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An experimental Marathon duos mode is set to rock up for just two weeks, with Bungie warning "some things will be a bit jank"
Marathon's set to see how well it can cater to folks who only have one friend, with Bungie having announced plans to add an experimental duos mode to the extraction shooter. It'll st...
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The iBuyPower Limited Edition Honkai Star Rail "Firefly" Prebuilt Gaming PC Is Now Available
Powerfully equipped with an AMD 9800X3D CPU and Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU.
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The Last of Us Season 3 Adds Patrick Wilson and Jason Ritter to Its Cast
HBO is locking in the cast for The Last of Us Season 3, with Patrick Wilson and Jason Ritter added as newcomers, as Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, and Spencer Lord sign on to return.
16/03/2026
The Apple AirPods Pro 3 Noise Canceling Earbuds Drops to $210 on Amazon
The best earbuds for iPhone users.
16/03/2026
The Oscars Execs on Why KPop Demon Hunters Composer Was Cut Off Mid-Speech
The 2026 Academy Awards, like every year before it, was not without a handful of hitches and "Wait, what?" moments. However, the executives behind the Oscars have an explanation for everything.
16/03/2026
We Met Frozen's Olaf at Walt Disney Imagineering and Caught a Glimpse of the Future of Immersive Entertainment at Disney Parks
Disney invited us to its Imagineering offices to meet the incredibly impressive next-generation robotic figure of Olaf that will soon be walking, talking, and interacting with guests at World of Frozen in Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland, and it truly felt as if we were getting a glimpse of the future of immersive entertainment at Disney Parks.
16/03/2026
We Met Frozen's Olaf at Walt Disney Imagineering and Caught a Glimpse of the Future of Immersive Entertainment at Disney Parks
Disney invited us to its Imagineering offices to meet the incredibly impressive next-generation robotic figure of Olaf that will soon be walking, talking, and interacting with guests at World of Frozen in Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland, and it truly felt as if we were getting a glimpse of the future of immersive entertainment at Disney Parks.
16/03/2026
The 27" Samsung QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Drops to $350 and Includes Resident Evil: Requiem for Free
Samsung OLED monitors include a 3 year warranty that covers burn-in.
16/03/2026
The Big Sonos Refurbished Spring Sale Is Live, With Extra Savings on Soundbars, Speakers, and Subs
Recertified Sonos products are indistinguishable from new and come with the same 1 year warranty.
16/03/2026
LEGO Teases Jurassic Park Jeep Wrangler Set
LEGO has teased an upcoming 1,924-piece set based on the Jeep Wrangler Dennis Nedry drives in Stephen Spielberg's 1993 classic Jurassic Park.
16/03/2026
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War Is Out Now On Xbox, And It's Getting Good Reviews
"Every bit as entertaining as the movie that inspired it".We mentioned in our recent list of Xbox indie games that should be on your radar in March 2026 that Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War was coming to Xbox on the 16th — and therefore it's officially available now on the Xbox Store!But is it any good? Well, the first reviews h...
16/03/2026
Jack O'Connell and Others Join A Quiet Place 3, Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy Sign on to Reprise Their Roles
A Quiet Place Part 3 is bringing Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe back to reprise their roles, and three newcomers have joined the cast, too.
16/03/2026
A Quiet Place 3 Announces Sinners' Jack O’Connell Joining Cast, Confirms Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy Will Return
A Quiet Place Part 3 is bringing Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe back to reprise their roles, and three newcomers have joined the cast, too.
16/03/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Apple Watch Ultra, MTG x The Lord of the Rings Commander Decks, and Mario + Rabbids
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16/03/2026
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16/03/2026
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is a free-to-play open world anime RPG with flying pigs and minecart levels
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is one of many, confounding things. Firstly, it is available now on Steam. Secondly, it is a splashy fantasy open world anime confection, all Disney towers and fluttering windmills and jaunty sailboats and some kind of porcine Space Hopper that transforms into a buzzard. Thirdly, it is a free-to-play game with gacha elements. I d...
16/03/2026
Judge Slams Subnautica 2 Publisher Krafton in Victory for Fired Workers, Orders Company Reinstate Boss and Extend $250 Million Bonus
Krafton has been ordered to reinstate the former boss of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds and extend its employees' proposed $250 million bonus, in a stunning legal judgment that strongly favors the game's development staff.
16/03/2026
LEGO Batman Switches Release Date, Will Now Launch Next To Xbox's Forza Horizon 6
Interesting choice.We've got a little release date switch to bring to your attention! The highly-anticipated LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will now be releasing a week earlier across all platforms, launching on May 22nd, 2026.This actually brings it in-line with Xbox's release of
16/03/2026
Judge orders Subnautica 2 bosses be handed back control of company after Krafton found guilty of "wrongfully usurping control"
Less than a year since Krafton fired the co-founders of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds, a Delaware court has ordered the three executives be reinstated. The judge ruled in favour of the ousted founders, saying that Krafton was guilty of "wrongfully usurping control" of the co...
16/03/2026
The Alienware Aurora RTX 5080 Gaming PC Is the Least Expensive 5080 Prebuilt Currently Available
The RTX 5080 graphics card can run all of the latest games in 4K at 60fps and beyond.
16/03/2026
New open world parkour game Panline is so exact a reflection of Mirror's Edge it gives me vertigo
If you've been hankering for a new Mirror's Edge, then good news, chum - the only part of Panline that doesn't remind me directly of Mirror's Edge is your "Panlet" handheld comms device, which looks a hell of a lot like a PlayStation Portable.
16/03/2026
Assassin's Creed Netflix Series Announces More Cast Members, Including Prometheus Star Noomi Rapace
Assassin’s Creed fans, listen up: we’ve got more casting announcements for Netflix’s upcoming TV adaptation of the beloved video game series, including Prometheus star Noomi Rapace.
16/03/2026
Alienware's Flagship Area-51 Ryzen X3D Edition RTX 5090 Gaming PC Drops to $4,450
Alienware's biggest and most powerful gaming PC for 2026.
16/03/2026
'The Day Has Finally Arrived' - Xbox One Receives Its First Major Hack After 12+ Years
The seemingly unhackable console has been hacked.It's no secret at this point that the original Xbox and Xbox 360 are two consoles that have been hacked in all sorts of ways over the years — it's generally just what happens to older systems as hackers begin to understand how they work.In fact, there have been many examples where consoles have been hacked while they're being readily sold in stores (the PSP was a notable victim), and that's why Microsoft ...
16/03/2026
Pluribus Creator Vince Gilligan Reveals Bold Idea Where Most of the Show's Cast 'Didn't Need to Wear Clothes At All'
Pluribus is one of the best new shows on television due to its bold premise — but it was almost even bolder, with the majority of its cast once set to appear nude.
16/03/2026
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Release Date Changes, But It's Good News
Warner Bros. Games has announced a change to the launch date of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight — but it's not a delay.
16/03/2026
"We don't reuse enough": Far Cry 4 director says developers need to stop doing "pointless work" and learn lessons from Elden Ring and Like A Dragon
No matter how many times you walk through the Like A Dragon series' nearly ever-present stomping ground of Kamurocho, odds are you'll never get sick of seeing its streets and alleyways. RGG Studio are among many studios - Elden Ring developers Fromsoftware included - who've seen th...
16/03/2026
The best extraction shooters on PC or: how I learned there are other games like Arc Raiders
Extraction shooter is a fussy, intimidating name for what was once a fussy, intimidating genre. The impenetrable militarism of Escape from Tarkov was for years the tone-setter – but now the pool is thankfully deeper, wider, and warmer. The genre has a couple of defining traits: you need to "extract" ...
16/03/2026
Sony Confirms PlayStation 5 Pro PSSR Upgrades for Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Even Former Xbox Console Exclusive Hellblade 2
Sony has confirmed an array of games set to benefit from PlayStation 5 Pro's upgraded PSSR visual boost, which launches more broadly via a new system software update available later today.
16/03/2026
After More Than 50 Years, Kolchak: The Night Stalker Is Finally Getting an Action Figure
It took more than 50 years, but cult horror icon Kolchak: The Night Stalker is finally getting the action figures he deserves.
16/03/2026
Fanatical’s Spring Sale Has Kicked Off – Save on Resident Evil Requiem, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and More
Fanatical's 2026 Spring Sale has officially begun, offering discounts on a wide variety of PC games including Resident Evil Requiem, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and more.
16/03/2026
With Project Helix On The Horizon, Xbox Is Now Letting You Add Games Manually On PC
The same goes for apps as well.We've heard a lot this month about Xbox's new Project Helix console and how it'll support both console and PC games, and the belief is that it'll work similarly to how the ROG Xbox Ally handheld currently does — you'll boot into an
16/03/2026
Morrowind remake mod Skywind still looks like it could help my Skyrim-addled brain properly fall in love with the weirdest Elder Scrolls in latest showcase
While not as close to release as its sibling-of-sorts Skyblivion, we've been getting regular
16/03/2026
Fortnite Adding Ability to Create Your Own Star Wars Games This Week
Fortnite will finally allow creators to make their own officially-licensed Star Wars minigames, beginning this week.
16/03/2026
How to Watch One Battle After Another After Its Big Wins at The Oscars
Paul Thomas Anderson's OBAA won big at this year's Oscars. Here's where you can watch the film online.
16/03/2026
Talking Point: What Should Xbox Call Its 'Project Helix' Console?
Any ideas for the name of the next Xbox?With details slowly starting to trickle out about Project Helix and Microsoft's next generation plans, we've begun thinking about what the team may end up calling its next-gen Xbox console once the Project Helix codename is presumably retired.This is always an interesting top...
16/03/2026
Invincible Season 4, Episodes 1-6 Spoiler-Free Review
Invincible Season 4 Episodes 1-6 spoiler-free review: The animated superhero series returns with more gore and more existential crises.
16/03/2026
Niantic Says Pokémon Go Data Now Being Used to Train Delivery Robots, as 'Getting Pikachu to Realistically Run Around' Is 'Actually the Same Problem'
Pokémon Go creator Niantic is using players' augmented reality data to help train delivery robots.
16/03/2026
This week in PC games: Crimson Desert and Death Stranding 2 plus frogs, cubes and one amazingly menacing chicken
Last week our resident novelty-guzzling elder god the Maw ate me, as Julian sorrowfully reported. Well, I'm back in the waking world, and not as smelly as I could be, all things co...
16/03/2026
Former Overwatch Boss Jeff Kaplan Has Some Advice For Gamers Who Complain About Games They'll Never Play: 'Shut the F*** Up. No One Cares'
Jeff Kaplan, the former boss of the Overwatch team, has some short and candid advice for people who complain about games they have not and will never play: "shut the f*** up."
16/03/2026
Guide: Crimson Desert On Xbox: Release Date, Release Times & Potential Download Size
All the key details for the big Xbox release this week.We've got a massive release coming our way on Xbox this week! Crimson Desert is officially bringing its open-world action adventure game to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S along with a bunch of other platforms, and based on what we've seen pre-release, it looks like it's going to prove extremely popular.If you haven't been following it...
16/03/2026
Former Bethesda Game Tester Once Broke Fallout 4 So Completely The 'Entire Zenimax Media Company' Was Sent Email Blasts Saying 'Somebody Found 4 Crashes In a Single Morning'
Former Bethesda game tester Colin McInerney once discovered so many crashes in Fallout 4 that the entire organization received emails saying, "somebody found four crashes in a single morning."
16/03/2026
'Rude AF': KPop Demon Hunters Fans Erupt in Anger After Composer's Original Song Academy Award Speech Is Awkwardly Cut Off
KPop Demon Hunters fans have blasted the "rude" decision by the Oscars to cut off Golden songwriter Yu Han Lee's acceptance speech after winning the Academy Award for best original song.
16/03/2026
Over 50,000 Votes For 'Xbox Game Preservation' Titles Have Been Added In A Week
And there's a new number one.Just over a week ago now, we highlighted a new resource called Xbox Game Preservation that had been set up to track the most-requested backwards compatibility additions from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras.At the time, there had only been around 5,000 votes submitted on the site, but when Xbox r...
16/03/2026
Gotham Knights studio Warner Bros. Games Montréal appear to have laid off staff
Warner Bros. Games Montréal, developers of Gotham Knights, look to have laid off an unspecified number of staff late last week. At least three former workers at the studio took to LinkedIn on Friday to post about their departures, with one explicitly mentioning that they'd been cut as part of a ...
16/03/2026
'This is Free And I Still Don't Want It': Tomb Raider Remastered I-III Fans Slam Outfits Provided in Free Update
Tomb Raider fans have slammed Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered's latest patch and outfits, claiming they "can't accept this level of quality."
16/03/2026
'Get Away From Him You B***': Star Wars' Baby Yoda Attended the Oscars, and Featured in a Bizarre Sigourney Weaver Alien Skit
Star Wars' adorable Baby Yoda attended last night's Academy Awards, where he took part in an odd skit with fellow The Mandalorian & Grogu stars Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver.
16/03/2026
Cyberpunk 2077 Dev Has 'No Plans' For More DLC Following Xbox Game Pass Launch
Putting a bow on things.Cyberpunk 2077 made its Xbox Game Pass debut last week after years of DLC, updates and support from developer CD Projekt RED, and the company has now confirmed that it has "no plans" for any more big expansions to the game.Taking to
16/03/2026
Everybody fights, no-one goes AFK in Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War, the new FPS from the makers of Warhammer 40K Boltgun
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War is out today on PC. It's another licensed retro first-person shooter from Auroch Digital, the creators of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. It casts you as a Mobile Infantry soldier wrassling with the Arachnids on a bunch of human colonies, including a seaside resort planet that reminds...
16/03/2026
Fallout Chicago, a DLC-sized New Vegas mod about the Brotherhood of Steel fighting a union mob, has a first demo out now
A chunky Fallout: New Vegas expansion mod which sees the courier set off east to the post-apocalyptic Illinois has released its first demo. No prizes for guessing where this mod - Fallout Chicago - is set. Though, you might want to brush up on your knowledge of Fallout Tactics' lore before you d...
16/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Now the Series' Fastest-Selling Game Ever, as It Passes New Sales Milestone
Resident Evil Requiem has now sold six million copies, making it the fastest-selling instalment of the horror game since it all kicked off in Raccoon City thirty years ago.
16/03/2026
Chloé Zhao 'Not Surprised' Her Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reboot Was Scrapped by Hulu
The director and mastermind of Hulu's Buffy the Vampire Slayer continuation has said she's "not surprised" the series has now been scrapped.
16/03/2026
The Oscars In Memoriam Sequence Left Out These Notable Figures on TV But Honored Them Online
James Van Der Beek, Eric Dane, and others omitted from Oscars broadcast.
16/03/2026
Primal Season 3 Finale Review: Spear Vs… Everyone?
Primal Season 3 Finale Review: Primal has always been a special show, and the long-awaited Season 3 – which almost didn’t even happen – has maintained that legacy with a surprising premise that managed to undo the events of Season 2’s finale without altering their impact.
16/03/2026
Oscars Winners 2026: The Full List of Winners From the 98th Academy Awards (Live Updates!)
The 98th Academy Awards, also known as The Oscars 2026, have finally arrived and are set to recognize and celebrate the biggest movies from 2025 and the incredible people who brought them to the big screen. To ensure you don't miss a thing, we'll be updating this article here with the all the winners as they are announced!
15/03/2026
The Coin Game Is Bringing Its Open-World Arcade Paradise To Xbox This Thursday
"Featuring 50+ modern inspired arcade machines...".In our big list of all the games coming to next week that we published yesterday, we assume most people will have glossed over one called "The Coin Game" — but if you like ticket-style arcades, it should definitely be on your radar!The Coin Game has been on
15/03/2026
Feature: Xbox Backwards Compatibility Helped Me Rediscover This Forgotten Call Of Duty Horde Mode
Playable fully offline on modern Xbox consoles!I'll openly admit that I'm a bit of a sucker for going back and playing classic Call of Duty on modern Xbox consoles, but I usually stick to a few personal favourites; Modern Warfare 2 for the nostalgia,
15/03/2026
Nathan Fillion's Big Firefly Tease Is a Canon Animated Series With the Original Actors Reprising Their Roles — but It Needs a Home
Nathan Fillion’s big Firefly tease has been revealed as a new animated series set between the original live-action TV show and the Serenity movie — but there's a catch.
15/03/2026
Skyblivion project lead says the massive Oblivion remake mod is "in a great place" during its first proper showcase of 2026
The team behind Skyblivion, the massive mod remake of Oblivion in Skyrim's engine, have shown off a few late-stage Mages Guild quests in the project's first proper showcase livestream since its
15/03/2026
Talking Point: What Do You 'Expect' From Xbox Over The Next Five Years?
How will things look when the 30th anniversary arrives?Back at the start of the week, we shared how Microsoft boss Satya Nadella recently had some very interesting things to say about fan expectations at Xbox, including a need to "make sure they love us for what they expect us to do".Nadella didn't really go into specifics abou...
15/03/2026
According To Metacritic, These Are The 10 Best Xbox Games Of 2026 So Far
Does it tell the full story though?Now that we're almost three months into the year, we're getting our first chance to look at the 10 best Xbox games of 2026 so far according to Metacritic — and that's because there are only 10 games that fit the mould as things stand.As you may be aware, Metacritic doesn't rank anything in its "Best Games" lists that have les...
15/03/2026
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for lying in bed and thinking of ways to interfere with your downstairs neighbour's space as much as their loud music interferes with yours. Crucially the method cannot be one that can be immediately turned around and used back against you. Perhaps taking up the aim of walking up and down the creaking stairs 100 times a day or investing in a door bell with a very loud and ...
15/03/2026
Embark have been replacing Arc Raiders' AI voice lines with real people, but that doesn't mean they've sworn off using it behind the scenes
The biggest stain on Arc Raiders is easily the use of AI voice acting. It stinks! There's no soul to it, and it deprives actors from being able to perform their craft. But, based on some comments from CEO Patrick Söderlund, it sounds like Embark are finally starting to realise that, oh yeah, it is actua...
14/03/2026
Eye of the Match is Papers, Please, Severance, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2 mixed up into an enticing concotion
"Popular game, but you do this instead," is a tale as old as time, birthing efforts that range from rote to deliciously fresh. Making comparisons like that is always a gamble, as you're immediately pointing towards the gold standard that your game has to at least be almost on par with, perhaps even better, to make any real headway. And while I haven't played Eye of the Match, it being bil...
14/03/2026
Hunt witches and question what's right in the murky but compassionate sounding WITCHHUNTER.exe
You know, I wish there were more morally dubious protagonists in the world of video games. I know why there's not, many people want to identify with the characters they're embodying. But then I think about every other storytelling medium out there and how some of my favourite pieces feature people that aren't supposedly good or heroic, and long for the same in games. So, I'm quite intereste...
14/03/2026
Buffy: New Sunnydale Continuation Series Scrapped, Sarah Michelle Gellar Confirms
Hulu has decided to scrap Buffy: New Sunnydale, its planned continuation series that would have once again featured Sarah Michelle Gellar as the show's original Slayer.
14/03/2026
Marathon's next update will help your vault feel roomier, and Bungie outlines their plans for higher-end PCs
Marathon has entered its second week of existence, even if it somehow feels like it's already been around forever (perhaps that's the discourse I'm remembering now that I think about it), and Bungie have been ticking away at updates bit by bit. Just this week an update was introduced that
14/03/2026
Fear not, phobia havers, Slay the Spire 2 will be catering to you in a future update
Broadly speaking accessibility features still have a long way to go in most games, however, one that has been cropping up more and more are phobia-sensitive options. It cannot be understated how many don't like spiders! So the increase in such features is welcome as someone who perhaps doesn't have a phobia but would still like the option to not look at the eight-legged de...
14/03/2026
Talking Point: Xbox Game Pass Players, What Do You Think Of Cyberpunk 2077?
Enjoying your time in Night City?Microsoft's biggest addition to Xbox Game Pass this past week was definitely Cyberpunk 2077, with CD Projekt RED's massive futuristic RPG finally available to XGP subscribers. With it being added to Game Pass Premium and Ultimate a good few da...
14/03/2026
Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In April 2026 So Far
An early look at what's coming next month.As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking an early look today at what's ahead for April 2026's Xbox Game Pass selection - and at the time of writing, we have two games confirmed for the lineup next month so far.One of those games is
14/03/2026
Feature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 16-20)
Including this massive new open-world RPG!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 16-20! The big release of the next few days is undoubtedly the new open-world RPG Crimson Desert, but we've also got the likes of MLB The Show 26 and
14/03/2026
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 14-15)
Exploring Night City on Xbox Game Pass?Welcome to another weekend! With Mother's Day landing this Sunday here in the UK, some of us are going to be spending a bit more time with family this weekend, but that doesn't mean we're not sneaking in some Xbox time as well.Indeed, here's what we're playing over the next few days:Read the full article o...
14/03/2026
What are we all playing this weekend?
Saturday. We meet again. I see you've brought your old friends Blustery Wind and Chill In The Air with you. I expected better of you, you know those two just bring you down. You've so much potential. What don't you hang out with T-Shirt Weather and Gosh, That's Bright anymore? They've got their personified heads screwed on right. No? We're stuck with thi...
14/03/2026
The Steelseries Arctis Nova 7 Gen 2 Wireless Gaming Headset Drops to $156.59 for Today Only
30% more battery life compared to the original gen 1 model.
13/03/2026
Arc Raiders Boss Says Bungie Did a 'Really Good Job' Addressing Feedback After 'Heavily Criticized' Marathon Playtest
Patrick Söderlund, CEO of Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios, is praising Bungie after the Marathon team managed to effectively address playtest feedback “in a very short period of time.”
13/03/2026
Embark CEO Says 'Some' Arc Raiders AI Voice Lines Were Re-Recorded by Humans Post-Launch: 'There Is a Quality Difference'
Embark CEO Patrick Söderlund says Arc Raiders now contains fewer AI voice lines than it did at launch after the team re-recorded some lines with real actors.
13/03/2026
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset Drops Below $250 for Today Only
Our favorite gaming headset features swappable rechargeable batteries.
13/03/2026
'It Is Getting Very Hard to Keep Players From Going All Over the Place' — Yes, the Donkey Kong Bananza Devs Are Watching Your Speedruns
At the 2026 Game Developers Conference, Donkey Kong Bananza producer Kenta Motokura and programmer Tatsuya Kurihara talk about accepting the fact they can't bar players off from exploring certain paths with creative techniques.
13/03/2026
Best Buy Has the Massive 77" LG B5 4K OLED TV for Just $1,399.99 With Free Delivery
My Best Buy Plus members also get $50 in rewards (pays back the cost of the membership).
13/03/2026
Tomb Raider Remastered's Big Xbox Discount Is Perfect Timing For The Free New DLC
In fact, all the "Remastered" bundles have been heavily discounted!Yesterday, it was announced that Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered was getting free Challenge Mode DLC, and it also launched on the same day - you can literally go and check it out right now on all platforms including Xbox consoles.The DLC adds various difficulty customisation options, allowing you to modify "health, d...
13/03/2026
The Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop with OLED Display and RTX 5070 GPU Drops to $1,330
One of the best gaming laptop deals from the Lenovo Spring Sale.
13/03/2026
Amazon Is Offering Free NBA Streaming to Prime Members This Weekend
From now until March 15, Amazon Prime members can get free access to the NBA League Pass.
13/03/2026
"If We Know People Want It, Never Say Never" - The Simpsons Showrunner Offers New Hope for Hit & Run Sequel
The Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman is sounding more optimistic about the prospect of The Simpsons: Hit & Run getting a sequel or remake, saying, "If we know people want it, never say never."
13/03/2026
Amazon Raises Prices for Ad-Free Streaming Tier, Rebrands It Prime Video Ultra
Amazon is raising prices for Prime Video’s ad-free tier, which is also being rebranded as Prime Video Ultra effective April 10, 2026.
13/03/2026
Latest Slay The Spire 2 update stops you having over a billion HP, while tweaking the deckbuilder's mod support
Roguelike deckbuilder Slay The Spire 2 continues its journey through early access with an update that...
13/03/2026
Official Xbox Wireless Controllers Just Dropped to $38.99 on Lenovo and Amazon
Lowest price since Black Friday.
13/03/2026
Starfield is a game people were "just not ready" for and it'll still come good at some point, reckons Fallout 4 composer
Starfield, despite having fallen short of lodging itself as firmly in the bit of humanity's collective psyche labelled 'the good shit' in comparison to its Bethesda-made siblings, will still achieve something akin to that at some point. Eventually, the man who composed the space
13/03/2026
ROG Xbox Ally X Set To Receive FPS Boosts Via 'Auto SR' Technology In April 2026
Video shows Forza Horizon 5 getting an "up to 30% FPS boost".The ROG Xbox Ally X is already a super-powerful handheld that we've been having a blast with here at Pure Xbox, and there are all sorts of ways to improve the visuals and frame rate on a whole bunch of titles. However, due to Microsoft's
13/03/2026
The Lenovo Legion Tower 7 RTX 5080 Gaming PC Drops to $2,210 for This Weekend Only
The liquid cooled Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU and 5080 GPU set this prebuilt up for high-fps 4K gaming.
13/03/2026
KPop Demon Hunters Is Joining the Criterion Collection – Here’s Where to Preorder It
Preorders are live for The Criterion Collection release of KPop Demon Hunters. Here's where you can order a copy for $49.95.
13/03/2026
Warner Bros. Now Wants Bradley Cooper To Write, Direct, and Star in the Upcoming Ocean's Eleven Prequel
Heisters, listen up. The upcoming Ocean’s Eleven prequel may have found its director and writer in its potential star, Bradley Cooper.
13/03/2026
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes’ New Perspective Breathes New Life Into a Winning Formula
While Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes' 3D levels may dilute some of the precise puzzle-platforming I’ve come to enjoy from the ‘pancake’ (i.e. non-VR) entries in the series, its charmingly grotesque critters, tense stealth, and cheeky puzzles have seemingly all made the jump. But the differences from its predecessors that VR brings to the table might be the most interesting part of my demo.
13/03/2026
Marvel's X-Men '97: Season Two Comic Will Bridge the Gap Between Seasons of the Animated Series
Marvel Comics has revealed a new X-Men '97: Season Two prequel comic for June 2026, fueling hopes that the animated series will return around the same time.
13/03/2026
Cyberpunk TCG Already Feels Unlike Any Other Card Game Out There, and I Can't Wait to Play More
Cyberpunk TCG launches its Kickstarter on March 17, and after playing the alpha decks, its dice-driven Street Cred system already feels unlike any other card game. Check out our full preview here, and get a first look at "V - Corporate Exile", and the rest of a stunning new "Merc Triptych" card artwork.
13/03/2026
Xbox Full Screen Experience shows a potential glimpse of how Project Helix will work – though right now, it’s a flawed PC platform
I regret to announce that I have a theory. It involves handheld PCs, Project Helix – Microsoft’s next, PC game-running Xbox console –...
13/03/2026
A Pokémon Pokopia Griefing Gang Is Doing Its Best Team Rocket Impression and Blowing Up Players' Precious Endgame Builds
Pokémon Pokopia griefers are blowing up players' special endgame creations designed to unlock Legendary Pokémon, fans say.
13/03/2026
Whatever PS6 Is, I Just Hope It's a PlayStation
Consoles can’t compete with PCs and frankly they shouldn’t try. That's why I hope that, whatever the PS6 is, it's a PlayStation games console.
13/03/2026
Xbox Announces Policy Changes To Treat Games More 'Fairly' On The Microsoft Store
"You won’t see the same bundle five times across New Releases".Over the past few years, we've seen occasional grumbles amongst the Xbox community when it comes to certain games - especially with new bundles of older titles, which can sometimes hog the "New Releases" section on Xbox.This was actually addressed last year when develop...
13/03/2026
Donkey Kong Bananza Developers on Voxels, Sandboxes, and a Delicious Bacon Burger Prototype
Donkey Kong Bananza is a game that emerged from constant experimentation with tons of different experimental prototypes. And at the Game Developers Conference this week, I managed to get them to talk about one: a giant, delicious, bacon burger.
13/03/2026
There's no secret Cyberpunk 2077 DLC coming, CD Projekt say, immediately setting themselves up for more nagging about secret Witcher 3 DLC
No. I, your dad, haven't bought you any Christmas presents. No, that isn't the wry smile of deceit you see nestled on my face. Yes, technically I could tell you that I haven't bought you any Christmas presents without that being a lie if, in fact, I knew that your mum was buying all of your Christmas presents, while I'm paying for some other bill we need to settle. No, I'm n...
13/03/2026
QPAD Mark Model 3 gaming mouse review: cute screen, but a middling mouse
Now that we’re about, ooh, six decades into the existence of PC mice, it’s become apparent that they don’t need a dedicated little screen to feed us stats about them, at all times. Nevertheless, I’m quite fond of the baby display that comes with the QPAD Mark Model 3. Just because it won’t actively help me click on xenobugs in
13/03/2026
The Best Change in Netflix's One Piece Shows Why Luffy Is Not as Dumb as You Think
Luffy faces Laboon in the best change from the One Piece manga in Netflix's One Piece live-action adaptation, showing that he can solve problems with words and emotion instead of violence
13/03/2026
Guide: Apex Legends x Gundam Event - How To Get The New Skins And Free Rewards
Suit up.The Gundam x Apex Legends collaboration comes flying onto your screens in style, featuring outfits from your favourite Gundam shows along with a new update to the game's Wildcard mode, where you can get your hands on the new Bit Staves. There's also the fearsome new Buster Rifle, which completely changes how you choose to play the mode.There is also a free rewards sh...
13/03/2026
Euphoria Composer Labrinth Claims He's 'Done' With the Industry and the Show Ahead of Season 3
Euphoria Season 3 has been riddled with delays and problems for the approximately four long years it’s been in production — and now just a month before its release date, composer and musician Labrinth has slammed the series, declaring he’s "done" with the industry and the show.
13/03/2026
Combine 40 runes into your own, extremely broken spells in Paper Mario-style RPG Rhell, out now on PC
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is a colourful puzzle RPG that boasts of over 102,400,000 possible spells, each glued together from 40 collectible magical runes. As ever with such marketing beats, the big number is kind of a lie: the majority of those spells will be functionally indistinguishable, and in any case, you do not need 102,400...
13/03/2026
‘They Thought We Were Going to Fight’ — WWE Star Cody Rhodes Reveals He Was Kept Apart From Roman Reigns on the Set of the Street Fighter Movie
‘They thought we were going to fight’ — WWE star Cody Rhodes reveals he was kept apart from Roman Reigns on the set of the Street Fighter movie.
13/03/2026
Bethesda Boss Todd Howard Will 'Stay the Course on Starfield,' Says Veteran Composer, Who Also Believes 'People Were Just Not Ready For It' at Launch
Bethesda boss Todd Howard will continue to work on Starfield and ensure the company's ambitious space game can "eventually become something that will be legendary," according to the game's composer.
13/03/2026
Data Firm Predicts PC Revenue Will Soon Surpass Console As Xbox Prepares To Bridge The Gap
"PC revenue will surpass console revenue by 2028".With everything we've heard about Project Helix recently and all of the Xbox news coming out GDC this week, we know that
13/03/2026
Rooftops are jumped, skulls are thumped and a man falls on his wet bum in Thief-esque Project Shadowglass' latest trailer
Shhhhhhh. I'm trying to sneak into this poor bloke's castle. I'm doing it all stealthy, sneaky, and shadowy-like. I'm climbing in windows, jumping across rooftops, bamboozling guards. I'm taking the gold and gems while letting out a cackle deliberately stifled enough that no one can hear it but m-. Oh, bollocks. Hello, owner of these valuables. I hadn't counted on you wa...
13/03/2026
Pizza Movie: Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Gaten Matarazzo's First Post-Stranger Things Project
IGN can exclusively reveal the new trailer and key art for Pizza Movie, an upcoming comedy starring and executive produced by Gaten Matarazzo in his first major project since the end of Stranger Things.
13/03/2026
The latest Whiskerwood update finally lets you stop hungry mice from raiding your food warehouses – though they might riot over it
There's nothing more annoying than watching a mouse snack away on an apple in the warehouse when you explicitly built them a charming little bistro just down the street. Literally nothing. I don't want to hear about your neighbour who puts the bins out before the sun's up, nor your colleague who microwaves fish in the office, or the pimple on your bum that flares up whenever you've a wee...
13/03/2026
Star Wars Legend Harrison Ford Says 'Of Course' He's Made Love While Listening to His Own Film Soundtracks
Star Wars and Indiana Jones legend Harrison Ford has said he's listened to the soundtracks from some of his films while getting busy in the bedroom.
13/03/2026
Starfleet Academy Showrunner Teases Season 2: ‘The Dynamics You Thought Were Going to Be One Way Forever Start to Slowly Shift’
The first season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has, much like the first year for our cadets, come to a close. To celebrate this milestone, we had the chance to speak to co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau about the biggest moments from the finale, what’s in store for Season 2, and even a tease of what the future of Star Trek is looking like with the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger on the horizon.
