• PS5 Pro Patch Drops For Returnal, Offers Big Resolution Boost

    PS5 Pro Patch Drops For Returnal, Offers Big Resolution Boost
    For the fourth anniversary of its sci-fi action game Returnal, developer Housemarque has updated it for the PS5 Pro console. Full patch notes haven't been released yet, but Housemarque did confirm that the game features "up to 2.5x the pixels on PS5 Pro," which will result in a higher-resolution picture.Returnal PS5 Pro Enhanced Patch is Out Now!
    Featuring up to 2.5X the pixels on PS5 Pro for a higher resolution experience of Returnal. #Returnal #HMQ30 pic.twitter.com/hbbm8Ew7gV— Housemarq
  • 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
  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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.
  • Castlevania Turns 40, And Konami May Have Just Teased A 3D Collection

    Castlevania Turns 40, And Konami May Have Just Teased A 3D Collection
    Castlevania celebrated its 40th anniversary this week--an impressive milestone in video games and a terrifying pair of numbers for anyone who was born in 1987. Konami marked the occasion with a new video paying tribute to the original whip-slinging hero of the 1986 Famicom game, as well as all of the other influential entries in the Castlevania series over the last four decades. It's a cute little retrospective, and it might also be teasing something else from Konami, if our tinfo
  • Gears of War: E-Day Preload Times, Install Size, And Global Launch Dates

    Gears of War: E-Day Preload Times, Install Size, And Global Launch Dates
    Several years have passed since the last new Gears of War game was released, but at long last, that drought is almost over. Gears of War: E-Day will be one of the early highlights of October, and if you're looking to rev your Lancer up and turn back the Locust tide, you can start playing really soon. Like other big upcoming games, you'll also have the option to preload Gears of War: E-Day, so you can jump right into the fray on launch day. Here's a closer look at the timing for this ne
  • The Best News For Saw: Genesis Is We Have To Wait Longer To Play It

    Saw: Genesis was set to be the next asymmetrical multiplayer horror game to debut, but its 2026 early-access launch has been pushed to 2027, developer Bloober Team announced. The horror-focused studio said it needs more time to get Saw: Genesis to a place the team is satisfied with.It's an interesting admission, since some teams use Steam Early Access for exactly that purpose: to get the game in good shape. But in the increasingly competitive and crowded space of licensed multiplayer horror
  • In Saraab: Beyond The Veil, Your Inner Demons Are Coming For You This November

    In Saraab: Beyond The Veil, Your Inner Demons Are Coming For You This November
    Anyone looking for a creepy adventure to play in November will want to check out Saraab: Beyond the Veil. Solo developer Lubna Ahmed has announced a November 3 release date for the game on PC via Steam and Itch.io, and a demo will be available for it during the October edition of Steam Next Fest.An Arabian folklore-inspired horror visual-novel game, Saraab follows Elham, a schoolgirl whose brother has suddenly been kidnapped. Rescuing your sibling means confronting your own inner
  • First Full Madden Movie Trailer Has Us So Very Confused

    First Full Madden Movie Trailer Has Us So Very Confused
    Madden, the David O. Russell-directed John Madden biopic starring Nic Cage, got its first full-length trailer today, and to be completely honest, I have no idea what to make of this movie. Based on the two minutes seen in the trailer, it could either be a subversive comedic delight or The Room 2, but with even more footballs and fewer tuxedos.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzh7HzLXXpk
    The trailer, which shows some of John Madden's time as the head coach of the Raiders before shifting to broadca

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