Eurogamer.net Vikki Blake Feed

Nintendo denies lobbying over genAI, but stresses it will continue fighting IP infringement "whether AI is involved or not"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:07:18 +0000

Nintendo has denied reports that it has been lobbying Japanese lawmakers against generative AI, insisting it "has not had any contact with the Japanese government" about the highly controversial emerging tech.

Discord customer service system breached by "unauthorised party", gaining access to "a small number of government-ID images"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:27:02 +0000

A third-party customer service system used by Discord's support teams has been hacked, compromising some user personal data, including government IDs.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 trials new "more varied" matchmaking and tweaks TTK on popular weapons

Vikki Blake — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:00:59 +0000

As it gears up for what it calls an "exciting day of the Black Ops 7 Early Access Beta coming later today", Treyarch has some "important multiplayer playlist changes" to share with us as the beta continues.

Kingmakers delayed indefinitely as developer needs "more time before we feel good about charging money for it"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 16:08:00 +0000

Redemption Road's time-travelling bring-an-assault-rifle-to-a-medieval-sword-fight shooter and strategy game, Kingmakers, has been indefinitely delayed.

Developers using Unity warned to patch games ASAP following the discovery of a serious security vulnerability

Vikki Blake — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:06:08 +0000

Developers who have created their games using Unity have been warned to patch them as soon as possible following the discovery of a security vulnerability in Unity versions 2017.1 and later.

Nintendo's own Zurich Pop Con display reveals five Lego games are getting Switch 2 ports

Vikki Blake — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:01:50 +0000

A number of Tt Lego games could be on the way for Nintendo Switch 2, including Lego games based on notable franchises like Star Wars and Harry Potter.

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser opens up on Bully 2: "You just can't do all the projects you want"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:20:28 +0000

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has opened up on why we never received a follow-up to 2006's Bully.

U.S. Silent Hill f fans slam pitiful Steelbook allocations as missing pre-order gifts pop up on pricey eBay auctions

Vikki Blake — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 20:33:54 +0000

Silent Hill f fans who missed out on Steelbook pre-orders despite ordering early are slamming U.S. retailer GameStop and speaking out against opportunist scalpers.

Investors including Saudi 's PIF are reportedly in "advanced talks" for a $50bn leveraged buyout of EA

Vikki Blake — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:55:39 +0000

A group of financial investors are in "advanced talks" with EA to go private with a valuation worth around $50 billion (£37.5 billion).

Silent Hill f review

Vikki Blake — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

If you take nothing else from me today, just take these three words: stick with it.

Konami wants our thoughts on what Metal Gear game should get the remake treatment next

Vikki Blake — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:12:21 +0000

Konami wants your opinion on which Metal Gear game you think should get the remake treatment next.

A PS4 trophy list for 2007's Tomb Raider: Anniversary has leaked online

Vikki Blake — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 15:30:30 +0000

A trophy list for a PS4 version of 2007's Tomb Raider: Anniversary has popped up online.

Lenovo cancels Legion Go 2 pre-orders on its own website after demand "substantially exceeded projections"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:44:03 +0000

Lenovo has confirmed that whilst Legion Go 2 units are now making their way to "major retailers globally", some pre-orders placed on Lenovo's very own website will "need" to be cancelled.

Stellar Blade teases something is coming "in one week" and it looks like a horror-themed DLC or crossover event

Vikki Blake — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:21:28 +0000

Stellar Blade developer Shift Up has dropped a mysterious image onto social media, leading some fans to speculate it could be teasing a horror event or even crossover promotion with the upcoming release of Konami's horror, Silent Hill f.

U.S. Xbox fans hit with another hardware price hike just four months after the last increase

Vikki Blake — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:46:27 +0000

Xbox consoles are about to become more expensive in the United States. Again.

PSA: Brace yourself, horror fans – some Silent Hill f retailers have broken the street date

Vikki Blake — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:29:48 +0000

Konami's upcoming Silent Hill sequel, Silent Hill f, has shipped early for some lucky players.

Starfield marks two year anniversary with a secret message

Vikki Blake — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:55:54 +0000

Bethesda has hidden a secret message in a social media post ostensibly marking Starfield's second anniversary.

