games news

• Rovio, EA, and DICE vets form new VR studio, Fast Travel Games

  29-06-2016 16:44
  "Our games will focus strongly on narratively rich worlds full of possibilities for exploration and social gameplay, where players can cooperate, share worlds and experiences, and play together."...
  
  Read more

• Diablo 4 season 15 is officially live following server issues and delay

  16-09-2026 01:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Diablo 4's 15th season, Season of Hell's Legacy, is officially live following a brief delay apparently caused by server issues.Blizzard fully lifted the lid on Season of Hell's Legacy during BlizzCon 2026, showing off a nostalgic seasonal questline celebrating the entire history of the Diablo series coinciding with its 30th birthday—and confirming a September 15 release date. It's definitely one of the meatiest seasons so far for Diablo 4, so it's not a huge surprise that players had been
  
  Read more

• After 24 years, one of GameCube's most beloved cult classics shows signs of life with a tease from an excellent remaster studio

  16-09-2026 00:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  While the ranks of the best GameCube games are dominated by the family-friendly titles Nintendo is best known for, Nintendo's purple square was also quietly a killer horror machine. Sure, that's mostly down to the mostly exclusive Resident Evil games Capcom was pumping out for the system, but there's one other horror titan on the system, and it was published by Nintendo itself. That is Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.But unlike those classic Resident Evil games, Eternal Darkness never got a s
  
  Read more

• Bungie's mantra was "I love playing Destiny. I hate that it’s not better" in the MMO's early years, says former lead

  15-09-2026 23:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny's Taken King expansion is officially 11 years old, and former Bungie studio vice president Mark Noseworthy marked the occasion by saying what many Destiny players have thought a million times: this game is so good, but it could be so much better. In a post on Twitter, Noseworthy, who left Bungie in 2024 along with some other senior staff amidst layoffs, describes The Taken King as his personal pinnacle."Of all the parts of Destiny I’ve worked on, this remains my personal favorite a
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Exodus lets you do polyamory, but the Mass Effect-like RPG's companions won't all be happy about it

  15-09-2026 23:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Upcoming Mass Effect-like RPG Exodus takes romance seriously, which means you'll need to get comfortable with the idea that serious romance requires sacrifice, and, sometimes, a pig pen of mess. You'll be able to date around, but not without consequence. Exodus narrative director – and Mass Effect's lead writer – Drew Karpyshyn tells Game Informer that romance was mandatory for the sci-fi drama because "it would feel almost hollow" without it. "Romance is a huge part of the real worl
  
  Read more

• "I expect people to crunch," says Wardogs boss, so his studio will "check people's socials" to see if they criticize crunch online before hiring them

  15-09-2026 22:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crunch culture is one of the most controversial and maligned aspects of video game development, right up there with generative AI and mass layoffs. Forcing employees to work well beyond their normal hours to ensure a game ships on time is generally viewed as not a good thing, but Wardogs studio Bulkhead very much embraces crunch as an inevitability and sees embrace of crunch as part of a strong work ethic."A lot of people who may have an issue with crunch—rightly so, I understand that issu
  
  Read more

• Open-world D&D game Warlock doesn't have AAA-standard waypoints because the devs want players to feel that "when they found things, it was based on their actions"

  15-09-2026 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons ditches the quest and objective waypoints seen in many large games, and even lets you disable its small compass, to prioritize organic exploration. It's music to my ears. General manager Dominic Guay of Warlock developer Invoke Studios spoke to IGN about the game's approach. "We wanted them to engage with the world, to figure things out and feel that when they found things, it was based on their actions and not just blindly trusting a waypoint,” he says. Gua
  
  Read more

• The Last of Us season 3 might be the final season, according to HBO boss

  15-09-2026 22:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  After plenty of speculation, HBO boss Casey Bloys may have just confirmed that The Last of Us will end after season 3."I think [showrunner] Craig [Mazin] has planned it as the final season," Bloys told Deadline, when asked to confirm whether or not it would be the final season.Last year, composer Jake Staley told the The Last of Us: Savage Starlight podcastthat "there’ll be at least two more seasons, no question" after HBO announced season 3. Keep in mind that season 1 told the story of Th
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Xbox Game Pass is "extremely poorly managed" and Doom should never have been part of it, says former producer

