Happy Halloween! Are you scared? I am: I'm in a theatre play that opens next week and we're not ready yet. I'm also off to a ghost stories evening at the theatre tonight; I've had a few people there tell me, with faces as straight as a ruler, of their eerie encounters. Actually,

Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold, the patch 8.0 expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, will launch on …

Free-to-play open-world action adventure RPG Silver Palace will launch for PlayStation 5, PC via client …

Yacht Club Games has confirmed that most of its developers are now working on a brand new 3D game (potentially Shovel Knight 3D), after the critically-acclaimed Mina the Hollower did well enough for the team to continue. Read more

After more than two decades dominating the PC MMO battlefield, it sounds like Blizzard Entertainment 's taking the idea of a World of Warcraft console port more seriously than ever. Read more

Update: Anthropic has confirmed it's released an update to Opus 5.5 to "steer" Claude Code away from "recreating someone else's specific game."

Other prizes could be won on top of the games on offer, including a Steam Frame…

Roblox's quarterly financial results missed their daily active user goals, but the company plans to make up for it somehow with AI.

Things might get even darker over in the world of Lordran without those silly, only sometimes helpful notes left by other players. Developer FromSoftware has announced that it's temporarily closing Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 servers because of an unspecified issue. Read more

A shot in the game's intro shows news footage from the site of the tragedy…

John Romero's game was canceled by Xbox and his studio was on the verge of total collapse, but a new publisher has picked it up and Romero has managed to retain some of his team.

According to a new report, Electronic Arts closed down the venerated RPG studio BioWare to shift resources away from Mass Effect and toward a new Star Wars: Battlefront title.

I've been captivated by the idea of wrong-footing an audience ever since playing Faith: The Unholy Trinity . That game presents like an 8-bit horror, then proceeds to bend the rules of what an 8-bit game can do - or perhaps what you remember they could do - in order to surprise a

Crimson Desert is one of 2026's most successful releases. The game managed to sell over 6 million copies in just three months , and ended up being so profitable that its publisher ended up giving each employee at development studio Pearl Abyss a $3,400 bonus . Since launch, the d

A new report has revealed that EA closed BioWare because it was forced to choose between investing in one of two sci-fi projects: a new Mass Effect game or a new Star Wars Battlefront game. And it chose the latter. Read more

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Studio Atelico has launched its Atelico AI Engine into Early Access. Read more

The publisher reportedly decided having two high-budget sci-fi action games was too many…

Dan Greenawalt, director, founder, and vice president at Turn 10 Games, has departed from the studio after spending 27 years as part of the company. This comes as Turn 10 is merged with Playground Games as part of Xbox's mass restructuring initiative that made headlines as it res

Publisher Ysbryd Games and developer Panstasz have released a major free update for Cosmic horror …

The Possession playlist and milsims explained in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4…

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The game has been rescoped for a smaller team and "we're just super happy"

The version 4.7 update for Honkai: Star Rail, dubbed “Now, Lay Laughter to All Stars,” …

All redeemable codes in Monster Hunter's mobile gacha spin-off…

Black Flag Resynced will be the only remade Assassin's Creed for now…

Indie developer Maddy Makes Games has delisted Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox to support the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Read more

Sony has snatched up the movie rights for Mouthwashing, the hit independent horror video game released in 2024. Read more

There is currently a concerted and not-so-subtle campaign underway to try to manufacture consent for the use of AI in game development. Read more

As I'm sure you're all now already aware, legendary British actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died, aged 86. His Instagram account announced the news yesterday, saying he died at home in Los Angeles surrounded by friends and family, following "a brief and poignant journey with Alzhei

Yesterday, Ubisoft issued a statement about the future of the Assassin's Creed series, and the publisher's comments included quite a big surprise: there are currently no new remakes of the series' past games in the works. Read more

Bethesda's hugely anticipated and long-awaited fantasy role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 6 could be revealed "as soon as next month", a new report has claimed - right in the midst of Microsoft's ongoing restructuring efforts. Read more

Roblox's latest financial results beat expectations for its third quarter, with revenue up 16% year-on-year to $1.6 billion. Read more

Celeste and TowerFall have both been delisted from Xbox suddenly earlier this week. Per a post on Bluesky, developer Maddy Thorson says this was an intentional move, with the games being removed from sale on Xbox in support of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, wh

It's just a "marketing beat" for them, says Eternal Darkness director Denis Dyack…

Three years ago, we launched our Kickstarter campaign for Trash Goblin , our cosy shop sim. It was an existential moment for Spilt Milk Studios. Seventy-four publishers had turned down the game - one of them pulling out in the meeting that we thought was to sign the final publish

“Non-science” occult suspense visual novel Seeker Eye will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and …

Cosmic life simulation game Petit Planet will launch for PC via Epic Games Store and …

Kojima Productions has released a teaser trailer and new information for Death Stranding Isolations, the …

tri-Ace has announced “gunplay symphony RPG” Resonance of Fate Enhanced Remaster for PlayStation 5 and …

An adaptation of the battle royale shooter has been picked up by Netflix, with protean entertainer Donald Glover to write, produce, and star in the adaptation.

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A live-action series adaptation of PUBG is in development at Netflix, KRAFTON announced. Two-time Emmy …

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma insists that the demand for Xbox consoles is there, Microsoft simple cannot produce enough, a claim that may clash with Xbox's public sales data.