13/03/2026
The Night can steal your face in Victorian mansion horror Cordura, aka Phasmophobia meets Dishonored
All right, my old chuckaboo, it's time to shake daddles and go mafficking. The toffs want us to pluck a few April showers from the insides of yon Ken Bowman. Cheese and crust! Now that's a fancy crib. Look at the shine on these hardwood floors. Still, I don't trust these shadows. Let's step lively now and draw latches so we can shove off and powder our hair down the Bohemian Bungery. ...C...
13/03/2026
As Zack Snyder's Justice League Nears Its 5-Year Anniversary, the Director Reminds Fans of Darkseid's Only Appearance Across All DC Live-Action Films
Darkseid is “the great villain of the DC Universe,” and his only appearance across all DC live-action films is in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. That’s the reminder to fans that Zack Snyder himself issued on social media, as Zack Snyder’s Justice League nears its fifth anniversary.
13/03/2026
'We Will See More Games Come To Xbox Quicker' - Microsoft Exec Talks Plans For The Future
One of the ID@Xbox leads discusses the benefits for developers.There's obviously been a lot of focus on the future of Xbox at this week's GDC 2026 presentations, and Microsoft executive / ID@Xbox director Guy Richards has been speaking about this in a recent interview with
13/03/2026
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is adding a bulldozing new class, while fellow spinoff Rogue Core gets an early access release date
In today’s dwarf news, both Deep Rock Galactic spinoffs had announcements to make at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase. Loude...
13/03/2026
That Viral Thomas The Tank Engine Game Is Officially Releasing On Xbox Next Week
Wonders of Sodor is about to arrive at the platform.Just over a week ago, it was quietly revealed that a Thomas the Tank Engine game would be "coming soon" to Xbox consoles, and the reaction has been significant from fans over on the official Xbox YouTube channel.The game is specifically called "Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor", and it's being made by the people behind the popular
13/03/2026
This Week's Meager Destiny 2 Update Leaves Fans Feeling Like the Franchise is at Its Lowest Ebb Yet, While Bungie Focuses on Trying to Make Marathon a Success
Destiny fans are lamenting the future of Bungie's sci-fi shooter franchise, following a threadbare update this week, released while the developer focuses on supporting Marathon.
13/03/2026
Amid Reports of a Secret DLC for The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Rules Out Further Content for Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt has insisted it has “no plans” for further Cyberpunk 2077 DLCs or expansions amid reports the developer plans a secret DLC for The Witcher 3.
13/03/2026
"This is personal for me" - creators of game about suing murderous billionaires cancel Microsoft deal and join No Games For Genocide boycott
The creators of gloriously unearthly anti-capitalist deckbuilder All Will Rise have announced that they're joining the No Games For Genocide boycott against Microsoft's business links with the Israeli military. As such, developers Speculative Agency will be returning funds provided by Microsoft as part of a "developer acceleration programme deal" in...
13/03/2026
Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Got New Trailers At This Week's 'Future Games Show' Event
And we also might have a release date for a third.Last night, we covered all the 20+ Xbox reveals from the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2026, and we mentioned how two Xbox Game Pass titles were part of the coverage -
13/03/2026
Trump administration's "cruel and unnecessary" acts called out by Titanium Court developer during IGF award speech
AP Thomson, developer of surreal strategy game Titanium Court, has expressed solidarity with those affected by the litany of "cruel and unnecessary" practices currently being employed by the Trump-led US government. Taking to the stage to gi...
13/03/2026
Rosamund Pike Says Her Doom Movie With The Rock Was 'Probably One of the Worst Films Ever Made' and 'Could Have Ended My Career'
Rosamund Pike has recalled her experience working on the 2005 Doom movie, which she described as “an absolute bomb” that could have ended her career.
13/03/2026
Pokémon Pokopia Update Coming, Bringing Improvements and Bug Fixes
Pokémon Pokopia will soon get an update that addresses an array of issues and improvements, Nintendo has confirmed.
13/03/2026
The Pitt Season 2, Episode 10: "4:00 PM" Review
The Pitt Season 2 reaches new heights in “4:00 PM,” a thrilling and emotionally draining new episode that captures the series at its very best. Check out our full review.
13/03/2026
The Total Wireless by Verizon "Apple iPhone 17e On Us" Deal Explained (New Release)
Requires just one year of prepaid service, no port-in or trade-in required.
12/03/2026
Blight: Survival Remerges After 1.5 Million Steam Wishlists and a Viral Trailer With a New Look at Gameplay
Blight: Survival has reemerged with a new gameplay trailer — and its developers are promising big news in 2026 after a whopping 1.5 million Steam wishlists.
12/03/2026
Moonlighter dev's next haunt is ReVamp, a tower defence roguelike where Dracula is cursed to defend his castle forever
The devs behind Moonlighter are already back with something new. While they're still tinkering away with the early access release of Moonlighter 2, at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase they revealed another roguelike entirely: ReVamp, a tower defence spin on th...
12/03/2026
Save 40% Off the Jackery Explorer 240D 80,000mAh Power Bank: Massive Capacity, Compact Size
Miniature power station or super high-capacity power bank?
12/03/2026
The Bluetti AC70 768Wh 1,000W LiFePO4 Power Station Is 20% Cheaper on AliExpress Than on Amazon
Sold by the manufacturer, ships from a local US warehouse within a week, and includes a 5 year warranty.
12/03/2026
Stupid Never Dies Preview: An Outrageous Action RPG with Heart (Even if that Heart Isn’t Beating)
With blazing-fast action, a slick approach to changing combat styles, and a naive goofball of a hero that might just be in over his head, Stupid Never Dies has the makings of a damned good time.
12/03/2026
Hazard Pay is a block-pushing puzzle game you can really sink your mop into
Video games are such funny things, because I think if you were to tell someone unfamiliar with them that there is genuine enjoyment to be had in pushing some blocks around in a virtual space they'd look at you as if you'd told them there's genuine enjoyment to be hand in pushing some blocks around in a virtual space. And yet it's true! It's one of the classic
12/03/2026
Roundup: All The 20+ Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2026
A 90-minute extravaganza of upcoming games!Today marked the first Future Games Show event of 2026, with this one known as the "Spring Showcase" featuring countless upcoming games for a variety of platforms, with many of them confirmed for Xbox.This show was 90 minutes long, so there's a lot to get through here, and the reveals included various world premieres, new release dates, and new trailers for previously-announced titles. Notably, we got official ...
12/03/2026
The MSI Codex Z2C RTX 5070 Gaming PC with 32GB of DDR5-6,000MHz RAM Drops to $1,499
This is an excellent 1080p and 1440p gaming prebuilt, with the chops to handle some 4K.
12/03/2026
Add a Cordless Tire Inflator and Air Compressor to Your Car Emergency Kit for Less Than $10
Handy for both topping up your tires and refilling your flats.
12/03/2026
'Xbox Mode' For Windows 11 Is Progress, And It Could Shape Microsoft's Project Helix Console
An evolution of the Xbox Full Screen Experience.As part of this week's GDC news, Microsoft has announced 'Xbox Mode' for Windows 11 PCs, and it sounds like a big step...
12/03/2026
Behold Subnautica 2's fancy fresh windows that come as part of its new procedural base building system
Subnautica probably wouldn't be the beloved ocean exploration/survival crafting game that it is without its underwater base building, so of course it's no surprise that it's returning for the impending sequel. But being a sequel, it of course can't just be the same thing with a new coat of paint slapped on, and in a dev l...
12/03/2026
Fortnite Responds to Fan Uproar Over V-Bucks Changes, as Players Say They'll Skip the Next Battle Pass and Cancel Subscriptions
Fortnite fans are in uproar over Epic Games' changes to the pricing and availability of V-Bucks, and now the game's developer has finally acknowledged the wave of negative feedback.
12/03/2026
Save $500 Off the Slim Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 RTX 5060 Gaming Laptop at Best Buy
A 3.3 pound daily driver with gaming chops.
12/03/2026
Just Days Before the Oscars, Netflix Closes Deal for Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans to Return for KPop Demon Hunters 2
KPop Demon Hunters 2 is golden just days before the first movie’s starring role at this Sunday's Oscars ceremony, with Netflix snapping up directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans for the sequel. But don't hold your breath for a release date.
12/03/2026
New M5 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Are Already on Sale at Amazon a Day After Release
You can already save $49 on a brand-new 2026 MacBook Air with M5 chip, or a MacBook Pro with M5 Pro or M5 Max.
12/03/2026
Aaron Pierre's Green Lantern John Stewart Will Return in James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow
The cast of James Gunn's Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow continues to grow, with Aaron Pierre set to reprise his role as rookie Green Lantern John Stewart.
12/03/2026
I am going to be playing this rap album that's also a walkthrough of indie classic Cave Story on repeat
What's the best video game guide you've ever used? There's an art to it, knowing what information is imperative to include, how to include it, is it a written guide, or a video? Well, how about a 21 track long rap album? I only ask because, I am so delighted to say, someone has done just that for indie classic Metroidva...
12/03/2026
Don’t know your FSR Diamonds from your DirectStorages? Here’s what all that Project Helix tech-speak actually means
A man with a gun stands above the crowd at GDC, the barrel levelled at the words "Next Gen Raytracing Performance & Capabilities." Alas, he is not here to shoot the technojargon out of existence, nor to ballistically punish the unforgivably inappropriate use of title case. He himself is a ray-traced gamething, here to illustrate at least three of the man...
12/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Is Finally Back in Stock at Amazon
Physical copies of Resident Evil Requiem for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch 2 are back in stock at Amazon.
12/03/2026
Nintendo 3DS Classic 'Bravely Default' Releases On Xbox Today In Its HD Remaster Form
Shadow drop alert!Surprise! Square Enix has announced that after 14 years, the Nintendo 3DS classic Bravely Default is officially coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Xbox PC today, and we've spotted that you can already buy it on the Xbox Store!For those who aren't aware, Bravely Default was a very popular RPG back in the 3DS days, racking up impressive reviews and serving as the first game in a series that has since received multiple new versions and spi...
12/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Fan Who Registered Secret In-Game Website Says He'll Give Capcom the Domain Back for Free — if They Get in Touch
A YouTuber has said they will "return" ownership of a website address that Capcom hid in Resident Evil Requiem, if the game's publisher was to get in contact.
12/03/2026
Walmart Has Apple AirTag Singles for Just $13.91 Each
Clearing out gen 1 models, while supplies last.
12/03/2026
Ex-Overwatch director reveals a multiplayer lovechild of Read Dead and Rust, which I hope boasts nude shootouts
That's cool, but can I whip out a six-shooter while my private parts dangle in the breeze and cause a rootin' tootin' ruckus that leaves my enemies with chills going up their spine whenever they see bare buttocks? This is the question I've found myself asking of The Legend of California, a multiplayer survival shooter that the studio currently led by former
12/03/2026
Co-op Shadow of the Colossus and hero looter shooter: the genres Arc Raiders devs' thought it was during development
I think that genres, particularly in the realm of games, are often more used as marketing tools than signifiers of the contents therewithin. Still! Genre labels are a useful thing to quickly ascertain the thing you're doing in a game. Take, for example, Arc Raiders and its specific genre of extraction
12/03/2026
Forza Horizon 6 Dev Wants A 'Rich' Tokyo, Japan As Team Admits FH5 Map Didn't Resonate
"This map is rich and full of things to do".In Playground Games' latest collaboration with IGN, the team discusses building Tokyo / Japan for the Forza Horizon 6 map, and how it's taken feedback on board from past Forza Horizon titles to create a "rich" experience for franchise fans.Indeed, the above video kicks off with...
12/03/2026
The Most Expensive Apple Watch Series 10 Model Drops Below Basic Series 11 Pricing on Amazon
Features a 46mm titanium (not aluminum) case, a stylish Milanese loop strap, and LTE connectivity.
12/03/2026
Save on The Super Mario Bros. Movie on 4K at Amazon Ahead of Its Sequel
The Super Mario Bros. Movie on 4K has dropped to $12.99 at Amazon for a limited time. Pick it up ahead of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie on April 1.
12/03/2026
Family Guy Stewie Spinoff Series Greenlit for 2 Seasons
Stewie, a new Family Guy spin-off starring Stewie, has been greenlit for two seasons.
12/03/2026
Absolute Batman Drops Three of Its Biggest Twists Yet As the Dark Knight's World Crumbles
The latest chapter of Absolute Batman delivers three of the series biggest twists yet. Here's what you need to know.
12/03/2026
Oscars Producers Tease Marvel Reunion 'For the Superhero Fans'
Oscar producers Katy Mullan and Raj Kapoor have opened up about some special moments fans and audiences can expect from the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday — and they revealed that there will be a Marvel reunion during the telecast.
12/03/2026
We Finally Have Our First Look at Crimson Desert Running on PS5 Pro — but We're Still Waiting on Base PS5 and Xbox Series X and S
After some fans expressed concern about the performance of ambitious new open world game Crimson Desert on consoles, we finally have a look at the game on a PlayStation 5 Pro.
12/03/2026
A week from its release date, Crimson Desert swallows some Denuvo DRM
Well, a week out from the gargantuan merging of MMO and RPG bits' release, we finally know what Crimson Desert is. It's a game that's just slurped down some Denuvo DRM (. Yep, the shonky enormity of exploding slippage whose
12/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Universal Fan Fest Nights to Debut Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon the Miracle: Moon Palace Chapter Deluxe CG Anime Short Film
IGN can exclusively reveal that Universal Fan Fest Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood will see the debut of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon the Miracle: Moon Palace Chapter Deluxe, an all-original Japanese CG anime short film.
12/03/2026
Tech Boss of Developer Sony Is Shutting Down Thinks PlayStation Has Pulled Back From PC in Response to Steam Machine
Tech boss of developer Sony is shutting down thinks PlayStation has pulled back from PC not in response to the next-gen Xbox, but Steam Machine.
12/03/2026
Microsoft's 'This Is An Xbox' Post Taken Down As Fans Wonder If The Controversial Ad Is No More
Maybe it's not an Xbox after all.Remember Microsoft's late 2024 'This is an Xbox' ad campaign? The one that proved pretty controversial amongst long-time Xbox fans? Well, despite the marketing slogan cropping up multiple time...
12/03/2026
Phil Spencer Was Good for Xbox, but His Legacy Is Complicated
Was Phil Spencer good for Xbox? Whatever you think of the retiring boss’s decade-plus tenure, there was rarely a dull moment.
12/03/2026
New Disclosure Day Trailer Teases Their Arrival and a Whole Lot More
A new Disclosure Day trailer has added even more mystery to Steven Spielberg’s upcoming summer sci-fi blockbuster, teasing the arrival of… well, they’re not people.
12/03/2026
Battlefield 6 Free Trial Gives Players a Taste of Season 2 Maps and Modes Starting Next Week
EA will soon launch a new Battlefield 6 free trial that gives players a taste of the Hagental Base map and Nightfall mode set to arrive in next week’s Season 2 update.
12/03/2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Dispatch Lead BAFTA Game Awards 2026 Nominations
The beloved Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is unsurprisingly up for yet more prizes, as it leads this year's BAFTA Games Awards nominations with an impressive 12 nods.
12/03/2026
PEGI announce plans to slap higher age ratings on games with loot boxes, daily quests, and paid battle passes soon
The folks behind PEGI - the age rating system used for games in Europe outside of Germany - have announced plans to update their criteria so that games which feature likes of loot boxes, harbour NFTs or blockchain-related bollocks, or pressurise players into returning via daily quests will automatically be given specific age reccomendations to match.
12/03/2026
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (March 12-15)
Including a big Activision title!Microsoft's latest Free Play Days lineup is starting to roll out now on Xbox - and we've got four games playable as part of the program this week, including Activision Blizzard's Diablo 4.Here's your full Free Play Days selection for the coming weekend:Read the
12/03/2026
Forza Horizon 6’s Tokyo City Is So Big and Detailed That it Had its Own Development Team | IGN First
How Forza Horizon 6’s Japan shapes to be bigger and better than anything that has come before it.
12/03/2026
New Pokémon TCG Chaos Rising Expansion Officially Announced After Leaks, Preorders Start Soon
The new Pokémon TCG expansion, Chaos Rising, has been officially announced after leaks preemtively revealed the set earlier this year. It will release in May, and sees Mega Greninja facing off with Mega Floette in another Pokémon Legends: Z-A focused expansion.
12/03/2026
'I Just Get S*** on for Things' — Ed Sheeran Addresses His Unpopular Game of Thrones Cameo, Says That Ultimately He 'Enjoyed Doing It'
Singer songwriter Ed Sheeran has discussed the backlash to his brief appearance in Game of Thrones, and argued that, actually, various other musicians had cameoed first.
12/03/2026
Sony Accused of 'Monopolizing' Sale of Games Through the PlayStation Store in New UK Class-Action Lawsuit
A $2.6 billion class-action lawsuit alleges that millions of UK PlayStation users have been subjected to "excessive and unfair" charges by Sony in a new anti-competition court action.
12/03/2026
'Every Xbox Game Gets To Use This' - Microsoft Announces Free Cross-Platform Tools For Developers
Known as PlayFab Foundation Mode.Yesterday, amidst all the headline-grabbing Project Helix news at GDC 2026, it was also announced that PlayFab Foundation Mode is being rolled out for free to all Xbox developers and publishers, and that seems a pretty big reveal!Everyone who ships a game on Xbox from now on will get access ...
12/03/2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Finale Review - The End... and the Beginning
Starfleet Academy Season 1 Finale Review: As Starfleet Academy Season 1 ends, it feels like the cadets are just getting started.
12/03/2026
Dave the Diver's jungle DLC release date confirmed for summer, so you'd better start learning how to outrun piranhas
Wahey, Dave The Diver's jungle DLC finally has a release date. Mintrocket's waiter/swimmer of the murky depths sim will send its crew off to do some grilling and crocodile hunting in a vi...
12/03/2026
"We're going to lay off 1,000 people and that's going to be on you": Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan says redundancy ultimatum led to his Blizzard exit
Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has said his 2021 departure from Blizzard followed an ultimatum about redundancies which "ultimately broke" his resolve and led him towards the exit door. The developer frames that moment as the culmination of a number of tough years working on the hero ...
12/03/2026
Magic's Lord of the Rings Commander Decks Are Finally Back In Stock Online, and Just Got an Tidy Discount As Well
Ready for Magic's upcoming Hobbit set? The Lord of the Rings Commander precons are on sale again.
12/03/2026
Video Games With Loot Boxes Will Now Have a 16 Age Rating Across Europe as Part of Huge PEGI Shakeup
The Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body — better known as PEGI, the European equivalent of the ESRB — is revising how games are rated in Europe.
12/03/2026
Roundup: Toxic Commando Is Out Today On Xbox, And The First Reviews Have Arrived
The game launches later today.We've been keeping a close eye on John Carpenter's Toxic Commando for a while - an "intense FPS" that's launching on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today (March 12th) along with a bunch of other platforms.In the trailers, it's painted itself as being a four-player World War Z (a...
12/03/2026
Hit Manga Chainsaw Man Will End Soon, Viz Media Confirms
The hit manga Chainsaw Man from creator Tatsuki Fujimoto will soon end, according to VIZ Media.
12/03/2026
'This Is An Xbox' Announcement Looks to Have Been Pulled Offline, After New Gaming Boss Asha Sharma Takes Charge
The official announcement of Microsoft's "This Is An Xbox" marketing campaign is no longer accessible online, and appears to have been removed at some point in the last two weeks.
12/03/2026
Oscars on High Alert as FBI Warns Police Departments in California That Iran Could Retaliate for U.S. Attacks by Launching Drones at the West Coast
The Oscars is on high alert amid an FBI warning of a potential Iran drone attack on California in retaliation for the war.
12/03/2026
Life Is Strange: Reunion’s Entire Premise Goes Against the Original Game’s Message
Life Is Strange: Reunion's premise of bringing Max and Chloe back together again goes against the message of the original game, which said we cannot ever go home again.
12/03/2026
One Of 2025's Biggest Indie Titles Joins Xbox Game Pass Premium Today (March 12)
Silky.Welcome to today's Xbox Game Pass update! While we don't have any new titles joining the main Ultimate library, one major indie title is making the jump to Game Pass Premium - meaning middle tier XGP subsc...
12/03/2026
Microsoft confirm their PC game-running Project Helix should be in devs' hands by 2027, and packs next-gen AMD innards
Microsoft have shared some more details about the hardware Xbox's next-gen console - the PC game-running Project Helix - will be packing. The new box is set to run on AMD-built tech with support for FSR upscaling, an...
12/03/2026
Valve Breaks Silence Over NY Attorney General Lawsuit, Says Loot Boxes Are Like Baseball Cards, Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, and Labubu
Valve has responded to the New York Attorney General's lawsuit, comparing in-game loot boxes to baseball cards, Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, and Labubu.
12/03/2026
'That Was the Biggest F*** You Moment I Had in My Career' — Jeff Kaplan, Former Boss of the Overwatch Team, Finally Reveals Why He Left Blizzard
Jeff Kaplan, the former boss of the Overwatch team, has finally revealed why he left Blizzard after nearly 20 years with the company, pinning the blame on extreme financial pressures on the game to deliver for Activision Blizzard.
12/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Hides a Secret Website Address — But the Domain Has Now Been Snatched Up By a Gabe Newell Fan
A secret website address hidden within Resident Evil Requiem looks to have been snatched up first by a fan of Valve founder Gabe Newell.
12/03/2026
Pokémon Pokopia Launch Sales Announced, Confirming It's Off to a Strong Start
Pokémon Pokopia has launched big on Nintendo Switch 2, and sold 2.2 million copies over its release weekend.
12/03/2026
Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive Acquires World’s First Licensed Star Wars Pinball Machine
The licensing cost? One personal machine for George Lucas.
12/03/2026
The EasySMX S10 Gamepad Has All the Features of the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro for Less Than Half the Price
TMR Hall Effect joysticks, HD rumble, amiibo support, remote console wake-up, and more.
11/03/2026
1080p at 30fps – Valve Finally Details Steam Machine's Verified Program
A big selling point for the Steam Machine is its "verified" program that will say a glance whether or not a game will run well on the Steam Machine. We've known that this program was coming since Valve announced the mini gaming PC in November 2025, but at GDC 2026, Valve revealed the actual requirements: 1080p at 30fps.
11/03/2026
'It Is More Fun to Destroy That Which Is Beautiful' – Nintendo Crammed More Than 340 Million Voxels Into Just One of Donkey Kong Bananza's Layers
Nintendo says it believes in the idea that “it is more fun to destroy that which is beautiful,” which is why it stuffed hundreds of millions of voxels into at least one of the layers in Donkey Kong Bananza.
11/03/2026
The Project Hail Mary Audiobook Is the Best Way to Prepare for the Movie Adaptation
It takes a little over 16 hours to listen to the whole book, but that time will fly by. Ray Porter's narration paired with great writing from Weir is a potent mix, and this audiobook is widely regarded as one of the best.
11/03/2026
Get a Pair of FED Fitness 52.5lb Adjustable Dumbbells for Half the Price of the Bowflex SelectTech
105 total pounds of adjustable free weights.
11/03/2026
The Voice of Scream's Ghostface Joins Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3
Roger Jackson — best known for being the voice of one of the genre’s most iconic villains, Scream’s Ghostface — will be taking on the role of Rabbit in the upcoming Twisted Childhood Universe sequel Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3.
11/03/2026
"Valve does not cooperate with gambling sites" - Counter-Strike publishers issue rare public defence of lootbox mechanics, following New York lawsuit
In an unusual show of candour, Valve have spoken out publicly against a lawsuit filed in New York, USA that accuses them of "letting children and adults alike illegally gamble" via loot boxes in ...
11/03/2026
The Handy Acmount P100 5,000A 12V Cordless Car Jump Starter Drops to Just $29.99 After Coupon
Doubles as an emergency 20,000mAh power bank.
11/03/2026
Xbox Reveals New Details On 'Project Helix' Next-Gen Console, Says Devs Will Get It In 2027
"Delivering leading performance and ushering in the next generation".Following the announcement of Xbox's Project Helix console a few days ago, we've been treated to our first concrete details on the next-gen device today as part of GDC 2026, including when developers will get their hands on it.As we know, Project Helix will support both consol...
11/03/2026
PETA and Edmund McMillen are trolling each other again, as the activist group hand Mewgenics a "Hero to Animals Award"
Many moons ago, Mewgenics developer Edmund McMillen successfully lured the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals into developing a vegan parody version of Super Meat Boy, Team Meat's gut-slathered 2D platformer. Team Meat responded b...
11/03/2026
Xbox Says Backwards Compatibility Program Will Be Revived For 25th Anniversary
But we're not sure what's being released.As part of a keynote at this year's GDC event, Xbox's VP of Next Generation — Jason Ronald — has teased that Microsoft's backwards compatibility program is ...
11/03/2026
Microsoft Reveals Project Helix Features at Next-Gen Xbox GDC Talk, Alpha Versions to Be Sent to Devs in 2027
Microsoft has revealed early features of Project Helix, its next-gen Xbox, while confirming plans to send alpha versions of the hardware to developers in 2027.
11/03/2026
Walmart Has the Lowest Price on an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 12GB Graphics Card in 2026
For a limited time, it includes a free download voucher for Resident Evil: Requiem.
11/03/2026
Oscars 2026: How to Watch and Everything Else You Should Know
We are just a few short days away from the 98th Academy Awards. Here's how you can watch it, plus who the hosts, presenters, and performers are, and so much more.
11/03/2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum Stars Kate Winslet in Major Role
Titanic star Kate Winslet will play a major character in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.
11/03/2026
Learn about real-life rewilding in "idle city-builder + creature collector" Grow Wild, which is taking playtest sign-ups
Spectrum48's Philip Sinclair has spent 15 years rewilding a field, "rewilding" being a process of restoring ecosystems to something like a state of 'natural' equilibrium. Now, he's making a videogame about it. That game is Grow Wild, which is currently accepting playtest sign-ups. It ...
11/03/2026
Absolute Batman Homages Chainsaw Man in Brutal New Storyline
Absolute Batman pays homage to Chainsaw Man in its newest issue, as the series explores a truly brutal clash between Batman and Poison Ivy.
11/03/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Epic Mega Man Bundle, Mario Day Deals Continue, and Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5
Plus, save on TMNT: The Last Ronin box set, MTG, Astro Bot, a 77-inch TV, and lots more.
11/03/2026
'Xbox 25' Fanta Collab Hints At What We Might Be Getting With Call Of Duty 2026
Getting the band back together?Infinity Ward is back at the helm of Call of Duty this year, which means that naturally, a new Modern Warfare title is likely for Fall 2026. We've already heard various rumours and reports that this is the case - and now a new Xbox x Fanta collaboration gives us our st...
11/03/2026
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Has Dropped to $40 During Mario Day Sales
Both the physical and digital copies of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury have dropped to $39.88 at Amazon. This is 34% off their list price of $59.99.
11/03/2026
The Traitors Season 5 Set to Banish Secret Traitor Twist
The next season of hit murder mystery series The Traitors looks set to ditch the show's big new Secret Traitor twist.
11/03/2026
Microsoft's GDC 2026 Keynote Live Report: 'Building for the Future With Xbox'
Microsoft is set to hold a keynote at the Game Developers Conference to shed light on its plans for the future of Xbox, and IGN will be in the room to bring you all the news as it happens.
11/03/2026
Thanks for injecting me with 500 cursed Black Knight Ultra Greatswords
Years ago I was lost in the Shaded Woods, a foggy forest full of moaning trees. I didn't have enough health to fight the invisible backstabbing murder ghosts, and every time I ran away from the spooky sound of their footsteps, I got lost in the fog all over again. That's when a hacker invaded and injected me with hundreds of cursed swords, corrupting my save file and dooming
11/03/2026
Rachel Zegler Reflects on Snow White and West Side Story Backlash: 'I Refuse To Assimilate For Anybody's Comfort'
Snow White star Rachel Zegler has dealt with an intense amount of backlash for portraying the titular character in Disney’s 2025 live action remake — and now, she’s opening up about how the hate affected her.
11/03/2026
Now Yu-Gi-Oh! Is Upset With the White House, After It Used Anime Footage Without Permission
Yu-Gi-Oh! has spoken out against the White House using anime footage without permission in a pro-war video on social media.
11/03/2026
Feature: 10 New Xbox Indie Games That Should Be On Your Radar In March 2026
A hectic month's worth of indie goodness!Considering how busy March has been with the Project Helix announcement and the Xbox leadership changes at the tail-end of last month, we haven't had a chance to highlight many indie ga...
11/03/2026
Marathon update makes UESC enemies weaker, but they're still messing me up at every opportunity. Bungie have "no plans to change that"
The latest Marathon update looks like it will mean an easier time. UESC enemies have been made weaker, the frequency with which they chuck EMP grenades has been reduced, and free loadouts now come with even more ammo. Yet, after spending an hour over lunch being killed repeatedly in Maintenance on Dire ...
11/03/2026
Silent Hill: Townfall Is Up for Preorder Before Getting a Confirmed Release Date
Preorders are live for Silent Hill: Townfall on PS5. While its release date is still to be determined, here's where you can find it and preorder a copy for $49.99.
11/03/2026
Former Xbox Front Man Major Nelson Just Joined the Company Behind the Commodore 64 Retro Revival
Former Xbox community chief Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson, has joined the company behind the Commodore 64 revival as Community Development Advisor after he was laid off from game engine Unity in January.
11/03/2026
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Is Up for Preorder - Here's What Comes in Each Edition
Everything you need to know to preorder Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, including release date, pricing, and what comes in each edition.
11/03/2026
Predator: Badlands Director Dan Trachtenberg Explains Why He Held His Ground on Sidekick Character Bud Despite His Editor Telling Him He Sounded Like Jar Jar Binks
Predator: Badlands, as anyone who’s seen the film will know, is not your typical Predator movie. This is something widely discussed and debated, but one thing you’d never get in the prior Predator movies is a character like Bud.
11/03/2026
Xbox Fan Shares Project Helix UI Concept, This Time Based On The 360 NXE Dashboard
"THIS should be the Xbox Project Helix dashboard!".Earlier this week, we shared a Project Helix dashboard concept from Xbox superfan Klobrille, who based their design off the fan-favourite 'Blades' dash from the Xbox 360 era. Now, fellow enthusiast Colt Eastwood<...
11/03/2026
Kitman, a New Job Sim Where You Play as a Soccer Team's Equipment Manager, Announced for PC
Irish developer Outlier (makers of Mars Attracts) has announced Kitman, a new job simulator game for 1-4 players in which you play as the kitman (aka equipment manager) for a professional football team. You'll fix and wash kits, clean shoes, mop floors, and anything else it takes to put your team in the best possible position to go out on the pitch and win. It's in development for PC.
11/03/2026
Rick and Morty Season 9 Release Date Set for May With First-Look Images
Adult Swim has announced that Rick and Morty is warping in for Season 9 with a premiere date of May 24, 2026.
11/03/2026
Marathon Update 1.0.0.4 Makes UESC Easier, but Bungie Insists It Will Not Change Direction on ‘Friction’ the AI Enemies Provide
Marathon Update 1.0.0.4 makes changes that make the extraction shooter slightly easier, following feedback from some players that it is too hard due to the sparseness of ammo and healing items, as well as the toughness of the enemy AI. Here are the patch notes in full.
11/03/2026
Dark Messiah Of Might And Magic is getting a Community Edition with Source upgrades and Ubisoft's blessing
A team of modders are creating a Community Edition of Arkane's footloose fantasy RPG Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, with Valve's support and publisher Ubisoft's approval. The modders in question are the same outfit who received
11/03/2026
Pocketpair Suggests 'A Decade of Continuous, Massive Updates' Is 'Probably Not On the Cards,' But Teases It 'Wouldn't Rule Out A Palworld 2.0'
Palworld developer Pocketpair has revealed that while it accepts the survival game's most devoted fans may want "a decade of continuous, massive updates," "there's only so many times" you can add in new levels and content before the game gets bloated."
11/03/2026
Intel’s new, "fastest ever" desktop CPUs put their focus back on game performance
Intel have announced a handful of new gaming CPUs, the Core Ultra 200S Plus series, to release next month. After 2024’s original Core Ultra 200S family went for efficiency gains at the cost of frame-punching game power, these 200S Plus chips are once again tuned more for straight performance, wh...
11/03/2026
'Abyssus' Brings Its Otherworldly FPS To Xbox Game Pass This Summer
"Blast through the corrupted denizens of a sunken civilization".Abyssus has been out on PC for a good few months now, and it's sitting at a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam with almost 3,000 user reviews thus far. The roguelite FPS from DoubleMoose Games has had a pretty good start, then, and it's now been announced for
11/03/2026
Every Nicolas Cage Comic Book-Based Movie (and TV Show) So Far
Every Nicolas Cage comic book-based project so far, from the Superman movie that never happened to the Spider-Noir TV show and beyond.
11/03/2026
Nintendo Shares Surge After Reports of Pokémon Pokopia Success
The perceived success of Pokémon Pokopia has led to a surge in Nintendo's stock price, which had slumped so far this year.
