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Mass Effect Universe "looked incredible" says creator who claims he advised BioWare
A content creator who claims to have served on a BioWare community council has shared alleged details about the cancelled next Mass Effect game, t...
Posted on 24 October 2026 | 2:26 pm
Prime Video's Fallout reality competition Fallout Shelter: The Experiment premieres in January
Prime Video's Fallout reality competition, Fallout Shelter: The Experiment, will premiere on 13th January 2027. Read more
Posted on 24 October 2026 | 1:30 pm
Xbox's first chief operating officer Helen Chiang leaves Microsoft just three months into the job
Helen Chiang, Xbox’s first-ever chief operating officer (COO), is leaving Microsoft just three months after taking the job. Read more
Posted on 24 October 2026 | 12:57 pm
What we've been playing - "Shoving Moon Flesh into an alien grandma's mouth"
Hello, it is me, your regular weekend host Mertie and I am here once again to guide you gently into Saturday with our usual feature What We've Bee...
Posted on 24 October 2026 | 7:00 am
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says even if gen-AI "were to eventually handle everything, there will always be a role left" for human designers
Legendary Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto - who led development on classic games such as Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Ti...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 8:12 pm
With Minecraft and Diablo shows already on the way, Netflix reportedly offered Xbox $500m for a bigger film and TV deal
A deal between Netflix and Xbox has supposedly fallen through because of one minor quibble: Netflix wanted to adapt the console maker's games for ...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 6:38 pm
As devastating Xbox "reset" continues, Dishonored studio Arkane Lyon reportedly only has until November to find a new buyer before it's closed
After getting caught up in Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's devastating layoffs and cuts earlier this year, Arkane Lyon - the beloved immersive sim studio b...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 6:09 pm
Mass Effect crossover items have seemingly been removed from Battlefield 6 following EA's sudden closure of BioWare
After EA's sudden shutdown of developer BioWare, upcoming crossover items themed around Mass Effect appear to have been removed from Battlefield 6...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 5:19 pm
"Why the f**k would they add a perk like that?" - Modern Warfare 4 DMZ players are up in arms over the ability to self-revive
Modern Warfare 4's DMZ extraction shooter mode has only been out for two days - and only for those who pre-ordered the game - but already players...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 2:55 pm
Half-Life 3 is back in the news again as Valve developer accidentally sort-of references it in public, reigniting hope once more
It's been 19 years since the release of Half-Life 2: Episode 2, and yet the ceaseless clamour for a Valve game with a number '3' in its title cont...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 12:43 pm
Phantom Blade Zero isn't even out yet, but it could be 'one of the year's breakout hits' as it shifts half a million copies on Steam alone
Chinese action game Phantom Blade Zero already appears to be outperforming massive games like Gears of War: E-Day and Control Resonant on Steam, d...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 12:33 pm
Flashy internal trailer for now-cancelled Mass Effect Universe appears online, following EA's closure of BioWare
An internal trailer for the cancelled Mass Effect game that was in-development at BioWare prior to its closure this week has appeared online. It's...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 9:11 am
Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai thinks gen-AI will cause a surge of unoriginal games, but says human creativity can't be replicated
Masahiro Sakurai has spoken about the pitfalls of generative AI use in game development, saying that while he believes the technology will result ...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 5:00 pm
Farewell BioWare, you inspired so many of us, and you deserved so much better than this
Oof. I expected this day to come but the news has left me winded nonetheless; BioWare, the creator of so many beloved role-playing series and game...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 4:45 pm
Final Fantasy 14, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, and more impacted as PHP vulnerability outages hit games around the globe
Multiple games - including Final Fantasy 14 and Umamusume: Pretty Derby - have faced outages and other issues following this week's discovery of a...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 2:11 pm
BioWare's cancelled Mass Effect game would've learned from Baldur's Gate 3 and The Witcher to deliver "a level of autonomy and choice that no other game has"
EA has closed its longtime studio partner BioWare, the iconic development house behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, impacting around 50 staff who w...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 1:35 pm
