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Ark 2 scene-setter and anime crossover expansion comes to Ark: Survival Ascended this December

Matt Wales — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:03:40 +0000

It's been so long since dino-survival sequel Ark 2 was unveiled, its preposterous Vin Diesel-starring CGI trailer almost feels like a dream. But developer Studio Wildcard remains adamant it's still happening, and it's paving the way for its arrival with a brand-new Ark: Survival Ascended expansion, Ark: Lost Colony, launching on 16th December.

Inspired by a long running fan joke, Sailing makes port in Old School RuneScape as its first unique skill

Lottie Lynn — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:53:26 +0000

For the RuneScape community as a whole the release of Sailing marks the day a meme, a myth, a legend becomes reality. For Old School RuneScape - the retro spin off MMO of RuneScape 3 based off of an 07 backup - it marks the arrival of its first ever new, exclusive, Skill. It's quite the regatta after the past proposed Skills, like Warding and iconically the first version of Sailing ten years ago, failed to pass the player polls. Now, however, the anchors are hoisted and the sails are set as Sailing voyages into OSR.

Elden Ring lore expert VaatiVidya is releasing a book following years of authoritative videos

Ed Nightingale — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:52:22 +0000

Elden Ring lore expert VaatiVidya is releasing a book, following over a decade's worth of YouTube videos covering the work of FromSoftware.

Megabonk and the mystery of the missing YouTuber - is creator Vedinad actually Danidev?

Robert Purchese — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:33:57 +0000

It all began innocently enough. It was September and Megabonk was blowing up on Steam, and I was curious. What was this game that had arrived without a formal introduction and raced to more than 100,000 concurrent players? It was the latest in a line of unpredictable viral hits, and I wanted to know more. I wanted to know who it came from, whether it was a slapdash cash-grab made by an opportunistic company, or whether there was something, or someone, more genuine behind it.

"This is not AI" - Oscar-winning Marathon cinematic short director hits back at online accusations

Matt Wales — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:51:25 +0000

Oscar-winning animator and director Alberto Mielgo has hit back at accusations his cinematic short for Bungie's Marathon is AI-generated, insisting the production is "not AI", and was in fact the result of "155 incredible people and hell of hours, days, [and] months" of time.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC adds another Mega Evolution, confirming datamined leaks

Ed Nightingale — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:45:47 +0000

The Mega Dimension DLC for Pokémon Legends: Z-A will include even more Mega Evolutions, with Mega Zeraora now officially unveiled in a new trailer.

"I was brought in to start throwing punches" - veteran exec Peter Moore reflects on the particular set of talents Microsoft needed to make Xbox 360 challenge PlayStation 3

Robert Purchese — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:26:54 +0000

Former Xbox boss Peter Moore has recalled why Microsoft poached him from Sega to head-up the company's Xbox 360 charge. He had experience launching the Dreamcast, yes, but more alluring seemed to be his experience of being part of Sega's battle in a console war. Microsoft needed someone to take the fight to Sony and PlayStation.

"Microsoft was afraid Sony was going to own the living room" - the big Xbox 360 interview

Robert Purchese — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:19:49 +0000

Peter Moore is one executive who can probably claim to have done it all. Having recently fulfilled a lifelong dream of being CEO of Liverpool Football Club, this Liverpudlian businessman also spent decades working in video games, leading EA, helping Sega launch the Dreamcast and, of course, making a real contender of Microsoft's gaming business with the launch of Xbox 360. Whenever the Xbox 360 made a move, Moore was the person on stage announcing it, literally rolling up his sleeves to display Halo and Grand Theft Auto tattoos, taking the fight to Sony and PlayStation.

Next year's F1 World Championships won't get a new game, but a paid expansion to this year's game instead, says EA

Ed Nightingale — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:54:27 +0000

F1 25 will receive a paid expansion to cover next year's F1 season, EA has said, instead of receiving a new standalone game as expected.

Here are the games leaving PS Plus next month

Ed Nightingale — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:44:16 +0000

There are nine games leaving PS Plus next month as part of a regular refresh of the subscription's catalogue.

Mystery Megabonk developer withdraws from The Game Awards following incorrect nomination

Ed Nightingale — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:04:30 +0000

The developer of indie game Megabonk has withdrawn from The Game Awards after being nominated for Debut Indie Game.

