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An unexpected rumour has surfaced this weekend regarding the possibility of a LEGO-themed Horizon game. In truth, the speculation is vague, and it’s not clear at this stage whether the collaboration involves a full-blown PS5 title or a physical set, similar to the one featuring the Tallneck which sold out around the world last year.

Sony's online PSN service is growing year-on-year at the moment, as 118 million monthly active users for the Q4 period of fiscal year 2023 represents an increase of 10 million compared to Q4 FY2022. The result beats all totals in the past fiscal year, with the only blemish on the record being it could have been even better for Sony. In Q3 of FY2023, it had 123 million active users, meaning it lost five million active members between individual quarters.

Returning WWE fan-favourite CM Punk is the headline addition of the first WWE 2K24 DLC pack, releasing this coming Wednesday, 15th May 2024. His first appearance in the games since WWE 2K15, the wrestler will be part of the ECW Punk Pack, which also includes tag-team partners Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, and Sandman and Terry Funk.

Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks has confirmed the upcoming physical version for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S will still be released via Limited Run Games despite Microsoft's plans to close the studio. In addition, one last update for the game will be available later today «to address some minor issues».

HBO created a lot more The Last of Us fans with its super successful TV adaptation. The first season launched last year, finding a huge audience and critical acclaim, and the second series is now in production, heading to screens in 2025. Now, the company has provided our very first look at official shots from the anticipated new season:

The Assassin's Creed series is essentially a single player live-service offering at this point, and with the introduction of a franchise hub in Assassin's Creed Infinity, those efforts at Ubisoft are only being furthered. You can still keep your DLC consumption to a traditional standard in the newly unveiled Assassin's Creed Shadows, though, as its PS Store listings reveal a season pass promising two expansions post-launch.

PlayStation has been porting its titles to PC for years now. The landscape has changed quite dramatically in the last decade or so, and companies like Sony have seen a need to expand their reach, even if it means sacrificing the more traditional concept of exclusive games. Even now, we're witnessing a significant shift in the longstanding dynamic, as Xbox allows titles like Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves to cross the border — and it feels like this is only the beginning.

Persona 5: The Phantom X, a smartphone spin-off of Atlus’ iconic RPG series, launched last month in China, Taiwan, and Korea – and it’s received an enormous marketing push to say the least. In addition to bus liveries, we’ve seen entire subway station takeovers here in Taipei – and there have been representatives handing out free goodies around the anime obsessed Ximen district, too.

Wuthering Waves is looking like the next big thing. The upcoming gacha is getting an absolutely colossal push in Asia, with bus liveries, subway station takeovers, and enormous banners. In the west, the title recently rebranded Times Square, in a marketing event that must have cost developer Kuro an enormous chunk of change. The free-to-play title has attracted 30 million registrations prior to its release next week, on 22nd May.

First announced in December of last year, Visions of Mana has been stuck with a vague 'summer' release window for months — but now, it seems highly likely that a confirmed date is heading our way in the near future.

Psygnosis’s iconic PS1 flight combat game G-Police is the latest classic to get ported to PS5 and PS4 as part of Sony’s PS Plus Premium emulation efforts from 21st May. The title, originally released all the way back in 1997, sees you commandeering a VTOL in a futuristic, Blade Runner-inspired futuristic environment. While it largely received mixed reviews upon release, it’s stood the test of time as one the more memorable first-party titles deployed for Sony’s inaugural console.

The year is 2024, and we now live in a world where Capcom considers Dragon's Dogma to be one of its «key brands». According to the publisher's latest financial report, the action RPG series currently sits alongside the likes of Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, and Street Fighter as a pillar property.

God of War Ragnarok is amongst the next batch of first-party titles Sony plans to port to PC, a new report from PS Plus leaker Billbil-Kun claims. They say the official announcement could be made as soon as this month, which could line up with a potential PlayStation Showcase taking place in May.

When it launches on PC later this week, the online co-op Legends mode in Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut will carry a beta tag when you wish to play with PS5, PS4 friends via crossplay. Rather than the final version of what port specialist Nixxes Software intends to ship, the developer is soliciting feedback so it can make tweaks to the feature «in the weeks following launch».