Kingdom Hearts 4, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 are making "great progress", confirms director

Vikki Blake — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:25:59 +0000

Square Enix director Tetsuya Nomura still doesn't have any specific Kingdom Hearts 4 news for us just yet, but he wants you to know that the teams are making "great progress" on both the Kingdom Hearts sequel and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3.

Epic finally revokes fraudulent V-Buck purchases on Xbox, but a "malfunctioning" refund system only causes more confusion

Vikki Blake — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:18:26 +0000

Epic Games has sped up repercussions for Fortnite players who used V-Bucks and refunded them through an exploit on Xbox, essentially getting the in-game currency for free.

Amazon's God of War TV series will finally start filming early next year, new report claims

Vikki Blake — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 20:20:42 +0000

Amazon's God of War TV series will commence filming in March 2026.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is being review-bombed in China

Vikki Blake — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 12:11:27 +0000

82 per cent of Hollow Knight: Silksong's Steam reviews may be positive, but it seems the adoration hasn't been universal, with hundreds of Chinese-speaking players slamming Team Cherry for issues with the sequel's translations.

Producers of newly announced Life is Strange TV show say it "deserves to be more than just a game"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 11:32:17 +0000

Life is Strange is the latest video game confirmed to be getting a TV adaptation.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 to refund all PS5 Premium Editions following backlash over paywalled clans

Vikki Blake — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 10:13:36 +0000

From next week, anyone who pre-ordered their Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Premium Edition via the PlayStation Store will be refunded.

Overwatch 2 takes action against 23,000 cheats, bringing total of banned accounts to over 1m players

Vikki Blake — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:52:38 +0000

Overwatch 2 has "enacted" over 23,000 "actions" against cheaters after rolling out a new system to find and detect players who use mouse and keyboard in console lobbies, a practice known as ximming.

Escape from Tarkov is coming to Steam

Vikki Blake — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:19:22 +0000

Escape from Tarkov is coming to Steam.

Hollow Knight: Silksong will retail for less than £20/$20, leak suggests

Vikki Blake — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:34:55 +0000

Hollow Knight: Silksong will reportedly sell for around £17/$20/€20.

Stardew Valley will be getting another update after all

Vikki Blake — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:28:11 +0000

Just months after revealing there'd be no more Stardew Valley updates until Haunted Chocolatier released, creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has confirmed that another update is coming to the fan-favourite farming sim.

Mortal Kombat 2 movie release slips to 2026

Vikki Blake — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:57:19 +0000

The Mortal Kombat 2 movie was set to hit cinemas on October 24th, but it has now been delayed by several months to May 15th, 2026.

Silksong excitement has seen Hollow Knight's concurrent Steam peak record smashed over and over again

Vikki Blake — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 16:14:13 +0000

People are getting ready for Hollow Knight: Silksong in the very best way possible – by replaying the original, Hollow Knight, in record numbers.

Silent Hill f producer insists it is "an action horror game" and any comparisons to a soulslike are "disingenuous"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 13:47:01 +0000

Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto has called comparisons of the upcoming Silent Hill f to soulslike games "disingenuous", insisting "a lot of these things we actually pulled from classic Silent Hill titles".

Randy Pitchford's "a little nervous" about Borderlands 4's "more challenging" difficulty

Vikki Blake — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:45:29 +0000

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford admits he's a "little nervous" about Borderlands 4's "more challenging" difficulty.

Original Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater voice actor says playing Snake was "the definitive role in his life"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:10:24 +0000

David Hayter – the original voice behind one of gaming's biggest characters, Snake – says portraying Hideo Kojima's stealthy creation "was the definitive role in [his] life", and if he was asked to reprise the role, he'd be "down" to voice him again.

Assassin's Creed Mirage to get surprise free story DLC later this year

Vikki Blake — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:17:19 +0000

Ubisoft has confirmed new DLC is on the way later this year for 2023's Assassin's Creed Mirage.

The Division 2 kicks off 10th anniversary year with The Division 2: Survivors, "an updated take on the survival extraction experience"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 13:47:41 +0000

The Division 2: Survivors is "an updated take on the survival extraction experience" coming to The Division 2.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers mod "rollbacks" Patch 1.5's controversial changes

Vikki Blake — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:22:32 +0000

In news unlikely to surprise you, modders have already rolled back the "downgraded game experience" introduced with Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' latest patch, 1.5, for PC players.

