, а посему радует, когда в новом тайтле всё в порядке с самого начала.

Вместе с тем некоторые перки полностью бесполезны, а отдельные мехи то слишком сильны, то слишком слабы.

Команда Гоити Суды (Goichi Suda) из Grasshopper Manufacture порадовала аудиторию небольшим контентным обновлением для Romeo is a Dead Man.

Апдейт уже доступен для скачивания на ПК, а до консольных версий он доберётся чуть позже.

Боевой костюм Пространственно-временной оперативной группы ФБР.

Боевой костюм Пространственно-временной оперативной группы ФБР без куртки.

Romeo is a Dead Man доступна на ПК (Steam, Microsoft Store), PlayStation 5 и Xbox Series без русской локализации.

Сотрудники Capcom продолжают подогревать интерес публики перед относительно скорым релизом Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

В этот раз гейм-директор Сатору Нихэй (Satoru Nihei) подготовил новую демонстрацию игрового процесса, которая посвящена битве с одним из грозных демонов.

В центр внимания попал Дохацу-тэн — быстрый и кровожадный Генма.

Прорвавшись в мир смертных, этот крылатый воин из глубин ада вступает в напряженную схватку с главным героем.

Релиз Onimusha: Way of the Sword намечен на 25 сентября.

Компания Atlus объявила, что за всё время продажи Persona 3 Reload перевалили за отметку в 3 миллиона копий.

Результат довольно впечатляющий, особенно учитывая, что ремейк попал в подписку Game Pass сразу на релизе.

По сей день Persona 3 Reload может похвастаться званием самой быстропродавемой части серии.

К слову о них — в рамках летней распродажи в Steam Persona 3 Reload можно приобрести со скидкой в 65 %.

Что касается дальнейшего развития франшизы, то в настоящее время Atlus трудится параллельно над двумя проектами — Persona 4 Revival и Persona 6.

В ходе короткой презентации Capcom Spotlight разработчики Dragon’s Dogma II подготовили небольшую демонстрацию грядущего DLC Dark Arisen.

В Dragon’s Dogma II: Dark Arisen геймеров ждёт совершенно новая история, события которой развернутся в Норгане — заснеженном регионе на севере.

Кроме того, разработчики добавят новые варианты причёсок и татуировок как для Восставшего, так и для его пешки.

В нём авторами заявлены: улучшенная оптимизация, ребаланс механики драконьей чумы, больше слотов для сохранений и увеличение количества слотов для навыков оружия с четырёх до шести.

Дополнение Dark Arisen выйдет 9 октября.

Все игроки делят друг с другом сообщество, ресурсы и хранилище припасов.

Базы можно специализировать: например, одна будет производить патроны, а другая — еду.

Сетевой режим бесшовный — разрешается свободно заходить и выходить из него.

На трёх базах поместятся до 36 выживших.

Игроки в коопе не привязаны друг к другу и вольны заниматься каждый своим делом — крафтить предметы на базе, исследовать мир, охотиться на заражённых и так далее.

Dead Space (2023) — 1 999 тенге (скидка 90 %).

Far Cry 4 — 734 тенге (скидка 90 %).

Ghostwire: Tokyo — 1 499 тенге (скидка 90 %).

Resident Evil Requiem — 20 372 тенге (скидка 20 %).

Directive 8020 — 3 200 рублей или 20 080 тенге (скидка 20 %).

Компании Deep Silver и Warhorse Studios передают, что тираж Kingdom Come: Deliverance II превысил 6 миллионов копий.

Решена проблема, из-за которой схема управления от геймпада Xbox не менялась при игре на портативном устройстве с подключёнными клавиатурой и мышью.

Устранена неполадка в хардкорном режиме, из-за которой можно было пропустить меню недостатков, не выбрав нужное количество перков.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II доступна на ПК (Steam, Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5 и Xbox Series; есть русские субтитры.

По случаю летней распродажи в Steam игры и дополнения из серии Kingdom Come продаются со скидками до 80 %.

Но с тех пор игра стала невероятно успешной — и на текущий момент её продажи превысили 10 миллионов копий.

Напомним, что игра вышла 10 июня, и уже через 12 дней её тираж превысил 7 миллионов копий .

В MECCHA CHAMELEON игрокам нужно прятаться, сливаясь с окружением и разрисовывая своего человечка так, чтобы его не было видно.

Потому что в игре есть не только те, кто прячутся, но и геймеры, которые ищут.

Сейчас новинка доступна только на PC, но не исключено, что в ближайшие месяцы разработчики представят версии для других платформ.

Средневековая ролевая игра Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 разошлась тиражом в 6 миллионов копий — на это творению студии Warhorse потребовалось чуть менее полутора лет.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 вышла в феврале 2024-го на PS5, Xbox Series и PC.

Отметим, что к ноябрю 2025-го приключения Индро и пана Яна Птачека разошлись тиражом в 4 млн копий.

А в феврале 2026 года игра преодолела рубеж в 5 миллионов проданных копий.

Таким образом, ещё один миллион в копилке прибавился за четыре с половиной месяца.

Создатели Blasphemous поделились свежими успехами метроидвании — её тираж превысил 5 миллионов проданных копий.

Разработчики опубликовали изображение и поблагодарили всех тех, кто отправился в этом мрачное приключение, вышедшее в 2019 году.

Сейчас игра доступна на PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, мобильных и PC.

Через четыре года после оригинальной Blasphemous свет увидела Blasphemous 2.

Создатели Enshrouded назвали точную дату полноценного релиза игры, который планировался на эту осень.

Фэнтезийный симулятор выживания 15 октября получит версию 1.0 на PC и выйдет на PS5.

Изначально разработчики хотели выпустить зимой и версию для Xbox Series, но им потребовалось больше времени.

Так что теперь Enshrouded ожидается на консолях Microsoft только следующей весной.

Ещё в начале года инсайдер сообщал, что Rockstar может выпустить Grand Theft Auto VI на дисках только через несколько недель после релиза в цифре.

Якобы это произойдёт из-за страха утечек.

И теперь тот же инсайдер сообщил, что ничего не изменилось и в сроках выхода дисковых версий GTA 6.

Впоследствии ожидаются и дисковые версии, где будет уже не код, а непосредственно диск.

Но вполне возможно, что в конце декабря, к праздничному периоду.

Сама игра разделена на дополнения, и в файлах содержатся они все.

Предположительно, это сюжетная кампания грядущей игры, но геймеры задались вопросом, зачем выделять её в отдельный блок, если мультиплеера не будет.

Именно на этом тезисе и строится предположение о том, что онлайн в GTA 6 будет доступен либо сразу после релиза, либо в скором времени после него.

Также сайт ppe.pl, который уже сообщал новости о запуске физических копий различных игр, опубликовал информацию, что коробки с GTA 6 появятся в продаже в декабре 2026-го.

Отметим, что это не официальная информация.

Обновлённая Dead or Alive 6 с подзаголовком Last Round добралась до релиза на PC, PS5 и Xbox Series.

Сейчас у релиза в Steam лишь 21 процент положительных отзывов.

Геймеры ругают его за незначительные технические обновления и отсутствие нового контента.

Отдельно фанатов возмутило, что Koei Tecmo не предусмотрела возможность обновления (пусть и за небольшую плату) для обладателей оригинала.

Обновлённую версию пришлось покупать за 40 долларов (в РФ официально не продаётся), а с учётом недоработок это ещё больше взбесило геймеров.

Команда отчиталась, что выпустила шесть обновлений, получила больше 350 тысяч обращений в рамках обратной связи, геймеры проводят в Paralives в среднем по 11 часов, а среднее количество игроков в сутки составляет 80 тысяч.

Напомним, что Paralives вышла в раннем доступе только на PC в мае, и за восемь часов её продажи превысили отметку в 250 тысяч копий.

Его хвалят за достаточное количество контента, интересные механики строительства, приятный визуал и гибкий редактор персонажа.

Разработчики Paralives предлагают отправиться в живописный мир, создать уникального героя и строить отношения с яркими персонажами игры.

И, конечно же, геймеры будут создавать семьи, работать и богатеть, а также обус…

Желающим получить физическую копию Grand Theft Auto VI (в которой будет только ключ) придётся выложить 9999 рублей.

Предзаказы «коробочного издания» в «М.Видео» можно будет оформить в начале июля, каждому покупателю обещают ещё и памятный подарок по мотивам игры.

При этом представители сети отметили, что квота на предзаказы будет ограничена.

Всё для того, чтобы обеспечить приоритетную отгрузку тем, кто успел купить игру до релиза.

Bohemia Interactive официально анонсировала DayZ 2.

О том, что вторая часть находится в разработке, сообщили на специальном мероприятии для блогеров.

На данный момент создатели игры показали только небольшой баннер с цифрой 2.

Никаких подробностей они не раскрывали, а фанаты уже строят теории о том, что ждёт их в сиквеле.

Вместе с тем в соцсетях начали расползаться слухи о наполнении DayZ 2, однако все они ничем не подтверждены.

This, it's claimed, is the reason a bunch of devs at South of Midnight studio Compulsion Games have taken to LinkedIn ahead of any layoffs being confirmed to post that they're on the market for other jobs.

There have been a wave of these posts from Compulsion devs across various departments over the past week or so.

"After a couple wonderful years at Compulsion Games (Xbox Game Studios), I'm looking for my next opportunity," writer and narrative designer Bijan Stephen wrote in his post.

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has now reported that they aren't a sign any layoffs have already taken place.

Solidarity and best of luck to any and all Compulsion Games developers and other Xbox staff facing an…

Welp, almost a year on from its launch, Wildgate's story is coming to an end.

For a refresher, this is the sci-fi shooter from Moonshot Games led by Starcraft 2 lead designer Dustin Browder.

As Browder shares in a Steam blog post, the next Wildgate update coming next month will be its last one "for a while."

He explains, "Despite all our attempts to bring new and more players into the game, Wildgate hasn’t found a large enough audience to sustain ongoing development."

For a game half shutting down, this does sound like the best case scenario, so I'll take it.

There's nothing I revel in more than a game with a simple concept and committing to it as fully as possible.

So, here's BREKEKEKEX, a stylish action/3D brawler that pits you against frogs, cultists, guys on hogs, guys with buckets on their heads, "and worse."

It is mouthwateringly ridiculous; in what world does a Dragon Ball arena fighter where you fight frogs somehow pass as a good pitch?

The first character you play as appears to be a teen boy who wields a trident, a younger, hog-riding boy proceeding with him to witness a fight between said teen boy and frog.

BREKEKEKEX (a name I don't fully understand) doesn't have a release date just yet, but it is available to wishlist on Steam.

