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, …
According to Variety’s May 2025 Video Game Industry Report, the video games industry could hit a projected high of $186 billion and continue to grow over the coming years. The main contributors to this growth is predicted to be the Nintendo Switch 2 slated for release in early June 2025, and the release of GTA …
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 …
Marvelous USA has unveiled the first major game play trailer for Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion. Titled “Combat Basics,” the video introduces players to the high-speed action and tactical depth they can expect once the game launches on Sept. 5, 2025 for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox, and PC. This trailer is the first in a …
NetEase Games and Marvel Games announced on May 1, 2025 that Marvel Rivals will be given its own global tournament called Marvel Rivals Ignite, not to be confused with Ignite Tournaments – a separate mobile esports platform, and to make a splash the companies are throwing $3 million into a combined prize pool. The final …
Imagine a cartoonish version of Mad Max: Fury Road and it’s pretty much what Badlands Crew, the third installment in the franchise by developer Runner Duck, looks like. The game released on April 28, 2025 for PC, with future plans for console players down the road. According to the studio, this is their most ambitious …
Netmarble and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have confirmed that Game of Thrones: Kingsroad, a new action-adventure RPG based on the popular HBO series, will launch on May 21, 2025. The game is scheduled for release across multiple regions, worldwide except for the Asian market which will have its own separate launch later this year. The …
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 …
The next chapter in sim racing is ready to begin. GIANTS Software and Straight4 Studios have officially revealed Project Motor Racing, a new simulation game that will launch in fall 2025 on consoles and PC. Built using the mod-friendly GIANTS Engine, the game is shaping up to deliver a highly detailed and authentic motorsport experience …
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 …
