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Don’t Sleep Better known for producing horror movies like the Black Phone and Five Nights at Freddy’s franchises, Blumhouse also has a video game division – the fittingly titled Blumhouse Games. It’s already published two games, and its latest, Sleep Awake, is out now on all major platforms. Created by Eyes Out, a studio founded …

Indiecember YouTuber Pirate Software, aka Jason Thor Hall, was the main voice of dissent when the Stop Killing Games initiative started picking up steam in July this year, leading to a huge section of the internet piling on him. Although he never technically went away, he did lose between 110k–120k subscribers as a result, and …

We’re All in This Together Digital Cybercherries (DCC), the small UK-based team behind Hypercharge: Unboxed, has revealed that its next game, Don’t Scream Together, is set for release on Dec. 3 on PC. It’s also going to be sold for a very low $7.99.  Don’t Scream Together is a new version of Don’t Scream, DCC’s …

Eminem Collaboration Introduces New Mission A new mission created through a collaboration between Eminem and IO Interactive brings the rapper into Hitman World of Assassination. The experience places both Eminem and his alter ego, Slim Shady, at the center of the assignment, following themes from the artist’s recent album titled The Death of Slim Shady. …

No Brakes, No Problem Quite a Ride is a forthcoming survival horror title that could be described as Pacific Drive meets Stephen King’s The Mist, but on a bike. It’s the work of Goodwin Games and it’s just landed a publishing deal with Silver Lining Interactive (Outbound, Dave the Diver).  In Quite a Ride, players …

Everybody’s Doing It The arguments for AI use in video game development got an extra boost recently with Epic Games CEO, Tim Sweeney, weighing in on X with his thoughts. He agreed to a call for Valve to remove the AI disclosure tag on Steam as it’s starting to become meaningless, since most games – …

The Bride Returns Fortnite is no stranger to unexpected collabs (such as Halloween’s Doja Cat weirdness), but it’s probably a safe bet no one had “Lost Kill Bill chapter” on their Fortnite bingo card for this year. Yuki’s Revenge is a short film made in Unreal Engine and it’s premiering inside Fortnite on Nov. 30 …

Back From the Dead It’s not everyday a forgotten classic gets a second chance at popularity, and yet that’s what’s happened to Cold Fear this week. The 2005 survival horror had been available on multiple game platforms for a while, but wasn’t guaranteed to run on modern systems. It was delisted on Nov. 10, but …

Endless Depths POOLS, the creepy liminal walking simulator by Finnish studio Tensori, is out now on PS5 and PS VR2. Both make full use of DualSense haptics, with the VR mode being a completely rebuilt version rather than a port. POOLS was released on PC late last year, and the App Store on Nov. 6. …

Back Once Again TimeSplitters Rewind skews typical remake trends by focusing on all three previous, official, TimeSplitters games and bundling parts of them together under one title. Over 200 developers –  some hobbyists and some with AAA background – have helped bring Rewind to life after multiple restarts. The original games follow time travellers as …

Doom II Mod Gets Reborn Total Chaos started life as a Doom II mod, but has since been rebuilt as a standalone game using Unreal Engine 5. It includes original music by Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka and visual fx by top Hollywood talent, and is available now on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation …

It’s Always Sunny in Far Cry Land FX has placed a series order for a Far Cry TV show, and it’s being produced by Rob McElhenney (Welcome to Wrexham) and Noah Hawley (Fargo). Gamers wondering which title in the Ubisoft series is due for adaptation might well find it’s all of them: the idea is …

Voxel Problem After a few months of behind the scenes negotiating, Hytale’s original creator, Simon Collins-Laflamme officially brought the cancelled game back to life last week. He’s since been rolling out a steady stream of updates, but there’s a contingent of gamers who aren’t happy to see Hytale back. A vocal subset of Minecraft fans …

Stalkers and Mutants Developed by GSC Game World, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl was released in November 2024 on PC and Xbox Series X/S, and is now available on PlayStation 5. GSC has made several STALKER games, and although Heart of Chornobyl is a brand new one, not a remaster or remake, it still includes …

An Unreal Partnership Unite is Unity’s annual conference that focuses on game development-related talks, sessions and keynote speeches. The 2025 version started on Nov. 19 and finishes today (Nov. 20), in Barcelona, and it’s already hosted an unlikely alliance: Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic, appeared on stage with Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg to announce …

Building a Better City Game Colossal Order, the Finnish game studio behind the Cities: Skylines series, has parted ways with publisher Paradox Interactive. No reason has been given by either party, with an official news post shared on the sites for both companies accompanied by genial comments from both sides, along with news that Iceflake …

Subscription-Free ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars Reforged for PC, an overhaul and all-in-one update to the popular MMORPG that launched in 2005. It’ll be free for existing users, but otherwise costs $19.99 and will be, as the main game has always been, subscription-free.  Guild Wars Reforged bundles previous expansions Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall together and …

Back From The Dead Hytale, a voxel-based sandbox RPG first announced in 2018, was sold by creators Hypixel Studios in 2020 to Riot Games. However, Hytale and Hypixel were both shut down in June this year due to a variety of reasons including mismanagement and feature creep. Now, the original founder of Hypixel, Simon Collins-Laflamme, …

Ghouls Galore Ghost Master, the 2003 strategy classic that has players command a growing roster of spectral troops, has been given the remake treatment with Ghost Master: Resurrection. Originally developed by Sick Puppies, the new version is being handled by Mechano Story Studio (Painkiler remake) and original publisher Strategy First (Flatout, Space Empires).  The remake …

Grimdark Hack n Slash Netmarble, the developer and publisher behind such titles as The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross and Lineage 2: Revolution, recently revealed Project EVILBANE, a four player co-op ARPG. Currently in active development but slated for release next year, Netmarble had a hands-on demo available at the recent G-STAR game expo in …

G-Star 2025 The Global Game Exhibition is in full swing in Busan,South Korea, from Nov. 13 – 14, and a host of top game studios and publishers are in attendance. One notable name is NCSOFT (Blade and Soul, Throne and Liberty, Guild Wars 2), which has revealed Horizon Steel Frontiers, a brand new MMORPG set …

A Peek Into The Future The latest State of Play by Sony ran on Nov. 11, and focused on Japanese games and studios, as well as acted as a video game crystal ball – a lot of titles showcased aren’t slated for release until next year. Even so, there were a handful of hotly anticipated …

Sizzle Reel NetEase, the China-based game studio and publisher behind the likes of Once Human, FragPunk, and Where Winds Meet, has been busy this year laying-off staff and closing down associated game studios. Its latest casualty is Canada-based Bad Brain Game Studio, which only launched two years ago.  Sean Crooks, Studio Head, posted on LinkedIn …

Corporate Greed Beats Child Safety Following news that Roblox’s lax child safety rules have led to multiple lawsuits from private citizens, media personalities, and entire states, the company continues to try and right the ship. It’s been busy rolling out new regulations and rules in an effort to curb reports of sexual content and other …

Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn! Cthulhu is a cosmic horror that can send people insane, but Dead Static Drive, the new game from Australian studio Reuben Games, has recently launched and is sending gamers mad with a different kind of horror: jank. Reuben bills it as “Grand Theft Cthulhu” and calls it “a stylized survival-horror road …

Hack n Slash Action Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is the third entry into the Hyrule Warriors series and it’s out now on Nintendo Switch 2. Set in the land of Hyrule and featuring characters from various The Legend of Zelda games, it’s a hack n slash action game rather than a typical RPG like …

Smells Like The Future OVR is a Vermont-based tech company focused on bringing smells to video games. It’s already partnered with Canadian development team, Little Buffalo Studios, on its upcoming survival-crafting title Akiiwan: Survival.  OVR’s scent tech is called Omara and it works by accessing 16 scents on a cartridge triggered by in-game actions. These …

Absurd Ventures Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar and lead writer on multiple GTA and Red Dead Redemption titles, recently appeared on the Lex Fridman podcast and gave an update on his new studio, as well as details on failed Grand Theft Auto games. Fridman is a research scientist at MIT, who started his podcast …

Another Reboot The Saints Row series died an ignoble death with the 2022 reboot, which received overall negative reviews and was soon followed by the dissolution of developers Volition. Now, the Design Director of the original Saints Row from 2006, Chris Stockman, has voiced his desire to properly reboot the series by taking it back …

Gaming Culture Is International Nov. 3 saw UK Parliament debate the current Stop Killing Games (SKG) initiative, after a petition successfully received almost 190,000 signatures. Around 20 Members of Parliament were present, with Labour MP Ben Goldsborough leading the charge. The debate lasted for an hour, with a lot of politicians sticking up for gamer …

Look, Up In The Sky! Dispatch, the superhero workplace comedy from former Telltale Games devs, was released on Oct. 22 and has already shifted 1 million copies. Developed and published by AdHoc, it follows former superhero Robert Robertson as he works at the Superhero Dispatch Network (SDN) with a team of former villains, with the …

Dredge By Any Other Name Dreadmoor, the controversial fishing horror first debuted by Dream Dock in April this year, has resurfaced with new social media accounts and a new publisher, Digital Vortex. However, although the announcement does come with a projected release date, it doesn’t come with any new game footage. Dreadmoor tasks players with …

Paramount Brings Out The Big Guns As the online war between Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 rages on, the latter is at least winning the battle for the silver screen – a movie based on the game franchise is being developed by Paramount. Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) is set to write the …

Trick or Treat? Nothing says “Halloween” like zombies, and Techland is celebrating the spooky season by giving players two treats, and maybe a few tricks. Dying Light: The Beast has been updated with new content and a PUBG MOBILE crossover, whereas Stay Human is currently running a Halloween Showdown. Dying Light: Stay Human is the …

Fantasy Studio Moviepass, the ticket subscription service that lets film fans pay a monthly fee to access over 4,000 theatres across the States, has created a fantasy studio game called Mogul. Players can create their own virtual movie studio, with real-world events affecting the flow of the game.  Moviepass has a spotted history, but the …

Resident Evil Celebrates 30 Years of Terror Capcom has been on a real tear lately as it brings Resident Evil to mobile devices in a brand new game, reveals a new arcade cabinet, and today opens up pre-orders for Resident Evil Requiem.  Next year marks the 30th Anniversary of the franchise, with Requiem promising to …

Another One Bites The Dust Bloodhunt, the vampire battle royale developed and published by Sharkmob, is set to throw open the curtains on its creatures of the night in April next year. At which point, everything will turn to dust and remain as nothing but a memory for the players who embraced the online multiplayer’s …

Amazon Reverting Focus To What It Does Best In a leaked memo shared by Deadline on Oct. 28, Amazon has spent the last several months evaluating plans to deliver improved gaming experiences while also leaning into the things it does best. Unfortunately for thousands of the tech company’s staff, this means losing their jobs in …

Shoryuken! Launched in June 2023 to celebrate 40 years of the company, Capcom Town is a “digital tourist attraction” that hosts game content. It recently received a facelift and 15 free arcade classics to celebrate, including Street Fighter 2, Ghosts ‘n Goblins, and some obscure titles. It’s also now available to gamers in the US. …

Black Ops For Free Anticipation is running high for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s release to actually be worth playing on Nov. 14, after a beta test finished on Oct. 9. COD developers Treyarch and Raven Software, and publisher Activision, have announced changes coming to BO7 and Warzone, as well as details on Black …

It’s Oh So Quiet Digital Cybercherries, the UK-based studio behind multiplayer action figure shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed, has revealed Don’t Scream Together. This is a new game that builds on the studio’s 2023 voice-chat horror title, Don’t Scream, where the game restarts if the player makes a loud noise. Chief among the changes is the addition …

War Never Changes Despite coming out 10 years ago, Bethesda’s Fallout 4 has remained a popular RPG, with six official add-ons released over the years, with the last one in 2023 bringing custom player content to the game. The upcoming Anniversary Edition on Nov. 10 bundles all this together for all existing platforms (Xbox Series …

Blast Off Developed by Obsidian and published by Xbox Game Studios, The Outer Worlds 2 once again sends players into a sector of space overseen by a combination of shady corporate and government agencies. It launches on Oct. 29 across all major platforms. Although it’s a sequel to 2019’s The Outer Worlds, it’s not a …

Out of Leftfield Quantic Dream, the French studio behind boundary-pushing titles like Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls, has announced a surprise pivot into multiplayer gaming. Spellcasters Chronicles is a 3v3 free-to-play online game with deckbuilder mechanics, and a far cry from the studio’s previous ‘games as films’ titles.  Players take on the role of …

Event Horizon No Man’s Sky players are in luck as the developer, Hello Games, has released a free update. It’s available now across all major platforms and sends gamers to a desolate and abandoned sector of space. As well as new spaceship parts, Breach includes quality of life tweaks and the chance to explore planets …

Undead, Undead, Undead Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the cult classic vampire RPG from 2004 and it’s out now on all major platforms. However, critic and player reviews are already coming in that suggest this almost-cancelled sequel should have stayed in the grave. Long delays and a shift in …

Never Work With Children or Animals The Jurassic Park/World movies uniformly show just how wrong things can go when someone tries to stick giant, formerly extinct animals into a public zoo/theme park. But Jurassic World Evolution 3, the latest entry into the sim series by Frontier Developments, finally lets players find out if shrinking them …

A Failure of Event Staff TwitchCon, the annual event organised by the live-streaming site, celebrated its 10th year at San Diego Convention Center between Oct. 17 – 19, 2025. However, early concerns regarding event safety proved substantiated when popular streamer Emiru was assaulted by a male fan during a meet-and-greet, with event security failing to …

Giant Robot Action ARC Raiders is the long-delayed but much-anticipated PvPvE online shooter from Embark Studios (The Finals), and it’s running a free “Server Slam” playtest from today through to Oct. 19.  Players will get to experience a large starting map, battle giant evil robots, and be able to team up with other players – …

It’s Just Business Gamers who have always wanted to play a potential copyright-infringement co-op shooter have got their prayers answered with the announcement of free-to-play “horrorverse” shooter, Rules of Engagement: The Grey State. Marketed as a tactical online shooter, it drops players into an alternate reality home to iconic monsters from a variety of media, …

We’re All In This Together Owlcat Games, the studio behind two Warhammer 40K titles, two Pathfinder games, and an RPG set in the Expanse universe, has unveiled a brand new learning resource for games devs, whether they’re new to it or already have several projects under their belt. Owlcat Games has teamed up with Midwest …

Delisting And Sunsetting Recent news that the original version of System Shock 2 from 1999 has been delisted by Atari and Nightdive, only to be hidden behind a purchase of the recent remaster, raises concerns related to game preservation and the accessibility of older titles. This news also follows other games, including newer ones, being …

You Can Escape The Darkness… Amazon Games’ MMORPG, New World: Aeternum, has just launched season 10, and brought with it a huge Gothic area called Nighthaven, as well as made previously paid DLC, Rise of The Angry Earth, completely free.  Nighthaven includes a new Tear of Gaea story mission building on events from previous seasons, …

Typo Deathmatch Every so often a game will come out of nowhere that combines two game genres that shouldn’t work, and yet do. Final Sentence is a forthcoming typing game that’s also positioned as a battle royale, and is already taking off on social media thanks to a popular demo available during Steam’s Next Fest. …

Remedy Needs a Cure For Poor Sales Remedy, the studio behind both Alan Wake games, the first two Max Payne titles, and Quantum Break, has revealed that its acclaimed action game Control is coming to iOS devices. The studio also recently admitted its newest game, FBC: Firebreak, has suffered “weak sales.” Control follows Jesse Faden …

Bad Bosses, Bad Game Both current and former employees of Build a Rocket Boy, the UK-based studio behind the troubled MindsEye game, have published an Open Letter via the Game Workers Branch of the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) website, decrying the studio for terrible management. MindsEye was released in June this year to …

Failure Is Only The Opportunity To Begin Again Avatar: The Last Airbender, the popular animated series that’s spawned multiple spin-offs, has now got an (almost) new video game coming out next year. New York Comic Con 2025 held a 20th Anniversary cast reunion for the show yesterday, Oct. 12, but the panel also came with …

Breaking The Player’s Heart (Machine) Heart Machine, the LA-based studio behind the well-regarded RPG Hyper Light Drifter, has announced the cancellation of its latest game, Hyper Light Breaker, despite this currently being available in Early Access. The announcement was made yesterday (Oct. 9) across the studio’s social media channels but not on the Steam page …

Vibe Code Drama Gamers have no shortage of emulators to choose from when it comes to playing retro and classic titles on either handhelds or cellphones, with PlayStation games particularly well covered. However, a new PS2 app, PSX2, has recently appeared on the Play Store for $8.49 and immediately drawn the ire of other coders …

Doja Cat Leads Pack of Madness as Mother of Thorns Fortnite has rolled out its latest crossover and it’s with pop star Doja Cat. However, this didn’t go down too well with a chunk of the game’s audience when the announcement was made last night on X, accompanied by a selfie of Doja Cat in …

Mech Threat Embark Studios (The Finals) is getting ready to release its long-awaited new game, ARC Raiders, after first revealing it back in 2021. It’s set to appear on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, on Oct. 30. ARC Raiders is set in a future that owes a visual debt to Italian history and Brutalism, …

A Thank You to Fans Sandfall Interactive, the studio behind surprise hit RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has revealed that it’s going to update the game with a ton of new content, for free, as a thank you to fans. The game launched in April 2025 and quickly drew attention for its unusual fantasy setting …

League of Fisticuffs Riot Games continues to try out new video game genres with 2XKO transplanting League of Legends/Arcane characters into a 2v2 fighting game. It’s free to play, Early Access is open, and Season 0 is live, all on PC.  There are currently 11 Champions to choose from; players can mix and match two …

Mini Co-Op Horror Little Nightmares III is coming to all major platforms on Oct. 10, and this time the franchise is a cooperative video game rather than a solo affair. Whereas the second game also featured two protagonists, Mono and Six, they were both handled by the player. Little Nightmares III lets two players join …

