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A man with a gun fights a robot in The First Descendant.

The First Descendant dev addresses those Destiny 2 similarities

Nexon has responded to concerns that developers borrowed art and weapon designs from Destiny 2 for The First Descendant.
The Suicide Squad looking shocked.

You can claim this 2024 video game flop for free on Prime Day

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was the year's first big video game bomb, but if you ever wanted to try it out, it'll be free on Prime soon.
A Nintendo Switch OLED model in its dock next to a regular Switch dock.

This is the longest a Nintendo console has gone without a successor

It's officially been the longest amount of time a Nintendo home console has gone without a successor, surpassing the time between the NES and SNES.
Four aluminum Analogue Pockets side by side. From left we have a blue one, then black, gray, and white.

This super-expensive Analogue Pocket is about to go on sale

Analogue announced its latest special-edition Pocket, and it's made out of aluminum. However, that material comes at a cost.
The original Doom UI, with Doomguy's avatar in the middle, underneath him holding a gun that looks like the original Doom. However, he's on top of a Fortnite platform.

We’re shocked we haven’t seen Doom in Fortnite before now

In another edition of can it run Doom?, a game developer made a version that runs inside Fortnite.
Sora and Mario shake hands in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in front of a half moon.

Riot almost made a Smash Bros.-inspired fighting game, report says

A possible Smash Bros. competitor developed by Riot Games was scrapped, according to a new report.
Cloud, Zack, and Sephiroth stand back to back in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion.

PlayStation Plus’ July game catalog is absolutely stacked

PlayStation just announced the games coming to the PlayStation Plus catalog in July, and there are a lot of standouts.
Anubis, with black fur, an Egyptian-styled neck piece, and a jackal head, shooting magic in Palworld.

Palworld is about to get a whole lot bigger

Even though Palworld is still in early access, developer Pocketpair has entered into a new IP-expanding partnership.
A ship flies through space in Star Wars Outlaws.

Star Wars Outlaws’ open world looks less overwhelming than other Ubisoft games

Massive Entertainment has revealed more about how it handles exploration in Star Wars Outlaws, and it might fix issues Ubisoft had with other titles.
Apple Arcade characters stand on a chess board.

Apple Arcade is about to get two big mobile games

Apple Arcade is getting a couple of standout games soon, including an ad-free version of Vampire Survivors.
Jin in his ghost armor in front of a light brown background.

This 4-year-old PlayStation game is topping the sales charts

Sony had a big month in May. According to analyst data, a four-year-old PS4 exclusive was the top-selling game across all platforms.
Braum from League of Legends running at the screen with his shield. There's a fluffy poro on his shoulder.

This League of Legends character (along with his fluffy pals) is coming to 2XKO

Riot Games announced that the support hero Braum is coming to its team-based fighting game 2XKO.
Two characters face off at close range in Apex Legends.

Apex Legends is introducing a new battle pass, and fans aren’t happy

Respawn announced a new battle pass system for Apex Legends, but it's already coming under intense criticism from the community.
overwatch 2 transfomers crossover teaser transformers reinhardt

Overwatch 2 is collaborating with Transformers, and it looks radical

Blizzard is going further with the nostalgia in Season 11, with the upcoming Transformers collaboration on the way tomorrow.
A Singularity character in a full-body jumpsuit and helmet clutching their stomach.

Smash-hit PC game finally exits early access after five years

Satisfactory had an excellent early access release in 2019, and now it's finally due for its 1.0 launch in September.
Varric and Harding in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Dragon Age: The Veilguard almost has too many customization options

We've already learned about Dragon Age: The Veilguard's character creator options, but even the gear is looking very customizable.
Trevor firing an assault rifle in GTA 5.

Grand Theft Auto 5 story DLC was cut due to ‘cash cow’ GTA Online, dev says

Grand Theft Auto 5 was set to get a story DLC, but it was cut because of GTA Online, according to a former developer.
Deadeye, a person in an orange exosuit, fights dinosaurs in Exoprimal on a street.

