Dominik Bo

Ubisoft said that Skull and Bones is one of its most engaging titles to date. The company substantiated that claim by sharing the game's «record» daily playtime metric as part of the Skull and Bones Season 1 launch announcement.

Fantasy RPG Indivisible is now available on Xbox Game Pass. This release brings the total number of February 2024 additions to Xbox Game Pass up to 13.

Stardew Valley is currently the fifth best-selling game on Steam as of February 27. Its reappearance near the top of Steam's bestsellers chart coincides with the game's eighth anniversary.

One Starfield player was recently heartbroken to discover that Labrador Retrievers are extinct in the game's universe. While this has been a well-established fact about Starfield's lore for a while now, it would appear that many fans have remained oblivious to it up until recently.

Pokemon GO is adding another special Pikachu variant, three Scarlet and Violet mons, and several other novelties. The new content is set to debut as part of a cross-promotion event celebrating the Netflix release of Pokemon Horizons: The Series.

A well-known Sega leaker has corroborated a recent report claiming the Switch 2 is targeting a March 2025 release. They also offered some additional insights into how Nintendo handled the widely reported internal delay of the Switch successor.

The Xbox Game Pass catalog has expanded to include Maneater, a highly chaotic ARPG about disrupting the food chain in the bloodiest manner imaginable. This is the 13th title to reach Xbox Game Pass in February.

Helldivers 2 has sold nearly 3 million copies to date, a senior Arrowhead Game Studios official has revealed. This commercial performance update arrives mere weeks following Helldivers 2's immensely successful release.

The official announcement of F1 24 appears to be imminent, according to a newly emerged teaser from EA Sports. The next game in the F1 franchise is expected to hit the market come spring.

Xbox wish lists have stopped working for some users, according to numerous online complaints that have emerged online in late February. The problem appears to affect the last two generations of Xbox consoles and has also been observed by PC users, although Microsoft has yet to officially acknowledge the situation.

Santa Monica Studio is working on an unannounced action role-playing game, as suggested by some newly emerged evidence. While many industry watchers expect the company's next project to be another entry in its most popular franchise, God of War, Santa Monica Studio has yet to officially announce anything of the sort.

Nintendo's next console, tentatively called the Switch 2, may be released as early as March 2025. That's according to a newly emerged report that also revealed some other alleged details about Nintendo's plans for the upcoming system.

Persona 6 will take place in a high school setting, a prominent Atlus leaker has said. Their claim was offered in response to yet another wave of fan discussion about whether Persona 6 could benefit from going to college.

One highly skilled artist has recently taken to social media to share his Pokemon fusion art of Skarmory and Duskull. This was his second known attempt at combining the two Pokemon to date, with both being high-effort, memorable, and creepy in their own way.

A newly released Starfield mod makes in-game cities much more lifelike by revamping the RPG's crowd systems. While its inner workings may leave it out of reach of some Starfield players, those who do manage to take full advantage of the mod are promised an opportunity to behold «souls of cities.»

The download size of Stellar Blade may be in the ballpark of 35GB, as suggested by one newly emerged leak. Although the source of the claim seems to be a prematurely revealed official estimate, that's quite a modest figure for a contemporary AAA game, to the point that some fans have already expressed skepticism about whether Stellar Blade could truly end up being so small.

Some Palworld players have recently taken to social media to posit that Verdash is a fairly underrated Pal whose value as a base worker has somewhat escaped the fandom's notice. The claim prompted a rather popular discussion that highlighted the sheer variance in opinions about the optimal way to play Palworld.

Legendary artist Anita Ward may have just hinted at her involvement in Grand Theft Auto 6. This led some fans to speculate that one of her iconic songs that was already featured in GTA: San Andreas, although sung by a different artist, could also be part of GTA 6.

Doom is getting ported to a range of lawn mowers from Husqvarna as part of a free update set to roll out in spring. This unusual release will add to the ever-expanding list of devices that can run Doom, one of the most ported games of all time.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is swapping developers, with Sumo Nottingham planning to give up the reins of the project to an as-of-yet-undisclosed studio. The unexpected announcement stirred quite a commotion among the fandom, even as both the project's outgoing developer and publisher insisted that it wouldn't impact the future of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Age of Mythology: Retold has been confirmed for a day-one release on Microsoft's consoles, whose owners will be able to play it via Xbox Game Pass or purchase it digitally. This development marks a notable improvement in how Microsoft's first-party RTS games approach consoles, which have previously been more of an afterthought for them, with that strategy standing in stark contrast to most other types of Xbox Game Pass releases.

