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Xbox Adds Backgrounds, Profile Themes & Gamer Pics Based On New Logo Designs
Rolling out to all users now!Hot on the heels of promising some customisation options based on the new Xbox logo (and indeed off the back of us covering some other dynamic backgrounds, thanks Microsoft!), the team has unleashed a raft of new backgrounds, profile themes and gamer pics centred around Xbox's fresh logo design.Yep, all of this stuff is rolling out to Xbox users now - and includes a dynamic background based on each console generation's version of the new logo, alongside Xbox profile themes and gamer pics using the same core designs.
3 hours ago
Secrets of Strixhaven Collector Boosters Are Back In Stock, But They Don’t Come Cheap
Amazon has Collector Boosters in stock for Secrets of Strixhaven, but don't expect to get them cheap.
3 hours ago
Subnautica 2's early access system requirements are on the punishing side
Unknown Worlds have released the PC system requirements for Subnautica 2, the ocean exploration and survival game hitherto defined by extr...
3 hours ago
Obsidian are delisting the original version of The Outer Worlds in favour of the swankier (but pricier) Spacer's Choice edition, and lobbing some grenades at you too
It's a game I haven't thought about much since reviewing The Outer Worlds 2 last year, and it's just gotten its first patch in about three years.That's because Obsidian are planning to delist its base version from storefronts at the end of this month, leaving the more polished Spacer's Choice edition as the definitive Outer Worlds going forwards.They're also adding grenades to it, as an apparent make good aimed at pyromaniacs.
4 hours ago
Deals: 25 Xbox Back Compat Games That Are Ridiculously Good Value This Week
Bargains from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras.Xbox isn't slowing down with the new sales this week!Following the Golden Week Sale that we highlighted a few days ago, we've also got a new Super Saver Sale, a Star Wars Sale and an Xbox Game Studios Sale to add to the mix.
4 hours ago
Imax Dismisses Disney Infinity Vision as a 'Marketing Play' to Boost Avengers: Doomsday
Imax has responded to Disney's Infinity Vision unveiling, and dismissed the rival large theater format as simply an Avengers: Doomsday "marketing play", meant to distract from Dune 3's simultaneous and Imax-backed launch.
4 hours ago
Alas, you and I will never look and sound as good as Rebounder
I no longer have that albatross around my neck, because no matter how cool I get, I will never be cooler than Rebounder - "a precision platformer set in a four-ink, pulp-print world", created by ATOMIK devs Thirtythree Games, which makes me think of the Mega Drive's awesome Comix Zone.It casts you as a 2D astronaut who gets around by grabbing, hurling and 'rebounding' from explosive alien spores.Read more
4 hours ago
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Devs Reveal Huge Battle Maps, Planets, and Region Scale
Creative Assembly has revealed more on its hotly anticipated strategy game, Total War: Warhammer 40,000, touching on the sheer scale of its battle maps and planets.
4 hours ago
Dungeon Crawler Carl: Matt Dinniman Interview and Exclusive "A Parade of Horribles" Excerpt
Author Matt Dinniman teases a god-tier climax of the Dungeon Crawler Carl books and shares an exclusive excerpt of his new book in the series, "A Parade of Horribles".
5 hours ago
Xbox's Shiny New Logo Available Today as a Dynamic Background, And More
Xbox's recently-refreshed logo will become available today as a dynamic background, and also launch as both a profile background and a gamer pic on Xbox consoles.
5 hours ago
Asha Sharma Comments On AI Use As Upscaling Tech Rolls Out To ROG Xbox Ally
"We are refocusing our AI efforts...".Earlier this week, Microsoft announced some new ROG Xbox Ally features including the introduction of 'Auto Super Resolution'; an AI upscaler in a similar vein to Nvidia's DLSS.Following Xbox's official post about these new features, Sharma said that the team was "refocusing our AI efforts" moving forward - looking at things like "enhancing real-time graphics, improving discovery and deepening personalization".
5 hours ago
Morrowind turns 24 today, so come Nerevar and celebrate as an Elder Scrolls tax collector with this huge OpenMW quest mod
Yep. May 1st 2002. You came and looked upon the Heart and Akulakahn for the first time. You brought Wraithguard, because the nice guy in the mask and loincloth had need of it. The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind came out. It's now raised a glass of sujamma to salute its 24th anniversary. If you'r...
6 hours ago
GTA 6 Could Learn a Few Lessons From Bully, Rockstar’s Schoolyard Gem
With rumours of GTA 6's map being over twice the size of GTA 5's, Rockstar could learn some lessons from its 2006 masterpiece Bully about restraint and quality over quantity.
6 hours ago
Resident Evil Movie Trailer Included a Familiar Easter Egg You Probably Missed
The first trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie might not have featured Leon S. Kennedy, but something familiar could still be spotted — if you looked very carefully.
6 hours ago
Amazon Ignores New Switch 2 Game Pricing Model by Offering $10 Off Physical Preorders
Amazon is matching Walmart's discounts on upcoming Switch 2 physical game preorders. Both Splatoon Raiders and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book are $10 off right now.
6 hours ago
Three First-Party Titles Get New Dynamic Backgrounds On Xbox Series X|S
With a bonus third-party addition!Recently, we covered that Team Xbox was working on a dynamic background for its fancy new logo - and whilst that one is still in works for now, we have had a batch of new game-themed backgrounds added to Xbox Series X|S recently, including three first-party additions.The first of th...
7 hours ago
X-Factor Returns in Exclusive X-Men '97: Season Two Comic Preview
In this exclusive preview of Marvel's X-Men '97: Season Two #1 prelude comic, Forge and his X-Factor team return to save the day in a world without the X-Men.
7 hours ago
Subnautica 2 Release Date Announcement Forces Outbound Dev to Bring Its Game Launch Forward
With Subnautica 2 finally getting its May 14 early access release date, it seems Steam's most-wishlisted game has joined the ranks of hits like Hollow Knight: Silksong and Slay the Spire 2 by sending some games with the same launch date scrambling to update their plans.
7 hours ago
Star Wars: Galactic Racer - Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
Everything you need to know to preorder Star Wars: Galactic Racer, including release date, preorder bonus, and what comes in each edition.
7 hours ago
Fake AI 'Leak' Trailers Are Filling the Avengers: Doomsday Void — and Misleading Fans
As the wait goes on for Marvel to release the Avengers: Doomsday trailer recently shown behind closed doors at CinemaCon, people are filling the void by making trailers of their own, using online descriptions of the official trailer to generate fake AI approximations of what to expect.
7 hours ago
Total War: Warhammer 40,000's map destruction is "the biggest mental shift" for the strategy series in years, but "we've kept it to areas where it it really works"
I confess, I don't think very hard about cover when I'm playing Total War games – I'm too busy micromanaging cavalry and ensuring all of my ranged unit formations are nice and stretched out, with minimal depth for a cannon ball to travel through.I'll have to address that mentality when playing Total War: Warhammer 40,000, which is not only a strategy game in which you can do an Exterminatus on planets, but also one in which players can destroy many other objects smaller than planets, including objects your squishy Imperial Guardsmen are cowering behind.Read more
8 hours ago
The Outer Worlds To Be Partially Delisted, Free 'Spacer's Choice Edition' For Those Affected
The remaster is being given away for free to base game owners.There's some interesting stuff happening with The Outer Worlds in the near future, as it's just been announced that the game is getting partially delisted, with the Spacer's Choice Edition now becoming the main version of it.It's a little bit confusing, so bare with us — the "base edition" of The Outer Worlds will be delisted on May 27th across "most store pages", but we think the Xbox Store version might survive, as it's mentioned that the only platforms not affected by this are Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch".
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Disney Reportedly Expects Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu Box Office Opening Lower Than Solo: A Star Wars Story
Disney has reportedly tempered expectations for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, which is currently tracking to open lower than box office bomb Solo: A Star Wars Story.
8 hours ago
Subnautica 2's early access has chased a campervanning game about starting fires and hacking PCs into an earlier release
As you've probably heard by now, Subnautica 2 is releasing in early access on May 14th. Unknown Worlds have packed up all of their
8 hours ago
The Outer Worlds Is Getting Grenades, Nearly 7 Years After It Came Out
Surprise! Seven years after it launched — and almost six months after its sequel was released — The Outer Worlds is getting grenades.
8 hours ago
Are The Expanse and Exodus The True Heirs to Mass Effect?
We take a closer look at upcoming Mass Effect-likes The Expanse: Osiris Reborn and Exodus to work out which one could be the true heir to BioWare's beloved sci-fi epic.
8 hours ago
Don’t Expect Product Placement in GTA 6 — the CEO of Take-Two Says It Won't Do Real World Brand Partnerships Because 'All the Brands Are Made Up'
Grand Theft Auto 6 is poised to become the biggest entertainment launch of all-time, potentially even the best-selling game ever. So you’d think there would be a huge opportunity for Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two to make millions of dollars from in-game product placement. But it sounds like Take-Two is happy leaving that extra money on the table, simply because real-world brand partnerships wouldn’t fit in the parody-packed world of GTA.
9 hours ago
"Turning solitary AI dreams into a social, playable reality" is the aim of Roblox's new upscaling tech, which will make sentient blobs photorealistic
Don't worry, it's the name of some AI-powered upscaling tech we've just started showing off, the Roblox makers reassure me.It can make our game's blocky characters and environments look photorealisic, they add. Ah, I say, could you explain that to me via a blog post full of complex techno/marketing babble?Read more
9 hours ago
Forza Horizon 6 Download Sizes Revealed On Xbox & PC, And They're Huge
It's May 1st today, folks, which means it's officially Forza Horizon 6 month!Forza Horizon 6 clocks in at roughly 144GB on Xbox Series X|S and 156GB on PC, according to the Xbox mobile app.The game arrives on May 15th for early access players (via the Premium Edition), and May 19th for Standard Edition / Xbox Game Pass players.
9 hours ago
Netflix The Crown Prequel Reportedly Greenlit in $500 Million Deal
Netflix has reportedly agreed a $500 million deal for a prequel to The Crown, that will follow the British royal family following the death of Queen Victoria.
9 hours ago
Forza Horizon 6’s Multiplayer Suite is Called Horizon Play
Spec racing, drift championships, and more on offer.
9 hours ago
Homelander Actor Antony Starr Won't Say Which Series Finale Left Him Scratching His Head Because It Didn't Kill Anyone, but Everyone Knows the Show He's Talking About
Homelander actor Antony Starr has addressed concern that The Boys may join the growing list of controversial TV show endings by insisting it won't conclude like a recent series finale that failed to kill anyone.
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Kingdom Come devs respond to Lord of the Rings game rumour: "I cannot disclose details but I can tell it is a huge, immersive RPG"
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developers Warhorse Studios are refusing to confirm or deny a rumour that they're making a Lord of the Rings game for Embracer.And secondly, they are not making a Lord of the Rings game for Embracer.We can rest assured, at least, that they're making a "huge, immersive RPG", in the words of content director Ondrej Bittner.
10 hours ago
Select Final Fantasy Games Have Received Big Price Drops at Various Retailers
A few different Final Fantasy games have received some big discounts as part of various sale events at places like Amazon, Woot, and Best Buy.
10 hours ago
Xbox To Share More Info On Project Helix In 'Game Dev Update' Show Next Week
We're very eager to hear more about Xbox's next-gen Project Helix console, and the good news is that a special "Game Dev Update" show will be providing more details next week, although we'd also urge you to keep expectations in check.This is a new YouTube show that's aimed at game developers, and the first episode will dive into the "introduction of Project Helix", recapping what was shown off at GDC 2026 earlier this year.Read the full article on purexbox.com
10 hours ago
Marvel Star Evangeline Lilly Slams Disney for 'Disgusting' Layoffs, Blames AI
Outspoken Marvel star Evangeline Lilly has slammed Disney for its recent round of layoffs, which reportedly left 1,000 staff out of work.
10 hours ago
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Devs Answered Fan Questions on Reddit and Inevitably Most Were About AI
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II developer Warhorse Studios came under fire during a reddit AMA in which fans repeatedly questioned the team on its use of generative AI after it allegedly dismissed a translator to cut costs.
10 hours ago
Toy Story 5 Features Taylor Swift, Fans Believe, After Popstar Posts Now-Pulled Countdown Teaser
A countdown teaser with Toy Story 5 branding has been published — then quickly pulled — from Taylor Swift's website, leaving fans certain the popstar is involved in the film.
11 hours ago
Subnautica 2‘s early access will introduce you to a massive squid monster, before the first post-launch update sends you into its lair
Subnautica 2 is finally headed into early access on May 14th, following a lengthy legal battle between publishers Krafton and founders at Unknown Worlds rooted in when that launch should happen.Following that news, Sub 2's game design lead has spoken a bit about the delay and outlined some plans for the game's big scary squid, The Collector.Read more
11 hours ago
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Has Done So Well, Live Support Has Been Officially Extended Into a Third Year
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 live support has been officially extended into a third year, publisher Focus Entertainment has announced.
12 hours ago
This Limited-Edition Frieren Blu-ray Set Comes With a 200-Page Artbook and Personal Grimoire, Now 64% Off
You don't want to know how much people are paying for this Frieren merch on eBay.
17 hours ago
Everything New to Stream on Peacock Premium This Month
Peacock's streaming lineup for May features a new original series as well as the streaming debut of a Quentin Tarantino masterpiece.
20 hours ago
Battlefield Movie Creates Bidding War Between Netflix, Sony, and Other Major Studios
A handful of major Hollywood studios are going to war over the rights for the upcoming Battlefield movie.
30/04/2026
A plumber's worst nightmare and man's best friend combine in the Journey-sounding social platformer pipedog
When naming literally anything, great consideration should be taken in the act of doing so. It's the first scene setter, and a bad name can make you click away quite easily in this fast paced digital age. Yet there I was, humbly scrolling through Social Media Name, when I saw it: pipedog. It's pipedog! It is exactly what it says on the tin, and nothing more.
30/04/2026
Resident Evil Director: 'I Wouldn't Call This a Zombie Movie Necessarily'
With the first trailer out now, Resident Evil director Zach Cregger promises that you'll get zombies in the reboot for sure, but plenty of 'weird creature stuff' too.
30/04/2026
Man Arrested After Hiding Inside Closed Best Buy Ahead of Pokémon Card Restock
A man in Pasadena, California, has been arrested after he hid inside a closed Best Buy ahead of a new Pokémon card release.
30/04/2026
The Blair Witch Project Reboot Adds Original Actors and Director
The Blair Witch Project reboot is moving forward with support from some of the cast and crew behind the original film.
30/04/2026
Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 Casts WWE Legend Chris Jericho
Dexter: Resurrection 2 continues to expand its cast with WWE superstar Chris Jericho.
30/04/2026
Subnautica 2 Finally Gets Early Access Release Date
Subnautica 2 finally has a concrete release date for its early access, and it’s very soon.
30/04/2026
Xbox Mode Has Officially Arrived, Aiming To Bring A 'Console-Inspired Experience' To PC Users
Rolling out to Windows 11 PCs in select markets.Microsoft has announced that Xbox Mode has launched on Windows 11 PCs! The new "console-inspired experience" is beginning to arrive in select markets today, with others to follow in the coming weeks as part of a gradual rollout.Xbox Mode, if you haven't been following, is basically the name for the
30/04/2026
ABC Renews the Scrubs Revival for Another Season
With the Scrubs revival proving to be a big hit for ABC, the network has renewed the medical sitcom for an eleventh season.
30/04/2026
Vampire: The Masquerade finds new undead life in Oaths and Ashes, a visual novel RPG set in Berlin
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 might be what it is (a bit of a mess), but that doesn't mean the series is dead in the water. In fact, a whole new game is on the way! It's called Vamp...
30/04/2026
Everything Coming to Netflix in May 2026
Lord of the Flies, ScarJo as an alien, and Alfred Molina as an octopus (again?) are all new to Netflix in May.
30/04/2026
Get a 55" Samsung 4K Smart TV for Just $250 Delivered
Brand-name TV for a budget-friendly price.
30/04/2026
Everything You Need to Know About the New Star Wars Content in Fortnite
Star Wars Day is nearly here, and to mark the May 4th celebration, Fortnite, Disney and Lucasfilm are teaming up to bring brand new Star Wars games and rewards to Epic's battle royale behemoth.
30/04/2026
FFXIV Director Explains Plans to Sunset PS4 Version, Estimated to Last Through Patch 8.3
While the next expansion Evercold and post-launch content will come to PS4, it's pushing past the limits the 13 year-old console can handle.
30/04/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Shout! Factory Blu-ray Steelbook, Razer BlackWidow Keyboard, and MTG Strixhaven
Plus, Amazon’s Gaming Week sale continues with top deals on games, headsets, and more.
30/04/2026
The Next Plague Tale Release 'Is Almost Here', Launches On Xbox Game Pass In 2026
A new update from Asobo Studio.Things are starting to ramp up with Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy now! After what felt like a period of going dark on things, developer Asobo Studio recently revealed some fresh screenshots for the title,...
30/04/2026
The Massive 77" Panasonic Z85 4K OLED TV with Amazon Fire TV Drops to $1,299.99
Updated 2025 model with a Master OLED PRO panel and 144Hz refresh rate
30/04/2026
The Wolfbox 4-in-1 Cordless Car Jump Starter, Tire Inflator, Power Bank, and Flashlight Drops to Just $59.99
Everything you need to get yourself out of a jam without having to call AAA.
30/04/2026
Best Buy Has Open Box Sony Playstation VR2 Headsets for Just $199.99 with Free Shipping
Geek Squad verified units in "like new" condition
30/04/2026
From the co-creator of Celeste comes City of None, a metroidvania about a wooden adventurer in a dying metropolis
Celeste remains one of my favourite platformers, so of course I'm always curious about whatever developer Extremely OK Games might put out. And while the full studio itself seemingly isn't ready to reveal what's next, at least one core dev is. EXOK Games (as they're also known) announced today that they'll be publishing City of None, a
30/04/2026
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Will See Return of Whaling, Legendary Ships
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced developers have confirmed a raft of returning features for Ubisoft's popular pirate game remake, such as whaling, bell diving, legendary ships and bar games — and revealed several new additions, such as the ability to put your pirate ship on autopilot.
30/04/2026
Xbox Unveils Tons Of New ROG Ally Features, Including The Long-Awaited Auto SR
Great improvements for docked mode in particular!Today's a good day to be a ROG Xbox Ally owner! A massive set of new features are being rolled out for owners of the Xbox handheld, including the long-awaited arrival of Aut...
30/04/2026
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City Review
This empty shell of an adventure falls short of realizing the awesome potential of being the turtle bros in VR.
30/04/2026
After a year of messy legal shenanigans, Subnautica 2 has an early access release date
It's been quite the journey for Subnautica 2, 'ey? We'll refresh ourselves on all that in just a bit, but after confirmation last month that the game would be releasing in May, developer Unknown Worlds have now confirmed a specific date that you'll be able to pick it up in early access.
30/04/2026
Roblox Announces New AI-Powered Graphics Overhaul, and Fans Aren't Happy
Roblox is embracing AI in order to radically overhaul the look of the game, though some fans aren’t happy with it.
30/04/2026
PSA: Battlefield Hardline Is Super Cheap Right Now Ahead Of Its Delisting On Xbox
Available for literally less than a buck!Back in March, EA announced plans to delist Battlefield Hardline and subsequently close down the multiplayer servers, with the first of those happening very soon as the team prepares to pull the game from storefronts later this month. Well, we're here to tell you that the...
30/04/2026
Everything Coming to Disney+ in May 2026
Featuring the end of Daredevil and a new beginning for Sofia the First.
30/04/2026
28 Days Later Is Getting a 4K Steelbook – Here’s Where to Preorder a Copy for Your Collection
Preorders are officially live for the 4K steelbook of 28 Days Later, releasing on September 1. Here's where you can grab it, alongside details on what bonus features it comes with.
30/04/2026
'Where's the RPD? Where's Umbrella?' — the Internet Reacts to the Resident Evil Movie Trailer
The first fan reactions for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie trailer are in — and while some say the film looks like fun horror fare, many have complained that it doesn't look much like Resident Evil.
30/04/2026
From Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator's devs comes a game with "a giant, screaming man whose meat you can legally drive through"
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, in case you've not heard of it, is a game that came out in January this year. It's about trading stocks based on babies. Its developers, Strange Scaffold, have just formally announced the ne...
30/04/2026
Final Fantasy 14 Director Confirms Nintendo Switch 2 Performance and Mouse-Keyboard Controls
Naoki Yoshida confirmed Switch 2 technical details during an interview at FFXIV Fan Fest alongside the Evercold reveal.
30/04/2026
007: First Light - The Final Preview – Maybe the Most Detailed Bond Game Ever
With 007: First Light's character-first approach to delivering a fully realized Bond adventure, it's so far got the charm, wit, and raw energy to make this spy thriller one to keep an eye on as its May release fast approaches.
30/04/2026
Steam Pirate Game Windrose Sails Past 1.5 Million Copies Sold, Dev Confirms First Big Content Drop Details
Windrose is a smash hit — it’s sold over 1.5 million copies in just over two weeks.
30/04/2026
Invincible VS Review
A gust of fresh air for those who miss the two-way interactable combo system of Killer Instinct.
30/04/2026
Greedfall studio Spiders' liquidation is a "premeditated and deliberate choice by Nacon’s management" claim union as they call for a boycott
Following confirmation that Greedfall 2 developers Spiders are being liquida...
30/04/2026
Fortnite Now Hides D4vd Emotes by Default, Though Fans Say Epic Should Scrub All Content From the Game
Fortnite developer Epic Games has effectively hidden two in-game emotes featuring music by U.S. singer D4vd — but fans say the company should go further, and fully scrub the content from the game.
30/04/2026
Star Wars Galactic Racer Brings Its 'High-Stakes Reinvention Of Racing' To Xbox In October 2026
Pre-orders are now available.In addition to the Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announcement that kicked off The Game Awards 2025, it was later revealed that Star Wars Galactic Racer is coming to X...
30/04/2026
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Nintendo Switch 2 Goes Minimalist by Removing Most of the Interior Decor and Background Props
The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo on Nintendo Switch 2 has attracted a mix of criticism, praise, and humor for removing most of the interior decor and background props, leaving rooms feeling somewhat minimalist compared to the PS5 version.
30/04/2026
Forza Horizon Recap - The War Between Car and Train
You might think that Forza Horizon has no story. You'd be wrong. Catch up on the bitter rivalry between the car and the train in our recap of the series so far ahead of Forza Horizon 6.
30/04/2026
Lucasfilm Exec Says Fortnite is the Future of Star Wars Storytelling
James Waugh, Senior Vice President, Franchise Story and Creative Strategy at Lucasfilm reveals how UGC will play into the future of Star Wars whether the studio will bring Legends Skins to the new Fortnite experience.
30/04/2026
Resident Evil: How Weapons Director Zach Cregger is Putting His Spin on Survival Horror’s Most Iconic Series
We visited the set of Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie. From one-ton zombie puppets to video game Easter eggs, here's everything we learned.
30/04/2026
Resident Evil Trailer Reveals First Look at Director Zach Cregger's Video Game Movie Reboot
Sony released the first trailer online today for the next Resident Evil movie, which is directed by Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian). While the new trailer only features lead actor Austin Abrams, there is an appearance by a grotesque character who looks a lot like Dune villain Baron Harkonnen.
30/04/2026
The Witcher: Geralt and Ciri Fireside Premium Statue Revealed by Dark Horse
IGN has an exclusive first look at Dark Horse's latest The Witcher statue, depicting a quiet fireside moment between Geralt and Ciri.
30/04/2026
This $599 First-Of-Its-Kind Animatronic of Ultimate Grogu From Hasbro Is Unlike Any Star Wars Toy Ever Seen From That Galaxy Far, Far Away
Hasbro invited IGN to an early preview of the just-announced $599 first-of-its-kind animatronic called Ultimate Grogu, and we walked away amazed by how much it actually felt like we were in the room with one of the stars of The Mandalorian and Grogu.
30/04/2026
'One Of My Favourite Games Of 2026' - InKonbini Arrives On Xbox To Excellent Reviews
Day one on Xbox Game Pass!As we mentioned a few hours ago, there are no less than four brand-new releases arriving across various tiers of Xbox Game Pass today, and one of them is the "cozy slice-of-life game" known as InKONBINI: One Store.Many Stories.
30/04/2026
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era hits early access today with the start of a narrative campaign, six factions, a map editor and multiplayer
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is out in early access today, April 30th.It's taken just over a decade for Might & Magic Heroes VII to get a mailine follow-up that'll keep things heroic, mighty, and strategic, with Hooded Horse/Ubisoft-backed devs Unfrozen doing the honours.Read more
30/04/2026
After Teasing Potential Star Wars Return, Fired The Mandalorian Actress Gina Carano Admits She Hasn't Spoken to Pedro Pascal in Over 2 Years
Just a week after teasing a potential return to the Star Wars universe, fired The Mandalorian actress Gina Carano has admitted that she and her former castmate Pedro Pascal haven't spoken in more than two years.
30/04/2026
The Boys Creator Insists He Did Not Cancel Spinoff Gen V as Angry Fans Flood His Social Media With Insults
The Boys creator Eric Kripke has insisted he wasn’t behind the cancelation of spinoff Gen V amid a backlash that has spilled over onto his social media.
30/04/2026
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 30 - May 3)
Some new Xbox freebies to choose from!Welcome to your latest selection of Xbox Free Play Days titles! Microsoft has currently added three games to the program this weekend - including an extended trial for Sony's P...
30/04/2026
Asha Sharma Comments On Xbox Revenue Loss For Q3 2026
"We know we have work to do...".In the wee hours of this morning, we covered Xbox's latest financial report, which showed losses across multiple areas within the Xbox business. Hardware and content & services are both down in the last fiscal quarter, and whilst this is no doubt disappointing, the new Xbox boss has followed this up...
30/04/2026
Anthony Mackie's $150 Million, Saudi-Funded Action Movie Desert Warrior Looks Like One of the Biggest Box Office Flops in History
It’s an epic movie with a huge $150 million budget and stars Captain America himself, Anthony Mackie alongside Oscar winner Ben Kingsley, but you’d be forgiven for having no idea it even exists, let alone looks set to become one of the biggest box office flops of all time.
30/04/2026
UK Post-Apocalyptic Survival Game Atomfall To Get TV Adaptation
Rebellion's post-apocalyptic survival game with a British twist, Atomfall, is getting its own TV adaptation.
30/04/2026
Ubisoft Really Wants You to Know That Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is Not an RPG, as It Details Combat and HUD Changes
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced will feature updated combat — but Ubisoft really wants you to know that the game hasn't been changed to become an RPG.
30/04/2026
Andrew Garfield Calls Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Fan Theory 'Insane'
Former Spider-Man Andrew Garfield has shut down the suggestion he is secretly in Spider-Man: Brand New Day — and specifically denied being one of the characters fans think have been edited out of a specific trailer shot.
30/04/2026
Following in Fallout's footsteps, British post-apocalyptic survival jaunt Atomfall's now getting a TV show too
Well, this is a nice suprise. Just a couple of weeks on from me revisiting it to check out the DLC it'd gotten since my review run, Rebellion have announced that their Cumbrian post-apocalyptic survior
30/04/2026
Four Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 30)
A busy day for XGP!Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, Microsoft is bringing four games to the library across Xbox Series X|S, PC and cloud.Here's everything new on Xbox Game Pass for April 30th:Read the
30/04/2026
Tales of Eternia Remastered Pops Up on Age Rating Website
Details of an unannounced Tales Of remaster have popped up on the European rating board, PEGI.
30/04/2026
The Boys Showrunner Reveals Real-World Inspiration Behind Firecracker's Fate
The Boys creator and showrunner Eric Kripke has revealed the real-world inspiration behind Firecracker’s fate, as shown in Season 5, Episode 5.
30/04/2026
American Truck Simulator cruises into Illinois with a fresh expansion releasing mid-May, as SCS also tease a new truck
Fresh off adding a new feature that'll make my reckless driving a bit easier to recover from, SCS Software have announced a release date for American Truck Simulator's next expansion, as the game continues its trek from US west coast to East.Illinois is the latest destination and you'll be able to take to its highways on May 14th.Read more
30/04/2026
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Surprise Update Adds More Story
Nintendo has dropped a surprise update for Super Mario Galaxy 2 that adds a new storybook chapter.
30/04/2026
Injustice 3 Rumored to Be Mortal Kombat Developer NetherRealm’s Next Fighting Game
It’s been nearly three years since Mortal Kombat 1 came out, but developer NetherRealm has yet to announce its next game. However, for some time now fans have speculated that Injustice 3 — the next game in its DC fighting game franchise — is in the works at NetherRealm, and recent reports have backed that up.
30/04/2026
Netflix's Man on Fire: Season 1 Review
Netflix’s Man on Fire doesn’t do much to freshen up the revenge thriller genre, but Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s John Creasy anchors the season with enough emotional weight and physical badassery to offset the show’s formulaic nature. It’s the dogged character of Creasy – and seeing the brutal lengths to which he’ll go – that will keep you binge-watching it even when you already know exactly how the story will play out.
30/04/2026
Attack on Titan Creator Reveals Ending Regrets: 'I Feel There Remains a Sense of Insincerity in the Story's Conclusion'
Attack on Titan manga artist Hajime Isayama has said he has some regrets about how he handled the hit manga’s divisive ending, feeling that his sympathy for Eren Yeager’s character made the conclusion somewhat unfaithful to the tone of the overall story.
30/04/2026
Ideals Like Full-Time Employment and Job Security Are ‘Too Romantic’ in Game Dev, Says Monument Valley Studio CEO
Ustwo CEO explains contractors will be used to lower development budgets.
30/04/2026
New Xbox Boss Says 'We Know We Have Work to Do' as Console Revenue Continues to Plummet
New Xbox boss Asha Sharma has acknowledged the ongoing financial struggles of Microsoft’s gaming business, amid a shakeup and repositioning of the brand around its core fans.
30/04/2026
Tony Hawk Once Modded His Friend’s PS1 to Get Early THPS Feedback
Back in 1998, Tony Hawk had his friend's modded PS1 to play early builds of the original THPS, and word began circulating in the skating community.
30/04/2026
PlayStation Addresses PS5 DRM Concerns in New Statement
PlayStation has broken its silence on the drama surrounding DRM concerns with the PS4 and PS5.
30/04/2026
The Alienware AW2726DM Is the Least Expensive 27" QHD 240Hz OLED Gaming Monitor Ever
Includes a three year warranty that covers OLED burn-in.
30/04/2026
Microsoft CEO Says Xbox Is 'Recommitting To Our Core Fans' As Revenue Falls In FY26 Q3
Embarking on a new era.Microsoft has shared its earnings results today for the period between January 1st and March 31st of 2026 (referred to as FY26 Q3), and compared to the same time in 2025, Xbox revenue is down in both content & services and hardware.The content and services revenue drop isn't significant — it's just 5% — and Microsoft says it's the result of "a prior year comparable that benefited from strong first-party performance".
29/04/2026
Get a 20,000mAh Power Bank That Quadruples Your Nintendo Switch 2 Playtime for a Mere $12
Features 22.5W of fast charging with the built-in USB cable
29/04/2026
Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 Casts Friday the 13th's Kane Hodder in Mystery Role
Horror icon Kane Hodder will be joining the cast of Dexter: Resurrection Season 2. Writer-producer Scott Reynolds confirmed on his social media that the Friday the 13 actor has joined up: “We cast Kane Hodder and let fate do the rest."
29/04/2026
MSI's Flagship 18" 4K+ Gaming Laptop with AMD Ryzen 9 X3D CPU and RTX 5080 GPU for $2,599
This deal runs for only 2 days.
29/04/2026
Thor Director Wants a Logan-Style Final Film for Chris Hemsworth
Thor director Kenneth Branagh wants to see a Logan-esque finale for Marvel’s God of Thunder.
29/04/2026
Casper the Friendly Ghost Coming Back to Haunt Disney+
Casper the Friendly Ghost, is getting a new live-action series at Disney+
29/04/2026
Amazon Confirms a Major Change to Prime Day Dates This Year
Prime Day has almost always happened in July over the years, but Amazon has just announced a change to that schedule.
29/04/2026
GreedFall Developer Is Shutting Down
GreedFall developer Spiders has confirmed that it is shutting down and will cease operations immediately.
29/04/2026
Save Nearly 30% Off the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset
Our favorite gaming headset features swappable rechargeable batteries.
29/04/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Hitman: World of Assassination, Uber Gift Card, and MTG x TMNT Collector Boosters
Plus, don’t miss Amazon’s Gaming Week sale, savings on a sneaker PC case, and more.