The First Descendant is using bizarre AI ads, at least one of which appears to be a clone of a real content creator

Vikki Blake — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:43:04 +0000

The First Descendant developer/publisher Nexon has been accused of using a series of "embarrassing" AI-generated TikTok advertisements, at least one of which is alleged to have imitated a real content creator.

Animal rights group PETA calls for Nintendo to remove Cow's "cruel" nose ring

Vikki Blake — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:09:31 +0000

Animal rights campaign group PETA is calling on Nintendo to remove Mario Kart World's Cow's nose ring.

Leaked Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 release date suggests there's still no Nintendo Switch 2 version at launch

Vikki Blake — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:38:41 +0000

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will reportedly release on 14th November, 2025, and there's still no Nintendo Switch 2 release planned.

Louisiana sues Roblox for allegedly choosing "profits over child safety", claiming "it's basically open season for sex predators on this app"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:37:09 +0000

The U.S. state of Louisiana is suing Roblox, alleging it facilitates "the sexual exploitation of Louisiana's children".

Battlefield 6's anti-cheat system has already prevented 330,000 attempts to "cheat or tamper with anti-cheat controls"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:51:52 +0000

If you've been wondering just how Battlefield 6's Secure Boot requirement and anti-cheat system Javelin have been holding up during Battlefield 6's gargantuan open beta test, AC from EA's Anti-Cheat team has revealed that during the Open Beta alone, Javelin has blocked over 300,000 attempted cheat efforts and reviewed 100K+ potential cheaters.

Microsoft stresses it will "continue to support Forza Motorsport and Horizon 5" despite cuts at studio Turn 10

Vikki Blake — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:20:21 +0000

Microsoft has "assured players that Turn 10 and Playground Games will continue to support Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon 5".

"This is Battlefield's biggest Open Beta ever," says EA

Vikki Blake — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 18:08:05 +0000

UPDATE 10/08/25: Battlefield 6 continues to attract record numbers of players over the weekend, clocking up 521,079 concurrent players on Steam alone.

A Far Cry TV show that "doesn't shy away from the darkest, most absurd parts of humanity" is reportedly in development at FX

Vikki Blake — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 17:13:16 +0000

A TV show based on Ubisoft's Far Cry franchise is allegedly in development at FX.

Tencent quietly updates "slavish Horizon clone" Light of Motiram's Steam page

Vikki Blake — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 14:49:03 +0000

Tencent has quietly removed, edited, and/or replaced key art on the Steam page of its upcoming adventure game, Light of Motiram, just days after Sony filed a copyright lawsuit.

Diablo boss Rod Fergusson leaves Blizzard

Vikki Blake — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 10:03:19 +0000

Rod Fergusson is "stepping away" from his leadership role at Blizzard.

Fandom split on Silent Hill f's "soulslike" combat

Vikki Blake — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:11:06 +0000

The Silent Hill fandom is seemingly split once again, this time over Silent Hill f's "soulslike" combat.

Brace yourself, Peak fans - Aggro Crab reckons you can get to an "unreachable" campfire that's coming up soon

Vikki Blake — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 14:15:00 +0000

While new viral hit Peak can often feel as challenging as it is fun to play, rumour has it that in the next day or so, the procedurally-generated map won't be tricky as much as it'll be unbeatable. Whoops.

BioShock 4 fails to impress at internal 2K review resulting in leadership shake-up and revamped narrative

Vikki Blake — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 21:27:14 +0000

Cloud Chamber, the studio tasked with reviving the decade-dormant BioShock series, has reportedly failed an internal review with 2K Games execs, resulting in a leadership shakeup.

GOG offers 13 free NSFW games as it launches anti-censorship campaign, FreedomToBuy.Games

Vikki Blake — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 19:56:38 +0000

UPDATE 4/8/2025: GOG has announced that one million people opted to make the most of its FreedomToBuy.Games initiative within 24 hours of its debut.

Nintendo warns Japanese players not to play Switch 2 in extreme temperatures

Vikki Blake — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:16:09 +0000

Nintendo has warned Switch owners in Japan not to let their consoles get too hot or too cold.

