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Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead says it has had to «cap» concurrent players to around 450,000 to «further improve server stability».

Sony has announced its PlayStation Plus games for March.

Following last week's long-rumoured announcement Microsoft is bringing four of its previously Xbox-exclusive first-party games to Switch and PlayStation 5, we've finally got official confirmation of the first two games making that multiplatform leap: Obsidian's historical narrative adventure Pentiment comes to Switch tomorrow, 22nd February, while inch-high garden adventure Grounded arrives 16th April on Nintendo's platform.

Despite claims it is a «quadruple-A» live-service experience, Skull and Bones's user Metacritic score has taken a pummelling since the pirate ship game was released on Friday, 16th February.

It looks like a demo for Dragon's Dogma 2 could be on the way.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has apologised for ongoing server «capacity issues» and says it is working to «increase server capacity to accommodate all».

DreadXP has confirmed its upcoming retro psychological survival horror game, Heartworm, will be released in 2025.

Helldivers 2 is awarding all players a 50 per cent XP and requisition bonus to compensate players for «a problem» that's preventing players from receiving the correct rewards at the end of missions.

Palworld developer Pocketpair insists it has no reason to be alarmed about the hit game's dwindling player count.

Digital Extremes' fan-favourite sci-fi RPG, Warframe, is coming to iOS later this month.

Journey developer ThatGameCompany has announced a «beautifully curated» book to celebrate the art of its 2019 «social adventure game», Sky: Children of the Light.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League developer Rocksteady has confirmed that addressing its login and server issues remain the team's «top priority», but warned that it may «not be able to fix all those issues right away».

Microsoft is reportedly set to slash more than a hundred jobs at Activision Blizzard's Cork office.

Viral co-op horror Lethal Company may only have released in early access in late October 2023, but it's already received almost 50 updates.

The Little Mermaid's Ariel has stopped by Disney Speedstorm, the hero-based combat racing game inspired by Disney and Pixar worlds.

Helldivers 2 creative director and Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt believes games should «earn the right to monetise», adding that whilst players are welcome to «support this title» by buying microtransactions, Arrowhead is «never forcing anyone to do so».

Nintendo Switch 2 will be backwards compatible.

Activision Blizzard is making «major changes» to Overwatch 2 as part of a «revitalisation» of the free-to-play shooter that hopes to «make PvP gameplay more rewarding and fun», as well as «provide greater transparency for players in-game».

Helldivers 2 is now Playstation's biggest Steam launch, clocking up over 150,000 concurrent users on the PC platform over the weekend.

Tekken 8's upcoming DLC characters have reportedly leaked online.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has confirmed that the «rapid patch» the team deployed to Steam yesterday is «now on PS5 as well».

From Software parent company, Kadokawa, has confirmed that whilst the team is «currently working hard» on Elden Ring's DLC, there is still no release date to share «at this time».

A new report claims Nintendo Switch 2 is expected later this year and will feature a custom-made Nvidia chip.

Xbox is still committed to making consoles, says boss Phil Spencer

Palworld creator Pocketpair has acknowledged it is «overwhelmingly short» of developers to help the viral hit maintain momentum.

Cliff «CliffyB» Bleszinski says he's «down» to consult on the next Gears game, saying «if they were smart», Microsoft and Coalition would invite him to «give his two cents».

Ironmace says a court has dismissed its former publisher Nexon's request for an injunction following the publisher's claim that Dark and Darker has been written with stolen code from a game the team had been developing for Nexon.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has apologised to fans affected by cheating in Palworld, admitting that «it is currently difficult to completely prevent all cheating».

Nexon has announced it is pulling the plug on its free-to-play PvP medieval fantasy game Warhaven just four months after it launched in early access.

Free «interactive study» Interaction Isn't Explicit is now available via the PlayStation Store.

If you're encountering an infinite loading screen when trying to connect to Palworld servers this weekend, you are not alone.

Sony has quietly blocked the Cronus Zen from connecting to PS5 consoles via its latest firmware update, a device which lets players use, or modify, «any supported controller» on Sony's console.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has dropped a new Steam demo for its upcoming Metroidvania, Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse.

Gears of War creator Cliff «CliffyB» Bleszinski says Palworld's astonishing success «kinda validates» a pitch he'd made to Epic «many years ago».

Crash Bandicoot developer Toys for Bob and Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer Games have reportedly lost around 40 per cent and 30 per cent of their staff, respectively.

