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Modern Warfare 4 faces backlash after real footage of South Korean crowd crush tragedy was discovered in game's opening moments
Activision has come under fire due to the inclusion of real-world footage of the tragic Itaewon Disaster in Modern Warfare 4.

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer on RPG cities: 'Compared to a dungeon, generally speaking, a town is 4x the expense per square foot'
It's these freaking zoning laws, man.

Here's one bit of good news for Mass Effect: modders are bringing the multiplayer mode to Mass Effect Legendary Edition
"Enemies still active, stay alert."

At Dead of Night sequel The Great Hugo is coming "(very) soon"
Baggy Cat Games, the team behind viral FMV horror game At Dead Of Night, has confirmed that a sequel is "coming (very) soon".

Penguin Colony was made to 'put the games industry on notice'
Why the Xbox boycott and Palestinian crisis fuel Penguin Colony, a penguin adventure game set among Lovecraft's horrors.

8 Years Later, a Buffy Star's Obscure Thriller Is Waiting to Be Discovered on Free Streaming
Remember, everyone, if you find a strange mask in the woods, don't put it on
The Best Deals Today: Gears of War: E-Day, Apple Watch Ultra 4, Star Wars Zero Company, and More
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Gears of War: E-Day, Apple Watch Ultra 4, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Persona 3 Reload, Pikmin…

'An absolute behemoth': Wildly ambitious FPS Selaco is getting a massive update that doubles its size and adds 'a heavy machinegun that fires literal explosions'
Selaco: The Machines of War arrives later this month.

Chronicles: Medieval developer faces imminent closure after losing funding: 'What makes it hurt is how close we are. Early access is in reach'
But the studio says it is "not going down without a fight".

FBI links $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist to North Korean hackers
The FBI has confirmed that North Korean state-sponsored hackers known as TraderTraitor were behind the $6.3 billion crypto-theft attack on Binance,…

It's not just Steam: New game pages created per day on Itch.io have doubled in the last two months, with AI slop the likely culprit
"The number of downloads and purchases has *not* doubled."

I'm glad that WoW: Forever'll have a slower, lo-fi update schedule, because I'm not playing this thing to be in a rush
I tire of seasons.
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Enters the Avatar State
The Avatar State Patch is available today for Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game on XBOX Series X|S, and it’s the biggest update the game has seen.

Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 552: Pumpkins and Pines
Email us at PSPodcast@sony.com! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, y’all!

Round Up: Pikmin Day 2026 - Updates, Demo And New Animated Shorts
Happy Pikmin Day! Nintendo surprised us with a Pikmin -themed Direct this weekend, announcing Pikmin Day!

Elder Scrolls Skyblivion mod faces lawsuit from former volunteer, project lead urges 'Please don't turn this into any kind of witch hunt'
The volunteer team is seeking pro bono legal aid.

Silver Pines is a great survival horror throwback with an unexpected Metroidvania twist, but it makes me glad the genre's moved on
It's those bloody typewriters all over again. Developer Wych Elm Games' Silver Pines is fantastic in a whole bunch of ways, from its woozy small-town…

Celeste and TowerFall have delisted from Xbox's digital storefronts to support BDS boycott
Director of both games, Maddy Thorson, confirmed the intent on BlueSky.

Final Fantasy 14: Evercold delayed to February, preorders start next week
Surely, one of these is the actual, no joke, FINAL fantasy?

EA reportedly closed BioWare because it was forced to choose between Mass Effect 5 and Star Wars Battlefront 3
A new report has revealed that EA closed BioWare because it was forced to choose between investing in one of two sci-fi projects: a new Mass Effect…
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What we've been playing - "I've been intrigued by horrible images of live-action sequences for weeks"
Happy Halloween! Are you scared? I am: I'm in a theatre play that opens next week and we're not ready yet.

Yacht Club confirms Mina the Hollower was the shot in the arm it needed stay alive—'for now'
Randomizer and speedrunner settings are up next for the spooky Zelda-like.

The top 10 scariest RPGs I've ever played—and one I'm too afraid to try
Number 6 will SPOOK you (for 1d6 psychic damage).

Podcast: We pitch Xbox’s $800 Million Netflix empire
Plus: Does Switch Sports Resort take home the gold?

EA chose to shut down BioWare so it could make Star Wars Battlefront 3 instead, it’s claimed
The publisher reportedly decided having two high-budget sci-fi action games was too many

Valkyrae calls out fans demanding she play GTA RP instead of CS2
Valkyrae has called out viewers demanding she play GTA instead of grinding for a 16,000 rating in CS2 Premier.

COD MW4 Multiplayer: Halloween event, Possession playlist, milsim explained
The Possession playlist and milsims explained in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

John Romero confirms his axed Xbox game has a new publisher and he’s rehired some staff
The game has been rescoped for a smaller team and "we're just super happy", he says

Modern Warfare 4 Season 1: Everything you need to know for November 6 launch
Get ready for Season 1, with new maps, modes, events and rewards across Multiplayer and DMZ.

Apple unveils groundbreaking MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display
Apple today introduced the all-new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display featuring breakthrough tandem OLED technology.

Monster Hunter Outlanders codes: All codes to redeem at launch
All redeemable codes in Monster Hunter's mobile gacha spin-off, Outlanders

(PR) Evercade Nexus Handheld Console Now Available
Blaze Entertainment is proud to announce that the Evercade Nexus, the newest retro gaming handheld console from Evercade, is now available on Amazon,…

(For Southeast Asia) PlayStation 11.11 Power Deals returns from 30 October to 12 November 2026
PlayStation 11.11 Power Deals returns to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam from 30th October to 12th November 2026, with discounts…

8-bit horror Tenebris Somnia mixes weird live-action horror with a retro 2D adventure to impressive and unsettling effect
I've been captivated by the idea of wrong-footing an audience ever since playing Faith: The Unholy Trinity.

