<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Games - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Games news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:31:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Marathon Game Director Leaves Bungie At A Tumultuous Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marathon game director Joe Ziegler has announced that he's leaving Bungie for a new job, and his departure comes at a tumultuous time for the studio.Ziegler said in a note that taking over for him as game director on Marathon will be Del Chafe III, who was previously the assistant game director. Chafe III will work alongside creative director Julia Nardin to "guide the game forward."<br />
"Both of them have been operating in a strong leadership capacity for the team and are ready to guide Marathon in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/marathon-game-director-leaves-bungie-at-a-tumultuous-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/marathon-game-director-leaves-bungie-at-a-tumultuous-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zero Parades Dev Announces Layoffs Despite Game’s Critical Acclaim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another day, another layoff announcement. This time it comes from Zero Parades: For Dead Spies developer ZA/UM, which said on social media that despite the game's critical acclaim, the studio can't sustain the size of its team.ZA/UM took to Bluesky on July 17 to share the unfortunate news. The team said that although Zero Parades reviewed well, "its commercial performance" made it difficult for the studio to maintain its current employee count. As a result, the company has "served redundancy or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/zero-parades-dev-announces-layoffs-despite-games-critical-acclaim/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/zero-parades-dev-announces-layoffs-despite-games-critical-acclaim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Todd Howard Addresses “Fan Chatter” About Bethesda-Obsidian Rivalry Conspiracies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bethesda boss Todd Howard has addressed rumors of a rivalry between Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian, saying the online discourse does not reflect reality.He told Windows Central, "I appreciate some of the fan chatter, but behind the scenes, there's a huge amount of mutual respect [between Bethesda and Obsidian]."Obsidian developed 2010's Fallout: New Vegas, which was a much-loved entry in the series. The studio is now working on a new Fallout game, though we still don't know exactly what it i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/todd-howard-addresses-fan-chatter-about-bethesda-obsidian-rivalry-conspiracies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/todd-howard-addresses-fan-chatter-about-bethesda-obsidian-rivalry-conspiracies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s EA Takeover Reportedly Set To Clear EU Hurdle]]></title><description><![CDATA[After announcing its $55 billion acquisition of EA in September 2025, the European Union is reportedly set to approve Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s Public Investment Fund (PIF) purchase at the end of July, according to new reporting from Reuters.As Reuters reported on July 17, people familiar with the deal said Saudi Arabia's PIF will secure the EU's approval under EU subsidy rules. This means that, after the EU completes its preliminary review under its Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) on July 22, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/saudi-arabias-ea-takeover-reportedly-set-to-clear-eu-hurdle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/saudi-arabias-ea-takeover-reportedly-set-to-clear-eu-hurdle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diablo 4 Season 14’s Worst Mythic Change Is No More: “Not Every Idea Lands”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diablo 4 Season 14's most controversial change, only being able to equip one crafted-Mythic item at a time, is now a thing of the past.In a surprise patch on July 16 for PC (and coming sometime on July 17 for console players), Blizzard opted to remove the one equipped crafted-Mythic restriction introduced as part of Season of Death Awakening, as well as increase Mythic and Iconic Mythic drop rates from the new seasonal Lair Boss.Blizzard announced the season's other most controversial addition,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/diablo-4-season-14s-worst-mythic-change-is-no-more-not-every-idea-lands/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/diablo-4-season-14s-worst-mythic-change-is-no-more-not-every-idea-lands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This PC Gamer Is Making His Own Physical Steam Games, One Expensive Cartridge At A Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Physical PC games have been out of fashion for many years, thanks to the rise of digital distribution platforms like Steam. While big PC game boxes containing CD and DVD-ROMs have essentially died out, one modder has decided to bring back game cartridges to their Steam library, blending solid-state drives with Steam's flexible desktop client.Over on the PC Master Gaming Race subreddit, Jibril-sama detailed their plug-and-play approach to playing Steam games. They'd recently purchased a stack of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/this-pc-gamer-is-making-his-own-physical-steam-games-one-expensive-cartridge-at-a-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/this-pc-gamer-is-making-his-own-physical-steam-games-one-expensive-cartridge-at-a-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bethesda Boss Talks Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5, Xbox Layoffs, And More]]></title><description><![CDATA[Todd Howard, the top man at Bethesda Game Studios (BGS), has finally broken his silence on just about everything Bethesda. This includes news on Fallout games (like Fallout 3, Fallout 5, and Fallout: New Vegas), confirmation of Obsidian Entertainment's Fallout spin-off (which we kinda already knew), updates on Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6, and more.<br />