New Battlefield 6 update extends one of its best modes, and fixes a challenging issue

Connor Makar — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:01:30 +0000

A new Battlefield 6 update has extended the time required to capture objectives in one of its major game modes, and has gone back to fix an ongoing issue with its challenge system. In addition, somehow, many players had their controls reset. Accidentally, one assumes.

The Xbox 360 gave us one of the most wonderful racing games of all time, and it makes me sad to think about what we've lost

Tom Orry — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:01:10 +0000

When I think about the Xbox 360 it's hard to not want to go back. I get this feeling whenever looking at old games, my memories of the experiences inseparable from my memories of life at the time. There's one game (series, really) that sticks in my mind more than any other, charting my path from a wannabe to an established member of the games press - that might sound like an odd moment in time to be fond of, but from an early age I desperately wanted to make a career out of games media, and the 360 era is when this solidified into reality.

Tomb Raider's 2013 reboot just shadow dropped on Switch and Switch 2 consoles

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:42:20 +0000

Those with Switch consoles who have had a hankering to play Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - that is to say, the remaster of 2013's Tomb Raider reboot - but have been unable to do so due to its lack of availability, well I have good news for you.

Here's our first trailer for Netflix's Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft season two

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:51:28 +0000

The team behind Netflix anime Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft has given us a peek at what's in store for season two.

Analogue 3D review - better late than never, this N64 redux is another best-in-class retro experience

Alex Donaldson — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:33:36 +0000

For Analogue, the boutique gaming brand that made its business in mining the emotions of the cash- and nostalgia-rich grown-up hardcore, the game has surely changed. When the company burst onto the scene in 2015, the use of FPGA technology to run old games was relatively new. Now, everybody is at it - and so Analogue finds itself needing to more precisely carve out and defend its corner of the market.

"Hytale is saved" - Riot sells cancelled Minecraft-like game back to its original co-founder

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:28:08 +0000

Cheers have been heard across the internet, with jubilations that, yes, Hytale has been saved from cancellation.

Sorry fans, Resident Evil Requiem won't be getting a public demo as Capcom focuses on "creating the best quality game"

Ed Nightingale — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:09:20 +0000

Resident Evil Requiem won't be getting a public demo, unlike other recent releases in the series.

Chinese action-RPG Where Winds Meet reaches two million players in just 24 hours of global release

Ed Nightingale — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:00:31 +0000

Where Winds Meet has seen two million players jump into the Wuxia fantasy in the first 24 hours of its global launch.

Here are more Xbox Game Pass games coming this November

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:03:08 +0000

Microsoft has just announced the next batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month and into December (ho ho ho-ly smokes, where has the year gone?!).

"Maybe AI is a creative solution if you aren't a creative person" - Dispatch devs take a firm, refreshing stance against AI

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:33:04 +0000

Dispatch developer AdHoc has no interest in using AI to replace voice actors or game development.

"It's the last game that made me cry": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director on the iconic Xbox 360 RPG, Lost Odyssey, and its unexpected legacy

Ed Nightingale — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:03:35 +0000

If there's one game that's been almost universally praised this year, it's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. It won critical acclaim for its deep turn-based battle system; its characters and storytelling are beloved by fans; and now it's the most nominated game in the history of The Game Awards.

In the wake of Battlefield 6 and Arc Raiders, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 suffered a much smaller launch than previous CoD games

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:27:37 +0000

Activision's own response to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's release seems more muted than previous years.

GTA 6 may not have a PC release yet, but the games industry is heading towards PC dominance, believes publisher's CEO

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:46:45 +0000

Take-Two Interactive's CEO believes the gaming industry is heading towards PC dominance, despite the company's upcoming publishing juggernaut GTA 6 so far only slated for Xbox and PlayStation.

Nintendo has no intention to "hinder or invalidate legal third-party dock compatibility", following latest Switch 2 update

Ed Nightingale — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:12:31 +0000

Nintendo has told Eurogamer it has no intention of hindering the use of third-party Switch 2 docks following its latest console update.

"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away

Robert Purchese — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:48:28 +0000

Rebecca Heineman, one of the co-founders of Interplay Entertainment - a key programmer as well as the designer of The Bard's Tale 3 - has passed away. She was 62 years old.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 makes Game Awards history as most nominated game ever

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:43:21 +0000

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, from developer Sandfall Interactive, has become the most nominated game in The Game Awards history, with a total 12 nominations to its name this year.