With the industry in a crisis and Square Enix's marquee titles Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth failing to meet sales expectations, the storied publisher/developer is restructuring to " aggressively" pursue a multiplatform strategy. Sadly, this will necessitate a round of layoffs, which has already begun in the US and Europe. On games industry Twitter, impacted staff are sharing the sad news as the sorry process gets underway.

Update: It's been noticed in one of the YouTube descriptions for the cinematic trailer that Assassin's Creed Shadows releases on 15th November 2024 for PS5. There's no PS4 version.

Mortal Kombat 2, the imaginatively-titled sequel to the 2021 live-action movie, is on the way, and it now has a firm theatrical release date. As reported by Variety, the film will be available to watch in IMAX from 24th October, 2025.

Blizzard has released a new patch that disables NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation to increase stability, and fixes an issue with Evade.

Grand Theft Auto 5, an 11-year-old game that's been released on three generations of consoles and which continues to sell roughly five million copies every three months, has at last surpassed a big milestone: over 200 million copies sold in its lifetime.

2K Games is planning to reveal the "next iteration in one of its biggest and most beloved franchises" at Summer Game Fest, which is set to take place on Friday, June 7.

Take-Two‘s updated release slate of upcoming games, published on Thursday, includes 12 fewer games than the last time it was shown.

The new rumored mount system mentioned in multiple leaks about the region of Natlan is gaining even more traction with more alleged information as the game prepares for the arrival of the next Nation. Currently, the popular RPG by HoYoverse is in the middle of Version 4.6, a patch that brought forth a new area to the south of Fontaine and delved into the story of Remuria, the ancient kingdom that once took place where Fontaine now stands. Of course, this is also the patch that saw the addition of the playable version of Arlecchino in .

Greetings, adventurers! With the release of the World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, players can now experience the wonders of Pandaria anew. Commemorate the occasion with new Twitch Drops! Watch any World of Warcraft stream on Twitch.tv from May 16, 10:00 a.m. PDT, until May 30, 10:00 a.m. PDT to earn the Eye of the Legion pet.

What do you do when you have to stop development on your video game? You release it anyway.

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar Games’ parent company Take-Two Interactive, just confirmed a more specific release window for the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI.

Shōgunis an early contender for 2024’s best TV show. The series, which debuted in February, is smart, complicated, tremendously well made, beautifully acted, and the most watched FX series ever, according to a press release from the network. All of which makes Thursday’s announcement that the show is coming back for more season pretty unsurprising. The only question that remains is what exactly those seasons are going to be about.

A revival of the original college football video game series is coming soon in . The series began with, released in 1993 for the SNES, Sega Genesis, and Sega CD. The Bill Walsh branding paralleled John Madden's association with the football video game franchise, but was dropped for. The series then took on the National College Athletics Association moniker, becoming, and put out games annually until 2013's.

The release window for the highly anticipated has been narrowed down further, but may still come as a disappointment to some fans. In December 2023, Rockstar Games provided a first look at the upcoming title in a record-breaking cinematic trailer that confirmed the return to Vice City and the surrounding areas in Leonida and introduced its protagonists, Lucia and Jason, although the latter was never named in the footage. The trailer ended with a vague 2025 release window, and fans have been speculating exactly when in the year the game could be released ever since.

Starting today through next Thursday, the Epic Games Store is offering a free digital copy of Dragon Age: Inquisition Game of the Year Edition. This version of BioWare's RPG includes all the post-launch DLCs: Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser. The last two, in particular, are absolutely vital to fully understanding the storyline, which is expected to continue in the upcoming Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.

Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released in the fall of 2025, according to publisher Take-Two Interactive. The release window — however vague — is a narrowing of what Take-Two Interactive had previously shared when it put Grand Theft Auto 6 simply within the 2025 calendar year. The fall 2025 release window makes sense, placing the much-anticipated game right before the holidays.

Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher Take-Two Interactive has narrowed down the title's release window, revealing in an earnings call that GTA 6 will launch at some point in Fall 2025.

The low-key king of the modern survival-horror movie, Alexandre Aja — who’s made movies like Crawl, Oxygen, and The Hills Have Eyes — is back with a new film staring Halle Berry. The first trailer for Never Let Go was released on Thursday, and the movie already looks like a terrifying addition to Aja’s impressive canon of people trying to survive the very bad things that are happening to them.

