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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.

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.

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.

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.

Arc Raiders breaks another concurrent record as player count soars

Vikki Blake — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:32:23 +0000

Arc Raiders has once again smashed its own concurrent peak user count on Steam, topping 400,000 for the first time this weekend.

Stalker 2 dev strikes down copycat game Misery with DMCA claim

Vikki Blake — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:03:52 +0000

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl developer GSC Game World has struck down co-op survival horror shooter Misery with a DMCA alleging copyright infringement.

Players slam Battlefield 6 XP cap: "EA managed to make progression time-gated in a premium game, and nobody's talking about it"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:45:45 +0000

Battlefield 6 has a daily XP cap and yes, that applies during double XP weekends, too.

FromSoft's parent company reveals we'll get Elden Ring Nightreign DLC by March

Vikki Blake — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:32:04 +0000

FromSoftware hasn't finished with Elden Ring or spin-off Nightreign just yet.

Silent Hill 2 Remake release date leaks via Microsoft Store, all but confirming the Xbox version is coming soon

Vikki Blake — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 17:38:02 +0000

Just days after a new rating on the American Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) hinted that Silent Hill 2 Remake was finally on its way to Xbox, a page that briefly popped up on the Microsoft Store has all but confirmed it.

Half-Life fans believe they've worked out a possible announcement date for Half-Life 3 - and it's very, very soon

Vikki Blake — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 17:07:00 +0000

Fans believe they've uncovered a possible timeframe for when we may finally learn about Half-Life 3.

Bots are returning to Battlefield 6's Conquest, Breakthrough, and Rush modes

Vikki Blake — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:08:52 +0000

Battlefield 6 is "reintroducing bots to verified experiences".

Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold more copies than any other game in the last 7 years, and is the fourth-biggest-selling of all time

Vikki Blake — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:28:10 +0000

Red Dead Redemption 2 is now the fourth-biggest-selling game of all time, having sold 79 million copies since it debuted in 2018.

Turns out Halo Infinite isn't infinite at all as Halo Studios ends active development after just four years

Vikki Blake — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 12:10:20 +0000

Active development on Halo Infinite will end on the same day that Operation: Infinite kicks into gear: 18th November.

The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski says it's "rare" for CD Projekt Red to ask for additional details now

Vikki Blake — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:43:22 +0000

The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski says he has an "excellent" deal with developer CD Projekt Red, but admits it's "rare" that the studio gets in touch to ask for additional details these days.

Battlefield 6 makes "temporary adjustments" to stop Strikepoint XP exploit

Vikki Blake — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:14:00 +0000

Battlefield 6 has "made some temporary adjustments" to XP earned in Strikepoint as it works on "a longer-term solution".

The Mortuary Assistant dev unveils its next horror project, and its a Paranormal Activity game

Vikki Blake — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:07:14 +0000

Darkstone Digital, the developer behind the viral hit The Mortuary Assistant, has unveiled its next game: Paranormal Activity: Threshold.

Battlefield 6 drops a new "relaxed" way to earn XP "without the intensity of a full PvP lobby"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 21:39:05 +0000

Battlefield 6 has introduced a new "relaxed way" to play "while still earning progression and completing challenges" - Casual Breakthrough.

Arc Raider is "committed to skill and fun, not unfair advantages" and is refunding gear lost to cheaters - even if you didn't report them

Vikki Blake — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 21:19:55 +0000

Arc Raiders will return items to your inventory if you lose them to cheaters, saying it is "committed to skill and fun, not unfair advantages".

ESRB rating confirms Silent Hill 2 Remake is finally on the way to Xbox consoles

Vikki Blake — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 17:37:59 +0000

A new rating on the American Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) suggests Silent Hill 2 Remake is finally on its way to Xbox.

GTA 6 developer Rockstar accused of union-busting after it fires dozens of developers

Vikki Blake — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:36:29 +0000

Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games has been accused of union-busting after terminating the contracts of 30-40 staff, all of whom were purportedly involved in union activities. Rockstar claims they were fired for gross misconduct.