Something Beautiful comes from artist and musician Murlo, whose auditory stylings range from alien bar lounge to PS1 platformer you've never heard of in vibe.

Other sections of the game see you looking at books that even appear to directly reference Murlo's own discography.

It is a disorienting game to look at, but I am quite enamoured by it for as little as can be seen of it.

Murlo even promises the embedding of a whole album within the game world itself, "from interactive music puzzles to surreal 'Flesh Disk' jukeboxes."

No release date attached to Something Beautiful as it stands, but you can wishlist it on Steam while you wait for one.

As everyone under the sun is doing, Enshrouded is avoiding the impending nuclear warhead that is Grand Theft Auto 6's November launch.

Instead, it's opting for an October 15th release date, leaving it plenty of room after the fact.

When Enshrouded does finally leave early access in October, it'll have been almost three years since it first launched.

Speaking of, earlier this year Enshrouded introduced its Adventure Sharing mode in an update that furthers all games' Robloxification.

Adventure Sharing isn't fully ready quite yet, but perhaps by 1.0 it'll be ready for you to dive into fully.

Back in May, Bungie announced that their long running shooter MMO Destiny 2 would be getting its final ever big update in June.

At the time there were rumours that layoffs would follow not long after the update arrived.

Now, a little over two weeks since the update dropped, Bungie have confirmed that layoffs are taking place.

As the leaders of Bungie, past and present, we recognize Destiny 2 fell short of expectations these past several years," reads Bungie's statement.

In a separate message from Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hermen Hulst, further details were shared regarding the scale of the layoffs, explaining that most of the Destiny team and some of the Marathon team are included.

The Steam Machine will get a comparable level of post-launch software support and feature updates to what the Steam Deck has enjoyed, according to a Valve hardware designer.

Asked what future Steam Machine support will look like, Yang says that it's "Pretty similar to what almost all of our hardware looks like.

That came directly out of community feedback, so we expect a lot of that to happen for the Steam Machine.

Of course, to anyone buying a Steam Machine, these won’t be updates at all; they’ll just be what comes out of the box.

The Steam Machine is technically on sale now, though the initial round of reservation signups is closing shortly, at 6pm BST / 10am PST.

Forget anything that happened to twist Elden Ring's Lands Between into the shape the Tarnished finds them in during their wander from boss to boss.

All of it pales in drama to the corporate battle currently going on behind-the-scenes at FromSoftware's parent company Kadokawa.

Their CEO, Takeshi Natsuno, has kept his job at the firm's latest annual meeting, despite ongoing attempts to oust him by an activist investor group who claim Kadokawa haven't wrung the maximum amount of cash out of Elden Ring's success.

That's given them more sway to do what activist investors do - push for changes in companies that they think will result in shareholders getting more bang for their buck.

Thus, "Oasis …

Major retailers may not have the stock of consoles necessary to bear the incoming wave of demand this holiday season, thanks to Grand Theft Auto 6's release, it's claimed.

According to a new article by The Game Business, game shops are expecting a surge in interest for PS5s and Xbox Series X/S when the game launches on the 19th November.

As a result, the source believes: "Demand will likely outstrip supply during the year end period."

As The Game Business points out, during Sony's financial report back in May, CEO Hiroki Totoki told investors that the "necessary volume" has been secured for the calendar year.

However, Xbox's CSO Matthew Ball told The Game Business recently that demand was a…

"Last October, we increased Xbox console price by $20-$70 in the US," it wrote in a post on Xbox Wire.

"We hoped another price increase would not be necessary, and we have spent the last several months working with suppliers on options.

Unfortunately, console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027."

It did not share regional price increase details, but confirmed it's also "sunsetting" its 2 TB Xbox model.

Microsoft's post also highlighted several initiatives it says will make its console more "accessible" following the price increase.

Insomniac Games has assured fans not to worry: unlike the impending GTA 6, the physical edition of Marvel's Wolverine will come with a disc when it releases exclusively on PlayStation 5 on 15th September.

Under a clip shared by Insomniac featuring Wolverine kicking an opponent off the top of a truck (as Wolverine is apparently wont to do), a fan asked the question: will it come with a disc?

Insomniac replied, "The physical version will include a disc in box."

But why has Rockstar opted for a code in a box rather than a traditional disc?

Will they all come on disc?

Bungie and Sony have announced they are laying off yet another wave of employees following the release of Destiny 2's final update.

"As the leaders of Bungie, past and present, we recognise Destiny 2 fell short of expectations these past several years.

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Herman Hurst also released a statement that revealed these layoffs include "most" of the Destiny 2 team, as well as some Marathon developers and Sony Interactive Entertainment support staff that worked with Bungie.

He also emphasised that - despite cuts being made to its development team - Marathon remains "an important part of our portfolio".

What the future has in store for Bungie remains unclear, especial…

The same insider who claimed in February that Grand Theft Auto 6 wouldn't launch with a physical version - which turned out to be almost correct - has now claimed a proper physical edition with a disc will launch in December.

Image credit: Rockstar / 2KIf true, a delayed disc version would achieve a couple of goals for Rockstar.

The original insider report that stated there'd be no physical version of GTA 6 explained that this was because Rockstar was wary of leaks.

Another line of thinking is that, if Rockstar is to eventually offer a proper physical version, it may only do so for the more expensive Ultimate Edition.

Rockstar also caught flak for the high volume of content locked behind th…

The Republic of Ireland is a European Union country that is not part of the United Kingdom.

In fact, the European Commission fined Valve and several other publishers on Steam €7.8m for breaching that law in 2021.

Image credit: Rockstar / 2KYou'll notice that all of these listings are for the PS5 version of GTA 6.

When we started working on this story, several of the same retailers included a similar disclaimer on the Xbox Store as well.

Given the disparity across the stores we looked at, it's possible that some retailers are being extra cautious to avoid cross-country ordering.

At least a dozen people have departed award-winning South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games this week, following reports that Xbox is planning major restructuring that could result in "significant" layoffs and studio closures.

According to The South of Midnight credits 115 internal Compulsion staff worked on the game, and LinkedIn counts 111 people as working there.

Microsoft bought Compulsion Games as part of a huge spending spree in 2018, shortly before We Happy Few was released.

Notably, news of the departures at Compulsion follows reports that Microsoft is planning "significant" layoffs across its Xbox gaming division, which could include closures of multiple studios.

Compulsion Ga…

Because the GTA 6 physical edition doesn't actually come with a disc, only a download code.

"The first, and most obvious [consequence], is killing the second-hand market," said Rhys Elliot from Alinea Analytics.

As Elliot put it: "Digital pre-orders capture full payment upfront (on PlayStation, you pay in full the moment you pre-order a digital game), which is better for Rockstar's forecasting and cash flow."

Without a second hand market, Rockstar can set the price and be sure it stays there.

So there are a multitude of major reasons why Rockstar could be going discless for Grand Theft Auto 6 - some fiscal, others secretive.

A car coiled up at that intersection like the whole potential of that game's world was spring-loaded within it, waiting at the ready.

Confirmed: GTA 6 will have hunks (and also really, really impressive water by the way - look at that stuff).

And that full game also comes with a subscription to GTA+ which will auto-renew at £6.99 per month if you don't cancel it.

It's fine for games that cost a lot to make and provide you with a vast amount of entertainment to cost a bit more.

But regardless, this is now an important moment for game ownership, just as Microsoft's attempts with the Xbox One were all those years ago.

There's a timeline somewhere where a Destiny dating sim could have been released.

That's according to two former Bungie staff who recalled pitching such an idea internally at the company.

"Fun fact, the team actually made one," said Ruppert on X when asked about a Destiny dating sim, "but leadership [gave a] very 'Hard No' that nobody wanted romance or silliness.

According to Brookes, the Destiny dating sim idea came from a "Carnival" game jam-like event hosted internally at Bungie where teams were given one week to create prototypes which might later be turned into games.

And the pitch was apparently very detailed, down to having its own pitch deck.

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Игры российских и в целом русскоязычных команд редко добираются до консолей.

О том, почему так сложилось, мы поговорили с Fair Games, Sobaka Studio, Odd Meter, DANGEN Entertainment и многими другими.

У западных блокбастеров и инди зачастую похожая статистика: у Hogwarts Legacy большинство продаж именно на консолях, у культового платформера Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove — почти 75%.

У российских команд при этом не всегда есть возможность выпускать игры на консолях.

И дело не только в том, что портирование — трудная задача.

Чешская студия Bohemia Interactive внезапно решила открыть исходники одной из своих игр.

Она разместила на GitHub исходный код военного симулятора Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, ныне известного как Arma: Cold War Assault.

Arma: Cold War AssaultВ репозиторий также попал исходный код движка, на котором была собрана игра.

Как объяснила студия, она поделилась исходниками в знак благодарности игровому сообществу, которое поддерживает Arma: Cold War Assault уже два с лишним десятилетия.

Напомним, Arma: Cold War Assault вышла в 2001 году.

Свежей информацией о продажах своей игры поспешил поделиться и японский разработчик lemorion_1224 — автор «френдслоп»-хита Meccha Chameleon.

Meccha ChameleonВ событийной ленте в Steam разработчик написал, что очень признателен геймерам, которые решили ознакомиться с Meccha Chameleon.

Вот как теперь выглядят ключевые вехи продаж Meccha Chameleon:500 тысяч копий — за два дня;1 млн копий — за четыре дня;2 млн копий — за пять дней;3 млн копий — за шесть дней;5 млн копий — за девять дней;7 млн копий — за 12 дней;10 млн копий — за 16 дней.

Неясно, как долго Meccha Chameleon продолжит так стремительно продаваться.

Meccha Chameleon вышла 10 июня 2026-го в Steam.

Недавно источники агентства Reuters сообщили , что гемблинг-холдинг Entain обдумывает продажу своего бизнеса в Центральной и Восточной Европе.

Entain объявила, что договорилась продать долю в Entain CEE в размере 20% компании EMMA Capital.

По условиям сделки, EMMA Capital сразу выплатит 395 млн евро и еще около 30 млн евро переведет в начале 2027 года, если Entain CEE достигнет необходимых показателей.

В результате общая стоимость сделки может достигнуть 425 млн евро, что оценит всю Entain CEE в 2,1 млрд евро.

Entain заявила, что продажа доли должна упростить структуру компании, повысить доходность для акционеров и обеспечить финансовую гибкость.

Взять новую планку игре удалось через 16 месяцев после релиза: она вышла в феврале 2025-го на ПК, PlayStation 5 и Xbox Series.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance IIИздатель Deep Silver и студия Warhorse Studios поблагодарили аудиторию и признались — без поддержки игроков Kingdom Come: Deliverance II не стала бы такой, какая она есть.