Go Ninja Go! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) have been reborn and reimagined multiple times since their initial comic book debut in 1984, with video game versions ranging from arcade beat ‘em ups through to the recently released turn-based tactics of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown. Now, they’re set to make their VR …

Surprise Update Prototype has received its first update in years on PC, although there hasn’t been any official patch notes linked to it. Instead, players recently found the 600MB update included test maps, test missions and some cut content. Prototype 2 also received a 200MB update with similar content. However, of the two games, only …

Seek Tomorrow Within Frictional Games is the studio behind horror/sci-fi titles including the Amnesia series, SOMA, and Penumbra. Now, it’s started teasing its next project via cryptic messages and videos, and it all revolves around Hotel Samasara, a luxury destination…somewhere.  In an industry that typically relies on traditional game trailers and CG teases, Frictional is …

In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream Initially released as a VR title, Alien: Rogue Incursion is out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X and S. Gamers who caught the recent Alien: Earth TV series and expected more xenomorph action, or those who miss the stressful tension of Alien: Isolation, should get …

Blocks as Far as The Eye Can See Minecraft continues to prove itself fertile ground for creativity, as a YouTuber known for ambitious builds, sammyuri, has revealed “CraftGPT.” This is an AI Small Language Model (SML) built entirely within Minecraft, that’s capable of producing simple answers to questions…although it can take two hours to get …

You Got Dinos in my Crisis Anyone looking for an easy way to describe Deathground can do worse than “Jurassic Park as a survival horror.” Developed by Jaw Drop Games, it was the subject of a successful Kickstarter campaign a few years ago, and has steadily been worked on since. It’s set for release into …

Patent Overload Nintendo, once a company renowned for fun innovation in video games, is fast turning from hero to villain as it continues to file patents for game mechanics which have already been in existence for years. Its most recent attempt at monopolising gameplay features came in the form of the so-called “summons” patent, lodged …

Modern Retro: Shots Fired The A6000, based on the A600, is a new Amiga from Apollo and promised as the most powerful Amiga yet. To live up to this claim, it uses an Apollo Vampire FPGA-based core to replicate rather than emulate the original hardware. A First Edition of 40 A6000s were recently released, and …

Xbox on the Go Handheld gaming is in something of a golden age right now with plenty of choices for gamers, whether they want to play retro classics or modern AAA titles on the go. First revealed in June, the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally is the latest salvo in the battle of premium handheld gaming …

Not Weird Enough Developed and published by Remedy (Alan Wake, Control) in June this year, FBC: Firebreak is the studio’s first online co-op game. Despite being set in the same building and world as the well-received Control, FBC: Firebreak was met with lackluster reviews from both critics and players, who found the game lacked the …

Remakes And Reboots Hot on the heels of Sony’s PlayStation State of Play comes Microsoft’s Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025. Hosted by Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, the show focused on games content related to the Asian market, although other parts of the world were also covered.  However, with previous Xbox and PC-only titles …

Snikt Snikt Sony’s latest PlayStation State of Play showcase beamed a ton of exclusive treats right into players eyeballs on Sept. 24, 2025. Returnal’s studio Housemarque revealed its latest game, and unexpected literary references, with footage of Saros; Aspyr and Eidos-Montréal have collaborated on a Deus Ex remaster, and more. A total of 19 games …

Optimization is For Losers Following a less-than-ideal release on PC and consoles that saw multiple complaints about abysmal optimization, Borderlands 4’s Switch 2 release has now been delayed. Initially scheduled for Oct. 3, Gearbox has yet to confirm a new date. Thankfully, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford looks to have calmed down on X for the …

Immersive Storytelling Founded in 2015 by Hideo Kojima, the creator of the Metal Gear Solid series, Kojima Productions is primarily known for developing the delightfully oddball Death Stranding and its recent sequel. Now, the company is branching out into animation, two new game properties, and even branded booze. Death Stranding: Mosquito is the working title …

Up, Up, And Away AdHoc Studio, which includes former Telltale, Night School, and Ubisoft devs, has beamed its own version of the Bat Signal into the skies of the video game industry. Answering the call for justice is Dispatch, an interactive narrative game set in the SDN (Superhero Dispatch Network). It features a star-studded voice …

Lowest of The Low Multiple streamers recently revealed that they’d been duped into downloading a Steam game called BlockBlasters, only to find that it was a front for “drainware” – a phishing tool that steals  cryptocurrency. One streamer, rastaland, was raising funds for cancer treatment and had over $32,000 stolen live on air. The issue …

Back to The Future Commodore, once a juggernaut of home computing, fell out of favor in the nineties and became embroiled in a confusing legal battle between license holders. However, the brand is once again on the rise under the new leadership of Peri Fractic (Chris Simpson) and his team of veteran Commodore staff.  The …

Non-Stop Bonks Megabonk is a roguelike survival game with a frankly ludicrous amount of enemies, upgrades, playable characters – and the potential to ruin relationships if the solo developer, Vedinad, is to be believed. It’s out now on PC. Players can choose from 20 characters, each with a unique ability, from a nineties’ styled hoverboarder …

Selective Content Removal Roblox hasn’t been having a very good year, but it looks like the gaming platform and parent company is finally starting to take steps in the right direction. It reacted to the recent assasination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk by removing experiences (games on the platform) related to the event, and is …

AI Friends Born is a Berlin and New York-based start-up that believes AI can be used to foster healthy social relationships, rather than the isolated one-on-one interactions of current LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude. Its aim has evidently struck a chord with investors as the company has raised $25 million so far, from game/tech companies …

Haunted House Horror Released in May 2025, Deck of Haunts combines Dungeon Keeper’s base building with Betrayal at House on the Hill’s haunted mutability; build a cursed mansion by day, lure in unwitting victims by night. And now, Xbox Series gamers can get a taste of the creepy fun via a free demo; the full …

Free Game Engine  Godot has now reached its long-awaited 4.5 version, bringing with it not just a raft of fixes and tweaks but also new features for 2D and 3D game development. The underlying framework has also received a boost, in terms of allowing better code visibility and streamlined project settings. Godot is open source, …

Less Than Perfect News The Initiative was founded by Darrell Galagher under Xbox Games Studio to work on the Perfect Dark reboot. However, with that project now canned, Gallagher has announced that he’s hanging up his hat and moving on.  The Initiative, as a studio, has also now finally bit the dust; parent company Microsoft …

Pay The Blood Debt Danish studio Chop Chop Games (MineRalph) and publisher Ghost Ship (Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor) have revealed FLASK, a grisly autobattler with distinctive visuals by celebrated illustrator John Kenn Mortensen. A release date is TBC, but it’s due out on PC. FLASK takes place in a medieval world after a large-scale war …

CEO Defense Borderlands 4 released on Friday Sept. 12, and the weekend has seen Randy Pitchford, Gearbox CEO, bombarding social media with wild claims and boasts about how well the game runs, despite many players fiercely denying this. Player reviews have already called out the game for multiple issues, from stuttering graphics to memory leaks. …

Pocket-Sized Parental Control Sony has revealed a new app that takes all its existing parental controls, plus some new features, and wraps them all up into one tidy package. Called the PlayStation Family app, it’s available for free from Google Play and the App Store. It’s compatible with Android 8 or higher, and iOS version …

Borderlands 4 It’s out now on all major platforms, although PC gamers are already balking at the system requirements and hefty download size. The latest entry into the franchise also requires a minimum of 8 CPU cores to run on PC, which is fast becoming the norm for games made with Unreal Engine 5. Developed …

From Remake to Original IP Bloober Team may have hit paydirt with its remake of Silent Hill 2, which had sold over 11 million copies by May 2025, but it’s still optimistic that its latest release, Cronos: The New Dawn, will also resonate with gamers. In a recent financial report, the Polish studio revealed that …

Acclaim The once-renowned game publisher formerly behind the original Mortal Kombat series, and popular arcade ports like NBA Jam and the Double Dragon franchise, announced its return back in March. Now, as part of a Play Acclaim showcase aired on YouTube on Sept. 10, the company has revealed that it’s putting its name behind a …

Folk Horror on Wheels Fans of spooky cults and driving through anomaly-infested forests are in for a treat as Pacific Drive revs up for its Whispers in The Woods DLC. Developer Ironwood Studios revealed a few creepy details about the weird driving sim’s descent into cult-flavored madness on its official site. It’s set for launch …

Publishers Deep Silver and developers Dambuster Studios have announced that Dead Island 2 has now exceeded 20 million players worldwide across all platforms. Not only that, but part three is now in the works.  Dead Island 2 is, like the original game, a first-person melee horror title. It launched in 2023 and drops players into …

When people talk about retro consoles, there’s one name that doesn’t come up too often but that still has a dedicated community: the Vectrex. Renowned for its trademark neon glow graphics, it left the market in 1984 but now a new mini version is set for release. The Vectrex Mini is licensed by the owner …

Dying Light The Beast reintroduces players to Kyle Crane, the protagonist from the first game. However, it hasn’t been all sunshine and lollipops for him since the events of Dying Light, as he’s now filled with a zombie-like bloodlust and enhanced movement abilities. Both of these were shown off by Techland in a new trailer …

Artifact Burglar Officially announced by Amazon in January 2023, but only greenlit by the company in 2024, the live action Tomb Raider series has been busy getting all its ducks in a row. Now, it’s set to start filming in January 2026. It’s also set to be part of a wider, multi-media universe including video …

PlayStation’s Latest  State of Play has given gamers their first proper look at 007: First Light, the upcoming James Bond title from IO Interactive (Hitman). Although there have been games made based on Bond before, IO Interactive are doing something a little different with First Light, by putting players in the sneaky shoes of MI6’s …

MMO Racing The Crew was an online multiplayer driving game released in 2014 by Ubisoft, and developed by Ivory Tower. However, the game was delisted in December 2023 and, despite featuring a single player mode, had its servers shut down in April 2024 thereby rendering it unplayable. Now, fans of the game have announced The …

Skyblivion Update Skyblivion is a fan remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in the Skyrim game engine, and it’s been in the works since 2012. Officially a project of TESR (The Elder Scrolls Renewal), a collective of dedicated modders, Skyblivion recently received a new gameplay trailer presented by Rebelzize, the head of the project.  …

The Roblox child safety saga continues this week, as the company suddenly acts on its own policies and implements proper ID verification. Meanwhile, Schlep has been busy working on a documentary with Chris Hansen, and getting involved with law firms. Roblox has come under fire multiple times over the years for its lax child safety …

Ken Levine, the Creative Director of Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite, and co-founder of Irrational Games, has released the first dev log for his upcoming game, Judas. It’s an immersive sim that shares a lot of DNA with Levine’s previous games, but this time takes place on a disintegrating spaceship and requires teaming up with potential …

Google has announced that it’s going to start implementing new security measures for apps. Following similar steps taken on Google Play in 2023, developers will need to verify their identity and app ownership which, on the surface, may help stem the tide of clone games and shovelware flooding the Android ecosystem. However, a knock-on effect …

The first trailer has been released for Return to Silent Hill, a forthcoming film set in the spooky town with an abundance of deadly, sexy nurses. Directed by Christophe Gans, who was behind the original Silent Hill movie (2006), Return to Silent Hill is an adaptation of Silent Hill 2. The new movie follows James …

Augmented Music Sascha Dikiciyan, better known as Sonic Mayhem, is a German-born, LA-based musician known for his work on games such The Division, Mass Effect 3, Borderlands, Tron, The Long Dark, Quake II and III, Deus Ex, and the forthcoming Metal Eden. Now, he’s released a free compilation of previously unreleased tracks from Deus Ex: …

1047 Games Made a Splash With Splitgate  On its release in May 2019, it married FPS multiplayer action with game-changing portals and drew players in. However, after 1047 Games shuttered the sequel in July this year, players were concerned about the future of the original game. Now, the studio has announced it’s shutting down Splitgate …

AYANEO The Chinese tech company behind high-end gamer devices recently revealed its launching a brand new “budget” line, KONKR, that’s set to combine the premium technical expertise of the parent company with a more wallet-friendly price range.  Founder Arthur Zang appeared in a series of “Sharing Sessions” in July 2025 to showcase the first device …

Gamescom ran from Aug. 19 – 24 in Cologne, Germany, and every day brought world premieres, new trailers, and more. The Opening Night Live (ONL) event was viewed by 72 million people, and over 357,000 attended the overall event; both stats mark an improvement on the 2024 expo. In terms of exhibitors, there were 1,568 …

The weekend starts here! Gamescom 2025, in Cologne, Germany, is running on Aug. 23 and 24 from 09:00 until 20:00 both days, so plenty of time for more exclusives and announcements. But right now, we’re taking a look at the big news from Friday Aug. 22. Take a look. Game Trailers Ubisoft ran its own …

Roblox Has Been in The News And for all the wrong reasons this last month, on account of first banning the user, Schlep, who caught multiple predators on the platform, rather than the predators themselves. This was followed by a corporate YouTube video that doubled-down on the company’s lack of self-awareness, and then a lawsuit …

Gamescom 2025, in Cologne, Germany, is now in full swing and runs until Aug. 24. Yesterday was the first full day open to everybody, and it ran from 10:00 to 20:00. We’ve covered the main things in this roundup for gamers who missed any of the action. Game Trailers Gamescom 2025 has already rolled out …

Analogue has surprised no one by announcing the fourth delay of 3D, a modern N64 console built on FPGA. The 3D started taking pre-orders in October 2024, but missed release windows in March, July, and now August this year. The company posted a statement on X, as well as its official site, but it hasn’t …

Gamescom 2025, in Cologne, Germany, is now in full swing and runs until Aug. 24. Yesterday was predominantly aimed at trade and media visitors, meaning only a limited number of the general public got to experience the show. For those who missed the first day, we’ve covered the main reveals below. Game Trailers Every video …

The main events at gamescom 2025 were streamed here on eneba. We had livestreams running throughout the entire expo, with up-to-date surprise game reveals, new trailers, and more. We’ve now got roundups of the first few days, as well as the Opening Night Live event, and the whole expo overall. Currently Live The gamescom 2025 …

Azahar recently released its full 2123 version, bringing with it a ton of features geared towards Nintendo 3DS emulation, including dual screen support and ROM compression.  In a recent blog post, Azahar main dev PabloMK7 highlighted one of the main new features in version 2123: “On the 3DS, the average game is around 2GB in …

Prime Video Journeys to New Vegas Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films struck adaptation gold with the first season of Fallout, based on the award-winning Bethesda RPGs. It ended with a glimpse of New Vegas, and it looks like the core trio of Maximum, The Ghoul, and Lucy are headed there for season two. Based …

A Not So Child Friendly Platform Roblox has come under fire in the past for its lax child safety protocols, with a Hindenburg Research report calling the platform “an X-rated Hellscape” with “inflated key user metrics” to make itself look better. Most recently, Roblox banned Schlep after the YouTuber caught six sexual predators on the …

Over 30 remakes and remasters were released in 2024, from heavy-hitters like Silent Hill 2 and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, through to unexpected redos of The Thing and Dead Rising. This year has already seen The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and The Last of Us: Part 2 receive the remaster treat, with Metal Gear …

Schlep, a 22-year-old Texan YouTuber, has spent the last year using Roblox to catch sexual predators, and said on social media that he’s managed to get six arrested so far. However, Roblox has recently issued him with a cease-and-desist notice, citing multiple platform rules Schlep broke whilst running his non-sanctioned sting operations.  In his most …

There are emulators for just about every older console, but some still get short shrift. The Sega Saturn is an example with there being a few generally accepted decent emus for it, notably Mednafen, Yabause, and SSF. However, Ymir is a promising alternative that recently reached version 0.1.7, which includes support for Arcade Racer and …

Originally released on May 29, 2025, Blippo+ is a fake streaming service that beams TV shows from a parallel dimension onto the Playdate handheld. New episodes are being made available on a regular basis that build up an overall narrative, with the game content largely relegated (so far) to how shows are watched. A full-color …

Gamers who have ever wondered if zombies could parkour across rooftops in real life have got their answer in a new live action video related to forthcoming Dying Light sequel, The Beast. Shot entirely with GoPro cameras and with real parkour experts, the short video showcases a group of survivors on the run from a …

Analogue, a modern tech company that prides itself on preserving and celebrating video game history with the respect it deserves, is finally set to launch its version of the N64. The Analogue 3D was first announced in October 2024 but has seen multiple delays since then; it’s now slated to launch this month, although customers …

QuakeCon is currently being held at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, until Aug. 10, 2025, and game news is already coming out of the convention. The event opened with the reveal that Bethesda has re-released Heretic and Hexen, together with all DLC for those titles, on all major platforms. They’re …

Roblox has come under fire in the past for child safety issues, and now the company is attempting to implement new content description related to sensitive issues. However, it’s also made it very clear that this new scheme has absolutely nothing to do with recent industry upheaval, although the timing says otherwise.  Creators of Roblox …

PewStudio, the solo developer behind Roblox game CLIFF, promised to remove the game after it was branded by a PEAK developer as “rip-off slop.” Instead, PewStudio replaced it with RISE, which is still remarkably similar to PEAK, even down to the wording used to describe the game. PEAK is a co-op climbing game that follows …

Dan Houser, who co-founded Rockstar with his brother Sam, left that company in February 2020. He revealed his new studio, Absurd Ventures, in 2023 with a tease that it would be working on multiple new IP across a wide range of mediums. Now, Houser has announced that Absurd Ventures is partnering with Smilegate (CROSSFIRE, Lost …

Genshin Impact, the popular RPG by miHoYo, is being removed from PS4 in three phases, starting in September 2025 through to April 2026. Gamers who already own it, even if they’ve since removed it from their console, will still be able to download and play it, but won’t receive any further support or updates.  Genshin …

