<?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>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:17:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[FIFA World Cup Game Coming To Netflix With Updates Based On How The Tournament Goes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netflix has announced an officially licensed FIFA Men's World Cup 2026 game, and it'll be playable for all subscribers from their TV, computer, or phone, featuring in-game updates based on how the real-world tournament unfolds.FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, as it's called, releases on June 11. Described as a "streamlined" soccer/football game, the game uses your phone as the controller, with players swiping their finger to pass and shoot the ball.<br />
The game features all 48 teams in the World Cup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/fifa-world-cup-game-coming-to-netflix-with-updates-based-on-how-the-tournament-goes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/fifa-world-cup-game-coming-to-netflix-with-updates-based-on-how-the-tournament-goes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best PS5 Game &amp; Hardware Deals This Week (June 3, 2026)]]></title><description><![CDATA[State of Play brought plenty of big announcements this week, showing off tons of great games that'll be arriving over the next few months and years. But right now you can also cash in on some great PS5 deals, as Days of Play is lingering around until June 10. This means all sorts of games and accessories are available for cheap, and retailers like Amazon and Best Buy are price-matching some of the best digital discounts.As usual, console deals are slim this week. With Sony recently hiking the pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/the-best-ps5-game-amp-hardware-deals-this-week-june-3-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/the-best-ps5-game-amp-hardware-deals-this-week-june-3-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subnautica 2 Dev Outlines Upcoming Content Drop, Including Brand-New Region]]></title><description><![CDATA[After all of the drama that played out in court, Subnautica 2 has gotten off to a hot start. There's still work to be done on this early-access release, but Unknown Worlds has now shared some of its plans to improve the game and previewed its next big update.In a new video, Subnautica 2 design lead Anthony Gallegos teased the upcoming content drop, which will introduce the Collector Leviathan's home as a new region. That update will feature a new chassis "that brings back one of the most request]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/subnautica-2-dev-outlines-upcoming-content-drop-including-brand-new-region/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/subnautica-2-dev-outlines-upcoming-content-drop-including-brand-new-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New PC Game Hijinks High From Laid-Off Xbox Developers Challenges You To Become A High School Menace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sackbird Studios, the independent studio founded by a number of developers who were at ZeniMax Online Studios before Microsoft canceled their new game and laid them off, has announced a new project called Hijinks High.<br />
It's an online co-op game where players team up with up to five others to "cause as much ruckus as possible" during a day of high school. The aim is to become "the school's menace."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL4IsR-aNb4<br />
Players can take part in randomized missions where they]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/new-pc-game-hijinks-high-from-laid-off-xbox-developers-challenges-you-to-become-a-high-school-menace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/new-pc-game-hijinks-high-from-laid-off-xbox-developers-challenges-you-to-become-a-high-school-menace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backrooms Director Praises Valve’s “Integrity” For Not Making Sequels Just For Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of one of 2026's most successful movies in Backrooms, is also a big fan of game developer Valve and specifically how the company is known to select its projects. Given the enormous success of Backrooms, people are naturally wondering what he's going to do next, and Parsons teased that "stuff may already be moving a little bit."Speaking on The Town podcast, Parsons singled out Valve as the closest comparison to what he would call his North Star in terms of h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/backrooms-director-praises-valves-integrity-for-not-making-sequels-just-for-money/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/backrooms-director-praises-valves-integrity-for-not-making-sequels-just-for-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devil May Cry’s Anime Was Secretly A Movie Trilogy All Along, And Season 3 Is The End]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netflix's Devil May CryNetflix has dropped some good and bad news for fans of its Devil May Cry animated adaptation, as it has confirmed that the show will be back for a third and final season. Showrunner Adi Shankar also addressed how the third season will bring the first--and only--arc of Devil May Cry to a close, and it represents the culmination of the story he aimed to tell. But with one season left to go, he hinted at how he's planning to do something different."This was always Dante's Div]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/devil-may-crys-anime-was-secretly-a-movie-trilogy-all-along-and-season-3-is-the-end/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/devil-may-crys-anime-was-secretly-a-movie-trilogy-all-along-and-season-3-is-the-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Key Battlefield 6 Feature Is Arriving Soon, But Another Is Still Further Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Battlefield Studios has provided a community update for Season 4 of Battlefield 6 and Redsec, which is releasing in July. The season will add naval warfare, new maps, and one of the game's highly-requested features. We also have a better timeline for when