A relatively short Roundup this week as I’m busy behind the scenes, which is also why you get an intro instead of bullet points: It’s a bit of a grim week for the industry as the fallout from Xbox’s massive layoffs and restructuring continues to settle. Plus, PlayStation blowback continues apace, with it receiving constant …
PUBG Mobile’s Version 4.5 update has arrived, headlined by one of the battle royale’s most ambitious collaborations to date. Available until September 7, the update transforms Erangel, Livik, and Sanhok with a full Naruto Shippuden-themed experience, introducing iconic locations, powerful ninjutsu abilities, special boss encounters, and a wave of limited-time rewards. The anime crossover is …
Nintendo is no stranger to mobile gaming, with endless runner Super Mario Run a consistent earner for the company (it brought in approximately $60K last month). However, one of its other top titles, Mario Kart Tour, is off to video game heaven as Nintendo is delisting it on September 29 this year. It also announced …
Respawn Entertainment is sending Apex Legends players to a chrome-plated version of E-District next week as its latest crossover event teams up with CD PROJEKT RED’s Cyberpunk universe. Launching on July 14 across all platforms, the limited-time event reimagines one of the game’s newest maps with a distinctly Night City aesthetic while introducing new movement …
EVE Vanguard’s first public alpha playtest has officially begun, giving players their biggest look yet at the extraction shooter set in the universe of EVE Online. Running from now until July 20 on Steam and the EVE Launcher, Operation Avalon introduces a substantial overhaul to combat, progression, and extraction mechanics as developer Fenris Creations (formerly …
Capcom Drops Free ‘Leon Must Die Forever’ Roguelite for Resident Evil Requiem Capcom has surprise-launched a free roguelite-inspired mode for Resident Evil Requiem titled Leon Must Die Forever. Available now across all platforms after completing the main campaign, the update introduces a faster, combat-focused experience centred around Leon S. Kennedy and designed to expand the …
Call of the Elder Gods is out from May 12 on all major platforms (I played it on PS5). Developed by Out of the Blue Games and published by Kwalee, it’s a Lovecraftian adventure light on horror and heavy on fantastic puzzles. I really enjoyed it…with a few caveats. Great (Old Ones) Expectations Is there …
The developers behind PS3 emulator RPCS3 have publicly pushed back against what they describe as a growing flood of “AI slop” code submissions targeting the emulator’s GitHub repository. The team says contributors have increasingly been submitting poorly understood AI-generated pull requests (merging their code with the main code) that introduce regressions, bugs, and unstable behavior …
Stop Killing Games Wins Key California Battle Against the ESA The Stop Killing Games movement has secured a significant victory in California after lawmakers rejected major objections from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) against the proposed Protect Our Games Act. The ESA opposed the bill by claiming players purchase licenses rather than true ownership of …
ASUS Republic of Gamers and XREAL have opened global pre-orders for the ROG XREAL R1, a new pair of gaming-focused augmented reality glasses unveiled earlier this year at CES 2026. ASUS describes the device as the world’s first 240Hz micro-OLED gaming AR glasses, targeting handheld, PC, and console players looking for a portable large-screen gaming …
Project: Mist enters Early Access on May 19, after already amassing over 180,000 wishlists on Steam. It’s developed and published by Chicken Launcher, a small Polish studio with a few well-received titles already under its belt (Pan’orama, No Place Like Home). There’s a lot to like in Project: Mist right now, especially for fans of …
Valve has updated Steam’s tagging system by removing the platform’s broad NSFW tag and replacing it with more specific descriptors designed to improve game discovery and content filtering. The company said the changes are intended to help users better identify the type of content included in a game while improving recommendation accuracy across the storefront. …
Powkiddy have revealed a new budget retro gaming handheld, the ROYIBEILA P36S, offering Linux-based emulation hardware for under $50. The handheld is listed with a 3.5-inch IPS display running at 640×480 resolution, a Rockchip RK3326 processor, 1GB of DDR3L RAM, and support for multiple retro gaming platforms. The P36S includes dual analog sticks, stacked shoulder …
Thick as Thieves is the debut title from OtherSide Entertainment, a new studio founded by Warren Spector (Studio Director of Deus Ex and Thief: Deadly Shadows) and Paul Neurath (Exec Producer for Thief: The Dark Project and Thief: The Metal Age). It was released on May 20 on PC via Steam (it’s coming to PS5 and …
Bungie Confirms Destiny 2 Final Update as Studio Eyes New Beginnings On May 21, 2026, Bungie announced that Destiny 2 will receive its final live-service content update on June 9, 2026, bringing nearly a decade of active development on the title to a close. In a post published on the Bungie website, the studio said: …
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