VILE: Exhumed is an FMV horror game by a solo female developer, Cara Cadaver, and handled by publisher DreadXP. It’s also a victim of the recent widespread ban of video games initiated by self-styled feminist advocacy group Collective Shout, even though it doesn’t feature anything that group is supposed to be targeting, particularly “sexual content …

PEAK, the viral co-op climbing game that gained over a million players within two weeks of launch, now has to contend with a bare-faced clone. Roblox was playing host to CLIFF, a co-op climbing game with an almost identical art- and playstyle. The CLIFF devs have now responded and announced the game is being shut …

The video game industry is currently dealing with multiple attacks from three different sources, yet they’re all related. In the last two weeks, game platforms Steam and Itch have removed NSFW games, and some horror titles, due to combined pressure from payment providers like Mastercard, and an advocacy group called Collective Shout.  On top of …

THQ Nordic, the studio and publisher behind multiple top titles such as Remnant II, the Gothic series, and the original Darksiders, recently ran a Showcase event and revealed multiple forthcoming games. One of the most unexpected was a Darksiders 4 reveal. There have been four Darksiders games already, although the last one was a prequel …

Peri Fractic, aka Chris Simpson, has now completed the business side of things and fully taken over as Commodore’s new CEO. He announced the news on the official Commodore account on X before the weekend, and followed it up with a brief video to confirm it. Simpson runs the Retro Recipes YouTube channel, where he …

PRESS RELEASE – Aug. 3, 2025 – Ryu Ito (developer name: RyiSnow), a game localizer known for Japanese versions of acclaimed indie titles such as Hollow Knight and The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, has released his original roguelite bullet hell shooter ZENVADER on Steam.  The game is heavily inspired by early classics like Space Invaders and …

PRESS RELEASE – Aug. 4, 2025 – Today, Koei Tecmo America and developer Omega Force announced that celebration plans are underway for the 25ᵗʰ Anniversary of their tactical action game series, Dynasty Warriors. This includes the development of large-scale DLC for Dynasty Warriors: ORIGINS (now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC …

PRESS RELEASE – Aug. 1, 2025 – GameSetBoy announces a Kickstarter for the PC game Leopold Kills a God, a parody RPG that harkens back to the days of the original Game Boy. It is inspired by the Mother series, Undertale, and retro games like Final Fantasy Legend 2 for the Game Boy. Leopold Kills …

The Battlefield series of games are known for their destructible environments. Now, the latest mainline entry into the franchise is about to go into Open Beta so gamers can get a good look at just how impressively everything explodes this time around. EA has also revealed new game details involving multiplayer, and Portal – a …

Five years in the making, Heartworm is the debut 1990s-flavored survival horror game by indie dev Vincent Adinolfi, and published by DreadXP (The Mortuary Assistant, My Friendly Neighborhood). It’s available now on PC. Players take control of Sam, a young woman still grieving the loss of her grandfather. After stumbling across a possible way to …

It’s been a busy week for AYANEO, with the company releasing no less than four recent “Sharing Session” YouTube videos detailing future plans, new releases, and most surprisingly of all, a new budget line, KONKR (pronounced ‘conqueror’). AYANEO is a company based on the motto “by real gamers, for other gamers,” and has made a …

PRESS RELEASE – July 31, 2025 – Today, publisher Rainy Frog and developer Rainy Night Creations have brought an exciting new modern retro stealth action game to Steam and Nintendo Switch. As a member of an elite counter-terrorist spy team, your mission is to take down an evil eco-terrorist organization working to plunge the world …

PRESS RELEASE – July 31, 2025 – Alawar is thrilled to announce that the Wall World 2 playtest is officially live on Steam, offering players their first hands-on experience with the highly anticipated sequel.  Revealed earlier this year during the Humble Games Showcase, Wall World 2 builds on the unique blend of tower defense, mining, …

PRESS RELEASE – July 31, 2025 – Indie developer Wekthor has unveiled a new gameplay trailer for Diesel Fury: Outgun The Universe, a third-person action roguelite featuring open-world driving set against a medieval apocalypse. The latest trailer highlights dramatically improved visuals, immersive environments, and explosive action sequences that bring the game’s chaotic world vividly to …

The Commodore brand was reborn via an announcement by Chris Simpson aka Peri Fractic, the man behind the Retro Recipes YouTube channel, on June 28. Then, he announced a brand new Commodore computer, the Ultimate 64, on July 12. Now, another company that owns a license to the Commodore name is disputing Simpson’s ownership. Commodore …

The EU petition for Stop Killing Games (SKG) closes to signatures on July 31, but there’s now another possible option supporters can sign, and it’s open until Oct. 9. The Digital Fairness Act is an EU initiative aimed at tackling unethical techniques and unfair commercial practices, and is something the SKG leader Ross Scott has …

PRESS RELEASE – July 30, 2025 – Marvelous USA today released two new gameplay videos for the upcoming dark sci-fi action game, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion, which is scheduled to launch for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam on Sept. 5, 2025.  The latest set of videos …

PRESS RELEASE – July 30, 2025 – Nice To Yeet You, the energetic, physics-based fighting game from indie studio Empty Bottle, has found its publishing home with The CoLab. Built on a simple two-button control scheme, Nice to Yeet You delivers fast, chaotic matches that are easy to pick up and difficult to walk away …

PRESS RELEASE – July 30, 2025 – MSI proudly announces the global availability of the Prestige 16 AI+ Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Limited Edition. This exclusive collaboration combines MSI’s advanced engineering with the iconic spirit of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport, creating a laptop that embodies precision, performance, and unmistakable style. “The Prestige 16 AI+ Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Edition is more …

Nintendo is known for coming down heavy on emulated versions of its games, but there’s a new PC port coming from noted modder and YouTuber JoeMama that’s looking to sidestep any legal gray areas. Super Mario Bros. Remastered requires an original ROM for the NES version of Super Mario Bros. to run, in an effort …

PRESS RELEASE – July 29, 2025 – War Robots: Frontiers is just about to kick off the second half of its Power Surge season with new content and a fresh battle pass. Expect new Robots, Weapons, and more as players seize the Spark of Ingenuity. Players can collect parts for the Mesa robot as part …

PRESS RELEASE – July 29, 2025 – NinjaBee is excited to announce that its beloved 2010 city-building console classic, A World Of Keflings, is now available on Steam. Venture forth on wild adventures alone, or with friends, and engage in playful mischief as you craft, build, and solve problems with your small Kefling friends. Unlock …

PRESS RELEASE – July 29th, 2025 – Crytivo and solo developer stre1itzia are proud to launch Delivery Pals, a wildly unpredictable cooperative food-delivery game set on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Experience the chaos first-hand with updated graphics and gameplay challenges. In Delivery Pals, players control customizable cat couriers delivering food to aliens – the only intelligent …

Atari are really having a moment lately, between custom synths for industrial musicians and in-car games, and now it’s revealed a Pac-Man inspired version of its Atari 2600+ console. It’s a collaboration between Atari, PLAION REPLAI, and Bandai Namco, includes two Pac-Man games, and launches on October 31, 2025. The Pac-Man Edition swaps out the …

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor is known as being a fan of video games and musical hardware, but this is the first time the two worlds have collided. Created by Love Hultén, an audiovisual artist and woodworker (or really, mad scientist) based in Gothenburg, Sweden, the synth incorporates a variety of musical bits and …

Handheld devices aimed at the retro gaming market typically come preloaded with their own operating system, and in some cases, even game ROMS. However, as is often the case, especially in budget handhelds, the default OS may not be up-to-date or even best suited for a gamer’s needs. Lineage is a popular operating system that …

OneXPlayer, the tech company behind a transforming gaming laptop and modern gaming handhelds, has launched a crowdfunding campaign for the ONEXSUGAR, an Android-based handheld the company is billing as “the world’s first transformable dual-screen device.” The campaign was looking to reach an extremely low goal of $1,274, and almost immediately exceeded this by a frankly …

In-car entertainment systems aren’t new, but the way they’re used is always evolving. In the last two years, AirConsole, the world’s first gaming platform specifically designed for cars, has rolled out game support for Audi and BMW. Now, it’s partnered with Atari to bring classic video games into Volkswagens.  AirConsole is the work of N-Dream, …

Gamers who are fans of retro systems are suffering an embarrassment of riches at the moment. Between Commodore being back under a unified team and new retro handhelds hitting the market, there’s now good news for fans of Spectrum. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 is a modern update and evolution to the classic …

PRESS RELEASE – July 21, 2025 – Gemporium launches on Steam on August 7. The release date was announced as a part of the Secret Sauce Showcase with offbrand games. About the Game Play as an anxious mole and grow your small gem business in the simulation miner and shop management game, Gemporium. After your …

PRESS RELEASE – July 21, 2025  – An epic crossover quest nears. Nickelodeon and GameMill Entertainment released a new extended trailer today for Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny, the epic action RPG launching September 30 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.  Today’s video showcases more of the game’s Nicktoons heroes, …

PRESS RELEASE – July 21, 2025 – Belgian Indie Studio Happy Volcano is cranking the conveyor belts into overdrive, bringing its modular factory sim Modulus front and center with its recently updated demo, a brand new creator program, and the reveal of its Early Access launch date: Oct 22, 2025.  With over 100,000 wishlists, 42,000 …

The EU is becoming an unlikely battlefield as a divisive consumer rights movement has started ripping the video game industry apart. Hundreds of millions of gamers will be affected by the outcome of the upcoming war, which has already claimed its first victim and shows no signs of taking prisoners. Stop Killing Games (SKG) was …

Roblox has announced that its latest foray into the world of content is aimed squarely at other companies’ intellectual property, with the Roblox License Manager and Licenses catalog now live. Partners include Netflix, Lionsgate, Sega, and Kodansha, and the new venture already comes with licences for TV shows, games and movies, like Stranger Things, Twilight, …

PRESS RELEASE – July 21, 2025 – Digital Bandidos and the team at Game Smithing invite players of Soulstone Survivors to succumb to the darkness with the launch of the Corrupted Skin Pack for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. This additional content pack for the smash hit Survivors-like transforms all 22 playable Void Hunters …

PRESS RELEASE – July 17, 2025 – KRAFTON, Inc. today announced plans to reveal its trailer for inZOI’s first DLC during gamescom Opening Night Live (ONL), the opening show of the world’s largest gaming convention, gamescom 2025, held in Cologne, Germany. The trailer will introduce ‘Cahaya,’ inZOI’s vibrant new map inspired by Southeast Asia’s tropical …

PRESS RELEASE – July 16, 2025 – Meaningfull Games, a Public Benefit Corporation blending fun mobile gaming with social good, is proud to announce the launch of Crab Blast, a playful yet purpose-driven match-3 puzzle game where players don’t just solve puzzles – they help fight cancer. In Crab Blast, players match their way through …

PRESS RELEASE – July 16, 2025 – Award-winning indie game studio Strange Scaffold is turning up the heat – literally and figuratively – with today’s reveal of Co-Op Kaiju Horror Cooking, a chaotic online multiplayer romp where medieval monks catapult improvised meals into the maws of rampaging monsters to stave off the apocalypse.  Launching July …

PRESS RELEASE – 16 JULY 2025 – Fangamer and Mortis Ghost are proud to confirm that OFF will release digitally on August 15 on Nintendo Switch and Steam, with physicals for Nintendo Switch expected to be available in Q1 2026. “Locking in the digital release date of the game means we’ve been able to set …

PRESS RELEASE – July 16, 2025 – Moonshot Games and publisher Dreamhaven have announced a launch partnership for their highly anticipated crew-based space shooter Wildgate and GCX (Gaming Community Expo), the vacation-focused gaming convention celebrating its 10th anniversary this July at Universal Orlando Resort. Wildgate officially launches on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 …

Shigeru Miyamoto, the Japanese video game designer perhaps best known for creating The Legend of Zelda (alongside Takashi Tezuka), recently announced the lead actors for the live action movie on the official Nintendo X account.  The movie was first announced in 2023, with Wes Ball (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Maze Runner) attached …

On June 28, noted Youtuber and video game journalist Peri Fractic (Christian Simpson) revealed on his Retro Recipes channel that he was the new acting CEO of Commodore. He ended this video that something new was in the works as a consequence, and has now revealed it: the Commodore 64 Ultimate. While new Commodore devices …

John Wick might be adept at cutting down hordes of highly-trained assassins, but it looks like he’s finally met his match with the video game industry being the one opponent he can’t handle. Big Fan Games, the publisher behind John Wick Hex, has revealed that it’s delisting the game across all platforms starting on July …

PRESS RELEASE – July 15, 2025 – Mark your calendars: Besiege VR is officially launching on Meta Quest, delivering the acclaimed physics-based building sandbox into breathtaking virtual reality. Rebuilt from the ground up by 3R Games — the creators of Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street (350,000+ copies sold) and Cave Crave – this full remake …

PRESS RELEASE – July 15, 2025 – Marauder Tech Games, the premier independent AA studio led by former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and Carolina Panther Morgan Kane, is proud to announce that its hit, highly anticipated turn-based mobile strategy game, Price of Glory 1.9, is now live for Cash Tournaments in the United States. Players from …

PRESS RELEASE – July, 15, 2025  – Truer than You, a choice-driven visual novel from indie studio Transcenders Media, is out now on Steam.  When Rin, a non-binary 26-year-old, starts their unusual new job as a gig-worker for a secretive company that sends actors into real-life situations, they find themselves in a range of strange …

The latest Games Done Quick (GDQ) charity speedrunning event was held over July 6 – 13 at the Hilton Minneapolis in Minnesota; 2,600 people turned up, with many more joining in online via GDQ’s dedicated Twitch and Youtube channels. This time around, the event was in aid of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and …

PRESS RELEASE – July 14th, 2025 Red Dunes Games, the UAE-based game publisher and developer, is proud to announce a landmark, multi-year collaboration with ACQUIRE Corp., one of Japan’s most prestigious game studios. The two companies will co-develop a slate of original IPs that blend world-class Japanese craftsmanship with bold, global creative vision. This is …

PRESS RELEASE – July 14, 2025 – VELOCIBLASTER is a dinosaur-themed multiplayer VR sci-fi shooter developed by Space Age Interactive with flying velociraptors. A public open alpha has just been released, allowing anyone with a Quest or PCVR headset to play an early version of the game, which includes a Deathmatch game mode. “VELOCIBLASTER is …

PRESS RELEASE – July 14, 2025 – Silver Lemur Games has announced that the third installment of the Amberland saga is in development. The Legend of Amberland series started in 2019 and is a contemporary spin on retro dungeon crawlers. Part III will be released on Steam and GOG, and later on Nintendo Switch and …

The Resident Evil franchise has long been synonymous with survival horror, but now it’s stepping into the world of strategy with Survival Unit. It’s a mobile game currently in development, but is set for a full release before the end of 2025.  Shinji Hasimoto, Resident Evil Survival Unit’s Executive Producer, introduced the game in a …

PRESS RELEASE – July 11, 2025 – Triomatica Games is excited to announce the release of the demo version of Rabbit’s Hop, a charming and strategic puzzle game where players guide clever rabbits into a single hole using limited hops and smart planning. In Rabbit’s Hop, every level is a carefully crafted challenge. Players must …

PRESS RELEASE – July 11, 2025 – Hooded Horse and Eremite Games are excited to announce the second DLC expansion for best-selling, critically acclaimed roguelite city builder Against the Storm. As the Blightstorm rages on, a new group of denizens joins the struggle – the bats bring with them a talent for metallurgy, a disdain …

PRESS RELEASE – 10 July 2025 – Wales Interactive has released a major new update for Sker Ritual as part of its ongoing 2025 content roadmap. Patch v1.3 is now available on all platforms and introduces three headline features: a fully playable third-person mode, a chaotic new custom game mode with over 70 modifiers, and …

Every week in the video game industry is filled with news of studios closing down and games sunsetting, so it’s heartening whenever a project returns to life. ROUTINE is a first person sci-fi horror set on the Moon, and it’s made by a three-person studio fittingly called Lunar Software. The studio, and game, sunk into …

PRESS RELEASE – July 10, 2025 – Today, KOEI TECMO America and developer Omega Force have released a free demo for their upcoming fantasy hunting game, WILD HEARTS S, on the Nintendo Switch 2. Players can experience the first stages of the game solo or while hunting in a pack alongside up to three other …

PRESS RELEASE – July 10, 2025 – Nightdive Studios – renowned video game remaster developer and subsidiary of Atari – invites players worldwide to experience one of the game industry’s most acclaimed and influential titles, rebuilt for modern platforms. System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, a modernization of the classic 1999 sci-fi horror action role-playing …

PRESS RELEASE – July 10, 2025 – Surgent Studios, the award-winning team behind Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, and Pocketpair Publishing, have revealed new promotional videos for Dead Take. After revealing last week that Neil Newbon and Ben Starr will play two actors competing for the same role, Surgent has now released two “audition tapes” showcasing …

Facepunch, the independent game studio founded by Garry Newman (Garry’s Mod, Rust), is working on a new game engine, s&box. Although it’s in heavy development, it’s available now on PC through the official site and already includes a wealth of features. These include sharing games, multiplayer capabilities, and monetization options. S&box is built on Source …

PRESS RELEASE – July 9, 2025 – Indie developer Luc Versleijen proudly announces the upcoming release of Marble Champions, launching on Steam on July 24, 2025. Marble Champions is a fast-paced marble racer that combines precision racing with unpredictable chaos and creative freedom. The game blends physics-based control, competitive racing, and party-style chaos into one …

With recent news that Microsoft is looking to lay-off around 9,000 staff in a bid to focus attention (and funds) on AI tools and infrastructure, several video game projects and studios have had to close down. However, the founder of Arkane (Dishonored), Raphael Colantonio, took to X on July 6 and 7 to dispute the …