https://twitter.com/BethesdaStudios/status/2078117386935214101<br />
There's a lot to get into, so let's jump in.What's up with The Elder Scrolls 6 a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/bethesda-boss-talks-elder-scrolls-6-fallout-5-xbox-layoffs-and-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/bethesda-boss-talks-elder-scrolls-6-fallout-5-xbox-layoffs-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Fantasy Resonance Trailer Imagines A World Without Final Fantasy 7 Changing Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[Final Fantasy games have been rendered in 3D engines for far longer than they have in 2D, but the new trailer for Final Fantasy: Resonance wants you to imagine a world where Square Enix's risky 1997 gambit never happened. What would Final Fantasy look like if it stuck to its 2D pixel-art guns? We'd probably have gotten the HD-2D aesthetic a lot sooner, but regardless, this reimagining of the mobile gacha game Fantasy Brave Exvius continues to look stunning:<br />
https://youtu.be/ftCvnEE6rfI<br />
While the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/final-fantasy-resonance-trailer-imagines-a-world-without-final-fantasy-7-changing-everything/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/final-fantasy-resonance-trailer-imagines-a-world-without-final-fantasy-7-changing-everything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starfield Remains “Important” To Bethesda, New Content Coming In 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of Bethesda's big announcements today about its future and what's coming next, the company also gave an update on Starfield. In its statement, Bethesda said, "Starfield remains an important part of our future."Starfield released in September 2023, so the game is now going into its third year. Bethesda said it will continue to expand the game with "new stories, targeted gameplay improvements, and additional updates." There will be "new Starborn content" coming to the game in 2027, Bethesd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/starfield-remains-important-to-bethesda-new-content-coming-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/starfield-remains-important-to-bethesda-new-content-coming-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physical Games Are “Irrelevant” To GameStop’s Business, Says CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a games industry that is increasingly shifting to digital, amplified by PlayStation phasing out physical game discs starting in 2028, where does a brick-and-mortar chain like GameStop fit into this future? GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen appears to have no concern for this monumental shift whatsoever.When asked by Bloomberg about how Sony's digital policy would affect GameStop's business, Cohen responded: "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter at all."<br />
While his answer appears flippant and preposterou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/physical-games-are-irrelevant-to-gamestops-business-says-ceo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/physical-games-are-irrelevant-to-gamestops-business-says-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Todd Howard Says Fallout’s Future Is Bigger Than The Long Wait For Fallout 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[The post-apocalyptic world of Fallout expanded a few years ago with the release of a TV series on Prime Video, but&nbsp;anyone expecting a&nbsp;new Fallout game to release in time with the show was out of luck. Two seasons have already aired--and a third is on the way--but the gap between new Fallout video games continues to widen. Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard has a different viewpoint on the MIA status of the games, and as he explained to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier on his YouTu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/todd-howard-says-fallouts-future-is-bigger-than-the-long-wait-for-fallout-5/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/todd-howard-says-fallouts-future-is-bigger-than-the-long-wait-for-fallout-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHL 27 Brings Back A Fan-Favorite Mode Not Seen In Years, But It’s Not What It Seems]]></title><description><![CDATA[EA Sports has officially announced NHL 27, with 20-year-old Macklin Celebrini gracing the cover. The new entry in the pro ice hockey series includes all the stuff fans would expect, including better graphics, rebuilt team playbooks, and updated camera work, but there were also a few reveals fans might not have seen coming.<br />
One of the marquee new additions to NHL 27 is Connected Franchise, a feature fans have requested for years. It hasn't been in an NHL game since 2013's NHL 14. People were init]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/nhl-27-brings-back-a-fan-favorite-mode-not-seen-in-years-but-its-not-what-it-seems/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/nhl-27-brings-back-a-fan-favorite-mode-not-seen-in-years-but-its-not-what-it-seems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fallout 5 Is Really Happening, Along With Fallout 3 And Fallout: New Vegas Remasters]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a statement today, Bethesda re-confirmed that Fallout 5 is in the works, along with remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. These projects are in the works alongside Obsidian's new Fallout game, so there are a lot of Fallout games coming."Fallout is one of our biggest priorities today. Fallout 5 remains our long-range destination, and we have multiple Fallout projects in active development right now," the developer said. "We also know many players want to revisit previous Fallout exper]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/fallout-5-is-really-happening-along-with-fallout-3-and-fallout-new-vegas-remasters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/fallout-5-is-really-happening-along-with-fallout-3-and-fallout-new-vegas-remasters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix Says Part Of Its Games Business Is Up 600%, But It’s Still Early Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of Netflix's latest earnings report, the streamer gave an update on its growing video game efforts, which include cloud-based TV games and mobile games. In short, the business is growing and showing positive signs, but it's still early days.<br />
