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Microsoft patent details a system that could show context-aware ads during natural gameplay breaks, with players earning credits for uninterrupted playtime. TL;DR: Microsoft’s patent proposes showing context-aware ads during natural…

World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard’s vanilla-flavoured spin-off built by the WoW Classic team, has already pulled in far more players than the studio expected. While the game isn’t set to…

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: wolverine, x-men Wolverine #28 finds Logan reforged with mismatched claws, dodging drones, and racing through Dallas toward a decision that could change…

Almost 40 games will be released on the Microsoft Store this week, including Dune: Awakening, Graveyard Keeper 2, CONTROL Resonant, and EA SPORTS FC 27. The second half of the…

Nex has secured $150 million in funding as sales of its family-oriented active console, Nex Playground, exceed one million units. Nex Playground’s subscriber base has increased sevenfold over the past…

Modder Doneda has released a particularly funky and exciting mod for elden Ring Nightreign, porting Dark Souls 2’s Frozen Eleum Loyce and Frigid Outskirts as a standalone map. They also…

Girts Ragelis/Getty Images While the Xbox brand has proved successful and, most important of all, profitable (it allowed Microsoft to purchase brands…

Key Points CGC will give away an exclusive Dungeon Crawler Carl #0 variant cover at NYCC from October 8 to 11 The variant features new artwork by Doug Mahnke and…

PopularThe current compatible library includes GEX Trilogy, Hellboy: Web of Wyrd, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, and Quake II, all accepting controller input. TL;DR: An open-source PS5 emulator, PS5X, was ported to…

Activision has published a breakdown of the numbers behind cheating in its games, claiming cheating is big business, generating about £6.3 billion – $8.5bn – every year in account sales,…

GDC Festival of Gaming has appointed four new members to its advisory board. The appointees are: Amir Satvat, general partner at 1Up Ventures and former business development director at Tencent…

As reported by Kotaku, the organizers of the Tokyo Game Show have announced that its final day has been canceled and tickets for Monday, September 21 will be refunded. This…

After it was announced that Sony was dropping Hideo Kojima’s Physint, and that instead the Metal Gear Solid creator’s latest title would be coming to Xbox, there were a flurry…

Back On The Tracks I didn’t really think about trains before 2018. I got on them, I got off them, and sometimes there was a fight or some loud shouting….

Batman first appeared in 1939 and has become the most popular superhero of them all. It honestly feels like kids in the West are born with Batman has part of…

Last week, we learned that Sony “stepped away” from Kojima Production’s previously PlayStation-exclusive “action espionage” game Physint. Following the announcement, which saw Xbox take over publishing duties for the in-development…

The next few months are going to be painful for Xbox storage space, folks. Not only have we got the likes of GTA 6 and Fable on the way, which…

On the list of activities that could feasibly be described as “wholesome”, sniping is probably close to the bottom. While I enjoy ventilating skulls from improbably long distances in games…

Dredge creator Black Salt Games has launched a new studio, Team Trifold, alongside a new white-label publisher called Saltworks Entertainment which will provide services to both studios along with fellow…

While we wait for Rockstar Games to release Grand Theft Auto VI on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, players have a few alternatives to tuck into. We’ve previously cited…

Skip to comments Baseball comic books, didactic comic books, and really old comic books. The 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) post-season is coming up later this month and All Baseball…

Microsoft may add a PlayStation Platinum Trophy equivalent to Xbox called “Mythic,” which will be awarded for completing all other challenges in a game. The Xbox achievement system has for…

Marvel’s Wolverine has been in the hot seat over the last week or so, but mixed reviews and internet memes seemingly haven’t put a dent in the superhero game’s adamantium…

In 2013, Valve head honcho Gabe Newell spoke to students at the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin about “Productivity, Economics, Political Institutions & The Future of Corporations.” It…

Swedish trade unions Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer have issued a strike notice against King after executives rejected a proposed collective bargaining agreement last month. Unionen submitted the strike notice on…

The choice between plugging in an Xbox controller or leaving it untethered comes down to hard numbers on battery life and latency, not just personal preference. Microsoft’s own accessory listings…

Jessica Cruz was one of the more interesting Green Lanterns added to the Corps in a long time. She was a Green Lantern who dealt with crippling PTSD and self-doubt…

Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 21-25! We’ve got a few really big games coming out over the next few days in Control Resonant, EA Sports FC 27…

We are delighted to confirm the first round of facilitated discussion sessions at this year’s GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, sponsored by Amiqus, which will be held next month at the Royal…