Обновление добавило в Kingdom Come: Deliverance II квест, вдохновленный Balatro, и исправило ряд ошибок.

Сейчас Warhorse Studios работает над следующим проектом во вселенной Kingdom Come: Deliverance, а также над игрой по «Властелину колец».

Когда они выйдут — неизвестно, но учитывая, что релиз Kingdom Come: Deliverance II состоялся только чуть больше полутора лет назад…

Также под увольнения попали некоторые члены команды Marathon и сотрудники Sony, помогавшие Bungie в работе.

Он не назвал точное число уволенных, но из документов Sony известно, что только в штате Вашингтон, где находится штаб-квартира Bungie, работу потеряли 292 человека.

Однако в итоге она пришла к печальному выводу — сокращения необходимы для «приведения ресурсов студии в соответствие с ее текущими приоритетами и долгосрочными целями».

Хюльст добавил, что Bungie продолжит развивать Marathon.

В собственном заявлении руководство Bungie подтвердило слова главы PlayStation Studios и отметило, что новые игры находятся на этапе «инкубации».

Похожее заявление сделала и VR-студия Combat Waffle Studios.

Ghosts of TaborСоответствующими новостями поделился в LinkedIn основатель и генеральный директор Combat Waffle Studios Скотт Олбрайт (Scott Albright).

Cколько всего людей пострадало — Олбрайт не уточнил.

Поводом для увольнений стала отмена проекта, над которым Combat Waffle Studios работала с неназванным крупным партнером.

Combat Waffle Studios — это американская студия, основанная в 2022 году.

На прошлой неделе в Стамбуле состоялся WN Istanbul’26 — юбилейный, десятый по счету турецкий ивент для разработчиков и издателей игр от WN Media Group.

На ивенте присутствовали сотрудники PlaySide Studios, Rovio Entertainment, Rollic Games, ByteDance, Nutaku, Firstpoint VC, Finz Games и многих других организаций.

Кроме того, мы приняли активное участие в программе мероприятия: провели круглые столы, выступили на панельных дискуссиях и вошли в состав жюри инди-питча.

Главный герой игры — разумное бревно, которое отправилось в путешествие в надежде узнать больше о своем происхождении.

В поисках нее он должен отправиться в пять темных измерений, сразиться с врагами и отыскать фрагменты могущес…

Для этого чиновники делают ставку на местную индустрию контента, в которую входят видеоигры, аниме, музыка и многое другое.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomКак выяснило издание Yomiuri, власти Японии планируют к 2033 году направить в общей сложности 34 трлн иен (210,1 млрд долларов) на международную экспансию индустрии контента.

Если верить изданию, большая часть суммы придется именно на видеоигры — 24,5 трлн иен (151,4 млрд долларов).

По данным Yomiuri, средства в продвижение вложат в виде как государственных, так и частных инвестиций.

Сообщается, что заниматься вопросами международной экспансии будет новая организация, которую сформируют по типу южнокорейской KOCCA.

Спасибо вам миллион раз!», — написала Paralives Studio в социальной сети X.Paralives Studio поделилась еще несколькими любопытными данными.

Например, она рассказала, что в среднем геймеры наиграли в Paralives по 11 часов каждый, а размер дневной аудитории тайтла на протяжении последней недели держался на уровне в 80 тысяч человек.

Примечательно, что Paralives Studio не рассчитывала на такой успех.

Как недавно признался глава команды Алекс Массе (Alex Massé), за дебютный месяц планировалось продать только 100 тысяч копий игры — в итоге получилось существенно больше.

Сейчас Paralives находится в раннем доступе, и сыграть в нее можно только в Steam.

О проектеУ команды большой опыт в ПК-проектах, в частности — в жанре 4х-стратегий.

Механики игры едины для всех, но у каждой цивилизации они играются принципиально по-разному, создавая уникальный игровой опыт.

О метрикахКлючевыми метриками подобных игр, как и премиум-игр в целом, можно считать количество вишлистов в Steam и количество проданных копий.

Большую работу по маркетингу мы планируем не только на этапе демки и сбора вишлистов, но и позднее на — на этапе раннего доступа, когда работа с комьюнити, инфлюенсерами и каналы издателя способны привлечь достаточную аудиторию.

2,9 млн пойдут на ФОТ и операционные расходы, включая аутсорс, инфраструктуру и другое, а 1,2 млн долларов необходим…

Italian studio 34BigThings has spun out of games conglomerate Embracer Group.

And that's just the start: our production pipeline is fully charged, with another major title scheduled for 2027 followed by another groundbreaking project slated for 2028."

Embracer Group acquired 34BigThings back in 2020 during its seemingly-endless run of games purchases.

The firm has split into three separate organisations: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain Group and, finally, Fellowship Entertainment.

Former CEO Lars Wingefors said that the final spin-off, Fellowship Entertainment, represented "the most effective long-term solution" in a letter to shareholders.

The CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has said that Valve's decision to have disclosure labels for projects on Steam that make use of AI is "really irresponsible".

Sweeney continued, saying that the real value isn't in creating the perfect asset, but rather in the game, narrative and gameplay around those objects.

Sweeney also discussed the loud public opposition to the use of AI in game development.

All we have right now is the acceleration of programming using these coding assistant tools," Sweeney said.

Recently, GamesIndustry.biz had a week of content about AI, covering topics including whether the technology was useful for coding and the use of AI in game development in general.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is cutting jobs at Destiny maker Bungie.

In addition to Bungie staff being let go, Hulst said that some Sony Interactive Entertainment staff who supported the studio have been made redundant.

"This is painful news, especially for talented colleagues whose roles have been eliminated," Hulst wrote.

Bungie had already announced that it was closing development on Destiny 2; Hulst described the studio's work on the sci-fi shooter franchise as "truly remarkable".

In 2023, it was reported that Sony would take full control of Bungie if the studio did not hit financial targets set after its acquisition.

Microsoft has announced that it is increasing the price of Xbox worldwide from August 2, blaming increased costs for console storage and memory.

The 512 GB models will increase by $100 and the 1TB model will increase by $150; the 2TB variant will be withdrawn.

The entire consumer electronics industry is struggling with the current components crisis, but the effects are particularly hard on consoles."

It also pointed out that "Certified Refurbished Consoles are available at Microsoft Stores for up to US$100 off MSRP."

The news follows this week's announcement that Valve's Steam Machine would be priced higher than the company planned at $1,049 for the 512GB model.

Just before Summer Games Fest kicked off, Paramount Skydance announced it was merging its video games divisions into a new entity called Paramount Games Studio.

Dan Prigg | Image credit: Paramount Games Studio"Paramount, prior to the merger, was just licensing," he explains.

Prigg says that Paramount Games Studios' release schedule is its own and not beholden to timing of the wider IP.

| Image credit: IO InteractiveGames that spark moviesNor is Paramount Games planning to simply exploit the parent company's archives.

Paramount, Prigg believes, will find its own way.

Venture capital firm VGames is launching a new $10 million Indie Fund.

The organisation is giving project financing to smaller studios in exchange for a share of revenue, rather than equity.

The Indie Fund is specifically aimed at premium PC and console titles with the aim of creating "commercially ambitious titles" that don't rely on free-to-play monetisation.

"So we're changing our investment strategy to revenue share/project financing rather than equity, for those kinds of studios."

VGames was founded back in 2020 and initially raised $30 million to support Israeli and Eastern European studios.

The Nintendo Switch 2 helped US physical games spending see its first year-on-year increase since 2009.

The last time there was an increase in physical spending was 2009, when this part of the market was worth $11.5 billion.

Piscatella said that the broad decline in physical sales is due to the "overwhelming majority" of sales being digital, while second-hand "doesn't really matter".

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Piscatella said that there was one very simple reason for this year-on-year sales increase.

Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and globally, as of March 2026, has shifted 19.86 million consoles.

The organisers of the Game Republic New Horizons conference have announced the first speakers to take to the stage in its Investor Zone.

That's on top of sessions with the Xbox – about bringing games to its platform – the BFI and Innovate UK, as well as other publishers and VC investors.

Games London will also be hosting a number of sessions at the show, in addition to bringing a cohort of international games investors on October 15.

"We're assembling the best collection of investors and funders at the Investor Zone at GR New Horizons, along with our partner Games London", Game Republic managing director Jamie Sefton said.

Game Republic New Horizons is taking place at the Riverside Stadium …

The CEO of chip giant Micron, Sanjay Mehrotra, has said that the AI-fueled global RAM and NAND shortage will continue through 2027 and "improve gradually" the following year.

This points to a massive chip backlog for years to come, with future supply contingent on expansions in greenfield fab locations, aka chip factories built on undeveloped land.

While Micron is making huge sums of money selling pickaxes in the AI goldrush, the supply shortage is having serious impacts on the global hardware markets.

The situation was created, in part, by the decision of the big chip firms – Micron, Samsung and Hynix – signing massive contracts to furnish the increasing number of data centres to power the…

The CEO of FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa Corporation, Takeshi Natsuno, has retained his position after an activist investor group tried to oust him.

Hong Kong-based activist investor group Oasis Management had pushed to have Natsuno replaced, claiming that there had been a "material profit leakage" from Elden Ring.

The studio released Elden Ring in 2022, which caused Kadokawa's games business to see a 123% increase in revenue.

As of April 2025, Elden Ring has sold over 30 million copies, with the downloadable content Shadow of the Erdtree going on to shift more than 10 million units.

There's also the Elden Ring film adaptation, written and directed by Alex Garland of 28 Days Later, E…

Sony is seemingly enforcing "stricter guidelines" by cutting ties with alleged "shovelware" publishers like the Brazilian-based Afil Games.

In a message posted to social media and spotted by Push Square, Afil revealed that as a consequence of PlayStation "implementing stricter guidelines for publishing games on its platform [...] PlayStation has decided not to continue its partnership with Afil Games for future releases on its platform."

At the time of writing, Afil's existing games - such as Chico's Delivery and Damways - remain available to buy on the US PlayStation Store.

Sony removed hundreds of games from its PlayStation Store back in January, including hundreds published by ThiGames.

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RuneScape developer Jagex has announced two publishing partnerships to bring RuneScape: Dragonwilds to Japan, South Korea, and South East Asia.

RuneScape developer Jagex announced it would be launching RuneScape: Dragonwilds in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in April.

Described at the time as the company's "most significant international expansion" to date, the launch will include localisation in Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

"As we looked to expand RuneScape: Dragonwilds internationally, it was essential that we found partners with strong regional expertise and a deep understanding of local players and gaming culture," said Anna Mostyn Williams, senior director of business deve…

Whether you’re running a Switch on the go, playing Xbox in another room, or extending your gaming laptop setup, a secondary display changes everything.