FromSoftware is eager to keep making Armored Core games, although another entry in the franchise won't see the light of day anytime soon. This teaser hinting at the company's future plans was offered as part of a recent retrospective on Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon.

Warner Bros. Discovery is disappointed with the sales of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, having said as much as part of its latest financial report. Its lackluster launch performance doesn't inspire confidence in the game enjoying long-term support, which was never explicitly promised to begin with, as Rocksteady's announced content roadmap for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League doesn't extend beyond 2024.

Some newly surfaced evidence suggests Starfield's Creation Kit 2 could be entering beta soon. But the upcoming test may only be reserved for Starfield modders participating in Bethesda's Verified Creator Program.

The English version of Persona 3 Reload contains a mistranslation suggesting Akihiko's Theurgy gauge fills much slower than it actually does, as recently spotted by one attentive fan. While this isn't the only localization mistake that the fandom has spotted in Persona 3 Reload to date, it's among the most problematic ones that have been confirmed so far, as it inhibits the process of making informed decisions about party compositions.

eBay will release 151 rare Pokemon cards as part of a newly announced auction set to take place in late February. Called Catch 151, the event promises to offer an opportunity for fans to grab some ultra-rare Pokemon TCG cards and other collectors' items at price points that eBay describes as «accessible.»

World of Goo 2 is set to debut as a Nintendo Switch console exclusive on May 23. Its release date and Switch console exclusivity have both been revealed during the latest Nintendo Direct, which also featured new gameplay footage from the sequel to one of the highest-rated Wii games ever made.

FromSoftware has commented on George R. R. Martin's involvement in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, confirming that the upcoming DLC will once again feature lore that the famous author has penned for the studio. However, the Japanese developer did not actually bring back George R. R. Martin to specifically work on the upcoming Elden Ring expansion.

Helldivers 2 Steam reviews have dropped to the «Mixed» territory. This notable decline in the game's user ratings on Valve's storefront appears to primarily stem from its ongoing server issues that are still preventing many from getting into a Helldivers 2 match.

Civilization 6, Outer Wilds, and five other games will be leaving the Extra and Premium tiers of PlayStation Plus in March, Sony has revealed. This month-long notice gives PlayStation Plus subscribers enough time to beat some, though likely not all, of the outgoing titles.

Starfield update 1.9.67 is now available for download across both PC and the Xbox Series X/S consoles. This release introduces some stability fixes and graphics improvements to Starfield, as well as several other changes.

Nintendo is planning to reveal the Switch 2 in June, a reliable industry insider has said. The same source also chimed in on the speculation about the timing of the next Nintendo Direct focused on first-party games.

The next Pokemon Presents livestream has been officially announced for February 27, coinciding with the anniversary of the first entry in the Pokemon franchise. This turn of events has been widely expected by the fandom, not least because 2024 will mark the fourth consecutive year a broadcast of this sort has occurred on Pokemon Day.

Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance has been rated in South Korea. The leaked classification implies that the unannounced title is a complete edition of Shin Megami Tensei 5 with all the DLC and even some extra content.

Xbox Cloud Gaming should start allowing users to stream their own games sometime in 2024, according to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer. Streaming enthusiasts have been waiting for this feature to be added to the Xbox service since its earliest days, back when it was still called xCloud.

Some Xbox games and services are currently down on PC and consoles. The Xbox outages began on Friday and are yet to be fully resolved as of the early afternoon hours ET on Sunday, February 18.

One of the unannounced games currently in development at Atlus has the codename XRD792, a well-known leaker has said. Although the purported designation is fairly nondescript, it matches with Atlus's established code-naming practices, consequently offering one concrete clue about the mysterious project.

Some recent reports from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League players suggest that Rocksteady Studios' latest title already has a cheater problem. Although the game itself doesn't feature a PvP mode, many fans have still denounced hackers as being detrimental to their enjoyment of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

The Switch 2 delay means Nintendo is in for «a lot tougher» year than investors might have hoped for, an industry analyst said. This outlook was offered as part of a wider overview of the potential effects of the widely reported move, both for Nintendo and consumers alike.

Some Starfield fans have recently banded together to discuss how disappointed they are with the fact that the Ecliptic faction is essentially a reskinned version of Spacers instead of acting like the lore suggests it should. Their discussion also yielded some compelling ideas about how the Ecliptic could have been improved, underlining the players' sentiment that Starfield's handling of the group represents a missed opportunity for Bethesda.

The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend releases March 7, Singer Studios has announced. The virtual reality adventure game starring Lucy Liu will launch simultaneously on Steam and Meta Quest Store.