11/03/2026
Come experience the original LucasArts vision for Star Wars Battlefront 3 in the leaked First Assault beta, finally playable on PC
A long time ago in a games industry far, far away, a team of LucasArts developers were making a multiplayer first-person shooter called Star Wars: First Assault. Slated to release on console in summer 2013, it was set in the original Star Wars era with Stormtroopers, Rebels, objective modes, team deathmatch, and maps on Tatooine and Bespin. It was also a stealth
11/03/2026
Resident Evil 2 Director Hideki Kamiya Calls for a 'Non-Scary Mode' So He Can Enjoy Requiem's Puzzles and Combat Without the 'Scary Stuff'
Hideki Kamiya, the legendary director behind fan-favorite games like Devil May Cry and Bayonetta, is calling for a "non-scary mode" for Resident Evil Requiem.
11/03/2026
'Hello, My Name Is Retired' - Xbox's Phil Spencer Embraces The Humour At GDC 2026
He's also referring to himself as Asha Sharma's assistant.The annual Game Developers Conference is officially underway for its 2026 edition, and both former Xbox boss Phil Spencer and new Xbox boss Asha Sharma have been taking photos with attendees over the past 24 hours.In regards to
11/03/2026
Fortnite's Original Save the World Mode Finally Going Free-to-Play, and Launching For Switch 2
Save the World, Fortnite's original PVE survival mode, is finally going free-to-play after almost nine years.
11/03/2026
Mega Man Voice Actor Won't Return for Dual Override as Capcom Reportedly Won't Hire Him With 'The Protections of a Union Contract'
Ben Diskin, the lead voice actor in Mega Man 11, has said he will not reprise his role for Mega Man: Dual Override, as the game's publisher Capcom would only permit him to return "without the protections of a union contract."
11/03/2026
New tactics RPG Never's End blends Final Fantasy with the turbulent spell combos of Divinity: Original Sin
Never's End is the new strategy RPG from a former Destiny developer in which you lead a party of possessed villagers against a ravening (yet cuddly) tide of undead. At a glance, it's an elegantly muted
11/03/2026
Three Xbox Games Are Being Delisted In March 2026
You haven't got long left to grab these.Earlier this month, we highlighted a few games that are shutting down their servers in February and March 2026, and we also mentioned that Yakuza 3 Remastered was set to be delisted on February 12th.Well, a lot more games have been added to the "delisted" pile since then, so we thought we'd put together a new ...
11/03/2026
Mario is Finally Getting a LEGO Minifigure, Launching in Sets From 2027
LEGO is finally answering fan prayers by introducing a proper minifigure for Nintendo's mascot, Mario.
11/03/2026
Over 2 Million Of Us Have Downloaded Capcom's Pragmata Demo
Two million people have already downloaded the demo for Capcom's upcoming sci-fi game, Pragmata.
11/03/2026
Microsoft Shows 'Sneak Peek' of Xbox Hardware Following Next-Gen Project Helix Console Confirmation
Microsoft has posted a set of "sneak peek" photos showing work-in-progress hardware, following last week's confirmation it was building Project Helix, its next-generation PC and Xbox hybrid console.
11/03/2026
Live-Action Samurai Champloo Incoming from One Piece, Cowboy Bebop Production Team
Original series creator Shinichirō Watanabe is on board the project.
11/03/2026
Disneyland President Thomas Mazloum to Replace Incoming Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro as Chairman of Disney Experiences
Disneyland President Thomas Mazloum is officially replacing Josh D'Amaro, the incoming CEO of The Walt Disney Company, as Chairman of Disney Experiences, which includes Disney's theme parks, cruise ships, resort hotels, expeditions and adventures, consumer products, and Walt Disney Imagineering.
10/03/2026
You Can Configure a Dell Tower Plus RTX 5070 Ti Prebuilt Gaming PC for Just $1,720
The least expensive RTX 5070 Ti prebuilt gaming PC available right now.
10/03/2026
Why did Dispatch's devs push through to make it despite initial disinterest from investors? "Arrogance and stupidity"
It's no secret that those shadowy guys with all the money to fund games generally don't have much interest in narrative heavy, singleplayer games. And yet even still, games like Dispatch continue to do
10/03/2026
Mega Man's voice actor says he won't be returning in Dual Override over non-union contract concerns
Mega Man will be sounding a bit different in his next game Dual Override, it seems. Earlier today, voice actor Ben Diskin, who voiced the character in Mega Man 11, shared on his
10/03/2026
The FlashForge Adventure 5M CoreXY 3D Printer Drops to Just $176 with Free Delivery
The best 3D printer for beginners.
10/03/2026
The Baseus 100W Multi-Port USB Charger Packs a Handy Digital Display for Just $30
The ideal charger for your Xbox Ally X, Steam Deck, Apple iPhone 17, Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, and more.
10/03/2026
Bon Jovi Biopic Movie Exploring the Band's Early Days in the Works at Universal
Universal Pictures is starting to pluck away at a Bon Jovi biopic that will explore the early days of the band behind songs such as "Livin’ on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive".
10/03/2026
Save $700 Off the Lenovo Legion RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC, Now Just $1,899 at B&H Photo
One of the few gaming PCs priced under $2K this year that can run any game in 4K.
10/03/2026
Nightdive re-announce SiN Reloaded with the promise that it's coming out this year
Video games are weird little things. It's pretty rare for films to get scrapped part way through production, even if these days some production companies opt to use even finished projects as tax write offs. But games can frequently get canned, disappear for a bit, and even return after many years of silence. Enter SiN Reloa...
10/03/2026
Alienware Area-51 16 Gaming Laptops with RTX 50 Series GPUs Have Been Restocked at Dell Outlet
Save big on Alienware's best gaming laptop and get the exact same warranty as buying new.
10/03/2026
Today’s Best Deals: Mario Day Discounts, Razer Kishi Ultra Phone Controller, MTG x Spider-Man, and More
Don’t miss Amazon’s board game and toy sale, plus epic savings on a waterproof Bluetooth speaker.
10/03/2026
As of today, your RuneScape subscription will be just that little bit more expensive every month
To pay for an MMO subscription is to unfortunately know that you will eventually have to pay more than you'd like to because prices never go down, now do they. Today, the MMO in question is RuneScape, with Jagex announcing an increase for both monthly and ye...
10/03/2026
Hot Toys Goes Back Into The Matrix With This Stunningly Lifelike Neo Figure
Hot Toys has revealed a stunningly lifelike Neo figure based on Keanu Reeves' appearance in 2003's The Matrix Reloaded.
10/03/2026
Microsoft's 2026 GDC Booth Showcases An Impressive Look At The History Of Xbox Consoles
As the team "builds for what's next".The 2026 edition of the Game Developers Conference gets underway this week, and Microsoft is there in a big way this year, with a huge display showcasing the storied history of its Xbox gaming brand.Indeed, alongside the team "building for what's next" at GDC, a collection of im...
10/03/2026
LEGO Reveals the First New One Piece Set of 2026 Alongside Season 2 of the Netflix Series
The Gum-Gum Fruit set is a 482 pieces and is now up for preorder at the LEGO Store for $69.99 with a release date of August 1, 2026.
10/03/2026
Marvel's Agatha Harkness, Kathryn Hahn, Set to Play Tangled Live-Action Remake's Mother Gothel
Kathryn Hahn looks set to play Tangled villain Mother Gothel in Disney's upcoming live-action remake, following what appears to be a pretty clear-cut social media tease.
10/03/2026
AliExpress Has a 350W Adult Electric Scooter With a Top Speed of 19mph Starting at Just $120
Fast and free delivery (ships from the US) and sold by the official manufacturer.
10/03/2026
It's not a mirage, Crimson Desert's system requirements are here, and don't seem half bad
The everything but the kitchen sink RPG Crimson Desert is finally out in a little over a week, but those of us in the realm of personal computers have been left wondering what it is exactly we'll need to run the thing (I'm sure those flashy particle effec...
10/03/2026
Forza Horizon 6 Tracks, Events & Open-World Activities Detailed In New Gameplay
A more in-depth look at FH6.Our next look at Forza Horizon 6 has again come via IGN First this week, but this one is a much more in-depth glimpse at the Xbox racer, as Playground Games details new event types, in-game tracks, open-world activities and more ahead of launch this May.The core of the video focuses on just wh...
10/03/2026
'I'm Not a Puppet, I'm the Star': AI 'Actress' Tilly Norwood Releases Pop Music Video Where She Sings About the Online Backlash to Her Creation
AI "actress" Tilly Norwood is back — and this time she's released a pop music video, where she sings about the backlash to her initial announcement.
10/03/2026
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog Leak Reveals March Additions
Sony's PlayStation Plus game catalog additions for March 2026 have been leaked, with notable additions from both the Persona and Warhammer franchises.
10/03/2026
Magic: The Gathering's Spider-Man Gift Bundle Just Hit Its Lowest-Ever Price at Amazon
This Spider-Man bundle includes nine MTG Play Boosters and a Collector Booster, all for a steep discount at Amazon.
10/03/2026
Super Mario Party Jamboree Is on Sale for Mario Day on Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Party Jamboree on the original Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 has been discounted for MAR10 Day. Grab the former for $39.88 and the latter for $59.
10/03/2026
'Numbers Don't Lie': Mortal Kombat 2 Actor Lewis Tan Takes Playful Jab at Street Fighter's Andrew Schulz for 'Talking S***'
Street Fighter cast member Andrew Schulz took a lighthearted jab at the Mortal Kombat 2 movie crew at The Game Awards 2025, and now, Lewis Tan is keeping the beef going by firing shots of his own.
10/03/2026
Man on Fire: Exclusive First Look Images and Netflix Series Release Date
IGN can exclusively reveal the launch date for the new action-thriller series Man on Fire as well as three first-look images from the show. The images show Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as John Creasy, a former Spec Ops soldier who puts his badass skills to use protecting young Poe Rayburn from nefarious forces out to kill her.
10/03/2026
Crimson Desert PS5 and Xbox Specs Finally Confirmed, Following Complaints Developer Was Hiding Console Versions
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has finally detailed how well the game will run on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, just over a week before its launch date.
10/03/2026
Tickets for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Are Up for Presale on MAR10 Day
Tickets for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie are now available to preorder. If you're hoping to catch the movie in theaters, here's where you can grab tickets.
10/03/2026
Crimson Desert Has Three Different Performance Modes On Xbox Series X
Plus three on ROG Xbox Ally X and two on Series S.Open-world action adventure game Crimson Desert is right around the corner, releasing for Xbox and other platforms on March 19th, and we've been treated to the official console specs today.It turns out that Crimson Desert has three difference performance modes on Xbox Series X, with those being broken down into 30FPS, 40FPS and 60FPS target...
10/03/2026
Epic are hiking Fortnite V-Buck prices to “pay the bills”, because those server farms don't run on peanuts
Epic are raising the price of Fortnite's V-bucks currency, in what the billion dollar publishers frame as a bid to keep the wolf from the door. You'll now stand to pay almost twice as much for Exact Amount packs, with smaller increases kicking in for the larger fixed wodges of Fort-doubloons. You'll also learn less from Fo...
10/03/2026
This Year's Oscars Will Include Two Major 'Moments' Highlighting KPop Demon Hunters and Sinners Beyond Performances of Their Original Songs
This year's Academy Awards will include special "moments" highlighting Sinners and KPop Demon Hunters — beyond just a standard performances of their award-nominated original songs.
10/03/2026
Fortnite Price Hikes Are Coming, And They'll Affect Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Fortnite Crew members get less V-Bucks per month.Epic Games has today announced sweeping changes to the Fortnite economy, starting March 19th for all players across all platforms.The main change here is that from that date, players will get less V-Bucks for their money. Before these changes come into effect, $8.99 grants you 1000 V-Bucks - and from March 19, that drops down to 80...
10/03/2026
‘Anything Can Change’ – Battlefield 6 Dev Says It Plans to Listen to Community Feedback for ‘a Very Long Time’
Battlefield Studios says it plans to listen to and work with the Battlefield 6 community for “a very long time” as it continues post-launch support with Season 2: Nightfall.
10/03/2026
Asus ROG Falcata Review: A Daring Ergonomic Gaming Keyboard That Doesn't Quite Justify Its Bonkers Price
This new Asus keyboard combines an ergonomic design with premium materials and the latest gaming features – so how does it perform for gaming, typing and more?
10/03/2026
Battlefield 6 Studio Design Director Talks Night Maps and the Need to Work With Fans as Season 2: Nightfall Looms
We caught up with Ripple Effect studio design director Justin Wiebe to learn more about Battlefield 6 Season 2: Nightfall and how Battlefield Studios plans to work with fans to help shape its future.
10/03/2026
Hours After Announcing Donald Glover as Yoshi in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Nintendo Has Now Revealed Its New Yoshi Game Release Date
It's been a busy 24 hours for Yoshi fans. Following confirmation that Donald Glover will voice the elastic-tongued dinosaur in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, we now know the release date for Yoshi's next game.
10/03/2026
King Sorrow, the Thrilling 900-Page Horror Novel by Joe Hill, Is on Sale for $1.99
King Sorrow, Joe Hill's first novel in nearly a decade, is on sale in Kindle ebook format for just $1.99, which is a great deal for a 900-page book.
10/03/2026
Forza Horizon 6’s Open World Supports Time Attacks, Drag Races, and…Vibe Driving – IGN First
How Forza Horizon 6’s new frictionless open-world experiences reinvent player progression.
10/03/2026
From: Season 4 Exclusive Trailer and New Key Art Revealed
IGN can exclusively reveal the new trailer and key art for the upcoming fourth season of the mystery series From, which premieres April 19 on MGM+.
10/03/2026
Herman Miller x Logitech Gaming Chair Review: Five Years Later, I Still Love It
The Herman Miller x Logitech Embody is a fantastic gaming chair. In fact, it's one that I keep coming back to after nearly six years, despite plenty of opportunities to trade it in for something newer, bigger or more capable. So why does the Embody have such staying power?
10/03/2026
Guide: How To Complete Marathon's "Introducing: Traxus" Contract Mission
Say hello to Traxus Heavy Industries.With the release of Marathon only a few days ago, many people, myself included, have been hooked on this game's immersive, at times slightly confusing world.A significant moment of confusion came from the game's many quests, and one in particular was that of the introduction to Traxus, the “unequivocal leader in industry”, where you are tasked with the missio...
10/03/2026
'The Cost of Running Fortnite Has Gone Up a Lot and We're Raising Prices to Help Pay the Bills,' Epic Games Says, Announcing V-Bucks Changes and More
Epic Games has announced a major change to the prices and distribution of Fortnite's in-game V-Bucks currency, and blamed the cost increases on the need to "help pay the bills."
10/03/2026
Regions of Ruin: Runegate is a pleasantly pixelly RPG about rebuilding a lost dwarven kingdom, and it’s out next month
I tend to take my videogame dwarves spacefaring, but there’s something inviting about the more classical, beards-and-barrel-chested adventuring being offered by Regions of Ruin: Runegate. An expanded and prettified sequel to 2020’s
10/03/2026
Undertone Review
Undertone Review: Effectively moody, but disjointed and over-reliant on played-out horror audio gags, Undertone sounds better in concept than it plays on screen.
10/03/2026
The Internet Is Discussing Pickmon, a New Pokémon, Zelda and Palworld Rip-Off That Doesn't Hide Its Obvious Influences
Featuring a character dressed like Link and a creature that looks like Pikachu, upcoming Steam game Pickmon isn't afraid to hide the games it's clearly, er, inspired by.
10/03/2026
Capcom reveal Resident Evil Requiem story DLC and minigame while dangling sweaty carrot of Hot Uncle Kennedy romance sim
Resident Evil Requiem is getting a story expansion and a new minigame, together with the already-promised photo mode, Capcom have announced. What the expansion and minigame involve remains unclear, but there i...
10/03/2026
Capcom Confirms Resident Evil Requiem Story Expansion For Xbox Series X|S
Photo mode and other DLC coming over the next few months.Hot on the heels of its successful Resident Evil Requiem release, Capcom has confirmed that a story expansion is in the works for its ninth mainline Resi game, with development now underway on the upcoming DLC.Director Koshi Nakanishi confirmed the news on
10/03/2026
LEGO Reveals the Luigi Mario Kart Mach 8 Set, Releasing on April 1
To celebrate Mario Day 2026, LEGO has announced a new LEGO Mario Kart set featuring Luigi and the Mach 8 race car, coming April 1.
10/03/2026
New lawsuit wants Valve to repay "billions" earned from "illegal gambling" lootboxes in Counter-Strike, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2
Tis the season for taking Steam to court, apparently. A new class action lawsuit has been filed in Washington, USA accusing Valve of running an unlawful gambling operation through lootbox mechanics in Counter-Strike 2,
10/03/2026
Marathon’s Fiddly Quests Need To Stop Getting in the Way of the Fun
Marathon's boring fetch quests are getting in the way of its excellent looting and shooting.
10/03/2026
Roundup: All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The MIX Spring Showcase 2026
Including the remaster of a cult classic FPS!Last night, to kick off GDC 2026, Kinda Funny Games partnered with The MIX to deliver a Spring Game Showcase full of indie titles that are coming to various platforms, with some of them penned in for Xbox.This was an absolutely stacked show as well, and as you'd probably expect, ...
10/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Story Expansion and Additional 'Mini Game' in Development, Director Confirms
Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi has confirmed plans for a major story expansion, as well as a forthcoming "mini game" and photo mode.
10/03/2026
Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (March 10)
Including a massive Xbox RPG.Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two games joining the XGP library, including the absolutely mammoth RPG Cyberpunk 2077 from the folks over at CD Projekt RED.Here's a quick refresher on that one, alongside today's other...
10/03/2026
Live-Action Tinker Bell Series in Development for Disney+
Disney is developing a live-action Peter Pan spin-off centered on tiny fairy Tinker Bell, to launch on Disney+.
10/03/2026
Jurassic Park, parkour and Five Nights At Freddy's meet in Terrible Lizards, in which you must go faster
"Jurassic parkour!" I bellowed to myself in pure delight, when first I read the trailer blurb for Terrible Lizards, announced yesterday. I can only applaud the immense willpower required to not make that the game's actual title. In this new first-person horror platformer from WDR Studios LLC, your car has broken down some...
10/03/2026
Pokémon Pokopia Players Are Sharing an Important PSA for Anyone Just Starting: No, You Don't Have to Manually Water All the Grass
Pokémon Pokopia players are speaking out to save others a whole lot of time and bother — because no, you don't actually need to water every single square of the game's world.
10/03/2026
Valve Facing UK Lawsuit Over Music Rights in Games Valve Doesn’t Make or Own
UK Performing Right Society commencing legal proceedings against Valve regarding music rights in games sold on Steam.
10/03/2026
Netflix's One Piece Season 2 Review
One Piece Season 2 review: This live-action manga adaptation is a miracle.
10/03/2026
RE:Rangers X Codes (March 2026)
Our up-to-date list of working codes for RE:Rangers X will earn you Gems and Gold.
10/03/2026
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake Review
It's not a flawless photograph, but this remake is memorable, terrifying, and artistically stunning.
10/03/2026
The Massive 77" Panasonic Z85 4K OLED TV with Amazon Fire TV Drops to Just $1,399.99 Shipped
Updated 2025 model with a Master OLED PRO panel and 144Hz refresh rate.
10/03/2026
Save $1,000 Off the Massively Powerful Acer Predator Helios 18" RTX 5090 Gaming Laptop
The only RTX 5090 equipped gaming laptop priced under $3,500.
09/03/2026
Nintendo Confirms Donald Glover as Yoshi as Final Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer Shows Off First Look at Wart
The new movie-focused Nintendo Direct has delivered the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie while revealing new members of its cast – including Donald Glover as Yoshi.
09/03/2026
Primal Season 3, Episode 9 Review – Can Spear Get a Happy Ending This Time?
Review: With Primal Season 3, Episode 9, all the pieces have been put in place to resolve the zombie Spear storyline next week. The big question looming over the episode, and indeed the entire series at this point, is whether or not Spear will truly be given a second chance at happiness.
09/03/2026
Get a 2-Pack of 6.6ft USB Type-C Cables for $5.60 ($2.30 Per Cable)
Universal cables perfect for your Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, iPhone 17, or laptop.
09/03/2026
The Anker Prime 26,250mAh Power Bank With 300W Max Output Drops to $125 at Woot
Anker's biggest and most powerful TSA-friendly travel-sized power bank.
09/03/2026
Battlefield 6 developers face layoffs despite making one of the best-selling games of 2025
Battlefield 6 was "the biggest launch in franchise history", EA told us back in October – indeed, it was the best-selling game in the US in 2025...so now it's time to lay off an unspecified number of those who made it, with cuts reportedly taking place across Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, though none of these studios face outright closure.Read more
09/03/2026
The FlashForge AD5X Is One of the Best Multi-Color 3D Printers Priced Under $300
A value-packed 3D printer with integrated multi-filament printing and stable CoreXY structure.
09/03/2026
Digital Foundry Speculates Whether There'll Be An Xbox Series S Successor Next-Gen
"They're talking about a range of devices...".Just a few hours ago, we shared a discussion about Project Helix and the sort of price we can possibly expect it to launch at, and while it's sounding like that particularly device will be pretty high-end, another outlet has speculated on whether Microsoft will return to the lower end of the market with some sort of successor to Xbox Series S.Indeed, the folks at Digital Foundry talked about this on a recent episode of the DF Direct podcast.
09/03/2026
Humble Launches New Bundle To Support ESA Foundation
IGN Entertainment is the exclusive media partner for this year's Nite to Unite fundraiser, which aims to support diversity and inclusion across the games industry.
09/03/2026
Marvel Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Civil War With New Civil War: Unmasked Series and Variant Covers
Marvel is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the original Civil War crossover with the debut of a new Civil War: Unmasked series and a stunning wave of "Civil War Celebration" variant covers.
09/03/2026
Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami has a new studio, Unbound, who are making original games for PC and console
Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami has founded a new studio, Unbound, after leaving The Evil Within creators Tango Gameworks in 2023.The studio has been lurking in the open for a while - it started business back in May 2023 - and exists to create "high-end", "original AAA" games, or at least, "AA" games that are trying very hard to look all big and blockblustery.Read more
09/03/2026
Today’s Best Deals: Switch 2 Memory Card for $39, Corsair MMO Gaming Mouse, and Final Fantasy Tactics
Plus, save on Mario Day Switch game deals, Magic: The Gathering’s Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster Box, and more.
09/03/2026
Save Up to $130 Off the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset (Down to $251)
Our favorite gaming headset features swappable rechargeable batteries.
09/03/2026
Pokémon Go Developer Declines to Confirm Hidden Nerf to Wild Shiny Odds as Part of New Season Changes
A major shakeup to how shiny odds are handled in Pokémon Go has quietly made many species' coveted shiny versions harder to find, fans believe.
09/03/2026
Crusader Kings 3 is getting a Roblox adaptation
Paradox Interactive are partnering with My Little Pony developers Magic Spark to make a Roblox game inspired by the legendarily mucky and backstabby strategy sim Crusader Kings 3.Out in early access this year, the currently untitled spin-off "captures the spirit of medieval intrigue in a fun, social environment", according to a press release.Read more
09/03/2026
"We’ve Talked About It” - Arnold Schwarzenegger Teases Conan 3, Commando 2, and A New Predator Movie
'80s kids rejoice! Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals he's been in talks to appear in Conan 3, Commando 2, and a new Predator movie in the years ahead.
09/03/2026
Feature: 30 Xbox Series X|S Games To Look Forward To In March-December 2026
Ten months of fantastic new games are ahead of us!There are hundreds and hundreds of games that will be releasing on Xbox in 2026, and we've whittled down the current list into just 30 Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S titles that we're most looking forward to this year as things stand.Read the full article on purexbox.com
09/03/2026
Amazon Is Offering Free Credit for Spending $50 on Select Board Games Today
For a limited time, Amazon's offering a $10 credit to shoppers who spend $50 on select board games.
09/03/2026
Alienware's Flagship Area-51 Ryzen X3D Edition RTX 5090 Gaming PC Drops to $4,700
Alienware's biggest and most powerful gaming PC for 2026.
09/03/2026
Alienware's Flagship Area-51 Ryzen X3D Edition RTX 5090 Gaming PC Drops to $4,650
Alienware's biggest and most powerful gaming PC for 2026.
09/03/2026
Lord of the Rings Star Elijah Wood Says He Doesn't Want Anyone Else Playing Frodo 'As Long as I'm Alive and Able'
The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has said he doesn’t want anyone else playing Frodo “as long as I’m alive and able,” with his involvement with 2027 movie The Hunt for Gollum all but confirmed.
09/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Director Warns of 'Edited Messages' After Screenshots Initially Appear to Confirm Leon S. Kennedy's Love Interest
Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi has warned fans over screenshots that supposedly show him confirming (or at least, strongly hinting) who Leon S. Kennedy has picked as his long-term partner.
09/03/2026
"If we love this work, we have to protect it" - Hyper Light studio Heart Machine is now a "wall-to-wall" union
They've signed up with a local branch of the Communications Workers of America, in a "wall-to-wall unit [that] represents all frontline employees".This comes in the wake of layoffs, and takes inspiration from larger unionisation drives at megacorps like Microsoft.Read more
09/03/2026
Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Say About Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Capcom's latest MH launches on Xbox this week!Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection arrives on Xbox Series X|S later this week, and while we haven't had chance to check this one out yet here at Pure Xbox, plenty of reviews have just gone live, so we're going to round some of those up here in this article.Read the full article on purexbox.com
09/03/2026
Black Star: Preview the Gothic Horror Series From Smallville's Kristin Kreuk
Smallville's Kristin Kreuk is making her comic book debut with a new gothic horror series called Black Star, and we've got an exclusive preview of the first issue.
09/03/2026
EA Lays Off Staff Across All Battlefield Studios Following Record-Breaking Battlefield 6 Launch
EA is laying off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, IGN understands.
09/03/2026
HORI’s Mario Kart Racing Wheel Pro Mini for Switch 2 Is Available To Preorder Ahead of MAR10 Day
HORI is releasing a Mario Kart Racing Wheel Pro Mini for Nintendo Switch 2 that's now available to preorder. It's priced at $79.99 and is set to be released on March 23.
09/03/2026
Xbox Full Screen Experience, Windows 11's gaming UI overhaul, is available to try now on Legion Go handhelds
The same update has been strangely unforthcoming to other Steam Deck rivals, but it sounds like the Lenovo Legion Go series is finally getting access soon.There’s a preview build that Legion Go, Legion Go S, and Legion Go 2 owners can try right now, too.Read more
09/03/2026
Tech Journalist Predicts A Price Of 'At Least $1,000' For Xbox Project Helix
"They’ll probably charge $1,000 or more for this thing...".Ever since Sarah Bond began talking about the next-gen Xbox as a 'Premium' high-end device, it's been assumed that the cost will be much higher than what we're used to seeing from a traditional console - and now tech journalist Moore's Law Is Dead has predicted that Project Helix could end up being "at least $1000".The short version is that they believe Project Helix is likely to cost anywhere from $1000 to $1500, with a $900 absolute minimum price "if Microsoft wanted to sell this thing at cost" and "if it was mass-manufactured at a large scale".
09/03/2026
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Review
A perfectly integrated gameplay loop in a bright, fun monster collecting experience.
09/03/2026
A Nioh 3 boss made me so pissed off that I smashed a hole into my desk
A few weeks ago, I became so irked at a boss battle that I smashed my Xbox wireless controller upon my desk.It was the human form of Nioh 3's Takeda Shingen, so not even the toughest boss in the game - merely one who managed to vex me in a very particular manner on a trying day, resulting in the aforementioned cavity decorating the piece of Ikea MDF that rests atop two cabinets and holds up my computer.Read more
09/03/2026
Xbox Must Live Up To Expectations Of Fans Who Have 'Counted On Us', Says Microsoft Boss
Satya Nadella stresses the importance of appealing to Xbox devotees.We mentioned earlier today how Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had pledged to "always invest in gaming" at a recent internal Q&A, and one of the other key things he mentioned at the event was the desire to appeal to devoted Xbox fans.The Microsoft boss mentioned this numerous times according to Windows Central's transcript, insisting that Xbox needs the same customers and "friends" in the future that it already has today, and that involves doing "what they expect us to do".
09/03/2026
Fortnite Explains Where The Rock's Character has Been All These Years, And Begins an Avengers: Doomsday Countdown to His Return
Fortnite has confirmed that The Foundation, its heroic character voiced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, will return next season - and begun an Avengers: Doomsday-style countdown for his reappearance.
09/03/2026
Harry Potter TV Series Set Leak Video Reveals New Look Diagon Alley
A UK newspaper has posted a major leak from the set of HBO's Harry Potter TV reboot, revealing the series' lavish new incarnation of Diagon Alley.
09/03/2026
Assassin's Creed Unity's 60FPS Upgrade Is Seemingly Broken On Xbox Series X|S
Last week, Ubisoft's latest current-gen 60FPS upgrade was applied to 2014's Assassin's Creed Unity, and early footage suggested that the frame rate was looking rock solid, despite concerns over the game's resolution.Now though, it seems as though the game has a different visual issue on Xbox Series X|S, with the lighting model seemingly not working as intended at the time of writing.Indeed, folks have taken to Reddit and the likes to show that Assassin's Creed Unity's new update has washed out the lighting on the Xbox Series X and S versions of the game.
09/03/2026
Big Walk Preview: An Even Sillier Game from the Makers of Untitled Goose Game
After a very memorable first hour of playing Big Walk, the upcoming online co-op game from the makers of Untitled Goose Game, I’m absolutely sold on this as the next friendslop for my crew and I to jump in on. If it managed to be this enjoyable when all the puzzles were super simple, I can only imagine how ridiculous and memorable it’ll be when they introduce more complicated scenarios.
09/03/2026
Sony Reportedly Testing Dynamic Pricing on the PlayStation Store
Sony is reportedly testing dynamic pricing on the PlayStation Store.
09/03/2026
Doctor Who Fans Think This Year's Climactic Christmas Special is a Sequel to One of the Series' Most Beloved Episodes, Following Official Rose Tyler Tease
An official Doctor Who teaser has sparked speculation that the series' upcoming climactic Christmas special will be a sequel to Doomsday, the iconic episode where David Tennant's Doctor originally bid farewell to Rose Tyler.
09/03/2026
“He doesn’t have a heart, but he has heartstrings”: The making of Nick Valentine, Fallout’s best-loved companion
When Emil Pagliarulo was growing up in South Boston, he lived in fear of Whitey Bulger: a local crime boss who had been shaped not only by street gangs but Alcatraz, and a stint in the CIA’s mind control program, MKUltra."He was basically the boogeyman," Pagliarulo says.Decades later, as Bethesda Game Studios shifted into full production on Fallout 4, Pagliarulo drew on those memories to bring a post-apocalyptic Boston to life.
09/03/2026
'We'll Getcha One Day Silksong' — Slay the Spire 2 Dev 'Blown Away' by Enormous Launch as It Joins Steam Top 20 Club
Slay the Spire 2 has enjoyed an enormous early access launch on Steam, breaking into the top 20 most-played games of all time on Valve’s platform.
09/03/2026
Marathon’s Absurd Pickpocketing Drone Shows How Bungie Is Doing Extraction Shooters Differently
Marathon's brilliantly bizarre Thief class shows how Bungie is putting a mischievous new spin on extraction shooters.
09/03/2026
Xbox Superfan Shares Blades Dashboard Concept For 'Project Helix' Console
Would you like to see this for the next-gen system?Taking to social media in recent days, Klobrille has shared a "Blades Concept" for Xbox Project Helix - featuring the iconic layout in the background with a more modern tiles-like display front and centre.Read the full article on purexbox.com
09/03/2026
A Steam Machine update reignited release date fears, but Valve say the new hardware is still shipping this year
The grim possibility of another delay, this time into 2027, hung heavy.Now, however, that passage has been replaced with a more confident and definitive commitment to a 2026 release."We shared recently that there have been challenges with memory and storage shortages," Valve’s update reads, "but we will be shipping all three products this year."
09/03/2026
This week in PC games: John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake, and a myth-inspired match-3 game where you combine three dogs into Cerberus
As Edwin worked the gaps between the Maw's canines with the 8-foot toothpick, one of the Maw's smaller tentacles slipped behind our news editor and tapped him on the shoulder.Not to worry, Edwin will surely have worked his way out of one of the Maw's orifices (orifici?) and be back on duty shortly.In his stead, let me provide this week's delivery of games.
09/03/2026
'We'll Continue to Invest, and We'll Always Do So' — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Moves to Reassure Xbox Staff of Commitment to Gaming Following Phil Spencer Exit
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has offered Xbox staff words of reassurance following the exit of previous gaming boss Phil Spencer.
09/03/2026
Pokémon Pokopia Physical Edition Price Raised to $80 on Amazon, Amid Reports of Stock Constraints
Amazon has unofficially made Pokémon Pokopia an $80 Nintendo Switch 2 game, after the retailer suddenly increased the price for the new life sim's physical edition amid supply constraints.
