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- September 30
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- Final Fantasy 11 finally follows in Final Fantasy 14's free trial footsteps, offering new players a chance to try the critically acclaimed MMORPG with no restrictions on playtime
- Warlock boss says don't expect a Baldur's Gate 3-style fluid story: "The main narrative moments you're going to go through are written down"
- MCU X-Men actor says his D23 casting reveal was a "nightmare" because people "didn't know who I was"
- "Xbox is not for sale," says CEO despite rumors: "We will do whatever it takes to set the company up for success"
- MTG gets KPop Demon Hunters cards, and they're drop-dead gorgeous
- Resident Evil remakes are building to a "crossover" with the new games, producer says
- Dune Awakening boss reveals movie director Denis Villeneuve once feared the survival game's name "could be a little too close to Star Wars"
- Blizzard is already cracking down on real-money trading in World of Warcraft Forever as devs take $200 worth of gold from alleged rule-breaker: "They left me with 9 silver"
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is "testing the bounds" of what Naughty Dog is "capable of," teases The Last of Us star – "You are not ready"
- As Sony reportedly pulls back from PC ports, former PlayStation boss suggests "platform business is winning the argument" right now, and that "always" wants "something exclusive"
- Diablo 5 "won't be ready for spring 2029," Path of Exile co-creator says, and "Blizzard money" won't change that
- Baldur's Gate 3 star and Game of the Year magnet Jennifer English joins Ghostrunner devs' new first-person Soulslike cast
- Shure is finally launching one of its microphones in a true all-white colorway, and updating its entry-level USB gaming mic in the process
- 28 Years Later 3 will have "a lot of Cillian Murphy" in it, even if director Danny Boyle isn't sure when it's coming out
- Xbox rolls out disc-to-digital program worldwide, but won't somebody please think of the hard drives
- The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past plays out differently if you've finished the RPG's second expansion, but devs say that doesn't mean you have to
- Black Clover season 2 release schedule: when is episode 3 on Crunchyroll?
- GTA 6 influencers sent a mysterious package that fans say sure looks better than those $400 Collector's Boxes
- 32 years after FromSoftware redefined dark action-RPGs on PS1, a new indie take on King's Field is doing the same on Steam and consoles in time for Halloween
- GTA 6's weather is completely re-engineered from Red Dead Redemption 2, and it has hurricanes, rainbows, proper cloud formations and more
- Avengers: Doomsday is currently "two and a half hours" with a "very surprising ending"
- 20 years after Robert Downey Jr. was cast as Iron Man, Marvel fans are just discovering his audition
- Sean Gunn says Man of Tomorrow is his "favorite of all" James Gunn movies
- Crimson Desert DLC Charting the Unknown delayed 2 weeks as Pearl Abyss seeks "a more polished and stable gameplay experience"
- Avengers: Endgame writers planned for Hawkeye to die until Marvel employees protested
- Absurdly rare Raincoat Pikachu Pokemon card sells for $8.4 million, and it's cute enough that I kinda get it
- Horror legend Mike Flanagan wants his Amazon show Carrie to run for three seasons, going far beyond Stephen King's story
- Veteran Halo lead has suggestions for how Activision could actually make "the greatest Halo game ever," and they include hiring "Bungie, Halo Studios, and other laid-off folks"
- Deadlock smashes Steam record following new update that brings in over 228,000 concurrent players, but Valve isn't done: "There was still a good amount of work we wanted to do on the core game"
- Shigeru Miyamoto apparently has a love-hate relationship with Toad, who he would constantly pick in Mario Kart despite being his least favorite
- Police arrest "one of the alleged leaders" of group behind Rockstar hack that apparently revealed how much money GTA Online makes, FBI warns "we know how to find you"
- Game of Thrones movie Aegon's Conquest gets release date and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms director
- Amazon is adapting one of Spider-Man's most controversial stories, and it's not going down well with fans
- The Witcher 3 Remastered is free for Switch 2 players with access to a Switch cartridge, marking another CD Projekt Red win for fans: "This should be a common thing"
- Tom Cruise's new movie scores his lowest Rotten Tomatoes score in almost a decade, but some critics still think he deserves an Oscar
- September 29
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- Another Steam page is being turned into an algorithm as Valve aims to show "10x more games to customers"
- American Truck Simulator adds DLC where you don't have to drive a truck, suddenly sets a new all-time Steam player record
- Nearly 20 years later, Guillermo del Toro finally confirms old BioShock movie rumors: "Probably one of the most disastrous calls I've ever had"
- Diablo 5 director responds to concerns the action RPG is more action than RPG: "Any challenge can be overcome with the right build"
- Rockstar flashes its wallet, says GTA 6 doesn't compromise on detail or scale: "I don't think we have ever created anything close to this before"
- GTA 6 devs spent years "going to strip clubs," "spending time on the beach," and riding with ex-cops to research Florida life
- Arc Raiders devs "were super unhappy" and "super tired" after the shooter's huge launch, lead says, causing Embark to change direction to avoid burnout
- For the first time in 60 years, Sony will skip the huge convention it once used to reveal the PS5 logo because now it’s focusing on "technology geared to support creators"
- The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is happening alongside the remaster because devs believe "there is still more to say about Geralt" after 11 years
- The Witcher 3 Remastered breaks the RPG's all-time Steam peak hours after launch with a surging player count that shows no signs of slowing down
- Disney Store UK launches free membership program that can get you 15% off adorable Pixar merch, Marvel pins, Star Wars collectibles, and more
- "I'm surprised there's any backlash": Baldur's Gate 3 lead doesn't see why The Blood of Dawnwalker's time feature is so controversial, says it's "perfectly interwoven"
- One Star Wars fan has a theory that Ryan Gosling is playing Luke Skywalker's son in Starfighter
- CRKD launches its first Switch 2 pro controller, and the ULT PRO is coming for 8BitDo's lunch
- Wardogs boss says balance is always guesswork and "we won't even get it right" by season 2
- Massive Lego Dragon Ball Shenron & Goku set revealed, and it's "just the beginning"
- BBC boss says he's seen an entirely AI-generated episode of Doctor Who, thinks AI is "pretty good" but "it's not going to replace humans"
- The Witcher 3 Remastered did not, in fact, change the RPG's hilarious low-poly pigeons, much to fans' delight: "Glory to low poly"
- Ex-PlayStation lead thinks Sony and Nintendo "should try to keep the current generation as long as possible" amid hardware price hikes: "People are very happy using PS5 and Switch 2"
- Hades 2 devs say the sequel wasn't about the smart business choice: "We have made the dumb decision many times in a row"
- WoW: Forever isn't about the MMO's many expansions, but Blizzard is making an exception for a Make-a-Wish quest from Burning Crusade in response to fan feedback: "Stay tuned"
- The Apothecary Diaries season 3 release schedule: what time is episode 4 on Crunchyroll?
- Metal Gear Solid 2's first-ever boss skip has been discovered after 25 years, and it involves making a guard do the dirty work for you
- 25 years later, The Mummy 4 set photos reveal first look at Brendan Fraser's and Rachel Weisz' return as Rick and Evelyn
- Oppenheimer actor asked Christopher Nolan to settle a Tenet debate with his son and was "embarrassed" by the "obvious" answer: "I haven't called him again"
- The upcoming C64 and ZX Spectrum handheld just got hit with a six-month delay due to quality issues
- Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida's highlights of Tokyo Game Show include Sonic's new indie spinoff and a game about removing hair
- Tom Holland used Batman as an inspiration for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but not in the way you're expecting
- The Witcher 3 Remastered Metacritic score places it as the best version of the RPG yet and the top-scoring game of 2026
- Massive bit of Elder Scrolls lore from Morrowind is actually because of "a typo," former Skyrim designer believes: "Someone just typed a date wrong in the timeline"
- GTA 5 modder behind Switch 1 port using Rockstar's leaked code says it's "shutting down" following action from the devs: "I am thankful for Take-Two's mercy"
- Ayaneo launches its Pocket Block for $79, and I'm glad the Game Boy clone has ditched the AI pitch
- Reacher season 6 confirmed as the Alan Ritchson-led show brings in huge streaming figures for its latest episodes
- Fans think leaked Lego Dragon Ball is so good it makes an earlier set look bad by comparison
- The Russos "toyed" with showing Captain America returning the Infinity Stones in Avengers: Endgame, but it was too "complicated"
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet needs "to cook for just a little bit longer," Naughty Dog lead Neil Druckmann says, so you won't see it again until next year
- Avengers: Doomsday directors confirm Doctor Doom is collecting more MCU heroes than just Hulk, and it may have answered our big Spider-Man: Brand New Day post-credits question
- James Gunn just answered a Lanterns finale question that gives us fresh hope for season 2
- New Last of Us projects have stories "worth telling," Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann promises: "We wouldn't return to it unless we had something meaningful to say"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day might be getting re-released with new footage, and I think I know what cut scenes will be added
- September 28
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- Diablo 4 seasons will continue after Diablo 5 launches "similar" to Diablo 2 and 3, Blizzard confirms
- Cyberpunk 2077 designer doesn't think Phantom Liberty's success "erases" the terrible launch of the base game
- Avengers: Doomsday multiverse collapse is "the most profound thing to happen to the MCU," says director Joe Russo
- Avengers: Endgame Encore's bonus scenes won't appear in Doomsday, says director Joe Russo
- Amid PS5 Pro shortage, Sony implements a lottery system in Japan that requires 60 hours of playtime
- PS5 emulator updates have 6 games "fully playable at 60 FPS," and Demon's Souls isn't far behind
- Path of Exile co-creator is "tentatively hopeful" Diablo 5 will stick the landing
- The Witcher 3 Remaster overhauls skill trees, adds new quest markers, brings a mode to "reduce cognitive load," and more, CD Projekt Red reveals in patch notes
- After 5 controversial years, PS5 survival horror everyone thought Hideo Kojima was working on returns to the PlayStation Store with Death Stranding references intact
- How to secure your public Wi-Fi mobile gaming and streaming sessions safely with NordVPN
- Doctors experimented with gaming VR headsets in an ER, finding that "a few minutes in a peaceful virtual forest while listening to Mozart" can help lower blood pressure and anxiety for patients
- GTA 6 fans replicate the $400 Collector's Box statue, and you can now 3D print your own ugly gator at home
- Argos is already the best place to buy a Switch 2 in the UK, and this offer just sweetens the savings
- Turtle Beach's new Switch 2 Animal Crossing accessories are so stellar that they literally light up (case included)
- Marvel fans are crashing out over Avengers: Doomsday's early release plans: "We're going to have the entire film online"
- New Steam indie hit reaches crucial cozy game milestone: fans wondering if they're "even playing the same" thing as geniuses make it all from the Mona Lisa to Pokemon in dress form
- Diablo 4's 30th anniversary event is "pretty distasteful," Path of Exile co-creator says: "Games should have respect for their core storylines"
- X-Men star Alan Cumming continues to be brutally honest about Avengers: Doomsday, admits "I don't fully understand the plot"
- Forget Red Dead Redemption 3, Rockstar's next game is apparently LA Noire 2 according to a GTA 6 leaker, but don't expect to play it until at least 2030
- Valve boss Gabe Newell admits his Mongolian throat singing phase was "annoying," and he's apparently not very good at it, either: "I am entirely self taught and it shows"
- The Witcher 3 writer behind the RPG's most iconic questline returns to CD Projekt Red after 10 years, right on time for The Witcher 4
- "I couldn't be more proud": With 98% Overwhelmingly Positive Steam reviews and surging player numbers, indie dev says "it seems I may have peaked with a dressmaking game"
- Lanterns finale trailer could be setting up a DC villain even more powerful than Sinestro
- Hey amiibo fans - If I were you, I'd grab these diorama accessories while you still have a chance
- WoW: Forever dev says quest drops aren't changing in the MMO, but Blizzard has added " a bit of under-the-hood functionality" that makes them fairer
- God of War Laufey pre-orders are live, Faye's journey through The Everywhen hits the shelves (on a disc)
- Billy the Puppet rises from the dead as Saw 11 finds its director, but fans think the horror franchise is getting an overhaul
- The Elder Scrolls hasn't had a Fallout: New Vegas-style spin-off because of a "very protective" Todd Howard, Skyrim lead suggests
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 now has a multiplayer mod that brings RP servers to the acclaimed RPG's open world
- One Piece is taking one of its longest breaks ever until 2027
- Hideo Kojima's Physint isn't costing Xbox $400 million after all, with new reports suggesting the Metal Gear successor's actual budget is "significantly less"
- Godzilla Minus One is the first R-rated Godzilla movie for a reason, as director says "cutting it was just not an option for me"
- After changing Hal Jordan's backstory, Lanterns writer says changing canon is "like handling plutonium" but there's "no fun and creativity" in playing it safe
- As Wardogs sells 3 million copies, lead admits "bottom feeder cheaters," "constant DDOS attacks," and much more have left devs "overwhelmed," so many are taking mandatory holiday
- Xbox is in the midst of a "reverse acquisition," analyst says, with Activision "best equipped to run the studios Microsoft built itself"
- Godzilla Minus Zero debuts to near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
- Suffering from success, WoW Forever beta gets yet another population cap increase as Blizzard struggles to fit everyone into its new MMO
- An unofficial Super Mario Galaxy PC port is in the works, with the developers proudly claiming it's "100% coded by humans"
- Spider-Man filmmaker will direct first movie of new Star Wars trilogy in the Skywalker Saga, and it might be replacing the Rey film
- Avengers: Endgame will overtake Avatar as the highest-grossing movie very soon after Encore's bumper box office numbers
- September 27
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- It's somehow possible to beat Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave while ignoring the entire point of the game
- Yes, Gabe Newell really had a "room full of knives and blades and swords" that he learned how to make himself, says Counter-Strike co-creator
- CD Projekt Red worked backwards from Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty's brutal final choice "and rewrote scenes many times," lead dev says
- As Minecraft sells over 425 million copies and attracts 300,000 new players a day, the evergreen sandbox game is getting its first dimension in 14 years
- September 26
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- For Nier Automata, Yoko Taro just made the RPG he wanted to and "tried to stay hidden from Square Enix as much as possible"
- Rockstar reportedly reminded GTA 6's voice cast they're still under NDA after actor Stephen Root let slip he's in the game
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says the original 1997 RPG "is very much enshrined within the story," but newcomers can still jump in with the Remake trilogy
- Manor Lords publisher isn't worried about launching a game on GTA 6's release date - PC players "looking to steal cars" might check out its new management sim instead
- Marvel's Wolverine finally lets you turn off overbearing Scent Trails for side content, but "story-critical senses will still appear in the world"
- September 25
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- Mr. Hytale is offering $15,000 to the first person to beat a ridiculous challenge in next month's update, and he's sending out game keys to prove he's serious
- Blizzard says "we're sorry" to Diablo 4 players for season 15 issues, gives away the game's rarest crafting material as thanks for "standing with us"
- PlayStation is "hearing the feedback from customers" on discs, says JRPG boss whose business is built on physical games
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is too massive for How Long To Beat to have any useful results after 1 week as players barely scrape the surface