PRESS RELEASE – July 9, 2025 – Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, announced today their full product line-up for Gamescom 2025. Having previously announced the very first playable opportunities for Resident Evil Requiem and Onimusha: Way of the Sword back in June during Summer Games Fest 2025, the publisher confirms …

PRESS RELEASE – July 9, 2025 – Bow Course – Archery Golf, previously available on Meta Quest, is bringing a new and fun VR sport to PCVR with crossplay. Master realistic arrow physics and challenge friends for a round in beautiful and challenging 9 target courses. Gain a competitive edge with skillful usage of different …

Sir Clive Sinclair invented the world’s first portable TV, the world’s first slimline calculator, and the best-selling microcomputer the ZX Spectrum. Now, his nephew Grant Sinclair has revealed GamerCard, a super-thin gaming handheld. The GamerCard weighs in at a suitably slim 128mm in length, 88mm wide, and only 6.5mm thick. It also weighs just 100 …

PRESS RELEASE – July 8, 2025 – Behaviour Interactive’s Dead by Daylight is back with another Chapter, this time based on the smash hit television series, AMC’s The Walking Dead. This all-new Chapter adds two iconic characters – Rick Grimes and Michonne – as Survivors, with a Legendary Outfit from The Walking Dead Collection that …

PRESS RELEASE – July 8, 2025 – Independent game developers Rock Pocket Games and Lav Games announced today its action-adventure sci-fi metroidvania Somber Echoes is available now on PlayStation 5 and Xbox.  Following its successful debut on Steam, where it earned a ‘very positive’ user rating, the game now brings its acrobatic combat and mythic …

PRESS RELEASE – July 8, 2025 – Publisher Panic and developer Playables (KIDS, Plug & Play) are happy to announce that their highly anticipated hand-drawn adventure Time Flies, the game that has you take on the life of a small fly with a long bucket list, is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC …

Romero Games has recently faced a potentially substantial loss of staff, but refuted claims that it’s closing down. The studio, based in Ireland, is best known for its work on the Sigil games – unofficial Doom mods that have since been acknowledged by id Software as legitimate parts of the franchise. Romero Games had been …

Splitgate 2 is the latest title from 1047 Games, and was released on June 6, 2025. However, the studio laid off staff just two weeks after launch and, despite a recent game update, the number of PC players has tanked from an initial 25,000 to under 1,000 at the time of writing. Splitgate 2 is …

PRESS RELEASE – July 7, 2025 – Corsgames, the independent horror game developer behind the viral sensation “Waffle Cone Willie,” today announced Fear Below Zero, a first-person survival horror game set in an isolated Antarctic research station.  The game traps players with a prehistoric predator awakened after 90 million years of frozen slumber, combining the …

PRESS RELEASE – July 7, 2025 – During its panel at this year’s Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CD PROJEKT RED proudly announced that they reunited with studio TRIGGER to create a new standalone anime series set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077 titled Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. The panel revealed the logo and poster art …

PRESS RELEASE – July 7, 2025 – Grab a friend and get ready to share the adventure! Bad Ridge Games and V Publishing are thrilled to announce that the Co-Op update for medieval life sim RPG Mirthwood will launch on July 10, 2025.  Revealed during ClemmyGames’ Best Indie Games Summer Showcase 2025, this update brings …

EA has revealed that it plans to sunset Anthem, its online multiplayer action title released in February 2019, across all major platforms. It will first disappear from EA Play on August 15, 2025, before servers are completely shut down in January 2026. Anthem presents a world ravaged by a godly force called The Anthem. Corrupt …

PRESS RELEASE – July 4, 2025 – Black Salt Games, the indie studio behind the award-winning sinister fishing adventure DREDGE, today announced the formation of a second studio, Disc 2 Games, and confirmed that both teams are now working on new, original titles. Following the launch of DREDGE in 2023 and its final major expansion …

PRESS RELEASE – July 3, 2025 – Distinct Possibility Studios has successfully raised over $30.5 million in funding led by Bitkraft and Brevan Howard Digital, with participation from the Tezos Foundation, Hashed, Delphi Ventures, Shima Capital, North Island Ventures, Decasonic, and others to launch their open-world persistent world shooter REAPER ACTUAL.  The new development studio …

PRESS RELEASE – July 3, 2025 – The Future Games Show confirms three digital showcases for gamescom this summer. On Wednesday, August 20 the Future Games Show at gamescom will broadcast at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7pm BST / 8pm CEST, followed directly by FGS Live From gamescom. The final show, FGS Best …

With the second season of HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us now in the rearview, Studio Head and Head of Creative at Naughty Dog, Neil Druckmann, has announced that he’s stepping away from the show. While the first season of the cult video game TV adaptation was met with rave reviews, the second came …

OPINION – We’ve all been there at some point: a deadline is looming and you still have work to do, but you know that you can get it done if you just knuckle under and squeeze some extra work time in. So what if you have to clock in for 12 hours every day for …

PRESS RELEASE – July 3, 2025 – Hellkind, a short and atmospheric horror game steeped in Galician mythology, has officially launched and is now available to download for free on Windows and Mac. Created by Turkish developer Emir Arkman (known under the alias Motamot) Hellkind is a solo passion project crafted during late-night hours outside …

PRESS RELEASE – July 3, 2025 – Indie game developer Wechselbalg Studio is proud to announce that 3 Tower, the atmospheric horror game that blends eerie storytelling with intense survival gameplay, is now available in Early Access. Set in a mysterious cemetery haunted by troubled souls, players take on the role of a nightwatchman caught …

PRESS RELEASE – July 2, 2025 – Bandai Namco Summer Showcase set the tone today for a sizzling summer for game fans, delivering news and reveals for more than a dozen hot titles, and unveiling one “Smashing” new game.  Announcements and reveals during the Bandai Namco Summer Showcase include: MY HERO ACADEMIA: All’s Justice Bandai …

SNK is a Japanese studio/publisher best known for its range of beat ‘em ups, including the King of Fighters series. This month (July 2025) it has started delisting classic arcade games from Google Play.  Nine games are affected, including two King of Fighters games and three Metal Slug titles. Another Metal Slug game, Metal Slug …

The Stop Killing Games initiative aims to, in a nutshell, change the law so that video games are sold with end of life support. Too many studios and publishers now sell video games as a limited-time (though unstated) license and not an actual product, and even if a game comes on physical media there’s rarely …

PRESS RELEASE – July 2, 2025 – The game’s convention season kicks off this week in Los Angeles, at Anime Expo (July 3-6), where attendees can experience the exciting Ninja battles featuring the second volume of emblems on a massive 50-inch display, along with special giveaways and daily random prize drawings.  The Ninja battles continue …

PRESS RELEASE – July 2, 2025 – Midjiwan, the award-winning independent studio behind The Battle of Polytopia has today announced The Polytopia World Championship with a prize pool of $10,000 and a live final broadcast from Stockholm. The Polytopia World Championship is set to launch this fall, uniting players from across the globe in an …

PRESS RELEASE – July 2, 2025 – Soul Assembly is thrilled to announce that Drop Dead: The Cabin, the critically acclaimed VR co-op survival shooter, is making its way to Steam later this year as a standalone PC title. Players can wishlist the game today and be among the first to face the terror when …

Noted Youtuber Peri Fractic (the Retro Recipes channel) recently revealed that his plan to buy renowned computer brand Commodore has been a success; he’s assembled a team with decades of experience with the name, and is now personally acting as the CEO of Commodore. Commodore has had a tumultuous time since the original company disappeared …

Fans of excessive neon and ridiculous weapon loadouts are sure to find a lot to like in Gunstoppable, the latest title from CAGE Studios (Sail And Sacrifice, Battle Waves). Presented as a roguelite FPS, Gunstoppable lets players dual wield firearms and melee weapons, as well use permanent upgrades after each death. Turned into a killing …

PRESS RELEASE – July 1, 2025 – The Indie Arena Booth (IAB) will be back at Gamescom 2025 with its boldest showcase yet. From August 20–24, Hall 10.2 will transform into the ultimate test kitchen for interactive creativity, where over 200 hand-picked indie games from more than 40 countries will be waiting for curious minds …

PRESS RELEASE – July 1, 2025 – Sharkoon today announced the SKILLER SGK50 Wood Series keyboards in three form-factors. With abrasion-resistant keycaps made of high-quality PBT and a stylish wooden housing, the SKILLER SGK50 Wood Series has more to offer than just a few eye-catching highlights. And thanks to hot-swap switches and keycaps, high-quality damping …

Evercade, the company behind multiple physical releases of older arcade and retro console titles, has now announced the VS-R and EXP-R devices, based on previously released hardware. The VS-R is an updated mini console, whereas the EXP-R is an updated handheld. Both devices accept Evercade’s proprietary cartridges, so gamers can experience hundreds of retro titles …

Currently the source of a million obvious jokes about how the game is the very thing it’s named, Peak was released on PC on June 16 and within nine days sold 2 million copies. It was created in around a month as a game jam entry, by two studios (Landfall and Aggro Crab) working together …

PRESS RELEASE – June 30, 2025 – The King is Watching, the upcoming roguelite kingdom builder by developer Hypnohead and publisher tinyBuild, enacts a royal legislation of its official release on PC on Monday, July 21, 2025. The title has amassed more than 200k wishlists, and 300k demo downloads, with a 96% positive rating on …

PRESS RELEASE – June 30, 2025 – German indie developer Reakktor Studios and publisher Senatis are bringing G-Rebels to the world’s biggest gaming event for the very first time. At this year’s Gamescom, visitors can get hands-on with the sci-fi air combat sim and check out brand-new content. Set in the year 2684, G-Rebels drops …

PRESS RELEASE – June 30, 2025 – In life, you were bitter rivals, sworn enemies…in Purgatory, you are each other’s last hope of salvation. Soul-Chained, a new souls-like combat platformer from Kryoware Games, binds you together with your fellow warlord to fight your way through a world of giants, up to the true Afterlife.  Slash …

Capcom’s Spotlight event in June 2025 showcased a small number of upcoming, and currently available, titles from the studio and publisher. Of particular interest was a deep dive into the ninth entry into the Resident Evil series, formerly titled Requiem. Given that Capcom’s been on something of a hot streak with reinventing the series over …

Summer has officially started, and with it comes a fresh wave of game showcases. It’s not uncommon for specific studios/publishers to get in on the action, and this is what Capcom did on June 26, with its Spotlight event via YouTube.  It was a much leaner affair than similar game showcases, but this could be …

PRESS RELEASE –  June 27, 2025 – The wait is over…Silver Lining Interactive, in partnership with Joey Drew Studios, is thrilled to announce that Bendy and the Ink Machine is available now as a stunning physical edition for PlayStation 5 from Silver Lining Direct and local retail stores. The game is also available to purchase …

PRESS RELEASE –  June 27, 2025 – Knights Peak and Primal Game Studio have unveiled a new trailer that showcases the remarkable development of Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree since its launch. The video highlights the most significant improvements, including new areas to explore, quality-of-life, and balance improvements, demonstrating the studio’s ongoing commitment to …

PRESS RELEASE –  June 27, 2025 – IO Interactive, the independent video game developer and publisher behind, among others, the internationally acclaimed HITMAN franchise, shares today an update on how players have been faring against the brand-new Elusive Target featuring the likeness and voiceover work of Mads Mikkelsen as the fan-favorite villain from the 2006 …

First announced in December 2018, Hytale was considered by many gamers and gaming press at the time to be a potential “Minecraft killer.” Aaron “Noxy” Donaghey, CEO of Hytale’s developers Hypixel Studios, announced on June 23 that the game, and the studio itself, were being shut down. Now, former Hypixel staff are speaking out about …

MagicX is arguably one of the better known names when it comes to modern handheld companies that focus on retro systems, and it recently released its latest device, the MagicX Zero 40. Initially delayed until later this month, MagicX instead surprise-launched it yesterday (June 25). The MagicX Zero 40 is specially designed to handle Nintendo …

PRESS RELEASE – June 26, 2025 – The cross-platform Magicpunk MMO Action RPG Crystal of Atlan has officially launched its first-ever crossover event with One-Punch Man, live now as of June 26.  Available on iOS, Android, PC, and PlayStation 5, the game invites players to dive into this limited-time collaboration titled “Boom! One-Punch KO!”, featuring …

PRESS RELEASE – June 25, 2025 – Get interstellar and launch into battle as Gundam descends on Call of Duty: Mobile in Season 6 – Gundams Arrive. Get ready to duel it out with Gundam themed mech in the 4v4 Gundam Team Deathmatch, earn free rewards in the Gundam in-game event, and then unlock Gundam-themed …

PRESS RELEASE – June 25, 2025 – Make a mark across the high-fantasy world of Aleria in Din’s Champion, a new sidescrolling action RPG from Soldak Entertainment. Customize a character’s class, skill tree, and equipment as players explore the terrain, mining resources, crafting gear, defeating monsters, and build a settlement to house rescued NPCs, who …

PRESS RELEASE – June 24, 2025 – Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. has announced LITTLE NIGHTMARES III, developed by Supermassive Games, will launch on October 10, 2025, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, PC via Steam and Xbox on PC, and Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.  Pre-orders started today on …

Jurassic World: Rebirth A New Era isn’t just a really clunky phrase, but also the name of a new, browser-based Jurassic World game. It uses a pseudo-16 bit aesthetic and straightforward endless-runner style gameplay across three distinct levels, all featuring characters and scenarios from the forthcoming Jurassic World: Rebirth movie. Players can take control of …

By now, it’s impossible to have missed news that MindsEye, the pseudo-open-world sci-fi action game from Build a Rocket Boy, has had a terrible response from the public. The studio has now confirmed early reports that staff will almost certainly be laid off, in an official statement. “We can confirm that we have had to …

PRESS RELEASE – June 24, 2025 – Saber Interactive’s 3D Realms label and developer Anshar Studios have revealed that Painkiller, the modern reimagining of the classic action franchise featuring co-op gameplay, will launch on October 9, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.  Pre-orders for the game’s Standard and Deluxe Editions …

PRESS RELEASE – June 24, 2024 – Hooded Horse isn’t done with June just yet, and it’s announcing another title joining a portfolio of world-class strategy and tactics games. Aquila Interactive’s Gilded Destiny is a grand strategy game set during the 19th century. Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in the definitive GSG of …

PRESS RELEASE – June 24, 2025 – Legendary composer Hitoshi Sakimoto and Basiscape Records are pleased to kick off the celebration of a most momentous occasion: Hitoshi Sakimoto’s 40th year anniversary writing music for videogames.  Sakimoto got his start in games at age 16 and has scored over 400 titles since then. He worked on …

Developed and published by Crate Entertainment, Fangs of Asterkarn is set to be the final expansion for action RPG Grim Dawn. First announced in August 2023, Fangs of Asterkarn has seen significant delays, mainly due to the amount of content being put into it. Grim Dawn was released in 2016 and has seen two previous …

Featuring developers who worked on various Witcher games, as well as Cyberpunk 2077, Rebel Wolves is yet another new indie game studio with some serious talent behind the scenes. The Blood of Dawnwalker is its debut title and is due for release in 2026 on all major platforms.  Presented as the first part of a …

PRESS RELEASE – June 23, 2025 – INTENSE Co., Ltd. today announced that its 1 – 4 player co-op exploration horror game UNDERWARD is now available worldwide on PlayStation 5. Originally released on Steam on February 5, 2025, UNDERWARD has surpassed 100,000 units sold thanks to its tense, team-oriented gameplay. Players descend into a procedurally …

PRESS RELEASE – June 20, 2025 – In this electrifying VR slide puzzle game, players race against the clock to slide prismatic panels into an electrified pathway from the start point to finish. Level by level, the pathways grow longer and the board grows larger – soon reaching an immersive 360 degrees. About the design …

PRESS RELEASE – June 20, 2025 – Materia Collective proudly presents Symphonic Journeys: Pokémon Red & Blue, a majestic orchestral tribute to the timeless music of the original Pokémon games available for order from today.  The album is now available for streaming with a collection of single LP vinyl releases in various colors available to …

Dig Dug is an arcade classic, and now there’s a brand new game available in the series…but only until June 30, 2025. It’s also only available as part of Gamisodes, a child-orientated service the company itself calls the “Netflix of Interactive TV Shows.” Dig Dug New Frontiers is available on Google Play and the App …

PRESS RELEASE – June 20, 2025 – Trickcal: Chibi Go has revealed its second character PV, this time starring [Love Friends] Butter (CV: Aoi Nagatsuki), the friendliest face in Angle Cream…who might also be the one to destroy the world. Titled “Warning from Angle Cream’s Minions!”, the latest character PV introduces Butter’s sugary-sweet chaos in …

PRESS RELEASE – June 20, 2025 – Swedish publisher Snapbreak Games, in close collaboration with fellow Swedish indie studio Something We Made, is excited to bring the BAFTA award-winning TOEM: A Photo Adventure to mobile. Starting today, players can jump into the delightful world of TOEM via Early Access on Android, and iOS users can …

PRESS RELEASE – June 19, 2025 – NetEase Games is proud to announce the launch of Once Human’s Custom Server feature, allowing players to create their dedicated servers which can alter the gameplay significantly. Additionally, the Once Human Global Annual Version 2.0 Showcase has been announced for July 2, 2025, where plans for the game’s …

PlayStation: The Concert is a live music experience celebrating the scores and soundtracks of popular video games, and it had a world premiere in Ireland in April 2025. Now, the show is set to tour the US from October this year. The Concert brings together an all-star ensemble of musicians to perform live renditions of …

OPINION – Whether you’re involved in game development or just a gamer, there’s no ignoring the fact that AI is gaining a stronger foothold in the industry. From generating assets like characters voices to the characters themselves, through to improving graphics with enhanced lighting and rendering, artificial intelligence has multiple uses. It’s no longer a …

PRESS RELEASE – June 19, 2025 – Soccer is a beautiful game, and also a simple one. Amazing individual actions. Precise tactical teamplay. Constant pressure. For over 150 years, soccer has given us our greatest highs, and our most crushing lows, and has brought us together, both in victory and defeat. It’s a collective experience, …

