• GTA 6 Won’t Spoof Disney World, And That’s Too Bad

    GTA 6 Won’t Spoof Disney World, And That’s Too Bad
    GTA 6 will not include its own spoof on one of Florida's most iconic venues: Walt Disney World. I adore all things Disney, including the parks. But I also appreciate and enjoy Rockstar's penchant for sarcasm and making fun of things. And Disney World? There is a lot to poke fun at. So I am a bit bummed that Walt Disney World--or whatever Rockstar would name its simulacrum--won't appear in GTA 6. Game Informer asked Rockstar if Florida's central region, including Orlando and its tourist dest
  • Alleged WoW: Forever Survey Teases 11 New Classes, Including Some Deep Cuts

    Alleged WoW: Forever Survey Teases 11 New Classes, Including Some Deep Cuts
    World of Warcraft: Forever's new take on classic Azeroth is opening the door to all kinds of new ideas in the old-school version of Blizzard's MMORPG, and new classes look to be one of them.Blizzard, of course, has added a total of four new classes over the last two decades to the modern version of WoW: Death Knight, Monk, Demon Hunter, and Evoker. But an alleged leaked survey pushed to select WoW players via Blizzard's Battle.net launcher is now asking about potential new classes for WoW: Forev
  • CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Brings Back The Franchise’s Most Chaotic And Divisive Multiplayer Map

    CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Brings Back The Franchise’s Most Chaotic And Divisive Multiplayer Map
    Activision has confirmed that one of the Call of Duty franchise's most notorious maps, Shipment, is coming back for this year's Modern Warfare 4.After fans spotted it in the newly released trailer for MW4's PC version, the Call of Duty account directly confirmed its return with a dedicated post.
    Shipment, which debuted in 2007's Modern Warfare 4, is a tiny map filled with shipping containers that players can dash through. Due to its small size, players can get wiped out in their spawns easily, a
  • WoW: Forever Players Are Up In Arms Over Streamer Not Being Banned For Illegal Gold

    WoW: Forever Players Are Up In Arms Over Streamer Not Being Banned For Illegal Gold
    World of Warcraft: Forever is opening up old wounds when it comes to Blizzard's actions (or in many players' views, inaction) against bots and real-money gold buying, with a recent incident involving a popular streamer becoming a flashpoint for the MMORPG.WoW Classic streamer Ziqo was recently seen on stream accepting large sums of gold from strangers in the lead up to a $100,000 WoW: Forever beta dueling tournament on October 17. In a clip in which he was traded 380 gold from a level one charac
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  • Xbox’s New Mythic Achievements Will Show Exactly How Close You Are To 100%

    Xbox’s New Mythic Achievements Will Show Exactly How Close You Are To 100%
    Mythic Achievements for Xbox Insiders will officially roll out starting today, and Microsoft has provided more detail on how its new milestone system works. Designed to celebrate the biggest Xbox achievements that a user has unlocked throughout their PC and console history--and similar to PlayStation Platinum Trophies--Mythic Achievements are earned whenever all original achievements for a game have been earned.Microsoft added that achievements added later through DLC or updates aren't
  • Majority Of Gears Of War: E-Day Revenue On Xbox Will Be Cannibalized By Game Pass, Analyst Says

    Majority Of Gears Of War: E-Day Revenue On Xbox Will Be Cannibalized By Game Pass, Analyst Says
    Gears of War: E-Day is launching into Xbox Game Pass, and because of that, the majority of the game's moneymaking potential will be cannibalized by its inclusion on the service. That's according to Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics, who released a report today that covers this, the game's initial sales on Steam, and the possibility of a PlayStation 5 port sometime down the road.According to Elliott, E-Day has surpassed 120,000 copies sold on Steam at this point, generating more than $7 million in
  • Want To Dress Up As Bryan From The Resident Evil Movie For Halloween? Here’s How

    Want To Dress Up As Bryan From The Resident Evil Movie For Halloween? Here’s How
    Halloween season is almost upon us, and if you're looking to dress up as the Resident Evil movie's in-over-his-head courier, Bryan (played by Austin Abrams), then here's a checklist of everything you need to pull off the Raccoon City look. Fortunately, Bryan's look is surprisingly easy to pull off, as director Zach Cregger and costume designer Caroline Fahrer settled on an outfit that's grounded in the real world, will keep you warm on a chilly night, and can probably handle a few bites from any
  • GTA 5 For Switch Mod Project Shuts Down, Dev Thanks Take-Two For Its “Mercy”