In other words, sharp images regardless if you’re gaming on the Switch, connecting a PS5 or extending your PC setup for extra workspace.

Plug it into your console and you’re good in an instant for big-screen console gaming in a hotel room.

You’re able to game in landscape orientation for hardcore gaming, switch it up into portrait orientation for livestream conversations, coding sessions, or reading files.

It’s the type of display that transitions from gaming into productivity and does so without losing anything.

EcoFlow’s best‑selling Delta 2 hits a record‑low $429 on Amazon as the brand clears stock after launching the Delta 3.

EcoFlow built its reputation on one device: the Delta 2.

It became the go‑to power station for campers and anyone who needed quick and reliable energy without the fumes or noise of a gas generator.

See at AmazonSimilar Performance Than Delta 3Although the Delta 3 has some improvements, the Delta 2 still meets the same sweet spot in terms of power, speed, and reliability all at a significantly lower price.

With a 1024Wh capacity and peak output of 1800W, the station can power most household devices, tools, or entertainment equipment.

Here’s my ranking of the toughest battles in Final Fantasy Tactics and some tips for how to beat them.

Fovoham WindflatsWhy it’s hard: Any fight against a character with Holy Knight abilities is bullshit, and the game throws this one at you super early.

What to do about it: This is the one battle I’ve never tried to beat without cheese.

Final Fantasy Tactics loves these little duels but they completely subvert the normal strategies the game usually incentivizes.

What to do about it: Not to sound like a broken record but you can try to break Wiegraf’s sword.

Well, a big ol’ Yakuza franchise sale, happening now on Steam, might help you finally check out this popular series.

And (almost) all of those games are currently on sale on Steam as part of a big Yakuza franchise sale that ends on October 23.

The other odd duck here is Yakuza 3 Remastered, which isn’t on sale despite being included in the sales event page.

Perhaps Sega made a mistake, and it will be marked down to $11 like most of the other Yakuza games in the sale.

Here are all the games currently on sale as part of the ongoing Yakuza/Like A Dragon sales event:

A major revelation for Pokémon fans is tucked in a corner of Lumiose CityI’m very early in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, but I just found something in Lumiose City I had to tell somebody about, or I might explode.

That’s what nearly happened to me, but luckily, I did stumble upon the Lumiose Museum in the northeast corner of the city.

If you’ve played Pokémon Legends: Arceus, you’re gonna want to stop by this place and check out one of this museum’s exhibits.

Arceus players will know that Hisui is the previous name of the Sinnoh region from Diamond and Pearl, and the historical setting of the last Legends game.

So one way or another, history has not forgotten them and what they accomplis…

And while many are excited to hop in and start catching pocket monsters, many fans aren’t happy with Z-A‘s small and boring map, which lacks the environmental variety found in past Pokémon games.

This location first appeared in 2013’s Pokémon X and Y. In those games, Lumiose City was just one of many locations included in the large open world.

However, in Z-A, Lumiose City is essentially the entire playspace, and that’s proving to be a disappointing fact for some players.

However, Z-A’s map isn’t just small, it also lacks visual variety.

At least if you buy the game on Switch, it mostly looks the same as the Switch 2 version.

Players have tested this on Pokémon they’ve found in the overworld, and it seems like, unless you defeat it in battle, Shiny Pokémon don’t despawn.ÂI found a Shiny Magikarp.

Enjoy pic.twitter.com/tA42rUM9iv — SBCoop (@SBCoop89) October 15, 2025LZA has special behavior to keep shiny Pokémon from despawning!

The game stashes up to 10 shiny Pokémon and keeps them from despawning if you leave the area.

Missing out on a Shiny can feel devastating, and fucking it up may lead to viral moments, but would you rather have a funny story or a Shiny Pokémon in your collection?

Now, if a Shiny Pokémon spawns nearby, you’ll hear a short jingle to signal to you that it’s somewhere in your vic…

Schofield’s last big game was 2022’s Dead Space-like The Callisto Protocol.

But the last time Schofield went to the publisher to talk Dead Space, it wasn’t interested.

“I went to [EA] recently and they’re like no, we’re not interested anymore,” Schofield told IGN.

“I said, ‘I can get back the leadership team.’ I need the models from [Dead Space remake developer] EA Motive, and I can save you 30 to 40 million dollars on the idea that I have.

'”But now that EA is set to be bought up by Saudi Arabia, assuming the United States government doesn’t get involved and block the deal, Schofield thinks there’s a chance for Dead Space 4 to happen, or at least for the franchise to be sold off and …

Treating yourself to a brand new pair of Beats earbuds costs less than $100 now.

One of our favorite in-ear options, the Beats Studio Buds, is back on sale.

See at AmazonTwo Listening Modes, Both Equally GreatThis pair gets you two listening modes: Active Noise Canceling mode and Transparency mode.

These also play nicely with both Apple and Android devices, so compatibility won’t be an issue, even though Beats is owned by Apple.

All things considered, the Beat Studio Buds can be a great investment for anyone looking for better sound, different listening modes, and a solid battery life.

The massively discounted bundle goes toward supporting charityThe Destiny 2 2025 Charity Bundle is almost too good to pass up.

At the same time, the bundle includes every paid piece of content for the game, including the upcoming Star Wars Renegades expansion, for half the price of a new game.

That’s infected the rest of the loot shooter with changes to the grind, gear, and progression that make the entire game a drag right now.

The Star Wars-themed expansion is teasing some interesting ideas and new modes.

So if nothing else, consider the charity bundle a super cheap ticket to witness the rebirth of Destiny 2.

Space Marine 2 will let you play multiplayer as much as you want for a limited timeWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is getting a free demo for anyone who hasn’t already played one of the best shooters of 2025.

The free demo will be available from October 16-20 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S and until October 23 on PC via Steam.

Space Marine 2 is a sequel to the cult-favorite Xbox 360-era third-person shooter that delivers an old-school emphasis on meat and potatoes gunplay but with the impressive visuals of a modern blockbuster.

If you choose to take the plunge, Space Marine 2 is currently half-off on console ($35) and 55 percent off on PC ($30).

But don’t forget, you’ll need a Game P…

Save 37% on two of the Govee pro gaming light bars over at Amazon for a limited time.

Specifically, these pro gaming light bars come in a two-pack and have been discounted by 37%.

Each pro gaming light bar has three sides of illumination to cast colored light all across your gaming desk and room.

See at AmazonControl your Govee pro gaming lights bars via the smart companion app on your phone.

These Govee pro gaming light bars can be just the decor your PC gaming desktop needs.

Not only is it still, allegedly, developing a Star Wars game, but the studio known for single-player story-focused games is now also working on a competitive multiplayer game called Spellcasters.

Quantic Dream has had quite the odd last few years, perhaps driving its desire for radical change.

Then, for one final surreal twist, Quantic Dream won part of this case but without ever disproving the allegations.

But what about Star Wars: Eclipse?

And that’s also, we are led to believe, still making Star Wars: Eclipse.

SanDisk’s SSD hits a record‑low price for ultra‑fast, durable storage on the go.

Speed, reliability, and toughness: that’s what really matters when you’re juggling files between your laptop or camera.

The SanDisk 2TB Extreme portable SSD checks all those boxes while hitting its lowest price ever on Amazon.

Right now, it’s down to $149 from $209 which is the cheapest it’s ever been for this storage powerhouse.

On top of the existing 29% discount, it’s probably the lowest price-to-performance ratio available from SanDisk in years.

Your laptop shouldn’t slow you down, whether you’re using it for work or studies.

Thankfully, grabbing a new machine right now doesn’t break the bank, as Amazon just dropped the 16-inch Dell touchscreen laptop to $1,000, a massive 62% off its original price.

And as if that wasn’t enough, you’re also getting a 4-in-1 accessory bundle worth almost $400 thrown in for absolutely free with your purchase.

Windows 11 Pro comes pre-installed as part of the accessory bundle, meaning you will have instant access to a bunch of productivity and security features right out of the box.

You’re saving a whopping 62%, plus getting a free accessory bundle of all the essentials that make it easier…

Commissioned by Poki and conducted by independent MRS-certified research firm Atomik Research, The 2026 State of Web Gaming report is based on a survey of 2,000 web gaming consumers and 400 game developers across the US and UK.

Web gaming is countering the discoverability issue: Web gaming platforms are where consumers decide what to play – and where to spend – next.

56% of web gamers favour the format because web games are easy to access, while 58% choose web games because they are free.

of web gamers favour the format because web games are easy to access, choose web games because they are free.

I learned a tremendous amount writing it, and I hope readers do too.”The 2026 State of Web Gami…

Who are Gen Z esports fans?

The study found esports fans are becoming more diverse, and are driven by social connections, with many double-screening not to divide their attention, but to deepen it.

Gen Z fans link to direct sales and brand awarenessThis highly engaged audience also pays attention to brands in the space.

Two thirds (66%) of esports fans have purchased a product because of a collaboration or co-branding partnership with an esports team, game, or player.

How do Gen Z esports fans spend their time?

Pixel Helix, the retro games marketing specialists, have today officially announced Pixel Arcadia, a pioneering digital showcase dedicated to the celebration of retro games, classic gaming culture, and the global community that keeps them alive.

The mould-breaking debut broadcast is scheduled to air on 24 August 2026 at 20:00 CEST / 19:00 BST / 14:00 EST / 11:00 PST.

Left in the shadows no longer, Pixel Arcadia will put an important spotlight on independent retro projects, major classic revivals and video-games preservation.

Positioned in the high-profile run-up to gamescom 2026, Pixel Arcadia will be an authentic show for retro, retro inspired and classic games, ensuring that heritage gami…

MY.GAMES, a leading international video game developer and publisher, announces that its hit title Rush Royale has earned $500 million dollars in lifetime revenue.

Since its launch in 2020, the captivating strategy tower defense game has been growing steadily, surpassing 105 million downloads.

“Reaching this milestone is a proud moment for everyone at MY.GAMES and a reflection of the lasting connection players have built with Rush Royale,” said Elena Grigorian, CEO of MY.GAMES.

“The Rush Royale’s development team has achieved remarkable progress over the past six months, focusing on deepening the game’s content and improving player retention.

“I’m incredibly proud of the Rush Royale’s devel…

Jagex: The RuneScape Company, the iconic British games studio and creator of the legendary RuneScape franchise, today announced two major publishing partnerships that will bring RuneScape: Dragonwilds to Japan, South Korea and South East Asia.

RuneScape: Dragonwilds will be published in Japan by Graph, a branch of Active Gaming Media, and across South Korea and South East Asia by H2 Interactive – signaling that the company is continuing to expand the RuneScape universe onto a global stage following on the success of RuneScape: Dragonwilds, which has surpassed one million sales during Steam Early Access.