Exoprimal ends its seasonal content, but it’s not going extinct just yet

Capcom's other dinosaur-fighting game Exoprimal won't release any new seasonal content, but you still have a chance to play.
A blue wheel surrounded by a bunch of purple blocks on a purple and white background.

Adult Swim will delist 4 PC games later this month

Warner Bros. Discovery, parent company of Adult Swim, will delist four more indies from Steam after beginning its spree in March.
A woman with purple hair and bluish-green eyes staring into the camera in Fantasian Neo Dimension.

Final Fantasy’s creator teams up with Square Enix, but won’t revisit the series

While Hironobu Sakaguchi is working with Square Enix again, he said he won't revisit his older series like Final Fantasy since he plays games differently now.
An employee walks past a logo of Japan's Nintendo Co. at a Nintendo store in Tokyo.

Nintendo president says company won’t use generative AI in its games

Unlike some of its competitors, Nintendo leadership is against using generative AI for its games right now.
Issac Clarke exploring ruins in Dead Space Remake.

This new Battlefield crossover might be your best bet for more Dead Space

EA announced a Battlefield and Dead Space crossover, the first since EA Motive moved to work on the next Battlefield game.
Woman in the GTA 6 trailer at a rooftop pool party. She's in a white bikini.

Grand Theft Auto 6 just got the smallest teaser, but we’ll take what we can get

People noticed that there was an Easter egg in Grand Theft Auto Online from the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, and that's about it.
A person plays Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on a Nintendo Switch in handheld mode.

Nintendo is coming after Switch modders once again

Nintendo has filed lawsuits against two people, claiming that they contributed to the distribution of pirated games and modded consoles.
A PS5 sitting on its side with two Dualsense controllers next to it on the right.

PS Stars is coming back online after mysteriously being down for a month

PlayStation noted that its PS Stars loyalty program is coming back online, although it still hasn't mentioned what caused the outage in the first place.
An Xbox Series X sits next to both Series S models.

Surfaced patent shows what an Xbox streaming console would’ve looked like

An older patent shows what the Xbox Keystone streaming device would've looked like.
Basim perched on a ledge overlooking Baghdad

Ubisoft confirms Assassin’s Creed remakes are in the works

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that remakes of older Assassin's Creed games are coming, although he didn't clarify what to expect.
Three characters holding guns and running down a hallway in Concord.

You’ll have 2 chances to try PlayStation’s Concord this July

PlayStation announced that its PvP shooter Concord is getting two beta periods this July ahead of its set August release.
Your party fighting fire elementals in a bit in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. There's a dialogue box at the bottom and menus on both sides.

Play the definitive edition of this classic RPG for free in July thanks to Amazon Prime

A lot of games are coming to Prime Gaming and Amazon Luna this month, including the remastered version of one of the most important CRPGs of all time.
One of Shadow of the Erdtree's bosses, Divine Beast Dancing Lion.

New Elden Ring patch will make those early DLC hours a lot easier

A new Elden Ring calibration update tweaks the scaling on this one new feature, which should lessen the DLC's difficulty.
A woman holding a remote while looking at an Amazon Fire TV with the Xbox app on it. It's on the Cloud Gaming menu with Fallout 76, Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 and more on it.

Game Pass is coming to your Amazon Fire TV, even if you don’t own an Xbox

Amazon and Microsoft announced that the Xbox app is coming to Fire TV devices, another way to stream Xbox games without a separate console.
Frank West holding his camera about to hop out of a helicopter in the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster.

Dead Rising is getting the remaster treatment with a redesigned Frank West

Frank West is returning to where it all began in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, a remaster of the series' first zombie action game.
Chris Redfield shooting a zombie in a hallway looking at a door behind him in the original Resident Evil game.

You can now play the original Resident Evil on PC in all its retro glory

GOG announced that you can now buy the original Resident Evil game for PC, with Resident Evil 2 and 3 coming later this year.
Lara Croft vaulting over a window sill in Dead by Daylight.

Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft is vaulting into Dead by Daylight next month

Behaviour Interactive announced that its newest survivor will be Lara Croft, who has a lot of experience going up against the supernatural.