Please help us find the players hiding in these screenshots of million-selling painterly stealth game Meccha Chameleon | Gaming

Last week saw the release of Meccha Chameleon, a Japanese indie game in which groups of players hide from other players armed with shotguns. The twist over similar prop hunt…

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What are we all playing this Steam Next Fest? | Gaming

Saturdays are for… Wait, wrong game round up post. This isn’t a What are we all playing this weekend?, this is where we’ll be shouting about the gems (and lumps…

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From Scrap To Game Pass Gem? Junkster Arrives On Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, PC | Gaming

Junkster – now on Game Pass and more Not every hero wears a cape. Some carry a robo-wrench, crash-land on a junkyard planet, and spend their days turning mountains of…

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I already like the new survival horror Hellraiser game more than the movie | Gaming

I don’t know exactly when it changed—when I changed—but over the last half decade, I realized I really like horror movies. Before that I thought I mostly liked movies that…

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Auditors warn Don’t Nod will run out of cash by November if it is unable to secure financing | Gaming

French game developer Don’t Nod could run out of money by November if it is unable to secure further financing. That’s according to the company’s auditor, who wrote in a…

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Xbox Game Studios Faces More Uncertainty as Two Top Executives Exit | Gaming

Two senior leaders at Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios are leaving the company, according to reports, adding to uncertainty surrounding the future of the gaming division as concerns grow over potential…

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Imperial Valley Entertainment Convention returns with new venue, celebrity guests | News | News World

IMPERIAL — Comic books, collectibles, cosplay, and celebrity guests will once again take center stage when the Imperial Valley Entertainment Convention (IVEC) returns for its eighth year on Saturday, Sept….

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Nightdive’s remaster of cult FPS SiN gets a gameplay trailer and Steam demo, three years after the project was indefinitely put on hold | Gaming

Nightdive Studios has been consistently knocking out impressive remasters of both beloved and niche oldies for a long time now, but the refresh of 1998’s cult-classic first-person shooter SiN –…

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Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox division brace for closures | Gaming

Several studios in Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox gaming division, including Montreal-based Compulsion Games and San Francisco-based Double Fine, are in active negotiations to spin off as they try to thwart closure,…

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A lost Dragon Ball Z fan RPG has resurfaced after mystery user drops it in a seven-year-old forum thread | Gaming

About seven years ago user pikablu of the Resetera forum started a thread about an old Dragon Ball Z fan RPG that had long fallen into obscurity. It was an…

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Nvidia G-Sync Pulsar monitors can successfully beat biology to hone motion clarity in games – though they’re not yet worth the price | Gaming

Back when I first tried a G-Sync Pulsar monitor at an Nvidia shindig in February, I clung to the hope that maybe, finally, gaming display tech had made its first…

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Xbox is reportedly considering closing South of Midnight studio, Compulsion Games, with Double Fine and Ninja Theory also allegedly at risk | Gaming

Xbox is allegedly shuttering We Happy Few and South of Midnight developer, Compulsion Games, with Tim Schafer’s Double Fine and Hellblade developer Ninja Theory also reportedly at risk of closure….

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Microsoft Reportedly Looking to Reverse Course on Xbox Exclusives | Gaming

A new rumor claims that Microsoft is looking to reverse their decision on Xbox exclusive games. According to a leak from an insider, Xbox is looking to back off exclusivity…

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Pumping out new Fallout and Elder Scrolls games faster is reportedly the plan at Xbox, as the spectre of potential corporate rejigging looms | Gaming

As reports suggesting major changes are brewing at Xbox, likely involving mass layoffs, continue to swirl, the console maker’s current boss’ plans for the future apparently involve pushing out new…

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The Muppets Take on the Marvel Universe in Upcoming Crossover Comic | News World

The Muppets have taken on Hollywood, Manhattan, Treasure Island, Haunted Mansion, and so much more – and soon they will take on iconic Marvel heroes and villains. It’s Not Easy…

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Xbox ponders closing Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and more in ‘reset’ | Gaming

