Key Preview Takeaways: It's a much darker art style and tone than we've been used to from Hoyoverse. Nodusfall doesn't have Devil May Cry-type combat, but it does make you feel cool while in combat. It's definitely not a soulslike (in a good way). They told us that the Maldrake, the last of the…
(Image credit: Paradox) Crusader Kings 3 will finally let us play as the pope in the By God Alone expansion, launching on September 30. The power! The pageantry! The blood boys! Wait, what? OK, so history has given us a lot of weird pope stories. One of them relates to the declining health of Pope…
Heritage Auctions/The Roddenberry Foundation/MIT MuseumThe Enterprise has risen. In 1964, model maker Richard C. Datin constructed the first physical incarnation of the most famous fictional starship of all time. Designed by artist Matt Jefferies, the aesthetic of the Enterprise, overseen by Gene…
Meanwhile, Ninja Theory look set for closure Well, there you go. Xbox have enacted a second round of layoffs and internal upheaval this year, following July's initial shooting of 1600 staff into the sun and parting ways with multiple studios. This time, 268 staff have been let go, while a bunch of…
"1917. But like it's completely different in tone. But that is structurally maybe the closest. It's like if Evil Dead 2 and 1917 were it's parents, but that doesn't feel right. Like if those movies loved each other very much." (via Rotten Tomatoes). Yeah, I totally see that. The link to 1917 hadn't…
Ever since Blizzard revealed World of Warcraft: Forever at Blizzcon 2026, the company has been laser-focused on maintaining its Classic+ identity, even if that means not implementing some quality-of-life features the game's retail version has had for years. In a reply to GingiTV and Nobbel87, two…
Xbox has shut down one of its more prominent video game studios, Ninja Theory, the developer behind Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, while reportedly cancelling its new Hellblade sequel ahead of its planned 2027 launch. Before Microsoft acquired Ninja Theory in 2018, the…
Warner Bros.American Vandal remains one of the best shows of the streaming era. The Netflix comedy created by Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda took its dumb and crass premise and turned it into a clever, surprisingly empathetic breakdown of the high school social hierarchy. And soon they will take…
Xbox has today announced a mass reorganization of its studios that will most prominently see the Halo franchise now moving under the Activision banner. Earlier this year, Xbox enacted hundreds of layoffs across its various studios and departments as part of a massive “reset” that the company was…
After years of delays, and an initially tepid reception, Marvel's Wolverine is out now, but how many copies has it sold? The game has sparked some mixed feelings – some think it's too easy, while others are having a blast. Regardless, it looks like any controversy hasn’t harmed its sales! Here's…
Microsoft has signalled its intention to close down Hellblade developer Ninja Theory after two deals to save the Xbox studio fell through. In-line with UK employment law, a consultation with the staff at the Cambridge-based studio has begun. While Microsoft has said it is now working to close the…
Control Resonant is out this week, and you’re going to need some of the best tips if you want to solve the new Hiss crisis that’s hit Manhattan. Control Resonant puts you in the shoes of Dylan Faden, an asset of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), a government organisation dedicated to the…
This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy” and has reviewed several Halo games, including the Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite. I’ll give…
Microsoft has today confirmed that the next mainline Halo game will be developed by Call of Duty maker Activision, with mass layoffs hitting Halo Studios amid a significant restructure of its Xbox studios setup. Xbox announced 268 layoffs today "across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and…
Courtesy of Capcom The success of the live action Resident Evil movie has many people being introduced to the series for the first time, without knowing its roots as a long-lived survival horror game franchise. There have been many evolutions of Resident Evil over the years, from its fixed camera…
Fueled by enormous fan anticipation for November’s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, Nintendo’s iconic, long-running fantasy series’ 40th anniversary has been building plenty of buzz lately. But the Link-starring action-adventure franchise isn’t the only enduring series celebrating four…
Top Discussions Microsoft file patent for a machine learning system that would "train" itself on your playtime to work out when you'll be least annoyed by in-game ads Ahead of GTA 6, Rockstar warn modders against making unofficial main story expansions, unauthorised ports and mods that combine GTA…
If 'it's so over' was the prevailing response to FM26 last year, then we have never been more back than we are now, following the first FM27 deep dive. FM26 faced many issues following Sports Interactive's rocky two-year switch to the Unity engine, but none were as harshly criticised as the game's…
PlayStation is ditching physical games for its next-generation, and it can’t be ruled out that Xbox won’t do the same thing. From January 2028, PlayStation will no longer offer disc versions of its new games, with those titles only available digitally or perhaps as a ‘code in a box’. This won’t…
Creative Assembly says Alien: Isolation 2 is still influenced by the iconic film, despite the outdoor setting Principal environment artist Archie Whitehead says the environment had to be showcased "through the lens of someone from the 1970s" Principal UI artist Laura Mouther says the team is "not…
One of the fastest ways to make Coins in FC 27 right now is using Gallery Tokens, but how do you get them? Using Gallery Tokens, you can buy Hall of FUT cards, which are great in their own right, but can be sold on to make even more money in the long run. To help you make sense of this moneymaking…
Top Discussions Review: Nighthawks review – a series of vignettes that sometimes excel but more often falter