"Our biggest competition isn't another console, it's everything from TikTok to movies," says Xbox president

Vikki Blake — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:23:00 +0000

President of Xbox game content and studios, Matt Booty, has claimed the company's competition no longer lies with other game studios and console developers, but "everything else".

Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka announces first-ever U.S. tour and "immersive live performance experience"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:09:48 +0000

Akira Yamaoka, long-time composer and sound design director for Silent Hill and a number of other games like The Medium and Lollipop Chainsaw, is embarking on his first ever U.S. tour in February 2026.

Roblox's Steal A Brainrot creator sues copycat Fortnite Creative game, Stealing Brainrots

Vikki Blake — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:41:01 +0000

The creator of viral Roblox game Steal A Brainrot is suing a Fortnite doppelgänger for allegedly copying its "artwork, objects, design, and game elements".

PUBG and InZoi publisher Krafton declares itself an "AI-first company", "placing AI at the centre of problem solving"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:28:08 +0000

PUBG and Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton has declared itself an "AI-first company", announcing a move to "place AI at the centre of problem solving" via a "complete" company reorganisation.

Switch 2 Elden Ring Tarnished Edition delayed to 2026 to "allow time for performance adjustments"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:56:18 +0000

FromSoftware has pushed back the release of the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 port of Elden Ring to "allow time for performance adjustments".

Call of Duty: Warzone's focus on the year ahead is Battle Royale, Resurgence, and "the future of the game"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:30:59 +0000

Raven Software says its focus for the year ahead and Call of Duty: Warzone comes down to three pillars: "Battle Royale, Resurgence, and the future of the game".

Battlefield 6's battle royale "Battlefield: Redsec" could shadowdrop as soon as next week, dataminers claim

Vikki Blake — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:42:09 +0000

Battlefield 6's battle royale mode could release as soon as next week.

Long-time Microsoft-exclusive Halo is coming to PS5 for the very first time: "This is Halo for everyone"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 15:43:56 +0000

The Halo series is coming to PlayStation 5.

Twitch CEO admits it "failed" after TwitchCon streamer assault, "both in allowing it to occur, and in our response"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 15:07:35 +0000

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy has admitted the company "failed" by both allowing streamer Emiru to be physically assaulted at TwitchCon last weekend, and "in our response following".

Sleeping Dogs movie back on track as Marvel star Simu Liu reveals the draft script is "done"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:18:13 +0000

The movie adaptation of Sleeping Dogs is not only back on track, but the first draft of the script is "done".

Phasmophobia's new Nell's Diner map gets a release date and will be "an example" of how the team wants "all maps to feel going forward"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:09:55 +0000

Phasmophobia's taking you out to Nell's Diner on 11th November.

Streamer assaulted at TwitchCon slams event security: "I think other creators should seriously consider not attending in the future"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:41:54 +0000

Streamer Emiru has disputed Twitch's claim that it "responded to the incident" when she was assaulted during her TwitchCon Meet & Greet, calling the claim "a blatant lie".

Devs working on Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble join 1900 other Activision Blizzard staff in unionising

Vikki Blake — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:41:46 +0000

Workers in Blizzard's Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble teams have voted to unionise with the Communications Workers of America.

If you've always wanted to see Street Fighter characters decked out in McDonald's-inspired skins, today's your lucky day

Vikki Blake — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:32:45 +0000

Capcom and McDonald's have teamed up to introduce a number of Street Fighter-themed burgers and exclusive skins in Japan.

Ghost of Yōtei is waiting to hear from you before deciding what, if any, DLC is needed

Vikki Blake — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:31:57 +0000

Sucker Punch is waiting to ascertain what parts of Ghost of Yōtei you want to know more about before deciding on the direction of future DLC.

