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Xbox 360 Was Influenced By Fear Of Sony Dominating The Living Room, Says Former Boss
"What can we create that looks good next to the television?".Amidst all the ongoing celebrations for the Xbox 360 turning two decades old later this week, Eurogamer has been speaking to former Xbox boss Peter ...
19/11/2025
Ark: Survival Ascended's famous-people-laden expansion Lost Colony gets a December release date
Ark is one of those strange series to me that seems to have a ridiculous amount of cash to dispense, what with its star-studded cast in the animated adaptation. Gerard Butler and bloody Michelle Yeoh are in it! Not to mention David Tenant, Elliot Page, Russel Crowe and Vin Diesel, the final of whom is meant to be in the
19/11/2025
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault is out now in early access with newly roguelike dungeons and more puzzling inventories
It's been seven years since the first Moonlighter, and in all that time, I've somehow never noticed that the title is a reference to sleepless penury. My mind jumped to the association of moonlight with magic and romance, skimming clean over the less enchanting sense of "moonlighting" as working a second job after dark....
19/11/2025
Marathon's short film director doesn't know why this needs clarifying, but no, he didn't use AI to make it
I won't comment on the quality of Marathon, the game, because I've not had the chance to play it, though obviously it's not been received with all that much fanfare. You know what I did quite like? Marathon, the short film, the one that came with the game's reveal from Alberto Mielgo. It felt like a strong promise of a (more-or-less...
19/11/2025
Here's What The First Reviews Are Saying About Disney Dreamlight Valley: Wishblossom Ranch
The big new expansion for the Xbox Game Pass hit.It's been a while since we last talked about Disney Dreamlight Valley here at Pure Xbox, but it continues to prove a huge hit on Xbox Game Pass, and it's getting a major new expansion to...
19/11/2025
TMNT: The Last Ronin Box Set Is Up for Preorder and on Sale
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin hardcover box set is available to preorder right now ahead of its release date on November 25. It's even on sale!
19/11/2025
David Fincher's U.S. Version of Squid Game Shows Signs of Life
If you’re anything like us, you’ve been wondering what’s going on with the American spinoff of Squid Game, which was supposed to be directed by David Fincher for Netflix. Well, we’re here to tell you that it appears the new series is still happening — and has set a date to start shooting.
19/11/2025
Bandai Namco Announces Tales Of Berseria Remastered, Coming To Xbox In February 2026
"Devour daemons. Enact revenge!".Tales of Berseria is about to make its Xbox debut in just a few months' time! Bandai Namco has announced that the game is getting remastered for Xbox Series X and S (as well as PS5, Switch & PC) on February 27th, 2026.This game first released for PlayStation consoles back in 2016 before getting a PC port in 2017, and received pretty good reviews at the time. It's the second most recent entry ...
19/11/2025
Guide: Xbox Partner Preview Showcase November 2025: Date, Start Times & What To Expect
A new Xbox event coming this week.As confirmed a few days ago, Microsoft will host its latest Xbox Partner Preview showcase this week - featuring a bunch of third-party titles with a focus on Xbox Play Anywhere...
19/11/2025
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Goes Much Farther Than the HD-2D Remakes
While many aspects of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined are still a mystery, all of those special little qualities and personalities that have kept this series going for almost 40 years are still on display. And its new visuals are certainly weird. Whether that's a good weird or a bad weird is up to you.
19/11/2025
Marvel’s Deadpool VR Is Out Now, and You Can Score a Meta Quest 3S on Sale To Play It
If you're hoping to jump into Marvel’s new Deadpool VR game but don't have a Meta Quest headset, the Meta Quest 3S models are currently on sale at Amazon and Best Buy ahead of Black Friday.
19/11/2025
Mad Men Will Be Streaming in 4K For the Very First Time On HBO Max, So Start Planning Your Holiday Rewatch Now
One of the most beloved and critically acclaimed dramas of the 2000s is coming to streaming, and will be available to watch in 4K for the very first time. Have you guessed which one yet? It’s none other than the AMC original Mad Men.
19/11/2025
Neon Inferno Is Getting Some Impressive Reviews Ahead Of This Week's Xbox Release
There's a free demo as well!In the mood for a new hybrid side-scroller and gallery-shooter on Xbox? Neon Inferno might fit the bill!This game is officially arriving on the Xbox Store on November 20th for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and the first reviews have been pretty darn good on the whole, so it's well worth considering at the very least.Read the
19/11/2025
Ghost of Yotei New Game Plus Mode Confirmed With Release Date, Free Patch Details, and More
Sucker Punch’s PlayStation 5 exclusive sequel Ghost of Yotei gets New Game Plus mode as part of a free patch later in November. It includes new cosmetics, new Trophies, new Photo Mode features, and more.
19/11/2025
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC Debuts Mega Zeraora, Though Unlocking It 'Will Be a Little Difficult'
Fan-favorite Pokémon Zeraora will gain a Mega Evolution in the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC. However, a fresh trailer revealing the creature's design has warned that it may be tough to unlock.
19/11/2025
Feature: Seven Things We Miss About The Xbox 360 Era In 2025
As we rapidly approach its 20th anniversary.It's almost time for the 20th anniversary of the Xbox 360! We'll be celebrating that milestone this Saturday (November 22nd), and in the meantime we thought we'd look back two decades to see what we miss about the 360 era in 2025.While Xbox has grown and evolved in so many great ways since 2005, there are inevitibly some things that we're nostalgic about from the Xbox 360 generation, a few of which were very much a pro...
19/11/2025
DBrand Killswitch 2 Grip and Case Combo for Switch 2 Review
DBrand’s Killswitch 2 grip and case combo is a creative and high-quality solution to improve handheld ergonomics and protect your Switch 2, even if it’s a little cumbersome.
19/11/2025
Disney Dreamlight Valley: Wishblossom Ranch Review
The latest expansion takes some welcome risks, but also lands on uneven footing with lots of bugs.
19/11/2025
Fatekeeper, a First-Person Sword-and-Sorcery RPG, Drops 8-Minute First Gameplay Trailer
First-person fantasy RPG Fatekeeper just unveiled its first gameplay trailer. We also talked to its developers about their inspirations, plans for a console release, whether or not they consider it a soulslike, and more!
19/11/2025
'Maybe the Third Version in 2045 Will Stick the Landing' — Writer of Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Running Man Responds to Glen Powell's Box Office Flop
The writer of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Running Man adaptation has offered his take on the new version’s box office struggles.
19/11/2025
Hytale's original co-founder wastes no time showing off the game "as it is" after buying the rights from Riot
On Monday, Hypixel co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme revealed the good news that he'd followed through on saying he'd chat to Riot Games about buying the rights to the
19/11/2025
Here's What's Leaving the PS Plus Library in December 2025
It's once again time for Sony's PS Plus library to get an update, which means if you've been thinking of giving games like Sonic Frontiers, Forspoken, or Battlefield 2042 a go but haven't gotten around to it yet, you better make it quick — they'll disappear on December 16.
19/11/2025
Asbury Pines is a murder mystery of dizzying scale that has you joining the dots from the Stone Age to Armageddon
I was unaware of incremental mystery management sim Asbury Pines till kindly Mr_B mentioned it in this week's Maw round-up. It launches into early access today, and has a pretty lung-emptying setup. You're trying to solve a murder in a hithe...
19/11/2025
Opinion: This Xbox 360 Launch Game Is Still One Of The Best Console Racers Ever
It never gets old!Hey, it's me, Ben here - and I'm going to talk about PGR again, okay?! It's been at least a year since I've climbed out from under my rock to talk about one of my favourite racing series ever, and with the Xbox 360's 20th anniversary coming up, I just can't help myself once again! This time, I'm going to focus on Project Gotham Racing 3 though, one ...
19/11/2025
Microsoft detail 'agentic AI' plan for Windows 11, immediately admit it might install malware on your PC
Microsoft have delivered a timely reminder that AI isn’t just effective at injecting ugly, soulless anti-art and
19/11/2025
Hytale Co-Founder Fights to Bring Canceled Game Back to Life and 'Break the Curse Once and for All,' Releases 16 Minutes of New Gameplay Footage
Months after Riot Games pulled the plug on Hypixel's Minecraft-esque sandbox game, Hytale, a new 16-minute trailer is showcasing how the game currently plays as the original co-founder fights to keep it alive, starting with an early access release.
19/11/2025
Daniel Radcliffe Reveals The Letter He Sent to New Harry Potter TV Series Star
Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has revealed the words of encouragement he's passed down given to Dominic McLaughlin, the young star of HBO's upcoming TV series adaptation.
19/11/2025
Talking Point: Do You Think GTA 6 Will Actually Launch On Xbox A Year Today?
November 19, 2026 is the new date... or is it?Earlier this month, we got the somewhat inevitable news that GTA 6 has been delayed again. Yep, Rockstar Games has given us another date for its upcoming open-world epic, with November 19, 2026, now circled on the calendar. The question is, do we actually think it'll launch on ...
19/11/2025
Dispatch's 'Sexy Demon Lady' Malevola Was Inspired by an Iconic '90s Pepsi Ad
If you've been spending time with Dispatch and feeling that Malevola's practically humming with early 1990s supermodel energy, it turns out you're absolutely right.
19/11/2025
Possibly the most complex space strategy game yet made has just received its last major update before 1.0 release
Further down the page there are horrifying phrases like "makes Europa Universalis seem limited" and "every planet and moon and asteroid, all orbiting in real time", woven through a fascinating account of a game that is sort of XCOM, but you're organising a whole Earth's worth of competing countries and factions to repel solar system invaders who may not even materialise for dozens of hours. But <...
19/11/2025
'Dead As a Doornail': The Simpsons Has Killed Off A Veteran Springfield Character — And This Time, The Death is Reportedly Permanent
The Simpsons has abruptly killed a veteran Springfield character, and said the death will not be reversed.
19/11/2025
DOOM: The Dark Ages Adds 'Ripatorium 2.0' In Its Third Big Update, Out Now On Xbox & PC
Quietly released last night.Last night, the folks behind DOOM: The Dark Ages quietly released the third major update for the game so far, with this one primarily revolving around the Ripatorium arena mode, which has now been turned into Ripatorium 2.0.There are loads of changes to Ripatorium in here, including a switch to a round-based format and the ability to customi...
19/11/2025
MTG x Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Out This Week, and Preorders Are Back in Stock
Magic's new Avatar: The Last Airbender set is back up for preorder at Amazon, with all sealed products restocked ahead of the November 21 launch. That includes the elusive Scene Boxes, Collector Boosters, Commander's Bundle, and more.
19/11/2025
The great RPS Advent Calendar Guessing Game of 2025 has commenced
It's been tradition for as long as anyone can remember, that the team at RPS ends the year by choosing their favourite 24 games from the preceding 12 months. In December, we reveal our picks day-by-day. We call this the RPS Advent Calendar.
19/11/2025
'I Can't Believe We've Reached a Point Where I Have to Clarify This' — Director of Marathon Cinematic Short Expresses Disbelief He Has to Defend It as 'Not AI'
The director of the Marathon reveal cinematic short has expressed his disbelief that he feels forced to come out and defend the work as “not AI.”
19/11/2025
Who's Playing Dorothy in Wicked: For Good? Mystery Actress Revealed, as Report States She Was Stopped From Attending Major Premieres
The mystery of who plays Dorothy in Wicked: For Good has now been revealed — even though you won't see the character's face on-screen.
19/11/2025
Three Games Are Available Across Multiple Xbox Game Pass Tiers Today (November 19)
A "day one" PC launch and two Premium additions.Welcome to a new Xbox Game Pass update! We've got three titles joining various different Game Pass tiers today, including a brand-new PC launch on GPU and a couple of titles moving over to XGP Premium.Moonlighter 2 is that...
19/11/2025
Darktide's next new class is a dual-wielding miscreant who thinks the drugs do work, they just make heretics worse
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is getting another new class, revealed last night as the Hive Scum. They’re a suitably skull-adorned outlaw who can dual-wield guns or shivs, while indulging in a cheeky bit of chemical warfare by homebrewing stimulants and lacing their weapons with harmfu...
19/11/2025
Magic: The Gathering x Avatar Collector Boosters Are Finally Back In Stock at Market Price
MTG Avatar Collector Booster Box is back on Amazon, and stacking the Amazon Visa bonus with AMEX/Discover could drop it under $250, which is well below market value and MSRP.
19/11/2025
Dark fantasy bomb-making sim「TERROR」type:【A.L.C.H.E.M.Y.】’s frightful title cannot spoil its crusty 90s vibes
The Rock Paper Shotgun CMS groaned like a harpooned whale when I fed the above game title into our database. I was tempted to shave away some punctuation for the benefit of whoever writes about this game next, but then I remembered that I hate everybody here as I do hell, all Montagues, and thee. Anyway, what a title. It's like Type Moon and
19/11/2025
"I really get the feeling that Planet Centauri is cursed", says dev of a game that's now been Steamrolled by Valve twice
Sometimes things happen that you can't control. That's now been the case for developers Permadeath and their 2D sandbox Planet Centauri twice on Steam, with first a wishlist bug and more recently the reveal of Valve's new hardware landing at just the right time to make the devs'...
19/11/2025
Capcom Says Dragon's Dogma 2 Has Now Sold 4 Million Copies, Loyal Fans Call for Dark Arisen-Style Expansion
Dragon’s Dogma 2 has sold 4 million copies, Capcom has confirmed — and now fans want news on DLC.
19/11/2025
BioShock Narrative Lead Joins CD Projekt Following Recent Layoffs and Development 'Rework'
Liz Albl, the new BioShock game's narrative lead, has now joined Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher studio CD Projekt Red.
19/11/2025
Japanese Business Media Believe Sony Created the Cheaper Japan-Only PS5 to Regain Market Share in Its Home Country, Where Nintendo Now Dominates
On November 21, Sony will release a cheaper, Japan-exclusive digital edition of the PS5 console. The CFI-2200B01 model is Japanese-language only, offers 896GB storage instead of 1TB, and retails for 55,000 yen (approx. $354) from the official Sony store (compared to 72,980 yen or roughly $470 for the regular PS5 Digital Edition). But why is Sony doing this now in Japan, five years after the console’s launch?
19/11/2025
'Rascals!' – Battlefield 6 Players Torn as 323 Pack Puts a High Price on Grounded Skins
Battlefield 6 players are split after the new 323 cosmetic pack introduced a collection of grounded infantry skins…and a $24 price tag.
19/11/2025
The Best Aussie Black Friday Gaming Deals for 2025 - Day 2
Score the best deals of 2025 on Amazon devices, games, controllers, monitors, wireless headphones, SSDs, and a whole lot more!
19/11/2025
No New F1 Game in 2026, Next Season Will Come as a Paid Expansion for F1 25
New multi-year plan “reimagines the F1 experience for 2027.”
19/11/2025
The Best Black Friday Deals on Portable USB Monitors for Your Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck
Pick up a budget-conscious and travel-friendly external display for your laptop or gaming handheld.
19/11/2025
The Powerful HP OMEN MAX 16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop Drops to $1,539.99 for Black Friday
Discover Your Next Favorite Game. The Most Powerful Gaming Laptop Under $1,600.
19/11/2025
The LEGO Harry Potter Mandrake Set Drops to Its Lowest Price in Amazon History
Straight from Professor Sprout's Herbology class.
19/11/2025
The 2025 Sony Bravia XR8B 4K OLED Google TV Is on Sale for Black Friday, All Sizes Are Discounted
Not surprisingly, one of the best TVs to pair with your Sony PlayStation 5 console.
18/11/2025
Get a Cordless Rechargeable Electric Air Duster for Your PC Maintenance for $19.98 for Black Friday
Say goodbye to buying compressed air canisters in bulk.
18/11/2025
Twisted Metal Season 3 Gets the Green Light at Peacock as the PlayStation Series' Showrunner Departs
Twisted Metal Season 3 has reportedly received the green light at Peacock but will return without its original showrunner.
18/11/2025
Megabonk Developer Withdraws Game From The Game Awards, Saying It Doesn't Qualify for Debut Indie
Vedinad, developer of Megabonk, has withdrawn his game from The Game Awards following its nomination for Best Debut Indie Game, saying it doesn't qualify for the category.
18/11/2025
Deals for Today: The Best Early Black Friday Discounts and Restocks on Pokémon TCG and MTG
Massive early Black Friday savings on Pokémon TCG and MTG Avatar—restocks, free bundles, and huge Amazon and TCGPlayer discounts.
18/11/2025
Halo Infinite's Final Major Content Update Has Arrived On Xbox & PC
Operation: Infinite marks the end of an era.Halo Studios has pulled back the curtain on the "Operation: Infinite" update for Halo Infinite today, which will mark the final major content update for the game ahead of Halo: Campaign Evolved's release next year.The team says that "with multiple Halo titles in devel...
18/11/2025
Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 Earbuds Review – Still Some of the Best
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 earbuds remain elite and justify their price tag with rich sound, long battery life, and a comfortable fit.
18/11/2025
The Alienware Black Friday Sale Starts Early with Some Amazing Deals on Gaming PCs and Laptops
This is a bona fide sale with the lowest prices I've seen all year.
18/11/2025
GameStop Reveals Its Black Friday Ad for 2025 Alongside Early Deals
Xbox deals are pretty much non-existent.
18/11/2025
Black Friday Humble Choice Deal Saves $30 Off 1 Year
You can lock in a year's worth of monthly Steam PC games for just $124.99 with this Black Friday deal.
18/11/2025
Xbox Is Selling New 'Limited Edition' SpongeBob Controllers, But They Don't Come Cheap
Aye aye, captain.It's not very often that we see Xbox selling custom controllers these days (we're usually just restricted to new colour schemes), but we've suddenly got a handful of new ones - all based around the upcoming SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, and bizarrely not the Titans of the Tide game that's launching on Xbox...
18/11/2025
Sony Is Knocking $100 Off PS5 Consoles for Black Friday 2025
PlayStation 5 consoles are getting a $100 discount for Black Friday 2025, and the deal starts this week.
18/11/2025
"Justice for Lost Odyssey": Clair Obscur creative director calls for remaster of cult 2007 RPG
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director Guillaume Broche of Sandfall Interactive would very much like to play a remaster of Lost Odyssey, the mournful 2007-released Xbox 360 RPG from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and development studio Mistwalk...
18/11/2025
Save $900 Off a Generously Equipped Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 Gaming PC for Black Friday
One of the least expensive RTX 5080 prebuilts you can get right now.
18/11/2025
What Board Game Deals to Expect During Black Friday 2025
Everything you need to know to plan your board game shopping during Black Friday 2025.
18/11/2025
EA Breaks Tradition And Cancels F1 26, Next Game Will Now Launch On Xbox In 2027
Next year will bring an expansion instead.Codemasters' F1 series has been annualised for some time now, but the EA developer has today announced that it's skipping F1 26 - with the next franchise entry now landing in 2027 instead.In a surprising move, EA and Codemasters have revealed that a paid expansion will come to
18/11/2025
Get an Exclusive Sneak Peek of Superman: The Art and Making of the Film
With Superman: The Art and Making of the Film in stores now, IGN can exclusively reveal two new pages from this gorgeous art book.
18/11/2025
EA Breaks Tradition And Turns F1 26 Into DLC, Next Game Will Now Launch On Xbox In 2027
Next year will bring an expansion instead.Codemasters' F1 series has been annualised for some time now, but the EA developer has today announced that it's essentially turning F1 26 into DLC - with the next franchise entry now landing in 2027 instead.In a surprising move, EA and Codemasters have revealed that a paid expansion will come to
18/11/2025
Dell Outlet Has New Alienware Area-51 Gaming Laptop Deals for Black Friday, and They're Really Good
Get a RTX 5090 equipped gaming laptop for as low as $2,755.
18/11/2025
Inkle's amazing Heaven’s Vault used to be a Dr Who pitch, but the BBC left them on read, and I'm kind of thankful
80 Days and A Highland Song developers Inkle once pitched a Doctor Who game to the BBC, narrative director and writer Jon Ingold has revealed in a Bluesky post. While the BBC never responded ...
18/11/2025
The New Trailer For Project Hail Mary Shows Ryan Gosling Saving the World With One Adorable Alien Sidekick
The second trailer for the highly anticipated Project Hail Mary film adaptation is finally here, and there’s no denying it looks pretty incredible.
18/11/2025
EA and Codemasters are skipping a year with their F1 games, right as the sport gets some big rule changes
There's a bit more excitement than usual, even among veteran car-watchers like me, for next year's F1 season. You see, the series is bringing in some new rules governing what its cars will look like and how they'll perform, mea...
18/11/2025
Nier Creator Yoko Taro Is Still Working on Games, They Just Keep Getting Canceled
Yoko Taro, the creator of the Nier and Drakenguard games, has been awfully quiet lately. Though he's worked on some smaller projects, the lack of a proper Nier follow-up or other new major game from him has been getting under fans' skin. But according to Taro, he has been working on projects. They just keep getting canceled.
18/11/2025
'The Mandalorian Has Changed His Priorities': Director Jon Favreau Gives First Hints At Hero's Future Working Alongside The New Republic
The Mandalorian And Grogu will show a "changed" version of the Disney+ series' helmeted hero, director Jon Favreau has said, following three seasons of character growth.
18/11/2025
797 Episodes Later, The Simpsons Reveals Beatrice Bouvier, Marge's Secret Aunt
The Simpsons' latest episode has added a fresh member to the family's clan: the previously-secret Beatrice Bouvier, Marge's estranged aunt.
18/11/2025
Assassin's Creed Mirage Gets Massive Xbox Game Pass Update, Including Free Single-Player DLC
Valley of Memory is now live.Back in August, we covered the news that Assassin's Creed Mirage was set for a free expansion on Xbox Game Pass this year - and now that time has come! AC Mirage: Valley of Memory is now live, and brings with it a massive patch for the base game as well.We're l...
18/11/2025
Get an Exclusive Preview of Abrams ComicArts' Epic Dune Graphic Novels
Abrams ComicArts has just released an epic three-volume adaptation of Dune, and we've got an exclusive preview of the new set.
18/11/2025
ROUTINE is an Indie Horror Game Over a Decade in the Making – Developer Interview – IGN First
In the summer of 2012, ROUTINE was revealed at the largest video gaming convention in the world Gamescom, but after well over a decade later it has yet to make it into the hands of players. In the coming weeks, that’s all about to change, and as I sat down with two of the game’s three developers, Aaron Foster, head of art and design and project lead, and fellow artist and designer Jemma Hughes, it was all smiles.
18/11/2025
Wicked: For Good Review
Wicked: For Good review: Wicked: Part 2 has all of the great parts of the first movie—opulent sets, heart-wrenching songs, the perfect lead cast—and all of its problems, too.
18/11/2025
Battlefield 6 Surprise Update Addresses Escalation Feedback With Increased Objective Capture Time
The Battlefield 6 team snuck in a few extra changes alongside the California Resistance Season 1 update today, revealing changes for Escalation, challenges, and player profile kill/death statistics.
18/11/2025
Xbox 1TB Expansion Card Drops To Below $100 In Pre-Black Friday Deal
Need more storage for Black Ops 7?We've still got over a week to go until Black Friday 2025 officially takes place on November 28th, but we're starting to have a quick look at what's around in terms of deals, and we've come across a good discount on the 1TB Xbox Expansion Card (courtesy of Wario64 on social media).This deal brings the WD_Black 1TB C50 Storage Expansion Card down from $129.99 to $99.99 at Amazon and we believe this is the first time that's happened since November of last year.
18/11/2025
Totally Legit Wheeler Seller is here to pinch any pennies you didn't spend on Jalopy and My Summer Car
A grim and insanitary management game about absolutely abysmal cars?That's what we get for letting him learn how to drive - and letting him have a cell with a window.I don't know how to drive, and I have played neither Jalopy nor My Summer Car, but I do know how to be a dishonest piece of shit, so I am at least 25% of the way towards writing an informed appraisal of Totally Legit Wheeler Seller.
18/11/2025
The Running Man 4K Steelbook Is Officially Up for Preorder
The Running Man is now available to preorder as a 4K steelbook or in a standard 4K format. Its release date is still to be determined.
18/11/2025
Guild Wars Reforged, a free 20th anniversary revamp of the original Guild Wars, arrives this December
Guild Wars Reforged, a big update to 2005 MMORPG Guild Wars that's designed to make it a lot more convenient to play on modern hardware, is set to hit Steam on December 3rd. Steam Deck verification, modern controller support, and an interface revamp are among the tweaks developers ArenaNet and 2weeks have made, with the possibility of further "improvements" down the road being teased.Read more
18/11/2025
Demonschool review
To say that Demonschool comes out swinging with its premise would be an understatement.Trapped on the isolated Hemsk Island and surrounded by increasingly spooky occurrences, it quickly becomes clear that Faye and her classmates have no choice but to kick demons’ spines out, pass their semester without going to prison, and face the greatest horror of all: making friends in university.Read more
18/11/2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion Is Suddenly A 'Day One' Xbox Game Pass Title, Arriving In December
With Marvel Cosmic Invasion less than two weeks away from its release on December 1st of 2025, it comes as a huge surprise to see that it's just been announced as a day one Xbox Game Pass title as well!This was revealed as part of the nine-title Xbox Game Pass roundup earlier today, with confirmation that it'll be available for console, PC, cloud and optimised for handheld across the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers.Read the full article on purexbox.com
18/11/2025
Feature: The Crew Motorfest Races Onto Xbox Game Pass This Week, And You Don't Want To Miss It
Real competition for Forza Horizon 5!Ubisoft's 2023 racer set in open-world Hawaii.Motorfest is a really good open world racing game, and one that's absolutely worth your time on Xbox Game Pass.
18/11/2025
Dragon Quest HD-2D Remakes Are Discounted Ahead of Black Friday
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake for Nintendo Switch 2 and Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, and PS5 are discounted ahead of the Black Friday sale event.
18/11/2025
Barkour Preview: A Mostly Doggone Good Stealth Time So Far
Barkour seems extremely promising, it just needs polish – especially the combat. I really enjoyed the openness of the level I played, with all the hidden puzzles and collectibles, and the wide variety of potential strategies to reach my objectives.
18/11/2025
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 Exclusive Trailer and Poster
IGN can exclusively reveal the new trailer and poster for Season 2 of Legendary TV’s Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, which premieres on December 11, 2025 on Netflix.
18/11/2025
These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 19 - December 2)
Microsoft has today unveiled its latest roundup of new Xbox Game Pass titles, giving us a full picture of exactly what's coming to each tier over the last couple of weeks in November (and first couple days in December!).There's some really good stuff in here as well, such as the Ubisoft racer The Crew Motorfest, narrative journey Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, epic action RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and the day one release of highly-anticipated beat ‘em up Marvel Cosmic Invasion!Read the full article on purexbox.com
18/11/2025
PlayStation Announces Its Official Black Friday 2025 Sale
Here's everything you need to know about PlayStation's official Black Friday 2025 sale, including discounts on games, controllers, PS5 consoles, PS Plus, and more.
18/11/2025
Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass November 2025 Wave 2 Lineup
Microsoft has announced the second wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in November 2025.
18/11/2025
'Gen Z Loves AI Slop' — Former Square Enix Exec Claims 'A Lot of AI Sentiment Is Driven by Emotion Rather Than Logic'
A former Square Enix executive has claimed "consumers generally do not care" about generative AI in games, stating: "Gen Z loves AI slop."
18/11/2025
Morsels review
The word "morsel" comes from the Latin "mordeo", meaning "I bite".Every time you play Morsels, you are bitten and eaten by a horrible cat.The beast's incisors crash shut around the screen, and you tumble slowly down its oesophagus after the game's squealing mouse protagonist.
18/11/2025
Review: Black Ops 7 (Xbox) - Zombies Mode The Shining Light In This Undercooked Call Of Duty
Black to the drawing board.Call of Duty returns in 2025 with its first back-to-back Black Ops release following last year's Black Ops 6, and the result is an undercooked COD experience that feels like it needed more time in the oven. Truth be told,
18/11/2025
Alienware Brings AMD X3D Chips to its Flagship Area-51 Gaming PCs
Prebuilt Alienware gaming PCs finally get the best gaming CPUs.
18/11/2025
ArenaNet Reveals Guild Wars Reforged, a New Refresh of the Classic MMORPG
With the 20th anniversary of Guild Wars this year, developer ArenaNet has prepared a substantial visual and gameplay refresh of the 2005 MMORPG, which launched December 3.
18/11/2025
The Folio Society Reveals Gorgeous Illustrated Edition of Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin's novel Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is one of the best novels about the games industry you'll ever find, and now it's getting a gorgeous illustrated edition from The Folio Society.
18/11/2025
Does Black Ops 7 Signal the End of Single-Player Call of Duty?
Does Black Ops 7's co-op focused, online campaign signal the end of Call of Duty's dedication to traditional single-player shooters?
18/11/2025
After Its Rocky First Season Reset, Marvel Allowed Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Creators To 'Do Whatever We Want'
The second season of Daredevil: Born Again has given the show's creative team a new sense of freedom, series producer Sana Amanat has said, after the awkward mid-production reset experienced while shooting the show's first run.
18/11/2025
Fallout 4's latest modder-made expansion takes you to some Misery Islands with a history of "corruption, decay, and loneliness"
If you really dug Fallout 4's Far Harbor DLC, you'll be glad to know a couple of modders have been gradually working away at adding a bunch more post-apocalyptic versions of real-life islands off the coast of New England to the RPG's map for a little while n...
18/11/2025
Magic: The Gathering x Avatar Collector Booster Box is Finally Back In Stock on Amazon
MTG Avatar Collector Booster Box is back on Amazon, and stacking the Amazon Visa bonus with AMEX/Discover could drop it under $250, which is well below market value and MSRP.
18/11/2025
Escape From Tarkov Dev Apologizes for 'Rough' 1.0 Release, Promises to 'Fix All of the Incoming Bugs'
Escape from Tarkov game director Nikita Buyanov has apologized to players for the "rough" release of the extraction shooter's 1.0 version and Steam debut, saying the team is "willing to continue fighting" to "finally crack the performance problems."
18/11/2025
'The World Is Just Not Ready for AI in Video Games' — Shroud Accuses The Game Awards of Being 'Rigged' Following Arc Raiders GOTY Snub
Shroud has accused The Game Awards of being “rigged” following its Game of The Year Arc Raiders snub.
18/11/2025
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans Of The Tide Is Getting Pretty Decent Reviews So Far
It's out today on Xbox.Are ya ready, kids? SpongeBob is back on Xbox today with a new adventure called Titans of the Tide, and the first reviews have started appearing on the web ahead of its imminent release.This game is the latest project from
18/11/2025
Parts of the Internet, Including X / Twitter, Go Offline as Cloudflare Suffers Outage
Cloudflare has confirmed a server issue that has knocked out significant parts of the internet.
18/11/2025
Game of Thrones Star Kit Harrington Says It Was 'Slightly Embarrassing' to Stand on a Box and Kiss Sophie Turner, His Former On-Screen Sister
Jon Snow actor Kit Harrington has said he felt awkward smooching his former Game of Thrones co-star Sophie Turner, who previously played his on-screen sister.
18/11/2025
Battlefield 6's California Resistance update delivers a new map and mode today, plus aim assist and gun accuracy tweaks
Battlefield 6's latest set of additions, dubbed the California Resistance update, have arrived today, November 18th. Alongside the unboxing of the new suburban skirmish setting that is the Eastwood map and a sabotage mode, the update brings a sizeable patch with tweaks aimed at the likes of ensuring bul...
18/11/2025
Interplay Co-Founder and 'Trailblazing' Developer Rebecca Heineman Dies Aged 62
Rebecca Heineman, known best for co-founding original Fallout developer Interplay alongside Brain Fargo, Jay Patel, and Troy Worrell in the early 1980s, has died aged 62.
18/11/2025
ASUS Announces Big Week Of ROG Xbox Ally Updates, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Rolling out across Tuesday and Wednesday.We've heard how the ROG Xbox Ally is set to improve with multiple new features over the coming weeks and months, but the updates are coming from numerous sources - ASUS has stuff in mind, and Xbox has stuff in mind as well.ASUS is first out of the gate here, announcing a "big week" of ROG Ally and ROG Xbo...
18/11/2025
Take-Two Boss Says Gaming Is 'Moving Towards PC' — but GTA 6 Is Still Down for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S at Launch
The boss of Take-Two has said the industry is “moving towards PC” even as GTA 6 is still down for launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S only.
18/11/2025
Resident Evil Requiem won’t repeat Monster Hunter Wilds' technical blunders, Capcom say
I’ve moaned plenty about the technical and performance woes that Monster Hunter Wilds inflicted upon itself, and only seems committed to remedying
18/11/2025
Stranger Things Star Sadie Sink Reportedly Set For Avengers: Secret Wars, Fuelling Fresh Speculation Around Her Mysterious Spider-Man: Brand New Day Role
Sadie Sink will reportedly reprise her top-secret upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day role in Avengers: Secret Wars.
18/11/2025
Interplay co-founder and LGBTQ+ icon Rebecca Heineman dies from cancer
Interplay co-founder and veteran game designer Rebecca Heineman has died at the age of 62 following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year. The news has been shared on social media by numerous friends and former colleagues of Heineman, including Heidi McDonald and Brian Fargo, while the latest ...
18/11/2025
Assassin's Creed Actor Didn't Realize He'd Recorded Desmond's Death Scene Until Checking Twitter — And Says The Character Is Technically Still Alive
Desmond's death in Assassin's Creed 3 was ambiguous enough that voice actor Nolan North didn't realize he'd just recorded the character's last gasp — and now, North has said that the series' original modern day protagonist is "technically" still alive.
18/11/2025
Ubisoft UK Warns That Folks Just Aren't Buying As Many £50-£60 Games Anymore
"Many new games are struggling to stand out".As part of a new business update for its UK arm, Ubisoft has talked a little bit about falling game sales - and how players just aren't buying as many full-priced video games anymore.Coming by way of CityAM...
18/11/2025
Fired Subnautica 2 Founders Claim Krafton CEO Used ChatGPT to 'Brainstorm Ways to Avoid Paying' $250m Bonus And Discussed a 'Takeover' Over Company Slack Messages
As the messy breakdown between Krafton and Subnautica 2 developer and subsidiary Unknown Worlds goes to court this week, an astonishing new legal filing claims that Krafton's CEO discussed a takeover of the studio in Slack messages, and allegedly even turned to ChatGPT "to help him brainstorm ways to avoid paying the earnout."
18/11/2025
Fortnite Crew Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Today! Here's What You Need To Know
Level up your Fortnite experience.Whether you're a Fortnite fan or not, it's hard to deny that Xbox is delivering one of its biggest Game Pass Perks ever today for Ultimate members, with Fortnite Crew set to go live for subscribers at some point over the next few hours.Fortnite Crew will bring a var...
18/11/2025
Save $380 Off the Stylish Cyberpowerpc GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC for Black Friday
Housed in one of the coolest cases showcased at CES 2025.
18/11/2025
Superman in 4K Just Dropped to a New Low Price Before Amazon's Black Friday Sale
Physical media deals are starting early.
18/11/2025
Magic Puzzle Company Jigsaw Puzzles Are Buy 1, Get 1 Half off at Amazon Today
These make great gifts for chronic puzzlers.