Krafton CEO allegedly asked AI to "brainstorm ways to avoid paying" earnout bonus to Subnautica 2 devs

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:28:55 +0000

UPDATE 4.07pm: Krafton has provided the following comment to Eurogamer regarding the claims about the recent pre-brief made by Unknown Worlds' former leadership:

CD Projekt Red organising a second European tour for The Witcher in Concert in 2026, and it's well worth going if you can

Robert Purchese — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:18:19 +0000

The touring Witcher in Concert musical performance was a resounding enough success that CD Projekt Red has announced a second tour for Europe next year.

How Inkle's Heaven's Vault started life as a Doctor Who game, before it was exterminated

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Did you know that once upon a time, Inkle's Heaven's Vault was actually going to be a Doctor Who game? No, I didn't either until this morning, when a social media post from Inkle's narrative director and writer Jon Ingold was brought to my attention.

Memories of the Xbox 360, Microsoft's big swing at disrupting the games industry

Tom Orry — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:45:22 +0000

When something is 20 years old it's easy for memories to focus on the best things. The Xbox 360, Microsoft's best attempt at shaking up the games industry, wasn't perfect (hello RROD, hello a pivot to Kinect), but it's a console that for many is remembered as their console - the one that arrived at just the right time and offered exactly the right experiences.

"I've been really heartened to see the community revolt against AI stuff" - PUBG creator Brendan Greene distances himself from investor Krafton's controversial 'AI first' mandate

Robert Purchese — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:56:47 +0000

Brendan Greene, the creator of PUBG, better known by his alias PlayerUnknown, has said he's "heartened" to see people rally against the use of generative AI when used to make games.

Starfield's space travel is boring - The Outer Worlds shows Bethesda how it's done

Jim Trinca — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:54:59 +0000

In the grand tradition of playing the latest Obsidian game and thinking about how Bethesda would have done it worse, or better, The Outer Worlds 2 has got me thinking a lot about its same-publisher cousin Starfield which, for reasons, has left a lot to be desired.

Xbox 360 turns 20 on 22nd November, so we've got a week of coverage looking back at Microsoft's best and most successful console

Tom Orry — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:46:56 +0000

Wow, it's hard to believe it's been 20 years since the Xbox 360 released and gave the games industry a proper shake-up. With SEGA gone as a platform holder and Nintendo floundering as Sony seized power, Xbox took its opportunity to get the jump on PlayStation, releasing the Xbox 360 as the first console of that generation a year before the PS3 (and in some territories, that gap was even bigger). And it worked. Xbox 360 got off to a flying start, backed by some brilliant exclusive games and an industry leading online multiplayer offering.

Microsoft announces Xbox Partner Preview for later this week focused on third-party games

Ed Nightingale — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:15:30 +0000

Microsoft has announced its next Xbox Partner Preview showcase will take place later this week, focused on third-party games.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 underperforms on Steam during launch weekend, but does that mean the game's sold badly?

Connor Makar — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:46:37 +0000

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has been out for a few days, and has enjoyed its first weekend released into the hands of eager players. However, current concurrent player counts have many fans asking: Is Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 underperforming?

Paradox Interactive parts ways with Cities: Skylines studio after over 15 years, as publisher's misfortunes continue

Ed Nightingale — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:22:24 +0000

Paradox Interactive has parted ways with Cities: Skylines developer Colossal Order in a mutual decision "made thoughtfully and in the interest of both teams".

A love letter to Peter Jackson's King Kong video game, the first great achievement hunter pick-up

Alex Donaldson — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:23:31 +0000

Later this week marks 20 years since the release of the Xbox 360, and with it comes a slew of related gaming anniversaries of varying importance.

I think these set photos are telling us a lot more about the Legend of Zelda movie than Nintendo is letting on - analysis

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:16:51 +0000

Just this very moment, the first official photos from The Legend of Zelda live-action film were shown on the Nintendo today app.

Don't worry, Resident Evil Requiem won't have PC woes like Monster Hunter Wilds, says Capcom

Ed Nightingale — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:55:46 +0000

Capcom is working to ensure Resident Evil Requiem will perform well on PC, following a multitude of technical issues this year with Monster Hunter Wilds.