- Amid mass Xbox layoffs, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the "streamlining" is "great to see"
- PC gaming has more than doubled in size over the last 4 years in Japan, report finds, with global Steam hits like Counter-Strike 2 and PUBG leading the charge
- Fire Emblem and Hades-inspired RPG flees from Ocarina of Time remake: "Definitely not because Zelda shadowdropped its release date right after we announced ours"
- Resident Evil 2 remake sales nearly double on PS5 after Capcom discount coincides with Zach Cregger's "biggest opening in the 24-year history" of Resident Evil movies, says analyst
- "An Xbox that's only good for launching Steam is like subsidizing Valve's cash register": Ground-zero Xbox veteran says Microsoft needs to pick a lane before Project Helix hits a wall
- Lego Astro Bot officially revealed, and it looks incredible but I'm not sure it's $150 worth of incredible
- Attention music fans - the CRKD Les Paul guitar controller works with Stage Tour, and it just got a record-low discount at Woot
- The Blood of Dawnwalker devs "rebalanced" the RPG's controversial time mechanic out of fear "that people will complain too much," and then people complained too much
- Over 7 years since the last entry, arcade flight sim Ace Combat 8 is one of the best-rated games of the year and a close second within the series
- "Steam is on an absolute historic run": Valve quietly made a huge change that's helping game devs, says Hooded Horse CEO
- Bringing GTA 6 to Nintendo Switch 2 "doesn't make sense" when "anyone will buy a PS5 to get your game," says former Rockstar dev
- The most underrated Castlevania games could be making a comeback as a Konami teaser gives fans hope for a 3D collection
- 8BitDo celebrates Tomb Raider's 30th anniversary by transforming its Ultimate 3 and Pro 3 controllers into stunning gaming artifacts
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's battle lead "regrets" how hard the Platinum trophy was to earn, so director Naoki Hamaguchi says Revelation's is "easier"
- It turns out the Resident Evil movie's most terrifying zombie monster was performed practically, and it's seriously impressive
- Palworld becoming the best-reviewed Steam game of 2026 is "nothing short of miraculous," says Pocketpair lead
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma called out for "Kojima-maxxing" just before latest layoffs, former Age of Empires studio boss says she's "crushed"
- The Clayface popcorn bucket may have leaked, and it's suitably gross
- Cissy Jones on her career move from corpo stooge to games like Firewatch, Baldur's Gate 3, Starfield, and Telltale's The Walking Dead: "The willingness for people to tell stories in this space is so incredible"
- GTA 6 scalpers are already trying to resell Rockstar's $400 Collector's Box for upwards of $1,500, even though it's still in stock
- 007: First Light, Big Walk, and Resident Evil: Requiem lead the Golden Joystick Awards nominations
- Despite everything, Beyond Good and Evil 2 still exists: Assassin's Creed Shadows DLC writer has been working on it "for the past few months"
- Marvel fans have a theory that Doctor Doom has already kidnapped Spider-Man
- Avengers: Doomsday director says it's important to "surprise audiences" by making changes to beloved characters
- Persona 4 Revival's new character isn't a Social Link after all, Atlus clarifies, but something else entirely: "We apologize for the confusion"
- Xbox is "very happy with GTA 6 pre-orders," exec says, claims sales match "our share of the console market"
- Avengers Doomsday co-director responds to fan theory that Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark and Victor Von Doom are somehow connected
- Robert Pattinson doesn't think he can be the DCU's Batman: "It would be kind of tough"
- Ubisoft was reportedly working on a new Legend of Zelda game starring Ganondorf, only for Nintendo to shoot it down
- Ryan Reynolds suited up as Deadpool on the set of an Apple TV movie for Deadpool & Wolverine pick-ups
- "No sympathy": As World of Warcraft Forever players face bans for inappropriate names, senior dev suggests anyone affected "be a better human next time"
- Anthony Russo says they haven't announced the full Avengers: Doomsday cast yet, and he gets confused about who has been announced and who hasn't
- Anthony Russo breaks down the Steve and Peggy Avengers: Endgame Encore bonus footage: "That's where Doomsday is born"
- September 24
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- Even after Palworld 1.0, Pocketpair lead says 2026's best indie could be this Overwhelmingly Positive Steam roguelike citybuilder: "I haven't played a game more addictive since Balatro"
- "I don’t think Starfield was anywhere near successful enough to do a Starfield 2," former Bethesda dev says
- Stellar Blade is adding a frame gen toggle on Nintendo Switch 2 after players said it looks bad, and I need more games to do this
- €100 million Fortnite lawsuit claims Epic put "pressure" on minors to spend real money: "Young consumers are supposed to be protected from exactly that"
- Arc Raiders say fine, here's a "limited test" of PvE co-op: "We can't ignore what the data is telling us"
- Ex-Dragon Age lead settles the score on Origins' most controversial sequence: The Fade is "filler" and "not very good content"
- The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV, and more (September 25-27)
- Square Enix "chose to dig the knife in even further" with the fate of Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Jessie, and her actor was "devastated"
- Persona 5 Futaba actor "was terrified" when she was offered the role after thinking she was "completely miscast"
- Inside Xbox, "the only concrete thing they have communicated is they want higher profits, and they want it now," says id Software employee
- GTA 6's $400 collectible spoon is actually a reference to another, far more expensive GTA spoon from 18 years ago
- "We don't have an excuse": Control Resonant day-1 patch fixes major issues, but causes a bigger headache for PC players who now have to reinstall the whole 92 GB game
- Switch pirate ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5 million, which the company believes is "nowhere near" enough
- It's taken nearly four years, but Razer has finally made a sequel to the best webcam ever made, and it can record at 4K60
- Discord admits it's taking gambling sponsors, rushes to fix "extremely popular age assurance update that everyone on Discord was really looking forward to"
- GTA 6 Collector's Box is $400 and doesn't include the game, but you do get a spoon, stickers, and more needlessly expensive merch
- DC's upcoming Dynamic Duo movie has been pushed back, but has reportedly cast its Robin and Red Hood
- Post-Xbox, Double Fine boss Tim Schafer is baffled by the terrible state of the game industry: "People are making money, so I don't know why there's a big loss of jobs"
- $2 million Lord of the Rings RPG crowdfunding campaign is so popular it's had to make new stretch goals
- Palworld lead says survival game genre has "found its stride" with the likes of Valheim 1.0 and Dune: Awakening after being "plagued with 100 hit or miss games a year"
- Final Clayface trailer teases the Batman villain's violent DCU origin story, and gives us our best look yet at the shapeshifter's final form
- The Meta Quest 4 isn't a Meta Quest at all - The brand's VR glasses will launch in Spring for $1,299 and address nobody's smart glasses privacy concerns
- Hey friends - the adorable Hatsune Miku keyboard and mouse you keep asking about just got decent discounts
- New Disney Lorcana Hyperia City mechanic can "completely change the tempo of a game," and it excites me more than anything else in the set
- James Gunn clarifies when the Gorilla Grodd TV show takes place in relation to Man of Tomorrow
- Attention all millennials, the Nintendo Switch Sports Resort pre-order gift is a bonafide finger skateboard
- Kingpin star Vincent D'Onofrio reacts to Daredevil: Born Again ending with season 3
- 4 years after full launch, Quake Champions is a paid game on Steam with old content unlocked and microtransactions removed as devs announce an end to updates
- Arc Raiders will finally let players unlock weapons and items without hunting down blueprints
- PSA: Nintendo's Customer Appreciation Sale ends in two days, these are the games you need to see
- As the agonizing wait for Ace Attorney 7 continues, Capcom announces port of one of the series' least-beloved games in a format no one asked for
- Wardogs boss says "games need to cost more" and GTA 6 should've been the game to make the change
- "What sorcery is this": Warhammer Tone Pro seems so good fans are literally watching paint dry
- The Avengers: Endgame Encore footage has me convinced that Victor Von Doom is a Tony Stark variant
- 7 years after it released, Avengers: Endgame is on track to top the box office again this weekend
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day writer reveals that the MCU movie almost involved a British Spider-Man and a nod to Spider-Noir
- Robert Downey Jr. says he returned to the MCU to "redefine the genre of superhero movies"
- September 23
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- Out-of-print Metroid Dread physical copies are selling north of $100 as collectors scramble to catch up before the launch of Metroid Ravenous
- Genshin Impact's new character Vesna is one of the best 5-stars I've seen in 6 years of playing this game
- Uncharted 4 was "a very different" game under Amy Hennig, says former Naughty Dog artist
- Primetime director says he wanted the movie based on To Catch a Predator to "feel like a fever dream that kind of turned into a nightmare"
- Fallout's iconic Vault Boy exists because the devs were struggling to solve an old-school RPG problem
- CD Projekt Red releases new Witcher 3 Remastered footage side-by-side, and oh no, it looks worse
- Skyler Gisondo feels "more prepared" for his DCU return as Jimmy Olsen in The People v Gorilla Grodd after starring in true crime-inspired drama Primetime
- How to watch the Avengers: Endgame Encore bonus footage: regular screening and Infinity Vision extras explained
- Arc Raiders is adding a battle pass with a paid tier, Embark says don't panic
- No PvE mode yet, but Arc Raiders is adding "weapon amplification" in Frozen Trail to customize guns for PvP or PvE
- Frozen Trail is a "2.0" moment for Arc Raiders after months of decline: "It almost feels like we're shipping the game again"
- Obsidian will keep its "creative identity" under Bethesda, Fallout and Elder Scrolls boss says in leaked memo
- After thinking he was "putting this game out to die," Steam rewards iconic indie dev with 98% Very Positive reviews on his unhinged golf game
- World of Warcraft: Forever is "for the millions of people who have had their accounts lapse" in Classic, dev says
- After co-founder apology, Discord rolls out "rightfully" controversial age verification system anyway: "No model is perfect"
- NBA star warns GTA 6 will ruin November sports because players and coaches will be too busy playing to train
- George Lucas says he "redid" his Star Wars movies because they weren't finished: "They're simply yanked out of your hands and put in the theaters"
- Godzilla Minus Zero is the first ever Godzilla movie to get an R-rating
- Nodusfall looks like Elden Ring but was "designed to be accessible," says HoYoverse: "We don't want difficulty to be a barrier"
- Afterworld is a grand strategy game about post-apocalyptic survival on an ever-expanding scale
- RTS legend laid off after 16 years at Microsoft as Xbox guts Age of Empires studio World's Edge: "We had some great plans for what's next"
- Resident Evil Blu-ray pre-orders are now live after less than a week in theatres
- Looks like Xbox is about to add its own version of PlayStation's Platinum Trophy: the Mythic Achievement
- "The Robloxification of Steam": Creator of viral game apologizes after slop rip-offs flood Valve's store
- CRKD is finally shipping the upgrade to my favorite teeny tiny controller, and I can't wait to get my hands on the Atom+
- Counter-Strike 2 update adds new 3v3 mode, music, and chicken eggs, but it's the last thing on fans' minds: "The game is slowly dying without a working anti-cheat"
- Wardogs boss admits "we're failing on getting Infantry servers to you guys" but says Bulkhead is "learning more and more how to balance the game to our vision"
- Resident Evil storyboard artist hits back at AI rumors, confirming all of the artwork is hand-drawn: "Not an ounce of AI here"
- VisionQuest showrunner confirms Vision saved Ultron "at the last moment" in Avengers: Age of Ultron
- The Incredibles director's new movie gets a gorgeous first trailer that is a love letter to classic detective noirs with a sci-fi twist
- The PS6's controller might be able to take contactless payments, or transfer your card and login details to the console, a new patent suggests
- First Hunt for Gollum set photos take us back to the Shire with a fresh glimpse at Elijah Wood's Frodo
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake being split in 3 was a risk, director says, because what could Square Enix do if the first game was received "poorly"
- Avengers: Endgame Encore bonus footage raises big questions about the Loki season 2 finale
- Grant Morrison slams Jason Momoa's "quite baffling" Lobo in Supergirl as one of the worst movie performances ever
- I wasn't ever going to pick up Metroid Prime 4 Beyond, but this record low price made it a no-brainer purchase
- "How does he keep doing it": Fan makes incredible Lego Pokemon out of the most unlikely sets
- Gears of War: E-Day director laid off days after completing development as Xbox cuts reach The Coalition
- Gabe Newell made Steam after going "f*** these publishers" due to the broken relationship with Half-Life publisher Sierra, Counter-Strike co-creator says
- Resident Evil director Zach Cregger proves his gamer status once again as he lists his top four games of all time
- A peek at Black Friday? This retailer just dropped the Nintendo Switch 2 to its best price yet
- Mahershala Ali agrees with Kevin Feige that the Blade fiasco was the "biggest failure" of the Marvel boss' career
- Disney's Dreamlight Valley Switch 2 Cozy Edition is up for pre-order, but it's cheaper to stick with the magic of the OG
- Clayface star Tom Rhys Harries promises you will see the villain's final form, but you'll have to wait till the movie releases: "It's f***ing sick"
- Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead worries for Fallout: New Vegas dev Obsidian as Bethesda takes over management of the studio, says he "can't imagine that feels great"
- New Avengers: Endgame Encore footage sets up the fate of the Fox-era X-Men in Avengers: Doomsday
- Transport Fever 3 arrives on September 29 for PC and consoles, with pre-orders open now
- The new Avengers: Endgame Encore footage has leaked, revealing how the Marvel re-release connects to Avengers: Doomsday
- September 22
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- GTA 6's $1 million billboard goes up despite protests from local police as Rockstar's real-life Miami takeover gets underway
- Blizzard confirms StarCraft "won't be exclusive" to Xbox and refuses to elaborate
- Halo cinematic director "promoted and laid off in the same week" as Microsoft continues sweeping Xbox layoffs
- Wardogs price will increase throughout Steam early access, and "if you don't agree with that, please don't buy it," CEO says
- First Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 footage teases a Night City bloodbath
- Resident Evil director Zach Cregger says a recent Oscar-nominated war movie was an unlikely inspiration for his take on the zombie video game franchise
- After Palworld and Valheim, more than half of Steam's top 10 best-rated 2026 releases are early access survivors that finally went 1.0
- After Microsoft's latest bloodbath, former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra offers "props to Xbox" for dismantling Halo Studios: "The best decision to reset Halo"
- Halo Studios didn't have the chance to launch even one original title before Xbox decided to let Call of Duty publisher Activision try instead
- Sean Gunn says Maxwell Lord will return "more than once" in the DCU but brother James Gunn won't allow him to discuss "where or when"
- Lego Dragon Ball set officially teased, and clues suggest it could feature Shenron
- Adidas just dropped an entire Pokémon collection hitting everyone from Pikachu to Charmander
- Stellar Blade devs only had enough money to survive "for about 3 months" at one point, CEO says several major publishers rejected them before Sony
- New 96% "Overwhelmingly Positive" Steam hit and cozy dressmaking sim overtakes Diablo 4, Control Resonant, and more on the top-selling chart
- Activision was playing the long game – the Call of Duty dev lost a bidding war to acquire Rare over 20 years ago, and now it's overseeing the studio
- Helldivers 2 disables the DSS buff that's been a team-killing monster for months: "My god they finally did it"
- A Star Wars fan might have figured out a way the Emperor's return in The Rise of Skywalker makes total sense with Return of the Jedi
- "Supply has been consistently available" - Acer's CEO says it's "impossible" for the memory shortage to last until 2030, but that average PC prices will still increase by 5-20% by the end of 2026
- Meet the Lord of the Rings RPG that smashed its crowdfunding goal by 32 times in less than a day