As part of the partnerships, RuneScape: Dragonwilds will launch for players across Japan…

The beloved fantasy franchise Guild Wars expands into new territory with the announcement of a brand new free-to-play digital collectible card game (CCG), Mistbound.

Please watch the official reveal video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kADdGm3i1GYMistbound is an all-new experience which bridges the gap between Guild Wars’ MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) legacy and the immensely popular deckbuilding strategy genre.

Commander × Profession SystemIconic Guild Wars characters step onto the battlefield as commanders, each bringing unique abilities, traits, and tactical identity.

Drawing direct inspiration from Guild Wars 2’s long-standing nine professions, the system faithfully preserve…

[Event news] gamescom dev announces opening keynote by Amir Satvat and first program highlightsShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInThis is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content.

gamescom dev has announced the first major program highlights for its 2026 edition, including an opening keynote by Amir Satvat, new curated content tracks, and the first wave of speakers.

Networking and Community Events throughout gamescom devAlongside the conference program, gamescom dev offers an extensive schedule of side events designed with attendees’ needs in mind.

This year’s side event schedule includes:Sunday, August 23· gamescom dev speaker & VIP beer garden· gamescom dev speaker & VI…

Annual charity event, Jingle Jam, last night formally announced its eight charity partners for December 2026 while celebrating the achievements of Jingle Jam 2025.

At a packed venue in central London, hundreds of creators, game studios and industry representatives came together to witness the 2025 Jingle Jam awards presentation and meet the 2026 charities, launching the build-up to Jingle Jam 2026.

Jingle Jam 2025 was the second most successful event in its 15-year history, raising over £3.5m for charity.

Creators who raised tens of thousands or more in Jingle Jam 2025, led by Jingle Jam Ambassadors The Spiffing Brit and RTGame.

Jingle Jam Chair Rich Keith said: “Jingle Jam is an extraordin…

Check out the Indie Showcase 2026 finalists below:An Elaborate History of Chess by Iteration Games (PC)Become a castle building, turnip farming, dungeon explorer in this silly blend of RTS and turn-based strategy.

To solve the game, players must observe every characters’ timeline, with the goal of uncovering the tragedy that occurred amongst the events they witnessed.

View Trailer – Dance Dance Detective – Demo Traileri love me, i love me not by Malgow (Android / iOS / PC)A mental-health focused game!

View Trailer – Spycraft Game Trailer | New Exclusive Game for BoardThe Restricted Index by Ursa Minus (PC)Read between the lies in this first-person mystery puzzle game.

View Trailer – The Res…

Ulysses Graphics, a long-established provider of videogame art services for the games industry, today announces the appointment of Claas Grimm, who joins the company to support its continued evolution as a best-in-class partner for AAA development.

With its team based in Ukraine and Poland, Ulysses Graphics has maintained solid growth and consistent operations in the past years under extraordinary circumstances, reflecting both the resilience of its people and the strength of its operations.

“Ulysses Graphics has built an outstanding reputation over more than 20 years by consistently delivering exceptional work,” said Claas Grimm.

The company has grown its business through long-term relatio…

It works with universities to strengthen games education through its accreditation programmes and the TIGA Games Education Conference, and celebrate those organisations via the TIGA Education Awards.

“I am absolutely delighted to be appointed to the TIGA Board of Directors, alongside some of the most inspiring and exciting folks in the UK games industry.

“I am delighted to join the TIGA Board and contribute to the continued growth of the UK games industry.

Beyond Sumo, Tim is a patron of Safe In Our World, the mental health charity dedicated to the games industry.

“The UK games industry is a remarkable success story, generating economic growth, creating highly skilled jobs and producing wor…

Today, G2, one of the world’s leading entertainment and esports brands, and PUBG MOBILE Esports, are excited to announce their partnership to develop the mobile esports scene in Western Europe.

Combining G2’s award-winning industry expertise with PUBG MOBILE Esports’ global competitive ecosystem, the partnership will drive growth across the region through the 2026 PUBG MOBILE Club Open (PMCO) Western Europe Wildcard, alongside the launch of a dedicated ambassador programme.

G2 and PUBG MOBILE Esports will also launch an ambassador program, with German content creator JanickaGaming featuring as the ambassador for Western Europe.

Janička has built a loyal following through her gaming content,…

[Industry news] Before FIFA: Antstream Brings Four Decades of Football Gaming History Back to LifeShare FacebookTwitterLinkedInThis is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content.

Antstream’s collection offers a playable timeline of football gaming history, highlighting the games that laid the foundations for one of the world’s most enduring genres.

Championship Soccer and Football Madness , capturing the growing popularity of football gaming on home systems.

Kick Off and Kick Off 3: European Challenge , two of the most influential football games of their era.

As football fans celebrate the sport’s biggest global tournament, Antstream is inviting players to discover th…

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If you don’t want to wait for your AAA gaming experience to begin, Amazon’s Prime Day 2026 has discounted the ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT by 13 percent, with the new listing showing $699.99.

The 2.5-slot design doesn’t make the form factor any more troublesome for smaller chassis, and this RX 9070 XT should have little problem finding its way into the majority of tower cases.

Now, it’s not surprising to see top-end parts being listed for $1,000 or more, and that’s where the RX 9070 XT shines.

We cannot guarantee if this deal will be available after Prime Day 2026, but you wouldn’t want to find out now, would you?

Get the ASUS Prime AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT from Amazon - $699.99 (13 percent off)If yo…

Due to SIE’s aggressive live service push, the Japanese publisher released several games - such as the ill-fated Concord from Firewalk Studios and Marathon from Bungie - that did not meet players' expectations.

Also, this year we are planning to release our own live service title, MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and we hope everyone will enjoy it."

Asked if PlayStation will continue to pursue live service games, Nishino-san left no doubt on the matter.

"With live service games, it's important to continuously provide something.

"It's natural for people's lifestyles to change, and within that context, I think the meaning of games as a form of entertainment, and the time spent playing games, wil…

Sadly, the base Apple Silicon hasn’t been given much priority in this area, but things could change with the arrival of the M7.

Perhaps the biggest difference between the two Apple Silicon generations is on-device AI performance.

Apple Silicon version M5 M5 Pro M6 M7 Unified memory bandwidth specifications 153GB/s 307GB/s TBA 240GB/sWith the M7 said to feature 240GB/s unified memory bandwidth, it’ll be miles faster than the M5, which tops out at just 153GB/s.

This upgrade is an excellent starting point to boost on-device AI performance, though we’re disappointed to see that the M7 continues to be slower than the M5 Pro in this regard, as the latter’s unified memory bandwidth is 307GB/s.

Als…

That Trump Mobile has an eccentric bent is no longer a revelation.

Those who paid Trump Mobile a $100 deposit to gain early access to the T1 Phone suddenly find themselves at the back of the proverbial queueAs stated earlier, Trump Mobile is now allowing the public at large to buy the T1 Phone.

Presumably, the situation is not too different for the vast majority of people who've already pre-ordered a T1 Phone, especially as per the online chatter.

This is merely the latest in a long litany of controversies for the still-fledgling Trump Mobile.

Trump Mobile has, since then, altered its marketing narrative to "Assembled in America" from the earlier "Made in America" slogan.

PlayStation 4 emulation on PC via the ShadPS4 emulator is poised to reach new heights in the near future.

"ShadNet is going to offer shadPS4 users a way to connect, and play online games together.

Still, this is an impressive development, considering just two years ago, the ShadPS4 emulator could barely go in-game in Bloodborne.

This could lead Sony to take some action, given its plans to maximize revenue for the subscription service, but since the Japanese company hasn't taken any action against the ShadPS4 emulator yet, it's difficult to say.

June 2026 has seen plenty of activity from the ShadPS4 team.

In fact, a tipster shares some specification differences between the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 to show the ‘Pro’ version will only be found in the ‘top of the line’ flagships arriving next year.

Despite sporting the same CPU cluster, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro boasts a better GPU, increased graphics memory, and moreWe’ve mentioned before that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro will share the same 2 + 3 + 3 CPU cluster as the slower Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, but expect to witness some major frequency differences between the two chipsets.

As for the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, it’ll be tweaked to deliver a blend of performance and power draw.

The dif…

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is set to continue CAPCOM's incredible streak in 2026, and the Japanese publisher showed more of its upcoming PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2 game during its latest Spotlight showcase.

While the Onimusha: Way of the Sword overview didn't show anything truly new, the introduction of the new Genma Dohatsu-ten did.

Unfortunately, the Onimusha: Way of the Sword showcase ended with confirmation that the game is launching as scheduled on September 25, and not on September 4, as retailer listings suggested.

About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamers…

Goodram Announces 4 GB DDR4 Memory Alongside 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB Single Modules As DDR5 Becomes Unfeasible to BuyWe never imagined going down to just 4 Gigs of RAM, but RAMpocalypse made it possible.

This made it extremely difficult to build PCs with high-capacity RAM, which is why many laptop makers and pre-built PCs are now shipping with 8 GB RAM.

We don't know how long it has been, but we haven't seen a 4 GB DDR4 RAM module at retailers for several years.

Surely, 16 GB, 32 GB, and higher capacity DDR5 RAM exist, but they often cost you from hundreds to thousands of dollars alone.

Image Credit: IT HomeThe Rival DDR4 Radiant will also be available alongside 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB capaci…

However, just as the 10th Anniversary edition hit the shelves, it disappeared almost instantly.

Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary edition is suffering from the same problem.

While many scalpers have used the stock Ryzen 7 5800X3D image, some have actually got their hands on the processors and have uploaded a real pic of the 10th Anniversary edition.

Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary edition launched at $349, which is already a high price tag, considering we have Ryzen 7 7800X3D selling for the same price.

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The price of XBOX consoles will increase by US$100 for 512 GB models and US$150 for 1 TB models.

Unfortunately, console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027.

Previously Played Consoles: We are working with retail partners on new programs to provide previously played consoles at lower prices.

We are working with retail partners on new programs to provide previously played consoles at lower prices.

Certified Refurbished Consoles: XBOX Certified Refurbished Consoles are available at Microsoft Stores for up to US$100 off MSRP.

Relax and renovate, battle your way through a brutal fantasy adventure, or chase the perfect lap with Free Play Days!

Assetto Corsa Competizione 505 Games SpA ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 814 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ $39.99 $9.99 Get it now Assetto Corsa CompetizioneOptimized for XBOX Series X|S, Smart DeliveryExperience the thrill of the realistic driving experience in Assetto Corsa Competizione for FREE as part of Free Play Days.