PlayStation's Horizon series reportedly surpasses 40m sales, further cementing its position as one of Sony's best-selling franchises

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:09:45 +0000

It has been reported that PlayStation's Horizon series, which began in 2017 with Zero Dawn, has now passed 40m sales.

Arc Raiders breaks its PC record yet again as it inches towards half a million concurrent players

Connor Makar — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:08:25 +0000

Arc Raiders has blown past its concurrent player count on Steam yet again, hitting close to half a million PC players online at the same time over the weekend.

Despite its high price, Xbox ROG Ally X sales have exceeded even ASUS's expectations as the handheld is in "short supply"

Ed Nightingale — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:43:44 +0000

Sales of the Xbox ROG Ally X have exceeded Asus's expectations, as production ramps up to meet demand.

Even members of the US Congress are pushing back against Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's AI use

Connor Makar — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:13:23 +0000

US Congressman Ro Khanna has responded to Activision Blizzard's AI use in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, highlighting the need for AI regulations in the United States of America.

GTA 6 delay a "stay of execution" for Helldivers 2, but Arrowhead says Rockstar's game will inevitably "blot out the sun in a way unimaginable"

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:05:57 +0000

Shams Jorjani, the CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead, has spoken more about GTA 6's recent delay, and what it means for the studio.

The Xbox 360 car crash that didn't foretell the generation… or did it?

Tom Orry — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:00:44 +0000

November 2005. I'd just turned 23 - not long out of university and about to push forward with my career in games media properly by moving into a house/office in an attempt to make something out of what was to become VideoGamer.com (don't visit it now, I warn you). This was, it's not hyperbolic to say, one of the most important moments in my life. It was also about to be the first major new console launch of my career. What could go wrong?

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has the lowest Metacritic user score ever for a Call of Duty game

Vikki Blake — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:20:55 +0000

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has had a bumpy start, accruing an 'Overwhelming Dislike' verdict on Metacritic on its opening weekend, making it the most unpopular Call of Duty game ever by Metacritic user score.

Resident Evil Requiem producer explains why Capcom scrapped multiplayer horror: "We can't just slap on new skins and characters"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:55:49 +0000

The producer of the next highly-anticipated instalment of Resident Evil, Resident Evil Requiem, has teased that the upcoming horror retains "some" elements of its prior life as an online multiplayer open-world game, but wouldn't tell us what, exactly, they are.

Sony slaps down fan-made Concord resurrection effort with copyright takedown and "worrying legal action"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:17:07 +0000

Sony has issued a number of DMCA notices against a fan project working to bring Concord back to life.

After 18 hours flying economy with Sony's WH-1000XM6, I may just have a new favourite pair of ANC headphones

Reece Bithrey — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000

When I travel, I always bring a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. I pretty much have to. To listen to music and to block out as much of the outside world as possible. I'm quite fortunate in the job that I do that allows me to basically take a different pair of headphones or earbuds every time I go, and I think I've found the pair that'll be sticking with me in the meantime.

Ubisoft admits AI-generated loading screen "slipped through" into final build of Anno 117: Pax Romana

Vikki Blake — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:49:51 +0000

Ubisoft has told Anno 117: Pax Romana fans that it will be replacing an AI-generated loading screen image, insisting it had "slipped through" and had only meant to be used as a placeholder.

Here's my one Skies of Arcadia anecdote, to celebrate the brilliant pirate RPG's 25th anniversary

Matt Wales — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:56:09 +0000

Usually, I'd start one of these retrospective things with a wiggly line transition to the past for a bit of the old nostalgia-tickling scene-setting. The trouble is, my one overriding memory of Skies of Arcadia is so powerful I can barely remember anything else about the game at all. I can't, for instance, recall where I was when I played it, or even when; and I'm certainly not going to be able to tell you what it was about in anything but the broadest strokes without a trip to Wikipedia. What I do know, though, is Sega's beloved RPG - set in a vibrant world of swashbuckling skybound pirates - was brilliant. And I can say this with absolute certainty.

I'm loving a pirate's life in Civilization 7, which keeps getting better as Firaxis' diligent updates continue

Alex Donaldson — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:55:04 +0000

It's fair to say that upon its initial release, Sid Meier's Civilization 7 rather split opinion. I don't think anybody would argue that it was the best-ever Civ game out of the gate. Nobody sane would, anyway. But for a breadth of opinion you only need look at my review on VG247 when compared to the verdict here on Eurogamer. On release, those two opinions were two stars and worlds apart. One considered the game to have a fundamental problem, being too boring. The other considered the base release a creaky but firm-enough foundation for a new generation of Civ.