PRESS RELEASE – June 19, 2025 – The wait is over. Metroidvania fans can now rejoice as Chronicles of the Wolf, the haunting new action-platformer from iconic developer Migami Games, is now ready to take top spot in your games library.  Available digitally for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox and PC – with …

PRESS RELEASE – June 18, 2025 – Publisher Serenity Forge (Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, LISA, Fractured Blooms) and developer NomnomNami revealed that they’re bringing the viral multi-ending adventure BAD END THEATER to Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 on July 10, 2025.  BAD END THEATER is a visual novel where new paths …

Toxic Crusaders is a forthcoming beat ‘em up that follows on from the 1991 cartoon series of the same name, as well as including nods to the deliriously violent Troma movies that preceded it. It’s due out on all major platforms later in 2025, but fans of radioactive arcade action can try the demo on …

Nine classic Sega games are set to be removed from mobile storefronts, but they are currently available for free and still work offline. Affected titles all show in the Play and App Store with a Sega banner on the main icon, and include Crazy Taxi, Sonic CD and Golden Axe. The games were previously part …

PRESS RELEASE – June 18, 2025 – All checks complete. Time to dive. Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest, a paid story expansion for narrative horror Still Wakes the Deep, winner of three BAFTA Games Awards, is available now. Players can submerge themselves in the story today on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. …

PRESS RELEASE – June 17, 2025 – room6 is excited to share that puzzle-adventure game UNDERGROUNDED has just released its first demo on PC. UNDERGROUNDED is a puzzle-solving adventure game where players descend deeper and deeper into an isometric dungeon map. The map itself is akin to a slice of American history, filled with people …

PRESS RELEASE – June 17, 2025 – The journey to game-breaking, god-like power begins today. Digital Bandidos and Game Smithing are proud to announce that Soulstone Survivors is now available for PC, as well as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S – marking the action roguelike’s debut on consoles. Unleash power and emerge from the …

Gearbox is due to release Borderlands 4 on Sept. 12, 2025 on all major platforms, and pre-orders are now open. There are also various editions available, although the ECHO-4 Collector’s Edition (since renamed to “Bundle”) doesn’t come with the actual game. Borderlands 4 builds upon previous entries in the series by offering a choice of …

Gotcha Gotcha Games might not be a household name, but its RPG Maker game engine sure is. This now has a new sibling in ACTION GAME MAKER, which aims to provide both new and experienced devs with a robust suite of development tools. However, although it’s built on Godot, which is free, ACTION GAME MAKER …

PRESS RELEASE – 17 June 2025 – Freshly created indie-publisher RADICAL THEORY has recently partnered with ML MEDIA and SHINE GROUP for the release of Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game. After a successful one-year Early Access period and nearly 200,000 copies sold, the game created by solo-dev Michel Losch releases today on PlayStation 5, …

PRESS RELEASE – June 17, 2025 – Four years since its launch and over seven years since the work on the game started, The Riftbreaker, a base-building, survival game with action-RPG elements that gathered over 16,500 Very Positive reviews on PC and a Metacritic score of 83/100, is now preparing to grow even larger in …

PRESS RELEASE – June 16, 2025 – UK developer and publisher Thalamus Digital Publishing Ltd. today announced the upcoming launch of Return to Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure for Commodore Amiga and Atari ST computers, under license with Atari Interactive, Inc. Originally released in 1987, Head Over Heels is an epic 3D isometric adventure …

With reports already coming in that Switch 2 controllers are coming out of the box defective, the ghost of Stick Drift Past is haunting Nintendo. The first Switch had serious issues with its Joy Cons, and now users are concerned history will repeat itself. Although it was only released on June 5, 2025, Nintendo reported …

The fallout from MindsEye’s botched launch continues with reports of digital refunds and Walmart already lowering the game’s physical release price to $20. Official reviews have now also started coming in, and it’s currently sitting at an overall 43% rating on Metacritic. MindsEye is the debut release from Build a Rocket Boy and counts Leslie …

PRESS RELEASE – June 16, 2025 – Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. has announced a slate of exciting activities including hands-on demos with multiple hotly anticipated games at Anime Expo 2025. Attendees will get a chance to be among the first in the world to play DIGIMON STORY TIME STRANGER and TOWA AND THE GUARDIANS …

PRESS RELEASE – June 16, 2025 –  VIVERSE, the leading 3D content distribution platform, now supports all major WebXR game engines for VIVERSE Worlds.  As immersive storytelling and content creation head towards a projected $58 billion by 2030, the need for an open, engine-agnostic platform is more critical than ever. VIVERSE is the only platform …

PRESS RELEASE – June 15, 2025 –  Thunderful has now granted Advanced Access to players who pre-ordered the Fortune Edition for the upcoming fast-paced action-roguelite title, Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, which has already been lauded by reviewers for its rewarding combat, compelling visual style, and addictive roguelite formula. Lost in Random: The Eternal …

Konami came out of seemingly nowhere with its Press Start game showcase last night (June 12, 2025), which streamed online and revealed a bunch of extra info on upcoming titles, plus news about a new Silent Hill remake.  This was the first time the renowned game company has run this event, and given the bombshells …

PRESS RELEASE – June 13, 2025 – Image Power has announced a significant update for Haunted House Renovator. Over the past weeks, the studio received an overwhelming number of messages, ideas, and suggestions from the community, and are incredibly grateful for players’ ongoing support and creativity.  A new tutorial takes place in a dedicated location, …

PRESS RELEASE – June 12, 2025 – Introducing the Razer Kishi V3, V3 Pro, and V3 Pro XL –  Full-sized console performance now made for phones, mini tablets, and full-sized tablets, with up to 6 months of Apple Arcade included. Designed for gamers who demand console-grade performance and elite control anywhere they play, the Kishi …

It’s not everyday a game made by well-known developers that was completed but never released gets resurrected by those developers, but that’s exactly what’s happening with Yo-kai Buster Navinosuke. Initially created for the GBA by the original team behind the Metal Slug franchise, it’s currently being rebuilt for the Nintendo Switch with the aim to …

Founded by Robert Kirkman, Skybound is the comic company behind top titles like The Walking Dead, the Energon Universe (a GI Joe and Transformers crossover series), and Invincible. Now, the company has announced it’s started an in-house video game studio, Quarter Up, and an Invincible beat ‘em up is its first title. Invincible follows teenager …

PRESS RELEASE – June 12, 2025 – Indie game studio Triomatica Games is thrilled to announce that Boxville 2 will be released on June 26, 2025, across all major platforms including PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and mobile devices. Following the success of the original Boxville, the sequel invites players back into its beautifully animated …

PRESS RELEASE – June 11, 2025 – AdHoc Studio, founded by ex-Telltale Games developers, revealed new additions to the all-star cast of Dispatch at the Tribeca Festival. The studio confirmed that Yung Gravy and Tanoai Reed bring two memorable characters to life in this superhero workplace comedy adventure coming to PC later this year.  Leading …

True to form, NVIDIA has continued to roll out support for tons of new, and existing, games. This week, gamers with higher-end rigs can upgrade the graphics and framerates of eight titles, including Stellar Blade, Dune: Awakening, and MindsEye. DLSS 4 is NVIDIA’s latest version of its Deep Learning Super Sampling technology, which uses artificial …

MindsEye is the new sci-fi open-world game from Build a Rocket Boy, the studio founded by former GTA dev Leslie Benzies, and it launched last night (June 10, 2025) on all major platforms. However, it also launched with serious issues, and with no reviews from professional video game critics; either on its own is cause …

PRESS RELEASE – June 11, 2025 – Roguelite platformer with Metroidvania elements Rusty Rangers has finalized its release schedule. The game arrives on consoles in June and on PC in July this year. Rusty Rangers delivers nostalgic retro-platforming with modern roguelite depth. The game blends the fast-paced action of Dead Cells, the loot depth of …

PRESS RELEASE – June 11, 2025 – Riot Games, the leading video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer, has entered into a strategic, regional commercial partnership with T/SQUARED, the marketing agency set up in 2023 by the TEAM Group to explore new business opportunities. T/SQUARED will support Riot Games’ EMEA Esports business development division, …

PRESS RELEASE – June 10, 2025 – Team17 and astragon Entertainment, both subsidiaries of everplay, are once again participants of Gamescom 2025 in Cologne. Both companies will present their latest games to the public at their joint booth in Hall 6. The booth will feature numerous hands-on gaming opportunities as well as an engaging stage …

Nightdive, the Washington-based game studio responsible for remastering games such as The Thing and Quake II, has revealed further details for its anticipated System Shock 2 remaster. This is due out on all major platforms on June 26, 2025. The System Shock games have long been regarded as cult classic FPS titles that successfully merge …

PRESS RELEASE  – June 10, 2025 – All roads lead to New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 13 – 15 as Pokémon Trainers from around the globe will arrive at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center to battle it out to determine who will become the next North America International Champions. Hopeful Trainers will have their …

Revealed as part of the Xbox Games Showcase that was streamed live on June 8, 2025, Super Meat Boy 3D is the long awaited next-gen sequel to the classic precision platformer. Meanwhile, the PC Gaming Show streamed on the same date and revealed details on Edmund McMillen’s (Super Meat Boy’s creator) new game, Mewgenics. Unlike …

The 2025 edition of Summer Game Fest took place in the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, on June 6, 2025. Over the course of around two hours, hosts Geoff Keighley and Lucy James trotted out game trailers and developers, with a noticeable emphasis on sequels and action RPGS. Geoff Keighley, the creator of The Game …

PRESS RELEASE  – June 9, 2025 – Megabit and BKOM Studios have released an all-new trailer for Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults, showcasing brand new gameplay for the epic hack-and-slash action-RPG based on Paizo’s Tabletop Adventure Path. The all new gameplay reinforces the challenges players will face as four iconics unite to conquer a sprawling mega-dungeon teeming …

PRESS RELEASE – June 9, 2025 – BROKENCIGS announces The Hilltop Funeral, a Tim Burton-Inspired physics game where players will control two characters and try to carry a casket and a corpse uphill to the funeral house. The Hilltop Funeral currently can be played in both single-player mode and two-player local co-op mode. Features Control …

PRESS RELEASE – June 8, 2025 – Aspyr has announced Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.  Developed and published by Aspyr, this new definitive title brings the award-winning Neverwinter Nights 2 to consoles for the very first time and features a variety of …

PRESS RELEASE – June 8 2025 – Marvelous USA has released a pair of new videos for its upcoming dark sci-fi action game, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion, ahead of its release for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC on Sept. 5, 2025.  The new story trailer offers a …

PRESS RELEASE – June 6, 2025 – Indie developer Algorocks proudly announces the playable demo for Mini Tank Mayhem, a unique blend of strategic deckbuilding and tower defense roguelike – imagine Slay the Spire fused with Bloons TD.  Mini Tank Mayhem challenges players to deploy super-powered tanks, craft tactical card decks, and build devastating combos …

When Nintendo announced the Switch 2 on April 2, 2025, it made a big deal about backwards compatibility with the original Switch. However, now that the new console is out, the company still has a lot of work to do in this regard as issues are still being reported with the compatibility of Switch titles.  …

Sony ran its State of Play event online on June 4, 2025, and revealed a bunch of upcoming games for PlayStation 4 and 5. Popular titles such as Astro Bot and Mortal Kombat featured, as did Metal Gear Solid and a new Thief title.  State of Play is a newer games showcase organized by Sony; …

PRESS RELEASE – June 5, 2025 – It’s been 10 years since ARK: Survival Evolved first launched into Early Access, kicking off a decade of survival, taming, and epic community stories. The franchise has achieved  global success across PC, console, and mobile platforms, and it’s expanded with massive new maps, official mod support, a thriving …

PRESS RELEASE – June 5, 2025 – IO Interactive, the award-winning developer and publisher behind the globally-acclaimed HITMAN franchise, and Amazon MGM Studios have officially unveiled 007 First Light, a story-driven action-adventure game featuring a standalone original, re-imagined origin story of a young James Bond.   Coming in 2026, 007 First Light will be available on …

PRESS RELEASE – June 5, 2025 – The demo of Neon Highways is now available on PC. Neon Highways is a tiny casual arcade racing game where you cruise endless neon highways in a world styled with retro-futuristic visuals and synthwave/retrowave sounds. Developed by Flowbit Studio, an indie dev studio focused on casual games.

PRESS RELEASE – June 5, 2025 – Vertigo Games, in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal and Maze Theory, has unveiled Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow, a fully immersive stealth experience set to launch later this year on PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2, 3, and 3S, and PC VR.  Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow brings back the iconic …

PRESS RELEASE – June 4, 2025 – Sony is excited to unveil Project Defiant. This sleek new controller will give players more flexibility to play their favorite fighting games, whether that is wirelessly with the innovative PlayStation Link technology that provides ultra-low latency, or through a wired connection on PS5 or PC.  Key Features Custom-designed …

Popular GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin has rolled out a massive update. Release 2506 implements a range of features and fixes, including support for guitar peripherals. It’s available for free and runs on Windows 10, Linux, macOS 11.0 Big Sur, and Android 5.0 and above. This latest version of the emulator includes some features that …

Unreal Engine is one of the most used game development engines around, with popular games built in it including Rocket League, Fortnite, and the upcoming Witcher 4. Unreal Engine is available for free for indie devs and small studios.  Following the recent State of Unreal online event, Epic Games (the owners of Unreal Engine) outlined …

PRESS RELEASE – June 4, 2025 – From June 9 to 16, players will be able to experience the PC debut of a genre that blends dark dread with absurd charm. Developed by Mexican indie studio Covert Wonders, Eldritch Climb: A Cursed Ascent, is a climbing roguelike inspired by Cosmic Horror – with gameplay mechanics …

PRESS RELEASE, June 4, 2025 – Lighthouse Games announced it has secured additional funding from leading global technology company, Tencent. This investment will accelerate the studio’s growth as it develops its debut driving game and continues its journey towards becoming one of the UK’s top AAA development studios. Supported by Venture Lab, Tencent’s dedicated business …

PRESS RELEASE – June 4, 2025 – BouncyBrain Studio, founded by feature animation veterans with credits on Kung Fu Panda, The Mario Movie and Minions, just released the PC demo for its first indie game, MechAnimals. This was previously announced as Full Steam: Fluffy X Machina. MechAnimals is a Roguelite Beat ‘Em Up where players …

Kaido Genkai is the debut title from Karoshi Electric Company, a new Canadian studio. It’s an open world anime racing RPG, and also a love letter to older gaming, thanks in part to a 90s setting and stylised arcade racing mechanics. The game is set in a fictional Japanese coastal town and lets players explore, …

Cherry Rush is a charity gaming challenge scheduled for Aug. 29 – 31, 2025, where players will aim to unlock the notoriously difficult Cherry achievement in each of 50 specially selected games, and raise donations for Partners in Health. The event revolves around UFO 50, a massive retro-inspired collection created by US-based studio Mossmouth, led …

PRESS RELEASE – June 3, 2025 – The deceptively named Flatline Studios is here to overload your neural feed with a firewall-frying demo update for its cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder and dungeon crawler, Into The Grid. Just in time for Turn-Based Fest (June 2 – 9), the indie developer has given the playable demo a huge …

PRESS RELEASE – June 3, 2025 – Studio Teyon and publisher NACON unveiled a new video giving further details on the main characters of RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business.  This stand-alone adventure follows on from RoboCop: Rogue City, while introducing a number of new features. Now available for pre-order, the game will be released …

PRESS RELEASE – June 2, 2025 – The pit lane is open, the cars are in grid formation, and the red lights are off. F1 25 has officially launched and is now in players’ hands.  EA thought this would be a great moment to connect with F1’s Creative Director, Gavin Cooper, for an exclusive Q&A. …

Video games that put players in control of man’s best friend are few and far between, but the good news for canine lovers is that Hounded has seen this niche and is set to fill it. It’s the debut title from Imprint Studios, a UK-based company founded by game dev veterans. A Kickstarter campaign for …

Quebec studio, Rogue Factor (Mordheim: City of The Damned) is set to release its latest title, Hell is Us, on Sept. 4, 2025, across all major platforms. However, PC gamers can try out a demo from June 2 until June 16, 2025. Hell is Us follows Rémi, a native of the isolated country of Hadea …

PRESS RELEASE – May 30, 2025 – Independent developer Digital Cybercherries has announced that its acclaimed indie shooter about sentient action figures, Hypercharge: Unboxed, is available now on PlayStation 4 and 5. The anticipated title features cross-platform support across PC and Xbox. Inspired by films like Toy Story and Small Soldiers, Hypercharge: Unboxed is a …

PRESS RELEASE – May 30, 2025 – Zen Studios, the leading global producer and publisher of digital pinball video games, brings three of Universal Studios’ hit movies and three Jurassic World pinball tables in two new DLC bundles, Universal Classics Pinball and Jurassic World Pinball, to the Zen Pinball World app. Join the adventure and …

PRESS RELEASE – May 30, 2025 – The bloodshed begins. Eternal Evil, a tense and atmospheric first-person survival horror game from solo developer Honor Games, is now available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Console players can finally enter a decaying city overrun by vampires that grow stronger every time they fail to stop …

After Inc: Revival is the latest title from Ndemic, the UK studio behind the popular global death simulator, Plague Inc. However, with its sequel game, Ndemic is asking players to survive a worldwide catastrophe, not create it. The demo’s on PC now, and the full game is due for release on PC on June 17.  …

The use of AI in game development continues apace with news shared by gaming tech company, Razer, that its bringing its suite of game dev tools to Amazon Web Services (AWS). These tools include QA testing and a Game Assistant. Following reports that there are 3.32 billion gamers globally and a market projected to reach …