18/11/2025
Amazon Resale Has Upgraded "Like New" Apple iPad Pro M4 Tablets on Sale for Black Friday
Get double the storage and 5G cellular connectivity for less than a base model iPad Pro.
17/11/2025
Marvel’s Deadpool VR Review
Slicing and shooting as the Merc with a Mouth is nothing short of a blast.
17/11/2025
Angeline Era, an Irish mythology inspired bumpslash action game from the devs behind Anodye, gets a December release date
I really don't think it's appreciated how much of a powerhouse Analgesic Productions are.Comprising just two developers, Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka, their work always manages to present new takes on established genres, or games that have become genres.There's both Anodyne 1 and 2: Return To Dust, which borrows from various Zeldas in fresh ways, Sephonie, an involved and conscious take on the 3D platformer, and now Angeline Era, a nonlinear action-adventure game inspired by the early Ys games and Irish mythology, which just got a release date.
17/11/2025
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Noise Canceling Headphones Drop to Just $229 for Black Friday
Certified refurbished model shipped directly from Bose with an extended 2 year warranty.
17/11/2025
In a rare bit of good news, Hytale lives on, with its original devs buying the rights off of Riot
Hytale is back from the dead!Despite a decade's worth of development, the game was canned with Hypixel Studios forced to completely shutter.Hypixel founder Simon Collins-Laflamme did say he wanted to talk to previous owner Riot about re-acquiring Hytale, and as it turns out, that's exactly what he did!
17/11/2025
Save 45% off the Bose Smart Ultra Dolby Atmos Soundbar for Black Friday
Bose's best soundbar normally costs $1,000, but you can get it for just $550.
17/11/2025
The Biggest Magic: The Gathering Crashers and Climbers This Week - November 17
Vivi Ornitier's ban has kicked off a price crash for the wizard, but there are plenty more movers and shakers in Magic: The Gathering this week.
17/11/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Collects 12 The Game Awards Nominations, the Most in the Awards' History
Somehow, the end of the year has returned, and it's time once again for a parade of award nominations and shows, including this year's The Game Awards. Ahead of its early December show, The Game Awards has released a list of this year's nominees, revealing that everyone really, really, really liked Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
17/11/2025
The Best Gift Ideas for Adult Lord of the Rings Fans in 2025
We rounded up the best LOTR merch across different areas of interest, from must-have movie and book sets to collectibles of all kinds.
17/11/2025
The Lenovo Legion Pro 5 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop Drops Below $1,700 for Black Friday
This is a powerful gaming laptop with excellent build quality and a gorgeous OLED display.
17/11/2025
Battlefield 6 Update 1.1.2.0 Patch Notes Include Aim Assist Tweaks and Bloom Adjustments as Season 1 Continues
Battlefield 6 is roaring ahead, with update 1.1.2.0 patch notes revealing that open beta aim assist settings are back, as are more weapon dispersion and bloom tweaks, as Season 1 continues.
17/11/2025
Nier creator Yoko Taro would like you to know he has been working on games, they just keep getting cancelled
It's been a while since Yoko Taro has made a game, hasn't it?That last public (key word here) thing he worked on was a mobile game about how Sega controls pretty much everything called 404 Game Re:set in 2023 (it shut down in 2024).Before that was a trio of Voice of Cards games in 2021/22, and before that the Nier Replicant not-quite-a-remake and also now defunct mobile game Nier Reincarnation.
17/11/2025
Sony InZone E9 In-Ear Gaming Monitor Review – A Headset Replacement?
Comfortable and clear, the Sony InZone E9 in-ear headphones are made for competitive gaming, but they're mediocre in every other scenario.
17/11/2025
Xbox President Talks Positive & Resistant Feedback From Fans, How It's Shaping The Future
"Our players deeply care about what Xbox is".Earlier today, a new interview with Xbox president Sarah Bond was shared on YouTube by the folks at Fortune Magazine, and Bond had a particularly interesting response to a question about "redefining" the identity over at Xbox.After spending a fair bit of the interview discussing the idea of "playing anywhere" and accessing your Xbox games across multiple devices, she was questioned about leading the brand through such a shift after multiple decades of being console-focused, and ultimately whether there's been some resistance towards that.
17/11/2025
Elegoo Drops the Price on Its Entire Lineup of 3D Printers in Ahead of Black Friday
Elegoo launches early Black Friday deals with big savings on Neptune FDM printers, Saturn 4 Ultra 16K resin models, and full printer bundles.
17/11/2025
Amazon Has a 'Buy 1, Get 1 Half Off' Board Game Sale Ahead of Black Friday
Save on everything from Catan to Scrabble in this tabletop game sale on Amazon and Target.
17/11/2025
The Acer Nitro 60 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC Drops to Just $1,499 Ahead of Black Friday
This is the least expensive RTX 5070 Ti equipped prebuilt I've seen this month.
17/11/2025
The New Razer Blade 14 Gets Its First Major Price Drop Since Launch Ahead of Black Friday
The Razer Blade 14 is a versatile laptop that hasn't seen a significant price drop since launch, so now is the perfect time to grab one.
17/11/2025
Ahead of its early access release this week, Prologue: Go Wayback gets a roadmap filled with big ambitions
Prologue: Go Wayback is due out in early access later this week, and ahead of that developer PlayerUnknown Productions laid out a little roadmap of updates you can expect in the coming… months?They didn't specify, which isn't necessarily a bad thing - I think setting expectations of when certain features may arrive encourages a more demanding audience - but they did give a good overview of what's to come. Read more
17/11/2025
Deals for Today: Elegoo 3D Printer Early Black Friday Sale And Pokémon TCG Under Market Value
Elegoo drops early Black Friday discounts across FDM and resin printers, while Phantasmal Flames Pokémon TCG bundles go under market value, and even free with the Amazon Visa deal.
17/11/2025
Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Nominated For GOTY At The Game Awards, But Microsoft Misses Out
No first-party games in the GOTY list.Geoff Keighley & co. have just announced the nominations in each category for their upcoming The Game Awards show, and while two day one Game Pass titles make the main Game of the Year list, Xbox Game Studios misses out on any top-tier nominations.The Game Awards' 2025 GOTY is as follows: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
17/11/2025
'Fake News': Resident Evil Requiem Developers Dismiss Much-Discussed Fan Image of Leon With an Eyepatch
Resident Evil Requiem's producer has attempted to address the persistent speculation that fan-favorite character Leon S. Kennedy will appear in the game, by branding a particular image as "fake news."
17/11/2025
Where Winds Meet player convinces one of the game's NPCs they're pregnant with his baby
Sure, you could tease around the edges of generative AI videogame development, spitting out an Anno 117 loading screen here, belching out Arc Raiders NPC voice barks there, or you could just go the whole hog and hook your characters straight up to an LLM.What could possibly go wrong?Read more
17/11/2025
Tilly Norwood's Creator Is Bringing an AI-Led Series To The History Channel
Tilly Norwood's creator is now making a shortform AI-led series for The History Channel.
17/11/2025
Dygma Raise 2 Keyboard Review
The Dygma Raise 2 is a very well done and highly competitive keyboard that I wish more people would get to try.
17/11/2025
Sarah Bond Insists Hardware Is 'Absolutely Core' To Xbox, Teases Powerful Next-Gen Console
"Hardware is absolutely core to everything we do at Xbox.".Xbox president Sarah Bond has been speaking with Fortune Magazine as part of a lengthy interview for YouTube today, where she's provided a few extra hints about what to expect from the next Xbox console and future Xbox hardware.Sarah was questioned during the interview about how important hardware remains to Xbox in a future that's all about playing anywhere, and she insisted that it remains "absolutely core" to what the brand is doing right now:Read the full article on purexbox.com
17/11/2025
The Mighty Nein Season 1 Review
The Mighty Nein review: From Critical Role comes a different kind of high fantasy adventure.
17/11/2025
Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton allegedly looked to ChatGPT to figure out how to not pay that $250 million bonus
developer of the game Unknown Worlds are (technically) also suing this trio of developers in kind.This all came about because Krafton delayed Subnautica 2, a decision that meant Unknown Worlds wouldn't get a $250 million bonus.And it seems that the publisher even asked ever-reliable ChatGPT for advice on how they could avoid doing just that.
17/11/2025
Stalker 2's Expedition update brings A-Life improvements, harder difficulty options, and worsens bandits' eyesight
I started a new Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl run this past weekend, and like most of my decisions, I now look back on it with pain and regret.Had I waited just a couple more days, I could have begun anew with the roaming FPS's new Expedition update, which is out now and spans everything from difficulty modes and inventory tweaks to enemy behaviour reworks and yet more upgrades to its A-Life simulation system.Read more
17/11/2025
Assassin's Creed Publisher Ubisoft Says 'Many New Games Are Struggling' As Players Turn Away From Traditional Releases In Favor of Subscriptions, Live-Service and Free-To-Play Games
Ubisoft has warned of falling company revenues and said it's seen that "many new games are struggling to stand out" as players turn away from traditional full-price releases.
17/11/2025
Fire TV Sticks Are Already on Sale at Amazon Ahead of Black Friday 2025
Amazon has some exciting discounts right now on the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus, Fire TV Stick HD, Fire TV Stick 4K Select, and Fire TV Cube ahead of Black Friday.
17/11/2025
Borderlands 4 Hits a New Low Price, Including Switch 2 Preorders
Borderlands 4 for PS5, Xbox Series X, and even Switch 2 preorders, has dropped to a new low price at Amazon ahead of Black Friday
17/11/2025
Xbox Partner Preview November 2025 Showcase Confirmed For This Week
Featuring 007: First Light and more.Microsoft's next Xbox Partner Preview takes place at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT on Thursday, November 20th.007 First Light, Reanimal and Tides of Annihilation are three games that will be a part of the show, as confirmed by Microsoft.
17/11/2025
Microsoft Announces Xbox Partner Preview Showcase, Airing This Week
The next Xbox Partner Preview showcase event will be broadcast this week, Microsoft has confirmed.
17/11/2025
The 10 Most Valuable Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames Cards That I'm Already Chasing
Discover the top 10 most valuable Phantasmal Flames cards, ranked by market price, with gameplay insights for each powerful Pokémon TCG pull.
17/11/2025
Cities: Skylines 2 Changes Developer, Console Version Still In The Works For Xbox Game Pass
"Iceflake Studios will be taking the lead".We've now passed the two-year mark since Cities: Skylines 2 released for PC Game Pass, and after another couple of years attempting to optimise the console version for an Xbox Game Pass launch, Paradox Interactive has parted ways with the game's developer;The Cities: Skylines franchise will now move to Iceflake Studios, who will deliver "free updates for the current version, continuous work on the Editor and console editions, as well as future expansions and content packs".
17/11/2025
If Valve creates an "entry point" for living room PCs, the console-beating Steam Machines will follow, argues Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director
The Steam Machine, a console-like mini PC you plug into your TV.And also the Steam Frame, a new virtual reality headset that streams games from your PC and opens up your whole game library to be played in the privacy of your own goggles.I was surprised, in particular, by the muted response to the Steam Machine in our comments.
17/11/2025
Cities: Skylines creators Colossal Order are handing the series over to the Surviving The Aftermath devs
Cities: Skylines developers Colossal Order are moving on from the city building series and parting ways with publishers Paradox Interactive, after 15 years of collaboration.They're handing Skylines over to one of Paradox's in-house teams, Surviving The Aftermath developers Iceflake Studios, who will take over "all existing and future development for Cities: Skylines 2", spanning free updates and paid expansions.Read more
17/11/2025
Amazon Drops the Meta Quest 3S VR Headset to Just $249 Ahead of Black Friday
Amazon has the best deal on the Meta Quest 3S in the early Black Friday sales.
17/11/2025
New Star Trek Comic Spotlights Lieutenant Uhura for Black History Month
IDW's newest Star Trek comic focuses on Lieutenant Uhura, putting a fresh spin on one of the most beloved Trek episodes of all time.
17/11/2025
Hands On: Black Ops 7 Is Amazing On The ROG Xbox Ally X, As Long As You're Not Offline
Good luck playing this on a plane.I mentioned last week how I've spent the past month barely turning on my Xbox Series X at all because of the ROG Xbox Ally X, and therefore all of my time with Black Ops 7 has been spent on the new premium handheld device so far.It was revealed ahead of launch how Call of Duty: BO7 was being optimised for handheld devices including the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, and you definitely notice that right away when launching into the game.
17/11/2025
Pokemon TCG: Phantasmal Flames Boosters Are Back in Stock at Amazon Ahead of Black Friday
Phantasmal Flames Booster Box is now under market value, and you can stack an instant $60 Amazon credit on top. Even Booster Bundles can drop to free with this deal.
17/11/2025
Nintendo Issues First Official The Legend of Zelda Movie Photos Showing Link and Zelda In Costume
Nintendo has just released the first set photos showing its The Legend of Zelda live-action stars in action.
17/11/2025
Guide: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (November 2025)
The latest freebies for XGP subscribers.The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout November 2025, including for the likes of Albion Online, The First Descendant, Apex Legends and a whole lot more.Fortnite Crew is certainly stealing the show this month though, bringing tons of Fortnite rewards to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members from November 18th.
17/11/2025
Nintendo Resurrects Two Classic Characters For Donkey Kong: Bananza DLC
Donkey Kong 64 fans celebrate! Nintendo will pay tribute to a pair of classic N64 characters via an upcoming Donkey Kong Bananza Emerald Rush DLC challenge.
17/11/2025
This week in PC games: Demonschool and Moonlighter 2 head a procession of sheep dogs, shmups and sliding heroes
The conveyor belt of crowns, clowns and clones that is Videogaming rattles onward through the midnight forest.Several sedan chairs carrying former BioWare creative leads are caught in a wave of slop, becoming a disorderly barricade of people crying out for Femshep to come save them from the GAAS.Tencent executives rush over with handfuls of rope, but whether they mean to drag the afflicted free or bind their limbs is unclear.
17/11/2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign review
It is strange to imagine – I thought as I battled a giant vomit-spewing plant monster in a hallucination induced by a biological weapon – that Call of Duty was once, at least notionally, about the human cost of war.But I don't think the series has ever been further away from that concept than in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's hideous mess of a campaign.Read more
17/11/2025
Xbox Dev Obsidian Says It Hasn't Used Generative AI 'At All' So Far
Even with releasing 3 games in a year.The use of AI in video games is a hot topic at the moment - especially in the wake of the whole Tim Sweeney, ARC Raiders debacle from last week.We've also seen reports that Black Ops 7 contains some use of AI recently, but fellow Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment has come to definitively say that it hasn't used the tech "at all" so far.
17/11/2025
Asus Set to 'Ramp Up Production' on Xbox ROG Ally X Handheld After Initial Demand 'Exceeds Expectations'
Demand for the Xbox ROG Ally X handheld is "exceeding expectations" amid an "extremely positive" response from fans, hardware maker Asus has said.
17/11/2025
Magic: The Gathering's New Final Fantasy 7 Game Edition Commander Decks Are Finally Back in Stock
Magic: The Gathering's elusive new Final Fantasy 7 Game Edition Commander Deck is finally back in stock to preorder today. But, it might not last long, so lock your order in fast to avoid disappointment.
17/11/2025
Poll: What Are Your First Impressions Of Black Ops 7 On Xbox Game Pass?
Happy with the new Call of Duty?Black Ops 7 has plenty to offer in this regard too, with online and Zombies play arguably being the meatier portions of this year's Call of Duty package.Read the full article on purexbox.com
17/11/2025
U.S. Congressman Blasts Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Alleged AI Images: 'We Need Regulations That Prevent Companies from using AI to Eliminate Jobs'
A member of U.S. Congress has now called out Activision Blizzard's use of generative AI in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and demanded tighter regulation to "prevent companies from using AI to eliminate jobs."
17/11/2025
People are playing fewer games and new releases are "struggling", say Ubisoft UK, warning of falling revenues
Ubisoft's UK publishing arm have filed a strategic report for the year ending March 2025 in which they warn that they expect yearly revenue to fall in the current fiscal year, ending March 2026.They attribute this partly to slumping sales of physical copies of games, and more broadly to the fact that people are fixating on a fistful of mega-popular games at the expense of all others, with subscription and streaming services like Microsoft's Game Pass making us all feel less inclined to buy individual new games. Read more
17/11/2025
Marvel Announces Josh Gad is Joining The MCU As... Josh Gad
Beauty and the Beast and Frozen star Josh Gad will officially become part of the MCU in upcoming Disney+ series Wonder Man, where the actor will portray a fictionalized version of himself.
17/11/2025
Anime Weapons Codes (November 2025)
Claim the latest Anime Weapons codes for Roblox here, including free emeralds and game pass – all checked and verified today.
17/11/2025
PlayStation's DualSense Edge Controller Has Dropped to Just $160 Ahead of Black Friday
PlayStation's DualSense Edge Controller has dropped to just $159.99 in the run-up to the Black Friday sales. That's $40 savings, 20% off, and the best price ever.
17/11/2025
'Where Winds Meet' Expected To Release For Xbox Following Major Success On PC & PS5
It's a PlayStation console exclusive for now though.If you've happened to venture away from the Xbox ecosystem over the past few days, you may have noticed that a new game called Where Winds Meet has been proving extremely popular across Steam and the PlayStation Store.This is a free-to-play open-world action-adventure RPG featuring a narrative-driven campaign that can either be played solo or in co-op, and the first reviews have been very good, with the game boasting a "Very Positive" rating on Steam.
17/11/2025
While Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Acknowledges Deliberate AI Use, Ubisoft Pledges to Remove AI Image That 'Slipped Through' To Anno 117's Final Version
Ubisoft has said it will act swiftly to remove an Anno 117: Pax Romana image that contains AI-generated elements, which it says was not designed to be included in the game's final version.
17/11/2025
'Lawyers Are Most Likely Already Watching Everything We Do': Fan Attempt to Revive Doomed PlayStation Live-Service Game Concord Takes Stock After 'Worrying Legal Action'
Sony has issued takedown notices for videos showcasing a fan-led project that's bringing doomed PlayStation live-service game Concord back to life.
17/11/2025
Final Fantasy I-VI Collection Drops to All-Time Low Price in Early Black Friday Sales
You can save $35 on the pixel remasters of the first six Final Fantasy games as the early Black Friday sales start to roll in for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation.
17/11/2025
Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late November 2025
Including three major RPGs!Microsoft has today revealed the next batch of five games set to leave Xbox Game Pass in late November, with these titles appearing in the "Leaving Soon" section of the Game Pass tab on the official Xbox mobile app.We've got three particularly big ones here - Octopath Traveler, Octopath Traveler 2 and Lords Of The Fallen.
17/11/2025
The Legend of Zelda Movie Set Leak Appears to Show First Live-Action Footage of Link and Zelda
Set videos purportedly featuring Link and Zelda in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda movie have been shared online — giving fans a first glimpse at the characters in action.
17/11/2025
Freshly spilled Blood Of Dawnwalker footage reveals an action-RPG where Witcher dialogue meets wall-walking
How do you Monday, babe?By getting a good night's sleep, rising with the sparrows, eating a wholesome meal, and settling down at your desk with an airy mind and a glad heart?There is no time to answer, for I have already embedded the latest talkthrough video for Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco's medieval fantasy action RPG The Blood Of Dawnwalker, which still looks like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt plus vampires.
17/11/2025
It: Welcome to Derry - Episode 4 Review
It: Welcome to Derry - Episode 4 Review: “The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function” meaningfully moves forward every one of Welcome to Derry’s storylines, packs a wallop on the horror front, and reveals some interesting new details about Pennywise’s initial arrival in Derry millions of years in the past - just the shot in the arm Welcome to Derry needed halfway into its first season.
17/11/2025
Early Black Friday Savings Up to 33% on Speediance Smart Gyms
Kickstart your 2026 fitness goals with AI-powered training
17/11/2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Ashes of the Damned Interactive Map
IGN's BO7 Ashes of the Damned interactive map includes locations of all Easter Eggs, Perk Machines, Audio Logs, and much more!
16/11/2025
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Gets Small Post-Launch Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
Just two days after launch.If you've been playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 today, you may have noticed that it's suddenly asking for an update - and that's because Treyarch has released the first post-launch update since it launched on November 14th.There are only a few minor adjustments here across two areas of the title - Multiplayer and Zombies.
16/11/2025
Steal the Brainrot Fortnite Codes (September 2025)
Steal the Brainrot in Fortnite with these working codes that spawn Brainrots, Brainrot Gods, remove cooldowns, and more.
16/11/2025
Brainrot Evolution Codes (November 2025)
Stay up to date with these working codes for Brainrot Evolution.
16/11/2025
The Sunday Papers
I used to fill A4 notepads with scribbles as an undergrad but the habit has gradually fallen away, as I've sunk into the endlessly editable quagmire of online journalism.I've got a nice thick biro with Blue Prince press event branding, and a fresh moleskin notepad I got from a magazine subscription.I'm writing a story about spiders.
16/11/2025
Embrace your messy, cringey teenage emo years in rhythm game X visual novel I Write Games Not Tragedies
I'm not sure I've ever been so quickly transported back in time than I have in I Write Games Not Tragedies.It's not that I completely relate to what takes place in the game, but its sense of place, of atmosphere and feeling, is one I understand in my soul.The emo amongst you have probably already caught on to the vibe with its title, and for those of you that haven't, the game's aesthetics, writing, and soundscape certainly will.
15/11/2025
Horizon was always thought about as a multiplayer game, says studio director, which speaks volumes about modern day Sony
I think Horizon Zero Dawn was much more of a turning point for Sony than most people really discuss.On the PS5, completely original first-party games feel few and far between, as Sony has joined in on the whole intellectual property above all else train that every other company has hopped aboard.So hearing Guerilla Games' studio director Jan-Bart van Beek say the Horizon series was always thought about as a multiplayer game feels like the last piece of the puzzle has been inserted.
15/11/2025
Blue Prince is a game full of secrets, and its developer has no intention of telling you if you've solved them all
Video games don't have mysteries any more.There are too many people and too much internet to allow for such a thing, anything without an answer can, must, and will be solved by someone, often in a timeframe faster than developers expect.So I appreciate when developers refuse to divulge details, or indulge individuals in their desire to know exactly how much they have on their checklist, one such developer being Tonda Ros of Blue Prince developer Dogubomb.
15/11/2025
Concord lives! Or, lived, as community efforts to revive it already appear to be on hold after some DMCA strikes
I do have to admit that bringing up Concord feels like digging up a dead dog that perished in a horrendous, preventable accident, but it feels important given how quickly it died and what the means for how we engage with it.You see, it seems that this week the largely panned hero shooter was revived through community-run custom servers.Except it seems like this may be over before it truly begins.
15/11/2025
XDefiant was apparently born from the ashes of a Splinter Cell game being made by the team behind Dispatch
The leads behind the, potentially surprisingly, hit superhero game Dispatch, AdHoc Studio, have been all over the place.Telltale Games, Ubisoft, Night School Studio, some pretty notable names, but today we're honing in on their time at Ubisoft in particular.That's because a recent report that dives into the long story that led AdHoc to making Dispatch revealed that before doing so, they were working on a completely new Splinter Cell game at Ubisoft.
15/11/2025
Talking Point: Xbox Is 24 Years Old Today, What Do You Expect From Next Year's 25th Birthday?
A big anniversary is coming in 2026.Today is November 15th, 2025 - which means Xbox is officially 24 years old!Yep, Microsoft brought the OG Xbox and its accompanying games lineup to market almost a quarter of a century ago to this day;
15/11/2025
Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In December 2025 So Far
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking an early look today at what's ahead for December 2025's Xbox Game Pass selection, with two titles having been confirmed for the service next month already.The headline game so far is definitely Routine; this long-in-development sci-fi adventure looks well worth a try on Xbox Game Pass next month.As the above heading suggests, we have one other title also confirmed ahead of Microsoft revealing more Game Pass additions in the coming weeks.
15/11/2025
Feature: These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 17-21)
Along with a couple of Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 17-21!We've got another very busy few days ahead for new releases, with highlights including SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide, R-Type Delta: HD Boosted, JDM: Japanese Drift Master and a whole bunch of exciting new indie titles.
15/11/2025
Why Isn’t Pennywise in The Running Man?
We explore the many reasons why Pennywise the Dancing Clown doesn't run into the Running Man in the new film.
15/11/2025
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 15-16)
Is a COD weekend on the cards?It's been a busy old week in the world of gaming again — especially with Valve announcing a slew of new hardware — but we're here to talk about games this weekend, with Black Ops 7 leading the charge on Xbox Game Pass.Here's what we're playing over the next few days:Read the full article on purexbox.com
15/11/2025
What are we all playing this weekend?
Saturdays are for lounging, half-dressed, half-washed, chair tilted back (or better yet, bed unrisen from), staring blearily up at a lovely array of pixels moving about at the command of a pair of thumbs on thumbsticks.Sadly, I'll be moving house instead, but at least I can read the comments section below and live vicariously through all of you, you half-dressed, half-washed bastards.Read more
15/11/2025
Stay Connected During Holiday Travel with 20% Off Roamless eSIMs
Global coverage and flexible data with no hassle or hidden fees
15/11/2025
The 48" LG B5 4K OLED TV Drops to Just $550 During the Best Buy Black Friday Doorbuster Sale
Doubles as a 48" 4K OLED gaming monitor.
15/11/2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Zombies Review in Progress
The hunt for undead Easter eggs begins again.
15/11/2025
Pluribus Episode 3 Review - ‘Sorry if We Got That Wrong, Carol’
Pluribus Episode 3 Review: "Grenade" does some interesting world-building even while it raises more questions about the Joined... and Carol's power over them.
15/11/2025
Stalker 2 Team Shares Parting Message Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Departure
"One of the most glowing partnerships we've ever had".In case you hadn't seen, Stalker 2 is part of the batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early November, with the date specifically being November 15th - it should have disappeared off the service by the end of Saturday.To mark its departure, a lengthy message has been shared on social media by the Stalker 2 team, enthusing that the Xbox collaboration has been "one of the most glowing partnerships we've ever had".
15/11/2025
Get a 3D Printer for as Low as $160 During the Aliexpress Black Friday Sale
No spendy investment required to start printing your own creations at home.
14/11/2025
Sharknado Origins Reveals Surprise Return for Infamous Disaster Film Series With Summer 2026 Premiere Plans
Just when you thought The Asylum had its fill of shark tornadoes, the B-movie production company reportedly has plans for Sharknado 7 with the title Sharknado Origins.
14/11/2025
Activision Responds to Complaints of AI-Generated Assets in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Activision has issued a statement in response to player outcry regarding the seeming use of generative AI art assets in a number of areas of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
14/11/2025
The Latest Super Mario Galaxy Movie Poster Has Big Super Mario Odyssey Vibes
We've just gotten a look at a brand new poster for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and it's giving off big...Super Mario Odyssey vibes?
14/11/2025
Tons of 4K Movies Are 3 for $30 in Gruv's Early Black Friday Blu-ray Sale
Prepare your shelf space.
14/11/2025
Save Up to $1,700 Off the Lenovo Legion Tower 7 RTX 5080 Gaming PC, Starting Under $2,400
A complete system with liquid cooling, plenty of RAM and storage, and easy upgradeability.
14/11/2025
How Much Will The Steam Machine Cost?
The Steam Machine price might be higher than you think it is.
14/11/2025
XDefiant Reportedly Began as a New Splinter Cell Game by the Dispatch Developers
Ubisoft was, at one point not too long ago, working on a brand new Splinter Cell game. But it morphed over time to become XDefiant, according to a new report.
14/11/2025
Labubu Is Getting a Movie Because of Course It Is
The second those devillish little monster dolls took off, we should have known it was only a matter of time before a Labubu movie manifested.
14/11/2025
The 65-Inch Samsung S90F 4K OLED Smart TV Drops to the Lowest Price Ever Ahead of Black Friday
One of Samsung's highest-end 2025 TVs perfect for 4K HDR streaming and PS5 gaming.
14/11/2025
New Star Trek Movie from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Filmmakers Unconnected to Anything Else in the Franchise
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are reportedly lined up to write, produce, and are attached to direct a new Star Trek movie for Paramount Pictures.
14/11/2025
Save 40% off the Bose Smart Ultra Dolby Atmos Soundbar Ahead of Black Friday
Bose's best soundbar normally costs $1,000, but you can get it for under $600.
14/11/2025
Magic: The Gathering's Next Big Secret Lair Drop Is Monster Hunter
Magic: The Gathering is getting yet another big Secret Lair collab with a major video game series, and this time it's Monster Hunter.
14/11/2025
Helldivers 2 On Xbox Helped Us 'Give The Players What They Want', Says Arrowhead CEO
It's worked out great for everyone.Sony's experiment with bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox has undoubtedly been a success, with the company highlighting earlier this week how the game was doing "extremely well" thanks in part to its launch on the Xbox Series X and S.Arrowhead Game Studios has always insisted that the decision was nothing to do with them, but speaking on an episode of The Game Business Podcast this week, CEO Shams Jorjani enthused that it's worked out great for his team and that players are "happy" because they've been "given what they want".
14/11/2025
The Cooler Master NR2 RTX 5070 Ti Miniature Gaming PC Drops to Just $1,740 Ahead of Black Friday
Excellent price for any RTX 5070 Ti prebuilt, let alone a tiny one.
14/11/2025
Why Brainiac Makes Perfect Sense as Man of Tomorrow's Main Villain
Now that Brainiac has been confirmed for James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow, we break down what you need to know about this iconic Superman character and why he makes perfect sense as the main villain.
14/11/2025
The 65-Inch LG Evo C5 4K OLED Smart TV Drops to the Lowest Price of the Year Ahead of Black Friday
The best TV for 4K HDR streaming and PS5 gaming.
14/11/2025
Valve 'Excited' By ROG Xbox Ally And Insists It's A 'Sign Of Success' For Steam Deck
It's been a good start for Xbox's new PC handhelds - we gave the ROG Xbox Ally X an "excellent" 9/10 review at Pure Xbox (with many other critics being hot on it), and the X model is said to be generating too much demand right now.But what does Valve think about it?This is the company that sparked the whole handheld gaming PC revolution of the past few years with the Steam Deck, and now there are countless competitors trying to emulate its success.
14/11/2025
Best Buy Just Dropped the Best Meta Quest 3S VR Headset Deals for Black Friday
Up to $100 off in savings, plus get two free games.
14/11/2025
After Disney's Doctor Who Break-Up, Spin-Off Series The War Between The Land And The Sea Gets UK-Only Launch Date
The War Between The Land And The Sea, the next chapter of the Doctor Who universe, has now been given a UK-specific launch date — but viewers elsewhere have been left in the dark about its release in the US and other countries, following the break-up of Disney's co-funding deal.
14/11/2025
Paralives delayed into 2026 as designer explains that life sims are "really 3 games in one"
Woe unto people who like making smaller, prettier versions of themselves kiss: the Paralives developers are delaying their homey life sim following playtests, to fix some bugs and fill out the game's town with activities.Paralives had been due in early access this December, but will now launch on May 25th 2026.Read more
14/11/2025
Rian Johnson's Poker Face Has Been Cancelled, but He Wants It To Live On at Another Network — Without Natasha Lyonne
Rian Johnson’s TV whodunit Poker Face has officially been cancelled by Peacock after just two seasons, though the director has said he will now attempt to save the show by shopping it to another streamer — with a completely different actor in the leading role.
14/11/2025
With GTA 6 still miles away, GTA Online's obscenely rich will soon be able to splurge their cash mountains on mansions
Most of the attention on Rockstar post-GTA 6's second delay has, rightly, been focused on their abrupt firing of 31 employees, for which the IWGB have accused the company of union busting.As all of that happens, though, the video game making machine continues to churn on, and GTA Online's continuing to get the additions Take-Two said it would when they set this latest delay in stone.GTA 5's online element/cash cow guise has long been a playground where regular people like you or me can live out a still somewhat satire-tinged take on the fantasy lifestyles of uber-rich criminals, so it honestly feels a bit strange that it's taken this long for Rockstar to add in mansions.
14/11/2025
Deals for Today: Massive Gaming Laptop and PC Discounts
Huge savings today on gaming laptops, PCs, and power stations. Score an RTX 5080 iBuypower gaming rig for $1,949, refurbished Alienware 18 RTX 5090 and 5080 laptops for hundreds under retail.
14/11/2025
Xbox Fan Lists 13 Games That Are Currently Hidden From Players' Libraries
The issue seems to have picked up again.Back in December of last year, we highlighted a post from an Xbox fan known as UpstairsNo9249 who had advised that Microsoft had been quietly (and perhaps accidentally) removing access to a handful of games even if you owned them.The issue was fixed in some cases, but now it's apparently reared its ugly head again, with the poster sharing 13 games (seven of which weren't mentioned in last year's post) that have been "hard-delisted".
14/11/2025
Richard Linklater Breaks Down the Similarities Between Netflix’s Nouvelle Vague and Slacker
The director of the new Netflix film explains how it shares why audiences who are fans of his previous work should check it out.
14/11/2025
One Battle After Another Is Now on Digital, Streaming Release Date Still TBA
You can now watch One Battle After Another at home with your own selection of a few small beers.
14/11/2025
Cyber bunny shooter Cicadamata reminds me of nu-Marathon and Jumping Flash and has a flipping cool shotgun
Cicadamata" - yes the rogue apostrophes are part of the official title, yes I will exclude them in future because they make my thalamus itch - is one of those games that makes me incandescently sorry I didn't spend the past 20 years studying graphics design so that I could, for example, tell you what exactly is going on with that icecream bar HUD, those landscapes of bright diodes and cubes sliding through checkerboard obelisks, those twirling android digits, that wrist-rolling Muji paperweight of a shotgun. Read more
14/11/2025
Pokémon Pokopia for Switch 2 Is Now Available to Preorder – Out March 5
Pokémon Pokopia for Switch 2 is now available to preorder for $69.99. It's set to be released next year on March 5.
14/11/2025
Suspect Charged After Ariana Grande Grabbed on Wicked: For Good Red Carpet
A man has been charged after popstar and actress Ariana Grande was grabbed by a member of the public who rushed onto the red carpet at the Singapore premiere of Wicked: For Good.
14/11/2025
Xbox Game Studios & Activision Are Finally Teaming Up With 'Minecraft Blast'
It's a mobile game, though...Those signs are emitting from Minecraft Blast; a new Minecraft mobile game announced this week.This is the first time we've really seen a direct collab between two such parties at Microsoft.
14/11/2025
Hi-Fi RUSH Is Now Published By Krafton, And It's Staying On Xbox Game Pass
"Players can continue to play without interruption".In short, from November 14th, Hi-Fi RUSH will be published by Krafton - and the game's store pages should start reflecting that very soon.Then, on December 4th, a patch will go live that swaps over some in-game elements too;
14/11/2025
As Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's 'Annoying' Initial Sidekick is Revealed, A Fresh Trailer Confirms Other NPCs Will Join Samus Throughout The Game
Hands-on impressions of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond have hit the internet, bringing stinging criticism of an early human sidekick. And now, a new trailer published by Nintendo shows Samus will also interact with a wider cast of human characters throughout the game.