Another Friday the 13th game is on the way - and this one's a prequel

Vikki Blake — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:36:07 +0000

Surprise! A new Friday the 13th-themed video game is on the way.

Team Fortress 2's summer update is here - here's what's new

Vikki Blake — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:05:14 +0000

Team Fortress 2's summer update is here, ushering in "major changes", including 10 new community-created maps, the summer 2025 Cosmetic Case - which contains 23 new community-contributed items - four new community-contributed taunts, and 14 new - say it with me - community-created Unusual effects.

Battlefield 6 leaks keep on coming - this time, it's the battle royale map

Vikki Blake — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 17:21:48 +0000

Battlefield 6's Battle Royale map - complete with all its points of interest (POIs), big and small - has leaked online.

Fans are once again accusing Activision Blizzard of using AI-generated art in Diablo Immortal x Hearthstone event marketing materials

Vikki Blake — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:54:13 +0000

Another day, another AI-generated "slop" accusation, this time against Blizzard and its upcoming Diablo Immortal x Hearthstone crossover event.

This brand new publisher is serving up fresh indie horror, including a sinister game of poker dice against demon billionaires

Vikki Blake — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:55:07 +0000

Former DreadXP and Critical Reflex alum Ted Hentschke has teamed up with Jakub Bałuszek-Sobolewski to form Black Lantern Collective, a new publisher dedicated to horror games.

Wolfenstein is the next game series to get an adaptation for TV

Vikki Blake — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:33:16 +0000

Amazon MGM Studios has selected yet another video game series for a TV show adaptation - and this time it's Wolfenstein.

Krafton acquires Last Epoch studio, Eleventh Hour Games

Vikki Blake — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:28:33 +0000

Krafton has acquired 100 percent of Last Epoch developer, Eleventh Hour Games.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond pops up on the Korean ratings board, sparking hope we'll get a firm release date soon

Vikki Blake — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:22:00 +0000

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has been submitted for a classification rating in South Korea, raising hopes we'll get a firm release date soon.

Microsoft quietly removes ability to purchase movies and TV shows on Xbox and the Microsoft Store

Vikki Blake — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 17:31:16 +0000

Microsoft is no longer selling or renting movies and TV shows.

"The age of gameplay mechanics has already passed," says ICO, Shadow of the Colossus director

Vikki Blake — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 17:03:16 +0000

The director behind ICO and Shadow of the Colossus believes the days of creating new and innovative gameplay mechanics "has already passed".

Ready or Not hits 1m console sales in 4 days despite "censorship" claims from its PC players

Vikki Blake — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:23:30 +0000

Ready or Not, the violent and controversial shooter from Void Interactive, has topped one million sales on console in just four days.

Ubisoft suggests to shareholders a new Ghost Recon game is on the way even though there's been no public announcement yet

Vikki Blake — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 14:59:07 +0000

Although Ubisoft has yet to formally confirm a new Ghost Recon game is on the way, in a recent shareholder Q&A, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and CFO Frederick Duguet talked openly about the upcoming sequel.

Leaked image suggests the next Battlefield game will be called Battlefield 6 - and the reveal event is coming very soon

Vikki Blake — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 20:02:54 +0000

EA is planning a three-day event that will finally include the reveal of the next Battlefield game. Rumour has it, it's called - yup, you've guessed it - Battlefield 6.

The Outlast Trials Season 4 is here - here's what's new

Vikki Blake — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 19:14:39 +0000

The Outlast Trials Season 4, Project Diarchy, is now available, ushering in 2 new MK-Challenges, a reworked Rebirth system, new cosmetics, and an all-new Shopping Mall map in which new prime assets Otto and Arora Kress will terrorise you. Lovely.

Krafton's ready to take on Subnautica's creators in court

Vikki Blake — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:10:23 +0000

Krafton said it "look[s] forward to defending itself in court" after Unknown Worlds' former leadership confirmed they would be suing the publisher after they were suddenly ousted and replaced earlier this month.

