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Bloober Team has said it’s “very confident” in its upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake.

Matthew Shell, a veteran of LucasArts, has reportedly died.

2K and WWE Games have unbanned WhatsTheStatus, a popular modder who was indefinitely restricted from the online portion of WWE 2K24 last week.

eFootball has hit another major download milestone, according publisher Konami.

Veteran video game developer Shinji Mikami has opened up about his departure from Tango Gameworks in a new interview.

Lego has announced two new Lego Animal Crossing sets.

Publisher Capcom is delisting three games on Steam next month.

EA has announced the EA Sports FC 24 Team of the Season for the Premier League and Women’s Super League.

New details about Nintendo’s Switch successor have reportedly surfaced.

A full reveal for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is coming soon.

The newly released Xbox Series X/S upgrade for Fallout 4 currently has a bug that prevents players from activating Quality mode.

Activision Blizzard helped drive Microsoft’s gaming division to a record third quarter, despite a significant decline in Xbox hardware sales.

Microsoft has suggested that Xbox is starting to reap the rewards of its increased multiplatform focus.

Indie developers have contributed to a large bundle of games to raise money for Palestinian relief.

Players who previously redeemed the PlayStation 4 version of Fallout 4 will have to wait a little longer for its free next-gen upgrade, Bethesda says.

Blizzard has announced that it will not be holding a BlizzCon event this year.

The director of Stellar Blade has explained that what players are describing as input lag during certain moves is a deliberate choice.

Fans of tactical multiplayer FPS Escape from Tarkov are angry at a new $250 edition offering exclusive modes and “pay-to-win” upgrades.

Bethesda has released Fallout 4’s long-awaited next-gen update.

Clash of Clans studio Supercell has announced that its first major game in five years will be released next month.

The studio behind sandbox game Garry’s Mod says it will be removing all Nintendo-related uploads after receiving DMCA takedown requests that appear to be from Nintendo.

People Can Fly has cancelled a co-op action RPG codenamed Project Dagger after several years of development.

Stellar Blade’s New Game Plus mode has been made available earlier than expected.

The actor who plays JD Fenix in the Gears of War franchise appears to be teasing plans for a new series entry to be revealed in June.

Capcom has raised its full-year earnings forecast after new and older games sold well during the 12 months ended on March 31, 2024.

Capcom has released the latest Dragon’s Dogma 2 update for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

Next week’s free Epic Games Store title has seemingly been revealed ahead of its official announcement.

There was a moment in Nier Automata when I knew that I was in for something special.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s creative director has ideas for further developing the story of the game’s protagonist Basim.

Activision has detailed Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 3 Reloaded.

Sony has launched a new PlayStation Store sale featuring discounts of up to 75% on select games.

Sega has released a new Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble which details the game’s five multiplayer battle modes.

Blizzard is currently recruiting a dozen members of staff to work on an unannounced game.

Bandai Namco has released the launch trailer for Sand Land, which is viewable below.

Stellar Blade in-game graffiti which references a racial slur will be patched out in the game’s day-one patch, Sony has said.

Amazon‘s Fallout TV show has led to a massive boost in listenership for classic artists featured in the show.

The man suspected of being responsible for threats that led to the cancellation of Nintendo events in Japan has been charged.

PS5 System Update 24.03-09.20.00 is now rolling out to all players.

Nintendo has added two more games to Switch Online’s Nintendo 64 library.

Bit.Trip Rerunner, the remastered version of Bit.Trip Runner, is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

League of Legends pro player Lu ‘Leyan’ Jue has been suspended for two matches and fined $6000 for his on-stream behavior.

Given that arcades have declined in popularity in recent years, you’d be forgiven for completely missing this game the first time around.

Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors has suggested he must shoulder much of the blame for a “long list” of mistakes that led to a “painful” restructuring of the company.

Fallout 76 has hit a major player milestone, according to publisher Bethesda.

Sony has made four new game trials available to PlayStation Plus Premium members.

2K is facing a community backlash, following its decision to ban a popular WWE 2K24 creator.

Bungie has released a new trailer for Destiny 2: The Final Shape.

The latest Fortnite Festival update has finally added support for Rock Band 4 guitar controllers.

We are in the midst of a Metroidvania renaissance. Metroid: Dread, Ori, Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, and more have kept fans of the genre fully satiated in recent years. 2024 has already seen the launch of one of the genre’s best in Price of Persia: The Lost Crown.

An independent UK developer says it’s been forced to announce and postpone its game on the same day, and lay off more than half of its staff, due to the sharp downturn in investment in the games industry.

Nintendo has rolled out a new Switch system update designed to address a pesky online connection issue.

Grand Theft Auto 5 DLC starring Trevor was cancelled after Rockstar “shot some stuff” for it, according to Trevor actor Steven Ogg.

Atari has revived the Infogrames brand, and will use it for a new publishing label.

The Electronic Software Association has shot down the idea of supporting libraries in the preservation of defunct online games.

The release date for Metaphor: ReFantazio has been confirmed during a 30-minute developer livestream.

Metroid’s Samus Aran missed out on an appearance in Fortnite because Nintendo wanted the character to only be available on the Switch version of the game.

Microsoft has announced details of its next ID@Xbox Digital Showcase.

Swedish game and media holding company Embracer Group has announced its plans to split into three separate entities.

Although its relationship with video games goes all the way back to Pong, tennis has seemingly always been a tricky sport to properly nail in digital form.

Billie Eilish is coming to Fortnite this month.

The upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake may have given its protagonist a makeover to make him look younger.

Rare has marked Earth Day by showing off its latest building, a sustainable workplace called Barn X.

Wipeout co-creator Nick Burcombe is making a futuristic sports title at a new development studio called Starlight Games.

The general manager of EA Japan has criticised the Japanese ratings board for what he believes are discrepancies in the way Dead Space and Stellar Blade have been rated.

Stellar Blade will be uncensored in all regions, it’s been announced.

New details about Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game have been revealed.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor seems to be in the process of making its way to EA Play.

Epic Games has announced a new Fortnite setting that will let players toggle visibility on four emotes that “can sometimes feel a bit overly confrontational”.

When the Sonic the Hedgehog movie was first teased in April 2019, the internet recoiled in collective horror. Reborn as an unholy, humanoid CG abomination, Sonic’s gangly legs, un-conjoined eyes and terrifyingly lifelike teeth felt less like dream fulfilment and more like a waking nightmare.

Fallout 76 has beaten its all-time concurrent player count on Steam again, just one week after previously doing it.

Meta has announced that it’s opening up Meta Horizon OS, the operating system that powers its Quest headsets, to third-party hardware makers.

Take-Two has won a trial brought by a tattoo artist, who had claimed that the use of their work on the likeness of basketball star Lebron James in NBA 2K deserved compensation.

A new studio helmed by StarCraft 2 multiplayer lead David Kim has teased its debut RTS project, which it says will be revealed during Summer Game Fest in June.

Sony has indefinitely shuttered the online servers for PlayStation 4 platformer LittleBigPlanet 3, months after it claimed it “temporarily” took the game offline while it resolved technical issues.

Prison Architect 2’s release date has been delayed for a second time, publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Double Eleven have announced.

Microsoft has heavily discounted a selection of its PC games in the Xbox Game Studios Publisher Sale.

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU director Abubakar Salim says he would like to play Kain in a TV adaptation of Legacy of Kain.

Publisher Plaion has officially announced a sequel to 2018 role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

Capcom has detailed a Dragon’s Dogma 2 update planned for release on all platforms this month.

The upcoming Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will be getting a sequel, despite the recent death of its creator.