09/03/2026
The Pokémon Company Is Actively Recruiting PhD Holders With Backgrounds in Ecology to Work in Tokyo
The Pokémon Company is actively recruiting PhD holders with backgrounds in ecology to work in Tokyo. This is perhaps the closest chance Pokémon fans have to channel their inner Professor Oak in real life.
09/03/2026
Microsoft CEO On Xbox's Future: 'We'll Always Invest In Gaming'
Satya Nadella says it's one of the main identities of the company.Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appeared at an internal Q&A session alongside new Xbox boss Asha Sharma, and some quotes from that event appeared online courtesy of Windows Central last night.A recent photo even showed that he was wearing an Xbox hoodie as part of it:Read the full article on purexbox.com
09/03/2026
‘It Would Shock the World’ — John Wick and Space Marine 2 Dev Teases ‘Coolest IP Ever’ It’s Had to Turn Down Twice
‘It would shock the world’ — John Wick and Space Marine 2 dev teases ‘coolest IP ever’ it’s had to turn down twice.
09/03/2026
Here's Mega Skarmory EX From the Upcoming New Mega Pokémon TCG Set
Today brings an ultra rare Pokémon card from the upcoming Mega Evolution — Perfect Order expansion, and it's the first time this Mega Evolved ex creature has appeared in the Pokémon trading card game.
09/03/2026
Nintendo Switch 2 MicroSD Express Memory Cards Drop to Just $39 for Mario's 40th Anniversary
You can score 35% off Switch 2 microSD Express cards at Amazon right now.
09/03/2026
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Director Reveals Gameplay Mechanics and Locations Fans Can Expect
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 director Naoki Hamaguchi has opened up about what to expect when the third instalment of the highly-anticipated multi-chapter game releases "not too far in the future."
09/03/2026
Master Chief Actor Steve Downes Hits Out at the White House for Use of His Voice in ‘Disgusting and Juvenile' Social Media Video
Steve Downes, who plays Master Chief in the Halo series, has demanded the White House remove his voice from a social media video he described as “disgusting and juvenile war porn.”
09/03/2026
Former Star Wars Boss Kathleen Kennedy Reveals The Mandalorian & Grogu Plot Detail Some Fans Wish Hadn't Been Spoiled
Kathleen Kennedy, the former head of Disney's Star Wars division Lucasfilm, has revealed a character detail regarding Baby Yoda from the forthcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu movie.
09/03/2026
Slay The Spire 2 update fixes some spectacular multiplayer bugs, like the relic that gives infinite block
Slay The Spire 2 launched into early access last week to the tune of over half a million Steam concurrents, which isn't too shabby for a game with placeholder art that looks like it was knocked up in MS Paint.While not without precedent, the co-op functionality could be its silver bullet.So it's just as well that the game's first round of patches are targetting problems with multiplayer.
09/03/2026
Project Motor Racing: ‘We Let You Down, and We Let Ourselves Down’
“Really significant update” will reportedly reset the game’s foundation at the end of the month.
09/03/2026
Website that let Marvel Rivals players pay each other to throw matches pivots to "transparency initiative" after NetEase get mad
Marvel Rivals developers NetEase have introduced new systems for detecting thrown matches.This follows a bizarre wave of people getting bribed to take a fall, instigated by a third-party website who are now advertising themselves as some kind of community advocacy initiative.Read more
09/03/2026
Kaizen Codes (March 2026)
Looking to become the best sorcerer in Roblox Kaizen? Look no further than the magic of free codes to get more Clan Spins!
09/03/2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 9 Review - “300th Night”
Starfleet Academy Episode 9 Review: Jonathan Frakes is back to direct one of the better episodes of Starfleet Academy so far, as the season’s bigger plotlines involving Caleb’s missing mother and Nus Braka’s true plan are coming to a head.
08/03/2026
Xbox's Phil Spencer Was Asked About Retirement A Year Ago, And Here's What He Said
"I don't want Xbox to be afraid to innovate".In January of 2025, YouTuber Destin specifically asked Spencer about how he would be reaching retirement age in the next ten years, and what he hoped Xbox would "become" over that period of time.Read the full article on purexbox.com
08/03/2026
The 10 Most Wanted Backwards Compatibility Games According To 'Xbox Game Preservation'
Could we get any of them in 2026?It's been many years now since Xbox's backwards compatibility program officially closed down in terms of new additions, but that hasn't stopped people requesting a whole bunch of titles should it ever start up again in the future.We've come across a new resource recently called Xbox Game Preservation that aims to highlight these titles, and they've got a leaderboard that ranks the most-wanted backwards compatibility games based on user votes.
08/03/2026
Guide: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (March 2026)
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 March 2026, including for the likes of The Division 2, Call of Duty: Warzone, EA Sports College Football 26 and various other games.As we've mentioned before, it seems most Xbox Game Pass Perks are now accessible to Essential, Premium and Ultimate members, but there are exceptions where only Ultimate members can get access.
08/03/2026
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for celebrating the 800th-est ever Sunday Papers. Happy big 8-0-0, Sunday Papers. Here are four fun facts about the number 800, followed by some quality writing from the past week. Read more
08/03/2026
I really wish Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart wasn't called that, but its flirtatious dungeon crawling has still charmed me
To be cringe is to be free.The moment you unshackle yourself from the notion that something is embarrassing simply for existing, you will have a much easier time enjoying things.I do think I will be a bit embarrassed telling you about Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart, a dungeon crawler where you are a useless failgirl who flirts with and subsequently recruits monster girls to do all her battles, because oh my gods why would you call a game Rizz Dungeon.
07/03/2026
Oh no, Wikipedia has been turned into a gacha card game and I can already feel my time slipping away from me
It feels like an inevitability, the endpoint of the universe.When there is nothing but a handful of atoms left, the rolls will keep on coming.That's the only explanation I have for Wikipedia Gacha, a simple browser game that truly is what it says on the tin.
07/03/2026
Menace's first roadmap, while light on details and dates, is here to give you an idea of what's on the way
Menace, the latest very XCOM-ish game from Battle Brothers developer Overhype Studios, has been out in early access for about a month now, and with that the arrival of a roadmap has appeared to grace us with very sparse details regarding what you can expect in the game's numerous updates to come. Read more
07/03/2026
After listening to your complaints, Bungie is making it just a tad less annoying to buy cosmetics in Marathon
Upon Marathon's launch earlier this week, Bungie revealed a pair of in-game currencies that you have to use to unlock various bits.One is called SILK, which you can earn through play and is used to unlock rewards in rewards passes.The other is LUX, a premium currency you have to spend real, cold, hard cash on to get, though its sole purpose is for cosmetics.
07/03/2026
NetEase has reportedly pulled funding from Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi's studio and next game Gang of Dragon
It's looking pretty likely that Gang of Dragon, the debut game from Yakuza/Like a Dragon creator Toshihiro Nagoshi's studio, won't be coming out at all.According to a report from Bloomberg, Nagoshi Studio employees were told by NetEase Inc. Friday, March 6th, that it would be pulling funding for the game from this coming May. Read more
07/03/2026
Talking Point: Are You Happy With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate In 2026?
Or do you think Essential or Premium are better options?Almost six months ago now, Microsoft overhauled its Xbox Game Pass subscription service; bringing in the likes of XGP Premium and bumping the price of its Ultimate tier.While Ultimate's core messaging still revolves around day one games — particularly from Xbox Game Studios — we are starting to see lots of Game Pass updates that bring older AAA titles to both Premium and Ultimate, particularly during the quieter months for new releases.
07/03/2026
Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In April 2026
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2026?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!
07/03/2026
How Bride of Frankenstein Brought Horror to Life (Before Censorship Killed It) | IGN Flashback Review
Review: Bride of Frankenstein was the apex of the Golden Age of horror... and it came in right before a new wave of Hollywood censorship almost ruined the genre.
07/03/2026
Feature: These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 9-13)
Including three new Game Pass titles!We've got lots of big titles on the way over the next few days, including the Fatal Frame 2 Remake, John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, WWE 2K26 and Monster Hunter Stories 3, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to three games — highlighted by the addition of Cyberpunk 2077!Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/03/2026
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 7-8)
Welcome to another weekend!We've got some bits and pieces we want to try out over the next few days, and it's been another busy time on Xbox Game Pass recently, giving us plenty to play right now.So, here's what we're playing this weekend:Read the full article on purexbox.com
07/03/2026
'The teenagers have it coming' I tell myself as I set another spike trap in this Greek myth-infused tower defense game
Asterion, bored with how long I am taking to place my traps, has gone to sleep.Still, even though he is in mortal danger, I, Daedalus, the labyrinth's designer, am happy for him to sleep.If I do my job in roguelite tower defense game Minos right, my minotaur won't have to lift a finger to defend himself.
07/03/2026
Super Battle Golf Set For Eventual Xbox Release Following Console Announcement
It's been achieving "incredible" sales on Steam.The Steam Top Sellers charts are always filled with certain indie games that end up making a big splash out of nowhere, and Super Battle Golf is one of those titles — it's been a particularly big hit on the likes of YouTube and Twitch recently.It takes the form of an online multiplayer golf game in which the idea is to mess with your opponents and stop them from sinking a putt before you do.
07/03/2026
Marathon's story is told like it's a single player game and that's no good when my friends are talking on Discord
You play a runner, a human that's given up their body to become a being of bits and bytes whose consciousness can be transferred into whatever artificial shell they choose.We can't begin to perceive life in that world.The experience of a tsunami of stimuli is easy to recreate: you simply need to try and follow Marathon's tutorial popups and story cinematics while also on a Discord server with your friends.
07/03/2026
Nagoshi's Gang of Dragon May Never Come Out After Investor NetEase Cut Funding When It Realized an Extra $44 Million Was Needed to Finish the Game
Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new game is now in doubt after investor NetEase warned the studio that it plans to cut off funding.
07/03/2026
Bungie Responds Quickly to Marathon Microtransactions Backlash, First Patch Will Make the Game Slightly Easier
Bungie has revealed plans to change Marathon in some key ways just a few days after launch, outlining early patch notes for an update due out next week.
07/03/2026
What are we all playing this weekend?
I saw you creeping up over the hill at 6am and staying there for nearly a whole 12 hours yesterday.Stop looking sheepish, you're not in trouble.Why, in fact, I think I might spend this weekend outside and enjoy your almost springly warmth.
07/03/2026
Magic: The Gathering's TMNT Turtle Power Deck is Amazing, Here's Why I Love It
Here's why Turtle Power is a great Magic deck for Commander players, but not for the reasons you may expect.
07/03/2026
A Court of Thorns and Roses Book Six and Seven Are Already Up for Preorder
Both new books are already discounted on Amazon.
06/03/2026
Slay the Spire 2 Early Access Review So Far
Worthy of being called a sequel, even if it's extremely familiar in its opening hours.
06/03/2026
Valve Suggests Steam Machine Could Be Delayed Into 2027, Blames 'Memory and Storage Shortages'
It sounds like bad news for those who want to get their hands on Valve’s upcoming new hardware. The company suggested Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame could all be delayed even further, potentially into 2027.
06/03/2026
Valve Stands Firm the Steam Machine Will Launch In 2026 Despite Delays, 'Memory and Storage Shortages' Still Challenging [UPDATED]
It sounded like bad news for those who want to get their hands on Valve’s upcoming new hardware. The company suggested Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame could all be delayed even further, potentially into 2027, but clarified that it still aims to launch all three in 2026.
06/03/2026
Save $600 Off the Massive 45" LG UltraGear 5K2K OLED Gaming Monitor
World's first 5K2K OLED monitor.
06/03/2026
Pokémon TCG's 151 Cards Continue to Skyrocket in Value After 30th Anniversary Celebrations
These are the Pokémon cards that are spiking in value this week, including big changes for 151 gems like Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur.
06/03/2026
The New Apple Watch Series 11 Drops to Its Lowest Price Ever on Amazon (Both Sizes)
The best watch for iPhone users.
06/03/2026
WWE 2K26 Review So Far
So far WWE 2K26 is mostly proving this series has been built on a great foundation.
06/03/2026
Nintendo Sues U.S. Government Over Trump's 'Unlawful' Tariffs That Led to Last-Minute Switch 2 Pre-Order Delay, Demands Refund With Interest
Nintendo has sued the U.S. government over “unlawful” tariffs, demanding a refund with interest.
06/03/2026
Microsoft Rewards Reduces 'Daily Set' Points Across Multiple Regions
We constantly go on about how much we love Microsoft Rewards here at Pure Xbox, but we do have a bit of bad news to bring your way today, as the "Daily Set" points have unfortunately been reduced by 50% across multiple regions.If you don't know what we mean, "Daily Set" refers to the three daily tasks you can complete on the Microsoft Rewards dashboard (accessible via a browser), and they usually just involve clicking a link or completing a quick quiz.Once you've racked up a streak, you then get a small points bonus.
06/03/2026
Here Are the Best Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Handheld Gaming PC Deals
The Xbox Ally X is the best Windows-based handheld gaming PC.
06/03/2026
Today’s Best Deals: Pokémon Legends: Z-A for Switch 2, Disney+ and Hulu Bundle, and Venomnibus Collection
Plus, MTG x TMNT launches today and Pokémon Perfect Order preorders are back in stock.
06/03/2026
The Mandalorian and Grogu Director Jon Favreau Compares Jeremy Allen White's Rotta the Hutt to Adonis Creed
The Mandalorian and Grogu director Jon Favreau compares Jeremy Allen White's character Rotta the Hutt to Adonis Creed of the Rocky franchise, saying, "When you’re Jabba The Hutt’s kid, what does that do?"
06/03/2026
Talking Point: Will 'Project Helix' Be A Niche Device, Or An Xbox Console For The Masses?
With Microsoft making the surprise announcement of 'Project Helix' this week — the codename for its next-gen Xbox console — we've started to wonder about the exact nature of this device.We finally know for sure that it'll play PC games as well as Xbox titles, and we know that it "will lead in performance" according to Microsoft Gaming boss Asha Sharma.something we touched on shortly after the Project Helix announcement.
06/03/2026
Star Wars: Hasbro Reveals New Line of Maul - Shadow Lord Figures
With the release of Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord just weeks away, Hasbro has given fans a closer look at the first wave of figures inspired by the new animated series.
06/03/2026
After trying Subtractive Runemixer, I can't unsee the links between RPG element systems and colour theory
Subtractive Runemixer is a work-in-progress RPG by Starbage, recently released for free on Itch.io.I know about it because artist and writer Oma Keeling shared it on Bluesky.It's a first-person RPGMaker production in you are a gloomy automaton called Caster, who is searching a labyrinth of religious icons and technology for another automaton who wants to kill you.
06/03/2026
The FlashForge AD5X Is One of the Best CoreXY Multi-Color 3D Printers Priced Under $300
CoreXY printer with built-in multi-filament printing and user-friendly mods to make it even better.
06/03/2026
'This Is Actually Next Level' - WWE 2K26 Owners Are Loving The New Ragdoll Physics
It's out now in early access, full release next week.Today marks the official early access release for WWE 2K26 on Xbox Series X and Series S (along with other platforms) if you happen to have bought one of the more expensive versions, with the standard version releasing next Friday.We've already talked about all the new features in the game, like the CM Punk 2K Showcase and the new match types such as Inferno and Dumpster, but the thing that seems to be getting most attention with players so far are the improved ragdoll physics in certain situations.
06/03/2026
The 10 Priciest Cards From Magic’s New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Set That Are Already Worth The Chase
Buying some new Magic: The Gathering cards? Here are the most valuable cards from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to look out for while you're ripping packs.
06/03/2026
The school bus is unleashed in Wreckfest 2's latest update, which also introduces car upgrades and waypoint races
Either way, early access banger Wreckfest 2's latest major update's delivered a school bus.It's far from the lone addition either, with the sequel's first crack and car upgrading and waypoint races arriving alongside the usual extra cars and tracks.Read more
06/03/2026
The Marvel Legends Series Spider-Man: Homecoming Mask Has Hit a New Low Price at Amazon
The Marvel Legends Series Spider-Man: Homecoming mask has hit a new low price at Amazon, dropping from its list price of $139.99 to $87.99.
06/03/2026
Ted Season 2 Exclusive: Go Behind the Scenes of the Special Dungeons & Dragons Episode
The Ted and fantasy universes might not make for the most obvious crossover, but as IGN discovered when it visited the set of the Dungeons & Dragons episode, a huge amount of work went into making sure this was a true tribute to the iconic tabletop game.
06/03/2026
World of Darkness lovers take note: new "Hunter" game accidentally released as a RoboCop: Rogue City update
The people behind RoboCop: Rogue City may have accidentally released an early version of an unannounced Hunter: The Reckoning game, set in the same World Of Darkness universe as Vampire: The Masquerade.The files in question were shared as an update for Rogue City, in what could be either a coded message from Hunter-Net's witness1, or a classic case of backend butterfingers.Read more
06/03/2026
Marathon's Final Reviews Are Mostly Being Held Back, So Here's What Xbox Players Are Saying
Following its launch on Series X and S last night.Nevertheless, there aren't many formal reviews to speak of for Marathon right now.Bungie has reportedly asked critics to consider not publishing their final reviews until an endgame zone called "Cryo Archive" releases later in March, and although it's not a demand, it seems a lot of outlets are willing to comply.
06/03/2026
Slay The Spire 2's placeholder art should be a lesson to all the developers caught up in AI-generated nonsense
Even the US supreme court seems done with the whole business, as they recently refused to take a case about copyrighting AI art.I wish, instead, developers would avoid the whole kerfuffle and do what Slay The Spire 2's developers Mega Crit Games have done: just bodge it in Paint.Read more
06/03/2026
Nintendo Direct to Show Off Final Trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Next Week
Nintendo has announced a Nintendo Direct revealing the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
06/03/2026
Massive Skyrim mod Lordbound is now semi-canon, thanks to a new Bethesda-approved expansion from its devs
Last year, beefy Skyrim quest mod Lordbound finally soft launched, having spent a decade in the oven.Now, two of the modders behind it have managed to make their creation semi-canon, by weaving some of its lore into a fresh add-on approved by Bethesda.Read more
06/03/2026
The Best 2026 Book Adaptations to Read Before They Hit Our Screens
These are the best 2026 book adaptations that you won’t want to miss, from a return to Narnia to the latest Hunger Games prequel.
06/03/2026
With Xbox's 'Project Helix' Revealed, How Likely Is A 2027 Release Date?
The next generation of Xbox is upon us!The new console has officially been announced as Project Helix (or at least, its codename has), and therefore we could be getting on our hands on it within the next couple of years.For the past 12 months, we've been hearing rumours that the next Xbox console could get a 2027 release date, but that Microsoft hasn't committed to a definite launch window due to various factors.
06/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Is Suffering an Idenitiy Crisis
Resident Evil Requiem's dual protagonists offer two very different forms of gameplay, but the clash between horror and action inflicts tonal whiplash.
06/03/2026
The Witcher Comics Come to WEBTOON on March 9
WEBTOON will begin serializing Dark Horse's The Witcher comics on March 9, and we've got an exclusive preview of the first chapter.
06/03/2026
War Machine Review
War Machine Review: The charisma of Alan Ritchson carries this sci-fi action movie across the finish line like a wounded brother in arms.
06/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Is Suffering an Identity Crisis
Resident Evil Requiem's dual protagonists offer two very different forms of gameplay, but the clash between horror and action inflicts tonal whiplash.
06/03/2026
You won't have any standing armies in Total War: Medieval 3 at first, so better get chummy with the commoners
Yesterday, Julian wrote about the possibility of changing inheritance laws in Total War: Medieval 3, and thereby revealed to me that Creative Assembly have been sneakily talking in depth about the forthcoming strategy game on their forums.In other posts, we learn about their plans for standing armies, which I think are probably what interests me most about TwarMed3, in that each campaign will be an exercise in getting to the point where standing armies are a thing. Read more
06/03/2026
Slay the Spire 2 Dev Never Thought It Would Actually Pass Marathon in Steam Concurrents, Says Congratulations Post ‘Seems a Bit Meaner Than Intended’
Some might have thought Bungie’s Marathon was going to be the big launch on Steam this week, but it turns out Slay the Spire 2 has quadrupled Bungie's extraction shooter in terms of concurrent player numbers on Valve's PC gaming platform.
06/03/2026
Marathon's credits include the artist whose work Bungie used without permission
Marathon sprinted out of the blocks yesterday, so naturally some folks have already seen its credits.One of people listed in those credits is an especially noteworthy inclusion, with Antireal (or 4nt1r34l) - an artist whose work Bungie were caught using in the shooter without permission - having been credited as a consultant on the game.Read more
06/03/2026
‘It Is Still in Development. That's All I Can Say’ — Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake Dev Issues Update 5 Years After It Was Announced
‘It is still in development. That's all I can say’ — Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake dev issues update 5 years after it was announced.
06/03/2026
Forza Horizon 6's 'Low-Traffic' Gameplay Was Done On Purpose, Says IGN
"The traffic was intentionally tuned down...".Indeed, IGN's Ryan McCaffrey has taken to social media to tell folks that "the traffic was intentionally tuned down here in order to focus more on the environment/world of Japan".McCaffrey went on to say that "the full game will have more cars driving around" when it releases in May 2026.
06/03/2026
'We're in a Completely Different Era of Star Wars Now' — Lucasfilm Boss Dave Filoni Says The Mandalorian and Grogu Doesn't Carry the Burden Episode VII Did
With The Mandalorian And Grogu almost upon us, Star Wars fans are set for the first mainline film in the franchise since Episode IX, The Rise of Skywalker, came out in December 2019. It’s a long time coming, and launches into a different world… maybe even a different galaxy compared to the previous set of films. But it also launches without the weight of expectation of introducing a new Star Wars trilogy — and that’s to its benefit, Lucasfilm co-CEO Dave Filoni has said.
06/03/2026
Bungie ask Marathon critics to delay "full reviews" till the release of an endgame zone, and I am wistfully reminded of Vault of Glass
Bungie's Marathon reboot released yesterday, but you might not get that impression from the developer's coverage embargo guidelines, which request that critics delay their "full review and impressions" until the launch of a "pinnacle endgame zone and experience" later in March.It's a "request/suggestion", not a demand, but it rubs me up the wrong way regardless.The Marathon reboot is not an early access launch that is marketed to buyers as unfinished.
06/03/2026
Microsoft's next console will play PC games too, and it's currently codenamed Project Helix
Microsoft have moved quickly to shut down the speculation that Asha Sharma's recent appointment as Xbox boss might be a harbinger of the company moving out of the console hardware for good.Sharma has announced that Xbox's next-gen console is codenamed Project Helix and, much more intriguingly, will play PC games as well as Xbox ones.Read more
06/03/2026
Rally Point: Whiskerwood suggests that, even without the violence, colonialism is a scam
Rome was not built in a day.It's most obviously reminiscent of Timberborn, and its premise recalls Colonization, of all things, as your "Whiskers" build a colony for the "Claws", who are largely absentee (there are no cats in America) but extract a regular toll of goods as taxation.The real pressure, though, is a much more interesting model of colonialism, and how even absent of political context, that kind of economic arrangement can constrain and shape a town.
06/03/2026
Now Marathon Is Out in the Wild, the True Cost of Its Microtransactions Has Been Revealed
Bungie’s Marathon is out now, which means players can finally see how its microtransactions actually work and, crucially, how much everything costs.
06/03/2026
Amazon Has Discounted Pokémon TCG: Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Boxes Today, But is It the Best Deal Going?
Score an Ascended Heroes ETB at its best price ever on Amazon right now.
06/03/2026
US governor boosts US-Iran 'combat footage' that is actually from War Thunder, featuring WW2-era weapons
The clip in question has circulated on social media to the tune of millions of views.It has also been shared around by at least one sitting US Republican statesman, Texas governor Greg Abbott, who reposted it with the caption "Bye bye".The tweet in question has since been deleted.
06/03/2026
Capcom Is Ready To Unleash Pragmata Early As Release Date Gets Brought Forward
As part of its latest Spotlight Showcase this week, the team at Capcom has announced that its upcoming action game Pragmata will now release a little earlier than previously planned.Yep, instead of the prior release date of April 24th, Pragmata will now launch on Friday, April 17th.With the announcement that the title will release a week earlier than expected, Capcom has also given us a fresh Pragmata trailer, which you can check out up above.
06/03/2026
The Pokémon Company Issues Another Objection After the Trump Administration Used Its IP for Political Meme — Again
The Pokémon Company has issued an official objection after the White House used Pokopia for a meme, pushing back against the Trump administration’s repeated use of its intellectual property on social media.
06/03/2026
Hoppers Review
Hoppers Review: Hoppers is a solid effort from Pixar that mostly stays above water.
06/03/2026
The Pitt Season 2, Episode 9: "3:00 PM" Review
“3:00 PM” is another strong installment of The Pitt Season 2, one where the medical cases overshadow the interpersonal drama. Read our full review.
06/03/2026
Project Helix Asks ‘What Is an Xbox?’
Microsoft's Project Helix promises a console/PC hybrid for the next generation, but how will those sides work together to create a cohesive Xbox?
06/03/2026
Where to Buy Mould King Brick Building Sets at Outstanding Prices (It's Not Amazon)
One of the most popular, highly-rated, and far more affordable LEGO alternatives on the market.
05/03/2026
The National Videogame Museum Obtains One-of-a-kind Nintendo PlayStation
The National Videogame Museum (NVM) has announced the acquisition of a wildly rare and strange artifact of video game history: a Nintendo PlayStation.
05/03/2026
Echoes of Aincrad Preview: Already an Anime-Styled Single-Player Action-RPG Delight
If the single-player action-RPG Echoes of Aincrad can nail what it’s aiming for, it should, based on what we've played so far, be a chance for seasoned vets and newcomers alike to get into the Sword Art Online world.
05/03/2026
Pragmata gets a release date change once again, albeit in a good way this time
Somehow, Pragmata was announced almost six whole years ago. Where did those years go? I certainly didn't allow them to go anywhere! Originally slated for release in 2022, it was eventually delayed into 2023,
05/03/2026
Windows & Steam Support Will Make Project Helix 'The Most Open Xbox Ever', Says Report
"We know it'll essentially be a gaming PC at its core".With Xbox officially announcing today that its next Xbox console known as "Project Helix" will be integrating both console and PC games, there's been a lot of discussion about what kind of PC games the console will actually support.Jez Corden at
05/03/2026
Starfleet Academy Director Jonathan Frakes Says Fan Hate Is ‘Dimensionally More Painful’ Today Than in the Next Generation Years
The penultimate episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s first season was a big one for many reasons, including that it was directed by Captain William Riker himself, Jonathan Frakes. Ahead of next week’s finale, we were able to talk to Frakes about the big reunion between Caleb (Sandro Rosta) and his mom Anisha (Tatiana Maslany), how he directs such a storied franchise, how he deals with fan community hate, and more.
05/03/2026
Slay the Spire 2 Launches, Immediately Shatters a Concurrent Player Record on Steam
Slay the Spire 2 has topped 177k concurrent players on Steam, and is steadily rising, setting a new record for a roguelike on the platform just weeks after Mewgenics smashed the previous record.
05/03/2026
Elden Ring: Nightreign Players Are Begging For Another Major Update... or Just Everdark Heolstor
It's now been three months since Elden Ring: Nightreign received its paid Forsaken Hollows DLC, which added two new Nightfarers, a new map, two new end bosses and a bundle of other new bosses, enemies, and events. And players are starting to get real antsy, wondering when, if ever, another update will arrive.
05/03/2026
Almost 10 years on from the first one, Ruiner is getting a sequel, and this time with co-op
Not all that long off the heels of releasing parkour boomer shooter Metal Eden, developer Reikon Games have now announced that they'll be returning to their cyberpunk world Ruiner in the form of… well, it's just called Ruiner 2. And it's a sequel that sure, looks like more of the same, but the immediately noticeable difference in ...
05/03/2026
Capcom Spotlight March 2026: Everything Announced
Hot off the zombified heels of Resident Evil Requiem, a brand-new Capcom Spotlight has arrived with updates on Street Fighter 6, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Pragmata, and much more. Check out all the biggest moments right here.
05/03/2026
'It Will Lead In Performance' - Xbox's Price Tag For Project Helix Could Be Pretty High
Will it be the most expensive new Xbox console ever?If you haven't seen the news yet, it's been announced today that the new Xbox console is being called Project Helix for the time being (that's its codename), and it will definitely support PC games as well as console games.Interestingly, new Xbox boss Asha Sharma mentioned during her reveal of...
05/03/2026
The HP All-in Plan - Get a New Printer and Ink Starting at $7.99 Per Month
Includes printer, ink, 24/7 live support, and warranty.
05/03/2026
Xbox Announces New 'Project Helix' Console, Says It Will Play PC Games
"Great start to the morning with Team Xbox".It's official! Xbox has announced today that the next Xbox console has a codename of Project Helix, and as all the rumours had suggested, it will play both console and PC games when it launches in the future.The news was revealed by new Xbox boss Asha Sharma on Twitter with the following statement:Read the
05/03/2026
Prepare your decks once more, Slay the Spire 2 is now out in early access
Hear ye, hear ye! It is time to play your hand, for the day of prophecy has come: Slay the Spire 2 has, finally, launched into early access. I know, I know, there's some game about running a marathon or something by a team of folks that run a bungee jumping business out today too. Forget that! Running is di...
05/03/2026
Diablo 4’s New Warlock Class Lets You Turn the Power of Hell Back on Itself | Hands-On Preview
After spending some hands-on time messing around with several pre-configured variations of Diablo 4's new Warlock class, it’s given me another reason to look forward to diving back into one of my favorite ARPGs.
05/03/2026
Xbox Confirms 'Project Helix' – Its Next-Gen Console That Will Also Play PC Games
Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma confirms long-rumored details about Microsoft's next-generation console and reveals its codename: Project Helix.
05/03/2026
Fans Hunting Rare Charizard Cards Are Reigniting Interest in Pokémon TCG's Phantasmal Flames Expansion
Fans chasing rare Charizard cards are seemingly spiking the value of Pokémon TCG's Mega Evolution expansion, Phantasmal Flames, and there's a particularly cool Mega Charizard X card driving much of the reignited interest.
05/03/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Borderlands 3 for $10, $20 Off Game Pass Ultimate, LEGO The Starry Night Hits New Low
Plus, preorder the Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order Booster Bundle and save on Metroid Prime 4 and more.
05/03/2026
Disney+ Drops Its Best Deal of 2026 Right Before Zootopia 2 Comes to Streaming
The deal ends when Daredevil: Born Again season 2 premieres.
05/03/2026
Best Buy Has Open Box Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptops for $1,765
Powerful gaming performance packed in a 3.4-pound all-aluminum laptop.
05/03/2026
Poll: What Are Your First Impressions Of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
Have you had chance to try it yet?Earlier this week, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 made its grand debut on Xbox Game Pass, mere weeks after the first game in the series landed on XGP in February. We know that thi...
05/03/2026
Masters of the Universe: Revelation/Revolution Blu-ray Steelbook Is Up for Preorder, Here’s Where To Get It
Preorders are live at select retailers for the Masters of the Universe: Revelation/Revolution Blu-ray steelbook, which is set to be released on June 2, 2026.
05/03/2026
Hard drive space for all! Helldivers 2's slimmer install size is rolling out to everyone later this month
There is no greater source of tepid rage than when I see a game, I buy it, I proceed to download it, and it tells me it needs to take up one billion gigabytes of my hard drive space (NB: one billion is an exaggeration). It fills every corner of my being with a potent darkness, and I would like it to stop. This is a feeling many had with
05/03/2026
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Scores a Great Discount on Switch 2 For One Day Only
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on Nintendo Switch 2 has dropped to $54.99 as part of Woot's 'Video Games For All!' sale. This is 21% off its list price of $69.99.
05/03/2026
Sarah J. Maas Reveals Back-to-Back New ACOTAR Novels, Book Six to Arrive in October 2026
Mass announced ACOTAR book six will release on October 27, 2026, followed by book seven on January 12, 2027. She shared the news on the most recent episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast.
05/03/2026
'We Need to Prepare America for My Ascension' — The Boys Season 5 Trailer Shows Homelander Sitting Pretty in the Oval Office
The Boys Season 5 has its final trailer, showing off Homelander's attempt to realize what he believes to be his true destiny.
05/03/2026
Marvel's New Spider-Man Series Seemingly Confirms Punisher and Hulk Will Appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Marvel and Sony have yet to officially confirm that Jon Bernthal's Punisher and Mark Ruffalo's Hulk are appearing in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but Marvel seems to have indirectly confirmed that team-up with the reveal of a new comic series.
05/03/2026
Two genres and seven years on, Remedy attempt to define what a Control game even is in the lead-up to Resonant
What is a Control game? It's a fairly reasonable question to ask, as the only follow-up there's been to the original 2019 game in the intervening years (apart from some DLC) was FBC: Firebreak, a live service FPS spin-off that…
05/03/2026
One of Marathon's more controversial mechanics brings back a neat idea from Anthem
Bungie's Marathon reboot is out on PC today. Based on last weekend's playtest, it has already been deemed the most difficult, aka "sweatiest" extraction shooter in a while. For as the old Victorian saying goes, women glow, men perspire, and gamers sweat. ...