Ubisoft's own shareholders demand response to the Stop Killing Games consumer movement

Vikki Blake — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 15:37:46 +0000

Ubisoft's own shareholders have directly challenged the publisher to respond to the huge swell of support behind Stop Killing Games – a consumer movement generated by Ubisoft's decision to take The Crew offline last year.

Ken Levine's Judas is "old-school" - "You buy the game and you get the whole thing"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 17:43:30 +0000

Ken Levine has revealed his upcoming game, Judas, will be an "old-school" and "traditional" single-player adventure.

Summer Games Done Quick 2025 raises £1.8m for Doctors Without Borders

Vikki Blake — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:24:55 +0000

Summer Games Done Quick 2025 has closed, raising $2,436,614 - £1.8m - for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières.

In latest Subnautica 2 twist, Krafton confirms this leaked internal review document is real

Vikki Blake — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:55:27 +0000

Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds' parent company, Krafton, has issued another statement, this time confirming that an internal milestone document leaked online is authentic.

Resident Evil Survival Unit stars a bunch of your favourites, including Leon, Jill, Claire, and the real MVP, Barry Burton

Vikki Blake — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 17:03:21 +0000

Resident Evil Survival Unit was only unveiled last week, but already franchise owner Capcom is pulling back the curtain to give us our first look at the mobile strategy game.

IO Interactive is "working on some of those Nintendo Switch 2 performance issues right now"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:09:12 +0000

IO Interactive has confirmed it is "addressing" Hitman: World of Assassination issues on Nintendo Switch 2.

A Short Hike dev halts work on unfinished RPG, saying, "I might never finish this, so I'm releasing the demo!"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:06:48 +0000

The developer behind A Short Hike has shelved development on an RPG but is releasing it as a demo, allowing players to enjoy it nonetheless.

Bandai Namco Summer Showcase will debut next week - here's what you can expect to see

Vikki Blake — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 18:12:07 +0000

Bandai Namco's Summer Showcase is set to debut on 2nd July.

Ready or Not adjusts in-game violence and nudity on PC to secure PS5 and Xbox release

Vikki Blake — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:53:34 +0000

Void Interactive has confirmed the console port of its violent shooter, Ready or Not, has been changed "as absolutely required by our first party partners", including tweaks to dismemberment/gore, nudity, mistreatment of children, and "explicit representations of violence". And in some instances, these changes may be applied to the PC version, too.

Fans slam The Alters after discovering evidence of undisclosed gen AI in images, text, and translation

Vikki Blake — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:21:05 +0000

Players have hit out at The Alters developer 11 Bit Studios after AI prompts were discovered in both subtitles and flavour text in the game, intimating routine use of large language models (LLMs) without disclosure.

Dave the Diver delays In the Jungle DLC but sure knows how to soften the blow with these other announcements

Vikki Blake — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 17:40:13 +0000

Dave the Diver's In the Jungle DLC has been delayed to 2026.

New Battlefield leak confirms return of fan-favourite mode

Vikki Blake — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 14:45:55 +0000

Oh look, more Battlefield leaks.

New Battlefield single-player campaign details leak online

Vikki Blake — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 20:47:15 +0000

Footage of the next Battlefield game is once again popping up online, this time of its single-player campaign.

FBC: Firebreak hears your criticism "loudly and clearly" and is fixing things "starting now"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 19:58:25 +0000

Remedy says it's hearing your feedback on FBC: Firebreak "loudly and clearly" and is committed to improving things, particularly the shooter's opening hour, "starting now".

"100% completing" Balatro has developer better "equipped" to design the next big update

Vikki Blake — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:36:50 +0000

Balatro developer Localthunk has "100 percent completed Balatro", making him better "equipped" for the next update.

Hollywood producer Adi Shankar acquires rights to Duke Nukem

Vikki Blake — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:13:52 +0000

Hollywood producer, director, and screenwriter Adi Shankar has acquired the rights to Duke Nukem.

PSA: Death Stranding 2's full opening hour has leaked online

Vikki Blake — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 13:44:18 +0000

The first hour of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has leaked online, three days ahead of its formal release.

Here's our first look at gameplay from former The Witcher developers' fantasy RPG, The Blood of the Dawnwalker

Vikki Blake — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 13:22:32 +0000

Rebel Wolves, the studio from former CD Projekt director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, has dropped a new trailer giving us our first meaningful look at The Blood of the Dawnwalker's gameplay.

