One of the most impressive games I played at gamescom was Tarae: The Unbound, a new action RPG developed by South Korean studio Boundary and published by PUBG company Krafton. There’s a huge amount here that will feel familiar to fans of Diablo, not least in the way the game actually plays. But…
There's a feeling that Mewtwo is being milked too hard, as Pokémon Go continues to capitalize on the creature's popularity and monetization potential. The announcement of yet more Mewtwo coming to Pokémon Go later this year is being greeted with surprising apathy by fans, following a disappointing…
Capcom has teased a revival for some of its older IPs, with fans hopeful it could lead to new entries for franchises like Devil May Cry and Dead Rising. Although most associated with franchise giants like Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, and Mega Man, Capcom has proven its willingness to revive some…
They also "take copyright infringement very seriously", mind Those terrible firebrands at the Tetris Company have publicly rebuked the US government for publishing a Tetris parody game that promotes the Trump administration's brutalising rhetoric about securing the US border with Mexico. They've…
Labor Day sales aren't always the most exciting, but you can still find some genuinely decent offers if you know where to look. For example, Amazon has a dedicated sale right now and has even recently restocked some fairly rare Pokémon TCG sets. Now that's what I'm most interested in, as that…
It has been claimed in a recent report that a Killzone game is coming to end the freeze put on the series for more than a decade. The last new Killzone game was Shadow Fall, released for the PlayStation 4 in 2013, the last major release before Guerrilla pivoted to work on the Horizon franchise.…
After some difficult years, The Sandbox is growing in confidence in 2026 as it reorganizes its vision around AI in the shape of its new AI-centric Sandbox Studio tools. Speaking on the Blockchain Gaming World podcast, CEO Robby Yung says the company has spent almost three years developing Sandbox…
(Image credit: Netease Games) Free-to-play open-world adventure Ananta will feature two massive maps The second, Chongxiao, was revealed in a trailer at Gamescom 2026 It's inspired by the real-world cities Shanghai and Hangzhou, home of the game's developers Upcoming free-to-play Grand Theft Auto 6…
It's shaping up to be a pretty big year for the Nintendo Switch 2, and to celebrate how well things are going, we've got two – that's right, TWO – Nintendo Directs this week! One of these Directs is dedicated entirely to Zelda to celebrate the series's 40th anniversary, so there's plenty to look…
Sony is reportedly in the early stages of bringing its first-person shooter series, Killzone, back from the dead. Guerrilla Games’ Halo killer fell by the wayside after the developer found enormous success with Horizon Zero Dawn back in 2017. It has focused on the Horizon franchise ever since, but…
Nintendo is reportedly making a sequel to a GameCube game for the Nintendo Switch 2 that fans have waited 24 years for. Those whose favorite Nintendo nostalgia is GameCube nostalgia are set to feast in 2027. For one, it looks like a new Luigi’s Mansion — a series that got its start at the launch of…
Capcom has announced that Onimusha: Way of the Sword has surged past the one million sales mark on launch day, taking all-time overall sales for the franchise to in excess of 10 million. Onimusha: Way of the Sword marks the first new title in the series for over two decades and has proven to be a…
A new report has corroborated past claims that the supply chain for disc drives is collapsing amid a digital-only future. The news comes from Digital Foundry, which corroborated a previous Windows Central report that the supply chain for digital drives is collapsing. Digital Foundry says that the…
Nintendo is developing an all-new Super Smash Bros and Nintendogs, a notable leaker has claimed. The details come from Malo932, who recently stated that Nintendo would hold two Direct presentations this week (correct), and who previously stated that a classic Star Fox, Zelda: Ocarina of Time…
A beloved PlayStation FPS franchise from the PS2 era could finally be making its long-awaited comeback, with reports suggesting that a new entry may already be in production. The PlayStation 5 is home to some fantastic first-party games, including Astro Bot, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, God of War…
(Image credit: Creative Assembly) Creative Assembly developed Total War: Warhammer 40,000's controller support alongside the game's battle system Battle product owner Dave Petry says the team "landed something that really does work" Petry adds that he doesn't believe the "myth" that controllers…
Portal fans can now enjoy a full remake of the original game developed in Portal 2’s engine, released for free by modding team Rhubarb & Rhubarb. The Portal games are often cited as some of the best games developed by Valve, given their ingenuity at developing clever puzzles with interesting…
Sir or madam's choice of mutual assured destruction or proxy war Civilization 7 is getting a new free update that takes the 4X strategy series into the atomic age, while trying to make nuclear era conflict a little more elaborate than just being first to research the requisite city-killing…
Sony has issued an update following a misunderstanding over its plans to reduce production of physical discs for its PlayStation consoles. From January 2028, PlayStation will no longer produce physical copies of new games released on PlayStation consoles. That remains true and applies to both first…
Invoke Studios head Dominic Guay says the team knew it wanted a magic user as theWarlock: Dungeons & Dragons protagonist He says "creative magic use was at the core of what we wanted to do in gameplay" Guay adds that "the scope of managing what would be in our magic system is a real challenge"…
The PlayStation 5 undoubtedly sits at the top of many best gaming console lists, but that doesn't make it any less expensive. There are several different types of PS5 to choose from in a range of prices. Digital-only PS5 consoles are cheaper, but only permit you to play games that are available…
Beloved developer Hiroyuki Kobayashi is perhaps best known to gamers for his work on the Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, and Devil May Cry series. In 1996, Kobayashi secured his first job as a programmer on Resident Evil, also going on to work on Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil - Code: Veronica X,…
HBOThings are not what they seem in the town of Rushville, Nebraska. The small backwater town where Lanterns’ Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) have been investigating a mysterious mass shooting seems to be perfectly normal until Jordan starts poking his head around. He…
Thanks to the efforts of director Christopher Nolan, Greek mythology is having a moment. The director’s mega hit The Odyssey has grossed over $1.6 billion, sparking new conversations around Greek myths, gods, and heroes. The conversation is now spilling over from cinemas into the rest of pop…