  15-09-2026 22:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  It seems to me that no one is ever convinced that Game Pass deserves an oxygen tank while it's dying, not even Xbox executives. Having experienced what it's like to actually have your game on the sickly subscription service, Doom veteran Andrew Willis – who was impacted by the enormous job cuts at id Software in July – suggests a simple reason for all the confusion.The former producer candidly tells Kiwi Talkz in a new interview that Game Pass is "poorly managed. Extremely poorly man
  
  Read more

• Laying off the people making The Elder Scrolls 6 while desperately trying to get The Elder Scrolls 6 finished "doesn't make any sense," says former Bethesda dev

  15-09-2026 21:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kurt Kuhlmann became a central figure for The Elder Scrolls in the two decades and change he spent as lore expert and world builder at the studio, and, from where he's standing now, Bethesda owner Xbox's decision to cut veteran devs from the team working on The Elder Scrolls 6 doesn't make a lick of sense. Kuhlmann discusses his experience at Bethesda with FRVR, noting that layoffs didn't happen until after Microsoft acquired the company and Zenimax. He echoes criticism from the Bethesda union,
  
  Read more

• GTA 6 teasers keep popping up on celebrity social media as Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen, and more hint at Rockstar collaboration

  15-09-2026 19:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rockstar seems to be doing something with celebrities like Travis Scott, since they keep releasing cryptic GTA 6 teasers. The somewhat notorious Travis Scott posted art of two glittering pleaser heels leaning against a stripper pole on his Instagram, where he writes, "Phase 1. NOW ITS TIME. MY RETURN TO GAME GOTTA COME WITH RAGE AND ALOT OF DANCING LETS RIDE"J… O. H….. to be continued. See yall soon." Travis Scott already suggested he would be involved in GTA 6 in his 2025 music vi
  
  Read more

• World of Warcraft: Forever's controversial Skyborne race came from Blizzard veteran Chris Metzen himself - "We knew we wanted to add some sort of elves"

  15-09-2026 18:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following our first look at World of Warcraft: Forever at BlizzCon 2026 this past weekend, Blizzard's answer to everyone's Classic+ prayers, a lot of controversy surrounding the new Skyborne race has made the rounds online.From the $30 price tag to the ill-fitting lore, fans have shared quite a few concerns about the Skybrone. So, what prompted Blizzard to implement the pretty blue elves in the first place?
  Well, according to senior game designer Josh Greenfield, it all boils down to Chris Metze
  
  Read more

• D&D Arcana Unleashed casts a spell with magical subclasses, and it finally gives us a good Necromancer build

  15-09-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  I appreciate that there's a lot more to D&D Arcana Unleashed than finally being able to play as a proper Necromancer, but come on. Yes, being able to summon a dinosaur (?!) is all good and well. But being able to boss around what may as well be a skeleton butler, presumably while cackling like a supervillain? That's too delicious.A pair of mysticism-infused books just hit shelves, and they boast some killer options for players who want to add a dose of magic to their game. The first, D&D
  
  Read more

• Neagley star Maria Sten explains how the Reacher spin-off will finally reveal the resourceful PI's mysterious backstory

  15-09-2026 18:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Frances Neagley has been a fixture on Prime Video's Reacher for several seasons, even popping up when there's no precedent in the books. But both the show and the many (many) Lee Child novels have yet to fill in Neagley's mysterious backstory. Until now, that is.Dropping at the same time as the Reacher season 4 finale and set immediately after the events of the latest season, eight-episode spin-off series Neagley is all about the one-time member of Jack Reacher's Special Investigations Unit. The
  
  Read more

• As VR gamers celebrate the launch of Steam Frame, Meta's next headset leaks ahead of Connect 2026, but I don't think Valve should be worried

  15-09-2026 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Meta Connect 2026 is fast approaching, and although it's been heavily speculated that we'll catch our first glimpse of the next Meta Quest headset at this year's conference, the first imagery of the brand's unannounced device appears to have leaked. As Valve and gamers celebrate the long-awaited launch of the Steam Frame, I'm not sure anyone needs to worry about Meta's Project Phoenix as competition, because it looks more like a pair of smart glasses than a VR headset designed for playing video
  
  Read more

• World of Warcraft: Forever has a new race you can't get without paying $30, and it's not the first impression fans were hoping for: "They are just blue elves"