PRESS RELEASE – May 30, 2025 – From the first moment players step into the brutal lands of Shu, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers makes one thing clear: survival isn’t gifted, it’s earned. Throughout the journey, players will need to master an arsenal of weapons, spells, and abilities to overcome the harrowing challenges of this Soulslike action-RPG …

PRESS RELEASE – May 30, 2025 – It’s time to flip, fire, and fight your way to the top: Pinball Spire is now available on Nintendo Switch. Developed by solo creator Tom Voros under the Apparition Games banner and published in partnership with indie.io, this unique genre mash-up is available now on the Nintendo eShop. …

PRESS RELEASE – May 30, 2025 – Introducing the GameSir Nova 2 Lite wireless game controller – compatible with Switch, PC, Android, and iOS via Bluetooth, wired, and wireless dongle connections.  Co-designed with the fighting game champion and brand ambassador, XiaoHai, the Nova 2 Lite delivers champion-grade quality. Whether exploring new ways to game or …

PRESS RELEASE – May 30, 2025 – Arc System Works is pleased to announce the opening of the highly anticipated 2D fighting game HUNTERxHUNTER NENxIMPACT as a free demo on PC. Ahead of the official release of HUNTERxHUNTER NENxIMPACT on July 17, 2025, PC players around the world can now get a first look at …

Invariably referred to on social media as “the hand game”, Eclipsium mixes distinctive PSX-style graphics with a surreal first-person horror narrative that turns reality itself into a controllable environment. It’s the debut title from Housefire, a Swedish studio, and is slated for release in 2025. A PC demo is also currently available. Eclipsium puts players …

CD PROJEKT, the investment arm of the game studio behind Cyberpunk 2077, recently revealed a bunch of company-related updates, from financial stats through to game details. Included in the report was news that a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 has officially entered pre-production. Released in 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 had a rocky start but went on to …

PRESS RELEASE – May 29, 2025 – Copilot for Gaming is the ultimate gaming sidekick, making gaming with Xbox more seamless and personalized. In this early version of the feature for mobile, players will be able to access Copilot for Gaming on a second screen, without distracting them from the core gameplay experience.   The companion …

PRESS RELEASE – May 29, 2005 – Rainbow Six Siege X is launching on June 10, kicking off a new evolution of the tactical first-person shooter with new content and major updates. The Siege team has long had accessibility in its sights as a priority, as revealed in this interview Ubisoft conducted with User Experience …

PRESS RELEASE – May 29, 2025 – Pwnage, a leader in precision gaming peripherals, is proud to announce the launch of the Zenblade 65 V2, a high-performance Hall Effect keyboard designed for gamers and creators who demand total control, zero latency, and a personal edge. Introducing The ZenBlade 65 V2 Featuring exclusive Nyomi artwork and …

PRESS RELEASE – May 28, 2025 – The sewers are stirring. The rooftops are restless. And Cortopia Studios – creators of the critically acclaimed VR action hit Gorn 2 – have announced their next game that will leave gamers without headsets green with envy. Created in collaboration with Paramount Game Studio, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: …

PRESS RELEASE – May 28, 2025 – The Last Transmission is a first-person psychological horror game built on dread, isolation, and the eerie feeling that something is listening back. Set in a remote mountain radio station, players must use analog tools – radio, phone, typewriter – to track a growing storm and log transmissions that …

PRESS RELEASE – May 28, 2025 – Dune: Awakening will first be available in head start on June 5 for those who have pre-ordered either the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition. Pre-ordering either edition, or the base edition, will also unlock the Terrarium of Muad’Dib pre-order reward. Official launch is June 10, at which point pre-orders …

In a recent video, Nintendo highlighted forthcoming compatibility options for N64 titles played via the Switch 2, but continues to give original Switch owners short shrift. Plus, only Switch 2 users with the premium Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription can get the tweaks, not those with the standard Switch Online plan. The compatibility options extend …

MindsEye is a forthcoming third person game that combines sci-fi action with a GTA vibe, and proprietary game creation software so players can make their own MindsEye content. It’s the debut title from Build a Rocket Boy, the studio founded by former GTA (parts three to five) dev Leslie Benzies. MindsEye is the name of …

Heavily inspired by games such as Quake and Ghostrunner, Bloodthief is the debut title from noted YouTuber Blargis. It combines first-person melee combat with a suite of movement-based abilities, including wall-running, dashing, and a ludicrous amount of speed. The demo is out now on PC, but an extended version will go live on June 9, …

Alkahest is the debut title from Push On, a new game studio based in Cyprus. Already drawing comparisons with Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Alkahest is a first-person action RPG that’s also drawn attention for having two game trailers with almost identical content, and no clear gameplay footage. Push On has already made a …

May 27, 2025 – Solo indie developer Tyci is proud to share that his debut title, Astrumis-Survive Together, is now available on PC. Drawing inspiration from games like Split Fiction and Alien Isolation, Astrumis offers a promising yet chilling sci-fi survival horror experience to the co-op genre.  In Astrumis, players are challenged to combine their …

May 27, 2023 – Lost Twins 2, the whimsical puzzle adventure about siblings Abi and Ben, has just revealed its official announcement trailer, giving players a first look at the game’s charming world-shifting mechanics, emotional storytelling, and hand-crafted visuals. Developed by Playdew, Lost Twins 2 follows two separated siblings navigating magical puzzle realms where shifting …

May 27, 2025 oops- Games for Change (G4C), the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to harnessing games and immersive media for social impact, unveiled the finalists for the 2025 Games for Change Awards. Chosen from nearly 800 submissions across 55 countries, the winners will be announced during the G4C Awards Ceremony at 6:30 PM ET on …

May 26, 2025 – Indie game developer and publisher BabelGames has announced that Speed Rivals, a fast-paced slot racing game, will be available on PC in Q3 2025. A downloadable demo version of the game is also available. Speed Rivals is a thrilling slot racing simulation where players master acceleration and precision across nostalgic tracks. …

May 26, 2025 – Devin Santi, solo indie developer making Mr. Sleepy Man, a viral indie game that is a love letter to 3D platformers. Equal parts Halloween fever dream, rhythm-based chaos, and twisted bedtime story. The game follows one very sleepy guy as he rampages through Bedtime Town, wreaking havoc on its unsuspecting residents.  …

May 26, 2025 – Curvature now has an updated public demo and a brand-new trailer – this time focused entirely on the game’s raw combat, intensity, and momentum. The demo invites players to step into the role of a nameless machine, deployed to a volatile, corrupted planet ruled by gruesome creatures. With no hand-holding, players …

Primal Reckoning is the name and theme of Season 5 of Call of Duty: Mobile, and it goes live on May 28, 2025 at 5PM PT. Players can expect a new map, weapon, and skins. Season 5 – Primal Reckoning also includes a collaboration with NieR: Automata, with skins and events available related to the …

World of Darkness, the company behind video and board games, and TTRPGs (Tabletop Role Playing Games) involving vampires, lycanthropes, and other creatures of the night, has itself shapeshifted into a new form. Now known as White Wolf, a former TTRPG company, World of Darkness will be working with parent game company Paradox Interactive to co-develop …

May 24, 2025 – SEGA has announced that wishlisting is now live for Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. To celebrate is this latest trailer for Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. marking the game’s multiplatform move, following on from its previous release on PC. Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O …

May 23, 2025 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT): Tactical Takedown, the turn-based beat-em-up from acclaimed developer Strange Scaffold (I Am Your Beast, An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs), and in partnership with Paramount Game Studios, is now available on PC. Tactical Takedown reinvents the franchise with a strong new direction, combining turn-based …

May 23, 2025 – The wait is over for the high-octane madness of Maniac. Prepare for a wild ride where chaos and strategy collide in this heart-pounding action-packed experience that promises to test your limits and keep you coming back for more. In Maniac, players will dive headfirst into a fast-paced world filled with unexpected …

Publisher Bandai Namco has announced that it’s partnering with film production company A24 (Civil War, Heretic) to make a movie on FromSoftware’s popular RPG, Elden Ring. Alex Garland (Dredd, Warfare) is tapped to direct. Elden Ring was released in February 2022 and quickly received rave reviews from critics and players alike. Based on a story …

First released in Early Access in June 2016, Lifeless was a promising PvP-with-factions spin on the zombie survival/crafting genre. However, the game shut down a year later. Now, it’s back, and being rebuilt from the ground up by the original two developers.  The first version of Lifeless was published by Green Man Loaded, the publishing …

May 22, 2025 – Step into the gentle world of Bugtopia, and let a charming rubber ducky isopod be your friendly guide. From offering helpful gameplay tips to reminding you to take breaks, this tiny companion ensures you’re never alone in your relaxing journey. As the caretaker of Bugtopia, you’ll raise a variety of fascinating …

May 22, 2025 – Chazak Games, an indie studio founded by former DOOM animator Chris Cantero, reveals High Fructose, a lightning-fast first-person survivor roguelite where players take on swarms of monstrous fruit in explosive, skill-driven combat. In High Fructose, you’ll step into the paws of a ninja fox leading a rebellion against juiced-up produce. Unleash …

May 22, 2025 – SHADOW LABYRINTH takes players on an epic journey on a hostile planet where dangers lurk everywhere, and where a mysterious yet recognizable companion named PUCK imparts familiar wisdom – to survive, they must explore this maze-filled world and consume everything around them to become the apex predator.  The title is slated …

Marincess Studio, a solo developer based in Tunisia, has revealed the first trailer for their debut title, the upcoming survival horror Kurai Yama. It features a suitably creepy PlayStation One aesthetic, as well as tank controls and fixed camera angles. Kurai Yama puts players in the shoes of a Japanese schoolgirl as she investigates her …

Retro handheld company Powkiddy has revealed details on its latest device, the Nintendo DS-style V90S. It’s available in multiple colors and for pre-order, and will start shipping on May 31, 2025. The V90S follows on from the company’s V90 model, but increases the device size and overall power. This includes an Allwinner 133 Plus-ARM quad-core …

May 21, 2025 – Provoron, the atmospheric 2.5D point-and-click adventure from independent solo developer Tara Kan, opens its Playtest registration today on PC with this deeply personal, hand-drawn story. Step into the white feathers of Ankou, a crow shunned by those around him. Undeterred, he sets out to make new friends and save the world …

May 21, 2025 – Belgian indie developers Fire Foot Studios are kicking off their debut with the fiery launch of their first commercial title: Kick’n Hell, releasing on PC on July 21, 2025. A free demo is available now. About the game Kick’n Hell is a wild, unforgiving 3D precision platformer where your only weapon …

May 21, 2025 – Mindscape and Dreamhunt Studio have launched the PC demo for Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature, in which players will be able to explore the Cave of Awakening and the Verdant Forest. There are a ton of cute animals to meet, puzzles to solve, and players might even run into a certain Fox… …

Even though it has its own games division, Netflix is still looking at other studios’ work for content. The latest video game it’s turning into an animated series is Clash of Clans, the immensely popular multiplayer strategy game available on Android and iOS. The game lets players build up armies and settlements while fighting other …

Lost in Cult, the UK-based company behind boutique video game book and art releases, has revealed its new Editions initiative. Games released under this banner come with a physical disc/cartridge guaranteed to play without an internet connection, as well as a deluxe art package. There are three games currently available as the launch titles for …

The Blade 14, from gaming tech company Razer, is only 0.62 inches thick, making it one of the thinnest gaming laptops on the market. It’s available now. Being extremely thin on its own isn’t much of a selling point, however. Razer knows this, so has made sure to pack the Blade 14 with a bunch …

Solo Finnish developer Jesse Makkonen (DISTRAINT, Afterdream) has released his latest horror title, Without a Dawn. It’s a visual novel with a distinctive pseudo-ASCII pixel art style, and it’s out now on PC. Without a Dawn follows a woman as she heads to a remote cabin to have time for peace and quiet. However, she …

May 20, 2025 – In Karate Rogue, you descend into a cursed dungeon armed with nothing but your fists. This tactical turn-based RPG blends martial arts combat with roguelike exploration. Master lethal techniques, build your own combos, knock out demons, and conquer the abyss. Karate Rogue Key Features Tactical Turn-Based Combo Battles: Chain together martial …

May 20, 2025 – Elementa is proud to announce the global launch of Babytopia, a delightful free-to-play match-3 puzzle game available now on iOS and Android. Since its soft launch, Babytopia has already charmed players worldwide, with over 5,000 glowing reviews flooding in, and a staggering 95% recommendation rate. Fans can’t get enough of its …

May 20, 2025 – thatgamecompany, the award-winning studio behind Sky: Children of the Light, presents a limited, in-game screening of The Two Embers: Part One, the first part of a wordless animated feature revealing the long-awaited origin story of Sky, a once-thriving kingdom of stars nestled in the clouds.  The Two Embers unfolds across two …

Activision has delisted the mobile version of Call of Duty: Warzone from Google Play and Apple’s App Store as the game failed to meet the studio’s expectations. Players who managed to download and install the game before May 19, 2025, will still be able to play it and use existing in-game currency, but won’t be …

The first ever game jam collaboration between noted indie studio thatgamecompany and investor/publisher COREBLAZER started on May 17, 2025 and runs until June 8, 2025. There’s a combined prize pool of $10,000. Contrary to a lot of game jams, the thatgamecompany X COREBLAZER competition gives game developers, both professional and aspiring, plenty of time to …

May 19, 2025 – Swing from place to place, crawl over every surface and weave crazy webs in this adorable spider sandbox. Silky is a tiny hero on a big mission – to help their favourite humans. Baking cookies? Doing dishes? Watering plants? No task is too big if you’ve got the imagination (and the …

May 19, 2025 – Cosmocat Games is pleased to announce that their roguelite survival horror, TOXICANT, is getting a major free update. The Rampage! update adds the following: A new shotgun item in the main game mode. Ammo is extremely limited, so you’ll still need to play the game largely as originally designed, but it …

19 May, 2025 – Pearl Abyss today announced that Crimson Desert, its upcoming open-world action-adventure title, will launch with full support for NVIDIA’s latest suite of technologies, including DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, DLSS Frame Generation, DLSS Super Resolution, and NVIDIA Reflex.  Ray-traced effects will also be implemented and optimized for GeForce RTX 50 …

May 17, 2025 – LINE Games has announced the global grand launch of its new mobile match-3 puzzle game, Hello Kitty Friends Match. Developed by Super Awesome, an affiliated studio of LINE Games, the title is now available for download worldwide via Google Play and the App Store. Hello Kitty Friends Match is LINE Games’ …

May 16, 2025 – Originally created during Ludum Dare 55, Eye of The Summoner has grown into a full-featured game thanks to strong community support. Players take on the role of the Eye, a mysterious force bound to a cursed tower, summoning dark minions to fend off waves of heroic human invaders.  The game blends …

May 16, 2025 – Games Done Quick has officially released its schedule for this year’s Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon. The event takes place from July 6-13 at the Hilton Minneapolis Downtown in Minnesota, and fans around the world can tune into the event live on the official Games Done Quick Twitch channel. Summer …

Large Language Models (LLMs) are one of the most common types of AI around, with popular examples like ChatGPT and Claude. Jaewoong Cho, from the Deep Learning Division of Krafton, the publisher behind inZOI, gave a recent talk at GDC 2025 about how a “small” version of an LLM is used to create character behavior …

Gaming accessories company 8BitMod recently revealed its modern Dreamcast memory card, the VMU Pro, which also functions as a mini retro game emulator. Now, it’s released it for pre-orders and revealed tech specs. It ships in November 2025. The VMU Pro covers all the same features as the original Dreamcast Visual Memory Unit, and adds …

May 15, 2025 – Ant Workshop and Wales Interactive are thrilled to announce that Into the Restless Ruins, the roguelike deckbuilder rooted in Scottish folklore, is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC. Into the Restless Ruins blends strategic deckbuilding with dungeon crawling, offering players the ability to create their …

May 15, 2025 – The Lovecraftian terrors of Stygian: Outer Gods wrought new horrors upon the world upon its release into Early Access last month, but the Old Ones aren’t done with us just yet. In fact, Fulqrum Publishing and Misterial Games are delighted to reveal the roadmap for Stygian: Outer Gods, detailing the upcoming …

Islands & Trains is the latest title from game dev duo Fabian Smith and Akos Makovics, and is being published by Future Friends Games. A demo was previously available on PC and the full game will be released on May 29, 2025. Islands & Trains gives gamers exactly those things, in a cute sandbox/diorama game …

May 15, 2025 – We’re excited to announce that Death Kid, the fast-paced, arcade-inspired arena brawler, is officially available on PlayStation 5.  Step into the cursed well and battle through relentless waves of enemies. With brutal close-quarters combat, dynamic ability progression, and a mysterious world caught between life and death, Death Kid delivers an unforgettable …

Legal emulation console, Polymega, has finally released its latest hardware Module for pre-orders, and it’s for Atari games. Existing Modules allow the console to play older Nintendo and Sega games, as well as titles from other retro consoles such as PlayStation and NeoGeo. Teased at the start of May 2025, the new Module is named …

Whether you’re actively involved in game development or just interested in it, there’s one creator whose name is synonymous with quality assets: Kenney. The Netherlands-based artist regularly releases free game assets, as well as paid tools. Asset Forge lets users build low poly 3D models then export them for use in pretty much whatever they …

May 14, 2025 – Tiny turn-based Soulslike Wirelight, releasing later this year, has a new free demo available to play now on PC. A unique spin on the Soulslike game structure, Wirelight takes familiar elements like stamina management, positional combat, and a posture-like system for enemies, and adapts them to a turn-based, grid-based tactical structure.   …

May 14, 2025 – Pearl Abyss, in collaboration with Black Screen Records, has announced the release of a special vinyl album set commemorating the 10th anniversary of its flagship MMORPG, Black Desert. The 3xLP collection celebrates a decade of the game’s rich musical legacy, marking a milestone in the globally successful Black Desert IP. Music …