Play free and then save 75% on Assetto Corsa for a limited time only.

Don’t miss out on these exciting Free Play Days for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members!

Learn more about Free Play Days here and stay tuned to XBOX Wire to find out about future Free Play Days and all the la…

Grand Theft Auto VI is a single-player experience.

Vice City, USA.

This purchase includes the Ultimate Edition Upgrade with exclusive in-game bonuses for Grand Theft Auto VI, available to Jason and Lucia across their story, with new items uncovered behind each chapter.

· HAWK & LITTLE MORGAN REVOLVER: His and hers versions of this powerful revolver with classic Vice City stylings sourced from the Vercetti Estate, including palm-tree-etched grips, engraved detailing, and high-performance scope.

Rockstar Games Inc. Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto VI, VI, and R* and related logos are trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All other marks and trademarks are the pro…

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Summary Mousebusters is available today on XBOX One and XBOX Series X|S.

Mousebusters is available now on XBOX consoles.

Once I decided to make a game about sneaking into the lives of apartment residents, I needed a protagonist who could do that naturally.

After that, the big question became this: What makes a mouse game feel like a mouse game?

Mousebusters is a silly game about a mouse with an exorcism gun, but it also carries that positive feeling.

XBOX 360 Achievements Now in Game HubsWe’ve added game hubs in game cards for XBOX 360 games.

Now, when you open the game card for any installed XBOX 360 game, you’ll be able to quickly view achievement progress, captures, and other useful information.

How to Get XBOX Insider Support and Share Your FeedbackThanks to XBOX Insiders for all of the feedback.

If you’re an XBOX Insider looking for support, please join our community on the XBOX Insider subreddit.

If you aren’t part of the XBOX Insider Program yet and want to help create the future of XBOX and get early access to new features, join the Program today by downloading the XBOX Insider Hub for XBOX Series X|S & XBOX One or Windows PC.

Summary Universa, the powerful Chosen of her people, and ancient warrior, The Immortal, join the Invincible VS roster on June 30, starting Season 1.

It feels like just yesterday that Invincible VS launched, and the support from our community has been nothing short of amazing.

In Invincible VS, Universa is a highly technical Fighter built around momentum and resource control.

In Invincible VS, The Immortal is an aggressive Striker Fighter who excels at closing distance and overwhelming opponents with relentless pressure.

Learn more by following Invincible VS on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, YouTube, and online at InvincibleVS.com.

Summary We go hands-on with the upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Racer and find a challenging racing experience with deep customization and replayability.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches October 6, 2026, for XBOX Series X|S and is available for pre-order today on the XBOX Store.

I was about halfway through my hands-on time with Star Wars: Galactic Racer when I realized I’m probably not that great at this – but boy was I having fun.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches October 6, 2026, for XBOX Series X|S and is available for pre-order today on the XBOX Store.

​​​The STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™ Deluxe Edition contains three exclusive vehicles, a unique Livery, three Arcade Events, a deluxe Playe…

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Summary We talk with The Elder Scrolls Online Game Director Nick Giacomini and Associate Design Director Jason Barnes about the upcoming High Seas of Tamriel event.

The Elder Scrolls Online is available now for XBOX Series X|S, XBOX on PC, cloud, and with Game Pass.

Nick Giacomini – “Right now, we’re in a period where we are changing quite a bit, a period of heavy evolution for The Elder Scrolls Online.

It is very different from any of the events that we’ve ever done in The Elder Scrolls Online.

RICH STORIES ON A SHARED CANVAS – Immerse yourself in award-winning storytelling that's crafted with the same spirit as your favourite Elder Scrolls games.

But you’d also be glossing over the fact that Ghost at Dawn is, at its very core, a game about empathy.

It’s 1947, and private eye Ben O’Hara would rather be at the bar than digging around an abandoned hotel with a couple dozen too many stiffs in it.

And that’s where Ben O’Hara comes in.

Because “Ben O’Hara” ain’t his real name.

Ghost at Dawn is available on Xbox Play Anywhere June 24, and you can wishlist it today!

Sea of Thieves: Season 20 is here, and with it arrives Custom Seas – a new way to play that hands you (and your friends) ultimate control of Rare’s pirate paradise!

Custom Seas offers a private sandbox and a suite of creative tools that allow you to set the rules governing the Sea of Thieves – which creatures can appear, the time of day, the weapons in players’ loadouts and much more.

Silver is an important addition to Custom Seas, but you don’t spend it – it’s a way of gauging your position on dedicated Scoreboards for crews or individual players, according to scoring rules that you decide.

Of course, a new Sea of Thieves Season also brings fresh treats as you play, courtesy of a revamped …

Sometimes, however, I’d rather be a scrappy little guy taking on that big, scary world with a shotgun and grenades.

End of Abyss is an atmospheric top-down 3D twin-stick shooter Metroidvania, coming to XBOX Series X|S on October 1, 2026.

The lineage from the three founders’ work at Tarsier is immediately obvious: End of Abyss is dripping with atmosphere.

End of Abyss takes a lot of aesthetic cues from their work at Tarsier, but then layers in a lot more traditional action and exploration gameplay.

Combining the exquisite craft and atmosphere of Little Nightmares with a rock-solid and expressive twin-stick combat system that lets me feel like a badass is gaming cocktail I didn’t know that I …

Play VideoWhat sets The Jackbox Party Pack 12 apart?

We Forgot a CardFor Party Pack 12, we wanted to lean into the special events our games are often paired with.

“We were inspired by folk games like Mind Meld and Contact where you try to think alike in very few words,” says Game Director Alina Constantin.

In Party Pack 12, we’re playing with the camera!

The Jackbox Party Pack 12 is coming to PS4 and PS5 this fall.

A roguelite shooter with fluid, fast-paced movement, where survival means mastering an environmental destruction system and combining it with a weapon modding system deep enough to create synergies crazy enough to make even the developer gasp?

And it’s coming to PS5 – we think this is going to be the best way to play it.

Every weapon has its own grid, and into that grid you place modules – weapon mods, ability mods, fire mode mods, melee mods.

It’s a big part of why the zones aren’t just combat arenas – they’re chapters in something larger.

Try it yourselfA PS5 demo is available right now, letting you explore Zone 1 and get a feel for the core of the game.

PSSR gives idTech8 an enhanced reconstruction path for Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations on PlayStation 5 Pro.

With PSSR, idTech8 can preserve more of that detail in motion while maintaining the performance and gameplay feel players expect from DOOM.

It is extremely important because Doom: The Dark Ages is full of high frequency detail.

With PSSR on PS5 Pro, idTech8 can push detailed environments, aggressive combat, and effects-heavy scenes while keeping the final image sharper, steadier and true to the speed of DOOM.

DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations is available July 7th on PlayStation 5, with PSSR support exclusive to PlayStation 5 Pro.

Since Grand Theft Auto first arrived on the original PlayStation in 1997, the series has defined generations of play.

Grand Theft Auto VI also leverages the PS5’s ultra-high speed SSD, enabling you to experience the expansive world of Leonida with near-instant load times.

Check out the official Grand Theft Auto VI cover art reveal:Play VideoPre-order at PlayStation Store on June 25Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI begin June 25 at midnight local time at PlayStation Store, including the Grand Theft Auto VI: Ultimate Edition, which features an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action threaded across Jason and Lucia’s story.

Grand Theft Auto VI marks an exciting …

These leaders each have their own motives, signature moves and secret techniques to provide the perfect base for a meaningful boss battle.

But how do you create a boss fight with trains?

Meet Yoshie from the Dashing QueensYoshie is an influencer from Fukuoka whose popularity became so powerful that the government branded her a threat.

Every boss fight follows a classic structure of different phases, where players need to identify patterns, avoid damage, and look for openings to perform counter-attacks.

Boss fights have been one of the most fun and interesting design challenges we’ve encountered while creating Denshattack!.

Like thisThis week the podcast crew discusses the latest gaming news and adventures.

Sid, Tim, and I are back this week to discuss some new details on upcoming games.

These new challenges remix the game in fantastical ways and will require a steady hand and top-tier builds.

Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok — See what you can expect from the massive expansion coming to the PS5 on July 9.

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Like thisLast week, we sent you to Carcosa to try out the newly released Saros Photo Mode using #PSshare #PSBlog.

Here are this week’s highlights:MdeavorVP shares Arjun dashing to the sidethwippip shares Arjun atop a ruined landscape on Carcosadougsvest shares Arjun sending a red blast to an enemyl2.focus shares Arjun standing in front of The Constanty2que shares Arjun posed with his weaponsvp_louie shares an onslaught of blue enemy orbsSearch #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme, or be inspired by other great games featuring Photo Mode.

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Like thisSet to touch down on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on Thursday, July 9, Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok is a massive new expansion built to significantly evolve the high-flying action RPG that first captivated players in 2024.

At a recent press event, we had the chance to experience the new additions coming to Endless Ragnarok firsthand through an exclusive developer presentation and an early hands-on gameplay session.

For newcomer captains eager to take to the skies, a playable demo of the main Granblue Fantasy: Relink title is now available on PlayStation Store.

The new Summon system unleashes fresh tactical depth and spectacleThe crown jewel of Endless Ragnarok’s n…

Five years ago, we wrote about how the visual effects in Returnal came to life, including the real-time voxeliser that dissolved Phrike into volumetric fog.

Risto Jankkila (VFX Architect) will explain how we extended Graphite with data from Houdini, including a full breakdown of the player spawn sequence.

For Saros we built two complementary solutions: low frequency fog for ambient atmosphere, and high frequency fog for the character effects seen in special story rooms in Carcosa.

Saros also needed fog that could represent everything from low density ambient mist to high density ground fog.

Use casesWe used the high frequency volumetric fog in a few scenarios.

We’re so excited for you to finally get to try our survival game The Planet Crafter when it launches on PS5 next month.

Play VideoThe Planet Crafter is unlike many of the survival games you’ve played in the past.

The Planet Crafter will still challenge you.

One point of inspiration for us when creating The Planet Crafter surprises people when we tell them.

We can’t wait to see the bases that you and your friends create in single-player or co-op in The Planet Crafter on PlayStation 5.

Simon: Domains is a new Animus-bending activity that remixes some parts of Shadows and puts them into a very different, more fantastical context.

It’s basically the final exam for Shadows players who love the RPG elements of the game.

It features five maps, known as Domains, and each time you play there will be different modifiers thrown in.

Simon: Don’t sleep on Yasuke – a lot of players have put a ton of time into Naoe, but not so much into Yasuke builds.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ final update launches completely free on June 16 on PS5.

Like thisLast week, we asked players to share Duality using reflections, opposites, or anything that comes in pairs using #PSshare #PSBlog.