29/04/2026
Talking Point: After Halo: Campaign Evolved, What Do You Want Xbox To Do With The Series?
Infinite sequel? Reboot? Come tell us!Following our chat yesterday about Forza Horizon 6 and its imminent release, we got thinking about the rest of Xbox's 2026 slate - with rumours pointing towards Halo: Campaign Evolved...
29/04/2026
mFish Has a BOGO Free Deal on Its Slim and Stylish Wireless MagSafe Power Bank for Mother's Day
Get one for mom and keep the second for yourself
29/04/2026
Real-Life Emily From The Devil Wears Prada Comes Forward, Says Original Novel Was 'Mean' and 'Hurtful'
Leslie Fremar, a celebrity stylist who claims to be the inspiration behind the The Devil Wears Prada character Emily, recently opened up about her feelings toward the book that the now classic 2006 comedy was based on.
29/04/2026
Microsoft Issues Xbox Email Addresses As Part Of 'Strengthening The Xbox Identity'
According to a new report.We've heard a lot recently about how Asha Sharma is trying to initiate the "return of Xbox", and while this isn't a major revelation or anything, The Verge's Tom Warren says new Xbox email addresses are playing a part in t...
29/04/2026
Far Cry 4 Director Says Fans Just Want Games 'Respected Not Dismissed,' After TV Adaptation Boss Suggests Players Skip the Cutscenes Anyway
Far Cry 4 creative director Alex Hutchinson has spoken out after comments from Fargo and Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley drew ire from video game fans online.
29/04/2026
Select Resident Evil Games Have Dropped to Just $16 as Part of Amazon’s 2026 Gaming Week Sale
As part of its 2026 Gaming Week Sale, Amazon has dropped a selection of Resident Evil games down to just $16. Save on Resident Evil 2, 3, 4, and 7.
29/04/2026
Garry's Mod Creator Wants to Push 'AI Slop' Off the S&box Main Page Amid 'Mixed' Steam User Review Rating
The successor to Garry’s Mod, S&box, is getting slammed with AI-generated content, much to the dismay of its creator.
29/04/2026
I'm enjoying the boreal cyborg world of spooky FPS Industria 2, which launches on PC today and also has an excellent diegetic crafting screen
If your idea of great FPS level aesthetics is a hot mess of Black Mesa, Penumbra and Get Even – or you're just driven wild by the sight of porcelain tiles peeling flirtatiously away from mortar – you might get on with Industria 2, which launches today.I've not played the first one, but I admired its parallel dimension Cold War-era Berlin.The second game introduces a new parallel dimension, summarised by developers Bleakmill as a tug-of-war between "industrial decay", "boreal nature" and "otherworldly sprawling machine structures".
29/04/2026
Wasteland Remastered Dev Promises To Reward Xbox Fans For 'Error' That Made It Free
They're removing the broken one and giving away a new version.Back in mid-April, we reported that Xbox was giving away Wasteland Remastered for free on the Microsoft Store, but something we didn't realise at the time was that after claiming it, players were struggling to get it to work at all.The developer behind Wasteland Remastered (InXile Entertainment) has taken to social media to reveal that it was an "error" on Xbox's part, and that they're going to be removing the broken version from players' Xbox accounts as a result.
29/04/2026
Malcolm in the Middle Star Calls on Paparazzi to Leave Original Dewey Actor Alone After He Turned Down Reboot Series
Former Malcolm in the Middle star Erik Per Sullivan, who played youngest bro Dewey in the original series, has put his foot down about not wanting to participate in the upcoming reboot series Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair — and his former costars feel for him when it comes to the attention he’s getting as a result.
29/04/2026
"Those of us who joined in the early 2000s, we had it very good": Monument Valley boss says it's getting harder to give workers full-time stability
After Monument Valley 3 was unceremoniously pulled from Netflix last year, series developers Ustwo Games are now focusing on PC first and foremost.The first two entries in the series did also hit our game box shores, but only after their initial mobile releases.Cue her concluding that the studio might have been "a little bit too romantic" about taking on full-time staff, rather than relying more heavily on contractors.
29/04/2026
We Build the LEGO Icons Pan-Am Douglas DC-3
The DC-3 was really revolutionary when it was first introduced in 1935 and now you can build it in LEGO form.
29/04/2026
Steam Controller Vs. Xbox Controller: What The Critics Are Saying So Far
If you've been following the news surrounding the Steam Machine and everything else that Valve is doing at the moment, you'll likely have come across reviews for the new Steam Controller this week, which retails for a pretty expensive £85 / $99 and will be going on sale starting May 4th.Of course, this is not a console controller — it's meant for PC, and will have compatibility with the Steam Machine as well.In fact, we already know that it won't work with consoles at all, but that doesn't mean it's not worth comparing with the Xbox controller, which is already a popular device for playing games on PC.
29/04/2026
Tezuka: God of Manga Documentary Explores Osamu Tezuka’s Iconic Legacy
Osamu Tezuka is arguably the most influential manga artist of all time, and his life and career are being celebrated in the new feature-length documentary TEZUKA! God of Manga.
29/04/2026
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review
The movie is a glossy, charming, and razor-sharp follow-up to the beloved 2006 original but can also be frustrating in how it deals with fan-favorite characters. The movie is not nearly as biting as its predecessor, but it’s a serviceable successor for fans looking to return to the world of Runway magazine.
29/04/2026
The Boys Season 5, Episode 5: "One-Shots" Review
The Boys Season 5 bounces back in a big way with the character-driven and thoroughly entertaining new installment "One-Shots." Read our full review.
29/04/2026
Sony Confirms PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for May 2026
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Monthly games lineup for May 2026, which will be headlined by EA Sports FC 26.
29/04/2026
Why aren’t there more PC-first gamepads? Valve don’t know, but they "did see an opportunity" for the new Steam Controller
When the new Steam Controller goes on sale on May 4th, it will go up against much more established gamepads in the Xbox Wireless Controller and PS5 DualSense vein – though none that share its singular focus on being a PC gaming controller, specifically.Why are there so few PC pads?It’s a question I put to Valve designer Lawrence Yang and engineer Steve Cardinali, who’ve also worked on the Steam Deck, Steam Deck OLED, and the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame VR hardware.
29/04/2026
Daredevil: Born Again's Latest Shocking Death Wasn't Originally Planned or Even Shot, but Added in Post-Production
If you were shocked by the latest death in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, you’re not alone. Even the actors who played the characters in the scene didn’t initially know it would end in a death.
29/04/2026
All 8 Episodes of Spider-Noir Will Be Available as a Binge Release 2 Days Early — on MGM+'s Linear Broadcast Channel
Spidey fans, listen up: this one’s important for you. The highly anticipated Prime Video series Spider-Noir, which stars the impeccable Nicolas Cage, is officially going to premiere domestically two days earlier than originally slated — but, of course, there’s a bit of a catch here.
29/04/2026
Battlefield and Call of Duty Are Set to Go Head-to-Head on the Big Screen — but Which Movie Will Emerge Victorious?
The ongoing rivalry between Call of Duty and Battlefield is escalating as both franchises target Hollywood for their next battleground.
29/04/2026
“We’re a number on a ledger": ex-Elder Scrolls Online studio head says Microsoft cancelling Project Blackbird was a "missed opportunity"
It was codenamed project Blackbird, and following its canning, ZeniMax Online founder Matt Firor resigned from the company he'd worked at since 2007.Firor's now shed some more light on his feelings about the cancellation of the game he "had waited [his] entire career to create", as well as how Microsoft currently operate.Read more
29/04/2026
Former ESO Lead Speaks Out On Xbox's Decision To Cancel New ZeniMax MMO
Last summer, seismic news shifted through the world of Xbox as Microsoft cancelled multiple projects and laid off hundreds of developers, with one of those cancellations being 'Project Blackbird', a new MMO from the folks behind The Elder Scrolls Online.Former ZeniMax Online lead Matt Firor has been talking about the unfortunate casualty in a recent interview with MinnMax (thanks, Windows Central).Firor said that he "understood the reasoning behind it", but that news of the game's cancellation was "a pretty devastating blow" nonetheless.
29/04/2026
Warren Spector's newly solo-friendly stealth game Thick as Thieves will launch as a four-hour "introductory campaign" that only costs a fiver
It'll be a slender experience at release on 20th May, compared to the Thief games that inspired it, with 16 missions and six unlockable gear pieces on two maps that offer "at least" four hours of sneaking.It'll also be pretty cheap at $4.99/€4.99/£4.99, however, and Otherside – founded by former Looking Glass bods Paul Neurath and Warren Spector – promise that this is only "an introductory campaign, with the intention of expanding the setting and its stories across future content".Read more
29/04/2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Script Pages Published by Marvel
In an unprecedented move, Marvel has published the first three pages of its Spider-Man: Brand New Day script, revealing exactly how the movie begins.
29/04/2026
Digital Switch Games Are Up to 40% Off at Amazon Right Now
Amazon's 'Gaming Week' deals continue with a new sale on Switch games.
29/04/2026
Xbox Gets A New 'Zelda-Like' As Elementallis Brings Its Retro-Style Adventure To XB1 & Series X|S
A few years ago, a developer by the name of Iván Ruiz Lozano published a Kickstarter campaign for a "Zelda-Like" game known as Elementallis, and it not only got funded in 24 hours, but ended up raising five times as much as it needed!Flash forward to 2026, and Elementallis has just released across multiple platforms including Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.This is a top-down action adventure game that appears very reminiscent of the old Game Boy Zelda titles, in which you have to "harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples."
29/04/2026
Xbox Gets A New 'Zelda-Like' As Elementalis Brings Its Retro-Style Adventure To XB1 & Series X|S
A few years ago, a developer by the name of Iván Ruiz Lozano published a Kickstarter campaign for a "Zelda-Like" game known as Elementalis, and it not only got funded in 24 hours, but ended up raising five times as much as it needed!Flash forward to 2026, and Elementalis has just released across multiple platforms including Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.This is a top-down action adventure game that appears very reminiscent of the old Game Boy Zelda titles, in which you have to "harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples."
29/04/2026
The Boys Star on Ashley’s Hidden Bravery: 'She Has to Wrangle These Children'
As The Boys heads towards its conclusion, don't underestimate Colby Minifie's character, Ashley Barrett.
29/04/2026
Marathon Update Gives Players One Free Cryo Archive Sponsored Kit Each Week.
Marathon has tweaked its "item economy," now offering one free Cryo Archive Sponsored Kit each week to make it easier to participate in its weekend-only endgame zone, the Cryo Archive.
29/04/2026
Karl Urban's Sons Reacted to the News He Had Been Cast as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2 With a Few Simple, but Direct, Words
Karl Urban on playing Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2.
29/04/2026
Disney Wanted Tangled 2, But Could Never Decide on a 'Story Worth Telling'
Disney once explored the idea of making a sequel to Tangled — and now, the film's co-director has discussed why it never happened.
29/04/2026
New Golden Week 2026 Sale Sees Hundreds Of Games Discounted On Xbox
Including Marathon, Monster Hunter, Metal Gear and more!Our latest big new sale has just gone live on the Xbox Store!This is the Golden Week 2026 sale, which sees loads of AAA games (and indie games for that matter) being reduced for the next week until May 6th.
29/04/2026
MindsEye's mission about Build a Rocket Boy's alleged "saboteurs" is a rather meh Hitman impression that saw me waste 30 minutes swearing in a warehouse
The new MindsEye mission called Blacklisted.The one which Mark Gerhard, CEO of Build a Rocket Boy, said would "share some of the evidence of the sabotage" he claims was instigated by a malevolent third party around the game's buggy initial launch.Read more
29/04/2026
DC Studios Co-CEO Says Superhero Fatigue Was Never a Thing, Just 'Mediocre Movie Fatigue,' Points to Supergirl as 'Something Cool and Original'
Peter Safran, co-CEO of DC Studios alongside James Gunn, insists superhero fatigue was never a thing.
29/04/2026
Nintendo Shuts Down Popular National Geographic-Style Pokémon Fan Videos
A popular Pokémon YouTuber has reported seeing his channel wiped out by copyright claims from Nintendo.
29/04/2026
While you wait for Subnautica 2, here's a moody Bioshock-esque strategy game in which you can put Big Daddies on crabs
Tides of Tethys is one for the Jules Verne fans amongst you, with perhaps a pinch of Warhammer 40,000.It's an underwater strategy roguelite with city-building elements in which you guide troupes of bathynauts around procedurally generated ocean floors.You'll need to expand your modular outposts, ensuring your Knights have oxygen and power and food, while dealing with increasingly unfriendly aquatic beasties.
29/04/2026
Xbox Sends Out $5 Call Of Duty 'Campaign' Bonus, But It's Not What It Seems
It's not tied to the actual Black Ops 7 story campaign.Basically, some Xbox players have received a new message from Microsoft about a bonus $5 gift card for "participating in the Black Ops 7 campaign".Xbox is seemingly referring to the 'promotional campaign' rather than the Black Ops 7 single-player mode.
29/04/2026
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Dev Sells IP to Publisher 505 Games' Parent Company, Digital Bros.
Italian game company Digital Bros. has bought the Wuchang: Fallen Feathers intellectual property rights.
29/04/2026
PlayStation Fans Think They've Figured Out Sony's Mysterious New DRM
PlayStation fans appear to have figured out Sony's mysterious addition of a 30-day license for new digital PS4 and PS5 purchases, something that has prompted concern that the company has introduced a fresh form of DRM.
29/04/2026
Jon Favreau Knows The Mandalorian and Grogu Will Be the First New Star Wars Movie in Theaters for a Generation of Young Kids
The Mandalorian and Grogu comes out in May, six-and-a-half years after the divisive The Rise of Skywalker, which means there’s a whole generation of young kids who will get to experience a brand new Star Wars movie in theaters for the first time.
29/04/2026
Even GTA 6's price needs to feel "reasonable", says Take-Two boss: hiking past $70 to match inflation "doesn’t make a whole lot of sense"
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick is once again dancing around the subject of GTA 6's price tag, declining to pin down a figure while pushing back on rumours that the new Grand Theft Auto will cost more than $70 in the USA. Read more
29/04/2026
"A next-gen Steam Deck would do the same": Valve are already eyeing Steam Controller hardware upgrades to reuse in future handhelds
That said, no small amount of the Steam Controller’s appeal lies in the hidden refinements it makes to those seemingly borrowed inputs: refinements like the more stable D-pad and the more precise, drift-resistant TMR (Tunneling Magnetoresistance) thumbsticks.Now, there’s a good chance that these improvements could head back the other way.As Valve engineer Steve Cardinali and designer Lawrence Yang told me in an interview, which also touched on the ongoing Steam Machine delays, there’s plenty about the Steam Controller that they’d like to put into a potential next-gen Steam Deck.
29/04/2026
Trepang2 Is Now Live On Game Pass, Here's How It Looks On Xbox Series X|S
As we mentioned back at the start of the week, single-player FPS Trepang2 is out today on Xbox Game Pass for Ultimate, Premium and PC subscribers, and we thought you might want to see how it looks on Series X and S!This game sees you playing as an escaped soldier with supernatural abilities as you attempt to "give the bad guys a taste of their own medicine" by using your powers, engaging in melee combat and of course, wielding all manner of weapons.Trepang2 has a pretty impressive Metacritic average of 79 (for PC), while its Steam rating is "Very Positive" and US Xbox Store rating is 4.7/5 based on over 1,000 user reviews.
29/04/2026
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 'Proceeding on Time and on Schedule,' Director Says
Hang in there, Final Fantasy fans — Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 director Naoki Hamaguchi has popped up to assure us that the eagerly-anticipated third instalment is "proceeding on time and on schedule."
29/04/2026
Christopher Nolan Confirms The Odyssey Runtime Is Shorter Than Oppenheimer, but It's Still 'An Epic Film, as the Subject Matter Demands'
Christopher Nolan has confirmed his upcoming movie The Odyssey is shorter than his previous film, Oppenheimer, but insisted “it’s an epic film, as the subject matter demands.”
29/04/2026
Latest Daredevil: Born Again Viewing Figures Show Dramatic Drop From Season 1
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 viewing figures reveal the series has lost around half its audience for its sophomore run — a statistic that now has fans concerned for the future of the show, and Marvel's plans for its many street level characters.
29/04/2026
Cyberpunk 2077 gets a whole new ending thanks to a mod aimed at folks keen on riding off into the sunset with potential partner Judy Alvarez
I'd class few of Cyberpunk 2077's endings as unflinchingly happy, most are at least a bit bittersweet - as you might expect, given the grave situation the game's protagonist finds themselves in.If you've ever wished the one added with the Phantom Liberty DLC was a tad more upbeat or wanted a conclusion that sees V run off with braindance-programming love interest Judy Alvarez, you're in luck, as a veteran Cyberpunk modder's now brought that to life.Read more
29/04/2026
A Japanese Store Has Come Up With a Fun Way to Combat Pokémon Card Scalpers: Forcing Customers to Pass a Quiz Before They Buy
Japanese electronics giant Bic Camera is making life tricky for those seeking to cash in on Pokémon cards. To deter scalpers, a branch in Tokyo now has a written Pokémon quiz that customers have to pass in order to buy the Ninja Spinner expansion.
29/04/2026
Invincible VS Global Release Times Confirmed
Invincible VS, the superhero 3v3 tag fighting game set in the Invincible universe, is coming to PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 5 on April 30. Here's exactly when you'll be able to play in your timezone.
29/04/2026
Above Land: Rhapsody Announced for PC
Introducing Above Land: Rhapsody, an absolutely wild sci-fi fantasy action-RPG roguelite with tower defense elements set above the clouds that you can play in three-player co-op where weapons include bows and arrows, swords, and chairs. Yes, chairs. And basketballs.
29/04/2026
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 7 Review
The penultimate episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 has satisfying moments and payoffs, though the specifics on how we get there are a little wonky.
29/04/2026
Take-Two CEO Addresses Grand Theft Auto 6 Price, and the Possibility for More L.A. Noire
Strauss Zelnick says price of GTA 6 is being carefully considered and that Rockstar is focused on "making the most spectacular piece of entertainment on Earth."
29/04/2026
The MSI Aegis Z2 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC Drops to $1,850 and Includes Pragmata
One of the few gaming PCs priced under $2K this year that can run any game in 4K.
28/04/2026
Save Up to $190 Off Geek Squad Verified Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Handheld Gaming PCs at Best Buy
The most powerful Windows-based gaming handheld.
28/04/2026
Get These Extremely Popular Sofirn High-Powered LED Flashlights for Less Than Half the Price on Amazon
Over-the-top light output and rock solid build quality at a budget price.
28/04/2026
Stranger Things: Tales From '85 Renewed for Season 2 and It's Coming Very Soon
More Stranger Things adventures are on the way, as Netflix is renewing Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85 for a second season.
28/04/2026
Solve a murder mystery by flying people around on your giant crane in the Disco Elysium and Chinese folktale inspired The Crane Rider's Tale
This is the case for The Crane Rider's Tale, the next game from the developer of Butterfly Soup, a visual novel/adventure game hybrid that takes cues from Disco Elysium and Zero Escape where a serial killer is on the loose who has killed your friend, so you ferry around your local townsfolk around on your giant crane to figure out who did it, all wrapped up in a medieval Chinese painting and woodblock print aesthetic.It is so much, and so much my exact vibe. Read more
28/04/2026
Save 60% Off the Typhur Sync Gold Wireless Meat Thermometer for Mother's Day
A practical and inexpensive gift idea for your mom chef.
28/04/2026
Windrose devs ask for some grace as they prepare to set sail towards a six month wait for the next big update
Windrose has been out for a couple of weeks now and seems to be doing more than alright for itself.But as much success as Windrose has found itself in, it is also an early access game, which means the aforementioned people crave a nebulous sense of More.Developer Kraken Express do plan on offering More, but it sounds like the people will have to wait for it a little while.
28/04/2026
Get a 5-Pack of 60W USB Type-C Cables for $7.50 (Averages Out to a Mere $1.50 Per Cable)
Universal cables perfect for your Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, Apple iPhone 17, or Samsung Galaxy.
28/04/2026
Love and Deepspace Fans Are Reacting to a New Oddly Familiar Romance Game
Today a new romance game was announced, Silent Whispers, and fans of the ruling otome title Love and Deepspace quickly noticed a few similarities between the two
28/04/2026
We Build LEGO Iron Man Mark 3, A Suit of Armor for the Billionaire Playboy in All of Us
We build the impressive LEGO Marvel: Iron Man Mark 3 Collectors’ Edition.
28/04/2026
This Cyberpunk Book Nook Kit Is Perfect for Your Mixed Media Library
Like any cool book nook, it's all of the little details that make it special.
28/04/2026
Open World RPG 'The Blood Of Dawnwalker' Gets September 2026 Release Date For Xbox Series X|S
Update: There's a new Story Trailer as well.We saw a whole bunch of games being debuted for the first time at the Xbox Games Showcase earlier this month, and one of those was the open world RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, which is coming to Xbox at some point in 2026.Following that reveal, we've now got a massive 21-minute gameplay deep dive for The Blood of Dawnwalker that shows us a lot more of what to expect from this one, and early impressions are pretty positive for the most part.
28/04/2026
MindsEye Has a New Update and a Cheaper Price as Developer Launches Comeback Bid
MindsEye has begun staging its comeback, seemingly hoping for a Cyberpunk 2077-level redemption story.
28/04/2026
Greedfall and Steelrising developer Spiders look set to close their doors, according to a recent report
It is, unfortunately, another one of those days. According to a report from French outlet Origami, weeks after launching Greedfall: The Dying World, developer Spiders are looking pretty set to close their doors (as a note, I've had to use machine tr...
28/04/2026
Today’s Top Deals: 34” Alienware Monitor, PlayStation Store Gift Card, Resident Evil 7 for PS5, and More
And don’t miss an extra 20% off during Woot’s video game sale.
28/04/2026
New LEGO Fantastic Four H.E.R.B.I.E. Set Is Up for Preorder
The new LEGO Fantastic Four H.E.R.B.I.E. set is up for preorder.
28/04/2026
The 27" Samsung QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Drops to Its Lowest Price Ever at Just $299.99
Brand new with 3 year warranty that covers OLED burn-in
28/04/2026
Jurassic Park Star Sam Neill Shares Positive Health Update
Jurassic Park star Sam Neill has shared an "extraordinary" health update, after undergoing a cutting-edge scientific process to help fight his cancer.
28/04/2026
Nacon's RPG Studio Seemingly Shutting Down Following Financial Troubles
The makers of Greedfall & Steelrising.Back in February, we brought you the unfortunate news that publisher Nacon had filed for insolvency following financial troubles, and it now sounds like one of its main studios is closing down after struggling to find a buyer.French outlet Origami is reporting that Nacon developer Spiders — which makes the GreedFall series amongst other RPG titles — "will soon close" as a result of restructuring at Nacon.
28/04/2026
The Blood of Dawnwalker Director Hopes To Make a Second IP, Like CDPR Did With Cyberpunk
Rebel Wolves' CEO has said that he hopes to create a second IP after The Blood of Dawnwalker and alternate between projects, akin to studios like Blizzard and CD Projekt Red.
28/04/2026
The Blood of Dawnwalker Has Romances, but With a Twist
The Blood of Dawnwalker developer Rebel Wolves has confirmed the vampire RPG will feature romance options, but the campaign's structure adds a unique twist to digital dating.
28/04/2026
The Blood of Dawnwalker Puts a Dark Twist on a Typical RPG Prologue
The prologue for The Blood of Dawnwalker is similar to so many medieval fantasy RPGs, but its enhanced by some dark and grisly Witcher-like twists.
28/04/2026
The Blood of Dawnwalker Studio Uses AI, but There’s No AI Assets in the Game
Rebel Wolves' CEO has explained the developer's stance on AI, saying it has been used in early stages of development of The Blood of Dawnwalker to "avoid" putting pressure on staff.
28/04/2026
The Witcher 3 Director Set Up His New RPG Studio To Make Something ‘Meaningful’
After having helmed The Witcher 3, one of the greatest RPGs of all time, director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz hopes to make another milestone game that will be meaningful to an entire industry with The Blood of Dawnwalker.
28/04/2026
The Blood of Dawnwalker gets a late summer release date, system requirements, and another, very Witchery, gameplay look-in
It's been a good four years since The Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz helped to form Rebel Wolves, and here we are with the studio's debut title The Blood of Dawnwalker on the horizon.The S.S. Release Date? Read more
28/04/2026
The Blood of Dawnwalker Has a Release Date and a New Story Trailer
The Blood of Dawnwalker has finally set its release date: September 3, 2026. That’s across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.
28/04/2026
What do Marathon and The Lord of the Rings have to do with each other? PvPvE gameplay, apparently
Marathon and The Lord of the Rings are diametrically opposed narratively, aesthetically, and functionally, yet they have been paired together to underscore a point about the former's relationship to PvPvE gameplay.No, it's not a leap I would have made either, but game director Joe Ziegler did, so let's have a listen to what he had to say about it all. Read more
28/04/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Had a 'Phantom' Chapter That Capcom Cut
Capcom cut a whole chapter from Resident Evil Requiem that would have taken place shortly after the beginning of the game.
28/04/2026
Review: Kiln (Xbox) - A Fun Addition To Xbox Game Pass, But Can Its Flame Stay Lit?
How do you define a "good" or "successful" game?The answer is "yes", but with the lingering concern that Kiln is an online-only game and therefore has a limited lifespan.The concept behind Kiln is simple — you're thrown into 4v4 matches in a game mode called "Quench" where you each need to defend a kiln from being doused with water by your opponents.
28/04/2026
Marvel Creator Collection No. 1 Celebrates the Art of Barry Windsor-Smith
We've got an exclusive look inside Marvel Creator Collection No. 1: Back to the Savage Land, a gorgeous Fantagraphics hardcover celebrating the early work of Barry Windsor-Smith.
28/04/2026
"We've heard a clear frustration": Arc Raiders update adds a beach holiday map while patching the gun balance to ensure "all players are challenged by weapon attrition"
Extraction shooter Arc Raiders is officially an acceptable substitute for summer holidays thanks to the new Riven Tides update, out today, which adds a new coastal area with a collapsing hotel, some luxurious tennis courts and an actual slide for you to slide on.As ever, the price you will pay for accessing all of these things is getting murdered by robots - or humans who want your Assorted Seeds. Read more
28/04/2026
Garry's Mod sequel S&box is already having to deal "with people using AI in obvious, low quality ways", confess developers Facepunch
S&box, the open source game development platform/game about vaguely minion-looking cartoon blokes messing about with objects that's serving as spiritual successor to Garry's Mod, has released today, April 28th.Sadly, it seems to be heavy on AI-filled user-created games early doors, with developers Facepunch having already admitted they'll "have to deal with people using AI in obvious, low quality ways".Thankfully, in the meantime the original's still very much kicking, with an update arriving on April 29th set to see fan-made Half-Life remake Black Mesa grafted onto it.
28/04/2026
Our Steam Controller second opinion: what works, what doesn't, and what Valve should add for the next one
And now it’s back out again, as Julian has also been poking and prodding at Valve’s made-for-PC controller ahead of its release on May the 4th.Find out as we give, for the first time since 2022, The Second Opinion.Read more
28/04/2026
Nintendo's Next Animated Movie Gets April 2028 Release Date
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie might still be in theaters, but we already know when Nintendo's next animated film will arrive.
28/04/2026
Resident Evil Requiem's New Mode Requires a Completed Save File to Access
The new mode coming to Resident Evil Requiem next month will require you have completed the game in order to play it.
28/04/2026
Forza Horizon 6 Dev Reveals New Details On Events, Progression & Post-Launch Plans
Via a new Discord Q&A.Ahead of launch in just a few weeks' time, Playground Games has given us some new details on what we can expect from Forza Horizon 6, via an official Discord Q&A.Thanks to IGN, the major points from this Q&A have now been shared - including details one some of the game's new events, when certain features will be unlocked, and how the team is handling post-launch content this time around.
28/04/2026
Pokémon Go Fest 2026 Global Will Be Free
Details of this year's Pokémon Go Fest have been announced, with confirmation that the annual summer event will be free for global players this year.
28/04/2026
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Early Access Review
An good starting point that can already satisfy both returning fans and newbies alike.
28/04/2026
Phasmophobia Team Talks Character Update, Lore, Cosmetics, And Taking On The 'Cult of the Bendy Back'
Phasmophobia's long-teased, much-anticipated Player Character update is almost here. Cheerio, bendy backs. So long, limited rotation of slack, perma-stunned faces. From May 5, and for the first time ever, Phasmophobia players will be able to customize their ghosthunters in a "much-needed" update.
28/04/2026
Hoppers Is Now Available to Watch at Home
Pixar's latest original animated movie is now available online.
28/04/2026
Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About 'Aphelion' On Xbox Game Pass
The latest title from Don't Nod!Sci-fi adventure Aphelion is rolling out now on Xbox Game Pass as the next game from Life is Strange maker DON'T NOD Entertainment - and that means early reviews for the title are now hitting the web too.We're going to gather some of these up down below for you to take a look at, then, so you can get a better idea of what to expect from Microsoft's latest addition to Xbox Game Pass!
28/04/2026
Hokum Review
Hokum review: A hokey, everything-at-once horror salad with too many different ingredients.
28/04/2026
Jax Actor Mehcad Brooks Reveals Struggle With Mortal Kombat Movie Fight Scenes, but Had More Confidence Going Into Mortal Kombat 2
Mehcad Brooks, the actor who plays Jax in the Mortal Kombat movies, has revealed his struggle with the fight scenes for the first movie — struggles he overcame for the imminent sequel.
28/04/2026
'Working On It' - Asha Sharma Confirms Dynamic Background For New Xbox Logo Is In The Works
Heading to Series X|S soon!New Xbox boss Asha Sharma has been very active on social media since taking on her new role, and now, on the back of the team's brand-new logo reveal, Sharma has confirmed online that it's being turned into an Xbox Series X|S dynamic background as we speak.with a simple "working on it!" message for fans.
28/04/2026
Helldivers 2 isn't a cosy game, but the tranquil forests and beefed up exosuits of its latest patch might convince you it is
Life could be a dream.At least, it could be if the new forest biomes added by Helldivers 2's latest patch were in a totally different game.Instead, they're in a frantic shooter about murderdeathing space monstrosities, now with sturdier mech suits and rebalanced melee weapons at your side.
28/04/2026
PlayStation 5 Appears to Have Quietly Introduced DRM Checks, Prompting Player Confusion
Reports are rife that Sony has quietly added online DRM checks for newly-launched PlayStation 4 and 5 games, though the company is yet to clarify what this might mean for players.
28/04/2026
Xbox Continues To 'Actively Investigate' Issue With Backwards Compatible 360 Titles
Over the past couple of weeks, we've spotted an ongoing issue with backwards compatibility in regards to Xbox 360 titles on Xbox Series X, in which players are getting an error message that prevents them from signing into Xbox Live.There's a massive Reddit post about this over in the Xbox Support community with over 250 comments to date, and it chronicles the various updates that players have been getting in regards to the issue.Read the full article on purexbox.com
28/04/2026
As the Steam Controller breaks cover, Valve say they're hard at work on the Steam Deck 2 and keeping current Decks in stock
Naturally, as part of that reveal they've faced a bunch of questions about the other hardware they've got in the works, including the Steam Machine and the more distant next Steam Deck.As far as the latter's concerned, they still aren't saying much, but have at least confirmed they've busy working on both it and making sure current Decks don't keep going out of stock amid the ongoing RAM crisis.Read more
28/04/2026
Helldivers 2 Machinery of Oppression Update 6.2.2 Makes Big Balance Changes, Adds Two New Biomes
Helldivers 2 Machinery of Oppression update 6.2.2 is out now. Check out the patch notes.
28/04/2026
The War to End all Wars is a colony sim now, with an Acceptable Losses gauge
Instead, Icelandic developers Vitar Games are calling it "a WW1 trench warfare colony sim", and this wigs me out a little.It's a gift to cultural essayists.Within the combinatory logics of Steam, it's also a harbinger for such genres as the "WW1 life sim" or even "cosy WW1".
28/04/2026
Friends Star Lisa Kudrow Says the Show's Writers 'Would Be Up Late Discussing Their Sexual Fantasies' About Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox
Lisa Kudrow has talked about “mean stuff going on behind the scenes” inside the Friends writers’ room — 22 years after the show ended.
28/04/2026
New Forza Horizon 6 Details Discussed in Developer Discord Q&A
Design director Torben Ellert has addressed a variety of community questions on the official Forza Discord server.
28/04/2026
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Headlines Batch Of New Free Demos On The Xbox Store
We have a bunch of new free demos on the Xbox Store to tell you about, folks.That major addition is a demo for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which is now live and playable on Xbox Series X|S.This demo grants access to "the beginning of the game through the end of Chapter 2", with progress carrying over to the full game when it launches in June.