Battlefield 6 issues "fix" for jump momentum bug and is "monitoring" Breakthrough player counts

Vikki Blake — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:47:50 +0000

Battlefield 6 has issued a fix for an issue where jump momentum gets "unintentionally interrupted" depending on what weapon you have equipped.

ToeJam & Earl creator teases a new game is "in the planning stage"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:01:53 +0000

Designer and creator of ToeJam & Earl, Greg Johnson, has confirmed a new ToeJam & Earl game is "in the planning stage".

FBC: Firebreak's "weak sales" persist "despite improved player and sales metrics", says Remedy CEO

Vikki Blake — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 14:49:06 +0000

Remedy's beleaguered Control spin-off, FBC: Firebreak, has still not reached the studio's internal targets "despite improved player and sales metrics after the update".

Mortal Kombat 3 movie confirmed before the release of Mortal Kombat 2

Vikki Blake — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 14:24:42 +0000

The second Mortal Kombat movie isn't even out yet, but Warner Bros. is reportedly "so excited" and "so convinced there's a giant fanbase waiting for it", writer and executive producer Jeremy Slater has already been hired to pen a third film.

Genshin Impact's new UGC system is almost here – here's what to expect when Miliastra Wonderland launches later this month

Vikki Blake — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:09:05 +0000

Genshin Impact launches brand new user-generated system, Miliastra Wonderland, launches on 22nd October in Version Luna II.

Hackers claim to have breached internal Nintendo data

Vikki Blake — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 17:28:36 +0000

Hackers claim to have "breached" Nintendo and stolen internal data from the Japanese megacorp.

EA issues free premium Battlefield 6 Season Passes to EA app pre-orderers frozen out of the game

Vikki Blake — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:55:22 +0000

EA has apologised for an EA app outage that prevented players who'd pre-ordered Battlefield 6 directly from EA "from accessing the game", promising to issue a free premium Season Pass to all those affected.

Silent Hill 2 Remake actor confirms "we've not recorded anything" for Born from a Wish DLC

Vikki Blake — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:34:07 +0000

The one-year anniversary of Silent Hill's glorious return to form has come and gone with Silent Hill 2 Remake, and with it, hopes that the Born From a Wish DLC is on the way.

Battlefield 6 has only been out a day and it's already one of Steam's biggest games ever

Vikki Blake — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:09:34 +0000

Battlefield 6 has rocketed into Steam's chart of the biggest-ever games, becoming Steam's fourteenth most-popular game of all time by concurrent user numbers on the PC platform within 24 hours of its launch.

Nintendo denies lobbying over genAI, but stresses it will continue fighting IP infringement "whether AI is involved or not"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:07:18 +0000

Nintendo has denied reports that it has been lobbying Japanese lawmakers against generative AI, insisting it "has not had any contact with the Japanese government" about the highly controversial emerging tech.

Discord customer service system breached by "unauthorised party", gaining access to "a small number of government-ID images"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:27:02 +0000

A third-party customer service system used by Discord's support teams has been hacked, compromising some user personal data, including government IDs.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 trials new "more varied" matchmaking and tweaks TTK on popular weapons

Vikki Blake — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:00:59 +0000

As it gears up for what it calls an "exciting day of the Black Ops 7 Early Access Beta coming later today", Treyarch has some "important multiplayer playlist changes" to share with us as the beta continues.

Kingmakers delayed indefinitely as developer needs "more time before we feel good about charging money for it"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 16:08:00 +0000

Redemption Road's time-travelling bring-an-assault-rifle-to-a-medieval-sword-fight shooter and strategy game, Kingmakers, has been indefinitely delayed.

Developers using Unity warned to patch games ASAP following the discovery of a serious security vulnerability

Vikki Blake — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:06:08 +0000

Developers who have created their games using Unity have been warned to patch them as soon as possible following the discovery of a security vulnerability in Unity versions 2017.1 and later.