Are premium wireless earbuds all that different in 2025?

Reece Bithrey — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000

If there's one area of tech that's exploded in recent times. It's wireless earbuds with noise-cancelling powers. We've seen all sorts of options emerge up and down the price ladder from both established audio players and newcomers, and here I thought I'd put a few premium pairs I've looked at to the test and come to a conclusion of whether any of them are much different and worth your time.

Escape From Tarkov players slam Steam launch: "It is not a game. It is a cosmic punishment"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:20:32 +0000

Escape from Tarkov is sitting on a Mostly Negative rating today after yesterday's eagerly-awaited Steam debuted to stability and performance issues that prevent players even logging in, let alone play.

Here's our first look at Zelda and Link filming the live-action Legend of Zelda movie in New Zealand

Vikki Blake — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:22:12 +0000

Our first look at the cast of the live-action Legend of Zelda movie has leaked online.

How good are budget Android phones in 2025? Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro and Poco F7 Pro reviewed

Reece Bithrey — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Over the last few years, we've seen a real explosion in true mass market Android phones that match flagship phones spec-for-spec without too many apparent sacrifices. Indeed, for a while now, when someone has come to ask for a phone recommendation, I've suggested they buy a budget to mid-range headset with a good OLED screen, a decent set of cameras and long battery life. At the end of the day, that's what's important to most folks.

Bungie settles plagiarism lawsuit with writer who accused the studio of stealing elements of Destiny 2's story

Vikki Blake — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:37:53 +0000

Bungie has settled a copyright lawsuit with writer Matthew Martineau after he alleged the studio had used elements of his work in Destiny 2, including its Red War plot and the Curse of Osiris expansion.

Capcom's Pragmata pops up on South Korean rating board website

Vikki Blake — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:39:00 +0000

Capcom's Pragamata has popped up on the South Korean classification board's website.

Did you know Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene, the creator of PUBG, wants to remake the internet?

Robert Purchese — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000

It's safe to say that Irish video game maker Brendan Greene, known by the alias "PlayerUnknown", is an ideas man. He's credited with creating and popularising the battle royale genre, initially experimenting with it in an Arma 2 mod, then building it into zombie game H1Z1, before making the extraordinarily successful multiplayer shooter PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - or PUBG as we know it now. Big ideas are irresistible to Brendan Greene, and few ideas come bigger than the one he currently has, to remake the internet.

What we've been playing - "I've not fallen this hard for a game in years"

Robert Purchese — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing. This week, Kelsey tries to get Dark Souls 3 working in co-op; a laid-up Ed discovers the thrill of speedrunning; Tom applauds the Viewfinder team; Marie is positively in love with Winter Burrow; Bertie is probably in love with Dispatch; Victoria has no idea what she's doing in Hyrule Warriors; and Will gets really into mechs.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players call out "awful" apparent use of generative AI for in-game calling cards

Connor Makar — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:06:14 +0000

With the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, eager fans have criticised Activision for its in-game calling cards seemingly created using generative AI.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review

Jeremy Peel — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:39:19 +0000

In the opening of the new Call of Duty, Milo Ventimiglia lays a cigar on the grave of series fixture Frank Woods. He takes a long stroll through a cemetery with Troy Marshall, the powerful backbone of last year's story, now white-haired and walking with a stick. Four decades have passed since the events of Black Ops 6; gone in the blink of an eye, the pull of a trigger.

Indie Sims-like Paralives delays early access release into next year after playtests prove it "isn't up to the standard we wanted it to meet"

Ed Nightingale — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:20:44 +0000

Indie Sims-like game Paralives has delayed its early access release following recent playtests that proved the game "isn't up to the standard we wanted it to meet for release".

Horizon Steel Frontier developer wants PlayStation release, but it's "not something we can decide on our own"

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:23:04 +0000

On the reveal of Horizon Steel Frontiers yesterday, there was one big question on everyone's lips. Why is it not coming to PlayStation?