Despite its mixed reception, Marvel's Wolverine was September's top-selling new game in the US, making Sony launch revenues it hasn't seen since Helldivers 2
Marvel's Wolverine may not have had the best critical reception, but that clearly didn't discourage consumers. The action-adventure from Marvel's ...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 1:22 pm
Games industry mourns sudden BioWare closure - "Anyone who participated in this travesty should be ashamed"
Following the sudden closure of Bioware last night, people from across the games industry have shared their sympathies for those employees losing ...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 12:56 pm
Following shock BioWare closure, scope of EA job cuts becomes clear as layoffs hit Respawn, Maxis, Full Circle, EA Motive, and more
EA announced overnight it's closing Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio BioWare in a new round of cuts that include the elimination of 400 roles acr...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 11:43 am
Xbox cloud gaming prices revealed, with 50 hours of ad-free game-time priced $11.99
Microsoft has revealed how much its Xbox cloud gaming service is going to cost, with 50 hours of stream-time selling for an introductory price of ...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 9:10 am
Star Wars: Battlefront 3 reportedly being co-developed by Battlefield studio DICE and Apex Legends studio Respawn
A new Star Wars: Battlefront game is reportedly in the works, and it's said to have Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi studio Respawn working on it, ...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 8:40 am
EA cancels unannounced The Sims project, trims the Skate team and reportedly plans to lay off 400 workers: "We're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming"
Not only is EA closing down BioWare and cancelling the next Mass Effect - Electronic Arts has now announced a heap of drastic changes that include...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 7:01 pm
BioWare is closing down and Mass Effect 5 is cancelled, months after Saudi Arabia's $55bn EA buyout
After over three decades of iconic RPGs, developer BioWare is closing down and its in-development Mass Effect game is no more. The move comes just...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 5:55 pm
First-person Soulslike Valor Mortis is already making a profit after seven days, despite launching against some stiff competition
Developer One More Level is wall-running toward another big success with its recently-released first-person Soulslike, Valor Mortis, which has alr...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 4:43 pm
CD Projekt Red details new Cyberpunk 2077 update - adding dual-wielding, cross-platform mods, Edgerunners story quests, and more
CD Projekt Red has detailed the substantial update coming to Cyberpunk 2077, revealing a new dual-wielding skill for pistols and revolvers, cyberw...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 4:03 pm
Beyond Good & Evil 2 reportedly still in development 18 years after being announced, now a "solo-first" adventure
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is reportedly still in pre-production a staggering 18 years after it was first announced, and it has apparently evolved f...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 4:01 pm
World of Warcraft: Forever's beta has been extended, as community members mourn the loss of their hunter pets
World of Warcraft: Forever's beta has been extended until this Friday, much to the joy of the community of early players. Read more
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 3:46 pm
Xbox follows in PlayStation's footsteps, introducing AMD FSR 4.1, targeting better graphics and performance on Series X/S
AMD, the company that designs the chips inside Xbox and PlayStation consoles, made a big announcement this week: it's bringing the latest version ...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 2:13 pm
After a few hours with Yakuza studio's soulful Stranger Than Heaven, I'm smitten, but I suspect it'll be a divisive game
Who doesn't love a big swing, a bold new direction, especially when so many video game publishers seem increasingly determined to walk the safest ...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 2:00 pm
COD: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ players are spawning in the middle of a road and being flattened before they can do anything
Infinity Ward opened up early access to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ extraction mode overnight, meaning anyone who has pre-ordered a copy ...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 1:21 pm
Warhammer 40K fans have some very specific questions about the Blood Ravens' origins, so I put them to Dawn of War 4's director
Right, let's get one important thing out of the way first: I've played a fair bit more of Dawn of War 4's main campaign, after my initial impressi...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 12:22 pm
Even Call of Duty has a parry now and it's kind of brilliant - but do we need it in every game?