  15-09-2026 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Blizzard gave WoW Classic+ hopefuls the news they were hoping for this past weekend during the BlizzCon 2026 reveals with a first look at World of Warcraft: Forever – a reimagining of the 21-year-old MMO's nostalgic beginnings.In case you missed it, it ticks all the boxes and then some, with revamped visuals, a plethora of new quests, and much, much more… including a never-before-seen race, the Skyborne.
  While that sounds incredibly exciting on paper, there's a bit of a catch: the S
  
  Read more

• I've already got the Nintendo's Ocarina of Time Remake bundled pin badge, and here's what to expect when it arrives

  15-09-2026 18:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  When the Ocarina of Time Remake pre-orders dropped, fans had the option to grab a bundle on the Nintendo UK online store, which included an official pin.This wasn't a pre-order bonus but rather the chance for the retailer to bundle up an existing Ocarina of Time collectible for £61.98 (via Nintendo) in total, likely to shift some extra stock. If that was their plan, it most definitely worked as it has since sold out. Even the digital version is out of stock.There's still weeks to go the ga
  
  Read more

• Valve finally backs down after age-restricting a Steam vampire RPG without any sex or nudity for having too much sex and nudity

  15-09-2026 18:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nighthawks is an upcoming Steam vampire RPG where you have to navigate a modern underworld after awakening as a newly minted member of the undead. You can't have a vampire story without at least a little seduction, but Nighthawks steers well clear of anything more risque than you'd see in a PG-13 movie. It's easy to understand, then, why the devs were so worried when they got slapped with an "adults only" rating from Valve just days before launch."We are aware that Steam has classified Nighthawk
  
  Read more

• Valheim 1.0 lets cheaters earn achievements by admitting their crimes and then cheating even harder: "Oden will surely know if you use it dishonourably"

  15-09-2026 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sometimes, developers like to have a little fun with cheaters. Valheim developer Iron Gate Studio has decided to throw people who use console commands a bone by still allowing them to log achievements – if they enter another, comically long cheat code, that is.Prior to an update on September 11, players using developer commands in-game relegated them from getting any of Valheim's achievements. A simple, but effective way of accepting this is how some fans choose to play, and making ramific
  
  Read more

• Superman is leaving HBO Max in several countries, and DC fans are thoroughly confused

  15-09-2026 17:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Depending on what part of the planet you’re living on, it appears that Superman is set to go up, up, and away from HBO Max, and understandably, some DC fans aren’t happy about it. According to the Superman Homepage, James Gunn’s 2025 DCU Chapter One movie has “Leaving Soon” stamped across it on the streaming service in places like Australia and Spain, with an expected departure date of September 18 or 19, depending on where you are. In some cases, the apparent exit
  
  Read more

• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave almost had 8 protagonists in a "bold" attempt to surpass Three Houses, and I'm so happy the devs talked themselves out of it

  15-09-2026 17:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave director Toshiyuki Kusakihara has revealed that the developers of the RPG once considered having eight routes for the game. Fire Emblem post-Awakening has felt very keen to make things bigger every time. Fates took the Pokemon approach with two different games – you could buy separately, with a third arriving as DLC – then Three Houses took it a step further with the titular three houses (which actually had four routes with side story as DLC). Engage was
  
  Read more

• We won't get House of the Dragon's final season for a while, but one star is already preparing to grieve its ending

  15-09-2026 17:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's one chapter left to be told with House of the Dragon season 4, but the question for fans is how long before they begin getting it ready. There have been lengthy gaps between seasons so far, but now one of its core cast members has hinted at when we can expect the cameras to start rolling. During an interview with ScreenRant, Olivia Cooke was asked whether she's started work on the final season, and if not, how long until she’s back in the Seven Kingdoms and getting up to her elbows
  
  Read more

• Fable lead promises "we stick the landing" with the RPG's ending, which hopefully means we won't have a repeat of Fable 2's woes

  15-09-2026 16:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers of Fable are confident that they have stuck the landing when it comes to the ending of the upcoming RPG.The Fable series is home to some fairly beloved games when people get past the perhaps overhyped pre-release comments about everything you can do in them, with Fable 2 generally being the favorite of many. However, Fable 2 simultaneously has one of the worst endings ever put to a game. Spoiler alert: the final boss confrontation against Lucien, who you have been chasing the enti
  