Here’s are this week’s highlights:Crimsonashtree shares two different Conor’s in Detroit: Become HumanContinuousGojo shares Cal Kestis undercover in Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorMur4dQ shares Mio and Zoe escaping a city in Split FictionRorottino shares Sam in a climactic battle in Death StrandingCall_me_xavii shares Atsu and her mother in Ghost of YōteiParmindernangla shares Miles and Peter in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme, or be inspired by other great games featuring Photo Mode…

Well, here's an additional role I didn't know he had (and likely neither did he): Jill Valentine's possibly-maybe boyfriend in the original Resident Evil 2.

You see, back when RE2 first released in 1998, players found that Jill Valentine's desk in the Raccoon City Police Department had a picture on it.

Thanks to Resident Evil fan Morio on X, it's clear that, yup, that sure is Kyle MacLachlan alright.

If you're wondering, the answer is no: Capcom didn't use a 4K MacLachlan for the version of this photo in the Resident Evil 2 Remake.

Which would be an upgrade were we discussing literally any other man but Kyle MacLachlan.

Every GTA 6 weapon I've spotted so farGrand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 - YouTube Watch OnI've picked out 19 guns across both trailers and all the screenshots released so far.

Likewise, I've not included melee weapons, since it's hard to judge which ones you'll be able to pick up.

In GTA 5, most guns were just named after their generic class, such as 'pistol' and 'heavy pistol', or 'bullpup rifle' and 'carbine rifle'.

A lot of the GTA 6 guns I've spotted have specific names, which I'd assume will also be used in-game.

Girardi ES9 This is Jason's preferred pistol, modelled on the Beretta 92FS, and we've seen him carrying it multiple times in the trailers and screenshots so far.

It sounds like work on Haunted Chocolatier has been slow yet very deliberate, something that Barone yet again stresses in this latest update on progress.

Whether there'll be a bigger map, more characters, or more systems (or all of the above), Haunted Chocolatier certainly sounds like a much bigger project than Stardew Valley was at launch.

The data needs to be grouped into compelling, intuitive and easy to read/understand groupings.

Stardew Valley has the right amount of information dispersed in the right ways to make playing feel instinctive.

It's a brilliant template for Haunted Chocolatier.

Adding one more onto the pile, it's been reported that the company is trying to sign away the voice rights of children to AI.

That's per a combination of both an open letter from the Agents of Young Performers Association, and a report from Deadline linking the letter to Peppa Pig.

As industry standards around AI continue to evolve, we are committed to engaging with this issue in a responsible and transparent manner."

I wouldn't agree with a grown-up actor's choice to sign on similar rights, but as an adult that's their choice to make.

Voice actors have been grappling with AI nonsense since the tech was introduced, with long strikes required to negotiate fair and equitable contracts.

Look at Maugan Ra, the Phoenix Lord of the Dark Reapers, straddling two separate tactical rocks at once so he can stand in a power pose as if he's just been appointed home secretary.

(Image credit: Corvus Belli)While other miniature manufacturers aren't immune to the lure of tactical rocks (Corvus Belli sells them separately, with names that reference Dwayne Johnson and The Rolling Stones), it's Warhammer where they've become an unavoidable plague.

Latest Videos From Watch full video here:Surely at the point where the tactical rocks have become so omnipresent you're mocking them yourself, you might tone them down a notch?

Games Workshop has spent a decade-plus turning the dial up on the siz…

The trusty blackjack was 2, rope arrows were 8, the get-out-of-jail-free flash bomb on F6, and so on.

If it looks the way you remember it looking, Nightdive considers that a success.

"The first thing that I wanted to do for the game was introduce a weapon wheel," Grayshon says.

You quickly open the weapon wheel, you throw the mouse to the left to get the square lockpick or you throw it to the right to get the triangle lockpick."

If you fancy the convenience it's there for you, but we're not forcing you to use it."

In its latest videogame-themed, AI-generated meme, the official White House X account has published a Destiny 2 character sheet featuring an unrealistically ripped Donald Trump wielding a Gjallarhorn.

Eyes Up, Guardians 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/tO0KmmJ5i5June 25, 2026The White House and its departments have been issuing videogame-themed, AI-generated propaganda for years now.

The Department of Labor and The United States Customs and Border Protection have both taken a swing at GTA 6 as well.

With that context added, it looks very much like the president of the United States is mocking hundreds of now out-of-work developers.

Whichever is true, It's just another example of the United States governm…

Update: He will continue on as a Production Producer.:Nintendo has announced that legendary developer Takashi Tezuka will be retiring from his role as Executive Officer.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Join Lottie's Paradise Planning team.Nintendo Music has been updated today with 25 tracks from the Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise soundtrack. This DLC rolled out in 2021 and the album has 43 minutes of songs to listen to. Here's the full tracklist:Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home ParadiseMeeting LottieResort Travel Plans (DAL Jingle)Opening Theme (Happy Home Paradise)Resort (Day)Resort (Night)Paradise PlanningA Customer VisitsDuring the VisitClient Consultation (Lottie)Choosing a LocationDesigning a Vacation HomeDone DesigningUnveiling a Vacation HomePhoto ShootHappy Home NetworkSpecial ClassSharing a House (Looking for a Roommate)Sharing a House (Moving Out)L…

Patching island life.Nintendo has today released a new update for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream on the Switch, bumping the game up to Version 1.0.3.This patch resolves a bunch of bugs in the game, and also makes a change to the local play mode, where Mii and other creations can't be sent this way if the island or player name features numbers or text subject to display restrictions.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Wonderful!First 4 Figures is known for releasing all sorts of Nintendo-themed figures, and the next one on the way is "Elephant Mario" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder.It's now teased the "standard edition" of this upcoming figure in its latest showcase, and it will be "coming soon". No price has been revealed just yet, but if you sign up to the First 4 Figures email, you'll be able to get $10 off when pre-orders open on 2nd July 2026. An "exclusive edition" will also be offered.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

"We plan to add three major elements".Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen was one other game recently revealed for the Switch 2, and during the latest Capcom Spotlight this week, fans have now been given another look at the upcoming expansion content, arriving on 9th October 2026.According to the game's director Kento Kinoshita, players can expect "enhanced gameplay, uncharted adventures, and enticing value".Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Good news, hunters.To kick off the latest Capcom Spotlight this week, Capcom announced a new Monster Hunter Stories 3 paid DLC side-story focused on Rudy.It's all about the young Felyne and explores the origin of the "Royal Felyne", which dates back to the original title Monster Hunter Stories. Here's a bit from the game's director about this:Read the full article on nintendolife.com

The all-new entry arrives on Switch 2 this September.Earlier this month, Capcom announced its swordplay action game Onimusha: Way of the Sword would be making its way across to the Switch 2 on 25th September 2026.Fans of the series have now got another update from the game's director Nihei Satoru in the latest Capcom Spotlight, with an "exclusive first look" at a new Genma known as Dohatsu-ten.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Saving Grace.Resident Evil Requiem scored a new 'Leon Must Die Forever' minigame mode a few months back, and today, Capcom has released a patch to make sure the bonus is running as well as it should.The latest update brings things up to ver. 1.3.1, and while some minor tweaks have been made to the game as a whole, the main focus is on the new minigame, where the difficulty has been reduced in its early stages and select skills have been enhanced.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Blue blur, indeed.Publishers these days have pretty questionable ideas of what constitutes ‘definitive’, but this really takes the biscuit. After several leaks, Sonic Frontiers - Definitive Edition is out now on Switch 2, but what it actually offers doesn’t justify its name. You’ve got the base game, the ‘Final Horizon’ expansion, and a bunch of other bits and bobs – basically everything that was already provided for free on other platforms. Oh, and there’s no Upgrade Pack. Great start.Let’s kick off with the positive: this absolutely looks and performs better than the Switch 1 version. So that means it looks pretty great, right? No. Frontiers on Switch 2 is still plagued by atrocious pop-i…

Bonus profile customisation options await.You can use Star Fox amiibo on Switch 2’s Star Fox remake, with various unlocks up for grabs.There are 12 bonus battle banner elements - three backgrounds, and nine emblems in total - available by using all three compatible amiibo.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

But Tomodachi Life is the sole best-seller.Famitsu has provided our latest look at the boxed charts in Japan, and it's The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales that comes out the big winner this week.Yes, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is once again on top with 34,967 units sold, but if we combine the Switch 2 and PS5 sales for Elliot, Square Enix's new release totals 38,517. Pretty good start!Read the full article on nintendolife.com

"We didn't play it for recreation, we played it as therapy".The N64 is 30 years old! This week, we're running a series of articles celebrating the 64-bit machine, its industry-shaping software, and its effect on a generation of gamers.Today, Jim tackles a tough couple of interviewees...Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Deathbulge! Namco Legendary Mountains! R-Type Tactics!The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Our regular roundup of stars and summonsLove 'em or hate 'em, gacha RPGs are everywhere - so much so that they dominate our mailboxes on most days since they're just filled to the brim with all sorts of shiny new things (and I do love shiny new things).

Whether it's a fancy SSR character joining the lineup or a cool new region to explore, we've got a nifty list of updates here where we go through what's caught our eye so far!

Tower of God: New WorldNetmarble always seems to be at the forefront of gacha RPG releases lately, and now, Tower of God: New World is also joining in on the fun with this edition of our gacha roundup.

This is all to hype up the upcoming 3rd Anniversary update, so to k…

Afterglow has entered open beta testing on iOS and AndroidIt's an MMORPG that promises to respect your timeYou can dip in to set things in motion before going about your dayBack when we first wrote about Afterglow, its premise immediately intrigued me.

But no, it was the promise of being a deep MMORPG with all the social trimmings while respecting those with busy lives.

Now, we can find out if it delivers on that front since it's available in open beta on iOS (you'll need TestFlight) and Android.

Afterglow very much sounds like a project where the developer's hearts are in the right place.

And if you enjoy the genre, why not check out our list for the best MMOs on Android?

TMNT: Shredder's Revenge is free on EGS until July 2ndThe retro-styled brawler received a good review from our very own CatherineSadly, I don't think Shredder actually gets his revengeThere's always been a part of me that prefers villains in media.

So when I first came across TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, I found myself thinking, “Ah, I hope it gets it.” And while there's practically no chance of me getting what I want there, I can at least find out for free thanks to the Epic Game Store.

That's right, as part of Epic's ongoing program, you can grab the brawler for free until July 2nd.

Subscribe to Pocket Gamer onGrab a slice of retro-styled brawlingTMNT: Shredder's Revenge, meanwhile, is a gre…

Preferred Partner FeatureLook forward to 100 free pulls, the new Dolls Loreley and Harpsy, free character rewards and a wealth of limited-time contentEarn 100 free pulls throughout Girls’ Frontline 2: Exilium’s anniversary celebration.