- Sonic boss sees the franchise "like my own son" after 35 years, since the hedgehog is technically older than his human children
- Gabe Newell once spent months loudly throat singing in the Valve office, Counter-Strike co-creator says, and "a lot of people" were "kind of annoyed"
- Not even two weeks later, Retroid just unveiled yet another DS handheld, and the Pocket Duo Lite+ is causing a ruckus
- GTA 6 will not be eligible to complete Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's 'Big 5' GOTY sweep in the 2026/7 season
- After Monster Hunter Wilds' PC woes, lead says "it just takes a lot of time and research" to make games "perform well," but Capcom hopes it's got things figured out for Ascendance
- The Golden Joystick Awards will return on November 11 - with a new look
- Activision prepares to "make the greatest Halo game ever" as it takes control of the franchise from Halo Studios
- George Lucas says deciding to retire was a "big deal" because he still had "3 more Star Wars [movies] to make"
- Bethesda is taking control of Obsidian to work on a new Fallout game amid Xbox Game Studios reshuffle
- Xbox says "two separate agreements" to save Hellblade developer Ninja Theory have fallen through as it announces a further 268 layoffs and shares an update on Arkane's future
- Monster Hunter producer says "the desire is there" at Capcom for a movie reboot, but it depends on the director
- Ace Combat 8 Wings of Theve pre-orders have taken flight on Xbox and PS5, and it's your only chance to grab The Belkan War as a bonus
- MTG Star Trek Beginner Box "boldly not going anywhere," gets cancelled in all regions
- Agents of SHIELD star is "low-key angry" that the series isn't canon despite being "the first MCU show"
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake series boss doesn't think "a game will ever compare in terms of scale across 3 titles ever again"
- Dave Filoni says it was "so surprising" when George Lucas "created" the Mortis gods – and confirms they will be part of Ahsoka season 2
- Hayden Christensen says a Darth Vader movie is all rumors, but he'd be "thrilled" to make one
- Dammit, these new Warhammer Mordor Orc models are reeling me back into the Lord of the Rings wargame again
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation has more "on-screen guidance" to stop players feeling lost, but Square Enix is already "considering options" for those who hate hand-holding, lead says
- The Silent Hill movie franchise is reportedly being rebooted after Return to Silent Hill flopped at the box office earlier this year
- Despite Daredevil: Born Again ending and Wonder Man's cancelation, Marvel reportedly isn't stopping its Disney Plus shows any time soon
- Persona 4 Revival lead said Atlus wanted "a whole new cast," but one actor is reprising his role from the OG JRPG anyway: "True!"
- Zach Cregger says Resident Evil was only finished "maybe" two weeks before release, and there are unfinished shots in the international version
- "It was a bit of a ‘nothing stops this train’ moment" - The Neo Geo AES+ almost didn't happen thanks to AI, but a chip workaround saved the day
- Game of Thrones star Kit Harington can see the Jon Snow sequel happening "now I feel more comfortable with that character and that world again"
- Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow will focus on "who Lex Luthor is", according to Guy Gardner star Nathan Fillion
- Guardians of the Galaxy's Sean Gunn has "retired" from mocapping Rocket Raccoon because he's too old
- The Blood of Dawnwalker is getting an easier difficulty, combat changes, performance boosts, and more early next month, director confirms: "It will be the big patch"
- This new Pokemon card from Delta Reign is 'shockingly' powerful, get an exclusive first look here
- James Gunn hits back at DC fan angry at Hal Jordan being killed off so early in Lanterns: "Sorry if you don't like it"
- September 21
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- Diablo 5 tells "three stories" across the past, present, and future, and biomes will change shape depending on which of Diablo's minions is in charge
- A developer with no games on Steam now has the store's third-most-wishlisted game, behind Light No Fire and Valve's Deadlock
- Daredevil: Born Again reportedly ending with season 3 as showrunner exits during post-production
- Former Valve writer says "giant teams just don't work" in video game development, unless you're making GTA 6
- The best Elden Ring mod is coming to the worst Dark Souls game tomorrow, and the new seamless co-op also has prox chat and quality-of-life fixes
- New Street Fighter trailer compiles all of the video game moves featured in the upcoming live-action movie
- Stellar Blade boss offers to help PlatinumGames make Bayonetta 4
- New Bungie leaders insist they are fixing the studio despite Destiny 2 layoffs, tell players to "keep us accountable"
- With $3 million in Steam pre-orders, publisher says its horror-themed Stardew Valley-like "might be massive"
- Bungie admits Marathon "did not reach as many players as we had hoped," shares plans to evolve the game for "a sustainable future" while committing to Destiny
- Hideo Kojima says Xbox had "never seen" anything like Physint, which is impressive considering it was the only publisher that didn't think his OD pitch was "crazy"
- After 25 years, it looked like the Madden curse was finally dead, but a scary injury for Madden 27 star Caleb Williams is creating a new generation of believers
- Bungie says "we are not done with Destiny" and promises to restore all that content it deleted: "What's rightfully yours"
- 2 billion years of Minecraft running in a simulation finds that the game can roll credits all on its own: "The same golem wandered The End for 18 million years"
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lets you automatically level characters and blast through the campaign after Rebirth players begged director Naoki Hamaguchi for a break from the JRPG grind
- Sony is teaming up with Blackpink's Lisa to release a limited edition DualSense controller, and I need it in my area
- There's still plenty of time to secure your Silent Hill Townfall pre-order, but its flashy steelbook is disappearing into the fog
- Wardogs CEO braces for an Arc Raiders situation: "We're not going to have enough content for people"
- Lanterns showrunner says they didn't want to "make a big deal" about the DCU show's Batman mention in episode 6: "There were fewer conversations than you'd think"
- Fans are loving new Warhammer Legion of the Damned Kill Team, but are already worried about resellers
- Acer's flagship 8-inch handheld just hit the UK, but you'll need to wait until next month in the US
- "You can't tell me this isn't WoW 2": Blizzard says World of Warcraft doesn't need a sequel thanks to Forever, but MMO fans say it already made one
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave players already found a way to recruit characters much quicker with a chapter reset cheese
- Resident Evil broke franchise box office records with highest opening weekend - and earned more than the first movie in its entire run
- Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Nintendo Switch ports seem likely, fans speculate as official account shares suspiciously high-quality footage
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Steel Ball Run 2nd Stage and 3rd Stage release schedule: when is episode 6 on Netflix?
- The 40th Anniversary Zelda Switch 2 case is finally at Amazon, but I don't think it's worth your hard-earned rupees
- The Witcher 3 will be free on PC for Xbox players next week, CD Projekt Red confirms, all thanks to the RPG's new remaster
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 60-series graphics cards could be sidelined until 2028, making it the longest gap between GPU generations in 20 years
- Bloodborne movie producer Jacksepticeye admits "80% of the responses were critical" of his involvement, as he reassures fans he's "trying to honor the universe"
- Hideo Kojima doesn't know if Physint will release on PlayStation after Xbox picked up publishing duties, and hasn't "decided" if he'll use the Sony-owned Decima engine, either
- Guy Gardner star admits he was concerned about the "consistency" of his character, as he knew there would be a "shift in tone" from Superman to Lanterns
- Physint budget and deadline issues are "unsubstantiated speculation," Kojima Productions says, and "our relationship with PlayStation remains strong" despite having to go to Xbox
- Spider-Man co-writer reveals early ideas for Brand New Day and No Way Home included "Home Alone with Kraven" and a courtroom comedy with Matt Murdock
- Despite going on to play the Joker, Troy Baker was fired from anime classic Fullmetal Alchemist because he couldn't perform "30 seconds of maniacal laughter"
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will require multiple playthroughs to experience everything, director Naoki Hamaguchi teases
- New eye-popping Clayface trailer teases the DCU's goriest movie yet and a new side to Gotham
- Ahead of GTA 6, Rockstar releases modding guidelines that axe new missions, maps, ports, and more: "Respect our games"
- This retro handheld asks "what if the PS Portal looked like a PS2 DualShock controller?", but I doubt Sony will let it fly
- Resident Evil director Zach Cregger reveals his original vision for the ending, and why he chose "plan B"
- September 20
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- Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki was always "fascinated" by the "weird" executives of other companies: "I use some of them as enemy characters in our games"
- Hideo Kojima didn't think Physint would be at risk of cancelation because "this is the biggest selling title I could possibly create"
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lead says the series' cursed Moogles are back, and this time they're training to form a pop idol group
- Persona 4 Revival adds a fan-favorite character from the anime as a social link, hinting we might get new Personas in the remake
- A Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo kicks off the Halloween season in October, with save data transferring to the full game
- September 19
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- Late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata never wanted tons of Mario and Zelda sequels because that's "not the kind of company I want Nintendo to be"
- Here's how to watch this year's PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct
- Wardogs studio checks the Steam accounts of their hires to make sure they're "passionate about FPS games" as "you wouldn't let me go and make Final Fantasy"
- New Marvel's Wolverine update makes the game's infamous scent trails "less intense," while Insomniac explores "toggleable options"
- "Cloud is still the main character" of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, but the developers know you "want to see more of the other characters"
- Palworld lead thought one of Pocketpair's most iconic Pals would "fade into the background" before it unexpectedly became the survival game's "mascot"
- I've been hands on with all the new Warhammer 40K Space Marine models, these are the ones you should buy
- September 18
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- After Forza Horizon, Fable devs wanted to prove "we could cut it in a different genre," lead says: "There was a little bit of pride"
- Valve devs "can't believe we get away" with such small updates for Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike, ex-writer says
- "The craziest numbers I've seen in 17 years working at Blizzard": WoW Forever devs seem genuinely shocked the beta is so popular as they explain why their MMO servers keep breaking
- Brad Pitt to return for World War Z sequel from Conclave director
- As Final Fantasy Resonance drops its gacha baggage, another JRPG dev doing the same thinks it's "wonderful" these live-service games will be preserved
- Diablo himself is the reason Diablo 5 is coming instead of more Diablo 4 expansions, says project lead: "We needed to give him his own game"
- The Blood of Dawnwalker, one of the year's top RPGs, was made on a budget of $40 million much like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- The Last of Us director apologizes for using God of War Laufey as an example of "lack" of innovation in AAA: "This isn't the team's fault"
- Everything announced at Big Autumn Warhammer Preview 2026, from Legion of the Damned to a brand-new paint range
- Marvel's Wolverine beat Death Stranding 2's entire lifetime PS5 revenue in 3 days even with everyone making fun of it, analyst estimates, with 1.9M copies sold
- As Sony kills physical games, former PlayStation execs recreate now-infamous PS4 game-sharing tutorial, but whoops, there's no disc now
- "I would 100% prioritize [GTA], and now I don't have to": Ex-Nintendo marketing lead says "thank god" the Zelda Ocarina of Time remake is dodging GTA 6, because even she'd pick Rockstar
- Superman star says his DC spin-off show is "a very unique angle" on the superhero genre and is "like a play"
- Wardogs boss admits "we definitely have a balancing issue" as blue team gets destroyed for "mixed reasons"
- "The hit rates seem absurd": Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration looks surprisingly generous, which is great for fans in more ways than one
- Control Resonant Metacritic score places it higher than its predecessor, but it can't touch 2026's top 20 bangers like Resident Evil Requiem and Pokemon Pokopia
- Someone finally gave Metal Gear Solid 2 the perfect mod, letting us experience the entire tanker opening in lore-accurate VR
- I Am Legend 2 writer says he's doing everything he can to get it made, but they are facing "a series of obstacles"
- The Witcher 4 abandons CD Projekt Red's in-house tech for Unreal Engine 5, but studio lead says it's not because of issues with Cyberpunk 2077
- WoW: Forever doesn't allow GDKP, Blizzard says the new MMO's economy is "something we're taking very seriously"
- Portal could've had "a bunch of gore and dead bodies" if one dev had his way, says Valve veteran, but Gabe Newell considered it "the stupidest question ever"
- Marvel fans think the new VisionQuest posters are hiding an Easter egg that means more character reveals are coming
- Stranger Things: Tales from '85 season 2 has debuted to a franchise-low Rotten Tomatoes score
- The Big Bang Theory spin-off wanted a Green Lantern for its surprise DC crossover episode, but the HBO show prevented it
- The first look at Ian McKellen back as Gandalf in The Hunt for Gollum has been revealed
- This is your reminder that Over the Garden Wall is back on Blu-ray, and a must-have fall edition to your physical media collection
- Fable lead says "every single member of the team is first and foremost" a fan of the original RPG trilogy
- Loki star Tom Hiddleston has a lot of love for Star Wars: "It's a very early introduction to moral clarity and the balance of goodness and love in the universe"
- Tommy Shepherd star won't confirm whether his Marvel character has powers in VisionQuest
- VisionQuest showrunner confirms no generative AI was used in the Marvel show, but it does feature a nod to its failings
- The game may be a code in a box, but GTA 6's soundtrack is now available on vinyl for physical media fans
- Prepare your hard drives: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is "probably going to be around 200 GB of game," lead says
- Palworld devs have "a graveyard" containing "hundreds" of scrapped Pals, but there was one design everyone at Pocketpair knew would be a hit
- Superman star confirms the Gorilla Grodd TV show takes place before the events of Man of Tomorrow
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation DLC will "dig deeper" into Sephiroth and Vincent, but Naoki Hamaguchi is "not going to tell you" if their stories are prequels
- New Rockstar leak allegedly reveals GTA 6 assets and cut GTA 5 Liberty City DLC, with nearly 200 GB of unseen content
- Resident Evil movie is dividing the fanbase, with debates over the comedy and the ending
- Far Cry series from Alien: Earth creator adds Spider-Noir and Midnight Mass stars
- Resident Evil fans have spotted some deep-cut Leon. S Kennedy Easter eggs in the movie
- Zack Snyder explains what's holding up the director's cut of Sucker Punch
- The Lanterns' subtitles might have just revealed a huge Hal Jordan spoiler
- September 17
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- World of Warcraft: Forever beta struggles to launch as devs say "the number of people hammering at the door of the Beta is... insane"
- Steam is shoveling RPGs at people right now, and I think it's the perfect time to get Divinity: Original Sin for 90% off ahead of Larian's post-Baldur's Gate 3 Divinity
- Zack Snyder says that Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan wants to play Snake Plissken in Escape from New York reboot: “He’s literally been hitting me up”
- Gabe Newell believed "one of the biggest mistakes game developers make" is treating "entertaining" players as hackers, and an essential piece of MMO lore from Ultima Online proved his point
- Palworld Palfarm is less like Stardew Valley than you might expect, lead says, but it "is more on the cozier side" than Pocketpair's survival game
- The Resident Evil movie's final transformation could be a deep-cut reference to one of the series' lesser-played games
- Are Leon and Claire in the Resident Evil movie?