the requested server browser feature will arrive, but it's probably not as soon as players were hoping for.Players have been asking for in-game proximity for Battlefield 6 and Redsec battle royale, and Battlefield Studios has finally confirmed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/this-key-battlefield-6-feature-is-arriving-soon-but-another-is-still-further-away/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/this-key-battlefield-6-feature-is-arriving-soon-but-another-is-still-further-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elden Ring For Switch 2 Finally Gets Release Date After Performance-Related Delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Software has confirmed the release date and other details for Elden Ring's upcoming Switch 2 launch. Fans have been waiting for a while, as From Software originally slated Elden Ring for release on Switch 2 in 2025, but it was delayed for "performance adjustments."Elden Ring is coming to Switch 2 with the Tarnished Edition, and it releases on August 28 for $80 USD. It includes the base game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, along with four new armor sets, two new starting classes, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/elden-ring-for-switch-2-finally-gets-release-date-after-performance-related-delay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/elden-ring-for-switch-2-finally-gets-release-date-after-performance-related-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elden Ring For Switch 2 Finally Gets Release Date, $80 Price After Performance-Related Delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Software has confirmed the release date and other details for Elden Ring's upcoming Switch 2 launch. Fans have been waiting for a while, as From Software originally slated Elden Ring for release on Switch 2 in 2025, but it was delayed for "performance adjustments."Elden Ring is coming to Switch 2 with the Tarnished Edition, and it releases on August 28 for $80 USD. It includes the base game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, along with four new armor sets, two new starting classes, an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/elden-ring-for-switch-2-finally-gets-release-date-80-price-after-performance-related-delay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/elden-ring-for-switch-2-finally-gets-release-date-80-price-after-performance-related-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destiny 2 Ending New Content Is “Unthinkable,” Warframe Dev Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bungie recently announced that it is ending ongoing content releases for Destiny 2 on June 9, with the Sony-owned studio shifting to new projects. The end-of-service announcement was upsetting to many, including Warframe creative director Rebecca Ford.<br />
She said on the OnlyFrames podcast that there is "no world where it makes sense."<br />
"Obviously, that news was just cataclysmic. I think there is no world where it makes sense from someone who, you know, enjoys video games that you can just do that,"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/destiny-2-ending-new-content-is-unthinkable-warframe-dev-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/destiny-2-ending-new-content-is-unthinkable-warframe-dev-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Of War Laufey Brings Back One Of The Best Parts Of The Previous Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the big reveals from the PlayStation State of Play this week was a new God of War game called God of War: Laufey. The PS5 game mixes things up by focusing on Laufey instead of Kratos, but some things are staying the same.<br />
It has been confirmed that Bear McCreary, who composed the music for 2018's God of War and 2022's God of War: Ragnarok, is coming back for Laufey."I am honored to return to the God of War saga, as the composer of God of War Laufey," he said.McCreary went on to say he's b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/god-of-war-laufey-brings-back-one-of-the-best-parts-of-the-previous-games/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/god-of-war-laufey-brings-back-one-of-the-best-parts-of-the-previous-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Leak Just Forced Atlus To Acknowledge The Next Persona Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[After alleged assets for the next Persona game were leaked online, Sega,&nbsp;Atlus, and P-Studio&nbsp;have officially addressed the recent hack.&nbsp;Persona developer&nbsp;P-Studio posted a statement online, confirming that "an unauthorized third-party" breached its servers and stole in-development footage of the game, which is widely believed to be Persona 6."We recently suffered a network intrusion in which an unauthorized third-party illegally accessed and downloaded confidential informatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/a-leak-just-forced-atlus-to-acknowledge-the-next-persona-game/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/a-leak-just-forced-atlus-to-acknowledge-the-next-persona-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Switch 2 Is Getting A Consumer-Friendly Upgrade In Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[European consumers considering a Switch 2 purchase can look forward to a revised version of the hybrid console,&nbsp;as Nintendo has announced a&nbsp;region-specific change to&nbsp;the device. The new model will have a removable battery, so that it complies with&nbsp;the EU Batteries Legislation,&nbsp;which was passed back in 2023 by the European Union.That specific set of regulations will come into full effect on February 18, 2027 (via VGC), and Nintendo has announced that it will comply with i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/switch-2-is-getting-a-consumer-friendly-upgrade-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/switch-2-is-getting-a-consumer-friendly-upgrade-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PUBG Creator’s New Survival Game Has Stopped Development Less Than A Year After Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prologue: Go Wayback developer