    GTA 5 For Switch Mod Project Shuts Down, Dev Thanks Take-Two For Its “Mercy”
    The creator of a mod project that sought to bring Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 5 to Switch is closing up shop, apparently at the request of rights owner Take-Two. This action comes in the same month that Rockstar published a new "Mod Guidelines" notice informing people they need to "respect our games" and are not allowed to modify its games to operate on consoles or devices that are not officially supported by Rockstar. GTA 5 was never released on Switch.Paralympics Productions announced (via Gam
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  • Sony Makes Japanese Players Prove They’re Gamers To Get A PS5 Pro

    Sony Makes Japanese Players Prove They’re Gamers To Get A PS5 Pro
    The demand for PlayStation 5 Pro consoles is currently outpacing supply in Japan, due to ongoing memory shortages that have yet to be resolved. Now, Sony is offering Japanese players a unique way to earn their way into a PS5 Pro lottery system, but only if they can demonstrate that they've already been gaming at a certain level.Sony's Japanese PlayStation blog notes that players who want to enter the PS5 Pro lottery must have 60 hours of gameplay time on their PlayStation accounts between Septem
  • Marvel’s Wolverine Is Holding Its Own Against PlayStation’s Live-Service Giants

    Marvel’s Wolverine Is Holding Its Own Against PlayStation’s Live-Service Giants
    Marvel's Wolverine might not be a critical hit, but it's doing surprisingly well commercially. The new superhero adventure from Insomniac Games faced stiff opposition from new releases and established live-service titles at launch, but according to the analytics firm Circana and its engagement tracker, Marvel's Wolverine broke a live-service stranglehold on the PlayStation charts.For the week ending September 19, Marvel's Wolverine ranked seventh on Circana's Top 10 Titles by weekly ac
  • Naughty Dog Is Working On Two New The Last Of Us Projects

    Naughty Dog Is Working On Two New The Last Of Us Projects
    Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann has dropped some tantalizing news for fans of The Last of Us, confirming the studio is currently working on not one, but two new The Last of Us projects. Druckmann also gave an update on Intergalactic, saying Naughty Dog will fully reveal the sci-fi game in 2027.The Last of Us Day is marked on September 26, the day that was the start of the zombie apocalypse in the game's lore, and Naughty Dog celebrated the 2026 event with a charity livestream, fan giveawa
  • Activision Keeps Saying All The Right Things About Modern Warfare 4

    Activision Keeps Saying All The Right Things About Modern Warfare 4
    Activision has made a key announcement about how Double XP tokens work in the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and it sounds like good news.Beginning with MW4, 2XP tokens will only count down when you're actually in a match. Previously, the timer would tick down when you were in a game's menus or searching for a match. That's not ideal for a lot of reasons, obviously.https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/2104619925881168010
    If you're anything like me, sometimes you have to get up to let
  • WoW: Forever’s Beta Just Keeps Getting Bigger

    WoW: Forever’s Beta Just Keeps Getting Bigger
    World of Warcraft: Forever's beta is in full swing, and if its popularity is any indication of how the full launch might go, it's going to be big, as Blizzard has had to increase the beta's population cap multiple times.Forever was Blizzard's big finale during its BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony, a modified version of WoW Classic that keeps the old-school MMORPG's gameplay and world but brings plenty of new changes and content as well. It's something WoW Classic players have asked for years, and
  • For The First Time Ever, Sony Skips CES, Which Was Home To One Of PlayStation’s Silliest Announcements

    For The First Time Ever, Sony Skips CES, Which Was Home To One Of PlayStation’s Silliest Announcements
    Sony has attended every edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) since it debuted in 1967, but that's ending for the upcoming show in January 2027. This means there won't be any PlayStation news, at least not directly from Sony.The company confirmed to Bloomberg that it's pulling out of the show this year following a strategic evaluation of its approach to "events and communications based on the needs and priorities of our diverse business."
    The company went on to say that today it's putti
  • Diablo 4 Season 15 Is Filled To The Brim With Big Secrets, And They Just Keep Coming

    Diablo 4 Season 15 Is Filled To The Brim With Big Secrets, And They Just Keep Coming
    Diablo 4 Season 15 is stuffed full of secrets years in the making, and despite the season having launched two weeks ago, players keep discovering new ones. Season 15, Hell's Legacy, is a major nostalgia trip for Diablo fans. It adds new dungeons, boss fights, and items from previous Diablo games to Diablo 4, as players team up with Deckard Cain to defeat echoes of the Prime Evils and harness some of their iconic powers.But those references to previous games go far beyond a handful of dungeo
  • This Promising New Soulslike Features A Black Metal Vocalist Among Its Impressive Cast