Take-Two today released its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter, covering the three months ended March 31, narrowing the Grand Theft Auto 6 release window while taking a massive loss thanks largely to goodwill impairment and restructuring charges.

Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki Yoshida has revealed that players will be gifted a free Fantasia upon the release of update 7.0, giving us the chance to alter their character's appearance following the release of the Dawntrail's graphics update.

A prominent game leaker has revealed that Nintendo is developing a new unannounced game. The codename of the title is Banquet, and it is presumed to be a game for the Nintendo Switch 2. Just as important, while the game itself was not teased, the developers tasked with making it have teamed up to work on a key franchise in the past:

MMO Wayfinder has been removed from sale while the developers make "major changes" to the game and its business model via the upcoming Echoes update.

Blizzard has released a hype trailer for the release of Remix: Mists of Pandaria — Patch 10.2.7! The new content update is a limited time event with accelerated leveling and countless rewards to collect all set in the mystical land of Pandaria. Remix: Mists of Pandaria OverviewGearing in Remix: Mists of PandariaGems in Remix: Mists of Pandaria

With the release of Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn, players have begun praising the game like never before! Specifically, players have been enjoying the new Itemization changes, the quality-of-life upgrade to the Codex of Power, and the revamped Helltide events. While Diablo 4 is still far from perfect, it's great to see how the community is reacting to all of the changes introduced in Season 4! Now that players can retain all Legendary Aspects in their Codex of Power, the inventory and stash space issues have all but dissolved! In addition to saving space, Salvaging a Legendary item will also upgrade the Aspect within your Codex of Power, allowing you to Imprint maximum-rolled Legendary Powers infinitely, once you've completely leveled it up within the Codex of Power. In addition to the itemization and Codex of Power changes, players really seem to enjoy leveling in the newly revamped Helltides! While completing the Iron Wolves Seasonal Questline, players will notice new content within Helltides, such as increased monster density, new events, and a new miniboss — The Blood Maiden! And it's not just Redditors who are enjoying the new Season.

Blizzard has released high definition key art for Mists of Pandaria Remix, featuring Garrosh in battle against the heroes of Pandaria! Several download options can be found alongside the special event logo and several in-game previews in the Blizzard Press Center.

With Mists of Pandaria Remix now live in all regions, a notification on the character select screen indicates 95 days remaining in the event, confirming the previously speculated end date of August 19th. Whether or not the Timeruning end date has any relation to The War Within Pre-Patch is still anyone's guess, though it would seem like a pretty natural transition for a mid to late summer release date, expecting The War Within pre-patch around the end of August.

Blizzard has released a short walkthrough on how to get started in WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria.

Level Infinite’s highly anticipated MOBA, Honor of Kings, is gearing up for its global release. It has opened its pre-registration on Android. Set to drop on June 20th, 2024, the devs also released a new Honor of Kings launch trailer today to grab the attention of gamers worldwide.

Max has released a trailer for its documentary MoviePass, MovieCrash, coming to the streaming service on May 29. And frankly, it looks awful. The trailer makes the film look like the worst kind of bubbly, hyperbolic TV news report, full of over-the-top voiceover, staccato sound bites, and sensationalist quotes, all trying to inject riffy, bouncy energy into a story that doesn’t need zhuzhing up. The actual doc may be nothing like this; trailers are notoriously unreliable about reflecting what a movie is actually like. But either way, I don’t care. I’m all in, for one reason: I just want to see the faces of the people behind the story I followed with absolute nonstop disbelief for two full years of “Oh God, what now?” schadenfreude.

The Pokemon TCG's march through Paldea continues today as the first details about the next Scarlet & Violet set were confirmed. Dubbed Shrouded Fable, almost everything in the new collection, including mini tins and special illustration collections booster bundles, will be released on August 2, 2024, with the exception of its booster bundles which will follow on September 6. If the excitement of new cards is too much to handle, Shrouded Fable's elite trainer box is already available for pre-order at the Pokemon Center.

Devolver has been going strong for 15 years now and has established a reputation for publishing high-quality indie games from around the world across a wide range of genres. From the early days of Serious Sam and Hotline Miami, to more recent hits like Cult of the Lamb and Inscryption, the publisher has a track record of allowing small, creative teams to flourish.