Sega reveals Sega Store Tokyo is on the way

Vikki Blake — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 17:15:27 +0000

Sega is launching a new store in Tokyo, Japan: Sega Store Tokyo.

Red Dead Redemption star says he "possibly misled some people" but insists "exciting" news is still on the way

Vikki Blake — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 16:10:56 +0000

Red Dead Redemption 2 actor said he "possibly misled some people" when he teased a Red Dead Redemption-related announcement was on the way.

Hypnospace Outlaw sequel Dreamsettler cancelled as creator issues heartfelt statement: "maybe I've been burnt out this whole time"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:06:54 +0000

Hypnospace Outlaw developer Jay Tholen has confirmed the highly anticipated sequel, Dreamsettler, has been cancelled following a "mutual" decision between Tholen and publisher No More Robots.

Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games lays off "small group of valued staff"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:37:34 +0000

Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games has laid off a "small group of valued staff".

Nintendo fans are compiling a master list of what games run better - or worse - on Switch 2

Vikki Blake — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:32:43 +0000

Industrious Switch fans have started compiling a fan-made list that tracks which Switch 1 games have seen an improvement - or a decline - in performance when running on their new Nintendo Switch 2 consoles.

Dune: Awakening and Stellar Blade both set new concurrent user records on Steam this weekend

Vikki Blake — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:04:21 +0000

Both Dune: Awakening and Stellar Blade have set new concurrent user records on Steam over the weekend.

Minecraft's "Vibrant Visuals" update finally has a release date

Vikki Blake — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:44:03 +0000

Minecraft's Vibrant Visuals update finally has a release date: 17th June.

Red Dead Redemption star teases he "cannot wait" for us to know about a big announcement that's coming "before Friday"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:47:19 +0000

Another day, another Red Dead rumour, but this one comes from John Marston himself - or, at least, the actor who brings him to life, Rob Wiethoff.

Nier: Automata creators deny characters "were problematic overseas" and blame mistranslated subtitle for censorship rumours

Vikki Blake — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:56:54 +0000

Nier: Automata producer Yosuke Saito and director Yoko Taro have denied that any of their character designs were restricted for Western audiences.

Fallout Shelter has been downloaded over 230 million times in 10 years

Vikki Blake — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:54:17 +0000

On the tenth anniversary of the release of free-to-play Fallout Shelter, Bethesda has revealed the management sim game has been downloaded 230 million times across all platforms.

Sony quietly removes PC sale restrictions in dozens of countries for four huge PlayStation games

Vikki Blake — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:07:59 +0000

Sony has seemingly loosened regional restrictions on a number of its PC games, including God of War Ragnarök, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and Helldivers 2.

2025's Summer Game Fest is its biggest to date, with viewer numbers up 89% on last year's show

Vikki Blake — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 12:58:19 +0000

Summer Game Fest saw its peak viewership jump 89 percent year-over-year, making 2025's show the biggest to date.

Splitgate 2 slashes $145 cosmetic bundle price following fan backlash

Vikki Blake — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:58:20 +0000

Free-to-play "Halo meets Portal" shooter Splitgate 2 says it hears you "loud and clear" about some of the eye-watering prices that have popped up on its in-game store.

Bandai Namco teases there's a new Tales Of remaster on the way

Vikki Blake — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:23:02 +0000

A new Tales Of remaster is on the way.

Gearbox publishes statement to confirm its games do not contain "spyware" as players slam new EULA

Vikki Blake — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:03:14 +0000

Gearbox has confirmed via a statement that its games do not contain "spyware" after fans had "concerns about Take-Two's terms of service".

A Resonance: Plague Tale Legacy accidentally leaks online

Vikki Blake — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 11:38:47 +0000

UPDATE 6pm: And, there it is! At this evening's Xbox showcase, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy was announced, with an official teaser trailer which you can see below.

Here's 10 minutes from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's documentary courtesy of IGN Live 2025

Vikki Blake — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 11:13:02 +0000

As part of IGN Live, Sandfall Interactive has unveiled the opening 10 minutes of an all-new documentary following the team as it developed and released Clair Obscur: 33 Expedition.