    This Promising New Soulslike Features A Black Metal Vocalist Among Its Impressive Cast
    The main voice actor cast for upcoming soulslike Valor Mortis has been revealed, and its star-studded lineup features the surprising addition of a name better known for fronting a black metal band.Adam "Nergal" Darski will play the role of Captain Raphael. If his impressive growls and screams in Behemoth are anything to go by, players can expect a pretty dramatic rendition of the character.
    It's not his first rodeo, surprisingly. He also voiced The Black Cat in 2022's Blacktail and was the narra
  • Witcher Fans Are Eating Well

    Witcher Fans Are Eating Well
    If you're a fan of The Witcher franchise, you're getting a lot of new stuff over the next few years, starting this week with the launch of The Witcher 3 Remastered.
    Here's what's on tap for The Witcher over the next few years:2026The Witcher 3 Remastered, which includes a bevy of technical and graphical updates and improvements, releases on September 29. The long-awaited remaster, which is free for people who already own the game, includes a reimagined skill system, an expanded photo mode, impro
  • Behold, The $60 Gears Of War Pizza Cutter That Looks Like A Real Pain In The Butt To Clean

    Behold, The $60 Gears Of War Pizza Cutter That Looks Like A Real Pain In The Butt To Clean
    Xbox has announced its next collaboration, and it's a partnership with Prince St. Pizza for a specially branded Gears of War pizza and a $60 pizza-cutter.
    Microsoft and Prince St. Pizza teamed up to make a Prototype Lancer pizza-cutter to promote this October's Gears of War: E-Day, and it's available for $60. To justify the steep price tag, Prince St. Pizza says it's a hefty metal cutter featuring a stainless steel blade and a handle that's meant to make you feel like you're wielding the iconic
  • Resident Evil Movie Demolishes Franchise Record After Just Two Weekends

    Resident Evil Movie Demolishes Franchise Record After Just Two Weekends
    Zach Cregger's highly acclaimed Resident Evil movie had another strong showing at the box office for its second weekend, propelling the film to break another franchise record. It already broke the record for biggest opening weekend for the franchise, and now the movie has made more than $100 million domestically.
    That's a new record for the franchise--before this, the biggest success domestically for the franchise was 2010's Resident Evil: Afterlife ($60 million). Globally, Resident Evil has now
  • The Last Of Us Season 3 Adds John Goodman And Even More Actors From The Games

    The Last Of Us Season 3 Adds John Goodman And Even More Actors From The Games
    HBO has announced further casting details for the upcoming third and possibly final season of The Last of Us.
    Two actors from the games are set to appear in Season 3--Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander--along with prolific veteran actor John Goodman, as relayed by Deadline.Bailey played Abby in Naughty Dog's The Last of Us: Part II, with Alexander portraying Lev. For the TV show, however, Kyriana Kratter is set to play Lev, while Kaitlyn Dever plays Abby.
    Bailey will play Elizabeth, one of the Serap
  • Minecraft Dungeons 2 Deliberately Moves Closer To Vanilla Minecraft

    Minecraft Dungeons 2 Deliberately Moves Closer To Vanilla Minecraft
    Minecraft Dungeons 2 is taking a different approach to its relationship with vanilla Minecraft than its predecessor did. According to the game's developers, the sequel deliberately moves closer to the mechanics and feel of the original sandbox game, in part because the Dungeons franchise is now established enough to stand on its own two feet.
    Speaking to GameSpot, Minecraft Dungeons 2 creative director Måns Olson and design director Laura de Llorens Garcia explained that the team deliberat
  • The Resident Evil Movie Wasn’t The Main Force Behind RE Games’ Recent Sales Boost

    The Resident Evil Movie Wasn’t The Main Force Behind RE Games’ Recent Sales Boost
    Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie has done big numbers at the box office since it hit theaters on September 18, but has that been reflected in increased Resident Evil game sales? According to new data, a set of fresh discounts prior to the movie's release did most of the heavy lifting for a surge in Resident Evil sales, and after the film landed, there was a "modest" bump in sales.According to Alinea analyst Rhys Elliott, Capcom discounted several Resident Evil games on September 10 and ke
  • God Of War Laufey Preorders Go Live September 29, Here’s What Each Edition Includes

    God Of War Laufey Preorders Go Live September 29, Here’s What Each Edition Includes
    Ahead of its release on February 16, 2027, Sony has announced that God of War Laufey preorders will go live on September 29. The Standard Edition will be available in both physical and digital, but the Deluxe Edition will be a digital exclusive. Here's a closer look at what you get with each one.God of War Laufey: Standard Edition preorder bonuses
    Last Wish Armor Set
    Phranque Golden Leaves appearance (cosmetic) 
    In-game resource pack
    God of War Laufey: Digital Deluxe Edition
    Dark Alche
  • Is Gears Of War: E-Day On Steam?