Girls’ Frontline 2: Exilium is joining in shortly with its 1.5th Anniversary Major Update, and we have to say, it is one of the best-looking ones we’ve seen.

Also, Girls’ Frontline 2: Exilium has officially announced collaborations with Ultraman and SSSS.Gridman.

If you haven’t been playing Girls’ Frontline 2: Exilium, then you might want to start catching up now.

You can find Girls’ Frontline 2: Exilium to download now for free from the App Store and Google …

And the latest classic to make a return is none other than Nitrome's Twin Shot Deluxe, now available to buy on iOS and Android!

Twin Shot Deluxe puts you in the shoes of cat-like angels armed with bows and arrows.

Subscribe to Pocket Gamer onDual-linkedAside from all this, and gorgeous pixel-art graphics too, Twin Shot Deluxe also offers co-op gameplay and new Atlantis-themed levels to explore.

I'm personally quite interested in Twin Shot Deluxe, especially as I fondly remember Nitrome's games from back in the day.

But Nitrome were always a solid choice, and Twin Shot Deluxe offers surprisingly challenging gameplay (as seen above) alongside a solid visual style.

My Hero Academia: United Survival has opened pre-registrationIt's a Survivors-like spin on the hit anime series coming to iOS and AndroidRecruit and fight alongside your favourite characters with equally iconic powersWhile it may have wrapped up its anime and manga runs, for shonen fans, My Hero Academia will still hold a special place in their heart.

And just because its original run may have finished doesn't mean it's any less popular, with the latest mobile adaptation arriving soon in the form of My Hero Academia: United Survival.

Having just opened pre-registration, My Hero Academia: United Survival is exactly as you might expect, a Vampire Survivors-style spin on the superhero-centric …

After all, getting a little rush from outsmarting your opponent doesn't always require layers upon layers of depth, as fans of Advance Wars will know.

It seems that developer Angry Banana agrees, with their debut effort, Crownlings, scratching that specific itch quite well.

While that's all typical medieval fantasy fare, the polygonal presentation has incredibly affable vibes.

Perhaps long-term, bigger gulfs in stats could appear, which could potentially spoil the tactical side of Crownlings, so let's hope that's not the case.

It has a clean, likeable look and provides enough tactical depth for your wins to feel earned.

Silver Palace is set to host another beta testThis one's called Dichotomy and introduces the male protagonistIt also promises more fluid combatI'm not sure exactly when the trend started, but we've reached a point where referring to a beta test as such is no longer in vogue.

Take Silver Palace, for example.

The latest pre-release play test is called Dichotomy, with sign-ups available now until July 16th.

If you are interested, head over to the official Silver Palace website to throw your name in the hat.

If you're unfamiliar with Silver Palace, it's an open-world RPG where you play as a detective who also happens to be pretty handy in a scrap.

The Special Anniversary Pikachu Celebration kicks off in July, and there are a lot of Pikachus.

Wild encounters include Pikachu wearing a Tricks & Treats costume, a Winter Carnival outfit, and one described as having summer flair.

Dapper Pikachu shows up in three colour variants, alongside Pikachu in a safari hat, a varsity jacket, and an amethyst crown, plus the World Championships versions from 2022 through 2024.

Field Research tasks are running all week too, with encounters waiting at the end.

Honestly, I'm mostly curious how many costumes Pikachu still has tucked away somewhere.

Ghosts of Tabor's developer announced a staff reduction, multiplayer games Quantaar and A Township Tale announced shutdowns, and sci-fi FPS Memoreum is out of full-time development after poor sales.

We have explored various avenues to keep A Township Tale live, but unfortunately none are realistic in our situation.

A Township Tale began in 2016, launched in pre-alpha in 2018, and launched on Quest in 2021.

Smash Brothers-Inspired Quantaar Shuts Down This FallDeveloper Pumpkin VR has announced that its competitive VR brawler Quantaar will end in September.

The entire Pumpkin VR team would like to express our deepest gratitude—thank you for your unwavering support, which allowed us to bring t…

Beat Saber's latest shock drop, an ongoing series of solo tracks of popular songs mapped by developer Beat Games, is Yungblud's Grammy nominated alternative rock hit single, "Zombie."

This drop follows earlier shock drops of tracks by Bad Bunny and Twenty One Pilots and three new free original songs added late last month for Beat Saber's eight year anniversary.

"Zombie," first released in 2025, is a departure from Yungblud's signature punk rock sound.

Meta announced the end of Beat Saber support for PlayStation VR2 last year, though it has not stopped the game from appearing in Sony's top ten list of most downloaded PS VR2 games every month.

Beat Saber is available on Quest, Steam, and Play…

More than the typical Walkabout DLC course, the Homestar Runner Distraction Pack features multiple activities, animated scenes, and voiceovers from Homestar Runner creators The Brothers Chaps.

The Distraction Pack is akin to a combination of the standard DLC course and the cosmetic packs developer Mighty Coconut has also been releasing.

One final note: this pack does not count as one of Mighty Coconut's six planned DLC courses for 2026.

The next official DLC course is slated for release in August.

The Homestar Runner Distraction Pack is available now.

Iconic rock band Linkin Park joins the Synth Riders Music Pack collection today with thirteen officially licensed tracks, including recent hit The Emptiness Machine.

This is the third consecutive month with new music packs from developer Kluge Interactive after Crypt of the NecroDancer in May and Dua Lipa in April.

0:00 / 0:37 1×The Music Pack includes the following tracks:In the EndNumbFaintOne Step CloserThe Emptiness Machine (Radio Edit)Bleed It Out (Radio Edit)Breaking the HabitBattle SymphonyPapercutCastle of GlassHeavy Is The CrownUp From The BottomOver Each OtherKluge Interactive's Sahin San had this to say in a prepared statement:Linkin Park defined a generation of music fans, and w…

Apple increased the price of many of its products, including the Vision Pro headset, which now starts at $3700.

The Apple Vision Pro (M5) price increases are as follows:256GB: $3499 –> $3699 (a $200 increase)$3499 –> $3699 (a $200 increase) 512GB: $3699 –> $3899 (a $200 increase)$3699 –> $3899 (a $200 increase) 1TB: $3899 –> $4199 (a $300 increase)Those are eye-watering price hikes for what was already an incredibly expensive headset.

Apple applied similar price increases to its Macs, iPads, and HomePod speakers.

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook blamed the price increases on the global memory crisis, telling The Wall Street Journal that it's a situation unlike anything he's ever seen in his 40 y…

Kluge Interactive today announced the launch of the Linkin Park Music Pack for Synth Riders, making it the VR rhythm game’s biggest paid DLC music pack to date.

The Linkin Park Music pack includes 13 of the band’s most iconic tracks which span the group’s entire career, from their breakout album Hybrid Theory (2000) to their most recent releases.

“Whether you grew up on Hybrid Theory or discovered them through their latest album, this pack is going to hit hard.”Fun fact: the latest music pack is actually the game’s largest following the release of the Lady Gaga Music Pack in December 2025, which brought 11 of Lady Gaga’s most popular tracks to orb-smacking, note surfing game.

Notably, since…

Apple is hiking the price of essentially all of its devices, which includes the already very pricy Vision Pro standalone mixed reality headset.

The NewsAs reported by 9to5Mac, a host of Apple devices have just gotten significant price increases.

Now, the full updated list of Apple device prices is here, which has revealed that Apple has effectively bumped the latest M5 version of Vision Pro to $3,700.

Apple Vision Pro (M5) | courtesy AppleReleased in October 2025 for $3,500, the M5 Vision Pro is essentially a hardware refresh of the original launched in 2024, which included the company’s M2 chipset and the same $3,500 price tag.

And although Apple isn’t the first to raises prices due to the…

Originally launched on Meta Quest in November 2025 and now arriving on Steam, STARVAULT is a free-to-play online shooter that bills itself as VR's first true first-person MOBA.

Theia Games have crafted something genuinely special here and, much to my surprise, I have found myself completely hooked.

Whether jumping in during a lunch break or playing during peak evening hours, I consistently found other players online.

Compared to many competitive online games, STARVAULT does an exceptional job of easing new players into its systems.

Quest players will be thoroughly impressed, while PC players may simply find themselves with a cleaner version of an already strong visual package.

Meta now sells a $60 stainless steel Charging Stand compatible with most of its smart glasses, providing 50% charge in 20 minutes or full charge in 1 hour.

All Meta smart glasses come with a charging case, featuring a built-in battery that provides extra charges on the go, as well as passthrough charging when plugged in via the USB-C port.

As such, the new Charging Stand isn't a strictly necessary product, in the sense that simply plugging in the charging case already provides the same functionality.

The Meta Glasses Charging Stand is compatible with Ray-Ban Meta glasses (Gen 1 and Gen 2), Oakley Meta HSTN glasses, and the newly announced Meta Glasses, including the Starfire Kylie Edition.

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Meta teamed up with Kylie Jenner for new 'Starfire' smart glasses.

0:00 / 0:30 1× Meta Starfire glasses, "designed in collaboration with Kylie Jenner".

Meta Starfire glasses color options.

Meta Starfire glasses with the folding charging case.

Something that hasn't gone unnoticed is that Meta's Starfire glasses have a striking resemblance to the Gentle Monster smart glasses announced at Google's I/O back in May.

Meta launched a range of cheaper smart glasses featuring the same technology as Ray-Ban Meta but without the branding, and with a compact folding case.

Adventurer (left) and Fury (right)Two styles of the cheaper "Meta Glasses", as they're branded, are available: Adventurer and Fury.

The Gen 1 Ray-Ban Meta glasses from 2023 are still sold starting at $300 normally, and are currently on sale starting at $224.

Flat-Folding Charging CaseThe new Meta Glasses range also has a unique advantage over the displayless Ray-Ban and Oakley branded smart glasses.

The company also worked with Kylie Jenner on a completely new smart glasses style called Starfire, which has a notable resemblance to the upcomi…

Meta says it's offering free smart glasses to every legally blind US veteran, with more than 130,000 eligible.

Meta says the donation program was championed by US Army veteran Don Overton, who lost his eyesight in the Gulf War.

Last year, Meta added a Detailed Responses accessibility option, which makes Meta AI on the glasses provide a much more verbose description for visual queries.

Additionally, Meta has a partnership with Be My Eyes, which lets blind and low-vision Ray-Ban Meta glasses wearers start a view-sharing video call with one of the service's 8 million volunteers who help them navigate a situation.

Legally blind US veterans can request their free pair of Ray-Ban Meta glasses at …