Crimson Desert Enhanced Edition gets a surprise demo on PlayStation and Xbox, lets you play for 5 hours and carry over your save data
Crimson Desert is one of 2026's most successful releases. The game managed to sell over 6 million copies in just three months, and ended up being so…

Forza director, who'd been with Turn 10 for 27 years leaves Microsoft, following studios merger with Playground Games
Dan Greenawalt, director, founder, and vice president at Turn 10 Games, has departed from the studio after spending 27 years as part of the company.

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (31st October)
The spooky weekend is upon us. What's that? You thought the deluge of October news would slow down in its final week? Think again, my friends!

There are currently "no other Assassin's Creed remakes actively in development", says Ubisoft
Yesterday, Ubisoft issued a statement about the future of the Assassin's Creed series, and the publisher's comments included quite a big surprise:…

Bungie Says 'Don't Buy Marathon as a Donation' as Destiny Players Look to Support Studio's Future
As Bungie plots a future for more Destiny, head of product Josh Deane has clarified that players don't need to "buy Marathon as a donation" just to…

Apple introduces the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6
Apple today announced the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6, delivering more performance, powerful on-device AI capabilities, and faster connectivity.

GOG explores reviving physical PC game releases
GOG wants to sell physical games, in contrast to consoles going digital-only, giving gamers more freedom over their games.

Save 20% (or More) Off Minecraft Dungeons 2 for Nintendo Switch 2 Ahead of Black Friday
A perfect new release game to gift to kids this holiday season.

Snag a Nintendo Switch 2 for only $469 while stock lasts — $30 off a system that's not often on sale
Snag a Nintendo Switch 2 for only $469 while stocks last — $30 off a system that's not often on sale

Rockstar reportedly teaming up with Nike for $130 GTA 6 sneakers
Rockstar Games is reportedly teaming up with Travis Scott and Nike to release a collection of Grand Theft Auto 6-themed sneakers in time for the…

Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Verdict On Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 On Switch 2
Is it really all that 'Modern'? Just in case the news passed you by, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launched on Switch 2 this month — the first in…

Dataminer uncovers that Spiny - a character seemingly with no way to operate a car - was meant to be playable in Mario Kart World
A dataminer has uncovered something peculiar in the code of Mario Kart World.

(PR) NVIDIA GeForce NOW Gets Phantom Blade Zero and Eight More Games This Week
This Halloween week, GFN Thursday is delivering a fresh batch of gaming treats. Something wicked this blade comes.

Mouthwashing is finally on consoles and Xbox Game Pass, and it's a Halloween must for horror fans
A mutilated man stares at you, his single piercing eye following as you move around the room.

With a cracking new tactical feature and dedicated UI "strike team", Football Manager 27 is a huge step back towards FM's best form
Welcome back, Football Manager. I've only played half a day or so of it, whistling through my inductions, board meetings and opening transfer window,…

Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case
Lenovo’s ThinkPlus FU100 fingerprint USB drive held an unencrypted SD card, and Codex found fixed keys in other ‘secure’ USB products.

Guide: Last Chance To Grab These 61 Switch 1 & 2 Games In Nintendo's 'Halloween Sale' (Europe)
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus a personal pick. This is your friendly reminder that the European Halloween sale wraps up in just a few…

Skip the Halloween party: Xbox just made WUCHANG and Dead by Daylight free to play this weekend
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Dead by Daylight, Spirittea, Darkwood, and Everspace 2 are free to play for this weekend's line-up of Xbox Free Play Days…

World of Warcraft players angry after Blizzard seems to contradict housing cosmetics policy with Halloween additions
The World of Warcraft team has found itself at the centre of controversy after recently-added housing cosmetics appeared to go against previous…

COD Modern Warfare 4's controversial Possum ability nerfed to stop it being used "as a combat mechanic instead of a survival mechanic"
Since the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode, players have been mainly arguing about two topics: whether there's a need for a…

Epic Games further doubles down on gen-AI tools for Fortnite, Unreal Engine 6 and more: "Our engineers are no longer writing the bulk of the code"
To no one's surprise, Epic Games has now confirmed that it's tripling down on its gen-AI push and will use the controversial tech on everything from…

Poll: So, Have You Got The Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2?
Go on, tell us. Nintendo's Zelda-themed Switch 2 is out in stores this week, but as you've probably seen by now, there's been some last-minute…

Alien: Isolation 2 devs commit to a physical edition: "Staying true to the analogue nature of Alien is one of our pillars"
The developers behind Alien: Isolation 2 are committing to a full physical edition, and have shared even more details about the highly-anticipated…

World of Warcraft on Xbox? Blizzard name-drops Project Helix while talking about WoW’s future beyond PC
GamesRadar+ recently conducted an interview with Blizzard Entertainment to talk about World of Warcraft: Forever

Warhammer 40K: Battlesector is getting Xbox Play Anywhere, cross-platform multiplayer, and a massive free update
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, a turn-based tactical game set in the grim dark universe of WH40K, has announced a ton of new features coming soon…

Anthropic Bans AI Game Clones and Reverse Engineering With Claude
AI game cloning, reverse-engineering, and decompiling have all become increasingly popular of late, with a cottage industry of gaming projects…