May 14, 2025 – Neko Machine is issuing an open call for night shift staffers to man CCTV posts. Published in partnership with the indie platform indie.io, Spectator 2 puts players in the comfortable, but unenviable, job of monitoring live security footage in order to avert reality collapse as otherworldly anomalies begin their invasion.  Now …

Gun Interactive, the publisher behind the asymmetrical multiplayer version of the 1974 cult horror film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, has announced that it’s ceasing any further development on the game. There will be a final update in May 2025 but then that’s it for content, and players are not happy. The Texas Chain Saw …

May 13, 2025 – Gore Doctor, a dark psychological horror game with gore and survival elements, is now available on Xbox Series. Players find themselves in a ruined institute where they must fight to survive and solve nightmarish puzzles. The game was previously released on PC and will launch on PS5 on May 27. Gore …

May 13, 2025 – Solo indie developer, Gangru, has released a free demo for his debut game Besmirch. Now available on PC. Besmirch is a survival horror farming simulator set in a Gilded Age-esque world. The player takes on the role of a newly employed laborer who must save a dying town from starvation and …

May 13, 2025 – The Sinking City Remastered has surprise launched on PC, PS5, and Xbox X/S. The remaster has been made for free to all existing owners of the game. Despite secret occult schemes in place to do so from the start, the Eldritch Gods are now likely annoyed that filthy mortals will think …

Retro accessory company, 8BitMods, is releasing the VMU Pro on May 15, 2025. It’s a Visual Memory Unit that can slot into a Sega Dreamcast, but it can also be used to play games from other systems. The Dreamcast’s original VMU is a memory card that slots into a console controller and displays information about …

Nesting Games is a new indie studio built from former AAA developers, and Directorate Novitiate is its debut title. A release date is yet to be announced, but Nesting Games has said it will self-publish. Directorate Novitiate is an urban fantasy action RPG following Mercury, a special operative in the titular organization, who battles supernatural …

PSX-inspired first person survival horror, Labyrinth of the Demon King, hits PC, Nintendo Switch (for US players), and PlayStation 4 and 5 on May 13, 2025. It’ll appear on Xbox One and Series X, plus the Switch (for UK/EU players) later this year. Developed by J. R. Hudepohl and published by Top Hat Studios, Labyrinth …

Alienware, the gaming brand of Dell computers, is dividing its tech into two distinct tiers, Area 51 and Aurora. Aurora laptops are designed for gamers and currently come in two versions: 16 and 16X. Both types are available now, although NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 laptop graphics options (for both) won’t be available until later this …

May 12, 2025 – Butterscotch Shenanigans today releases the version 1.1 update for Crashlands 2, adding new Legend and Explorer difficulty modes, the Compendium, and improvements to the early game experience. Download the free update to the friendship-fueled open-world crafting RPG and sequel to Crashlands, which amassed more than 1.8MM downloads, now on PC, iOS, …

May 12, 2025 – Bureau 81’s successful debut title, The Operator, is now coming to Switch on May 22, 2025. With more than 6,000 Very Positive reviews since the original release in July 2024 and winning the Pégase of Narrative Excellence, The Operator will soon join the Nintendo catalogue.  The conspiracy-fueled experience inspired by X-Files …

May 12, 2025 – Pre-orders open via Laced Records for Limited Edition 6LP box set and Exclusive Edition double LP. The box set includes a complete re-recorded and expanded soundtrack by series composer Akira Yamaoka. Also includes an art book with composer liner notes (and a few surprises). Double LP sequenced by Akira Yamaoka. Konami …

Silent Games Studio and publisher Secret Mode have released action RPG Empyreal onto PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. PC gamers with modern Intel GPUs also get access to that company’s Xe Super Sampling for low latency and AI-assisted frame generation. Empyreal is set on an unexplored planet after an expedition’s initial run discovers a …

The Strong National Museum of Play has now inducted four new games into the World Video Game Hall of Fame: GoldenEye 007, Quake, Defender, and Tamagotchi. This brings the Hall of Fame total number of games up to 49. The Strong started this initiative in 2015 as a part of its game preservation program. Although …

Survios, a studio specializing in VR games, has turned the VR version of Alien: Rogue Incursion into a first-person survival horror. It’s being promoted as “Part One” and is coming to PC and PS5 on Sept. 30, 2025. Alien: Rogue Incursion puts players in the army boots of Zula Hendricks, an ex-Colonial Marine intent on …

Moonhood, a new indie studio built from veteran developers, has itself built a distinctive new game primarily out of clay. The Midnight Walk follows The Burnt One and Potboy on a quest to bring light back to a land plunged into eternal darkness, and it’s out now on PC and PS5, as well as in …

Sett is a Tel Aviv based company specializing in AI-orientated game marketing, in terms of its proprietary AI engine which can create interactive adverts based on a game’s existing design. Sett has been steadily building up a substantial client base over the last few years under the radar, but has now broken cover to reveal …

Reburn, a Ukrainian game studio comprised of former Metro and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. developers, has pulled its debut title La Quimera back from full release and relaunched it into Early Access, after it received widespread poor reviews. Initially launched in closed beta on April 12, 2025, it received a short-lived full release on April 25. La Quimera …

Polymega is a retro console created by Playmaji, a California-based company with industry ties to Google, AAA games such as Titanfall, and even the TV-based tech company Roku. Polymega is billed as the world’s first modular HD retro games console, and includes official links to numerous game companies, including Nintendo and Sega. Polymega’s main selling …

Arkodd, a gaming peripheral company based in Canada, is making a name for itself through 3D printed controllers with unconventional designs. The PadBox GS is its latest creation, and it’s out now. The PadBox GS includes two analogue sticks, including one placed in such a way that it can be operated with a thumb without …

EA launched Battlefield Labs in February 2025, and recently released further news on the project. Gamers who would like to help test the game engine capabilities used in the series and give constructive feedback can register their interest with EA. Battlefield Labs is EA’s attempt at bringing the gaming community into the fold, by offering …

The Lovecraftian and famously punishing RPG, Darkest Dungeon II, is celebrating its two year anniversary via a PS5 and Switch deluxe Anniversary physical edition. Both versions come with a bunch of extras like a papercraft diorama, playing cards, and codes to unlock digital content such as DLC and music tracks. It’s available for pre-order and …

Dolphin, a well-known name in the world of GameCube and Wii emulators, now has a new version that works on Xbox Series and Xbox One consoles. The UWP (Universal Windows Platform) was created by Stern (aka SternXD), a known dev in the emulator sphere, and it’s also linked with RetroAchievements. The GameCube was released in …

Apple Arcade is removing its exclusive Amazing Bomberman title on May 29, 2025 without explanations. This follows news of developer Konami removing another Bomberman title, Super Bomberman R Online, from service in December 2022. Amazing Bomberman fuses the competitive explode-the-other-players idea that’s fundamental to the series with rhythm action. Stages can change according to the …

Game development management sim, Game Builder Tycoon, is set to appear on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X and S, and Nintendo Switch, on May 7, 2025. The console release follows a successful stint on PC, after an initial release in September 2024.  Game Builder Tycoon comes from AM Playhouse, an Indian game studio, …

Ubisoft and Bluepoch Games are mashing together two historic franchises in August 2025: Assassins’s Creed II and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will crossover with the strategic time travel RPG, Reverse: 1999. The update will happen across PC and iOS. Reverse: 1999 follows a Timekeeper who witnesses, and is immune to, The Storm, an anomaly that wipes …

Retro gaming device company AYANEO has now released the Pocket ACE for retail, thanks to a funding campaign that, while technically still ongoing, quickly smashed through its target goal. Orders will start shipping by the end of May, 2025. AYANEO launched the Pocket ACE campaign on crowd-funding platform Indiegogo on April 28, 2025, and at …

Deeply idiosyncratic indie open world game Garn47 recently released version 2.4 on PC. This brings with it a host of updates that should help new gamers explore the surreal, and popular, sandbox in an easier manner than before, such as improved graphics and controls. Garn47 is a mash-up of game types and genres, with a …

Prophecy Games, a Georgia-based development team that’s part of Hi-Rez Studios (SMITE, Palladins), is releasing its latest game, Deadzone: Rogue Landing, into Early Access on PC on 29 April, 2025. The first two chapters will be available, with a third on the way. Deadzone: Rogue Landing is a cooperative FPS set aboard a spaceship, the …

Mikko Huovinen is a name that might not catch the average gamer’s eye, but he’s played an important part behind the scenes in the development of numerous Remedy games, including Alan Wake, Max Payne 2, and Quantum Break. He’s currently hard at work on space-based shoot ‘em up Neon Hawk, for the 1980’s Vectrex console. …

TGC (thatgamecompany, the studio behind Journey and Sky: Children of Light) has joined forces with COREBLAZER, the investment arm of HYPERGRYPH (Arknights), to run a games jam. It launches on May 17, 2025, and lasts for three weeks.  The jam is open to any and all game developers, from newbies to established devs and studios. …

Clockwork Labs, a California based venture-backed game studio, is making its debut title, Bitcraft Online, fully open source so that it can be freely edited by anyone. The game itself is being released into Early Access on PC on May 29, 2025. Bitcraft Online puts a focus on community, in terms of its overall ethos …

The Strong Museum recently added to its video game collection and preservation efforts with a massive stockpile of games, documents, and associated paraphernalia, from Volition. Volition closed down in September 2023 and was best known for the Saints Row series. Situated in Rochester, New York, the Strong is an interactive museum dedicated to the study …

Red Nexus Games and publisher BlitWorks are bringing the cheeky little Pachinko goblin, Peglin, from mobile, PC and Switch, onto PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series, on May 1, 2025. Peglin mashes together Peggle, RPGs and roguelikes into an unusual, but cute, whole. Players control a Peglin, a little goblin creature who …

The team behind RoboCop: Rogue City (2023), game studio Teyon and publisher NACON, have revealed its standalone follow-up Unfinished Business, along with a story trailer. It’s out on July 17, 2025, for PC and major consoles.  Following the events of the first game, Old Detroit is experiencing a moment of peace. However, when armed mercenaries …

Janos Flösser, a co-founder of IO Interactive (the Hitman series) has revealed details on his new studio, Wombo Games, and its first game, Raiders of Blacksveil. It’s a co-op roguelite and it’s coming to Early Access on PC soon. IO Interactive started in 1998, in Copenhagen, as a joint venture between film studio Nordisk Film …

Game preservation takes many forms, but one aspect of it that’s quite popular is the salvaging of a game version from a defunct console. In this case, a keen preservationist known as kitchen34 has taken the Sega Saturn Japanese version of cult point and click horror Dark Seed, and managed to fully localize all text …

Xbox and PC gamers can now get their mitts on the Revolution X Unlimited, a new controller from noted peripheral company NACON. It has all the bells and whistles expected on a high-end controller, plus an innovative built-in touchscreen. The Revolution X Unlimited is officially licensed by Xbox and is targeted at first-person shooter players. …

Donkey Crew, the Poland-based studio behind Bellwright, is celebrating the medieval survival and crafting game’s first year anniversary with a bumper crop of updates and new content. It’s currently available in Early Access on PC. Bellwright puts players in the ragged shoes of a person accused of murder by the Crown and now on the …

Obelisk Studio is responsible for creating assets for a number of well-known games, including Fallout 76, DOTA 2, Sons of The Forest and Call of Duty. Now, the studio’s revealed its debut first-person horror game, Displacement, and where it stands in terms of development.  Displacement takes place in a polar research base, where everyone has …

NVIDIA has revealed that the next games getting a graphical kick up the bum include Tempest Rising, Steel Seed, The Talos Principle: Reawakened, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Commandos: Origins, and the brand new Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is a neural rendering suite of features specific to NVIDIA’s recent RTX graphic cards. Currently …

One of the worst kept secrets in the video game industry has now been officially revealed: Bethesda and Virtuos have remastered The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and it’s out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X. Rumours and speculation had been swirling around the Internet for the last couple of months, as Reddit detectives …

PS5 gamers who have always wondered just what makes the console tick have now got a better idea, thanks to a recent blog post by two of its designers. Shinya Tsuchida, Mechanical Design Lead, and Shinya Hiromitsu, Electrical Design Lead, offered insights into the Pro console, with reference to previous models. Among the highlights are …

Zero Company is a new Star Wars game from EA, Lucasfilm, Bit Reactor and Respawn Entertainment. The turn-based tactics game is set to appear on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X, in 2026. Zero Company positions itself as taking place during the Clone Wars, but outside and beneath all the events fans may already know …

New Polish studio Dream Dock has released the first trailer for its debut title, Dreadmoor, a horror fishing sim that admits to owing a great deal of inspiration to another Lovecraftian fishing sim, Dredge. Dream Dock hasn’t revealed when the game is expected to be out, other than it’ll appear on PC. Dreadmoor is presented …

MSI have revealed details on six new gaming desktops, all of which come with NVIDIA 50 series graphics cards. The machines vary in specification from high-end powerhouses that should cost at least $5,000, through to more budget-friendly desktops. NVIDIA RTX 50 series GPUs all come with AI-assisted features such as DLSS 4, but all of …

Playdate, the crank-powered gaming handheld, is getting 12 new games in its Season Two, which starts on May 29, 2025. Two games will be released each week, across six weeks. Playdate is made by Panic, a Portland-based game studio and publisher. Unlike every other gaming handheld on the market, Playdate features a miniature crank handle …

CI Games, the Polish studio behind Lords of The Fallen, a well-received modern Soulslike, has released a 2.0 update across all platforms. The free patch brings the game more in-line with the studio’s original vision by improving character movement and combat, as well as a ton of other improvements and features. Lords of The Fallen …

Game studio Byte Barrel and Fulqrum Publishing have announced that Forgive Me Father 2 is being summoned to consoles. The Lovecraftian horror FPS was released in October 2024 on PC but will appear on Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch this coming Fall. Forgive Me Father 2 is the sequel to the equally …

Long-lost images showcasing a cancelled Mario title for the Nintendo Virtual Boy recently surfaced on the Bluesky social media site. Bluesky user, rabidrodent, shared details on a huge amount of content and links they discovered in an AOL directory via the Internet Archive, including high-quality images of the forgotten Mario game. Released in 1994, the …

An early Armored Core title by FromSoftware, Armored Core Mobile Mission, was recently restored and released by G-MODE, a Japanese game developer. It’s out on Nintendo Switch, and it’s coming to PC on April 30. Armored Core Mobile Mission was first released on May 13, 2004 and is a keitai game, which means it was …

Various AI LLMs (Large Language Models) have been tested on video games before, but this time Hao AI Lab have used Ace Attorney as a test, and for an intriguing reason. The core idea is that if AI can understand and follow clues, it can come to the right conclusion in a case, which shows …

NVIDIA has once again rolled out its latest raft of game updates for gamers with its current RTX GPUs. This week, players who own No More Room In Hell 2, Black Myth: Wukong, EXFIL, and Squad can all get updated graphics and potentially smoother gameplay. NVIDIA’s RTX 50 series of graphic cards all come with …

Yellow Brick Games, the relatively new Montreal-based studio founded by industry veterans, launched its debut game Eternal Stands at the start of 2025. Its first DLC, Stargazer, is out now. It’s free and features creature designs by Yusuke Mogi (Final Fantasy XIV).  Eternal Strands is an action RPG in which players explore a huge area …

It’s long been a joke in the video game industry that the ever-popular FPS DOOM can run on basically anything by this point, but this has to be the first time it can run on its own box set. Limited Run, in association with id Software, Nightdive Studios and MachineGames, is set to release 666 …

Be quiet! is a German-based company known for its range of PC gaming components that, as its name suggests, operate quietly but with no loss of power. Now, it’s branching out into gaming peripherals with the release, on April 29 2025, of its Dark Mount and Light Mount mechanical keyboards. Keyboards are perhaps the noisiest …

Gamers who like to jazz up their whole set-up can now look forward to fancy new peripherals from Republic of Gamers (ROG), the video game-focused side of tech giant ASUS. The collection includes a headset, mouse, mouse pad, and keyboard. The ROG tech line incorporates everything from laptops to motherboards to chairs, all aimed squarely …

Night School, the indie game studio acquired by Netflix in September 2021, has released Thronglets via Netflix Games. A tie-in with a recent episode of dark sci-fi series Black Mirror, the game tasks players with caring for rapidly-multiplying little creatures who may have a sinister message for gamers. Referenced in season 7’s Plaything episode, Thronglets …

The popular Farming Simulator series of games, by GIANTS Software, is set to receive a surprising new version: a physical cartridge for the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive outside the US) with a full version of the game done in a retro 16-bit style. It’ll be available on May 14, 2025. Farming Simulator is a long-running …

King’s Field was FromSoftware’s first game, a dungeon crawler first released on PS1 in 1994 then ported to select brands of Japanese phones in 2004. This latter version was thought lost, but has now been found and preserved. Released for EZWeb and i-mode phones with rearranged content, this version of King’s Field is often referred …

The Triple I Initiative is a collection of indie studios and developers aiming to focus on players, by working together and revealing new game details with the minimum of fuss. In a lengthy video posted to YouTube recently, the Initiative revealed over 30 back-to-back game trailers for new titles. By focusing on independent game developers, …

Gamers around the world are eagerly anticipating the release of the Switch 2 console set for June 5, 2025, and it’s expected to break sales records across all regions. However, as of this writing, a large majority of Nintendo Switch games are not fully compatible with the new console even though its predecessor has shipped …

Framework, the California-based company behind modular laptops and PCs, has revealed technical specifications for its Framework Laptop 12 and opened pre-orders. It launches in June, although the company has also acknowledged how recent issues with US tariffs can impact orders. The Framework Laptop 12 is an Intel-powered notebook with a 12.2” 1920×1200 touchscreen. It’s compatible …