- The 6 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV, and more (September 18-20)
- Japanese companies like Nintendo, Capcom, and Konami are healthier because they have smaller teams, don't have frequent layoffs, and don't pay executives $30 million, says expert
- The Last of Us game director says AAA games have gotten "boring," and he's "not excited" looking at God of War Laufey gameplay
- Capcom is finally removing scummy character customization vouchers from Monster Hunter Wilds, players immediately dance on their grave
- The Nintendo Switch would have "completely eliminated" the Japanese console market if it became "another flop like the Wii U," expert says
- It's The Witcher 3 all over again: The Blood of Dawnwalker New Game Plus is "coming," director says as fans beg for more
- Upcoming soulslike Valor Mortis costs $40 as it's up against GTA 6 and the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake: "We want this to be a game that you can pick up alongside these other great games"
- The X-Men assemble in place of the Avengers in Maximum X-Men #1 preview
- Wardogs boss clarifies the FPS had 4 weeks of "optional" crunch that devs could opt out of, but admits "social pressure" might have made some feel "less than great"
- Mike Flanagan says his remake of The Mist "isn't a retread": "The differences start page 1"
- With GTA 6 about to launch, Take-Two boss unloads on investor criticizing "years of delays, missed expectations, and continued dependence on a small number of major franchises"
- You can't get a physical copy of GTA 6, but you can get the soundtrack on CD or a $125 deluxe vinyl collection
- First plot tease for Hideo Kojima's Physint sure does remind me of Metal Gear Solid 3: "The next Cold War begins"
- After 13 years, Razer is reviving its Tartarus gaming keypad with a V2 Pro model, and it could end up as any keyboard hater's favorite peripheral
- Lanterns mid-season trailer teases the return of Sinestro and the truth behind Hal Jordan's death
- Razer's new Kraken V4 X Sensa HD headset can make you literally buzz with excitement alongside your favorite PC games
- Nine months into a rough year for handheld gaming PCs, I'm reluctantly thankful for the open-box ROG Xbox Ally bones being thrown
- Diablo 4 devs "know many of you are waiting for Solo Self-Found to return" in Season 15 after a glitch killed the mode
- PowerA has combined a flashy handbag and a Switch 2 case into one accessory, and I'm not mad about it
- World of Warcraft: Forever dev tells fans concerned by datamines and screenshots to "reserve judgment" until they play Blizzard's new MMO
- GTA 6 on PC sounds even more inevitable in Take-Two CEO's latest comments
- "Alyx was a far, far more useful target for us" - Valve's struggle to get existing titles working on Steam Frame's ARM processor is why it's bundled with a six-year-old game, and I bet this isn't the last we'll hear of these chips causing difficulties
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is getting an infamous gacha gun from one of the series' mobile games, and I have questions
- 21 years later, Star Wars fans spot an emotional parallel between Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith
- Marvel's Wolverine motorcycle section and quicktime events are getting the wrong kind of attention because "the game plays itself" and "you don't have to press anything"
- Former GTA 5 lead's studio reportedly closing as MindsEye devs announce their departure from Build A Rocket Boy
- Risk of Rain inspired one of my favorite new roguelikes, and it's getting a huge update and console ports a year after blowing up on Steam
- I didn't have Nintendo releasing a new Switch Lite bundle on my 2026 bingo card, but there's one coming
- Hideo Kojima taps John Wick 4 star Bill Skarsgard to play Physint's lead role, calls the Metal Gear successor "the culmination of more than 40 years of my career"
- As Horizon Forbidden West and Helldivers 2 vanish from Steam in the UK, Sony confirms there's an ongoing issue and it's working with Valve to fix it
- OD is "progressing smoothly," Hideo Kojima says, teasing it as a "completely new kind of game that tests the thresholds of fear"
- G'AIM'E shows off fresh "Pro" and "Lite" Lightgun prototypes that ditch the AI camera, and they could feel more like my favorite PS2 gun for modern screens
- Despite winning an Oscar, Michael B. Jordan jokes he might quit acting and "make anime the rest of my life"
- Former Ghostface Matthew Lillard says returning for Scream 7 "may not have been the best idea"
- Backrooms director posts from Valve's office again, and Portal movie speculation is intensifying
- The Blood of Dawnwalker sequels might include the RPG's controversial time limit, director confirms, but devs "will not force it"
- GTA 6 still needs marketing even if everyone's heard of it, Take-Two boss says: "Take awareness and turn it into excitement"
- Game of Thrones star Kit Harington says he joined the Harry Potter show because he thinks it's a "great" idea
- Solo star Alden Ehrenreich says he has "no idea" if he'll play Han Solo again after the Star Wars prequel film flopped
- Zach Cregger's Resident Evil debuts to 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the highest-rated live-action video game adaptation ever
- September 16
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- A 32-year-old JRPG classic that's only been released in English on PSP is being revived for modern consoles and PC by the Lies of P publisher
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day has finally topped Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing movie ever at the domestic box office
- "One of the final secrets of the PS2 has been broken wide open": Modder who spent 4 years trying to defeat the PlayStation 2 security chip has finally done it
- Mike Flanagan's long-awaited The Dark Tower TV show is still "very much on the table" despite his move from Netflix to Prime Video
- Hyper Light Drifter dev lays off "nearly everyone at the studio" after publisher backs out of new game: "I'm not sure yet how or if Heart Machine survives"
- A remake of a 20-year-old cult JRPG is now the best-rated game of 2026, pushing aside Resident Evil Requiem, Pokemon Pokopia, and more
- Activision Blizzard responds after new lawsuit alleges sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and crunch
- Bungie shuts down leak claiming Destiny will be revived through a merger with Marathon
- As Wardogs hits a "perfectly acceptable decline," studio boss asks players what they want to change: "Remember, we're in charge here, we're the ones with the vision"
- PS5 Linux dev abandons the project as AI "slop kiddies" ruin open-source mods ahead of GTA 6: "Just a bunch of noobs using LLMs and writing hacks they don't even understand"
- Square Enix finally lets a beloved SNES JRPG out of the vault with a $200 collector's edition and the kind of remaster I want for Final Fantasy
- Parts of GTA 6 are "a bit outdated and weird," says former Rockstar dev, but "like GTA 5" it will "perform really well" and keep fans busy for a decade
- Lego reveals spooky new freebie, and it's the perfect addition to the best Halloween collection in years
- Free-to-play Pokemon and Palworld-like Aniimo launches to "Mixed" Steam reviews: "It's very much a gacha game"
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Metacritic score matches Three Houses, but still isn't the peak of Nintendo's strategy RPG series
- LocalThunk "leaks" Balatro 1.1, revealing "at least" 4 new Jokers, new Tier 2 voucher, and a promise to avoid "a rushed botch job"
- "What you're talking about is Palworld 2": Pocketpair lead desperately asks players to stop asking for features that just "aren't possible" like terrain digging
- Amid rumors of Xbox Game Pass dropping day one games, Microsoft will only confirm that previously announced games are still coming
- Despite 3 years of no updates, Zack Snyder still wants to make a Rick and Morty movie
- Blizzard wants Diablo 5 to have "the best campaign ever," and it's "taking what was great" in Diablo 4 even further to do it
- Facing lawsuit from Denuvo, pirate who cracked the anti-piracy tool in Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, Black Myth: Wukong, and dozens more says they'll do it again
- 9-year-old kid spends $118,000 on YouTube ads for Minecraft and Roblox videos using his dad's company credit card: "I got called into the office"
- Crystal Lake showrunner debunks controversial Jason theory: "He's not a government super soldier or an Eleven"
- Nothing feels more perfect for the fall season than Mattel's new official Gilmore Girls Polly Pocket compact
- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping trailer teases the darkest story yet for the franchise
- PlayStation is doubling down on planar drivers as it announces a new duo of Pulse wireless PS5 headsets
- HBO boss confirms when A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will return, and we don't have long to wait
- Marvel's Wolverine star calls his role "the honor of a lifetime," and couldn't be more grateful to Insomniac: "You've given this nerdy kid more than he ever dreamed of"
- Zack Snyder says he had some "catharsis" over the Snyder Cut after a Warner Bros. executive told him "you were right"
- The Witcher 3 "is not a monument" says lead writer ahead of Songs of the Past, which means "adding a new expansion is not such a huge deal"
- When is Resident Evil on streaming? Speculation on when it could hit Netflix
- Smash Bros and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai warns "an industry that loses its originality will simply die a slow death" as he retires his Game Designers Award after 16 years
- World of Warcraft: Forever takes page out of retail's book as Blizzard confirms access to add-ons will be restricted in the throwback MMO
- Lady Dimitrescu might not be in the new Resident Evil movie, but Zach Cregger knows who he'd cast
- As GTA 6: An Extended Look sends hype into overdrive, PS5 Pro prices surge as high as €1,400 in Europe as stock issues persist
- Superman star David Corenswet had the perfect first reaction to seeing Nicholas Hoult's warsuit in Man of Tomorrow
- Zack Snyder says now is the perfect time for a Dark Knight Returns adaptation as audiences are "exhausted by comic book movies"
- First reactions to new Resident Evil movie say it "feels like you're playing a very good video game" and taps into the "relentless tension" of the franchise
- September 15
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- Diablo 4 season 15 is officially live following server issues and delay
- After 24 years, one of GameCube's most beloved cult classics shows signs of life with a tease from an excellent remaster studio
- Bungie's mantra was "I love playing Destiny. I hate that it’s not better" in the MMO's early years, says former lead
- Exodus lets you do polyamory, but the Mass Effect-like RPG's companions won't all be happy about it
- "I expect people to crunch," says Wardogs boss, so his studio will "check people's socials" to see if they criticize crunch online before hiring them
- Open-world D&D game Warlock doesn't have AAA-standard waypoints because the devs want players to feel that "when they found things, it was based on their actions"
- The Last of Us season 3 might be the final season, according to HBO boss
- Xbox Game Pass is "extremely poorly managed" and Doom should never have been part of it, says former producer
- Laying off the people making The Elder Scrolls 6 while desperately trying to get The Elder Scrolls 6 finished "doesn't make any sense," says former Bethesda dev
- GTA 6 teasers keep popping up on celebrity social media as Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen, and more hint at Rockstar collaboration
- World of Warcraft: Forever's controversial Skyborne race came from Blizzard veteran Chris Metzen himself - "We knew we wanted to add some sort of elves"
- D&D Arcana Unleashed casts a spell with magical subclasses, and it finally gives us a good Necromancer build
- Neagley star Maria Sten explains how the Reacher spin-off will finally reveal the resourceful PI's mysterious backstory
- As VR gamers celebrate the launch of Steam Frame, Meta's next headset leaks ahead of Connect 2026, but I don't think Valve should be worried
- World of Warcraft: Forever has a new race you can't get without paying $30, and it's not the first impression fans were hoping for: "They are just blue elves"
- I've already got the Nintendo's Ocarina of Time Remake bundled pin badge, and here's what to expect when it arrives
- Valve finally backs down after age-restricting a Steam vampire RPG without any sex or nudity for having too much sex and nudity
- Valheim 1.0 lets cheaters earn achievements by admitting their crimes and then cheating even harder: "Oden will surely know if you use it dishonourably"
- Superman is leaving HBO Max in several countries, and DC fans are thoroughly confused
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave almost had 8 protagonists in a "bold" attempt to surpass Three Houses, and I'm so happy the devs talked themselves out of it
- We won't get House of the Dragon's final season for a while, but one star is already preparing to grieve its ending
- Fable lead promises "we stick the landing" with the RPG's ending, which hopefully means we won't have a repeat of Fable 2's woes