05/03/2026
HBO's Rooster Review
Rooster is a magic trick of a TV show. Elevated in its approach yet grounded in its appeal, the series is a masterclass in acting, with stand-out performances by Steve Carrell, Danielle Deadwyler, John C. McGinley, and more.
05/03/2026
Assassin's Creed Unity Xbox Footage Revealed For The New Series X|S Upgrade
It's out now on both systems.Yesterday, it was announced that Assassin's Creed Unity would be getting a free upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S along with the PS5, and we mentioned at the time how it probably wouldn't make a huge difference on Xbox.Unity was already running at 60 frames per-second prior to the announcement (thanks...
05/03/2026
Legendary The Dark Knight Returns Artist Klaus Janson Featured in New Exhibit at The Philippe Labaune Gallery
Legendary The Dark Knight Returns artist Klaus Janson is the subject of a new art exhibit at New York's Philippe Labaune Gallery. Check out some of the stunning original artwork on display.
05/03/2026
Pokémon Pokopia's First Event Starts Next Week, But You Can Access It Right Now
Pokémon Pokopia is out today (hooray!), and there's a limited-time event on the way later this month that's bringing Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff to the game. It starts next week, but if you don't mind a little manipulation, you can just play it right now.
05/03/2026
Nathan Fillion Is Getting Firefly Fans All Sorts of Excited, Over 20 Years After the Show Was Canceled
Nathan Fillion has hyped up Firefly fans with a number of social media posts that has some hoping for a series return over 20 years after it was canceled.
05/03/2026
Activision pressured Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward to make a game about Iran invading Israel, claims former developer
Chance Glasco, an ex-lead animator on the Call of Duty series, has claimed that Activision once pressured Infinity Ward to make an entry in which Iran attacked Israel. He did so in response to a video montage posted on the official White House Xitter account, which combines the USA's real life military strikes against Iran with
05/03/2026
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (March 5-8)
Including Black Desert & Sonic Racing CrossWorlds!Microsoft has just revealed its Free Play Days lineup for the coming weekend! This time around, four Xbox games are playable for free over the next few days - headlined by Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds from the folks over at SEGA.Here's your full Xbox Free Play Day...
05/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem's mystifying Final Puzzle is case-closed after its solution was discovered by accident
The chillingly named 'Final Puzzle' in Resident Evil Requiem filled much of the action-horror game’s launch week with cheevo-hunting intrigue. What began as a simple search, a box-checking exercise to complete the last of Requiem’s optional challenges, has since shredded ner...
05/03/2026
Marvel Rivals Dev Threatens Players Who Are 'Maliciously Idling' or Intentionally Throwing Games, Acknowledges 'Disturbing Trend' in the Community
The developer of Marvel Rivals has addressed what it called the “disturbing trend” of "incentivized throwing,” where players are enticed by third-party bounties to deliberately sabotage matches.
05/03/2026
Doomsday Diner Trailer Is a Post-Apocalyptic Sausage Fest
Doomsday Diner is the restaurant sim that dares to take post-apocalyptic storytelling to a new height by focusing on a perspective we so often overlook, that of the humble hot dog.
05/03/2026
Hidalgo, a Cozy Co-op Narrative Adventure, Announced for PC
Get your first look at Hidalgo, an upcoming cozy co-op papercraft narrative adventure based on the classic book Don Quijote de La Mancha.
05/03/2026
'When You Watch the Movies, They're Kind of Like Video Games' — John Wick Game Dev Teases a Younger Keanu Reeves
'When you watch the movies, they're kind of like video games' — John Wick game dev teases a younger Keanu Reeves.
05/03/2026
Here's Almost 10 Minutes Of Uncut Gameplay Footage From Forza Horizon 6
Coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2026.As part of IGN First for March, the outlet has gotten ahold of almost 10 minutes of extended Forza Horizon 6 footage - showcasing a broader look at open-world Japan ahead of the game's Xbox and PC release this May.Indeed, thus far the team at Playground Games has mainly shown us snipp...
05/03/2026
'I'm at a Convention, and I Say Stupid Things' — Boba Fett Star Temuera Morrison Reveals Lucasfilm Phone Call After Telling Star Wars Fans to Lobby for His Return
What next for Temuera Morrison and his iconic character Boba Fett in the ongoing Star Wars franchise? Not much, it sounds like. In a new interview, the actor said Boba is still “on the shelf” — despite his attempts to spark a return.
05/03/2026
Forza Horizon 6: 9 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay | IGN First
This never-before-seen gameplay features a Saleen S7 being taken on a brisk journey through a portion of Forza Horizon 6’s Japan-based map.
05/03/2026
With Marathon's release imminent, Bungie say it's got "no pay for power" microtransactions and confirm seasonal rewards will stick around
I hope you've got some decent trainers and plenty of bottled water on hand. The time to run a Marathon is nigh, with Bungie's shooter set to burst out of the blocks today, March 5th. Ahead of the starting gun going off the
05/03/2026
Microsoft Has Explored Allowing AI & Other Xbox Players To Help Control Your Games
A Microsoft patent from 2024 calls these "help sessions".You may have seen some rumblings doing the rounds about a patent that was discovered by the folks at Tech4Gamers, and it's a Microsoft patent that was first filed in 2024, but has only become publicly visibly over the past month.It's titled "
05/03/2026
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Review
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man review: Cillian Murphy makes a rousing return.
05/03/2026
‘We Had to Take Nothing Out’ — Extreme Horror Game Hellraiser: Revival Gets Its ESRB Rating
‘We had to take nothing out’ — Extreme horror game Hellraiser: Revival gets its ESRB rating.
05/03/2026
Xbox Hardly Ever Advertises Free Demos, But A Handful Have Been Added In Recent Weeks
Including a brand-new Fatal Frame 2 demo!Here at Pure Xbox, we like to highlight Xbox demos wherever we can - at the end of the day, they give folks a taste of upcoming titles for free...
05/03/2026
Project Hail Mary Director Issues Clarification After Saying There Isn't a Single Green Screen Shot in the Entire Movie
Project Hail Mary co-director Christopher Miller has moved to clarify recent comments in which he said there isn't a single green screen shot in the entire movie.
05/03/2026
Highguard's Final 'Farewell Tour' Patch Gives Everyone a New Warden and Skill Tree to Play Around With Until the Very End
Highguard, the free-to-play PvP raid shooter announced at The Game Awards last year and set to close next week, has released its final update.
05/03/2026
The Resident Evil Requiem Reveal That Has Big Implications for a Resident Evil 5 Remake
Requiem's retcon of Resident Evil lore may signal that big changes are coming for a potential Resident Evil 5 remake.
05/03/2026
"In a sense, we're kind of victims of ourselves" says Crimson Desert's chief marketer, who reckons it plunged over the announcement Kliff too early
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a really shonky Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? Is it a dork ass enormity of an open world ac...
05/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem’s Noise Hating Zombie Can Seemingly One-Shot Rhodes Hill’s Biggest Baddies
A viral Resident Evil Requiem clip has shown that Rhodes Hill's noise-hating zombie can one-hit kill the powerful chef zombie.
05/03/2026
Bungie Reveals Marathon Premium Currency, LUX, Promises It Can't Be Used to Buy Gameplay Advantages
Bungie has finally revealed Marathon’s premium currency, called LUX, while promising it can’t be used to buy gameplay advantages. Here's how it works.
05/03/2026
Xbox Drops Major Games To Their 'Lowest Price Ever' In Today's New Sales (March 5)
Over 750 games have just been discounted!We didn't expect to wake up to over 750 games discounted on the Xbox Store, but here we are! Microsoft has published a bunch of new sales over the past hours, including a 2K Weekend sale, a Best Rated sale, an Activision Publisher sale and an ID@Xbox Super Saver Sale. These sit alongside the ongoing Deep Silver and Friends sale that doesn't end until March 9th, along with the usual weekly Xbox Game Pass discounts that went live ...
05/03/2026
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Is 'Not a Roguelike or a Roguelite Game,' Konami Insists
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse — announced at Sony's State of Play showcase last month as part of Konami's celebration of Castlevania's 40th(!) anniversary — will play like a classic Castlevania game rather than a roguelike, despite the expertise of the studio making it.
05/03/2026
In Total War: Medieval 3, you can change the laws of your kingdom to ensure your feckless heir doesn't inherit the throne
While Creative Assembly will readily tell you that Total War: Medieval 3 is still years away from release, with the project currently only in pre-production, the team are being quite open with their plan for the long, long, long-awaited str...
05/03/2026
The Gorgeous Planet Of Lana 2 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (March 5)
Available for PC and Ultimate subscribers today!Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today brings just the one new game to the library - but it's a much-welcome day one release in the form of Planet Of Lana 2: Children of the Leaf.Here's a quick introduc...
05/03/2026
Oblivion Remastered multiplayer mod announced by company aiming to give a bunch of single player games their GTA 5 moment
From Skyrim Together to the more recently released Witcher Online, modders bring...
05/03/2026
Highguard's beefy final update is live, with a "skeleton crew" having voluntarily "crunched" to get it out ahead of shutdown
Ahead of Highguard's impeding shutdown on March 12th, developers Wildlight have released the big final update they mentioned when delivering the news of the shooter's forthcoming demise
05/03/2026
Magic's TMNT Booster Box Preorders Drop Back to All-Time Low Price Ready for Release Day
Magic: The Gathering's TMNT booster boxes preorders have dropped back to their all-time low price for release day. Here's where you can secure your preorder and guarantee the best deal possible.
05/03/2026
'It Isn't TikTok Brain' — Crimson Desert's 'Fast Forward' Button Lets You Speed Through Dialogue, and People Have Plenty to Say About It
Crimson Desert's 'Fast Forward' button lets you speed through dialogue, sparking a debate among fans.
05/03/2026
Nvidia hotfix targets broken GeForce driver that followed previous broken GeForce driver
GeForce graphics cards drivers are having their most torrid time since, um, last year. As
05/03/2026
MindsEye studio confirm more layoffs, as CEO claims they've got "overwhelming evidence of organised espionage and corporate sabotage"
MindsEye developers Build a Rocket Boy have announced that they're making more redundancies, with CEO Mark Gerhard using the statement to continue insisting that proof the game was targeted by "organised espionage and corporate sabotage" will be forthcoming.
05/03/2026
Pokemon Pokopia's Lore Has Huge Implications for the Pokemon Universe
Pokemon Pokopia is out now, and I loved it. In my review, I didn't talk much about the specifics of that story, because I didn't want to spoil it for anyone. But Pokopia has been released, and I have been unleashed. I need to tell someone about this story, because it's kind of unhinged!
05/03/2026
MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy Announces Further Layoffs as CEO Doubles Down on 'Organised Espionage and Corporate Sabotage' Claims
The current CEO of Build A Rocket Boy, Mark Gerhard, has announced further layoffs at the struggling UK development studio following the disastrous release of MindsEye, while doubling down on “organised espionage and corporate sabotage” claims.
05/03/2026
Ted Season 2 Review
As soon as Ted Season 2 starts you know you're on familiar ground, with phone sex lines and sperm-soiled tissues.
05/03/2026
Save 44% Off Hasbro's Transformers Studio Series Revenge of The Fallen Converting Action Figures
Includes The Fallen, Megatron, and Soundwave action figures.
05/03/2026
Andaseat's Value-Packed Novis Gaming Chair Drops Below $200 for the First Time This Year
No need to pay hundreds of dollars for a comfortable gaming-themed chair.
04/03/2026
The Bride! Review
The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal goes a little OTT with this gaudy feminist reimagining of Bride of Frankenstein.
04/03/2026
AliExpress Has a 1,000W Peak 48V Adult Electric Bike for $288 with Free Delivery (Ships From the US)
This electric assisted bike can go up to 28mph with a range of up to 80 miles.
04/03/2026
Save 50% Off the 3.8lb Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 16" Ultra-Portable Laptop with Discrete GPU, Now Just $750
All-aluminum laptop with OLED display, Ryzen AI 5 CPU, and RTX 5050 GPU.
04/03/2026
Apple’s New Entry-Level MacBook Neo Is Up for Preorder Starting at $599
Everything you need to know to preorder a MacBook Neo, Apple's new colorful, modestly priced (and modestly powered) laptop.
04/03/2026
The MacBook Neo and Everything Else Apple Announced This Week
Apple's string of new product announcements this week include the MacBook Neo, a new iPad Air, a MacBook Pro and Air with new chips, a new budget iPhone, and a pair of expensive displays.
04/03/2026
'I Like Brave People' — Christian Bale Says Making a New American Psycho Is a 'Bold Choice'
Actor Christian Bale, who played the lead in the 2000 American Psycho movie, was recently asked what he thought of the new American Psycho movie coming from Luca Guadagnino.
04/03/2026
DC K.O. #5 Ending Explained - How the Series Sets Up DC's Next Big Cosmic Crossover
DC K.O. ends with a titanic final battle against Darkseid and some major teases about the future of the DC multiverse. Here's what you need to know.
04/03/2026
Lanterns Trailer Features a Flying Hal Jordan and a John Stewart Who Is Waiting For His Chance to Wield the Iconic Ring
The first official trailer has arrived for HBO's Lanterns ahead of its debut in August 2026, and it features a flying Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and a John Stewart (John Stewart) who is in training and waiting for his turn to wield the iconic ring.
04/03/2026
Crimson Desert Impresses In Previews As Dev Urges Patience For Xbox & PS5 Footage
Two weeks to go until release!One of the big Xbox releases of March 2026 is Crimson Desert, which is an open-world action-adventure game from the team at Pearl Abyss (known for Black Desert), and it's coming to Xbox Series X and Series S on ...
04/03/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Booster Bundle, PS5 Pulse Explore Buds, Samsung Speakers
Plus, save on Alan Wake 2, Astro Bot, MTG x LOTR and TMNT cards, and more.
04/03/2026
Three Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In March 2026
The closures we know about so far.With a new month upon us, it's time to see which Xbox games are shutting down their servers in February 2026, and the good news is that there's not much to discuss — which is why we've thrown March 2026 into this roundup as well!As things stand (and keep in mind this could change over the coming weeks), just Project CARS 3 is shutting down its servers in Februa...
04/03/2026
Ubisoft talk up "unique, darker" Assassin's Creed Hexe, also promise their Invictus multiplayer game is making progress
Ubisoft have released a broad update on the future of Assassin's Creed, with thoughts from new head of content Jean Guesdon. It doesn't tell us much, but it doesn't tell us nothing. At the very least, it's not another layoff announcement.
04/03/2026
Brandon Sanderson Just Launched a Massive New Cosmere Crowdfunding Campaign That Has Already Blown Its Goals Out the Water
Brandon Sanderson has been busy over the last few months. With the recent announcement that his Cosmere universe would be coming to Apple TV, Sanderson has been actively providing updates about his progress via Youtube. And yet somehow he's still found time to launch a massive new crowdfunding campaign that has already blown its goals out of the water.
04/03/2026
Assassin's Creed Unity Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This Week
It's also part of Xbox Free Play Days in April.Ubisoft has announced today that Assassin's Creed Unity is getting a free next-gen upgrade to 60FPS (frames per-second) on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this Thursday, March 5th.The upgrade is coming to PS5 at the same time, and we assume that's the platform it's targeted at, as Assassin's Creed Unity already runs at 60FPS on Series X and ...
04/03/2026
Trump administration reportedly debating whether to force Riot Games owners Tencent to divest stakes in US game companies
The US government, currently headed up by the Trump administration, are reportedly discussing whether to push Chinese conglomerate Tencent to divest their investments in US game companies. Tencent currently own League of Legends developers Riot Games and
04/03/2026
Ubisoft Finally Confirms Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, the Remake We All Knew Was Coming
Ubisoft has just released the first piece of concept art for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, finally confirming its long-awaited remake that has been rumored for years.
04/03/2026
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 Casts Its Lady Rohanne, Ser Eustace and Ser Bennis
Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) will play Lady Rohanne Webber, Peter Mullan (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Outlander: Blood of My Blood) will play Ser Eustace Osgrey, and Babou Ceesay (Alien: Earth, Into the Badlands) will play Ser Bennis in Season 2 of HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
04/03/2026
DC Completely Reinvents Joker's Personality and Mental State In Shocking New Batman Story
DC reveals one of the most startling reinventions of The Joker ever, as Batman #7 suggests the Clown Prince of Crime has finally gone sane.
04/03/2026
Assassin's Creed Shadows 'Moving Into Its Final Phase of Support,' Though Ubisoft Promises a Final 'Few Surprises'
Ubisoft has detailed its plans for the future of Assassin's Creed, and said it is already winding down support for last year's Assassin's Creed Shadows.
04/03/2026
Mouse: P.I. for Hire – The Final Preview
Mouse: P.I. for Hire, based on what I’ve played so far, is far more than its distinct 1930’s rubberhose-animated look. It sure seems to have legitimate gameplay depth and mechanics to it as well, and it’s moved up my list of anticipated games in a year that’s already packed with some serious potential.
04/03/2026
Corpses in the censored Japanese version of Resident Evil Requiem are full of terrible darkness
People on social media are upset about censorship in Resident Evil Requiem. Wait, come back! This isn't one of those situations where Twitter users with usernames like BasedMaxxing97 rant about the bikini armor being altered to cover up the 'vagina bones'. It seems the Japanese version of Capcom's ...
04/03/2026
Microsoft Patent Allows for AI, or Another Human, to Swoop in And Help Complete Your Games
Microsoft has patented a method for an AI model to take control of your game, should you need a helping hand.
04/03/2026
Stock Up Your PC Library With Brand New Games From March’s Humble Choice Lineup
Humble Bundle has revealed its March Humble Choice lineup. For $14.99, you can set yourself up with 8 games - including Tempest Rising, Chants of Sennaar, Sworn, and five more - alongside a month free of IGN Plus.
04/03/2026
Apple’s M5 MacBook Air Is Up for Preorder
Everything you need to know to preorder Apple's upcoming MacBook Air with M5 Chip, including pricing and availability.
04/03/2026
Bungie Addresses Marathon Difficulty Curve, Tells Players That Over Time, Recovering From a Bad Loss Will Get Easier
If you played the Marathon server slam, you might have found Bungie’s extraction shooter a challenging experience. It’s designed to be a “dangerous climb,” as the developer behind Halo and Destiny calls it, but Marathon’s difficulty curve can be overcome.
04/03/2026
Next Xbox Console Could Be Affected By PlayStation Pulling Back On PC
If the rumours of Steam integration are true.The big news of the day in the gaming industry is coming from reporter Jason Schreier over at Bloomberg, who says that PlayStation will soon be pulling back on PC ports when ...
04/03/2026
Apple Announces the MacBook Neo, a Colorful $599 Laptop Powered by an iPhone Chip
Today in Apple's week of announcements, the company unveiled the MacBook Neo, a new budget laptop (starting at $599) that comes in bold colors.
04/03/2026
'Hope So!' — 28 Days Later Star Cillian Murphy Says He's 'Ready' to Return for Franchise's Planned Fifth Film, Despite Bone Temple Box Office Flop
Cillian Murphy remains keen to make another movie in the 28 Days Later franchise, despite its latest entry ending up as a box office bomb.
04/03/2026
Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection Preview: The Mega Man Bundle for Pokémon Fans
RPGs don't always require compelling stories or innovative trappings to be fun. Sometimes, all you want or want are a few engaging systems, some brought colors, and a delightful loop of grinding, exploration, and reward. Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection seems to deliver all that in spades based on what I’ve played so far.
04/03/2026
Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Say About Planet Of Lana 2 On Xbox Game Pass
Coming to the service this week!Planet Of Lana 2: Children of the Leaf is set to bring some gorgeous 2D platforming to Xbox Game Pass tomorrow, March 5th - which means that a bunch of critics have been hands-on with the game in recent weeks to see how it's shapi...
04/03/2026
"Gary will no longer attack the player from beyond the veil" says The Outer Worlds 2's latest patch, which also makes a death pit work as intended
It's been a little bit since The Outer Worlds 2 got that November patch aiming to take care of mysterious eyebrow disappearanc...
04/03/2026
Sony will no longer release their biggest PlayStation games on PC, claims report, starting with Ghost of Yōtei
Sony are breaking up with PC, reportedly! The PlayStation creators will no longer release big PS5 singleplayer games on things that are not actual PlayStations, according to "people familiar with the company's plans". In the short term, Sony will no longer publish a PC port of Ghost of Y&omacr...
04/03/2026
Sony Has Reportedly Returned to Console Exclusivity in Part Because Some Within PlayStation Are Worried That Releasing Games on PC May Hurt Sales of PS5 and Even PS6
A new report has revealed that both Ghost of Yotei and Saros will remain exclusive to PlayStation 5 as Sony begins to pull back from PC and refocus on console exclusives.
04/03/2026
iPhone 17e, Apple's New, More Affordable Phone, Is Up for Preorder
Everything you need to know to preorder Apple's most affordable new iPhone, coming March 11.
04/03/2026
Crimson Desert's Will Powers Says Pearl Abyss Is Trying to Avoid Overhyping the Game So Players Don't Think It's 'the Second Coming'
IGN's big Crimson Desert interview.
04/03/2026
Planet of Lana 2 review - a grander, more dynamic platformer sequel that keeps hold of its heart
The original Planet of Lana proposed a science fiction fantasy that appealed on two levels: one, being able to adventure through a wondrously lush exoworld, and two, having a cat who actually listens to you. Planet of Lana...
04/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Hits Incredible Sales Milestone In Less Than A Week
It just works.Resident Evil Requiem is off to a blinding start, folks. Following it landing right at the top of Metacritic's best-ever user ratings earlier this week, the team over at Capcom has announced an incredible sales milestone less than a week after t...
04/03/2026
Control Resonant First-Look Preview – This Is No Soulslike. It’s Faster
We got a look at a behind-closed-doors gameplay demo of Control Resonant, and it’s not just that it's a markedly different and not just a same-y sequel, but it’s that its melee combat might scratch my Ninja Gaiden-style itch. “This is not a soulslike,” said lead gameplay designer Sergey Mohov. “It’s a push-forward, action-driven, aggressive-playstyle action game. The player is very much in charge and not [simply] reacting. The main driver of combat is you.” Tell me more, Remedy.
04/03/2026
Crimson Desert: The Final Preview
After diving into the opening hours of this grand-scale, sword-and-sorcery adventure, I got to see just how detailed and vast the world of Crimson Desert is in real-time, and what sorts of oddball quests and brutal combat encounters are to come in protagonist Kliff's adventures across Pywel.
04/03/2026
Jackbox Party Pack Developer Moves Into Publishing With a Game About a 'Long, Yucky Arm'
Jackbox Games, the game developer known for its annual party packs of phone-controlled party games that even your non-gamer friends enjoy, is lengthening its reach today with the announcement that it's going into indie publishing as well. Its first published game? My Arms Are Longer Now, from Melbourne-based Toot Games.
04/03/2026
Young Sherlock: Season 1 Review
Young Sherlock: Season 1 review: The game is afoot...and it recognizes game.
04/03/2026
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Has Its Own Page on Steam Again — but There's a Catch
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive — known to most as CS:GO — is back on Steam in its own right… but only if you know where to look.
04/03/2026
'You Know It's Bad When You Have Dreams About the S**t' — Resident Evil Requiem's Infamous Spider Is Making Ice T Feel the Heat
Grammy Award-winning rap star Ice T is struggling with Resident Evil Requiem's nasty spider boss.
04/03/2026
'They Hurt People Building The Game' - Activision Takes Legal Action Against Call Of Duty Leaker
Leaker says they're willing to comply.The gaming industry is absolutely full of leaks at any one time on what's happening behind the scenes at various companies, including console creators such as Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo, as well as studios both large and small.It's generally accepted for the most part that this is going to happen, and rarely do we hear of companies taking action against specific leakers, but that's what happened in regards to Activision ...
04/03/2026
Magic’s Lord of the Rings Scene Boxes Are Back in Stock After Months of Scarcity, Now Discounted at Amazon
You can save almost 25% on the Lord of the Rings Scene Boxes, netting you packs and a super powerful card, too.
04/03/2026
Trump Administration Debating Allowing Chinese Company Tencent to Keep Its Stakes in U.S. Gaming Companies Such as Fortnite Maker Epic and League Dev Riot
President Trump's administration is currently debating whether to allow Chinese megacorp Tencent's stakes in major U.S. companies such as Fortnite maker Epic Games and League of Legends developer Riot Games to continue.
04/03/2026
Ahead of Myrient's RAM crisis-linked demise, volunteers are working to archive its entire collection
Earlier this week, the operator of ROM distribution site and self-described "video game preservation service" Myrient announced plans to shut it down as of the end of this month. They advised folks to downl...
04/03/2026
The Division 2's new Realism Mode chops back the HUD, ammo and health regen, and is free for a month
It seems like a million years have passed since the release of Tom Clancy's The Division 2, the squalid shooter-looter set in banged-up Washington D.C. In fact, it's only been seven. Which is quite a lot of years, in fairness, but that period also spans a lot of upheaval - the Covid pandemic, Trump's re-ele...
04/03/2026
'Watching It With Your Dad Would Be Less Cool' — Daniel Radcliffe 'Delighted' His Son Gets to Watch Harry Potter Reboot TV Series Without Him in It
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has said he's happy his son will get to watch an adaptation of the best-selling book series without him in it, once HBO's TV adaptation arrives.
04/03/2026
Digital Foundry Compares Fallout 4 On Switch 2 & Series S, Xbox Version Wins Out
A breakdown on Bethesda's newest Fallout 4 port.Fallout 4 has gotten another new version here in 2026, more than a decade after the game's initial Xbox One release. Yep, Bethesda has ported its post-apocalyptic epic over to Nintendo Switch 2 recently, and the folks over at
04/03/2026
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now back on Steam as a separate entity to Counter-Strike 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has its own dedicated Steam listing once more, separate from follow-up Counter-Strike 2, which was
04/03/2026
Logitech G325 Lightspeed gaming headset review: cheap wireless cans that don’t sound too shabby
It remains unfortunate that 'budget' wireless headsets can still set you back £60-£80 rather than, say, two shillings and a thruppence. But here we are, and so is the Logitech G325 Wireless, a cut-price pair of over-ears that still manages good comfort and serviceable sound.
04/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Is a Kick-Ass Leon Kennedy Legacy Sequel
Resident Evil Requiem picks up Leon's story 13 years after we last played as him, acting as a kick-ass legacy sequel for the series' fan-favorite hero.
04/03/2026
Amazon Has a Brilliant Discount on Edge of Eternities Boosters Today
Score a discount on the best MTG set of 2025, with booster bundles back in stock and discounted at Amazon today.
04/03/2026
'Half the Fans Would Want to Hang Me' — Leon's Resident Evil Requiem Voice Actor Won't Pick a Side Between Ada or Claire
Resident Evil Requiem voice actor Nick Apostolides has said that "half the fans would want to hang me" if he picked a side between Leon S. Kennedy's main love interests.
04/03/2026
Attempt to get copyright on wholly AI-generated art gunned down by US Supreme Court
The highest legal authority in the USA has refused to take a case involving a Missouri computer scientist who wants to copyright art created by his own generative AI system. The compsci guy in question, Dr Stephen Thaler, appealed to the Supreme Court justices after lower courts upheld a US Copyright Office decision that his art doesn't make the cut for copyright protection, because ...
04/03/2026
10 Best Books Releasing in March 2026 That I’m Personally Recommending
From romance to fantasy and much, much more, here are the best book releases launching March 2026.
04/03/2026
Here's When You'll Be Able to Play Pokémon Pokopia in Your Timezone
Pokémon Pokopia — currently the highest-rated Pokémon game of all time — is almost here. Here are the global release times, so you know when it unlocks in your region.
04/03/2026
Two Games Are Available Across Xbox Game Pass Ultimate & Premium Today (March 4)
Including a big EA Play addition!Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have two new titles coming to various different XGP tiers; one Ultimate addition via EA Play and one game that's moving over to Game Pass Premium.We'll sum up both of these new Xbox Game Pass titles down below:Read the
04/03/2026
Crimson Desert Dev 'Sick' of Having to Repeatedly Deny 'Hiding' Console Footage, as Some Fear 'Another Cyberpunk Console Launch Situation'
Will Powers, the public face of Crimson Desert in the west, has hit out at people accusing developer and publisher Pearl Abyss of “hiding” console footage of the hotly anticipated open-world action adventure game, as some fear a repeat of the disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2077.
04/03/2026
Nintendo Announces 3 Retro Mario Games Returning for Mario Day
Next week's annual celebration of Super Mario will be marked by the return of three retro games via Nintendo Switch Online.
04/03/2026
One Piece Author Eiichiro Oda Literally Hid the Manga Series' Final Secret at the Bottom of the Ocean
One Piece, Japan’s popular pirate-themed manga series, finally has some real-life sunken treasure.
04/03/2026
No Fallout New Vegas remaster teases here, Iron Galaxy say, we're just really enthusiastic about meetings
Have you ever noticed your next company-wide meeting's due and thought the following: 'Oh, we should post an image prominently featuring a screen from a game rumoured to potentially be getting the remake or remaster treatment, but solely to illustrate how much we love meetings'? Well, Iron Galaxy Studios - co-developers of
04/03/2026
Marathon Release Times Confirmed
Here are the global Marathon release times. Find out when it unlocks in your region.
04/03/2026
Call of Duty Leaker Hit With Legal Demand, Activision Insists Even Wrong Leaks Hurt Devs and 'Mess With Player Expectations'
Activision has demanded a prominent Call of Duty leaker stop releasing confidential information about the series, insisting that even when leaks are wrong they cause problems.
04/03/2026
Capcom Trumpets Successful Resident Evil Requiem Launch, 5 Million Copies Sold
Resident Evil Requiem has sold 5 million copies in just five days, and is another hit for publisher Capcom.
04/03/2026
Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order Booster Bundles Are Finally Up for Preorder at Amazon, and Way Under Market Price
Preorders for Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order booster bundles are now live at Amazon, and they're listed way under market price right now. Snap these up ASAP.
04/03/2026
AliExpress Has a Pair of Nintendo Switch Joy-Con 2 Controllers for Just $83 (Normally $100)
Genuine region-free imports that ship from a local US-based warehouse.
04/03/2026
Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is a charming 2000s, Windows XP take on the Vampire Survivors formula
Vampire Survivors clones! They're a dime a dozen these days, primarily because poncle created an admittedly very strong template to mimic. This week's bullet heaven, as the genre has come to be known, is a charming little entry called Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional, a take on the format that...
03/03/2026
AliExpress Has the Popular Sofirn High-Powered LED Flashlights for Less Than Half the Price on Amazon
Unbeatable light output and excellent build quality at a budget price.
03/03/2026
Highguard Goes Offline Next Week As Failed Online Shooter Officially Shuts Down
"We've made the decision to permanently shut down Highguard".In what's unfortunately felt like an inevitability since the game was first announced, Highguard is officially shutting down next week, with the online shooter "not able to build a sustainable player base to support the game long term".The team at Wildlight Entertainment has announced the news on
03/03/2026
Who Is the New Lady Whistledown? Bridgerton Cast Reveals Their Prime Suspects
The cast and showrunner of the Netflix series Bridgerton reveal who they think the new Lady Whistledown could be.
03/03/2026
And there it is: Highguard is shutting down next week
The above headline will not be a particularly surprising one, but just to make sure it's absolutely clear, developer Wildlight have confirmed that their raid shooter Highguard will be closing its servers from next week, March 12th. The team confirmed as much in a post shared to the game's official Twitter account, where it wen...
03/03/2026
Highguard to Permanently Shut Down on March 12, Wildlight to Release One Final Update With a New Warden, a New Weapon, Skill Trees, and More
Wildlight has announced that it will be permanently shutting down Highguard on March 12. Before then, it will release one final update that adds a new Warden, a new weapon, account level progression, and skill trees for those who want to get their final matches in.
03/03/2026
Cities: Skylines Is Getting New Free Content On Xbox Game Pass, Console Sequel Still Delayed
First game DLC gets the green light.The team behind the Cities: Skylines series has announced a bunch of new content for the first game which launched all the way back in 2015 — some free and some paid — as struggles continue with the sequel, including its console release.We were supposed to get Cities: Skylines ...
03/03/2026
AliExpress Has a 350W Adult Electric Scooter With a Top Speed of 19mph Starting at Just $109
Fast and free delivery (ships from the US) and sold by the official manufacturer.
03/03/2026
Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition for PS5 Has Hit a New Low Price at Amazon
Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition for PS5 has hit its lowest price so far at Amazon of $34.96. This is a 42% discount from its list price of $59.99.
03/03/2026
The Sims 4 is going the way of Roblox with a new marketplace where anyone can make moola from their custom creations
It could be that I'm being a tad dramatic here, but Fortnite, and particularly Roblox, might be two of the most annoying things to happen to games. Today, presumably in pursuit of infinite growth, EA announced a pair of Things you can now expect to see in The Sims 4, a new Sims Maker Program and...