Epic Games Store has quietly scrapped the plans to give away three classic Fallout titles over a seven-day period starting February 22, opting instead to extend that offer to Super Meat Boy Forever. Such last-minute free game lineup changes are highly unusual for Epic Games Store.

Pocketpair has shared the first details of its plans to crack down on Palworld cheaters, which include several countermeasure confirmations. Some of the newly announced actions will be implemented in a matter of weeks, whereas others are a bit further away from reaching Palworld.

The release of the next Nintendo console, provisionally called the Switch 2, could slip into 2025, according to a new report citing several industry sources. The claim runs contrary to a number of recent rumors indicating that Nintendo is targeting a 2024 release for the Switch follow-up.

A Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth crossover event kicked off in Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis on February 16. This development arrives mere weeks ahead of the much-anticipated RPG's release, as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is scheduled to launch on February 29.

Alan Wake 2 still hasn't recouped its development costs despite establishing itself as Remedy Entertainment's fastest-selling title to date, the Finnish developer has revealed. That disclosure was accompanied by some specific sales figures for Alan Wake 2, which look promising enough to suggest that the game will manage to break even in the near future.

The F1 24 release date has leaked online, with a reliable insider stating that the game is scheduled to hit PC and consoles on May 31, following a brief early access period. That's two weeks ahead of the first-year release anniversary of the 2023 entry in the F1 franchise.

Treating the PlayStation 5 to a significant discount would be «very difficult» to do right now, a senior Sony official has said. That remark was attached to a wider explanation for why the PS5 hasn't gotten any more affordable since first hitting the market in 2020.

Larian Studios is planning to open a new company branch in Poland, according to a recent report. The purported expansion could be a result of the incredible success of Baldur's Gate 3, which propelled Larian Studios to new heights following its August 2023 release.

PS2 and Xbox racing classic FlatOut is currently free to claim on GOG as part of an extended Valentine's Day promo that runs until Saturday, February 17. The limited-time offer is geared toward promoting a newly launched GOG sale that includes thousands of deep game discounts.

More details about an internal Microsoft meeting, held in the run-up to its upcoming Xbox multi-platform event, have leaked online. The newly emerged report even includes a description of a peculiar Palworld presentation that the company is said to have held for its employees, which may or may not make it to the public Xbox event scheduled for February 15.

Today is the last day for Xbox Game Pass members to play Galactic Civilizations 3 and OPUS: Echo of Starsong, two popular titles with «Mostly» and «Overwhelmingly Positive» Steam reviews, respectively. Both will be leaving Xbox Game Pass at midnight local time on February 16, although that's actually enough time to beat one of them.

The Sea of Thieves social media team appears to have started hinting at the game's arrival on the Switch and at least one PlayStation console. This development is yet another strong indicator that Xbox is planning a foray into multi-platform publishing, with Sea of Thieves being just one of several Microsoft games that have been rumored to be coming to its rivals' consoles in recent weeks.

Dragon's Dogma 2 will have an uncapped frame rate from day one, a senior Capcom official has said, albeit while leaving some finer details about that statement open to interpretation. This exciting feature confirmation arrives mere weeks ahead of the AAA RPG's release, with Dragon's Dogma 2 being scheduled to hit the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on March 22.

The PlayStation 5 has entered the second half of its life cycle, according to several senior Sony officials. Apart from hinting at how much longer the ninth console generation will last, the Japanese gaming giant also just cut its PS5 sales forecast, in addition to confirming some previously considered plans that might help it fund further acquisitions.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is now available on Xbox Game Pass. This arrival brings the number of February 2024 additions to Xbox Game Pass up to six, with several more titles already being confirmed to be launching on the service before the end of the month.

Microsoft has unveiled a unique Xbox controller that seemingly floats in the air, together with a special-edition Series S console, both styled after Dune. The debut of this distinct duo of Xbox devices coincides with the release of a Dune-themed expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

The Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered collection comes with a warning that denounces some of the content from the original trilogy as «rooted in racial and ethnic prejudices.» The bundle comprising the remasters of the original Tomb Raider trilogy releases February 14 for PC and the last two console generations.

Some recent social media activity from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has stoked the ongoing rumors that an Xbox handheld console is in the works. The existence of the device has been alleged by several sources throughout February, at the height of the drama surrounding the possibility of some first-party Xbox games going multi-platform.

The Xbox Game Pass catalog is about to expand to include the Resident Evil 3 remake. Apart from adding to the selection of acclaimed survival horror games on the platform, this arrival also marks the third AAA game to reach Xbox Game Pass in February 2024.

