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Exclusive Riftbound Radiance Reveal - Ziggs, Explosive
It seems like just yesterday that Riftbound, the League of Legends card game, was bursting onto the scene with Origins. On October 23, its...
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 4:52 pm
Bobby Kotick, Former Activision CEO, Joins Skydance Board Of Directors
Bobby Kotick, the controversial former CEO of Call of Duty publisher Activision-Blizzard, is entering a surprising new role. As film compa...
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 3:22 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – October 2, 2026
Welcome to October, or as the world of video games and movies (and all other entertainment media, if we're being honest) refer to it: spoo...
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 9:30 pm
One Of The PS5 Pro's Exclusive Features Is Now Coming To PS5, Kind Of
One of the big highlights of the PlayStation 5 Pro, now priced at $899.99, is PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), which analyzes...
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 6:23 pm
Reigns Developer Nerial Shuts Down After 13 Years
Nerial, the developer of the Reigns series and other games, has announced plans to shut down. This marks the end of a 13-year run. The Lon...
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 5:22 pm
Stone Kite Is A New Studio From Halo, Destiny Creator Jason Jones And Author Margaret Stohl, And Its First Project Is About Rogue AI Robots
Bungie co-founder Jason Jones, who helped create Halo and directed Destiny, has opened Stone Kite, a new Los Angeles-based studio alongsid...
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 3:00 pm
Kena: Scars Of Kosmora Delayed To 2027
Kena: Scars of Kosmora was revealed in February as a direct sequel to 2021’s Kena: Bridge of Spirits. It was announced with a 2026 launch ...
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 2:14 pm
Xbox Disc-To-Digital Program Now Available For All Players
Last month, Xbox announced a new disc-to-digital program that allows players to use physical game discs to access their digital counterpar...
Posted on 30 September 2026 | 3:28 pm
Suda51's Grasshopper Manufacture Is An Independent Studio Again After Splitting From NetEase
China-based NetEase Games acquired Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind the No More Heroes series, Lollipop Chainsaw, and more, back...
Posted on 30 September 2026 | 2:10 pm
Naughty Dog Will 'Fully Reveal' Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet In 2027, But Is Going Quiet The Rest Of This Year
Naughty Dog celebrated The Last of Us series yesterday alongside fans as part of its usual September 28 "Outbreak Day." That's when studio...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 8:16 pm
The Grand Theft Auto VI Digital Issue Is Now Live
The digital version of our November 2026 issue featuring Grand Theft Auto VI is now live! Subscribe to Game Informer now to get a physical...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 4:00 pm
The Last Of Us: Naughty Dog Is Working On Two Projects That Will Expand The Canon Of The Series Beyond Part I And Part II
Naughty Dog kicked off The Last of Us with the launch of the first game on PlayStation 3 way back in 2013. Since then, it has released a b...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 1:53 pm
The Last of Us Season 3 Casts John Goodman And Last Of Us Part II Actors Laura Bailey And Ian Alexander
Season 3 of HBO’s The Last of Us has three new cast members, Deadline reports. John Goodman, Ian Alexander, and Laura Bailey have joined t...
Posted on 28 September 2026 | 8:46 pm
New God Of War Laufey Weapon Revealed Alongside Pre-Order Details
Santa Monica Studio has revealed new combat details for God of War Laufey, chiefly a new weapon for the titular protagonist. With the game...