28/04/2026
"We're just as impacted as everyone else": Valve explain Steam Machine delays and why the Steam Controller is coming out sooner
Ahead of the new Steam Controller release on May 4th, and shortly after I finished reviewing it (it’s good!), I sat down with Valve engineer Steve Cardinali and designer Lawrence Yang to discuss the Controller, the industry-upending RAM shortage it’s launching into, and delays to the Steam Machine that said disruption has caused.While no new Steam Machine pricing or release date specifics slipped from any errant lips, both Cardinali and Yang spelled out what previous Steam statements have always inferred: that even a company of Valve’s standing (and wealth) can’t get around the lack of vital components, nor the associated explosion in costs, that hardware manufacturers are facing worldwide.That doesn’t mean they’ve been hoarding RAMless Steam Controllers, though.
28/04/2026
Lost Actor Harold Perrineau Says Former Co-Star Still Won't Talk to Him
Lost actor Harold Perrineau has revealed the stunning circumstances behind his character's most controversial scene — and said that one of the actresses involved still won't speak to him now, 20 years later.
28/04/2026
"This isn’t just something that affects Wizards of the Coast" - Magic: the Gathering Arena team vote to unionise for protection against layoffs, genAI and forced crunch
Magic: The Gathering Arena developers at Wizards of the Coast are set to unionise with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).The CWA say they've secured a "supermajority" in favour of unionisation among the workers, and have given Wizards of the Coast until the end of the week to voluntarily recognise the union - dubbed United Wizards of the Coast—CWA - and filed an election petition with the US National Labor Relations Board.Read more
28/04/2026
Gollum Actor Andy Serkis Suggests Ms. Marvel is in Avengers: Doomsday
Gollum actor Andy Serkis has suggested that Avengers: Doomsday will include the long-awaited return of Kamala Khan AKA Ms. Marvel, played by Iman Vellani.
28/04/2026
The Call of Duty Movie Director Once Said Some Not Very Nice Things About People Who Play Video Games
Now that Peter Berg is confirmed as the director of the upcoming Call of Duty movie, the internet has turned its attention to the things he has said in the past that might offer clues as to his approach. One of the things the internet has unearthed is a 13-year-old interview in which he said some not very nice things about people who play video games — including those who play Call of Duty.
28/04/2026
Taylor Swift Aims to Protect Her Voice and Image With New Trademark Filings as AI Runs Rampant Online
Taylor Swift is following in Matthew McConaughey's lead by filing trademarks to protect her voice and likeness as AI runs rampant online.
28/04/2026
The CyberPowerPC RTX 5070 Gaming PC Drops to Just $1399 and Now Includes a Free Copy of Pragmata
One of the least expensive RTX 5070 prebuilts I've seen this year.
28/04/2026
House of the Dragon Season 3 Trailer Breakdown: Expect Many Major Deaths Ahead
The new trailer for House of the Dragon Season 3 reveals Emma D’Arcy’s Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen wresting control of King’s Landing from the Greens and claiming the Iron Throne – but it will come at a heavy price, as evidenced by her weeping at one point in this trailer.
28/04/2026
This Beginner-Friendly and Affordable 3D Printer Would Make a Great Mother's Day Gift for a Crafty Mom
One of the best entry-level 3D printers priced below $200.
27/04/2026
Save Nearly 50% Off the Massive 75" TCL QM6K 4K Google TV After $620 in Savings
Excellent budget-friendly TV for both 4K HDR cinephiles and current-gen gamers alike.
27/04/2026
Amazon's Mother's Day Sale Kicks Off With Kindle Colorsoft and Paperwhite Deals
If you're looking to buy a new Kindle for yourself or a loved one, it's as good a time as any to pick one up at a discount.
27/04/2026
Helldivers 2 Dev Promises Action and Communication After Players Deliver 'Fair' and 'Painful' Criticism During Reddit AMA
Arrowhead said it has heard the "fair" but "painful to read" criticisms from the Helldivers 2 community and has made the promise to take action with more frequent communication in the future.
27/04/2026
Today’s Best Deals: LEGO Bonsai Trees, SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Headset, and AMD Ryzen 9 CPU
Plus, don’t miss Amazon’s Gaming Week sale, a Barnes & Noble gift card offer, $10 off Switch 2 preorders, and more.
27/04/2026
Gerry Conway, Punisher Co-Creator and Spider-Man Writer, Dies at 73
Legendary comic book writer Gerry Conway, whose co-creations include The Punisher, Firestorm, Ms. Marvel, and former Robin Jason Todd, has died at 73.
27/04/2026
Michael Is a Box Office Smash Because It Gave Jackson Super-Fans What They Wanted — a Resurrection, Not a Crucifixion
Jukebox biopics such as Michael and Elvis exist not as referendums on complicated artists but as rituals for the most intense segments of fandom to commune with the dead. The film’s lead actor – whether it’s Jafaar Jackson as his uncle Michael or Austin Butler as Presley – serves as the host-shaman who can miraculously summon the beloved icon back from the afterlife for one last command performance, with cinemas standing in as the churches where these quasi-religious experiences play out to the ...
27/04/2026
The LEGO Harry Potter: Hogwarts Castle and Grounds Is Discounted for the First Time This Year
Outstanding deal at only 5 cents per brick.
27/04/2026
Amazon's 2026 Gaming Week Sale Is Live: Here Are the Best Deals We've Found So Far
Amazon's 2026 Gaming Week sale is officially live with massive price cuts on Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox games.
27/04/2026
Django/Zorro Crossover Movie Based on Quentin Tarantino Comic Book in the Works at Sony
A crossover movie based on the Django/Zorro comic book co-written by Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner is reportedly in development.
27/04/2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Marvel Legends Figures Reveal Savage Hulk’s MCU Return
Hasbro's upcoming Marvel Legends figures give us a better idea of what to expect from Spider-Man: Brand New Day, including the return of Savage Hulk to the MCU.
27/04/2026
Michael Is Up for Preorder, with Two 4K Steelbook Editions to Choose From
Where to preorder the new biopic Michael, about the King of Pop.
27/04/2026
Talking Point: With Forza Horizon 6 Imminent, What Are Your Predictions For Its Final Review Score?
Will the 2026 racer actually be a GOTY contender?It's getting to that point where, quite frankly, we're desperate for Forza Horizon 6. After playing the team's preview earlier this month, we're incredibly excited to experience the full thing, and launch is just weeks away now wi...
27/04/2026
Disney Reimagined and Animated Songs From Frozen 2, Moana 2, and Encanto In American Sign Language in Celebration of National Deaf History Month
In celebration of National Deaf History Month, Disney+ has debuted Disney Animation's Songs in Sign Language, which reimagined and animated Frozen 2's 'The Next Right Thing,' Moana 2's 'Beyond,' and Encanto's 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' with American Sign Language (ASL).
27/04/2026
Disney Reimagined and Animated Songs From Frozen 2, Moana 2, and Encanto in American Sign Language for National Deaf History Month
In celebration of National Deaf History Month, Disney+ has debuted Disney Animation's Songs in Sign Language, which reimagined and animated Frozen 2's 'The Next Right Thing,' Moana 2's 'Beyond,' and Encanto's 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' with American Sign Language (ASL).
27/04/2026
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord Season 1, Episodes 7 & 8 Review
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord is only getting better as Season 1 reaches its dramatic climax and Maul faces a full-blown psychological meltdown. Read our full review of Episodes 7 and 8.
27/04/2026
The Boys Season 5, Episode 5 Video Teases a Supernatural Reunion and an Up Close View of Homelander's Ass
With The Boys nearing its conclusion, Prime Video has released a teaser video for this week’s episode, confirming the introduction of two new characters with just a few episodes left of the entire series. Oh, and we also get a closer look at Homelander's ass than anyone asked for.
27/04/2026
Resident Evil 2 Director Hideki Kamiya Confirms Leon S. Kennedy Is Named After 1994 Movie Leon: The Professional
After nearly 30 years of speculation, Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya has confirmed that, yes, Leon S. Kennedy is named after the Léon: The Professional movie.
27/04/2026
The 5th Wheel 36V Adult Electric Bike Drops Below $300 for Mother's Day
This electric assisted bike can go up to 23mph with a range of up to 45 miles.
27/04/2026
Diablo IV: Lord Of Hatred Is Getting Fantastic Reviews Alongside Its Xbox Release
The expansion goes live in just a few hours' time.It's almost time for Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred! The major new expansion arrives on Xbox and other platforms on April 27th / 28th (depending on your timezone), and the good news is that the reviews have been impressive for it so far.Lord of Hatred features a major new campaign in which you'll make your "final stand against the Prime Evil Mephisto", along with two new classes (Paladin and Warlock),...
27/04/2026
Steam Controller review: even without a Steam Machine mate, this is a smartly crafted gamepad that puts PCs first
Well, one out of three ain’t bad. The second-generation Steam Controller is upon us, the sole survivor of
27/04/2026
Valve have confirmed the Steam Controller price and release date, though the Steam Machine is still in RAM price purgatory
Plans for a simultaneous trio of hardware launches seemingly dashed on the rocks of ongoing RAM shortages, Valve have decided to release the relatively unaffected
27/04/2026
New GameStop Sale Includes 30% Off Pre-Owned Switch 2 and PS5 Games If You Follow These Steps
GameStop is offering up to 30% off select pre-owned games as part of its new "Buy More, Save More" sale.
27/04/2026
Steam Controller Review
With high-end features like TMR sticks, HD haptics, and its unique touchpads, Valve's new Steam Deck offers both an excellent out-of-the-box experience as well as a playground for enthusiasts to tinker to their hearts content. It's one of the best controllers for PC gaming that you can buy.
27/04/2026
Valve Confirms Steam Controller Price and Release Date, Promises More News on Steam Machine Soon
Valve has confirmed the Steam Controller price and release date, while promising to announce news on the hotly anticipated Steam Machine soon.
27/04/2026
Valve Says It's 'Hard at Work' on Steam Deck 2, but There's Still No Release Window
Valve has said it’s “hard at work” on Steam Deck 2, while continuing to work on getting the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame out the door.
27/04/2026
Save 20% Off the Apple AirPods Pro 3 for Mother's Day, the Best Wireless Earbuds for iPhone
Features active noise cancelation, heart rate tracking, and Live Translation with Apple Intelligence
27/04/2026
Ubisoft Plays Down Report of Assassin's Creed Hexe Staff Leaving Project
Ubisoft has responded to a report that suggested 50 staff members had recently been moved from their work on the upcoming Assassin's Creed Hexe — and that their jobs had now potentially been left at risk.
27/04/2026
Hallow Blade is like a first-person Greatest Hits of From Software, offering a sunken interconnected kingdom of forests, crypts and castles
The very best game about being thrall to some uppity claymore is surely Nix Umbra, but Hallow Blade has plenty of promise. In this first-person "dark fantasy action adventure", you are a woebegone knight who has ventured into a lost kingdom of luminous ...
27/04/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Sales Prompt Capcom to Raise Profit Forecast
The success of Resident Evil Requiem means Capcom is raising its earning forecast for the year.
27/04/2026
Arc Raiders Riven Tides Trailer Reveals Massive Beach-Themed Update With New Seaside Map and Turbine Enemy
Embark has revealed a first look at the new Riven Tides map, the Arc Turbine enemy, and everything else included in what looks like the biggest Arc Raiders update yet.
27/04/2026
Poll: Which Generation Of Xbox Logo Is Your Favourite?
OG Xbox to Series X|S, which takes your pick?On the back of Xbox's new mission statement, the team has been experimenting with different logo designs as of late. We saw Microsoft unveil a new Xbox logo last week that harkens ...
27/04/2026
The droids you're looking for are busy polishing X-Wings in PowerWash Simulator 2's Star Wars DLC, due out this summer
Right, could you two at least wipe your dusty boots before you come aboard the ship for your big lightsaber fight? Solo, your ship's engines might work if they weren't clogged with asteroid dust! Yes, I'm the guy who follows Jabba the Hutt around with a big mop to suck up the slime. These are all things I imagine the robot
27/04/2026
Jackass: Best and Last Trailer Features New Creatively Painful Stunts and a Brief Look at Bam Margera in Previously Unseen Footage
The first trailer for Jackass: Best and Last has arrived with a sneak peek at Johnny Knoxville and the gang setting up new stunts like the "Escape Room from Hell" while reliving some of their most painful memories.
27/04/2026
James Gunn Explains Why The Authority Fell by the Wayside: 'It Didn't Work in Terms of the Larger DCU'
DC Universe chief James Gunn has insisted TV series Booster Gold and Paradise Lost are still alive, but confirmed The Authority movie has fallen by the wayside.
27/04/2026
Crimson Desert Has Sold So Well Developer Pearl Abyss Has Reportedly Given Every Employee a $3,400 Bonus
Crimson Desert has sold so well that its developer, Pearl Abyss, has reportedly given every employee a $3,400 bonus.
27/04/2026
There's a Whole Load of Square Enix RPGs on Sale at Amazon This Week
We're tracking the best Square Enix deals during Amazon's Gaming Week sale, featuring massive, all-time low prices on Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Octopath Traveller, and more RPGs.
27/04/2026
House of the Dragon Season 3 Trailer and Launch Date Confirmed
HBO has announced a release date for House of the Dragon Season 3, with the Game of Thrones spinoff beginning to air new episodes via HBO Max in July.
27/04/2026
Alleged would-be Trump assassin once made an "atomic fighting game", which Steam have now yanked from sale
Valve have disabled purchases for a Steam game made by one 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, who allegedly tried to shoot up the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday. The game in question, Bohrdom, was published in December 2018, and is described on its store page as "a ski...
27/04/2026
Xbox Fans Share Their 'Birthday Gift' Point Rewards Following Last Week's New Feature
"Little confused ngl lol".Last week, you may recall that we highlighted a new birthday gift addition for the Xbox Rewards program that had been officially released on the Monday (April 20th), with one of the lead designers confirming it was a brand-new feature.<related ids="200256">Read the
27/04/2026
The Sheep Detectives Review
The Sheep Detectives is a very sweet, and often quite moving, family comedy about grief and death. As dark as the story can sometimes get, there’s still enough warmth and wit to make it appropriate for younger audiences.
27/04/2026
PowerWash Simulator 2 Star Wars DLC Announced
The PowerWash Simulator series has announced its biggest collaboration yet: a Star Wars DLC for PowerWash Simulator 2.
27/04/2026
A remake of the original Assassin's Creed was in the works as of 2023, leaker claims, also alleging Hexe will no longer feature a catssassin
Update: A report from Insider Gaming has seconded j0nathan's claim about Assassin's Creed Hexe ditching a cat, alleging that the game will instead take more grounded and scienti...
27/04/2026
HBO Reveals Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Photos
HBO has shared a first look at Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, its upcoming multiverse spinoff from The Big Bang Theory that stars comic book store owner Stuart Bloom.
27/04/2026
Feature: All New Games Coming To Xbox In May 2026
Release dates for every May Xbox launch.Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in May 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a May 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for May 2026 so far.Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in May 2026:Read the
27/04/2026
Snake Actor David Hayter Doesn't Understand All Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid Story Either
Have you ever sat through a Metal Gear cut-scene and not understood what the hell just happened? Turns out you're in good company — the ultimate company, in fact.
27/04/2026
Director of The Last of Us Online Says Former Colleagues Still Tell Him How Amazing It Was Going to Be
The director of the canceled The Last of Us Online has said former colleagues still message him to say it was “the best multiplayer game they’ve ever played.”
27/04/2026
Doctor Who Star Peter Capaldi Says He Doesn't Know 'Why People Take It So Seriously'
Former Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has dismissed criticism of the show's recent lead actors Jodie Whittaker and Ncuti Gatwa, and said he doesn't know "why people take it so seriously."
27/04/2026
This week's standout PC game is an astronaut epic from Life is Strange and Vampyr creators Don't Nod, made in partnership with the European Space Agency
Happy this week, all! Summer is well and truly afoot in south England, and I've marked the occasion by ceremonially pivoting my desk to face the window. This gives me a restorative view of some grass and trees, while allowing me to behold people walking their kids to school – a sight that fills my heart with hope and tenderness. The drawback is that random pedestrians can al...
27/04/2026
Waiting For Alien: Isolation 2? Here Are Some Great Horror Alternatives On Xbox
Spooky springtime shenanigans.As some of you may have seen, SEGA and Creative Assembly just teased the next Alien: Isolation game as part of Alien Day 2026 - and we've chucked their short trailer up above for you to take a quick look at. It doesn't show us much, but it does get us excited for what the team is cooking up, and we're now in the mood to play some other horror games whil...
27/04/2026
Epic Games are honouring refunds for Fortnite's D4vd cosmetics after singer charged with murder
Fortnite developers Epic Games have confirmed plans to honour refunds for cosmetics related to D4vd, following the American singer being charged with murdering a 14-year-old girl. Players will have to request these refunds themselves by contacting Fortnite support, with Epic adding that more changes are to come...
27/04/2026
Mass Effect Andromeda 'Done Dirty' by Publisher EA, Actor Says
One of the lead actors behind BioWare's Mass Effect Andromeda has spoken out about the game's disappointing critical and commercial response, and placed much of the blame on publisher EA.
27/04/2026
Actor Who Played Marie Moreau in The Boys Spinoff Gen V Reacts to Series Cancelation
Jaz Sinclair, who played Marie Moreau in The Boys spinoff Gen V, has reacted to the show’s cancelation with a brief social media statement.
27/04/2026
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 Steelbook Bundle Is Up for Preorder
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Steelbook Bundle preorders are live at Amazon UK.
27/04/2026
Asha Sharma Explains Why Xbox 'Isn't Ready' To Share A Release Timeline For Project Helix
But dev kits are definitely going out in 2027.We've been hearing a lot about Xbox's next-gen console this year which is codenamed "Project Helix", and we even know that developers will be getting it in 2027 — but what about a release timeline for the public?Xbox boss Asha Sharma knows we want one, but is rightfully being ca...
27/04/2026
'There's at Least One More Movie' — Studio Boss Talks Up Potential Michael Jackson Film Franchise
After Michael broke box office records to secure the biggest global debut for a biopic of all time, there’s a lot of talk about a sequel. According to one film studio executive involved with its production, we may be looking at a Michael Jackson movie franchise.
27/04/2026
Zach Galifianakis Rules Out Between Two Ferns Return
Zach Galifianakis has explained why Between Two Ferns won't return.
27/04/2026
This beefy 850W Asus ROG Strix 80+ Platinum PSU is a third off from Amazon
Just like the 'Apple tax' of a certain phone and laptop manufacturer, the 'ROG tax' is an increasingly well-established concept in PC hardware circles; Asus' components do often carry a bit of a premium to them, for various reasons. Nonetheless, Amazon UK currently have a decent deal on the 850W 80+ Platinum ROG Strix PSU, taking it down to
27/04/2026
Magical Abilities Removed From Upcoming Assassin's Creed Hexe, Leak Suggests
Fresh leaks point to a major change for the upcoming witchcraft-themed Assassin's Creed Hexe, and expectation of an Assassin's Creed 1 remake.
27/04/2026
Xbox Is Kicking Off The Week With Two New Game Pass Additions (April 28-29)
One on Tuesday, one on Wednesday, and then a bunch on Thursday.Welcome to a new week! As April comes to a close, we've got loads of games heading to Xbox Game Pass over the next few days, so we thought we'd break them down a bit — starting with the first two for Tuesday and Wednesday.The first of these is
27/04/2026
Starfield modders fix Terran Armada progress blocker bug that punishes you for visiting one particular space station
A quest-breaking bug has been stopping some Starfield players from progressing in the Terran Armada DLC Bethesda released...
27/04/2026
You can save £100 on this Ryzen Z2 Extreme-powered MSI Claw A8 handheld from Cyberpower
MSI's Claw A8 was one of the first handheld PCs to come packing AMD's beefier Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip, promising a comfortable chassis, capacious RAM and storage arrangements, and a big 8-inch 1920x1200 IPS touchscreen on top. It launched at £849, which while cheaper than the
27/04/2026
Alien Isolation 2 teaser video shows the horror game heading planetside, but those panic-inducing save stations are following it
It's been well over a year since the announcement of Alien: Isolation 2, or whatever Creative Assembly and Sega end up calling the sequel to 2014's xenomorph horror romp. There's been no further word about the game, and the ...
27/04/2026
Pokémon Champions Producer Acknowledges Visual 'Limitations' Amid Ongoing Fan Scrutiny of Series' Graphics
The Pokémon Company's technical director has acknowledged continued fan scrutiny of the series' visuals, seen most recently in criticism for Pokémon Champions.
27/04/2026
John Wick 5 Gets First Positive Update in a Year
John Wick 5 just got a positive update that suggests the movie will be made eventually, but it still sounds some way away.
27/04/2026
Wonder Man Started as an Elaborate 'Joke Pitch' at Marvel Before it Found Success on Disney+
Comic book filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton originally sold Wonder Man as a "joke pitch" before it became one of the more successful MCU shows on Disney+.
26/04/2026
Steam Game Allegedly Developed by Suspected Gunman at Trump White House Press Dinner Is Being Review-Bombed
The suspected gunman who attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel allegedly identified himself as an “indie game developer” and released a video game on Steam.
26/04/2026
Epic Games Confirms Fortnite Refunds for D4vd Cosmetics, Plans Further Changes
Epic Games has confirmed it will refund D4vd cosmetics to any Fortnite player who makes a request via player support, with further changes to come.
26/04/2026
‘It’s All on the Table’ — Seth MacFarlane Says Ted Season 3 or Movie Can Happen if Peacock Uses Its ‘Vast Amounts of Big Scrooge McDuck Money’
Seth MacFarlane said he is willing to make Ted Season 3 or even another movie, but he’s going to need Peacock’s “vast amounts of Big Scrooge McDuck money” to make it happen.
26/04/2026
Michael Overtakes Oppenheimer With Biggest Box Office Debut Ever for a Biopic
Michael made a huge $217 million at the global box office, enough to secure the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for a biopic. That’s ahead of the previous biopic record holder, Bohemian Rhapsody, which debuted to $122 million in 2018.
26/04/2026
'I Don’t Think Anyone Really Likes Me' — Matthew Lillard Partially Pins Recent Success on Nostalgia Because Fans 'Just Miss the Old Days'
Scream and Daredevil: Born Again actor Matthew Lillard believes part of his recent success can be attributed to "a weird nostalgia thing" because fans "just miss the old days."
26/04/2026
Assassin’s Creed Hexe Game Director Benoit Richer Exits Ubisoft Just Months After Departure of Previous Creative Director
Ubisoft’s mysterious Assassin’s Creed Hexe project seems to be going through a rough patch, as game director Benoit Richer has announced his departure from Ubisoft.
26/04/2026
Xbox Turns New Logo Design Into Four Official Wallpapers Based On Each Console Generation
There's one for Project Helix as well.Back on Friday, we shared how Xbox had unveiled a new logo design along with the words "We are Xbox" next to it, and at the time there were a lot of requests for it to be turned into a
26/04/2026
Alien: Isolation 2 Seemingly Teased in New Video Posted by Sega and Creative Assembly
Sega and Creative Assembly have posted what appears to be a teaser trailer for Alien: Isolation 2.
26/04/2026
Reaction: Xbox Is Changing For The Better, And Now Microsoft Needs To Be Consistent
A new Xbox is emerging, and we hope it lasts.Over the last week or so, we've seen yet more big changes over at Team Xbox. Following on from a busy few months with Asha Sharma in place, Microsoft announced a reversal in its Xbox Game Pass strategy;
26/04/2026
'I've Ordered A Series X, I'm Back In' - Lapsed Xbox Fan Attracts The Attention Of Asha Sharma
"Hell yes".Since Asha Sharma has taken up her new role as Xbox boss, she's been quite open with fans online. Indeed, we've seen Sharma chat very publicly with Xbox followers since taking over a few months ago - and this past week, one of her to-the-point responses to a lapsed fa...
26/04/2026
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for realising that you aren't who you thought you were. You thought you were Jonathan Frakes. You thought you'd starred in both Star Trek: The Next Generation and 1995 video game Multimedia Celebrity Poker. You thought you'd played an unnamed dug dealer in a 1982 Hill Street Blues episode named 'Of Mouse and Man'. You thought you'd directed an episode of Girlfriends' Guid...
26/04/2026
Spider-Noir Trailer Sets the Stage for 1930s Mystery and Superpowered Goons
Amazon’s Prime Video has published an official trailer for its Spider-Noir show, revealing a closer look at Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly as he investigates mysteries and fights off superpowered villains in 1930s New York City.
26/04/2026
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Premiere Set for July 2026
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 will premiere on Paramount+ on Thursday, July 23, 2026, the streamer announced Saturday at CCXP Mexico. Series stars Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding and Paul Wesley were on hand at the convention for the announcement and the reveal of the new teaser trailer for Season 4.
25/04/2026
ShatterRush is obviously an indie take on Titanfall, but considering the lack of threequel, I'm sure you won't mind
There is a Titanfall-shaped hole in this world that could be filled by Respawn, yet won't be, for silly reasons like money. I hate money! It is a scourge we must do away with. Until that point, we could of course moan and lament the absence of a Titanfall 3. That sounds quite dull, so instead I will point you towards ShatterRush, a...
25/04/2026
Hazbin Hotel Confirmed to End With Season 5 Before Season 3 Even has a Release Date
Vivienne Medrano’s adult animation hit, Hazbin Hotel, will come to an end with Season 5, Prime Video has announced.
25/04/2026
Crymelight is a Hades-esque roguelike that sends the white rabbit chasing Alice to hell to face her sins and fight for her freedom
I do not know if FuRyu make games that one can easily jump to calling "good" but they are regularly putting out mid-budget (I assume) games that make me go "oh, there's certainly some sauce here." That's certainly how I felt about the Kingdom Heartsian Reynatis (I will defend this prime cut of jank until my dying breath). And now they are back...
25/04/2026
Chuba! Star Wars: Galactic Racer's release date has been accidentally revealed early
We all make mistakes sometimes, which is exactly what someone did today on the Steam page for Star Wars: Galactic Racer. Video games' own eye in the sky Wario64 shared word of said mistake, which is that the release date for the game was accidentally shared wholesale, alongside some details of a ...
25/04/2026
Gina Carano Teases Potential Star Wars Return After 'Really Nice' Conversation With Lucasfilm Following Disney Lawsuit
It seems a return to Star Wars could be in the cards for Gina Carano following what she said was a "really nice" conversation with Lucasfilm.
25/04/2026
After losing its creative director, it looks like Assassin's Creed Hexe has lost its game director now too
Welp, the game Assassin's Creed Hexe may have been a few months ago probably won't be the game it will be. Back in February, the still quite mysterious Hexe
25/04/2026
'They Stopped Making Those Requests' — Alice: Madness Returns Director American McGee Got Creative After EA Asked to 'Make Things More Sexy'
Alice: Madness Returns creator and director American McGee says he “pasted dildos” on the head of a giant snail after EA requested Spicy Horse “make things more sexy.”
25/04/2026
Final Fantasy 14's next expansion ushers in an ice age and adds in an Evangelion crossover for good measure
It is happening again. By that I mean Final Fantasy 14 is getting a new expansion, once again ensuring my timeline will be flooded with thousands of screenshots of tall bunny women and regular sized cat boys. It's called Evercold this time around, seemingly bringing about a cold snap to Eorzea, ...
25/04/2026
Talking Point: Do You Still Get Excited About Remakes On Xbox In 2026?
Black Flag Resynced is speaking to us...Each and every year, hundreds of new games are thrown at us on Xbox, and we're almost always down to experience something brand-new in the gaming world. However, in recent years, remakes have seemingly become increasingly common on the platform - especially for some of these massive franchises that now have longer and longer development times.Insert
25/04/2026
Guide: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In May 2026
All the confirmed reveals so far.Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2026? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to the service over the...
25/04/2026
Indie Horror Games Are Invading Hollywood, and They Have the Fans to Thank For It
From Exit 8 to Iron Lung to the upcoming Backrooms, a certain type of video game adaptation is turning moviegoing into a unique collective experience.
25/04/2026
I’ve accidentally drilled a hole in my desk with Logitech’s RS H-Shifter, but it’s given me a new appreciation for slamming up the gears
I’m sitting in the pit lane at Donington Park circuit. My car’s a 1992 Mercedes 190E Evo 2, a blocky German touring car ideal for close-quarters racing. I’m hoping I’ll be able to get it into first gear. You see, while the new Logitech RS H-pattern gear shifter I’ve been testing out has proven easy to set up with 99% of my racing library...
25/04/2026
Steel Ball Run Doesn't Have A Theme Song Yet, JoJo’s Fans Made One Anyway
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run premiered without a theme song, but it already (sort of) has one. We chat to the fan behind the viral musical hit that has 24 million views and counting.
25/04/2026
Feature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 27-May 1)
Including six more Game Pass additions!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 27 - May 1! We've got a very busy week ahead of us, with no less than six Game Pass titles on the way including Aphelion and Trepang2, while other major releases include
25/04/2026
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 25-26)
Catching up on some April releases?Welcome to your final weekend of April 2026! It's been a busy week of activity across Xbox and Game Pass, with the latter even getting a new Microsoft first-party release in recent days.
25/04/2026
What are we all playing this weekend?
This weekend, the decorating begins. Yes, I have bitten off more than I can chew, but what is life if not enthusiastically inviting choking hazards? I'll be removing cabinets, sanding and priming carpentry, cleansing walls with sugar soap, and, if I've done everything, covering the kitchen in B&Q's Chorizo matte emulsion paint.
25/04/2026
Score $250 Off the ECOVACS DEEBOT X12 OmniCyclone Robot Vacuum and Mop for a Limited Time
Spring cleaning just got easier thanks to innovative mopping tech, impressive suction power, and a self-maintaining base station.
25/04/2026
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Release Date Seemingly Leaked on Steam
Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the upcoming arcade racing game featuring podracers, speeder bikes, landspeeders, and more fast rides from the Star Wars universe will apparently be released on October 6. The release date was posted to Steam and quickly removed.
25/04/2026
Ellen DeGeneres Returns as Dory in New Finding Nemo Pixar Short
Disney is bringing back former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to reprise her role as Dory in a new Finding Nemo short from Pixar Animation.
24/04/2026
Expand Your Home Gym on the Cheap With the Yoleo Weight Bench for Just $54 Shipped
Comes 95% preassembled and features 14 individual bench adjustments.
24/04/2026
The 65" Samsung U7900 4K Smart TV Drops to Just $329.99 with Free Delivery at Best Buy
Big brand-name TV for a budget-friendly price.
24/04/2026
The Mummy 4 Moved Up to 2027 as Miami Vice '85 Is Pushed to 2028
Universal Pictures announced Friday that it has changed the release dates for two of its biggest upcoming movies, the next installment in The Mummy franchise and Miami Vice '85.
24/04/2026
Prime Minister of South Korea Hails Crimson Desert, Say It Has 'Opened a New Chapter for K-Content'
Crimson Desert is a smash hit for developer Pearl Abyss, which has now won praise from the Prime Minister of South Korea.
24/04/2026
Final Fantasy XIV Is Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in August With a Separate Subscription
Square Enix has announced plans to bring Final Fantasy XIV to Nintendo Switch 2 this August – but there is a catch.
24/04/2026
Upcoming New Disney and Pixar Movies: 2026 Release Dates and Beyond
What's the future of Disney movies? We've got release dates for a bunch of titles for 2026 and beyond, from Snow White to Incredibles 3 to Frozen 3 and more!
24/04/2026
Invincible Creator Robert Kirkman Says Tech Jacket was Gender-Swapped to Address a Comic Book 'Shortcoming'
Invincible creator Robert Kirkman has explained why the Prime Video show chose to go a new direction in Season 4 by introducing a gender-swapped version of Tech Jacket.
24/04/2026
The Top-Tier iBuypower Gaming PC With AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU and 5090 GPU Drops Below $5,000
This is a decked out config with 32GB of DDR5-6000MHz RAM, massive 4TB SSD, and 3 year warranty.
24/04/2026
The Boys’ Spin-off Series Gen V Canceled
Gen V, a spin-off from Amazon's The Boys, isn't getting a Season 3.
24/04/2026
Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Coming to Final Fantasy XIV With a Crossover Raid Series Called Ghosts of Desire
Endgame content for the upcoming FFXIV Evercold expansion includes Evangelion-themed raid dungeons in Patch 8.1 and on.
24/04/2026
The Official Baldur's Gate 3 Cookbook Sounds Like a Culinary Walkthrough of the Game
Includes 'romanceable' recipes for sharing.