PlayerUnknown Productions has announced the end of development on the early access game, as well as a round of&nbsp;layoffs for the studio. founder Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene&nbsp;posted a statement online, explaining that the studio could no longer afford to continue working on the game. Greene also added&nbsp;that&nbsp;Prologue: Go Wayback will be made&nbsp;available for free&nbsp;to all future players&nbsp;in an upcoming update, while refunds for anyone who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/pubg-creators-new-survival-game-has-stopped-development-less-than-a-year-after-launch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/pubg-creators-new-survival-game-has-stopped-development-less-than-a-year-after-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[007: First Light Sequel Could Include A Major Behind-The-Scenes Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hitman developer IO Interactive developed, published, and funded the well-received and top-selling James Bond game 007: First Light, but changes could be afoot for a potential sequel.IO announced Project 007, a working title for what would become First Light, back in November 2020. At the time, Amazon was not involved in the new game, but the retail and entertainment giant bought MGM in 2021.<br />
Due to this timeline of events, Amazon Games "didn't have the full rights" to First Light, Amazon Games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/007-first-light-sequel-could-include-a-major-behind-the-scenes-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/007-first-light-sequel-could-include-a-major-behind-the-scenes-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Want A Cuter Way To Watch Summer Game Fest, We’ve Got Good News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sure, Summer Game Fest is fine, right? Yeah, there are a bunch of cool game reveals and fine, the production value is off the charts. But haven't you ever wondered if there was a cuter way to watch the reveals?<br />
It turns out there is now, as VTuber agency Hololive Production has joined the official co-streamers list for Summer Game Fest. Seven talents from across the English and Indonesian branches of Hololive will all be co-streaming the event and providing their own commentary.<br />
From the English]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/if-you-want-a-cuter-way-to-watch-summer-game-fest-weve-got-good-news/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/if-you-want-a-cuter-way-to-watch-summer-game-fest-weve-got-good-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s Another Star Wars Game Coming This Year, And It’s Reportedly Closer Than You Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Galactic Racer is set to bring back Star Wars to the racing genre later this year, there is another game set in the galaxy far, far away that's even closer to releasing. Star Wars Zero Company, the X-COM-like strategy game, will reportedly launch as early as August.Star Wars Zero Company was revealed last year during Star Wars Celebration, and described as a single-player turn-based strategy title from both Bit Reactor and Respawn Entertainment. A gameplay trailer is set to debut during Su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/theres-another-star-wars-game-coming-this-year-and-its-reportedly-closer-than-you-think/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/theres-another-star-wars-game-coming-this-year-and-its-reportedly-closer-than-you-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New PS5 Update Is Out Now, But Don’t Get Too Excited]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sony has released a new firmware update for PS5 consoles, but don't expect Version:&nbsp;26.04-13.40.00 to introduce any sweeping changes to the console. Instead, this is one of the usual PlayStation updates focused on system stability, and the very brief patch notes hammer this point home."We've improved system software performance and stability," it reads.And that's all there is to it. The last few PS5 updates have added a few more features to the console, like the version&nbsp;26.03-13.20.00]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/new-ps5-update-is-out-now-but-dont-get-too-excited/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/new-ps5-update-is-out-now-but-dont-get-too-excited/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Of War Devs Explain Laufey’s Place In The Franchise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next God of War title had been rumored earlier this year, and it now stands revealed as God of War Laufey, a spin-off that focuses on Kratos' late wife, Faye. While the initial trailer apparently disclosed when Laufey takes place, the developers behind the game have offered more light about how the upcoming title fits in with Kratos' adventures.Faye's story in the afterlife of the gods begins almost immediately after Kratos and their child, Atreus, laid her to rest in the 2018 God of War. Du]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/god-of-war-devs-explain-laufeys-place-in-the-franchise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/god-of-war-devs-explain-laufeys-place-in-the-franchise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CoD Season 4 Patch Notes Detail SG-12 Nerf, Anti-Cheat Updates, And More]]></title><description><![CDATA[Season 4 goes live in Black Ops 7 and Warzone on June 4, and the developer's patch notes reveal all the major changes for Call of Duty&rsquo;s various modes. These adjustments include a nerf for the powerful SG-12 shotgun, a new self-revive kit for Warzone, and map improvements for Zombies.Content-wise, Season 4 of Black Ops 7 and Warzone adds a new battle pass, another operator for the Guild faction, more guns, and additional maps. New seasons of Ranked Play arrive for both multiplayer and Warz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/cod-season-4-patch-notes-detail-sg-12-nerf-anti-cheat-updates-and-more/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/games/cod-season-4-patch-notes-detail-sg-12-nerf-anti-cheat-updates-and-more/</guid></item></channel></rss>