Assassin's Creed Shadows players won't have access to all of the game's day-one missions due to Ubisoft locking one behind the Season Pass and another behind a preorder bonus.

Since Hades II launched in Early Access just over a week ago, developer Supergiant Games has been collecting feedback from players. Now, some of that feedback has been put to use in the game's first patch, and there are still more adjustments on their way.

Warner Bros. has released new pictures of season 2 of critically acclaimed show The Last of Us, showcasing Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reprising their roles of Joel and Ellie respectively.

Players eagerly await GTA 6, and internet sleuths have unearthed multiple clues that suggest fresh news could be coming very soon.

Though he has already featured in Fortnite, Loki is making his return — and we’ve got everything you need to know about what leakers have revealed and when we might expect him to release.

The franchise has had numerous titles appear on the Nintendo Switch, many of which are among the best-selling games the console has had in its seven-plus years of life. However, new information has revealed that the Switch's lifecycle has been the best period of the series, as it has eclipsed all past generations by large margins, even ahead of Gen 10 and future games' releases.

The Epic Mega Sale, an annual sale on certain games in the Epic Games Store, has just begun. The discounts and deals will last four weeks — from May 16, starting at 11 am ET, to June 13 at 11 am ET — promising an “enormous range of discounts across the Epic Games Store’s library,” according to PR.

We finally know when we’re going back to school: EA Sports College Football 25 is scheduled to launch July 19, publisher Electronic Arts announced Thursday.

The RetroArch video game emulation frontend was released on the iOS App Store yesterday, alongside popular PSP emulator PPSSPP (itself a core available in RetroArch).

The much-awaited open-world action role-playing game Wuthering Waves has reached a huge milestone: 30 million pre-registrations worldwide! If you signed up early you will score a bounty of in-game goodies upon release through the in-game mailbox.

A remake of the original could spell disaster for. Capcom's revival of the landmark survival horror franchise has thus far been a resounding success. It's employed a two-pronged strategy, both remaking some of the series' most iconic hits while also developing brand-new titles. And it's met with acclaim on both ends. The most recent remake,, balanced the original's campy charm with modern polish, cementing itself as one of the best horror games of 2023. And the most recent new entry, , was a brilliantly-crafted nightmare at once fresh and familiar.

Activision has announced the formation of Elsewhere Entertainment, a new studio it says will focus on developing a "narrative-based and genre-defining AAA franchise."

Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle.

Guerrilla Games' Horizon series is about to get an unexpected new entry called LEGO Horizon Adventures, according to rumors circulating online.

Wizards of the Coast finally unveiled fans' first look at the limited edition alternative cover for the of ' and it's absolutely stunning. The tabletop role-playing game has made a habit of releasing collectible versions of some its most popular rules books and adventures, allowing avid players to enjoy artwork that's unavailable in the standard release. It was expected that the team would do the same for the highly anticipated revised version of but it's doubtful that anyone expected it to be so unique.

The Los Angeles Chargers have chosen to begin their announcement of the NFL schedule in the most incredible way: Putting a bunch of other teams’ fans in a swimming pool and removing the ladder — in The Sims 2, of course.

PlayStation Plus is reportedly about to gain a classic game and it may just signal that a whole new selection of games could soon be added to the subscription service. One of the biggest benefits of users signing up to PS Plus Extra is that they gain access to a library of «essential» titles that were beloved on their original systems. While not every game is given an opportunity to return and bask in nostalgic adoration, it's always refreshing to see underrated gems appearing on the service for new generations.

In a recent interview with WoW Classic developers Clayton Stone and Linny Cooke, Crix covered a wide variety of topics related to Cataclysm Classic; including faster gear progression, Class tuning, and even Archeology «Bad Luck Protection». This interview also briefly covered a couple of questions about Season of Discovery and Mists of Pandaria! Check out the entire interview on YouTube, or read our write-up of the highlights below. Crix's Interview with Clayton Stone and Linny Cooke

The embodiment of the frigid northern elements has arrived in a symphony of mist: the Tempest. Tempests are master of wind and wave these bladedancers use their sacred talents to save the people of Sanctuary from doom. Tempests are sacred defenders, using elements and edged weapons to defeat the dark forces that oppose them. Hailing from the Cold Isles in the North, those that dare stray from their homeland are pariahs—their calling is to use their talents to protect the lives of mainlanders at all costs.