24/04/2026
Noah Hawley Confirms Alien: Earth Season 2 Starts Filming This Summer, Promises 'Bigger Show'
Noah Hawley, the man behind Fargo, the upcoming Far Cry TV adaptation, and Alien: Earth has revealed that season 2 of the science fiction show is close to beginning to film at Pinewood Studios in London.
24/04/2026
Noah Hawley Explains Why His Far Cry TV Show Won't Adapt Existing Games
Noah Hawley, the man behind prestige TV hits like Fargo and Alien: Earth, has shared a little about his plans for the Far Cry TV show
24/04/2026
Slay the Spire 2 Patch Notes Address Base Game Difficulty and the Doormaker
Mega Crit has published Slay the Spire 2 patch notes for beta version 0.104.0 as it attempts to fine-tune balance to make the experience "more accessible for a wide range of players."
24/04/2026
Random: Three New Xbox Slogans Have Been Added To The Office Windows At Microsoft HQ
Defining the next era of Xbox.At the very end of yesterday's big Xbox statement about where the brand is going in the future, Xbox boss Asha Sharma and EVP Matt Booty mentioned how they've "honored our commitments of great games, return of Xbox, and future of play" after 62 days of being in their new roles.It turns out that these three slogans ...
24/04/2026
Today Is the Last Day to Save 40% Off the Sonos Era 100 Smart Speaker During the Recertified Sale
Certified refurbished from Sonos direct with the same warranty as buying new.
24/04/2026
Today’s Best Deals: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for PC, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for Switch, and More
Plus, score big savings on Magic: The Gathering cards at Best Buy.
24/04/2026
Walmart Rejects the New Switch 2 Game Pricing Model, Discounts Physical Preorders by $10
Save $10 at Walmart on physical copies of upcoming Switch 2 titles.
24/04/2026
Square Enix Cafes Set to Open in Los Angeles and Shinjuku
Los Angeles, California and Shinjuku, Japan will be the first recipients of Square Enix's officially licensed cafes. The veteran game publisher announced today that it would open locations on both sides of the Pacific, with both locations set to open this spring.
24/04/2026
Battlefield Movie in the Works: Michael B. Jordan and Christopher McQuarrie Team Up
Michael B. Jordan and Christopher McQuarrie are reportedly attached to a feature film adaptation of Electronic Arts’ bestselling military video game Battlefield. McQuarrie will write, direct and produce. Jordan is attached to produce and possibly star.
24/04/2026
Save 56% Off the TSA-Approved AsperX 20,000mAh 165W Power Bank, Now Just $39.99
Features a unibody aluminum alloy shell and a 2ft long retractable USB-C cable.
24/04/2026
Next Final Fantasy XIV Expansion Revealed, FFXIV Evercold Coming January 2027
FFXIV Evercold marks the arrival of Patch 8.0 and the start of The Godless Realms Saga.
24/04/2026
Asha Sharma Says Xbox Is Investing To Make Series X|S Consoles A 'First-Class Experience Again'
That's how important they are to the new leadership.In yesterday's big Xbox statement from Asha Sharma and Matt Booty, there was a mention in one of the priority sections about how they wanted to "stabilize Gen9 as a ...
24/04/2026
Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Booster Bundles Restocked at Amazon, Dropping the Price to Just $7 Per Pack
Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order Booster Bundles have finally returned to market price at Amazon.
24/04/2026
Astarion Is Getting a Prequel Novel Set During His Time in Servitude to the Vampire Lord Cazador Szarr in the Years Leading Up to the Events of Baldur's Gate 3
A number of official Bladur’s Gate 3 books have been announced, including an Astarion prequel, a ‘faithful’ reproduction of the Necromancy of Thay, a coloring book, and a cookbook.
24/04/2026
The New LEGO Shrek BrickHeadz Set Should Just Be Ignored
LEGO's BrickHeadz Shrek figures feel like an afterthought.
24/04/2026
"We will do better": Blizzard are sorry World of Warcraft's prop hunt patch launched with an X-ray vision exploit and plenty of other pesky bugs
World of Warcraft developers Blizzard released a prop hunt mode dubbed Decor Duel with this week's patch, having i...
24/04/2026
Battlefield 6 Dev Continues Communication With Post Addressing Roadmap Feedback
Publisher EA and developer Battlefield Studios have offered further clarification for their Battlefield 6 2026 roadmap after recently bombarding players with major reveals and big promises.
24/04/2026
Today Is the Last Day to Save Over 50% Off a Sonos Sub During the Recertified Sale
Certified refurbished with the same 1 year warranty as buying new.
24/04/2026
Mega Crit are tinkering with Slay the Spire 2's difficulty in a new patch, while weighing further changes to everybody's favourite villain, the Doormaker
Ho, doughty Ascenders and Door defeaters! There's a new beta patch out for roguelite deckbuilder Slay the Spire 2, following last week's thunderous
24/04/2026
It's Been Years Since Xbox Acquired A Studio, But It Sounds Like They're Considering It Again
There's a mention of "M&A" in the big new statement.It's been a very long time since Xbox last acquired a studio, and to be honest we're still a little traumatised by that whole process (!) — it was a very drawn out takeover of Activision Blizzard that lasted almost two full years.The takeover finally completed in late 2023, and we haven't seen...
24/04/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Hits 7 Million Sales Milestone
Capcom has celebrated Resident Evil Requiem passing another sales milestone, and provided its director with two giant cakes to mark the occasion.
24/04/2026
Man Arrested in Singapore for Allegedly Leaking The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, Could Face Up to 7 Years in Jail
A 26-year-old man was arrested in Singapore for allegedly leaking The Legend Of Aang: The Last Airbender.
24/04/2026
Tie yourself up in wriggling loveknots in this graceful and silly merpeople sex game
coalescent || tidal rapture (yes, that's the official Steam page punctuation) is a game about evolution and heartbreak and glorious, glorious wormsex. It's the story of a society of merpeople who've just discovered the practice of casual relationships, and are enthusiastically embracing what I'd gue...
24/04/2026
Pokémon Pokopia Event Announced
The next Pokémon Pokopia in-game event has now been formally announced, and it'll star gem goblin Sableye.
24/04/2026
Silent Hill: Townfall Steelbook Revealed, But it's Another European Exclusive
Konami has revealed a Silent Hill: Townfall Steelbook bundle exclusive to the UK and Europe. Amazon preorders are live, but US fans appear to be missing out.
24/04/2026
Expedition 33 Celebrates One-Year Anniversary With Small Update On Xbox & Beyond
"Happy 1 Year Anniversary of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!!".Can you believe it's been one year since Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 first launched on Xbox Game Pass back in April of 2025?!To mark the first anniversary, developer Sandfall Interactive has issued a surprise update across all platforms including Xbox today, with the highlight feature being the addition of special "first anniversary haircuts for the expedition".
24/04/2026
Best Buy Is Having a Massive One-Day Sale on Magic: The Gathering
Magic booster boxes, decks, and Draft Night boxes are all on sale at Best Buy, but only for one day.
24/04/2026
Scooby-Doo: First Look at the Cast and Full Title Revealed for the Netflix Live-Action Series
Production has begun on the live-action streaming series Scooby-Doo: Origins, Netflix announced Friday. The streamer also revealed the first look at the core cast of Mckenna Grace as “Daphne Blake,” Tanner Hagen as “Shaggy Rogers,” Abby Ryder Fortson as “Velma Dinkley,” Maxwell Jenkins as “Fred Jones.”
24/04/2026
The Art of Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced Revealed by Titan Books
Titan Books will release The Art of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced alongside Ubisoft's ambitious remake, with the book hitting stores on July 14, 2026.
24/04/2026
Peter Molyneux Reacts to Fable Reboot Ditching Fan-Favourite Feature From the Original
IGN spoke to Peter Molyneux, who led Fable developer Lionhead and who has just released his new game, Masters of Albion, into early access on Steam, to get his thoughts on the lack of a fan-favorite feature in the Fable reboot.
24/04/2026
Kiln Players Share Their First Reviews Of The New Xbox Game Studios Title
Yesterday was a bit of an unfortunate day for Xbox and Double Fine to launch Kiln — not only is it a smaller-scale release anyway, but it got caught up in the major statement about Xbox's future that dominated the headlines.Still, there are definitely people checking this game out on Xbox Game Pass and beyond, and considering there were no reviews prior to release (probably because it's an online multiplayer title), we thought we'd have a browse of the first player reviews on the likes of the Xbox Store and Steam to see how it's faring with the public so far.Read the full article on purexbox.com
24/04/2026
Microsoft will reportedly invite 7% of their US workers to retire early, as the Xbox division talk up "strong cost discipline"
Microsoft are reportedly offering early voluntary retirement to around 7% of their US-based employees in yet another effort to 'right-size' their trillion dollar business. Read more
24/04/2026
Xbox Testing New 'Starter Edition' Game Pass Tier for Discord Nitro Subscribers
Xbox is testing a new tier of Game Pass for Discord Nitro subscribers.
24/04/2026
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Preview: There’s No Hand-Holding in This Hardcore 50v50 Milsim
If you're craving a slow, communications-heavy milsim that respects your time enough to punish you for misusing it, and you don't mind working around some preview-build roughness and a learning curve that hasn't softened much, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam looks like it's still very much itself. That's a good thing if you already loved this series, and a warning if you didn't.
24/04/2026
Spider-Noir Live-Action Series Receives Marvel Comics Tie-In
Marvel has teamed with Sony and Amazon MGM Studios to release a new Spider-Noir comic set in the world of Nicolas Cage's superhero series. Find out how you can score a copy for yourself.
24/04/2026
"A wordless world that speaks": Lofsöng is like a Playdead game set in a Brutalist nuclear exclusion zone
Lofsöng is an ash-blown, top-down exploration game set on an Earth ravaged by nuclear winter, whose Brutalist structures form a sleeping, sunken language, revealed by sound.You are a "childlike figure" – notice the qualification – accompanied by a magic origami sculpture that refolds into such unlockable forms as gliders and sailboats, allowing you to zip ever more gracefully among the post-apocalyptic monoliths.Read more
24/04/2026
Blizzard Apologizes, Admits World of Warcraft Patch 12.0.5. 'Not Up to Our Standards'
Blizzard has formally apologized to fans, acknowledging its latest World of Warcraft patch "was not up to our standards."
24/04/2026
Xbox Game Pass 'Starter Edition' Revealed Via Discord Nitro Leak
Here's what we know so far.Remember back in late March when an Xbox fan had claimed to have discovered a new tier of Xbox Game Pass with the codename of TRITON? Well, it looks like that's now been unveiled in the form of Xbox Game Pass "Starter Edition", which has been uncovered via a leak from
24/04/2026
Masters of Albion and Sintopia show god games are nothing without a deity's twitchy fingers
I've been thinking a lot about hands this week. Weird little things, covered in fingers and nails, always clenching and unclenching. Though, for once, they're not on my mind because I can't shake the realisation that they're basically boney squids attached to my wrists. No, I've been thinking about hands because I've had my dirty mitts all over
24/04/2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Gets Free Anniversary Update That Adds Fresh Haircuts for the Whole Party
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is celebrating the first anniversary of its release with a free update that adds new cosmetic options for the game's full party.
24/04/2026
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Producer Says Game's Reveal Was 'Toned Down' After Complaints That Ubisoft Had Removed Blood
Ubisoft has reassured fans concerned by the minimal blood seen in yesterday's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced reveal.
24/04/2026
Former PlayStation Exec Wonders How Sony Will Maintain Investment in First-Party Games Without Releasing Them on PC
Former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida has suggested that Sony will struggle to recoup the huge budgets invested in its first-party games without porting them to PC.
24/04/2026
Xbox Unveils New Logo And Explains How To Make It Your Series X|S Background
"We are Xbox".We officially have a new Xbox logo!To accompany last night's massive statement on the future of the brand, the official Xbox account on X/Twitter posted a 4K version of the new logo along with the words "we are Xbox" next to it.
24/04/2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's first birthday is here, cue an anniversary patch giving everyone in the J'RPG special hairdos
It's been a year since Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 rocked up and had Nic say lots of nice things about it. Developers Sandfall Interactive have decided to celebrate both milestones by putting out a pa...
24/04/2026
Woot have knocked 72% off this potent analog gaming keyboard
One of the first times I remember seeing an optical analog gaming keyboard hit the mainsteam was the Razer Huntsman V2 Analog launch in 2021 - what feels like naffing ages ago now. Since then, we've seen keyboards gain more controller-like tech, like rapid trigger inputs a...
24/04/2026
Robert Kirkman Says He Still Plans to Wrap Up Invincible in '7, 8, 9' Seasons, but It All Depends How Far Prime Video Renews the Show Past Season 5
Now the Invincible Season 4 finale is out the door, thoughts have inevitably turned to the already confirmed Season 5 and beyond. Co-creator Robert Kirkman has said that he’s sticking to his plan to wrap up the series in seven, eight, or nine seasons, but it will all depend on getting a renewal beyond Season 5 from Amazon.
24/04/2026
Xbox Unveils Stylish New Logo, With a Return to Its Classic Green
Xbox has unveiled a refreshed look for its iconic logo, which features a return to the brand's classic green coloring.
24/04/2026
Save 35% on one of the best budget racing wheels of all time for console and PC sim racing
The Logitech G29/G920 racing wheel design has been around for the best part of a decade, and has introduced countless people to the world of sim racing - myself included.It's a humble but well-made wheel with gear-driven force feedback, a full set of on-board controls, and convenient compatibility with console and PC (the console depends on the model you choose; both work with Windows) that makes it a versatile choice for sim racers just starting out.What's more, at £169 from Amazon for both G29 and G920 variants, it's the lowest this wheel has been since Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
24/04/2026
Don't miss The Third Shift, a Game Boy horror museum that cleverly entangles Resident Evil-style CCTV perspectives with point-and-click investigation
The most horrifying thing that ever happened to me while playing Game Boy was a school 'friend' flicking the power switch while getting off the train, just as I'd finally beaten that one maddeningly obscure block puzzle in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.There were Game Boy horror games, but they were mostly crammed-down approximations of Resident Evil and the like, and I found them about as spooky as a frowning Potato Head.The Third Shift is out to address this lapse, and so far, it is doing it extremely well.
24/04/2026
Sega Universe Initiative Highlights OutRun, Streets of Rage, and More
Sega is dragging its older games and franchises back into the spotlight again with its new initiative, Sega Universe.
24/04/2026
Crimson Desert Community Hits Out at 'Gatekeepers' Who Are Looking Down Their Noses at Easy Mode Players
The Crimson Desert community has hit out at "gatekeepers" who are looking down their noses at easy mode players.
24/04/2026
Leaked Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition looks to bundle a small library of games with your Discord Nitro membership
Days after announcing a price cut for the existing Xbox Game Pass tiers, which'll no longer get new Call of Duty games at launch, it appears Microsoft have an all-new tier lurking up their sleeves.Dubbed Game Pass Starter Edition, leaks suggest it'll be something akin to the the established baseline Essential Game Pass tier, but bundled in with a paid subscription to Discord Nitro.Read more
24/04/2026
Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 Photos Reveal Kingpin's Fate
Public filming of Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 continues to reveal major plot details for next year's episodes — while its current, second season is still on air.
24/04/2026
Saros Review
Saros' ambitions aren't always fulfilled, but Housemarque's fluid action still bangs.
24/04/2026
Meta to Sack 8,000 Employees, Closing 6,000 Open Job Listings
Layoffs come amid continuing shifts into AI-related investments.
24/04/2026
Exclusivity, Affordability, Third-Party Partnerships in Focus as New Xbox Leadership Vows to 'Fix the Fundamentals'
In a new mission statement of sorts emailed to Xbox staff and posted on Xbox Wire, new Xbox CEO and Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty laid out new priorities and objectives for the Xbox team, including a reevaluation of exclusivity, a focus on affordability, and evolving third-party partnerships while acknowledging that "players are frustrated."
23/04/2026
The MSI Aegis Z2 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC Drops to $1,850 and Includes a Free Copy of Pragmata
One of the few gaming PCs priced under $2K this year that can run any game in 4K.
23/04/2026
Former PlayStation head isn't sure how Sony can recoup those big budgets without first-party games coming to PC
Last month, a report emerged that claimed that Sony would no longer be putting its first-party games like Ghost of Yotei on PC, with online games like Marathon b...
23/04/2026
For Today Only, the MSI Vector HX 16 RTX 5080 Gaming Laptop Drops to $2,099.99, Includes Pragmata
Play games like Crimson Desert and Pragmata on the go.
23/04/2026
Shapez 2 leaves the factory floor today as it launches into 1.0
Games like Shapez 2, then, feel like a natural through line from this point, a mechanical orchestra that lets you put all sorts of shapes together to build factories that produce more shapes endlessly.And now that line has seen its end, as Shapez 2 has left early access today, arriving at its 1.0 release a little less than two years on from its original launch. Read more
23/04/2026
Four Key Priorities For Xbox's Future Outlined By CEO Asha Sharma & EVP Matt Booty
"We will execute this through four priorities".We mentioned today as part of our coverage of the massive statement from Xbox leadership on the brand's future that Asha Sharma and Matt Booty had outlined four main priorities for the future, so let's dive deeper into each of those!<related ids="200301">Read the full article on purexbox.com
23/04/2026
Two Iconic Sci-Fi Universes Collide in Predator vs. Planet of the Apes
The Predator is moving on from hunting Xenomorphs to targeting apes. Find out what to expect from the new crossover series Predator vs. Planet of the Apes.
23/04/2026
Save 50% Off the TSA-Approved Talix 20,000mAh 140W Power Bank, Now Just $49.99
This is a rebadged Lenovo model with the capacity and output to charge handheld gaming PCs and laptops.
23/04/2026
Xbox Is Officially 'Reevaluating' What To Do About Exclusivity
No decisions have been made yet though.There have been rumbles for a while that Xbox might be considering a change to its plans around exclusivity following the arrival of new boss Asha Sharma, and now it's been officially confirmed that this will be "reevaluated".In the massive statement that was shared by Xbox leadership earlier today, it was mentioned that "exclusivity, windowing and AI" are three areas that are being targeted for reevaluation, but no decisions have been made as of yet.
23/04/2026
Xbox Leadership Issues Massive Statement On The Future Of The Brand
"We have work to do".New boss Asha Sharma and EVP Matt Booty have issued a massive statement to employees (and subsequently the public) today about the future of the brand, outlining how Xbox needs to evolve in the years ahead.However, both Sharma and Booty admit that "players are frustrated" with issues like a lack of new console features, high prices, a PC presence that "isn't strong enough", and more.
23/04/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Bose QuietComfort Headphones, Octopath Traveler 0 , and Pokémon TCG
Plus, don’t miss savings on preorders, LEGO sets, and more.
23/04/2026
500 FINGER FILLET is a knife game take on Buckshot Roulette where you must stab your hand 500 times
I have never played the knife game, the game where you rest your hand on a table, splay out your fingers, and stab the gaps between with a knife, increasing your speed as you go.The reason I have not played the knife game is because I like my fingers, and do not trust my own fine motor movement enough.Specifically, it's a good thing 500 FINGER FILLET exists, or will exist somewhere down the line, a roguelite clicker where you have to stab yourself in the hand 500 times to escape a deadly trap.
23/04/2026
IGN Live 2026 Lineup to Include Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, The Legend of Vox Machina, and More
More partners revealed for the epic fan event, June 6-7 in LA and streaming globally.
23/04/2026
Xbox Announces 10 Titles Coming To Game Pass At April's Indie Showcase
Loads of XGP additions that have never been announced before!Today's Xbox indie showcase is officially in the books, and as we expected, it contained a ridiculous number of Xbox Game Pass titles — 10 of which had never been announced for Game Pass until this event.Those are the games we're going to focus on in this article, but if you want to know more about Game Pass titles that had already been revealed and received new trailers and/or release dates (such as There Are No Ghosts At The Grand, Aphelion and Vapor World: Over The Mind), we encourage you to check out our full roundup of all the reveals from the ID@Xbox Showcase 2026:Read the full article on purexbox.com
23/04/2026
The LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter Set Plummets to $132 at Amazon
The LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter set is on sale for $131.99 at Amazon. This is 20% off its list price of $164.99 and very close to its lowest price point at the retailer.
23/04/2026
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc Finally Has a Streaming Release Date
The Chainsaw Man movie is finally coming to Crunchyroll.
23/04/2026
Peacock Has Canceled the Clueless Sequel Series
Back in April 2025, Peacock revealed it had a Clueless TV series with Alicia Silverstone returning as Cher in development, but today Variety reports that for now, the project has been canceled.
23/04/2026
Roundup: Here's What Was Revealed At The ID@Xbox April 2026 Showcase
The full list of all reveals from today's Xbox event.Weren't able to catch April 2026's ID@Xbox Showcase earlier today?Read the full article on purexbox.com
23/04/2026
Microsoft Gaming Reportedly Scrapped As Asha Sharma Promotes 'Return Of Xbox' At MS HQ
"Microsoft is returning to using Xbox for its gaming division".It's been a busy few months for Asha Sharma as she settles into her new role at Xbox, and it sounds as though she's rounding out that initial period by promoting a complete "return of Xbox" over at Microsoft HQ.According to Tom Warre...
23/04/2026
The Warcraft Movie Is Getting a 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook – Here’s Where To Preorder It
The Warcraft movie is getting a 10th anniversary limited edition steelbook that's now available to preorder. Here's where you can preorder a copy ahead of its release date on June 16.
23/04/2026
Microsoft Gaming Scrapped As Asha Sharma Promotes 'Return Of Xbox' At MS HQ
It's been a busy few months for Asha Sharma as she settles into her new role at Xbox, and it sounds as though she's rounding out that initial period by promoting a complete "return of Xbox" over at Microsoft HQ.In fact, Warren even goes as far as saying that "Microsoft has now plastered the 'return of Xbox' slogan on the walls of its Xbox offices this week".Read the full article on purexbox.com
23/04/2026
ID@Xbox: Everything Announced at the 2026 Showcase
Check out all the exclusive reveals from the ID@Xbox April showcase, presented by IGN.
23/04/2026
Poll: How Would You Grade The ID@Xbox April 2026 Showcase?
Give us your verdict.The dust is now beginning to settle on the ID@Xbox Showcase for April 2026!Read the full article on purexbox.com
23/04/2026
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's gun toting, bird flipping, violent sheriff featuring DLC gets a release date
After a rough launch last year, work on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 continues, with the game's first DLC, Loose Cannon, having now settled on a release date: April 27th!That's soon, like next week soon as long as my materially non-existent calendar is right.A new trailer and a fresh bout of details about the DLC were shared too, offering some insight into what you'll actually be doing.
23/04/2026
James Gunn Confirms When Clayface Is Set in the DC Universe Timeline, as Fans Wonder Whether Batman Will Turn Up
DC Universe chief James Gunn has confirmed that upcoming movie Clayface, which just received its debut trailer, is set before last year’s Superman.
23/04/2026
The Sonos Recertified Earth Day Sale Is Ending Soon, Last Chance to Save on Subs, Speakers, and Soundbars
Certified refurbished with the same 1 year warranty as buying new.
23/04/2026
We Ranked the New Secrets of Strixhaven Commander Decks
These are the decks in Secrets of Strixhaven's array of Commander precons, ranked from best to worst.
23/04/2026
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
Everything you need to know to preorder Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, including pricing, availabilibty, release date, and more.
23/04/2026
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced Has Major Changes
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced will feature major changes, including the addition of new story quests and characters, but the removal of several key features.
23/04/2026
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced Formally Unveiled, Heading To Xbox In July 2026
"Totally rebuilt from the ground up...".After plenty of rumours, speculation and even a cheeky mention from Ubisoft itself earlier this week, the company has properly unveiled Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced; a new "from the ground up" remake of 2013's Assassin's Creed 4.This new version, which you can take a look at via the game overview trailer up above, brings back everything you know and love about the original Black Flag - with added "high resolution textures", "enhanced lighting", improvements to the combat system to make battles "faster & more fluid", and lots more besides.
23/04/2026
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced doesn’t include the Freedom Cry DLC, Ubisoft say they made a “clear choice” to focus on Edward’s adventure
Yep, after years of messages in bottles washing ashore in the form of reports claiming Ubisoft are remaking Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, it’s finally coming on July 9th.I've seen the newly dubbed Black Flag Resynced and all the tweaks Ubisoft have made to the very good pirate game which also features some assassinating.Read more
23/04/2026
Land ho, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced's system requirements have washed ashore
Mayhaps ye have heard the legend of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, the remake Ubisoft havefinally revealed today, April 23rd, after years of reported and leaked whispers.Ahead of this Black Flag remake's arrival on July 9th, its required PC specs have slipped into port.Read more
23/04/2026
What is best in life? A free Conan Exiles update that completely revamps the game's graphics and more
I know that Conan Exiles exists because everything must be based on some kind of pre-existing property.Still, the fact it's managed to continue to exist for a whole decade tickles me.So strong, in fact, that it is getting a big update next month that revamps the survival game's look and makes various nice sounding tweaks.
23/04/2026
Olympus Rangers Announced for PC
Get your first look at the just-announced Olympus Rangers, a creature battler that lets you build and fully customize your team, compete in multiple battle modes, and even mod your own avatars, stages, moves, and rules – then upload them to Steam Workshop to share with other players. It even supports 2D sprite and 3D gameplay. Plus, you can take all of your customized creations and compete with friends online or in local multiplayer.
23/04/2026
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 Ending Explained With Showrunner Eric Robles – 'There's More to Read Into It'
In our Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 ending explained, showrunner Eric Robles answers the biggest burning questions about the animated series and teases future strange tales from the kids in '85.
23/04/2026
BioWare Explains Mass Effect 5 Silence
A senior developer at BioWare has explained why there's been no recent updates on the studio's next game, half a decade on from announcing Mass Effect 5.
23/04/2026
Live: Watch The ID@Xbox April 2026 Showcase Here
It's time for the ID@Xbox Showcase - April 2026 edition!As usual with these events, we're expecting lots of new indie game reveals, trailers, updates and release dates, along with a few Xbox Game Pass confirmations as well."IGN is proud to partner once again with ID@Xbox for another exciting showcase on April 23, 2026, that will feature tons of indie games headed to Xbox and PC including: Mistfall Hunter, There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, Aphelion, Solo Leveling Arise Overdrive, and more!"
23/04/2026
'Godzilla World' Is Japan's Version of Hollywood's 'MonsterVerse' — and It Sounds Like Godzilla Minus One Is Just the Start
Godzilla is set to burst back on to theater screens in Godzilla Minus Zero in November this year. However, Toho has recently hinted that new plans are afoot for its legendary King of the Monsters. The giant kaiju will be getting “Godzilla World,” a plan to expand and interconnect the Japanese Godzilla’s universe in a similar way to what Hollywood's MonsterVerse franchise has done with its modern reboots of the American Godzilla and King Kong IPs.
23/04/2026
Storage Wars Star Darrell Sheets Dies Aged 67
Darrell Sheets, one of the stars of the hit A&E reality series Storage Wars, has died at age 67. Sheets passed away on Wednesday, April 22 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Local police have since released information on how the reality TV personality died.
23/04/2026
Spider-Noir Villains Revealed: Exclusive First Look at the Show's Sandman, Tombstone and More
Co-showrunner and executive producer Oren Uziel and his team put the needs of the story first when selecting the rogue’s gallery of Spider-Noir. That doesn’t mean they could use any Marvel character they wanted, as Uziel explained: “There are characters that you can't use."
23/04/2026
LEGO Shrek Is Real and Releasing on June 1
Leaks have once again been proven correct with the official reveal of LEGO Shrek, Donkey, and Puss in Boots.
23/04/2026
"The best game ever": Old World designer dreams of making a sequel to Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri that "renews the mechanics"
As such, the opinions of people who worked on Old World are of interest to me.Here's one: designer and programmer Daniels Umanovskis would very much like to make a sequel to the undersung Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, because it is "the best game ever".Read more
23/04/2026
'This Change Is Not Surprising At All' - Industry Analyses Xbox Game Pass Price Drop
Cost down, COD out.Microsoft has decided to drop Game Pass Ultimate back down to a more manageable cost, whilst announcing that Call of Duty will no longer arrive day one in the service.In the days since, the industry has reacted, with some analysts "not surprised" by this change in direction.
23/04/2026
Pragmata Now Links to Albert Wesker Memes, After Fan Snaps Up In-Game Website
Pragmata publisher Capcom has left another vacant URL in one of its video games — so, of course, a fan has snapped it up.
23/04/2026
Europa Universalis 5 is getting its first big DLC in May, a race to save the crumbling Byzantine Empire
Unreasonably grand strategy game Europa Universalis 5 will get a Byzantine Empire-themed expansion called Fate of the Phoenix on May 6th, developers Paradox Interactive have announced.Back in October, our reviewer Brendy called the game "a deep and intricate historical simulation that will overwhelm you with menus as much as it will compel you through centuries of global history."Was Europa Universalis 5 insufficiently byzantine before?
23/04/2026
Xbox Engineer Hints At More 'Fun Surprises' And Features Based On Fan Feedback
There's apparently an internal roadmap.We've seen lots of new Xbox features rolling out across console and beyond over the past few weeks, and earlier in April, Xbox boss Asha Sharma revealed that a new team dedicated to fan feedback had been created as well.Last night, Xbox engineering lead Eden Marie revealed that she's part of this fan feedback team, and that they have been adding to their internal roadmap of planned features.
23/04/2026
Mr Beast's Company Sued Over Claims of Sexual Harassment
The company behind MrBeast, the world's biggest YouTube channel, has denied claims of sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed by a former employee.
23/04/2026
Stranger Things: Tales From '85 and McDonald's Are Teaming Up For a Happy Meal That Lets You Fight the Upside Down
Stranger Things: Tales From '85 and McDonald's are teaming up for a Happy Meal that will not only get you a collectible toy, a Stranger Things activity book, and some delicious food, but also a QR code that lets you save Hawkins and McDonald's from the Upside Down.
23/04/2026
Kellogg's Is Bringing Back Toys in Its Cereal Boxes For the First Time in Over a Decade to Celebrate Toy Story 5
Kellogg's is bringing back toys in its cereal boxes for the first time in over a decade to celebrate Toy Story 5, including Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, AppleJacks, and Corn Pops.
23/04/2026
The Clayface Movie Looks to Fix the Sony Spider-Man Universe’s Biggest Mistake
Clayface looks to fix the Sony Spider-Man universe’s biggest mistake: Could this third DCU movie morph into something better than that uneven collection of comic book films?
23/04/2026
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book UK Preorders Include Bonus Tote Bag and Bookmark
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book UK preorders for Switch 2 include exclusive bonus items in the UK, including a magnetic bookmark and tote bag.
23/04/2026
The Boys Season 5, Episode 5 Confirmed to Feature a Previous Member of the Seven Who Was Replaced by A-Train
The Boys Season 5, Episode 5 will feature a supervillain previously unseen in the show, Eric Kripke has confirmed.
23/04/2026
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 23-26)
Welcome to your latest Xbox Free Play Days lineup!This week, we've got three games available as part of the program - including Sony San Diego's MLB The Show 26, as pictured above.Here's your full list of FPD games this weekend:Read the full article on purexbox.com
23/04/2026
GTA: Carcer City, a San Andreas mod which turns Rockstar's dark snuff game Manhunt into a full-on open world, has a demo out
If you've ever longed to see Rockstar's controversial early 2000s snuff game Manhunt get a fully-blown crossover with its slightly more jovially murdery sibling Grand Theft Auto, a San Andreas total conversion mod that's recently released its first playable demo might be up your alley.Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to put some distance between me and that probably very bloodstained alley.Read more
23/04/2026
Pokémon Pokopia Update Expands Ability to Move Pokémon Centers
Pokémon Pokopia has a new update available on Switch 2, which upgrades your ability to relocate Pokémon Centers.
23/04/2026
£69 for one of my favourite wireless office mice is quite the steal
I've used Logitech's MX Master office mice for the best part of six years by this point, beginning with the MX Master 3, then the 3S and now the MX Master 4.Weirdly, the best one to pick up from a value and features standpoint is the MX Master 3S, which I noted in my original 2022 review to have the same excellent ergonomics as its predecessor, versatile wireless connectivity, a zippy 8000 DPI sensor and much more.For £69 from Amazon (nice), it's a return to one of the best prices I've seen on this rodent in a few weeks and in a general sense.
23/04/2026
Xbox Rewards Adds Brand-New 'Birthday Gift' Feature With Special Benefits
Xbox employee confirms it launched this past Monday.We've got a new feature for Xbox Rewards / Microsoft Rewards!From now on, you'll receive some special Xbox Rewards benefits when you get to the week of your birthday, including a "birthday gift" that can be redeemed.