June 2026 saw the release of Netflix's two "most successful" launches ever for cloud games on TV with FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition and the horror game Unhinged, though Netflix did not share any specific datapoints about them.<br />
The Netflix Playground]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/netflix-says-part-of-its-games-business-is-up-600-but-its-still-early-days/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/netflix-says-part-of-its-games-business-is-up-600-but-its-still-early-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A24 Is Reportedly Copyright-Striking Backrooms Content It Doesn’t Own]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creators of Backrooms-inspired&nbsp;liminal horror have been exposed to something far more terrifying than creepypasta fiction: takedown notices from their work. Users online are reporting that&nbsp;copyright claims have been issued against them by "A24 Films LLC," the production company behind&nbsp;one of this year's biggest movies.On&nbsp;the r/backrooms subreddit, user GnarlyNet detailed their experience, saying that their Backrooms-inspired&nbsp;artwork received a copyright strike on the com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/a24-is-reportedly-copyright-striking-backrooms-content-it-doesnt-own/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/a24-is-reportedly-copyright-striking-backrooms-content-it-doesnt-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Dev Is Tired Of People Calling Gunny An AI Chatbot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 lead studio Infinity Ward has addressed claims that the game features an AI assistant. After retired Call of Duty leaker TheGhostOfHope labeled the Gunsmith assistant "Gunny" as an AI chatbot, Infinity Ward responded by saying that the virtual helper is a "hand-crafted" creation by the studio."Wrong (again.) Gunny is hand-crafted by our developers, not AI. It recommends builds based on the attachments you've unlocked for each weapon. It helps make quick loadout cha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-dev-is-tired-of-people-calling-gunny-an-ai-chatbot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-dev-is-tired-of-people-calling-gunny-an-ai-chatbot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Damon Is In Fortnite Now, But He Was Almost In His Own Game Way Earlier]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, Fortnite is adding multiple skins based on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey film, including one of Matt Damon as Odysseus. While this is the first time the actor's likeness has been in a video game, that was nearly not the case. Way back in 2008, a little game called The Bourne Conspiracy released, and the plan was originally for Damon to reprise his role of Jason Bourne for the project.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nb97lgpung<br />
We heard rumors over the years, but it was a 2021 interv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/matt-damon-is-in-fortnite-now-but-he-was-almost-in-his-own-game-way-earlier/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/matt-damon-is-in-fortnite-now-but-he-was-almost-in-his-own-game-way-earlier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luigi Replaces Mario Due To Immigration Issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[French metal band Gojira has confirmed that its drummer, Mario Duplantier, will not be able to perform on some upcoming shows, and he's being temporarily replaced by Luigi Paraventi. That's right, Luigi is stepping in for Mario.In its announcement, Gojira played up the gaming angle, writing, "Player 2 has entered game. RESPECT!" The band also included an image of Mario and Luigi from the Mushroom Kingdom in its post.Gojira's US tour kicks off today, July 16, at Rock Fest in Wisconsin, continuing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/luigi-replaces-mario-due-to-immigration-issue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/luigi-replaces-mario-due-to-immigration-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Street Fighter 6 Fragrances Let Your Room Smell Like Juri’s Feet]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a new Street Fighter 6 collaboration about to drop in mid-October that comes with three scents inspired by the "signature moves" of three brawlers from Capcom's fighting game, which, of course, includes Juri--in case you wanted your room to smell like her.The Japanese fragrance company CODE Meee revealed on July 16 that it will produce three scents through its perfume brand Gaming Fragrance based on three Street Fighter 6 characters: Ingrid, Ed, and Juri. All three fragrance oils are uni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/new-street-fighter-6-fragrances-let-your-room-smell-like-juris-feet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/new-street-fighter-6-fragrances-let-your-room-smell-like-juris-feet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battlefield 6 Is Getting A Feature Not Seen In 21 Years And A Top Gun Crossover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Battlefield 6's next big update, 1.4.1.0, is launching on July 21, introducing Season 4 : Pacific Front and a naval warfare system. The update also brings back a feature that Battlefield hasn't had since 2005's Battlefield 2, and it looks like a Top Gun crossover is coming as well.The old feature that's coming back is two-seater, fixed-wing jets. No Battlefield game since Battlefield 2 has had those, according to Eurogamer, but they are finally coming back, or at least that's what fans are surmi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/battlefield-6-is-getting-a-feature-not-seen-in-21-years-and-a-top-gun-crossover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/battlefield-6-is-getting-a-feature-not-seen-in-21-years-and-a-top-gun-crossover/</guid></item></channel></rss>