The National Recording Registry has inducted the Minecraft soundtrack, first released in 2011, by C418 as a work of cultural importance worthy of preservation. It’s only the second video game soundtrack added to the Registry; the first was the Super Mario Bros theme in 2023. The National Recording Registry is part of the Library of …

Another week, another round of games getting DLSS 4 support from NVIDIA. This time, titles include The Finals, Wild Assault, Enotria: The Last Song, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered. As is always the case, these updates are free for gamers with the above titles, as long as they have an RTX 50 …

Mini Cozy Room is a new entry in the burgeoning idle games genre from Nugem Studio and Tesseract Studio. Presented as a combined game and tool that encourages focus and concentration, it’s available now on PC. Mini Cozy Room lets players choose a cute pixel workspace and then decorate it, as well as customize their …

Billed by developer/publisher Bellring Games as a third-person action PvPvE (Player vs Player vs Environment) extraction RPG, Mistfall Hunter could also be described as a Soulslike free-for-all. Fans of this punishing genre of games can now sign up for a beta test on PC, which starts on April 22, 2025. Set in a world besieged …

Game developer Happy Volcano and publisher Astra Logical have released a PC demo for Modulus, a building sim where players get to create their own ever-expanding factory. However, unlike similar games, there are no blueprints to use. Happy Volcano posits Modulus as a Zen factory automation game, where players are free to experiment by combining …

Pasquale Scionti, a Principal Cinematic Lighting Artist with Gunzilla Games, and who’s worked with Ninja Theory and Treyarch, released a visually impressive Unreal tech demo on April 6, 2025. It was designed to showcase the latest version of the engine, 5.5.4, and how fancy graphics can be achieved without typical upscaling features like DLSS. However, …

Hidetaka Miyazaki, Creative Director behind many FromSoftware hits such as Elden Ring and the Dark Souls series, recently spoke with Nintendo for its Creator’s Voice series. Miyazaki touched on the themes and design aspects of the forthcoming horror, The Duskbloods, due in 2026 on Switch 2. A trailer for The Duskbloods was shown during the …

Retro-inspired gaming device company AYANEO has been teasing its latest handheld, the Pocket ACE, for a while on social media, and has now revealed specific details. As well as boasting a 0916B motor for unparalleled haptic feedback, there’s a forthcoming Indiegogo campaign for the ACE.  The Pocket ACE is being touted as the ultimate retro …

Ironwood Studios has recently released a free update for its first-person sci-fi survival driving sim, Pacific Drive, that adds a bunch of content and a new Endless Expeditions mode. The game is available on PC and PS5.  Pacific Drive sees players get behind the wheel of a car to explore the pine forests and mountain …

When Nintendo revealed Switch 2 details on April 2, 2025, it left a few questions unanswered about its main technical aspects. Now, NVIDIA has revealed what processing power it’s adding to the console. The official specification page for the Switch 2 only lists a “Custom processor made by NVIDIA” under CPU/GPU. NVIDIA, on its official …

In its last DLSS update news NVIDIA promised more new games would include DLSS 4 and Reflex support, and sure enough the company has delivered. Steel Seed and STORROR Parkour Pro are the main new titles this time around, with Cyberpunk 2077 and FragPunk also covered. NVIDIA’s DLSS uses AI neural technology to reduce latency, …

Behaviour Interactive’s popular asymmetrical horror multiplayer Dead by Daylight adds a face to its roster of Killers, in Ken Kaneki. As the star of noted manga Tokyo Ghoul, players will get to harness Kaneki’s signature half-Ghoul powers on behalf of the game’s mysterious Entity. Kaneki’s arrival into the world of Dead by Daylight is part …

Delta is a free emulator for various Nintendo game systems, available for iOS devices. Version 1.7 has just been released, bringing with it a major update: online multiplayer support for Nintendo DS games.  Nintendo shut down the original online DS servers in May 2014, with online support for the 3DS also going the way of …

Fans of giant anime robots are likely set to lose their minds later this year when Bandai Namco releases Super Robot Wars Y, a grid-based tactical combat RPG that brings together a ton of mechs and their pilots from across various animated shows. Incredibly, this is the latest instalment in a game series that started …

Once the company responsible for a Sony-beating emulator, Bleem is now back and the subject of a Kickstarter to help create a multimedia retro game platform. The company, now owned by Piko Interactive, is aiming to reach a goal of $80,000. Bleem, initially styled as bleem!, started as a PS1 emulator for the Dreamcast. A …

HyperMegaTech!, the sibling company of retro-focused game publisher Evercade, has released a new version of its popular Super Pocket handheld. The Data East Edition comes with 18 classic Data East games and is available for pre-order now, with a release set for June, 2025. The Super Pocket range of handhelds all run on different emulators, …

Sci-fi action RPG Black Beacon, from Glohow and Mingzhou Network Technology, is coming to mobile devices and PC on April 10, 2025. This news follows a successful global beta test back in January, and the game is currently open for pre-registration. Black Beacon combines anime-style characters with highly-detailed sci-fi/fantasy backgrounds. Set largely within the Library …

New Mexico-based game developer, Yucca Studio, has revealed its stepping into the tech sector with the release of the Ultra SIM, an all-in-one game emulation SIM card suitable for all dual SIM cellphones.  The Ultra SIM uses Java Card technology to run Yucca’s Studio’s own Fingir emulation software, which was specially designed to work on …

Blaze Entertainment, the company behind Evercade, has set release dates for NeoGeo Arcade 1, a game collection, and Super Pocket NeoGeo Edition, a new handheld. Arcade 1 contains six classic games from the original NeoGeo era, ranging from platformers to beat ‘em ups. The Super Pocket also comes preloaded with 14 retro games, including sidescrolling …

Terrain3D, a popular plug-in for the Godot game engine, has now been released as version 1.0. It’s available for free, and primarily comes from Outobugi Games and Tokisan Games. Both developers have created a variety of other dev tools, and the latter is also behind medieval adventure game Out of the Ashes. Terrain3D was first …

Konami recently revealed that classic shmup Gradius is coming to PC and major consoles on Aug. 7, 2025, as part of a digital collection of seven related games with 18 different regional versions. Physical versions are also currently available via pre-order and are made by Limited Run. Gradius Origins includes the title game plus its …

Gamers who are into retro consoles but don’t want to be limited to only playing titles from one era can now pre-order the SuperStation One. Although it’s primarily for PlayStation One games, Retro Remake has put an FPGA core in it so it’s possible to play games from another system with a little bit of …

ShadPS4 recently updated to version 0.7.0, and despite not being a full 1.0 release has still included a variety of welcome fixes. PS4 games this emulator can already handle include Soulslike modern classic Bloodborne and comedy management sim Two Point Hospital. As an open source project, shadPS4 has received code contributions from over 40 developers. …

Ziggurat Interactive, a publisher of retro games, has set a release date of May 27, 2025, for Cosmi: Forbidden Forests, on PC, PS5 and Switch. Don’t be fooled by the singular name, though: this is a collection of 10 games from the Commodore 64 era, plus bonus material.  Cosmi: Forbidden Forests packages a remastered Forbidden …

Broke Studio, the company behind publishing modern retro games such as Super Tilt Bro and Micro Mages, has revealed Homebrew Factory. This is a new platform especially geared towards releasing new retro-style games on physical media, including NES and Mega Drive cartridges. More than that, it’s a platform for game developers to self-release, and for …

The hip young Polish gaming peripheral company ENDORFY has dropped a bunch of stylish gaming mice, all in its LIV range and available now. There are five in total and they include wired, wireless, docked and undocked versions. The mice come in a choice of either Onyx White and Black models, all made in an …

Free and open source game engine Godot updated to version 4.4 at the start of March, 2025 and now it’s rolled out its first big maintenance update. Game devs, or gamers interested in trying their hand at being one, can rest assured that the engine has had well over 100 fixes so now works better …

Electronic Arts has revealed that its releasing F1 25, an official 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship game. Armchair drivers can rev their engines on May 30, 2025, when F1 25 hits PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.  F1 25 builds on its predecessor, F1 24, with updated game modes and content to reference …

NVIDIA App users who like to game can now get their hands on Project G-Assist, a free AI assistant tailored for GeForce RTX AI PCs. It features an SLM (Small Language Model) that can interpret requests and deliver appropriate help, such as monitor a game’s framerate and offer suggestions as to how to improve it. …

PixelHeart, an all-in-one studio and publisher of contemporary retro games, has released the Ghosts ‘n Goblins-inspired GladMort on PC and Neo Geo. Other console releases are planned for later in 2025. GladMort tells the tale of a fantasy land plagued by terrible monsters. In a last ditch attempt to save the kingdom, the king summons …

HyperX is the award-winning gaming peripheral side of computer giant HP, and it just released the latest gaming mouse in its Pulsefire range. The Pulsefire Fuse is wireless, lightweight at 75g, and customizable. HyperX has 20 gaming mice in the Pulsefire range, which means that each new one has to do more than just offer …

NVIDIA continues to roll out support for new and old games this week, with news that titles such as the forthcoming FBC: Firebreak and the older Warhammer 40K Darktide are getting updates to handle DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) graphic upgrades. DLSS 4 is the latest version of this and available for any gamers who …

Stylish retro device company AYANEO recently revealed its latest creation: the Mini PC AM01S. A release date hasn’t been announced yet, but the company has shared device specifications. The Mini PC AM01S joins AYANEO’s Remake range of devices, which includes the Pocket Micro, Pocket DMG and Retro Power Bank.  “Remake concept redefines classics,” AYANEO said …

Populous, credited as being the first true god sim game, has been recovered on the NES by Games That Weren’t, a preservation group dedicated to lost/unreleased games. This version, lost for 33 years, is now playable via NES emulators.  Games That Weren’t do note, however, that not all emulators will run it smoothly. Broken graphics …

Frogwares, the studio behind multiple Sherlock Holmes games and the original Sinking City, launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund The Sinking City 2 at the start of March 2025. It reached its goal of €100,000 ($108,300) after two hours with almost two weeks to go. As of this writing, 4,170 people have backed the survival …

Emulators are a dime a dozen, but not all operating systems can run the same ones, or they need help to do so. EmuDeck is specifically designed for SteamOS so gamers with a SteamDeck can better run emulations of older games, including PSP and DOS titles. EmuDeck’s 2.4 release brings with it a slew of …

Funcom, the studio behind top MMOs including Conan Exiles and Secret World, has released Dune: Awakening for PC pre-orders from March 24, 2025, and revealed the specifications gamers will need to spice up their life with a visit to the desert planet of Arrakis.  The full game is set for a full 1.0 release, on …

Naughty Dog, the US studio behind the Unchartered and Last of Us series, has revealed technical specifications PC gamers will need to run The Last of Us Part II Remastered when it’s released on April 3, 2025. The Last of Us Part II Remastered was released on PS5 last year, so the PC version also …

Retro Games, the company behind replicas of the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64, has announced that its full-size replica of the Amiga 1200 has been delayed due to legal issues. The company previously released the A500 Mini with 25 licensed, classic Amiga games built-in. The full-size Amiga 1200 was set to be released at the …

Jaw Drop Games have released a new trailer and launch details for Deathground, a survival horror that sees players explore an abandoned research facility that housed dinosaurs. The only trouble is, those same dinosaurs are now loose and very hungry. Deathground lets gamers play solo or with up to four other people as they explore …

Older gamers likely got their first taste of video games thanks to playing Pong at home on the Atari 2600 console. Now, they and younger gamers can experience classic video game action on their wrists, thanks to the Atari 2600 My Play smart watch, with Pong already installed. The Atari 2600 My Play Watch is …

Renowned gaming peripheral brand Razer has taken its first step into the world of AI-powered game development with WYVERN. This is a comprehensive set of tools designed for gamers, incorporating Razer AI Tools, Sensa HD Haptics, Razer Chroma RGB, and THX Spatial Audio, and is available for integration with Unreal Engine. Microsoft isn’t the only …

Donkey Crew and Snail Games USA are bringing Bellwright, a medieval RPG and base building game, to Xbox towards the end of 2025. It’s already available on PC in Early Access.  Framed for murdering the Prince and sentenced to death, players take on the role of a character who’s been living in the shadows ever …

Studio Fizbin, the developer of well-received titles Minute of Islands and Say No! More, has released a medievalpunk action roguelike, Reignbreaker, on PC. The game marks Fizbin’s swansong after the studio was acquired by publisher Thunderful, who subsequently announced lay-offs late last year.  Reignbreaker lets players step into the rebellious boots of Clef, a punky …

Roblox, the popular game that doubles as a game development engine, is set to include an AI-powered asset-creation tool. However, it’s not just for Roblox users, as anyone will be able to download and use it whether they have the source game or not.  The announcement was made on the Roblox Corporation website on March …

Like a hideously mutated corpse that just won’t stay dead, Capcom has resurrected the Resident Evil 3 remake on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Capcom has also revealed the necessary system specs to make sure the game runs like a panicking survivor being chased by a bloodthirsty horde. It’s available now. The Resident Evil 3 remake …

OneXPlayer, the tech brand behind One-Netbook and winner of the 2020 Intel Innovation Award, has revealed a transforming handheld: OneXSugar. Also referred to as Sugar 1, the handheld is powered by Android and a Snapdragon chipset.  OneXPlayer is currently running an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign to help fund distribution, but has already shown off physical examples …

Ninja Tune, the label home to artists such as Floating Points, Metronomy and Thundercat, has announced a partnership with Reactional Music to create tailored game soundtracks for players. What this means is, the music can be used in games but affects the gameplay and environment itself, rather than simply something that plays over the top …

Developer Silent Games and publisher Secret Mode have released a trailer for upcoming RPG Empyreal, revealing more details on the gameplay and world. It’s set to appear on PC and major consoles on May 8, 2025. Empyreal follows the player character, who’s sent to a newly-discovered planet after an initial expedition found a gigantic black …

AI entering the daily life of gamers took one step closer to becoming reality on Mar. 13, 2025, when Xbox Corporate Vice President of Gaming AI, Fatima Kardar, and Vice President of Next Generation, Jason Ronald, sat down together to discuss Copilot for an official Xbox podcast on YouTube.  Copilot is a free AI tool …

A new emulator, targeted at running Nintendo 3DS games, is now available. Azahar follows in the footsteps of popular, but now defunct, emulators Yuzu and Citra. Both were shut down by Nintendo, as the company has a zero tolerance policy for players using ROMS of its games outside of its own consoles, even though ROM …

Silent Hill f is the next installment of the Silent Hill series and is now inching closer to getting a release date. On March 13, 2025, Motoi Okamoto the series producer, spoke with presenter Chihiro Yoshizaki, in a special Transmission video as to what fans can expect from Silent Hill f. A teaser trailer was …

In Midnight Murder Club, Velan Studios is inviting PC and PS5 players into the pitch-black interior of Wormwood Manor and arming them with nothing more than a gun and a flashlight. Gamers will need to use these, along with their wits and cunning, to survive against five other invitees if they want to join the …

Noesis, the company behind the UI of multiple popular games by Microsoft, Nintendo and other top companies, has released a free game dev tool, Noesis Studio, which levels the playing field between indie developers and AAA studios.  Gamers know if something they’re playing has had a decent amount of polish, and one clear indication of …

AI is everywhere in game development these days, and one of the latest studios to take advantage of what it can do is Wolf Games. The LA-based company officially launched yesterday with $4 million in seed funding from renowned media industry veterans, and its first release will be Public Eye, an AI-generated detective game coming …

Retroid revealed a handheld just two weeks ago, but the company is already at it again with another new device, the Pocket Classic, which it announced on X (Twitter) on March 5, 2025. Followers on X and Discord were recently given specs on the upcoming Classic, including a good look at available colors. The Pocket …

It’s been 20 years since FATE first introduced the world to its brand of RPG action, but now it’s thrown off the dusty sheets and jumped out of bed, right into modern gamers’ arms. Developed by gamigo US Inc. and Tableflip Entertainment AB, and published by WildTangent, it’s the same game older players will remember …

Award-winning Chinese tech company GMKtec has released the latest in its line-up of mini PCs. The EVO-X1 can literally fit in the palm of a hand but its guts are absolutely crammed with modern electronics that gamers will appreciate. Chief among these is the AMD Ryzen Al 9 HX 370, which features substantial processing speed, …

Dolphin is one of the better known emulators when it comes to running older Nintendo games, and it’s just released a new update. Release 2503 comes with quality of life tweaks and support for additional emulator tools. Dolphin was first released in 2003 as a GameCube and Wii emulator, and went open source in 2008 …

Kingdoms and Castles, the well-received medieval city builder from Lion Shield Studios, is coming to PlayStation 5 later this year as a physical release by publisher BlitWorks Games and Limited Run, a company specializing in physical game releases. Kingdoms And Castles was first released in 2017 and has seen regular updates since then. Although it’s …

Game developers old and new can now get started on prototyping a platformer a lot quicker, with the release of the KayKit Platformer Pack by noted asset maker Kay Louseberg. Gamers who have always fancied taking a crack at making a game might also like to check the pack out as it’s available for free. …

Left 4 Dead 2, the popular co-op action horror game from Valve, recently received a community-made mod that lets players use new RTX tech by NVIDIA to improve graphics. However, it’s also been found to cause serious frame-rate issues that can render the game more of a good-looking walking corpse than a fast-paced zombie shooter. …

Dark Math Games, a new studio founded by Disco Elysium alumni, has added grammy-nominated producer John Cunningham to its team. Cunningham will score the studio’s upcoming debut detective RPG, XXX NIGHTSHIFT. The game is set in the year 2086 and follows Dinorah Katz, a Patrol Op who’s found herself stuck in an Antarctic ski resort …

Indie studio Assoupi and publisher The Arcade Crew have released MainFrames, a platformer in which players need to guide a cute floppy disk across a desktop screen. It’s available on PC and marks the debut title from French developer Assoupi. In MainFrames, players can create new paths for Floppy by rearranging program windows and jumping …