Nintendo's own Zurich Pop Con display reveals five Lego games are getting Switch 2 ports

Vikki Blake — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:01:50 +0000

A number of Tt Lego games could be on the way for Nintendo Switch 2, including Lego games based on notable franchises like Star Wars and Harry Potter.

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser opens up on Bully 2: "You just can't do all the projects you want"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:20:28 +0000

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has opened up on why we never received a follow-up to 2006's Bully.

U.S. Silent Hill f fans slam pitiful Steelbook allocations as missing pre-order gifts pop up on pricey eBay auctions

Vikki Blake — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 20:33:54 +0000

Silent Hill f fans who missed out on Steelbook pre-orders despite ordering early are slamming U.S. retailer GameStop and speaking out against opportunist scalpers.

Investors including Saudi 's PIF are reportedly in "advanced talks" for a $50bn leveraged buyout of EA

Vikki Blake — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:55:39 +0000

A group of financial investors are in "advanced talks" with EA to go private with a valuation worth around $50 billion (£37.5 billion).

Silent Hill f review

Vikki Blake — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

If you take nothing else from me today, just take these three words: stick with it.

Konami wants our thoughts on what Metal Gear game should get the remake treatment next

Vikki Blake — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:12:21 +0000

Konami wants your opinion on which Metal Gear game you think should get the remake treatment next.

A PS4 trophy list for 2007's Tomb Raider: Anniversary has leaked online

Vikki Blake — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 15:30:30 +0000

A trophy list for a PS4 version of 2007's Tomb Raider: Anniversary has popped up online.

Lenovo cancels Legion Go 2 pre-orders on its own website after demand "substantially exceeded projections"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:44:03 +0000

Lenovo has confirmed that whilst Legion Go 2 units are now making their way to "major retailers globally", some pre-orders placed on Lenovo's very own website will "need" to be cancelled.

Stellar Blade teases something is coming "in one week" and it looks like a horror-themed DLC or crossover event

Vikki Blake — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:21:28 +0000

Stellar Blade developer Shift Up has dropped a mysterious image onto social media, leading some fans to speculate it could be teasing a horror event or even crossover promotion with the upcoming release of Konami's horror, Silent Hill f.

U.S. Xbox fans hit with another hardware price hike just four months after the last increase

Vikki Blake — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:46:27 +0000

Xbox consoles are about to become more expensive in the United States. Again.

PSA: Brace yourself, horror fans – some Silent Hill f retailers have broken the street date

Vikki Blake — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:29:48 +0000

Konami's upcoming Silent Hill sequel, Silent Hill f, has shipped early for some lucky players.

Starfield marks two year anniversary with a secret message

Vikki Blake — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:55:54 +0000

Bethesda has hidden a secret message in a social media post ostensibly marking Starfield's second anniversary.

Kingdom Hearts 4, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 are making "great progress", confirms director

Vikki Blake — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:25:59 +0000

Square Enix director Tetsuya Nomura still doesn't have any specific Kingdom Hearts 4 news for us just yet, but he wants you to know that the teams are making "great progress" on both the Kingdom Hearts sequel and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3.

Epic finally revokes fraudulent V-Buck purchases on Xbox, but a "malfunctioning" refund system only causes more confusion

Vikki Blake — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:18:26 +0000

Epic Games has sped up repercussions for Fortnite players who used V-Bucks and refunded them through an exploit on Xbox, essentially getting the in-game currency for free.

Amazon's God of War TV series will finally start filming early next year, new report claims

Vikki Blake — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 20:20:42 +0000

Amazon's God of War TV series will commence filming in March 2026.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is being review-bombed in China

Vikki Blake — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 12:11:27 +0000

82 per cent of Hollow Knight: Silksong's Steam reviews may be positive, but it seems the adoration hasn't been universal, with hundreds of Chinese-speaking players slamming Team Cherry for issues with the sequel's translations.