23/04/2026
Why Warner Bros. Is Doubling Down on Game of Thrones With a Movie and More Spinoffs: Fans 'Don't Really Want to Wait a Couple of Years for Every Installment'
Warner Bros. is going hard on Game of Thrones with a movie in the works in addition to ongoing production of spinoff TV series House of the Dragon and Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. But why do a movie now, seven years after Game of Thrones came to an end?
23/04/2026
Xbox 'Teaming Up' With Discord For New Game Pass Offering
Microsoft gaming boss Asha Sharma has teased a new collaboration between Game Pass and Discord, as part of further changes to Xbox's subscription service.
23/04/2026
Michael Actor Responds to 'Whitewashing' Claims to Say Allegations May Be Dealt With in a Sequel
One of the main actors in the Michael Jackson biopic has defended the film from “’whitewashing” claims, pointing to the potential for a sequel to deal with sexual abuse allegations.
23/04/2026
Xbox First-Party Title 'Kiln' Is Available Today With Game Pass Ultimate (April 23)
Spring roadmap also revealed!Today's Xbox Game Pass update brings us the latest Microsoft first-party release in Kiln; a new multiplayer brawler from the folks over at Double Fine Productions.You'll see this one roll out on XGP later today, and ahead of that launch, the team has also revealed a Spring 2026 roadmap for the game.
23/04/2026
"Unlocked the toilet door in the Euro Trash mission to prevent soft-locks" read Samson's latest patch notes, which also introduce special drift cars
If you've spent days trapped in a loo after Samson cheekly locked you in one during a mission, then I bring good news.Liquid Swords' latest patch for their buggy crime sim's freed you from your bondage, while also adding some new tuned cars for you to race around while you celebrate no longer being stuck in the shitter.Read more
23/04/2026
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Has a $200 Collector's Edition
Ubisoft's pricing for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has leaked ahead of the game's official unveiling — and the game will also arrive with a $200 special edition.
23/04/2026
This 512GB SanDisk Ultra Micro SD card has dropped to its best price in months on Amazon
Thus, Exhibit A - this 512GB SanDisk Ultra MicroSD card is £50 on Amazon.Okay, okay, yes, you could pick these up for £30-£40 last year, I admit, but this is the best price this card has been since January, where it's otherwise between £75 and £80.Read more
23/04/2026
Spider-Man Leak Confirms Sadie Sink Character, Fans Say
A leaked image apparently from the set of Spider-Man: Brand New Day shows Stranger Things actress Sadie Sink in costume for the first time — and fans say the picture all but confirms who she's playing.
23/04/2026
Crimson Desert's latest patch adds new difficulty options, lets you adopt a pet bird, and unglues cats from shoulders
Another Crimson Desert patch is upon us, with developers Pearl Abyss delivering more of the additions they outlined earlier this month.Though, they didn't get as deep into specifics on the likes of new difficulty settings and extra pets back then as they have in their latest notes, which also run down a raft of fixes for the red pudding.Read more
23/04/2026
Crimson Desert Gets Its Biggest Patch Yet, Adds Difficulty Settings, Much-Needed Storage Improvements, and Even Birds as Pets
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has released update 1.04.00, which makes significant improvements to the game. Chief among them is the addition of difficulty settings, new storage improvements, new pets, keyboard/mouse and controller preset options, new category tabs for the inventory, new skills, improvements to distant scenery quality, and a lot more.
23/04/2026
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 Review
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 review: Great visuals and thin storytelling result in a light, slight animated spin-off.
23/04/2026
Australian Government Demands to Know What Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite, and Steam are Doing to Prevent Grooming, Radicalisation
Mandatory responses required.
23/04/2026
Miami Vice '85: New Title Revealed for Michael B. Jordan-Austin Butler Movie
Universal Pictures’ and director Joseph Kosinski’s big screen reboot of Miami Vice has a new title befitting its period setting: Miami Vice ‘85. As revealed when the movie’s release date was announced, Miami Vice ‘85 “explores the glamour and corruption of mid-80’s Miami,” the decade when the original NBC TV series aired.
23/04/2026
The Baseus 20,000mAh 45W Power Bank With Dual USB-C Cables Drops to $21 After Coupon
Charge and play on the Nintendo Switch 2 or Steam Deck at the same time.
23/04/2026
Save Nearly 50% Off "Like New" Sonos Ace Noise Canceling Headphone
High-end headphones at a budget-friendly price.
22/04/2026
For Today Only, Save $200 Off the Feature-Packed Creality K2C Multi-Color 3D Printer Combo
Fully enclosed CoreXY 3D printer with multi-color and multi-material printing for just $500.
22/04/2026
These Retro Deck Boxes Are a Throwback to the Golden Age of Pokémon
Find a better way to organize your collection.
22/04/2026
Even More Elden Ring Movie Set Leaks Emerge Online
Following a number of photos showing the Elden Ring set in London, the internet has exploded with scores of further leaks, some of them including actual footage of major spoilers in action.
22/04/2026
The Boys Showrunner Comments on Season 5, Episode 4
The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke has said Homelander's pursuit of godhood lining up with Trump's AI Jesus post makes satire even harder.
22/04/2026
Serial Killer Slasher Heart Eyes 2 Gets 2028 Release Date
A sequel to Josh Ruben’s 2025 horror romcom Heart Eyes just got a release date
22/04/2026
How Disney and National Geographic Are Helping Us 'Step Into Wonder' and Make a Difference for Our Planet This Earth Day and Beyond
Today, April 22, is Earth Day. It's an important day to take a moment to honor and appreciate the wonder and magic of this planet we all call home. To celebrate, we had the chance to speak to leaders at the Disney Conservation Fund and National Geographic about their 'Step Into Wonder' initiative that is giving people all around the world a chance to give back and make a difference today and every day.
22/04/2026
Warner Bros. Releases First Trailer for Clayface Movie, Teasing the DCU's First Body Horror Movie
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Clayface, as the DCU gets its first proper body horror movie this October.
22/04/2026
Save 50% Off the Anker SOLIX C2000 2,048Wh 2,400W LiFePO4 Power Station
This compact power station is powerful enough to run your window AC unit or even an entire RV.
22/04/2026
Halo's Kiki Wolfkill Reveals She's Left Microsoft After 28 Years
The big changes at Microsoft keep coming, as Halo veteran Kiki Wolfkill announces she's left the company after 28 years.
22/04/2026
Clayface: 5 Burning Questions We Have About the DCU Movie
Where the heck is Batman? Why is this a DCU movie? We break down the biggest burning questions surrounding Clayface following the debut of the new trailer.
22/04/2026
Metro by T-Mobile Is Offering an Apple iPhone 16e "On Us" With Just 3 Months of Active Service
It ends up being much, much cheaper than buying the iPhone outright.
22/04/2026
Invincible Season 4 Finale Review – ‘Don’t Leave Me Hanging Here’
Review: Invincible’s fourth season concludes with a surprisingly quiet entry which rests on a vital dilemma.
22/04/2026
'The Idea Is Not Dead' - Xbox Boss Explains Why She's Still Keen On A Mobile Store
It seemed to have been killed off, but apparently not!For years now, we've been hearing about potential plans for Xbox to build a mobile store that could compete with the likes of the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, but nothing has ever come of it (there's a storefront on the actual Xbox app itself, but it's only for buying consol...
22/04/2026
Today’s Top Deals: RTX 5060 Ti GPU, My Arcade Retro Handheld, and a Cool TCG Deck Box
Plus, it’s your last chance to preorder MTG Secrets of Strixhaven Commander Decks.
22/04/2026
Rhythm Heaven Groove for Nintendo Switch Is Up for Preorder
Rhythm Heaven Groove on Nintendo Switch is now available to preorder from select retailers for $39.99. It's set to be released this year on July 2.
22/04/2026
How Can We Fix the Ongoing Ascended Heroes Price Crisis in Pokémon TCG?
Pokémon TCG’s wildly popular Ascended Heroes is experiencing a volatile pricing and scarcity crisis, fueled by fans chasing a $1,200 Mega Gengar card. We explore why the market is currently unsustainable and whether the upcoming reprints can actually fix the issue.
22/04/2026
Ecco the Dolphin: Complete revealed, a mixture of remaster and brand new game spanning every Ecco game from the 8 to 16-bit era
It's happening dot gif - we are getting more Ecco the Dolphin. As teased in January, series creator Ed Annunziata and development studio A&R Atelier are working on a remastered collection that includes Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: T...
22/04/2026
Project Hail Mary Rocky Actor Could Get Oscar Nomination
Audiences are really loving Project Hail Mary’s Rocky, the sentient rock-based alien lifeform who charms Ryan Gosling’s Ryland Grace and joins forces with him to save Earth — and that love might just translate into an Academy Award nomination, according to Variety.
22/04/2026
The Travel-Friendly Orico Power Strip With AC Outlets and USB Ports Packs Down to the Size of a Phone
Compact all-purpose charger for your smartphone, PC gaming handheld, and more.
22/04/2026
Nintendo Fans Demand Tariff Refunds Returned to Customers
Nintendo fans have filed a class-action lawsuit demanding that tariff refunds received by the company are returned to customers, who have paid higher prices on Switch 2 accessories and Switch 1 consoles over the course of the past year.
22/04/2026
Asha Sharma Teases New Xbox Game Pass & Discord Partnership
"We're teaming up again as we continue to make Game Pass more flexible".We've got even more Xbox Game Pass news to bring your way today! Following yesterday's price reduction for Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox boss Asha Sharma has teased a new partnership with Game Pass and
22/04/2026
A little bit Black & White, a little bit Fable, Molyneux's citybuilder Masters Of Albion has the potential to break free of its influences – but it has a lot of work to do
Every time the ghoul smacks his hands against my crypt, a red light pulses and sends cracks spiderwebbing across my screen. If I don't beat down the undead creature soon, he'll break into the tomb and kill my character in his sleep, forcing me to restart the day. It should be easy to kill the monster, after all, I've two strapping heroes nearby, multiple ballista t...
22/04/2026
Wolverine's Latest Defeat Has Major Consequences for the Iconic X-Man
Wolverine has just suffered his biggest defeat in years, and it's a loss that will continue to haunt him going forward.
22/04/2026
Jon Favreau Addresses Iron Man Death
Jon Favreau has admitted the Russo Brothers were right to kill off Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame, after he was initially against the idea.
22/04/2026
10 Most Valuable Cards From MTG Secrets of Strixhaven
From Elder Dragons to the Emeritus cycle, these are the most valuable cards from Magic's latest set.
22/04/2026
If You Like Metal Slug, Xbox Is Having A Massive Sale On Nine Of Its Games Right Now
Nine titles discounted by up to 80%.There's no doubt that Metal Slug is one of the most beloved run-and-gun franchises in gaming history, and if you fancy either reliving some classics or discovering them for the first time, they're part of a massive sale on Xbox right now.Nine Metal Slug titles are discounted in all, spanning six ACA NEOGEO releases, two Xbox 360
22/04/2026
TMNT: The Last Ronin Prequel Training Day Gets Gorgeous New Cover Art
The TMNT: The Last Ronin saga will expand once again in the prequel Training Day, and we've got an exclusive look at new artwork from the book.
22/04/2026
Miyamoto Responds to Super Mario Galaxy Movie Criticism
Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto has responded to criticism of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which launched earlier this month to mixed reviews.
22/04/2026
The New Mummy Movie Course Corrects From Many of the Genre's Orientalist Tropes, But There's Still Work to Be Done
Lee Cronin's The Mummy nails the casting in a way previous movies in the genre have not, even if more work is needed to do justice to the culture that it borrows from.
22/04/2026
Splatoon Raiders Is Up for Preorder With New Switch 2 Pricing
Everything you need to know to preorder Splatoon Raiders for Nintendo Switch 2, including pricing, release date, and where to find the accompanying amiibo figures.
22/04/2026
Heated Rivalry's Connor Storrie in Talks for New Thriller From 'The Penguin' Director
Connor Storrie, who played Ilya Rosanov in the HBO hockey romance, in talks for a role in a new thriller from The Penguin director Craig Zobel.
22/04/2026
The Boys Season 5, Episode 4: "King of Hell" Review
The Boys Season 5 reaches its low point in Episode 4, a largely pointless detour for the series that relies too much on forced character drama. Read our full review.
22/04/2026
Star Wars Outlaws Drops to Best Price Yet on Switch 2 Ahead of May 4th
Grab Star Wars Outlaws on Nintendo Switch 2 for under $30 with this early May 4th deal. We break down where to find the lowest price before Star Wars Day.
22/04/2026
Pragmata Japan Comedy Reference
There are all sorts of hidden cute moments with Diana and Hugh in Capcom’s Pragmata. But some players have recently spotted a Japanese comedy reference that Diana makes when handling the Globe REM collectable.
22/04/2026
Coyote vs. Acme Debut Trailer
Here we go, folks: the Coyote vs. Acme trailer has officially exploded onto the scene.
22/04/2026
Mario Galaxy Movie Backstory Now Video Game Canon, Miyamoto Suggests
Princess Peach's surprising backstory revealed in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will kept in future games, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto has suggested.
22/04/2026
How many pampered hikers can you freeze in alpine tycoon game Above the Snow?
I recently spent time in a mountain youth hostel, which offered a choice of hikes up nearby peaks together with the regulation climber's breakfast of imploded sausage plus violently oversugared orange juice. The worst thing that happened to me there was that I bunked next to an older German man who talked in his sleep. He sounded pretty distressed about something, possibly the sausages. I'll b...
22/04/2026
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Gets New Conversion Rates Following Price Decrease
The ratios have changed when upgrading to XGPU.As part of the reduction in price for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate that was announced yesterday, there's also been a change to the conversion rates that apply when you go from a different tier of Game Pass over to Game Pass Ultimate.If you didn't know already, you can buy prepaid memberships for the...
22/04/2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 Debuts in 2026
Amazon will launch the third season of its big-budget Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power TV series in 2026, it's been reported
22/04/2026
The Hard-to-Find Secrets of Strixhaven MTG Commander Decks Are Finally Back in Stock
MTG fans can finally find the elusive Secrets of Strixhaven Commander decks back in stock at Amazon. After months of scarcity, these sought-after decks have reappeared at $10 under market price.
22/04/2026
After an hour in the beta, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is both a limp Mass Effect and a leaden interpretation of a very good TV show
It's early days for The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, but I can say confidently after an hour with a beta version that I don't want to have sex with anybody in it. The TV show (I've not read the books – bite me, beltalowda) has a terrific cast of seasoned character actors portraying cheesy, hard-wearing oddball...
22/04/2026
Gaming's New Lara Croft on TV's New Lara Croft
Veteran video game voice Alix Wilton Regan will soon be taking on the role of Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, but she won’t be the only one. Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner is also scheduled to portray the same character in Prime Video’s adaptation of the series.
22/04/2026
'We've Not Seen The Last of Joel,' Says The Last of Us Actor
The Last of Us video game actor Troy Baker has said there's more to come for his character Joel, potentially including "more games."
22/04/2026
Xbox & Halo Veteran Makes 'Difficult' Decision To Leave Microsoft After 28 Years
"What a gift the last 28 years has been".We've got a departure to report from Team Xbox today, as Kiki Wolfkill has announced she's left Microsoft after 28 years, describing it as a "difficult but exhilarating" decision that allows her to explore new opportunities going forward.Wolfkill was most recently the Head of Film and TV at Xbox (since late 2022), and she has a particular attachment to the Halo series, having served as an Executive Producer on the TV show...
22/04/2026
The next Frostpunk game isn't a city builder, 11 Bit Studios reveal, alongside a modern "reimagining" of survival game This War Of Mine
11 Bit Studios have confirmed that they're making a brand new Frostpunk, alongside a "full" reimagining of their 2014 survival story This War Of Mine, and two other "completely new" games codenamed P14 and P12. No, they're not talking about the already kno...
22/04/2026
Hellforged Announced for PC
Developer MoonPyre Studio introduces you to Hellforged, a new loot-focused bullet-hell extraction game that has you fighting off massive waves of demons. It's in development for PC and due out in Q4 2026.
22/04/2026
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Preview: It’s More for Kids Than for You and That’s OK
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is quite adorable. The scratchy fantasy book illustrations are very charming, all the little guys are super cute, and I am a fan of the choice to keep Yoshi half-pixelated in an homage to all the Yoshi games that came before this one. The whole thing might not be truly E for everyone if you were hoping for, say, a successor to Yoshi’s Island for Switch 2. But Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is a gentle platformer that seems almost certain to provide an easy on-ramp to...
22/04/2026
Devil May Cry Season 2 Trailer
Netflix's Devil May Cry animated series Season 2 will see Dante come face-to-face with his long-lost brother, Vergil.
22/04/2026
Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Tides Of Tomorrow
The next game from the Road 96 team.We've got an intriguing game called Tides of Tomorrow releasing on Xbox today, and it's something that's had our attention for quite a long time now, as it's the next title from the developer behind the excellent Road 96.On the face of it, this seems like your pretty typical narrative ...
22/04/2026
Ubisoft have reportedly cancelled Alterra, a life sim blending Animal Crossing with Minecraft, after almost three years of dev work
Ubisoft have reportedly cancelled an unannounced life simulation game dubbed Alterra, which devs had spent nearly three years weaving into something that combines aspects of Animal Crossing with Minecraft's voxel building. The cancellation reportedly hasn't resulted in any immediate layoffs.
22/04/2026
Mark Ruffalo Just Dropped Another Big Marvel Spoiler
Marvel spoiler culprit Mark Ruffalo appears to have leaked yet more information about an upcoming movie — this time, seemingly, for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
22/04/2026
A legend gets cheaper as the Logitech G502 Hero gaming mouse cuts 22% off from Amazon
The Logitech G502 Hero has been around for eons by this point, with former RPS chief Katharine's original review of this mouse taking place back in October 2018 (when I was just 16 - god, I feel old). Nonetheless, by being an elder statesman of the gaming rodent world, it means this mouse can often be found at quite heavy di...
22/04/2026
Avengers: Doomsday Spoiler Leaked by Composer
Legendary composer Alan Silvestri has revealed a spoilery location that looks set to appear in Avengers: Doomsday.
22/04/2026
£520 for this Asus Prime RTX 5070 GPU and a free copy of Pragmata feels like a solid deal at the moment
It's been a bit of a miserable time for shopping for components like RAM, SSDs, and GPUs - well, essentially anything that needs memory to function - as
22/04/2026
Rumour: Xbox Might Introduce Customisable Plans For Game Pass In The Future
As a way to make the service more flexible.At the moment, when it comes to Xbox Game Pass, we've got three options (or four if you count PC Game Pass) in the form of XGP Essential, Premium and Ultimate. You pay your money, and you get a specific set of benefits for each tier.However, as part of trying to make Xbox Game Pass more "flexible" ...
22/04/2026
Adding naval warfare in time for Crusader Kings 3's Silk and Silver expansion would have blown Paradox's "schedule out of [the] water"
Naval warfare won't be coming to Crusader Kings 3 with the big merchant republics expansion Paradox are set to roll out towards the end of this year. The studio say that they want to make sure they do sea battles justice, and so didn't want to shoehorn them into a DLC which already c...
22/04/2026
Daredevil: Showrunner Discusses Reveal of Key Marvel Character
Daredevil: Born Again showrunner Dario Scardapane has discussed the reveal of a key Marvel comics character in the series' most recent episode, as well as recent set photos that revealed the return of other fan favorites.
22/04/2026
Helldivers 2 Exo Experts Warbond Revealed
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has revealed what we can expect from the next premium Warbond, Exo Experts.
22/04/2026
What's In The Box? Kojima Meets Asha Sharma And Receives Mysterious Xbox Gift
It says "Xbox for Kojima" on it.We're all well aware that Hideo Kojima is working on a project for Xbox right now in the form of "OD", and so it's probably no surprise that he's paid a visit to Xbox HQ to visit new boss Asha Sharma and EVP Matt Booty.There's nevertheless been a lot of interest in the photo he's shared though, in whi...
22/04/2026
Steam, Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite risk "becoming onramps to abuse, extremist violence, radicalisation or lifelong harm", claim Australian government
Valve, Epic Games, Microsoft, and the Roblox Corporation have all been issued transparency notices by the Australian government's eSafety commissioner, with the body seeking to learn what steps are being taken to keep kids safe on Steam, Fortnite,
22/04/2026
Marathon Changes Announced
Marathon has doubled the amount of Depleted Patch Kits (meds) and Depleted Shield Charges (armor) consumables players can carry in a single inventory slot as Bungie fights to make its extraction shooter less punishing for newbies.
22/04/2026
Elden Ring Movie Set Photos Leak
With production of the Elden Ring movie in full swing, set photo leaks have hit the internet — and some of them offer what look like big spoilers.
22/04/2026
Pokémon Doubles Down on Decision to Penalize Pro Player
A Pokémon pro who saw his tournament win taken away from him in controversial circumstances will not be getting an official reprieve.
22/04/2026
Japanese Website Owner Fined $6,300 for Posting Godzilla and Overlord Spoilers
We live in a world where most people don’t think twice about posting detailed spoiler articles or video breakdowns of the latest blockbuster movies or TV shows. However, this month, the Tokyo District Court handed down an 18 month suspended prison sentence, plus a one million yen (approx. $6,300) fine to a website administrator for posting in-depth movie and anime spoiler articles online.
22/04/2026
Planned Sydney Sweeney Cameo Reportedly Chopped from The Devil Wears Prada 2
Sweeney was apparently playing herself in the trimmed scene.
22/04/2026
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 6 Review - "Requiem"
In this week's episode of Daredevil: Born Again, Krysten Ritter finally makes her crowd-pleasing return as Jessica Jones, while Matt’s refusal to kill is given a compelling focus.
22/04/2026
Save 20% Off the Apple AirPods Pro 3, the Best Wireless Earbuds for iPhone
Features active noise cancelation, heart rate tracking, and Live Translation with Apple Intelligence
21/04/2026
Where to Preorder Pokémon TCG First Partner Illustration Collection - Series 2
Here's everything you need to know about the new First Partner Illustration Set Series 2 products, including where you can get them.
21/04/2026
This $40 Baseus MagSafe Power Bank Can Wireless Charge Your iPhone From 0% to 50% in 30 Minutes
Finally a wireless power bank that can charge the Apple iPhone at nearly its maximum rate.
21/04/2026
The Premium Wolfbox Cordless Electric Air Dusters Start at Just $25 Shipped Exclusively at AliExpress
Sold through Wolfbox's official storefront with full warranty and ships from the United States.
21/04/2026
Arcade roguelike KAZ will probably break my arrows keys, and yet here I am wanting to play another round
The less buttons I have to press a game, the better. I am not doing a bit here, no japes to be found, a refined, paired down control scheme is like a cherub's smile to me. KAZ, then, is arguably almost the perfect game, perhaps three buttons away from such a status, as it only requires four of them. Those will be the up, down, left, and right arrows keys (or the WASD keys, depending on your ha...
21/04/2026
X-Men '97 Season 2 Gets June 2027 World Premiere, Making a Summer Release Likely
X-Men '97's second season will get a world premiere at New York's Tribeca Festival this June, meaning the series is almost certainly hitting Disney+ this summer.
21/04/2026
Dropping Game Pass's Price Is a Great First Step to Fixing Xbox's Problems
IGN's Xbox podcast host Ryan McCaffrey explains why Microsoft dropping the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate back to a more sane level is a great first step for new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma towards fixing what ails Xbox, and what Sharma and the company still need to do in order to get Xbox fully back on track.
21/04/2026
Ubisoft Addresses Cancellation of Cozy Game Alterra
Reports suggest that Alterra, a Ubisoft game featuring social, crafting, and gathering mechanics, is dead.
21/04/2026
Casualties: Unknown is Noita for furries, and oh so deliciously miserable
"This game contains depictions of violence, self harm, and general misery," opens Casualties: Unknown, a short but still considerate content warning for the survival game ahead. Boy howdy is that last one accurate! We'll get back to that, first, how about some setup.
21/04/2026
The New 27" Alienware AW2726DM QHD 240HZ OLED Monitor Just Launched at an Unbelievably Low Price
Buy two and create a 49" 5020x1440 multi-monitor setup for a budget-friendly price.
21/04/2026
Save 50% Off the Wolfbox 4-in-1 Cordless Car Jump Starter, Tire Inflator, Power Bank, and Flashlight
Everything you need to get yourself out of a jam without having to call AAA.
21/04/2026
Here's A Breakdown Of The New Prices For Xbox Game Pass As Of April 2026
Specifically the UK, US, Canada, Europe and Australian prices.By now, you've probably heard that Xbox has lowered the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass (while also taking away day one Call of Duty titles), so we tho...
21/04/2026
Take a flight to the uncanny valley with Aion 2, the MMO all about verticality that's going global this year
The concept of an MMO getting a sequel is always a strange one to me, but nonetheless Aion 2 is here. Or at least it will be, sometime this year, as NCSoft have confirmed that "the only MMORPG built around a world where the sky is the battlefield" (perhaps an odd place to plant your flag) is getting a global release on PC later this ...
21/04/2026
The Sonos Arc Soundbar with Dolby Atmos Drops to Just $399 Shipped During the Earth Day Sale
Certified refurbished from Sonos direct with the same warranty as buying new.
21/04/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound for Switch, LEGO Sets, and an Xbox Gift Card
Plus, save on a 4K drone, a pre-price-hike PS5 bundle is still available, and more.
21/04/2026
"Mythology, by its nature, is told and retold": Hades 2 dev on changing its controversial ending
Last year, Hades 2 left early access, and Mark liked it! He did note, however, that its ending was potentially going to end up polarising, and with the accuracy of The Fates, this came to pass:
21/04/2026
Pokémon Fan Funds Wedding With $44,000 Charizard Card Sale
A veteran Pokémon fan has been able to fund his own wedding, after rediscovering a trio of rare Charizard cards hidden away in his attic.
21/04/2026
The Beginner-Friendly DJI Mini 4K Drone Fly More Combo With Extra Batteries Has a 30% Price Drop
FAA registration exempt, up to 93 minutes of total flight time, and 3-axis gimbal for stable 4K video.
21/04/2026
Endless Legend 2's answer to the common 4X problem of "goldfish" AI is a cunning system of badges, from Pleasant to Bully
The least involving part of any 4X strategy is very often diplomacy with AI civilizations. Even Endless Legend 2, a game with a faction of coral people who can make other peo...
21/04/2026
Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order ETBs and More Reach All-Time Lows on Resale Markets
Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order ETBs and sealed products are dropping to record-low prices on resale markets like TCGplayer and eBay.
21/04/2026
The D&D Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Expansion Is Now Available to Preorder
Preorders have gone live for the new Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft: The Horrors Within expansion, including the expansion book, DM screen, map pack, and Tarokka deck.
21/04/2026
How to Train Your Dragon 2 Crew Member Suffers Major Injury
A crew member working on the live-action How to Train Your Dragon 2 has reportedly suffered a major injury.
21/04/2026
Alien: Rogue Incursion - Part One Arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 Today
Alien: Rogue Incursion - Part One: Evolved Edition is now officially a Nintendo Switch 2 game
21/04/2026
Enshrouded approaches the Roblox event horizon with the addition of Adventure Sharing in its latest update
Roblox is the carcinisation of video games. It is an endpoint that, despite many varying diverging paths, many games ultimately end up at, even if they look noticeably different. Enshrouded is now approaching its own carcinisation with its latest update, Forging the Path, which introduces the...
21/04/2026
WrestleMania 42 Review
A fantastic, star-studded Night Two saves WrestleMania 42 after a dull and confusing Night One.
21/04/2026
Call Of Duty Titles Will No Longer Join Xbox Game Pass On Day One
"We’ll continue to support Game Pass through catalog titles".As part of today's announcement regarding the price reduction for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, it's been revealed that Call of Duty games will no longer be launching "day one" into either tie...
21/04/2026
Call of Duty won't hit Xbox Game Pass at launch going forwards, as Microsoft's subscription service gets a price cut
Microsoft have announced some changes to Xbox Game Pass. As of today, its Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers are having their prices slashed, but neither will get Call of Duty games at launch going forwards. Instead, new instalments in the shooter series will hit Game Pass a...
21/04/2026
MindsEye Staff Sue Developer
MindsEye staff members are suing developer Build a Rocket Boy over alleged secret surveillance software.
21/04/2026
Invincible Comics Score Fresh Discounts Ahead of Season 4 Finale
A spread of Invincible comic collections are on sale at Amazon right now.
21/04/2026
Xbox Announces Price Reductions For Game Pass Ultimate & PC Game Pass
Starting now!Woah, woah, woah! Microsoft has announced today that both Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass are officially getting price reductions, and they're literally going into effect over the next few hours.In the US, Xbox Game Pass will now drop from $29.99 to $22.99 per-month, while PC Game Pass will go from $16.49 to
21/04/2026
Top Gun Back in Theaters for 40th Anniversary
The original Top Gun and its recent sequel are both soaring back into theaters for the franchise's 40th anniversary.
21/04/2026
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred Review
An extremely satisfying conclusion to Diablo's latest demonic saga.
21/04/2026
Microsoft Drops Price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Microsoft has dropped the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 per month to $22.99 per month, while PC Game Pass is being reduced from $16.49 per month to $13.99 per month. Both changes are effective immediately. Meanwhile, new Call of Duty games will no longer be included as day-one releases in either service, and instead will be added "during the following holiday season (about a year later)," according to Microsoft. Call of Duty games that are already part of any tier of Game Pass are...
21/04/2026
Troy Baker Is Ready to Swap Voice Acting for Game Development
Troy Baker is the man the game studios have on speed dial for his voice-acting talents, and now the man behind Joel in The Last Of Us, Sam from Uncharted, and Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones And The Great Circle wants to make his own
21/04/2026
Xbox's Starfield Tops The US Gaming Charts For First Time Since 2023
Not much competition, but a win's a win!Last week, we shared how Starfield had reportedly sold around 140,000 copies on PS5 during its first week on Sony's platform, which was described at the time by Alinea Analytics as "a middling start" but still better than ...
21/04/2026
Unionised Build a Rocket Boy staff take legal action against MindsEye studio, accusing management of breaking the law with "invasive" surveillance software
A group of unionised staff at MindsEye developers Build a Rocket Boy are taking legal action against the studio, claming that management's
21/04/2026
Hasbro Brings Back the Transformers x NFL Figures for Game 2
Check out our exclusive first look at the second wave of Transformers x NFL figures, featuring new bots based on the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, and San Francisco 49ers.
21/04/2026
LEGO Icons Back to the Future "Time Machine" Set Has Zoomed to Its Lowest Price Ever
The LEGO Icons Back to the Future Time Machine set has returned to its lowest price point at Amazon of $159.99, a 20% discount from its original list price of $199.99.
21/04/2026
Burger King Star Wars the Mandalorian and Grogu Menu Revealed
On May the Fourth / Star Wars Day, Burger King is kicking off a celebration of The Mandalorian and Grogu with a special themed menu that features a BBQ Bounty Whopper, Grogu's Blue Cookie Shake, Collectible Cups, kid's meal toys, and much more.
21/04/2026
Xbox PC Project Might Have Solved How To Fix Hundreds Of 'Broken' Windows Games
They're trying to get the attention of Xbox's leadership team with it.If you've ever tried to play a Windows 8-era game via the Xbox PC app, you might have run into an issue where it simply refuses to connect to any online services, and one particular project is aiming to raise awareness of how to fix it.The Xbox Collection Tracker project on GitHub highlights how Xbox PC games used to utilise "XBL2.0-form...
21/04/2026
"Not all machines are twisted mechano-socialists": Helldivers 2's latest warbond brings back a mech suit from the original game
Helldivers 2's latest warbond is set to deliver two new exosuit stratagems, bringing a bit more variety to the robotic getups you can summon to help fight Super Earth's enemy of the week. One's the Helldivers 2 debut of a mech from the first game, while the other's got a big shield. Unsurprisingly, the gea...
21/04/2026
New Dawn of War 4 Adeptus Mechanicus Trailer
Upcoming RTS Dawn of War 4 has a new CGI trailer to reveal the Adeptus Mechanicus, but it was the depiction of Necrons that sparked a debate within the Warhammer 40,000 community.
21/04/2026
Wolfhound Preview: An 8-Bit Throwback That Has Clearly Studied the Classics
Wolfhound is shaping up to be a solid exploratory platformer that absolutely deserves your attention. If you enjoy exploring dangerous places and are willing to accept that the journey will be fraught with peril and frequent failure, you’re likely going to have a great time in the forests and caverns of the foreboding Bermuda Triangle island, shooting Nazis and mutants and generally having a blast saving the world from the forces of evil.
21/04/2026
Splatoon Raiders Release Date Confirmed
Switch 2 exclusive Splatoon Raiders will arrive in July, Nintendo has announced.