14/11/2025
Uma Racing Codes (November 2025)
Our list of working Uma Racing codes will give you extra cash.
14/11/2025
Guide: When Will The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025 Be Revealed?
Up to 1000+ discounts set to be included!The Xbox Black Friday 2025 sale is almost upon us, during which hundreds of Xbox digital titles are expected to be discounted for a couple of weeks, possibly even extending into December 2025 as well.The official date of the sale hasn't been announced at the time of writing, but it should be just a few days or weeks away at this point, so down below we've provided some educated guesses as to when we think it might be available.
14/11/2025
Here's Your First Look At Black Ops 7 Running On Xbox One & One X
Unsurprisingly unstable.Yesterday, we shared a comparison for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and we weren't exactly shocked to see that the game runs perfectly both fine on both systems.<related ids="193888">Read the full article on purexbox.com
14/11/2025
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – The Final Preview
Classic Metroid Prime exploration and combat, an intriguing setup, gorgeous art direction, and great technical performance on Switch 2 are coming together to create an adventure that likely won’t redefine Metroid in any meaningful way, but one that could serve as a great return for a subseries that hasn’t seen a new mainline entry in 18 years, as long as annoying sidekicks don’t keep getting in Samus’ way.
14/11/2025
OnePlus 15 Review
The OnePlus 15 pretty much nails everything you should want from a phone, with killer performance, extensive battery life, and impressive cameras. It may not be a leap forward from its predecessor, but that doesn't make it any less excellent.
14/11/2025
Black Ops 7 single-player doesn't allow pausing or mission checkpoints on top of being always-online
No verdict from us yet: our reviewer is still picking their way among the exploding motorbikes and mocking spectres of deceased Nicaraguan terrorists.But I can at least tell you with some confidence that if you're a fan of pausing games or mid-mission checkpoints, you might want to give it a miss.Read more
14/11/2025
Beloved Baldur's Gate 3 Companion Gets a Happier Canon Ending in New D&D Lore Book
A new Dungeons & Dragons lore book has provided fresh details on the fate of everyone's favorite Baldur's Gate 3 barbarian tiefling — and officially confirmed a happier canon ending than the game itself provides.
14/11/2025
Developing For Xbox Can Be Difficult, So Microsoft Is Taking Major Steps To 'Remove Barriers'
Making it more Steam-like, you might say.We've heard a bit in the past how some indie developers have found it tough to bring their games to Xbox for whatever reason - stuff like the The Mortuary Assistant, for example, where it ended up having to be delayed on Xbox alone.It's not a common thing that crops up, but Microsoft understandably wants to make it as simple as possible for developers and publishers to put their games on Xbox, and therefore they're unlocking access to the Xbox Game Publishing Guide for absolutely everyone as of this week.
14/11/2025
Arco Review
Arco review: A gorgeously crafted tale of time travel, Arco fills two sci-fi futures with hope like if Miyazaki had made Interstellar.
14/11/2025
The sanitisation of Skate reminds me how far counterculture has fallen and how hard it can be to stay inspired
To land sketchy is to land imperfectly, to look as if not in control.The leather jacket-wearing, kitchen-tattooing pro skaters in Baker, Zero, and Emerica videos were famous for making sketchy look really cool in the early 00s.I no longer live in Syracuse, but I imagine my old barber (shout out Sam, hope you're well) is just as disappointed as I that the new Skate doesn't even allow players to land sketchy.
14/11/2025
This Cyberpunk 2077 quest mod finally subverts a talking vending machine's tragic demise with a happy ending
He's a talking vending machine you can run into and end up going off on a short series of side quests about, but I totally missed him in my fist couple of playthroughs.Anyway, spoiler alert, but that quest arc in the base game ends pretty tragically, something a modder's now changed via the addition of an extra bit which lets you pay to have the semi-sentient snack box installed in V's flat.Read more
14/11/2025
Former Xbox Exec On Steam Machine: Choice Is Good, Not Everything Needs A Winner Or Loser
Following the announcement of Valve's new console-like Steam Machine the other day, there's inevitibly been a lot of talk about how it might affect the future of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo if it ends up proving a popular system.However, former Xbox exec and all-around Xbox legend Major Nelson has been getting attention on social media for his comments on how "not everything needs a winner or loser", insisting that choice is always good for playing games.Read the full article on purexbox.com
14/11/2025
"It just works": Valve talk the Steam Frame, Android games on SteamOS, and putting a PC on your face
The Steam Frame, a new VR headset Valve just announced alongside a new Steam Machine and Steam Controller, is both a simpler and more complex virtual reality kit than 2019’s Valve Index.While it lacks the Index’s fancy finger-tracking controllers, the hybrid headset can run Steam games straight from its own onboard storage, aided by controllers that adopt a more conventional gamepad (or Steam Deck)-style layout.The Frame’s goal, therefore, is to let its wearers play as many VR and non-VR games as possible – with its ARM-based Snapdragon chip posing both challenges and opportunities to spread that compatibility into Android VR games as well.
14/11/2025
Nintendo Has Quietly Blocked Third-Party Switch 2 Docks, Owners Say
Switch 2 owners report being unable to reliably reconnect third-party console docks following the release of Nintendo's version 21.0.0 console update earlier this week.
14/11/2025
ROG Xbox Ally X Demand Has 'Exceeded Expectations' And ASUS Is Ramping Up Production
An impressive start for the X in particular.It's been a month now since the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds first debuted on the scene, and we've been waiting over the past few weeks to hear from ASUS about how well they've fared in terms of sales.Read the full article on purexbox.com
14/11/2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Campaign is Online-Only With No Checkpoints or Pausing, And Will Kick You If You're Idle For Too Long
The story campaign in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has numerous restrictions tied to its always-online nature, with no method of pausing levels. You'll also be booted from your game if you're idle for too long.
14/11/2025
Tomb Raider developers Crystal Dynamics make yet more layoffs, with"just under 30" workers losing their jobs
Tomb Raider developers Crystal Dynamics have announced another round of layoffs, their third round of jobs cuts this year.The studio say "just under 30 team members across various departments and projects" are losing their livelihoods, and claim this is necessary "to optimize the continued development of our flagship Tomb Raider game, as well as shaping the rest of the studio to make new games for the future".This year alone had already seen Crystal Dynamics lay off staff in two waves, with 17 employees being let go in March and an unspecified number of others handed their marching orders in August.
14/11/2025
Feature: Black Ops 7 Campaign Review (Xbox): Black Ops Pedigree Can't Save This Mess Of A COD Campaign
Following last year's fantastic effort led by developer Raven Software, Black Ops 7 contains a messy, stitched-together story mode that barely constitutes as a Call of Duty campaign whatsoever.Rather than Black Ops 6's 90s Gulf War setting, Black Ops 7 flings players into the near future; apparently as a 'direct sequel' to 2012's Black Ops 2.There's nothing wrong with a futuristic Call of Duty setting in my book — especially when it comes to campaign — but Black Ops 7 is so hastily put together that you wouldn't really know what time period you're in anyway.
14/11/2025
The 2015 Fantastic Four Movie Failed Because of 'One Really Important Person Who Kind of F***ed It All Up', Miles Teller Says
Miles Teller has said the notorious failure of his 2015 Fantastic Four film was the result of "one really important person who kind of f***ed it all up."
14/11/2025
Misery devs claim they've resolved "misunderstanding" with Stalker studio GSC Game World, as shooter returns to Steam
Post-apocalyptic survival shooter Misery's Steam page is back online, with developers Platypus Entertainment claiming that they've resolved a "misunderstanding" which led to an alleged DMCA takedown from Stalker creators GSC Game World.Platypus say that as part of this apparent resolution, they've removed a helicopter model, some guitar songs, and references to GSC's games from their game at the request of the Stalker studio.
14/11/2025
"Stop this from happening again": UK politician calls out Rockstar over GTA 6 developer firings
GTA 6 creators Rockstar have been called out by a member of the UK parliament for dismissing 31 Rockstar North employees in an alleged instance of union-busting.The politician in question, Christine Jardine of Edinburgh West and the Liberal Democrats, says that she has been approached by several of the fired developers, whom Rockstar accuse of leaking confidential information during conversations with union organisers in a private Discord channel. Read more
14/11/2025
Superman and Lex Luthor Will Team Up to Fight Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow, Report Claims
As many fans had expected, Superman and Lex Luthor will reportedly form an uneasy alliance to defeat Braniac in James Gunn's upcoming Man of Tomorrow.
14/11/2025
GTA 6 Has Been Delayed Again: How Does This Impact the Rest of the Industry?
Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed again, this time to November 19, 2026, and while the fan community is reeling in its own way, the impacts are not limited to just GTA’s eager audience. What does moving it to a year away mean for everyone else? How will GTA VI’s delay impact the wider games industry?
14/11/2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Campaign Review
This ambitious campaign takes big swings that don't always land.
14/11/2025
AliExpress Has the Best Black Friday Power Station Deals So Far From Ecoflow, Bluetti, and Allpowers
Prepare yourself for emergencies ahead of the winter season.
14/11/2025
The Baseus BP1 Pro True Wireless Noise Canceling Earbuds Drop to Just $19.99 Ahead of Black Friday
Super budget (and yet surprisingly good) alternatives to the AirPods Pro.
14/11/2025
Netflix's Jay Kelly Review
Netflix's Jay Kelly review: George Clooney and Adam Sandler team up for director Noah Baumbach’s film about a movie star and the price of fame.
13/11/2025
The Running Man Post-Credits Check-In (No Spoilers)
Does Edgar Wright's new take on The Running Man have any post-credits scenes worth sticking around for?
13/11/2025
Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 Review
The Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 is a great starter gaming PC that offers a whole lot of power, but maybe costs more than it should.
13/11/2025
The Fourth Wing Special Edition Books Are Buy 2, Get 1 Free Ahead of Black Friday
Get the full Wing and Claw collection and save.
13/11/2025
Feature: Xbox Series X|S: How Their Prices Have Changed Over The Past Five Years
It's been a weird console generation.That's happened at times during the Xbox Series X, Series S and PS5 era, but more recently we've seen the price actually increasing compared to launch five years ago, to the point where they're perhaps worse value than ever right now.Read the full article on purexbox.com
13/11/2025
The LEGO Technic Ford GT Drops to Its Lowest Price Ever on Amazon Ahead of Black Friday
One of the best LEGO vehicle sets for under $100.
13/11/2025
Red Dead Redemption To Receive Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This December
There's been a lot of talk about Red Dead Redemption 2 potentially getting an upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but in the meantime, the first game in the series has suddenly been rated for multiple current-gen platforms.The ESRB has specifically rated Red Dead Redemption for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2.No other details have been shared yet, so we don't know what this new rating means.
13/11/2025
Seven New Games Added To Xbox Retro Classics, Including A PS1 Title From 1997
Microsoft has added seven new games to its Xbox Retro Classics library for November 2025, following the four that joined the lineup around this time in October.We've actually got a PS1 title in the mix for November as well!The Lost Vikings 2 is that game, which is a puzzle-platformer that received pretty good reviews back in 1997.
13/11/2025
LEGO Star Wars Grogu with Hover Pram Is Half Price Ahead of Black Friday
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian Grogu with Hover Pram is on sale for half price at Amazon right now, ahead of Black Friday.
13/11/2025
Crystal Dynamics Lays Off 30 More Workers in Third Wave of Cuts This Year
Crystal Dynamics has laid off another 30 workers in a restructuring today, making this the third wave of layoffs this year.
13/11/2025
Uncharted Synergy Sends a Previously Unloved MTG Card's Price Skyrocketing by 1200%
Thieving Varmint and Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter make a dynamic duo of thievery in Magic: The Gathering - here's why.
13/11/2025
Horizon Steel Frontiers Interview With NCSoft — Is Aloy in the Game? How Will It Work on PC? and What About Those Stylized Characters?
IGN has interviewed Horizon Steel Frontiers developer NCSoft to find out more about the surprise PC and mobile - but not PlayStation - MMORPG.
13/11/2025
Popular Manga Is Buy 2, Get 1 Free in Amazon's Early Black Friday Sale
Pick up manga volumes for yourself or find anime-inspired gifts for the holidays.
13/11/2025
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (November 13-16)
Your latest set of free Xbox titles for the weekend.Xbox Free Play Days is now live!Ahead of the coming weekend, Microsoft has added five games to the program - with one of those being Grand Theft Auto Online which we covered earlier this week here at Pure Xbox.
13/11/2025
Walmart Kicks Off Its First Black Friday Deals of 2025 Tonight
Everything you need to know about Walmart's first Black Friday 2025 event, including how to get early access, when it starts, and more.
13/11/2025
Euro Truck Simulator 2's Nordic Horizons expansion finally delivers its cargo later this month
Start using maps to check out service stations in Scandinavia, as Euro Truck Simulator 2's Nordic Horizons expansion is set to release on November 27th.This DLC was announced back in January 2024, and as it shuffles out of SCS Software's ever-busy DLC pipeline, it'll leave some coaches and a recently revealed trip to Ireland waiting in the traffic queue.Read more
13/11/2025
Black Ops 7 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up.Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has started to release around the world, so we've already got a comparison for it!The excellent Xbox Fuzion Testing is first on the scene again, sharing an initial look at both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S gameplay over on YouTube, including some very preliminary performance tests.
13/11/2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 x Yoshitaka Amano Collaboration Now Available on IGN Store
Get your very own limited-edition Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 artwork from Yoshitaka Amano, the artist behind the iconic Final Fantasy series art.
13/11/2025
Deals for Today: Sonic Game Sale On Nintendo Switch And Early PC Gaming Black Friday Deals
Sonic Superstars, Mania, and Frontiers are all discounted on Nintendo Switch (and Switch 2-ready). Early Black Friday gaming deals are also live, including a Corsair Vengeance RTX 5070 Ti liquid-cooled gaming PC for $2,072, an Acer Nitro V RTX 4050 laptop for $635, and a renewed PS5 Pro for $662.
13/11/2025
Lies Of P publishers Neowiz have three unrevealed RPGs on the way, plus WolfEye's next game and Lies of P 2
Lies Of P publishers Neowiz – gosh, perilously close to writing Lies Of Publishers, there! - have revealed that they have seven PC games in development, including their already announced Lies of P sequel. Read more
13/11/2025
MacVulpes InCulkin stares at a guy spitting blood, as Fallout season 2's latest trailer sets up many family searches
Now that disclaimer's out of the way, Amazon's Fallout TV series has gotten another trailer ahead of its December 17th debut.As previous trailers have outlined, this chain of episodes is set in NEW VEGAS.That's NEW VEGAS, the setting of obscure 2010 RPG Fallout: NEW VEGAS.
13/11/2025
Dan Aykroyd Confirms His 1995 Casper Cameo as Ray Stantz Is, In Fact, Ghostbusters Canon
Setting the ghostbusting record straight, once and for all, is comedy legend Dan Aykroyd, who playfully confirmed that his appearance as Ghostbusters character Ray Stantz in 1995 film Casper is, in fact, canon to the world of Ivan Reitman’s 1984 classic.
13/11/2025
Deep Rock Galactic unearths its season 6 update as Rogue Core spinoff gets delayed
season 6...of popular subterranean co-op shooter Deep Rock Galactic, developed by Ghost Ship Games...""It’s called Relics of Hoxxes and it’s out in Q1 2026, which in English is between January and March."Read more
13/11/2025
Fallout Season Two Gets 'Official Trailer' Ahead Of December Launch
"Just about a month before you’re back in the Wasteland".We're only just over a month away!As we get closer and closer to its December 17th arrival, Prime Video has shared a look at the "Official Trailer" for the second season, which follows the Teaser Trailer that was unveiled a couple of months ago.
13/11/2025
Keeper - Movie Review
Osgood Perkins’ latest dark trip has a powerful Tatiana Maslany performance and cool aesthetics to thank for keeping Keeper from getting completely lost in the woods.
13/11/2025
These Are the 10 Best Books to Look Out for in November 2025
With new universes to explore and highly-anticipated sequels, November is packed with fantastic reads in all genres. Here are our top picks.
13/11/2025
Walmart's Pokémon TCG Black Friday Drops Start Today, Here's What's Up for Grabs
Walmart’s Pokémon TCG Black Friday drops start today with new ex Special Collection Boxes for $24.99, each packed with eight booster packs from sets like Destined Rivals and Twilight Masquerade. Walmart+ members get 5-hour early access, and annual memberships are now half price at $49.
13/11/2025
Disney+ Will Soon Feature AI-Generated User Content
Disney boss Bob Iger has said the company's streaming service will soon allow subscribers to create and view AI-generated content.
13/11/2025
Could the GTA 6 Delay Also Delay Next-Gen Consoles?
With GTA VI now pushed six more months into November of 2026, we’ve been asking a lot of questions about how the movement of such a gaming juggernaut is impacting the rest of the industry. And one analyst brought up an interesting thought experiment: could GTA VI’s delay also result in the delay of the next generation of consoles?
13/11/2025
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road brings Level5's rousing football RPG series to PC for the first time today
Earlier this year, the reveal of Sloclap’s Rematch sent me into spirals of introspection about the classist origins of my apathy for football.Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is sending me into spirals of introspection about the fact that maybe football was a Dragon Quest RPG all along. Read more
13/11/2025
HoYoverse's Animal Crossing-like Petit Planet Has 'Striking Similarities' to Early Access VR Game Little Planet, Dev Alleges
VR developer VRWOOD is "exploring all possible options" to protect its IP after claiming that HoYoverse's upcoming Animal Crossing-like game, Petit Planet, bears "striking similarities" to its own game, Little Planet.
13/11/2025
Analyst Questions Whether Next Xbox & PS6 Could Slip To 2028 Following GTA Delay
"Sony and Microsoft will have wanted a much earlier release [for GTA 6]".Microsoft has yet to say anything about when to expect the next Xbox console (and neither has Sony about the PS6), but speculation and the odd rumour here and there have settled on 2027 as being the most likely year as things stand.It's unlikely that anything's set in stone right now though, and one analyst has been pondering whether the recent delay to GTA 6 could have an effect on when Microsoft and Sony decide to launch their new systems.
13/11/2025
Tributes for One Piece and Dragon Ball Anime Director Tatsuya Nagamine, Who Has Passed Away
It was reported today that prolific anime director Tatsuya Nagamine passed away this summer. He was in his early 50s. Nagamine worked on many popular Toei Animation series including ONE PIECE, Dragon Ball, Digimon, Precure and Saint Seiya.
13/11/2025
220 Rockstar staff sign letter to management calling for "immediate reinstatement" of fired workers
Over 200 staff at GTA 6 developers Rockstar North have signed a letter to management calling for the "immediate reinstatement" of 31 workers fired recently by the company.Rockstar claimed they fired these staffers for "gross misconduct", subsequently accusing them of sharing confidential info publicly.UK union the IWGB, of which the fired staff were members, have accused Rockstar of union busting and filed legal claims against the company.
13/11/2025
South Park Season 28, Episode 3: "Sora, Not Sorry" Review
South Park Season 28 quickly bounces back with “Sora Not Sorry,” a hilarious takedown of AI and the disinformation age.
13/11/2025
Creators of Kerbal Space Program, DayZ, and a SpaceX engineer join forces to launch kittens into the atmosphere (virtually)
Felipe Falanghe, original developer of gurning spaceflight simulator Kerbal Space Program, has teamed up with Dean Hall, original creator of zombie MMO DayZ, to make a spiritual Kerbal successor - Kitten Space Agency.As the name may suggest, it trades the little green men of KSP for a bunch of feline astronauts - a meme-ish setup that apparently has nothing to do with real-life space experiments on animals, and which goes hand-in-paw with a new in-house software engine.Also, Hall and Falanghe have hired a former SpaceX staffer to work on the physics.
13/11/2025
25+ Games Reduced By 80-90% In Xbox's Generous New Warner Bros. Publisher Sale
Heavy discounts for some classic Xbox games!This week's new batch of Xbox deals have been a little more subdued than usual, but with the Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025 set to arrive imminently, it's probably no surprise that they're keeping things quiet.Before we get to the big BF sale, we wanted to highlight a new Warner Bros. Publisher Sale that's just gone live today, as it's absolutely stacked with 85% and 90% discounts.
13/11/2025
Red Dead Redemption Coming to Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, New Rating Suggests
Rockstar's cowboy classic Red Dead Redemption is now cleared for launch on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
13/11/2025
The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants Gets First Trailer With an Unexpected Cameo
The search is on. The official trailer for the latest SpongeBob offering, The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants, has officially hit above sea level direct from Paramount — and needless to say, this looks like another fun ride with our favorite sponge.
13/11/2025
New Fallout Season 2 Trailer Shows Deathclaw Fight, Mr. House, and Elvis Ghouls in New Vegas
Amazon has released a new trailer for Fallout Season 2 that gives us our best look yet at the upcoming Prime Video show.
13/11/2025
Assetto Corsa Rally looks the part as it heads into early access, but I've found its driving a numb struggle
If you sit and look at one of Assetto Corsa Rally’s gorgeously-rendered Alfa Romeos, Lancias, or Fiats in the car preview screens, there’s a palpable elegance and beauty to their forms.Sadly, anyone watching me attempt to wrestle them through the Welsh woods or along tight stretches of French tarmac over the course of six hours so far would have rarely seen any elegant or beautiful driving.Most of the time though, Assetto Corsa Rally with a wheel feels a lot like you’re skating on ice, rather than the gravel and tarmac it currently offers.
13/11/2025
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution Theatergoers in Japan Warned They Could Face Up to 10 Years in Prison or $65,000 Fine for Recording the New Anime Movie
Jujutsu Kaisen’s official X account has issued a stern warning to fans, reminding them that recording parts of movies in theaters in Japan can result in a hefty punishment. This comes after illegally recorded footage and images of the new anime film Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution were posted on the internet.
13/11/2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's launch day patch notes are basically gun speed dating, and its endgame is a big fight in map soup
Oh shit, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 comes out tomorrow, November 14th.As you'd expect, Activision have been busy yelling about it amid the deafening din of about 10,000 other games whizzing past per minute.There are some launch day patch notes and a rundown of what the mode you unlock if you beat the single-player bit involves.
13/11/2025
Red Dead Redemption 1 Has Suddenly Been Rated For Xbox Series X|S
There's been a lot of talk about Red Dead Redemption 2 potentially getting an upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but in the meantime, the first game in the series has suddenly been rated for multiple current-gen platforms.The ESRB has specifically rated Red Dead Redemption for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2.No other details have been shared yet, so we don't know what this new rating means.
13/11/2025
The Wheel of Time Star Rosamund Pike Wonders Whether Amazon Would Have Canceled the Show Had It Been as Good as Season 3 From the Start, but Insists: 'I Think We Have to Accept That It's Over'
The Wheel of Time actress Rosamund Pike has expressed her hope that the Amazon series continues elsewhere at some point following its cancelation, but ultimately has resigned herself to defeat, admitting: “I think we have to accept that it's over.”
13/11/2025
Pokémon Pokopia Trailer Showcases Animal Crossing-Style Gameplay — Plus A Mysterious Pale Pikachu, Mossy Snorlax and Professor Tangrowth
An extended trailer for Pokémon Pokopia has offered a deep dive into the upcoming Animal Crossing-like life sim, and a curious first-look at some new Pokémon designs.
13/11/2025
'I Just Have No Idea How or When': Marvel's Scarlet Witch Star Elizabeth Olsen 'Keen' To Return, But Plays Down Hopes For Avengers: Doomsday
Marvel star Elizabeth Olsen has told fans not to expect her return in Avengers: Doomsday, despite the actress being keen to reprise her role as Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch.
13/11/2025
Random: Valve's Steam Machine Is Reminding Folks Of Those Old Xbox Series S Mockups
Project Lockhart, anyone?If you cast your minds back to summer 2020, as anticipation continued to build for Xbox Series X, there was a rumoured second Microsoft console being talked about by pretty much everyone in the industry.At the time it was known as Project Lockhart — later becoming Xbox Series S of course — and there was this little cutdown Series X mockup that folks were using to speculate about the machine.
13/11/2025
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 Teaser Trailer Confirms Release Date, Kurt Russel's Return, and a Titan From the Sea
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 teaser trailer confirms release date, Kurt Russel’s return, and a Titan from the sea.
13/11/2025
Three Big Fixes Coming To Fallout 4 Next Week, Mod Storage To Increase By 50x On Xbox Soon
"We’re actively investigating issues you’re encountering".We've already talked about how Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition didn't get off to the best of starts the other day, but Bethesda is quickly on the case - promising an important hotfix update for next week, and two bigger patches incoming.Firstly, the hotfix for next week will include three big fixes that are intended to ease the issues players have been experiencing with creations and DLC in particular.
13/11/2025
Death Stranding Anime Series Confirmed for Disney+ in 2027, Concept Art by Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Character Designer Released
An all-new original animated series based on Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding series is coming to Disney+. It has the working title of Death Stranding Isolations.
13/11/2025
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Space Marine 3 Are 'Definitely Not Competing for Resources,' Dev Insists While Remaining Coy About Necrons in the Sequel
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Space Marine 3 are not competing for resources internally at Saber Interactive, one of its chief developers has insisted.
13/11/2025
Why a new Steam Machine when the first ones flopped? Because this time, Valve say, it'll actually have games
Among the trio of new hardware devices Valve just announced for 2026 – which also include the Steam Frame VR headset and a redesigned Steam Controller – the new Steam Machine is probably the most surprising.Mainly because the original Steam Machines, a series of partner-built SteamOS mini-PCs, sank like rectangular stones upon launching in 2015.Designed and built entirely in-house, the new model is a very different proposition, though it’s not so much the updated hardware that has Valve believing it’s time to give the Steam Machine another chance.
13/11/2025
Xbox Game Pass Users Are 'Moving To New Zealand' Again To Play Black Ops 7 Early
Some regions can play before others...It's finally almost time for the launch of Black Ops 7 on Xbox, with the game officially releasing this week on November 14th.Rather than waiting for the game to go live in their region (midnight local time on Xbox), players are spotting that New Zealanders can play the game now - roughly 12 hours earlier than some locations.
13/11/2025
Silent Hill f's latest update adds in a "casual" difficulty and the option to skip some of a new game plus run
Silent Hill f's got a fresh patch and it generally focuses on making the schoolgirl spookfest easier for those who want that option, or just aren't too fussed about fights.There's a new "casual" difficulty option and the chance to a certain sections during a new game plus run, plus some wider tweaks that should make the game less combat-intensive.Read more
13/11/2025
Square Enix Is Cutting Down Its Western Workforce, Focusing On Japanese Development
New financials from publisher Square Enix, alongside reported information from outlet IGN, show that the Final Fantasy maker is shrinking down its Western workforce to further focus on Japanese development.Those financial reports include a note that says "review and optimization of overseas studio developmentorganizational structures" is a key aim for Square, while IGN adds that more than 100 employees are at risk across SE's US and UK teams.Read the full article on purexbox.com
13/11/2025
New Silent Hill f Patch Makes NG+ Runs Less Punishing With Fewer Unskippable Combat Encounters, Faster Stamina Regen, Plus A New Casual Action Difficulty
Konami has introduced a number of big combat changes to Silent Hill f, including a new casual action difficulty and a reduction in the number of unskippable combat encounters. Check out the update 1.10 patch notes.
13/11/2025
Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima Issues Official Statement Distancing Himself From Italian Cartoonist After Now-Deleted Photo Sparked a Backlash
Death Stranding and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has issued a statement distancing himself from an Italian cartoonist after deleting a photo of the pair meeting at the Lucca Comics And Games 2025 convention earlier in November.
13/11/2025
Apple's $230 iPhone Pocket 'Sock' Ridiculed For Looking Like Borat's Mankini
Apple's just-announced iPhone Pocket accessory has been mocked over its $230 price point and threadbare nature — which has been described as simply being a ribbed fabric "sock."
13/11/2025
Subnautica 2 and InZoi publishers announce voluntary layoff program "amid the era of AI transformation"
Subnautica 2 and InZoi publishers Krafton have launched a voluntary redundancy program in what appears to be a bid to shed ballast and winnow out unbelievers as they reorganise around the usage of generative AI. Read more
13/11/2025
Valve Says It Focused On 'Own Audience' For Steam Machine Rather Than Xbox, PS5 & Switch
In an interview following yesterday's reveal.We've already heard from Xbox boss Phil Spencer on his thoughts about yesterday's Steam Machine reveal, with Spencer "welcom new options for players to access games everywhere", but how does Valve feel about the comparisons to Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo's efforts in the console space?Speaking to Eurogamer yesterday, a member of Valve's PR team insisted that the company has focused on its own audience and experiences to build the Steam Machine, highlighting how much "value" PC gaming has to offer:Read the full article on purexbox.com
13/11/2025
In going deeper, Wall World 2 brings its dullest moments to the surface
But now it's become a much more complex game, embellishing both its mining and combat halves and thinning the divide between them.You can now name your robospider;mine is called Nigel.
13/11/2025
Maybe hold off a bit longer on reinstalling your Fallout 4 mods, as Bethesda have two anniversary update patches planned
Bethesda are planning to release two patches to Fallout 4 in order to rectify issues with its anniversary edition, meaning that the potential's there for more havoc to be played with mods.Though, outside of fixes for issues with the revamped Creations menu, it looks like a lot of the contents of these patches may end up being console-specific fixes, so there's a chance any extra PC disruption's relatively minimal.I'd certainly hope it's less of a palaver than the update's initial arrival, which many modders have been quick to get on top of and push updates for their works.
13/11/2025
Absolute Batman Vol. 1 and More Comics Included in Amazon's Latest Buy 2 Get 1 Free Sale
Amazon has an incredible selection of DC Comics discounted ahead of the Black Friday sales. Start reading the brilliant Absolute series, and score three comics for the price of two.
13/11/2025
'We Killed a Lot of People': FX Confirms Shogun Season 2 Plot Details and New Cast, as Story Leaps Forward 10 Years
FX has detailed its plans for the second season of hit feudal Japan series Shogun, including a list of new cast members and several hints at its plot.
13/11/2025
Why is superhero comedy Dispatch a million-selling success story? It could be that weekly release schedule
It's been a surprise hit - according to the gabbling labcoats at GameDiscoverCo, AdHoc's superhero workplace comedy is approaching two million sales.Reasons given for this range from the appealing but uninvestigated - there's a Galactus-sized untapped audience for narrative single player games, and all the publishers are absolute spanners for doubling down on live service projects instead - to the boring - people are still keen on superheroes, especially sociopathic and disgusting superheroes that cut against archetypes from the more pompous Marvel films, and Dispatch is simply a very well-made game.Ah yes, here we go: speaking to GameDiscoverCo, AdHoc's CEO and exec producer Michael Choung has suggested that it's partly down to the weekly episodic release schedule.
13/11/2025
Horizon Steel Frontiers, an MMORPG twist on Sony's series about plinking robo-animals with arrows, is coming to PC
Start setting up tripwires and stretch your bow strings, a Horizon MMORPG dubbed Horizon Steel Frontiers has been fully revealed by Sony and developers NCSoft.As ever, it's all about slapping up and taming big metal bears, birds and the like, this time as a custom character in a world filled with other players who're also in the robo-hunting business.Read more
13/11/2025
From the desk of the Editorial Director of Rock Paper Shotgun: "Ahoy hoy"
Hello. My name is Julian Benson and, as you will have gathered from the headline, I am the new Editorial Director of Rock Paper Shotgun. Read more
13/11/2025
Phil Spencer Welcomes Steam Machine Announcement in Congratulatory Message to Valve, With Next-Gen Xbox Waiting in the Wings
Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer has welcomed Valve’s next-gen Steam machine in a congratulatory message to Valve.
13/11/2025
Netflix’s The Beast in Me Review
Despite frustrating plotting and uneven execution, Netflix's The Beast in Me is stacked with great performances by a solid cast that ultimately make the show worth a watch.
13/11/2025
Horizon Steel Frontiers: How the New Mobile MMORPG Changes Machine Combat
We break down the new Horizon Steel Frontiers trailer to see how Korean developer NCSoft is re-thinking the fundamentals of Horizon for multiplayer.
13/11/2025
Sony and NCSoft Announce Horizon Steel Frontiers, a New Mobile-First MMORPG Set in Guerrilla's Horizon Universe — Check Out the Debut Trailer
NCSoft and Sony have announced Horizon Steel Frontiers, a new MMORPG set in Guerrilla’s Horizon universe designed specifically for mobile. Check out the debut trailer, complete with Monster Hunter-style gameplay.
13/11/2025
The Compact Yet Powerful Sofirn SP36 Pro 8,000-Lumen LED Flashlight Drops Below $30 for Black Friday
A very popular EDC flashlight that normally retails for $50-$70.
13/11/2025
Corsair Novablade Pro Fighting Game Controller Review – Tournament Ready
If you’re looking to make the jump to a leverless fighting game controller, Corsair’s Novablade Pro is among the best around.
12/11/2025
Save $130 Off the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Noise Canceling Headphones Ahead of Black Friday
The best noise cancelling headphone under $300.
12/11/2025
You'll have to keep waiting for a Steam Deck 2, because Valve says the tech isn't there for it just yet
Undoubtedly the only thing anyone in the PC world will be talking about for the next week is Valve's trio of hardware announcements, the Steam Machine, the Steam Frame, and their new Steam Controller.But don't forget about the old Steam Deck just yet!While Valve didn't announce anything handheld related today, they have commented on where they're at when it comes to anything like a Steam Deck 2.
12/11/2025
What TV Deals to Shop for During Black Friday Sales in 2025
Looking to buy a new TV this year? Here's what you need to know before Black Friday.
12/11/2025
Amazon's Massive Buy 2, Get 1 Free Book Sale Is Back Ahead of Black Friday
So many books, not enough time.
12/11/2025
Chadwick Boseman to Receive Hollywood Walk of Fame Star This Month
Chadwick Boseman, the multi-award-winning actor best known for portraying T'Challa in the MCU, will receive a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 20, according to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
12/11/2025
Talking Point: What Does The 'Steam Machine' Mean For Xbox's Next-Gen Console Plans?
Following Valve's big hardware announcement earlier today, we've noticed a lot of chatter on social media about how the Steam Machine could cause major problems for Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo, and particularly in terms of Xbox.A few weeks ago, it was suggested that the next Xbox console would potentially introduce Windows-like features for the first time, offering the ability to access storefronts like Steam, which could make it the first console to do so.However, the Steam Machine might be stealing its thunder a little bit, especially as it's set to arrive much earlier.
12/11/2025
Get a 1,000W Electric Bike for Adults for as Low as $276 During the AliExpress Black Friday Sale
Ships from a local US warehouse so you don't have to worry about tariffs.
12/11/2025
If you own any Steam Deck verified games, then you've already got a guarantee they'll work on the Steam Machine
How about that Steam Machine, 'ey?Consoles are now computers and computers are now consoles.The Steam Deck has its fancy verified badge that certifies that a game runs on the handheld, and it turns out that same badge is one that'll come in handy for the Steam Machine.
12/11/2025
Steam Machine Specs Revealed, Here's How They Compare To Xbox Series X|S
Valve's new console-like PC for 2026.With Valve announcing its new Steam Machine today, the good folks over at Digital Foundry have been hands on with the device as part of the reveal, and they've also shared a list of specs to give us an idea of its potential horsepower.That also means we can do some comparisons with the Xbox Series X and S!