Producers of newly announced Life is Strange TV show say it "deserves to be more than just a game"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 11:32:17 +0000

Life is Strange is the latest video game confirmed to be getting a TV adaptation.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 to refund all PS5 Premium Editions following backlash over paywalled clans

Vikki Blake — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 10:13:36 +0000

From next week, anyone who pre-ordered their Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Premium Edition via the PlayStation Store will be refunded.

Overwatch 2 takes action against 23,000 cheats, bringing total of banned accounts to over 1m players

Vikki Blake — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:52:38 +0000

Overwatch 2 has "enacted" over 23,000 "actions" against cheaters after rolling out a new system to find and detect players who use mouse and keyboard in console lobbies, a practice known as ximming.

Escape from Tarkov is coming to Steam

Vikki Blake — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:19:22 +0000

Escape from Tarkov is coming to Steam.

Hollow Knight: Silksong will retail for less than £20/$20, leak suggests

Vikki Blake — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:34:55 +0000

Hollow Knight: Silksong will reportedly sell for around £17/$20/€20.

Stardew Valley will be getting another update after all

Vikki Blake — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:28:11 +0000

Just months after revealing there'd be no more Stardew Valley updates until Haunted Chocolatier released, creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has confirmed that another update is coming to the fan-favourite farming sim.

Mortal Kombat 2 movie release slips to 2026

Vikki Blake — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:57:19 +0000

The Mortal Kombat 2 movie was set to hit cinemas on October 24th, but it has now been delayed by several months to May 15th, 2026.

Silksong excitement has seen Hollow Knight's concurrent Steam peak record smashed over and over again

Vikki Blake — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 16:14:13 +0000

People are getting ready for Hollow Knight: Silksong in the very best way possible – by replaying the original, Hollow Knight, in record numbers.

Silent Hill f producer insists it is "an action horror game" and any comparisons to a soulslike are "disingenuous"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 13:47:01 +0000

Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto has called comparisons of the upcoming Silent Hill f to soulslike games "disingenuous", insisting "a lot of these things we actually pulled from classic Silent Hill titles".

Randy Pitchford's "a little nervous" about Borderlands 4's "more challenging" difficulty

Vikki Blake — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:45:29 +0000

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford admits he's a "little nervous" about Borderlands 4's "more challenging" difficulty.

Original Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater voice actor says playing Snake was "the definitive role in his life"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:10:24 +0000

David Hayter – the original voice behind one of gaming's biggest characters, Snake – says portraying Hideo Kojima's stealthy creation "was the definitive role in [his] life", and if he was asked to reprise the role, he'd be "down" to voice him again.

Assassin's Creed Mirage to get surprise free story DLC later this year

Vikki Blake — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:17:19 +0000

Ubisoft has confirmed new DLC is on the way later this year for 2023's Assassin's Creed Mirage.

The Division 2 kicks off 10th anniversary year with The Division 2: Survivors, "an updated take on the survival extraction experience"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 13:47:41 +0000

The Division 2: Survivors is "an updated take on the survival extraction experience" coming to The Division 2.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers mod "rollbacks" Patch 1.5's controversial changes

Vikki Blake — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:22:32 +0000

In news unlikely to surprise you, modders have already rolled back the "downgraded game experience" introduced with Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' latest patch, 1.5, for PC players.

The First Descendant is using bizarre AI ads, at least one of which appears to be a clone of a real content creator

Vikki Blake — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:43:04 +0000

The First Descendant developer/publisher Nexon has been accused of using a series of "embarrassing" AI-generated TikTok advertisements, at least one of which is alleged to have imitated a real content creator.

Animal rights group PETA calls for Nintendo to remove Cow's "cruel" nose ring

Vikki Blake — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:09:31 +0000

Animal rights campaign group PETA is calling on Nintendo to remove Mario Kart World's Cow's nose ring.

Leaked Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 release date suggests there's still no Nintendo Switch 2 version at launch

Vikki Blake — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:38:41 +0000

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will reportedly release on 14th November, 2025, and there's still no Nintendo Switch 2 release planned.