21/04/2026
I Am Legend 2 Update
It appears I Am Legend 2 is moving forward at Warner Bros., with reports indicating Transformers: Rise of the Beasts director Steven Caple Jr. is officially developing the sequel.
21/04/2026
Fable Creator Says His New Game Is 'Most Significant Event' In His Entire 40-Year Career
It launches this week, but only for PC at first.You may hear about a game called Masters of Albion this week — it's launching on April 22nd for just PC at first, but we're expecting an Xbox version in the future, and it's being helmed by none other than Fable creator, P...
21/04/2026
John C. McGinley Warns Rooster Fans: "Everyone Is Expendable" as the Season Ends
The actor details what fans can expect before the Season 1 finale of the hit comedy.
21/04/2026
Michael Review
Review: The new Michael Jackson movie does the impossible: It makes the King of Pop boring.
21/04/2026
Crimson Desert Kliff Motion Capture Actor Comments
Crimson Desert motion capture actor comments on Kliff.
21/04/2026
Off the Grid studio Gunzilla faced a forced shutdown petition over alleged unpaid bills, and are accused of owing one company over $100,000
Gunzilla Games, the studio behind NFT-infected battle royale game Off The Grid, have been accused of owing a marketing company over $100,000 and is facing more
21/04/2026
Are Pragmata’s hack-filled shootouts thrilling, or fatiguing? How Capcom’s shooter tackles the age-old challenge of blending action with puzzles
Pragmata is the new third-person moonbase shooter from Capcom in which you play Hugh, a gruff spacedad, with a small girl android named Diana riding around on your back. The game's core gimmick is that Diana can (and, indeed, must) hack the robots you're battling to nix their shields and so forth, using a real-time ho...
21/04/2026
PlayStation Begins UK and Ireland Age Verification Checks
Sony Interactive Entertainment is writing to all UK and Ireland users to request they verify their age as part of the company's commitment to creating "safe, age-appropriate experiences for players and families."
21/04/2026
Vampire Crawlers Is Getting Great Reviews Alongside Its Xbox Launch
Here's what the critics are saying.We've got two fully new additions to Xbox Game Pass this week in the form of Kiln and Vampire Crawlers, and the reviews for the latter have just gone live. As expected from the dev behind...
21/04/2026
Avatar Ty Lee Voice Actor Comments on Leak
A voice actor from Avatar: The Last Airbender has called on Paramount to release The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender in theaters following its high-profile leak.
21/04/2026
Clarkson's Farm Season 5 Release Date
Amazon has announced a release date for the fifth season of Clarkson's Farm, which will begin streaming in June.
21/04/2026
Huge LEGO Star Wars Sale Is Now Live at Amazon Ahead of May the 4th
Amazon just launched a new LEGO Star Wars sale ahead of May the 4th celebrations - here's what's been discounted.
21/04/2026
The Legend of Zelda Fans Are Trying to Guess a Secret Movie Character
Nintendo fans are trying to work out which character a secret member of the upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie cast might be playing, with guesses that include Link's sister Aryll and Ocarina of Time sage Saria.
21/04/2026
Xbox Exec Chimes In As Rumours Suggest Project Helix Chip Will Be Used For 'Other Machines'
Jason Ronald makes it clear we're getting a first-party console.At this point, we know for sure that Xbox is working on a next-gen console that's currently known as Project Helix, and that it will support both console and PC games and be an actual first-party console developed by Xbox in-house.However, there have been rumours for some time t...
21/04/2026
Elden Ring Movie Budget Update
It sounds like movie production company A24 is pumping more money into the live-action Elden Ring film than any project it’s ever worked on before.
21/04/2026
Gundam Movie Update
The live-action Gundam film has started production, Netflix has announced. We also have a full cast reveal and basic plot details from the streamer.
21/04/2026
Scrapped The Super Mario Bros. Movie Ending Revealed
Nintendo originally planned to include more cameos in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, including a character from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
21/04/2026
Three Games Are Available Today Across Various Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (April 21)
Two are new to Premium only, one is new to Ultimate & PC.Today marks our first Xbox Game Pass drop of the week, with three games joining various tiers of the service — two being brand-new to just the Xbox Game Pass Premium tier, and one joining Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC.The highlight here is undoubtedly
21/04/2026
The Pitt Camera Tricks
There's a myriad of reasons why we're so locked into The Pitt right now — the gripping stories, the authentic cast of characters, the glimpse of how ER doctors can make life or death split-second decisions — but according to director of photography Johanna Coelho, it's also because of the way each scene is carefully shot, dressed, and lit.
21/04/2026
Crusader Kings 3's latest batch of major expansions invite you to choose between God and gold, with playable popes and money-grabbing republican merchants
Paradox have revealed the next round of expansions coming to medieval monarch strategiser Crusader Kings 3 as part of its fifth cha...
21/04/2026
Scrapped The Mandalorian Season 4 Scripts Featured Thrawn
The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau was forced to ditch his plans for a fourth season of the Disney+ series when Lucasfilm decided to make The Mandalorian and Grogu instead.
21/04/2026
Manga Artist's Struggles Go Viral, Fans Donate Over $5,600
Opening up about how they “can barely afford cheap coffee,” a Japanese manga artist’s frank social media post about financial struggles has gone viral. Overseas fans stepped up, not only offering words of encouragement but also donating over 900,000 yen (around $5,600), with the amount continuing to rise.
21/04/2026
Save 45% on this capable ultralight Turtle Beach wireless gaming mouse in a limited-time Amazon deal
The Turtle Beach Burst II Pro is one of the newer kids on the block in the burgeoning category of ultralight gaming mice, and is a veritable treasure trove of features, with a sub 60g mass, a zippy 30,000 DPI sensor and comfortable frame. When this rodent was first released, its only real problem was its price - an issue that has since been addressed with a hefty 45% discount ...
21/04/2026
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Trailer Footage Leaks
It seems there's time for one more Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced leak before the game's big reveal — with part of its trailer now circulating online.
21/04/2026
JackSepticEye Explains Role on the Bloodborne Movie
Seán McLoughlin, better known as YouTuber JackSepticEye, is understandably cautious about revealing details of the upcoming Bloodborne animated movie he’s producing. We spoke to JackSepticEye on the red carpet of the 2026 Gaming BAFTA awards and pressed for as much info as we could.
21/04/2026
Superman Sequel Man of Tomorrow Filming Begins With New Image from James Gunn
Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow is officially filming, and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has shared a first-look image.
21/04/2026
'Trek Will Resurface': Jonathan Frakes Says Don't Count Out Star Trek Yet
As the Star Trek franchise enters a period of hiatus with Starfleet Academy's cancellation, Jonathan Frakes discusses the future of Gene Roddenberry's series.
20/04/2026
Marvel Studios Reportedly Back for San Diego Comic-Con 2026
Marvel Studios will return for San Diego Comic-Con 2026. The studio will once again host its SDCC panel in the convention center’s Hall H. The presentation’s focus is expected to be on Avengers: Doomsday.
20/04/2026
Save $800 On the Alienware Area-51 Gaming PC With AMD Ryzen 9850X3D CPU and RTX 5090 GPU
Buying a RTX 5090 GPU by itself would cost you $3,700.
20/04/2026
Renew Your Wardrobe with These Spring Deals at Men's Wearhouse
Elevate your wardrobe for less.
20/04/2026
Holy Moly, Crusader Kings 3 Will Let You Play as a Pope
Crusader Kings 3 is getting a new core expansion, By God Alone, and it's going to add playable popes to the Paradox strategy game
20/04/2026
Pokémon TCG Has Two New Ascended Heroes Releases Dropping This Month
This month is packed for Pokémon TCG players and collectors. Here are the Ascended Heroes products to be on the lookout for.
20/04/2026
The CyberPowerPC RTX 5070 Gaming PC With 32GB of DDR5 RAM Drops to $1399, Includes Pragmata
One of the least expensive RTX 5070 prebuilts I've seen this year.
20/04/2026
This Piranha Plant Switch 2 Charging Dock Is a Functional Work of Art
Includes a built-in cooling system and a night light.
20/04/2026
Tim Cook Stepping Down as Apple CEO in September 2026
Apple has announced that CEO Tim Cook is stepping down.
20/04/2026
Mass Effect TV Showrunner Refutes Claim That Show Got Rewrites for 'Non-Gamers'
Prime Video Mass Effect TV series co-showrunner Daniel Casey has stepped in to refute a report that suggested the upcoming adaptation had recently undergone rewrites to be “more appealing to non-gamers.”
20/04/2026
The Sonos Era 100 Smart Speaker Drops to Just $134 Shipped During the Earth Day Sale
Certified refurbished from Sonos direct with the same warranty as buying new.
20/04/2026
Unstoppable Board Game Review
Unstoppable reimagines deck-building with a momentum-driven system that rewards careful planning and adaptability. It’s not without its frustrations, but its inventive mechanics make it a standout for solo players.
20/04/2026
Take-Two Boss Strauss Zelnick Suggests AI Could Take Elon Musk's Job
Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick has suggested that Elon Musk might want to watch out for artificial intelligence to take his job after the Tesla boss proposed that Grand Theft Auto 6 could be generated by AI.
20/04/2026
Heated Rivalry Showrunner Teases New Source Material for Season 2
Heated Rivalry show creator, Jacob Tierney, revealed new details for Season 2 of the global hit hockey drama, adapted by author Rachel Reid's Game Changers book series.
20/04/2026
Moon Knight Actor Teases Plan for Marvel Midnight Sons Movie
Moon Knight star Oscar Isaac has teased the possibility that his hooded hero could return as part of a Midnight Sons team-up movie.
20/04/2026
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord Season 1, Episodes 5 & 6 Review
Maul: Shadow Lord only gets better in Episodes 5 and 6, even as the title character steps back into the shadows. Read our full review.
20/04/2026
Xbox Rewards Points Are Being Turned Into An Actual Currency For Buying Games On Console
No more having to redeem Xbox Gift Cards.At the moment, if you want to buy a game with your Microsoft / Xbox Rewards points on console, you have to go to the Rewards dashboard and redeem an Xbox or Microsoft Gift Card in order to add funds to your account.That option isn't going away, but Xbox Rewards points will soon become an actual currency...
20/04/2026
Today’s Top Deals: PS5 Digital Edition Bundle, Pragmata for PC, and Therabody Massage Gun
Plus, don’t miss discounts on the MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander Deck, the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X, and more
20/04/2026
Get a Cordless Electric Air Duster For Your PC Maintenance Kit for Just $19.99
Say goodbye to buying compressed air canisters in bulk.
20/04/2026
Oscar Isaac Comments on Star Wars
Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac has admitted that his much-memed "Somehow, Palpatine returned" line was the result of last-minute reshoots for Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker.
20/04/2026
David Howard Thornton Engaged
Terrifier actor David Howard Thornton had fans’ hearts beating over the weekend when he proposed to his girlfriend, Jada Christie, while dressed head to toe as Art the Clown.
20/04/2026
The Delightful Elago Switch Game Keychain Is Discounted at Amazon
The Switch game holder keychain from elago is currently on sale at Amazon. Clip a coupon on its store page to pick it up for $13.49 rather than $14.99.
20/04/2026
The Mod-Friendly FlashForge Adventurer 5M CoreXY 3D Printer Drops to Just $140 with Free Delivery
3D printing no longer needs a high upfront cost.
20/04/2026
Charlize Theron Comments on Timothée Chalamet
Celebrated actor Charlize Theron has spoken out against Timothée Chalamet’s comments about ballet and opera, calling his words “reckless” and claiming that AI will “replace” him and their peers before it usurps other artistic disciplines like dance.
20/04/2026
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Is Getting A 'Worldwide Reveal Showcase' This Week
Ubisoft prepares to unveil its new version of AC:BF.We've heard for ages now that Ubisoft might be working on some kind of remake or remaster for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, and now the company has unveiled a Worldwide Reveal Showcase for the game this week.The showcase will be viewable via the video you see above at the following times on April 23rd (Thursday):Read the full article on purexbox.com
20/04/2026
How to buy a used graphics card: spotting scams and dodging duds in the memory shortage crisis
Oh boy, you’re looking to buy a new graphics card in 2026. As exciting as that is, howeber, there is one big catch: you have to buy a new graphics card in 2026. The impact of
20/04/2026
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Reveal Timing Announced
Ubisoft has confirmed when it will officially unveil Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, via a dedicated showcase later this week.
20/04/2026
Pokémon TCG: Where to Buy Chaos Rising, Preorder Updates, and Prices
Chaos Rising is closer than you think, so here's how to get your preorder locked in to avoid the bad kind of chaos.
20/04/2026
PlayStation Exec Shuhei Yoshida Reveals Why He Was 'Fired'
Former PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida has said he was "fired" as president of Sony Worldwide Studios after clashing with then-CEO Jim Ryan.
20/04/2026
This week in PC games: the "final" Molyneux game, Game Boy horror, ski resort management, and a glamcore heist sim
Happy this week, all! I return from my holiday in the mountains with spirit restored, skin bronzed, and knees destroyed and reforged into coiled springs of purest Adventure. Such wonders are my knees toda...
20/04/2026
Pokémon Go Fans Upset After New Snake Goes Extinct in Many Countries
Pokémon Go fans are criticizing the recent launch of an elusive new creature that's now unavailable in many countries following a change by developer Niantic.
20/04/2026
Patrick Muldoon Dies aged 57
Starship Troopers, Days of our Lives, and Melrose Place actor Patrick Muldoon died on Sunday, April 19 aged 57.
20/04/2026
You Can Score 10% off $10 Nintendo eShop Gift Cards at Amazon For a Limited Time
Amazon has dropped the price of the $10 Nintendo eShop gift card down to $8.98, allowing you to save 10% on it.
20/04/2026
Xbox Unveils New Controller And Headset For Forza Horizon 6
Pre-orders go live today!We've got a new Xbox controller and headset coming our way for Forza Horizon 6! Both of them have now been officially unveiled, with pre-orders starting today ahead of a May 19th release — they retail at £84.99 / $89.99 and £124.99 / $134.99 MSRP respectively.Let's start with the controller, which is your standard Xbox controller design but with a Forza Horizon fl...
20/04/2026
Forza Horizon 6 Xbox Controller and Headset Are Up for Preorder
Preorders are now live for the colorful upcoming Forza Horizon 6-themed Xbox controller and headset. Here's where to buy, how much they cost, and when they're releasing.
20/04/2026
Xbox To Highlight 'Tons' Of Games In ID@Xbox Showcase Later This Week
Plenty of Xbox Game Pass titles set to feature.We've got yet another Xbox showcase happening very soon! It's been announced today that the ID@Xbox April 2026 Showcase will take place on April 23rd, featuring "tons" of indie games that are coming to Xbox consoles in the future.The first four games have already been confirmed for the event, which are as follows:Read the
20/04/2026
Rogue Trooper Movie Teaser
The Rogue Trooper Movie Has Its Debut Teaser, Showing Off the Unreal Engine-Powered Visuals
20/04/2026
The shake up to Arc Raiders Expeditions may turn the extraction shooter into a week-long bloodbath, but it could pair well with the "significant changes" planned for its skill tree
Embark Studios are making a big change to Arc Raiders Expeditions, the recurring event where players opt to reset most of their account data in return for some sweet, sweet skill points and buffs. It may seem like a small change – with you earning rewards for damage dealt within the event, i...
20/04/2026
These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (April 21-May 5)
The final batch of April, plus another one for May!Microsoft has today unveiled another 10 games coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month and at the start of next month, including a couple we hadn't heard about before in the form of
20/04/2026
Xbox Game Pass April 2026 Wave 2 Lineup Announced
Microsoft has announced the games coming to Xbox Game Pass during the rest of April 2026, and the early part of May.
20/04/2026
The games industry will never "get back to normal", lament Tony Hawk devs Iron Galaxy, as they make another round of layoffs
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 developers Iron Galaxy are laying off an unknown number of people, as they struggle to "adapt to the climate" of a videogames industry that is refusing to "get back to normal". This follows a ro...
20/04/2026
Elden Ring Movie Release Date and Full Cast Announced
The Elden Ring movie finally got an official update today, with the full cast announced alongside a release date.
20/04/2026
ID@Xbox Presented by IGN April 2026 Showcase Announced: Here's How to Watch and What to Expect
IGN is proud to partner once again with ID@Xbox for another exciting showcase on April 23, 2026, that will feature such indie games headed to Xbox and PC as Mistfall Hunter, There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, Aphelion, and Solo Leveling Arise Overdrive. Here's everything you need to know and how you can watch this showcase with us.
20/04/2026
If Windrose isn't quenching your sealord fantasies, maybe carving out your own Libertalia in pirate citybuilder Corsair Cove will
As if catching the same briny breeze as early access darling Windrose, unannounced but blatantly obvious Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced, and, uh,
20/04/2026
Microsoft Rewards Announces Major Changes For May 2026 Across Multiple Regions
"We are excited to announce new changes coming soon".Over the past few months, we've noticed a few Microsoft Rewards / Xbox Rewards users mentioning that they'd seen a notification of major changes coming to their membership, but the rollout has been quite scattered up until now.However, over the past few days, it seems like a lot more people ...
20/04/2026
LEGO Lord of the Rings Minas Tirith Set Leaks
Images showing the long-awaited LEGO Lord of the Rings Minas Tirith set have leaked online, revealing the colossal Middle-earth city in all of its glory.
20/04/2026
Soulframe's latest major update is a broadside of pirate weapons, class abilities and outfits, plus falling alien skytowers
Pensive and flamboyant action-RPG Soulframe has just received a new update that adds a pirate class, together with rapiers, cutlasses, and a flouncy sailor's outfit. The class in question is the Duelo pact, which boasts of "swashbuckling abilities": these include an artful dodge that spawns a decoy phantom, an enemy-slow...
20/04/2026
Bungie’s Limited Edition Marathon Controller Just Got a Hefty Price Cut at Amazon and Walmart
Bungie’s Marathon PS5 DualSense controller just got a major price cut only weeks after launch.
20/04/2026
Xbox's Next First-Party Game Arrives This Week, And Preloads Have Already Begun
Are you ready for Kiln?It feels like it's gone under the radar a little bit, but we've got a new Xbox first-party game arriving this week! That game is Double Fine's Kiln, which launches day one on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC on April 23rd (Thursday).If you haven't been following this one, Kiln is an online multiplayer game centred around pottery, in which you'll create your own "ceramic battle a...
20/04/2026
Ryan Reynolds Discusses New Deadpool Team-Up Movie
Ryan Reynolds has discussed the future of his beloved Marvel character, and suggested that the next Deadpool movie will likely look different.
20/04/2026
Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026: Everything Announced
As players beat each other senseless — uh, in-game, of course — during last weekend's Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026, Bandai Namco pulled back the cover on what Dragon Ball fans can expect from the franchise over the next 12 months or so, including confirmation of the final DLC pack for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 and the formal unveiling Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3.
20/04/2026
Counter-Strike 2 Player Banned
A Counter-Strike 2 tournament has slapped a player with a 10-year ban after he punched his opponent live on-stage at a local German LAN.
20/04/2026
Former The Last of Us Dev Hints at Potential Future Story
A major plot point that could play into The Last of Us: Part 3 has been revealed by a former Naughty Dog developer.
20/04/2026
There's a hefty Amazon Resale discount going on AMD's excellent Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X has traditionally been the most affordable entry point into Team Red's latest generation of processors, which yielded modest gains in gaming performance over the 7600X but much larger gains in its efficiency to make it a more optimal choice. It's usually been a deal when I've spotted it at £160-£180 in the past, although you can currently snag an 'A...
20/04/2026
Xbox Boss Wants A 'Chat' With Ex-PlayStation Exec Over Criticisms Of Game Pass
Asha Sharma is willing to listen.Recently, we've heard how Asha Sharma is interested in finding ways to make Xbox Game Pass less expensive and more "flexible" in the future, which various rumours swirling about how that might be achieved.When Sharma's leaked memo about reducing the price of Game Pass was revealed, former PlayStation...
20/04/2026
The horrible Construct cyborgs of tactics game Menace are getting a rework for "style" and "variety", while the devs put a bullet in the promotion tax
Grim and grubby mercenary tactics game Menace is getting a big update that removes a "not-so-popular" promotion tax, gives all units the ability to clear away wrecked vehicles, and reworks the major Construct enemy faction, deemed by developers Overhype to be "severely lacking in uniqueness, variety, and style".
20/04/2026
Escape From Tarkov Update
Battlestate Games has released update 1.0.4.5 for Escape from Tarkov, which makes a number of improvements and balance changes. Check out the patch notes.
20/04/2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Star Charlie Cox Says Robert Pattinson Should Play Gustave in Movie Adaptation — Though He'd Return to Provide the Voice
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star Charlie Cox has discussed the hit video game's upcoming movie adaptation — and expressed interest in providing a very specific part.
20/04/2026
Pragmata Sales Update
Pragmata has sold 1 million copies in two days, Capcom has announced.
20/04/2026
The Legend of Zelda Movie Artwork Shows Link Wielding the Master Sword
The Legend of Zelda fans have gotten their first look at the upcoming live-action movie's Master Sword, via concept art showing Link wielding the iconic blade.
20/04/2026
Battlefield 6 Fans Believe BF Studios Is Teasing a Las Vegas Map
Battlefield 6 players think they’ve discovered that one of the three maps coming in Season 5 is set in Las Vegas after Battlefield Studios posted an enigmatic teaser last week.
20/04/2026
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Trailer Teases the Resurrection of Frieza
A new trailer for Dragon Ball Super: Beerus has arrived, teasing a look at not only an updated look at the battle between Goku and the God of Destruction but also a sneak peek at an enhanced resurrection of Frieza.
19/04/2026
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Announced for PC and Consoles in First Trailer
Bandai Namco has announced Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S with plans to launch in 2027.
19/04/2026
Avengers: Endgame Re-Release Footage is 'Critical' to the Plot of Doomsday
Director Joe Russo has confirmed the upcoming Avengers: Endgame re-release will include new footage that is "critical" to the story of Avengers: Doomsday.
19/04/2026
Windrose Celebrates 1 Million Copies Sold as Player Counts Climb
Cooperative pirate survival game Windrose has reached 1 million copies sold less than a week after its Early Access launch for PC.
19/04/2026
This Final Fantasy Card Is A Devious Addition To A Secrets of Strixhaven Commander Precon
Magic's new Silverquill Influence deck pairs perfectly with a Final Fantasy favorite, as it turns out.
19/04/2026
The Wire Actor Andre Royo Joins Superman Sequel Man of Tomorrow Cast
The Wire actor Andre Royo has officially joined the cast of Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow in a mystery role, but fans think they’ve already figured out who he’ll be playing.
19/04/2026
Talking Point: What's A 'Good Deal' For An Xbox Series X or S In 2026?
It's getting harder and harder to say!Here and there, we still come across questions from people who have spotted an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, or perhaps even bought one already, and are asking whether they got a "good deal" in the process.Truth be told, that question is becoming harder and harder to answer these days. The current console generation hasn't given us the usual trend of gradually decreasing console prices —
19/04/2026
Feature: You're The Xbox Boss And Need To Figure Out Exclusivity, What Decision Are You Making?
Are you going back to doing exclusives?In recent years, Xbox has veered away from exclusive games massively, to the point where Forza, Gears and even Halo later this year are being stripped of their console exclusivity. This move — at l...
19/04/2026
50+ Xbox Games & DLC Are Reduced By 90% In The Post-Spring Sales
Plenty of incredible bargains still to be found!OK, so the Xbox Spring Sale might be over for another year, but that doesn't mean the discounts have to stop — in fact, as part of the post-spring sales, Xbox has reduced over 600 games via an ID@Xbox Unhalloween Sale, a Publisher Spotlight Series Sale and a Beyond Spring Sale (the latter one being focu...
19/04/2026
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for watching Youtube videos about different types of laminate primer and working out if you've taken on too much by redecorating the kitchen. One video will recommend one brand and 120 grain sandpaper, another will talk about MDF undercoats and sugar soap, a third will say to ignore the haters and just use a vinyl wrap.
19/04/2026
Invincible Season 4 Animation Error Sparks Debate Amongst Fans
Fans of Prime Video’s Invincible have started debating the significance of animation errors after spotting a mistake in Season 4 that made Mark Grayson look a little too much like his dad, Omni-Man.
19/04/2026
Kevin Feige on Casting Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom: 'It's Our Universe'
Marvel Studios mastermind Kevin Feige has opened up about bringing Robert Downey Jr. back to the MCU as Victor Von Doom, saying the multiverse allowed them to do "whatever the heck we want."
18/04/2026
Project Hail Mary Author Andy Weir Reveals the One Scene From the Book He Wishes Had Made It Into the Movie
Project Hail Mary author Andy Weir has revealed his “only regret” about the movie, confirming the one scene from his book he wishes had made it into the adaptation.
18/04/2026
Slay the Spire 2 Roadmap Has No Release Dates So Dev Can Avoid 'Sloppy Spire 2'
Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit has published a detailed roadmap for Slay the Spire 2 without promising any release dates because it doesn’t want to make "Sloppy Spire 2."
18/04/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Mercenaries Rumors Heat Up After Alleged Leak
Resident Evil Requiem fans believe next month’s mysterious content update will add a new version of the franchise’s The Mercenaries mode after an alleged datamine leak revealed tense new music.
18/04/2026
Wrestlemania 42: All of the Match Winners, Returns, and Surprises — Updating Live!
We’re updating our Wrestlemania 42 live feed with every big win, moment, and surprise from Las Vegas. From Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk to Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar, follow along here.
18/04/2026
Charles Dance in Talks to Join The Batman Part 2 as Harvey Dent's Father
Game of Thrones alum Charles Dance has reportedly entered talks to join The Batman Part 2.
18/04/2026
Trump Teases Impending Release of 'Very Interesting' UFO Documents
Donald Trump has said a UFO review has turned up “many very interesting documents,” which his administration would release "very soon.”
18/04/2026
Crimson Desert's Next Major Patch Adds Difficulty Settings and Inventory Tabs Next Week
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has said it’s taking the time to make sure it properly tests and polishes the game’s next major patch, which is due out next week. Here's what to expect.
18/04/2026
Talking Point: What Are Your First Impressions Of Replaced On Xbox Game Pass?
We've had to be patient for Replaced's arrival on Xbox Game Pass, but the time has finally come - and we want to know what you make of the game so far.On release this week, the press seemed to take to Sad Cat Studios' neon-soaked platformer.Read the full article on purexbox.com
18/04/2026
Lee Cronin's The Mummy Poster Complaints
A poster for Lee Cronin's The Mummy has drawn complaints for its depiction of a female child’s face.
18/04/2026
'Enthusiastic About Eventually Coming To Consoles' - Windrose Developer On Potential Xbox Version
The game has been selling like hotcakes on Steam.Pirate games have always had major potential on Xbox, but in recent years, titles like Skull & Bones haven't really managed to live up to the hype. Windrose might be a different story though — it just launched in early access on Steam this week, and it's already proving to be a massive success.Windrose is a PvE...
18/04/2026
Antonio Margheriti & The Jungles of Doom Review
Antonio Margheriti & The Jungles of Doom review: Severin Films’ box set of the director’s “Indiana Jonesploitation” films is required cult viewing.
18/04/2026
Feature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 20-24)
Including four more Game Pass additions!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 20-24! We've got some really interesting games launching over the next few days, including the single-player adventure Tides of Tomorrow from the Road 96 team, beat-'em-up Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt...
18/04/2026
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 18-19)
Something new on Game Pass?Welcome to another weekend! It's been a busy week in Xbox land with some interesting news reports, a whole new showcase debut and
18/04/2026
Two Long-Awaited Xbox Indies Have Sadly Been Delayed Out Of April
They need a bit longer behind the scenes.We've already mentioned how there are so many great Xbox indie games coming out in April, but sadly we've just lost two of them — those being Outbound and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction.
18/04/2026
What are we all playing this weekend?
I don’t know about you, readers, but this past week’s gone by in a bit of a blur. Did I volunteer to take WAWAPs for today, or was I forced at Ziff Davis canteen sporkpoint? I can’t even remember, but perhaps relaxing with some PC games – and/or reading about what you’re all playing – will help lift the brainfog.
18/04/2026
The Massive 77" LG B5 4K OLED TV Drops to $1,399.99 and Includes a Free 2nd TV
One for your living room, another for your bedroom.
18/04/2026
Both LG and Samsung Have Discounted Their Most Popular 4K OLED TVs To a Monthly Low
These are the best gaming TVs for PlayStation 5 and Switch 2.
18/04/2026
Samson Coming To Consoles This Fall
Samson, the 1990s-set, gritty open-world action-adventure/brawler directed by Just Cause creator Christofer Sundberg that suffered a buggy release on PC earlier this month, is coming to consoles this fall. In the meantime, developer Liquid Swords has announced a comprehensive patch and content update schedule.
17/04/2026
John Rambo: David Harbour Cast as Commanding Officer Major Trautman
Stranger Things alum David Harbour has reportedly joined the cast of Lionsgate and Millennium Media’s franchise prequel, John Rambo.
17/04/2026
The Powerful iBuyPower AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Radeon 9070 XT Gaming PC Drops Below $2,000
This prebuilt will run the hottest new games, including Crimson Desert and Pragmata, in glorious 4K.
17/04/2026
Save Over 50% Off a Sonos Sub Wireless Subwoofer During the Sonos Earth Day Sale
Certified refurbished with the same 1 year warranty as buying new.
17/04/2026
Arc Raiders Players are Disappointed in the New Expedition Changes
Embark Studios has once again announced tweaks to the Arc Raiders Expedition window, and players who have spent months saving millions of credits are feeling left behind.
17/04/2026
Hulu to Adapt Penn Cole’s Spark of the Everflame Romantasy Series
Preparations for the romantasy invasion continue, with Hulu snapping up the rights to adapt the Kindred’s Curse Saga, authored by Penn Cole
17/04/2026
KPop Demon Hunters Cast Reunites for Special Online Performances
The stars behind the anime smash KPop Demon Hunters are reuniting for special online performances as part of the McDonald's Battle Of The Bands collaboration
17/04/2026
Sihoo Just Released the 2026 Update to Its Most Popular Ergonomic Task Chair
Save 20% off with this Early Bird promotion and stackable IGN coupon code.
17/04/2026
The 5th Wheel 36V Adult Electric Bike Just Dropped in Price to $262 With Free Shipping
This electric assisted bike can go up to 23mph with a range of up to 45 miles.
17/04/2026
10 Audiobooks That Go Above and Beyond Just Narrated Words
It's not enough to like a story or writing style, you also need to like the voice reading it to you. A good narrator elevates the experience to something beyond recited words, and can be found in these hand-picked Audiobooks I'm recommending right now.
17/04/2026
The Last of Us Adds Sinners Star Li Jun Li to Season 3 Cast
Sinners star Li Jun Li has reportedly boarded HBO’s The Last of Us Season 3 to play the mother of Seraphite siblings Lev and Yara, Miriam.
17/04/2026
'90s Eco-Fantasy FernGully: The Last Rainforest Getting Live-Action Remake
FernGully: The Last Rainforest is getting a live-action remake thanks to Amazon MGM Studios
17/04/2026
Catan: On the Road Card Game Review
Catan: On the Road might not be a proper substitute for the original Catan, but it's easy to learn, fast to play, and inexpensive.
17/04/2026
Here Are The Magic: The Gathering Secrets of Strixhaven Cards I Need For My Vivi Deck
These two new Izzet cards could be the thing of dreams for my Commander Deck.
17/04/2026
The New Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Doesn't Highlight Doctor Doom’s Greatest Enemy, and That's a Problem
A new Avengers: Doomsday trailer debuted exclusively at CinemaCon 2026, and while it featured a first look at Robert Downey, Jr. as Doctor Doom, his archenemy was noticeably underplayed.
17/04/2026
FFXIV and Jollibee Collaboration Brings New In-Game Chicken Emote, Limited-Time Clothing, and Menu Items
From April 21 to May 31, you can pick up Jollibee's new FFXIV-themed meals or swag and get the emote, too!
17/04/2026
Pickmos Publisher Pulls Steam Page Following Pokémon Rip-Off Accusations
Pokémon fans have spent weeks accusing Pickmos of being a rip-off, and now, publisher Networkgo has stepped in, starting by taking down its Steam page.
17/04/2026
Poll: How Are You Getting On With Hades 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
Has it been anything other than outstanding?One of the biggest Xbox releases of 2026 in general arrived this week in the form of Hades 2, which not only made its Xbox debut on April 14th, but was added to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass on day one!So, now that we're getting into the ...
17/04/2026
Director Lee Cronin Takes Us Through the Goriest Scenes in His Mummy Movie
Lee Cronin takes us through the goriest scenes in His Mummy movie, and explains why there’s room for his film as well as Brendan Fraser’s next Mummy movie.