12/11/2025
A New Ratchet & Clank Game Was Just Announced...for Mobile
A brand new Rachet & Clank game just got announced, but sorry folks, it's not a new PS5 adventure. It's called Rachet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, and it's coming to mobile sometime soon.
12/11/2025
New York Videogame Critics Circle's Annual Legend Award Won't Go to a Person This Year; It's Going to Pokémon
The New York Videogame Critics Circle has unveiled the winner of its annual Andrew Yoon Legend Award ahead of the New York Game Awards in January. And unlike past years, it's not going to an individual luminary from the video game industry. It's going to...the Pokémon franchise.
12/11/2025
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Shares His Thoughts On Valve's New 'Steam Machine'
"Congrats on today's announce".In case you haven't seen it yet, Valve has announced a bunch of new hardware for 2026 today including a console-like PC known as the "Steam Machine", and Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been reacting to the reveal on social media.Spencer responded to Valve's announcement post on Twitter, highlighting that Xbox's focus on expanding across PC, console and handheld somewhat mirrors what Steam is doing right now as well:Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/11/2025
The Secretlab Early Black Friday Sale Starts Now, Time to Upgrade to a Premium Gaming Chair
Rare savings on IGN's best rated gaming chairs.
12/11/2025
Thanks to a massive community vote, Jagex are removing RuneScape's notorious Treasure Hunter microtransactions
Today's is quite a surprising one, coming in the form of Jagex willingly removing some microtransactions from RuneScape after more than 120,000 people voted in favour of having them permanently removed from the game.To be frank, I am genuinely unsure if I have… well, ever seen a company do this simply because everyone hated them so much. Read more
12/11/2025
Marvel and DC Join Forces Again for The Flash/Fantastic Four and Thor/SHAZAM! Crossovers
2025 truly is the year of Marvel/DC crossovers, with the two publishers shadow-dropping new The Flash/Fantastic Four and Thor/SHAZAM comics.
12/11/2025
Valve Announces New Hardware, Including A Steam Machine That'll Compete With Xbox
Coming in 2026.As detailed in the video up above, this new Steam Machine is basically a home console version of its Steam Deck concept; merging PC and console in the shape of a living room box.It arrives alongside Valve's new controller (with a separate VR headset also coming), which just like Steam Deck contains typical controller buttons alongside its mouse-like trackpads.
12/11/2025
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes Hardcover Book Set Is on Sale Ahead of Black Friday
A compilation of every Calvin and Hobbes cartoon that ever appeared in syndication.
12/11/2025
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Teaser Trailer Gives Fans First Look at Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway Reunited as Their Iconic Characters
They’re back — and it looks like they’re better than ever. 20th Century Studios has just released the first teaser trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2, and the sneak peek gives fans their very first look at Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly and Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs all these years after the original 2006 hit film.
12/11/2025
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's latest patch offers up fixes, as a roadmap promises more improvements
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is, in Dominic's own words, "merely okay."The Chinese Room are working on turning that around at least!Today they released a new patch for the RPG, containing a bunch of fixes, and offered up a small roadmap of improvements and DLC to come.
12/11/2025
The Steam Frame is real, and Valve want it to be the last VR headset you'll ever buy
Valve have officially announced the long-leaked Steam Frame virtual reality headset, and as rumoured, it is indeed a hybrid VR kit: one that can play both high-fidelity games streamed from a PC, and simpler stuff that’s installed on the headset itself.A departure, then, from the Valve Index’s pure focus on cabled-up PC VR.Besides its smartphone-spec internals breaking new ground for the kind of hardware that Steam games can run on, the Frame is built with modularity in mind, potentially making it as upgradable and long-lived as an actual PC.
12/11/2025
Valve’s new Steam Controller aims to entice a broader field of PC players, which I fear already includes me
Except the new Steam Controller has more to it than merely transplanting the Deck inputs to a homebound gamepad.Having squeezed, caressed, and on a couple of occasions nearly dropped it on the floor of Valve HQ last month, I can tell it’s already boding well not just as a controller for mouse-minded PC games, but as a general purpose pad for everything else.Read more
12/11/2025
Hands-on with the new Steam Machine, Valve’s square shot at SteamOS PC redemption
Valve do, and they’re making a new one.The circa-2026 Steam Machine (it’s out early next year, date and prices TBC) seeks to cleanse the bad juju of that previous attempt at bringing SteamOS mini-PCs to the masses, bringing together a decade's worth of hardware and software improvements – including some lessons learned from the far more successful Steam Deck.Speaking of, when I visited Valve last month to try the Steam Machine for myself – along with the matching new Steam Controller and Steam Frame VR headset – I repeatedly heard it pitched as an upgrade for Deck owners who plant their handheld in a docking station and use it as a living room PC.
12/11/2025
Valve announce a new Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and the Steam Frame VR headset – and I’ve played them
You may have heard that a Valve hardware announcement was on the cards, but the Steam custodians’ biggest metal-and-circuits reveal since the Steam Deck actually concerns a power trio: a new Steam Machine, a new Steam Controller, and the Steam Frame hybrid VR headset.They're all official, and all coming (pricing and exact dates TBA) in early 2026.Full thoughts can be found in the links below, and I’ll say this up front: all three have a clear Steam Deck influence, be it the design language, the value of Proton-aided game compatibility, or simply the pleasure of a quality thumbstick.
12/11/2025
Reaction: As Gran Turismo 7 Gets A Major 2025 Expansion, Forza Motorsport Deserved More
The Xbox racer is on hiatus.Alright, that last bit might be somewhat of an exaggeration — Phil Spencer says the game is merely on hiatus — but it's just unfortunate that 2023's FM title couldn't enjoy a slightly longer life on Xbox and PC.Forza Motorsport deserved more.
12/11/2025
Mondo Teases One of the Coolest TMNT Figures We've Ever Seen
Mondo is kicking off a new line of collector-oriented TMNT figures, and it might just be the coolest Donatello toy we've ever seen.
12/11/2025
Steam Controller Preview – Hands-On With Valve's Reinvented PC Gaming Controller
The new Steam Controller combines the full gamepad experience with premium features like TMR sticks, motion controls, capacitive sensors, trackpads, and four programmable back buttons.
12/11/2025
Steam Frame Preview – Hands-On With Valve's State-of-the-Art VR Headset
Ultra-fast wireless tethering and a built-in Snapdragon ARM processor make the Steam Frame one of the most versatile and interesting VR gaming headsets thus far.
12/11/2025
Steam Machine Hands-On: First Impressions of Valve’s New Console-Like Gaming PC
Valve’s newest hardware aims to further bridge the gap between gaming PCs and consoles.
12/11/2025
Valve Announces Next-Gen Steam Machine, Says It's 'Over 6x More Powerful Than Steam Deck,' but There's No Price Yet
Valve has announced a return to its Steam Machine PC / console hybrid hardware alongside a new version of the Steam Controller.
12/11/2025
Valve Announces Steam Frame, Its Next-Gen VR Headset
Valve has announced a next-gen virtual reality headset, dubbed Steam Frame.
12/11/2025
Valve Says It Has a 'Pretty Good Idea' of What Steam Deck 2 Is Going to Be, Explains Why It's Holding Off for Now
Valve announced three new devices today: the Steam Frame, the new Steam Machine, and the new Steam Controller. But where’s the Steam Deck 2? In a new interview with IGN, Valve explains why it's still holding off.
12/11/2025
Valve's Next-Gen Hardware Lineup Is Finally Confirmed — Here's Everything Announced
Valve has announced three new products: the next-gen Steam Machine, the next-gen Steam Controller, and Steam Frame, its next-gen virtual reality headset. It’s a huge day for the company behind Half-Life and its fans, with lots to digest. So, we’ve rounded up everything Valve announced today and all our exclusive coverage so you can sink your teeth into Valve’s hardware plans.
12/11/2025
Valve's Next-Gen Steam Machine and Steam Controller — the Big Interview
Steam Machine is back, and with it comes a new Steam Controller! Ahead of the big reveal, IGN took a trip to Valve's headquarters to find out everything we could about both next-gen devices.
12/11/2025
With the Steam Machine, Valve May Be Defining the Next Generation of Games
The next step in Valve’s play to become the face of PC gaming.
12/11/2025
Deals for Today: Pokémon TCG for MSRP and Early Black Friday Gaming Deals
Pokémon TCG ex Special Collection boxes are dropping at MSRP ($24.99) on Walmart tomorrow, Nov. 13, with five-hour early access for paid Walmart+ members. Walmart+ is half price until Dec. 2, making this the perfect time to sign up and secure your set. Plus, early Black Friday gaming deals are live across Xbox and PlayStation, with Elite Series 2 controllers $60 off, PS5 Pro consoles discounted, and top titles like Rise of the Ronin and Spider-Man: Miles Morales on sale.
12/11/2025
How Dan Trachtenberg Helped Shape Marvel's Predator: Badlands Prequel
We chat with the writer of Marvel's Predator: Badlands #1 to learn more about how director Dan Trachtenberg shaped this prequel story.
12/11/2025
The Official Runtime For Avatar: Fire and Ash Is (You Guessed It) Extremely Long, So Strap In
Get your popcorn early — and don’t forget to hit the bathroom pre-show. It looks like James Cameron’s next Avatar film, Avatar: Fire and Ash, will be clocking in over three hours long.
12/11/2025
If you hate the term extraction shooter, Marathon's former product manager is on your side
With as young a medium as games is (and it is young, as old as we all might feel), it's no surprise that it would burgeon new genres, and that said genres would be called into question.That's a potentially silly one, with a common argument being that it tells you nothing about the genre itself.A genre I hadn't called into question until today, however, is extraction shooter, a name that a former Bungie lead apparently disliked so much he tried to get the studio's marketing team to make something else up for Marathon.
12/11/2025
Battlefield 6 Devs Outline Upcoming Aim Assist and Weapon Bloom Adjustments for What Could be the Biggest Update Yet
Battlefield 6 is set to receive what could be its biggest update yet, including reverted aim assist and additional weapon bloom tweaks, as soon as November 18, as work on Season 1 continues.
12/11/2025
Where Winds Meet's PC performance Wing Chuns itself with technical and presentational problems
A few hours into the F2P, bear-brawling Where Winds Meet, it does at least seem to be arriving on Western PCs (it’s been out in China for nearly a year) in better overall shape than Wuchang: Fallen Feathers did.Even so, it’s beset by performance hitches and even basic visual nuisances, ranging from iffy translations to unplayable stuttering.Where Winds Meet can hit high framerates on cheap or old graphics cards, possibly a positive side-effect of it also having a Genshin Impact-style mobile version, while its PC credentials are evident in its full mouse/keyboard support and a settings menu that decently covers DLSS or FSR upscaling and frame gen.
12/11/2025
PlayStation Plus November Game Line-up Confirmed, Includes GTA 5
November's list of PlayStation Plus Game Catalog titles has been confirmed by Sony and, as expected, it includes a welcome return for Grand Theft Auto 5.
12/11/2025
Call Of Duty Dev Clarifies Skill-Based Matchmaking Options In Black Ops 7
Last month, developer Treyarch announced that it was removing skill-based matchmaking from Black Ops 7 multiplayer following some early beta testing of this change in direction - and now the team has detailed exactly how this will all work at launch, and there are some caveats.Black Ops 7's multiplayer playlists will be split into two categories: Open and Standard.On release, the majority of multiplayer playlists will fall into the Open category, while just one Moshpit playlist is present in the Standard category.
12/11/2025
Epic boss Tim Sweeney is right to call genAI a political topic - it's a mechanism of class war
I realise none of you treehouse regulars speak Eurogamish, so for clarity, I am not talking about massive hydrogen reactions in outer space.This is what they call a "scoring system", whereby videogames are transformed into numbers and symbols that are made to fight each other for our entertainment.Some say this is the Real Videogame.
12/11/2025
Pokémon TCG: Mega Lucario ex Figure Collection Discounted at Amazon Ahead of Black Friday Sales
Pokémon TCG’s Mega Lucario ex Figure Collection is up to 50% off right now for AMEX and Discover cardholders on Amazon or spend $1 or use a loyalty point to unlock the discount. Plus, new Amazon Store Card members get an instant $60 gift card, meaning you could grab this set for as little as $1.
12/11/2025
UK Video Game Worker Union Files Legal Claims Against GTA 6 Developer Rockstar, Alleging 'Trade Union Victimisation and Blacklisting'
The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has filed legal claims against Rockstar Games, the group announced today, alleging that the dismissal of 31 Rockstar employees earlier this month constituted "trade union victimisation and blacklisting."
12/11/2025
First Look at HBO Harry Potter Series' Cast in Hogwarts Robes, And Quidditch Teacher Madam Hooch
New photos from the set of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series have given fans their first look at the show's cast in Hogwarts robes — which have been given a makeover from the previous movies.
12/11/2025
Battlefield 6 Gets Its First Discount on PS5
Battlefield 6 for PS5 is on sale for the first time at Amazon, offering a nice little discount of 10% that's dropped its price from $69.99 to $62.99.
12/11/2025
IWGB union file legal claims against Rockstar, due to GTA 6 maker allegedly refusing to negotiate over firings
GTA 6 developers Rockstar Games have had legal claims filed against them by the UK's IWGB union, with the latter alleging that Rockstar have so far declined to meet with them for negotiations following the recent firing of over 30 workers.The initial reason given by Rockstar for those firings was "gross misconduct", with the company subsequently claiming that the staff had shared confidential info in a public forum.The IWGB, meanwhile, have accused Rockstar of union busting.
12/11/2025
Backbone Pro: Xbox Edition Announced, And It's Available To Buy Today
If you're in the market for a premium Xbox mobile controller that works across both Android and iOS (iPhone 15 and above), you might be interested in the Backbone Pro: Xbox Edition, which has just been announced today.This is a pretty darn expensive controller at £169.99 / $179.99, but it comes with loads of high-level features including both USB-C and bluetooth wireless connectivity options, ALPS thumbsticks, laser-etched textured grips, Hall Effect sticks and rear buttons.Plus, there's one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in the package.
12/11/2025
Everything We Spotted in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer
All of the characters, locations, and references in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer.
12/11/2025
I learned Tai Chi from a bear in Where Winds Meet
An early 2000s Korean MMORPG with a Chinese martial arts theme, Yulgang was one of dozens of free MMOs we dabbled in.While we never got beyond the "kill X number of things to level up" grind, it was novel to run around in a wuxia-themed world, which was a rarity in localised-into-English PC gaming back then.Read more
12/11/2025
Battlefield 6 Devs Respond to REDSEC Review-Bombing: ‘This Is Just the Beginning of the Experience’
The Battlefield Studios team says REDSEC has plenty of time to regain lost ground with fans after the free-to-play offshoot was hit with a review-bombing campaign by Battlefield 6 players at launch.
12/11/2025
‘Keep Your Ear to the Ground’ – Battlefield 6 Devs Hear the Cries for Battle Royale Solo Queue in REDSEC
Battlefield Studios is telling Battlefield 6 players to "keep your ear to the ground" when it comes to a solo queue option for REDSEC battle royale.
12/11/2025
Where Winds Meet Review
An action RPG amusement park where every ride is being run at half speed.
12/11/2025
Epic Games CEO Comments On ARC Raiders And Its Use Of AI Voice Generation
Stemming from a controversial review.Earlier this week, outlet Eurogamer put out a controversial review on ARC Raiders - one where the game's use of AI voice generation massively affected the site's overall score, which ended up being a 2/5.As you can imagine, this has kicked up a bit of a frenzy online - so much so that Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has waded in on matters via social media.
12/11/2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 vs. Battlefield 6 – Which One Is Best for You?
Should you be playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 or Battlefield 6 this year? We weigh up the options offered by both to work out which one is best for you.
12/11/2025
Jumanji 3 Officially in Production, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Confirms It Is the Last Film in the Series
Jumanji 3 is officially in production — but, according to Dwayne Johnson, it also will be the last sequel in the series.
12/11/2025
Arc Raiders celebrates the launch of a new region in the North Line update with microtransaction price cuts
Developers Embark have announced that a major new update called North Line will roll out tomorrow, 13th November at 1.30am PT, 4.30am ET, 9.30am GMT and 10.30am CET.It'll add Stella Montis, a region beyond the Rust Belt that is described as "cold, pristine, and filled with the remnants of humanity's lost ambitions." Read more
12/11/2025
Best Buy Has Slashed the Price of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1 to $20 Before Black Friday
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1 for PS5 and Switch has dropped to just $20 at Best Buy ahead of Black Friday sales, allowing shoppers to save $20 on it.
12/11/2025
Tiny Onion's Exquisite Corpses Transforms From Horror Comic to Card Game
The hit horror comic Exquisite Corpses is becoming a a tabletop strategy card game. Find out how you can play it for yourself right now.
12/11/2025
Anno 117: Pax Romana review
A teardrop of bog bordered by slithers of fertile ground. The locals call it Natrixia – I call it Sausage Island, and it's at the heart of my domain in Anno 117: Pax Romana. Read more
12/11/2025
To Make Up For GTA 6's Delay, GTA Online Is Free On Xbox This Week
Playable through the weekend.Yep, GTA Online for Xbox Series X|S is now free-to-play until Monday, November 17th - and you won't need an Xbox Game Pass membership to access the multiplayer title either.Here's how Xbox sets up this free period for GTA Online on Series X|S:Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/11/2025
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's Rosalina Will Be Voiced by Brie Larson
At this morning's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's Nintendo Direct, we were finally told who would be voicing both Rosalina, and new character Bowser Jr. Rosalina will be voiced by Brie Larson, while Benny Safdie is Bowser Jr.
12/11/2025
Feature: A Month Later, The ROG Xbox Ally X Has Totally Changed My Gaming Habits
In a few days' time, it will have been exactly a month since we published our review of the ROG Xbox Ally X handheld here at Pure Xbox, and it's actually been about six weeks since I first started using it as my main gaming device.And I'll be honest, I've barely turned on my Xbox Series X over the past month.It's not that I think the ROG Xbox Ally X is better than Microsoft's most powerful console, but it's certainly more versatile, and I feel it offers a lot of promise for the future and this supposed console/PC hybrid format that we'll see in the next generation.
12/11/2025
Arc Raiders Dev Drops Cosmetic Prices, Offers Refunds, and Reveals It 'Silently' Enabled Duo Prioritized Matchmaking
Surprise! Arc Raiders is cutting the prices of its store cosmetics, and will refund anyone who snapped them up before the new price goes into effect tomorrow, November 13.
12/11/2025
Arc Raiders' First Major Update, North Line, Goes Live Tomorrow — Here's What To Expect
Arc Raiders' first major update, North Line, launches tomorrow, November 13. Here's everything you need to know.
12/11/2025
See Why Drome Is a Major Contender for Best Graphic Novel of 2025
Jesse Lonergan's bold, imaginative graphic novel Drome is a clear contender for the best comic book of 2025. See why in our exclusive preview.
12/11/2025
Tron 4K Steelbook Is Back in Stock – But Probably Not for Long
Tron and Tron: Legacy both recently got 4K steelbooks but sold out almost immediately. The Tron one is back in stock, so grab it soon if you want it.
12/11/2025
Sony's Purchase Of Former Xbox Studio Bungie Isn't Exactly Going To Plan
Destiny 2 continues to underperform for PlayStation.Here in 2025 though, it's looking like the purchase hasn't gone particularly well for the Japanese firm.The PlayStation owner said that D2's "user engagement has not reached expectations" and that as a result, "we downwardly revised the business projection for the time being".
12/11/2025
Square Enix Drops Free Octopath Traveler 0 Demo Ahead Of December Xbox Launch
As part of yesterday's Sony State of Play event, Square Enix announced a free demo for its upcoming RPG Octopath Traveler 0 - and the demo is now live on Xbox Series X|S!Octopath Traveler 0 Prologue Demo (Xbox Store)Players can go hands on with up to three hours of gameplay here, or certain opening chapters if they end up finishing those first.We'll throw Square's description of the content in this free demo down below:Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/11/2025
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct — Updating Live
Nintendo is set to reveal the first Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer, and make fresh casting announcements for the film.
12/11/2025
10 Best LEGO Sets in 2025
Of all the many LEGO sets on the market, from a variety of price points, these are our picks for the best of the bunch.
12/11/2025
Michael Caine Says Licensing His Voice to Matthew McConaughey-Backed AI Audio Company Is 'Using Innovation Not to Replace Humanity, But to Celebrate It'
Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Sir Michael Caine have licensed their voices to ElevenLabs, an AI audio company which hosts a library of celebrities — both living and dead.
12/11/2025
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Launches To Outstanding Reviews, Aside From Pesky Xbox Glitch
The feedback has been amazing so far.A little while ago, we mentioned how the long-running football simulation RPG series Inazuma Eleven would be coming to Xbox for the first time in November, and now we're pleased to say the game is getting some amazing first reviews!Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is currently in early access ahead of its full launch on November 13th, and those who have been playing early have given it an "Overwhelmingly Positive" average rating on Steam as things stand.
12/11/2025
The Outer Worlds 2's latest patch wrangles disappearing eyebrows and sideburns, stops nerds shouting at each other from miles away
Luckily, The Outer Worlds 2 latest patch aims to take care of instances of misbehaving hair.That's far from the only fix in what's a very beefy list, with companion buffs, crash corrections, and instances of weird NPC antics also having been tended to.Read more
12/11/2025
Winter Burrow is a survival game inspired by Over the Garden Wall that's as comfy as a pair of mouse-skin slippers
A mouse cannot live on adorable visual aesthetics alone, but Winter Burrow is definitely handsome enough to get me through to lunchtime.In this just-released survival game from Danish developers Pine Creek Games, you play a rodent who has returned from the Rodent Big City to fix up their old treestump home.Read more
12/11/2025
After The Success of Wicked, Sabrina Carpenter Will Star In A Musical Alice in Wonderland Movie
Espresso singer Sabrina Carpenter will star in and produce a new musical movie version of Alice in Wonderland.
12/11/2025
Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 12)
Including a brand-new day one release!Today, Microsoft is bringing two games to the service, including a "day one" addition in the form of cozy survival title Winter Burrow.Just keep in mind that both of these are only available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members, meaning the Essential and Premium tiers miss out for now.
12/11/2025
Arc Raiders Publisher Defends Generative AI Use, Insists 'Every Game Company' Is Now Using It
Arc Raiders publisher Nexon has defended the game's use of generative AI, suggesting players should "assume that every game company is now using AI."
12/11/2025
Friendly Marvel Rivals meet-ups at Dr Strange's place have moved Nexon to release a 100 player non-combat Times Square map
According to publishers Nexon, a lot of you have been hosting impromptu mixers in the Sanctum Sanctorum when you really ought to be murdering each other dead.The meet-ups in Sanctum Sanctorum have inspired them to release a full-blown non-combat map set in New York's Time Square, where 100 players can rub shoulders without yoinking each other's arms off. Read more
12/11/2025
Elden Ring Nightreign's The Forsaken Hollows DLC drops next month, brings back a beloved Dark Souls bumkicker
Yep, Elden Ring Nightreign developers FromSoftware are definitely planning to release some DLC for the action RPG by March 2026.A DLC dubbed The Forsaken Hollows was revealed at last night's PlayStation State of Play, and is set to drop on December 4th.Read more
12/11/2025
Marvel's Underrated Black-And-White Disney+ Special is Getting a Sequel, Director Michael Giacchino Confirms
Marvel composer and director Michael Giacchino has confirmed a sequel to black-and-white Disney+ special Werewolf By Night is coming soon.
12/11/2025
FX's Alien: Earth Renewed for Season 2
FX announced today that the FX, Hulu and Disney+ series Alien: Earth has been renewed for a second season as part of an overall new deal that FX and Disney Entertainment Television have sealed with showrunner Noah Hawley. Alien: Earth, Season 2 begins filming in London in 2026.
12/11/2025
The Decked Out Asus ROG Strix G16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop Drops to $1,850 for Black Friday
It's also equipped with one of the most powerful AMD mobile CPUs currently available.
12/11/2025
Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From November 2025's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!Today's PlayStation State of Play event for November 2025 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the new DLC for Elden Ring Nightreign that's launching in December!Keep in mind that this State of Play was focused purely on games made in Japan and wider Asia.
11/11/2025
Sony Announces Cheaper Japanese-Language Only PS5 Just for Japan
Sony has announced a cheaper, Japanese language only PlayStation 5 Digital Edition just for Japan.
11/11/2025
Elden Ring: Nightreign Gets Its First DLC Next Month
Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting its first meaty, proper, named DLC next month, including new bosses, new shifting earth, and new playable Nightfarers. The DLC is called The Forsaken Hollows, and it's out on December 4, 2025.
11/11/2025
Sony Announces 27-inch PlayStation Monitor, With VRR Support And DualSense Charging Hook
Sony has announced a 27-inch PlayStation-branded gaming monitor for launch in the US and Japan.
11/11/2025
The Carpenter's Son Review
The Carpenter's Son review: Nicolas Cage leads a solid biblical saga with a horror twist.
11/11/2025
State of Play Japan: Everything Announced (Updating Live)
PlayStation will soon debut its first-ever State of Play Japan, and we’re here to gather all of the highlights.
11/11/2025
A V for Vendetta Series Represents DC's Greatest Weapon in the Ongoing War Against Marvel
HBO's V for Vendetta series is a reminder that DC can give superhero fans something Marvel can't, or won't, when it comes to superhero adaptations.
11/11/2025
This 2-in-1 LEGO Christmas Tree Set Is on Sale for $27 (Ends Soon)
Amazon and Target are running a sale that cuts 40% off the price of this adorable LEGO Christmas Tree. Sale ends Wednesday, November 12.
11/11/2025
The AliExpress Early Black Friday Sale Starts Now, Up to $140 Off Coupons and 15% Cash Back at Retailmenot
Electric scooters starting at $109, eBikes from $251, 3D printers from $137, Nintendo Switch 2, and more.
11/11/2025
'Is There Anything More Grimdark Than to Die Offscreen?' — Games Workshop Just Killed Two Space Marine 2 Characters via a Brief Lore Update Post and Warhammer 40,000 Fans Are in Tatters
Games Workshop has sparked shock and anger among Warhammer 40,000 fans after it killed off two main characters from Space Marine 2 via a brief lore update posted on its website.
11/11/2025
Poll: Now That The Dust Has Settled, Which Xbox Game Pass Tier Are You Subscribed To?
Just over a month ago now, Microsoft dropped a bombshell with its overhauled Xbox Game Pass plans.At the start of October, the company introduced a new tier in the form of Game Pass Premium, while bumping up the prices of PC and Ultimate;So, just over a month later, which Xbox Game Pass tier did you settle on in the end?
11/11/2025
LEGO Deals I Expect to See During Black Friday Sales
Here's what you need to know if you're planning on shopping for LEGO sets during Black Friday 2025.
11/11/2025
The Running Man Review
Movie review: The Running Man survives but Edgar Wright and Glen Powell get caught between the bleak sci-fi of Stephen King’s novel and the campy satire of the Arnold Schwarzenegger version.
11/11/2025
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Channels X-Men Animated Series as Gambit and Rogue Join as Playable Characters
NetEase Games has published an X-Men animated series-inspired trailer for Marvel Rivals Season 5: Love is a Battlefield, revealing Rogue and Gambit as its newest playable characters.
11/11/2025
The Best Black Friday Streaming Deal So Far Is a Walmart+ Subscription
Save 50% on an annual subscription and get access to Peacock or Paramount+
11/11/2025
Marvel Disney+ Series VisionQuest Just Got the Most Unlikely of Casting Announcements
Marvel Studios has made a casting announcement for upcoming Disney+ series VisionQuest that just might surprise one or two fans.
11/11/2025
Deals for Today: Early Black Friday 60% off 65" and 77" Samsung 4K OLED TVs
As of Nov. 11, Samsung’s S90D OLED 4K TVs are up to 60% off, $1,079 for the 65" and $1,497 for the 77" model, both with 144Hz refresh and full HDMI 2.1 support. The ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 XT GPU has dropped to $619, its lowest price ever, and MSI’s RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop is $1,299 at Walmart. Meanwhile, Best Buy has the iBuypower RTX 5080 PC for under $2,000, now that's an early Black Friday steal.
11/11/2025
Agefield High: Rock the School Is Basically A New Version Of Bully, And It's Going Viral
Xbox release looks likely.We've been waiting ages for Rockstar Games to give us something related to Bully, but now another developer has taken it upon themselves to deliver Agefield High: Rock The School - and it looks very similar to the Rockstar classic.This game sees you playing as a new student called Sam in an early 2000s rendition of "Agefield" - a small open world featuring a high school campus, two neighborhoods, a town centre and the countryside.
11/11/2025
'When I First Saw That Line-Up, I Scratched My Head a Little Bit': Former Nintendo Exec Reggie Fils-Aimé Shares His Thoughts on Switch 2
Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said he "scratched his head a little bit" after seeing the company's first line-up of Switch 2 software.
11/11/2025
New Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time LEGO Set For 2026 Looks to Feature Ganon
LEGO has teased a new Legend of Zelda set for 2026, featuring Link, Princess Zelda and... an ominous silhouette.
11/11/2025
Ex-Nintendo Boss: Xbox Isn't 'Directly' Competing Anymore, But There'll Always Be A War
Reggie gives his feelings on Xbox's future alongside Nintendo & PlayStation.Earlier today, we reported on former Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aimé talking about Xbox having yet to embrace the Switch 2, and in that same interview with The Game Business, he talked a bit about the "war" between Xbox, Nintendo and PlayStation that's typically been in place over the past 24 years.Xbox is in a different position these days, of course — it's no longer just about console success, as Microsoft is referring to pretty much anything as an "Xbox" now — and Reggie suggests the days of direct competition are basically over.
11/11/2025
ROUTINE: The Final Preview – IGN First
We played the imminent first-person horror game ROUTINE ahead its December 4 release and found its '80's-vision-of-the-future, lunar-moon-base setting intriguing, but we also had a couple of concerns.
11/11/2025
The Singing Voices Behind HUNTR/X Know What They Want from KPop Demon Hunters 2
We’re all chomping at the bit for the KPop Demon Hunters sequel film, which, unfortunately for all of us, won’t be released until 2029. However, we can dream and speculate about what the follow-up will actually be about — and the singing voices behind the film’s central KPop girl group, HUNTR/X, are doing the same.
11/11/2025
The Game Awards Future Class inductees aren't sure if their advocacy's being "punished" as programme is "left by the wayside"
Last week, Game Developer reported that the organisers of Geoff Keighley-fronted industry awards show/advertising extravaganza The Game Awards had revealed that they've got no plans to do anything with their Future Class initiative this year.That's left the programme, founded in 2020 with the goal of highlighting up and coming talents in and around game development, facing a black hole of a future.Even worse, those featured by the initiative during the years it did run have been left feeling frustrated and unable to access the webpage which confirms they were ever part of the programme.
11/11/2025
Fans Claim Broken Promises After $70 Pokémon Pokopia Confirmed as First Nintendo-Published Game-Key Card Release
Pokémon Pokopia will cost $70 and only be available physically as a Game-Key Card, it appears — something that has stunned some Nintendo fans.
11/11/2025
Too High also works as a word-fumbling spoof of massive social anxiety at parties
New browser game Too High is about trying to form credible, humanlike sentences while absolutely whazzed on happy eggs at a party, but I think it also stacks up pretty well as send-up of social anxiety at large.Created by Christine Mi for the “Worst Nightmare” week of Itch gamejam Prototype Studio 2025, it sees you ushering the words of a greeting together with your mouse, only for them to be knocked out of formation by other, rising and falling phrases such as “am I going to die” and “what did they just say”.Read more
11/11/2025
Hit PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade May Be On The Way To Xbox In The Near Future
Developer Shift Up is "considering additional platforms".Stellar Blade has been a massive hit on PS5 and PC, and earlier in the summer, we heard that a Switch 2 port was reportedly being considered by developer Shift Up.The developer said that it is planning "various promotional activities" relating to the game, before going on to say that it's also "considering additional platform expansions" in future.
11/11/2025
Samsung Galaxy XR Headset Is Now Available
The Samsung Galaxy XR headset is now available to buy from Samsung's website, listed for $1,799.99.
11/11/2025
Beloved Japanese Actor Tatsuya Nakadai, Who Collaborated With Kurosawa and Kobayashi, Dies Aged 92
Tatsuya Nakadai, beloved star of Japan’s golden age of cinema and a frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, has died aged 92.
11/11/2025
Fortnite Fans Say the Game Is Opening the Door to Loot Boxes by Allowing Creator-Made Modes to Sell 'Paid Random Items' — Though Their Sale Is Restricted in Certain Countries, and Sellers Are Required to Disclose Odds
Fortnite developer Epic Games has detailed how it will soon allow third-party sellers to offer "paid random items" within the game's creator-made modes — something that opens the door to loot boxes, fans have said.
11/11/2025
Former Nintendo President 'Surprised' That Xbox Hasn't 'Fully Embraced' Switch 2
Some games have been announced, but not many.However, the team at large — in particular Xbox Game Studios — hasn't fully committed to the platform yet, and former Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé is a little surprised by that.The ex-Nintendo boss also reckons that "some games could easily be ported over to Switch 2" and haven't been just yet.
11/11/2025
Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition Sparks Backlash as Disgruntled Fans Use Steam Reviews to Express Their Disappointment
Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition was meant to act as a celebration of Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic role-playing game on its tenth birthday. But it turns out that things haven’t exactly gone to plan as the update was met with a backlash on Steam.
11/11/2025
Comics Icon Brian Michael Bendis Returns to Marvel for The Avengers #800
Comics superstar Brian Michael Bendis is returning to Marvel Comics after seven years away, starting with the anniversary special The Avengers #800.
11/11/2025
The old are dying and the new struggle to be born in Stray Children, an RPG bullet hell of fruitful frustration
Stray Children begins with your inexplicably dog-faced orphan being invited out at night by a peculiar, grinning man.You follow him through empty streets to a secret room in an underground train station, packed with elderly computing equipment.He warns you not to touch one of the computers, then shambles off theatrically for an indefinite toilet break.
11/11/2025
Heaven, West Virginia Is a Powerful Graphic Novel About Grief and Healing
2025 may be quickly winding down, but there are still some very promising new graphic novels hitting the stands before the end of the year. Check out our exclusive preview of Heaven, West Virginia.
11/11/2025
Helldivers 2 Is Doing 'Extremely Well', Thanks In Part To 'Attracting New Users On Xbox'
"This resulted in a significant increase in sales".As part of new Sony's new financial results, the company has touched on Helldivers 2 and its ongoing success.The PlayStation owner says that Arrowhead's co-op shooter "is doing extremely well", and that "attracting new users on Xbox" has contributed to "a significant increase in sales of the title year-on-year".
11/11/2025
Ambitious Fan Mod 'Nuevo Paraíso — the Forgotten Frontier' Recreates Mexico in Red Dead Redemption 2 — Check Out the Trailer
Modders are hard at work developing an ambitious expansion that will bring Mexico to Red Dead Redemption 2.
