In news that I didn’t expect to read today, Warner Bros. has officially announced that a new The Lord of the Rings movie, tentatively titled “The Hunt for Gollum”, is planned for release in 2026. The Hunt for Gollum will be the first of a new batch of films set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe. […]
Fresh details about Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) could be with us imminently, including brand new screenshots of the hotly-anticipated game. As spotted by X account @GTAVI_Countdown, Rockstar has apparently been updating its website to make room for additional GTA 6 content. This includes space for four screenshots, as shown below. So far, all […]
After a PR nightmare for Sony last week, Microsoft has followed suit with the news that they’re closing four studios and laying off hundreds of employees. Now, gamers are seemingly showing their frustration in one of Microsoft’s flagship games: Fallout 76. Understandably, gamers, journalists, and industry professionals have lambasted the decision by Xbox to cut […]
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is the next instalment in the long-running RPG series. After years of delays and tumultuous changes to the title, EA is apparently planning to launch it by the end of the fiscal year in March 2025. This information comes via a new report by Eurogamer. In the ten years since the release […]
Gameplay from the next instalment in the long-running franchise, Assassin’s Creed Red, will be revealed at the Ubisoft Forward event in June according to a report from Insider Gaming. “Speaking with sources, it’s understood that content creators and the press will get hands-on during the week of Summer Games Fest, with the preview embargo lifting […]
The state of the video game industry got even more depressing yesterday with the news that Xbox is shutting down four Bethesda studios triggering further layoffs. In an internal memo from Matt Booty, the head of Xbox Game Studios, it was announced that the company will be closing Arkane Austin (the developer behind the disastrous […]
These days, Battlefield feels like a forgotten FPS franchise from a bygone era. Many fans of the series gave up on it after the disappointing launch of 2021’s Battlefield 2042. However, Electronic Arts is going full steam ahead on the next Battlefield game which currently exists in a playable form. EA CEO Andrew Wilson recently […]
It has been a difficult week for Helldivers 2 players on PC. First, Sony announced that by 4 June all players must link their Steam accounts with a PlayStation Network account to keep playing. And now, the ability to purchase Helldivers 2 in 177 non-PSN countries has been removed. Of course, if you’re playing the […]
Helldivers 2 has enjoyed incredible – albeit unexpected – success since its launch back in February. This caused a number of technical issues for developer Arrowhead, as servers struggled to cater to high levels of player demand. As a result, publisher Sony temporarily removed the requirement for Helldivers 2 players to link their Steam account […]
XDefiant, Ubisoft’s so-called “CoD killer”, is officially launching on 21 May after months of delays. “The fast arena shooter you’ve been waiting for is almost here! XDefiant drops on May 21 on Playstation 5, XBox Series X|S and Ubisoft Connect PC,” wrote the the official XDefiant account on X. The game will launch with a […]
A reliable industry insider has claimed that the next Resident Evil game will be released in January 2025. Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) – who has reliably shared information about a variety of horror games in the past – also says gamers won’t have to wait long for Resident Evil 9 to be revealed. “I have good […]
A new leak has supposedly revealed the official title of the next Call of Duty game, which is currently in development by Treyarch. With the launch of Modern Warfare III Season 3 Reloaded, CoD fans have been on the look out for clues regarding the upcoming game (codenamed Cerberus). Rumours have long hinted that the […]
Call of Duty has embraced crossovers with other media franchises in recent years, including Tomb Raider and Diablo. However, dataminers have seemingly uncovered information that hints at three more in the works, including a Fallout crossover. Posting to X, @CODWarfareForum shared a screenshot of three files (apparently from Call of Duty‘s game data) that include […]
Every month, PlayStation Plus subscribers wait with baited breath to see which games they’ll be getting for free. Some months are better than others. And this month, subscribers are getting one of the biggest games in the world: EA Sports FC 24. The complete offering – which will be available for free as part of […]
Assassin’s Creed is one of the biggest video game franchises in history and it has the numbers to back it up. It has sold over 200 million copies and from that it has earned a legion of fans that are incredibly passionate about their favourite games in the series. In a recent poll, fans of […]
It seems like forever since the last Uncharted game. But the adventures of Nathan Drake and co are still very much alive in the minds of fans. The mainline series concluded in 2016 with the unforgettable PS4 instalment Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. It brought nine years of incredible action and storytelling to a close […]
It has been 14 years since the release of the critically-acclaimed PSP classic Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. To celebrate, its esteemed director – the legendary video game auteur Hideo Kojima – has been sharing little-known facts about its development on X. Most interestingly, Kojima confirmed that Peace Walker was originally intended to be titled […]
Housemarque, the developer of the frankly fantastic Returnal, are teasing something for today. Yesterday, on their official X page, the studio shared an image of what appears to be a woman’s eyes reflected in a broken mirror. The words “tomorrow” appear to the right. While it’s unclear what exactly Housemarque are teasing, 30 April marks […]
It might not feel like it but The Sims 4 is ten-years-old this year. Fans have poured countless hours into the game and it remains a firm favourite among its loyal player base. Nevertheless, we all get bored eventually. Well, there’s good news: The Sims 5 is on the way and we’ve even got our […]
Fallout is probably the most popular video game franchise in the world right now. After the release of the excellent Fallout TV series, new and existing fans alike have been eager to jump into the games. However, there’s one major problem: Fallout 5 won’t arrive until the 2030s. Thankfully, plans are apparently in motion to […]
