Sony has reached a settlement with former developer Christopher Barrett, who it had accused of sexual misconduct. As a result of the settlement, Barrett will be added to the credits of recently released extraction shooter Marathon.
Barrett, who was the original game director of Marathon, was fired after an internal misconduct investigation. Bloomberg reported that Barrett was fired in the spring…
Palworld has achieved an impressive player milestone 2.5 years after its early access launch and with the 1.0 release right around the corner.
Developer Pocketpair said Palworld had passed 40 million players, with 1.0 set for July 10 (we’ve got the global release times for…
Microsoft reportedly plans to make more of its best games console exclusive so people actually have a reason to buy an Xbox console.
New Xbox boss Asha Sharma has already begun this process, making The Coalition’s Gears of War: E-Day and inXile’s Clockwork Revolution…
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Review
July 9, 2026
Whenever a new Assassin’s Creed comes around, the conversation inevitably loops back to the same question: “Hey, remember the one with the pirates? That one was great.” Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is the last game my friends who lapsed on the series have played. It’s the one whose hero, Edward Kenway, always sits high up on “Best of” lists. It’s the one that spawned two…
John Romero has commented on the layoffs that have impacted Microsoft-owned id Software as part of sweeping cuts to the Xbox business.
Yesterday, Microsoft gaming boss Asha Sharma announced the most “significant” restructure in Xbox history, with 1,600 staff let go…
I’ve loved anime since the Toonami and early Adult Swim days, so certain aesthetics will always elicit a melancholy nostalgia that reminds me of late nights and VCRs. This feeling overcame me when I played the ‘80s and ‘90s anime-inspired Orbitals for the first time…
Staff at Obsidian Entertainment are reportedly concerned about the studio’s future projects after it was hit hard by Microsoft’s Xbox layoffs.
Yesterday, Microsoft gaming boss Asha Sharma announced the most “significant” restructure in Xbox history, with 1,600 staff let go immediately, and another 1,600 staff to follow over the course of the current financial year. As part of the…
It’s been a week since the romance game Love And Deepspace studio Infold announced it was canceling the addition of one of its new love interests – a werewolf named Valko – but fans of the game are continuing to call for his release. One of the people…
Palworld’s hotly anticipated 1.0 update launches this week, on July 10, and now developer Pocketpair has narrowed the release timing down, while issuing existing players an official recommendation on whether they should wipe their data for it.
First up, Palworld 1.0.
Grand Theft Auto 6 and a slew of Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games are dominating the best-seller charts at Amazon in the U.S so far this year. The top five best-selling games of the year at the retail giant are listed as GTA 6, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Star Fox (2026), Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
Not far behind as well are 007 First Light, Sonic Racing…