03/03/2026
One of the Legend of Grimrock designers is making a spaceship puzzler inspired by System Shock
Reconfigure is the new "puzzle-RPG-FPS hybrid" from Antti Tiihonen - co-founder of Almost Human, and one of the designers behind "bloody brilliant" dungeon crawler Legend of Grimrock. Where Grimrock threw you into a mountain and challenged you to ...
03/03/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Free Tote with Pokémon Pokopia, LEGO Super Mario Piranha Plant, Anno 117 for PS5
Plus Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Box and Breville Espresso Machine
03/03/2026
Save 48% Off the Liquid Cooled Lenovo Legion RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC, Now $1,736.99 With Coupon
Less expensive than building out your own DIY RTX 5070 Ti system.
03/03/2026
Marathon Confirms Seasonal Resets, Which Means Everyone's Gear, Contract and Faction Progression, and Player Level Wipe Every Few Months
Bungie has outlined what to expect from Marathon upon launch, and confirmed plans for seasonal wipes that mean all players lose their gear every few months.
03/03/2026
Bungie lay out their Marathon season plans, which yes, includes forced resets for everybody
It was a little under a year ago that Bungie showed off Marathon proper and told us all it was coming out in September, only for everyone who had a chance to play it essentially say "ruh roh Raggy," leading to an indefinite delay. And...
03/03/2026
Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Xbox Brawler Scott Pilgrim EX
Out now on Xbox! That's a lot of X...Scott Pilgrim EX brings its retro-styled brawler to Xbox One and Series X|S consoles today, which means we're starting to see reviews trickle out for this new title right now.In that case, we're going to gather some of those up for you down below - so you can make a decision on whether this brand-new ...
03/03/2026
Life is Strange TV Series Reveals Live-Action Max and Chloe
The live-action Life is Strange adaptation in the works for Amazon Prime Video has found its Max Caulfield and Chloe Price.
03/03/2026
Tales, Elden Ring Publisher Bandai Namco Teases New RPG Reveal
Bandai Namco, the publisher behind FromSoftware titles such as Dark Souls and Elden Ring, as well as its own RPG series such as Tales, has confirmed plans to reveal a new role-playing game.
03/03/2026
The T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra "On Us" Deal Explained (No Trade-In or Port-In Required)
Preorder Samsung's new flagship phone for 2026.
03/03/2026
It's time to pick up the reins, as the 13th century horse courier game The Legend of Khiimori is out in early access
Are you ready to… horse around? What? No, that's not canned laughter, it's a live studio audience, it's funny! Anyway, on to the mane event! Which is the early access launch of a singular game (in our case, anyway) called The Legend of Khiimori, a game that sits perfectly in the centre of a ...
03/03/2026
GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 Launches on March 9
In 2026 the GDC Festival of Gaming will have over 1000 speakers across more than 700 sessions.
03/03/2026
Dungeons & Dragons Takes Inspiration from Live-Service Video Games, With a New Plan For Themed Seasonal Releases
Dungeons & Dragons is taking a page out of the live-service video game play book by introducing themed seasonal content updates. New expansions, sourcebooks and other products will be tied into unifying themes, beginning in April with a three-month "Season of Horror."
03/03/2026
Outlander Season 8 Episodes 1-3 Spoiler-Free Review
Outlander Season 8 Episodes 1-3 spoiler-free review: The Frasers march towards their fate in the series' final season.
03/03/2026
Three Xbox Game Pass Release Dates Revealed At March's Nintendo Indie World Showcase
Including a shadow drop for TODAY!Our friends at Nintendo Life covered the latest edition of the Nintendo Indie World Showcase today, and it turns out that a handful of the games in the event are also coming to Xbox Game Pass — and we have new release dates for them!Two of the games had already been announc...
03/03/2026
Game of Thrones Film Now Reportedly in Development, May Revolve Around a Character Never Before Seen in Any of the Shows
A Game of Thrones movie is reportedly now in development at Warner Bros, and may revolve around a character never before seen in any of the shows.
03/03/2026
Apple Announces New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Laptops
As part of Apple's March 2026 lineup announcements, the company has revealed a new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, now with more base storage and new chips.
03/03/2026
The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 Release Date Announced Alongside Teaser
The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 finally has a Prime Video release date.
03/03/2026
The Sims 4 Will Open an Official Marketplace to Let Content Creators Sell Mods for a Share of 'Moola'
The Sims 4 will introduce a brand new "Maker" program, allowing content creators to publish and sell custom mod packs on an official marketplace.
03/03/2026
Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition Is Coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Here’s Where You Can Preorder It
Preorders are live for Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition on Nintendo Switch 2. Here's where you can preorder a copy for $59.99 ahead of its release on April 28, 2026.
03/03/2026
'There's Been a Lot Misreported' — Kristen Bell Pours Cold Water on $60 Million Frozen Sequels Pay Claim
Frozen star Kristen Bell has played down a report that claimed she was set to pocket $60 million for voicing Princess Anna in Frozen 3 and 4 — while acknowledging she's still paid "very well" overall for the blockbuster Disney franchise.
03/03/2026
Activision Announces 'Black Ops Royale', A New Free-To-Play Call Of Duty Experience On Xbox
COD's new 100-player mode inspired by Blackout.Activision has taken to the internet airwaves this week to announce 'Black Ops Royale', a new "Blackout-inspired" experience hosted in the free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone on Xbox and other platforms.Blackout, for those of you who don't know, was the first battle royale mode to arrive in Call of Duty; present in 20...
03/03/2026
Fantasy RPG Esoteric Ebb is "the most exciting game Disco Elysium has inspired", says former ZA/UM writer
Among the first things I did in Esoteric Ebb was spectacularly injure myself by posing a question to a kobold guard that was actually a statement. To whit, "you are a kobold." My Dexterity hollered at me to stave off embarrassment with a witty follow-up, but I failed the associated dice roll and almost bit my own tongue off...
03/03/2026
Helldivers 2 Dev Reveals the Top 5 Offenders of Friendly Fire and Number 1 Is Giving Me Flashbacks
Helldivers 2 official player stats reveal top friendly fire offenders, most deployed stratagems, and more.
03/03/2026
One Piece: Dawn of Liberation Brings the Wano Arc to Your Tabletop
Get a first look at One Piece: Dawn of Liberation, an upcoming board game that brings the beloved manga/anime to your table.
03/03/2026
Scott Pilgrim EX Review
Another retro beat ‘em up revival that builds on its predecessor while adding depth and replayability.
03/03/2026
Where To Buy a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magic: The Gathering Prerelease Kit, and Everything Inside
Looking for a prerelease kit for TMNT and worried you missed your window? Fear not - it's still possible to get one.
03/03/2026
Witcher 3 REDkit modding whizz expands Kaer Morhen to match its Witcher 1 equivalent, with references galore
Since CD Projekt released The Witcher 3's REDkit modding tools a couple of years ago, it's been cool to see location revamps and new quests for the decade-old RPG start to emerge from the woodwo...
03/03/2026
Critically-Acclaimed Roguelike Puzzler Blue Prince Arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 Today
Blue Prince, one of 2025's best video games, gets a surprise launch on Nintendo Switch 2 today.
03/03/2026
These Seven Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Including Three Big Additions (March 4-17)
Microsoft reveals the latest batch.Microsoft has today revealed the latest official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for March 2026, with seven games joining the service from March 4 to March 17, including three big additions in the form of Cyberpunk 2077,
03/03/2026
Cyberpunk 2077 Headlines Xbox Game Pass March 2026 Lineup
Microsoft has announced Wave 1 of the March 2026 Xbox Game Pass lineup. Here's what to expect.
03/03/2026
How Steven Spielberg, a Pinhead bust, and Robert De Niro's sex appeal gave us the horror shooter Clive Barker's Undying
"As a kid, I’d sometimes go to work with my dad," Brady Bell tells me. "We’d drive onto the MGM lot, and I’d see coin-op games through the window of one office. 'That’s Mr Spielberg’s office,' my dad would say. I remember thinking, 'Wow - he gets to make movies and play games. That’s the life." Years later, Bell f...
03/03/2026
'It F***ing Sucks, and in a Way Is a Compliment' — Resident Evil Requiem Is Proving Tough for Fans With Arachnophobia, Though the Inevitable Thomas the Tank Engine Mod Is Here to Help
Arachnophobia sufferers are having a tough time with Resident Evil Requiem, but there is help at hand from fellow players — as well as in the shape of a certain cheery choo choo train.
03/03/2026
Xbox Head Doubles Down On The Importance Of Console, Says It's A 'Reference Experience'
"We will be team Xbox, and we'll get through this together".Last week, we saw a video and a couple of images doing the rounds from a Microsoft event where new Xbox boss Asha Sharma was introduced to her new team by Phil Spencer, and now we know a bit more of what was actually said.This is coming from a transcript over at
03/03/2026
Nintendo Indie World Showcase March 2026: Everything Announced (Updating Live!)
Nintendo is about to present its latest Indie World Showcase, which promises to reveal roughly 15 minutes of news and updates on indie games coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, and we'll be gathering all the reveals right here to ensure you don't miss a thing.
03/03/2026
Pokémon Pokopia Becomes the Highest-Rated Pokémon Game of All-Time
Pokémon Pokopia has become the highest-rated Pokémon game of all time on Metacritic.
03/03/2026
Capcom yank Resident Evil 4 Remake's Enigma DRM, which had reportedly impacted the horror flick's performance
While Resident Evil Requiem's been hoovering up most of the Resi attention as of late, Capcom have managed to drag the Resident Evil 4 Remake back into the headlines. The game's just had Enigma DRM quietly pulled from it, ...
03/03/2026
Support Studio Teases That It's Working With Xbox & Bethesda On Fallout, Potentially Remasters
Please stand by.Long-time support developer Iron Galaxy Studios — which has worked with Xbox and Bethesda in the past — appears to have teased some sort of Fallout work on its LinkedIn page, leading to speculation that some sort of remaster work could be on the cards.Indeed, the ...
03/03/2026
Support Studio Denies Teasing Work On Fallout Remasters With Xbox & Bethesda
Update: The dev has issued a statement.Long-time support developer Iron Galaxy Studios — which has worked with Xbox and Bethesda in the past — appears to have teased some sort of Fallout work on its LinkedIn page, leading to speculation that some sort of remaster work could be on the ca...
03/03/2026
Battlefield 6's New Patch Addresses QoL and Stability Issues, As Well As UI and Battle Pass
Battlefield 6 has unveiled what's changing with update 1.2.1.5, which rolls out today (March 3). Check out the patch notes.
03/03/2026
'Don't Think for a Second That We're Gonna Remove the SAUCE From the UI' — Marathon Dev Doubles Down on 'Fontslop'
A Marathon developer has indicated that Bungie will hold the line amid "fontslop" criticism.
03/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem gains an arachnophobia mode done right, with everyone's favourite steam engine subbed for spiders
Death. Taxes. Thomas the Tank Engine quickly being modded into new games. Resident Evil Requiem's the latest one to gain the privilege of hosting some steam engine antics, buit this time around it's not solely for goofs. Capcom are yet to add an arachnophobia mod...
03/03/2026
Capcom Pulls Enigma DRM From Resident Evil 4 Remake, Following Performance Complaints
Capcom has removed a controversial new form of DRM from Resident Evil 4 Remake, following complaints that its recent addition was impacting performance.
03/03/2026
Fallout: New Vegas Remaster Hopes Go Into Overdrive as Support Studio Drops Tease
Fallout fans are desperate for news on upcoming games in Bethesda's post-apocalyptic role-playing series, and it looks like a pretty solid tease has just dropped from a surprising source.
03/03/2026
Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (March 3)
Including a HUGE AAA addition.Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today's a day that many folks have been waiting for, as the epic Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 becomes available to XGP subscribers.We'll sum up the Warhorse Studios RPG down below, alongside ...
03/03/2026
Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (March 3)
Update: We've got a surprise third game!Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today's a day that many folks have been waiting for, as the epic Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 becomes available to XGP subscribers.We'll sum up the Warhorse Studios RPG down below, ...
03/03/2026
Cyberpunk 2077 Headed to Xbox Game Pass, According to Microsoft Tease
Microsoft has teased the arrival of Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox Game Pass, via a social media post.
03/03/2026
Capcom Spotlight Presentation Set For Later This Week — Here's What Will Be Shown
Though millions of us are still busy with Resident Evil Requiem, it seems developer Capcom isn't content to leave us playing as Raccoon City's unluckiest cop for long — a presentation showing off what else the developer has in the works is set for Thursday, March 5.
03/03/2026
'We Don't Nickel-and-Dime People to Death' — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Isn't a Live Service Game, Tim Willits Says, It's Something Else
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 isn't a live service game, Saber chief Tim Willits tells IGN. It's something else.
03/03/2026
Well, that looks like it could be a Fallout: New Vegas remaster tease from a Fallout 76 support studio
Have you ever noticed your next company-wide meeting's due and thought the following: 'Oh, we should post an image prominently featuring a screen from a game rumoured to potentially be getting the remake or remaster treatment'? Well, that appears to have been the case for Iron Galaxy Studios, co-developers of
03/03/2026
'Well, Rachel is In This One' — The Mummy 4 Directors Reveal Whether They Consider Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is Canon
The directors behind The Mummy 4 have revealed their thoughts on whether the franchise's divisive third entry, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, will remain canon.
03/03/2026
Horror Icon Bruce Campbell Shares ‘Treatable’ Cancer Diagnosis, Cancels Summer Appearances
“I am a tough old son-of-a-bitch and I have great support,” says Campbell.
03/03/2026
Save 43% Off the Wolfbox 4000A Cordless Jump Starter, Doubles as a 24,000mAh 65W Power Bank
One device to jump start the batteries in your car and your smartphone or handheld gaming PC.
03/03/2026
Save 15% Off mfish's Stylish USB-C Power Banks, Chargers, and Cables
Featuring unique designs and outstanding build quality.
03/03/2026
Get a 2-Pack of 6.6ft USB Type-C Cables for $5.99
Universal cables perfect for your Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, Samsung Galaxy, or iPhone.
02/03/2026
Best Buy's Excellent Cyberpowerpc Ryzen X3D Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming PC Deal Ends Tonight
Get an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Radeon RX 9070 XT equipped prebuilt for just $1,750.
02/03/2026
The FlashForge Adventure 5M CoreXY 3D Printer Drops to Just $163 with Free Delivery
The best 3D printer for beginners.
02/03/2026
Scream 7's Cast Explains Why You Can't Fake It | IGN Fan Fest 2026
Scream 7's Neve Campbell, Kevin Williamson and Isabel May sat down with IGN for Fan Fest 2026 to talk about authentic fear and the technical complexities of being a final girl on screen.
02/03/2026
Scrubs Cast Talk Recapturing the Magic for Season 10 | Fan Fest 2026
The show was cancelled in 2010, and Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke spoke to IGN for Fan Fest 2026 about the revival.
02/03/2026
AliExpress Has a 500W 375Wh Adult Electric Bike for Just $270 with Free Delivery (Ships From the US)
This electric assisted bike can go up to 23mph with a range of up to 45 miles.
02/03/2026
The Alienware Area-51 9800X3D RTX 5090 Gaming PC Drops to $4,550 (Lowest Price for 5090 Prebuilt)
Alienware's biggest and most powerful gaming PC for 2026.
02/03/2026
God of War Series Casts 4 More Characters, Including Thor's Children Modi, Magni, and Thrud
Prime Video has revealed four more actors joining the cast of the live-action God of War series, including the three children of Thor and Sif - Modi, Magni, and Thrud.
02/03/2026
Get the Excellent Sonos Arc Soundbar with Dolby Atmos for $650 Less Than an Arc Ultra
Certified refurbished from Sonos direct with the same warranty as buying new.
02/03/2026
Xbox Is Teasing Something 'Very Cool' For Game Pass This Month, Possibly Cyberpunk 2077
Another potentially massive addition.We've already had a great start to March 2026's Xbox Game Pass lineup, with the likes of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Planet of Lana 2 confirmed for this...
02/03/2026
Xbox's 'Very Cool' Tease For Game Pass Is Officially Cyberpunk 2077
Update: Coming to the service on March 10th.We've already had a great start to March 2026's Xbox Game Pass lineup, with the likes of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Planet of Lana 2 confirmed f...
02/03/2026
Save up to 50% on Space Marine 2 in Woot’s Latest Video Game Sale
Woot's latest video game sale is offering 50% off Space Marine 2 for PS5, 45% off Space Marine 2 Ultima Limited Edition for PS5, and 50% off Space Marine 2 Ultima Limited Edition for Xbox Series X.
02/03/2026
Today’s Best Deals: Astro Bot, MEGA Beatles Building Set, Hell Is Us for Xbox Series X, and More
Plus, last-chance savings on MTG x TMNT preorders, Anker 150W charger, and a cheap Harry Potter Bitzee.
02/03/2026
Capcom Hid an Enormous Secret About Leon S. Kennedy That You'll Only Realize After Resident Evil Requiem's Credits Roll
We may now know the solution to Capcom's devious Resident Evil Requiem Final Puzzle, but a whole new mystery is just beginning for fans — one centered on Leon S. Kennedy, and a huge secret that's only hinted at in the game's closing moments.
02/03/2026
Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order Elite Trainer Boxes Market Price Crashes After Massive Target Restock
Perfect Order ETBs continue to drop in market value as we get closer to release day. Here's the best places to buy right now - at the lowest prices possible.
02/03/2026
Jim Carrey Is Not a Clone, Insists Awards Official
If you’re fairly online, like we are, you probably heard about the viral rumor that Jim Carrey, or, more specifically, the Jim Carrey who recently accepted an honorary award at the Cesar Awards in Paris, was a clone. However, the festival’s general delegate, Gregory Caulier, is setting the record straight by revealing that The Mask, Liar Liar, and The Truman Show star underwent months of planning ahead of his appearance at the ceremony.
02/03/2026
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Gets Xbox Play Anywhere Tag Ahead Of Game Pass Launch
Two for the price of one, or a Game Pass sub!Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's arrival on Xbox Game Pass is certainly the most high-profile addition of March 2026 so far, but even ...
02/03/2026
DC Reveals a Gorgeous Spread of Covers for Superman/Spider-Man Crossover Special
With DC's Superman/Spider-Man #1 crossover almost upon us, the publisher has released a gorgeous spread of new cover images featuring the two iconic heroes.
02/03/2026
Rooster Fighter: Exclusive Trailer Revealed for Adult Swim’s Anime Series Adaptation
IGN can exclusively debut the brand new trailer for Rooster Fighter, Adult Swim’s upcoming anime adaptation of Shu Sakuratani’s manga. The 12-episode series premieres on Saturday, March 14 at midnight ET/PT.
02/03/2026
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Movie Teaser Image Offers First Look at Amy’s Hammer
The first teaser image for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is out now, released to coincide with the start of production.
02/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Final Puzzle Solution Finally Laid Bare, Hours After Pokémon YouTuber Completed It by Accident
The cryptic Final Puzzle challenge in Resident Evil Requiem seems to have been fully solved, with video evidence of the method now circulating online.
02/03/2026
Speed Racer Is Getting a Limited Edition 4K Steelbook, Here’s Where to Preorder It
Speed Racer is getting a limited edition 4K steelbook, and preorders have gone live. While the release date is still to be determined, the steelbook can be preordered at both Amazon and Walmart.
02/03/2026
Tekken and Pac-Man owners Bandai Namco announce major restructure with investment from Sony
Change is afoot at Bandai Namco Holdings. They've announced a company-wide restructuring effort that extends from their film, toy and arcade lines to their videogame label, Bandai Namco Entertainment, owners of
02/03/2026
The DC Art of Bruno Redondo Celebrates the Injustice: Gods Among Us and Nightwing Artist
Injustice: Gods Among Us and Nightwing artist Bruno Redondo is the subject of a new art book from Clover Press, and we've got an exclusive preview of the gorgeous art featured inside.
02/03/2026
DOOM: The Dark Ages Director Says Upcoming DLC Is 'Like A Sequel'
"Just know that it's freaking huge.".Believe it or not, it's been almost a year since DOOM: The Dark Ages released on Xbox Game Pass, and prior to launch, Bethesda and id Software promised a campaign expansion for sometime after release. While that add-on hasn't been revealed yet,...
02/03/2026
Matt Dinniman Says the Dungeon Crawler Carl TV Series Is 'Still Very Much Alive'
Thanks to a new Matt Dinniman interview, we finally have some more details about the LitRPG adaptation.
02/03/2026
Paramount Insists HBO Will 'Operate With Independence' After Warner Bros. Buyout, Though Streaming Service Will be Combined With Paramount+
Paramount boss David Ellison has said that HBO will continue to "operate with independence" after the Warner Bros. sale is completed, despite plans for HBO Max and Paramount+ to be merged into a single subscription.
02/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Criticized for 'Immersion-Breaking' Gore Censorship in Japan
Resident Evil Requiem released last Friday, and while many players are slicing up zombies as Leon S. Kennedy and creeping around as Grace Ashcroft, players of the Japanese version have noticed something is amiss.
02/03/2026
Scary Movie 6 Starts Right Where It Left Off But Flexes Its Modern Touch In Very First Trailer
Millennials and Gen-Xers, it’s your time… because the Scary Movie franchise is officially back in action. The upcoming film, Scary Movie 6, premiered its very first trailer ahead of Scream 7 during its opening weekend, and needless to say, the sneak peek is a real doozy.
02/03/2026
Extraction Shooters Explained – What Kind of Game is Marathon?
What kind of game is Marathon? We explain the extraction shooter genre, from its rules and objectives to its history and must-play titles.
02/03/2026
Feature: All New Games Coming To Xbox In March 2026
Release dates for every March Xbox launch.Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in March 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a March 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for March 2026 so far.Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in March 2026:Read the
02/03/2026
The original Cities: Skylines is getting a new Race Day expansion next week, as Paradox parade the fact the series is turning 11
Welp. The Cities: Skylines series turns 11 years old today, so publishers Paradox have announced a bunch of stuff designed to celebrate that occasion. Look, look, they've said, here's a brand new expansion for the original Cities: Skylines and it'll launch next week. Oh and, they've also sa...
02/03/2026
I swapped my gaming headset for IEM earphones, and I am in love
Over the past few years, I've been searching for the best audio option for my PC gaming setup. It’s been a battle. I have big, satellite-dish ears and the kind of Neurospicy that makes ear cushions and heavy headsets unbearable to wear. I've tried and tested nearly a dozen headsets in my mission to find the best fit, and I recently found it in the most unexpe...
02/03/2026
Hooded Horse's terrific 4X strategy game Old World is getting another big DLC expansion set in south Asia
Hooded Horse and Mohawk Games have announced a new expansion for their resolutely pre-modern 4X strategy game Old World. It's called Empires of the Indus, and as you may guess, it concerns the nations and cultures that once flourished along the banks of the river Indus, running through central and south Asia. N...
02/03/2026
Starfield Is Reportedly Launching For PS5 On April 7th, With Pre-Orders Starting This Month
Reliable leaker gives us some fresh details.We've all heard about these Starfield PS5 rumours for ages now, but today, we've gotten our most concrete details on the release yet. According to the ever-reliable billbil-kun over at Dealabs, Starfield launche...
02/03/2026
Nintendo Announces Indie World Showcase for Tomorrow, Expect News on Games Coming to Switch and Switch 2
Nintendo has announced a new Indie World Showcase, set to take place tomorrow, March 3.
02/03/2026
Starfield PS5 Release Date, Price, and Editions All Leak Online Ahead of Official Announcement
Reliable video game leaker billbil-kun has revealed the release date and price for Starfield on PlayStation 5 ahead of an official announcement from Bethesda and Microsoft.
02/03/2026
Magic's TMNT Commander Deck Preorders Are $15 Off at Amazon With Release Day Imminent
Magic: The Gathering's TMNT Turtle Power Commander Deck has already scored a $15 discount, and it's out this week. Here's where you can secure the preorder deal and guarantee the best price possible.
02/03/2026
Opinion: Xbox Should Consider Cancelling Halo: Campaign Evolved For PS5
Maybe Xbox's most iconic franchise should stay on Xbox.Look, there's been a lot of news, reactions and opinions about the new Xbox regime and where they should pivot to next. Indeed, there are lots of directions that Asha Sharma and her team could take over the next few years regarding hardware, software, general platform strategy and more. I can't pretend ...
02/03/2026
PlayStation Gamers Are Using a Glitch to Make It Look Like They’ve Played GTA 6 Already
PlayStation gamers are fooling their friends by adding GTA 6 to their Recently Played list, even though Rockstar's hotly-anticipated open world crime game isn't out until November.
02/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Blows Past Disney Cory in the House and Metal Gear Solid to Join Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as the Highest User Rated Game on Metacritic
Resident Evil Requiem looks like a smash hit for Capcom, with record-breaking Steam concurrent player numbers suggesting big sales. But it’s also a hit on Metacritic, where it has the joint highest user score of all time.
02/03/2026
Ongoing RAM price crisis cited as one of the reasons "game preservation service" Myrient is shutting down this month
ROM distribution site and self-described "video game preservation service" Myrient is set to close down at the end of March, with its operator citing the current rise in RAM prices amid the tech being hoovered up for AI datacenters as part of the the reason they're reaching for the shutters.
02/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Includes Leon's Phone Number, Though Fans Are Disappointed by What Happens When You Call
Eagle-eyed Resident Evil Requiem players have spotted Leon S. Kennedy's phone number — but also been left disappointed when they try to call the franchise's 'hot uncle' for themselves.
02/03/2026
'Is Xbox Ending?' - The Official Answer Is No, But A Recent Interview Clearly Caused Panic
There's been a spike in searches for questions like these.Last week, amidst all the chaos surrounding the leadership changes at Xbox, we shared an excerpt from an interview with original Xbox creator Seamus Blackley in which he gave some advice to the new Xbox boss, Asha Sharma.<related ids="197840">Read the
02/03/2026
Pokémon Pokopia Review
An enjoyable, personality-packed builder set in a surprisingly deep world.
02/03/2026
This week in PC games: Marathon, Slay The Spire 2, a promising Disco-like RPG and a monastic garden mystery
Happy this week all! Some weeks, I do a couple of paragraphs of preamble before listing the new PC releases, but this week, there is no time, for the videogames are many, curious and capacious. Bungie's latest shooter and the return of Spire are among the larger drops in a deluge that makes me yearn for the quieter, pre-broadband period when the global economy could only support one videogame ...
02/03/2026
Pokémon Fan Claims World First Completion of Resident Evil Requiem Final Puzzle — But Insists They're Unsure Exactly How They Did It
A Pokémon fan has provided video evidence they have completed Resident Evil Requiem's cryptic Final Puzzle — despite being uncertain exactly how they did it.
02/03/2026
God of War Creator Says Kratos 'Look Like He's S***ting in the Woods' in Amazon TV Series First Look Image
After days of online backlash to Amazon’s God of War TV series first look image, David Jaffe, creator of the video game series upon which the show is based, has delivered his verdict — and he held nothing back.
02/03/2026
Meet the man who stuffed as much Deus Ex into Fallout 3 as was "humanly possible"
Here, put on this pair of reflective sunglasses. Now regard the 21st century so far. Doesn’t it look as if the ideas of Deus Ex have spread into the mainstream? Like fire propagating across a dry hillside, the prevalence of emergent action with cascading consequences has spread throughout the gaming medium. <...
02/03/2026
Maybe it's time to accept the real Bloodborne remake is the friends we made along the way, following report FromSoftware said no to one
Bloodborne. It's still not on PC. Perhaps a remake might bring it to PC. Ah. Nuts. Original developers FromSoftware reportedly turned down a Bloodborne remake pitch from recently shuttered PlayStation studio Bluepoint Games last year.
02/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Matches 2025's GOTY In Top Metacritic User Ratings
Capcom does it again.We know that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 absolutely swept award shows across the globe last year with its surprising and heartfelt take on the humble turn-based RPG, and it's already looking like 2026 might have another critical darling on its hands in the form of Resident Evil Requiem
02/03/2026
There Are Just 50 Copies Worldwide of the Extremely Rare Tsukihime Trial Edition, And U.S. Customs Allegedly Just Cut One Up
An extraordinarily rare floppy disk — one of just 50 copies of Tsukihime Trial Edition ever produced — was allegedly destroyed coming through U.S. Customs.
02/03/2026
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Remakes Add a Swear Filter, Limiting Your Ability to Name Your Rival Something Rude
Everyone loves naming their Pokémon rival something rude, though the series' new FireRed and LeafGreen re-releases have implemented a swear filter.
02/03/2026
Magic’s TMNT Collector Boosters Just Got a Tubular Discount, and They’re the Best Way to Bag Rare Cards on Release Day
Magic’s TMNT Collector Boosters are finally back in stock, simultaneously scoring a tubular preorder discount ahead of launch at Amazon, and they are easily the best way to pull rare, premium cards on release day.
02/03/2026
Kratos Actor Issues Cryptic Social Media Post Following God of War TV Show Image Backlash — and Now Fans Are Hoping It Doesn’t Represent What We’ll Actually See On-Screen
Kratos actor issues cryptic social media post following God of War TV show image backlash — and now fans are hoping it doesn't represent what we'll actually see on-screen.
02/03/2026
Nearly a year on from release, Stardew Valley Baldur's Gate 3 modders provide a rare update on their Halsin romance
The creators of Baldur's Village, a Stardew Valley mod revolving around a community of characters from
02/03/2026
Magic's New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Set Is Out This Week, Here's Where to Pick Everything Up
From booster boxes to a new Commander Deck and Draft Night box, here's everything you can preorder from Magic's new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set.
02/03/2026
Ex-Highguard Dev Says The Shooter 'Leaned Too Far Into the Competitive Scene,' And That 'Turned a Lot of Players Off'
Highguard, the free-to-play PvP raid shooter announced at The Game Awards last year and released only for most of its developers to be laid off just weeks after launch, may have failed because it "leaned too far into the competitive scene."
02/03/2026
Four Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early March 2026
Everything that's leaving soon.Microsoft has revealed the next four games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early March 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app.We have a few notable games in here including Enter The Gungeon and an older...
02/03/2026
Six Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early March 2026
Everything that's leaving soon.Microsoft has revealed the next six games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early March 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app.We have a few notable games in here including Enter The Gungeon and an older ...
02/03/2026
God of War Developer Sony Santa Monica Reportedly Making Action-Focused Spinoff Focused on Faye
God of War developer Sony Santa Monica is reportedly working on a major spinoff focused on Faye — Kratos' wife and the mother of Atreus.
02/03/2026
As the Marathon Server Slam Comes to an End, Bungie Acknowledges Ultra Fast TTK 'Is the Hot Topic' — but Some Players Like It Just the Way It Is
The Marathon Server Slam is coming to an end, and Bungie has outlined the various hot topics players have surfaced ahead of launch.
02/03/2026
Bungie share top feedback from Marathon's playtest, including PC performance, UI issues and ammo shortages
DANGER DANGER, you now have 30 minutes till the RPS Monday morning meeting. 30 minutes till Julian asks us what we got up to this weekend, with the deceptively cuddly air of King Lear asking his daughters which of them doth love him most. What can I get written and published inside 30 minutes? Ah, here’s Bungie with
02/03/2026
Primal Season 3, Episode 8 Review - ‘The River of Life’
Primal Season 3, Episode 8 Review: Spear gets in some gladiatorial action in “The River of Life,” which results in a bunch of fun, bloody action, while Mira and Fang wind up on an emotional seesaw.
02/03/2026
Scream 7 Secures Biggest Box Office Opening Weekend of the Scream Franchise
Scream 7 has enjoyed a huge box office opening weekend, with nearly $100 million secured from theaters globally.
01/03/2026
Tons of Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Shows Are Now Streaming for Free on Tubi
After being dropped from HBO Max, a slate of Cartoon Network classics have found a new streaming home on Tubi.
01/03/2026
Everything Coming to HBO Max in March
The Pitt continues, Final Destination returns, and two new HBO Originals premiere on HBO Max in March.
01/03/2026
This Bizarre Xbox CD-ROM From 2001 Can Now Be Accessed In Full Online
It has a soundtrack disc and a bonus disc.As we celebrate Xbox's 25th anniversary this year, we've been looking into the archives and reminded ourselves of Soundtrack 1: The Definitive Xbox Compilation - a CD that featured the likes of The Crystal Method and Fatboy Slim.The CD actually goes for a decent amount of money these days, and it's got a prett...
01/03/2026
Feature: SSX 3 Is Incredible On Xbox, Here Are Five Reasons You Should Try It In 2026
The best snowboarding game ever made?When we published our feature on Fable: Anniversary Edition a few weeks ago, I was personally so pleased to hear from Pure Xbox readers who had been inspired to play the game for themselves. Thank you to everyone who reached out — it's been amazing to hear that you've been enjoying it recently as well...
01/03/2026
LEGO Releases a Stacked Lineup of New Sets for March 2026
All the biggest and best new LEGO sets for March 2026, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Pokémon, Star Wars, and the introduction of Smart Bricks.
