Developer Remedy believes the release of its first self-published game and Control spin-off, FBC: Firebreak, “succeeded technically,” but acknowledged it “underperformed” on Steam, admitting that “commercially, we were unsatisfied.”
In a statement to investors, the studio reiterated Firebreak topped 1 million players. However, the majority of those players were…
If your wallet is still nursing bruises from the Final Fantasy and Edge of Eternities Magic: The Gathering sets, you might want to brace yourself for another hit.
For the first time in months, Amazon has restocked part of the Marvel’s Spider-Man MTG lineup, one of the most…
Civilization 7 Player Trends and Performance
August 12, 2025
We’re now half a year since the troubled launch of Civilization 7, which has fewer players on Steam than both Civilization 6 and the 15-year-old Civilization 5. But according to the boss of Take-Two, Civ 7 is projected to meet the company’s initial internal…
Pokémon Card Promotion Ends Early at McDonald's
August 12, 2025
McDonald’s has announced the early end of a Happy Meal Pokémon card promotion in Japan, after the chain was swamped by fans buying up dozens of burgers just to extract the packs found within them.
Photos and videos of the ensuing chaos posted to social media show arguments among customers ignoring the chain’s limit of five meals per person, countless untouched Happy Meals dumped by…
Doom: The Dark Ages remains one of the best shooters of 2025 so far, and it seems it’s only getting better with Update 2 dropping this week.
Not only does the update add new skins and bug fixes, but a new Ripatorium adds an infinite arena for, well, ripping through foes ad…
Fortnite Leaks Point to Pet-Like Companions, Including a Selection of Dogs and a Skateboarding Turtle
August 11, 2025
Fortnite is set to add pet-like cosmetic “Companions” to its battle royale, a series of fresh leaks suggest. Initial designs include a range of dogs, as well as a turtle on a skateboard.
Datamined images sourced from yesterday’s new Fortnite season update…
Kojima's PlayStation Exclusive Physint Is Still Coming, But Right Now It's In The 'Conceptual Stage'
August 11, 2025
Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator, Hideo Kojima, has confirmed he is still working on PlayStation exclusive action espionage project Physint.
Though we know very little about the mysterious game, Kojima did reveal to Indiewire that he’s currently “at the conceptual stage.”
Asked what he was currently working on, Kojima said: “Well, I’m checking the data of the…
After Concord's Failure and Marathon's Delay, Sony Admits PlayStation's Live-Service Strategy Is 'Not Entirely Going Smoothly'
August 8, 2025
Sony has reflected on its progress transforming PlayStation into a company that runs a suite of successful live-service games — something that has, so far, returned mixed results.
Cast your mind back to February 2022, during the halcyon days of PlayStation’s former…
After five years away from the role, Tom Cruise returned as special agent Ethan Hunt for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. With “Part 2” of that series, The Final Reckoning coming to digital on August 18, it’s the perfect time to watch or…
Battlefield 6 developer DICE has said it’s working on a “substantial” increase in server capacity for the Battlefield 6 Open Beta, after the early access launch was met with huge Steam concurrents and equally huge queues.
At time of this article’s publication, the Battlefield 6 open beta had over 300,000 concurrent players on Steam alone, making it the third most-played game on…
