• Ex-PlayStation Boss Calls For A Return To The Good Old Days Of AA Gaming

    Ex-PlayStation Boss Calls For A Return To The Good Old Days Of AA Gaming
    Shawn Layden may not be at Sony anymore, but the former PlayStation boss has a lot of thoughts about the company, its games, and the industry as a whole. Specifically, he'd love to see a return to the PS1- and PS2-era of games, and he has a (somewhat vague) plan to achieve it.In a July 23 interview with Eurogamer, Layden spoke at length about how unsustainable the current model of game development is. He discussed the untenable ballooning budgets of recent years, how niche gaming is compared to
  • Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Delayed At Last Moment On Xbox

    Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Delayed At Last Moment On Xbox
    Hours before launching, the official Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game account on X announced that the Xbox edition of the title isn't coming out today, July 23, as planned. Instead, it's now releasing on Xbox Series X|S sometime before September 3 because of "unforeseen circumstances on a backend feature." It's quite the last-moment delay, especially considering not even 24 hours ago the same account was promoting the game's launch. That's rough, buddy. The bad news doesn't stop with Xbox
  • Halo Remake Players On Xbox Who Paid More To Play Early Can’t

    Halo Remake Players On Xbox Who Paid More To Play Early Can’t
    Halo fans on Xbox excited to dive into Halo: Campaign Evolved today as part of its early access period are currently severely disappointed, as an issue is preventing them from accessing the game despite paying extra money for the privilege. As pointed out by players on social media (and independently verified by GameSpot), many (or possibly everyone) who purchased the Halo: Campaign Evolved premium edition or premium edition upgrade on Xbox or the Xbox PC app can't at time of writing access
  • With $1,000 Consoles On The Horizon, Amazon Games Boss Offers A Solution That Absolutely No One Asked For

    With $1,000 Consoles On The Horizon, Amazon Games Boss Offers A Solution That Absolutely No One Asked For
    Amazon Games' boss Jeff Gattis has a solution for the rising cost of console gaming, but it's certainly one that nobody wants and hasn't been successful thus far: cloud gaming. Let's hear him out real quick.In a July 23 interview with the BBC, Gattis talked about what the future of gaming could look like as consoles soar past $1,000. Although he acknowledged how important systems are to the industry as a whole, he also noticed an untapped market beyond traditional consoles that Amazon Games has
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  • Microsoft Brings Ads To Xbox In A Big New Way, Promises No Gameplay Interruption

    Microsoft Brings Ads To Xbox In A Big New Way, Promises No Gameplay Interruption
    Microsoft has rolled out a test for its free, ad-supported version of cloud gaming. Select members of the Xbox Insider program can start testing this out today.As announced by Microsoft, ads play before people get into a session. The ads do not interrupt the gameplay experience like they might for ads on a TV or movie streaming platform. Sessions are limited to one hour per session, at least for now, as part of this early test version that supports games people already own.The test allows people
  • Free, Ad-Supported Gaming Is Now Available On Xbox In A Test

    Free, Ad-Supported Gaming Is Now Available On Xbox In A Test
    Microsoft has rolled out a test for its free, ad-supported version of cloud gaming. Select members of the Xbox Insider program can start testing this out today.As announced by Microsoft, ads play before people get into a session. The ads do not interrupt the gameplay experience like they might for ads on a TV or movie streaming platform. Sessions are limited to one hour,at least for now, as part of this early test version that supports games people already own.The test allows people to play game
  • EA Sale To Saudi Arabia Clears A Major Hurdle

    EA Sale To Saudi Arabia Clears A Major Hurdle
    The proposed sale of Electronic Arts to an investor consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has cleared a major hurdle in the closing process. The European Commission announced today, July 23, that it has approved the merger, saying the deal does not raise competition concerns.This was the expected result, and now it's official.
    The $55 billion deal, which is structured as a leveraged buyout (LBO), comes with billions in debt for EA. This has led many to believe EA will imp
  • Disney’s Former CEO Seems To Have No Memory Of Approving Kingdom Hearts

    Disney’s Former CEO Seems To Have No Memory Of Approving Kingdom Hearts
    Kingdom Hearts is such a significant part of many people's lives, but for former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, greenlighting the iconic Square Enix franchise was just another Tuesday. Eisner must have taken a trip through Castle Oblivion, because he seems to have forgotten why he approved the series.Reporter Stephen Totilo of Game File briefly had the ear of Eisner after a panel about video game company Delphi Interactive, for which Eisner is an investor. Totilo asked the 84-year-old businessman if
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  • Fortnite’s The Simpsons Crossover Is Coming Back