Posted on 28 September 2026 | 3:24 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 25, 2026
Hey! I hope you're getting ready to have a good weekend or whatever, but did you see that we announced the next Game Informer cover? It's ...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 9:55 pm
Cover Reveal – Grand Theft Auto VI
Grand Theft Auto VI is the biggest game of the year, decade, and quite possibly of all time, and it’s gracing the cover of Game Informer t...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 6:00 pm
Check Out The Design Document For Sonic Adventure 2's Iconic City Escape Level
Few video game openings make the impression City Escape does in Sonic Adventure 2. After jumping out of a helicopter, Sonic uses a piece o...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 3:56 pm
One Of Mouthwashing Publisher Critical Reflex's Demos Made Me Gag (Plus, Three Other Games I Can't Wait For)
Publisher Critical Reflex was founded six years ago and has since curated one of the most unique, strange, and interesting game catalogs. ...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 6:10 pm
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies VR Was Just Announced For 2027 – I Have Some Objections
Ace Attorney fans have been hoping for the announcement of a new entry for many years now, but today, we got a surprise instead. Ace Attor...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 4:29 pm
Control Resonant Launch Patch Will Address Its Biggest Combat Complaints
Control Resonant launches today, and the game’s first update will address one of its biggest pre-release criticisms: its enemies take too ...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 4:24 pm
Iizuka: Working With Sonic Mania Devs Again 'Not Off The Books Yet,' 'There's Definitely A Desire'
The release of Sonic Mania in 2017 signaled to many fans that Sega and the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise were listening to fans. Announced ...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 3:54 pm
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Will Let You Spec Into Different FITS Classes But Still Wear The Party's Classic Outfits
One of the bigger additions to Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy in the upcoming finale, Revelation, is the FITS system. This...
Posted on 23 September 2026 | 7:23 pm
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Will Have Four Performance Modes On PS5 Pro
I got hands-on with Final Fantasy VII Revelation at Tokyo Game Show last week, playing about 25 minutes of the game's first chapter. You c...
Posted on 23 September 2026 | 7:22 pm
Xbox Lays Off 268 More People, Hands Halo Series To Activision
Earlier this year, Xbox performed a massive wave of layoffs, eliminating 1,600 roles and sharing that more cuts would come soon. Today, th...
Posted on 22 September 2026 | 2:49 pm
Bungie Announces Plans To Restore Vaulted Destiny 2 Content And Substantial Reworks To Marathon
It’s been a few months since Bungie ceased active development of Destiny 2, bringing the game’s nine-year lifecycle to an abrupt end and a...
Posted on 21 September 2026 | 9:29 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 18, 2026
We are hard at work this week on putting the finishing touches on our next issue, which we will be revealing soon. Did you know we put out...
Posted on 18 September 2026 | 9:50 pm
Hyper Light Drifter Maker Heart Machine Lays Off 'Nearly Everyone'
Heart Machine, an indie developer known for games like Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, has laid off most of its staff, according to stu...
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 4:19 pm
Bill Skarsgård Cast As The Lead In Physint, Kojima's Metal Gear Solid Spiritual Successor
Physint, an upcoming game from Kojima Productions, just found its star. The game is set to be a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid, a...
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 2:38 pm
Kingdom Hearts Comes To Fortnite This Week
Fortnite has hosted numerous crossovers with seemingly ill-fitting IPs, so it's hard to be surprised by any collaboration anymore. That is...
Posted on 15 September 2026 | 7:02 pm
Here's How To Get A Steam Frame, Valve's VR Headset, And How Much It Costs
Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame, is dropping very soon, and today is the first day you can sign up to purchase one of your own. Mu...
Posted on 14 September 2026 | 5:43 pm
Everything Announced At The BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony
BlizzCon 2026 kicks off today, and its Opening Ceremony contain tons of news about the company's catalog of games. Whether massively multi...
Posted on 12 September 2026 | 7:33 pm
Warcraft III: Reforged Gets A New Campaign Today, Alongside New Graphics Mode
Warcraft III is getting a new campaign for the first time in years. Forsaken Kingdom is a new campaign for Warcraft III: Reforged, arrivin...
Posted on 12 September 2026 | 6:45 pm
Blizzard Announces World Of Warcraft: Forever, Expanding Vanilla WoW With New Zones, Raids, 1,000 New Quests Set
Blizzard is rewinding the clock to 2004 and halting it there with World of Warcraft: Forever, a new game edition expanding the vanilla WoW...