    Is Gears Of War: E-Day On Steam?
    Anyone looking to play Gears of War: E-Day has several options for which platform they choose to get the game on, and yes, Steam is one of them. While The Coalition's new entry in the Gears universe is exclusive to PC and Xbox Series X|S, PC owners can add Gears of War: E-Day to their Steam library. How does this differ from buying the game from the Xbox PC storefront or on console? Let's break it down.Gears of War: E-Day PC priceUnsurprisingly, the Standard and Premium Editions of the game will
  • Minecraft Is Getting Its First New Dimension In Over 15 Years

    Minecraft Is Getting Its First New Dimension In Over 15 Years
    Announced today during Minecraft Live, Mojang is adding the first new dimension to the blocky sandbox game in more than a decade and a half.The Sift is an ethereal-looking fourth dimension that was first marketed for Minecraft Dungeons 2, and it's now been confirmed that it's coming to the base game in 2027.The Sift is a major new addition for Minecraft, marking the first new dimension since 2011's The End, where players go to fight the Ender Dragon in the end game. Speaking to GameSpot, Minecra
  • The Next Minecraft Update Adds Ice Caves, A New Mob, And More

    The Next Minecraft Update Adds Ice Caves, A New Mob, And More
    Minecraft's next game drop will add a new underground environment to the sandbox game, along with a new hostile mob, and items that bring frosty mechanics to exploration and combat.Announced during Minecraft Live on September 26, the upcoming game drop is expected to follow the usual drop cadence of once per quarter, releasing in December 2026. Its biggest addition is ice caves--a rare underground extension of Minecraft's existing cold biomes.Ice caves are a new underground biome coming to Minec
  • Microsoft CEO Attempts To Kill Remaining Xbox Goodwill

    Microsoft CEO Attempts To Kill Remaining Xbox Goodwill
    After Xbox laid off 1,600 employees over the summer, Microsoft's gaming division followed up with more layoffs and studio closures this week. In the wake of these events, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is taking a look at the bright side and praising Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's actions as a necessary step."There's some amount of streamlining the team is doing, and Asha is doing, which is great to see," said Nadella during his appearance on the Sources Podcast. He also noted that he feels "fantastic abou
  • This Diablo 4 Trick Lets You Become Stronger Than Ever, But It Might Not Be Intended

    This Diablo 4 Trick Lets You Become Stronger Than Ever, But It Might Not Be Intended
    Diablo 4 players are decking themselves out in full sets of Mythic Unique gear as part of Season 15, resulting in characters that are more powerful than ever before. Whether that was Blizzard's goal, or this is simply a mistake of some kind, is currently up for debate.It's about as big of a change from one season to the next that Diablo 4 has ever experienced. Back in Season 14, Blizzard added the "crafted" item tag to Mythic Uniques made via the Horadric Cube, Blacksmith, or Jeweler, with a lim
  • Yes, Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Somehow Still In Development

    Yes, Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Somehow Still In Development
    No news is good news, they say. They also say that some news, however little, is good news, too, and girl, do we have some news: Ubisoft's struggling action-adventure game Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still alive despite remaining in development hell.Ubisoft Bordeaux's lead writer and associate narrative director Rik Godwin took to Bluesky on September 22 to provide a brief update on the game."Odd sort of non-announcement but for the past few months I've been working on Beyond Good & Evil 2 i
  • Switch Pirate Ignored Nintendo’s Lawsuit, Now He Owes $4.5 Million

    Switch Pirate Ignored Nintendo’s Lawsuit, Now He Owes $4.5 Million
    After suing a former Reddit moderator in October 2025 for pirating Switch games, a Washington court has ordered the individual in question to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in damages.
    According to a September 25 TorrentFreak report, US District Judge Lauren King ordered former r/SwitchPirates moderator James "Archbox" Williams to cough up $4.5 million in damages to Nintendo after the company accused him of operating several pirate shops to illegally decrypt and distribute Switch games to the public.

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