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Will the next Mass Effect actually release under EA's new owners? 'I'll believe it when I see it,' says former EA manager turned Newzoo analyst
Emmanuel Rosier is here to pour cold water on my hopes and dreams.
"The most ambitious product we've ever built" - Genki is crowdfunding a Steam Controller killer with TMR sticks, an on-board display with its own OS, an 8K polling rate, and mouse and keyboard functionality
Genki's latest Kickstarter project might just turn out to be the final boss of controllers, because its list of standout features is endless.
Pokémon Pokopia's Expansion Pass Is Getting A Packaged Download Release
Launching in Korea this September. Following the recent launch of the Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass on Switch 2, Nintendo's Korean branch has this week announced a packaged "download" version. It will be arriving on 10th September 2026 , with pre-orders now available on the local Nintendo Store. According to the translation of the official announcement, this is a physical Switch 2 game case for the Expansion Pass featuring a download code: Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Nintendo Today! App Updated To Version 4.1.0, Adds Some New Features
You can now select multiple themes. Following the Nintendo Today! mobile app receiving a Fire Emblem theme earlier this month, Nintendo has now rolled out Version 4.1.0. Although it's not a major update, this patch does include some welcome features. If you're having trouble deciding which theme to choose, you can now select multiple ones. Apart from this, there are some bug fixes and another feature for Gamescom. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Trails In The Sky 2nd Chapter Gets A Switch Demo And Opening Movie
Following 1st Chapter's legacy update. Following a legacy patch for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter earlier this week, Falcom and GungHo Online Entertainment have now turned their attention to the 2nd Chapter in the role-playing series. If you are wanting to try out Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter before its arrival this September, there's now a demo available for the Switch. Save data can also be transferred across to the full game when it launches. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Video: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Drops Official Multiplayer Trailer
"Weapons hot". Ahead of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 early access beta this week, Activision and Infinity Ward have released the game's official multiplayer trailer. It highlights all-new 6v6 maps, the modular multiplayer battleground Kill Block, the expansive Ground War mode, Apex Attachments, gunplay, weapons and nukes. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
"Stardew Valley coziness" and "post-apocalyptic survival" aren't words you usually see together, but this indie game insists you'll brave zombie hordes and feel chill doing it
In the Van looks like Project Zomboid meets Stardew Valley
Thunderbolts star David Harbour shares Avengers: Doomsday spoiler that can't possibly be real
I guess we'll find out when Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters in December
Steam has been taken over by sandbox games including Palworld, study of 98,555 games finds, but RPGs and FPS games are still massive
The sandbox is getting bigger
Marvel's Wolverine was inspired by one of the few video game movie tie-ins that doesn't suck: "We had the same challenges as those devs"
"We were definitely aware of that game"
Kingdom Hearts 4 references a bit of OG lore so obscure I wouldn't have blamed Tetsuya Nomura for forgetting it
The Heartless would be pretty bored in Coco, after all
Obsession star reportedly turned down Michael Mann's Heat 2 to star as Rogue in Marvel's X-Men
The first MCU X-Men film is slated for a 2028 release date
Sony reportedly reverses course on live service co-op Horizon game after 'negative player feedback'
The spinoff has been undergoing a rework since June.
GTA 6 cars need gas? OK, I'm finally on board
Finally, GTA is evolving.
"If people weren't playing No Man's Sky, I don't think we would want to do updates," says Sean Murray, but he'd probably try to sneak in more content years later anyway
"We are in a mindset right now, in the industry, of games just being very consumable"
Stop Killing Games distances itself from GTA 6 leak manifesto: 'Using illegal means to make a point is unacceptable to us'
The group is urging its followers not to give the leakers money.
Mattel Reveals A Massive $324 Buildable 1:1 Original Xbox Brick Set
🤝 Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! The rumours a couple of weeks back were true. Mattel are teaming up with Microsoft to launch a huge buildable Mattel Bricks set featuring over 3,000 pieces,
After cranking up the difficulty, I am once again asking: How many of these games with pixel art styles can you identify?
Another round of games to examine bit by bit.
Despite calls for Aaron Pierre to be the next James Bond, Lanterns co-star hopes he's the Green Lantern for "many years to come"
Exclusive: Kelly Macdonald wants Aaron Pierre to work for the Green Lantern Corps, not MI6
More GTA 6 leaks reveal new details: Cloning keys, combat changes, random bird deaths
The latest purported GTA 6 gameplay videos show Jason committing more senseless murder, and reveal even more gameplay systems.
"Arkane was about to go under" before it committed to Dishonored, former lead says: "We had 4 months of money left"
"At some point, we realized this is not the way"
EA employees brace for the worst under Saudi ownership: 'Hard to feel good about being bought out by a regime that's very much at odds with progressive society'
Despite assurances from management, some workers believe the company will be subject to censorship by its new owners.
Huge Subnautica 2 co-op patch adds proximity chat and a revive system as devs promise a "new region" and "new story" are still on the way
Subnautica 2's early access journey continues
EA devs feel "the threat of layoffs at all times," especially after Saudi Arabia acquisition: "It's hard to see how teams or games that underperform wouldn't be dissolved"
Increasingly bad energy