01/03/2026
20+ Xbox Games Are Reduced By 90-95% To Kick Off The New Month
Including the likes of Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition!Looking for some cheap Xbox games as we head into March 2026?With the Xbox Lunar New Year sale ending earlier this week, there are now just three current sales on the Xbox Store at the time of writing — a "Hits You Can't Miss" sale, a "Deep Silver and Friends" sale, and the usual set of
01/03/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Endings Explained
Resident Evil Requiem has two endings, but what's the difference between them, and which one is canon? We explain it all.
01/03/2026
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for wondering why the neighbour’s cat is mad at you. I thought we were getting along well – I’ve been letting her into the block regularly, and we have a little ritual where she runs partway up the stairs, and I do Mousey Fingers through the bannister. We had a little ritual, anyway. The last few times, she’s hissed at me and run away. “Ho ho,...
01/03/2026
Everything Coming to Netflix in March 2026
The Peaky Blinders movie and One Piece Season 2 lead the way for new additions to Netflix in March.
01/03/2026
Mightreya is a crunchy, meaty, complicated anime-superhero fusion of Devil May Cry and Gravity Rush
I've had my eye on Mightreya since long before it had its name, when it was just clips of a somewhat generic anime girl doing sick tricks and beatdowns in levels without assets. But now it looks like a genuine (the -uine pronounced like wine, so you've got the right intonation) action video game, with a slightly less generic lookin...
28/02/2026
I still can't tell you what's going on in Hypnos but its demo's scenic megastructure world is one I want to keep exploring
When I first wrote about Hypnos upon its announcement last month, I noted how I don't really know what you do in it. The trailer was entirely about The Vibes, but that was enough...
28/02/2026
Every LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Set Releasing in March 2026
Each set comes with a digital code you can use to unlock the vehicles and skins in the game.
28/02/2026
One former Highguard level designer thinks it's struggled because Wildlight "leaned too far into the competitive scene"
A few years ago, it's entirely possible that Highguard isn't the current talk of a town called Didn't Work. But now, when everyone wants a piece of the live service pie, it's not so easy to come in and claim some for yourself. We could spend an eternity figuring out what went wrong, but perhaps the words of former senior level de...
28/02/2026
Everything Coming to Disney+ in March 2026
Featuring the return of Daredevil and a 20th anniversary Hannah Montana special.
28/02/2026
Pokémon TCG: Where to Buy Everything From Mega Evolution's Upcoming Perfect Order Expansion
Here's where you can find Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order sealed products in stock right now.
28/02/2026
As Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy gets an early gameplay look-in, Rogue Trader gets an infinitely brief DLC teaser
Last year, Owlcat announced they were working on another CRPG set within the world of Warhammer 40,000 called Dark Heresy. This would have potentially led to an assumption that they were done with their previous game,
28/02/2026
While you wait for a release date announcement, have a gander at Nivalis' opening moments
Nivalis is a game that whenever I see it I just think "oh, that can't be right, games like this don't actually exist do they?" Arguable, until it's actually out, its existence is neither here nor there. But at the very least for the month of February, instead of talking at us lot in their monthly devlogs, developer Ion La...
28/02/2026
Talking Point: What Are Your First Impressions Of Resident Evil Requiem On Xbox Series X|S?
Enjoying it so far?By far the biggest release of last week was Resident Evil Requiem, with Capcom delivering the latest mainline instalment to Xbox players on Friday, February 27th. With that in mind, we're going to guess that a good chunk of you have spent some end-of-month pennies on this one already, and we want to know how you're getting on with the game so far.Across the board,...
28/02/2026
Everything Coming to Peacock Premium in March 2026
There's a ton of movies arriving to the platform starting on March 1, followed by various Peacock exclusives throughout the month.
28/02/2026
Magic: The Gathering's Top 12 Most Powerful Commander Precons Of All Time
Looking for Magic's most powerful boxed precon decks for Commander? Here's our top 12, including Universes Beyond.
28/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem’s Rhodes Hill Is the Ultimate RPD Remake
Resident Evil Requiem's new haunted house goes back to the series’ 30 year-old roots to subtly improve a timeless formula.
28/02/2026
Guide: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In March 2026
All the confirmed reveals so far.Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in March 2026? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to the service over t...
28/02/2026
30 Horror Masterpieces To Play Before You Die
From humble and simplistic pixel art beginnings to the hyper realistic, ultra violent games of today, here we run down 30 horror masterpieces.
28/02/2026
Feature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 2-6)
Including some great Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 2-6! We've got quite a few notable releases on the way over the next few days, including the likes of Planet of Lana 2 and Bungie's Marathon, while an absolutely massive Game Pass title is arriving on Ultimat...
28/02/2026
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 28 - March 1)
It's gotta be Resi 9, right?February is almost over! Indeed, the cold grey skies of what feels like the longest winter ever are finally shifting here in the UK - just in time to stay in and play a big old horror game over the weekend, eh?Here's what we're playing over the next few days:Read the full article on purexbox.com
28/02/2026
Two Massive Xbox Franchises Are Getting The Evercade Treatment Very Soon
Including a pocket console dedicated to Banjo and Rare!We mentioned back at the start of the year about how Xbox had begun licensing games for physical cartridges in 2025, and that more were planned in 2026 - and it turns out that two massive Xbox franchises are getting the treatment.As you may have seen over at
28/02/2026
What are we all playing this weekend?
Edwin got beat up the other day, so I suppose it’s up to me to ask what everyone’s playing this weekend. No extended joke here. He’s just absolutely battered. In pieces, really. God, that must have been humiliating for him.
28/02/2026
Everything Coming to Paramount+ in March 2026
Paramount+ subscribers have a lot to look forward this month, with a little bit of something for everyone.
28/02/2026
Dimiterscu Wine, Tofu, and 26 More Brilliant Little Resident Evil Requiem Details
From historic Easter eggs to amazing gameplay ideas, here are 28 brilliant little details in Resident Evil Requiem.
28/02/2026
Pokémon Winds and Waves Region Is Indeed Based on Southeast Asia, Filipinos Can Confirm
The upcoming 10th-gen Pokémon game, out in 2027 for Switch 2, is inspired by countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
27/02/2026
Pokémon Winds and Waves' Two Dressed Up Pikachu Have Ridiculous Official Names
Today, Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves were announced during a Pokémon Presents, showing off a new region, three new starter Pokémon, new player characters, a lot of returning Pokémon, and two overdressed Pikachus with the most ridiculous names I've ever heard.
27/02/2026
T-Mobile Is Offering the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra "On Us" With No Trade-In or Port-In Required
Preorder Samsung's new flagship phone for 2026.
27/02/2026
We Build LEGO Pokémon Pikachu: A Shockingly Fun Build
Building Pokémon's mascot Pikachu out of LEGO was a great way to spend an afternoon, and is a satisfying addition to any Pikachu or Pokémon fan.
27/02/2026
Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai - Part 1 Review
Review: New to Netflix, Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai - Part 1 strikes an entertaining balance between martial arts mania and science-fiction drama that doesn’t make viewers choose between awesome fights, silly humor, and relatable, broad-stroke themes.
27/02/2026
The Massive 49" Samsung OLED G9 240Hz Gaming Monitor Drops to $900, Includes Resident Evil: Requiem
An amazing game deserves an amazing monitor.
27/02/2026
Bloodborne Remake Was Reportedly Pitched by Bluepoint and Accepted by Sony, But FromSoftware Turned It Down
Bluepoint, the studio behind the successful Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls remakes, reportedly pitched a Bloodborne remake last year that was rejected not by Sony, as many have thought, but by FromSoftware.
27/02/2026
Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes Review
Classic 2D anime fighting game action with all the modern conveniences
27/02/2026
Go F*** Yourself' — Justice League Director Zack Snyder Has a Clear Message for Anyone Who Thinks the Snyderverse Fandom Is Toxic
Director Zack Snyder isn't mincing words when it comes to defending members of the #ReleasetheSnyderCut fan movement, telling critics to "Go f*** yourself."
27/02/2026
‘Amazon, Don’t Be Sorry. Be Better.’ – God of War Fans Aren’t Impressed by Live-Action Kratos and Atreus
Fans are sharing their reactions to the first image of live-action Kratos and Atreus in the Prime Video God of War show…and they are not impressed.
27/02/2026
World of Warcraft: Midnight Review So Far
WoW's latest expansion has been a delight in its early hours.
27/02/2026
Roundup: Here's What The First Reviews / Impressions Say About The Marathon Server Slam
What do you think of it?Last night marked the start of the Marathon Server Slam beta ahead of the game's full release next week, and it's certainly been popular so far — it's reached a peak of 143,621 concurrent players on Steam alone!But what about the impressions? Well, the Xbox Store is notoriously difficult to judge be...
27/02/2026
Legion RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PCs Start at Just $1,805 During Lenovo's Weekend Sale
Less expensive than building out your own DIY RTX 5070 Ti system.
27/02/2026
The 27" Samsung OLED Gaming Monitor Drops to $350, Includes Free Resident Evil: Requiem Game Code
Comes with a 3 year warranty that includes burn-in coverage.
27/02/2026
Don’t Miss Your Chance To Grab Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for $30 at Amazon
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has dropped back down to $30 at Amazon for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, saving you 50% off its retail price of $59.99.
27/02/2026
Best Buy Has Open Box "Excellent Condition" Apple AirPods Pro 3 Earbuds for $155
The best earbuds for iPhone users.
27/02/2026
Today’s Best Deals: Save Big on Bose Earbuds, DualSense Controllers, and a Samsung QLED TV
Plus, epic game savings at Woot, a low-price Pokémon Booster Bundle, 50% off a streaming stick, and more.
27/02/2026
60+ ACA NEOGEO Games Have Suddenly Become Xbox Play Anywhere Titles
The old PC versions are getting delisted too.Xbox is continuing to push the Xbox Play Anywhere program in a massive way right now, and it's just been discovered that over 60 ACA NEOGEO games have received the "Xbox Play Anywhere" tag on their Microsoft Store pages.This also means that a handful of these games have been delisted for PC on the Microsoft S...
27/02/2026
Scream 7 Ending Explained
Scream 7 ending explained: Who's behind the Ghostface mask (or masks) this time? And are there any mid- or post-credits scenes?
27/02/2026
Nintendo Announces $70 Mini Game Boy That's Designed to Be a Jukebox, With Dozens of Cartridges That Play Pokémon Music From 30 Years Ago
Buried between fresh footage of Pokémon Pokopia and today's truly momentous Gen 10 announcement for Pokémon Winds and Waves, Nintendo announced a miniature version of its legendary Game Boy — that's actually a kind of retro jukebox.
27/02/2026
Gen Z and Gen Alpha Are Over Typical Depictions of Masculinity — But That Nuance Is Out There, If They Would Only Look
According to a recent study, Gen Z and Gen Alpha want to change the way masculinity is portrayed on screen.
27/02/2026
A Dream of Dragons: How the Targaryens’ Greatest Obsessions Inform What Happens to Dunk and Egg
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ protagonists Dunk and Egg each play their roles in making sure one of the most consequential characters in all of Game of Thrones lore even exists.
27/02/2026
Marathon might be the perfect 2026 shooter in that I feel like I'm stuck in a giant Nvidia graphics card
Among the first things you see in the Marathon reboot playtest is a close-up of a barcoded moth, gleefully chowing on some larval diodes. It’s not even the first cybernetic insect motif I’ve encou...
27/02/2026
Asus ROG Flow Z13 Kojima Edition Review
While it's not much different than the original Asus ROG Flow Z13, the Kojima Edition is a gaming tablet built for the biggest Kojima fans, or at least the ones with the biggest wallets.
27/02/2026
GoldenEye & TimeSplitters Creators Return To Xbox With The Most Unlikely Of New Games
It's called Beyond Words, and it's nothing like those two titles!You'll find over 30 new releases coming to Xbox next week (we'll have the full roundup for you this Saturday), and one of them is bound to go under the radar — but it's from the creators of the GoldenEye 007 and TimeSplitters games!The reason it might not get at...
27/02/2026
Teardown's multiplayer update rolls out next month, so start packing a voxel lorry with mates and explosives
Boom. Bang. Bash. Things falling down. Teardown. The voxel game about blowing stuff up. It's getting multiplayer via an update. Tick. Said multiplayer's b...
27/02/2026
Top Gun Is Getting a New 4K Steelbook to Celebrate the Movie's 40th Anniversary
Top Gun is getting a new 4K steelbook this year on May 5. Here's where you can preorder it for $29.99 ahead of its release.
27/02/2026
The Top 10 Most Iconic Charizard Cards in Pokémon TCG History
These are the most iconic Charizard cards in Pokémon TCG history. From Charizard VMAX to 1999's Base Set.
27/02/2026
Pokémon Gen 10 Winds and Waves: Every Pokémon Confirmed So Far
The reveal of Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves for Nintendo Switch 2 has given us our first look at the franchise's long-awaited 10th generation of creatures — as well as many returning favorites.
27/02/2026
Pokémon TCG 30th Anniversary Collection Set Teased During Pokémon Presents, Releasing Later This Year
A special 30th anniversary collection was teased for Pokémon TCG during the recent Pokémon Presents livestream.
27/02/2026
Pokémon Fans Are Begging New Fire Starter Pombon to Stay on All 4 Legs When It Evolves
The Pokémon Company has just unveiled the three new starter Pokémon who we'll choose from in Pokémon Winds and Waves. Among them is a cute little fire-type pomeranian-inspired dog named Pombon, and within seconds of its reveal, fans were begging it to stay on all four legs.
27/02/2026
You Can Buy One, Get Two Free Right Now On Select Xbox DLC Packs
Featuring Ubisoft expansions, LEGO DLC and more.Xbox is hosting another one of its 'Buy One, Get Two Free' sales right now on the Microsoft Store, with this one focusing on expansions and DLC packs for a variety of different Xbox titles.The main player here is Ubisoft, which is offering up expansions and DLC add-ons for a range of its games, including Star Wars Outlaws, the
27/02/2026
Trix and Lucky Charms Have Dropped New Super Mario Galaxy Movie Cereals
Trix and Lucky Charms have dropped new tie-in cereals for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The Trix cereal is blue raspberry flavored while the Lucky Charms cereal is strawberry flavored.
27/02/2026
First Look at Kratos and Atreus in Amazon's God of War TV Show
Amazon has revealed the first photo of its God of War series, showing off Kratos and Atreus.
27/02/2026
Pombon Is Already The Obvious Pokémon Winds and Waves Starter Choice — Just Look at His Little Face
Pombon is already the obvious Pokémon Winds and Waves starter choice — just look at his little face.
27/02/2026
The Steam Deck is an adequate vessel for Resident Evil Requiem, despite missing desktop-grade smoothness
Resident Evil Requiem has, in terms of technical fidelity versus PC power demands, one of the best bang:buck ratios to come out of a triple-A'er in donkey's ages. It’s not terribly s...
27/02/2026
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Is Headed to Nintendo Switch Online
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is finally headed to Nintendo Switch Online this March. As it's a GameCube game, it will only be available for Nintendo Switch 2 users.
27/02/2026
Pokémon Gen 10 Revealed: Winds and Waves Launching For Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027
30 years on from its original release, the 10th generation of Pokémon has been revealed.
27/02/2026
Steam Deck OLED prices will rise in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan next week, but it's tough to tell whether that's a harbinger of wider hikes
The ongoing headache of RAMnarök has seen hardware prices rise and Valve's
27/02/2026
Xbox Adds New 'Sort By' Options On The Microsoft Store, Including By Price & Discount
You can find out the Most Wishlisted titles too!We're always grateful for new ways to filter the Microsoft Store and search through the hundreds of Xbox games that are on sale at any one time, so we're pleased to see new "sort by" options that have been spotted this week.This comes courtesy of someone called "Clippy" on ResetEra, who yester...
27/02/2026
Alien: King Killer Is One of Marvel's Darkest Alien Comics Ever
See our exclusive preview of Alien: King Killer #1, one of the darkest Alien comics Marvel has ever published.
27/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Confirmed as First Game to Use Sony's Upgraded PSSR Upscaler on PS5 Pro, More to Come in March
Sony has confirmed that Resident Evil Requiem is the first game to use its upgraded PSSR upscaler on PlayStation 5 Pro. More supported games are coming in March.
27/02/2026
Pokémon Presents February 2026: Everything Announced (Updating Live)
The February 2026 Pokémon Presents might be one of the most anticipated presentations the series has seen in years, and we’re here to catch all of the highlights.
27/02/2026
'No Matter if You're a Runner or a Raider, Loot Is Loot' — Bungie and Embark All Smiles on Social Media After Marathon Temporarily Censored Arc Raiders in Chat
The battle of the extraction shooters is on, but developers Bungie and Embark are presenting a united front on social media — even after Marathon temporarily censored Arc Raiders in chat.
27/02/2026
Digital Foundry Compares Resident Evil Requiem On Switch 2 & Xbox Series S, With Mixed Results
It's about visuals vs. performance.Yesterday, we took a look at Resident Evil Requiem across Xbox Series X and S, with Capcom delivering another solid RE title on both current-gen Xbox consoles. However, perhaps the more interesting comparison is how the ...
27/02/2026
The Top 10 Most Iconic Pokémon Cards of All Time
To celebrate Pokémon's big birthday, here are our favorite cards from the TCG since it began.
27/02/2026
'It Was Just Straight Up False Advertising' — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's $5 Voice Pack DLC Sparks the Game's First Really Big Backlash Since Launch
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s long-awaited patch 12.0 launched this week, and with it came the new playable class, the Techmarine. And while fans are having fun getting to grips with this new Astartes, Space Marine 2’s first ever voice pack has sparked a backlash.
27/02/2026
Nintendo Switch Pokémon Games Are on Sale for Pokémon Day
You can save big on Nintendo Switch Pokémon Games today, with several getting significant discounts as part of Pokémon Day. But, the deals are only available for 24 hours, so check them out ASAP.
27/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Launches Today, Though Its Amiibo Figures Won't Arrive For Another 5 Months
Nintendo has finally detailed when its Resident Evil Requiem amiibo figurines will be ready — and there's still a significant wait yet for fans, despite the game's official launch today.
27/02/2026
New Frostrail video delivers more survival train horror shooting plus weird underground Tomb Raider temples
I’ve felt surprisingly mixed so far about Frostrail, the new first-person co-op horror survival game from the folks behind Barotrauma. As a rule, I’m keen on stories about awful apocalypse trains – see
27/02/2026
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Gets Surprise Update On Xbox & PC
The first in a good while!Halo: The Master Chief Collection has gotten a surprise update this week on Xbox and PC, with the team at Halo Studios focusing on an upgrade to the game's 'Exchange' feature here in February 2026.Read the full article on purexbo...
27/02/2026
'A Reputable Source for a Quarter Century' — Metacritic Pulls Resident Evil Requiem Review Over AI Slop Claims, Issues Warning to Other Sites
Metacritic has been forced to remove a suspicious-sounding Resident Evil Requiem review published by a previously high-profile website, after claims that the outlet was now pumping out AI slop.
27/02/2026
'Console Is Where They Want to Be' — Reports Indicate Sony Is 'Pulling Away' From PC for Single-Player PlayStation Games
Sony is reportedly pulling away from PC when it comes to single-player PlayStation games to focus more on console exclusivity.
27/02/2026
How Pokémon’s Accessible Design Has Kept Me Playing Across Three Decades
In honor of Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, we explore how its relatively consistent approach to accessibility has made it a comfort play.
27/02/2026
Roundup: All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From IGN Fan Fest 2026
Many more great games on the way to Xbox consoles!Over the past two nights, IGN has been running a special event known as IGN Fan Fest 2026, and in addition to featuring plenty of trailers for upcoming games we already knew about, it also contained some brand-new announcements!Each night featured multiple hours' worth of content, so there's too much for us to cover in full here, but we wanted to bring you at least the biggest Xbox reveals from the show — so we'v...
27/02/2026
Pokémon TCG: Journey Together Booster Bundles Are Discounted at Amazon Today
You can score Pokémon TCG: Journey Together Booster Bundles at a discount from Amazon for Pokémon Day 2026.
27/02/2026
Magic: The Gathering’s TMNT Unique Pizza Bundle Is Finally Back In Stock Online - Here’s What It Includes
The Magic x TMNT Pizza Bundle is finally back in stock, but is it worth the investment? We dig in.
27/02/2026
Why Is Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Taking So Long? Producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller Explain
The much-delayed Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse currently has a June 18, 2027 release date. If the animated movie does hit that date, it’ll arrive four years after 2023’s Across the Spider-Verse, and eight years after 2018’s Into the Spider-Verse came out. So, what’s taking so long?
27/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Launches Big on Steam, Breaks Series Record
Resident Evil Requiem has landed on Steam, and is now the series' biggest launch to date on Valve's PC platform.
27/02/2026
Netflix's $82.7 billion deal to buy Warner has been dramatically gazumped by Paramount, to the tune of $111 billion
Netflix’s $82.7 billion proposal to buy the parts of Warner Bros Discovery that include Hogwarts Legacy creators Avalanche, Lego devs TT Games, Mortal ...
27/02/2026
Amazon Restocks a Whole Bunch of Pokémon TCG Cards for Pokémon's 30th Anniversary
Amazon has a whole bunch of Pokémon TCG sealed sets back in stock, with several even scoring sizable discounts for Pokémon's 30th Anniversary celebrations today.
27/02/2026
A Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 multiplayer mod is in the works, and you can try an experimental version already
If you've ever thought it'd be cool to wander Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's version of medieval Europe with some mates, who might make your adventuring life easier by being slightly better at navigating the social waters of feudalism and swordfighting in a fashion t...
27/02/2026
Nvidia recall Resident Evil Requiem-branded GeForce driver after users report GPU fan, clock, and performance problems
Mere hours after releasing their newest GeForce Game Ready GPU driver, 595.59 WHQL, Nvidia have recalled it, amid widespread reports of the update interfering with the cool...
27/02/2026
Nintendo Advises Switch 2 Resident Evil Requiem Owners to Download Day 1 Patch Before Playing
Nintendo has advised fans to ensure they have Resident Evil Requiem's day one patch installed before beginning the game on Switch 2.
27/02/2026
Marathon Server Slam Gets Big Player Numbers on Steam, Bungie Acknowledges UI and PvP Frequency Complaints
The Marathon Server Slam is off to a quick start, with impressive player numbers on Steam. Meanwhile, Bungie has acknowledged complaints around the UI and PvP frequency.
27/02/2026
Where Winds Meet Hexi Expansion Showcase — Everything Announced
Where Winds Meet developer Everstone Studio held a showcase to delve deep into the brand-new Hexi expansion for the open-world Wuxia ARPG. Here's everything announced.
27/02/2026
Pokémon's 30th Anniversary Celebrations Kick Off a Whole Bunch of New Deals on Games, Cards, and More
Here's the best deals and discounts you can find during Pokémon Day 2026, alongside the latest restock news on Pokémon TCG sets like Ascended Heroes.
27/02/2026
The Pitt Season 2, Episode 8: "2:00 PM" Review
Despite the best efforts of one obnoxious character, The Pitt continues to enthrall and entertain in Season 2’s eighth episode. Read our full review.
27/02/2026
Netflix Walks Away From Bidding War for Warner Bros., Leaving the Path Open For Paramount to Win
Netflix has announced that it has declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, meaning Paramount Skydance now has a clear path to win the bidding war for the company in charge of Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, the DC Universe, and much more.
26/02/2026
Preorder Secretlab's Pokémon Themed Titan Evo Gaming Chairs for Pokémon Day
Gengar, Eevee, and Pikachu editions are selling out quickly.
26/02/2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 8 Review - Voyager’s The Doctor Finally Gets His Episode
Starfleet Academy Episode 8 Review: Robert Picardo's The Doctor from Star Trek: Voyager finally get a chance to shine on the new show.
26/02/2026
ConcernedApe wins my funny bit of the year award for making Clint a marriage candidate in Stardew Valley's 1.7 update
Stardew Valley, as of today, as temporally upsetting as it is to write this, is officially 10 years old. An entire decade! A far cry from being able to vote, but in the UK it could be convicted of a criminal offence, if such a situation were to arise. And to commemorate such an occasion, creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Ba...
26/02/2026
Get an Open Box "Excellent Condition" Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 Sport Headphone for Just $108 at Best Buy
These runners' headphones with bone conduction technology normally retails for $180 new.
26/02/2026
We Build LEGO Pokémon Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise, An Early Contender for Set of the Year
We build LEGO Pokémon Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise, an absolutely stunning (if pricy) set worthy of the now-30-year-old video game series.
26/02/2026
AMC Theatres Will Reserve Its Best Seats for A-List and Stubs Premiere Members Starting Later This Year
AMC Theatres is once again testing the waters to see if moviegoers are willing to pay higher prices for better seats at its theaters.
26/02/2026
Alienware Currently Has the Lowest Price on an RTX 5080 Equipped Prebuilt Gaming PC
Also get 2X rewards (6% cash back) by setting up a free Dell Rewards account.
26/02/2026
What went wrong with Highguard? The "hubris" of its developer's leadership, say former staff in a new report
When a game like Highguard, with its Apex Legends creators and reported Tencent funding, comes out and just kind...
26/02/2026
We Were Here Tomorrow Trailer Reveals New Setting | Fan Fest 2026
The We Were Here series is the stuff of co-op magic, and at IGN Fan Fest 2026 we got to see its latest evolution with We Were Here Tomorrow.
26/02/2026
The Ultra Slim Lisen 5,000Mah Qi2-Certified Wireless Magnetic Power Bank Drops to $16.99
Discreetly extends the battery life of your MagSafe compatible Apple iPhone.
26/02/2026
New and Exclusive Clip From One Piece Season 2 | IGN Fan Fest 2026
One Piece, Season 2 arrives on Netflix on March 10, and IGN Fan Fest 2026 gave us a look at a new and exclusive clip from the show. Season 2 launches on Netflix on March 10th, 2026, at 12:00 AM PDT.
26/02/2026
Today’s Best Deals: Pokémon Booster Bundle, Huge Woot Video Game Sale, and MTG x TMNT Boosters
Plus, save on a Logitech G29 wheel, aluminum mechanical keyboard, free game with AMD X3D CPU, and more.
26/02/2026
Poll: How Optimistic Are You Feeling About The Future Of Xbox?
What do you think's in store over the next few years?We've obviously talked a lot over the past few days about the retirement of Phil Spencer and addition of Asha Sharma as the new boss over at Xbox, and it sounds like there's at least pote...
26/02/2026
Thwack, debt-driven driveabrawler Samson's just clocked us with an early April release date-laced punch
Samson looks like it'll offer the sort of dumb action fun I can't resist, and it's now locked in a full release date. Liquid Swords, the Swedish studio founded by former Just Cause and Mad Max developer Christofer Sundberg, are set to let their game a...
26/02/2026
Samson: A Tyndalston Story Plays Like a Brawler Set in Max Payne’s New York – IGN Fan Fest
If the gritty, pseudo-open-world brawler Samson: A Tyndalston Story (from former Just Cause and Mad Max developers) can keep its mission variety fresh – which is no small thing, I recognize – it’ll go a long way towards making its campaign enjoyable over the long haul, versus the extremely fun hour I had with it.
26/02/2026
Stardew Valley Creator Unveils Two New Marriageable Characters Coming in 1.7
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has released a 10th anniversary video revealing, among other things, two brand new marriage candidates being added to the game in the upcoming patch 1.7.
26/02/2026
Highguard Reportedly Has Less Than 20 Devs Working on It Following Mass Layoffs at Wildlight
Highguard studio Wildlight Entertainment reportedly has less than 20 people remaining to work on the game following a round of devastating layoffs just weeks after the game's launch.
26/02/2026
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's latest update adds in the incredibly red, claw-machine-arm-toting Techmarine class
Why do they always make cyborg types in movies and games talk like that? You know what I mean, that kind of "I'm not a robot but I talk as if I am one," kind of cadence. We may never find the answer, but in any case, such a case has cropped up again in the latest update for Warhammer 40,...
26/02/2026
PS5 DualSense Controllers Get Price Cuts Up to 33% During the Woot 2-Day Video Game Sale
Decked out in gorgeous metallic colors.
26/02/2026
The Best Samsung Galaxy S26 Cases to Protect Your New Phone
Check out our top picks for the best cases for your new Samsung phone.
26/02/2026
New Poppy Playtime Figures From McFarlane Toys Revealed | IGN Fan Fest 2026
Todd McFarlane stopped by IGN Fan Fest to unveil new looks at Huggy Wuggy, Kissy Missy, Killy Willy, and more.
26/02/2026
Finally, You Can Now Access God of War Spinoff's Multiplayer Challenge Mode From the Off — If You Input a Secret Code
God of War Sons of Sparta's hidden multiplayer mode has now been made available from the off — though you'll need to enter a secret code to access it.
26/02/2026
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU's next venture is an extraction platformer fusion of Lethal Company and Garry's Mod called FixForce
I'm finding Surgent Studios, the developer of Tales of Zenzera: ZAU and Dead Take, increasingly difficult to pin down, though, not in a bad way. Those two games are a far cry from one another in both atmosphere, genre, and mechanics, and now the studio's next game is something completely different once again: FixForce, an extraction
26/02/2026
The First Xbox Studios Release Of 2026 Is Here, And It's Been Vastly Reworked For Launch
You've seen Towerborne before, but not like this.It might not seem like it, but today technically marks the first Xbox Game Studios release of 2026! The game is Towerborne, which has been in early access for years now, but is only officially getting its 1.0 release today.<...
26/02/2026
Pokémon TCG: Ascended Heroes' 10 Most Popular Cards That Fans Are Going Crazy For
Discover the 10 best-selling Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes cards on TCGplayer, from Mega Gengar ex to Poké Pad, and why fans are buying them fast.
26/02/2026
Universal Fan Fest Nights Executive Producer On Why This Night Filled With Scooby Doo Meets Universal Monsters, Dungeons & Dragons, and More Is So Special
Universal Fan Fest Nights is returning for its second year at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2026, and, for IGN Fan Fest, we were able to talk to senior director of entertainment production and executive producer Stephen Siercks all about why this night filled with Scooby-Doo Meets Universal Monsters, One Piece, Dungeons & Dragons, Harry Potter, colorful Yoshi, and much more, is one fans won’t want to miss.
26/02/2026
The First Official Pokémon LEGO Sets Are Finally Available
Here's where to buy the first batch of official LEGO Pokémon sets, including Pikachu, Eevee, and evolved versions of the Kanto starters.
26/02/2026
Burger King's AI Chatbot, Patty, to Dish Out Tips on Meal Prep and Track 'Friendliness' via Employee Headsets
Burger King will soon use an AI chatbot in employees’ headsets to recommend tips on meal preparation and track “friendliness.”
26/02/2026
Look for your lost documentary making sister in an ancient fungus filled Antarctica in the walking sim horror Cryptica
Antarctica is quite possibly the perfect setting for anything remotely horror related, given its absolute remoteness. All you'll find there are penguins, seals, and fungus, it is as no where as no where can be, of course serving as the setting for The Thing, so I guess maybe that's there too. And soon, the tundra will be home to...
26/02/2026
Action RPG Grim Dawn is getting a 5.5km expansion, a free update and shapeshifting to mark its 10th birthday
A decade on from its 1.0 launch, action-RPG Grim Dawn is getting some new Fangs of Asterkarn DLC that adds 5.5 square kilometres of in-game terrain. Picture the extra geography barrelling out of the atmosphere like a boisterous asteroid, teeming with bosses and minibosses...
26/02/2026
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Has Been Announced, Here's Where You Can Find the Best Preorder Deals
Every deal available on the newly announced Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra.
26/02/2026
Bruce Lee Day in California? A New Bill Is Fighting to Make It Happen
A new bill may see May 17 become Bruce Lee Day in California, thanks to Assemblymember Matt Haney.
26/02/2026
'I Think She'll Be Fine' - Xbox Legend Peter Moore Reveals His Advice For Asha Sharma
He also wants her to put some fun back into the industry.Everyone's having an opinion on the new Xbox boss Asha Sharma at the moment, and Peter Moore (a former Xbox boss himself) is one of them — he's just been interviewed by the folks over at GamesBeat....
26/02/2026
Behind The Rubberhose Curtain of MOUSE: P.I. For Hire – IGN First
An inside look at the very unique visual style of the upcoming first-person shooter Mouse: P.I. for Hire with two of the lead developers, including early test footage!
26/02/2026
As Zelda Turns 40, Voice Actress Patricia Summersett Reveals Hopes for the Future, And Clarifies Her Thoughts on Link and Zelda's 'Gorgeous' Relationship
The voice of Princess Zelda reveals her hopes for The Legend of Zelda's future, and sets the record straight on her views of Link and Zelda's "gorgeous" relationship.
26/02/2026
Scream 7 Review
Review: Scream 7 brings back series OGs Kevin Williamson and Neve Campbell to pack in plenty of satisfying slasher action, even if it gets a little too comfortable playing the hits (and deep cuts and killer tracks).