- Diablo 5 doesn't have towns or safe zones because you're the safe zone now, buddy: "You and your band of followers are the last remains"
- Elder Scrolls lore master and 20-year Bethesda veteran Kurt Kuhlmann can't find a job after being laid off months ago, and doesn't that sum up today's industry
- Tom Cruise know he's "intense" to work with: "Trust me, the rumors are true"
- Resident Evil director Zach Cregger weighs in on PlayStation ending physical games: "I'm not a physical media guy"
- Nintendo drops pre-orders on its brand new Switch 2 bundle, and with Zelda out of the question it's the best way to buy right now
- Metal Gear Solid 5 modders are bringing the open-world stealth game more in line with the PS1 classic in a crucial way
- Amid relentless layoffs at Xbox, Fable lead says "so many people" at the company see the RPG as "vital to the DNA of the platform," which "protected us over a long development cycle"
- Classic Disney movies look worse on streaming than they did in theaters for a very specific reason, according to a new study
- This $200 Switch 2 SD card gave up the ghost, but PNY's handy fix kept my precious game data intact
- Diablo 4 Season 15 is trying to squash the Mythic problem once and for all by increasing their drop rate again and adding more loot drops besides
- At long last, Valve launches the Steam Frame VR headset which comes with Half Life Alyx bundled in for $1,059 / £889
- Pluribus season 2 is "not technically all written," but Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan says "we know what the whole season is"
- Guillermo del Toro says Tom Cruise's new movie is "great" as he shuts down weird rumor circulating about it
- Rockstar boss says GTA 6's police "can be harder" to shake off than before, "but it's fun" because it forces you "to think more"
- PlayStation boycott made "no significant change at all in player count or engagement" with Sony's media in the US, analyst confirms
- James Gunn says the "DCU is not a Xerox of DC Comics" as he teases a different take on an iconic DC villain
- "The best choice to be honest": Fans vote to make Lego Yu-Gi-Oh Exodia set an official kit
- Marvel's Wolverine dev Insomniac has "been cooking hard" in response to negative feedback: "We have been 100% listening"
- Apple TV sensation Widow's Bay breaks a big Emmys record with 14 wins
- Valve says making the Steam Deck 2 is "just a matter of looking at the current conditions", so I doubt it will launch any time soon
- James Gunn would love to keep Man of Tomorrow's villain a secret until the Superman follow-up hits theaters
- Simu Liu seemingly just confirmed he's in Avengers: Secret Wars as he gives another update on long-awaited Shang-Chi 2
- Avengers: Endgame Encore will feature under 2 minutes of new footage in regular screenings
- James Gunn tells audiences not to expect "substantial amounts" of new characters in Man of Tomorrow, as it's a movie about Clark and Lex
- September 14
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- TCG Card Shop Simulator finally hits 1.0 on Steam after 4 million players, 96% positive reviews, and 2 years in early access
- Crypto traders rigged the market of classic MMO Old School RuneScape, so its developers came out with a "zero-tolerance" policy on market manipulation
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is definitely "the end of the series," says Square Enix director Yoshinori Kitase, but he won't rule out a spin-off if the "fan reaction" is right
- The Steam ripoff market is so bad that viral game Needle In A Haystack Simulator is facing 8 copycats before release and has slapped "original" on itself to clarify
- The Nintendo curse was real: Only 2 of GameCube's 10 best-selling games in the US were third-party
- After ending Expeditions until 2027, Arc Raiders may "scrap the whole system altogether" following Frozen Trail
- Bungie ends Marathon's seasonal schedule, delays a September update to December, and makes it more like Destiny 2
- Rayman Legends Retold "has officially gone gold," but Ubisoft's monkey paw curls – it's been delayed two months
- D&D head promises to fix "very loud, very public missteps" with "a new spirit and energy" for the game
- Wardogs devs are "d*** heads," according to Wardogs devs feeling sorry for prioritizing streamers in the FPS' giant queue
- The internet's new obsession: Gabe Newell explaining why Valve defied big tech by staying a private company and hiring "the most expensive talent"
- Here's what to expect from the Big Autumn Warhammer Preview show this week
- Netflix doubles down on video games by partnering with Sega for movie adaptations of Crazy Taxi and Stranger Than Heaven
- World of Warcraft 2 isn't happening because Blizzard isn't sure what a sequel to the MMO would "give you that World of Warcraft: Forever isn't already giving you"
- Lies of P sequel might be Wonders of O, according to new Neowiz trademark that matches the Wizard of Oz story teased by the first game
- Scream star Courteney Cox wants to direct a sequel: "Nobody knows more about that movie than I do"
- Blizzard isn't "trying to do the Steam or Epic Games Store thing" by putting Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 Remastered on Battle.net, says exec
- "They've taken about $250,000 of your money for a product that's not finished" - Unico's faux CRT TV commits retro gaming cardinal sins during early testing
- Metroid Ravenous reveal sees Metroid Dread surge to the top of Nintendo's eShop charts 5 years after launch
- Legendary Zelda and Star Fox artist is "genuinely amazed" by AI even as he catches backlash from Nintendo fans
- Avengers: Doomsday star Kelsey Grammer shared his thoughts on Beast in resurfaced comments, and fans think he doesn't understand the character
- "I deeply apologize": After global backlash, Level-5 CEO admits new Yo-Kai Watch and Professor Layton showcase uses generative AI
- Batman 2 star Sebastian Stan compares making the superhero sequel to The Godfather Part II: "I do feel like it’s going to be a payoff"
- Diablo 5 goes back to a pre-Diablo 4 world of "constant discovery" and procedural dungeons: "The only thing beyond the fog of war is more questions"
- After cancelling Spider-Noir, Amazon reportedly still has 4 different Spider-Man TV shows in development
- Zack Snyder says he never wanted to make "amusement park" movies like Marvel, as he'd "rather just talk about the mythology" of superheroes
- Overwatch boss promises turning Sombra into a support hero won't remove "her identity," says he knows everyone found her "anti-fun" and "frustrating"
- Latest Batman 2 set photos seemingly tease the Court of Owls and other unconfirmed Batman villains
- The GeForce RTX 5090 isn't a "gaming GPU" if AI companies are buying them by the pallet
- Lanterns fans have a compelling theory that another Manhunter is hiding in plain sight in Rushville
- Pokemon devs reveal magical girl "laundry game" that uses real-life weather data, and Game Freak is bringing out the big guns with its director
- Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle finally gets Netflix streaming date, over a year after releasing in theaters
- Kingdom Hearts is finally coming to Fortnite "this week," Epic confirms, and it's seemingly not just Sora getting a skin
- Blizzard's new StarCraft shooter is "not a seasonal game," says lead: "The story has a beginning, a middle, and an end"
- Apple is reportedly cooking up two iPhone controllers, so I need both to include my favorite iPod feature
- Mahershala Ali says he's finally "done" with Blade, but reveals that Marvel helped get his latest movie made
- Zack Snyder's The Last Photograph called "an utter disgrace from start to finish" in scathing first reactions
- World of Warcraft: Forever devs have "no plans" to implement Tokens or level boosts, confirms Blizzard, as "the journey is so important"
- Sony reportedly stops The Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod in its tracks right before its launch: "Extremely sad that this never got to see the light of day"
- One of GTA 6's actors has finally been confirmed because it was already obvious: "There are too many people who knew me from King of the Hill"
- Diablo 5's narrative lead is a BioWare vet who says the new caravan system gives the ARPG the "best elements of traditional RPGs" like Dragon Age and Baldur's Gate
- September 13
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- "Almost all of Diablo 1" has been recreated in a new Diablo 4 activity taking you from Tristram Cathedral all the way down to Hell
- Rockstar wants GTA 6's Jason and Lucia to inspire the same sort of "emotional connection" that Red Dead Redemption 2 fans had with Arthur
- BioWare crunched "21 days on, one day off" making Mass Effect, says former dev: "That was really, really hard, but really worth it"
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's Knights of the Round boss battle wasn't hard enough, so the devs had an "emergency meeting" to rebuild the iconic summon "from scratch"
- After announcing StarCraft and Diablo 5 years in advance, Blizzard president promises "to ship, and ship big, and ship on time"
- After countless memes, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss confirms that, yes, Fortnite partly inspired jumping out of the Highwind
- Former Far Cry boss says it's "an honor" to take over StarCraft: "We won the cosmic lottery"
- Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is the game's final expansion as Blizzard focuses on "getting to Diablo 5"
- StarCraft's 2030 release is proof "we're serious," says project lead and former Far Cry boss, and it's "a date that we feel really confident about"
- September 12
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- Diablo 5's first confirmed classes are the Demon Hunter, Monk, and the all-new Plague Knight: Blizzard says the sequel has "more classes than ever before"
- Diablo 4 is finally getting its big final boss next week, new Amazon class coming 2027
- World of Warcraft: Forever is a whole new WoW game launching in November that'll live alongside Classic and Vanilla
- World of Warcraft: The Last Titan launches 2027 and Blizzard says it's the "culmination of over two decades" of MMO storytelling
- Diablo 5 is coming in 2029, and "Diablo has won"
- Overwatch Season 5 turns Sombra into a support hero, reworks Roadhog to be less annoying, and adds "cool" vampire Doctrine to the roster
- StarCraft returns in 2030 with an open-world shooter, the legendary Blizzard series' first new game in almost a decade
- Diablo is getting an animated Netflix series as Blizzard teases Overwatch and Warcraft adaptations
- BlizzCon 2026: Everything announced as Blizzard reveals StarCraft, Diablo 5, a new World of Warcraft game, and more
- September 11
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- Space Marine 2 dev says its games are so profitable in part because they're made outside of the US, and the company has "no real development in North America any more"
- 24 years later, one of the most influential Japanese games of all time becomes one of the highest-rated Steam games of 2026
- Genshin Impact dev HoYoverse wins $112,000 in court after AI company stole 63 of its characters' voices
- The shockingly good Wolverine game on PS3 saw zero crunch because the terrible movie it accompanied was delayed, dev says: "We still had time to goof around"
- Resident Evil director says test audiences thought the movie was "too funny," so he toned down the humor: "There’s not a single joke I took out of this movie that I miss"
- Fed up with Sony, PlayStation fans compile a list of all the times the company said "you own" your games and archive every last receipt
- Nintendo has quietly updated the Zelda timeline, and somehow the Ocarina of Time remake has made it even more complicated
- What is Avengers: Endgame Encore? Marvel's new re-release, explained
- After another scalping disaster, Nintendo is restocking the Legend of Zelda Switch 2 – but seemingly only in the UK
- New FPS Wardogs makes Steam explode with 340,000 peak players, then explodes on Steam after the servers break and negative reviews roll in
- Nintendo wins legal battle against Mig Switch cards in the Netherlands, says the decision will benefit "many video game developers globally"
- How independent audits verify a VPN’s no-logs policy
- Hori has unveiled a legendary-looking set of new Ocarina of Time remake Switch 2 accessories, and I need them now
- The Witcher 3 was meant to give Geralt a chain weapon 11 years ago, Songs of the Past just made it possible today for "various technological reasons"
- Neagley release schedule: When does the Reacher spin-off release on Prime Video?
- Politicians dig up Grand Theft Auto's "hot coffee" incident and grill Rockstar for violence, but clear $3m in GTA 6 Miami Beach marketing anyway: "It's a video game, it's fake"
- IKEA's hilarious official Skyrim mod has reminded me just how great the Kallax truly is for gaming merch
- Sony reportedly axed Physint because Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear successor is over budget, missing deadlines, and not a true exclusive
- $2 billion later, I'm not convinced GTA 6 will do more for me than a PS2 and San Andreas
- Nintendo doesn't like to name developers early, but Metroid Ravenous fans think the Dread studio has already given the game away
- Have women's roles in games truly evolved since the days of damsels in distress?