11/11/2025
Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Confirmed
Nintendo has just confirmed a release date for Pokémon Pokopia, its promising-looking Animal Crossing-style game for Nintendo Switch 2.
11/11/2025
Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition Isn't Getting The Best Reception From Fans Right Now
"This Anniversary Edition is incredibly underwhelming".Yesterday, we highlighted the release of Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition - a new version of the game that bundles in a bunch of DLC content (just like the Game of the Year Edition) along with over 150 pieces of Creation Club content.Unfortunately, it's not going down too well with fans right now.
11/11/2025
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t Review
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t review: More Horsemen, more charm, more paper-thin characters.
11/11/2025
Sony are still "fully dedicated" to releasing Marathon by March, as they sigh at Bungie's money numbers
Following a plagiarism scandal and an indefinite delay earlier this year, Bungie's corporate overlords Sony have reiterated again that extraction shooter Marathon is still aiming to release by March next year.Meanwhile, Destiny 2's struggles have seen the parent corp flatly admit that game's not doing as well as Sony imagined when they bought Bungie.Read more
11/11/2025
ARC Raiders Hits Incredible Player & Sales Numbers Across All Platforms, Including Xbox
Since its launch in late October.Coming by way of Gematsu, Nexon reveals that ARC Raiders has sold four million copies in less than two weeks on the market.The multiplayer shooter hit 700,000 concurrent players this past weekend across all platforms too, showcasing a pretty incredible debut for the new title.
11/11/2025
Fallout 3 Remaster Still on the Way, Report Claims
The Fallout 3 remaster that leaked back in 2023 is still in the works, a new report has claimed.
11/11/2025
Jurassic Park Star Jeff Goldblum Reveals Why Wicked Made Him Give Up Meat
Jurassic Park star Jeff Goldblum has revealed that he's given up eating meat after playing the villainous Wizard of Oz in Wicked.
11/11/2025
Kojima Productions to Release Actual Wearable Death Stranding 2 Exoskeleton in Latest Collab
If you ever need to make like Sam Porter and hike through tricky terrain while lugging hefty cargo, Kojima Productions literally has your back, or in this case your knees. Hideo Kojima's studio is partnering with exoskeleton maker Dnsys to release an official Death Stranding 2 On The Beach limited edition exoskeleton to provide knee support.
11/11/2025
Phasmophobia Gets A Free New Map As It Remains One Of The 'Top Paid' Games On Xbox
It's third in the charts right now.We haven't talked much about the co-op horror game Phasmophobia in a while here at Pure Xbox, but rest assured it's been faring extremely well since its Xbox release last year, and it's getting a free update today with a brand-new map.The update introduces Nell's Diner, which features 13 new rooms, 11 of which are possible ghost rooms.
11/11/2025
Pokémon to Get First Permanent Theme Park in Tokyo February 2026
The Pokémon Company announced today that it will open a Pokémon theme park in Tokyo next year. PokéPark KANTO will be the monster-catching series’ first permanent outdoor attraction, and located inside Yomiuriland, Tokyo’s largest theme park.
11/11/2025
'It's the Only Genre Where Its Name Is a Mechanic' — Ex-Marathon Dev Explains Why He Really Hates the Term 'Extraction Shooter'
Former Bungie developer Chris Sides has called out the term "extraction shooter," saying it's a "terrible" genre name because it doesn't tell the player what to expect from the game.
11/11/2025
Battlefield 6's latest update shoots down hammer-wielding drone riders and permanently fixes lock-on missiles
A beefy Battlefield 6 update has just dropped, and it aims to take care of a couple of bugs and exploits which have become infamous bugbears over the last little while.No longer will people be able to fly up to rooftops by smacking drones with sledgehammers, and no longer will lock-guided missiles cheekily ignore countermeasures.Read more
11/11/2025
81-Year-Old Squid Game Star Acquitted of Sexual Misconduct Charge
Squid Game actor O Yeong-su has had his sexual misconduct conviction overturned, after previously being given an eight-month suspended prison sentence.
11/11/2025
Sony Exec Suggests PS5 Is Far From Finished, And It's Likely The Same For Xbox Series X|S
"We believe that the PS5 is only in the middle of the journey".Tao mentioned earlier today how there are "many active users enjoying the console", and therefore Sony plans to actually expand the PS5 further in years to come.The "middle of its journey" would suggest it's expected to last until around 2030.
11/11/2025
Sony Says Bungie Hasn’t Brought in as Much Money as It Thought It Would When It Bought the Developer, as Destiny 2 Falls Off a Cliff
It’s a tough time for Bungie and Destiny 2, with parent company Sony saying the studio has failed to meet its sales and user engagement expectations.
11/11/2025
'No AI Was Used': George R.R. Martin's Team Responds After Fans Say Game of Thrones Anniversary Edition Uses Generative AI Art, Copies Fan Designs
A statement posted on Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin's blog has addressed claims that AI-generated art was used within the new anniversary edition of A Feast For Crows.
11/11/2025
Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 11)
Your latest roundup of new titles.We've got three new additions to XGP today, including two that are available to Premium subscribers as well as Ultimate/PC players.Here's a summary of what's new on Xbox Game Pass today (November 11):Read the full article on purexbox.com
11/11/2025
Arc Raiders Is Officially a Hit With Over 4 Million Copies Sold and a Peak Concurrent Player Count of 700,000 Across All Platforms
Arc Raiders has now sold over 4 million copies worldwide less than two weeks since its release date, cementing its commercial success.
11/11/2025
Fallout 4's script extender has already gotten its anniversary update, as Bethesda battle creation issues
Fallout 4's all-important script extender modding tool has taken less than 24 hours to be updated to work with the RPG's freshly released anniversary update.It joins an ever-growing list of mods which have been categorised as updated over on Nexus Mods, while Bethesda are seemingly still looking into issues around the anniversary update's extra creations stuff not showing up properly for Steam players.As modding platform Nexus Mods predicted, the list of mods requiring updates to work with the new version has been larger than just those.
11/11/2025
PS5 Has Now Officially Outsold Every Xbox Console Ever Released
The PlayStation 5 is now up to 84.2 million copies sold after shifting an additional 3.9 million units during the three-month period ending September 30, Sony has announced.
11/11/2025
Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 System Update 21.0.0 Available — Here Are the Patch Notes
Nintendo has issued a fresh system software update for the Switch and Switch 2, bringing both consoles' firmware up to Version 21.0.0. Check out the patch notes.
11/11/2025
Ghost of Yotei Sells 3.3 Million Copies in Its First Month on Sale, Sony Confirms
Ghost of Yotei has sold 3.3 million copies in its first month on sale, Sony has confirmed.
11/11/2025
Get a Brand New 65" Samsung S90 4K OLED TV for $1080, or a 77" for $1498 Ahead of Black Friday
Up to 144Hz refresh rate, perfect for gaming on a PlayStation 5 console.
11/11/2025
DC Crime TV Series in Development Starring Skyler Gisondo’s Jimmy Olsen, Gorilla Grodd as Villain
DC Studios and HBO Max is developing a Superman spin-off series titled DC Crime, which will star Superman's Skyler Gisondo as The Daily Planet’s Jimmy Olsen. American Vandal’s Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault are the showrunners.
11/11/2025
The Powerful MSI Vector AMD Ryzen 9 HX RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop Drops to $1,299.99 for Black Friday
A whole lot of gaming performance for the price.
11/11/2025
Amazon Black Friday 2025: Everything We Know About the Sale So Far
Amazon drops a sneak peek and we make some predictions.
10/11/2025
Samsung Releases Its Own MicroSD Express Cards at a Lower Price Than the Official Switch 2 Memory Card
The official Switch 2 memory card is also manufactured by Samsung.
10/11/2025
Anno 117: Pax Romana Review
A gorgeous antique city-builder that is worthy of a standing ovation.
10/11/2025
Pilot a shrimp and do battle with giant, eldritch sea monsters in the Armored Core adjacent Shrimp Game
I hope none of you are allergic to shellfish, because Shrimp Game is exactly what it sounds like: a game about shrimp!And yet that is a complete bastardisation of what it is, for you do not simply play as a shrimp, you are piloting a shrimp, or SHRIMP (Submersible Hydrodynamic Research Integrated Marine Platforms), and you must survive a hellish underwater landscape filled with sea creatures that strive to see your life ended and "Lovecraftian bosses." Read more
10/11/2025
Nintendo Direct to Deliver First The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer Later This Week
Nintendo has announced the first The Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer will arrive as part of a Nintendo Direct later this week.
10/11/2025
V for Vendetta Is Reportedly Getting an HBO TV Series
V for Vendetta is reportedly getting an HBO series.
10/11/2025
Crush Cravings with Tandy’s Protein Nom Noms: Chocolate Bites That Are Better for You
They make for great stocking stuffers, too!
10/11/2025
A lead Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 quest designer leaves the game in the rear view mirror as he joins The Witcher 4 team
Do you think there are people out there that feel as passionately as sports fans do when someone gets added to their team that might make them better, but with video game developers?Probably not, or at least only on a personal level, but for that hypothetical group of people that exists, a new trade (is that how you refer to sports doers, I really don't know) has taken place between the team behind Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, and CD Projekt Red. Read more
10/11/2025
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Graphics Card Drops to the Lowest Price of the Year Ahead of Black Friday
The most affordable GPU that will run any game at 4K and 60fps.
10/11/2025
The 2025 77" LG Evo C5 4K OLED TV Drops to Under $2,000, Plus Get a Free Soundbar and Wall Mount
Plus get an extra $200 virtual gift card (prepaid Mastercard) for writing a review.
10/11/2025
GMKTec Evo-X2 Mini PC Review
It was designed for AI, but the GMKTec Evo-X2 is also a capable little mini gaming PC.
10/11/2025
The end of merch culture is upon us with an official Death Stranding exoskeleton
I am sure that, if I were a porter of any kind in the material world, I would find an exoskeleton quite helpful.None of that happened when I used an exoskeleton in both Death Stranding games, it was actually quite a useful thing to do.And now, apparently, I can try out what the experience of what using one is like, free of my silly little bits, with an - I kid you not - officially licensed Death Stranding 2: On the Beach exoskeleton.
10/11/2025
Battlefield 6 Update 1.1.1.5 to Finally Fix Infamous Sledgehammer Drone Exploit and Deliver Weapon Dispersion Tweaks
Battlefield Studios has published update 1.1.1.5 patch notes for Battlefield 6 and REDSEC, promising fixes for weapons, vehicles, and, at long last, the sledgehammer Recon drone exploit.
10/11/2025
The Liquid Cooled iBuypower Y40 Pro GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming PC Drops to $1,950 for Black Friday
Currently one of the only RTX 5080 prebuilts priced under $2,000.
10/11/2025
Feature: It's A Big Birthday For The Xbox Series X, So Let's Look Back At Our Review From 2020
Pure Xbox was in an interesting place back in 2020 - we'd just relaunched the website in March of that year after multiple years on hiatus, and then the COVID pandemic arrived around the same time, causing havoc around the world.It did end up arriving on November 10th though (exactly five years ago), and it was joined by the surprise arrival of the Xbox Series S as well.Read the full article on purexbox.com
10/11/2025
'Trey and I Are Attracted to That Like Flies to Honey' — South Park Creators Explain Why the New Season Ended Up Being Pretty Much All About Mocking Donald Trump
The creators of South Park have broken their silence on the show’s recent focus on mocking Donald Trump, revealing they were attracted to “new taboos” and a fear of speaking out against the administration.
10/11/2025
Guide: Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7: Release Date, Launch Times & Download Size On Xbox Game Pass
Black Ops 7's launch is right around the corner, with the brand-new Xbox FPS landing on console and PC later this week.With information on everything from the game's worldwide release date to exact launch times and download sizes, here's our big release guide for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on Xbox.Read the full article on purexbox.com
10/11/2025
Nintendo Announces Black Friday Sale on Switch Games and Accessories
Everything you need to know about Nintendo's official Black Friday 2025 discounts.
10/11/2025
'It's Only Cool if the Journey There Is Equally Worth Taking' — Is Predator: Badlands Director Dan Trachtenberg Building Towards a Larger, Avengers-Style Team Up?
Now Predator: Badlands is out in the wild and has left us with that cliffhanger to speculate about, fans are starting to ask the question: is director Dan Trachtenberg building towards a ‘Predator Cinematic Universe?’
10/11/2025
The Alienware 16X Aurora Gaming Laptop Boasts Premium Build Quality and Performance at a Great Price
Pick up a Core Ultra 9 RTX 5060 model for $1350, or RTX 5070 for $1600.
10/11/2025
Clash Royale Codes (November 2025)
Redeem these Clash Royale codes for free cosmetics and more!
10/11/2025
There's no plans for cross progression in Helldivers 2 right now, but don't lose all hope just yet
A massive patch dropped last month bringing in over 200 bug fixes (you know, the technological kind of bugs), as part of the dev team's promise to get the game in running order again.When it comes to new stuff, however, one thing you shouldn't expect for the time being is cross progression. Read more
10/11/2025
Seven Deadly Sins: Origin Preview: It's a Whole Vibe, and the Combat’s Not Bad, Either
I enjoyed spending time in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin’s world, hanging out with its characters, and riding around a flying hog. And yeah, the fighting stuff part was pretty solid, too. I’m always wary of gacha elements in games, but the core of Seven Deadly Sins: Origin got my attention.
10/11/2025
Latest The Simpsons Fortnite Short Sees Homer Rain Donuts Down on Springfield and Turn Professor Frink Into a Banana, as Long-Term Fans Celebrate The Return of The 'Omniverse'
The Simpsons' second Fortnite short sets the stage for the game's next update, which will see giant donuts rain down on Springfield in-game.
10/11/2025
Fallout 4: Anniversary Upgrade Launches For $40, 'Creations Bundle' Also Available For $20
And the full version is $60.Bethesda is celebrating the milestone by releasing a special Anniversary Edition for the game, and it's just shown up on the Xbox Store at a price of $60, with a couple of upgrade bundles also available.So, if you don't own Fallout 4 at all, you can buy the Anniversary Edition and get the full base game, all six official expansions and over 150 Creation Club items for $59.99.
10/11/2025
Deals For Today: Up to 50% off Pokémon TCG at Amazon
As of Nov. 11, Amazon has massive Pokémon TCG discounts. Up to 50% off with AMEX or Discover codes, or even free if you qualify for a $60 Amazon Store Card credit. Audible Premium Plus is also down to just $0.99 per month for 3 months. Elsewhere, LG’s 77" Evo C5 OLED TV bundle is half price with a free wall mount and 2.1 soundbar, and Alienware RTX 5080 rigs are up to 14% off.
10/11/2025
Speaking Amid Jimmy Kimmel's Suspension, Oscar Isaac Said He'd Only Return to Star Wars if Disney Did 'Not Succumb to Fascism'
Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac has suggested that his return to the franchise was contingent on Disney not succumbing to "fascism."
10/11/2025
The first act of Ambrosia Sky, an im-sim where you clean up fungi on a dead asteroid colony, is out now
I don't particularly like trends in genres all that much.More than that, I love a twist on a trending genre that actually seeks to reckon with said genre. Read more
10/11/2025
Feature: Five Years On, Xbox Series S Is Still A Fantastic Place For Current-Gen Gaming
Does anyone else remember 'Project Lockhart'?Casting our minds back to early 2020, about six months before Xbox Series X launched, Lockhart was this mysterious entry-level console that still hadn't been officially revealed.Of course, the system as we now know it is Xbox Series S, and what a system it's been over the last five years.
10/11/2025
Exclusive: First Look at the Doctor Strange-Themed Sanctum Lounge on the Disney Destiny
IGN is so proud to exclusively reveal the first look of the Disney Destiny's Doctor Strange-themed Sanctum Lounge, which is the first Marvel lounge aboard a Disney Cruise Line ship and one filled with the Cloak of Levitation, the Eye of Agamotto, some truly magical drinks that levitate and are electric, and much more.
10/11/2025
End of an Era: Nintendo's Long-Running Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Black Friday Bundle Is No More
After seven straight years of providing the most consistent good deal on a brand new Nintendo Switch system annually around Black Friday, Nintendo appears to have finally discontinued its traditional holiday bundle of a Nintendo Switch 1 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for $299.99.
10/11/2025
Todd Howard Reveals Why He Thinks Fallout 4's Divisive Dialogue System 'Really Did Not Resonate'
Todd Howard isn’t a big fan of talking about his video games, but in a new interview he has discussed Fallout 4’s divisive dialogue system — and where he thinks it went wrong.
10/11/2025
Add The Emperor’s New Groove on 4K to Your Physical Media Collection – Now Available to Preorder
The Emperor's New Groove is set to get a 4K release this year on December 9. It's now available to preorder for $45.99.
10/11/2025
Fallout: Long 15, a huge NCR-themed New Vegas mod, could end up being this December's coolest Fallout thing
With season two of the Fallout TV Show and a Fallout 76 expansion going all-in on Goggins, December's not short of Fallout things.It's a beefy New Vegas expansion mod called Fallout: Long 15 and it's set to release on December 12th.Read more
10/11/2025
BMX Streets Has Become An Unlikely Best-Seller On Xbox Series X|S
"A next generation physics driven freestyle extreme biking simulator".This game has been on PC since 2024, and it has a "Mostly Positive" rating on Steam with "Very Positive" recent ratings.It's described a "next generation physics driven freestyle extreme biking simulator" in which you're in complete control of your bike and there's also customisation, a replay editor, multiple maps and various other things.
10/11/2025
The Elder Scrolls 6 is "still a long way off", but that's not stopping Todd Howard teasing an Oblivion Remastered-style shadow drop
"I’m preaching patience.""I don’t want fans to feel anxious."Some of them are things Todd Howard has said about The Elder Scrolls 6 in a fresh interview that's also about Bethesda's imminently to be released again radioactive golden goose, Fallout 4.
10/11/2025
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another Gets a Digital Release Date Amid Its Theatrical Run
The battle is officially coming home — even though it’s killing at the box office. Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film One Battle After Another has officially received a digital release date, and it’s sooner than you think.
10/11/2025
Todd Howard Talks Progress On Elder Scrolls 6 And Teases 'Other Things We're Doing'
ES6 is now an "everyday thing" at Bethesda.Bethesda's Todd Howard has been talking to GQ Magazine as part of a Fallout 4 interview today to mark the game's 10th anniversary, mentioning during the chat how The Elder Scrolls 6 is an "everyday" focus at the company now.When specifically asked what the company is working on, Howard advised that hundreds of people are also working on Fallout as things stand, both in terms of Fallout 76 and "other things we're doing".
10/11/2025
Apple AirPods 4 Drop to a New All-Time Low Price Ahead of Black Friday (Today Only)
Apple's entry-level AirPods 4 are now available at a new all-time low price – but for today only.
10/11/2025
'I'm Preaching Patience' — The Elder Scrolls 6 Is 'Still a Long Way Off,' Todd Howard Warns Fans, Teases Potential Shadowdrop
The Elder Scrolls 6 — one of the most hotly anticipated video games in the world — won’t be out for some time yet despite being announced over seven years ago, Bethesda development chief Todd Howard has said.
10/11/2025
The 100 Best Nintendo Games of All Time
IGN and Nintendo Life have teamed up for the ultimate ranking of Nintendo console favorites.
10/11/2025
Elden Ring Nightreign Spin-Off Is Getting An Xbox Expansion By March 2026
Elden Ring Nightreign may be seen as DLC itself by some, but the FromSoftware multiplayer title is actually getting its own expansion on Xbox in the coming months.As mentioned in recent financial results by the Japanese developer, "FromSoftware is currently developing Elden Ring Nightreign DLC (planned for release in FY2025)".Fiscal Year 2025 would put this expansion as launching between now and the end of March 2026.
10/11/2025
Two Games Are Getting Delisted For Xbox One And Relaunched For Series X|S This Week
There's been a trend over the past few years of games getting upgraded from Xbox One to Xbox Series X|S, and then in recent times we've seen some titles shutting their Xbox One versions as part of the transition as well.That's exactly what's happening with two new releases this week - PUBG and Surviving Mars: Relaunched.Both are arriving on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S for the first time, but they're being delisted on Xbox One.
10/11/2025
The New Hyrule Warriors' English Translation Defines Link and Zelda's Relationship As Just Friends, But Fans Say The Game is 'Not Fooling Anybody'
Nintendo fans are rejecting a new description found within Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment that describes Link and Princess Zelda as just friends.
10/11/2025
Poll: How Much Are You Enjoying Ninja Gaiden 4 On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying the latest entry in the series?It's now been a while since Ninja Gaiden 4 made its debut on Xbox Game Pass, and considering we've asked you about both of October's other first-party Xbox releases (Keeper and The Outer Worlds 2), we thought we'd do the same here!Here at Pure Xbox, we gave Ninja Gaiden 4 an "Excellent" 9/10 in our review, highlighting it as a release that "retains the spirit and traditions of the previous games, expands on combat in new and stylish ways, and is an excellent fight from start to finish".
10/11/2025
PlayStation Announces State of Play Japan For This Week
Sony has announced a special State of Play Japan, which will be broadcast online this week.
10/11/2025
Post-apocalyptic shooter Misery's Steam page pulled following alleged takedown by Stalker devs GSC Game World
The Steam page of recently released post-apocalyptic survival shooter Misery - seemingly unaffiliated with the Stalker mod called Misery - has been pulled offline, with developers Platypus Entertainment alleging it's the result of a DMCA takedown filed by Stalker creators GSC Game World.Platypus say they're in the process of fighting this claim, which an email shared by Platypus themselves suggests is all about copyright and purported use of GSC's "game content" without permission.Read more
10/11/2025
CD Projekt RED Reminds GTA 6 Team Of Mistakes Made With Cyberpunk 2077 Launch
If your game needs a delay, delay it.Last week, Rockstar delayed GTA 6 once again — this time to November next year — and Cyberpunk 2077 dev CD Projekt RED has put out an ominous reminder that delaying your game is probably a good idea if it needs extra dev time.They've now hinted that this was a mistake in hindsight, reminding Rockstar of their ill-fated move in a response to the GTA delay:Read the full article on purexbox.com
10/11/2025
Nintendo Legend Shigeru Miyamoto Discusses Stepping Back From Mario, Hopes 'To Stay Healthy Until Mario's 50th Anniversary'
Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has discussed how his role has changed after stepping back from leading development on Nintendo's most famous video game series.
10/11/2025
FromSoftware Parent Company Confirms Elden Ring Nightreign DLC by End of March 2026, as Frustrated Players Leave Negative Steam Reviews
Kadokawa, the parent company of Elden Ring: Nightreign developer FromSoftware, has confirmed we'll get new DLC for the multiplayer game by the end of March 2026, as unhappy players leave negative reviews on Steam.
10/11/2025
227 hours later, Football Manager 26 is both broken and, begrudgingly, brilliant
Ask me what I’m thinking about, at a random moment any hour of the day.There’s a good chance that however you time it, the answer will be either Roma youth academy players, Goncalo Ramos’ egregious salary demands, or that time Maurizio Sarri bodied me in a press conference following our Derby della Capitale.By rights this should not be the case.
10/11/2025
Xbox Legend Major Nelson Reveals His Custom Xbox 360 That He's Never Turned On
"One of the most magical professional moments of my career".It's been a couple of years now since Major Nelson (real name Larry Hryb) left Xbox after spending two decades with the brand, but he's still active on social media - and his latest post is all about the Xbox 360's 20th anniversary.With the exact date of that anniversary coming up on November 22nd, Major Nelson showed off his custom Xbox 360 that was gifted to him as part of the launch, noting that he's never turned it on.
10/11/2025
Hawkeye Star Jeremy Renner Denies Harassment Allegations As He Trades Cease and Desist Letters With Director Yi Zhou
Marvel actor Jeremy Renner has denied allegations of harassment made by filmmaker Yi Zhou, after the pair worked together on a Disney documentary project.
10/11/2025
The Original Modern Warfare 2 Appears In Xbox Game Pass Premium Ad
Is it coming to Microsoft's new service?On the eve of Black Ops 7 dropping into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, another Call of Duty title could be on its way to the service.An Xbox user has seen a Game Pass ad pop up on their console dashboard that appears to include the original Modern Warfare 2 - a title that's yet to be added to any tier of Game Pass so far.
10/11/2025
Elden Ring Nightreign DLC's planned to drop by March next year, FromSoftware's big corporate bosses reveal
That's according the latest financial report of FromSoft parent company Kadokawa, which has attached a window to the add-on Nightreign's promo material had already hinted would be in the pipeline.Call out to the people who're deep in the night of Nightreign's last addition so they hear.Tell them to scrabble around for a light switch so they can read the info.
10/11/2025
Arc Raiders Breaks Its Own Steam Concurrent Peak Once Again, This Time Nearing Half a Million Simultaneous Players
Arc Raiders has had another bumper weekend, once again breaking its own concurrent record on Steam.
10/11/2025
This week in PC games: Call of Duty, Where Winds Meet, alien fungus, chess-playing queens and pareidolia
The cavalcade of belles, brutes and barons that is Videogaming continues its push through the midnight forest.Spiderwebs wrap the axles of the gala coaches in which the optimates of Ubisoft, Microsoft and EA drink from lavender flutes, turning their bloodshot eyes from the QA staff powering their barrows through the ruck.The faces of the common developers are a moth-eaten ribbon of quiet striving and terrible hope.
10/11/2025
Latest Super Mario Galaxy Leak Comes From Pillsbury Cookies, Offers Our Best Look Yet at Yoshi, And All But Confirms Two More Fan-Favorite Characters
A special box of Super Mario Galaxy Movie cookie dough has provided our best look yet at Mario's dinosaur steed Yoshi, and strongly hinted at two other fan-favorite characters expected to turn up in the sequel.
10/11/2025
Sydney Sweeney's New Movie on the Ropes as Christy Takes Just $1.3M From Over 2,000 Theaters at the Box Office
Sydney Sweeney’s new movie, Christy, has suffered a brutal opening round at the box office with just $1.3 million from North American theaters.
10/11/2025
IT: Welcome to Derry Episode 3 Review
Dick Hallorann’s introduction to Pennywise and some interesting backstory for General Shaw aside, both the horror and drama are lacking in IT: Welcome to Derry’s largely inert third episode.
10/11/2025
Predator: Badlands Sets Franchise Record With Biggest Box Office Opening Ever for a Predator Movie — Including the Aliens vs Predator Films
Predator: Badlands looks like a hit after it secured the biggest global opening ever for a Predator movie — including the Alien vs. Predator films — at the box office.
09/11/2025
Warhammer 40,000 Animations Trailer Shows a Running Khorne Berseker, Lae'zel Actor Devora Wilde as a Battle Sister, and a Blink and You’ll Miss It Look at Astartes 2
Games Workshop has released a teaser trailer for upcoming Warhammer animations, revealing what subscribers to its streaming platform Warhammer Plus can expect in 2026.
09/11/2025
Games Workshop Just Promoted Titus From Space Marine 2 With a Fancy New Trailer That Sets Up the Next Narrative Expansion for Warhammer 40,000
Lieutenant Titus from Space Marine 2 has become one of the most recognizable faces in all Warhammer 40,000 following the enormous success of the video game. We’ve already seen Games Workshop double-down on the Ultramarines hero with merch, an appearance in the Warhammer 40,000 episode of Amazon's animated anthology, Secret Level, and various cameos across the setting. But now things have leveled up — not just for Titus as a Space Marine, but his place in the ongoing Warhammer 40,000 narrative.
09/11/2025
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for waking up alongside a hilariously beautiful partner.They turn over and whisper softly in your ear that the pair of you should rob a bank.The bank manager, Adrian Edmondson, stands over you pointing the shotgun you formerly wielded at your head.
09/11/2025
Genshin Impact's devs look to be working on a realistic fantasy MMO that uses some kind of AI, bad kind or not yet to be determined
MiHoYo appear to be eternally busy.After printing copious amounts of money with games like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, they are continuing to do so with future releases like Petit Planet (or Not Animal Crossing) and Honkai: Nexus Anima (Not Pokemon).Now, it turns out, they're also working on an MMO, seemingly codenamed Genesis, that seemingly in some capacity incorporates AI, it's just unclear what kind.
08/11/2025
The Falconeer gets a new lease of life with a free remaster filled with improvements, fixes, and new bits
The Falconeer turns five years old next week, and ahead of that its developer Tom Sala has put in the work for a pretty big update.Update undersells it a touch I think, because it's being billed as a full-on remaster, complete with a touched up look, and plenty of mechanical changes. Read more
08/11/2025
The team behind Blue Prince puts out a call to get one of the puzzle game's devs a life-saving kidney
The studio behind Blue Prince, one of this year's best received games, is asking for some help for one of their lead playtesters, Matthew "Iggy" Kowalski.As shared on Bluesky, Iggy has polycystic kidney disease, leaving him with only a few months to find a living kidney donor. Read more
08/11/2025
You should never count Final Fantasy 11 out, as hopes for new areas emerge out of a recent dev livestream
While there is a notable enough sentiment that old games are worse because they are old, so should therefore be either let to rot or to be remade so that they are "better," I think this argument goes out the window when you look at something like Final Fantasy 11.That thing came out in 2022!And it launched on PS2 first!
08/11/2025
It's not just you, Steam's store pages are wider, and the difference only makes me a little uncomfortable
I know, I know, change is difficult isn't it?It upset me just the other day that YouTube has changed videos so that they have rounded corners instead of being perfectly rectangular.Still, subtle changes like that can often set some kind of internal alarm bells off, something you might have been experiencing with store pages on Steam looking a bit… wider.
08/11/2025
Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In December 2025
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in December 2025?Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time.We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but Microsoft usually gives us around two weeks right now - and don't forget, publishers sometimes secure late deals with Microsoft to keep their games on Game Pass, even after they've been announced to be leaving!
08/11/2025
Xbox Store Accidentally Leaks November Release Date For Silent Hill 2
Last week, we mentioned how Silent Hill 2 had been rated for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the US, indicating that it'd finally be coming to Xbox just over a year since it hit PS5 and PC, and now a release date has leaked as well.The folks at True Achievements have spotted a hidden Xbox Store page for Silent Hill 2 that mentions a release date of November 21st, 2025 on the backend.It'll be available in Standard and Deluxe editions, plus a Silent Hill F bundle.
08/11/2025
Feature: These 50+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 10-14)
Including SIX new Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 10-14!The big release of the next few days is obviously Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, but there are plenty of other great releases on the way including Winter Burrow, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, Rennsport, the Monster Hunter Stories collection and a whole lot more!
08/11/2025
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 8-9)
How about some Voidtrain on Xbox Game Pass?Welcome to the weekend!It's been a busy old week for Xbox Game Pass additions, so there's plenty of new stuff to play over the next couple of days, and don't forget that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is part of Xbox Free Play Days as well!
08/11/2025
What are we all playing this weekend?
One where I don't need to turn off all the lights and hiss loudly in the dark at any young ruffians that come along to part me with my hard-earned Haribo.I'll need that Haribo for energy soon, as this is the last weekend before I move house.Time to fill it with games!
08/11/2025
Halo Infinite's Next Major Update Will Be Its Last So Halo Studios Can Focus on 'Multiple Halo Titles in Development'
Microsoft has announced plans to put Halo Infinite into maintenance mode later this month so developer Halo Studios can focus on working on multiple new Halo games.
07/11/2025
Halo Infinite's Final Major Content Update Arrives This Month
Halo Studios has pulled back the curtain on the "Operation Infinite" update for Halo Infinite today, which will mark the final major content update for the game ahead of Halo: Campaign Evolved's release next year.The team says that "with multiple Halo titles in development", it's not possible to focus on Halo Infinite in the same way anymore.Nevertheless, support for the game will continue - just not in the form of any major content updates.
07/11/2025
The 65" Samsung 4K OLED Smart TV Drops to a New Price Low During Best Buy's Early Black Friday Sale
This is an outstanding TV for current-generation console gaming.
07/11/2025
Get a Cordless Electric Air Duster for PC Cleaning for Just $18, the Best Price So Far for Black Friday
Say goodbye to buying compressed air canisters in bulk.
07/11/2025
Die My Love Review
Die My Love review: Lynne Ramsay's film is a raw depiction of an internally suffocating mother, featuring an exceptional performance from Jennifer Lawrence and great support from Robert Pattinson and Sissy Spacek.
07/11/2025
New Mass Effect 5 Artwork Reveals Krogan Civil War
Mass Effect fans have uncovered fresh artwork teasing the franchise's next game, which will feature the krogan race in the middle of a civil war.
07/11/2025
'Schedule 1' Is Coming To Xbox Next Week, But It's Not The Game You're Thinking Of
It's called Schedule 1: Dope Empire.So, imagine our surprise when we spotted a game called Schedule 1: Dope Empire in next week's Xbox releases lineup!After a little bit of digging, we discovered that this is not the Schedule 1 that everyone's familiar with, but rather a clone that has almost the same name and basically the same premise.
07/11/2025
BlizzCon 2026 Tickets Are Now Available – Save $40 with Early Bird Pricing
This weekend, you can grab tickets for BlizzCon 2026, available for a limited time with early bird pricing.
07/11/2025
Predator: Badlands - Get an Exclusive Preview of Marvel's Official Prequel to the New Movie
Marvel is set to release the official prequel to Predator: Badlands soon, and we've got an exclusive preview of this violent new story.
07/11/2025
Deals for Today: Massive Discounts on Apple Watch 10 and FDM 3D Printers
s of Nov. 7, Apple Watch Series 10 models are down to $229 at Walmart and $329 on Amazon. AliExpress has huge pre-Black Friday discounts on FDM 3D printers from Anycubic, Creality, and Flashforge starting at $157. Plus, Pokémon TCG’s Phantasmal Flames Booster Bundle preorders are live at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
07/11/2025
Take-Two CEO Says 'Our Culture Is Extraordinary' Amid Accusations of Union Busting at GTA 6 Dev Rockstar Games
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is defending the company's culture and labor record against accusations of union busting, saying Take-Two is "incredibly proud" of its labor relations.
07/11/2025
BioWare are "focused exclusively" on the next Mass Effect, says exec producer, along with a Krogan teaser
Even as the consortium led by Donald Trump's haunted finger puppet Jared Kushner and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund proceed with their wildly leveraged $50 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts, Mass Effect executive producer Mike Gamble would like everybody to know that we're just fine, you guys. Read more
07/11/2025
BioWare Insists Mass Effect 5 Is Still In Development, Says Team Is 'Exclusively' Focused On It
Release seems a long way off though.The next entry in the Mass Effect series was announced back in 2020, and yet we've still barely heard anything about it over the past five years.Speaking in a blog to celebrate N7 Day today, executive producer Mike Gamble advised that after an "incredibly busy" few years at BioWare, the team is now exclusively focused on Mass Effect 5 (or whatever it ends up being called).
07/11/2025
Epic 4-Hour Cut of Kill Bill Gets New Trailer, a Nationwide Theatrical Release, and a Fortnite Collaboration
Major movie news incoming: Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill is going to finally be released as one film, and the new version, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, now has a brand spanking new trailer.
07/11/2025
Call of Duty: The Whole Black Ops Timeline So Far
With Black Ops 7 just around the corner, we revisit the entire BLOPS timeline to catch up on the story so far.