    Fortnite’s The Simpsons Crossover Is Coming Back
    Epic Games has confirmed that The Simpson family, and characters from the wider world of Springfield, are returning to Fortnite.
    In a social media post, the company said, "I miss my friends: Bart, Lisa, Krusty..."A full reveal for the "Reloaded" of the Fortnite x The Simpsons event will take place on July 29, so we won't have to wait long to learn more.https://twitter.com/Fortnite/status/2080290057270018225
    The Fortnite x The Simpsons crossover event originally took place in November 2025. It wa
  • Mario Dad Miyamoto Says Companies Prioritizing Short-Term Profit Gains “Feels Like A Massive Failure”

    Mario Dad Miyamoto Says Companies Prioritizing Short-Term Profit Gains “Feels Like A Massive Failure”
    Shigeru Miyamoto had some choice words for businesses that put profits over people, essentially saying it's a shame that the priority always seems to be short-term profits over long-term playability.In a recent interview with Famitsu (that was machine translated by VGC), Miyamoto talked about his son, Mario the Plumber's, continued success in the face of companies who regularly chase profits. In pondering just why Mario remains so popular, Miyamoto explained that Nintendo as a company doesn't ap
  • After 25 Years, Halo Is Finally On PlayStation

    After 25 Years, Halo Is Finally On PlayStation
    It's a big day for Halo, as Halo: Campaign Evolved launches today, July 23, in early access. Beyond the excitement that normally surrounds the launch of a new Halo game, the release is especially notable because today will also be remembered as the day Halo finally came to PlayStation after more than two decades of console exclusivity on Xbox.The sci-fi series debuted in 2001 as a launch title for the original Xbox, and the franchise has been exclusive, at least on console, to Xbox ever since--u
  • Resident Evil Actor Reveals His Inspirations For Leon Kennedy, And They Aren’t What You Expect

    Resident Evil Actor Reveals His Inspirations For Leon Kennedy, And They Aren’t What You Expect
    Voice actor Nick Apostolides has revealed how he prepared to play Leon Kennedy in the recent Resident Evil remakes, and part of that preparation involved listening to some iconic bands.
    In a Cameo video, Apostolides said he turned to some iconic metal and grunge bands. Specifically, he said Nirvana inspired his performance as Leon in Resident Evil 2 because the "grunge, rock energy" helped him get in a good headspace to play a young Leon.
    He also called out Alice in Chains (and specifically the
  • New Lego Donkey Kong Set Is A Throwback To Before Mario Had A Name

    New Lego Donkey Kong Set Is A Throwback To Before Mario Had A Name
    Lego has officially revealed its Donkey Kong Arcade set, a nostalgic throwback to one of the company's first big games. A tribute to the groundbreaking 1981 arcade hit--which starred Mario as Jumpman--the 1,371-piece set launches on August 1 and is priced at $200. It also comes with a gift in the form of an Animal Crossing kit featuring everyone's favorite landlord, Tom Nook, valued at $5, if preorderd from The Lego Store.
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    Inside the box, you'll find all the pieces
  • Watch The Terrifying New Resident Evil Movie Trailer

    Watch The Terrifying New Resident Evil Movie Trailer
    A new trailer for Weapons and Barbarian director Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie has arrived, providing a new look at the scary video game adaptation.
    In this new trailer, we see the medical courier Bryan (Austin Abrams) at a hospital where he takes on a new job where he must ferry organs to "Raccoon City General," a hospital "outside the zone."
    The job pays double, so Bryan takes it. Then, well, everything goes badly as Bryan finds himself in a world of hell. Take a look:
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  • Watch The New Resident Evil Movie Trailer

    Watch The New Resident Evil Movie Trailer
    A new trailer for Weapons and Barbarian director Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie has arrived, providing a new look at the scary video game adaptation.
    In this new trailer, we see the medical courier Bryan (Austin Abrams) at a hospital where he takes on a new job where he must ferry organs to "Raccoon City General," a hospital "outside the zone."
    The job pays double, so Bryan takes it. Then, well, everything goes badly as Bryan finds himself in a world of hell. Take a look:
    https://www.youtube
  • New PS5 Update Is Out Now, Makes Reading Easier

    New PS5 Update Is Out Now, Makes Reading Easier
    A new firmware update for PS5 consoles has been released, and as usual, it's not much to write home about. PS5 update version: 26.04-13.60.00 once again keeps things simple, offering a very incremental enhancement to the Sony-produced hardware."We've improved the messages and usability on some screens," the extremely brief update notes read.The last major PS5 update was focused on the PS5 Pro, as it introduced an upgraded version of PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) for owne
  • Marvel’s Wolverine Actor Reveals The Performance That Terrified Him

    Marvel’s Wolverine Actor Reveals The Performance That Terrified Him
    Like several other first-party Sony games, Marvel's Wolverine relied on motion-capture work to draw an authentic performance from its cast. Spartacus actor Liam McIntyre plays the iconic mutant in Insomniac's new game, and in a recent interview, he explained how the role required him to dig deep to find the feral side of Wolverine that erupts from him whenever he enters a berserker state.While McIntyre originally wanted to reference rabid dogs for inspiration--content "which is, first of all, ve

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