Leaf blowing simulation game Leaf Blower Co. will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series …

The 2018-announced sixth entry in the Elder Scrolls series is officially titled The Elder Scrolls …

A dataminer has uncovered something peculiar in the code of Mario Kart World . Spiny, a tiny little turtle-looking fella with a spiky shell, was meant to be a driver in the game. Read more

One of BioWare's famous doctor-founders, Greg Zeschuk, has finally spoken about the studio's closure last week , saying it's "kind of sad" and that EA's leveraged buyout by a Saudi-involved consortium "was the final nail in the coffin". Read more

Publisher SEGA and developer RGG Studio have released a new trailer for Virtua Fighter Crossroads …

Publisher Rhine Games, in cooperation with Monster Theater, will release Mosu-developed side-scrolling action adventure game …

The newly merged Skydance Corporation has mandated employees return to the office for five days a week and is offering a Voluntary Buyout Program (VBO). Read more

Publisher PQube and developer Wild Sheep Studio will release a Switch 2 version of cozy …

FromSoftware's The Duskbloods - a game that is best described as Bloodborne meets Sekiro meets Dark Souls, with jetpacks and dinos thrown in - has been delayed from its 2026 launch window into an unspecified time in 2027. Read more

Last week, EA announced it's laying off 400 workers across multiple studios, cancelling projects and refocusing on its biggest money-makers. As part of that, EA closed down the iconic BioWare studio , letting go of most of its remaining staff of around 50 people. Read more

FromSoftware has delayed player-versus-player-versus-environment-based multiplayer action game The Duskbloods from its previously planned 2026 release …

Publisher THQ Nordic and developer Alkimia Interactive have released the first features update for Gothic …

It's easy to dislike Call of Duty. Aside from the annual cycle of development, marketing, and controversy that has defined the series identity for the past 22 years, the series has become an integral part of how video games prop up the military-industrial complex . Whilst some of

A mutilated man stares at you, his single piercing eye following as you move around the room. His filthy bandages hide a ruined face, raw lips circling disturbingly perfect teeth, and his moans echo through the halls. But that eye: it knows something you don't. At least not yet.

Today marks the release of Monster Hunter Outlanders, a mobile version of Capcom's long-running franchise that has been created by Tencent's TiMi Studio Group. Read more

Rockstar Games will release the Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by French electronic duo …

Welcome back, Football Manager. I've only played half a day or so of it, whistling through my inductions, board meetings and opening transfer window, but already the positive signs are there. Football Manager 27 is a big, much-appreciated step in the right direction. In a way it'

NIS America will release storybook adventure game The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster for …

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the week of …

Last week, indie publisher Critical Reflex hosted its annual showcase , featuring a host of hard-to-define titles including Altered Alma , a cyberpunk-infused Metroidvania from Barcelona-based 2Awesome Studio. Read more

Capcom published its financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2026, and reported increases across the board, including a 67.5% rise in ordinary profit to ¥61.2 billion ($387.2 million). Read more

The World of Warcraft team has found itself at the centre of controversy after recently-added housing cosmetics appeared to go against previous pledges not to sell decorations tied to the visual identity of the game's races and factions. Read more

Since the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode, players have been mainly arguing about two topics: whether there's a need for a PvE-only mode , and whether Possum - an in-game trait - has a place in an extraction experience . Read more

Entergram will release CIRCUS-developed school romance visual novel D.C.5 ~Da Capo 5~ Future Link for …

Xbox leader Asha Sharma has claimed there's "more demand than consoles available" when it comes to Xbox, and that console sales "remain constrained by supply". Read more

Activision has come under fire due to the inclusion of real-world footage of the tragic Itaewon Disaster in Modern Warfare 4. The bereaved families association and the Citizens Countermeasure Meeting are asking for the footage to be removed. Read more

Microsoft has exceeded first quarter expectations, reporting $92.3 billion in revenue with increases in net income and earnings per share. Read more

So we know that GTA 6 has a marketing deal with Sony and the PlayStation 5 , and that Rockstar has been engaging with real-world locations to get the word about its latest sandbox game out into the world ahead of its 19th November launch. But it seems the reach of Rockstar's mark

Phantom Blade Zero has been officially released, and just as everyone expected, it's popular. The wuxia action game from S-Game debuted to a massive 431,541 concurrent players on Steam (via SteamDB ) at its peak just hours ago. Read more

We created Code Wizards 24 years ago, and as an external development partner, we work with a mix of small and large companies on backend engineering, live operations, IT and more. Over the years we've learnt from our mistakes, and CEOs of new studios and service providers often a

To no one's surprise, Epic Games has now confirmed that it's tripling down on its gen-AI push and will use the controversial tech on everything from Fortnite to the next iteration of its widely-used game development engine, Unreal Engine 6. Read more

The developers behind Alien: Isolation 2 are committing to a full physical edition, and have shared even more details about the highly-anticipated survival horror sequel. Read more

PR and influencer marketing platform PressEngine is launching The Pre-Show, an in-person event that puts developers directly in front of media and content creators. Read more

Hearth and Hamlet publisher Runic Forge has rebranded as Pythia Games. Read more

Cyberpunk 2 might try to revive Cyberpunk 2077 's online ambitions, as a new CD Projekt Red job listing is looking for someone familiar with "multiplayer network architecture." Read more