07/11/2025
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Finally Has a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Release Date, And It's Not Too Far Away
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Nintendo Switch 2 Edition finally has a release date.
07/11/2025
Contraband Police Has 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Reviews, And It Launches On Xbox Today
"Take over the duties of a border guard inspector".In the mood for a new simulation game on Xbox?Well, Contraband Police is launching on Xbox today, and it's a game that has an "Overwhelmingly Positive" rating on Steam based on almost 10,000 people that have voted on it, so it's probably worth a look at the very least!
07/11/2025
EA and BioWare 'Remain Committed' To Next Mass Effect Game — And Yes, Romances Will Return
Mass Effect developer BioWare has reaffirmed its commitment to making the series' next game, just weeks after publisher EA agreed a $55 billion deal to go private.
07/11/2025
World Of Warcraft will get a new premium currency alongside Midnight for no obvious good reason at all
Blizzard are adding a new premium virtual currency to World Of Warcraft alongside player housing in the MMO's forthcoming Midnight expansion.It's called Hearthsteel, and is "purchased with real money using your Battle.net balance and used in turn to buy Housing items from the Battle.net shop and in-game shop," as detailed in a blog post this week. Read more
07/11/2025
Debut Trailer for Upcoming Michael Jackson Biopic Gets Huge Views in First 6 Hours
This might be a big one, folks. The first teaser trailer for the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic film Michael has been released — and believe it or not, the sneak peek racked up a whopping 30 million views in its first six hours online.
07/11/2025
Mass Effect TV Series Won't Retread Shepard's Story And Will Be Set After The Original Trilogy
Amazon's upcoming Mass Effect TV adaptation will focus on an original story rather than rehashing BioWare's classic trilogy of video games starring Commander Shepard.
07/11/2025
Texas Sues Roblox, Alleging It 'Flagrantly Ignores Safety Laws' And 'Deceives Parents About the Dangers of Its Platform'
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Roblox for allegedly "deceiving parents" and "flagrantly ignoring" safety laws.
07/11/2025
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2025 Is on Sale for $26.99
The LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2025 has dropped to $26.99 at both Amazon and Target, making for a 40% discount from its usual price of $44.99.
07/11/2025
Konami and Cygames Settle Umamusume: Pretty Derby Patent Lawsuit
Cygames and Konami Digital Entertainment announced today that they have resolved their patent disagreement regarding Cygames’ mobile title Uma Musume Pretty Derby.
07/11/2025
Feature: The Timing Of Xbox's 25th Anniversary Just Got A Lot More Awkward
In case you haven't been keeping track, Xbox will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026.The specific date is November 15th, 2026 - exactly 25 years since the original Xbox was first released on November 15th of 2001.We've been hearing in recent months how there are big plans for Xbox in 2026 as a result, with Phil Spencer mentioning that it's going to be a "really special year" for the brand in an interview back in the summer.
07/11/2025
First Europa Universalis 5 patch makes 350 fixes and stops you earning free Steam achievements
Europa Universalis 5 has its first public patch, which encompasses over 350 fixes.Among the bigger things it smacks with the heal-o-spanner (an actual game development tool, traditionally carved from the base of a Taito arcade machine) is the Steams achievements system, which will no longer shower players in plaudits they haven't earned. Read more
07/11/2025
Red Dead Redemption 2 Now the Fourth Best-Selling Video Game of All Time
Amid confirmation that GTA 6 really has been delayed again, we have word that Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 has become the fourth best-selling game of all time.
07/11/2025
Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra Has Been Delayed Again By Skydance Games
"The team is working hard to create something truly special".It was back in May that Skydance Games delayed Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra from 2025 to early 2026, and now the upcoming action-adventure title has unfortunately been delayed again - this time indefinitely.In a statement on social media this week, Skydance Games highlighted how "ambitious" the project is:Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/11/2025
The Winners and Losers of the GTA 6 Delay
Who benefits and who suffers from the latest GTA 6 delay?
07/11/2025
Dark Horse Announces Dynamic Tali'Zorah Statue for Mass Effect Day 2025
As part of Mass Effect Day 2025, Dark Horse has revealed a stunning new 1/6 scale statue of everyone's favorite tech specialist, Tali'Zorah.
07/11/2025
Rockstar Updates Main GTA 6 Website With New Release Date and — Sorry PC Gamers — It's Still Down for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S Only
Rockstar has updated the main GTA 6 website to reflect the game’s most recent delay, and it’s sticking with its console-only launch for now.
07/11/2025
CRKD To Release New Drum Kit Controller In 2026, Seemingly For Xbox, PC & PlayStation
The first one we've seen in many years.CRKD, which has just released a Gibson Les Paul guitar controller for Xbox and other platforms, has teased via a new trailer that the drum kit is in development, and it'll be getting a release at some point in 2026.Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/11/2025
Diggergun combines Spelunky-style delving with cursed Cornish mines and the cost-of-living crisis
But then I thought: what have you done for me lately?So instead, we're going to write up the release of Diggergun, a life sim platform game about burrowing for lithium, in which you lose a portion of your take-home pay to costs based on real-world current UK tax, national insurance, debt and household expenses.Read more
07/11/2025
Mafia: The Old Country did better than Take-Two expected, now please do more "contained" story romps at decent prices
Amid announcing another GTA 6 delay during their latest earnings call, Take-Two also raised a glass to comparatively less earth-shatteringly huge crime committer Mafia: The Old Country.As it turns out, there's enough of an appetite for more "contained" tales sold at a lower price point than the usual all-singing, all-dancing affairs big publishers keep pushing more and more of their eggs into the baskets of.Read more
07/11/2025
Rumour: Ex-Obsidian Dev Suggests Avowed 2 Is On The Cards, But 'No Plans' For Outer Worlds 3
It's been a busy old year for Obsidian, with three major games released by the studio in 2025 alone (Avowed, Grounded 2 and Outer Worlds 2), and the team seem really happy with being able to work on their own IP right now.Not much has been revealed about what to expect in the future, but speaking on Twitter this week, ex-Obsidian dev Chris Avellone suggested that Avowed 2 is on the cards, but there are no plans for The Outer Worlds 3 at this time.Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/11/2025
Pokémon Began Selling Two Versions of Each Game To Try and Beat Mario, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto Says
From Red and Blue to Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon is known for often launching its games with two different versions — and now, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has discussed one of the reasons why: to try and rival the sales of his own creation, Super Mario.
07/11/2025
After Xbox And PlayStation Price Hikes, Nintendo President Plays Down Fears of Switch 2 Cost Rises
Nintendo has suggested it is comfortable with Switch 2's current price point, despite rising component costs and recent price hikes by both PlayStation and Xbox.
07/11/2025
Publisher Jokes, Concern, and a Lot of Memes — the Internet Reacts to the GTA 6 Delay
GTA 6 is delayed again, this time from May to November 2026. But how has the internet reacted to the GTA 6 delay?
07/11/2025
Xbox Highlights Four 'Exciting Updates' Added In Latest Development Kit Release
Good news for game saves and M&K in particular.It's never usually a big deal when Microsoft and Xbox unveil a new Development Kit Release (GDK) as it's typically behind-the-scenes stuff that doesn't affect consumers all that much, but we're quite interested in the latest version.Over on the Microsoft website, it's mentioned how there are four "exciting updates" in the GDK Release that just arrived in October, and two of them are definitely interesting from our perspective - one relates to improving cross-save support between Xbox and Steam, and the other relates to improving mouse and keyboard support on console.
07/11/2025
GTA 6 May Have Been Delayed, But At Least It Looks Like GTA 5 is Returning to PS Plus
Hot on the heels of the GTA 6 delay, it looks like GTA 5 is returning to PlayStation Plus.
07/11/2025
Netflix Releases First 5 Minutes of Stranger Things Season 5, Revealing What Happened to a De-Aged Will Byers in the Upside Down
Netflix has released the first five minutes of Stranger Things Season 5, showing a crucial moment in the story that teases answers to one of the biggest questions fans had from Season 1.
07/11/2025
Square Enix announce mass layoffs, with over 100 UK staff reportedly expected to be at risk
Final Fantasy developers and publishers Square Enix have announced plans to lay off staff, with workers across "nearly all areas" of their Western business arms being affected.More than 100 UK staff are reportedly expected to be affected, with an indeterminate number of US-based workers also reportedly facing a future that's up in the air.The reasoning given for the cuts centres around that depressingly ever-present word nowadays - restructuring - as Square look to cut costs and consolidate their focus around their Japanese development base.
07/11/2025
Come say goodbye to Nic Reuben, chief librarian and RPS staff writer
You’ve probably noticed that there’s been only a sporadic amount of Nic Reuben in your RPS lately, and we’re sad to say that Nic is leaving the treehouse to resume his glittering freelance career.Please join us in saying goodbye and wishing him well before he jets off on his solid rhodium pleasure plane, never to return (unless we ask him very nicely to review a Warhammer game or something).Read more
07/11/2025
Voidtrain Is The Final Xbox Game Pass Addition Of This Week (November 7)
"Fight various enemies and survive the surreal landscapes of the Void".It's been a busy old week for new Xbox Game Pass titles, and we're finishing things off with Voidtrain - a co-op adventure / shooter game in which you become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train.Today marks its official 1.0 release across PC, Xbox and PlayStation.
07/11/2025
"Ah shit, here we go again": GTA 6 developers speak from the picket line about Rockstar North "union-busting"
According to the UK's IWGB Game Workers union, which all the dismissed UK-based employees were members of, the real reason for the firing was to stop the employees unionising.Since the firings, the IWGB has launched legal proceedings to reinstate all affected UK-based employees, while also holding protests in solidarity.Yesterday, I attended a protest held outside Rockstar North's offices in Edinburgh - a small but spirited gathering of people chanting slogans like "Say sorry, be nice, stand up for worker's rights".
07/11/2025
Amazon Restocks Pokémon TCG: Phantasmal Flames Booster Bundle Preorders Ahead of Its Black Friday Sales
Pokémon TCG’s Phantasmal Flames Booster Bundle preorders are finally live at Amazon for $59.99, which is around market value. Based on Japan’s Inferno X, this set spotlights Mega Charizard X, Mega Lopunny, and Mega Gengar. ETBs have been selling out quickly, so act fast if you’re planning to build your Phantasmal Flames deck or chase top-tier pulls.
07/11/2025
Millie Bobbie Brown and David Harbour Reunite at Stranger Things Premiere as Director Dismisses 'Bullying' Concerns as 'Wildly Inaccurate'
Stranger Things stars Millie Bobbie Brown and David Harbour reunited at last night's Stranger Things Season 5 premiere, just days after a report claimed the young star had filed "pages and pages of accusations" concerning the Marvel actor's behavior ahead of production on the Netflix hit's final season.
07/11/2025
Sony Sues eBay Seller Over Alleged Counterfeit PS5 Accessories, Including $90 Carry Case, Asking for $2 Million for 'Each and Every Use of the PlayStation Trademark'
Sony is suing an eBay seller for allegedly selling counterfeit PS5 accessories, requesting up to $2 million for "each and every use of the PlayStation Trademarks."
07/11/2025
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been delayed again, this time without a new release window
Skydance New Media have now pushed the release of their superhero game "beyond early 2026", with no concrete new release target given.Rise of Hydra was previously delayed from what looked like it'd be a release around Christmas 2025 to early next year, with Skydance citing a need to spend more time polishing their World War 2-era costumed capers.Read more
07/11/2025
Take-Two Boss Confident in Mafia Franchise After The Old Country Performs 'Well Ahead of Expectations'
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick is teasing a bright future for the Mafia franchise after Mafia: The Old Country "performed well ahead of expectations."
07/11/2025
Borderlands 4 Sales 'A Little Bit Soft' Due to PC Technical Issues, Take-Two Boss Says, but He's Confident It Will Catch Up
Take-Two Interactive says it is confident Borderlands 4 will rebound after technical issues led to “a little bit of softness” for U.S. sales at launch.
07/11/2025
Petit Planet Is Like Animal Crossing Meets The Little Prince
Petit Planet being an online HoYoverse game is a potential massive strength.Progression has been clear and fun so far, and knowing how HoYoverse has supported its other big games, it's highly probable that we'll see this get plenty of updates, events, and regular quality-of-life support.Mobai mentioned that we don't have a "restaurant yet," and I'm already eyeing cute cosmetics I want to save for and whole furniture sets I want to craft.
07/11/2025
Pluribus Series Premiere Review
Pluribus Review: Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan goes sci-fi with his new Apple TV series starring Rhea Seehorn.
07/11/2025
Save $150 Off the Latest Sony WH-1000XM6 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphone Ahead of Black Friday
Certified refurbished model from an authorized Sony reseller with 2 year extended warranty.
07/11/2025
IGN Deals Is Giving Away a LEGO Game Boy Just in Time for the Holidays
In the lead-up to Black Friday 2025, IGN Deals is giving away a LEGO Game Boy set to one lucky winner! Here's how to enter.
06/11/2025
This $15 Cordless Tire Inflator and Air Compressor Belongs in Your Car Emergency Kit
Handy for both topping up your tires and fixing your flats.
06/11/2025
Hi everyone, GTA 6 has been hit with delay number two
It's now set to arrive on November 19th, 2026, about half a year on from the May 26th date it'd landed on following its last delay.November 19th, 2026 will apparently be a Thursday, just in case you were wondering.Read more
06/11/2025
Predator: Badlands Ending Explained - What's Next for the Series?
Predator: Badlands Ending Explained: How does the latest movie set up the future of the series? And are there any post-credits scenes?
06/11/2025
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Delayed 'Beyond Early 2026'
GTA 6 isn’t the only high-profile video game delayed today — Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has suffered a delay of its own.
06/11/2025
Nuremberg Review
Movie review: Nuremberg, starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek, is a solid if occasionally shaky addition to the WWII film catalogue.
06/11/2025
It's Official, Rockstar Games Has Delayed GTA 6 To November 2026
"We are sorry for adding additional time".GTA 6 will no longer be releasing in May 2026 as planned, with the game slipping to November 19th, 2026.In a short statement on social media today, the company apologised for "adding additional time" on top of the previous date.
06/11/2025
Take-Two CEO Is 'Highly Confident' on New GTA 6 Release Date, But Says When Games Are Released Too Early, 'Bad Things Happen'
GTA 6 is delayed again, this time to November 19, 2026, marking the game's third delay since it first got a release window. But publisher Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick is "highly confident" that this is the last time.
06/11/2025
GTA 6 Is Delayed Again Until November 2026
Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed until November 19, 2026.
06/11/2025
Avengers: Doomsday Trailer May Drop With Release of Avatar: Fire and Ash
The first trailer for Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday will reportedly debut this December with the release of James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash.
06/11/2025
The Best AliExpress Early Black Friday Deals, Plus Get an Extra 15% Cash Back From Retailmenot
Take up to an extra $100 with these coupon codes (tested and verified to be working).
06/11/2025
Target's Early Black Friday Sale Has Some of the Best Toy Deals of 2025
Get ahead of the holiday shopping.
06/11/2025
Xbox Has A New $4.99 Horror Game Called Dollmare, And It's Apparently Pretty Good
"Don't get fired and stay alive.".Over the past year, we've seen the Poppy Playtime horror series making a successful transition to Xbox, with those games sometimes appearing in the "Top Paid" Xbox charts, so it's no surprise to see similar titles making the jump.Dollmare seems to be a very similar horror game to Poppy Playtime - a short (maximum of four hours) but enjoyable experience in which you play as an employee at a doll factory who needs to avoid getting fired and stay alive.
06/11/2025
Square Enix Undergoes Mass Layoffs As It Reorganizes to Consolidate Development in Japan
Square Enix has announced mass layoffs today, potentially impacting over 100 individuals, alongside a broader effort to consolidate its publishing organization and focus its development work in Japan.
06/11/2025
Pokémon TCG: Amazon's Latest Promo Means You Can Score Mega Evolution Bundle For Free
As of Nov. 6, Pokémon TCG’s Mega Evolution Booster Bundle is available close to market value on Amazon, or free if you qualify for the Amazon Store Card. TCGPlayer also has the bundle for $47.54, and top Mega Evolution chase cards like Mega Lucario ex and Mega Gardevoir ex have dropped in price this week.
06/11/2025
Save 25% Off the Google Streamer 4K for Black Friday
The best Android streaming device under $100.
06/11/2025
Syberia Remastered Is Out Today On Xbox, And Here's What The Reviews Are Saying
A remaster of an original Xbox title from 2003!It's been 22 long years since adventure game Syberia first debuted on the original Xbox, and today it's received an overhaul in the form of Syberia Remastered, which is available for Xbox Series X and S at a price of £24.99 / $29.99.This is more than just a simple remaster as well, with the original version having been "beautifully enhanced" with totally rebuilt 3D environments, a fresh but faithful art direction, and a "smoother and more intuitive experience" when it comes to puzzles.
06/11/2025
PS5 Black Friday 2025 Sale: Here's What Deals We Expect To See This Year
PlayStation's Black Friday sale could be a big one this year, and we think we know when it's going to start. Here's our predictions for everything going on sale this year, and where the real value is once it kicks off.
06/11/2025
Xbox Hasn't Given Us A Crash Bandicoot Game Yet, But Beenox Might Be Working On Something
Developer shares new artwork...and then removes it.That said, developer Beenox has caused a fuss this week by uploading and then removing a new banner on social media that contains a fresh piece of artwork for Crash Bandicoot in a racing car.
06/11/2025
ROUTINE: Meet the Megazone Arcade and Playable Minigames – IGN First
Our IGN First month of exclusive ROUTINE coverage continues with a reveal of the Megazone arcade – including playable minigames – aboard the 1980's-version-of-the-future lunar base in this first-person horror game.
06/11/2025
A weaseetlduclob fights a salamander gang and grows ever more horrifying in abomination evolver Strange Seed
I pass an Oscar the grouch-style bloke in a basket selling animal body parts for crystals.That, in so many words, is Strange Seed, which came out in full yesterday and also has a demo I've gioven a go for this article.It's a cartoonish evolution murderfest from devs Chronicle Games, who cite E.V.O.: Search for Eden and Spore’s creature stage as their inspirations.
06/11/2025
Netflix Reveals Stranger Things: Tales From '85 Animated Spinoff With Teaser Video, First Look Images, and Voice Cast Announcement
Netflix has announced Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85, an animated spinoff due out in 2026. Here's a teaser video, first-look images, and the voice cast.
06/11/2025
Save Big on Games in the PlayStation Store’s November Sale Ahead of Black Friday
The PlayStation Store has kicked off its 'November Savings' sale event, which features big discounts on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Monster Hunter Wilds, and more.
06/11/2025
Target Has Dropped Tons of LEGO Deals as Part of Its Early Black Friday Sale
A selection of LEGO sets have dropped in price at Target as part of the retailer's early Black Friday sale, including the Wicket the Ewok set, the Minecraft Crafting Table set, and more.
06/11/2025
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (November 6-9)
Including Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2!It's Thursday, so that means Xbox Free Play Days is returning once again, and we've got a major AAA title included as part of the service this week - one of 2025's best games in the form of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.Microsoft has yet to confirm this at the time of writing, but the game is already installable if you're an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium or Essential member, and it's also seemingly playable via the cloud if you're part of those tiers.
06/11/2025
Random: A GTA Clone About Farting Frogs Has Reached The 'Top Paid' Charts On Xbox
We're always monitoring the "Top Paid" Xbox charts here at Pure Xbox, and for the most part they're pretty predictable - major games like Battlefield 6, ARC Raiders and EA Sports FC 26 are currently topping the list as you'd expect.There are usually a couple of surprises in the mix though, and one that's totally caught us off guard is Amazing Frog?, which is a Game Preview title that quietly released back in late October.It's currently sitting in the #48 position in the Xbox charts, and it's actually been higher than that in November - we spotted it around the #30 mark.
06/11/2025
The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Simpsons Games
We take a look at the complete weird, wild history of The Simpsons video games.
06/11/2025
Cat-and-mouse city-builder Whiskerwood is charming, engrossing and out now in early access on PC
I'm about an hour into Whiskerwood, the new city builder from Minakata Dynamics and publishers Hooded Horse, and I've already made an absolute mess of my coastline.A clever and charismatic hybrid of Against The Storm, Robin Jarvis novels and the settlement of North America, Whiskerwood puts you in charge of some mice building colonies on cuboid islands. Read more
06/11/2025
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Movie Set in Raccoon City, Production Photos Reveal, With Hints to Place in the Timeline
Snowy set photos have revealed the setting of Zach Cregger's upcoming Resident Evil movie — and yes, we're headed back to the series' iconic Raccoon City.
06/11/2025
'Grand Theft Employment!' — Protests Outside Take-Two and Rockstar North Offices as Fired Staff Deny Leaking Company Secrets
Fired Rockstar Games staff have protested outside the UK offices of parent company Take-Two and developer Rockstar North today, denying accusations of leaking company secrets and calling for their reinstatement.
06/11/2025
Talking Point: Exactly 13 Years Later, How Are You Feeling About Halo 4 These Days?
Where does it rank in terms of Halo games for you?We're fast approaching the 20th anniversary of the Xbox 360 and all the anniversaries that come along with it (not to mention Halo 2's 21st anniversary on November 9th), but how about we give some love to Halo 4 for now?343 Industries' first proper Halo release arrived all the way back on November 6th of 2012, and although it received excellent reviews at the time (it has an 87 average rating on Metacritic), it's certainly received mixed feedback from fans over the years, with some finding it "boring" and suggesting it suffers from a lackluster story and gameplay.
06/11/2025
Arc Raiders' first proper patch sets up some stormy bunker raids, and stops you being pushed through a wall
Arc Raiders' first proper patch, assuming you're a member of the honourable sect who don't count hotfixes as patches, has arrived.It's relatively small, but it does set up three new map conditions that'll be unleashed in the shooter this weekend, as well as fixing some pesky bugs.Read more
06/11/2025
LEGO Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Announced as This Year's Black Friday Set
For Black Friday 2025, LEGO will release a new Star Trek set that's a replica of the U.S.S. Enterprise from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
06/11/2025
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC Trailer Reveals Release Date
Nintendo has revealed fresh details of Pokémon Legends: Z-A's upcoming Mega Dimension DLC, which stars two new variants of Pikachu evolution Raichu.
06/11/2025
Square Enix Teases Roadmap For Next Few Years, With 'Several Large-Scale Releases' Planned
Multi-platform approach remains a key focus.The folks over at Square Enix have put out a progress report today on the "medium-term business plan" for the company, and it includes a small tease of what's planned for the future in terms of a roadmap.One slide mentions how Square Enix is in the midst of a three-year "rebooting" plan, with notable upcoming releases including Octopath Traveler 0, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.
06/11/2025
Hasbro Reveals Transformers x Stranger Things Mash-Up Figures Freakwency and 8-Trax
Hasbro has just revealed the strangest Transformers pop culture crossover yet. Check out our exclusive first look at the Transformers x Stranger Things Freakwency and 8-Trax set.
06/11/2025
The 15 Most Valuable Cards From League of Legends' New TCG Riftbound
Riftbound is here, and we've got the top 15 most valuable cards from the League of Legends trading card game after launch.
06/11/2025
As Rockstar accuse fired staff of leaking secrets, unions launch street protests against publisher Take-Two
Last week, GTA 6 developers Rockstar Games suddenly fired around 30 UK-based workers on a charge of "gross misconduct".According to the UK's IWGB Game Workers Union, the firings are in fact retaliation against staff for attempting to unionise, as is their right under UK law.The IWGB have also organised gatherings across the UK to show solidarity for the affected Rockstar staff.
06/11/2025
New Gremlins Movie Confirmed With 2027 Release Date
Warner Bros. Discovery has announced a new Gremlins movie, due out in 2027.
06/11/2025
Predator: Badlands’ Alien Connection Continues a Crossover Concept Going Back Decades
Despite all the Alien vs. Predator titles, the concept has rarely been considered canon… until now with Predator: Badlands!
06/11/2025
'This Is Brilliant' – Battlefield 6 Players Flock to Giant Fan-Made Conquest Maps as Map Size Debate Rages On
The Battlefield 6 community has asked for bigger Conquest maps for months, so someone made their own – and they're actually pretty popular.
06/11/2025
'We Had to Stop Focusing on Those Who Hated Us': Ubisoft Says Yasuke Backlash Directly Led to Assassin's Creed Shadows Delay
Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot has discussed last year's intense backlash to Assassin's Creed Shadows, and said the unexpected conversation shift "from gameplay to ideology" led directly to its high-profile delay.
06/11/2025
Battlefield 6 devs temporarily confiscate the Infantry Fighting Vehicle's bugged lock-on missiles
Battlefield 6's Infantry Fighting Vehicle, which google reliably informs me is a vehicle that's supposed to carry fighting infantry, rather than fight infantry itself, has had its lock-on missiles taken away for the next little bit.Some problems with countermeasures have rendered them far too effective at their job of blowing stuff up.Read more
06/11/2025
Dispatch Xbox Version Seemingly On The Cards As Game Passes One Million Sales
"We're looking into additional platforms".This is a story-focused adventure crafted by former Telltale Games employees featuring an impressive cast led by Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad fame.Two episodes have been released every week since late October on PC and PS5, and the game has already sold over one million copies in that time, as shared in a BlueSky post the other day.
06/11/2025
This 45W USB-C Power Bank Will Charge Your Nintendo Switch 2 for Just $13
As of Nov. 6, the INIU 45W 10,000mAh USB-C Power Bank is down 49% to $13.26 on Amazon. It fast charges an iPhone 16 to 63% or a Galaxy S24 Ultra to 73% in just 25 minutes.
06/11/2025
'Us Multiplayer Gamers Are the Minority' — Shroud, One of the Biggest Streamers in the World, Urges His Followers to Vote for Arc Raiders Over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for Game of the Year
Shroud has called on his fans to vote for Arc Raiders as Game of the Year 2025 over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, calling multiplayer gamers “the minority.” But is he right?
06/11/2025
Will the PlayStation Portal Be Discounted for Black Friday This Year?
With interest in the PlayStation Portal at an all-time high, we have just one question to answer... will it be on sale for Black Friday this year?
06/11/2025
Assassin's Creed Shadows' backlash reportedly corporately canonised by Ubisoft as a victory for being "more of a video game than a message"
Ubisoft have reportedly offered a corporate spin on the backlash Assassin's Creed Shadows faced from right-wing grifters prior to release, with CEO Yves Guillemot framing it as "a battle with our fans, to demonstrate that we were, in fact, more of a video game than a message".The company also seem to be trying to canonise the events as some kind of masterful marketing victory, which arguably isn't too surprising, even if the fact they're not trying to pretend the controversy never happened is.Read more
06/11/2025
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Is Part Of Xbox Free Play Days This Week (November 6-9)
A massive AAA addition to the service!It's Thursday, so that means Xbox Free Play Days is returning once again, and we've got a major AAA title included as part of the service this week - one of 2025's best games in the form of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.Microsoft has yet to confirm this at the time of writing, but the game is already installable if you're an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium or Essential member, and it's also seemingly playable via the cloud if you're part of those tiers.
06/11/2025
Nintendo's Live-Action Legend of Zelda Movie is Now Shooting in New Zealand
Filming has reportedly begun on Nintendo's live-action The Legend of Zelda movie, with shooting set to take place in New Zealand until April next year.
06/11/2025
Two New Games Are Available Today Across Xbox & PC Game Pass (November 6)
Along with a current-gen update for a third!We've got yet another set of new Xbox Game Pass titles arriving on the service today for certain tiers, with one of them being available across console, PC and cloud, and the other being exclusive to PC.The one you're probably most interested in is Egging On, which is a "brutally challenging" platformer where your goal is to reach freedom as a hard-boiled egg.
06/11/2025
Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Says Red Dead Redemption 3 'Will Probably Happen' and He'd Feel a Bit Sad About It 'Because It Was a Cohesive Two-Game Arc'
Rockstar Games co-founder and former lead writer Dan Houser has said he’d feel more sad to learn Red Dead Redemption 3 was in development without him than he feels about GTA 6, but admits the game “will probably happen.”
06/11/2025
Football Manager 26 subs in a big beta patch with over 300 fixes and improvements, following polarising launch
I know you're busy trying to work out the exact moment at which we should park the bus and start unleashing the long throw-ins, but you'll probably want to know about the chunky patch Football Manager 26 devs Sports Interactive have released into Steam beta.It's aimed at fixing a lit of the initial issues which've been causing ire since release earlier this week.Read more
06/11/2025
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Gets First Post-Launch Patch, Adjusting Rank Battle Balance And More
There's a new update today for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which makes adjustments to its ranked battles and fixes a number of bugs. Check out the patch notes.
06/11/2025
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Boss' The Outer Worlds 2 Review Lands on 7/10, but He Has a Few Stinging Criticisms for Obsidian's RPG
The boss of the Kingdom Come: Deliverance games has reviewed The Outer Worlds 2, and in doing so has claimed a number of flaws in Obsidian’s sci-fi RPG.
06/11/2025
Donkey Kong Bananza and More Switch 2 Games Are Already Discounted Ahead of Black Friday
Woot has discounted a few Switch 2 games as part of its ‘Hot Deals on Video Games!’ sale, including Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Kart World, and more.
06/11/2025
Battlefield 6 Dev Explains How Bots Work Amid 'Confusion' in the Community
Battlefield 6 lead producer David Sirland has taken to social media to clear the air about how Battlefield Studios uses bots in multiplayer to keep players engaged.
06/11/2025
GTA 6 Studio Rockstar Accuses Fired Employees of Leaking 'Confidential Information in a Public Forum'
GTA 6 studio Rockstar Games has accused the employees it recently fired of leaking confidential information.
06/11/2025
Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Enhanced Booster Box is Now $20 Cheaper at TCGPlayer vs. Amazon
As of Nov. 5, the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Enhanced Booster Box is $249.89 at TCGPlayer, $20 cheaper than Amazon. The box includes 36 booster packs and a stamped Bulbasaur Illustration Rare promo worth over $20 alone. Plus, Team Rocket Tins are below market value on Amazon with Destined Rivals and Journey Together packs inside.
06/11/2025
The CyberPowerPC Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming PC Is Cheaper Than an Xbox Ally X
Run most games at up to 1440p resolution and 60fps for just $839.
06/11/2025
Ball x Pit Review
A surprisingly deep brick-breaker that relies on smart strategy and clever experimentation.
06/11/2025
The iBuypower Slate AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming PC Drops to $1,650 for Black Friday
The 9800X3D and 9070XT CPU/GPU combo is a 4K gaming powerhouse.
05/11/2025
The latest Peak update does in fact see the forest for the trees with its fungus and bug-filled woods
There is perhaps no better setting than some woods or a forest that just sucks ass. Just a confusing, scary, maybe sometimes enchanting mess of nature that is impossible to navigate. Today's latest update for Peak just so happens to present such a visage, with towering, beautiful trees, and yet again a wonderful sense of scale.
05/11/2025
Miss the Knight from OG Hollow Knight? There's a Silksong mod that'll solve your little bug blues
Throughout my time playing Hollow Knight: Silksong, I mostly didn't actually miss the first game's not-so-titular Knight. I do love that bug, it's just Hornet made for quite a compelling protagonist (even if I think that the game has a number of issues that go further than just it being potentiall...
05/11/2025
The Acer Predator Helios Neo Gaming Laptop with OLED Display and RTX 5070 Ti GPU Drops to $1,599.99
Powerful enough to run even the latest and most demanding games.
05/11/2025
The Russo Brothers Will Executive Produce the New Rambo Movie Starring Noah Centineo
Russo, meet Rambo. Anthony and Joe Russo’s AGBO will produce John Rambo, the upcoming prequel-reboot of the iconic action franchise that Noah Centineo (Black Adam, The Recruit) is in final negotiations to star in.
05/11/2025
Oh My God They're Finally Making an Overcooked Reality TV Show
Holy pizza, they're making an Overcooked reality TV show at last.
05/11/2025
AliExpress Has 3D Printers Starting at $157 Ahead of Black Friday, Including Creality, Anycubic, Flashforge
No spendy investment required to start printing out your own creations.
05/11/2025
Don't Expect to See KPop Demon Hunters 2 Until 2029
KPop Demon Hunters is, unshockingly, getting a sequel. But it's going to take a bit of time to make, so you're not going to see it until 2029.
05/11/2025
Miss Piggy Gets a New Movie From Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Cole Escola
Miss Piggy is getting her own movie at last.
05/11/2025
Talking Point: What Do You Think Xbox's Release Schedule Looks Like For 2026?
Where will Halo, Gears, Fable & Forza fit in?With Halo: Campaign Evolved having finally been announced after months of rumours, we now have four major locked-in releases from Xbox Game Studios for 2026 - a new Halo, a new Gears, a new Fable and a new Forza Horizon.Next year looks set to be a massive one for Xbox, especially considering the brand will be celebrating its 25th annivers...
05/11/2025
Forget about those real leaves you have to deal this autumn with Leaf Blower Co, which arrives later this month
There are many words that could be said, and I'll attempt to say a few of them here, on the gamification of both menial labour and tasks, but it is always fascinating to me when a new game crops up that somehow makes me go "oh, sure, why not!" Today that applies to a game called Leaf Blower Co., which is a
05/11/2025
Deals for Today: Pokémon TCG Under Market Value And Discounted Switch 2s
As of Nov. 5, Pokémon TCG products are under market value, including the Mega Evolution Enhanced Booster Box and Team Rocket Tin. The Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle is down to $442, with Pro Controllers at $77. Plus, the Baseus 145W Power Bank is now just $40.59, $5 cheaper than yesterday.
05/11/2025
The Sims 4 gets a laundry list of much needed, community-voted fixes to get the game back in ship shape again
The Sims 4, for a while now, has been riddled with bugs that simply make it difficult to play, prompting Maxis to outline a quality of life roadmap in September.Part of said roadmap was delivered yesterday in a big update that introduced more than 150 community-voted fixes, as well as some free goodies! Read more
05/11/2025
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This Month
Update: Release date officially announced.One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 made its debut in 2020 and now to celebrate four million sales it's getting a "next gen" upgrade.This "ultimate version" will be coming to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 and will include "every DLC character".
05/11/2025
Star Wars Reveals Kylo Ren's Secret Reunion With Luke Skywalker After The Last Jedi
Marvel adds a surprising new wrinkle to the saga of Kylo Ren, revealing that he reunited with Luke Skywalker following their fateful duel in The Last Jedi.
05/11/2025
Steam Deck Finally Introduces New Quality-of-Life Feature Players Have Been Asking For
The Steam Deck has rolled out a much-wanted new feature that finally allows players to download games with the handheld PC system in low-power mode.
05/11/2025
Sony May Be Preparing Its Own Version Of Xbox Play Anywhere For PS5 & PC
It's the trendy thing right now!Microsoft is really going big on the whole Xbox Play Anywhere program right now, especially considering the ROG Xbox Ally handheld has just released, and it sounds like Sony might be preparin...
05/11/2025
Pokémon TCG: White Flare Booster Bundle Now At Market Value on Amazon
s of Nov. 5, Amazon’s Pokémon TCG White Flare Booster Bundle is available at market value for $51.35 — roughly $8.56 per pack. Plus, Team Rocket Tins are under market value and packed with Destined Rivals and Journey Together boosters. Here’s where to buy the best chase cards from White Flare and Black Bolt right now.