Sker Ritual – the round-based co-op survival FPS and spin-off to horror, Maid of Sker – has launched a new demo for prospective PS5 players to try before they buy.

The April Fool's joke brought to life, Bloodborne Kart, has had to postpone its release following «contact» from IP owners Sony.

As The Last of Us Part 2 strides back in the spotlight thanks to its recently released PlayStation 5 remaster, developer Naughty Dog has announced an arrival date for its previously revealed making-of documentary, which will be available to watch on YouTube and in-game via an impending Remastered patch from Friday, 2nd February.

Palworld is now the sixth game to ever hit more than a million concurrent players on Steam.

Xbox owners have once again hit back at Microsoft for «very disappointing» advertisements.

Industry insider Shpeshal Nick believes Final Fantasy 16 is coming to Xbox Series X/S.

A «life-sized» plush of Psyduck is once again available from the online Japanese Pokèmon store.

As the multiplayer monster-collecting game Palworld continues to clock up staggering sale numbers and break its own concurrent player record, some less enthused Pokémon fans have taken to social media to share just how similar they think Palworld is to Pokémon.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has advised players not to use an in-game item as it may cause a bug that is «impossible to recover» from.

Call of Duty Warzone developer Raven Software has apologised for «the disruption» caused by Warzone's Season 1 Reloaded launch.

No, it's not just you – Palworld's co-op servers are down again.

Fans think they've spotted a reference to a new Quake game hiding in plain sight in Microsoft's latest Developer Direct presentation.

The long-rumoured Great Deku Tree Lego set will reportedly be released later this year.

Palworld developer Pocketpair says it has now resolved the connectivity issue that was preventing some players from hosting co-op.

Yesterday, we learned Palworld had already sold a staggering 1m copies just hours into its early access launch on Steam and Xbox Series X/S. And now, just a few hours later, it's topped over two million sales.

Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has confirmed there will be no further seasons after season 5.

Sony is issuing refunds to those who purchased The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered full price by accident, if they have it on PS4 already.

Martha is Dead, the psychological thriller set in Tuscany during the second world war, is being made into a film.

Critics and players alike are raving about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and for good reason – it’s an excellent game, as seen in our review round-up.

Payday 3 hasn't exactly had the smoothest of launches; matchmaking issues, online-only requirements, and a hugely unpopular challenge-focused progression system immediately soured its arrival for players back in September, and a highly anticipated first patch promising «200+» quality of life improvements has been repeatedly delayed. Finally though, after much waiting, the heist-shooter's 1.01 update is here on all platforms.

Acclaimed Souls-like shooter sequel Remnant 2 is poised to receive its first expansion, The Awakened King, on 17th November, and developer Gunfire Games is celebrating today's release date news with a DLC teaser trailer.

If you've been looking to stock up on the spooks and scares in anticipation of this year's impending Halloween, the Epic Games Store has your back; next week's freebie over there is The Evil Within, the acclaimed horror from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. And it's joined by the Eurogamer recommended Eternal Threads.

A short while after being made available as part of Xbox Game Pass, Gotham Knights looks set to make its arrival on Sony's subscription service, along with some suitably scary offerings for October.

Frictional Games fans could be forgiven for thinking the horror-focused studio has been getting a little soft in recent years, having introduced death-free and monster-free modes in post-launch updates for its acclaimed SOMA and Amnesia: Rebirth. This year, though, it's going in completely the opposite direction, and its recently launched WW1 horror Amnesia: The Bunker will be getting even more nerve-frayingly horrifying, just in time for Halloween.

Developer Gunfire Games has confirmed it's readying a new update for its celebrated (and million-selling) Souls-like shooter sequel Remnant 2, promising that more quality of life updates, bug fixes, performance improvements, and a «potato mode» will be with players «soon».

Developer Gunfire Games' procedurally generated fantasy shooter Remnant 2 has been a hit, garnering positive reviews and selling over 1m copies in the space of the week. And amid all that excitement (not to mention some cheeky sneakery) Gunfire has been preparing its first major patch for Remnant 2, targeting performance, stability, and various quality of life improvements. It's out now on PC and the developer says a console release should follow «very soon», once the update has cleared Sony and Microsoft's approval process.

The Epic Game Store's weekly freebies continue, this time pummelling the price of The Elder Scrolls Online and acclaimed puzzler Murder by Numbers down to an affordable zero pence.