Posted on 12 September 2026 | 6:34 pm
Blizzard Announces Diablo V, Arriving Spring 2029
This morning during BlizzCon's opening ceremony, Blizzard announced Diablo V, set a half-century after the events of Diablo IV. The game's...
Posted on 12 September 2026 | 6:08 pm
Blizzard Reveals StarCraft Open-World Shooter, Targeting 2030 Launch
StarCraft is back, this time as an open-world shooter. During the BlizzCon 2026 keynote today, a new open-world shooter was announced, aim...
Posted on 12 September 2026 | 5:47 pm
Heroes Of The Storm Gets First New Character In Six Years, Arriving Later This Month
During this morning's BlizzCon Opening Ceremony, Blizzard President Johanna Faries announced that Heroes of the Storm is getting its first...
Posted on 12 September 2026 | 5:38 pm
Moss Developer Polyarc Is Shutting Down
Polyarc, the developer best known for the acclaimed Moss series of VR and console games, has announced its closing its doors. This marks t...
Posted on 11 September 2026 | 10:00 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 11, 2026
This week was a surprisingly dense one for video game updates. Nintendo held two separate Direct presentations and Hideo Kojima is no long...
Posted on 11 September 2026 | 8:00 pm
Level-5’s Futuristic Detective RPG Decapolice Will Now Launch In 2027
Level-5’s long-awaited detective game Decapolice has a new launch date, pushing it out of its previously announced 2026 window. The game i...
Posted on 10 September 2026 | 3:34 pm
Xbox Will Now Publish Hideo Kojima’s Action Espionage Game Physint After PlayStation Partnership Ends
Physint, Kojima Productions’ upcoming stealth espionage game, will no longer be published by PlayStation. The console publisher has ended ...
Posted on 10 September 2026 | 1:58 pm
A Bunch Of Steam Achievements May Have Leaked For Games Like Persona 6, Kingdom Hearts 4, And More
Steam achievements for a wide swath of upcoming and even announced games have seemingly leaked from Valve's backend. As a result, there mi...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 5:10 pm
Every New Announcement At The September 2026 Nintendo Direct
After airing a Nintendo Direct squarely focused on The Legend of Zelda yesterday, Nintendo released a traditional Direct this morning choc...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 4:55 pm
Magic: The Gathering's Upcoming Reality Fracture Set Promises Multiversal Fun With 'What If?' Mechanics And Cards In Every Booster
Reality Fracture is the next Magic: The Gathering set, and it's launching worldwide on October 2. It's centered around Jace Beleren, a leg...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 4:25 pm
Danganronpa 2x2 Kickstarts The Slayhem In January
A new release date has been discovered! After a delay out of 2026, Danganronpa 2x2 is now set for a January 14, 2027 release.For those at ...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 3:27 pm
Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam Arrives This December
Professor Layton has been on a bit of a sabbatical these past few years. The latest entry came out for the iOS and Android way back in 201...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 3:22 pm
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Royal Edition Is Coming To Nintendo Switch 2 Next Year
Developer Warhorse Studios is bringing Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Royal Edition to Nintendo Switch 2 next year. It will feature all base...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 3:18 pm
Persona 6 And Persona 4 Revival Coming To Switch 2
At one point, having the Persona games on Switch felt like a pipe dream, primarily because it seemed like PlayStation would forever be the...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 3:17 pm
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Switch 2 Edition Adds A Survivors-Like Mode And New Hero On December 3
The third Switch 2 update for the Xenoblade Chronicles series is on the way, and like its predecessors, it's adding a bit of new content t...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 3:06 pm
Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy Adds Voice Commands And A New Time Trial Mode
Pikmin 4, which released in 2023, is getting a Switch 2 edition with an entirely too long name on November 12. The game, Pikmin 4 Nintendo...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 3:06 pm
Marvelous Reveals Eternal Anima With An HD-2D-Esque Visual Style That Looks Great
Tokyo-based developer/publisher Marvelous has revealed Eternal Anima, a new RPG with a visual style that looks like the company's own take...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 2:45 pm