The situation at Xbox somehow keeps getting more grim. Following a report earlier today indicating Microsoft is considering shutting down Compulsion Games, the studio behind the award-winningSouth of Midnight, Bloomberg…

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The UK’s dramatic under-16 social media ban will also apply to “gaming services”, but at least they’re not coming for multiplayer | Gaming

The UK government have announced a ban on social media platforms for British people under the age of 16, encompassing Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X.com (known hereabouts as…

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As Civilization 7’s lengthy revitalisation continues, much-requested hotseat multiplayer is one of several new features arriving next week | Gaming

Almost 18 months after Civilization 7’s bumpy launch – which saw it panned by players for a range of issues, including a poor UI, controversial changes to the series’ classic…

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Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and more Xbox studios reportedly at risk of closure | Gaming

Bloomberg reports that Compulsion Games isn’t the only Microsoft studio fighting to stay open during the great “Xbox reset” announced last week by new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. Double Fine,…

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Xbox executives depart while Compulsion Games shuts down | Gaming

Corporate leadership changes rarely come without internal shakeups, reorganizations, and layoffs, and Xbox appears to be going through that right now. Just a few months after longtime Xbox head Phil…

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Xbox Games Studios loses two top execs, days after Microsoft gaming CEO calls for company “reset” | Gaming

Xbox Games Studios boss Craig Duncan and chief of staff Louise O’Connor have left Microsoft, according to reports, with all the studios under Duncan’s watch now operating under Xbox…

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Blizzard sues private World of Warcraft server for “large-scale, egregious, and ongoing infringement of Blizzard’s intellectual property” | Gaming

Blizzard has filed a copyright lawsuit against the private World of Warcraft server project, Project Ascension. As reported by Aftermath, with over a million players, Blizzard’s lawyers claim Project Ascension…

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Xbox in tumult as key executives leave, South of Midnight studio potentially shutting down | Gaming

Things are not going well at Xbox. Microsoft may be shutting down Compulsion Games, the studio behind South of Midnight and We Happy Few, according to a Kotaku report. Studio…

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IDW Narrows Losses To Almost Nothing, Revenues Rise Thanks To Comics | News World

Posted in: Comics, IDW | Tagged: IDW Crime, IDW Dark IDW narrows its losses to just $3,000 for the six months through April 2026, as its revenues rise thanks to…

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Control a huge drilling vessel rife with bloody religious symbolism in Mole, a horror sim from former GTFO developers | Gaming

“There is a hole in the world,” writes Ursula K Le Guin in The Farthest Shore, “and the light is running out of it.” Alas, The Farthest Shore contains no…

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As Xbox eyes layoffs, Microsoft’s CEO says its videogames aren’t monetised enough—so it’s not the cancelled games or $68.7 billion deals or AI overspending, then | Gaming

What’s the problem with Microsoft’s attitude towards videogames, one might ask? Could it be acquiring Activision-Blizzard for $68.7 billion and then laying off 1,900 people? Could it be shutting down…

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Rumour: Journalist Suggests Two Xbox Studios Are ‘At Risk Of Being Closed’ In 2026 | Gaming

And now today, there’s a rumour (and keep in mind that’s all it is) that two Xbox studios are “at risk of being closed” in 2026, with this information coming…

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EA launches new advertising platform enabling brands to “integrate directly into gameplay” | Gaming

Electronic Arts has officially launched EA Advertising, a new platform that the company says will enable brands to more directly connect with players of its games – by integrating them…

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The Witcher 3 online mod adds multiplayer Gwent battles in its latest update, a bit like CD Projekt’s Gwent game but with more losers being ridden around by winners | Gaming

The Witcher 3‘s multiplayer mod, the world’s premier tool for forming big towers of multiple Geralts precariously perched atop each others’ shoulders, has added another string to its bow. You…

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This week in PC games: a trio of surreal shooters, a big Stellaris expansion, and a new RPG from Octopath Traveller devs | Gaming

“The mid-summer dry spell”? My friend, your naivete is exceeded only by your boorishness. You should be ashamed of yourself! This week is anything but dry. It’s the week of…

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