- With Persona 6 still a total unknown, Atlus announces Persona 30th anniversary stream for this month
- Good Smile Company is re-releasing the Crash Bandicoot Nendoroid just in time for the iconic marsupial's 30th anniversary
- Suprising no one, new report says years-long breaks between TV seasons leads to big viewership drops
- Rockstar says people seeking GTA 6 updates have led to hackers blackmailing over leaks and drones being used to spy on devs
- The Neo Geo AES+ now isn't arriving until September 2027 and, shock horror, it's thanks to "component supply constraints"
- Despite ruling out playing James Bond, Henry Cavill is set to play a spy for the fourth time
- Death Stranding games broke even "but not by much," analyst says, which may explain why Sony axed Physint despite it being Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear successor
- Hey, Listen! The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake is already $10 off at Amazon
- Turns out Avatar: Seven Havens won't be a 26-episode binge drop after all, as new trailer is unveiled
- A decade on from Civil War, Captain America star Chris Evans thinks he might be team Iron Man
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss Naoki Hamaguchi is also "pushing" Kingdom Hearts 4 forward, and it sounds like he wants the JRPG to have a physical edition too
- Even HBO Max is having fun with Aaron Pierre's Lanterns accent slip-up
- Spider-Noir showrunner shares his original plans for season 2 before the Nicolas Cage show was cancelled
- September 10
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- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 earned 35% of its $1.2 billion on disc, analyst says, but PlayStation is more interested in "control" of the market
- The AA games industry needs "a few more Expedition 33s" before publishers stop seeing smaller games as a major financial risk, says Valor Mortis director
- VisionQuest showrunner says Ultron appearing in human form in the Marvel show isn't "a budget thing": "You'll get plenty of robot action in the show"
- Gen V star tapped to play Angel in MCU X-Men movie in an absolutely perfect casting move by Marvel
- Stellar Blade devs say the game is "100% on cartridge" for Switch 2 because they understand "the importance of physical media"
- Thanks to leaked photos, DC fans think the ape on set of The People v. Gorilla Grodd is a different character altogether
- Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo Direct viewership more than doubled PlayStation's last State of Play, analyst finds, and beat Gamescom Opening Night Live
- The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV, and more (September 11-13)
- GTA 6 fans track down real-life nudist resort featured in leaks just to write unflattering fake reviews that are driving its owner to madness: "A nudist resort DENYING exposure?"
- A month after buying EA, Saudi Arabia is reportedly looking to merge EA into a new mega-corporation
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's physical disc still requires a download because Square Enix "didn't want to make any compromises"
- "We shouldn't have made it," says former Starfield lead, because something more than "Skyrim in space" was too much even for Bethesda
- Marvel's Wolverine Metacritic shows the worst-reviewed Insomniac game in years, and not the smash hit Sony needed for the dire PS5 exclusive lineup
- Ninty fans must be hungry for Metroid Ravenous pre-orders, as the special edition with its exclusive amiibo is already sold out
- The Witcher 3's Songs of the Past expansion wouldn't be "possible" without the RPG's remaster, says CD Projekt Red: "The stars had to align"
- Fable's combat is "faithful to the classic franchise," Playground Games lead says, but still modern: "We're making a game for gaming today"
- Crash Bandicoot turns 30 this week, here's everything you need to party like it's 1996
- "If they won't give you physical games, make your own" - GOG now lets you turn digital games into big box PC releases, and my shelf is already sobbing
- New Discworld RPG book adds Granny Weatherwax, vampires, and loads of character options (oh my)
- After $300 million in tariff refunds, Nintendo won't give players cash back but you will get "30% off" in a "Customer Appreciation Sale"
- Replay Round Up #6 - the latest weird gaming clips and fails
- Final Fantasy 14's Beastmaster has fans experiencing the MMO as Pokemon trainers for the first time in its 16 years, and they love it so much they "wish it was a standard job"
- Big Star Wars Zero Company update fixes about 60 issues and tells low-spec players "adjusting a specific video setting can help improve your overall framerates"
- Lego Downton Abbey set revealed with a stately 4,711 pieces and 13 minifigures
- GTA 6 extended reveal caused a surge in PS5 and Xbox Series X sales, analysts say – now imagine the response if consoles didn't cost an arm and a leg
- ChatGPT employee makes a "RuneScape clone," immediately gets slapped by Jagex lawyers, then acts like he's leaving some great legacy behind in a goodbye post surely written by AI
- CRKD has finally begun shipping the Nitro Deck 2, and my handheld mode-induced wrist pain has never been happier
- Nintendo finally adds Switch 2 VRR support for docked mode, and I can't help but feel like the update is Ocarina of Time remake prep
- 48% of women say the gaming community and culture do not welcome or represent them
- Sonic fans have double the physical Switch game goodness as the Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic Collections are now up for pre-order
- VisionQuest showrunner reveals the two MCU scenes the show is based on – and Kevin Feige's one mandate
- Valve locks Australian Steam users out of age-restricted store pages if they don't have a credit card, even if their account is over 18 years old
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss is "so sorry" for what happens to Aerith in Rebirth, but if you're still upset, "you may change your opinion" by the end of the remake trilogy
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's massive amount of content is "part of what makes the game so appealing," lead says, who promises "it's all good" stuff
- Stephen King says Mike Flanagan's Carrie TV show is "brilliant" and a "shocking" new version
- New animated Naruto movie may soon be announced ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day director's live-action movie
- Spyro: A Realm Beyond devs tease an area that "captures the charm and wonder" of the sequel for the character's 28th anniversary
- Despite being Netflix's most popular movie of all time, Sony Pictures boss thinks KPop Demon Hunters wouldn't have worked as well in theaters
- Marvel had its biggest month ever on Disney Plus in August thanks to Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday
- Retroid just said "hold my 3DS" to Anbernic and revealed a $149 Pocket Duo Lite
- Former PlayStation boss sounds just as surprised as everyone else that Sony let Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear successor go to Xbox
- Christopher Nolan put Matt Damon in the middle of a real stormy ocean to film a key scene in The Odyssey, Guillermo del Toro has revealed
- Ubisoft answers our prayers of "a simpler launch experience on Steam" by axing its own PC launcher, starting with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- James Gunn's DCU is continuing to take big swings as villain Gorilla Grodd is spotted singing acapella on the set of the new Jimmy Olsen show
- Physint goes from PlayStation to Xbox as Sony "unexpectedly" drops Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid spiritual successor
- The Rare SNES game that became Banjo-Kazooie has been preserved thanks to a leaker who wants you to "delete Microsoft and Sony from your lives"
- September 9
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- 32-year Nintendo and Zelda veteran reacts to the Ocarina of Time remake, suggesting Shigeru Miyamoto's love of puppet shows influenced the art style
- Arthur Morgan's illness in Red Dead Redemption 2 is so convincing partly because actor Roger Clark caught "a lot of colds" during the game's 5-year recording process
- Tired of digital everything, more people are buying physical media: CD sales are up 58% and vinyl records jumped 17%, according to new report
- Fallout co-creator tells new devs terrified of layoffs they're "wrong" to expect making games to be a "stable job": "Art itself is inherently unstable"
- 4,000 hours into Elden Ring, streamer commissions a custom mod so he can beat FromSoftware's finest RPG another 726 times
- Palworld lead worries Steam early access has "lost its meaning": players treat it like "a normal game" and the program has been "abused for a lot of reasons"
- Capcom sleuths find a treasure trove of cut voice lines for Resident Evil 4 and Requiem, and we were robbed of Leon Kennedy's best quips
- 80% of Japanese gamers agree: After 20 years, PS3 and Wii are retro now
- After 33 years, Japan's most beloved Dragon Quest spin-off and the progenitor of the entire roguelike Mystery Dungeon series is out in English for the first time
- Pretend to be shocked: scalpers are already reselling the Zelda Ocarina of Time Switch 2 for over $850 as demand immediately outstrips supply
- Legend of Zelda Master Sword replica by Hasbro goes up for pre-order, and it's cheaper than I thought it'd be
- Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis pre-orders have arrived on the Switch 2, and I want that carnivorous collector's edition
- Despite Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaking box office records, Sony boss says he doesn't know when Spider-Man 5 will release: "We don’t have a date for it yet"
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3's Switch 2 edition puts an end to years of Mythra kid theories, and fans can't decide if they're relieved or if "it's so over"
- "We are committed to passing on savings whenever we can" - Framework rolls out refunds and price reductions on some of its laptops after securing a cheaper supply of memory to make them with
- Palworld studio calls Valheim "an inspiration to everyone in the genre" as devs of the survival game drop their own 1.0 update
- PowerA has revealed two new Legend of Zelda Switch 2 accessories, but you can already buy them
- The Blood of Dawnwalker patch notes are among the funniest I've read, axing the "one red pipe asset we weren't supposed to use" and silencing dead NPCs who could still talk
- Exclusive MTG Reality Fracture card reveal teases multiversal rebellion with the power to tick off opponents
- Rings of Power Seasons 1 and 2 are getting an official 4K Blu-ray release, and if even Amazon can admit physical media is still worth our time, I have no idea what that says about PlayStation
- CD Projekt Red defies all that is good in The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past by fixing Roach's "movement behavior," but mercifully lets us turn the fix off to preserve the horse's "shenanigans"
- Star Fox Adventures finally hits Switch 2 today, and I'm willing myself to believe the Zelda-like is as good as I thought it was when I was 12
- You probably shouldn't play the Zelda Ocarina of Time remake with an N64 controller, but I'm holding for OG atmospheric controls
- Kirby and the World Beyond looks like the first open-world Kirby game, and it's coming to Switch 2 in spring 2027
- Silent Hill 2 Remake dev's haunted new Onyx: The Dark Grip is the only Switch 2 game to make its horror exclusive to handheld mode
- Ocarina of Time Remake amiibo are up for pre-order, and I'm obsessed that Young Link pays homage to classic Zelda artwork
- Mario Kart World's best free update yet adds 10 retro tracks from Super Mario Kart today
- Metroid Ravenous, the first 2D Metroid since Dread, is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in January
- The Odyssey star Robert Pattinson is getting Oscar buzz for his latest movie as it lands a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
- "It's a new day at Blizzard": Union wins historic contract protecting 1,900 World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, and more workers as Microsoft plans another 1,600 layoffs
- VisionQuest showrunner confirms when the upcoming TV show takes place on the Marvel timeline
- GTA 6 wasn't "fully formed" when Trailer 1 released, Rockstar boss says, but the Tom Petty song it used was a "mission statement" of where it was going
- GTA 6 DualSense pre-orders live now, where to buy the special edition controller in the US and UK
- Reacher season 4 has just revealed what was hidden on the USB, but what is the chemical toxin?