Arc Raiders players finish community event and unlock a new map in just one day

Connor Makar — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:12:32 +0000

Arc Raiders players have come together to unlock the Stella Montis map through a community donation event, which they completed in just one day.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond delivers the series' trademark gameplay in spades, but I fear one very annoying addition might derail the whole thing

Alex Donaldson — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

It's difficult to believe, but it has been the better part of two decades since the last new Metroid Prime. The third game, Corruption, hit the Wii back in 2007. The good news for those who have been eagerly waiting for more Prime is that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond certainly appears to be a confident expression of that. It's more Prime. In that, it'll give you what you want. On the other hand, I've come away from a hands-on session concerned that it has also fundamentally misunderstood part of Metroid's appeal.

Sony's Horizon series was always thought about as a multiplayer game, says studio head, following MMO announcement

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:34:08 +0000

Despite being one of PlayStation's most prolific single-player series, developer Guerrilla Games has "always thought about" its Horizon franchise "as a multiplayer game".

Third-party Switch 2 docks reportedly no longer compatible after Nintendo's latest console update

Ed Nightingale — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:08:14 +0000

Following the latest Switch 2 console update, Nintendo appears to have blocked third-party Switch 2 docks.

Forget the Steam Machine - a new Steam controller is the most exciting hardware announcement I've heard this year

Matt Wales — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:02:14 +0000

Yes Valve's new Steam Machine looks neat, and yes I'll almost certainly end up mulling over a purchase as my already creaking GPU continues ageing itself into irrelevancy, but - sorry Steam Frame, sorry Switch 2 - it's certainly not the gaming hardware I'm most excited about this year. Instead - and I realise countless eyebrows are about to shoot up in unison as I say what I'm going to say - the megaton news for me is that a new Steam controller is on the way.

Romance Triss or Yennefer? For a while in The Witcher 3, there wasn't going to be a choice

Robert Purchese — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:31:18 +0000

Triss or Yennefer? It's one of the audience-dividing questions people ask each other when they talk about their playthroughs of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, about which sorceress they romanced. But for a while during development, the choice wasn't there.

"$400 with a controller. This would really send a message" One analyst on how Valve's Steam Machine could make the biggest impact on the games industry

Connor Makar — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:23:54 +0000

The Steam Machine has been announced, and already chatter is loud regarding the potential impact Valve's new hardware could have on the console space. But the scope of its success, and what role it'll play in the future of the video game hardware market remains a mystery. That's what's so exciting about the whole affair.

Rockstar's beloved cowboy epic Red Dead Redemption coming to current gen consoles and mobile next month in free update

Ed Nightingale — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:23:19 +0000

Red Read Redemption will next month receive a free update for current gen consoles, as well as a release across mobile devices and Netflix.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign cannot be paused by solo players, has no checkpoints, and requires an online connection at all times

Connor Makar — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:37:14 +0000

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is out today, and as such swarms of people are trying out the new campaign to see the latest development in the beloved Black Ops narrative. To their surprise, they're discovering a few quirks proving to be a tad frustrating.

Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics announces yet another round of layoffs

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:23:15 +0000

Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has announced yet more layoffs at the studio, calling it a "difficult but necessary decision".

Ubisoft issues a rare, last-minute delay to its earnings release , 15 minutes before scheduled call with investors

Dom Peppiatt — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:11:23 +0000

Ubisoft is currently holding a call with its investors, and 15 minutes before the call began, the French company issued a rare delay to the release of its quarterly earnings release and halted trading on its shares, a fairly alarming move that has got some people online wondering what's going on at the publisher.

Rockstar's controversial dismissal of 31 employees is such a big deal, it's made its way to UK Parliament

Dom Peppiatt — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:46:22 +0000

The on-going situation between Rockstar and 31 dismissed employees is such a big deal, it's finally made its way to a session in the House of Commons. The issue was brought to Parliament by Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West.

Fallout Season 2 goes full New Vegas with a new trailer showing a Deathclaw, The Kings, and Macaulay Culkin

Connor Makar — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:08:07 +0000

A new trailer for Fallout Season 2 has been released, giving us a quick peak at what'll be going down in and around New Vegas. Moments of note include a fight with a Deathclaw, a glimpse of The Kings, and a close up of Macaulay Culkin.

It may only be a spin-off, but Pokémon Pokopia has introduced new forms for Pikachu and Snorlax for the first time ever

Ed Nightingale — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:26:27 +0000

Nintendo has released a new trailer for its cosy Pokémon spin-off Pokopia, revealing new forms for series icons Pikachu and Snorlax.