Louisiana sues Roblox for allegedly choosing "profits over child safety", claiming "it's basically open season for sex predators on this app"

Vikki Blake — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:37:09 +0000

The U.S. state of Louisiana is suing Roblox, alleging it facilitates "the sexual exploitation of Louisiana's children".

Battlefield 6's anti-cheat system has already prevented 330,000 attempts to "cheat or tamper with anti-cheat controls"

Vikki Blake — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:51:52 +0000

If you've been wondering just how Battlefield 6's Secure Boot requirement and anti-cheat system Javelin have been holding up during Battlefield 6's gargantuan open beta test, AC from EA's Anti-Cheat team has revealed that during the Open Beta alone, Javelin has blocked over 300,000 attempted cheat efforts and reviewed 100K+ potential cheaters.

Microsoft stresses it will "continue to support Forza Motorsport and Horizon 5" despite cuts at studio Turn 10

Vikki Blake — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:20:21 +0000

Microsoft has "assured players that Turn 10 and Playground Games will continue to support Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon 5".

"This is Battlefield's biggest Open Beta ever," says EA

Vikki Blake — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 18:08:05 +0000

UPDATE 10/08/25: Battlefield 6 continues to attract record numbers of players over the weekend, clocking up 521,079 concurrent players on Steam alone.

A Far Cry TV show that "doesn't shy away from the darkest, most absurd parts of humanity" is reportedly in development at FX

Vikki Blake — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 17:13:16 +0000

A TV show based on Ubisoft's Far Cry franchise is allegedly in development at FX.

Tencent quietly updates "slavish Horizon clone" Light of Motiram's Steam page

Vikki Blake — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 14:49:03 +0000

Tencent has quietly removed, edited, and/or replaced key art on the Steam page of its upcoming adventure game, Light of Motiram, just days after Sony filed a copyright lawsuit.

Diablo boss Rod Fergusson leaves Blizzard

Vikki Blake — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 10:03:19 +0000

Rod Fergusson is "stepping away" from his leadership role at Blizzard.

Fandom split on Silent Hill f's "soulslike" combat

Vikki Blake — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:11:06 +0000

The Silent Hill fandom is seemingly split once again, this time over Silent Hill f's "soulslike" combat.

Brace yourself, Peak fans - Aggro Crab reckons you can get to an "unreachable" campfire that's coming up soon

Vikki Blake — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 14:15:00 +0000

While new viral hit Peak can often feel as challenging as it is fun to play, rumour has it that in the next day or so, the procedurally-generated map won't be tricky as much as it'll be unbeatable. Whoops.

BioShock 4 fails to impress at internal 2K review resulting in leadership shake-up and revamped narrative

Vikki Blake — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 21:27:14 +0000

Cloud Chamber, the studio tasked with reviving the decade-dormant BioShock series, has reportedly failed an internal review with 2K Games execs, resulting in a leadership shakeup.

GOG offers 13 free NSFW games as it launches anti-censorship campaign, FreedomToBuy.Games

Vikki Blake — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 19:56:38 +0000

UPDATE 4/8/2025: GOG has announced that one million people opted to make the most of its FreedomToBuy.Games initiative within 24 hours of its debut.

Nintendo warns Japanese players not to play Switch 2 in extreme temperatures

Vikki Blake — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:16:09 +0000

Nintendo has warned Switch owners in Japan not to let their consoles get too hot or too cold.

Another Friday the 13th game is on the way - and this one's a prequel

Vikki Blake — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:36:07 +0000

Surprise! A new Friday the 13th-themed video game is on the way.

Team Fortress 2's summer update is here - here's what's new

Vikki Blake — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:05:14 +0000

Team Fortress 2's summer update is here, ushering in "major changes", including 10 new community-created maps, the summer 2025 Cosmetic Case - which contains 23 new community-contributed items - four new community-contributed taunts, and 14 new - say it with me - community-created Unusual effects.