- No Man's Sky Cosmos update says screw it, build your own space station and destroy "space hulks" with a gravity gun: "Our most requested feature since launch"
- Light No Fire shows signs of life: Hello Games says No Man's Sky Cosmos update uses shared tech, teases "alliances of tens of thousands of players"
- Corsair's new "budget" gaming chair costs $199, and it speaks to a larger pricing problem in the desk chair market
- Young Link has a face only a mother could love in Zelda Ocarina of Time remake, and even the series' most dedicated fans are struggling: "They did him dirty"
- Thor director Kenneth Branagh says Marvel wanted to "horizontalize" the movie's Dutch angles, but it was too expensive
- We're less than 100 days out from Avengers: Doomsday and it's already made $50 million
- Valve's Steam Hardware Survey suggests the Radeon RX 9070 XT is now AMD's most popular GPU
- After 28 seasons and 338 episodes, South Park has officially changed its name
- Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake pre-orders are live, here's where to buy both editions
- Steam is seemingly responsible for one of the biggest leaks in years: Persona 6, Kingdom Hearts 4, Fable, Metro 2039, and over 70 other games see achievements spill online
- Avengers: Secret Wars gets its best tease yet as Kevin Feige reveals it will tell a "new story" inspired by the comics, featuring moments fans have "always dreamed of"
- Upcoming DCU show The People v. Gorilla Grodd has started filming at a US university just weeks after it was announced
- Everything announced at the Nintendo Direct September 2026
- Persona 4 Revival lets Atlus "go more in-depth" with Yosuke, lead says, even if you can't romance him: "There has been something more we could explore with every character"
- It seems like Marvel fans can see Avengers: Doomsday 2 days early in some locations – here's how
- Reacher season 4 contains a sneaky Tom Cruise reference you may have missed, and it's hilarious
- September 8
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- PlayStation console mastermind Mark Cerny is "nearing the end" of his career and putting millions into helping the next generation of game devs
- As publishers like Sony kill physical games, DRM-free store GOG preserves classic big boxes with 3D models and box art you can print and build yourself
- Kratos actor Christopher Judge says God of War Laufey is "a banger" and "people are going to be blown away"
- "The biggest L From Soft has taken in a long time": Emergency Elden Ring patch stops players from getting the new $5 DLC items for free
- The Blood of Dawnwalker studio is hiring for a sequel after selling 1 million copies in 3 days: "We're not resting on our laurels"
- CD Projekt Red fans stay loyal: About 58% of The Blood of Dawnwalker's Steam player base also played The Witcher 3
- After Clair Obscur Expedition 33, president of France announces international festival of video games: "Video games are part of our culture"
- Even without Winds and Waves, Pokemon just had its best ever year with $3.4 billion in net sales probably thanks to Pokopia, FireRed and LeafGreen
- "Most people wanted" to make The Elder Scrolls 6 after Fallout 4, says Skyrim co-lead, but then Todd Howard said "No, we're doing Starfield"
- First trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's Remain puts a rom-com spin on The Sixth Sense
- How to watch the Nintendo Direct for September 2026 and what time it starts
- Hideo Kojima is "envious" of 21-year-old Backrooms director: "I made Metal Gear at 23 – but A24 didn’t get in touch with me until I was about 59"
- New amiibo for Ocarina of Time remake look incredible, but what they unlock feels cursed
- WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer left VisionQuest for "personal reasons," says Paul Bettany
- Get ready to fight over Steam Frame stock - the same reservation system used for the Steam Controller and Steam Machine has been spotted after SteamDB package updates were issued
- Yes, you can now run PS3 games from disc on PC using RPCS3, but there's a catch that ruined my plans
- One huge change in the Ocarina of Time remake: full voice-acted cutscenes for everyone, except Link of course
- Live-action version of beloved manga debuts to near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
- Marvel Rivals Season 10 is bringing one of Thor's scariest villains to the hero shooter
- The Legend of Zelda Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are open but stock is scarce, here's where to hunt first
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake fixes rolling spam and adds the jump button players demanded 28 years ago
- Xbox disc-to-digital missing Elden Ring and Final Fantasy as publishers including Bandai Namco, Square Enix, Ubisoft, and Sega seemingly skip the feature
- Nintendo says Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake isn't aiming "for realistic graphics," and that's great for everyone but Young Link
- Leaked Zelda Switch 2 is officially out in October with the "game sold separately"
- Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake release date set for November as Nintendo joins GTA 6 in a weird month
- Nintendo announces electronic Master Sword to accompany new Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake, as well as a playable ocarina
- New Lego Legend of Zelda Link and Epona set revealed
- Shigeru Miyamoto reveals The Legend of Zelda movie will be an "original" story, and there's a reason it has no subtitle
- New Godzilla Minus Zero trailer teases gravity-defying action, King Ghidorah, and the end of the story
- SteelSeries launches a seriously impressive controller for Xbox and PC, but at $259 / £229, the Aeon Pro has an uphill battle ahead of it
- A new Lanterns theory suggests that Hal Jordan might not be dead after all, and it's all down to Zoe
- Here's Replay's August winners: some comforting words in Call of Duty and a flying Red Dead gator
- My Time at Evershine is a real evolution of the series to date, with specific tweaks made to appeal to RPG lovers
- I placed two Game Boy controllers in the hands of a casual retro gamer, but the "winner" comes with caveats
- Despite delay rumors, Forza Horizon 6 "will be releasing on PS5 later this year," Playground Games says
- Following Stellar Blade: Blood Rain AI controversy, Shift Up lead says they're taking concerns "seriously" but the tech still has "a lot of influence and impact on game development"
- 3 years since it was announced, Star Wars fans think the Rey movie will "probably never" come out
- Cinema isn't dead after all as 2026 marked the biggest summer ever at the box office
- GTA 6 release times have been discovered through the PS Store - and it's finally time to book that holiday to New Zealand
- Pokemon Center cancels countless reseller orders, but TCG fans seem to have been burned as well
- If PS6 handheld rumors are real, ex-PlayStation boss suggests Sony skip a home console because it "really struggles to sell 2 different pieces of hardware at the same time"
- The Slow Horses cast keeps dropping hints that Jack Lowden has been cast as the new James Bond
- How to watch the Zelda Direct for the series 40th anniversary and what to expect, including the Ocarina of Time remake
- Andor star Adria Arjona almost starred in Solo: A Star Wars Story, but is "so thankful" she didn't get the part
- Sony executive says Spider-Man: Brand New Day was such a success because it's "not so much a superhero film, but a 'super-person' film"
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake price leaks through Nintendo itself, and it's one of the cheaper Switch 2 exclusives
- Sebastian Stan pitched a "Sicario-esque" Winter Soldier movie to Kevin Feige, and it sounds incredible
- September 7
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- Path of Exile co-creator says using decoy assets to trick dataminers taught him it's a "pretty wasteful process," but is "very good" for trolling
- Total War: Warhammer 40K will include Traitor Guard "causing trouble" at launch, confirms dev
- GTA 5 left Rockstar feeling "slightly nervous" about Red Dead Redemption 2 as devs worried fans "were going to be bored" by only having one protagonist to play as
- Final Fantasy Resonance is part of a "resurgence of turn-based RPGs and JRPGs," lead dev says, who wants to capture the "appeal" of the classics
- Nova screenwriter says the upcoming Marvel movie will have to address Thanos' attack on Xandar before the events of Infinity War
- Sudden wave of Switch 2 online bans reportedly caused by a Nintendo server issue, and are now being fixed
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director personally vetoed having to unlock new jobs for each character throughout the game
- Persona 1 and 2 remakes will "probably" happen for the sake of "cultural preservation," says Persona 4 Revival producer: "It's your duty to take the things you've done and make sure they're not lost"
- The Odyssey passes $1.6 billion on its way to becoming Universal's highest-grossing movie ever
- Anbernic demos its new Nintendo DS clone, and it punches hard in PS1, N64, and even Dreamcast games
- Deep in FromSoftware's sicko arc, Elden Ring and Dark Souls boss Hidetaka Miyazaki says "you can't make anything that's as fun" just by following the same old rules
- As Pokemon devs hint that turn-based battles could be a thing of the past, Pokemon Champions lead says they'll always be "preserved" in his PvP spin-off
- As StarCraft teasers continue in the build-up to BlizzCon, mounting evidence suggests that a character who disappeared 11 years ago is making her return
- Fractal has "refined" its Refine gaming chair, adding hybrid mesh and fabric models and a synchro-tilt mechanism to rival Secretlab, but the $900 Alcantara model is no more
- Replay's September theme is speed: send us your fast moving clips for a chance to win a £/$250 Amazon voucher!
- The 12 top-rated Blu-Rays released this August, from Project Hail Mary to The Thing
- The Activision Super Pocket is the cutest Evercade portable yet, but I wouldn't pick it over Banjo
- 28 Days Later director Danny Boyle admits using "about 30 seconds" of AI in his upcoming Netflix movie: "It's a useful tool... provided you use it respectfully"
- League of Legends MMO is Riot's "Grail quest" and "many a brave knight are going to die," boss says, but fans aren't confident after 2XKO's fate: "Hope this time you don't cancel it"
- GTA 6 boss says "there will always be things to satirize," but Rockstar has to "be careful about what we pick" because after 11 years of development "it could be gone, it could change, it could be dated"
- Super Mario Odyssey was a big inspiration for Capcom's latest hit Onimusha: Way of the Sword, director reveals
- Fan makes Lego GTA 6 set, and it's so damn perfect I'm gutted there isn't an official version
- Zach Cregger says fans "will know how many bullets" Austin Abrams' Bryan has left in his Resident Evil movie, as it mimics gameplay
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day director says using Hulk "wasn't a mandate" and he had to ask Kevin Feige for permission
- Palworld update adds 2 new missions, makes fishing easier, improves combat, and brings plenty more to Pocketpair's survival game
- Rumored Wonder Woman Adria Arjona knew which character she was auditioning for in Man of Tomorrow, and "loves" her costume
- VisionQuest's Tommy Shepherd star almost landed another Marvel role before playing Speed, but he doesn't actually know what he auditioned for
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword continues the 2026 hot streak Capcom started with Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata by selling 1 million copies in a single day
- Fans agree leaked Lego Astro Bot is "too good" to just be a gift-with-purchase for the new PlayStation set
- Robert Pattinson describes The Batman 2 as a "radical retelling" of Batman, and fans think that means he's joining the DCU
- As Sony plans to kill discs, PS3 emulator RPCS3 is bringing them back – you can now play physical games on PC straight from your disc drive
- Square Enix's "graphical goal" for Final Fantasy 7 remakes was 2005 spin-off film Advent Children as it's the "ideal version" of the 29-year-old JRPG
- Nicolas Cage gives classiest possible response to Spider-Noir cancellation
- Lanterns episode 4 seemingly reveals the identity of the Manhunter, but fans think it could be a misdirect
- Despite dying twice, Vision's MCU story might not be over as Paul Bettany teases VisionQuest is "a really exciting springboard"
- Resident Evil movie's T-Virus will cause "unique behavioural" changes that don't appear in the games
- September 6
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- Despite being billed as the conclusion to the WandaVision trilogy, VisionQuest showrunner says it's more of a sequel, and he has ideas for more seasons
- VisionQuest showrunner says the new Marvel TV show will offer a new, heartbreaking perspective on Iron Man's death
- Dune: Awakening lead says the MMO can be "a really great" solo experience, but if players "expect it to be like The Last of Us, they're probably barking at the wrong tree"
- After Persona 3 Reload, Atlus "put all the effort into making a full remake" of Persona 4 Golden: "Let's take all the lessons we learned"
- Square Enix wants to turn Final Fantasy 7 into "an IP with an ever-evolving future" beyond the FF7 Remake trilogy
- Rockstar boss says GTA 6 doesn't just let you easily walk around with guns because GTA 5's approach doesn't work "at this resolution"
- September 5
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- 38 years of love later, a couple is remaking their Zelda-inspired NES gem and putting it on Steam after learning it's a cult classic
- Fable devs originally had a tool to randomize the RPG's 1,000 NPCs that "would have saved us so much time," but that "just didn't make as much sense"
- With Pokemon Bank's demise on the horizon, one modder makes their own adapter to move Pokemon from GBA to Switch consoles
- Persona 4 Revival will integrate Marie more naturally than she was in Persona 4 Golden: "She needs to be here from the beginning"
- GTA 6 is a bit too real for me - Rockstar will punish you if Jason and Lucia don't get a good night's sleep: "We track lots of things"
- September 4
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- Iconic Silent Hill artist Masahiro Ito says he "probably would have been happier" if he hadn't "sacrificed" his love life for Pyramid Head
- PlayStation's Peter Parker actor has pushed Insomniac to put Deadpool in Spider-Man 3: "I would like to believe that they got the idea from me"
- Spider-Noir canceled after one season at Prime Video despite receiving 11 Emmy nominations
- GTA 6 driving is "the best parts" of GTA 4 but with "the accessibility of GTA 5," says Rockstar boss
- Dungeons and Dragons 2 is still moving forward with a finished script, but it needs a new studio
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is "not going to shoot my dog," says now-independent Double Fine boss Tim Schafer, who initially opposed Microsoft ownership because "you guys love closing studios"
- "Palworld's not finished": With update 1.1 coming, Pocketpair lead says "we're doing something players have been screaming at us to do" after the "soft prologue" of 1.0
- Court sentences disgraced Old School RuneScape dev who stole players' gold and "banked more than £364,829 in cash"
- Silo Season 4 release date revealed with action-packed first trailer
- Bungie's studio is up for sublease after heavy Destiny 2 layoffs, which doesn't bode well
- FromSoftware's first-ever player romance builds on "the maidens in Elden Ring," says Hidetaka Miyazaki: "It's a transient, ephemeral love, which is maybe a motif I'm striving for"
- No Man's Sky fans on alert for Cosmos update news as Hello Games boss Sean Murray starts vague posting cocktail emojis
- Even during a RAMpocalypse, Sony and Microsoft come across as less consumer-friendly than some PC brands with their refusal to give US tariff refunds back to consumers
- A future without PlayStation discs is "depressing, but solvable," former Sony boss says: "The market has said they will continue to buy them"
- Mass Effect 5 will be great as long as executives "get out of the way," says former designer: "We're all beholden to companies"
- Lanterns is HBO's third most successful new show ever, behind only House of the Dragon and The Last of Us
- Labor Day Nintendo Switch deals are doing their best to beat price increases ahead of Black Friday
- Nintendo Direct confirmed for next week, as well as a dedicated Zelda Anniversary stream where Ocarina of Time feels inevitable
- After 6 years, the survival game Palworld studio Pocketpair "would not exist without" is finally ready to escape Steam Early Access jail – and hopefully, its "Mostly Negative" rating, too
- Labor Day PS5 deals have landed, save on consoles, collector's editions, controllers and more
- Hideo Kojima intentionally designed Metal Gear Solid's box art to look confusing and grab attention, but stores ruined his plan by "trying to be helpful"
- Man of Tomorrow star Adria Arjona shares her intense training for Man of Tomorrow, and DC needs to just announce her as Wonder Woman already
- One eagle-eyed Silo fan has spotted a clue in season 3 that reveals how many silos are remaining
- Plan to market GTA 6 by turning Miami-Dade into Vice City isn't going down well with local sheriff: "We need to seriously consider the message we send"
- Anbernic just revamped its Nintendo DS clone, but I'm still itching for a cheaper 3DS handheld homage
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet's writing hasn't been influenced by Neil Druckmann's time on The Last of Us HBO show, but production lessons are being learned
- The Blood of Dawnwalker's biggest mod reworks the RPG's most anxiety-inducing mechanic, but not all are convinced you should use it: "People are too scared to make hard decisions"
- Sekiro: No Defeat anime director pleads with fans to not watch the new trailer because it accidentally contains a huge spoiler
- "We're not done with The Last of Us": Neil Druckmann confirms Naughty Dog has "a couple projects in the works," even if the TV show is ending
- Neil Druckmann doubles down on distancing Naughty Dog from The Last of Us season 3, saying he had no involvement in the HBO show's "creative direction"
- Apple's mind-bending sci-fi series Silo just aired a wild season 3 finale, and fans are calling it "phenomenal": "My jaw is on the floor"
- September 3
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- The Blood of Dawnwalker's first post-launch patch is here as Rebel Wolves promises more updates with fixes for stuttering and crashes
- 20 years later, Left 4 Dead 2 lead admits Valve's team leaked their own trailer because the ESRB blocked them from officially releasing it: "We can't get in trouble for that now"
- Steam earned Valve $15 billion in revenue so far this year, with Crimson Desert alone topping $203 million according to analyst
- Guild Wars 3 wants to solve every MMO's biggest problem, and might actually pull it off: "No subscription fee helps there too"
- Microsoft invents new level of 'own nothing and like it': 5 to 15 hours of playtime a month for Xbox cloud gaming, but you can "purchase additional cloud playtime"
- Neflix orders Dungeons and Dragons TV show based on Ravenloft from Children of Men director Alfonso Cuarón
- No Man's Sky fan adds Nvidia's DLSS 5 to the game, Hello Games programmer worries the AI filter could ruin its "unique look and feel"
- Days before BlizzCon, Blizzard begins mysterious StarCraft teaser amid rumors of StarCraft 3
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's new gameplay showcase confirms cutscenes can be fast-forwarded, and JRPG fans are losing it: "games are truly dead"
- Stephen King recommends indie horror featuring Daredevil: Born Again actor Deborah Ann Woll: "I don't usually pump up horror movies...but this is special"
- The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Apple TV, and more (September 4-6)
- Hidetaka Miyazaki says he has no idea why people think "I have a bit of a thing for feet," apparently forgetting all the barefoot women in FromSoftware games
- After 38 years, Konami's never-localized Castlevania-meets-Goonies NES crossover has returned as a Roblox clone
- Oops, Blood of Dawnwalker used a placeholder dev asset that's very brightly labeled "do not use this asset"
- Capcom left a surprise in new Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance footage: fans spot the return of the series' most cursed creature
- DCU fans are debating the logistics of Lanterns and Superman, wondering if Hal Jordan ever came into contact with baby Clark Kent
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Collector's Edition is $350 and comes with a huge Cloud, Sephiroth, and Zack statue
- Sony announces GTA 6 limited edition DualSense, and at least something's physical
- A 2D pixel point-and-click indie game is getting the live-action treatment from the studio behind Sonic the Hedgehog
- Final Fantasy 14 fans spot Evercold character in the MMO's Patch 7.56 screenshots, immediately theorize the expansion's new DPS class: "Is that a crossbow?"