The first wave of the widely rumored Xbox multi-platform lineup will comprise Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment, a credible insider has said. The expansion of these titles beyond the Xbox ecosystem is expected to be officially confirmed at Microsoft's «business update» event scheduled for February 15.

Some gamers will soon be able to start playing Skull and Bones a few days early even without placing a pre-order or purchasing its higher-tier edition, so long as they have a Ubisoft+ Premium membership. This early access period is scheduled to kick off on February 13, three days ahead of Skull and Bones' official release.

Award-winning puzzler What the Golf? is coming to the PS4 and PS5 on March 14. This much-overdue release promises to add to the selection of comical games on PlayStation consoles.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will take place on a different continent than the previous game, Hideo Kojima has revealed. The famous video game designer confirmed this detail about his upcoming PlayStation exclusive as part of a recent interview that also saw him disclose some other information about Death Stranding 2.

A newly surfaced rumor suggests that 2K will be the developer of the next official FIFA game. The Novato, California-based publisher was previously said to have been eyeing the FIFA license for years.

Hideo Kojima believes that moms will not know the difference between PHYSINT and a movie, having said as much in a recent interview. The remark was offered as part of a somewhat wider look at the current Kojima Productions agenda that also saw the famed game designer share some new thoughts on everything that's presently on his plate.

Arrowhead Game Studios has confirmed that a number of Helldivers 2 server issues persist following the game's latest update. The developer also shared a suggestion for how Helldivers 2 players can side-step at least one of these problems while it's working on deploying a more permanent solution.

The next-gen Xbox console may not be designed by the team behind the Series X, with one industry insider claiming that the project has been reassigned to Microsoft's Surface division. The purported move implies that the next Xbox console could be released much later than the PS6, depending on how close to the drawing board the project returned as a result of the design team switch.

One Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player was recently amused to realize that The Indigo Disk's Savanna Plaza is shaped like a giant frying pan. While their observation qualifies as one of those things that cannot be unseen after being pointed out, it would appear that this neat little detail went unnoticed by many Pokemon Scarlet and Violet fans up until recently.

The Nintendo Switch 2 will offer backward compatibility, a reliable leaker has said. This claim is yet another piece of evidence suggesting that the next Nintendo console will have access to the entire Switch library at launch.

A prominent leaker has walked back his recent claim that Starfield is coming to the PS5. While he wasn't the only insider to recently state that the space-faring RPG was greenlit for a multi-platform release, this turn of events still casts notable doubts on the recent rumors that Starfield is coming to PlayStation.

Rocksteady Studios has detailed the contents of the next Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League update, revealing that the upcoming patch will deal with the fact that some players have completely broken the game by abusing a Burn-related bug, in addition to introducing a number of other changes. Despite confirming the plan to nerf Burn builds, the company did so while praising the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League fandom for breaking the game so soon after its release.

Microsoft has reportedly held an internal townhall meeting with employees that saw the company pledge it will keep making Xbox consoles. The purported event is said to have been held mere days after the emergence of reports that the company is planning to sacrifice some Xbox console exclusives in order to embrace multi-platform publishing.

Intel could be banned from selling three generations' worth of its CPUs in Germany following a court ruling that the company has labeled as disappointing. While the verdict is still not final, this turn of events threatens to put a dent in Intel's prospects in the largest European economy.

A vocal portion of the Palworld fandom has recently taken to social media to ask Pocketpair to add corner roofs and a few other junction assets to the hit game. Their pleas add to the list of feature requests that Palworld players have put together to date.

A prominent Sega leaker has revealed some new information about a variety of the company's upcoming titles, including the next Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio games, of which there are supposedly more than two in total. Their latest info dump offers some unofficial insight into what Sega fans can expect from the company in the coming years.

The original version of the Starfield fuel system could make a return if Bethesda were ever to add a survival mode to its hit game. While this possibility is by no means new information, its confirmation was seemingly lost in all the Starfield chatter over the past several years.

Ubisoft is «disappointed» with the sales of Assassin's Creed Nexus VR. That's according to the company's top executive, who also revealed that Ubisoft won't be doubling down on its virtual reality bet for the time being, given the current state of VR gaming.

Ubisoft has offered its two cents on the widespread rumors that Xbox is about to embrace multi-platform publishing. While the company refrained from reflecting on the matter in-depth, it insisted that the scenario in which Xbox games went multi-platform wouldn't have a major impact on its business.

Microsoft has rejected the Federal Trade Commission's recent complaints about the mass layoffs at Activision. The regulator previously argued that the move could be used as the basis for reversing Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which was completed in October 2023.