17/04/2026
Skyrim Mod Goes Viral
There have been hundreds of ways you could fight dragons in Skyrim, but have you ever tried engaging them in the marketplace of ideas? Well, a bizarre mod will finally let you do just that.
17/04/2026
Slay the Spire 2 Review-Bombing
Recent Slay the Spire 2 Steam reviews have fallen to "Mixed" after a new update triggered a second wave of review bombing.
17/04/2026
The Sonos Earth Day Sale Just Went Live Today, With Extra Savings on Refurb Soundbars, Speakers, and Subs
Recertified Sonos products are indistinguishable from new and come with the same 1 year warranty.
17/04/2026
Avengers: Doomsday Cast Update
Cassie Lang actor Kathryn Newton has celebrated her return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a tiny director’s chair, just like her Avengers father, Ant-Man, received during the Doomsday cast reveal last year.
17/04/2026
Gruv Has an Excellent Sale on 4K Creature Features This Weekend
Gruv is having a weekend sale, from Friday to Monday, on 4K creature feature films, including Nosferatu, The Mummy, and more.
17/04/2026
Xbox's Recent Battery Issue Was A Reminder To 'Earn Every Hour' With Players, Says Boss
Asha Sharma is pleased with how the team handled it.Last week, we published a story about how Xbox had been offering free rechargeable batteries to fans who had been affected by an issue where no AA batteries were included with their new controller, and Xbox boss Asha Sharma was apparently very pleased with how her team dealt with the situation.This comes from the same The Verge report that quoted Asha Sharma's plans for deeper investment in Xbox platform foundations, and it mentions at the end how Sharma highlighted to her employees that the battery issue was handled quickly and efficiently by her team, while ensuring that a suitable apology (the free battery) was part of the deal.
17/04/2026
Law & Order: Organized Crime Cancelled
It might finally be the moment where Christopher Meloni hangs up his Elliot Stabler hat. The actor, who has played the beloved Law & Order character on and off for an incredible 27 years, gave somewhat of a farewell to the detective after the news that the spinoff series Law & Order: Organized Crime was being cancelled.
17/04/2026
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director "really proud" the gay romance he pushed for, which is somehow totally different to "woke" games' representation, is up for awards
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is up for a couple of awards from Gayming Magazine for its portrayal of the LGBTQ+ relationship Henry and Hans can have, if you opt to pursue it. Daniel Vávra, the game's creative direc...
17/04/2026
One Of This Year's Best MTG Commander Decks Just Hit An All-Time Low
Blight Curse is a fantastic Magic: The Gathering precon, and it can be yours for less than ever right now.
17/04/2026
Star Wars: Marvel Reveals a Forgotten Battle Between Luke Skywalker and Boba Fett
Did you know that Luke Skywalker and Boba Fett fought before their fateful showdown in Return of the Jedi? That battle will be chronicled in a new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge comic.
17/04/2026
Cyberpunk TCG Shatters Kickstarter Record With Over $25 Million Raised as Campaign Ends
As its campaign comes to a close after today, the Cyberpunk TCG has shattered records by raising over $25 million, officially becoming the highest-funded game in Kickstarter history.
17/04/2026
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred’s New Endgame – Everything You Need to Know | IGN First
Could Blizzard finally give us an endgame that was not only fun at launch, but also offered enough variety to keep folks engaged in the long term? After playing a few hours of it recently and talking to the developers about what they’re building, I can confirm that Blizzard appears to have received the feedback in this area, and has created an endgame structure that, at the very least, has a much better chance of keeping my attention.
17/04/2026
Godzilla Minus Zero Will Bring 'A Whole New Level of Terror,' Director Reveals
Godzilla Minus Zero director Takashi Yamazaki says his film will bring "a whole new level of terror" to the big screen, promising that audiences will "feel what it's like to be chased by Godzilla."
17/04/2026
"It's been an interesting year": the jailed creator of Fortune's Run has passed parole and is back working on her Deus Ex-style FPS
Last January, the lead developer of very good immersive sim shooter Fortune's Run revealed that she was going to prison for three years, having been convicted of an unspecified violent crime several years prior....
17/04/2026
Game of Thrones Is Getting a New 4K Steelbook Collection, Now Up for Preorder
This limited edition release is now available to preorder from select retailers ahead of its release date on November 3.
17/04/2026
Samson Dev Announces Console Release Window For 2026, Likely Including Xbox
"We can confirm that Samson is planned to launch on consoles this fall".There's been a lot of talk about Samson recently - the Steam game that racked up a ton of attention prior to its release, but then struggled to live up to the hype with "Mixed" reviews when it launched a ...
17/04/2026
Gears of War Movie Director Shares Promising Update
Gears of War movie director David Leitch said he feels optimistic that the film is “going to happen” after months without an update for fans.
17/04/2026
White House Tweets Criticized
Speaking in a Japanese parliamentary session today, Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Toshimitsu Motegi, called out the White House for using Nintendo Wii Sports footage without permission in a pro-war X post last month.
17/04/2026
As Deep as the Grave Filmmakers Defend Recreating Val Kilmer Using AI
The Dead Speak! And they star in movies too in the upcoming As Deep as the Grave, which features an AI-recreation of Val Kilmer in an important role, despite the actor passing away in 2025 and having never filmed any material for the film.
17/04/2026
Call of Duty Movie Update
The Call of Duty movie got a significant update at CinemaCon 2026, with a release date confirming it’s just over two years away.
17/04/2026
Starfield Drops to Just £37 on PS5 Just Days After Release
Starfield’s PS5 debut sees a major price drop to £37 at Amazon UK amid reports of technical bugs and a "muted" 140,000-copy sales start on the platform.
17/04/2026
World War Z 2 Confirmed
Paramount has officially confirmed a World War Z sequel is in the works.
17/04/2026
Multiple New Screenshots Revealed For Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Coming To Xbox Game Pass
"Sophia will take you through the streets, rooftops and canals of Venice".All the way back in June of last year, we were treated to our first taste of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy - a new game in the Plague Tale series that was announced to be launching day one on
17/04/2026
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a strong comeback for a strategy RPG series with few modern competitors, though it could explain itself better
It's been over a decade since the last Heroes of Might & Magic game, and more than 25 since we set foot in the fantasy world of Enroth, the setting of the first three titles in the strategy series. So there is a lot riding on Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era, the reboot of the series from developers Unfrozen, backed both by a collaboration between Ubisoft an...
17/04/2026
Galaxies Spring Showcase 2026: Everything Announced
Here's everything announced and revealed during The Galaxies Spring Showcase 2026, including Echoes of Aincrad, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, Northgard: Battlegrounds, Kitaria Fables 2, Phasmophobia x Alan Wake 2, and much more.
17/04/2026
The Odyssey Runtime Update
We still don’t know much about The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s next big movie, but we at least know it won’t be as long as his last movie, Oppenheimer.
17/04/2026
Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 Live Letter Summary – Trailer Breakdown, New Dungeon, Next Alliance Raid, Kefka Ultimate, and More
Director and producer Naoki Yoshida detailed everything coming to FFXIV Patch 7.5, which goes live on April 28.
17/04/2026
Asus TUF Gaming A14 (2026) Review
The Asus TUF Gaming A14 has been one of the best budget gaming laptops of the last few years. This year, Asus decided to switch up the A14 formula a bit. Rather than pairing an Nvidia discrete graphics card with an AMD APU, Asus decided to go all-in on AMD’s powerful Ryzen AI Max+ chipset with its powerful Radeon 8060S integrated graphics.
17/04/2026
Fortnite Loses Two Game Modes, But 'Save The World' Goes Free On Xbox & Beyond
Pro Vocals and Pro Drums have also joined Fortnite Festival.It's lost two games (or modes if you want to call them that), but also brought back its original incarnation — Save The World — as a free-to-play game across multiple platforms.Let's start with Save The World.
17/04/2026
Charlie Cox Has Played Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Daredevil actor Charlie Cox has finally played Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, having previously admitted to feeling like a "total fraud" whenever fans brought up his appearance in the game.
17/04/2026
The 007 First Light Limited-Edition PS5 DualSense Controller Is Up for Preorder
Everything you need to know to preorder the 007 First Light Limited Edition DualSense Wireless PS5 Controller, including where it's available, how much it costs, and more.
17/04/2026
With the right settings, Pragmata can hack it on the Steam Deck - more or less
Sci-fi dadblaster Pragmata is Capcom’s second smooth-running RE Engine game in two months, dishing out loads of ray-traced frames on muscular PCs while still running at a decent clip if you don’t quite meet all of its minimum system specs.But what happens when you dip even lower, down towards the realm of shared RAM and integrated graphics in which the Steam Deck resides?Read more
17/04/2026
The Mummy (1999) Flashback Review: Why Do We Still Love the Brendan Fraser/Rachel Weisz Movie So Much?
Flashback Review: Stephen Sommers' 1999 The Mummy is a throwback to adventure films and screwball comedies, and has managed to become a modern classic as well as a paean to a type of movie that rarely gets made these days.
17/04/2026
Here's What Pragmata And Mouse: PI For Hire Look Like On Xbox Series X|S
Two of this week's biggest releases.We've actually had quite a lot of big releases on Xbox this week, and two of the biggest are Capcom's Pragmata and the indie sensation Mouse: PI for Hire, so we thought we'd give you a look at both of these running on Xbox.Let's start with Pragmata — we actually covered an Xbox and Switch comparison for the demo version of this game a while ago, which showed that both the Xbox Series X and S were running at a mostly smooth 60FPS, but the Series S version notably looked a little rough and actually struggled in comparison to the Switch 2 from a visual standpoint.
17/04/2026
PlayStation’s Ghost of Yotei PS5 Bundle Is Now a Considerably Better Deal Following Price Hikes
While Sony faces backlash over rising hardware costs, this Ghost of Yotei PS5 bundle has emerged as an unexpectedly great deal for gamers looking for the best value.
17/04/2026
Battlefield 6 will have big maps up the wazoo by the time 2026 is done, including ones aimed at naval fights between folks in camo trunks
Following a tactical bong-rip with Battlefield 6's second season earlier this year, EA have whipped out the big guns for the 2026 roadmap they've put out.It promises a lot across the rest oif this year, with the main things being a bunch of big maps and the introduction of naval warfare.Read more
17/04/2026
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is "not an RPG", Ubisoft assure level-up haters in alleged leak that also spills the release date
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced will be a "solo adventure and character-driven experience" and very much "not an RPG", Ubisoft have reportedly stated in a leaked presentation that also gives away a release date – July 9th, 2026. It's not much to chew on, but it suggests t...
17/04/2026
Asha Sharma Lays Out Plans For 'Deeper Investment' In Xbox's Platform Foundations
She's identified multiple areas of improvement.We've already heard a lot about how new Xbox boss Asha Sharma seemingly wants to make a bunch of changes at Xbox, including ditching the "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign and
17/04/2026
Mortal Kombat Actor on Street Fighter Rivalry
IGN was lucky enough to have Mortal Kombat’s Ludi Lin in the studio on the same day as the latest Street Fighter trailer released to the public. The Liu Kang actor was happy to film a live reaction to the glimpse at the “rival” series, and shared that the beef between the two fighting game-based film adaptations is overblown.
17/04/2026
Rally Point: Genre-crushing choose-your-own strategy Heart of the Machine might be peak Arcen
Centuries ago, before 2022, before the Good Darkness of 2020, before the Before Times of 2015, the ancient age before even that of 2013, and perhaps, some fringe scholars suggest, even before the beginning of this sentence, there was Arcen Games.Read more
17/04/2026
Avatar Leaker Comments
Paramount reportedly believes the high-profile leak of The Legend Of Aang: The Last Airbender did not come from inside the studio itself, as the original leaker speaks out.
17/04/2026
Nine Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late April 2026
Microsoft has revealed the final nine games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late April 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app.There are some definite fan favourites in here, including the popular extraction shooter Hunt: Showdown 1896, sci-fi action adventure game Revenge of the Savage Planet, and both Goat Simulator and its Remastered version.Read the full article on purexbox.com
17/04/2026
After a month of haggling with players, Mega Crit make Slay the Spire 2's beta patches official, with big character reworks alongside new art and scoring systems
Slay the Spire 2 has received a major update that rolls all of the additions, tweaks and fixes from recent beta updates into the main branch of the game - though developers Mega Crit are at pains to repeat that "this is still an Early Access game, so just because something made it from beta to main does n...
17/04/2026
Firaxis reveal Civilization 7's not good enough at building attack maths, tanking its late-game performance - a patch/tutor is here
Band of soldiers + building. What does that equal, Civ 7? It's ok, stop panicking. I know you've been struggling with some late-game maths, and Firaxis have gotten you a tutor in the form of a fresh patch, which also rolls out 2K's teen accounts. The latter allow parents to cut off access...
17/04/2026
Game Pass Rumor Details
The new boss of Xbox is reportedly considering a Game Pass tier that would only include first-party Microsoft games.
17/04/2026
Samson Review
Samson may come stocked with an impressively detailed sandbox, but it’s totally impossible to recommend in its current state.
17/04/2026
Indie Racer Formula Legends Gets Officially Licensed Formula E Expansion
3DClouds has announced it has partnered with the FIA Formula E World Championship for a fully licensed expansion for its 2025 racer Formula Legends.
17/04/2026
Avengers: Endgame Re-Release Update
The re-release of Avengers: Endgame in theaters will include brand-new footage, Marvel Studios has said.
17/04/2026
Project Hail Mary Theatrical Update
Amazon MGM has extended the Project Hail Mary exclusive theatrical window, with a full return to Imax for one week only kicking off this weekend.
17/04/2026
For Earth Day, Get a Bonus $10 Gift Card on Top of Cash When Trading In Electronics at PayMore
It’s the simplest way to cash in on or responsibly recycle unused gadgets you uncovered during spring cleaning.
17/04/2026
The Pitt Season 2 Finale: "9:00 PM" Review
Though the series has lost some momentum in the home stretch, The Pitt still manages to close out Season 2 on a satisfying note. Read our full review.
17/04/2026
Disney Debuts New Avengers: Doomsday Trailer at CinemaCon 2026
Disney showed off a brand new Avengers: Doomsday trailer at CinemaCon 2026. Here's what we saw.
16/04/2026
The FlashForge AD5X Is One of the Best Multi Material and Multi Color 3D Printers Priced Under $300
One of the best 3D printers for beginners and intermediates.
16/04/2026
The LEGO Halloween Pumpkin Set Is Nearly Half Off and Comes With a Light Up Brick
Halloween is just around the corner, right?
16/04/2026
The AstroAI Cordless Car Jump Starter and Air Compressor (Tire Inflator) Drops to $35 at Amazon
4-in-1 jump starter, tire inflator, power bank, and flashlight for your vehicle's emergency kit.
16/04/2026
Phasmophobia is getting an Alan Wake 2 crossover event next month, which would be cool if it wasn't one time only
To be a live service game, in any shape or form, is to seemingly make some kind of agreement to eventually make some kind of licensing deal. And it is happening again. This time with Phasmophobia and, to its credit, the quite thematically appropriate Alan ...
16/04/2026
Get Two Months of the Paramount+ Premium Ad-Free Subscription for $1 Per Month
Most new and returning (non-current) subscribers should be eligible.
16/04/2026
Yerba Buena Preview: “We Have Portal at Home”
Yerba Buena's endearing visual style and relatable main character weren't quite enough to get me excited to play more of it, given the confusing plot and dismal quality of the writing. The puzzle possibilities of The Oscillator might, though. Especially if we haven't seen all of the tricks it can do yet.
16/04/2026
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Remake Reportedly Set for July Release
Last week Ubisoft released the first piece of concept art for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, a remake of the beloved pirate installment of the series, and today we have a reported release date, July 9.
16/04/2026
Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Announced (Updating Live!)
The Walt Disney Studios' CinemaCon 2026 presentation is nearly here and we'll be gathering all the biggest moments here, as they happen. Stay tuned for possible updates on films such as The Mandalorian & Grogu, Avengers: Doomsday, Toy Story 5, or even the future of Avatar.
16/04/2026
Save $130 Off the Open Box Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Handheld Gaming PC at Best Buy
Save an extra $130 off the most powerful Windows-based gaming handheld.
16/04/2026
Infamous Keepers is a reverse dungeon crawler where you have to survive after mass layoffs and oh no is this a games industry metaphor
Infamous Keepers, I think, might be a game about the games industry. It's not about making games explicitly, not in the slightest. It is a tower defence roguelite, one where you run a dungeon, with this as the narrative setup, however: "Your employer, the Dungeon Company, has recently gone through massive layoffs, putt...
16/04/2026
Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Galaxies Spring Showcase 2026
New trailers and announcements for upcoming Xbox games.It feels like we're getting so many showcases of upcoming games at the moment, and the latest one arrived today in the form of the Galaxies Spring Showcase that featured announcements and updates for over 50 titles.Inevitably, a bunch of the reveals were for games that are coming to Xbox, so we've picked out all the reveals from the show that...
16/04/2026
Top Gun 3 Officially Confirmed With Script in Development
Paramount just confirmed the Top Gun 3 script was officially in progress during its CinemaCon presentation
16/04/2026
Today’s Best Deals: Switch 2 Resident Evil Generation Pack, Gaming Chair Under $100, and Pokémon TCG
Plus, shop discounts on a lawn mower, Exploding Kittens, and more.
16/04/2026
Whip out your old film camera and enter a Makoto Shinkai-esque world in Opus: Prism Peak, which is out today
As trendy as it's sort of become as a feature, photography modes in most games don't interest me much. They've either got too much freedom, making the act of taking photos boring, or so many limitations it hardly feels like photography at all. Limitations are good! You can't get good photos without them, I just prefer having an actual lens, even a digital one, to look through. So w...
16/04/2026
Grab a Meta Quest 3 or 3S Before the Price Goes Up
Meta has announced price increases across the Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S line of virtual reality headsets. Here's where you can still buy one at today's lower prices.
16/04/2026
Disney Lorcana TCG: Collection Starter Set - Stitch Edition Has One of the Coolest Cards and It's Also Great for Beginners
If you are new to Disney Lorcana, are looking to learn more and build your collection, or simply want one of the coolest cards I've seen yet from the trading card game, I strongly recommend this Disney Lorcana TCG: Collection Starter Set - Stitch Edition after getting my hands on it earlier this month.
16/04/2026
The LADPED Adult Electric Scooter With 19mph Top Speed Starts at Just $109 at AliExpress
Fast and free delivery (ships from the US) and sold by the official manufacturer.
16/04/2026
Metro 2039 First Look Reveal Roundup
Publisher Deep Silver and developer 4A Games have brought a light up to Metro 2039 as part of an Xbox First showcase, revealing a first look at gameplay and a winter 2026 release window.
16/04/2026
"I'd say mission achieved for this one": Stop Killing Games on the latest European Commission public hearing
Right, how about a little Stop Killing Games progress update? Earlier today, a public hearing was held today that included three European parliament committees, IMCO, JURI and PETI, discussing the European Citizens Initiative Stop Destroying Videogames. Both Stop Killing Games founder Ross Scott and group organiser Moritz Katzner made an appearance at the hearing, which you c...
16/04/2026
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Sales Update
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has now hit a hugely impressive 12 million players, with publisher Focus Entertainment celebrating its success.
16/04/2026
"War is our reality": 4A reveal Metro 2039, a horror FPS inspired by Russia's invasion of Ukraine
As teased earlier in the week, Metro 2039 has been fully unveiled as a "harrowing" singleplayer horror-shooter that – following the roaming Metro Exodus – takes the FPS series back...
16/04/2026
Metro 2039 Is Coming To Xbox This Winter, Gorgeous In-Engine Gameplay Revealed
Welcome to the new world.As part of today's 'Xbox First Look' broadcast, the team at 4A Games has finally revealed the next entry in the Metro series; Metro 2039. This is (somehow) an even darker, grittier look at the world taking a turn after nuclear disaster, and it...
16/04/2026
Metro 2039 Announced
Developer 4A Games has announced Metro 2039, the next game in the popular post-apocalyptic first-person shooter series based on the Metro novels by Dmitry Glukhovsky. It promises a much darker tone than previous games, and will once again be focused on the single-player campaign. It's due out this Winter for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
16/04/2026
Metro 2039 Trailer Breakdown: The Villains, Mutants, and Hidden Details of the Reveal
From weird mushrooms and hidden logos to a returning hero-turned-villain, we break down all the details in Metro 2039's cinematic reveal trailer.
16/04/2026
Steven Spielberg Comments on Disclosure Day
Steven Spielberg has said he’s ensuring that nothing from the third act of Disclosure Day makes its way into any trailers or previews, as he bids to keep the movie’s big reveals a surprise.
16/04/2026
Report: New Game Pass Tier Exclusive To First-Party Games 'Under Consideration' At Xbox
It's just one potential option though.Earlier this week, we heard via a leaked report that Asha Sharma believes Xbox Game Pass is too expensive and needs a "better value equation", and apparently there are various options under consideration for dealing with that.As reported by The Verge today, one of the potential options "under consideration" at Xbox is to create a new tier of Game Pass that's exclusive to first-party games from Xbox's own studios.
16/04/2026
Paramount Pictures at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Revealed (Updating Live!)
We're reporting live from Paramount's CinemaCon 2026 panel, as the company offers new looks at upcoming films like Street Fighter and Scary Movie.
16/04/2026
Street Fighter 6 Alex Marriage Patch Update
Street Fighter 6 added Alex to its fighter line-up last month. But what should have been the welcome return of an old character turned into controversy, as Alex’s complex family dynamics were revealed in the arcade mode ending and World Tour scenes, namely his marriage to younger step sister/distant cousin Patricia. However, the resulting April 15 patch has drawn criticism for making Alex’s convoluted family relations even vaguer.
16/04/2026
Street Fighter: Who's Who In the New Movie Trailer
From series icons like Ken, Ryu, and Chun-Li to villains like M. Bison and Akuma, let's break down all the characters who appear in the new Street Fighter movie trailer.
16/04/2026
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint's latest update lets you two-time a pair of warring factions or ignore them completely
That's exactly what developer Trese Brothers is offering up with the latest update for Cyber Knights: Flashpoint.The new update for the RPG is more of a wholesale expansion, or a new era as the devs describe it, called Ward War.It's all about territorial disputes, leaving you with the choice to pick a side, pick both sides, or just fob it off for something else entirely.
16/04/2026
Dungeons & Dragons Actual Play Show Announced
Dungeons & Dragons is launching an official "actual play" show, Dungeon Masters, featuring familiar voices from the Baldur's Gate 3 cast.
16/04/2026
Ranking Secrets of Strixhaven's Elder Dragons, Including One Infinite Combo
Which of Secrets of Strixhaven's new Elder Dragon cards come out on top? Read our list and find out.
16/04/2026
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 16-19)
Xbox Free Play Days has returned once again for the next few days, and although we've only got two games as part of the selection this time around, one of them is a short but sweet co-op adventure that you'll easily be able to complete.That game is South Park: Snow Day!, which may not be the most amazing South Park game ever made, but it's still a fun little hack-and-slasher that features plenty of great humour and bitesized chapter lengths.You're literally only looking at a few hours at most to finish the campaign.
16/04/2026
YouTuber who showcases "adult-oriented" Resident Evil Requiem and Stellar Blade mods claims Capcom's laywers asked him to take down over 1,000 videos
A YouTuber who showcases mods which stick characters from games like Resident Evil Requiem and Stellar Blade into skimpier costumes claims Capcom's legal team have sent him an email asking him to to pull over 1000 videos featuring "adult-oriented" mods for the publisher's games offline.Read more
16/04/2026
Disney Lorcana Wilds Unknown Preorders: Where to Buy the First Pixar and Toy Story Cards
Preorders for Disney Lorcana: Wilds Unknown are officially live! Pixar and Toy Story join the game for the first time with a "chaotic" new set, here is where to buy.
16/04/2026
Even with ray tracing to buff out its bots, Pragmata performs a treat on PC
Capcom’s hardware redemption continues with fatherly hack o’ shooter Pragmata, a smooth and low-end-friendly PC performer that’s far more Resident Evil Requiem than
16/04/2026
James Bond 007: First Light Title Track by Lana Del Ray
James Bond video game 007: First Light will feature a main title theme by Lana Del Rey, publisher IO Interactive has announced.
16/04/2026
We Build LEGO Winnie the Pooh, a Set Worthy of the Bear's 100th Anniversary
All the way from the Hundred Acre Woods comes this lovingly designed LEGO set featuring Winnie the Pooh, in celebration of his 100th anniversary.
16/04/2026
Battlefield 6 2026 Roadmap Confirmed
Bigger maps and naval warfare are just two of the additions coming to Battlefield 6 in 2026, as its developers have promised to finally, directly address community feedback with a series of major updates.
16/04/2026
The Outer Worlds and Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag share an unlikely lesson: we make our own pirates
“Let’s call this round a draw,” says Coach Stilley, his amiable New York drawl soothing what could have been a tense standoff. “You head back to your end of the field. I’ll regroup my team, and we’ll see where things take us in the second half. What do you say?” We’re several star system...
16/04/2026
Spaceballs: The New One Gets Update
Spoofs are coming back in a big way, y’all. First Scary Movie, now Spaceballs. The beloved sci-fi farce will officially be getting the highly anticipated sequel it has been promising, and if the new official trailer is anything to go by, we’re going to be laughing ourselves into the stratosphere.
16/04/2026
Valve look like they might be rolling out 30-day Steam price tracking for everyone, making it easier to spot when game discounts are at their discountiest
Some digging through the Steamy innards of Steam could point to Valve having plans to roll out 30-day game price tracking beyond the European countries it's currently a feature in. That'd make it easier to tell at a glance whether the discount that's tempting you towards blowing some cash on another addition to your backlog is actually the boon you think it is, or an increase on some previou...
16/04/2026
Jared Leto's Skeletor Voice Is Not Inspired by Tom Hardy's Bane, Masters of the Universe Director Says
The internet definitely had some thoughts about Jared Leto’s Skeletor voice when the first Masters of the Universe trailer dropped, with many fans suspecting the Oscar winner was doing a riff on Tom Hardy’s Bane voice from The Dark Knight Rises. But Masters of the Universe director Travis Knight insists that’s not the case: “He's definitely not doing an homage to Tom Hardy's Bane.”
16/04/2026
Masters of the Universe: CinemaCon Footage Breakdown
Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel invited the press to screen select footage from Masters of the Universe ahead of their CinemaCon presentation. The film’s director, Travis Knight, was joined by stars Nicholas Galitzine (He-Man) and Camila Mendes (Teela) to introduce three scenes from the film that amounted to roughly 20 minutes of footage.
16/04/2026
Xbox's New Dashboard Update Is Now Available For All Users
New Quick Resume features, customisation options and more.Around a month ago, we brought you the news that Microsoft was delivering its first substantial Xbox Series X|S console update in ages - and now, that update is available for all users rather than being limited to Xbox Insiders.Yep, Microsoft's new Quick R...
16/04/2026
Minos review - Theseus can have the minotaur, this roguelike tower defense gets just too punishing
The mercenary I'm watching stalk the corridors of the dank labyrinth is right to be scared. He's already seen the rest of his party impaled by pressure plate-triggered spike traps, crushed by heavy stone doors, and drawn off the path to the minotaur's lair by a siren song-emitting statue. Alone in the ever-shifting maze, he continues on his mission to kill the Cretan king Minos's ...
16/04/2026
Street Fighter Trailer Released
A Street Fighter movie trailer was released as part of CinemaCon 2026, showing off new footage from the upcoming video game adaptation.
16/04/2026
Homeworld junkies rejoice, brilliantly brutal sci-fi strategy sim Nebulous is finally getting its singleplayer campaign
Hooded Horse and Eridanus Industries are finally adding a singleplayer narrative campaign option to Nebulous: Fleet Command, the outrageously nerdy space navy strategy game that makes Homeworld look like bashing rubber ducks together in a star-spangled bathtub.The first act of that campaign launches on May 29th, and puts you in charge of a fleet operating behind enemy lines in a wartorn star system, over the course of 17 missions.It means I have to remember how to play Nebulous: Fleet Command, a year on from my last session.
16/04/2026
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Review
Review: As ugly as it is amusing, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy takes the kind of tonal swings you rarely see from a Hollywood studio.
16/04/2026
TruMoo Star Wars Blue Milk from Dairy Farms America Is Making Its Grand Return in Time for May the 4th
To help celebrate Star Wars Day / May the 4th, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is bringing back TruMoo Star Wars Blue Milk on April 16 to give fans a taste of that galaxy far, far away for the first time since 2024.
16/04/2026
Willy Wonka Animated Movie Announced
Netflix and Sony Pictures have announced Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, a new take on the classic children's story set to release in 2027.
16/04/2026
Xbox First-Party Title 'Wasteland Remastered' Is Free To Claim Right Now
Grab it for free to keep!Although inXile's Wasteland Remastered is included in multiple tiers of Xbox Game Pass, it's currently showing up as being totally free to keep on the Xbox Store right now - which means that it's probably worth adding to your account while you can.Indeed, heading over to the Microsoft Store listing for Wasteland Remastered right now, the game has a 'Get Free' tag before showing that it's also available in Xbox Game Pass Premium and Ultimate.
16/04/2026
Hytale Dev Addresses Copycat
Hytale developer Hypixel Studios is taking legal action against a copycat game that popped up on the Nintendo eShop last week.
16/04/2026
Another Call Of Duty Game Is Seemingly Being Prepped For Xbox Game Pass
Could it be arriving soon?Following Modern Warfare's arrival on the service later this week, it looks as though Microsoft is preparing another Call of Duty title for Xbox Game Pass sometime in the near future.It's been spotted that Call o...
16/04/2026
Turtle Beach's Next Stealth Pro Headset Sounds Bigger and Badder
Turtle Beach's next Stealth Pro headset sound bigger and badder, and they sure look a lot like Apple's AirPods Max.
16/04/2026
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Recreation
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream releases today on the Nintendo Switch, and as an example of the scope and depth of what players can make in the latest installment of Nintendo’s life sim, the devs recreated Nintendo’s Kyoto HQ in-game for their Mii avatars.
16/04/2026
Ex-Sony Exec Comments on Game Pass
A former PlayStation executive has questioned Microsoft’s reported bid to revive Xbox Game Pass with a price cut.
16/04/2026
Cyberpunk 2077's funkiest vehicle modder has resurrected a cut police gunship from the RPG's very first trailer
Hence, when I saw that the modder behind some of the RPG's most unique custom vehicles had dug up some of CD Projekt's abandoned models to bring to life a flying police interceptor that never made it into full game, you best believe I stuck that on my must cover list.It's called an and they've also put together a short quest to unlock it.Read more
16/04/2026
Xbox Is Giving Away Free Gift Cards To Celebrate Spring 2026
Xbox has been giving out free gift cards to a bunch of people to celebrate Spring 2026, and although not everyone is eligible, it seems a decent number of Xbox users have been getting them.Even I got one this time!Last night, I received a message from Xbox informing me of a £4 Xbox Gift Card that was attached to my account as a "Spring Gift".
16/04/2026
Ashes of Creation Director Responds
Ashes of Creation director Steven Sharif has hit out at alleged "coordinated attacks" against him and his studio, Intrepid Studios, insisting recent claims about the company's finances were "completely false and already faltering under judicial review," and calling the drama "one of the craziest stories gaming has ever seen."
16/04/2026
Toph Beifong Actor on Avatar Leak
The original voice of Toph Beifong in Avatar: The Last Airbender has told fans not to look at The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender leaks.
16/04/2026
Resident Evil Adult Mod Video Takedown
Capcom has forced a YouTuber to remove more than 1,000 "adult-orientated" mod videos showing Resident Evil Requiem characters in skimpy clothing.
16/04/2026
I'm sad to report that when I worked on Black & White 2's expansion I was never offered a weed-laced chilli con carne
As Peter Molyneux tells it in a recent anniversary piece for Eurogamer: "If there's any stimulant that aids creativity, it's weed."While you may not be shocked by this revelation, I have to tell you, it's thrown me into something of an existential crisis.You see, in 2006, I spent a week doing work experience at Lionhead's offices and I was never once offered a toke, let alone a bowl of the weed-laced chilli con carne that apparently came out at office parties.
16/04/2026
Three Games Are Available Late This Week With Xbox Game Pass (April 16-17)
Including a couple of big first-party games.Over the next two days, we've got three games coming to the service - two all-new for XGP and one that's moving over from Ultimate to Premium.Here's the lowdown on everything coming to Xbox Game Pass this Thursday and Friday (April 16-17):Read the full article on purexbox.com
16/04/2026
Amazon Comments on James Bond
Amazon has addressed the long wait for a casting announcement for its upcoming James Bond film, insisting it’s taking its time to ensure it gets the decision right.