I, for my sins, enjoy parry mechanics. I use 'parry slop' lovingly as a shorthand to refer to action games I want to play which feature parrying a...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 11:22 am
Here's our second wave of Xbox Game Pass games for October 2026
Microsoft has revealed the second batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass this month, and there are few genuine corkers, including the console deb...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 11:11 am
Subnautica 2 adding its "scariest" region ever in next major update, the developers say
Subnautica 2 has begun its "voyage to Early Access 2.0", developer Unknown Worlds has said, with the revelation of a new update containing the "sc...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 11:08 am
Football Manager 27 will be free to play for five days before its full release, in "industry first" for a game of its kind
You can play Football Manager 27 on PC and Mac for free this year for five full days later this month, in a first for the series and apparently an...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 11:00 am
Xbox reportedly planning three more rounds of layoffs, with the first wave coming as early as this month
Xbox is reportedly gearing up for three more rounds of layoffs as the Microsoft gaming division continues CEO Asha Sharma's plan to reset the busi...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 10:47 am
Resident Evil: Requiem made more money from PlayStation discs than on Xbox in total, reportedly, as Sony's march to a discless future continues
Physical disc-based copies of Resident Evil: Requiem on PlayStation consoles may have been more popular than all versions of the game on Xbox, a n...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 9:21 am
Xbox's next-gen console to reportedly cost up to $1,800, with a Helix handheld coming in 2027 and a full release in holiday 2028
The price of Xbox's next generation console, codename Project Helix, may be higher than many of us expected. Helix, which is reportedly going to s...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 8:40 am
Ex-Call of Duty designer "who survived the crunch" in order to launch Black Ops 1 & 2 calls out executives "raking it in" from sales of remasters
A former long-time Call of Duty developer has called out Activision executives profiteering from the re-release of games like Black Ops 1 and 2, w...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 3:45 pm
Helldivers 2 swaps over to Easy anti-cheat, with developers admitting Gameguard "wasn't as effective as it could have been"
Helldivers will be switching up its anti-cheat, as developer Arrowhead Game Studios has admitted that its Gameguard cheat policy "wasn't as effect...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 1:13 pm
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review
One of my very favourite things to do in Switch Sports Resort isn't, technically, a sport at all. I can't get enough of Prop Plane's free-play mod...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 1:03 pm
Final Fantasy Resonance review
I think the most memorable bit of brilliance in the otherwise flawed diamond that is Final Fantasy 16 is the way it handles legacy. There are mome...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 1:00 pm
People who've finished Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on the new YOLO, single-life difficulty share experiences and tips for doing so
The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 campaign is currently available in early access, and if you're among the many who pre-ordered a copy in order t...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 12:57 pm
European age-ratings body PEGI begins raising age-limit of loot box games, like EA Sports FC, to 16
PEGI, the European video game age rating agency, has started raising the age ratings of digital games that feature loot boxes to 16. The rollout o...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 11:43 am
Cyberpunk 2077 getting a substantial update to coincide with Edgerunners' Netflix Season 2 release
UPDATE 21ST OCTOBER: This update has now been detailed by CD Projekt Red, and it's a big one, bringing dual-wielding, customisable cyberware, cros...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 11:29 am
GTA 6 is so detailed no single Rockstar employee knows it all - which is how we got shrinking horse testicles in Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2's infamous animated horse testicles, which are realistic enough to contract in cold weather and expand again in the warmth, ...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 11:20 am
Bungie plans to share first details about surprise 'unvaulting' of Destiny 2 content soon
Bungie surprised players last month by announcing its intention to bring back Destiny 2 campaigns and other additions taken out of the game over t...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 10:54 am
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Los Angeles concert cancelled last minute due to US visa issues, despite exploring "every possible option"
The developers of Umamusume: Pretty Derby have announced a sudden cancellation of an upcoming LA concert, laying the blame on an inability to rece...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 9:00 am
"This act is intended to demonstrate solidarity with Palestine" - Umurangi Generation studio blocks new game Penguin Colony from being sold in Israel
Origame Digital, the studio behind 2020's critically acclaimed Umurangi Generation, has just released a new game but banned it from being sold in ...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 8:49 am
Moonlighter dev delays Steam playtest for its "Tower Defensevania" ReVamp over concerns that AI copycats might clone it before launch
Digital Sun - the indie studio behind moreish roguelike Moonlighter and moody RTS Cataclismo - has delayed a planned Steam playtest for its next g...
Posted on 19 October 2026 | 7:54 pm