Whatever Valve says about its PC-first credentials, its new Steam Machines are another step closer to obliterating the once-indelible line between console and PC

Alex Donaldson — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:21:57 +0000

The most fascinating thing about Valve's newly-announced Steam Machine, in a sense, is its status as a halfway house. It is certainly one thing, but it is also clearly pressing at becoming another. Maybe it is neither? Is this a new category emerging? Or is it simply lines that were once indelible now becoming scuffed, worn, and permeable?

Arc Raiders' first major community unlock event has been made harder mere hours after launch, as players were completing it too fast

Connor Makar — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:11:33 +0000

The first Arc Raiders community event, which asks players to contribute resources to unlock a new explorable area of the game, has been made substantially harder mere hours after launch as the playerbase was completing it too quickly.

"This is a blatant, unapologetic act of vicious union busting" - Hundreds of Rockstar employees sign letter to management, demanding fired colleagues get reinstated

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:18:54 +0000

Over 200 employees from Rockstar North have signed a letter to management, in which they have condemned the firing of their fellow staff members in a move seen by many as 'union busting'.

Five years from launch, the PS5 is a roaring success - so why doesn't it feel like it?

Chris Tapsell — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:12:22 +0000

Five years is always a strange point in the life of modern consoles. It's far enough into things to feel like we should have peaked, like we're maybe even over the crest and heading towards the next generation; not far enough to feel like we can say anything really definitive. Which brings us nicely to the slightly unusual position of the PlayStation 5, which is now five years old.

Dispatch writer regrets cutting sex scenes

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:10:34 +0000

Dispatch writer Pierre Shorette regrets cutting sex scenes from AdHoc's episodic superhero workplace comedy.

PUBG creator Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene is planning a new multiplayer FPS

Robert Purchese — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:04:33 +0000

Brendan Greene, the game designer better known by the alias PlayerUnknown, who helped create the battle royale genre - first in an Arma mod, then in H1Z1, then in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) - is planning a new and large-scale multiplayer shooter. The current plan is for the game to support 100 versus 100-player battles.

After South Korean publisher Krafton announced it's transforming into an "AI first" company, it's now offering employees voluntary resignation

Ed Nightingale — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:48:22 +0000

South Korean publisher Krafton announced it's transforming into an "AI first" company last month, and is now reducing human jobs with a voluntary resignation scheme.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 owners are migrating to New Zealand ahead of launch, as is tradition

Connor Makar — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:56:52 +0000

It's that time of year again. As a new Call of Duty is about to be released, FPS lovers are coming together in a long-lived and important cultural tradition. To play Black Ops 7 early, thousands of fans are digitally migrating to New Zealand.

Death Stranding's anime is, unfortunately, going to be locked behind a Disney Plus subscription

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:28:00 +0000

Kojima Productions has announced its Death Stranding anime series will be heading exclusively to Disney Plus.

New Red Dead Redemption rating suggests remaster on the way to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2

Ed Nightingale — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:27:32 +0000

Red Dead Redemption has been rated by the ESRB for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2, suggesting a remaster is very much on the way.

Guerrilla affirms it's working on new games in the Horizon franchise as NCSoft MMO skips PS5

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:31:55 +0000

An upcoming and newly announced game in PlayStation's Horizon series is skipping PS5.

Arc Raiders update opens up the North Line towards new Stella Montis map in massive community event

Connor Makar — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:15:10 +0000

Arc Raiders has suddenly announced a new update in which a new map will be unlocked. It's out right now, and requires the Arc Raiders community as a whole to pull together and open the way.

Silent Hill f gets a fresh update that addresses combat concerns by introducing a much easier Casual option

Ed Nightingale — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:02:02 +0000

Silent Hill f has received a fresh update that adds a new Casual difficulty option for combat, among other changes to make it easier.

As Xbox boss responds to Valve's new hardware, fellow Microsoft employee jokes it looks like those "rumoured" Series S leaks

Victoria Phillips Kennedy — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:33:03 +0000

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has commented on Valve's freshly announced hardware, stating "gaming moves forward when players and developers have more ways to play and create, especially across open platforms".

Steam Controller preview: a smart, touch-centric gamepad that also packs in traditional controls