Minecraft is one of the most successful games of all time, but over a decade after launching, it still isn't available on the biggest PC gaming platform. In the years since, spin-offs like Dungeons and Legends have been released on Valve's storefront, but the original is still nowhere to be seen. That might finally be changing.

Danny DeVito has revealed in a recent interview that he'd be up for playing the role of Wario in a future Super Mario Bros. Movie project, something that fans have been wanting ever since the movie was first announced.

The Lies of P DLC expansion is going to be released before the end of the year, developer NEOWIZ confirmed.

While here in the US the Nintendo Switch Online service got three new Mario games this week (yes, Alleyway is a Mario game), the update for Japan included a bonus classic you may not have heard of. Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (officially translated as The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls) was a Japanese Game Boy release, co-developed by the familiar tag-team of Nintendo R&D1 and Intelligent Systems, responsible for much of the Game Boy’s lineup. And while The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls may not be a household name, if you’re a fan of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (and who isn’t?) you should take the time to play it.

Android 15 is now available for devices beyond the Pixel series, including those from manufacturers like Nothing, Oppo, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Vivo, and more. This beta release offers a sneak peek into the latest version of Android, which, while not drastically different on the surface, brings numerous enhancements under the hood.

Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring's 'first and last' DLC expansion, is a little over a month away. Whether you're jumping back into the base game before release or starting from scratch altogether, the hype is slowly building. Shadow of the Erdtree will release on June 21 and is set to cost $39.99 -- but if you're on PC, there's already a tantalizing saving on offer to you.

Controllers have evolved and changed constantly throughout video game history, and everyone reading this right now will have their favorites. However, despite that evolution, aside from a couple of Nintendo anomalies, controllers have been the same basic shape and had the same default layout. That shape and layout doesn't work for everyone, particularly gamers with certain disabilities. Enter the Proteus, a brand new controller created by ByoWave that can effectively be any shape the user wants it to be.

The Italian Soulslike game Enotria: The Last Song has had its release date moved again. Originally slated to launch on June 21, it was first delayed to August 21 because of the nearby launch of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

There is growing anticipation for the possible release of GTA 6 screenshots today, May 15, 2024. TGG, also known as The Gaming Gorilla, is a YouTuber known for content on Grand Theft Auto Online and updates about the upcoming game, GTA 6.

A recent leak has surfaced online, purportedly revealing Apple's product roadmap spanning from 2023 to 2027. The leak, shared by noted tipster J. Reve (@Revegnus1), outlines several upcoming releases and feature upgrades expected from the Cupertino-based company in the next few years. Here's an overview of what consumers can anticipate based on the leaked information.

Ubisoft’s biggest upcoming game is arguably Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which is set to release on November 15 across all the usual platforms, including PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. That also seems to include some unusual ones, too, including Mac.

Welcome to a day of samurai, wanton assassination, and savings. Obviously, I'm more talking about a discount on the imminently releasing Ghost of Tsushima as opposed to the just revealed Assassin's Creed Shadows. Preorders are indeed open for that, but I'm the type to at least wait for some actual gameplay video before getting too excited. Because, let's be honest, Sucker Punch—and to a lesser extent, Team Ninja—have left some pretty big sandals to fill.

Nintendo has revealed multiple new features for the upcoming Nintendo Switch remake of . Two separate announcements have come from the company regarding quality-of-life updates for the upcoming remake this week.More announcements of this nature could be made before its May 23 release date.

Blizzard has released a Hotfix for Cataclysm Classic, which schedules the Darkmoon Faire Island to be available on May 26th, and fixes several Class-related issues.

is unique in the Bethesda era of the franchise, given that it was developed by Obsidian Entertainment. With a more serious, roleplay orientated take on the franchise, it offers a completely different feel to the series, despite playing very similar to, and it resulted in a dedicated fandom. It also has a decent modding scene, still receiving support after all these years, but that doesn't mean the game isn't showing its age.

It's been explained by Sony general manager Sadahiko Hayakawa that PlayStation has become much more concerned about "platform playtime" over the past couple of console generations, rather than software sales.