26/02/2026
Colony sim Going Medieval, aka friendlier Rimworld, hits 1.0 release in March after 16 major updates
Colony sim and city builder Going Medieval will leave early access on 12th March, at which point it will presumably be retitled Gone Medieval. Yes, this is the sort of joke that ought to get you imprisoned – imprisonment being one of many features added to Going Medieval since the winter of 2021, when Sin described it ...
26/02/2026
Check Out Some of the Great Games on Sale at Woot for $20 or Less
Through February 27, Woot is offering an extra 20% off its selection of discounted games with the help of code LEVEL20. Save on games like Elden Ring Nightreign, Space Marine 2, and more.
26/02/2026
Wolfenstein 3 'Casting Call' Reportedly Leaked, Performance Capture Set To Begin
It could still be years before we see it though.There have been rumours for a long time that Xbox and Bethesda might be interested in working on Wolfenstein 3, and then back in January, it was suggested that the game was indeed in the plans.Now, a new report from outlet
26/02/2026
DTF St. Louis Review
DTF St. Louis review: The new HBO show starring David Harbour, Jason Bateman, and Linda Cardellini won’t be for everyone, but if you enjoy shows like FX’s Fargo and HBO’s own The Chair Company, it’s worth getting down with DTF.
26/02/2026
Tales of Kenzara: ZAU Developer Reveals Its Next Game: a Chaotic Cooperative Extraction Platformer About Fixing the World With Random Junk
Surgent Studios, the developer behind Tales of Kenzara: ZAU, has unveiled its next game today, and it's...absolutely nothing like Tales of Kenzara: ZAU. It's called FixForce, and it's a chaotic cooperative "extraction platformer" about a team of robots fixing machines using random parts they find lying around.
26/02/2026
Smiling Friends Creators Shock Fans by Announcing the Series Has Come to an End
The end of an era that was, frankly, way too short. Creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel have unexpectedly announced that their breakout hit Adult Swim series Smiling Friends is ending with Season 3, which fans thought had concluded in late November last year.
26/02/2026
From Far Cry to 'Korean Witcher' — Why a Former Ubisoft Exec is Adapting a Fantasy Franchise the West Has Barely Heard of
After 15 years working on Far Cry, Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six, veteran developer Patrik Méthé is doing something different — a blockbuster open-world action RPG starring a hulking bird warrior.
26/02/2026
'Gear Comes and Goes, Don't Be Too Precious About It' — Marathon Game Director Offers Last-Minute Tips Ahead of Server Slam Weekend
The game director of extraction shooter Marathon has offered a number of top tips for players jumping into the server slam event this weekend.
26/02/2026
AI Will Change Games, but Not in the Way CEOs Think
As generative AI becomes more prevalent, it will change the way video games are made... but not in the way company CEOs currently predict.
26/02/2026
Assetto Corsa Rally's latest update adds laser-scanned Monte-Carlo stages and won't stop shouting about SNOW
Phhheeeeeeeepppppppp! Nope, that isn't the whistle which signals a rally car's about to hurtle through this neck of the woods, it's Assetto Corsa Rally devs Supernova Games Studios trying to get our attention so they can shout about SNOW. They've added some to their uber-simmy r...
26/02/2026
Death Stranding 2 Official Specs Suggest It'll Run Great on Most PCs
Death Stranding 2 isn't even a year old, but the PC version is already on the way in just a couple of weeks. When it launched on PS5, it was one of the most beautiful games on the platform, and while that would usually mean it's kind of hard to run on PC, the system requirements are forgiving.
26/02/2026
Magic's TMNT Draft Night Box Includes a Collector Booster, and It’s Now Back In Stock With a New Discount
Save $30 on the Draft Night box for Magic's TMNT crossover, now back in stock at Amazon - with a Collector Booster included.
26/02/2026
Video: Phil Spencer Introduces New Xbox Leader At Microsoft HQ
"An emotional day here for the team.".It's been a busy week for Asha Sharma — not only has she started her first few days on the job as Microsoft Gaming CEO and overall Xbox boss, but she's also been interviewed and introduced to the team over at Microsoft HQ.Posting on social media recently,
26/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem's zombie nightmare runs like a dream on PC
Been a while since I’ve done one of these. Been even longer since I didn’t have a complaint about wonky performance or some manner of debilitating stutter issue to open it with. Nope, Res...
26/02/2026
Mickey X F1 Racing to the Top! Aims to Capture the Creativity and Imagination of Disney and Excitement and Drama of Formula 1
Disney and WEBTOON have teamed up to create 'Mickey X F1 Racing to the Top!,' an original vertical comics series launching in March that aims to combine the creativity and imagination of Mickey & Friends and the excitement and drama of Formula 1.
26/02/2026
Scream: Ranking Every Ghostface So Far
Scream: We rank every Ghostface so far in the meta-slasher series. It’s a scream baby!
26/02/2026
Returnal for PS5 Is Over 50% Off Right Now at Amazon
Returnal for PS5 has dropped to $29.83 at Amazon, making for 57% off its list price of $69.99.
26/02/2026
Analyst Provides Interesting Data On How Well January's Big Game Pass Additions Performed
Outlaws, Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding all analysed.Despite a lack of big day one releases last month (naturally, not many games launch in January), Xbox Game Pass saw some major additions in the first month of 2026 - and the folks over at Alinea Analytic...
26/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem's Umbrella Corp Escalates Fake Lawsuit Against the Real-Life Nissin Noodles — Complete With Over-the-Top Ad Campaign
In the run-up to Resident Evil Requiem’s release this week, the official Japanese X account for Resident Evil has come up with a quirky way to promote the game.
26/02/2026
My thirst for campervanning has been quenched by Outbound’s Steam Next Fest demo and a Cyberpunk 2077 mod
Most of the time, life sucks. On rare occasions, however, the moons line up. Having spent a few hours this past weekend playing the Steam Next Fest demo of cosy campervan survivabuilder Outbound, I returned to my desk on Monday and stumbled across a campervan
26/02/2026
Free Play Days: Try Five Xbox Games For Free, Including Bungie's Marathon (February 26 - March 1)
A massive title headlining FPD!Xbox's latest Free Play Days lineup has been revealed! This week, we've got five games playable in total over the next few days - including the Marathon 'Server Slam' test ahead of Bungie's full launch in early Ma...
26/02/2026
Free Play Days: Try Six Xbox Games For Free, Including Bungie's Marathon (February 26 - March 1)
A massive title headlining FPD!Xbox's latest Free Play Days lineup has been revealed! This week, we've got five games playable in total over the next few days - including the Marathon 'Server Slam' test ahead of Bungie's full launch in early Ma...
26/02/2026
Terrifier Creator Issues Update on Terrifier 4 Addressing 'Speculation and False Information,' Confirms It's the Final Film in the Franchise
Writer and director Damien Leone has issued an update on horror movie sequel Terrifier 4, addressing what he called “speculation and false information” doing the rounds online.
26/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Has a Convoluted Challenge Called 'The Final Puzzle' — and the Race Is Now on to Get It Fully Solved
Resident Evil Requiem includes numerous Easter eggs and unlockable extras, but none seemingly as complex as 'The Final Puzzle.'
26/02/2026
Woot's Latest Gaming Sale is Genuinely Incredible, But The Best Deals Will Expire Soon
Some of gaming's biggest franchises are included in a major sale at Woot, with an additional discount code, too.
26/02/2026
Neve Campbell Has a 'Great Idea' for Scream 8, and It Will Be Made if Scream 7 Works Out
It doesn’t sound like Scream 7 is the end for the horror franchise — Neve Campbell, who plays protagonist Sidney Prescott, already has a “great” idea for Scream 8, and it will be made as long as Scream 7 is a success.
26/02/2026
Skate developers Full Circle lay off an unspecified number of staff, claim this'll somehow help them "better support" the game
The team behind Electronic Arts-published early access skateboarding game Skate have announced that they're laying off an unspecified number of staff. Well, I say that, Full Circle have actually announced that they're "transforming as a studio", which happens to entail "making changes to our team structure" which impact som...
26/02/2026
'Get Paid to Throw' — Unofficial Marvel Rivals Bounty Website Faces Backlash as Players Ask NetEase to Intervene
Marvel Rivals players are asking NetEase to take action after the emergence of an unofficial bounty website triggered fears that it could harm the community it’s supposedly trying to protect.
26/02/2026
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Techmarine Update Out Now — Check Out Patch 12.0
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s long-awaited Techmarine update is out now across all platforms as part of patch 12.0. Check out the patch notes.
26/02/2026
How Long Is Resident Evil Requiem?
Five different IGN staff members played through Resident Evil Requiem to see how long its campaign is, and how that length varies on play style.
26/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
How the Xbox versions stack up.The big release of Resident Evil Requiem officially comes our way this Friday, and before we get there, we've already got footage of how the game plays on both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S!We're once again using Fuzion Xbox Testing for this footage, which has shown off the Series X and Ser...
26/02/2026
Valve accused of "letting children and adults alike illegally gamble" via loot boxes in New York state lawsuit
Valve's Lionel Hutzes have been summoned to slide down the fireman's pole and deal with yet more legal wranglings involving the behemoth behind Steam. New York state attorney general Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly violating gambling laws via the use of loot boxes in games like
26/02/2026
Magic: The Gathering’s TMNT Set Launches Next Week, and Collector Boosters Just Got a Sizable Discount at Amazon
Magic's newest set, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, launches next week - and Collector Boosters are discounted at Amazon right now.
26/02/2026
Where to Buy Pokémon TCG's 30th Anniversary TCG Collection
To celebrate ‘Pokémon Day’ 2026, The Pokémon Company has recently dropped a 30th Anniversary Pokémon Day TCG Collection, featuring a specially stamped foil Pikachu promo card, a metallic coin featuring the 30th anniversary logo, and three booster packs from Phantasmal Flames and Mega Evolution. Here's where you can pick it up right now online.
26/02/2026
Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2 Review
Bridgerton Season 4 Part 2 gets the show back on track after what had been a somewhat disappointing start to the season. It returns the show to where it was in earlier seasons, and that’s pretty great.
26/02/2026
Amazon Backs Out of Publishing Open-World Driving Game from Ex-Forza Horizon Developers
Maverick Games continuing development and aiming to share the game later this year.
26/02/2026
The $18 Iniu Qi2 Wireless Charging Station Charges Your iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods With One Cable
Folds up to about the size of a deck of cards for traveling.
26/02/2026
Six Classic Games To Feature In 'Marvel MaXimum Collection' On Xbox Series X|S
"A compendium of classic Marvel titles from the golden age".A new collection of classic games has been announced this evening in the form of the Marvel MaXimum Collection, which doesn't have a release date just yet, but will definitely be coming to PC, Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series X and S.The collection bundles six games, with multiple versions for most of them. They are as follows:Read the
26/02/2026
The $22 Baseus 100W USB-C Charger Will Fast Charge Even the Most Powerful Gaming Handheld PCs
A must-have accessory for the Xbox Ally X, Legion Go S, or Steam Deck.
25/02/2026
New York Attorney General Sues Valve, Alleging Its Loot Boxes Illegally Promote Gambling
The attorney general of New York Letitia James is suing Valve, alleging the platform illegally promotes gambling to children.
25/02/2026
How ONNIT Alpha BRAIN Supplements Are Ideal for Competitive and Late-Night Gamers
Nootropics that support mental clarity, focus, and memory with no caffeine or stimulants needed.
25/02/2026
Skate Developer Full Circle Hit With Layoffs as EA Looks to 'Better Support' the 'Long-Term Future' of the Game
Skate developer Full Circle has announced layoffs affecting an undisclosed number of staff as it aims to “better support” the “long-term future” of its free-to-play title.
25/02/2026
Stardew Valley Creator to Premiere Anniversary Video Revealing New Marriage Candidates Tomorrow
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has announced that he will publish a video tomorrow revealing the two new marriage candidates coming to the game in patch 1.7.
25/02/2026
Xbox Issues Apology For Spamming Users With 'Braze' Test Messages
"The Xbox App got a little too enthusiastic".If you're someone who uses the Xbox app on mobile, you may have noticed today that you've been spammed with a bunch of "Mobile Test Message" notifications, said to be a "dummy message sent via Braze".This has become a big topic on social media over the past couple of hours, with hundreds of Xbox fans sharing screenshots of the notification and questioning what it means. Here's one example:Read the
25/02/2026
Amazon 'Abandons' Maverick Games As Former Forza Devs Seek New Publisher
A sharp u-turn.Back in 2023, we heard that a bunch of Forza Horizon devs were splitting off and making their own studio in Maverick Games, before Amazon announced the following year that it would publish the title at so...
25/02/2026
New Look at Young Sherlock Shows the Future Detective’s First Encounter With Moriarty | IGN Fan Fest 2026
Young Sherlock star Hero Fiennes Tiffin stopped by IGN Fan Fest to break down an exclusive clip highlighting Sherlock and Moriarty's “Butch and Sundance” dynamic.
25/02/2026
Devil May Cry Season 2 Exclusive Clip | IGN Fan Fest 2026
A new exclusive clip for Devil May Cry Season 2 has a couple of new characters it wants you to meet. Ebony and Ivory, Dante's trademark guns from the games, have arrived.
25/02/2026
007 First Light Cinematic Shows Lenny Kravitz Was Born to Be a Bond Villain | IGN Fan Fest 2026
Lenny Kravitz is playing villain Bawma in 007 First Light, and the latest trailer shows that he can serve Bond bad guys with the best of them.
25/02/2026
Today’s Best Deals: $1 AMC A-List, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and MTG x Final Fantasy VII Commander Deck
Plus, save big on Returnal, God of War Ragnarok, Astro Bot, Stellar Blade, and more PS5 games.
25/02/2026
New Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Trailer Is Serving Tentacles | IGN Fan Fest 2026
Season 2 of the Apple TV Monsterverse show Monarch: Legacy of Monsters launches on Friday, February 27, and Fan Fest 2026 gave us a look at the chaos those super-size scamps are getting up to now. Spoiler: tentacles.
25/02/2026
The Vampire Lestat Hits AMC in June | IGN Fan Fest 2026
The follow up series to Interview with the Vampire gets meta with The Vampire Lestat with Lestat (Sam Reid) seeking to control his own narrative by starting a band.
25/02/2026
Mortal Kombat: Karl Urban's Johnny Cage Is Exactly the Sort of Stupid the Movies Needed
If the new Mortal Kombat II trailer is any indication, Karl Urban's Johnny Cage is exactly the dose of campy silliness the franchise needed. Let's break down where the first movie went astray and how the sequel can fix things.
25/02/2026
AEW’s Kenny Omega Brings Alex to Life for Street Fighter 6 | IGN Fan Fest 2026
On March 17 Street Fighter 6 is getting a new DLC character, wrestler Alex, and AEW’s Kenny Omega is the man behind Alex's motion capture.
25/02/2026
HBO Reveals Industry Will Be Back For Season 5 — But That Will Also Be the Final Season of the Series
Another television goodbye, and trust me, they never get easier. HBO has revealed that Industry will return for Season 5 — but it will be the show’s final season as well.
25/02/2026
Check Out the New Electrifying Invincible VS Gameplay Trailer | IGN Fan Fest 2026
Powerplex, aka Scott Duvall, takes the spotlight in this new Invincible VS gameplay trailer, proving he can really take a punch
25/02/2026
Exclusive New Mortal Kombat II Trailer | IGN Fan Fest 2026
Karl Urban joined IGN Fan Fest 2026 today to introduce the brand new Mortal Kombat II trailer. It shows our boy Johnny Cage (Urban) looking pretty unhappy at a fan convention, before finding himself battling other realms in a fighting tournament.
25/02/2026
Xbox Won't Back Away From First-Party And Become 'Just A Publisher', Insists EVP Matt Booty
Good to know!Ever since Xbox started putting its games on other platforms (particularly PS5), there's been speculation about whether the brand could ultimately end up going the way of SEGA during the Dreamcast days and become "just a publisher".Xbox EVP and CCO Matt Booty actually addressed this during yesterday's Windows Central interview, t...
25/02/2026
The Secret to Rebooting the Failed Sony Spider-Man Universe
The secret to rebooting the failed Sony Spider-Man universe: How Sony can make their spin-off movies work this time.
25/02/2026
Neve Campbell Insists Scream 6 Salary Offer Did Not 'Value' Her Legacy — but It Sounds Like She Got a Big Payday for Scream 7
Scream 7 is almost here, and it’s clear that some fans are thrilled to see Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott back in the hot seat after she was famously absent in the previous installment. But for Campbell, the choice was clear: there was no way she could return to the franchise in 2022’s Scream 6 because her salary offer didn’t reflect the 25 years of dedication she felt she gave to this story.
25/02/2026
IGN Fan Fest 2026: Biggest Announcements From Day 1 (Updating Live!)
IGN Fan Fest 2026 is here, and we'll be gathering all the biggest reveals from the show today and tomorrow, including from LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, 007 First Light, Mortal Kombat II, Scream 7, Project Hail Mary, One Piece, and so much more. We'll also be updating it live, so be sure to keep checking back!
25/02/2026
The mysterious Assassin's Creed Hexe has a new creative director, claims report, as Ubisoft say goodbye to the legendary Clint Hocking
Ubisoft's latest bout of executive musical chairs continues with a report that Clint Hocking, creative director of Far Cry 2, Watch Dogs Legion, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and the forthcoming Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe, has left the company.Apparently, Hocking's departure was communicated to staff this week by Assassin’s Creed’s new leadership team.Jean Guesdon, the brand’s just-appointed head of content, will take over as creative director for Hexe.
25/02/2026
Put some FEAR in your STALKER 2 with the debris-flinging CinematicFX mod
I’ve long thought of STALKER 2’s gunplay as an underappreciated component of the eerie survival shooter.It’ll never top anyone’s FPS all-timer list but its shootsticks are thunderously bangy, handling with both weight and smoothness, and your own barely-there mortality usually flavours encounters with a delicious high-stakes tension.The only shortcoming is a lack of visual drama, but that can now be addressed with Cazanu’s new CinematicFX mod: where missed bullets hitting innocent masonry would previously amount to an understated thunk, scenery impacts now throw up vast clouds of dust, smoke, and debris.
25/02/2026
Four years after the last one, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2's enhanced editions have a new patch out in Steam beta
Gather round, lovers of classic RPGs. The enhanced editions of the first two Baldur's Gate game, plus Icewind Dale and BG expansion Siege of Dragonspear, have gotte...
25/02/2026
Sony Confirms PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for March 2026
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Monthly games lineup for March 2026, confirming a leak from earlier this week.
25/02/2026
Here's What's Included In The Xbox February 2026 Update
1440p streaming on console, ROG Xbox Ally updates and more.The Xbox February 2026 update is now being highlighted by the folks over at Xbox Wire, and this week we've got new features across console, PC and handheld devices.We're looking at higher resolution streaming for
25/02/2026
Physical Copies of Resident Evil Requiem Are Almost Entirely Sold Out Online in the US
Physical copies of Resident Evil Requiem are almost entirely sold out online on all platforms in the US.
25/02/2026
Splinter Cell Veteran Clint Hocking Departing Ubisoft in the Middle of Leading Assassin's Creed Hexe Development
Upheaval at Ubisoft continues today with the departure of veteran creative director Clint Hocking, in the middle of development on the company's next major Assassin's Creed blockbuster.
25/02/2026
Recovering Helldivers 2 players should check out the cowboy robot gunplay of Far Far West, which has a demo
If you’ve been holding off playing Helldivers 2 because you’re fervently hoping they’ll eventually add robot cowboy wizards, then firstly, you are eccentric to the point of deranged, and your mother and I are very worried about you, and secondly, why not play the Far Far West demo instead? It’s a one to fo...
25/02/2026
We Build LEGO Pokémon Eevee: A Perfectly Adorable Evolution of Bricks
Each new section of the set has you slowly piecing together a surprisingly lifelike LEGO Eevee, and the end result is nothing short of phenomenal.
25/02/2026
Hatchin’ Yoshi Toy From The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is Back in Stock at Walmart
After initially selling out quite fast, Walmart has restocked the Hatchin' Yoshi toy. It's now available to buy from the retailer for $49.88.
25/02/2026
Roundup: Here's What The Critics Think Of Resident Evil Requiem
The newest RE title is almost here!With Resident Evil Requiem reviews now out in the wild — including our very own here at Pure Xbox — we thought we'd gather up what folks think ahead of the game's launch later in the week.Indeed, if you'd like to know all the details on Requiem's upcoming launch, we'...
25/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Global Release Timings Revealed
Capcom has revealed the global launch timings for Resident Evil Requiem, which will differ across regions and platforms. When will you be able to start playing?
25/02/2026
Magic: The Gathering's Lorwyn Eclipsed Booster Boxes Crash to New Low Price Ahead of TMNT Launch
Save almost 25% on a Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster Box for Magic: The Gathering at Amazon right now.
25/02/2026
Blood-drunk shooter Ultrakill is back with a whole hellworld full of lies, portals and non-Euclidean spaces
Do you like architecture that plays tricks on you? Secret rooms in DOOM? The Ashtray Maze in Control? Thinking with Portals? The 5 a.m.? That painting of some books outside the lockers in the British Library that bends queasily as you approach, revealing itsel...
25/02/2026
Review: Resident Evil Requiem (Xbox) - Capcom Delivers A Masterful Mix Of Action & Horror
Resident ol'reliable.During the current generation of gaming, it feels like a good cluster of once-mainstay franchises have started to fall by the wayside. Either by declining in quality or simply due to a less-frequent launch schedule, many of the AAA franchises I grew up playing on Xbox 360 and Xbox One just don't deliver what they once did for me. However, in Resident Evil, Capcom has ...
25/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem review - a cathartic cross-breed of creeps and carnage
Resident Evil: Requiem is filled with winking reminders of previous games, so I was surprised the touchstone I kept coming back to was the one Capcom surely want me to forget: Resident Evil 6. The latter set out with bold aspirations. It took all the various reinventions the series had adopted throughout the ye...
25/02/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Review
Like the result of an experiment conducted in an underground Umbrella Corporation lab, Resident Evil Requiem successfully splices two separate strains of survival horror together into the one highly infectious new mutation.
25/02/2026
Blizzard Takes Swipe at Jet Pack Cat Dominance, Addressing Its Reign of Terror in Fresh Hotfix
Blizzard takes swipe at Jet Pack Cat dominance, addressing its reign of terror in fresh hotfix.
25/02/2026
Primal Season 3, Episode 7 Review - ‘Heart of the Undead’
Review: Primal Episode 7 - “Heart of the Undead” is another good episode of Primal Season 3, but Spear and Fang and Mira being reunited has taken some of the spark out of the season’s premise.
25/02/2026
Xbox Boss Questioned On Whether Exclusives Could Return In The Future
"The plan's the plan until it's not the plan.".Ever since Asha Sharma was announced as the new Xbox boss last Friday, there's been speculation about whether exclusive games could become part of Xbox's strategy in the future once again, and she's at least partially addressed this in a new interview with
25/02/2026
Marathon Server Slam Release Times and Details Confirmed
Following various delays, Bungie is now ready to open Marathon's doors courtesy of a 'Server Slam' event from tomorrow, February 26, which will run until March 2. Here's when it goes live in your region.
25/02/2026
Batman Actor Christian Bale Reportedly Joins Leonardo DiCaprio on Heat 2
Christian Bale has told a reporter he is due to start filming Heat 2 in Chicago soon, confirming his appearance in the hotly anticipated sequel as part of an increasingly stacked cast that also includes Leonardo DiCaprio.
25/02/2026
Amazon ditch publishing duties on ex-Forza Horizon devs' story-driven open-world racer
Amazon have released UK studio Maverick Games from a deal to publish the story-led open-world driving game the latter have been working on for a number of years. The split leaves Maverick, founded in 2022 by ex-Playground Games devs including
25/02/2026
RoboCop, Test Drive Publisher Nacon In Financial Trouble As Company Files For Insolvency
Money woes are "significantly affecting operations".French game publisher and accessory maker Nacon has today announced that at the tail end of last week, the company filed for insolvency after hitting serious financial trouble.Looking at the team's press release on matters, it's been revealed that majority shareholder Bigben Inte...
25/02/2026
“Sapkowski is a kleptomaniac with mythology” - How Reigns: The Witcher coaxes out the improv chaos of Geralt's universe
Reigns: The Witcher narrative designer Oscar Harrington-Shaw thinks Geralt of Rivia has a promising future as a private eye. “Another source of inspiration which I quite like leaning on, which the games do and the books do, is hard-boiled crime detective stories,” he tells me, when I ask whether his work on N...
25/02/2026
A "Cowboy Coalition" battle NCR corporate imperialism in this freshly released Fallout: New Vegas quest mod
Yee haw. If you've ever thought Fallout: New Vegas is a little low on folks in stetson hats whose spurs jingle, jangle, jingle, then this new quest mod will almost certainly be in your saloon. That's provided you're up for an unapologetically political story about NCR-backed Brahmin baro...
25/02/2026
OG Final Fantasy 7 Re-Release Sends Steam User Review Rating Plummeting to 'Mostly Negative'
Final Fantasy 7 — and by that, I mean the original, not the three-part remake — is clocking up negative reviews after developer Square Enix re-released the game on Steam with quality of life improvements that seem to have had the opposite intended effect.
25/02/2026
'It's Going to Be Absolutely Awful' — Johnny Knoxville Says Jackass 5 'Will Be the Last One'
Jackass star Johnny Knoxville has said that the franchise's upcoming fifth film will be its final installment — and this time, it sounds like he really means it.
25/02/2026
Xbox Says 'Hardware Announcements Are Coming Up' As Team Looks Ahead To Next-Gen
"You will hear more about that soon.".You may have read about Asha Sharma recently and her renewed focus on the console side of the Xbox business - and in a new interview with Windows Central, the Xbox boss has hinted...
25/02/2026
Embracer Remains Quiet After Saints Row Design Director Says He Believes the Series Is 'Dead'
Saints Row 1 design director Chris Stockman has said he believes the series is now “dead” and that owner Embracer has “zero ability” to do anything with the franchise.
25/02/2026
Where to Stream Every LEGO Movie Online in 2026
Unfortunately, there is not singular location where you can stream all of the LEGO movies.
25/02/2026
Styx Blades of Greed publishers Nacon file for insolvency, will "assess all possible solutions" to "protect employees and "preserve jobs"
Nacon - publishers of Styx: Blades of Greed, RoboCop: Rogue City, and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown - have announced that they've filed for insolvency. The French company say they've asked for "judicial reorganisation proceedings" ...
25/02/2026
'Boy, We Could Sure Use a Jedi Knight or Two' — Years After Stabbing Qui-Gon in the Gut, Star Wars Voice Actor Says Darth Maul Now Respects His Former Enemies
Darth Maul's new Disney+ TV series will show a changed version of the infamous Star Wars: The Phantom Menace villain — one who has learned that there's "something to respect" about the Jedi.
25/02/2026
'We’re Listening. We'll Get This Right' — Discord Delays Global Age Verification Check Rollout, Admitting It 'Missed The Mark'
Just two weeks ago, Discord announced plans to enforce a new "teen-appropriate" experience by default next month, requiring age verification to access restricted content or change content settings, but it's now "delaying [its] global rollout" to the second half of 2026.
25/02/2026
Nacon Files for Insolvency Days Before Its Big Showcase and Just Over 2 Weeks Before GreedFall 2 Releases Its Full 1.0 Version
AA publisher and developer Nacon has filed for insolvency, raising questions over the future of games such as GreedFall 2, Hell is Us, RoboCop, and Test Drive Unlimited.
25/02/2026
Arc Raiders Fans Think Embark Is Teasing Another New Threat as Video of UFO Sighting Circulates Online
Arc Raiders players heading topside for the new Shrouded Sky update have their tin foil hats on after video of a mysterious UFO started circulating online.
25/02/2026
'The Plan's the Plan Until It's Not the Plan' — Will the New Xbox Boss Reverse Recent Strategic Decisions, Including Ditching Exclusive Games?
Now Xbox has a new boss, what happens next? In a new interview, Asha Sharma, a Microsoft executive who previously oversaw some of the firm's AI initiatives, kept things frustratingly vague, but did indicate that nothing is off the table when it comes to big decisions about recent controversial policies.
25/02/2026
New Xbox Leadership Confirms No Microsoft Pressure to Increase AI Use
“We’re committed to art made by people,” insists new Xbox CCO Matt Booty.
25/02/2026
The Lenovo Legion Tower 5 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC Drops to $1,750 at B&H Photo
One of the few gaming PCs priced under $2K this year that can run any game in 4K.
24/02/2026
Get the Sonos Arc Soundbar with Dolby Atmos for $650 Less Than an Arc Ultra
Certified refurbished from Sonos direct with the same warranty as buying new.
24/02/2026
Discord concede they mucked up their age verification system rollout, delays it, will still make some of you do it
Earlier this month, Discord said that they'd be rolling out a global age verification system to which everyone and their mother responded by saying "thank you," except they didn't say thank.
24/02/2026
Embark Just Nerfed One of the Best Grenades for PvE in Arc Raiders, and Players Aren't Happy
The Arc Raiders Shrouded Sky update is here, but instead of Hurricanes and new cosmetics, all players can talk about how it nerfs one of the best grenades for PvE.
24/02/2026
Marvel Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of What If? With New Alternate Universe Stories
Marvel has revealed a new batch of What If? comics for 2026, including one that offers a fresh take on one of the most controversial X-Men storylines of all time.
24/02/2026
Looking for Fael is The Witness for people who need more Tetris in their life, and you can try it for yourself now
I think on the offset, Looking for Fael isn't a difficult game to pitch, but perhaps one that takes a second to get to grips with. You play as, well, not Fael, but his roommate, who, as you may have guessed, is looking for Fael after receiving a strange voicemail message where he says he is somehow lost in your apartmen...
24/02/2026
'Walter Sends His Wishes' — Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad Fans Are Destroying Each Other's Ratings as Part of a Review Bomb War
Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad fans are embroiled in a review bomb war after an episode of spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms threatened to dethrone Breaking Bad's Ozymandias' status as the only 10/10 episode of TV on IMDb.
24/02/2026
The 3.5-lb Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 RTX 5080 Gaming Laptop Drops to as Low as $2,015 at Best Buy
Powerful gaming performance packed in an ultra-portable, ultra-slim laptop.
24/02/2026
PS5 Console Covers Get a Limited Time Discount in PlayStation Massive New Sale
Looking to revamp your PS5's look? These console covers are discounted right now at Sony's own PS Direct store.
24/02/2026
Alienware Currently Has the Lowest Price on an RTX 5080 Equipped Prebuilt Gaming PC at $2,230
Most RTX 5080 prebuilts are priced over $2,500.
24/02/2026
The Original Final Fantasy 7 Gets a New Re-release for PC on Steam
The original Final Fantasy VII is getting a makeover on Steam. No, not the remake. I mean the actual, original game.
24/02/2026
Return to Silent Hill Lands on Digital Just 4 Weeks After Releasing in Theaters
The latest adaptation of Silent Hill 2 is now available to watch at home.
24/02/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Free Resident Evil: Requiem with Monitor, and More
Check out PS5 game deals, The Toxic Avenger steelbook, and last-minute MTG x TMNT preorders.
24/02/2026
The Kojima-Themed Asus ROG Flow Z13 Gaming Tablet Is Now Up for Preorder
Preorders are live for the limited-edition Kojima Productions-themed Asus ROG Flow Z13 gaming tablet.
24/02/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Goofy's Mystery Tour Is a Celebration of Walt Disney World's Cast Members and a Thank You For All the Magic They Create In Disney Parks
When I talk to people about Disney Parks, I always tell them the true Disney Magic isn't found in the attractions, fireworks, or shows, but in the incredible Cast Members (aka employees) who bring them all to life. This is why I was so excited and honored to be invited to the Cast Member-exclusive event at Walt Disney World known as Goofy's Mystery Tour, which is a night filled with trivia, puzzles, challenges, camaraderie, and so much more that celebrates the amazing people who have dedicated t...
24/02/2026
Talking Point: You're The New Head Of Xbox, What Do You Do Now?
If you were in those shoes, what would be your first steps?Much has been said already about the retiring Phil Spencer and new Xbox boss Asha Sharma, and regardless of whatever viewpoint you might have about it, one thing's for sure — a j...
24/02/2026
The devs behind The Simpsons: Hit & Run and Prototype are back as a sort-of new, just as radical studio
The time is upon us! The time to once again become radical, as from the ashes of developers Radical Entertainment and Hothead Games a sort of but not really new studio has been born: New Radical Games. It does seem like Hothead drew the short straw here name wise. But given that Radical were known for the likes of
24/02/2026
Sony Plans to Reboot Wider Spider-Man Universe After Kraven, Madame Web, and Morbius Failures
Sony Film CEO Tom Rothman has confirmed the company has plans to reboot Sony's broader Spider-Man Universe after a series of high-profile flops in films like Kraven, Madame Web, and Morbius.
24/02/2026
God of War Show Cast Adds Ed Skrein as Baldur
Amazon and Sony have tapped Deadpool actor Ed Skrein to play Baldur in the upcoming Prime Video God of War show.