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's physical edition comes on "one disc," and yes, there's a mandatory download before you can play
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation DLC confirmed: premium Story Expansion Pass covers 2 expansions about Sephiroth and Vincent
- New Lego PlayStation revealed with hidden secrets I think fans are gonna love
- Until Dawn 2 co-developed by Dispatch creator gets January release date and freaky new trailer with Baldur's Gate 3 star embracing his inner Ghost Adventures
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation release date finally set for April, new trailer shows off open-world gameplay, Wutai region, and Queen's Blood
- Final Fantasy Resonance, the Square Enix JRPG I've wanted for nearly a decade, gets a surprise demo today
- Metro 2039 release date lands ahead of Tomb Raider, God of War Laufey, Persona 4, and Fable in an increasingly crowded February
- Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown DLC out next month adds underwater areas, base building, and a giant evil robot
- MTG Harry Potter set is "very unlikely" according to Magic: The Gathering head designer
- The Flash movie was supposed to feature a Bruce Wayne who never became Batman, and it actually makes a lot more sense
- The Blood of Dawnwalker devs offer "fixes and workarounds" as players slam PC optimization: "AAA price tag without AAA performance"
- Jon Favreau says The Mandalorian and Grogu is "a reflection" of his and Star Wars boss Dave Filoni's "partnership," like "two musicians who play together"
- Rockstar boss says "we'll see what people say" about GTA 6's controversial refueling system, but thinks it's so fast that "you can't complain"
- Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is even more of a throwback as it brings back a PS2 staple – having better box art outside of the US
- Best Buy's Labor Day sales hit PS5 and Nintendo Switch, but these are the 8 deals gamers need to know about
- Faux CRT TV makers Unico say they're swapping out the questionable AI imagery for real product photos
- Dragon Ball Beerus anime gets a trailer and release date, but fans think they've already seen it
- James Gunn isn't sure why his weirdest upcoming DCU project is being compared to She-Hulk and Invincible
- Despite spending years mocking his Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds now says he would "totally" cameo in Lanterns: "I owe my entire career to that movie"
- Sony and Microsoft do their best Nintendo impression, say customers aren't entitled to tariff refunds because they chose to pay inflated prices and got "exactly" what they "paid for"
- Cult-classic Castle Ravenloft D&D board game rises from the grave with an all-new edition
- Acer's latest concepts asks, "do want your handheld to flip into a laptop?" and my bad eyes say no
- Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake's mystery developer may be a veteran studio that a Nintendo lead wanted to see "play a central role" in the series moving forward
- Zach Cregger understands fans' "frustration" that game characters like Leon aren't in his Resident Evil movie, but hopes they will "feel seen" when they watch the movie
- Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot's new Amazon movie lands just 9% on Rotten Tomatoes as reviews call it a "career low"
- The Blood of Dawnwalker launches to "Mostly Positive" Steam reviews, as fans dub it an "RPG that captures what made both The Witcher and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines so special"
- Dave Bautista shares his training to play Kratos, and gives us an update on when Amazon's God of War TV show restarts filming
- RuneScape Dragonwilds isn't getting a price increase when it leaves early access: "We hope this small gesture goes some way to showing our endless appreciation"
- September 2
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- The Witcher 4 dev is "still predominantly using people" over AI in development, says CEO, but "everybody has to make those judgments on their own"
- Getting GTA Online players to move on to GTA 6 Online is going to be "a mess" for Rockstar, Valve veteran says
- Devil May Cry co-creator understands why physical games are dying, but wants IP holders to prioritize game preservation
- CD Projekt Red wants to hire 50 more devs for its secret Project Hadar "by the end of this year" as it starts gameplay prototyping
- Star Wars animator says "the most important" scene for Jon Favreau in The Mandalorian and Grogu was a surprising Rotta moment
- The Witcher 4 devs aren't announcing every milestone because they're "very technical," but they're focused on "the actual making of the game till its release date"
- Mario Kart 8's surprise Switch 2 update makes everyone faster "by the equivalent of one coin," decimating world records everywhere
- The Resident Evil movie popcorn bucket is gross, but surprisingly functional
- 8BitDo and SteelSeries have combined forces to create a whimsical Cozy Collection of Xbox accessories
- Nexus Mods, "the biggest modding platform in the world," has just acquired SteamDB: "We don't take the responsibility of becoming its next steward lightly"
- StarCraft 3 rumors resurface as new report claims Nexon and IP owner Blizzard are nearly ready to finalize a deal
- Banjo-Kazooie composer says "like 3 companies" have pitched a new entry in the series, but "Rare just typically say no to everything"
- The Mandalorian and Grogu features a hidden Han Solo Easter egg in a Rotta the Hutt scene
- Avengers: Doomsday director Joe Russo says going into production without a script allowed for "magic"
- GamesRadar+ Fall Preview 2026: Your next favorite games make up our hefty Most Wanted list
- Harry Potter goes to Hogwarts and faces the Sorting Hat in new trailer for the HBO show, and it all feels very familiar
- Resident Evil director says the giant baby monster from Resident Evil: Village gave him a "full-blown panic attack," and we can relate
- How to watch the PlayStation State of Play for September 2026 and what to expect including Final Fantasy 7 Revelation
- After 20 years voicing Geralt, The Witcher 3 star Doug Cockle says revisiting his character for Songs of the Past is "like slipping into a warm bath"
- Turtle Beach has transformed Fortnite's Kevin the Cube into one of the best-looking wireless Switch 2 pads I've seen so far
- 22 years later, we finally know why Alfonso Cuarón left the Harry Potter franchise after The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Viz Media is launching all 24 Pokemon movies into one Blu-ray collection shaped like a Poke Ball, but you'll need $400 to catch them all
- As if TCG scarcity wasn't bad enough already, an accessory maker just introduced a chase edition binder
- Resident Evil Requiem is "way too scary" says Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya, who'd rather Capcom put paper bags over all the enemies' heads: "It's not a joke"
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance shows off the new Boost mechanic, and every Devil May Cry fan is thinking the same thing
- Former Dragon Age lead says Baldur's Gate 3 studio Larian is taking a "risk" by making Divinity right after its 2023 RPG hit, but he applauds the devs for it
- Star Wars actor Adria Arjona tried to pitch Tony Gilroy Andor season 2 ideas, but was shot down: "Not this movie, baby"
- Yet another faux CRT TV just hit Kickstarter, but I'm not convinced it'll actually help you "relive the glory days of console gaming"
- As Lanterns continues to drop Green Lantern lore, DCU fans have a newfound respect for Superman's Guy Gardner
- New Lego Harry Potter sets based on the HBO series are coming "so, so soon"
- New Tides of Annihilation star isn't aiming to copy Baldur's Gate 3 actor Jennifer English, director says: "Both of them have their own unique style"
- Dragon's Dogma 2 update finally gives the RPG the performance boost it desperately needed, and it's so good that it's even lowered the PC system requirements
- James Gunn teases a fan-favorite Peacemaker character will return in the DCU
- Mario Kart 8 gets major Switch 2 update, leaving Mario Kart World in the dust and further solidifying the 12-year-old racing game as Nintendo's favorite child
- The best gaming tech we've reviewed in August 2026
- The new Street Fighter trailer is now playable, and good luck nailing those combos
- Zach Cregger says he took different elements from Resident Evil 4 and 7 and implemented them in his movie, and we can already see the links
- Avengers: Secret Wars casts A Quiet Place star in a "key role", and Marvel fans have two very convincing theories
- Persona 4 Revival makes some dialogue more "modern," but "the characters are all the same people," lead says: "We haven't changed any parts of their personalities"
- September 1
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- Skyrim and Fallout made Bethesda devs feel "safe" from mass layoffs before Xbox ended decades-long careers in two-minute meetings
- The GTA 6 extended look was Netflix's most-watched title for the week with 31.1 million views
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss is "very much aware" you hate Chadley for being a socially inept doofus, but he will soon have "a very integral part" in the story anyway
- CD Projekt "never thought about" charging The Witcher 3 owners for the remaster: "This is the CDPR way"
- New Street Fighter trailer brings action, camp, and some of the game's most iconic moves to life
- The Witcher 3 DLC, Warlock, and open-world anime RPG Ananta gained the most Steam wishlists of everything we saw at Gamescom 2026
- 40-year-old Robert Pattinson says he's "definitely feeling [his] age" while filming fight scenes for The Batman 2
- The Blood of Dawnwalker creative director says all those glowing reviews are a "great relief" as the vampire ARPG's Metacritic score nearly matches The Witcher
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced now lets you save the stranded dog, as Ubisoft fixes the greatest crime in the whole game
- GTA 6 will lock you out of story missions if you're too broke, so it's good to know the robbery mechanics have been massively expanded
- "Consoles are here to stay": CD Projekt Red lead says The Witcher 3 studio isn't "worried" about next-gen consoles like the PS6 and Project Helix facing delays
- "You cannot make a game like The Witcher 4" by being "cost-driven," CD Projekt CEO says, and he's "100% sure" GTA 6 is being made the same way
- "It folds down to the size of a credit card" - Razer's mobile controllers were getting too bulky so it's launching a foldable one you can carry around in your pocket
- Disney Halloween merch has been resurrected early, so I've sorted the tricks from treats for you
- Stellar Blade uses Nvidia's DLSS alongside "frame interpolation" to hit 60fps on Switch 2
- JSAUX's latest Switch gadget adds new features to your old Pro Controller, but it is a year too late or right on time?
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 lead says Nvidia DLSS 5 backlash is "really funny," and that "most talented people I know" use AI
- The Witcher 4 probably isn't coming to PS5 with a physical disc, CD Projekt Red boss says, but fans will still get something to "open up and enjoy"
- Kratos actor Christopher Judge says he read for the God of War TV show, but thinks Dave Bautista is "going to be great"
- No really, Samsung's USB4 P Series SSDs come in at over $2,000 for the luxury of 4,000 MB/s
- The Xbox X25 console might be gone for good, but I'm holding out hope for more controller stock
- Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughed staff right before the strategy game launched due to reportedly running low on money
- 30 years later, I finally got to play Quake on the PS1, but that's before I found a better version that doesn't rely on "substantial AI assistance"
- Metro 2039: The Big Preview – First hands-on and developer access with the wonderfully bleak FPS
- The Witcher 3 Remastered won't scrap saves or achievements from the OG RPG as CD Projekt Red confirms it'll all carry over
- Nvidia DLSS 5 is launching on September 3: Here's everything I learned about it from a private Gamescom demo
- SanDisk finally launched a 1 TB microSD Express Card, but it'll cost you almost as much as the Switch 2 to get one
- A beloved Warhammer 40K model is back, and it's "top tier sh*tposting" according to fans
- Pokemon: Wild Card releases first teaser trailer, featuring a mysterious trading card game player and Mimikyu
- Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is tracking to open far bigger than any previous Resident Evil movie
- Star Wars fans say if you love The Clone Wars and Bad Batch, you should play Zero Company
- Fans are using Xbox's disc-to-digital feature to save long-delisted titles like the Deadpool game, Rock Band 4, and Transformers: Devastation
- Blue Beetle star wasn't sure he'd return to DC until James Gunn called: "There's never a guarantee with anything"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day Blu-ray pre-orders are live, but details are still scant
- Despite saying he'd love to return, Eternals star Kit Harington says he doesn't think Marvel has "any plan" to bring him back
- Sony CEO says selling more PS5s isn't as important as monetizing the 125 million monthly PS Plus users now the console is 6 years old
- Horror fan spots that "one of the most terrifying shots" in 28 Days Later is missing from the 4K release
- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation includes more spin-off characters, Naoki Hamaguchi says, and devs "thought really hard" about including more compilation references for the trilogy's finale
- Fans are loving new Lego Wallace & Gromit, but the same can't be said for Buddy the Elf
- Hideo Kojima has reviewed The Dog Stars, and it sure doesn't seem like he was a fan
- Marvel fans wonder if Loki's backstory has been forgotten, but there could be an explanation
- Anbernic's first Snapdragon handheld looks like a Switch Lite, but it will sweat running PS2 games
- Spider-Man's Sam Raimi almost made a Last of Us movie with a Game of Thrones star as Ellie, and the resurfaced poster reveals what could have been
- GTA 6 lets players "forget it's a game" with all its choices, and that's what Rockstar lead Rob Nelson is most proud of: "It's up to you and what matters to you"
- Gal Gadot says she realized she wasn't returning as Wonder Woman when she saw how Henry Cavill's Superman exit was not "handled elegantly"
- Command epic forces in real-time battles with the first gameplay for Game of Thrones: War for Westeros
- Take-Two's GTA 6 leak investigation is heating up as the publisher requests sealed subpoena to avoid tipping off leakers
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