16/04/2026
Starfield Nintendo Switch 2 Spotted
A version of Starfield for Nintendo Switch 2 has been leaked by the Taiwan ratings board, suggesting Bethesda's space RPG will land on the console.
16/04/2026
First Highlander Footage
The Highlander reboot movie was finally revealed behind closed doors at CinemaCon 2026, with footage showing Henry Cavill facing off against Dave Bautista’s Kurgan — and yes, there can be only one winner.
16/04/2026
Amazon MGM Studios at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Announced (Updating Live!)
Amazon MGM Studios is set to share a bit of its future at CinemaCon 2026, and we'll be in the room reporting on all the big reveals and news as they happen, which may be about Masters of the Universe, Madden, Spaceballs 2, Highlander, Voltron, and perhaps even the currently untitled 26th James Bond film.
16/04/2026
Save an Extra 50% Off the Wolfbox MegaVolt16 Air Cordless Car Jump Starter, Tire Inflator, and Power Bank
Combine four invaluable components to your car's emergency kit in a single handy device.
16/04/2026
Replaced Review
Replaced is a gripping and gorgeous 2.5D action platformer, even though this AI-based adventure could do with a system update to completely iron out the bugs.
16/04/2026
The Tiny Firebat AM02 Ryzen 5 6600H Mini PC Is a Complete Windows 11 System at Just $250
A complete kit preinstalled with the Radeon 660M iGPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, and Windows 11.
15/04/2026
Universal Pictures at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Revealed
From Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey to Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day, these are the big movie reveals from Universal Pictures' CinemaCon 2026 presentation.
15/04/2026
Belkin Releases a Wireless Mic and Tripod Starter Set for New Creators
Belkin has announced the Stage Creator Kit, a bundled collection of creator-focused hardware that includes a telescoping tripod, a magnetic phone holder, and Belkin's compact set of two clip-on, wireless microphones, and a USB-C receiver.
15/04/2026
Xbox Exec Reveals That Blizzard Is Helping Out With Development On Fable
Fable is certainly one of Xbox's biggest releases of the year, and a new comment from Matt Booty gives us a little bit more insight into its development, and how an unlikely Microsoft team is helping bring the upcoming RPG to life.In a new chat on the Official Xbox Podcast, the exec touches on how some of the teams are working together across games; revealing that Blizzard Entertainment is helping with cinematics work on the Fable reboot.Read the full article on purexbox.com
15/04/2026
Xbox's Studios Are Working 'Side-By-Side' With Microsoft On Project Helix
"Our teams are involved early on...".At this point, we know that Microsoft is full-speed ahead with Xbox Project Helix - and now Chief Content Officer Matt Booty has revealed that the company's first-party teams are deeply involved with crafting the hardware, even at an early stage.Speaking on a new episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Booty talked about the synergy between Xbox's hardware and software teams, and how the developers "are involved early on" - including with regards to the specs of the system.
15/04/2026
Save $700 Off the Legion RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC, Now Includes Pragmata for Free
One of the few gaming PCs priced under $2K this year that can run any game in 4K.
15/04/2026
Coyote vs. Acme Poster Revealed Alongside Cheeky Trailer Announcement
A worldwide theatrical run of Coyote vs. Acme is still happening, and we have the key art reveal to prove it. The film’s first poster has been released ahead of its inevitably, highly anticipated release this summer.
15/04/2026
Gears Of War E-Day Direct Length Detailed As Xbox Games Showcase Reveals Get Locked In
Here's how much of Gears we're gonna see.At the end of last month, Microsoft revealed fresh details on its Xbox Games Showcase featuring Gears of War: E-Day Direct - and now exec Matt Booty has revealed just how much of the new Gears game we're going to see in roughly two months' time.While talking about planning for the show, Booty said that "we're going to have a full 30 minutes of stuff to see" for the Gears of War: E-Day Direct - which after how secretive The Coalition has been with this game so far, is music to our ears.
15/04/2026
"We had this problem before in the games we created with CD Projekt": Blood of Dawnwalker CEO defends use of AI voice placeholders to save time
The devs deployed the soul-regurgitating tech to create placeholder voice performances early in development, in order to tinker with quests and the like without re-recording the associated dialogue.Tomaszkiewicz says this has kept costs down, citing his experience at CD Projekt working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077.He claims that all of the sinister chatbot tomfoolery has since been erased, and that every voice line in The Blood of Dawnwalker is now the product of genuine human lips and lungs.
15/04/2026
Popeyes x One Piece Bento Boxes Are Already Being Resold on eBay for Hundreds of Dollars
Popeyes and One Piece have collaborated on a special menu and range of collectibles that have already taken the internet by storm. In fact, a special One Piece Bento Box given away for free to select customers is already being resold on eBay for hundreds of dollars.
15/04/2026
Eight Xbox Games Are Currently Set To Be Delisted In April & May 2026
Update: New titles added to the list.A couple of days ago, we highlighted three Xbox games that are shutting down their servers in April 2026, but when it comes to games that are being delisted, there are actually a few differences that you might want to be aware of.The two Fortnite games that we mentioned in that article are getting delisted by default when they go offline on April 16th, so no surprises there.
15/04/2026
Today’s Top Deals: 98-Inch TCL QM6K 4K TV, Ninja SLUSHi, Metal Gear Solid Delta on PS5
Plus, build your 4K movie collection with Amazon’s 3 for $33 sale and Fandango’s 5 for $15 deal.
15/04/2026
The Anyuse 16" 1080p Portable USB Monitor for Your Laptop or Handheld Gaming PC Drops to $39.99
Use as a second monitor for your laptop or a travel-friendly display for your Nintendo Switch.
15/04/2026
If you need more Shakespeare with your Slay the Spire, check out demon lawyer deckbuilder The Killing Stone
Slay the Spire 2 may yet prove this year's best deckbuilder, but The Killing Stone is more intriguing.It's also heckin' Elizabethan, if you opt for the "period" dialogue option.The setup, in present-day English: it's the 17th century, and you are a student of the great occultist Mariken Svangård.
15/04/2026
The Zarimi Cordless Electric Air Duster For PC Maintenance Just Dropped Below $20
Say goodbye to buying compressed air canisters in bulk.
15/04/2026
Alice in Wonderland Is Getting a 4K Blu-ray Release as Disney Cracks Open the Vault for Its 75th Anniversary
Disney has been slowly remastering its animated classics in 4K and it seems the latest film to get that treatment is Alice in Wonderland.
15/04/2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day LEGO Set Reveals Key Fight
LEGO has unveiled a range of sets based on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, one of which appears to be setting up a key fight.
15/04/2026
Talking Point: What Have You Bought In The Xbox Spring Sale 2026?
It ends in just a few hours' time!It's finally almost time for the Xbox Spring Sale 2026 to come to a close.The big sale with over 2000 discounts has been live since the start of April, but its end date is today (April 15th), with the deals set to expire in the coming hours.
15/04/2026
Euro Truck Simulator 2's rumbling into the heart of Turkey with the freshly announced Soul of Anatolia expansion
Just as SCS Software step into to make it easier for me to recover from my reckless rig road rage, they've decided to pull the cover off another upcoming addition to Euro Truck Simulator 2's ever-expanding map.This freshly revealed DLC's dubbed Soul of Anatolia, and it'll let you drive on past the Balkans and much further into Turkey than you previously could.Read more
15/04/2026
The Boys Season 5, Episode 3 Review
The Boys’ final season is beginning to drag as it kicks the narrative can down the road in Episode 3, but Antony Starr’s Homelander remains a highlight of the series. Read our full-spoiler review.
15/04/2026
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred – Lilith Returns in New In-Game Cutscene | IGN First
Take a look at an in-game cutscene featuring Lilith from Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, the upcoming second expansion for Blizzard's popular action-RPG, in the video above. Lord of Hatred is our IGN First "cover story" for April, as we're dedicating time throughout the month to spotlighting different exclusive pieces of Lord of Hatred coverage.
15/04/2026
Star Wars: Funko Teases New The Mandalorian and Clone Wars Figures
Funko has revealed an awesome new lineup of Star Wars figures that draws rom both the original movie and shows like The Mandalorian and The Cone Wars.
15/04/2026
Pick Up 5 Digital Movies for $15 With This Great Offer From Fandango at Home
Fandango at Home has a Mix & Match offer going on right now that's offering five 4K digital movies from their selection for just $15.
15/04/2026
Target Announces Massive Pokémon Anniversary Collection for "Fans of Every Generation"
Target is the first US-based mass retailer to announce an anniversary collection with The Pokémon Company.
15/04/2026
Fortnite Adds Karaoke Mode, and Laufey
Fortnite is adding microphone vocals to its Rock Band-like Festival mode, just in time for a new season featuring jazz pop star Laufey.
15/04/2026
Xbox Live 1.0 Continues To Live On, Despite Being Officially Shut Down 16 Years Ago
Exactly 16 years to the day, in fact.Today marks an important anniversary in the history of Xbox — it was exactly 16 years ago (on April 15th, 2010) that Microsoft turned off the original Xbox Live 1.0 servers, making original Xbox games impossible to play online.The original announcement for this no longer exists on the Xbox website, but thanks to its archived version, we can see exactly what was said by former Xbox employee Major Nelson at the time:Read the full article on purexbox.com
15/04/2026
Ocean's Eleven Prequel Update
Get ready to heist again, because Margot Robbie has confirmed the premise and the setting for the upcoming Ocean’s Eleven prequel film during an appearance at CinemaCon.
15/04/2026
Pokémon Go Fans Use Government Maps to Hunt Snakes
Pokémon Go fans are wrestling with U.S. government geographic data to find a newly-released creature: Silicobra, the sand snake Pokémon.
15/04/2026
Xbox Now Has Three Games Scheduled For Game Pass On The Final Day Of April
Anyone else finding it hard to keep up with all the Xbox Game Pass announcements this month?!There are now 26 games (!) on our list of all Xbox Game Pass titles coming in April 2026, and some of them have very much gone under the radar in recent weeks — including all three of the games that have been announced for the final day of April.Read the full article on purexbox.com
15/04/2026
Samson's second update continues to swat serious bugs, and its street races have been tweaked into ideal day-ending money-makers
Liquid Swords continue to chip away at the biggest issues Samson, their bitesize tale of a small-time crim pulling jobs to gradually remove the debt albatross from his neck, has faced since it launched the other week in a state the ranged from harmlessly quirky to frustratingly broken.The second of these patches picks up the first's problem-eliminating baton, but also sees the devs start to make some more in-depth tweaks to mechanics that work fine, but leave a bit to be desired.Read more
15/04/2026
Revisiting Atomfall’s pasty-pocalyse survival jaunt a year on, I’ve finally been seduced by its hallucinated monks and jarred brains
The base version of Atomfall instead reached its destination just as it was truly getting into its stride.The fact that the destination was more mundane and forgettable than the game had built it up to be only marked out that feeling of wasted potential more starkly.It was a good game, but one I couldn’t recommend without considering adding the phrase ‘for what it is’.
15/04/2026
Jacksepticeye Comments on Bloodborne Movie
YouTuber Jacksepticeye has admitted his involvement with the just-announced Bloodborne animated movie comes as a surprise, but has insisted he’s taking his producer role incredibly seriously, and will “fight so hard to make this amazing.”
15/04/2026
LEGO Announces The Manalorian’s N-1 Starfighter in Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series
LEGO's big Star Wars Day set for May the Fourth is The Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter, the latest addition to the Ultimate Collector Series.
15/04/2026
LEGO Announces The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter in Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series
LEGO's big Star Wars Day set for May the Fourth is The Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter, the latest addition to the Ultimate Collector Series.
15/04/2026
GameSir Unveils Tarantula Pro For Xbox & PC, Described As 'The Best Xbox Controller In Symmetry'
You get extra features when connecting it to PC.The good folks over at GameSir have unveiled their latest Xbox controller today in the form of the Tarantula Pro, which is already been available for some other platforms for a while, but now has its own dedicated Xbox & PC version.The Tarantula Pro is described as "the best Xbox controller in symmetry" by GameSir, featuring the latest GameSir Mag-Res™ TMR sticks, dual-mode trigger stops, four rumble motors, nine reprogammable buttons, Micro Switch ABXY buttons, Dynamic RBG lighting and the ability to customise things like vibration levels and personalised profiles via the GameSir Nexus software on both Xbox and PC.
15/04/2026
Margo’s Got Money Troubles Review
Buoyed by knockout performances by Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Nick Offerman, Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles is a heartwarming, earnest dramedy that never shies away from the dark underbelly of what it means to be human.
15/04/2026
Pokémon Card Release Marred by Violence
Costco shoppers have been caught up in violence after an early morning release of Pokémon cards resulted in police intervention.
15/04/2026
Marathon Update Reaction
It looks like Bungie's attempts to make Marathon a little more casual-friendly are helping.
15/04/2026
Guide: Pragmata Release Date, Release Times & Everything You Need To Know On Xbox
A new Capcom experience is upon us!Pragmata is about to join the ranks as Capcom's second big release of 2026 following Resident Evil Requiem, and after some very good critic reviews, we're keen to see what the fans make of this one when it launches on Xbox this week.<related ids="199802">Read the full article on purexbox.com
15/04/2026
Horror RPG Look Outside's chunky new 2.3 update gives you even more reason to share soup with the cursed folk living in your basement
Funky horror RPG Look Outside has just gotten a big update, with some fresh additions, enough balancing tweaks to kill any window-looking monsters, and some extra "nasty surprises" for its cursed mode.Seriously, these are some looooooooooooooooooong patch notes for the Devolver-published flick of spooky pixel artist Francis Coulombe.Read more
15/04/2026
Erupcja Review
Erupcja review: Starring Charli XCX, Director Pete Ohs’ latest is his most poetic, playful, and profound film to date.
15/04/2026
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Review
A deeply funny Mii simulator that’s deflated by ridiculous sharing restrictions.
15/04/2026
Next God of War Features Multiple Mythologies — Report
History buffs can reportedly look forward to multiple mythologies appearing in the next God of War from Sony Santa Monica.
15/04/2026
PS5 Hardware Sales Spike
Last month's announcement of a big PlayStation 5 price rise caused sales of console hardware to spike, with customers looking to buy ahead of the price increase kicking in.
15/04/2026
The Star of Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise Has a Sneaky (And Extremely Gross) Cameo in the Director's New Mummy Movie
Filmmaker Lee Cronin helped bring the Evil Dead franchise back to life when Evil Dead Rise proved to be a hit in 2023, and now his new movie, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, features a (very gross) cameo with the lead actress of Evil Dead Rise, Lily Sullivan.
15/04/2026
If these leaked GTA Online sales figures are legit, you can see why Rockstar are holding off GTA 6's PC release
Yesterday, hacker group ShinyHunters made good on their threat to release data stolen from Grand Theft Auto VI developers Rockstar Games by way of a third-party service.Rockstar don't seem bothered by the leak, with one representative calling it "a limited amount of non-material company information", and the alleged secret titbits now in circulation certainly aren't on the same scale as the infamous 2022 leak of WIP footage from GTA 6.One is that Rockstar's cashcow GTA Online makes a lot less money from microtransactions on PC, despite its steady following on services like Steam.
15/04/2026
Take-Two Appears Unaffected by Rockstar Hack
After hackers leaked stolen data allegedly revealing how much money GTA Online and Red Dead Online make for Rockstar Games, the share price of parent company Take-Two actually went up, suggesting the company was unaffected by its release.
15/04/2026
'Voila, 920GB Of Extra Storage' - Xbox Fan Turns Their 1TB Expansion Card Into A PC SSD
When Xbox Expansion Cards were first introduced back in 2020, the idea behind them was to match the internal speeds of the Xbox Series X and S's SSD drives, allowing you to store and play games directly via these cards in the process.However, did you know there's a way to make an Xbox Expansion Card function as a PC SSD?Fortunately, one Xbox fan took to Reddit this week to share how they managed to make their PC recognise the card.
15/04/2026
Trump Endorses Halo Composer
Marty O'Donnell, the former video game composer known for his work on Halo and Destiny, has seen his latest bid for Congress endorsed by Donald Trump.
15/04/2026
Johnny Somali Sentenced to Jail
Ramsey Khalid Ismael — better known as Johnny Somali, the infamous American streamer arrested in Japan, Israel, and South Korea for his provocative behavior — has been imprisoned in South Korea.
15/04/2026
With DLSS 5, Nvidia look to rewrite the truth before our eyes
Nvidia are in a strange space at the moment - now one of the most valuable companies to ever have existed, they're also one of the drivers of the AI boom and all of the horror and chaos that comes with it.On paper, DLSS 5 is a chance for a simple PR win, a positive example of using AI to improve the performance of modern videogames.DLSS 5 is fascinating not just as an extension of Nvidia’s AI-first business philosophy, and not just as a sign of the slowdown in hardware advancement, and not just because of what it says about our desire for 'more real than real' graphics.
15/04/2026
Avatar: The Last Airbender Movie Animator Comments on Leak
An animator on The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender has hit out at the recent high-profile leak of the movie, criticizing those who are using Paramount’s “awful decision” to pull the film from theaters “to justify leaking it.”
15/04/2026
Starfield PS5 Sales Estimates Revealed & Compared To Other Xbox Ports
"The high-profile port has had a middling start...".According to the firm, Starfield has shifted roughly 140,000 copies in a week on PS5 - a number that Alinea describes as "a middling start".It's seemingly selling faster than Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 did in a week, but the analysis says that this performance is "not fantastic for a port of the biggest Bethesda RPG in a decade".
15/04/2026
Beautiful, flawed MMO Book of Travels is now a $5 singleplayer RPG, in a break from the industry trend of killing off struggling online games
Our former news writer Lauren Morton called it "the cure for my break-up with MMOs" back in 2021.But it's never quite accomplished its ambitions, with the developers laying off around 25 staff following a difficult early access launch, and postponing the rollout of new areas and features.Read more
15/04/2026
PlayStation Plus Games Lineup Leaks
Sony's PlayStation Plus games lineup for May 2026 has leaked online, led by Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.
15/04/2026
Daredevil Actor Gives Avengers: Doomsday Update
As speculation mounts that Daredevil star Charlie Cox may appear again on the big screen, the actor behind his archrival has given a disappointing Avengers: Doomsday update.
15/04/2026
Star Trek: Resurgence isn't going to live long and prosper - it's being delisted from Steam around three years on from release
Star Trek: Resurgence, the Telltale-style Trek game which came out back in 2023, is set to be delisted from Steam soon.Unlike the mysterious spate of Disney delistings the other day, Resurgence developers Dramatic Labs have been upfront about the reason it's being pulled.Read more
15/04/2026
Crimson Desert Sales Update
Crimson Desert has now sold 5 million copies, marking a significant milestone less than a month after its release date.
15/04/2026
Starfield PS5 Sales Estimate
Starfield has seen “lukewarm” sales on PlayStation 5, according to one analyst, who is now questioning Microsoft’s strategy of releasing its games on PS5 after they’ve already come out on Xbox and PC.
15/04/2026
Invincible Season 4, Episode 7 Review – ‘Don’t Do Anything Rash’
Invincible’s strongest episode yet blurs the line between hero and villain on an unimaginably epic scale.
15/04/2026
Crimson Desert Praised
Crimson Desert has a high-profile fan: the director of The Witcher 3.
15/04/2026
Marathon Patch 1.0.6 Update Pushes Players to Be Nice and Brings Big Gameplay Changes – Everything You Need to Know
The big mid-season update for Marathon makes meta-level changes that shakes up, including rewards for being nice, new gear to extract, revamps to Shells, and much more.
15/04/2026
Man of Tomorrow Maxima Casting Confirmed
DC Studios has found its Maxima. Adria Arjona, who was on a shortlist of four actors DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn had put together for the role, has won the day, and will now appear in 2027 Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow.
15/04/2026
Jamie Dornan Cast in Viggo Mortensen’s Previous Role in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Dornan confirmed as Strider in today’s new cast announcement.
15/04/2026
Warner Bros. Confirms Game of Thrones Movie, Aegon's Conquest, is in the Works
The studio included the GoT movie on a list of 28 upcoming films.
15/04/2026
Marvel Suffers Layoffs in Wake of New Job Cuts at Disney
Layoffs have reportedly affected most departments.
15/04/2026
Prime Video’s Young Sherlock Will Return for a Second Season
Guy Ritchie will be back on deck to direct the first episode of season two.
15/04/2026
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 5 Review
Review: In Daredevil: Born Again Season 2’s best episode so far, the past and present collide, with Vanessa and Bullseye’s lives in the balance.
15/04/2026
Save 50% Off the Baseus Pico AM52, One of the First Qi2.2 MagSafe Power Banks on the Market
The Qi2.2 standard offers up to 25W of wireless charging, 67% greater than Qi2.
15/04/2026
Expand Your Home Gym on the Cheap With the Yoleo Weight Bench for Just $55.49 Shipped
Comes 95% preassembled and features 14 individual bench adjustments.
15/04/2026
The Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG Crowdfunding Campaign Just Launched and Has Already Decimated Its Goals
Renegade Game Studios just launched a new crowdfunding campaign for multiple Dungeon Crawler Carl tabletop games which has already raised more than $3 million in a single day.
14/04/2026
Air Bud Returns Acknowledges Original Dog Buddy Is Canonically Dead
The first footage from Air Bud Returns was screened at CinemaCon on Tuesday, revealing that this movie is a series reboot set within the continuity of the earlier films. The footage also reveals that the canonical golden retriever Buddy of the original Air Bud films is dead, as acknowledged by a memorial statue of him with a basketball that’s been erected in the town of Fernfield.
14/04/2026
The Popular Bluetti AC70 768Wh LiFePO4 Power Station Is $100 Cheaper at AliExpress Than Amazon
It ships from a local US warehouse within a week and includes a 5-year warranty, making it an incredible deal.
14/04/2026
Warner Bros. Pictures at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Revealed
Warner Bros. Pictures took center stage once again at CinemaCon 2026, and we've gathered all the biggest news and moments from the presentation, including from The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, Dune: Part 3, Mortal Kombat II, Supergirl, Clayface, Digger, Evil Dead Burn, and more.
14/04/2026
The FlashForge Adventurer 5M 3D Printer Drops to $140 With a New Coupon That Starts Today
All the features you need to get started on your 3D printing projects, without the steep cost.
14/04/2026
Labyrinth.os is a dungeon crawling ode to late '90s and early 2000s uncanny CGI
It is, as the game's itch.io page says, a "new 3D Dungeon Crawling Dream for Windows Machines."A brief, seemingly in-world description explains the setup for the game too: "Before dying out, the smartest of the world from before left a machine, Read more
14/04/2026
Witch Hat Atelier Volume 1 Drops to 99 Cents at the Kindle Store
Now that the Witch Hat Atelier is now streaming on Crunchyroll, there's never been a better time to dive into the source material.
14/04/2026
The Refurbished Sonos Arc Ultra Soundbar Finally Shows in Stock With a Sweet 20% Discount
Includes the same 1 year Sonos warranty as buying brand new.
14/04/2026
"You cannot create art like this": The Blood of Dawnwalker director on making AAA games that aren't just interested in money
If the *waves hands frantically* general state of the games industry hasn't made it clear already, it cannot be understated how much of a priority making money is for the suits that own all these game studios.Will it make lots of money?And judging by a recent interview, The Witcher 3 director and director of the upcoming The Blood of Dawnwalker Konrad Tomaszkiewicz takes issue with this frustrating fact.
14/04/2026
Don't Miss This Rare Deal on a Legion RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and 2TB SSD
One of the few gaming PCs priced under $2K this year that can run any game in 4K.
14/04/2026
Disney Lorcana Wilds Unknown Special Lorecast: Everything Announced, Including Toy Story, Brave, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc., Coco, and Onward Cards
Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game by Ravensburger revealed a ton of exciting details for its future during a special Lorecast today, including big Toy Story, Brave, and The Incredibles reveals for Wilds Unknown, Monsters, Inc. cards for Attack of the Vine!, Hyperia City called Coco, and set featuring Onward, and so much more.
14/04/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Meta Glasses Hit a New Low, 4K Movies 3-for-$33, and 15% Off an Xbox Gift Card
Plus, score Monster Hunter Wilds for under $13, grab MTG x Avatar at a discount, and more.
14/04/2026
Three Classic Gothic Games Have Just Been Announced For Xbox Series X|S
"The original Gothic Trilogy is coming to Xbox".We're finally getting some classic Gothic Games on Xbox in just a few months' time!THQ Nordic has announced today that Gothic Classic, Gothic 2 Complete Classic and Gothic 3 Classic will all be available on Xbox this year, each going live for €29.99 on the following dates:Read the full article on purexbox.com
14/04/2026
Every Sci-Fi Movie Included in Amazon's Massive 4K Blu-ray Sale
Pretty much every movie looks better in 4K, but there's just something about a high-definition sci-fi movie that hits different.
14/04/2026
Hades 2's second post-launch patch adds in more prophecy conclusions and flirtier friends
The work of an early access game, even when it's hit 1.0, is never truly done.That is certainly the case for Hades 2, which has received its second post-launch patch today.Nothing mind blowing has been added in with this one, but there does seem to be a few more narrative threads tied up, and a number of quality of life changes.
14/04/2026
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Reveals Gotham by Gaslight Batsuit
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is pulling from everything in the world of Batman: the movies, the 1960's TV show, and of course the comics. Today, WB Games has revealed the LEGO Batman version of the Batsuit from Gotham by Gaslight, the beloved steampunk-themed Elsewords comic from 1989.
14/04/2026
We Build LEGO Star Wars: Smart Play Sets, Which Bleep-Bloop and Pew-Pew
We build some of the first LEGO Star Wars Smart Brick sets: Luke's X-Wing and Darth Vader's TIE-Fighter.
14/04/2026
Hasbro Is Making Marvel Rivals Action Figures, and They're Just as Huge As You'd Expect
Hasbro is releasing a new line of Marvel legends figures based on the Marvel Rivals game, and yes, Jeff the Land Shark is among them.
14/04/2026
I hope you're hungry, because Dosa Divas storms out of the kitchen today
Dosa Divas!It's the latest small-scale RPG from Outerloop Games, the same devs behind 2023's Thirsty Suitors.Where their previous game was all about battling off unsuitable suitors, food takes centre stage in Dosa Divas, pitting you as a pair of sisters and their trusty ancient spirit-mech who are "on a mission to defeat a rotten fast food empire and reconnect communities with their traditions."
14/04/2026
Godzilla Minus Zero Trailer, Plot and Cast Revealed
Director Takashi Yamazaki unveiled the first trailer and details about Godzilla Minus Zero during the GKIDS presentation at CinemaCon on Tuesday. Two of the 2023 film’s stars -- Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe -- are back for the sequel. And in this film ... Godzilla will come to New York!
14/04/2026
"I wanted you to feel bad": former Battlefield audio designer recalls punching himself to record more realistic gunshot screams
Arc Raiders audio director Bence Pajor has spoken on the Game Makers Notebook podcast about his earlier career at DICE, working on sound effects for the Battlefield FPS series.The discussion includes some insights about how Pajor – a former Swedish military sniper – created effects for soldiers getting struck by bullets.It's not clear whether the resulting recordings made their way into any Battlefield game - one of Pajor's designer colleagues found them so unpleasant that they asked for them to be removed.
14/04/2026
Best Buy’s Ultimate Upgrade Sale Features Some Excellent Apple Deals
Best Buy has kicked off its Ultimate Upgrade Sale, and it includes some truly great Apple deals. Save on AirPods Pro 3, iPads, and more before the sale's end on Sunday.
14/04/2026
Exclusive: Wilds Unknown's Sid Phillips, Alien, and The Claw Are Some of the First-Ever Toy Story and Pixar Disney Lorcana Cards
Pixar and Toy Story are joining Disney Lorcana for the first time with its Wilds Unknown expansion, and we are excited to exclusively reveal six cards from the set, including Sid Phillips - Toy Surgeon, Alien - True Believer, The Claw, Babyhead - Leader of Sid's Toys, Hand-In-The-Box - Sid's Toy, and Bouncing Ducky - Sid's Toy.
14/04/2026
99 Nights in the Forest Film Confirmed
20th Century Studios has snagged the rights to make a movie based on hit Roblox game 99 Nights in the Forest.
14/04/2026
Replaced Dev Warns Of Issue For Xbox Series S Players At Launch, Fix Planned For This Week
You might run into a memory-hang problem.The reviews for the brand-new Xbox Game Pass title Replaced have been excellent today, but if you're planning to play it on Xbox Series S, the developer has spotted an issue that you'll want to be aware of.Speaking to IGN, Sad Cat Studios says that the transition between Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 may cause a memory-related hang if you've been playing the game in a single sitting up to then, so you could lose all your progress.
14/04/2026
Disney yank a bunch of games from Steam, including bonafide classics Star Wars: Dark Forces, Outlaws and High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance
A bunch of older games linked to or published by Disney have just been delisted from Steam in one fell swoop, with the original 90s versions of Star Wars: Dark Forces and Outlaws among their number.These 15 make up the second round of Disney-related games to be yanked from the storefront this year, with 14 having gotten the hook back in January.Read more
14/04/2026
Alienware Just Released the Least Expensive 27" QHD 240Hz OLED Gaming Monitor I've Ever Seen
Setting the bar for affordable OLED picture quality in PC gaming.
14/04/2026
Call of Duty 2026 Xbox Game Pass Rumor
Microsoft is reportedly considering pulling this year’s Call of Duty game out of Xbox Game Pass as a day-one release.
14/04/2026
Marathon's next experimental mode goes all in on sponsored kits, which sounds great for scaredy-cats like me
Last month, Bungie started testing a duos mode in the extraction shooter.According to an update from Joe Ziegler, that mode will be making its way into the game as a full feature in season two, with Bungie "diligently working on delivering that to all of you who are eagerly awaiting its return."But with this update comes the next test: a new mode that forces you into using sponsored kits.
14/04/2026
Silent Jenny Is a Disturbingly Timely Sci-Fi Story About the Climate Crisis
Check out our exclusive preview of Silent Jenny, a haunting new sci-fi graphic novel about life after the climate crisis has transformed the world.
14/04/2026
Roundup: Here's What The Critics Think Of Mouse: P.I. For Hire Ahead Of Its Xbox Launch
Well, the Fumi Games shooter is out on Xbox later this week, and a host of reviews are now out in the wild.Here's what the critics are saying about Mouse: P.I.For Hire:Read the full article on purexbox.com
14/04/2026
Escape From New York Reboot Confirmed
A reboot of Escape From New York is now in the works at StudioCanal.
14/04/2026
Timothée Chalamet Boosted Royal Ballet and Opera Ticket Sales
Timothée Chalamet’s recent comments about opera and ballet have garnered all manner of backlash and praise, and have naturally been a divisive source of cultural discourse. But as it turns out, Chalamet’s controversial words were a major sales boost, according to the head of the Royal Ballet and Opera in London.
14/04/2026
Phew, American Truck Simulator's latest beta update will tow me back to the road when I inevitably roll it trying to take a turn at 80 mph
Right, now my truck needs to be turned the right way up.Usually, I'd need to be dragged all the way to the nearest service station, but thanks to a new feature SCS Software are starting to roll out to their truck sims, I can now be neatly plopped back onto the road.Read more
14/04/2026
The Steven Spielberg 8-Film Spotlight Collection Is the Ultimate Pick-Up for Movie Fans
Steven Spielberg: The Spotlight Collection is a steelbook set featuring eight of Steven Spielberg's films. It's now available to preorder for $199.99 ahead of its release date on June 9.
14/04/2026
STALKER 2’s latest update adds an easily missed new questline, while dispersing accidental mutant crowds
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl just got its meatiest patch in months, the Sealed Truth update, which has added a spooky, story-based new questline along with various bug fixes.The new quests, which take you deep into the monster-infested bowels of the X-18 laboratory (previously visited in STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl), seemingly play up HoC’s horror side, and word is it’ll loosely tie into the plot of the incoming Cost of Hope expansion.Which sounds good, although you might need to fire up an older save to kick it off, as it’s seemingly only available for a brief period early in the game.
14/04/2026
Mouse: P.I. for Hire Review
An amusing FPS that's weakened by its haphazard marriage of noir storytelling and boomer shooter action.
14/04/2026
Roundup: The Reviews Are In For Replaced On Xbox Game Pass
After years and years of teasing and waiting, Replaced is finally live on Xbox & Game Pass - and the reviews are now rolling in for this neon-soaked atmospheric platformer.With there being lots of eyes on this one since it was first revealed, we've decided to gather up some of these early reviews to show you what folks think of the game so far!Read the full article on purexbox.com