05/11/2025
Battlefield 6 Devs to 'Revert' Aim Assist Settings as PC Players Edit Files to Turn Off Crossplay
EA and Battlefield Studios have plans to tweak aim assist settings for Battlefield 6 controller users – but that hasn’t stopped PC players from digging into the files to turn off crossplay.
05/11/2025
Some Very Fun Monster Hunter Stories 3 Amiibo Are Up for Preorder at GameStop
New Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection amiibo - a Ratha V, Rudy, and Ratha - are available to preorder at GameStop, releasing March 13.
05/11/2025
The Old King’s Crown Board Game Review
The Old King’s Crown is a grab bag of concepts from all sorts of other board games, each given a loving polish and shape to fit it into a greater whole, wrapped in the most amazing eye candy, creating a unique package.
05/11/2025
'Ignore the Wig!!' Brie Larson Sparks Avengers: Doomsday Speculation After Hiding Hair in Voting Booth Photo
Marvel star Brie Larson cast her vote in yesterday's elections while covering her hair and telling fans they should absolutely, definitely "ignore the wig!!" she was wearing. Which, of course, has led the internet to do exactly the opposite.
05/11/2025
Arc Raiders could get map conditions that alter the friction, for truly Tribes-esque sliding
It lends the looter shooter a gambolling giddiness you might not expect from its heavily laden packmule characters.After a few hours spent doing migrant penguin impressions in Buried City and Blue Gate, a thought occurred: hang on, this is almost like the hypermobile ski shooting in Tribes: Ascend.I mean, not really, but perhaps if they made friction a setting on custom servers, this crouch-walking pillage 'em up could be a bona fide movement shooter.
05/11/2025
Fortnite’s Disneyland Game Rush Is an Incredibly Authentic First Step Into Fortnite For Disney Parks
While we’re still waiting for Disney and Epic Games’ connected universe to arrive in Fortnite, a big step has been taken towards that goal as Disney Parks has arrived in Fortnite for the first time with Disneyland Game Rush. We had the chance to try out this Fortnite Creative island and discovered it to be an incredibly authentic experience that celebrates Disneyland’s 70th anniversary through enjoyable yet forgettable mini-games and environments inspired by beloved attractions such as Haunted M...
05/11/2025
Inside Dante’s Purgatorio, the Cancelled Sequel to EA’s Dante’s Inferno
Dante's Inferno 2 was cancelled over a decade ago, but IGN can now reveal the full story of the unmade, Purgatory-set sequel.
05/11/2025
Terminator 2D: No Fate Delayed Again, This Time to December As Team Needs Time To Assemble Physical Editions
Terminator 2D: No Fate — the new retro game that blends scenes from Terminator 2: Judgment Day with original scenarios and multiple endings — has been delayed for a third time, this time to December 12, 2025.
05/11/2025
Terminator 2D: No Fate Receives Another Last-Minute Delay, Out On Xbox In Mid-December
Reef Entertainment has announced its second delay to Terminator 2D: No Fate; with this latest pushback coming a lot closer to the game's previously-planned launch.Terminator 2D: No Fate will now release on November 26th, rather than October 31st.When we first shared news of the game back in February, the game was supposed to be out in September.
05/11/2025
PlayStation 5 Cross-Buy Graphic Spotted, Sparking Hope That Sony Will Finally Introduce Dual PS5 And PC Purchases
A "Cross-Buy" graphic spotted on the PlayStation Store has sparked speculation that Sony is set to announce cross-platform purchasing for its games across consoles and PC.
05/11/2025
20+ Games Are Already Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In 2026
Can you believe it's just two months until the end of the year?!We've been quietly building an Xbox Game Pass list for 2026 since the first titles started being announced in the summer, and it's already grown into a really impressive lineup.There are loads of big hitters in here - Halo: Campaign Evolved, Forza Horizon 6, Gears of War: E-Day and Fable are all coming from Xbox Game Studios alone in 2026, while some of the most headline-worthy third-party additions include High on Life 2, Persona 4 Revival, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Subnautica 2.
05/11/2025
Chicken Chicken Is an 8-Player Party Game Where Everyone Is a Literal Chicken
Chicken Chicken is a new eight-player online multiplayer party game for PC and mobile (and later, consoles) from the makers of Kiborg in which everyone plays, as the name implies, as a chicken. You'll compete against your friends in racing cars, climbing mountains, catching flies, and more. A playable demo is now available on Steam.
05/11/2025
Sony Ramps Up PlayStation Portal Capabilities With Cloud Streaming
Hot on the heels of Nintendo's handheld success with Switch 2, Sony is ramping up the capabilities of its own PlayStation Portal device with the ability to stream thousands of games without being connected to a PS5 console.
05/11/2025
Bethesda Shares Patch Notes For Fallout 4's 'Creations Menu' Update Next Week
Arriving alongside the Anniversary Edition.Next Monday marks the arrival of Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary, and we'll also be getting a free update on the same day that's primarily geared around the new Creations Menu.This menu is designed to "make it easier than ever to discover, download and enjoy ...
05/11/2025
Battlefield 6 Gets 'Major' Overhaul of Challenges and Assignments, With 'Significant' Reductions to Challenge Requirements Available Now
Battlefield 6 developer BF Studios has announced a “major” overhaul of Challenges and Assignments, with “substantial” adjustments across the board.
05/11/2025
ARC Raiders Becomes One Of The Top-Rated Games Of 2025 As Reviews Trickle In
An amazing start for this new extraction shooter.Last week, we highlighted some of the first impressions for extraction shooter ARC Raiders as it launched on Xbox and other platforms, but it's only now that we're starting to get some actual scored reviews - and the scores are very high!Over on Metacritic, ARC Raiders currently has an average of 87 for PC and 88 for PS5 (there's nothing for Xbox yet), whereas on OpenCritic it's sitting at a whopping 94 average rating.
05/11/2025
The Witcher Season 4 Suffers Dramatic Drop in Viewership Compared to Previous Seasons
The Witcher Season 4 looks like it’s having a hard time compared to previous seasons of the Netflix series, with viewership data showing a dramatic decline.
05/11/2025
Christy Review
Christy Review: Sydney Sweeney blazes trails and pulls no punches in a choppy biopic that falters at the finish.
05/11/2025
If your PC is too puny to launch Europa Universalis 5, there's a secret very low graphics preset
Like an asteroid touching down in a freshly shaken martini, Europa Universalis 5 is now available on Steam, and some players have been having trouble playing it.The hardware Popes at Paradox are blessing your meagre graphics cards with a sneaky workaround. Read more
05/11/2025
Nintendo Planning 'Consistent Release Cadence' For More Video Game Movies, Following Super Mario Galaxy and The Legend of Zelda Films
Nintendo plans to release further video game films at a "consistent" rate following the launch of next year's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and 2027's The Legend of Zelda.
05/11/2025
Escape From Tarkov Shares Preorder and Beta Rewards as It Nears 1.0 Launch
Today, November 5, marks 10 years to the day Battlestate Games unveiled its extraction shooter, Escape from Tarkov. And now, 10 days from its 1.0 release, the developer has revealed preorder and beta rewards.
05/11/2025
Obsidian Knows Whenever It Announces a New Game Everyone Asks About Fallout: New Vegas 2, but It Loves Making Original IP and Sequels to Them
Obsidian has said it’s well aware that whenever it announces a new game, people ask where Fallout: New Vegas 2 is, but it loves how it’s been able to create new IP and even release sequels to them — and its owner Microsoft sounds like it supports that approach.
05/11/2025
Xbox Is Questioning Fans About PS5 Game 'Ghost Of Yotei' In New Survey
"We are looking to understand how you feel about a recently released game...".If you head over to the Xbox Insider Hub app on your Xbox console and then go to the "Activities" section, you'll find yourself being asked about various games you might have played recently - Keeper and DOOM: The Dark Ages are two examples that we're...
05/11/2025
Ditch any Fallout 4 mods which mess with the main menu ahead of its anniversary edition update, Bethesda warn
Awooga, awooga, the bomb's about to be dropped. Well, the anniversary edition update for Fallout 4's about to arrive at any rate. As with its next-gen predecessor, the question is how it might affect whatever established m...
05/11/2025
Nintendo Store App Lets You Track Your Switch, 3DS And Even Wii U Gameplay Down to The Hour
Ever wondered exactly how many hours you ploughed into Donkey Kong Bananza on a specific day this summer? The new Nintendo Store app will let you find out.
05/11/2025
Obsidian Aware Of Demand For Fallout: New Vegas 2, But Own IP Has Taken Priority In 2025
how do we build our own IP?".Every now and again, we get a story about Fallout: New Vegas 2 and whether Obsidian might return to provide a sequel at some point in the future, but it sounds like the studio is happy working on its own IP as things stand in 2025.Speaking to The Game Business recently, Obsidian’s VP of operations Marcus Morgan admitted that New Vegas 2 gets brought up by fans a lot, but being part of Microsoft has allowed the team to savour the "joy" of building in-house IP.
05/11/2025
I love the green fingers of Generation Exile, a solarpunk city-builder from ex-Far Cry and Firewatch devs, but it does feel quite messy
Generation Exile is the new eco-conscious turn-based strategy sim from Sonderlust Studios, a Canada-based independent developer whose members include Nels Anderson (Mark of the Ninja, Firewatch), Karla Zimonja (Gone Home, Tacoma), and Marri Knadle (Far Cry 5 & 6).The game puts you in charge of a scrappy band of humans living on a colony ship so huge it can harbour mountain ranges and lakes.Your job is to emerge from below decks, bolt together an outpost, and restore each sprawling biome before the colony ship completes its journey.
05/11/2025
The Steam Deck now lets you do low-power, screen-off downloads, finally
In 'Yeahhh, probably should have had that already' news, the Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED are getting a new low-power mode that will let the handheld PCs continue any active downloads with the display switched off.It’s part of a SteamOS update that’s available right now on the Beta and Preview channels, at last closing a longstanding feature gap that’s had us all downloading games to our Decks with the screens chewing up precious battery life.Read more
05/11/2025
Valor Mortis Dev Dares Fans to Question the Game's Soulslike Credentials: 'If You Are Not Sure About It, Challenge Us'
Valor Mortis, the first-person action game set in an alt-history version of the Napoleonic wars, was announced earlier this year at Gamescom Opening Night Live. In its announcement and subsequent marketing, the developers have been clear about one big element of Valor Mortis: it’s a soulslike.
05/11/2025
'What Connects Soulslike Players Is That They Are All Struggling' — Valor Mortis Dev Says It Won't Have 'Tens of Difficulty Options' So Players Can Have 'Similar Experiences'
Valor Mortis, the first-person soulslike action game set in an alt-history Napoleonic era, is out next year. And with developer One More Level especially pushing the “soulslike”-ness of the whole thing, it seems only natural that at some point before or after launch there’s going to be a discussion about the game’s difficulty.
05/11/2025
Epic Games Celebrates Fortnite Player Spike as The Simpsons Season Launches
Epic Games has celebrated the launch of Fortnite's new The Simpsons mini-season, which it says has welcomed "the biggest number of new and returning Fortnite players since last holiday season."
05/11/2025
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Global Release Times and PC Specs Confirmed
Activision has confirmed the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 global release times and PC specs. Here's when you'll be able to play in your timezone.
05/11/2025
Two Games Are Available Across Xbox Game Pass Ultimate & Premium Today (November 5)
Highlighted by a new "day one" release.Dead Static Drive is described as an "indie survival-horror game following a nightmarish road trip across a 1980s Americana" that also has the subtitle of "Grand Theft Cthulhu", so we're certainly very intrigued about it!Unfortunately, the first few reviews on Steam have been "Mostly Negative", so here's hoping it can still find an audience on Game Pass.
05/11/2025
Dan Trachtenberg Tells IGN He's Well Aware Predator Purists May Criticize Predator: Badlands, but Insists 'Retreading and Remaking the Same Thing Over and Over' Risks Upsetting Everyone
In a new interview, director Dan Trachtenberg tells IGN he's well aware Predator purists may criticize Predator: Badlands, but has insists "retreading and remaking the same thing over and over" risks upsetting everyone.
05/11/2025
Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign mod Path to Menzoberranzan's now targeting a first playable alpha release in the first half of 2026
After a bit of scope re-evalution over the summer, the modders behind Baldur...
05/11/2025
Nintendo Signals Primary Development Focus 'Shift' to Switch 2, as Switch 1 Owners 'Uniformly Migrating'
A day after revealing its latest stellar sales figures, Nintendo has confirmed it will now "shift" its development focus to Switch 2 — and revealed that 84% of the console's early adoptees were players who owned Switch 1.
05/11/2025
Glittering, gut-churning FPS Hyper Demon gets a free standalone 1v1 multiplayer release on Steam
How to describe Sorath's Hyper Demon, other than by labelling it an arena score-attacking FPS from the developer of Devil Daggers? Well, imagine you're a caveman, the descendant of a forgotten tribe mirac...
05/11/2025
Bethesda Issues Fallout 4 Mod Warning Ahead of Anniversary Edition Release, Patch Will Make Gameplay and Performance Improvements as Well as Add New Creations Menu
Bethesda has outlined the patch notes for Fallout 4 ahead of the release of the Creations Menu update and Anniversary Edition.
05/11/2025
Wreckreation Review
Overflowing with ambition but ultimately plain and with no style to call its own, Wreckreation feels like a supermarket brand homage to a series of better arcade racers.
05/11/2025
The Meta Quest 3S VR Headset Drops to Just $215.99 Ahead of Black Friday
Certified refurbished model from the official Meta Store with 2 year extended warranty.
05/11/2025
The Best Puzzle Tables and Boards for the Ultimate Puzzle Station
It's time to ditch your coffee table or dining table and up your game with a proper puzzle table!
05/11/2025
The $45 Baseus 20,800mAh 145W Power Bank Can Fast Charge Your Steam Deck, Xbox Ally X, or Legion Go
Half the price of an equivalent Anker power bank.
04/11/2025
Add the Inflavive Cordless Tire Inflator and Air Compressor to Your Car Emergency Kit for Just $15
Handy for both topping up your tires and fixing your flats.
04/11/2025
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Will Return for The Mummy 4
Oscar winners Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reportedly reuniting for The Mummy 4 with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett – the filmmaking duo billed as Radio Silence – directing the long-awaited sequel.
04/11/2025
Get a Cordless Rechargeable Electric Air Duster for Your PC Maintenance for Just $19.99
Say goodbye to buying compressed air canisters in bulk.
04/11/2025
The Best MicroSD Cards for Handheld Gaming PCs: We Dove Into the Specs (So You Don’t Have to)
How to pick the right MicroSD card for your ROG Xbox Ally X, Steam Deck, or other handheld gaming PC of choice.
04/11/2025
Peter Pan Reimagining Neverlanders to Be Adapted as an Animated Movie
Neverlanders, the Peter Pan reimagining from Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva, is being adapted as a new animated movie by Pixel Zoo Animation Studios.
04/11/2025
Humble Choice for November 2025 Is Now Live
The new Humble Choice bundle of PC games is now live for November 2025, including Total War: Warhammer 3, Etrian Odyssey HD, No More Heroes 3, and more.
04/11/2025
Where to Buy Riftbound: League of Legends Starter Sets, Booster Boxes, and More
From preconstructed decks to booster packs and boxes, as well as a four-player starter set, here's all you can buy for Riftbound right now.
04/11/2025
Save $60 Off the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Console Bundle by Getting an Import Model
Probably the only Switch 2 discount we'll see this holiday season.
04/11/2025
Nice Day For Fishing Brings Its 'Epic' RPG Pixel Adventure To Xbox Today
And it's 25% off at launch!In the mood for an indie adventure game with a "full-blown RPG-style" battle system? That's what we're getting with Nice Day for Fishing, which has just launched on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today at a pretty cheap price.This game is apparently based around the "Epic NPC Man" universe created by the Viva La Dirt League comedy group on YouTube - we'd admitted...
04/11/2025
What Streaming Deals to Expect During Black Friday 2025
The best time to cut down on subscription costs.
04/11/2025
Paramount Reportedly Wants a Fresh Star Trek Movie, but Not With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and the Rest of the J.J. Abrams Reboot Crew
Paramount reportedly wants to make a new Star Trek movie without Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and the rest of the J.J. Abrams reboot crew. Is that the end for the Kelvin Universe?
04/11/2025
The Skytech Geforce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC Drops to $1,630 for Today Only
A powerful rig that will run even the latest and most demanding games in 4K.
04/11/2025
Black Ops 7 Preload And Release Times Revealed, Along With ROG Xbox Ally Details
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is just around the corner".Today's Xbox Game Pass roundup for the next couple of weeks was highlighted by the massive addition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on November 14th, and Activision has now revealed the preload and release times for the game.
04/11/2025
'It's Racist to Say Sea Devil': Doctor Who Spin-Off Introduces New 'Homo Aqua' Name for Classic Villain Race
Upcoming Doctor Who spin-off The War Between The Land And The Sea will introduce a new name for the series' classic Sea Devil villains — who prefer to be called "Homo Aqua."
04/11/2025
Poll: A Few Weeks On, What Review Score Would You Give Keeper?
Did you enjoy Double Fine's new atmospheric puzzle adventure?One of the most intriguing Xbox releases in October was Double Fine's new indie puzzle adventure known as Keeper, which ultimately had little advertising in the lead-up to release and for good reason - it has a couple of surprises in it!We've tried to avoid talking about those surprises and will continue to do so, but this still seems li...
04/11/2025
Deals for Today: The Best Gaming TV Setup Deal Drops Before Black Friday
LG’s 77" Evo C5 OLED TV bundle is down to $1,999 with a free soundbar, subwoofer, and wall mount that's an early Black Friday-level deal for gamers. Plus, discounts on SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds, Meta Quest 3 VR, and Alienware RTX 5080 PCs make this the ultimate setup upgrade.
04/11/2025
Predator: Badlands Review
Predator: Badlands Review: Director Dan Trachtenberg's movie finally lets you see the world through the Yautja's heat-sensitive eyes.
04/11/2025
ROUTINE: Introducing the C.A.T. Ultraview Module – IGN First
Like all good horror games, silence and loneliness are your worst enemies, and that's true in ROUTINE – except for the part where you discover a foe who thinks the primary threat is, in fact, you. Piece together the events that took place prior to your arrival, and try to survive. We'll have exclusive coverage all November long as part of IGN First!
04/11/2025
City of Balls Was the Original Title — And Somehow, Ball X Pit Got Even Weirder From There
City of Balls Was the Original Title — And Somehow, Ball X Pit Got Even Weirder From There
04/11/2025
Nintendo Finally Releases a Good Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Trailer, 8 Years After Game's Announcement
Eight years on from its initial announcement, the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is now just a month from launch — and today, fans can watch a fresh trailer.
04/11/2025
'It Was So Relaxing, Like My Brain Actually Wasn't Operating' — The Batman Star Robert Pattinson Casually Confirms He's in Dune 3
Robert Pattinson has casually confirmed he’s in Dune 3 as part of a throwaway comment made in an interview to promote his new movie with Jennifer Lawrence, Die, My Love.
04/11/2025
ROG Xbox Ally X Continues To Prove Popular As Stock Issues Persist In Some Countries
It seems there's a lot of demand for it.The ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X handhelds have now been out for just over two weeks, and it's the more powerful of the two (the "X" version) that continues to prove most popular, with stock issues persisting in some countries.This has led to some people finding alternative ways to get their hands on one, such as buying from other countries or even settling for overinflated prices from scalpers. Fans over on the
04/11/2025
Your Wreckfest 2 ride merely adopted the rust and dents; mine had its scuffage moulded by the new CRAP-IT tool
"In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay," Austrian journalist and Marxist Ernst Fischer wrote in The Necessity of Art. "And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it." I can't help but feel he'd very much appreciate
04/11/2025
Fortnite Now Polling Fans Over Unpopular Pet Restrictions, Which Require You to Rebuy Sidekicks Just to Change Their Fur Color
Fortnite developer Epic Games has issued a fresh user survey polling players over its pet-like Sidekicks — and in particular, the need to rebuy each creature to get another version, after your basic design choices are made permanent.
04/11/2025
Xbox 360 Classic 'Condemned' Has Quietly Been Delisted, And Nobody Knows Why
Remaster on the way?It's been almost 20 years since the release of classic horror game Condemned: Criminal Origins on Xbox 360, and as we approach its two-decade anniversary, it's suddenly been delisted across Steam and the Xbox Store.It seems this was first highlighted by an Xbox fan on Reddit a few days ago, with the delisting apparently taking place on October 31...
04/11/2025
Yellowstone: The Complete Series Is Now Available to Preorder on Blu-Ray (and It's on Sale)
Preorders are live for Yellowstone: The Complete Series on Blu-ray, which is set to be released on November 18. It's even discounted right now from $132.99 to $104.29.
04/11/2025
Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass November 2025 Wave 1 Lineup
Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass November 2025 Wave 1 lineup, which includes a big hitter, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
04/11/2025
These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 5-14)
Your latest roundup of new additions.Microsoft has today unveiled its latest roundup of new Xbox Game Pass titles, giving us a full picture of exactly what's coming to each tier over the first couple of weeks in November.Before we get into the list though, don't forget that
04/11/2025
Arc Raiders review
Ten hours into Arc Raiders, I felt betrayal's sharp sting for the first time. The round began with generosity. I met a fellow raider who had dropped me a rare shotgun as well as a damaged heat sink to upgrade my workbench. They asked nothing in return. It was one of many friendly encounters I've had ...
04/11/2025
Amazon Just Slashed the Price of Pokémon Card Mega Evolution ETBs Ahead of Black Friday
As of Nov. 4, the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolutions Elite Trainer Box has dropped 20% to $79.95 on Amazon — its lowest price yet. Combine that with Amazon’s AMEX and Store Card offers for even bigger savings on the Mega Gardevoir ETB, the best deal on the market right now.
04/11/2025
Warhammer Survivors Is a New Twist on Indie Smash Hit Vampire Survivors — and It's Developed in Partnership With Poncle
There are a lot of promising upcoming Warhammer video games, but this is one I did not expect to add to my list: Warhammer Survivors.
04/11/2025
Rare LEGO Sale Drops Prices on Big, Expensive Sets: Avengers Tower, Titanic, and More
Woot is running a sale on big, pricy LEGO sets that almost never get discounted anywhere else.
04/11/2025
Road-Side Shawarma Codes (November 2025)
Use this Road-Side Shawarma code for a free revive and survive for another night!
04/11/2025
Fortnite Chapter Seven Teases Kill Bill Crossover, Points to USA Setting
Fortnite is already teasing what's next for the game, even as it enjoys a positive response to its just-launched The Simpsons-themed mini-season.
04/11/2025
Xbox Gets One Nomination For 'Ultimate Game Of The Year' At Golden Joysticks 2025
The final category has been revealed.When we first highlighted all the categories and nominations for the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 back in early October, we mentioned how Xbox was up for various awards but not for Game of the Year.Well, that's all changed as of this week! Despite not being included in either the PC Game of the Y...
04/11/2025
Harry Potter's Full Cast Audible Drama is Out Now, and You Can Listen for Less Than £1
Audible’s new full-cast Harry Potter audio drama is now available, and perfectly presents the series for a new generation. You can listen for just £0.99 today with a special offer on Audible Premium Plus.
04/11/2025
Train Dreams Review
Train Dreams review: Clint Bentley’s soft-spoken Western is one of the most quietly beautiful films of the year.
04/11/2025
Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Becomes First Video Game Creator Awarded Order of the Rising Sun by Japanese Government
In the autumn honors list, the Japanese government has given Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii the Order of the Rising Sun. This is one of the highest awards the government of Japan can bestow on citizens. It is awarded to those who have made significant contributions in their field, and Horii is the first game creator to receive it.
04/11/2025
Seven Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In November & December 2025
The closures we know about so far.It's that time again! As the new month kicks into gear, we thought we'd bring you a fresh update on all the Xbox games that are currently planned to close their servers over the next couple of months.Here are the Xbox games shutting down their servers in November and December 2025: Read the
04/11/2025
Sorry our servers fell over, say Arc Raiders devs, here's some free virtual cash and a rucksack
The servers of shooter Arc Raiders had a bit of a "wobble" on Sunday, as many would-be raiders of the arc queued up to get in. Developers Embark have now decided to offer those affected by the outage some free in-game as a make good for said...
04/11/2025
'It Never Quite Came Together, and It Was Never Finished' — Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Discusses Canceled GTA 5 Single-Player Trevor DLC for First Time
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser has confirmed the canceled GTA 5 single-player DLC with Trevor as a secret agent was about half done before it was abandoned in favor of Red Dead Redemption 2.
04/11/2025
World Of Warcraft Dev Still Not 'Actively Working' Towards Native Xbox Console Version
But perhaps it'll work on the next Xbox console anyway?Ever since Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard a couple of years ago, there's been speculation around whether World of Warcraft might be getting a native Xbox console release - after all, it does have gamepad support these days.Blizzard has remained quiet on the topic for the most part though, and in a new interview with
04/11/2025
Civilization 7's nautically-themed 1.3.0 update arrives today, delivers "significant buffs" to popular civs
Yo ho, Civ 7's 1.3.0 update arrives today, November 4th. While it's headlined by additions to naval combat and the s...
04/11/2025
Coca-Cola Sparks Backlash With New, Entirely AI-Generated Holiday 2025 Ad, Insists 'The Genie Is Out of the Bottle, and You're Not Going to Put It Back In'
Coca-Cola has sparked a backlash with its new, entirely AI-generated Holiday 2025 ad, but has insisted "the genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in."
04/11/2025
Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 4)
Both day one releases!Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! We're kicking things off today with our first November additions to the library - including Football Manager 26 on both Xbox and PC.It's worth noting that FM26 won't be available until later today, and it'l...
04/11/2025
U.S. Patent Office Boss Orders Reexamination of Nintendo's Controversial 'Summon Character and Let It Fight' Pokémon Patent, Which IP Lawyer Claims 'Further Undermines Credibility' of Its Case Against Palworld
The director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office has ordered a reexamination of Nintendo's controversial 'summon character and let it fight' Pokémon patent after it was heavily criticized by IP lawyers.
04/11/2025
Pillars of Eternity's turn-based mode arrives in open beta this week, and draws on lessons from Deadfire
Pillars of Eternity's much-anticipated turn-based mode debuts in PC open beta form on November 5th, with Obsidian seeking more ...
04/11/2025
Nintendo Raises Hardware Forecast as Switch 2 Sales Hit 10.36 Million, Continuing Streak as the Biggest Console Launch of All Time
Nintendo Switch 2 has sold an astonishing 10.36 million units in six months, a record-breaking amount that sees the platform continue its run as the biggest console launch ever.
04/11/2025
Surfshark VPN Is Down to Just 2 Bucks a Month for Black Friday
Save big on Surfshark VPN this Black Friday, and get monthly VPN coverage for just $1.99 for over two years.
04/11/2025
Save 30% Off the Steelseries Arctis Gamebuds Earbuds for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC for Black Friday
The best dedicated gaming earbuds of 2025.
04/11/2025
Highlander Will Allow Russell Crowe to Do What Ridley Scott Said 'No Fuckin’ Way' to on Gladiator
Russell Crowe has revealed in a new interview that the upcoming Highlander remake, where he will portray the character played by Sean Connery in the 1986 original, will allow him to finally do what director Ridley Scott forbade him from doing in Gladiator.
03/11/2025
Former World of Warcraft designer Greg Street's MMO Ghost is no more, as NetEase shuts down yet another studio
Unfortunately, we are here yet again with another games studio that will seemingly be closing its doors for good. A couple of years ago, Greg Street, known for his work on World of Warcraft and League of Legends, set up Fantastic Pixel Castl...
03/11/2025
Lethal Company's dev talks his relationship with horror, and the Zork roots of his latest game
Friendslop games may come and go, but the (for all intents and purposes) progenitor of them all, Lethal Company is still the one I think of most. It's scary, it's funny, it's otherworldly, literally, there's so much mystery to it that you just want to spend time in its world. But while it will likely go down...
03/11/2025
The Best Meta Quest Black Friday Deal Is Already Live (Get a Quest 3 for Just $360)
Certified refurbished model from the official Meta Store with 2 year extended warranty.
03/11/2025
Google Pixel 10 Phones Drop to Record Low Prices Ahead of Black Friday
Amazon is slashing prices early.
03/11/2025
We Visited the Real-Life Parr House from Incredibles 2 at Disney’s Cotino, Its First Storyliving Community
We were invited to Palm Springs to experience Cotino, the first Storyliving by Disney Community, and we were able to walk through the doors of an event space at its Artisan Club that was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering as a recreation of Incredibles 2's Parr House, and it truly feels as though you are walking into the world of the Pixar classic.
03/11/2025
The Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 Gaming PC With Liquid Cooling Starts at $2,065 Ahead of Black Friday
One of the least expensive RTX 5080 prebuilts you can get right now.
03/11/2025
Fortnite's Simpsons Crossover Is A Success, So Isn't It Time For A Hit & Run Remake?
Gimme gimme gimme!Well, The Simpsons have arrived in Fortnite! The latest crossover for the ridiculously popular free-to-play battle royale has brought tons of players to the game since it went live on November 1st, and we're not surprised to be honest.We've been waiting so many years for The Simpsons to make a proper appearance in a console video game, and while Fortnite won't appeal to eve...
03/11/2025
The $11 Iniu 10,000mAh Power Bank Nearly Triples Your Nintendo Switch 2 Play Time
Charges your Switch even while you're playing.
03/11/2025
Stop Killing Games' UK petition has been debated in parliament: "The law works, but companies may need to communicate better"
The Stop Killing Games campaign's petition to the UK government urging action against publishers rendering online games unplayable when servers are switched off h...
03/11/2025
Over a Decade After Release, Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity Gets Surprise Patch to Add Turn-Based Mode
Pillars of Eternity is the surprise recipient of a patch to add turn-based mode, developer Obsidian has announced.
03/11/2025
Pokémon TCG: Black Bolt and White Flare ETBs Below Market Value at Amazon
As of Nov. 3, the Pokémon TCG Black Bolt Elite Trainer Box has dropped below market value at $84.95, while White Flare sits at market value for $82.94 on Amazon. Both include exclusive promos and a shot at Black White Rares like Zekrom ex, Victini ex, and Reshiram ex.
03/11/2025
Following layoffs at Heart Machine, Possessor(s)' narrative director makes a case for still picking it up
Last month, Heart Machine announced that they would be ending development on their roguelike follow-up to the seminal indie RPG
03/11/2025
Deals for Today: Pokémon and MTG TCG Is Lower Than Ever at Amazon
As of Nov. 3, Amazon has dropped some Pokémon TCG and Magic: The Gathering prices below market value — including Black Bolt and White Flare ETBs and Avatar: The Last Airbender Collector Boosters. Plus, Xbox Series X|S and Elite V2 controllers are discounted up to 30%.
03/11/2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong PSA: You're Missing a Bench in Bilewater
Hey. Hey you. Yes, you. The one playing Hollow Knight: Silksong. I just wanted to let you know, before you go any further, that you're missing a bench in Bilewater. Just in case that helps.
03/11/2025
South Park Season 28, Episode 2: "The Woman in the Hat" Review
“The Woman in the Hat” is the first real misfire of South Park’s new season, failing to deliver a satisfying Halloween storyline or do much with Stan’s anti-politics crusade.
03/11/2025
Battlefield 6 Map Debate Reaches New Level as Players Meticulously Measure 70+ Maps from BF3, BF2042, and More
FPS fans have spent months obsessing about Battlefield 6 map sizes, so some players finally took the time to measure and compare nearly every map the series has seen in the last 15 years.
03/11/2025
The Sims 2 lead designer on the importance of the series' diversity: "It’s a medium of self-expression"
The Sims is in an odd place right now. In September, it was announced that the game's publisher EA had been sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, equity firm Silv...
03/11/2025
Unbelievably, we have a choice of kaiju clean-up games
Marshal, if my hastily scribbled, made-up blackboard equations are correct, we should witness a double event within the next year or two. No, not a double kaiju event. A double kaiju clean-up event. Somewhat to my surprise, job sims in which you dismember dead Godzillas are a thing, now. And by thing I mean that there are at least two of them on the way. It’s going to be a battle...
03/11/2025
Football Manager 26 Release Times Revealed Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
A new era begins this Tuesday.This Tuesday marks one of the most important days in the history of the Football Manager series, as Sports Interactive and SEGA will be embarking on a new era with Football Manager 26 - a new game built with a new engine.FM26 is meant to kickstart the next phase of Football Manager, featuring a radically overhauled match engine, fresh user interface and lot...
03/11/2025
Delisted Xbox 360 Games Are Apparently Reappearing As 'Coming Soon' In Certain Regions
Left 4 Dead, Batman and more appear.Xbox backwards compatibility is pretty amazing, especially the Xbox 360 library which is quite extensive considering it was retroactively introduced to modern Xbox con...
03/11/2025
A Japanese association that reps publishers like Square Enix has called on OpenAI to stop training Sora on Japanese media
I'm sure I don't need to tell you that a majority of the data that various AI models train themselves on do so without getting any sort of permission to do so. It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission, as they say, though in the case of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, they probably shouldn't have taken that lesson to heart. That's because Japan's Content Overseas Dis...
03/11/2025
GTA 6 Dev Rockstar Accused of Union Busting in Sudden Firing of Dozens of Staff
Rockstar, the developer of Grand Theft Auto VI, reportedly fired between 30 and 40 employees in a move that the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is claiming was "blatant" and "ruthless" union busting.
03/11/2025
Arc Raiders and the Steam Deck make a good team, on the proviso of a Proton handshake
RPS has received criticism recently for covering Arc Raiders, an extraction shooter, using writers who don’t normally like extraction shooters. Allow me to rectify this, by instead bringing you an appraisal of Arc Raiders on the Steam Deck
03/11/2025
What to Expect from Xbox’s Black Friday 2025 Sale
Xbox’s Black Friday 2025 sale could be tricky for bargain hunters. With prices rising all year, we break down where the real value might still be found once the sales properly kick off this month.
03/11/2025
Famke Janssen Confirms Marvel Has 'Never Ever' Asked Her to Reprise Her Role as Jean Grey Since the Fox X-Men Movies Came to an End
Still holding out hope that Famke Janssen will reprise her role as Jean Grey in next year’s Avengers: Doomsday? Perhaps it's time to let go, because the actress has confirmed that Marvel hasn't asked her to play the superhero again since the end of Fox’s X-Men movies.
03/11/2025
Gears Of War's Art Director Likes How E-Day Is Returning To The Series 'Horror Game' Roots
"If Gears 1 was Alien, the rest of the franchise was Aliens".With Gears: Reloaded and Gears: E-Day, Microsoft is making a bet on returning to the series' roots right now - and original Gears of War art director Jerry O’Flaherty, for one, seems qui...
03/11/2025
Cyberpunk creator teases he has "ways" of bringing Keanny Reeveshand back from the dead in Cyberpunk 2
Warning: Spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077 lie ahead. Tabletop wizard and cool glasses-wearer Mike Pondsmith has teased having "ways" to bring Johnny Silverhand back in Cyberpunk 2077's seq...
