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VRAce Attorney: Dual Destinies VR Will Let Players Literally Point and Shout Objection
Capcom announces Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies VR for Meta Quest 3 and 3S in 2027, featuring hand-tracking objections and 3D investigations.
ActionAce Combat 8 Early Access Takes Off Today Ahead of October 2 Launch
Bandai Namco launches three-day Early Access for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Deluxe Edition ahead of its October 2 release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
EsportsAsian Games Will Spin Esports Off Into a Standalone Kuwait Event From 2027
The Olympic Council of Asia confirms esports will move out of the Asian Games into the standalone Asian Esports and Mind Sports Games in Kuwait starting 2027.
EsportsCounter-Strike Community Mourns French Veteran maleK
The global and French Counter-Strike esports community mourns the passing of veteran player, coach, and streamer Malek 'maleK' Bennouioua at age 35.
IndustryEpic Games Files for 'Megaverse' Trademark After Previously Losing a Similar Fight
Epic Games files a new EU trademark application for 'Megaverse' following earlier legal pushback, reaffirming its long-term ambition in persistent virtual ecosystems.
RPGHonkai: Star Rail 4.6 Launches With 'Dance With the Beast Before Moonrise'
HoYoverse launches Honkai: Star Rail version 4.6, 'Dance With the Beast Before Moonrise', featuring new characters, story missions, and activities across PC, consoles, and mobile.
IndustryKojima's Physint Xbox Budget Reportedly Far Below the Rumoured $400 Million Figure
Reports from Bloomberg and Windows Central indicate Microsoft's Xbox deal for Hideo Kojima's Physint is substantially lower than the rumoured $400 million budget figure.
IndieOne Fenix Down Launches After Kickstarter Success With a Very 1990s JRPG Heart
Regalcraft Games launches Kickstarter-funded retro RPG One Fenix Down on Steam, channeling 1990s 16-bit JRPG turn-based combat, pixel art, and party storytelling.
IndiePaddle Legends Turns Pong Into a Roguelite Because Apparently Pong Needed a Skill Tree
Glasshalfmoon releases Paddle Legends on Steam, transforming classic Pong ball-bouncing into an arcade roguelite with RPG skill trees and projectile upgrades.
EsportsPUBG Faces Growing Crisis in Vietnam After Esports Bans Trigger Boycott
Krafton faces an escalating crisis in Vietnam as permanent esports bans trigger community boycotts, channel deactivations, and regulatory licensing scrutiny for PUBG.
StrategyRainbow Six Tactics Is Borrowing Lessons From Mario + Rabbids
Game director Martial Potron explains how Ubisoft is adapting Mario + Rabbids spatial level design and tactical geometry for the turn-based Rainbow Six Tactics.
IndustryRoblox's 20th Anniversary Hunt Ends Today After Touring Two Decades of Platform History
Roblox concludes its 11-day 20th anniversary event 'The Hunt: Roblox 20', celebrating two decades of creator games from classic Crossroads to Year Infinity.
IndieUnshine Arcade Opens Its Doors and Immediately Makes Winning Tickets Terrifying
Psychological horror roguelite shooter Unshine Arcade launches on Steam, trapping players in an unsettling amusement centre with ticket-collecting mystery runs.
IndustryMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella Says Xbox's Streamlining Is 'Great to See'
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella praises Xbox's restructuring under CEO Asha Sharma as 'great to see', defending studio consolidations and workforce reductions.
ActionMinecraft Dungeons II Abandons Traditional Levels for an Interconnected World
Minecraft Dungeons II trades discrete mission stages for an interconnected open world with dimensional rifts, new regions, jumping mechanics, and Game Pass.
HardwareMinecraft Finally Gets a Native Switch 2 Version on October 27
Mojang confirms a native Nintendo Switch 2 release of Minecraft arriving October 27, boosting resolution, performance, draw distance, and multiplayer.
AdventureMinecraft Is Finally Getting a Fourth Dimension: Meet The Sift
Mojang announces The Sift, Minecraft's first new dimension since 2011, launching first in Minecraft Dungeons II before arriving in Java and Bedrock editions.
IndustryMinecraft World Is Bringing the Nether to a Real Rollercoaster in 2027
Mojang and Merlin Entertainments unveil Minecraft World at Chessington, featuring the world's first Minecraft hotel and the Escape the Nether rollercoaster.
AdventureMinecraft's Next Game Drop Heads Underground Into Ice Caves
Mojang reveals Ice Caves as Minecraft's next underground game drop, introducing icicles, glowing ice crystals, and a new ranged ice-throwing zombie variant.
ActionSega's Stupid Never Dies Shows Off Its Extremely Fast Zombie Power Curve
Sega and GPTRACK50 showcase Stupid Never Dies, highlighting its Blazing Fast Growth leveling mechanic, shopping mall base, and updated First Bite demo.
HardwareSony Patent Imagines Buying PlayStation Games by Tapping Your Card on the Controller
A new Sony patent details NFC-enabled PlayStation controllers capable of contactless game and DLC purchases directly from credit cards and smartphones.
RetroSuper Mario 64 Turns 30, and 3D Gaming Owes It an Enormous Birthday Cake
Super Mario 64 marks its 30th anniversary, celebrating three decades of revolutionizing 3D analog movement, exploratory levels, and camera controls.
RetroTerranigma Finally Returns After Three Decades, Coming to Switch and Switch 2 in January
Clear River Games revives 1995 Quintet cult action-RPG Terranigma for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on January 14, 2027, with an Arranged Mode and QoL updates.