  Read more

• Diablo 5 doesn't have towns or safe zones because you're the safe zone now, buddy: "You and your band of followers are the last remains"

  15-09-2026 16:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  As you're no doubt aware, Diablo 5 is officially on the way, though we won't be seeing it properly for a while. Nonetheless, Blizzard's been teasing what's going on in this installment, and, well, things aren't great. Sanctuary has fallen, and in your adventures, the only real safety you'll find is within your own group.During a panel on creating this new installment, several lead developers comment on what Diablo 5 will look and feel like. A sticking point is how rare any kind of genuine securi
  
  Read more

• Elder Scrolls lore master and 20-year Bethesda veteran Kurt Kuhlmann can't find a job after being laid off months ago, and doesn't that sum up today's industry

  15-09-2026 16:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's no secret that the video game industry isn't exactly being kind, even to the best of folks – including Kurt Kuhlmann, Bethesda Game Studios veteran and legendary Elder Scrolls "lore master" who worked on gems like the original Oblivion and Skyrim.Although Kuhlmann hasn't been at Bethesda for quite some time now, having reportedly left over Bethesda's "bureaucratic" baggage, in his own words, and broken promises from Todd Howard about leading The Elder Scrolls 6.
  He landed on his feet
  
  Read more

• Tom Cruise know he's "intense" to work with: "Trust me, the rumors are true"

  15-09-2026 16:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Everyone knows two things about Tom Cruise: first, he does all his own stunts, and second, he loves films. Like, he really loves films. His passion shows in every project he puts his name on, which, for some, has quite literally saved cinema. But for a star that has spent so much time on the big screen, what does he think about the smaller one? Has the man behind Maverick and Ethan Hunt ever sat down to watch Traitors? If he has, he’s not sharing it, even in a new GQ interview.In anticipat
  
  Read more

• Resident Evil director Zach Cregger weighs in on PlayStation ending physical games: "I'm not a physical media guy"

  15-09-2026 15:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just when Zach Cregger couldn’t stir the pot any more before the release of his new film, Resident Evil, he chimed in on the long-standing debate over diverting to digital or sticking to physical media since PlayStation's big announcement that sent the gaming industry into an uproar. Surprisingly, the director of Weapons and the upcoming video game adaptation isn’t too fussed about keeping hold of discs in all their various forms, and it isn’t down to a matter of ease, but more
  
  Read more

• Nintendo drops pre-orders on its brand new Switch 2 bundle, and with Zelda out of the question it's the best way to buy right now

  15-09-2026 14:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo announced two new post-price hike Switch 2 bundles last month, and while the Mario Kart version is still but a promise (even though it's technically supposed to hit shelves earlier), the Sports Resort package is now available for pre-order. The $529.99 (Nintendo) bundle sits about $30 higher than we've typically seen from Ninty's package deals. Before September 1's price hike you'd be paying $499 for a game and handheld in one box. These days, though, $529.99 actually represents one of
  
  Read more

• Metal Gear Solid 5 modders are bringing the open-world stealth game more in line with the PS1 classic in a crucial way

  15-09-2026 14:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Metal Gear Solid 5 mod has been released which aims to bring back the feeling of the series' classic games by allowing you to go in with nothing. Metal Gear Solid changed pretty drastically with its final entries. Metal Gear Solid 4 sowed the seeds with the Drebin shop, but Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker and 5 took the series in a different direction. The original MSX2 games and Solid trilogy had you infiltrating enemy bases with only the clothes on your back (or very little supplies) and e
  
  Read more

• Amid relentless layoffs at Xbox, Fable lead says "so many people" at the company see the RPG as "vital to the DNA of the platform," which "protected us over a long development cycle"

  15-09-2026 13:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fable has been a long time coming, with its development spanning several waves of layoffs at publisher Xbox, as well as the cancellation of high-profile projects. But the RPG's director suggests that the RPG has been unscathed because it's viewed as "vital to the DNA of the platform."A new interview with The Guardian really puts into perspective how long Fable has been in the works, with production apparently starting as far back as 2016. We wouldn't see Playground Games' reveal trailer until 20
  
  Read more

Follow @Newslockergames on Twitter!