03/11/2025
'Satisfactory' Brings Its Ultra-Popular Open World Co-Op Game To Xbox This Week
"Explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories...".One of the titles we highlighted in our "All New Games Coming To Xbox In November 2025" roundup earlier today was the open world co-op game Satisfactory, which brings its ultra-popular factory-building experience to Xbox this week....
03/11/2025
Iron Man Mark 3 Collector's Edition and More Marvel LEGO Sets Announced
LEGO has announced a slate of new Marvel sets coming January 1, including awesome new Iron Man and Daily Bugle sets.
03/11/2025
'I Question if You Can Even Make a Good Open-World Spy Game' — Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Finally Explains Why Agent Never Happened
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has offered the best explanation yet for why the developer's open-world spy thriller Agent fell by the wayside.
03/11/2025
Poll: What Are Your Initial Impressions Of The Outer Worlds 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying your experience so far?Just over a week ago, we polled you all on whether you were playing The Outer Worlds 2 in early access, and while a good chunk of you said yes, the majority of participants said they were waiting for the
03/11/2025
Supergirl Is 'Woman of Tomorrow Plus Lobo,' and Will Further Clarify 'What the House of El Is All About,' Zor-El Actor Teases
We don’t know much about the next DC Universe movie, Supergirl, but one of its actors has discussed in vague terms what it’s aiming to achieve, and teased that it will clarify the House of El business this year’s Superman set up.
03/11/2025
Feature: All New Games Coming To Xbox In November 2025
Release dates for every November Xbox launch.Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in November 2025! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an November 2025 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for November 2025 so far.If you're interested in what other new Xbox games are scheduled for the end of...
03/11/2025
Odds Chronicles Brings Tactical, Tabletop-Style Roguelite RPG Gaming to PC
Introducing Odds Chronicles, a new tactical roguelite RPG that features dice-roll battles set on diorama-like stages. You play in a fallen kingdom as Evryn, a former royal bodyguard in that kingdom in a tabletop-inspired fantasy story. It's in development for PC and due out in 2026.
03/11/2025
Saints Row's original design director is pitching a "grounded" 70s open world prequel with absolutely no dildobats
Original Saints Row design director Chris Stockman is talking to the hellgods at Embracer Group about making a prequel open world game, possibly set in 1977 and containing absolutely no dildo bats. This comes almost two decades after Stockman le...
03/11/2025
Rockstar's Agent was compromised because open worlds and spies don't mesh well, Ex-GTA writer Dan Houser says
Cancelled Rockstar espionage flick Agent ended up being filed away without releasing because the studio found a spy narrative impossible to reconcile with their open-world approach to games, according to long-time GTA writer Dan Houser. Despite that, Rockstar subsequently ended up getting halfway up the road of a secret agent-centric
03/11/2025
Epic Details Exactly When Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Players Can Access Fortnite Crew
"A perk for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers".Back at the start of October, Microsoft announced that Epic's Fortnite Crew subscription would soon be included in the overhauled Xbox Game Pa...
03/11/2025
'Contact Me' — Cyberpunk Creator Mike Pondsmith Tells Keanu Reeves He Has Ways to Bring Johnny Silverhand Back From the Dead for Cyberpunk 2
Keanu Reeves would love to play Johnny Silverhand again, but how can he given the events of Cyberpunk 2077? It turns out Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith has worked out a way to make it make sense, and has told the much-loved actor: "contact me."
03/11/2025
ARC Raiders Gets Extensive 2025 Roadmap, Including New Map & Quests On Xbox
Lots to come over the next two months!ARC Raiders is off to a pretty brisk start so far (it's already hit a Steam concurrent player count of over 350K), and following its super-popular launch, the team at Embark Studios has delivered the game's first official roadmap.Covering everything that's coming to t...
03/11/2025
Come groom hellhorses for the amusement of a torture god in Sha Beast Dressage
We were late to the party with the last big horse game, Umamusume: Pretty Derby (I confess, I avoided it because I'm not that keen on gacha, though I am not above watching Gold Ship/Michael Jackson crossover memes on the toilet), so I'm getting in on the ground flo...
03/11/2025
12 Months Of Ubisoft+ Premium Discounted By 40% In Special Xbox Sale
"70+ games in their premium editions, including new titles from Day 1".We've seen lots of Ubisoft titles entering Xbox Game Pass for certain tiers over the past few weeks, months and years, but when it comes to the latest Ubisoft titles, you either have to buy them or grab a Ubisoft+ Premium membership.If you've ever had an...
03/11/2025
'You Needed Guns, You Needed These Larger-Than-Life Characters' — Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Explains Why Grand Theft Auto Won't Leave the United States
Former Rockstar boss Dan Houser has explained why the Grand Theft Auto series won’t leave the United States in terms of its setting.
03/11/2025
This week in PC games: Europa Universalis 5, Football Manager 26 and an army of eggs, Lovecritters and Bigfeet
November is here. The sunny uplands are far behind us. The great gilded procession of Videogaming trundles and cavorts through the deep forest. The bells of the indie jesters are muffled by fog, and the CEOs peer anxiously from their carriages of scarlet and bronze, instructing their guardsmen to beware the union organisers concealed in the undergrowth. Keep watching the trees. Everytime you glan...
03/11/2025
Xbox Exclusive Contraband Sees Screenshots Leak Shortly After Microsoft Cancellation
It was first announced in 2021.Back in August, it was confirmed that Microsoft and Avalanche Studios had officially stopped development on Xbox exclusive Contraband, four years after the game was first revealed...
03/11/2025
Come say hello and welcome to Callum Williams, our new Guides Writer
The eagle-eyed among you might have noticed a new name recently carved into the wall of the RPS treehouse. Callum Williams quietly snuck in earlier this month as a Guides Writer, and his energy and enthusiasm is already proving infectious, despite the best efforts of us grizzled and miserable veterans. Please welcome him in the comments below!
03/11/2025
Battlefield 6 introduces a Casual Breakthrough mode aimed at more "relaxed" field battling
Birds chirp and gentle breeze floats by as you sip your tea. A tank rolls by, a shell explodes, and someone gets wiped out by machine gun fire. You remain relaxed. This is, after all, the stated goal of Battlefield 6's freshly introduced Casual Breakthrough mode, designed f...
03/11/2025
MonsterVerze Codes (November 2025)
Collect Ghoulars and special items with these MonsterVerze codes.
03/11/2025
Xbox Console Exclusive Stalker 2 Is Set to Leave Game Pass in November and Some Subscribers Do Not Like That One Bit
Microsoft has confirmed the next batch of games set to leave Xbox Game Pass, and one in particular has caused a degree of frustration with subscribers: Stalker 2.
03/11/2025
Godzilla Minus Zero Is Officially the Title of Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One Follow-Up — but What Does It Mean?
The Godzilla Minus One follow-up is officially called Godzilla Minus Zero. The announcement was made at Godzilla Fest with a short teaser. The styling GODZILLA -0.0 can be seen at the end of the teaser with the official logo.
03/11/2025
Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early November 2025
Including the huge departure of Stalker 2.Microsoft has today revealed the next batch of five games set to leave Xbox Game Pass in early November, with these titles appearing in the "Leaving Soon" section of the Game Pass tab on the official Xbox mobile app.Stalker 2 is the ma...
02/11/2025
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for sleeping off your fourth 10-hour flight in two weeks, assuming you in fact can sleep, and have not exacerbated your physical disintegration by staying up late on Saturday putting together a list of interesting games and not-games writing. Why not do it earlier, you ask? Daft question. You were busy with those flights.
02/11/2025
Satisfactory meets Genshin Impact in Arknights: Endield, whose second beta test sign ups are open now
I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around Arknights: Enfield. It is One Of Those Games, to which there are two versions of. Arknights: Enfield is One Of Those Games, as in an anime gacha game filled with anthro-adjacent women for you to roll for and fight with in flashy, lackluster-in-feeling combat. Arknights:...
01/11/2025
Frostpunk 2's first bit of DLC gets a seasonally appropriate release date, though it does sound a bit bare-bones
I know that with winter on the way, you might be wanting to play some summery games to remind you of what life was like before Jack Frost started nipping at your chestnuts. Put that to the side, perhaps, just for a while, as developer 11 bit studios have revealed the release date for Frostpunk 2's first bit of D...
01/11/2025
PUBG creator's oddly named open world survival roguelike Prologue: Go Wayback gets an early access release date
How do you follow on from making a game that essentially popularised a whole new genre? I can only imagine that question is one Brendan Greene, aka Player Unknown, i.e. the creator of PUBG, has asked himself a few times. The answer to that question is Prologue: Go Wayback, a game that has been in the works...
01/11/2025
Rockstar have been accused of union busting after the firing of more than 30 staff members
Things aren't sounding so hot over at Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar right now. Yesterday, a report came out from Bloomberg (paywalled) that a number of...
01/11/2025
Arc Raiders' first roadmap promises lots of goodies like a new map, quests and more before the end of the year
Sure looks like Arc Raiders is off to an alright start, 'ey? Success doesn't mean there's any rest for the wicked, i.e. a live service game, however. Just yesterday, only a day after launching, developer Embark Studios revealed their Arc Raiders roadmap for the re...
01/11/2025
Guide: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In November 2025
All the confirmed reveals so far.Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in November 2025? 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 Xbox Game Pass ...
01/11/2025
Feature: These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 3-7)
Including lots of new Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 3-7! We're really looking forward to the releases of stuff like Football Manager 26 and Voidtrain over the next few days, and there's plenty of other great new titles on th...
01/11/2025
Everything Coming to Disney+ in November
New releases from the MCU, Food Network, Disney Channel... and Madame Web.
01/11/2025
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 1-2)
Raiding some ARCs? Exploring the Outer Worlds?Welcome to your first weekend of November 2025! It's been a busy old week in the world of Xbox, with The Outer Worlds 2 making its Game Pass debut, ARC Raiders bringing...
01/11/2025
What are we all playing this weekend?
No time to talk. Raiders are nearby, and there's a Rocketeer soaring overhead. We have to stay quiet. No sudden moves, no loud noises. Just come over here and whisper in my ear: what are you getting up to this weekend? Read more
01/11/2025
Every New LEGO Set for November 2025
Your look at every LEGO set releasing in November 2025, plus GWPs and other promos.
01/11/2025
The Official Xbox Wireless Controllers Are on Sale for Just $39.99 at Amazon
Happens to be one of the best PC gaming controllers as well.
31/10/2025
ARC Raiders Review in Progress
10 hours in, this finely-tuned extraction shooter is hard to put down.
31/10/2025
The Wayfair Early Black Friday Sale for 2025 Has Already Begun
Furniture deals are starting early this year.
31/10/2025
The Stylish Cyberpowerpc RX 9070 XT Gaming PC Drops to Its Lowest Price Ever Ahead of Black Friday
The best gaming prebuilt deal from Best Buy's Halloween DoorBOOsters Sale.
31/10/2025
The Massive 77" LG B5 4K OLED TV Is on Sale for Just $1,499.99 Ahead of Black Friday
One of the best deals from Best Buy's Doorboosters Sale going on today.
31/10/2025
Best Buy Kicks Off Its Early Black Friday Sale With Halloween Deals
Best Buy's holiday sales event has begun, with new deals each week through Black Friday 2025.
31/10/2025
These Are the 10 Best New Horror Books of 2025 to Read This Halloween
Discover the best new horror books of 2025, perfect for reading on Halloween night. From chilling thrillers to supernatural tales, these picks will keep you turning pages till sunrise.
31/10/2025
Wreckreation melds Burnout's anarchy with GTA Online's airborne marble runs, but it needs a lot more polish
It’s often pointless to wish a game series would come back once it’s been thrown on the great pile of dormant names. I try, and regularly fail, to stop myself yearning too forlornly for a new Midnight Club, a new Motorstorm, or...
31/10/2025
The Best Streaming Services for Watching Live TV Online in 2025
The top cable alternatives we've found.
31/10/2025
The Outer Worlds 2's faction writing falls short of Fallout: New Vegas, and how it handles the powerful is key
Warning: Spoilers for Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds 2 lie ahead. Fallout: New Vegas has been an elephant in the room when it comes to my experience playing The Outer Worlds 2. Game ...
31/10/2025
Save $1,300 Off the Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16" RTX 5080 Gaming Laptop with OLED Display
Two stackable coupon codes drop it to one of the best prices I've seen all year.
31/10/2025
Europa Universalis 5 review
Europa Universalis 5 is a forever game. Insofar as you might be able to play this grand historical strategy forever, but also because - my god - it takes forever to play. After a mere 45 hours of conniving, trading, battling, and scratching my head at menus, I have just about scraped my way throu...
31/10/2025
Europa Universalis 5 Review
Tuning issues aside, this might be the most on-paper impressive historical strategy game of all time.
31/10/2025
Pokémon TCG Market Watch: Mega Evolution Cards Are Crashing Hard Right Now
Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution cards have dropped up to 33% in value since Oct. 10, marking the biggest correction since the set’s release. From Mega Gardevoir ex to Mega Lucario ex and Venusaur ex, here’s how prices have shifted and why now might be the time to buy.
31/10/2025
'No One Is Taking the Books Away. No One Is Taking the Video Games Away' — The Witcher Showrunner Responds to Backlash to Netflix Show
The Witcher Season 4 is upon us, and as fans know, the series has strayed away somewhat from the books upon which it is based, which has sparked a backlash among some fans. Showrunner Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich has, however, defended the approach.
31/10/2025
Master Of Command is a gunpowdery Total War alternative that narrows the focus to armies and real-time battles
My dearest Hedwig, I write to you from the churning battlefields of King Friedrich II's campaign to reinforce Silesia against the lurking Gallic aggressor. I regret to inform you that the French Hussars are kicking our Hussarses. We just engaged what our scouts from the 17th Pop-Up Tutorial Squadron promised was a "light" patrol of ill-trained musketmen and cavalry, just outside Hildesheim. Frenc...
31/10/2025
Painkiller Review
Neither good enough to get into heaven nor bad enough to be damned to the inferno.
31/10/2025
Deals for Today: MTG Avatar Back In Stock And The Best (Annoying) Xbox Controller and GPU Sale
As of Oct. 31, Lenovo’s ‘SIXSEVEN’ sale drops Xbox controllers to as low as $34.99 and RTX 5070 GPUs to $449.99. MTG: Avatar – The Last Airbender preorders are also back on Amazon, plus deals on Beats Studio Pro headphones for $99 and the cheapest RTX 5090 gaming PC yet.
31/10/2025
Everything Coming to Netflix in November
Christmas movies, the remnants of the DCEU, and the beginning of the end for Stranger Things.
31/10/2025
Indie Game Gets 'The Best Accidental Marketing' in Japan After Title Mistranslated to 'Sh***y Dungeon'
With all the indie titles being released on Steam every week, it can be hard to make your game stand out. Italian developer Fix-a-Bug accidentally gave its 2D dungeon crawler a big prelaunch popularity boost in Japan by accidentally naming the game “Shitty Dungeon” in Japanese.
31/10/2025
Edgar Wright’s Explanation for Never Wanting to Make Shaun of the Dead 2 Makes Perfect Sense
Should there be a Shaun of the Dead 2? Not now, not ever, director Edgar Wright has insisted — and his explanation for why he has such a hard line on it makes perfect sense.
31/10/2025
Silent Hill 2 Remake Has Been Rated For Xbox Series X|S In The US
Is an Xbox release imminent?Earlier this month, the PS5 exclusivity window for Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 Remake finally expired - and a new ESRB Rating suggests that the game's Xbox release is imminent.Yep,
31/10/2025
Arc Raiders Is Already One of the Biggest Extraction Shooters Ever on Steam
Arc Raiders has only been out a day, but it has already surpassed a Steam concurrent peak player count of 264,673, making it one of the biggest extraction shooters ever on Valve's platform.
31/10/2025
Love and Deepspace Devs Respond to Player Complaints That Their Dark-Skinned Custom Characters Are Invisible in Cutscenes
Love and Deepspace has been out for almost two years now, but its playerbase is growing increasingly exasperated over a persistent issue impacting players with dark-skinned custom main characters: their characters are literally invisible.
31/10/2025
Silent Hill 2 Remake on Xbox Pops Up On ESRB Website
We have good news for patient Silent Hill fans who have been waiting for a chance to play Silent Hill 2 Remake on an Xbox console — a new rating listing has popped up on the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).
31/10/2025
Microsoft Shares Initial List Of ROG Xbox Ally Games That Support Advanced Shader Delivery
"Launch faster, play smoother, game smarter".With ROG Xbox Ally now out in the wild, Microsoft is bringing its PC and console gaming tech closer together - and as part of the team's October 2025 Update, an initial list of ROG Xbox Ally games that support 'Advanced Shader Delivery' has been shared.If yo...
31/10/2025
Opinion: ARC Raiders Is One Of The Most Visually Impressive Multiplayer Games I've Ever Played
A stunner on Xbox Series X!Yesterday, we rounded up some early impressions of ARC Raiders as it was just launching on Xbox - and the general consensus was that this is a very good extraction shooter. Those were very early impressions of course, with full reviews of this new multiplayer title likely to crop u...
31/10/2025
Aliens, Bees, Conspiracies – the ABCs of Bugonia
Discover more about Yorgos Lanthimos's prickly tale of echo chambers and ecological collapse
31/10/2025
Speedrunner event Games Done Queer kicks off today, raising funds for LGBTQ+ legal aid by lighting Diddy Kong's butt on fire
Brethren! Cease your prattling and pick up your GameCube controllers. It is time to start playing Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem at an unhealthy velocity, while funding lawyers to uphold the legal rights of LGBTQ+ people in the USA.
31/10/2025
Nintendo Wins Lawsuit Against Pirate Who Boasted 'You Might Run a Corporation, But I Run The Streets'
Nintendo has won a lawsuit against a streamer who pirated games and livestreamed them ahead of their release dates.
31/10/2025
Stranger Things Creators Promise Season 5 Will Answer a Big Question Left Hanging Since Season 1
The creators of Stranger Things have promised fans that Season 5 will finally answer one of the biggest questions left hanging since Season 1 made its explosive debut a decade ago.
31/10/2025
Xbox 'Best Rated' Sale Now Live, Packed With Indie Titles At Up To 90% Off
Hundreds of games on offer!Alongside its ongoing Shocktober Sale (which is live through the coming weekend), Microsoft has just set a new ID@Xbox Best Rated Sale live on its digital storefront - featuring hundreds of discounts from indie developers and publishers at up to 90% off.These aren't just small indie titles either; th...
31/10/2025
40 Years Later, Lifeforce Is Still the Most Insane Would-Be Blockbuster Ever Released
If you’re looking for something different for your Halloween party this year, look no further than the 1985 Tobe Hooper film Lifeforce, starring Mathilda May and Steve Railsback. Even 40 years after its release, the sci-fi/horror/zombie movie about space vampires may still be the most bonkers big-budget film of all time.
31/10/2025
Fortnite's adding pets, and changing your invincible banana dog's colour will require buying another invincible banana dog
You head down to the pet shelter in Fortnite. It's full. Woof, says one invincible banana dog, I barely see my owner because they wanted me to be a banana dog who regularly changes colour. Alas, this cannot be, so they've had to spend their V-Bucks on a small army of invincible banana dogs in a variety of hues. You try to cheer up this Sidekick by telling them that their owner ca...
31/10/2025
The hardest part of making Arc Raiders was creating a "meaningful" item meta so that your loot doesn't just feel like "cash"
A question I often ask game developers when I've run out of real questions is: what was the hardest part of making your game? Which is a terrible line of inquiry, because it's like asking somebody with their foot in a hornet's nest which individual hornet they dislike the most. As Arc Raiders executive producer Alek...
31/10/2025
Fortnite Sidekicks Are Here, Epic Confirms You Can Customize the Appearance of Your Pet Just Once and It's Permanent
Fortnite's Sidekicks, the adorable little pets that accompany you on your Fortnite adventures, have caused quite a stir with Fortnite fans — and not necessarily for all the right reasons.
31/10/2025
14 Titles Added To Xbox Stream Your Own Game, Including Some Brand-New Releases
Another batch of games have been added.As part of its big October 2025 update, Microsoft has named 14 more titles that have been added to the Xbox Stream Your Own Game service - including brand-new releases such as
31/10/2025
Netflix 'Actively' Exploring Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, New Report Claims
Netflix is in the mix for Warner Bros. Discovery, a new report has claimed.
31/10/2025
Rumour: Halo 2 & 3 Remakes Are Supposedly Coming After Halo: Campaign Evolved
No multiplayer though.With Halo: Campaign Evolved's announcement now out in the wild, it's only natural to think about what else Halo Studios is cooking up as part of its new multi-game plan - and a new rumour suggests that the team could be moving onto more Halo remakes....
31/10/2025
Paradox apologise for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's new Halloween gear initially only being a treat for fresh saves
Existing PC vampires of Seattle, you should now have access to the expanded wardrobe Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 devs Paradox and The Chinese Room have rolled out for Halloween. The free update's fresh hairstyles, makeup styles, and eye colour...
31/10/2025
Battlefield 6 Hidden Room Discovery has Players Developing Theories and Searching for Easter Eggs
Battlefield 6 players are trading theories about Easter Eggs and future updates after one fan discovered a mysterious hidden room in the firing range.
31/10/2025
Japanese Organization Representing the Likes of Bandai Namco, Square Enix, and Studio Ghibli Demands OpenAI Ceases Unauthorized Training of Sora 2 on Their IPs
On October 28, the Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), an organization representing many of Japan’s major publishers and producers, submitted a written request to OpenAI. As previously reported on by Automaton, the request calls on the American tech company to cease training its Sora 2 generative AI on the copyrighted IPs of its members. This is the latest move in the ongoing controversy in Japan over Sora 2.
31/10/2025
IT: Welcome to Derry Episode 2 Review
It: Welcome to Derry’s second episode is at its best when continuing to terrorize the kids in town, but some outlandish developments seem to be pointing the conspiracy plot in surprising and not-all-that-convincing directions.
31/10/2025
AU Deals: Handpicked Game Discounts You Can’t Afford to Miss Today
Today's lineup is stacked with titles that offer serious mileage for your money, whether you’re craving long-haul RPGs, roguelike reruns, or cinematic campaigns that beg for a second playthrough.
31/10/2025
Get a Free iPhone 17 Pro From T-Mobile With Trade-in
Or get a free iPhone 17, no trade-in required, with select plans.
30/10/2025
Stock Up on a Four-Pack 6.6-Feet 240W USB Type-C Cables for Just $12 on Amazon
These cables are perfect for your Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, iPhone 17, or laptop.
30/10/2025
Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Ranked Battle Mega Stone Rewards Are Getting Easier to Obtain
Pokemon Legends: Z-A is getting an update that will make rewards from Ranked Battles, specifically a desirable set of Mega Stones, much easier to obtain.
30/10/2025
HyperMegaTech Super Pocket Editions Review
It doesn't have the best screen size and resolution, or the most ideal controls for every single game, but the HyperMegaTech Super Pocket series is a value-packed, highly collectible portable companion and a fun gateway to the bigger Evercade hardware lineup.
30/10/2025
The Lenovo Legion Tower 7 RTX 5090 Gaming PC Drops to a New Historically Low Price
I'm fairly certain you won't find a better deal even on Black Friday.
30/10/2025
Save 38% Off the Xbox Breaker Edition Wireless Controllers with Code SIXSEVEN
Choose among Heart Breaker, Storm Breaker, and Ice Breaker limited editions.
30/10/2025
Mega Evolution: Mega Latios ex Box is at Market Value on Amazon
As of Oct. 30, the Pokémon TCG Mega Latias ex Box is available on Amazon for $37.20 matching market value. Each box includes two Mega Evolution, one Destined Rivals, and one Journey Together booster pack, plus a Mega Latias ex promo card.
30/10/2025
Power Rangers and More LEGO Ideas Submissions Are Getting Official Releases
The LEGO Ideas Review Board has green-lit six new sets based on fan designs, including Power Rangers, Smurfs, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and more.
30/10/2025
The 77" Samsung S90 4K OLED TV (Factory Refurbished) Drops to Just $1,399.99 at Woot
Includes a 90-day Samsung warranty.
30/10/2025
Microsoft Highlights 50+ Xbox Play Anywhere Titles Added To The Program Last Month
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill F and lots more!As part of the Xbox October 2025 Update, Microsoft has highlighted more than 50 Xbox Play Anywhere titles added to the program last month - including major games such as
30/10/2025
Save $1,200 Off the Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16" RTX 5080 Gaming Laptop with OLED Display
Two stackable coupon codes drop it to one of the best prices I've seen all year.
30/10/2025
Call of Duty Movie: Yellowstone's Taylor Sheridan to Script, Peter Berg to Direct
Activision has officially announced that Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan will script and Lone Survivor’s Peter Berg will direct a live-action Call of Duty movie for Paramount Pictures.
30/10/2025
Save 33% Off the Xbox Breaker Edition Wireless Controllers at Lenovo
Choose among Heart Breaker, Storm Breaker, and Ice Breaker limited editions.
30/10/2025
King of the Hill Season 16 and 17 Confirmed With 20-Episode Order
Hulu has renewed King of the Hill for Seasons 16 and 17 with a 20-episode order. The adult animated series was initially revived in January 2023 with a 20-episode order.
30/10/2025
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 30 - November 2)
A new batch of free titles.Xbox Free Play Days has arrived! As we roll into November, Microsoft has added seven games to the program this week - including a longer trial of its 2024 shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Here's your full list of Free Play Days titles this weekend:Read the
30/10/2025
Former Suikoden and Romancing Saga devs release fairytale RPG Stray Children, with a plea to never spoil the ending
Onion Games have released the English language version of Stray Children, a "bittersweet, fairytale RPG" I hadn't heard of till Oisin wrote it up in June, and then became very excited about. Created by Onion Games, th...
30/10/2025
Here's What's Included In The Xbox October 2025 Update
"We continue our quest to add improved innovation...".The Xbox October 2025 update has just been highlighted by the folks over at Team Xbox, with ROG Xbox Ally, the Handheld Compatibility Program and fresh PC and ...
30/10/2025
It Looks Like Amazon's The Lord of the Rings MMO Is Dead
Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings MMO appears to have been canceled as part of sweeping layoffs that hit the company’s gaming business hard.
30/10/2025
Let us indulge in some kneejerk reactions to Apex Legends Season 27’s biggest updates
Apex Legends is rolling out its Season 27 update next Tuesday, November 4th, and RPS has been furnished with an overview of its meatiest rejigging work. I haven’t playtested this megapatch so unlike with
30/10/2025
Poll: Which Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Title From October 2025?
Lots to choose from!October is about to come to a close, and before we look ahead at what's coming to Game Pass next month (be on the lookout for our November guide at the weekend), we want to look back at what's been a packed October for Xbox Game Pass s...
30/10/2025
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord's War Sails naval warfare expansion takes to the high seas in late November
To the boats, sword stabby and arrow shooty folk! Well, to the boats as of November 26th, which is when Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord's War Sails expansion finally arrives. Until then, maybe practice climbing some rigging, hosting mainsails, or scrubbi...
30/10/2025
Resident Evil Requiem Is Up for Preorder: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
Everything you need to know to preorder Resident Evil Requiem, including the release date, what comes in each edition, what preorder bonuses to expect, and more.
30/10/2025
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's Monster Capture Patent Rejected, May Signal Problems for Their Palworld Lawsuit
Nintendo has run into another issue during its ongoing legal battle against Pocketpair’s open-world survival game Palworld. As reported by GamesFray, one of the Nintendo patents related to the case has been rejected by the Japan Patent Office (JPO) for lacking originality.
30/10/2025
Take-Two Boss Says GTA Couldn't Be Made With AI Because 'There's No Creativity In That Model'
Some sense, finally!In a new interview with CNBC, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick talked down the use of AI in the company's video games - going on to say that GTA couldn't be developed with that technology because "there is no creativity" in the AI model.In...
30/10/2025
Resident Evil Requiem's Switch 2 Pro Controller Is Up for Preorder
Resident Evil Requiem is getting its very own special edition Switch 2 Pro Controller. It costs $100, and is available to preorder now.
30/10/2025
Stranger Things Season 5 Trailer Offers Our Best Look Yet at the Series Finale
Stranger Things is coming to an end with Season 5, and a new trailer from Netflix goes deep into what fans can expect.
30/10/2025
Arc Raiders is out now, and the best thing about it so far is bumsliding through a buried desert city
I’m not that keen on extraction games like Arc Raiders. The last two I played at length were Tom Clancy's The Division (specifically its Survival mode), which features possibly my favourite videogame piles of trash, and
30/10/2025
Resident Evil HD Remaster and Resident Evil 0 join GOG's preservation program, tell 16 other new arrivals to budge up
GOG continue to conquer the world of old games you either remember fondly or have totally forgotten about. They've added 18 new ones to their preservation program this week, with the latest ar...
30/10/2025
Nintendo Announces Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 Edition and a Free Update to the Base Game
Nintendo has brought Animal Crossing: New Horizons back into the big time with a Switch 2 Edition and a free update to the base game.
30/10/2025
PSA: The Next Few Months Could Be Very Busy With Xbox-Related Showcases
Showcases for six months straight? Why not!If it feels like we're getting Xbox showcases pretty much every month at the minute, that's because, well... we basically are! Aside from July (which makes sense given June's Xbox Games Showcase), we've had monthly showcases in the back half of 2025 so far - including August's
30/10/2025
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Review
Worthy updates to originals and a showcase of what makes the series so endearing.
30/10/2025
'She Is a Pawn in the Middle of All of It' — Wicked: For Good Director Confirms You'll See More of Dorothy This Time Around, but Not Her Face
Wicked: For Good will feature more of Dorothy this time around, but it will not show Dorothy’s face.
30/10/2025
The Top 5 Ghost Movies From Around the World
The Top 5 Ghost Movies From Around the World: Our pics for the spookiest specters in horror film history.
30/10/2025
New Report Alleges Doctor Who Disney Deal Fell Apart After Plans to ‘Marvel-Ize’ the Franchise Failed to Work Out
A new report into the end of Disney’s deal with the BBC for Doctor Who has alleged that part of the reason for its demise was that plans to "Marvel-ize" the franchise failed to work.
30/10/2025
Roundup: The First Impressions Are In For Xbox Extraction Shooter ARC Raiders
Launching today!As we covered in our recent guide on all-things ARC Raiders, Embark's new extraction shooter goes live on Xbox Series X|S today - and before any full reviews of the title emerge, we are starting to see some early impressions trickle out on the web (based...
30/10/2025
Avatar: The Last Airbender's MTG Commander Bundle is Finally Back in Stock at Amazon Today
Avatar: The Last Airbender's elusive MTG Commander Bundle is finally back in stock at Amazon, and several other preorders have also been discounted in the final few weeks before release.
30/10/2025
Capcom Gets Behind Nintendo Switch 2 With Resident Evil Requiem Switch 2 Pro Controller, the First Ever Resident Evil Amiibo, and a RE7, RE8, RE Requiem Generation Pack
Capcom is throwing the full force of Resident Evil Requiem at the Nintendo Switch 2 with a number of exclusive announcements for the console.
30/10/2025
Resident Evil Requiem Deluxe Edition Includes Lady Dimitrescu Costume for Grace, Preorders Get Apocalypse Costume
Capcom has opened preorders for Resident Evil Requiem and in doing so confirmed the various editions of the game and their bonuses.
30/10/2025
Capcom Drops 'Road To Requiem' Deep Dive As Resident Evil 9 Pre-Orders Go Live On Xbox
Coming to a console near you next Feb.The Road to Requiem begins! Capcom has just released a short ViDoc building up to its Resident Evil Requiem launch next February - and pre-orders are now open on the Xbox Store as well.The new Road to Requiem video — which we've...
30/10/2025
Amazon have reportedly cancelled their Lord Of The Rings MMO, again
Amazon have cancelled their second attempt at a Lord Of The Rings MMO as part of recent mass layoffs, according to a now-former senior gameplay engineer at Amazon Games.
30/10/2025
Morrowind in Elden Ring mod shows off questing and criminal scumming, and there's only one thing its creator is worried about
You can now retrieve Fargoth's ring and get in hot water for not-so-sneakily pilfering someone's sujamma in a mod which is aiming to port Morrowind into Elden Ring. This and more is shown off in ...
30/10/2025
Battlefield 6 Season 1 Map Blackwell Fields in the Firing Line as Players Report Being Killed From as Far Away as Enemy HQ Spawn Points
Battlefield 6 Season 1 is here, and players have already turned their attention to one major issue: Blackwell Fields.
30/10/2025
VVVVVV and Super Hexagon's Terry Cavanagh is back with a joyfully cracked platformer about eggs
Once upon a time, the great graven cave troll Terry Cavanagh rose from his slumbers, scratched the opals from his beard of woven copper, and said to himself: "Today I will make a 3D egg platform game in which a 3D egg goes platforming, like my hit game VVVVVV, but 3D and with eggs." And because there was no-one around to say "WTF, Terry...
30/10/2025
The Witcher: Season 4 Review
The Witcher Season 4 review: Toss a coin to your (NEW) Witcher, Liam Hemsworth!
30/10/2025
AU Deals: Some Spooky Good Halloween Discounts on PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Games Today
The latest round of sales spans everything from haunting detective stories to chaotic co-op mayhem, and these are the highlights worth clicking "add to cart" on.
30/10/2025
We could have lived in a world where Hideo Kojima made a Matrix game, if only someone had told him he was offered to make one
For as video gamey a series as The Matrix is, it is a touch surprising there have only been a handful of actual games. Obviously the one that makes most sense is The Matrix Online, what other genre but an MMO could The Matrix could be? Well, there's also Enter The Matrix, which is basically Max Payne, but you...
29/10/2025
Xbox Content & Services Revenue Sees Slight Increase In Q1 2026, Hardware Drops Almost 30%
Microsoft's latest fiscal report is in.Microsoft has released its financial results for Q1 of the 2026 fiscal year - and just like recent quarters, content and services are on the up, but hardware sales are drastically down.The Xbox owner says that its content and services revenue increased by 1%
29/10/2025
RuneScape Dev Really, Really Wants Its Players to Vote in Favor of Removing the Game's Least Popular Microtransactions
RuneScape developer Jagex is considering removing one of the game's least popular, yet most pervasive, layers of microtransactions. But instead of just making the decision itself, it's letting its entire playerbase vote on whether or not to ditch them entirely. Oh, and the vote is definitely rigged.
29/10/2025
The Florist sounds like a lovely, cosy game right up until its a survival horror about killer plants
Right, what do we have here, a new game called The Florist, 'ey? About a woman delivering a beautiful flower arrangement to a lakeside town? Well, surely this is one of those wholesome, cosy games I've been hearing about! Nope! It is, in fact, a survival hor...
29/10/2025
Aussie Streaming Guide: The Best TV & Movies for November 2025
Nothing but the finest content to binge stream. All the best TV series, movies, comedy specials, docos, and more!
29/10/2025
Save Up to $800 Off the Powerful Alienware Area-51 GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming PC
Alienware's biggest and best prebuilt desktop computer.