ActionAce Combat 8 Opens the Hangar and Explains What Players Will Actually Do
Bandai Namco has released a substantial '101 Overview' for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve ahead of its October 2 launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S an…
ActionAce Combat 8's 16-Minute Opening Turns Its Heroic Legend Into Wartime Propaganda
Bandai Namco has also released the full opening cinematic for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, and at more than sixteen minutes it is less a trailer than a s…
RetroCastlevania Turns 40 as Konami Gives Away the Game That Started It All
Castlevania officially celebrates its 40th anniversary today, September 26, marking four decades since Konami's original vampire-hunting action game debut…
NintendoFire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Tech Analysis Finds a Locked 30fps on Switch 2
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave has received the Digital Foundry treatment following its Switch 2 launch last week, giving a clearer technical picture of Nin…
ShooterGravhounds Opens Xbox and PC Test Ahead of November Game Pass Launch
Octopus Panic Studio has opened a weekend test for Gravhounds, its four-player cooperative shooter about bioengineered dogs being dispatched to hostile pl…
ActionHell Is Us Delayed Again on Switch 2, Now Arriving October 27
Hell Is Us has suffered another delay on Nintendo Switch 2, with Nacon and developer Rogue Factor moving the port to October 27, 2026. The Switch 2 editio…
IndieIndie Comedy It's Fine Passes 10,000 Sales on Its First Day
Buma Games' wonderfully anxious indie-development comedy It's Fine sold more than 10,000 copies during its first day on Steam, according to co-publisher S…
ActionMinecraft Live Takes Place Today With Minecraft Dungeons II Set for the Spotlight
Mojang is holding its next Minecraft Live presentation today, September 26, at 18:00 BST / 19:00 CEST, with franchise updates, developer interviews and be…
NintendoNintendo Shows More Ocarina of Time Switch 2 Footage With Ganondorf Taking Centre Stage
Nintendo has released another extended look at The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2, this time focusing on Link's encounter with Ganondorf. Th…
HardwarePS6 Hardware Rumour Claims Sony Has Taped Out Its Next Console Chip
Fresh hardware rumours claim Sony's PlayStation 6 processor design has reached the tape-out stage, meaning the chip configuration has supposedly been fina…
IndustryUndead Labs Reportedly Nearly Went to Splash Damage Before Becoming Independent
More detail has emerged around Undead Labs' departure from Microsoft, with reports indicating that State of Decay's developer was close to being acquired…
PCWindows 11 Preview Update Is Being Linked to Battlefield 6 and Other Game Crashes
PC players are reporting problems with Microsoft's optional Windows 11 preview update KB5124010, released September 22 for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. Repor…
XboxXbox's Next Week Is Headlined by Minecraft Dungeons II and Gears of War: E-Day
Microsoft has detailed the next wave of Xbox releases, with the week beginning September 28 delivering two particularly substantial first-party arrivals.…
IndustryXbox's Restructuring Hands Halo Development to a New Activision Team
The repercussions of Microsoft's latest Xbox restructuring continue to dominate industry discussion. A dedicated team within Activision is being assembled…
ShooterBlack Ops 6 Reaches Game Pass Premium as Rematch Joins Essential
Microsoft's September Game Pass rollout reaches another milestone today with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 joining Game Pass Premium while football action gam…
RetroCastlevania Turns 40 With Free Original Game and Big Retro Sale
Konami is celebrating Castlevania's 40th anniversary by doing something publishers occasionally remember gamers rather enjoy: giving them an actual game.…
SportsEA Sports FC 27 Kicks Off Worldwide
EA Sports FC 27 has officially reached its worldwide standard-edition launch across PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2…
MobileFC Mobile 27 Update Adds Gauntlet Mode, Game Plans and New PlayStyles
EA has launched the FC Mobile 27 Season Update alongside the game's third-anniversary celebrations, bringing a new Gauntlet mode, tactical Game Plans, add…
RPGFinal Fantasy VII Revelation Preview Takes the Party Into the Great Glacier
New hands-on coverage of Final Fantasy VII Revelation has offered another look at Square Enix's increasingly enormous continuation of the Final Fantasy VI…
EventsHalo Fest Will Still Go Ahead in December Despite Xbox Restructuring
Halo Fest remains scheduled for December 11-13 in the Seattle area despite the upheaval surrounding Microsoft's latest gaming restructuring. Halo competit…
IndustryKing Signs Collective Bargaining Agreement With Swedish Unions
Candy Crush developer King has reached a collective bargaining agreement with Swedish unions Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer, bringing an extended workpla…
RetroLost Final Fantasy VII Mobile Game Resurrected After Two Decades
One of the strangest missing pieces of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII has become playable again thanks to preservation work by fans and developers.…
ActionMega Man: Dual Override Shows Its Modernized 2D Action After TGS 2026
Fresh impressions of Mega Man: Dual Override have emerged following its playable Tokyo Game Show 2026 demonstration, giving players a clearer idea of how…
IndustryMindsEye Developer Build A Rocket Boy Enters Administration
Build A Rocket Boy, the studio founded by former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies and responsible for MindsEye, has appointed Opus Advisory Group a…
IndustryNintendo Wins $4.5 Million Judgment Against Prolific Switch Pirate
Nintendo has landed another sizeable legal victory in its continuing campaign against Switch piracy, with a US court ordering James 'Archbox' Williams to…